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Greg Kroah-Hartman Wins Prize for Excellence in Open Source 2026

Linux maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman won the prestigious Prize for Excellence in Open Source 2026 for his dedication to Linux kernel stability.
Hackaday

Surviving The RAM Price Squeeze With Linux In-Kernel Memory Compression

You’ve probably heard — we’re currently experiencing very high RAM prices due mostly to increased demand from AI data centers ...

Linux gets a continuity plan for the day Linus Torvalds steps aside

Linus Torvalds started the Linux project in 1991, developing a Unix-like kernel inspired by Andrew S. Tanenbaum's Minix.
Linux Journal

Inside the Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG): A New Layer of Kernel Integrity Protection

LKRG (short for Linux Kernel Runtime Guard) is a loadable kernel module that continuously monitors the health and integrity ...

The Linux community now has a succession plan for when Linus Torvalds checks out, after an apparently uplifting discussion about 'our eventual march toward death'

"In the absence of an agreed-upon process, the community would find itself playing Calvinball at an awkward time." ...
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Linux Kernel 6.19 RC7 Released: A Large Release Candidate Justifies the Extra Week

Linus Torvalds released the seventh release candidate (RC7) for the upcoming Linux Kernel version 6.19. Here's what's new in Linux 6.19-rc7.

KDE Plasma 6.6 is almost here, and this Linux distro gave me an early look - here's how

KDE Plasma 6.6 also allows you to customize SDDM, and once you've made any changes to your KDE Plasma desktop theme, you can then apply them to the login screen. To apply those changes, go to Colors & ...