Prominent Linux kernel developers gathered to share insights on kernel development's current state and future at a recent roundtable discussion during the Open Source Summit Europe in Vienna. The ...

When Rust first made its way into the Linux kernel in late 2022 (mainline inclusion began with version 6.1), it didn’t merely introduce a new programming language, it marked a profound shift in how we ...

The Rust in Linux debate is over. The implementation has begun. In an email conversation, Linux's creator Linus Torvalds, told me, "Unless something odd happens, it [Rust] will make it into 6.1." Want ...

Ubuntu 25.10, affectionately codenamed Questing Quokka, represents more than just the latest iteration of Canonical’s flagship Linux distribution. It marks a decisive step towards modernizing the ...

The Linux kernel is not a place to work if you're not ready for some, shall we say, spirited argument. Still, one key developer in the project to expand Rust's place inside the largely C-based kernel ...

This weekend, the Solbosch campus of the University of Brussels was once again transformed into the venue for the annual Free and Open Source Developers' European Meeting (FOSDEM). This year's two-day ...

A programmer torpedoes the idea of writing Linux drivers in Rust. A solution to the dispute is not in sight, but it is probably only a matter of time. A maintainer of the Linux kernel recently refused ...