Embedded Maintainer for Linux Kernel Wanted
Apr 22, 2008Andrew Morton, the Linux Kernel 2.6 maintainer announced last week at the Embedded Linux Conference in Mountain View that he is looking for an architecture-independent embedded specialist.
more »X.org: Flicker-Free Boot by Migrating Mode Settings
Apr 21, 2008The X.org developers are working on moving a less prominent component from userspace to kernel space: mode setting controls.
more »Torvalds Releases Kernel 2.6.25: GPL Only Restriction Imposed
Apr 18, 2008Linus Torvalds has released the new 2.6.25 kernel just slightly behind schedule. Besides improvements to the CFS scheduler and a plethora of new drivers, the kernel also introduces a political aspect: it debars non-GPLd USB drivers.
more »Linux Foundation Survey Confirms Professionalism of Linux Kernel
Apr 01, 2008A recent survey by the Linux Foundation (LF) on Linux kernel development shows that the number of kernel developers has tripled in the last three years. In most cases the developers' work is funded by corporate sponsorship.
more »Kernel Development: Linux-next Complete
Mar 03, 2008The new "linux-next" Git tree, which aims to simplify and accelerate kernel development is more or less complete.
more »Kernel Next: Interim Step for More Efficiency
Feb 13, 2008Andrew Morton had a dream: a new kernel tree which would make kernel development easier to follow and more efficient. He looked for a maintainer and found one in Stephen Rothwell.
more »Local Vulnerabilities in Current Kernels
Feb 12, 2008Recent kernel versions back to the older kernel 2.6.17 may contain a vulnerability that can be exploited by local attackers.
more »Opensuse 11: Alpha 2 with KDE 4
Feb 12, 2008The biggest change to the second alpha version of Opensuse 11 has to be the inclusion of KDE 4, which now replaces the older KDE version 3.5.8.
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