You can now download the 2.4.23 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here.| Linux Kernel 2.4.23 Now Available For Download Posted Saturday, November 29, 2003 @ 6:51 PM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.4.23 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |
| Linux Kernel 2.6.0-test11 Now Available For Download Posted Thursday, November 27, 2003 @ 11:57 PM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.6.0-test11 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, no changelog is currently available. |
| Linux 2.6.0 Expected In Mid-December Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2003 @ 11:53 PM by mayhem |
 CRN is reporting the release of Linux 2.6.0 in mid-December. 'Torvalds, Linux's lead developer and now an OSDL Fellow, and Linux kernel maintainer Andrew Morton this week released the test10 version of Linux 2.6 after a three-year development effort. A final test11 version is expected before they sign off on the production version next month.' Get ready for 'major scalability improvements, faster performance, enhanced support for embedded systems and, to a lesser extent,' a kernel that 'supplies desktop systems with better USB and FireWire support.' (Source: Slashdot) |
| Linux Kernel 2.4.23-rc5 Now Available For Download Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2003 @ 8:25 AM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.4.23-rc5 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |
| Linux Kernel 2.6.0-test10 Now Available For Download Posted Monday, November 24, 2003 @ 7:57 PM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.6.0-test10 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, no changelog is currently available. |
| Debian 3.0r2 Released Posted Monday, November 24, 2003 @ 9:53 AM by mayhem |
 As announced on DistroWatch, Debian 3.0r2 has been released this weekend, with some security issues fixed... and Rock 'n Diamonds dropped because of license problems. Here's the official announcement. This release had been slowed by an attack on Debian boxes discussed Friday. (Source: Slashdot) |
| Linux Kernel 2.4.23-rc3 Now Available For Download Posted Sunday, November 23, 2003 @ 11:18 AM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.4.23-rc3 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |
| Linux Kernel 2.4.23-rc2 Now Available For Download Posted Thursday, November 20, 2003 @ 10:35 AM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.4.23-rc2 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |
| Linux Kernel 2.4.23-rc1 Now Available For Download Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2003 @ 10:32 AM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.4.23-rc1 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |
| Linux Kernel Back-Door Hack Attempt Discovered Posted Thursday, November 6, 2003 @ 5:08 PM by mayhem |
 The BitKeeper to CVS gateway was apparently hacked in an attempt to add a root exploit back door to the Linux kernel, according to the linux-kernel archive. The change was in the file kernel/exit.c and changed the user ID of a process to root under the guise of checking the validity of some flags. The core Linux BitKeeper kernel repository was not at risk, and in fact it was the BitKeeper CVS export scripts that detected the unauthorized modifications to CVS. The changes were falsely attributed in CVS to long-time Linux developer davem (David Miller). Users of the BKCVS repository should resync their trees to remove the offending code if they had replicated it since yesterday. (Source: Slashdot) |
| Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Posted Tuesday, November 4, 2003 @ 8:15 AM by mayhem |
 I received this email this morning:"Thank you for being a Red Hat Network customer. This e-mail provides you with important information about the upcoming discontinuation of Red Hat Linux, and resources to assist you with your migration to another Red Hat solution. As previously communicated, Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and errata support for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 8.0 as of December 31, 2003. Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and errata support for Red Hat Linux 9 as of April 30, 2004. Red Hat does not plan to release another product in the Red Hat Linux line." It goes on telling people to upgrade to Enterprise edition etc. This is the first time I actually heard about Red Hat Linux being discontinued, as one of my favourite distros its a bit of a shock. |
| OpenBSD 3.4 Released Posted Sunday, November 2, 2003 @ 11:14 AM by mayhem |
 We just couldn't wait another 2 days, so now you can enjoy OpenBSD 3.4 a little early and protect yourself from ghosts and goblins. More details at the OpenBSD website and official announcement. Remember to please use a mirror. (Source: Slashdot) |
| The Ultimate Linux FAQ Posted Saturday, November 1, 2003 @ 2:11 PM by mayhem |
| Introducing A Linux FAQ written to dispell some of the myths behind Linux. A wide target audience, new Linux users, Window Users, Anyone considering Linux as an alternative - A must read! (Source: Linux.com) |
| IBM's Blue Gene powered by Linux Posted Saturday, November 1, 2003 @ 2:09 PM by mayhem |
 Linux will be the main operating system for IBM's upcoming family of 'Blue Gene' supercomputers--a major endorsement for the operating system and the open-source computing model it represents. Blue Gene/L, the first member of the family, will contain 65,000 processors and 16 trillion bytes of memory. Due in 2004 or 2005, the system will be able to perform 200 trillion calculations per second. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will use the system for performing nuclear weapons simulations. Blue Gene has been announced for some time, but it's cool to see how it's shaping up (Source: Slashdot) |
| Mac OS X 10.3 vs. Linux Posted Saturday, November 1, 2003 @ 2:08 PM by mayhem |
 This is a nice and fairly complete 'first look' at Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther), but author Chris Gulker, who I happen to know was an Apple PR guy years ago, spends a lot of time comparing the Mac 'Panther' release to Linux, which he seems to use most of the time these days. He obviously likes a lot about Panther, but he doesn't think many Linux users will switch to it, and that a lot of 'Classic' Mac OS users may not want to move to it, either. (Source: Slashdot) |
| The Linux Documentation Project Turns 10 Posted Saturday, November 1, 2003 @ 2:07 PM by mayhem |
| The Linux Documentation Project is happy to announce its 10-year anniversary! Once upon a time, there was a general consensus that Unix in general, and Linux in particular, lacked good documentation. Matt Welsh decided to do something about this, and wrote the first Linux HOWTO - the 'Installation HOWTO' - the first of what is now a huge collection of focused, solution-oriented documents. It became a movement just like Linux itself. More and more people joined in on the effort, tools were created, and documents were written, translated and published. Ten years later, it is no exaggeration to say this issue has been dealt with thoroughly. (Source: Slashdot) |