https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/tags/linux/Recent content in Linux on Osmond van HemertHugo -- gohugo.ioen© Osmond van Hemert. All rights reserved.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260122-rust-linux-kernel-progress/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260122-rust-linux-kernel-progress/Rust’s integration into the Linux kernel has moved beyond proof of concept into real subsystems, but the cultural and technical challenges remain fascinating.https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250731-quic-protocol-linux-kernel/Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250731-quic-protocol-linux-kernel/The push to bring QUIC protocol support into the Linux kernel marks a significant shift in how we think about transport-layer networking.https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240926-cups-vulnerability-linux-printing-security/Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240926-cups-vulnerability-linux-printing-security/A chain of vulnerabilities in CUPS, the Linux printing system, enables remote code execution — and highlights how forgotten infrastructure becomes a security liability.https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240919-linux-kernel-6-11-rust-momentum/Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240919-linux-kernel-6-11-rust-momentum/Linux kernel 6.11 ships with expanding Rust support, signaling a real shift in systems programming’s most conservative codebase.https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230622-red-hat-rhel-source-code-controversy/Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230622-red-hat-rhel-source-code-controversy/Red Hat’s decision to restrict public access to RHEL source code sends shockwaves through the enterprise Linux ecosystem and raises fundamental questions about open source sustainability.https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221020-ubuntu-2210-kinetic-kudu/Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221020-ubuntu-2210-kinetic-kudu/Ubuntu 22.10 ships with updated toolchains and GNOME 43, but the real story is what it previews for the next LTS cycle.https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220929-linux-kernel-6-release/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220929-linux-kernel-6-release/Linux 6.0 arrives with Rust language support, performance improvements, and new hardware enablement — but the real story is what the version bump signals about the kernel’s evolution.https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220310-rust-linux-kernel-progress/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220310-rust-linux-kernel-progress/The Rust for Linux project continues gaining momentum with updated patch series and growing support from kernel maintainers. Memory safety in the kernel is getting real.https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220217-alpha-omega-open-source-security/Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/220217-alpha-omega-open-source-security/The Linux Foundation’s new Alpha-Omega Project, backed by Google and Microsoft, aims to systematically improve the security of critical open source software.https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211118-centos-stream-9-enterprise-linux-shift/Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/211118-centos-stream-9-enterprise-linux-shift/CentOS Stream 9 has arrived as the successor to both CentOS 8 and the traditional CentOS model — and the enterprise Linux community is still adapting.https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201224-centos-stream-shift/Thu, 24 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/201224-centos-stream-shift/Red Hat’s decision to shift CentOS from a stable downstream rebuild to a rolling upstream preview has sent shockwaves through the server community.https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200806-linux-kernel-5-8-release/Thu, 06 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200806-linux-kernel-5-8-release/Linux 5.8 lands with a massive changeset. Linus Torvalds himself says it’s one of the biggest releases of all time — here’s what developers should care about.https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200604-linux-kernel-57-release/Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/200604-linux-kernel-57-release/Linux 5.7 ships with split-lock detection, the new ExFAT driver, userfaultfd improvements, and a thermal management overhaul — a release that matters more than its headlines suggest.