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Lots of donations, but lots of pressure to go with it Although we're in mid-February, the Linux Mint project just published ...

Linux Mint is considering a change to its traditional six-month release schedule. Project leader Clement Lefebvre says moving to a longer development ...

Today, as Corbet said, "We are up to just over 40 million lines of code at this point. It's fair to say that, indeed, Linux has become big and professional." The first thing he noted was that, no ...

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LKRG is a loadable kernel module designed to protect the Linux kernel at runtime. Instead of relying solely on compile-time ...

In a development that has energized the Linux gaming community, GOG (Good Old Games) has officially confirmed that it is ...

While Windows is the most popular desktop operating system, Linux is the preferred platform for many server engineers. It is used extensively in cybersecurity, as well. If you want to build a career ...

As a supplier of embedded processor boards, developers are telling us in unambiguous terms that Linux' numerous advantages clearly outweigh its shortcomings. While Linux it is a moving target — with ...

Most open-source development work, like the name says, is done in the open. The exception is the first stages of security work. Unpatched security holes, however, are discussed and fixed behind closed ...

Test & Measurement World. Download the pdf. Linux has entered the mainstream as an operating system (OS) used in engineering applications, and like any evolving OS, it has spawned its share of ...