Practical Technology

VIENNA — After 20 years, Real-Time Linux (PREEMPT_RT) is finally — finally — in the mainline kernel. Linus Torvalds blessed the code while he was at Open Source Summit Europe. Why is this a big deal? Let’s start by explaining what a real-time…Read More

VIENNA — The popular open source analytics engine OpenSearch will now be directed by the community rather than Amazon Web Services. At Open Source Summit Europe, AWS announced it’s transferring OpenSearch, its fork of ElasticSearch, to the Linux…Read More

Table of Contents 1. The big one: rm -rf /2. dd stands for disk destroyer3. The process proliferator: :(){ :|:& };:4. The permission pulverizer: chmod -R 777 /5. The disk formatter: mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdaThe Linux way One important thing you need to know…Read More

VIENNA – In a candid keynote chat at the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit Europe, Linux creator Linus Torvalds shared his thoughts on kernel development, the integration of Rust, and the future of open source. Dirk Hohndel, Verizon’s Open Source…Read More

Vienna, Austria: Linus Torvalds and I are both in Vienna, which is being blasted by a storm. So, instead of looking at museums, I spent my time writing, and he spent his time releasing the Linux 6.11 kernel. Torvalds wrote, “I’m once again on the…Read More

Container platform provider Docker has revamped subscription plans, aiming to simplify access to its suite of products while introducing new pricing and features. The changes, set to take effect on Nov. 15, reflect Docker’s commitment to evolving…Read More