Features

Lowering Latency in Linux: Introducing a Preemptible Kernel  by Robert Love

Love explains just how this kernel patch does its magic.

How the PCI Hot Plug Driver Filesystem Works  by Greg Kroah-Hartman

Oh, the simplistic sweetness of a RAM-based filesystem.

Netfilter 2: in the POM of Your Hands  by David A. Bandel

Now that you've got the basics, it's time for advanced iptables building.

Taking Advantage of Linux Capabilities  by Michael Bacarella

Bacarella gives the skinny on the security benefits of POSIX capabilities in the Linux kernel.

Debugging Kernel Modules with User-Mode Linux  by David Frascone

Keep your kernel (and hardware) safe by running it in user space with UML.

Indepth

Crystal Space: an Open-Source 3-D Graphics Engine  by Howard Wen

Finally the advantages of open source come to 3-D graphics engines.

The Beowulf State of Mind  by Glen Otero

An introduction to Beowulf clusters and a HOWTO on setting up a Rocks cluster.

Interview

LJ Talks with Linux Kernel Developer Ted Ts'o  by Don Marti and Richard Vernon

Ted talks about current kernel development, his passion for amateur radio and more.

Toolbox

At the Forge   Databases and Zope  by Reuven M. Lerner

Cooking with Linux   Getting to Know You...My Kernel  by Marcel Gagné

Paranoid Penguin   Understanding IDS for Linux  by Pedro Bueno

GFX Tippet Studio and Nothing Real's Shake  by Robin Rowe

Columns

Focus on Software   Pessissism or Realism?  by David A. Bandel

Focus on Embedded Systems   Embedded Linux Targets Telecom Infrastructure  by Rick Lehrbaum

Linux for Suits   It's Elemental—Natural Advantages  by Doc Searls

Geek Law : The Role of Standards  by Lawrence Rosen

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