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Kbuild: the Linux Kernel Build System  by Javier Martinez Canillas

Learn how to extend a Linux kernel tree using the kbuild system.

Automated Linux Kernel Crash Infrastructure—Eye in the Digital Sky  by Igor Ljubuncic and Raphael Sack

With environment health and uptime as the paramount objectives in mind, we propose a proactive, automated solution to managing and handling kernel crashes.

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Raising the Bar for Linux Trainers  by Darren Douglas

Ever been in a terrible Linux training session? Learn how to save others from the misery you endured.

Sacrifice a Canary upon the Stack of the Gods: on Canaries, Coal Mines and Stack Sanity  by Matt Davis

Stack canaries provide a simple means of detecting stack corruption and can prevent unintended stack overflow-based execution.

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Reuven M. Lerner's At the Forge   Switching to Chrom(ium)  

Dave Taylor's Work the Shell   The Über-Skeleton Challenge  

Kyle Rankin's Hack and /   How to Deploy a Server  

Shawn Powers' The Open-Source Classroom   Pwn Your Phone  

Doc Searls' EOF   Heavy Backup Weather  

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