The other day, I caught a message that KSplice was available for Fedora. I thought I’d be a wiseguy and I replied “Yeah, great. Call me in 20 years when it’s available for for RHEL”. Well, as several people pointed out, it turns out the joke is on me.

Read the full thing at http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2010/09/linux-machines-with-no-rebooting-is-this-what-we-want/

After the one week delay, the first alpha of Fedora 14 codenamed “Laughlin” has been released today.

Not much has changed in Fedora 14 Alpha in terms of the looks since Fedora 13. However there are a lot of changes under the hood. Some important changes includes the inclusion systemd and ROOT.

Read the full thing at http://techie-buzz.com/foss/fedora-14-alpha-released-includes-root.html

Some people will tell you fragmentation is one of the main things that is holding back Linux from desktop adoption. Not having a unified name, packaging system, or heck even desktop environment often confuses new users and puts them into overload - Too much choice can be a bad thing.

Read the full thing at http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2010/08/why-this-linux-fan-roots-for-meego-not.html

In his role as executive director of the Linux Foundation, Jim Zemlin is part legal guardian, part keeper of the flame. The non-profit foundation he runs is charged with promoting the growth of Linux, drafting new industry standards for its use, and defending it against legal challenges.

Read the full thing at http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/08/linux-chief-sounds-off-on-android-apple-and-app-stores/

Linux doesn't have a CEO. Consequently, there's no annual keynote hosted by a charismatic alpha male. But if it did, and if there were a conference covering the first half of this year, the first speech would start with three words: "Linux is winning".

Read the full thing at http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/linux-is-winning-707828

Linux kernel maintainers have offered Google three ways of returning Android into their good graces.

Google's options for re-admission to the kernel are: put the stubs of Android's wait locks into the main kernel, introduce Android's wait locks as PMQOS constraints, or adopt a patch written by a Linux kernel maintainer that would re-implement wait locks in a "socially acceptable way".

Read the full thing at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/22/android_kernel_readmission/

U.K. government staff suggested replacing Microsoft Corp. operating systems on computers with free alternatives in response to a call for ideas for Prime Minister David Cameron’s cost-cutting drive.

Cameron asked the 600,000 government workers last month to make suggestions on saving money as his administration seeks to cut Britain’s record budget deficit. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne today published a sample of the 56,000 submitted ideas, which including abandoning Microsoft, switching office lights off and centralizing stationery procurement.

Read the full thing at http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-09/dump-microsoft-use-linux-to-save-money-u-k-officials-suggest.html

Almost every Linux website seems to have a list of the "best command line commands". Sometimes they get them wrong.

Here is a list of useful commands that I came up with by looking at my 'history' file. I would not be happy to use a computer platform that didn't support them.

Read the full thing at http://www.techi.com/2010/06/iphone-4-signal-saga-continues-did-apple-know/

Which Linux distro should I use? It's one of the most common questions for new and aspiring Linux users. There's so many to choose from, how can you pick the right one? Let's see if we can help clear it up a little and help you choose between all the other major distros.

Read the full thing at http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/biz-enterprise/313053-the-spring-2010-linux-distro-scorecard

n the last couple of years I have tested many Linux distros. I was never a diehard fan of any of them, kept an open mind and was willing to simply use the one that best fit my needs. Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuSE, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian and others have been put to the test at some point or another. PCLinuxOS was one of the few popular ones I had not tested. Being based off Mandriva, I was assuming it would be similar to the Linux Mint - Ubuntu case, so no surprises expected. After all, I had tested several Mandriva releases, so what could be that interesting about PCLinuxOS? Now, let me tell you... boy, was I wrong!

Read the full thing at http://cristalinux.blogspot.com/2010/04/pclinuxos-2010-review.html