NVIDIA Linux Display Driver Fixes Latest Exploit
A new NVIDIA display driver has been released which fixes the exploit reported last week. Vulnerable to a buffer overflow that allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as root. This bug can be…
Toppling Linux
Software radical Richard Stallman helped build the Linux revolution. Now he threatens to tear it apart.
The free Linux operating system set off one of the biggest revolutions in the history…
Panda software offers a free anti-malware suite for Linux
Panda Software is launching the beta version of its well known Panda DesktopSecure for Linux solution, a complete security suite for protecting Linux workstations.
The new Panda Software…
Serious Sam 2 for Linux needs Beta testers
Vedran, from Croteam, has put out a call for GNU/Linux client and editor beta testers. If you are interested in beta testing this action-packed first-persion shooter just click on the title link…
Red Hat boosts CEO's salary to $600,000
Red Hat last week raised the annual base salary of its president and chief executive officer by 50 percent to $600,000, according to a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.…
First benchmarks of the ext4 file system
Recently, Andrew Morton released a mm patch including, among other things, the new ext4 file system patch. The ext4 file system promises improved data integrity and performance, among with less…
Weekly Wrap-up
Since Linuxlookup news isn't updated over the weekends, here is our weekly wrap-up to hold you over till Monday.
Some top stories this week were:
- Real-time kernels explained
…MySQL CEO Marten Mickos Answers Slashdot Questions
You asked. Marten answered. He even added (and answered) a question he wished had been asked, but wasn't. If you have a comment or follow-up question, please post it. Marten will spend as much…
The gardener's art of 'grafting' and open source hiring
The past few weeks have been a lesson in olive tree gardening. Not literally, of course. Instead, I'm referring to the analogy between how one grafts olive trees and how one grafts employees into…
Unisys to create open source observatory
The European Commission has selected a consortium led by Unisys Belgium, a subsidiary of Unisys Corporation, to create and manage the Open Source Observatory and Repository (OSOR).
This…