Linux Kernel Resources on ZDNet

ZDNet Dictionary Definition

Linux Kernel: The nucleus of the Linux operating system. The Linux kernel, which was developed by Linus Torvalds, was integrated with software from the GNU Project and other sources to create...; Full Linux Kernel Definition >>

ZDNet Resources

KVM and Xen cofounders engage in war of words: Xen cofounder and project lead Ian Pratt said predictions about his virtualization hypervisor's demise to the newer kernel-based virtual machine KVM technology are unfounded, a by-product of his competitors' imaginations. "There's no evidence for it. The Xen community is alive and well. Xen is a true...; Tags: Linux, Hypervisor, Linux Kernel, Xen, KVM, Xen Community, Virtualization, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminent: The fate of the Reiser4 file system for Linux may well depend on a verdict rendered by a California jury this week. As an Alameda County jury continues to deliberate the fate of Hans Reiser, the designer of the Reiser File System for Linux who is accused of murdering...; Tags: Developer, Ubuntu, Linux Kernel, File System, Verdict, Reiser4, Reiser, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Ksplice automates hot patching Linux Kernel with no reboot needed: Ksplice automates hot patching Linux kernel with no reboot needed...That's totally cool! Another reason to use Linux, no need to be bothered with a reboot now! ]:)Close tags!!!!!Please close the anchor tags -- having the whole post be one giant link is a bit overdoing it.Link to Ksplice pagehttp://web.mit.edu/ksplice/...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Ksplice, Linux, Linux kernel; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Ksplice automates hot patching Linux Kernel with no reboot needed: Ksplice is an interesting open source project out of MIT that automates the process of applying security patches to the Linux kernel without rebooting, and it's getting notice by the Linux Foundation. Top kernel developer and Linux Foundation fellow Ted Ts'o said the Ksplice software is...; Tags: Linux Kernel, Ksplice, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-23
The Linux Census: No one entity owns the kernel: The Linux Foundation on Tuesday released a report on Linux kernel development that is essentially a census of the open source operation. While much has been made about Novell's doubling of contributions to the Linux kernel, the two biggest categories of contributors aren't sponsored by any one company. ...; Tags: Developer, Novell Inc., Linux Kernel, Kernel, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-01

Torvalds: Linux ready to go green: Torvalds: Linux ready to go greenTorvalds: Linux ready to go greenAnd no one cares what Linus has to say. He's proven himself to be an ineffective leader. He had to move out of silicon valley because he couldn't handle the pressure.[i]Torvalds said he is pleased that the kernel...; Tags: UNIX, Digital rights management (DRM), OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux kernel, Linux, Torvalds, digital-rights management, Linux Ready, kernel, LINUX IS; Discussion threads 2008-01-31
Linux Kernel 2.6.23 released with a wee bit of controversy: Linux kernel 2.6.23 released with a wee bit of controversyVelocityWebdevUnfortunately, fragmentation and forking is a reality in any open project. Developers who like to think they can build a better widget may provide a short-term advancement, but ultimately a long-term headache. The CMS community has seen this for...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Storage management, Tools & Techniques, Xen, Linux, virtualization, Linux kernel; Discussion threads 2007-10-10
Linux Kernel 2.6.23 released with a wee bit of controversy: Another update of the Linux kernel slipped out this week with a new process scheduler, virtualization options and a wee bit of controversy to boot. Linux 2.6.23, which was released October 9, incorporates a new process scheduler called the Completely Fair Scheduler that gives more CPU horsepower to applications...; Tags: Hoopla, Hypervisor, Linux Kernel, Xen, Kernel, Linux, Virtualization, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Storage Management, Software, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2007-10-10
Is VMware's ESX server derived from Linux?: Is VMware's ESX server derived from Linux?If you use it...honor the license.The video on the linked site leaves no doubt that ESX is using Linux.There are some hefty cost benefits of reusing code. In exchange for this usage the license must be respected. VMware can choose to abide by the...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, VMWare ESX Server, server, VMWare ESX, Linux, ESX, VMware Inc., operating system, Linux kernel; Discussion threads 2007-08-17
Is VMware's ESX server derived from Linux?: There nothing like a huge IPO and being described as the hottest tech stock since Google to attract attention to your company, and it seems that this is what's happened to VMware. Writing on VentureCake blog, Linux guru Mike MacCana is claiming that VMware's ESX server application is derived from...; Tags: Linux, Linux Kernel, Server, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, VMWare ESX, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-08-17
Andrew Morton opens up at LinuxWorld: The Linux kernel's No. 2 developer said there are no plans to embrace GPL 3 or change the kernel development process. And he tried to dispel concerns that the Linux kernel will fork.In his 90 minute talk and extended Q&A session opening up LinuxWorld Expo 2007 Monday afternoon, Linux kernel...; Tags: Linux, Linux Kernel, Open Source, Kernel, Andrew Morton, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2007-08-07
How big should the Linux Kernel be?: How big should the Linux kernel be?I don't see a downside for the size of the kernel treeYes, in theory there is a downside once a kernel tree gets too big, but I haven't seen any evidence that Linux has gotten too big for its britches. The number of kernel...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, IT Services, Linux, kernel, Microsoft Windows, hardware, Linux kernel; Discussion threads 2007-07-11
How big should the Linux Kernel be?: Great news. The Emulex Virtual Host Bus Adapter HBA driver is being made part of the Linux kernel.What this means is support for enterprise scale fiber connections is actually going to be inside the core of the operating system. Cool.It's just another indication of how robust Linux is becoming, thanks...; Tags: Development, General, Implementations, Infrastructure, LANs and WANs, Linux, Linux Server OS, support, telecom; Blog posts 2007-07-11
Kernel Monitor for Linux: Having the ability of monitoring the operating system kernel is a great feature for a system administrator. This feature makes system management more powerful than ever, i.e. by increasing the system security, providing new debugging capabilities or studying the Operating System internals. It is important to take in account that...; Tags: Operating systems, kernel, monitoring, operating system, Linux, monitor, Linux kernel, open source; White papers 2007-04-03
Multi-Core and Linux Kernel: Semiconductor technological advances in the recent years have led to the inclusion of multiple CPU execution cores in a single processor package. This processor architecture is known as Multi-Core MC or Chip Multi Processing CMP. Any application which is well optimized and scales with SMP will take immediate benefit of...; Tags: Processor, Performance, Linux Kernel, Multi-core, Execution Core, Linux, Performance Management, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2007-03-27
Linux Kernel Development: This paper gives a brief overview of the author's research into network protocols and then focuses on the process of development for the Linux kernel. This topic is approached both from a technical viewpoint and also the interactions with the open source community. The aim of the paper is for...; Tags: Linux Kernel, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software; White papers 2007-01-09
Demography of Linux Kernel Developers: Several success stories of Open Source OS products have been seen during last decade. Due to the economical importance of the products, it is important to know who are the ones who have the largest influence to the products. Therefore, studying demography of open source projects is essential. In this...; Tags: Developer, Influence, Linux Kernel, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software; White papers 2006-12-22
Linux Kernel in a Nutshell: Configuring and Building: The kernel configuration is kept in a file called .config in the top directory of the kernel source tree. If one has just expanded the kernel source code, there will be no .config file, so it needs to be created. It can be created from scratch, created by basing it...; Tags: Linux Kernel, O'Reilly Media Inc., Kernel, Kernel Configuration, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software; Book chapters 2006-12-01
DRM is the open source divide: DRM is the open source divideWater under the bridgeAt least with regard to the Linux kernel, it's a done deal.The reason is that unlike official FSF projects the kernel contributors retained their own copyright and it's now impossible to chase all of them down to talk them into a change...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), GPL, open source, digital-rights management, Linus, Linux kernel, Linux; Discussion threads 2006-07-31
Linux Kernel gets an update: Linux kernel gets an updatetime to change to win2003Had this been a windows related article talking about vista..the linux guys would have hacked it by now...So lemme take the pleasure of asking people who read this to change to windows !!! and I am sure there wont be many people...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Broadcom Corp., Linux, kernel, Linux kernel; Discussion threads 2006-06-20