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December 7, 2023
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Kernel security now: Linux’s unique method for securing code

The Linux Foundation’s Greg Kroah-Hartman delivered a comprehensive talk this week on the current state and future challenges of Linux kernel security. Speaking at the Open Source Summit (OSS) Japan 2023, Kroah-Hartman — Linux stable kernel…Read More

December 1, 2023
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How Meta Patches Linux at Hyperscale

RICHMOND, Va. — Anyone with a tech clue can patch a Linux server. But, patching thousands of them without any downtime, that’s not easy. At the Linux Plumbers Conference, the invite-only conference of top Linux kernel developers earlier this month,…Read … Continue reading →

November 24, 2023
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Do we really need another non-open source available license?

Opinion Way back when we loaded software with punch cards and magnetic tape, all programs were “free software” and “open source.” Then along came proprietary software, and everything changed. But programmers rebelled and developed the first formal…Read More

November 24, 2023
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Windows-as-an-app is coming

My first computer was an IBM 360 mainframe. To use it, I relied on a 3270 terminal. From there, I quickly moved on to a PDP-11 minicomputer running Unix — where my interface was a VT-102 terminal. In those days, … Continue reading →