Linus Torvalds also hinted that he hopes to one day run an ARM-powered desktop.
Linux overseer Linus Torvalds has revealed he has replaced the Intel processor on his PC with the 32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970x.
Furthermore, he dropped hints that he hopes to someday have an ARM-powered system.
In his weekly State of the Kernel blog post, Torvalds announced that the development process of the Linux 5.7 rc7 has been hassle-free and smooth, and that a regular release looks on the cards for next week.
