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Linux kernel dev team grows, Torvalds drops off the chart

The future is appliance/deviceThe future is Linux based Appliances along with Linux based devices, the days of having 20G Windows Operating Systems to do email are over.Considering all drivers are considered a part of the kernelthat's not a lot at all. Very few of those lines of code wind up...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux kernel, team, Linux, lines of code

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

Highly exploitable Linux kernel bug found, patched

BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! I have been saying for years that linux is insecure and here we have the proof. How do you linux fanboys feel now knowing that I was right and you were wrong? LOL!!! And its been there for years! Don't forget to start your compilers,...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, SECURITY, Linux kernel, Linux, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Microsoft submits Hyper-V compatibility code for Linux kernel

Microsoft submits Hyper-V compatibility code for Linux kernelAn attempt by MS to remain relevant as an OS running on hardware.I believe that with virtualization moving into the mainstream, MS wants to be the platform on which VMs are run.MS has to realize that being installed in a VM is just...

Tags: Corporate law, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Linux kernel

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

Microsoft submits Hyper-V compatibility code for Linux kernel

Microsoft recently announced that it had contributed source code allowing a Linux system to happily exist in a virtualized environment hosted by Hyper-V. While this code may not make it into the Linux kernel for a number of reasons, it is significant that Microsoft chose to develop this code, protect...

Tags: Linux Kernel, Environment, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-07-21

File-System Intrusion Detection by Preserving MAC DTS: A Loadable Kernel Module Based Approach for LINUX Kernel 2.6.x

Every operating system has its own set of critical files, whose access is generally protected by access control mechanisms, native to the operating system. The importance of such files also simultaneously invites their inspection, unauthorized modification and tampering. So, the need for preserving the authenticity of these critical files along...

Tags: MAC, Linux Kernel, Association For Computing Machinery, Access Control, File, Linux, Operating Systems, Security, Software

White papers 2009-04-15

Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernel

Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernelA mixed barrel of fish.There are so many threads in this mess that one can look at almost anything. But some things come out loud and clear:1. We are in a post-Bilski situation......software patents (which seem to be at...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Linux kernel, Tom-Tom, TomTom, patent

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernel

The Linux Foundation insists it is equipped to fight Microsoft if the software giant’s lawsuit against TomTom impacts the open source Linux kernel. In his blog, Executive Director Jim Zemlin advised concerned parties to “calm down” in light of statements by Microsoft’s deputy general counsel that...

Tags: Lawsuit, Patent, TomTom, Linux Kernel, Microsoft Corp., Linux Foundation, *It, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-02-27

Techniques for Linux Kernel Optimizations

The ideas to optimize Linux kernel leads to increasing speed, reducing size: disk footprint and RAM, reducing power consumption, and reducing kernel boot time. This paper presents the techniques for Linux Kernel Optimizations. The paper presents methods that can be used to measure kernel boot time effectively such as CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME,...

Tags: Technique, Optimization, Linux Kernel, Kernel, C-DAC, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2009-01-01

Oracle adds data-integrity code to Linux kernel

Oracle adds data-integrity code to Linux kernelOracle adds data-integrity code to Linux KernelIt's interesting to note that Oracle's contributions to the Linux kernel are such that every one made gets a press release and media attention.Looking at all the code contributed by IBM, Intel, Novell, Red Hat etc on a...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Oracle Corp., data integrity, Linux kernel, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-12-05

Remote buffer overflow bug bites Linux Kernel

Remote buffer overflow bug bites Linux KernelSo it ISN'T a kernel bugit's a kernel DRIVER bug. That's akin to a bad video driver in Windows.This is not a Linux problem, it's an NDISWRAPPER problem.You should correct the first line of this article, which reads: "A remote buffer overflow vulnerability...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, LOL!!, Linux, Linux kernel, buffer-overflow bug, buffer-overflow

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

Remote buffer overflow bug bites Linux Kernel

A remote buffer overflow vulnerability in the Linux Kernel could be exploited by attackers to execute code or cripple affected systems, according to a Gentoo bug report that just became public. The flaw could allow malicious hackers to launch arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges.  This could lead...

Tags: Linux Kernel, Buffer-overflow, Wireless Network, Linux, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-05

Building a Robust Linux Kernel Piggybacking the Linux Test Project

The Linux kernel is growing at a rapid rate and runs across many architectures and platforms; ensuring that the kernel is reliable, robust and stable is very critical. The Linux Test Project LTP was established to meet the very goals stated above. Testing is often ignored in major development and...

Tags: Linux Kernel, Linux Test Project, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2008-07-30

News to know: Apple vs. Psystar; Intel; Microsoft and multicore; Linux kernel

Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple sues Psystar Sam Diaz: Complaint: 'Invaluable good is being eroded' Larry Dignan: The end of the Mac clones? Jason D. O'Grady: Apple: See you in court Larry Dignan: Intel's second quarter delivers; Cheap laptop demand...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Larry Dignan, Linux Kernel, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Multi-core, Twitter, Intel Corp., Virtualization, Linux, Channel Management, Mainframes, Open Source, Telecommunications, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Servers

Blog posts 2008-07-16

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

On the Feasibility of an AOSD Approach to Linux Kernel Extensions

Previous work presented a domain-specific version of C, called C4. The focus of that work was on introducing new extensions represented as aspects in system software such as the Linux kernel with a focus on readablility, compatibility, performance, and the preservation of existing development workflows. However, other AOSD researchers state...

Tags: Linux Kernel, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2008-03-14

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