Scientific Linux 7.0 Beta 3 Released

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August 20, 2014

Fermilab developers continue to be hard at work on their Scientific Linux 7.0 OS, which of course is respun from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7…

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Proposed: A Tainted Performance State For The Linux Kernel

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August 20, 2014

Similar to the kernel states of having a tainted kernel for using binary blob kernel modules or unsigned modules, a new tainting method has been proposed for warning the user about potentially adverse kernel performance…

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Systemd 216 Piles On More Features, Aims For New User-Space VT

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Phoronix

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August 20, 2014

Lennart Poettering announced the systemd 216 release on Tuesday and among its changes is a more complete systemd-resolved that has nearly complete caching DNS and LLMNR stub resolver, a new systemd terminal library, and a number of new commands…

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Home Automation Hub Runs Linux, Offers Cloud Services

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August 20, 2014

Cloud Media launched a Kickstarter campaign for a Linux-based “Stack Box” home automation hub with cloud services and Raspberry Pi expansion compatibility. Do we really need yet another crowdfunded Linux-based home automation hub? Of course we do! The Stack Box is now vying for Kickstarter funds through Sept. 17 at prices starting at $79 in […]

The Connected Car, Part 3: No Shortcuts to Security

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LinuxInsider

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August 19, 2014

The connected car is becoming a reality, but the gadget-filled roadways it travels will be paved with several options for in-car technologies. These choices pose challenges for carmakers. Whichever technology wins the race, one of the biggest concerns for OEMs is their electronic security. The Linux Foundation wants an open source platform in the pole position. The nonprofit consortium already has a fully functional Linux distribution. Automotive Grade Linux is a customizable, open source automotive software stack with Linux at its core.

Linux 3.17 Lands Memfd, A KDBUS Prerequisite

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Phoronix

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August 19, 2014

There’s many new features to Linux 3.17 that were covered over the past two weeks on Phoronix. One of the merged Linux 3.17 features that went under our radar at the time was the new memfd syscall was merged, which is a requirement of the forthcoming KDBUS, the kernel-based D-Bus implementation sought after by the systemd crew…

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AMD Launches Radeon R7 Series SSDs

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August 19, 2014

Not to be confused with the Radeon R7 graphics cards, AMD today officially announced the Radeon R7 SSD line-up…

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Why the Operating System Matters in a Containerized World

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OpenSource.com

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August 19, 2014

Applications running in Linux containers are isolated within a single copy of the operating system running on a physical server. This approach stands in contrast to hypervisor-based virtualization in which each application is bound to a complete copy of a guest operating system and communicates with the hardware through the intervening hypervisor. As a result, containers consume very few system resources such as memory and impose essentially no performance overhead on the application.

EnterpriseDB Chucks Devs Free Tools for Building NoSQL Web Apps With PostgreSQL

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The Register

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August 19, 2014

Prebuilt AWS image comes with all you need, preconfigured

Enterprise-class PostgreSQL database vendor EnterpriseDB has launched a free turnkey development environment designed to make it easier for coders to build web applications using PostgreSQL’s new NoSQL capabilities.…

Linux 3.17 Release Cycle Begins as LinuxCon Opens

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LinuxPlanet

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August 19, 2014

First Linux 3.17 release is now out, though don’t expect much kernel work to get done this week as many key developers will be in Chicago.