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    Linux specialist Red Hat has announced it is developing an embedded hypervisor product that it claims will complement, rather than compete with, its existing virtualisation strategy.

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    OpenVZ, virtualisation software that carves a single version of Linux into separate containers for different tasks, now is available for computers using Sun's UltraSparc T1 processor.

  • Next Debian Linux release imminent

    Developers of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution are frantically squashing software bugs in an effort to get version 3.1 out by the scheduled 6 June release date.

  • Linux guru argues against security liability

    Alan Cox, one of the leading Linux kernel developers, has told a House of Lords hearing that neither open- nor closed-source developers should be liable for the security of the code they write.

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    Efforts to bring glitzy new graphics to Linux are fuelling an old conflict: Does proprietary software belong in open-source Linux?

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    The 2.6 version of the Linux core is expected in December and will be much more stable on arrival than its predecessor, according to the programmer in charge of the software.

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    Many Linux servers may be easy targets for DoS attacks because of a flaw in the Linux 2.4 kernel.

  • Interview: Red Hat's new CEO

    Red Hat's new chief executive officer, Jim Whitehurst, talks about the Linux maker in an extensive interview with ZDNet Australia sister site CNet News.

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    In this candid interview with ZDNet.com.au, Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst discusses why he thinks rival VMWare will fail, how the financial crisis will be good for open source, and why cloud computing will be the future.

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    Red Hat has released the first version of its hobbyist edition of Linux, a company executive said, as the software seller tries to improve profitability by splitting its product line.

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    We'll step you through the process of installing Linux alongside Windows XP so that you can boot either OS.

  • Torvalds test-drives new Linux core

    Hoping to focus the attention of Linux developers, Linux leader Linus Torvalds releases a preliminary version of the next kernel of the open-source operating system.

  • Red Hat's new Linux seeks to unify

    Red Hat has begun an effort to use its position as the dominant seller of the Linux operating system to try to smooth over a long-running divide about the look and feel of the OS.

  • Tech Guide: Build your own Linux server

    Want to give an old PC a new lease of life? Why not transform it into a Linux server for your home/small business network?

  • Torvalds: Next Linux due by June

    The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.

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