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Next Linux kernel closer to reality
An open-source advocacy and development group has released a test version of the next Linux kernel, which may be finalised by the end of the year. Read more »
Multiple flaws reported in Linux kernel
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in many iterations and distributions of Linux. Read more »
Linux kernel is an invisible magician: Torvalds
The Linux kernel has reached a level of maturity where it mostly goes unnoticed and acts like an "invisible magician in the background", according to Linus Torvalds. Read more »
Linux kernel gains serviceability features
The Linux kernel has been updated with several serviceability improvements, chiefly around the kdump and SystemTap features. Read more »
VMware gets closer to the Linux kernel
As Xen makes strides into the SuSE and Red Hat kernels, the central Linux team is trying a more egalitarian approach. 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 kernel 2.6.17 released
The latest Linux kernel includes support for Sun's Niagara chips, and some wireless-friendly changes too. Read more »
Linux kernel 'getting buggier,' leader says
Andrew Morton, the lead maintainer of the Linux production kernel, is worried that an increasing number of defects are appearing in the 2.6 version and is considering drastic action to resolve it. Read more »
Torvalds releases Linux kernel 2.6.25
Linus Torvalds has released the latest version of the "stable" Linux kernel, version 2.6.25, which includes changes to Wi-Fi support, virtualisation, real-time scheduling and file systems. Read more »
Linux kernel flaw gifts local users root privilege
An error in the workings of Linux kernel versions 2.6.17 to 2.6.24.1 can give local users access to root privileges. Read more »
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Next Linux kernel to get Aussie name
The next release of the Linux kernel will be named after an Australian animal following a frenzied bidding war at Linux.conf.au 2004 in Adelaide. Read more »
Auto-reboot Linux after a kernel panic
Linux is a robust and stable operating system kernel, but there are instances where it can panic, be it due to bad hardware or bad software. It does not happen often, but it can happen. Read more »
Linux kernel flaw could trigger DoS incidents
Many Linux servers may be easy targets for DoS attacks because of a flaw in the Linux 2.4 kernel. Read more »
Try this workaround for time-out issues in kernel 2.6.17 and higher
Because of a recent change in TCP window scale settings in Linux 2.6.17 kernel and higher, you may have had some problems connecting to certain Web sites. We'll show you a quick workaround. Read more »
Fix Linux when it won't start
No OS is 100 percent foolproof. Eventually, even Linux may not boot one day when you want it to. Read more »
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 »
A look inside Google's open source kitchen
Google's Chris DiBona says the search giant has a lot of involvement in open source, but is also a firm believer in proprietary software. Read more »
Compile a second Linux kernel
Adding a new kernel to your Linux box can render your machine unbootable. But there is a strategy you can follow to lower the risk. Here are some tips for compiling a Linux kernel without killing your machine. Read more »
Compiling (or recompiling) your Linux kernel
Although the general consensus is that it's difficult to compile a Linux kernel, it's really not that hard, as you will see. After reading this brief tip, I hope you and I will share the title of Kernel Compiler! Read more »
Tuning the Linux kernel for more aggressive network throughput
The Linux kernel and the distributions that package it typically provide very conservative defaults to certain network settings that affect networking parameters. You can tune then to optimise your network performance. Read more »
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Linux kernel is an invisible magician: Torvalds
The Linux kernel has reached a level of maturity where it mostly goes unnoticed and acts like an "invisible magician in the background", according to Linus Torvalds. Read more »
Torvalds: release timing was a mistake
Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel co-ordinator, admits that the timing of the Linux 2.6.24 kernel was a mistake. Read more »
Linux is ready to go green: Linus Torvalds
The infrastructure and tools required to make Linux a green operating system are now in place, according to Linus Torvalds, who was in Melbourne attending Linux.conf.au -- Australia's largest Linux conference. Read more »
Torvalds: Contributors' boss is not my problem
Linus Torvalds has revealed he sometimes doesn't even know who those involved in Linux work for. Read more »
Europe probes again -- Club Builder
Europe takes another look at Microsoft with new anti-trust claims while we look back at the OLPC at linux.conf.au 2007. Read more »
Ballmer's big Yahoo vision
ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber talks about Microsoft's $44.6 billion cash-and-stock bid to acquire Yahoo. He analyses Microsoft's strategy in search, the potential impact on chief rival Google, and what it would mean, overall, in the competitive online-search market. Read more »
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Linux.conf.au hits top gear
-- The public holidays and mini-conferences are over -- it was time for linux.conf.au to move into the schedule proper. Read more »
Melbourne clichés: Things of stone and code
-- It's fair to say that the weather in Melbourne has changed as often as speaker's laptops have failed -- and I'd expect nothing less. Read more »
Sysadmin hijacks San Francisco while Torvalds attacks security circus
-- This edition of the Weekly Roundup looks at how one man has taken over the network of the city of San Francisco, take a glance at a local news start-up and Linus Torvalds calls out the IT security sector. Read more »
Day Two Done and Dusted
-- All in all it was a very good day and we are not even half way yet! Read more »
What's hot with Linux Luminaries
-- Check out our video of renown FOSS developers giving their 2 cents on technology, companies, and girl bands. Read more »
Windows XP's last hurrah
-- The mere fact that Microsoft will stop widespread sale of Windows XP at the end of the day has been a topic here and elsewhere for months. The most immediate question is, with Windows XP moving off the stage, just where is Windows Vista? Read more »
GPL 3 -- a bridge too far?
-- Now it's time to create a new phrase: "free as in free software," meaning the freedom to make adversaries of potential partners -- the kind of freedom one has when one's work must be carefully excluded from other people's projects. Read more »
OS X + NFSv4 == SSHFS + open bitterness
-- Has anyone, who isn't a die-hard Darwin fanatic, ever tried to recompile their kernel in OS X? If you answered yes then you are among a rare breed of user indeed. Read more »
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Mini-Confs Day 2
Mini-conferences continued to be the order of the day at Linux Conference Australia 2007. Read more »
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Ever wonder why your lawyer uncle leaves the room whenever you turn over to Boston Legal? Or why your forensic science cousin can't stand crime drama? You know the answer: it’s the horrid trivialisation and dumbing down of an occupation to make it appear entertaining. Sometimes it is so unbelievable that it actually hurts and yelling at the screen is the only outlet. Read more »
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Net Neutrality, Ballmer and bad dress -- Club Builder
Visting Club Builder this week: Steve Ballmer to speak in Australia, local ISPs say Net Neutrality is an American problem and we look at the best dressed from Tech.Ed.
