Tag: operating-systems
-
Linux 6.10 Kernel released
What’s New With the Just-Released Linux 6.10 Kernel ?This mid-year 2024 kernel upgrade brings a host of exciting features and improvements that enhance performance, security, and hardware support across various platforms. The latest Linux kernel, 6.10, is out. Linus Torvalds wasn’t happy about how the last days running up the Linux 6.10 release went. In…
-
Memory UE Handling and HWpoison Injection
This blog covers userspace memory Uncorrectable Error(UE) handling by the Linux kernel, userspace handler, as well as the test strategy on Intel/AMD platforms. Kernel memory UE handling, memory scrubbing methods, and device memory UE are out of scope. Suppose during the life time of a mission critical application process, a DIMM cell suddenly goes bad,…
-
Dev runs Linux… on Google Cloud?!
Purdue University computer science student, Sambhav S. has achieved an extraordinary technical feat: getting a full Linux distro to boot directly from Google Drive. It all started when a friend managed the already impressive feat of booting Linux from a Network File System. But being a self-proclaimed competitive soul, Sambhav decided to go bigger. In…
-
Open Source Is at a Crossroads
The cracks are beginning to show in this global ecosystem, as many projects lack the basic funding to sustain the software that literally runs the world.Open source software is having a midlife crisis. Open source contributors are struggling to keep pace. Popular open source projects are making restrictive licensing changes. Backdoor threats are placing the…
-
Proton Pass Desktop App Released for Linux
Proton, the Swiss-based privacy company best known for its VPN and e-mail services, has announced the release of Proton Pass for Linux and macOS. The new desktop apps mean Proton’s open-source and end-to-end encrypted password manager now supports all major desktop operating systems, as well as Android and iOS. Proton Pass web extensions are available…
-
BitTorrent Client Released with Various Fixes
Transmission 4.0.6 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released with Various FixesThis release improves parsing of the HTTP tracker announce response and updates the Flatpak release metainfo. Transmission 4.0.6 open-source, free, and cross-platform BitTorrent client is out today as a bugfix-only release in the 4.0.x series addressing various issues reported by users from previous versions. Coming almost six…
