KDE to Attend Rome Linux Day Tomorrow Italian KDE blogger Giovanni Venturi will be presenting KDE software and Linux to attendees at the Rome Linux Day (website in Italian) on Saturday 23 October. If you are near the Italian capital tomorrow... (Continue reading)
New Linux Kernel Adds AppArmor Security With the release of the 2.6.36 kernel, Linux is now officially adding the AppArmor security system to the fold, lending an official endorsement to a long-standing favorite of developers. Read more on InternetNews.com ... (Continue reading)
Corporate Adoption of Linux Trends Up The Linux Foundation has a new survey showing that large corporations are looking at Linux as opposed to Windows as their operating system for the future. Read more on Developer.com ... (Continue reading)
Two Vulnerabilities Provide Root Access on Linux Flaws in the Linux kernel and the GNU C library loader could grant superuser status to malicious attackers. Read more on PC World ... (Continue reading)
OpenLogic Joins The Linux Foundation SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – 10/21/10) – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that OpenLogic has become its newest member. OpenLogic enables enterprises to successfully leverage open source... (Continue reading)
RDS Protocol Bug Creates a Linux Kernel Hole, Now Fixed Trailrunner7 writes “The open-source Linux operating system contains a serious security flaw that can be exploited to gain superuser rights on a target system. The vulnerability, in the Linux implementation of... (Continue reading)
Linux To Take Over Microsoft In Enterprises shougyin writes “For years, Linux has enjoyed much of its success as a replacement for Unix. Companies turned to Linux to replace Unix servers, or for new deployments within a Unix-heavy environment. Linux is... (Continue reading)
Research and Markets: Ubuntu Linux Bible: Featuring Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 3rd Edition DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0eeca9/ubuntu_linux_bible) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new book “Ubuntu Linux Bible: Featuring Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 3rd Edition” to their offering.... (Continue reading)
Intel broaches fresh barrel-o-Linux Mmm … smells like Finnish manhood Intel is not just a chip maker, but also a peddler of Linux and VxWorks operating systems for embedded devices thanks to its $884m acquisition last year of Wind River. This... (Continue reading)
MontaVista revs CGL Linux distro with virtualization and bare-metal engine MontaVista Software released an updated Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) embedded distribution with a RTOS-like “Bare Metal Engine” option for maximizing performance on multicore designs. Read more on Linux Devices ... (Continue reading)