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Torvalds admits Linux kernel concerns
News Linus Torvalds, the founder of Linux and maintainer of the development kernel, has agreed with his second-in-command, Andrew Morton, that the Linux kernel is becoming more bug-ridden. Morton, the maintainer of the production kernel, said in a talk...
[May 9, 2006, 18:15]
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. It seems we're adding bugs at a higher rate than we...
[May 5, 2006, 16:35]
Linux lab hires heavy hitters
News A day after Linux founder Linus Torvalds joined the Open-Source Development Lab, the group has hired another top programmer, Andrew Morton, who will assume responsibility for the upcoming 2.6 version of Linux.
[July 3, 2003, 8:59]
Linux development slows
News Andrew Morton, the lead maintainer of the Linux production kernel, said last week that although the next version of the kernel is due for final release soon, few features have been planned for the subsequent release.
[September 26, 2005, 13:45]
'False alarms' delay Linux kernel release
News Version 2.6.14 of the kernel was initially planned for release on 7 October, Andrew Morton, the lead maintainer of the Linux production kernel, said in a mailing list posting in September. Last month, Torvalds expressed concerns that the kernel...
[November 1, 2005, 12:20]
Linux brings VMware into the fold
News Morton said he prefers a neutral interface that works with any hypervisor, rather than the Xen-specific patch to Linux that had been envisioned. Morton said the Xen programmers haven't been active in the interface work.
[April 18, 2006, 11:35]
Torvalds updates new Linux
News Although Torvalds released the new version, most of the updates were approved by Andrew Morton, who has been named to maintain the 2.6 software. At the top of Morton's list of changes in 2.6.0 was the ability to run on multiprocessor servers -- the...
[January 12, 2004, 9:20]
Linux kernel 2.6 heads for final testing
News The release is one more incremental step towards the finalisation of version 2.6.0, which was originally planned for mid-2003 and will now probably arrive in December, according to Andrew Morton, the programmer in charge of the software.
[November 27, 2003, 12:45]
Linux reaches 2.6 milestone
News Whereas the 2.4 kernel works on servers with four or sometimes eight processors, the 2.6 kernels will stretch to 32-processor systems, Morton said. Torvalds formally passed the 2.6 baton to Morton in his announcement: "We'll work together, but...
[December 18, 2003, 7:55]
HP's Lew Platt remembered
News Dean Morton, former chief operating officer at HP and a close friend, recounted how Platt made genuine connections with people wherever he went, aided by a sharp wit and sense of humor. He was in his prime when he died, a fact that made his death a...
[October 19, 2005, 10:30]
Data-loss bug afflicts Linux
News Morton added that the bug is contingent on using ext3 in "a specialized mode, which in practice is rather slow. The data-loss problem is "not very severe," said programmer Andrew Morton in an e-mail interview.
[December 9, 2002, 8:27]
Virtualisation in the Linux kernel
News For one thing, Andrew Morton, a top deputy to Torvalds, told ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com he hasn't looked at OpenVZ or Vserver. We need to have a lot of conversations with Andrew Morton and Linus Torvalds," he says.
[January 20, 2006, 10:50]
Latest Linux kernel due in December
News The 2.4 kernel really does begin to run out of steam at four or eight CPUs," Morton said. The current test version, 2.6.0-test10, should be the last, and 2.6.0 itself will emerge by the end of the year "unless the wheels fall off in a serious...
[November 26, 2003, 9:20]
OS9vnc
Downloads It is based on ChromiVNC from Jonathan Morton. OS9vnc is Redstone Software's enhanced VNC server for OS9 and earlier. Redstone Software offers this VNC server particularly for use with Eggplant, our remote automation and testing software.
[January 26, 2004, 7:00]
Rogue code can take down Linux systems
News Andrew Morton, the maintainer of the Linux 2.6 kernel, promised a fix within 48 hours and said the flaw was not very serious. Morton said the discoverers of the flaw didn't give the kernel team any notice before releasing the code to take advantage...
[June 16, 2004, 8:55]
Open source gurus issue patent warning
News Andrew Morton, whom Torvalds describes as his "right-hand man" in maintaining Linux, sees that patent defence playing a role. I assume IBM might lead a counterattack to help defend us," Morton said in an interview after the panel discussion.
[February 2, 2005, 8:10]
Government delays IT recycling directive
News Premature implementation of the directive would have led to higher costs for consumers and put UK jobs at risk; we now have an opportunity to find solutions that work for everyone," said REPIC chief executive Dr Philip Morton.
[March 29, 2005, 16:25]
OSDL reaches out to Linux coders
News OSDL employs Linux founder Linus Torvalds and a close ally, Andrew Morton. The Open Source Development Labs, an organisation devoted to improving Linux, has launched a technical advisory board to try to foster better relations with programmers, who...
[March 22, 2006, 15:15]
Torvalds moves next Linux into final phase
News Torvalds released version 2.6.0-test7 of the Linux kernel on Wednesday, saying he and 2.6 leader Andrew Morton now are directing programmers to focus on stability rather than cleaning up the code. Linux leader Linus Torvalds has moved the...
[October 10, 2003, 12:10]
Next Linux beta imminent, says Torvalds
News He and Andrew Morton, the programmer who will maintain the 2.6 version, "are talking about starting a pre-2.6 series next week," Torvalds said. Although Linus Torvalds didn't meet a goal to release the upcoming 2.6 version of the Linux operating...
[July 3, 2003, 9:17]
