Posted by jfeedor | Posted in OpenSource | Posted on 19-08-2009
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The Linux Foundation has released the first update to the popular "Who Writes Linux" study originally published in April 2008. The study is written by kernel developers Jon Corbet and Greg Kroah-Hartman and surfaces the people who are writing the code, the companies that are sponsoring the work, and the pace of development.
Posted by jfeedor | Posted in OpenSource | Posted on 15-08-2009
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Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (known by the acronym ALSA) is a Linux kernel component intended to replace the original Open Sound System (OSS) for providing device drivers for sound cards. If you are experiencing sound issues on Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 or just want the latest version, you may want to upgrade to ALSA 1.0.20 (Ubuntu Jaunty comes with Alsa version 1.0.18rc3 – you can check this by typing this in a terminal: cat /proc/asound/version). Read on!
Posted by jfeedor | Posted in OpenSource | Posted on 14-08-2009
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A Linux kernel bug in network socket initialization could allow an attacker to acquire root privileges to inflict damages. The security hole applies to all kernels of the 2.4 and 2.5 series and has been around possibly since 2001.
Posted by jfeedor | Posted in OpenSource | Posted on 14-08-2009
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Xenified kernel been installed to run under Xen 3.4.1 was 2.6.30.2 ( aka Suse). To build Xen 3.4.1 Dom0 via Bug Attachments at Please merge xen-3.4 (3.4.0-2) from debian unstable installed “prevu” and performed build to obtain debian packages.