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    Oracle contributes data-integrity code to Linux kernel 04/12/2008 12:02:00

    Oracle and Emulex have contributed code for ensure data integrity to the Linux kernel.
    Oracle has contributed data-integrity protection code, partly developed with the hardware vendor Emulex, to the Linux kernel, the vendors announced Tuesday.
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    Linux.conf.au lineup ready to go 19/09/2008 13:45:00

    Over 200 presentations and mini-confs whittled down to the final cut for Australia’s largest annual Linux conference.
    The organising committee for Linux.conf.au (LCA) have finalised the program for the conference to be held at the University of Tasmania's Sandy Bay campus from January 19-24.
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    After nine RCs, Linux 2.6.26 is here 14/07/2008 16:03:28

    A long list of Linux enhancements and bug fixes
    Linux creator Linus Torvalds has released version 2.6.26 of the Linux kernel after a lengthy three-month development stretch since the 2.6.25 release involving nine release candidates.
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    Linux kernel community grows, but elite group remains 02/04/2008 09:13:19

    A report from the Linux Foundation details individual kernel contributions and suggests enterprise use is expanding
    While Linus Torvalds' name is synonymous with the Linux kernel, Al Viro's may be one day, too.
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    Kernel space: finally, a kernel debugger for Linux? 28/02/2008 08:29:24

    A built-in debugger for the kernel is one missing feature that some enterprise vendors have added. Will the mainstream kernel be able to agree on an approach to this surprisingly contentious issue?
    The kernel source level debugger, kgdb, has been around for a long time, but never in the mainline tree. Linus Torvalds is not much of a fan of debuggers in general and has always resisted the inclusion of kgdb. That looks like it might be changing somewhat, with the inclusion of kgdb in 2.6.26 now a distinct possibility.
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    'Critical' Linux kernel bugs discovered 15/02/2008 08:28:02

    Three bugs allow unauthorized users to read or write to kernel memory locations or to access certain resources in certain servers.
    Security researchers have uncovered "critical" security flaws in a version of the Linux kernel used by a large number of popular distributions.
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    Ask a penguin to see which way Linux wind blows 29/08/2007 11:09:28

    Linux Foundation's Linux Weather Forecast site tracks work in the Linux developer community
    The nonprofit Linux Foundation has unveiled the Linux Weather Forecast, a Web site aimed at giving people a better sense of the status of specific Linux kernel projects.
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    New virtualization system beats Xen to Linux kernel 15/12/2006 07:51:33

    Kernel-based Virtual Machine has made its way into an upcoming Linux kernel
    A relatively obscure virtualization system has leapfrogged better-known rivals to make its way into an upcoming Linux kernel.
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    Linux kernel update supports Niagara 22/06/2006 08:30:49

    The latest version of the Linux kernel, 2.6.16, has been released with updates supporting Sun's Niagara chips and a popular family of Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets, among other changes.
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    Torvalds says no to GPLv3 27/01/2006 11:17:20

    Linus Torvalds has said that he does not expect the Linux kernel to adopt GPL v3.
    The digital rights management provisions proposed for the new version of the GNU General Public License (GPL v3) used by many open-source projects have earned a thumbs down from Linux kernel developer Linus Torvalds. In a posting to the Linux kernel mailing list made late Wednesday, Torvalds said that he did not expect the kernel -- a key component of the Linux operating system -- to adopt the new license.
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