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NetBSD 11.0 ships first stable RISC-V port and ten-millisecond boot kernel

NetBSD 11.0 arrives with the first stable 64-bit RISC-V port in BSD history and a MICROVM kernel that boots virtual machines ...
ZDNet

The Linux kernel just got some important upgrades - here's what's new in 6.17

Linux 6.17 features significant CPU improvements. It addresses the eternal Spectre and Meltdown security holes. The next release, 6.18, will be a long-term support kernel. Linus Torvalds is the first ...
TechSpot

Real-time Linux has been integrated into the main kernel following two decades of development

What just happened? Linux has long been the versatile open-source workhorse behind everything from web servers to Android phones. A significant milestone now enables the penguin mascot to showcase its ...
ADTmag

Torvalds Tells Linux Kernel Critics: AI Isn't Going Anywhere, Fork It or Move On

Linus Torvalds says he will not let the Linux kernel become an anti-AI project, telling developers who object that they are free to fork the project or leave it. His remarks land amid a broader open-s ...
Ars Technica

basic kernel question

As one who's very new to linux, can somebody give me a decent explanation about what a kernel is? I see it mentioned all over. Do all distros use the same kernel? What is its function? Are there ...