Rumors about ZFS for Linux Kernel

May 19, 2008

Three simple photos are causing a stir right now: they show kernel inventor Linus Torvalds talking to the ZFS inventor Jeff Bonwick and thus fire rumors about the filesystem being added to the Linux kernel.

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Kernel News

Apr 30, 2008

 

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Embedded Maintainer for Linux Kernel Wanted

Apr 22, 2008

Andrew Morton, the Linux Kernel 2.6 maintainer announced last week at the Embedded Linux Conference in Mountain View that he is looking for an architecture-independent embedded specialist.

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X.org: Flicker-Free Boot by Migrating Mode Settings

Apr 21, 2008

The X.org developers are working on moving a less prominent component from userspace to kernel space: mode setting controls.

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Torvalds Releases Kernel 2.6.25: GPL Only Restriction Imposed

Apr 18, 2008

Linus Torvalds has released the new 2.6.25 kernel just slightly behind schedule. Besides improvements to the CFS scheduler and a plethora of new drivers, the kernel also introduces a political aspect: it debars non-GPLd USB drivers.

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Linux Foundation Survey Confirms Professionalism of Linux Kernel

Apr 01, 2008

A recent survey by the Linux Foundation (LF) on Linux kernel development shows that the number of kernel developers has tripled in the last three years. In most cases the developers' work is funded by corporate sponsorship.

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Kernel Development: Linux-next Complete

Mar 03, 2008

The new "linux-next" Git tree, which aims to simplify and accelerate kernel development is more or less complete.

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Kernel Next: Interim Step for More Efficiency

Feb 13, 2008

Andrew Morton had a dream: a new kernel tree which would make kernel development easier to follow and more efficient. He looked for a maintainer and found one in Stephen Rothwell.

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