Basically it’s an operating system that uses a Linux kernel, the WINE compatibility layer for Windows applications, and the ReactOS userland, plus a few other odds and ends to let you run Win32 apps.

However, SeL4 can be used, in theory, as a foundation for Linux and other Unix related operating systems. For example, it was briefly considered for use in Richard M. Stallman's still-born Gnu Hurd ...

A patch is currently under revision but has not yet been incorporated into the Linux kernel. A critical Linux bug has been discovered that could allow attackers to fully compromise vulnerable machines ...

Rolling back the Linux kernel can save the day when a bad update breaks your system. It should be done carefully, with backups and verification. Use it to regain a stable state, then address the root ...

Make a system call now, get the result later: a proposed kernel patch expands the possibilities for asynchronous I/O. The kernel’s support for asynchronous I/O is incomplete, and it always has been.

Linux doesn’t hide the system behind guardrails. Here’s why its freedom, flexibility, and control still outclass the ...