Creator of the Linux kernel explains why he finds security people to be so anathema.
Read more »Torvalds: Fed up with the 'security circus'
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You keep using that phrase "operating system"...
I do not think it means what you think it means.
Using Sysctl To Change Kernel Tunables On Linux
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An introduction to the sysctl command and its configuration file /etc/sysctl.conf
Read more »Linux kernel 2.6.26
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So it's been almost three months since 2.6.25 (87 days to be exact, I
think), making this a longer-than-usual release cycle. Or maybe it just feels that way, and we're always getting close to three months these days.
Support for 100+ webcams in Linux 2.6.27 (USB Video Class Driver)
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According to a thread on the Linux uvcvideo driver mailing list if everything goes well we will see it included in the 2.6.27 kernel!
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Installation Security Baselines For Linux and Unix - 1b
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Part two of a five part post series on setting up Linux and Unix servers securely.
Read more »Kernel space: Interview with Andrew Morton
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Years ago, there was a great deal of worry about the possibility of burning out Linus. Life seems to have gotten easier for him since then; now instead, I've heard concerns about burning out Andrew. It seems that you do a lot; how do you keep the pace and how long can we expect you to stay at it?
Read more »How Microsoft Uses Novell to Fight GNU/Linux, Xen to Fight VMWare and GNU/Linux
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Techtarget.com may be delivering this news a little too late, but it incorporates some quotes which the publisher sought from Red Hat, Xandros, Novell and some so-called ‘analyst’.
Read more »Linux kernel compile secrets. Part 1
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The Linux kernel is the beating heart of any Linux distribution. It is a strange and complex beast and to many people somewhat mystical in nature. I intend to shed light on some of that mystical shroud and show how simple and easy compiling a Linux kernel really is.
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Automatically compile and install the latest kernel using KernelCheck in Ubuntu
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KernelCheck is a project that is designed to easily build the latest kernel for your distribution using the instructions provided in the Master Kernel Thread .
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Stable kernel 2.6.25 released
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Linus has released the 2.6.25 kernel. After nearly three months of development and the merging of over 12,000 patches from almost 1200 developers, this kernel is now considered ready for wider use.
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Who Writes Linux? There Are a Lot of Unknowns
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In the beginning, there was Linus Torvalds, a single developer who put together the original Linux kernel. Fast forward to 2008 and Torvalds is no longer the lone Linux developer.
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10+ advices BEFORE you rebuild Linux kernel
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Many Linux newbies think that kernel recompilation is inherent and almost necessary thing to do after OS is just installed or some time later. By the following advices I would try to show these fellows in which situations this really makes sense and what to do if one persists
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Ted Ts'o joins the Linux Foundation
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Kernel hacker Ted Ts'o has joined the Linux Foundation as Chief Platform Strategist. He says,"I'm looking forward to continuing the LSB [Linux Standards Base] and other Linux Foundation initiatives to make the Linux platform even more competitive to the benefit of the entire Linux community."
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Don't look to Linus Torvalds for leadership
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Linus Torvalds seems to be trying very hard to make the latest Linux kernel update as boring as possible. Reading this release announcement, if we can even call it that, you'd never imagine that Torvalds was leading the evolution of software.
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