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[News] Heise's First Look at Linux 2.6.31

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Kernel Log - Coming in 2.6.31 - Part 1: New Wi-Fi drivers and other
network-related changes

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| Linux 2.6.31 will be IEEE 802.15.4 capable and will include a new Wi-Fi 
| driver for Intel chips. Developers have also added support for recent Ralink 
| Wi-Fi components and revamped the Rfkill framework. The Wi-fi stack and 
| drivers are now better able to use newer power saving technologies.   
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http://www.h-online.com/open/Kernel-Log-Coming-in-2-6-31-Part-1-New-Wi-Fi-drivers-and-other-network-related-changes--/news/113670
http://tinyurl.com/ll8fwg

A Root-less X Server Nears Reality

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| One of the benefits of moving the different graphics hardware drivers over to 
| using kernel mode-setting, an in-kernel GPU memory manager (whether it be GEM 
| or TTM), and other newer X innovations is the possibility of now running the 
| X Server without root privileges. By doing so, this of course improves the 
| security since this very large chunk of code is no longer running with all of 
| these high-privileged rights.      
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzM2MA


Recent:

Main development phase of Linux 2.6.31 completed

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| Just over two weeks after the release of Linux 2.6.30, Linus Torvalds has
| released 2.6.31-rc1, the first release candidate of Linux 2.6.31. As
| usual, "rc1" completes the merge window during which the kernel hackers
| incorporate the majority of new features into the respective new version's
| main development branch. In the eight to eleven weeks that follow, the
| programmers tend to integrate only smaller changes to fix bugs in the newly
| merged code without causing any further problems. If the kernel hackers stick
| to their usual pace despite the summer and holiday season in the northern
| hemisphere, Linux 2.6.31 will probably be released in late August or early
| September.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/141155


Linux 2.6.31-rc1

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| We've had the regular two-week (and one day) merge window, and -rc1 is  out,
| and the merge window is closed.
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http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/24/595


Kernel Log: Main development phase of Linux 2.6.31 completed

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| Just over two weeks after the release of Linux 2.6.30, Linus Torvalds has
| released 2.6.31-rc1, the first release candidate of Linux 2.6.31. As
| usual, "rc1" completes the merge window during which the kernel hackers
| incorporate the majority of new features into the respective new version's
| main development branch. In the eight to eleven weeks that follow, the
| programmers tend to integrate only smaller changes to fix bugs in the newly
| merged code without causing any further problems. If the kernel hackers stick
| to their usual pace despite the summer and holiday season in the northern
| hemisphere, Linux 2.6.31 will probably be released in late August or early
| September.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/Kernel-Log-Main-development-phase-of-Linux-2-6-31-completed--/news/113614


TTM, Radeon KMS Support Goes Into Linux 2.6.31

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| Last week a pull request went in to bring support in the Linux 2.6.31 kernel
| for Radeon kernel mode-setting and TTM memory management. This initial work
| was proposed to enter the Linux kernel as a staging driver and then be setup
| as a proper Linux kernel driver in the next release, Linux 2.6.32.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzMzMA
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