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Linux kernel adopts Oracle cluster file system

April 4, 2006 Oracle touts announcement that Cluster File System 2 for Linux will be distributed with the Linux kernel. TAGS: Linux kernel, Novell Inc., Linux, Linux server, file system, Oracle Corp., server

Linux kernel gets an update

June 20, 2006 Kernel 2.6.17 of the open-source operating system includes support for Sun's Niagara chips, wireless-friendly changes. TAGS: kernel, Linux kernel, Cisco Systems Inc., Broadcom Corp., Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'

July 17, 2008 Linux creator calls OpenBSD crowd a bunch of "monkeys" and criticizes those who publicize security flaws to gain notoriety. TAGS: OpenBSD, Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, monkey, bug, mailing list, security flaw, security, creator, Linux, approach, information technology, developer, operating system, e-mail

Nokia: Linux kernel may use our patents

May 26, 2005 Finnish company is the latest to begin offering intellectual-property protections to open-source programmers. TAGS: Linux kernel, patent, Nokia Corp., open-source programmer, open-source software, Linux, open source, IBM Corp., intellectual property, project

Torvalds: Linux ready to go green

January 31, 2008 Developer of the Linux kernel says improvements in power-management, energy-diagnosis tools are in the offing. TAGS: digital-rights management, Linux, Linux kernel, infrastructure, conference, operating system

MontaVista upgrades Linux for telcos

May 17, 2005 Customers can download a release candidate of the latest version of the company's Carrier-Grade Linux Edition, the first to use version 2.6 of the Linux kernel. TAGS: MontaVista, Linux kernel, telecommunications company, Linux, telecommunications

Torvalds: Put Linux to the test

March 30, 2005 Linus Torvalds calls for more regular performance tests on the Linux kernel in hunt for inefficient code. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, kernel, Linux kernel, Linux

Flaw in Linux kernel allows attack

December 2, 2003 The Debian Project warns that a flaw in the Linux kernel helped attackers compromise four of the open-source software project's development servers. TAGS: Debian, Linux kernel, attacker, flaw, kernel, open-source software, Linux, open source, developer, project, attack, server

Update to Linux kernel debuts after 'false alarms'

November 2, 2005 Latest version of OS is out, almost a month overdue. Still, Linus Torvalds sees improvements "all over the place." TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, kernel, alarm, Linux, e-mail

Linux developers create forum to air core flaws

February 2, 2005 The mailing list will aim to get flaws fixed quickly with as little politics as possible. TAGS: Linux kernel, disclosure, Linux, flaw, mailing list, fix, security, developer, software company, open source, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

InfiniBand support in latest Linux

January 20, 2005 Linus Torvalds accepts support for the InfiniBand high-speed networking technology into the latest version of the Linux kernel. TAGS: InfiniBand, networking technology, Linux kernel, Linux, work, open source

Samba will move to GPLv3

July 9, 2007 The Free Software Foundation's new license gets a major endorsement from a major server software project. TAGS: GPLv3, Samba, Free Software Foundation, GPL, GNU, Linux kernel, license, leader, open source, Linux

Torvalds gets tough on kernel coders

November 12, 2005 If developers add "last-minute things" to the next version of the Linux kernel, he says he will "laugh in their faces derisively." TAGS: Linus Torvalds, kernel, contributor, Linux kernel, patch management, Linux

Security flaws force Linux kernel upgrade

January 5, 2004 Open-source developers release a new version of the operating system core that fixes several bugs, including two that would grant access to intruders. TAGS: Marcelo Tosatti, kernel, Linux kernel, intruder, system software, device driver, Linux, flaw, open source, patch management, developer, security

Glitches hit small-business, security apps

December 2, 2003 A problem in one of Microsoft's server software packages causes headaches for some small businesses. Also: Symantec applies a patch to product activation technology. TAGS: server software, small business, Linux kernel, Symantec Corp., security, server, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3

June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, GPL 2, GNU, license, Free Software Foundation, Linux kernel, foundation, provision, Richard Stallman, Novell Inc., open source, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., project

Sun to coders: Open-source Java won't change your life

August 16, 2006 Having access to the source code of the Java platform won't affect how developers work, the company says. TAGS: Java, Linux kernel, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java developer, source code, Linux, London

Flaw pops up in Linux kernel

June 16, 2004 A flaw in the operating system's core component could be used to make systems crash. But there are fixes. TAGS: Linux kernel, flaw, Red Hat Inc., Linux, kernel, Linux system, Fedora Project, open source, C, operating system, security

Red Hat waits for new Linux kernel to pop

October 29, 2003 Version 2.6 of the heart of Linux is expected soon, but it could be 2005 before the top Linux seller includes it in its corporate operating system product. TAGS: kernel, Red Hat Inc., Linux kernel, SuSE, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, multiprocessor, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux company, Linus Torvalds, SuSE Linux, operating system, work, Microsoft Corp., security
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