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Linux kernel 2.6 heads for final testing
News Linux creator Linus Torvalds has released a fresh test version of the long-delayed 2.6 operating system kernel, which is expected to be the last test release before the software is finalised. Kernel version 2.6.0-test11 made its way onto the Web...
[November 27, 2003, 12:45]
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]
Linux kernel 2.6 heads for final testing
Talkback Linus Torvalds began writing what became the Linux kernel because he couldn't afford Unix and was less than pleased by the performance and features of the POSIX-compliant Minix OS he was using at Helsinki University.
[November 28, 2003, 4:58]
Red Hat upgrades kernel to 2.6
News Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4 (RHEL 4) is the first time Red Hat's commercial product has included the newer 2.6 Linux kernel. Novell made such a big deal that Red Hat was trailing with the 2.6 kernel.
[February 15, 2005, 11:15]
Linux kernel 2.6 heads for final testing
Talkback Linux is not late or delayed. Because it has no deadlines and release dates. The "It'll be ready when its ready" approach is much easier to plan with. Now that the development release is finalised I can start to think about it.
[November 28, 2003, 13:06]
Red Hat releases Linux 2.6 update
News Red Hat has made good on a promise to let people try out Linus Torvalds' test version of the new 2.6 kernel, or heart, of Linux. Even though it's still a test kernel, calling it "2.6" is a signal for programmers to get down to work testing and...
[July 18, 2003, 15:06]
Torvalds updates new Linux
News Linux leader Linus Torvalds has issued his first update to the new 2.6 kernel at the heart of the open-source operating system, releasing version 2.6.1 on Friday. Whereas the 2.4 kernel works on servers with four or sometimes eight processors, the...
[January 12, 2004, 9:20]
Linux kernel 'getting buggier'
News Andrew Morton, the lead maintainer of the Linux production kernel, is worried that an increasing number of defects are appearing in the 2.6 kernel and is considering drastic action to resolve it. I believe the 2.6 kernel is slowly getting buggier.
[May 5, 2006, 16:35]
Torvalds wraps up work on Linux core
News Linus Torvalds has published the last release of the current Linux development kernel, clearing the way to start work on the long-anticipated 2.6 kernel. Torvalds, who founded the Linux kernel project in the early 1990s, on Thursday finalised the...
[July 11, 2003, 12:17]
Torvalds moves next Linux into final phase
News Linux leader Linus Torvalds has moved the development of the upcoming 2.6 kernel of the open-source operating system to a new phase aimed solely at making the heart of the OS less likely to crash. Torvalds released version 2.6.0-test7 of the Linux...
[October 10, 2003, 12:10]
Red Hat postpones first 2.6-based Linux
News Red Hat hoped to release a first test version of Linux based on the new 2.6 kernel on Monday, but has delayed the move until later in the week. The first version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux to use the 2.6 kernel, RHEL 4, is expected in early 2005.
[February 3, 2004, 10:40]
Red Hat readies Enterprise Linux 4
News The next version of Red Hat's Enterprise Linux distribution is planned for release next month, and is likely to fully support the Linux 2.6 kernel and include various security features. Red Hat has previously indicated that Red Hat Enterprise Linux...
[January 17, 2005, 13:20]
Red Hat doffs cap at latest Fedora
Talkback If so, why are they only now coming to market with a Kernel 2.6 product? BTW I bought and installed SuSE 9.1 with Kernel 2.6 a couple of weeks ago.and it has been on the market since the end of April.
[May 20, 2004, 9:46]
New Linux in the wild
News An open-source advocacy and development group has released a test version of the next Linux kernel, which may be finalised by the end of the year. The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) on Monday launched test9, the latest beta of the Linux 2.6...
[October 28, 2003, 7:40]
BigTux project shows Linux scaling to 64 processors
News Running three different benchmarks on a standard Linux distribution based on the 2.6 kernel, the Superdome showed linear improvements for kernel compiling, memory bandwidth, and the HPL common supercomputer benchmark.
[January 18, 2005, 14:55]
Start-up beats IBM for Linux software
News Sistina Software's LVM 2.0 will be included in the coming 2.6 version of the Linux kernel, while IBM's programmers working on competing software have refocused their work on volume management administration tools.
[January 6, 2003, 8:48]
Linux heavies play version name game
News The debate began last week with a post to the Linux kernel mailing list by programmer Jeff Garzik. Amid a discussion of some storage-system features in the kernel, or core software, of Linux, Garzik asked, "Is it definitely to be named 2.6?
[October 3, 2002, 7:46]
SuSE's BEA partnership boosts Java on Linux
News Until the launch of the most recent kernel, version 2.6, running a JVM on Linux was a resource-intensive task. Although kernel 2.6 is a significant improvement when compared to previous versions, this partnership will enable SuSE to tweak its...
[January 21, 2004, 15:45]
Linux lab hires heavy hitters
News Morton will assume responsibilities for maintaining the coming 2.6 version of the Linux kernel when it's released, after which Torvalds will shift his attention from the 2.5 development branch to the new 2.7 branch.
[July 3, 2003, 8:59]
Torvalds advocates daily kernel performance tests
News Linux founder Linus Torvalds on Tuesday called for more regular performance tests on the Linux kernel so that any reduction in efficiency can be highlighted sooner. Torvalds said it would be useful to continually test the performance of the...
[March 30, 2005, 17:00]
