One Million New Lines of Code Hit Linux Kernel
Linus Torvalds has loosed Linux 4.2-rc1 upon a waiting world, and rates it the biggest release candidate ever in terms of the volume of new code it contains. Read More
View ArticleKernel Summit 2015: Call for Proposals
The 2015 Kernel Summit will be held October 26-28 in Seoul, South Korea; the call for discussion proposals is out now. Now would be a good time for those who would like to attend the Summit to come up...
View ArticleA New Crop of Stable Kernels
Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 4.1.2, 4.0.8, 3.14.48, and 3.10.84 stable kernels. All contain important fixes and users should upgrade. In addition, this is the second to last...
View Article5GHz WiFi To Improve Under Linux With Latest WPA_Supplicant
If you’ve noticed your 802.11 WiFi adapters on Linux tending to more often connect to 2.4GHz networks than 5GHz, you’re not alone, but improvements for 5GHz WiFi on Linux are forthcoming… Read More
View ArticleLinus Torvalds Takes Fighter Jet Flights to Relax In Between Linux Kernel Pulls
You probably won’t believe this, but Linus Torvalds, father of the Linux kernel, has just posted three astonishing photos bragging about doing fighter jet flights to relax in between Linux kernel...
View ArticleKernel Prepatch 4.2-rc3
The third 4.2 kernel prepatch is out for testing. Linus says: “Normal Sunday release schedule, and a fairly normal rc release. There was some fallout from the x86 FPU cleanups, but that only hit CPU’s...
View ArticleLinux Kernel 4.1.3 LTS Is Now the Most Advanced Version Available
The latest version of the stable Linux kernel, 4.1.3, has been made available by Greg Kroah-Hartman, which means that this is now the most advanced version released. It’s been a while since the 4.x...
View ArticleKernel Prepatch 4.2-rc4
The fourth 4.2 prepatch is out for testing. Linus says: “I really wish that things were calming down, but it hasn’t happened quite yet. It’s not like this is particularly big or scary, but it’s also...
View ArticleSystemd Is Launching Its Own Conference
Lennart Poettering today announced systemd.conf 2015, its inaugural conference devoted to the future of systemd… Read More
View ArticleLinus Torvalds Is Happy Again with Linux Kernel 4.2 RC6
Linus Torvalds just announced that Linux kernel 4.2 RC6 is now out and ready for testing. It’s a much calmer release, and it looks like the cycle is calming down. Read More
View ArticleLinus Torvalds Announces Linux Kernel 4.3 RC2, Things Are Looking Fairly Calm...
As expected, Linus Torvalds released a few minutes ago, September 20, the second Release Candidate (RC) build of the upcoming Linux 4.3 kernel series, due for release later this year. Read More
View ArticleThe Linux Foundation Announces Project to Advance Real-Time Linux
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux and collaborative development, today announced the new Real-Time Linux (RTL) Collaborative Project. RTL...
View ArticleSarah Sharp Quits as a Linux Kernel Developer, Blames the Toxic Behavior of...
On October 5, Sarah Sharp, a prominent Linux kernel developer, announced that she officially stepped down as a contributor to the upstream kernel, blaming the lack of respect among those who run the...
View ArticleLinuxCon 2015 Report: Dirk Hohndel Chats with Linus Torvalds
For many LinuxCon attendees, one of the biggest event highlights is the opportunity to rub elbows with the people who actually write the Linux code. The only thing that can top that? Hearing from Linus...
View ArticleMatthew Garrett Is Not Forking Linux
But the famed Linux developer is putting his security work into his own Linux tree without Linus Torvalds’ approval. Read More
View ArticleLinus Torvalds Is "Really Happy" with Linux Kernel 4.3 Release Candidate 6
It’s Sunday evening for many of us Linux users, so the release of a new RC (Release Candidate) build of the upcoming Linux 4.3 kernel is “in plan” for some overnight testing. Read More
View ArticleLinux Kernel 4.3 Officially Released, It’s Now the Most Advanced Stable Version
Linus Torvalds has just announced that the new Linux kernel 4.3 has been released and is now available for download. This marks the end of a new development cycle, for 4.3, and the beginning of the...
View ArticleLinux 4.3 Released After Linus Torvalds Scraps ‘Brain Damage’ Code
Linux 4.3 may have been what Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds describes as a relatively “calm” release but that hasn’t prevented him turning the air blue over the quality of a certain piece of...
View ArticleThere Is A Bunch Of ACPI & Power Management Updates For Linux 4.4
Rafael Wysocki notes that with the power management and ACPI updates for Linux 4.4 there are “quite a [few] features are included this time” for improving Linux power use… Read More
View ArticleTPM 2.0 Support Continues Maturing In Linux 4.4
Trusted Platform Module 2.0 support has been around for a few kernel cycles now and with the forthcoming Linux 4.4 kernel it will be in much better shape… Read More
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