On Thursday, March 5, 2015, Christoph Hellwig, with support from the Software Freedom Conservancy, filed suit in Hamburg, Germany against VMware Global, Inc. Hellwig is a prominent contributor to the kernel Linux, releasing his contributions under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2. VMware, like everyone, is free to use, modify,…
Category: Linux Kernel
Linux Kernel
Linux version dilemma: Linus Torvalds is "running out of fingers and toes"
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•Linus Torvalds, creator and curator of the Linux kernel, has a quandary on his hands: Should he stick to Linux’s long-time tradition of massive, multple-decimal-point version numbers, or should he abandon them in favor of shorter, more easily distinguishable major versions? The problem at hand is the imminent arrival of Linux 3.20. Unlike most major…
FSF adds Guix System Distribution to list of endorsed distributions
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•The FSF’s list consists of ready-to-use full GNU/Linux systems whose developers have made a commitment to follow the Guidelines for Free System Distributions. This means each distro includes and steers users toward exclusively free software. All distros on this list reject nonfree software, including firmware “blobs” and nonfree documentation. The Guix System Distribution is a…
Security Problems Need to Be Made Public: Linus Torvalds
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•The creator of the Linux kernel and Git has said that security issues should be publicly disclosed, not swept under the rug where vendors can leave them unsolved for years. Read more at ZDNet News Source: Linux
Ubuntu: 2468-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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•Software Description: – linux: Linux kernel Details: A null pointer dereference flaw was discovered in the the Linux kernel’s SCTP implementation when ASCONF is used. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service via a malformed INIT chunk. Source: Tech
Enterprise Advances Brought Linux Success in 2014
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•For Linux, 2014 could easily be labeled the year enterprise really and truly embraced Linux. It could just as easily be labeled the year that nearly forgot Linux on the desktop. If you weren’t Docker, containers, OpenStack, or big data ─ chances are the spotlight didn’t brighten your day much. If, however, you (or your…
2015 Will Be the Year Linux Takes Over the Enterprise (And Other Predictions)
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•This coming year there are some fairly bold predictions to be made, some of which are sure things. Read on and see if you agree. Linux takes over big data This should come as no surprise, considering the advancements Linux and open source has made over the previous few years. With the help of SuSE,…
Fuzix, a New Unix 5 like OS for Zilog Z80 by Alan Cox
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•In a Google Plus post , Alan Cox, of linux kernel fame, announced a new Unix V like operating system for the ziloc z80 architecture. He’s been on a z80 kick the past couple of years, even getting into hardware board design. Source: Tech
Free Software Foundation statement on the GNU Bash "shellshock" vulnerability
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•Bash is the GNU Project’s shell; it is part of the suite of software that makes up the GNU operating system. The GNU programs plus the kernel Linux form a commonly used complete free software operating system, called GNU/Linux. The bug, which is being referred to as “shellshock,” can allow, in some circumstances, attackers to…
Free Software Foundation adds libreCMC to its list of endorsed distributions
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•The FSF’s list consists of ready-to-use full systems whose developers have made a commitment to follow the Guidelines for Free System Distributions. This means each distro includes and steers users toward exclusively free software. All distros reject nonfree software, including firmware “blobs,” and nonfree documentation. The wireless network router is a ubiquitous device found in…