14 Things that Microsoft Needs to Do with Windows 7

"Microsoft made no secret out of having, for some time now, been cooking the next iteration of Windows, a translucent development process with very little transparent areas including details such as multi-touch, support for 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, and the evolution...

The GPL Wars: Torvalds vs Schwartz

""The controversial message published by Linus Torvalds (mirrored) in the Linux Kernel Mailing List was from the beginning to the end an open attack to Sun and its Open Source strategy. Linus criticized Sun's real position on GPL, and claimed that Linux could be dangerous to...

Linus Torvalds Responds To Microsoft Patent Claims

"The holder of the Linux trademark suggests Microsoft should name the patents it alleges have been violated so the claims can be tested in court. By Charles Babcock InformationWeek May 15, 2007 02:22 PM Linus...

Linux developer community offers free driver development

"the Linux kernel community is offering all companies free Linux driver development" and even "f your company is worried about NDA issues surrounding your device's specifications, we have arranged a program with OSDL/TLF's Tech Board to provide the legal framework where a...

Symantec Spurns Microsoft's Vista Security Proposal

"Microsoft's plan to provide limited access to the Vista kernel in the 64-bit version of the upcoming OS is not enough, a Symantec executive said Tuesday. "It's not enough at all," said Rowan Trollope, Symantec's...

Linux / UNIX Frequently Asked Questions collection

There is so much to read, so little time! If that is the problem, you can read these solutions. It will help you cut through the clutter of information overload. Linux / UNIX Frequently Asked Questions collection offers solution to many common or uncommon problems....

Howto: build Linux kernel module (driver) w/o full kernel source tree

To be frank you do not need a new full source tree in order to just compile or build module against the running kernel i.e an exploded source tree is not required to build kernel driver or module. Many new admin install entire kernel tree to compile a driver. This is...

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