The latest version of the Linux kernel cleans out nearly 100K lines of code, adds file encryption and the Berkeley Packet Filter, plus makes a nod to gamers and mobile devices. The recent release of ...

Brendan Higgins recently proposed adding unit tests to the Linux kernel, supplementing other development infrastructure such as perf, autotest and kselftest. The whole issue of testing is very dear to ...

the Linux kernel is unavoidable. The Linux kernel is a 'behind the scenes' that you won't see if you just come into contact with Linux normally, but since it's a program, it naturally has source code.

Documentation master Christian Brauner got fed up in 2024, stating "years of writing Groff have made me tired," and he created his own repository with Markdown version of the pages, finally giving ...

Android is based on the Linux kernel, which use GPL (General Public License). Thus, it is mandatory for every OEM to release kernel sources of their devices. Thanks to source code, developers can ...

The bcachefs file system, now "externally maintained" outside the Linux kernel codebase, offers packages of its first version to be loadable on the fly.… The development of bcachefs has been ...

The Transparent Inter Process Communication (TIPC) module has been designed to facilitate intra-cluster communication across Ethernet or UDP connections and is capable of service addressing, tracking, ...

The Linux desktop will continue to grow. Linux and open-source security will both improve. Firefox is in deep, deep trouble. Clearly, AI will play a larger role in Linux and open source next year, but ...

Earlier today, we wrote that Microsoft was going to add some big new features to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, including native support for Docker containers. It turns out that that ain’t the half ...