Linux kernel 2.6.35 released

Hackers have broken into the online home of open-source operating system Linux, Kernel.org, compromising "a number of servers in the kernel.org infrastructure," according to a note posted on the website today. Site...

More than two decades back, a computer science student, named Linus Torvalds made a rather bold claim - that he was soon going to present to the world a brand new operating system which will be totally free of cost. And, just the...

Linux 3.0 is official here, but users expecting a swathe of fundamental changes to the kernel will find little to surprise them as the project celebrates its twentieth birthday.Announced by Linux founder Linus Torvalds - on his...

Linus Torvalds has released the Linux 3.0 Release Candidate 1 to the masses without much fanfare.In a blog post, Torvalds said that there had been much debate over what the new Linux kernel would be called, as this release marks...

Linus Torvalds has launched the new Linux Kernel 2.6.39, a move that is expected to bring platform virtualisation, as well as a wide range of performance enhancements for the Linux platform.This latest update, version 2.6.39,...

The Linux Foundation has began celebrating the 20 year anniversary of the open source operating system created by Linus Torvalds in the summer of 1991. In a blog post, Linux Foundation's Amanda McPherson kicked off the...

Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, has announced the released of Linux kernel 2.6.38, which comes with a process grouping patch and a new Virtual File System, amongst several other enhancements. According to Linux for...

Microsoft Windows is still the the most widely used PC operating system among business users worldwide - but an increasing number of commercial users are looking to alternative operating systems such as Linux to cut their...

It is a Unix-like computer operating system family which uses the Linux kernel. Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free software and open source development; typically all the underlying source code can be freely...

This interview was recorded at the FIRST Security Conference back in June 2007. Ben Chai discusses with Melanie Rieback. She is a final-year Ph.D. student in Computer Systems at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, where she is...

For many retail & hospitality operators like Nando's Restaurants or Tesco's, having a choice in operating systems is key. In a never ending battle to ease costs, many businesses today are looking at Linux as a server...