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Linux Kernel 4.2 Released
An anonymous reader writes: The Linux 4.2 kernel is now available. This kernel is one of the biggest kernel releases in recent times and introduces rewrites of some of the kernel's Intel Assembly x86 code, new ARM board support, Jitter RNG improvements, queue spinlocks, the new AMDGPU kernel driver, NCQ TRIM handling, F2FS per-file encryption, and many other changes to benefit most Linux users.
@Anonymous Coward: "With the growing number of distros embracing systemd .. is Linux the kernel on its way out?"
Has systemd now become the Benghazi of the computing world?
Sorry I could disagree with you more.
When it comes to a desktop environment I'm not really sure why anyone gives a toss about Systemd. Seriously how often are you debugging at such a low level on your desktop. I can understand some objection in server management but even then I don't get the religious hatred over it.
As for gnome 3. It sucked. But got and have a look at cinnamon on Linux Mint. It is polished, stable and familiar. Best desktop environment I have ever used.
As for the browser choices. Not really something that is distribution or even linux specific. Unless you are arguing safari or IE / Edge is better?
Is it tested for security? No.
It is open source, either test it yourself or pay somebody to do it for you. Free software isnt about having everything for no cost.
Has it FIPS and Common Criteria testing? RedHat 6.x have, 7.x have not.
Why exactly are you believing FIPS conformance makes it secure?
Is it audited for security?
I don't know, did you do it or pay somebody to do it? Or are you just assuming somebody else will do it for you and do it thoroughly?
We as admins and IT people have no assurance that the fact it listens and communicates on a network doesn't make it a big fat security hole, especially with edge cases.
For what systems do you have such an assurance? And who is providing that assurance?
How good code is it? Nobody knows, as it hasn't been audited.
Look at it, it is available. Get it audited then, nothing is stopping you.
As an enterprise admin, I would say I really don't have much confidence in systemd
Based on your post I wouldn't have much confidence in you as an admin.
We just need something to show to auditors that it was programmed by people who know what they are doing, especially when it comes to real money at stake if there is an outage or a security breach.
You show the code (which is available to you) to your auditors, they then audit that code.
You anti systemd folks are boring. You're like rue cow troll but less even funny. You blab about binary logging as if it is a plague when it's more like structured syslog. Ignore the index files, replace the fields delimiters with tabs and records delimiters with new lines and your back with text. But omfg binary logging is evil
i've never had a boot failure with systemd. Just as well you posted as AC with dreamt up anecdotes
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