At the end of 2008, the 2.6.28 kernel surfaced. Subsequently, the merge window for the next release—2.6.29—opened. As the Linux kernel uses a distributed development process, it's not always clear what's coming (or will be integrated) into a given kernel release, but the last two have been interesting.
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Introducing pyttpd
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This article introduces pyttpd - a Python webserver. The article is mainly about the basic ideas behind pyttpd, being based on the principle of privilege separation. So far the project is in its early planning phase and there is no code to show, but the article might be still interesting to read.
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Python everywhere: conficker scanner
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This is the first in a series about how versatile Python is and the many use-cases for this scripting language.
The first article covers the use of Python for the conficker scanner by Tillmann Werner of honeynet.org.
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Create a firewall that opens for you to go in, and then closes again
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This firewall works like the open sesame, of the Sherezade 1001 nights, it opens whit the right "words" (ports), and then close again, so you can let the firewall normally close, and still connect from any IP when you are abroad.
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regexxer: search/replace for the masses
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This thing is great! If you manage a set of files (e.g., a code base) and end up needing to perform a search/replace across the files, or some subset thereof, maybe regexxer will end up being counted among your friends.
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Free Linux Microprocessor*
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In keeping with our theme of free stuff (see Embedded Technology Journal, January 27, 2009) we proudly chronicle the newest free alternative for embedded developers: a free Linux-compatible microprocessor. Never has so much been offered to so many for so little. Or something like that.
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New Intel IGP Appears In Linux 2.6.30 Kernel
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The merge window for the Linux 2.6.30 kernel is now open and Linus has already accepted a horde of new patches for this next quarterly Linux update.
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Kernel developers squabble over Ext3 and Ext4
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A number of senior kernel developers, including Linus Torvalds, Ted Ts'o, Alan Cox and Ingo Molnar, have been squabbling over the sense or otherwise of journaling and delayed allocation in Ext3 and Ext4.
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OpenGL 3.1 Released Plus New Audio Standard
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Nine months ago the Khronos Group released the specification to OpenGL 3.0. OpenGL 3.0 brought version 1.30 of the GL Shading Language, the introduction of Vertex Array Objects, texture arrays, more flexible frame-buffer objects, and a number of other graphical features.
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Creative Labs Continues To Shaft Linux
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It has been a while since last mentioning the Creative X-Fi sound cards at Phoronix, but it's not because the Linux support is all nice and working now that Creative open-sourced their X-Fi driver, but rather things have stalled.
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Time Management for System Administrators
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Time is a precious commodity, especially if you’re a system
administrator. No other job pulls people in so many directions at once.
Users interrupt you constantly with requests, preventing you from
getting anything done. Your managers want you to get long-term projects
done but flood you with requests for quick-fixes that prevent you from
This Week's Multicore and Parallel Programming Reading List - Dr Dobb's
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C, C#, Erlang, and more A list of book releases compiled by Dr. Dobb's to keep you up-to-date on parallel programming and multicore technology.
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Elastix 1.5 release
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Elastix version 1.5 is now available for download in its 32-bit and 64-bit ISO versions. This release took a bit longer than normal because it has some major improvements. We now use DAHDI instead of Zaptel which brings better support for telephony drivers, newer kernel, among others
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Linux 2.6.29 Kernel Released; Hello KMS and Btrfs
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With much anticipation, the Linux 2.6.29 kernel was released just moments ago by Linus Torvalds.
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Converting Subversion repositories to Git
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There are a number of version control systems available. Originally there was RCS, which was suitable for individuals, but not really suitable for groups of people. It evolved into CVS, which worked pretty well for years, and then Subversion came along, making a better CVS than CVS itself.
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