Lineo jumps into software-patents fray
News In the case of FSMLabs' patent, critics charged that the process patented, the so-called dual-kernel approach, is so obvious that one company should not be given ownership. The licence gives Lineo the right to use FSMLabs' patented dual-kernel real...
[August 7, 2001, 17:16]
Sun looks to GPL v3 for Java, Solaris
News Specifically, they see the advantages of creating a GNU system, utilising the kernel of Solaris," FSF Executive Director Peter Brown said in an interview. A distribution of GNU utilising the kernel of Solaris would certainly receive at least as...
[February 9, 2007, 15:22]
Novell bets its future on Merced
News Specifically, Modesto will feature a completely redesigned kernel that partitions operating system functions into separate virtual machines to provide optimisation for network services such as clustering and I20.
[March 26, 1998, 9:17]
Stratus rolls out fault-tolerant 64-bit Linux
News The Stratus-designed chipset and systems software are layered between the operating system kernel and the application. Stratus Technologies has launched its first 64-bit version of Linux across six different server models, as the open source...
[June 19, 2006, 15:45]
HP announces Itanium server upgrades
News The improvement came through use of the 2.6 Linux kernel, which is reportedly scheduled for use in Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the first quarter of 2005. Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced a suite of improvements to its Itanium-based Integrity...
[January 18, 2005, 7:45]
Hosted virtualisation suites: a group test review
Reviews Parallels Workstation now installs on new Linux kernel (2.6.23)' — a kernel that has its origins in 2007 and has since been superseded by six stable releases. Parallels' traditional strength has been on the OS X operating system, and one would...
[June 22, 2009, 16:40]
Letting in Linux review
Reviews Sometimes referred to as GNU/Linux, today's incarnation of the OS constitutes a complete Unix-like environment made up of a Linux kernel and OS utilities developed by the GNU Project. It's not necessary to make a complete commitment to the open...
[July 12, 2004, 9:40]
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS review
Reviews Together with 8.04's adoption of the Linux Kernel 2.6.24-12.23 and GNOME 2.22 (the latter accounting for many of the user interface improvements), the overall effect is of an operating system of considerable robustness, responsiveness and capability.
[April 25, 2008, 10:53]
Linux laptops get Centrino inside
News Karen Regis, manager of mobile programs and promotions at the chipmaker said the reason for the change was that with the release of the 2.6.8 Linux kernel, the open source operating system's power management abilities now meet Intel's requirements...
[January 20, 2005, 8:25]
Creating a Multi-Boot Mini-Server
Blog One pleasant surprise was that the openSolaris GRUB still understands the configfile directive, so I didn't have to copy and add the kernel and initrd directives for each of the Linux installations. Then I realized that my nettop system, a Dual...
[August 24, 2009, 18:01]
Torvalds: 'I'm just a technology whore'
News Torvalds, who initially created Linux for the Intel x86 platform, revealed to the Linux Kernel Mailing List in February during a discussion on kernel size reduction that his main desktop machine no longer featured an x86 processor.
[March 9, 2005, 9:00]
Novell starts selling Java-boosted Linux
News The software uses the new 2.6 version of the Linux kernel; its prime competitor, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, still uses 2.4 with some modifications from 2.6. Other new features of SLES 9 include Mono, a Java-like software foundation originally...
[August 4, 2004, 11:00]
Crash test penguin: Chrysler meets Linux
News For all your GNU/Linux and open source news, from the latest kernel releases to the newest distributions, see ZDNet UK's Linux News Section. Now the company is switching to less-expensive systems with Intel processors running Red Hat's version of...
[October 21, 2002, 8:19]
New Novell Linux built on 2.6 kernel
News The server Linux update will incorporate the new 2.6 kernel at its heart, sources said. Although Novell has already launched a version of Linux that uses the kernel, SLES is a flagship edition that comes with extensive support and partnerships with...
[August 2, 2004, 11:05]
SuSE Linux 8.1 Professional review
Reviews SuSE 8.1 runs on the 2.4.19 Linux kernel and includes support for USB 2.0 and FireWire devices. Specifically, GNOME's feature-rich email program, Ximian Evolution, crashed several times and once took the operating system down with it.
[December 9, 2002, 8:14]
