Intel has announced that the Linux kernel for its next-generation 64-bit Merced chips will be available as open source code. Merced, Intel's first chip built around the 64-bit IA-64 architecture is scheduled for release in the middle of 2000, with...
Linux leader Linus Torvalds has moved the development of the upcoming 2.6 kernel of the open-source operating system to a new phase aimed solely at making the heart of the OS less likely to crash. Torvalds released version 2.6.0-test7 of the Linux...
An unknown intruder attempted to insert a Trojan horse program into the code of the next version of the Linux kernel, stored at a publicly accessible database. The public database was used only to provide the latest beta, or test version, of the...
The programmer in charge of the current version 2.4 of the Linux kernel plans to quickly curtail the addition of new features in order to encourage a swift move to the upcoming 2.6 kernel, a decision that has irked some programmers.
Open Source Development Labs, which promotes adoption of Linux, said on Monday it is putting in place a new system to better track and document changes to the operating system's kernel. The group, which employs Linux creator Linus Torvalds, said...
Linus Torvalds released a new Linux kernel on Monday that supports features in IBM's Cell processor, includes Oracle software for clustered databases and improves how the open source operating system runs on multiprocessor systems.
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