Webinar talking about Vendor Kernels, Bugs and Stability.

The Register covers CIQ's kernel white paper.

RT @CtrlIQ: 🚨 In #Linux news! CIQ engineers have discovered why actively maintaining upstream kernels is vital for security & stability. Th….

RT @CtrlIQ: Our latest blog by Jeremy Allison uncovers why a 'frozen' distribution Linux kernel isn't the safest choice for security. 👀 R….

Steven Vaughan-Nichols is covering the release of this.data here:. /3.

This is an executive summary of research that my colleagues Ronnie Sahlberg and Jonathan Maple did, published as a whitepaper with all the numeric details.here:. /2.

Cracks in the Ice: Why a 'frozen' distribution Linux kernel isn't the safest choice for security:. /1.

SambaXP 2024 Conference talks are now available on youtube. A great set of talks on all aspects of Samba and the SMB protocol, including contributions from Microsoft.

Day2 of SambaXP. Schedule here: Zoom links here:

SambaXP starting today ! Zoom links:

Notice anyone missing ? It's sad how far Google has fallen.

In case anyone has been wondering what I've been up to at CIQ for a year :-).

Webinar recording.

Free ! Online SambaXP Conference April 17-18, 2024. Details at

Just got the Tesla FSD v12.3 downloaded. It's *amazing*. It drives like a person. Tried it on a normally problematic route and it handled it perfectly. Congratulations Tesla engineers.

Yearly message from Karen Sandler, Executive Director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, the non-profit on which I serve on the BoD. It's a great charity, making the world a much better place. I personally donate. I'd love it if you could do the same.

Apple iMessage has been reverse engineered. A perfect example of Cory Doctrow's concept of "Adversarial Interoperability".

OpenELA source code repositories now available !.

My talk at SNIA SDC 2023 in Freemont. "Build FIPS into Your Storage Products." .