Open source developers on Sunday released the latest stable version of the Linux kernel, version 2.6.26, adding improvements for wireless, virtualization, multimedia and other features. New kernel ...

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It was back in December of last year that I talked about the virtualization solution called Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) being added into Linux kernel 2.6.20. The Linux 2.6.21 kernel then ...

At the Enterprise Linux Summit, Andrew Morton -- Linus Torvalds' right-hand man and maintainer of the Linux kernel for the Open Source Development Labs (ODSL) -- said he will incorporate the Xen ...

In an historic move, Microsoft Monday submitted driver source code for inclusion in the Linux kernel under a GPLv2 license. The code consists of four drivers that are part of a technology called Linux ...

Virtualization has become a fundamental technology in the world of computing, allowing organizations and individuals alike to maximize their hardware resources, improve efficiency, and enhance ...

Linus Torvalds signed off on the latest Linux kernel version last week – 2.6.21 – with several virtualization- and networking-focused improvements in the mix. One of the most significant additions to ...

Experts say Microsoft’s submission Monday of virtualization driver source code to the Linux kernel marks a watershed event in the vendor’s understanding of open source’s future. “This is another sign ...

Microsoft's latest Windows Insider preview of Windows 10 cuts out the Linux kernel for the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2). The change comes in the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19645that's ...

This excerpt is from the book, Practical Virtualization Solutions: Virtualization from the Trenches published by Prentice Hall Professional, Oct. 2009, ISBN ...