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Linux and the enterprise
Linux is bloated, says Linus Torvalds, the respected creator of the Linux kernel. To find out more about what prompted this remark, read the report on Torvalds: ‘Linux is bloated.' The remark
New research explores cross-VM attacks in cloud computing
Soft spots in cloud computing could leave data vulnerable to attack, claims a new research paper by several computer scientists. Melodramatically titled "Hey, you, get off of my cloud: Exploring
Linux the first operating system to support USB 3.0
Remember our report on the first USB 3.0 controller from NEC late last month? Well, it looks like a Linux developer at Intel's Open Source Technology Center has completed the driver support for USB
Phoenix provides an alternative to traditional operating systems
Despite being the largest provider of BIOS software to computer makers in the world, Phoenix Technologies is not about to sit still. For now, Phoenix has already upped the ante by leveraging
Does Linux have an answer to Windows?
It has been the dream and passion of many to create a strong Linux-based competitor to Windows--open-source software freely altered, cheaper and better than proprietary codes. But for all the effort
Google's Open Handset Alliance announced
Sure, we saw this one coming from a mile away but that doesn't make it any less exciting: Google has
Is open-source secure enough for the enterprise?
With yesterday's announcement that Oracle would begin distributing and supporting Red Hat , we saw yet another big win for open-source in the enterprise. Keeping that in mind, here's a question that's worth asking: Are open-source projects secure enough for large corporations to deploy? According to Red Hat employee and British open-source icon Alan Cox, the answer may be "no." "There is a …
Linux biz kernel maintainer cites problems
Is there trouble with a capital T in Linux? Yes, according to Linux 2.6.x.y co-maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman. Despite scores of satisfied customers, from Novell to Red Hat, problems with the enterprise Linux kernel include infrequent updates, terrible power management, insufficient communication between vendors and the kernel braintrust and shutdown problems specific to mobile devices. There's also the big issue of whether Linux knowledge is too centralized--what if something happens to …
SPOTLIGHT: Linux's Morton jumps to Google
Linux's Morton jumps to Google
Andrew Morton, best known as Linus Torvald's top assistant in maintaining the Linux kernel, is now working at Google. He previously worked at Digeo Interactive, in a role sponsored by the Open Source Development Labs; however, Digeo's internal changes made a chance necessary. Article
Symantec plugs A/V hole in record time
Symantec confirmed the stack overflow hole found last week in its enterprise anti-virus products. They posted an advisory notice along with intrusion-detection updates to find and stop any exploits. Actual patches don't yet seem to be available; perhaps they will follow in a few months as researchers predicted last week. However, Symantec deserves credit for jumping on this problem before it became a widespread IT (or PR) nightmare.
For more on the flaw:
- read this eWeek …
