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Linux kernel gains serviceability features

The Linux kernel has been updated with several serviceability improvements, chiefly around the kdump and SystemTap features. Read more »

New Linux kernel expands virtualisation support

Open source developers on Sunday released the latest stable version of the Linux kernel, version 2.6.26, adding improvements for wireless, virtualisation, multimedia and other features. Read more »

Linux grows virtually with Xen and lguest

Future versions of Linux will contain broader support for virtualisation after vendors Xen and lguest merged its technologies into the latest version of the Linux kernel. Read more »

Linux creator Torvalds switches to an Apple Mac

Linux creator Linus Torvalds is now using an Apple Macintosh as his main desktop, mainly for work reasons, although partly simply because he's a self-described technology whore. Read more »

Linux coders join green revolution

Programmers have begun serious work to cut consumption, extend PC Linux battery life and ease server costs. Read more »

New Linux look fuels old debate

Efforts to bring glitzy new graphics to Linux are fuelling an old conflict: Does proprietary software belong in open-source Linux? Read more »

Torvalds advocates daily kernel performance tests

Linux founder Linus Torvalds on Tuesday called for more regular performance tests on the Linux kernel so that any reduction in efficiency can be highlighted sooner. Read more »

Niagara gets Linux virtualisation boost

OpenVZ, virtualisation software that carves a single version of Linux into separate containers for different tasks, now is available for computers using Sun's UltraSparc T1 processor. Read more »

Intel + Linux = iPhone killer?

Intel is looking to succeed where others including Noka and Palm have failed to set the world alight, and deliver a Linux-based Internet device by 2010, which could challenge the success of the iPhone. Read more »

Intel dreams of draining Linux power

Intel has launched an effort called LessWatts.org on Thursday, a combination of open-source software and helpful hints to reduce power consumption of Linux servers, PCs and gadgets. Read more »

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Linux lab hires second guru

A day after Linus Torvalds joined the Open Source Development Lab, the group hires the developer who will assume responsibility for the upcoming 2.6 version of Linux. Read more »

The FUD war against Linux

Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince users that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux. Read more »

KVM steals virtualisation spotlight

A new open-source virtual-machine project has quickly won Linux allies, but its arrival brings complications. Read more »

The commercial salvation of Linux

According to Eric Raymond, every good work of software starts by scratching a developer's personal itch. But is it also the developers' interests that get served? Read more »

Linux creator takes commercial position

Linus Torvalds has been lured from Transmeta to work full-time on the open source Linux operating system. Read more »

10 things you should know about every Linux installation

Before installing Linux you must realise that there may be a few "new ways of doing things" to learn. Here are 10 tips to get you started. Read more »

Six barriers to open source adoption

The benefits of open source software are well known--lower TCO, more choice, and increasing quality and functionality of the code. Several barriers must be overcome before Linux and other open source projects are broadly accepted across enterprises, but they aren't insurmountable. Read more »

Torvalds: What, me worry?

In this interview Linux's creator, Linus Torvalds, sounds off on the SCO lawsuit, patents and the future of Linux. Read more »

Q & A with Linus Torvalds

When Linus Torvalds successfully harnessed the talent of thousands of programmers to create Linux, the operating system that arguably suffered most was Sun Microsystems' Solaris. Read more »

10+ things you should know about rootkits

Malware-based rootkits fuel a multibillion dollar spyware industry by stealing individual or corporate financial information. If that weren't bad enough, rootkit-based botnets generate untold amounts of spam. Here's a look at what rootkits are and what to do about them. Read more »

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