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Mar 31, 2009Linus Torvalds Upset over Ext3 and Ext4
Mar 30, 2009Linus Torvalds, Ted Ts'o, Alan Cox, Ingo Molnar, Andrew Morton and other Linux kernel developers are embroiled in a contentious discussion over the sense -- or nonsense -- of journaling and delayed allocation before a commit in the ext3 and ext4 filesystems. Heavy words are flying.
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Mar 29, 2009more »
Video Interview with Kernel Developer Peter Anvin
Mar 26, 2009
Bootloader Syslinux developer Peter Anvin, since 1992 kernel developer, gives an insight into his work.
more »Kernel 2.6.29 Arrives: Btrfs, Fastboot, WiMAX and Mode Setting
Mar 24, 2009Kernel 2.6.29 has arrived and brings with it a string of new features. We're presenting some of them and describe what to make of them.
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Mar 22, 2009more »
New Kernel Firewall Nftables to Succeed Netfilter
Mar 20, 2009The Netfilter team has long been mulling over rework of firewall code in the Linux kernel. Now team lead Patrick McHardy ends months of work by announcing nftables.
more »Tasmanian Devil Mascot for Kernel 2.6.29
Mar 18, 2009Linus Torvalds announced at the Australian Linux.conf.au that he wants to make the conference mascot, the Tasmanian Devil (considering that the conference took place in Hobart, Tasmania) the new logo for Linux Kernel 2.6.29.
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Keep Android Open
Google has announced that, soon, anyone looking to develop Android apps will have to first register centrally with Google.
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Kernel 7.0 Now in Testing
Linus Torvalds has announced the first Release Candidate (RC) for the 7.x kernel is available for those who want to test it.
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Introducing matrixOS, an Immutable Gentoo-Based Linux Distro
It was only a matter of time before a developer decided one of the most challenging Linux distributions needed to be immutable.
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Chaos Comes to KDE in KaOS
KaOS devs are making a major change to the distribution, and it all comes down to one system.
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New Linux Botnet Discovered
The SSHStalker botnet uses IRC C2 to control systems via legacy Linux kernel exploits.
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The Next Linux Kernel Turns 7.0
Linus Torvalds has announced that after Linux kernel 6.19, we'll finally reach the 7.0 iteration stage.
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Linux From Scratch Drops SysVinit Support
LFS will no longer support SysVinit.
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LibreOffice 26.2 Now Available
With new features, improvements, and bug fixes, LibreOffice 26.2 delivers a modern, polished office suite without compromise.
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Linux Kernel Project Releases Project Continuity Document
What happens to Linux when there's no Linus? It's a question many of us have asked over the years, and it seems it's also on the minds of the Linux kernel project.
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Mecha Systems Introduces Linux Handheld
Mecha Systems has revealed its Mecha Comet, a new handheld computer powered by – you guessed it – Linux.