A recent interview with Con Kolivas, former Linux kernel hacker, makes for an interesting read. Mr. Kolivas became well known for some of his performance-related patches, and oddly enough, he did all ...

A new feature added in test snapshots for OpenBSD releases will create a unique kernel every time an OpenBSD user reboots or upgrades his computer. This feature is named KARL — Kernel Address ...

In the middle of a workday, the screen on your MacBook suddenly dims to gray and displays an ominous warning that you need to restart your computer. You're seeing the ...

FLAWS in the code, or “kernel”, that sits at the heart of modern computers leave them prone to occasional malfunction and vulnerable to attack by worms and viruses. So the development of a secure ...

> They might have been personal computers, but they certainly weren't Personal Computers. Yes, but Personal Computers weren't too special. In year 1984, when 8086-based devices have become an ...