Linux Kernel
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Closer look at Microsoft's Linux code shocker
News Software giant is contributing codes for three drivers for inclusion in the open source operating system, in bid to make Windows a better host for Linux.
Tags: Business applications, Virtualization, GPL, device driver, Linux Kernel, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Linux, CNET Networks Inc.
Sugar interface, no OLPC necessary
News The one laptop per child XO-1 device's Linux interface is now available on a USB stick, to be used on "any PC or netbook", says its maker.
Tags: Linux, Notebooks and tablets, Open source, Fedora Project, Intel Classmate PC, One Laptop Per Child Project, USB Flash Drive, operating system, Linux Kernel, network
Debian suffers from community pains
News Developers attempting to join the Debian community have criticized the management of the Linux operating system, and questioned the platform's future.
Tags: Linux, Open source, software company, Debian, software programmer, Linux Kernel, software, system administrator, managing director, GNU
Highly exploitable Linux kernel bug found, patched
News The vulnerability, a patch for which has already been made available, affects most versions of the Linux kernel since 2001.
Tags: Security, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Vulnerability, Kernel, Linux Kernel, researcher, blog, Security, Linux
TomTom countersues Microsoft in patent dispute
News The car navigation device maker responds in a court filing Thursday, accusing Microsoft of violating four of its patents.
Tags: Copyright, Lawsuits, Microsoft Corp., Patent, TomTom, GPS, Virginia, Linux Kernel, device manufacturer, software
IBM report: Vulnerabilities still going unpatched
News Many disclosed vulnerabilities are still unpatched years later, notes report, while Microsoft is vendor with the highest percentage of disclosed holes.
Tags: PC security, Security Management, Data security, Network security, IBM Corp., Malware, Report, Vulnerability, online banking, operating system
Google reveals upcoming Android features
News A private development effort for Android has begun feeding new features, such as video recording and stereo Bluetooth, into the wider development effort.
Tags: Applications and tools, Browser, Wireless e-mail devices, Open source, Mobile, Web Browser, Google Inc., Linux Kernel, API, mobile operating system
Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope released into the wild
News Version 9.04 of the Ubuntu Linux distribution has been released, promising functionality to let users test the deployment of their applications to the cloud.
Tags: Linux, Adobe Systems Inc., GNOME, X.org, Ubuntu, Jaunty Jackalope, Linux Kernel, Server, 3G, Ubuntu Linux
New Linux kernel adds filesystem support
News Linux 2.6.30 has been released with support for new file systems, alongside performance improvements and new hardware drivers.
Tags: Operating systems, Linus Torvalds, File System, Storage, Kernel, operating system, Linux Kernel, performance, Hardware, high-performance
Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'
News The Linux creator has labeled creators of the OpenBSD operating system 'masturbating monkeys', as part of a wider critique of what he sees as self-centered behavior in the IT security industry.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Linus Torvalds, OpenBSD, Security, Bug, IT Security, Attack, operating system, Linux Kernel
Gentoo finalizes 2008 release
News Developers have released the final version of 2008.0 of the Linux 'meta-distribution', moving to a newer version of the Linux kernel that brings in additional hardware drivers.
Tags: Software, Business applications, Linux, Open source, Gentoo, Linux Kernel, Mozilla Firefox, disk, desktop, GNU
Report: Fedora development worth US$10.8B
News According the authors of a Linux Foundation report, Fedora would have cost billions of dollars to develop had it been done through proprietary, commercial means.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Software engineering/development, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., Cell Phone, Linux Kernel, phone, Amazon.com Inc., Linux Distribution
Debian gets FreeBSD kernel support
News The open source Debian operating system has gained support for the FreeBSD kernel, allowing users to run the same OS on two different software cores.
Tags: Linux desktop OS, Gentoo, AMD64, kFreeBSD, Kernel, operating system, Debian, Linux Kernel, BSD, Hardware
TomTom joins open source patent collective
News The GPS maker, which is being sued by Microsoft, is joining the Open Invention Network, which also counts Red Hat, IBM, and Google as members.
Tags: Patents, Software licensing, Microsoft Corp., Patent, Red Hat Inc., Open Source, TomTom, GPS, Linux Kernel, Linux Development
Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder
News The Linux project lead has said new contributors should "start small" to avoid becoming frustrated with the Linux kernel development process.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Software, Linus Torvalds, Security, Developer, operating system, Linux Kernel, Environment, patch management
