linux kernel

IBM Developerworks: "Linux® kernel 2.6.25 introduced a new process state for putting processes to sleep called TASK_KILLABLE, which offers an alternative to the efficient but potentially unkillable TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE and the easy-to-awaken but safer TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE.

TASK_KILLABLE is the outcome of an issue raised in 2002..."

SUSE & openSUSE: "The Linux Kernel offers you something that allows you to recover your system from a crash or at the least lets you to perform a proper shutdown using the Magic SysRq Keys.

The magic SysRq key is a select key combination in the Linux kernel which allows the user to perform various low level commands regardless of the system's state"

InfoStor: "Overland has rewritten its Linux kernel for improved stability and performance and improved its support for Windows file and folder access control lists."

Elliotth's Blog: "The Linux kernel has its Steve Jobs ... What does the Linux desktop have? The Linux desktop has nothing.

No person, not even a committee. Just the GNOME HIG."

Mandriva Blog: "A major bug was recently discovered in the upstream Linux kernel (see also Mandriva bug #44147)."

Netstat -vat: "So Ubuntu is taking a little heat for not being the world's largest contributor to the Linux kernel.org community.

BUT they are about to finally join a major effort to improve Linux kernel quality for all."

Linux.com: "Finnix is a live CD distribution designed to assist system administrators in such tasks as system recovery and network monitoring.

Based on Debian testing and Linux kernel 2.6, Finnix helps with filesystem and partition manipulation as well as with data recovery, installation of other operating systems, and boot record repair."

IBM Developerworks: "The N810 is an embedded handheld system with an 800x480 display. It has Bluetooth, wireless, and USB connections.

The underlying kernel is a 2.6.21 Linux® kernel, adapted for the hardware."

Internet News: "Efforts like "oops" show the Linux community's focus on improving code quality, fixing bugs and even enlisting non-technical users to help the cause."