Greg's Kernel Report: Android Drivers to Be Dropped, Same Possible Fate for Microsoft Hyper-V
Dec 24, 2009Kernel developer and Novell coworker Greg Kroah-Hartman manages new drivers in a separate tree for the Linux drivers project. He most recently reported that a few projects will have to depart from Kernel 2.6.33, among them also Google.
more »Linus Releases 2.6.33-rc1
Dec 21, 2009After releasing a new Kernel version, Linus Torvalds needed a few days of rest to put some remaining patches into the next release. The so-called merge window has closed, with the 2.6.33 branch now open.
more »Nouveau Driver Comes to Kernel 2.6.33
Dec 15, 2009Good news for anyone with a NVIDIA graphics card: the Nouveau driver goes into Kernel 2.6.33 and supports DRM.
more »DRBD Merged into Mainline Kernel
Dec 10, 2009The HA technology, Distributed Replicated Block Device (DRBD), is to be merged into the official Linux kernel, probably from version 2.6.33.
more »Torvalds Releases Kernel 2.6.32
Dec 03, 2009Having been delayed by the Kernel Summit and the Thanksgiving holidays, Linus Torvalds finally releases Kernel 2.6.32.
more »Ask Klaus!
Nov 30, 2009Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of the LinuxTag expo. He currently works as a teacher, programmer, and consultant. If you have a configuration problem, or if you just want to learn more about how Linux works, send your questions to: klaus@linux-magazine.com
more »OpenSUSE Opens up Kernel Git Repository
Nov 24, 2009The openSUSE project has decided to set up an open Git repository for its kernel instead of the daily kernel snapshot.
more »Brockmeier Issues Beginner's Guide to Vim Editor
Nov 23, 2009Defenders of the somewhat unwieldy vi editor say, "Sure vi is user-friendly; it's just peculiar about who it makes friends with." Joe Brockmeier of openSUSE fame has now come out with a beginner's guide to Vim and what it does.
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