Understanding Microsoft's Linux code shocker In a move even the software maker notes is unusual, the company is contributing code for three drivers for inclusion in the open-source operating system.

Serious security bugs in key parts of the latest Linux code have been fixed, but some small glitches have been introduced, according to a recent scan. In December, Coverity looked at version 2.6.9 ...

The Linux development community now has an organized way to deal with the eternal problem of developer conflict.

Most recently, Coverity scanned 7.6 million lines of code in Linux 3.8 and found a defect density of just .59.

Vyatta's Stephen Hemminger claims that Hyper-V Linux drivers had to be released for compliance with the open-source license Code that Microsoft released Monday for the Linux kernel under the GPLv2 ...

PostgreSQL implementation of document-oriented NoSQL datastore adopted under permissive MIT license The Linux Foundation on ...

Researchers contend almost all Linux OS flaws could be mitigated to less-than-critical severity with an OS design based on a verified microkernel.

The bug is remotely exploitable without authentication or user interaction. Millions of Linux systems could be vulnerable to a high-impact race condition flaw in the Linux kernel. Kernel versions ...

Intel layoffs have left multiple Linux drivers without maintainers, raising concerns about future compatibility and performance.

An exit code other than 0 indicates that a script or a command has failed in some way. Learn more about exit codes and the types of errors they represent in this post.

Buried in the software that connects the Linux kernel to Microsoft's HyperV virtualization program was the following code string: 0xB16B00B5 In plain English, that stands for "BIG BOOBS".