"I've put together an automatic system for applying kernel security patches to the Linux kernel without rebooting it, and I wanted to share this system with the community in case others find it useful or interesting," said Jeff Arnold, announcing ksplice

KernelTrap | Kernel news

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Javascrypt, Gilad Bracha says: “Javascript is the assembly language of the internet platform (and the browser is the OS). It’s flexible enough to support almost anything on top of it, and poorly structured enough that humans shouldn’t be writing sizable applications in it.”

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Laxa (λa. xa) is an incremental compiler for the Scheme programming language targeting the Squeak VM. Specifically, it targets the version of Squeak underlying the eToys bundle shipped with the OLPC XO-1.

Laxa - A Scheme Compiler for the Squeak VM

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a small self applicable scheme->c compiler. (Tobias Nurmiranta)

http://www.ida.liu.se/~tobnu/scheme2llvm/compile.ccode.ss

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The Lisp Machines were easily the best environments ever created for developing in Lisp, but the companies that produced them died out quite a while ago (Dan Weinreb has described some of the reasons for this).

Patrick Collison » blog

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This guide shows how you can upgrade your desktop from Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron).

How To Upgrade Your Desktop From Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) To 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

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Project management is becoming an increasingly important part of the Sys Admin's life. While Microsoft Project seems to be the standard project management tool used in most environments that I have worked in, it can sometimes be nice to have such tools web based so that multiple users can share information. This is where tools such as Collabtive come in. Collabtive is a web based project management tool that supports everything that you need to plan out and complete your projects.

Web Based Project Management With Collabtive On Ubuntu 7.10 Server | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

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Discussing the latest breakage of the linux-next tree, Stephen Rothwell noted that the problem went unnoticed due to the arm tree not currently being included, "this is why I would have liked you to participate in the linux-next tree ...". Arm maintainer Russell King questioned the usefulness, saying, "linux-next will not give me anything which -mm isn't giving me. As I said in the discussion, linux-next value is _very_ small for me. Sorry but true." Several stepped in to offer some reasons that the linux-next tree is useful.

The Usefulness Of Linux-Next | KernelTrap

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Ksplice allows system administrators to apply security patches to the Linux kernel without having to reboot. Ksplice takes as input a source code change in unified diff format and the kernel source code to be patched, and it applies the patch to the corresponding running kernel. The running kernel does not need to have been prepared in advance in any way. This is getting a lot of attention in the Linux community.

Ksplice: Rebootless Linux kernel security updates

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Canonical, the Linux distribution maker best known for the Ubuntu Linux desktop operating system, has taken the wraps off a new release of the server edition of its product.

Ubuntu makes second stab at enterprise servers - ZDNet.co.uk

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Andrew Morton replied to a commit message making 4k stacks the default, saying, "this patch will cause kernels to crash." Ingo Molnar replied, "what mainline kernels crash and how will they crash? Fedora and other distros have had 4K stacks enabled for years." He added, "we've conducted tens of thousands of bootup tests with all sorts of drivers and kernel options enabled and have yet to see a single crash due to 4K stacks." During the lengthy discussion it was suggested that nfs+xfs+raid kernel configurations, and using ndiswrapper are the most common reasons for overflowing a 4K stack size.

Defaulting To 4K Stacks | KernelTrap

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A Preview Of Kernel-Based Mode-Setting

[Phoronix] A Preview Of Kernel-Based Mode-Setting

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Windows Driver Kit, Detailed tutorial on implementing the WDM drivers.

Windows Driver Kit

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kernel devel packages, Blog on grsecurity package update.

kernel devel packages | cormander

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Microsoft PatchGuard: Locking down the kernel, or locking out security? by Tony Bradley

Microsoft PatchGuard: Locking down the kernel, or locking out security?

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Virtualization Goes Mobile

The technology could finally lead to one phone that does everything well. It's still early, but Motorola, Cisco, and Intel want in

Virtualization Goes Mobile

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Kernel Engineering By Ashton Mills, Good article on recent kernel development on latency.

Kernel Engineering - Feature - Programming and development - www.atomicmpc.com.au

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We live in the age of the spinmeister, the age when language is used more as a means to confuse than to educate, an age when obfuscation is preferred to clarification.

iTWire - Whither the Linux Foundation?

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Linux expert Linus Torvalds announced in his blog on Wednesday that Linux kernel version 2.6.25 has been publicly released, with changes to WiFi support, file system management, and virtualization.

BetaNews | New release of Linux kernel presents major changes

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Decoding the professionalization of Linux
CIO Insight - Northbrook,IL,USA
Red Hat, Novell, and IBM are responsible for more than one-quarter of all changes to the kernel. There's nothing particularly surprising in the shift from ...

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6 Myths About Open Source
Source:Ingres
The open-source market has evolved and grown in leaps and bounds. This white paper explains why open-source is a viable option for large enterprises and small businesses alike. Learn the truth about six myths about open source:

1. Open source is a niche IT sector
2. Open source cannot support mission-critical applications
3. Open source companies do not own their intellectual property
4. Open source technology does not offer professional level support
5. Open source is unregulated and anyone can contribute code
6. Open source software is not secure

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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 .

Automatically compile and install the latest kernel using KernelCheck in Ubuntu

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A microkernel is a minimal computer operating system kernel which, in its purest form, provides no operating-system services at all, only the mechanisms needed to implement such services, such as low-level address space management, thread management, and inter-process communication (IPC). If the microkernel has a kernelmode-usermode distinction, the microkernel is the only part of the system executing in a kernel mode. The actual operating-system services are provided by "user-mode" servers. These include device drivers, protocol stacks, file systems and user-interface code.

Microkernel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Fedora Project has released a "preview" version of the Fedora 9 Linux distribution for download via Bittorrent. Shortly beforehand, the Project had adjusted the timetable for Fedora 9 and the Linux distribution is now scheduled for release on May 13, two weeks later than originally planned.

heise online - Fedora 9 Linux postponed, but new preview is available

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Howto: Harden the Ubuntu Linux Kernel with sysctl

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Microsoft to deploy Windows XP SP3 on April 29 by Mark Pascua

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Kernel-based mode-setting is a great advancement for Linux and X.Org with it being a feature that delivers noticeable benefits to the end-user -- a cleaner flicker-free boot process, fast and reliable VT switching, improved suspend-and-resume support, and soon enough will be making fast-user-switching even faster. This is just the tip of the iceberg and more benefits, such as graphical diagnostic capabilities, should be able to flourish as a result of kernel-based mode-setting.

A Preview of Kernel-Based Mode-Setting

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In summary the Linux Kernel is the interface between the operating system and your computer hardware. It is the core of any computer allowing the operating system to control a number of different functions and is the most vital part of any operating system - without which your computer would not operate.

So What Is The Linux Kernel? | Linux Solutions

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Future of Enterprise Linux kernels
By Catarina(dieselpower)
I've been hearing from a lot of different companies and users about howthe current "enterprise" Linux distros manage their kernels and thecurrent problems they are having with them. With all products thatbundle up an every-moving target ...
LinuxNewsBlog Feed - http://www.linuxnewsblog.com/

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Chapter 4. Physical and Virtual Memory

Basic Virtual Memory Concepts

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A microkernel is a minimal computer operating system kernel which, in its purest form, provides no operating-system services at all, only the mechanisms needed to implement such services, such as low-level address space management, thread management, and inter-process communication (IPC). If the microkernel has a kernelmode-usermode distinction, the microkernel is the only part of the system executing in a kernel mode. The actual operating-system services are provided by "user-mode" servers. These include device drivers, protocol stacks, file systems and user-interface code.

Microkernel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Linux SCSI programming HOWTO by Heiko Eißfeldt, heiko@colossus.escape.de

The Linux SCSI programming HOWTO

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Building a Windows PE Image using Windows AIK version 1.0.0.0

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Chances are you don't know much about the Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment, or Windows PE as it's usually called, even though it shipped the same day as Windows XP. Windows PE wasdesigned to allow Windows® setup or a 32-bit imaging program to run on a PC even with no version of Windows installed. The idea was to make things easier for OEMs. Windows PE has evolved over the years and, as you'll see, it can make your life easier as well.

System Management: Getting Started with Windows PE

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There is a growing consensus of opinion forming that Windows "Seven" will be "modular," the concept being that you buy the core OS first and then add to it individual "modules" with logically distinct units of functionality. There are two ways the OS could be modularized in such a fashion, the first being that it could be split into functional "roles," such as "music" or "movies" or "mail & chat."

Why modular Windows will suck for Microsoft and suck for you: Page 1

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Kernel space: memory allocation failures

If your production Linux system is logging memory allocation failures, it might still be able to keep running. But developers want to keep an eye on which code can survive a shortage of memory.By Jonathan Corbet,

Kernel space: memory allocation failures - LinuxWorld

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Microsoft Clears Gates-Induced Confusion about Windows 7
eFluxMedia - USA
The small kernel will allegedly be a part of Windows 7, which seeks to componentize the Windows kernel and reduce the dependencies, with the purpose of ...

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BeleniX 0.7 Released
Newmobilecomputing.com - USA
BeleniX now includes the full 64Bit Kernel and libraries. The LiveCD is still 32Bit, but the 64Bit kernel is booted on 64Bit CPUs after installation to ...

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At LugRadio Live yesterday in San Francisco, Google developer and Linux kernel contributor Robert Love gave a presentation about the open source Android mobile phone operating system and software development kit. He provided a technical overview of the platform's architecture and discussed some of the opportunities that Android could create for innovation in the mobile space.

Google talks up Android: open ecosystems lead to innovation

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MIPS Technologies Introduces Industry's First Hot Spot Analyzer ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
"Because the stock Linux kernel is very complex and configurable, knowing exactly how it interacts with various applications is a challenge. ...

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Open Kernel Labs Showcases Milestones on One-Year Anniversary
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
“Starting Open Kernel Labs with a global customer base and a strong demand for our technology gave us unique initial momentum,” says President and CEO Steve ...

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Kernel space: Toward better direct I/O scalability

A new function in the kernel could reduce the need for a kernel lock that can be a bottleneck for high-end databases. Kernel hacker Nick Piggin posts some performance numbers.

Kernel space: Toward better direct I/O scalability - LinuxWorld

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[RFC PATCH] x86 NMI-safe INT3 and Page Fault (v2)
(CCing lkml) Implements an alternative iret with popf and return so trap and exception handlers can return to the NMI handler without issuing iret. i.
Linux | Kernel - http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/

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Samba Suffers Embarrassment of Riches
SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USA
Meanwhile, the Linux Foundation says that in the last three years the number of developers contributing to the Linux kernel has tripled – 70%-95% of whom ...

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Linux System Programming
Slashdot - USA
Robert Love, former "Chief Architect, Linux Desktop" at Novell, kernel hacker of many years, and Gnome developer of well known features such as Beagle and ...

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Linux ready for real-time computing in financial services
Search Enterprise Linux - USA
For the Navy's project, IBM assembled a Linux team that first had to improve the quality of the kernel -- fixing patches, debugging code, testing -- and ...

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Linux ready for real-time computing in financial services
Search Enterprise Linux - USA
For the Navy's project, IBM assembled a Linux team that first had to improve the quality of the kernel -- fixing patches, debugging code, testing -- and ...

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New location of Namesys software
Hi everyone. I would like to inform that kernel.org administration kindly provided us space for the following projects: . reiserfsprogs . reiser4 pat.
Linux | Kernel - http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/

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Linus Torvalds has released the new 2.6.25 kernel just slightly behind schedule. Besides improvements to the CFS scheduler and a plethora of new drivers, the kernel also introduces a political aspect: it debars non-GPLd USB drivers.

Linux Magazine Online

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This tutorial shows how you can set up a Mandriva One 2008 Spring (Mandriva 2008.1) desktop (with the KDE desktop environment) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.

The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2008 Spring (Mandriva 2008.1) With KDE | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

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The Apache module mod_security is a very powerful security module. Combined with predefined rules, you can close many security wholes on your server, opened by bad written php or perl apps.

How To Install mod_security/mod_security2 On SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES10) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

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BtiTracker is a complete PHP tracker system for BitTorrent, easy to setup and configure. It comes with full remote admin management. This guide explains how to set it up on a Fedora/CentOS/RedHat system.

How To Set Up The Bti-Tracker BitTorrent Tracker System On Fedora/Centos/Redhat | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

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Freedom is an application that disables wireless and ethernet networking on an Apple computer for up to three hours at a time. Freedom will free you from the distractions of the internet, allowing you time to code, write, or create. At the end of your selected offline period, Freedom re-enables your network, restoring everything as normal.

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Small Memory Software: Patterns for systems with limited memory, by Charles Weir and James Noble. Free PDF available.

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Plash is a system for sandboxing GNU/Linux programs. Plash’s aim is to protect you from the programs you run by letting you run them with the minimum authority and privileges they need do do their job – this is the Principle of Least Authority (POLA). Plash can run programs in a secure, restricted execution environment with access to a limited subset of your files.

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The decline of the web, Manuel wrote back in 2006: “For fun, I’ve applied Spengler’s cyclical civilization model to web technology.”

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We are working [on] a new I/O scheduler based on CFQ, aiming at improved predictability and fairness of the service, while maintaining the high throughput it already provides," began Fabio Checconi, announcing the BFQ I/O scheduler. "

Budget Fair Queuing IO Scheduler | KernelTrap

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Learn how to obtain, build, and use an MPI stack for Linux machines. This tutorial will take you from “hello world” to parallel matrix multiplication in a matter of minutes.

MPI in Thirty Minutes | Linux Magazine

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A true wizard doesn’t just run processes, a true wizard knows how to communicate with those processes through signals to stop, restart, and even kill processes. This may sound like arcane and obscure knowledge, but if you follow along, you’ll be managing your processes like an adept in no time.

Wizard Boot Camp, Part Five: Control Processes Using Signals | Linux Magazine

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The Linux-Kernel Archive
Search Linux Kernel Archive. The Linux-Kernel Archive. Apr 8-15 / 08 · Apr 1-7 /
08 · Mar 24-31 / 08 · Mar 16-23 / 08 · Mar 8-15 / 08 · Mar 1-7 / 08 ...
http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/

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Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability which could allow elevation of privilege from authenticated user to LocalSystem, affecting Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 and all supported versions and editions of Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008. Customers who allow user-provided code to run in an authenticated context, such as within Internet Information Services (IIS) and SQL Server, should review this advisory. Hosting providers may be at increased risk from this elevation of privilege vulnerability.

Microsoft Security Advisory (951306): Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

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[PATCH 2/3] [POWERPC] Fix kernel stack allocation alignment
Linux-Kernel: [PATCH 2/3] [POWERPC] Fix kernel stack allocation alignment.
linux.derkeiler.com: Linux-Kernel - http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel

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Why should you care about the kernel?
By Clair
The kernel is the one that makes your computer work. It makes you get things done. Your tasks could be printing out that report due in ten minutes or sending email when your client demands your reply. The kernel would be the key to the ...
New Linux User - http://www.newlinuxuser.com

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VMWare 1.0.5 patch for 2.6.25 kernel
By jondaley
I had the privilege of installing VMWare 1.0.5 on a brand new 2.6.25 kernel. I downloaded the 2.6.XX patch for vmware 1.0.4, applied the one change from asm to linux in vcpuset.h. That had worked for me before when using 1.0.5 on a ...
Daley Ponderings - http://jon.limedaley.com/plog/

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Comment on I Don’t Want Source Code; I Want App Tone by Boycott ...
By Boycott Novell » Links 18/04/2008: New...
[...] I Don’t Want Source Code; I Want App Tone [...]
Comments for GigaOM - http://gigaom.com

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Willy Sudiarto Raharjo: Kernel 2.6.25 and NVidia Drivers
By Planet Terasi
This morning, i have managed to upgrade my PC to the latest kernel, 2.6.25 (actually i build the kernel last night, but i reboot the computer just now). As usual, after booting with new kernel, i had to re-ran the NVidia installer to ...
Planet Vavai - http://planet.vavai.com

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"There are a lot of changes in the 2.6.25 kernel, more changes than have happened in any previous single kernel release," said Greg Kroah-Hartman, a kernel developer and a Novell fellow in the company's Open Platform Solutions group.

Sweeping Changes in New Linux Kernel | tuxmachines.org

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New kernel puts a spotlight on memory hogs

New kernel puts a spotlight on memory hogs | LinuxWorld Community

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Linus Torvalds has annointed a blockbuster new kernel that required some 7.5 megabytes just for its changelog. The 2.6.25 release sets the stage for a war between ARM and x86 for the personal computing environment of the future, while also merging tons of improvements for real-time devices, desktops, and servers.

Linux 2.6.25 -- the "motherload" release

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Linus Torvalds has released version 2.6.25 of the Linux kernel. "It's been long promised, but there it is now. Special thanks to Ingo who found and fixed a nasty-looking regression that turned out to not be a regression at all, but an old bug that just had not been triggering as reliably before."

Linux 2.6.25 Released

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Security Fix : Rsync
By Willy Sudiarto Raharjo(Willy Sudiarto Raharjo)
It's not the only updates today, since the kernel itself is now compiled to add the experimental CONFIG_PATA_MARVELL option, since some newer Intel motherboards are already using this chipset. One new package also find it's way to the ...
SlackBlogs - http://slackblogs.blogspot.com/

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You probably already know you can examine process status with ps, but most users never embrace the full power of this great little utility.

Wizard Boot Camp, Part Four: Tracking Processes | Linux Magazine

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While strace is often used for troubleshooting and debugging, you can also use strace to get started on examining the I/O pattern of your serial codes.

strace: The Friend You Never Knew You Had | Linux Magazine

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Virtualization 101
Being technical, you’re probably eager to jump into the “how” of virt. But let’s take a step back for a minute and look at just “what” this technology is.

Virtualization 101 | Linux Magazine

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Operating systems— now and in the future
Bill Bolosky is a researcher in the Operating Systems Research Group at ...
As long as we’re talking about operating systems, NT vs. Unix: Any. thoughts? ...
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel4/4434/16197/00749132.pdf?isnumber=16197&prod=JNL&arnumber=749132&arSt=12&ared=21&arAuthor=Milojicic%2C+D.

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Linoleum - Linux Programming Resources
Linux Programming Links.
http://linoleum.leapster.org/

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Mac OS X Programming: Getting Started
Overview of basic Mac OS X programming resources available from Apple, including
links to tutorials, developer tools and libraries, and documentation in PDF ...
http://developer.apple.com/macosx/gettingstarted/

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Linux Kernel 2.4 Internals
Document which describes booting, processes, interrupts, VFS, page cache.
http://www.moses.uklinux.net/patches/lki.html

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Google Directory - Computers > Software > Operating Systems
Weblog style online magazine on operating systems and computing environments.
Daily updates, reader forum with many comments. ...
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/ -

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In the second NDA-free documentation dump, AMD has just released programming data on the M76 and RS690 graphics processors. While the RadeonHD developers have already had these documents, this information will help the free software community in understanding the internal workings of AMD's graphics processors. In this article, we have information on this just-released data as well as what else the community can expect in the way of documentation in the near future.

[Phoronix] AMD Releases Additional R600 GPU Programming Documentation

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Popular operating systems list, by The Linux Information Project (LINFO)

Amiga features an elegant GUI (graphical user interface) together with some of
the flexibility of Unix-like operating systems. ...

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Dash's Xpress-MP Suite is the leading optimization software product for linear programming, modeling and optimization.

Dash Optimization - Leading Optimization Software

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Programming
What happens when programming stops being fun? What do you do when juggling
dependencies and worrying about installation issues takes all of the joy out of ...
http://www.onlamp.com/onlamp/general/programming.csp

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Kernel Definition
The kernel is a program that constitutes the central core of a computer operating
system. It has complete control over everything that occurs in the system. ...
http://www.bellevuelinux.org/kernel.html

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Embedded Systems Conference, San Jose, CA (PRWEB) April 14, 2008 -- Quadros Systems, Inc., a leading provider of real-time operating systems (RTOS) today announced a breakthrough in embedded networking software design with the introduction of RTXC Quark TCP/IP software. Ideally suited to small-footprint, 32-bit systems, the new RTXC Quark software operates at lightning-fast speeds, promising lower power operation and reduced memory requirements. The new TCP/IP stack achieves these dramatic results through a combination of a revolutionary stack architecture and a tight integration with the RTXC Quadros single stack RTOS (RTXC/ss).

New Embedded Networking Software from Quadros Systems Delivers Small Footprint and Low Power Operation

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What if autoconf could be replaced by moving the configuration steps into makefiles, rather than vice-versa?

aredridel: Idea: migrating autotools into a pure gnu-make system

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What if autoconf could be replaced by moving the configuration steps into makefiles, rather than vice-versa?

aredridel: Idea: migrating autotools into a pure gnu-make system

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What if autoconf could be replaced by moving the configuration steps into makefiles, rather than vice-versa?

aredridel: Idea: migrating autotools into a pure gnu-make system

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What if autoconf could be replaced by moving the configuration steps into makefiles, rather than vice-versa?

aredridel: Idea: migrating autotools into a pure gnu-make system

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WebServ is a DOS-based web server that runs on any x86 based machine with MS-DOS 5.0+Starting with v0.9 beta, the QuickBASIC source code is included!

rubbermallet.org - DOS networking resources

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The Parsing Expression Grammar Template Library (PEGTL) is a C++0x library for creating parsers according to a Parsing Expression Grammar (PEG). Grammars are embedded as regular C++ code, and consist of template hierarchies of classes.

pegtl - Google Code

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Simple Editor — Basic Buttons, A simple editor control with basic buttons.

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Storage Space, The Final Frontier, Blog by Jeff “…our forthcoming persistent storage feature will give you the ability to create reliable, persistent storage volumes for use with EC2. Once created, these volumes will be part of your account and will have a lifetime independent of any particular EC2 instance.”

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Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) for MySQL simplifies life of a database administrator who needs an easy to use yet flexible and robust backup and recovery solution for MySQL server.

MySQL Backups Using ZRM For MySQL 2.0 | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

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This document describes how to install a Postfix mail server that is based on virtual users and domains, i.e. users and domains that are in a MySQL database.

Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Mandriva 2008.1) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

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"Twice a year I get to release the song & lyrics, and write a little commentary on something the project dealt with other [than] the release. Hope you guys enjoy," said OpenBSD creator Theo de Raadt, including a link to the latest OpenBSD song. The OpenBSD project maintains a six month release cycle, with the upcoming 4.3 release officially scheduled for May 1st, 2008.

"Home to Hypocrisy" | KernelTrap

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"I really don't want to do this, and I was actually hoping to release 2.6.25 last weekend (which is why -rc9 is a few days late - just me hoping to not do another -rc at all), but I've done an -rc9," Linus Torvalds said, announcing the 2.6.25-rc9 kernel.

2.6.25-rc9, "I Really Don't Want To Do This" | KernelTrap

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Michael K. Johnson has announced the third development release of rPath Linux 2.0, an appliance operating system featuring the Conary package management

E-LINUX.it: News: Development Release: rPath Linux 2.0 Beta 3

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it seems 32bit enable io_apic after all cpus up. and64 bit will enable that just after first cpu.

apic doesn't work with 32bit kernel (fine with 64bit) [asus m2n-mx se+] | Linux | Kernel

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[bug] mm/slab.c boot crash in -git, "kernel BUG at mm/slab.c:2103!"

[bug] mm/slab.c boot crash in -git, "kernel BUG at mm/slab.c:2103!" | Linux | Kernel

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Open Graphics Project founder Timothy Miller recently noted on the project's mailing list that they are set to announce that their first hardware, the OGD1, is ready for pre-order. "The OGD1 design has actually been finished for a couple of months now," he began, explaining that they've been setting up a way to process pre-orders for the first 100 boards.

Open Graphics Project to Announce Pre-Orders | KernelTrap

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this patch fixes section mismatch warnings (on x86_64 host) in setup_trampoline(),which was referencing __initdata variables trampoline_data and trampoline_end.

[PATCH] x86: setup_trampoline() - fix section mismatch warning | Linux | Kernel

Linux Is No Longer The Cool New Kid On The Block. So Now What?

At summit, vendors, kernel developers, and IT pros get together to discuss the fate of everyone's favorite open source OS.

Linux Is No Longer The Cool New Kid On The Block. So Now What? -- Linux -- InformationWeek

The implementation of a new system service call with the Windows Research Kernel requires only a few steps:
* Insert entries for the new system service call into the system service dispatch table (files systable.asm and sysstubs.asm).
* Implement the new system service function.
* Create a user mode wrapper function for the system service call.

Read more ...Windows Research Kernel @ HPI - news, howtos and labdescriptions » Howto: Implementation of new system service calls (I)

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Ever asked how Windows API retrieves the current time, the version of the OS, or whether an evaluation period has expired? This structure will answers some of these questions.

Windows Research Kernel @ HPI - news, howtos and labdescriptions » Getting OS Information — The KUSER_SHARED_DATA Structure

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The Microsoft HP Server Computing Summit 2008 is a joint project of the OSM group, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. Its goal is to introduce the domain of server computing to students which differs in many ways from that of desktop computing.

Operating Systems and Middleware Group at HPI - Events

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Development Streams at Fragmental.tw, a blog on how to do agile development.

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This is a quick guide for those, who’d like to run the Rubyspecs with minimal effort.

The Rubyspecs: Quick Starting Guide - The Empty Way

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Although the Windows file systems have supported filenames with more than 8 chanracters for years, it has still remained good practice (at least for native development) to name modules in 8.3 format. While modules not adhering to this practice normally work well, there is at least one situation where giving a module a long file name does make a real difference: the file name of the kernel.

Quite obviously, ntldr is not capable of loading a kernel from a non-8.3 file :)

/kernel and 8.3 file names « JP’s Blog

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Gentoo/MIPS: A note about the PlayStation, PS2 and PSP, A blog describing why PS2 is not supported by Gentoo.

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NeroLINUX is flexible graphical application toassist in burning writable CDs and DVDs in many formats. It supports all types of internal andexternal recorders that are supported by the APIof the established Nero application for Windows.

NeroLINUX 3.5.0.1 (Default branch) - The UNIX Forums

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Kprobes is a mechanism in the kernel that allows you to write modules to insert a probe by dynamically writing breakpoint instructions at a given address in the running kernel.

Kprobes and Maemo (N800) : Eugene Teo

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Howto setup Asterisk for recording a podcast over the Internet

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Succession Matters for Linux (and everyone else) by Anthony Lawrence

At Linux in the long run I expressed the opinion that Linux in general could sufferwhen Linus Torvalds steps aside or dies. That opinion is generallyunpopular with the Linux community, but I think it's defensible.

Unix and Linux Systems: Succession Matters for Linux (and everyone else) by Anthony Lawrence

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by the final three years, the number of developers of the Linux kernel has tripled, according to the Linux Foundation. A research team from the organization has reported that the growth of the open source operating system into new areas is attracting more hands-on cipher writing of the Linux…

Linux Foundation: Paid Contributors Helping to Grow Kernel

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tuttodebian.blogspot.com: Linux: automatic reboot on kernel panic, an article on how to reboot on Kernel panic.

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Along with the next batch updates that was released today, Slackware Security Team also released advisories about xine-lib, firefox, and seamonkey. Today's updates includes a new kernel (2.6.24.4) and also some packages recompilation due to new kernel version.

SlackBlogs: Security Updates: xine-lib, firefox, seamonkey

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Linux Kernel is the essential part of Linux, responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, and basic file system management.Linux is a clone of the operating system Unix, written from scratch by Linus Torvalds with assistance from a loosely-knit team of hackers across the Net. It aims towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliance

Linux Kernel 2.6.25 RC7 - ComVan.Com

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The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide by Peter Jay Salzman, Michael Burian, Ori Pomerantz

The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide

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"So this hopefully continues closing various regressions, and most of the changes are pretty small (ie diffstat shows a lot of oneliners). The biggest patches are the trivial powerpc defconfig updates which show up pretty clearly in the dirstat, ie if it weren't for those, the arch/ updates would hardly show up at all," began Linus Torvalds, announcing the 2.6.25-rc7 Linux kernel. He noted that the ps2esdi driver was removed after being marked broken for years, and a new metronomefb.c driver was added for the E-Ink Metronome controller.

2.6.25-rc7, "Most of the Changes Are Pretty Small" | KernelTrap

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The Current State of Open Source Virtualization, by Kris Buytuart

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Dozens of network-attached storage (NAS) servers and other consumer appliances are about to gain mainline kernel and Debian GNU/Linux support. The 2.6.25 kernel, currently in the final stages of testing, will support Marvell's Feroceon micro-architecture and "Orion" SoCs, with Debian support close behind, sources say

Linux gains new architecture support

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Any time the U.S. National Security Agency is involved, you can bet the situation is pretty serious. With government computer systems the world over being primary targets for hackers, crackers, malware, and other forms of attack because of the value and sensitivity of the information that governments store, the NSA and similar security agencies are in an arms race with hackers--who might just be coming from other governments, if you are a cynic.

The Unix Guardian--The NSA Works with Sun to Boost Solaris Security

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Astaro invites you to participate in the Astaro Beta test program. The new ASG V7.200 features an improved Instant Messaging (IM) and Peer-to-peer (P2P) detection engine, including Skype blocking, an updated IPS engine and Linux kernel, as well as bug fixes and other improvements. What's new? Exceptions for IM/P2P; Skype detection, blocking and alerting; bandwidth management (QoS) for IM/P2P protocols; filter web content on Mime-Type or Content-Type. Besides these new features, the new release includes kernel bug fixes and updates that increase the stability and extend the supported hardware." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information and known issues.

E-LINUX.it: News: Development Release: Astaro Security Gateway 7.2 Beta

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Robert Shingledecker has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Damn Small Linux 4.3.

DistroWatch.com: first release candidate for Damn Small Linux 4.3.

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The first beta release of GoblinX 2.7 is now available for download. New features: "Upgraded kernel (2.6.24.3), Aufs, Squashfs and linux-live scripts; upgraded all GNOME libraries and applications; upgraded several more libraries and packages; upgraded Magic Center and Media Manager; added gosfiles to be read by our interfaces; added webmount features allowing anyone to use modules without downloading them; changes are restored and saved by default if the device allows rewrite; changes can be saved to a FAT32 file system; added script to directly install the live CD to USB media; added Portuguese translation; added goblix user as default and also as Ivman manager; upgraded Isolinux menu and added options help text; upgraded default themes and background; added new firmwares from Slackware."

DistroWatch.com: The first beta release of GoblinX 2.7 is now available for download.

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Carlo Calica has announced the availability of a minor point release of GoboLinux, version 014.01: "We are very happy to introduce GoboLinux 014.01, the new release of GoboLinux, the Linux distribution with an alternative file system structure. This release is our first 'point release', providing a stability update for our latest major version, GoboLinux 014, which was released three months ago. Overview: the CD serves both as an installation disc and a live CD, with a complete graphical desktop featuring KDE 3.5.8, OpenOffice.org 2.3.1 and a host of applications; features an installer that works on both text and graphical mode; features a udev-based hardware detection system."

DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.

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