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• Linux kernel 3.3 delayed

  By Jon Gold | 14 March, 2012 05:43

  Linux kernel creator and curator Linus Torvalds on Saturday announced the seventh release candidate for Version 3.3 of the software in a message to a developer mailing list, according to a report from The H Online.

• Linux Kernel 2.6.38 arrives with desktop 'wonder patch'

  By Rodney Gedda | 16 March, 2011 13:10

  Version 2.6.38 of the Linux kernel was released by Linus Torvalds overnight, including the much-hyped performance improvement patch amid many feature enhancements and bug fixes.

• Linux kernel 2.6.36 adds AppArmor, ups performance

  By Rodney Gedda | 22 October, 2010 10:25

  Linux kernel 2.6.36 has been released by Linus Torvalds and includes a number of performance and security enhancements, including integration of the AppArmor access control system.

• Linux kernel 2.6.34 released, new file systems added

  By Rodney Gedda | 18 May, 2010 13:38

  A new version of the Linux kernel, 2.6.34, has been released by Linus Torvalds featuring two new file systems and a number of updates to virtualisation and device driver code.

• Linux 2.6.33 released: nVidia driver in, Android out

  By Rodney Gedda | 25 February, 2010 10:48

  The first Linux kernel release of 2010 has arrived with version 2.6.33 and it is big on graphics with a new open source nVidia driver and support for the Nintendo Wii and GameCube gaming consoles, in addition to usual high-end features.

• Linux kernel 2.6.32 released, ups graphics drivers, virtualization

  By Rodney Gedda | 04 December, 2009 09:45

  Following nearly three months of development, Linus Torvalds has released version 2.6.32 of the Linux kernel, which brings a number of improvements to the open source operating systems' graphics, virtualization and power management capabilities, as well as boosting overall performance.

• Linux kernel 2.6.31 released, driver code climbs

  By Rodney Gedda | 11 September, 2009 10:30

  The Linux kernel project has release version 2.6.31, bringing a multitude of changes to memory management, performance, file systems and device drivers, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.

• Microsoft frees Linux drivers; other closed-source vendors to step up?

  By Computerworld Staff | 21 July, 2009 08:33

  Microsoft Corp.'s move to release three of its drivers to Linux, however technically modest it may be, could put pressure on other closed-source vendors to follow suit.

• Microsoft stuns Linux world, submits source code for kernel

  By John Fontana | 21 July, 2009 08:06

  In an historic move, Microsoft Monday submitted driver source code for inclusion in the Linux kernel under a GPLv2 license.

• Linux 2.6.30 released, Torvalds proclaims 'new world order'

  By Rodney Gedda | 11 June, 2009 09:10

  Linux kernel 2.6.30 has been released with hundreds of changes from the previous version, including a new architecture for suspend and resume which Linus Torvalds says switches the kernel to a “new world order”.