kernel development

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Discussions tagged with kernel development on WindowsForum.com cover Microsoft's integration of Rust into Windows 11 kernel components for driver security, the open-sourcing of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and its expansion to include Fedora, and collaborations like Telefónica and Microsoft's Open Gateway initiative powered by Kernel technology. Also featured are incidents such as Intel and AMD fixing a Microsoft code flaw in Linux 6.13, and insights from Mark Russinovich on Windows Azure's fabric controller as a cloud operating system kernel. These threads highlight kernel-level advancements in security, interoperability, and cloud infrastructure.
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    Microsoft Drives Windows Driver Security Forward with Rust Integration

    As the software landscape continually evolves, Microsoft’s renewed push for secure coding has taken a pivotal turn with the formal encouragement of Rust as a first-class language for Windows driver development. This strategic endorsement, once a future-looking promise, is rapidly becoming...
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    Fedora Linux Joins Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL): A New Era for Developers

    In a move emblematic of the evolving relationship between Microsoft and the open-source community, Fedora Linux has officially joined the array of distributions available through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows. This noteworthy milestone, widely reported and confirmed by trusted...
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    Microsoft Open Sources Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL): What Developers Need to Know

    Microsoft’s decision to open source the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) marks one of the most significant inflection points in its continuing journey toward openness and community-driven development. This move, revealed during the Build 2025 developer keynote, signals Microsoft’s renewed...
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    Telefónica and Microsoft Expand Collaboration to Boost Open Gateway Adoption

    In a move poised to reshape the telecommunications landscape, Telefónica and Microsoft have announced an expanded collaboration aimed at accelerating the adoption of Open Gateway throughout the industry—powered by Kernel technology. This fresh development marks another significant step in a...
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    Chaos Averted: Intel and AMD Rescue Linux 6.13 from Microsoft Code Flaw

    In a storyline straight out of an IT soap opera, Intel and AMD developers recently swooped in like caped crusaders to rescue the Linux 6.13 kernel after a coding entry by a Microsoft engineer took it a bit too close to the edge of disaster. With the final stable release of Linux 6.13 around the...
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    Windows 7 Mark Russinovich: Windows Azure, Cloud Operating Systems and Platform as a Service

    Mark Russinovich is a Technical Fellow working on the Windows Azure team. His focus is on solving hard problems related to the Fabric Controller, which is in some sense the Windows Azure operating system kernel - it provides services and management infrastructure for the applications that run on...
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