The Duke of URL has just posted an article covering the new Linux kernel, 2.4. The review covers everything from how to compile the kernel, to benchmarks between Linux 2.4, Linux 2.2, and Windows 2000 SP1, as well as an overview of all the new changes in the latest and greatest version of Linux, 2.4.0 - definetely a good read.
It seems that quite a number of people are catching on to the xBSD wave and aparently someone at About.com has certainly
caught the xBSD fever. "While Linux has received the bulk of Unix news coverage over the last few years, the BSD-based Unix flavors
have quietly become first-class operating systems. You may find BSD is the right choice for your business or home computer." Read
more here.
3Drage is carrying a pretty good introductory article on the subject of OpenSSH. OpenSSH was developed for the purpose of giving users more safety when using remote logins. Incase you've had your head under a rock for the last couple of years, telnet is NOT A SECURE CONNECTION METHOD. Eitherways, the article covers the basics of OpenSSH, including the specific methods of protection and how to make use secure logins. Definetely a good read especially for those who give a damn about the security of their machines.
Now this is a little old, but just incase you missed it the first time around, the Linux kernel 2.4.0 is out - a pretty major milestone. I
wouldn't run right out and install this on a production machine, but all you true hackers already know that by now. Here's some details from Linus himself as well as the linkage to the mirrors.
Saw this over at HNN
The NSA (National Security Agency) has announced the release of a Linux operating system featuring security enhancements. According to the Federal Computer Week article below, "NSA provided the prototype with the intention of working with the Linux community to refine these enhancements for eventual inclusion in Linux." That's one for the open source community.
2.4.0 should be ready soon. 2.4.0-test12 has been superceded by a new release, and it's not a testxx. It's 2.4.0-prerelease. Can't wait for the real thing....I can almost taste it! ;-) Available, of course, at kernel.org. Oh yeah, since this is the first post of the new year, guess it would be apt to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR! :)
See the whole year of Linux -- There's a ton of stuff on this page and it's quite amazing how
much happened in the last 12 months.
If you haven't heard yet, another version of the Linux kernel has hit the mirrors. This is the first release to the 2.2 tree in quite some time, so it's probably worth updating on those machines which can afford a reboot. There's a whole bunch of changes, most notably the backport of USB code from the 2.4 tree... perhaps it won't be such a "bad" thing to receive some USB goodies for Christmas after all!
