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Features

• Kernel Mode Linux [2]  by Toshiyuki Maeda
  Run any program in kernel space for maximum speed, but use your new power responsibly.
  
• Introducing the 2.6 Kernel [3]  by Robert Love
  From the scheduler to the device drivers, there's a lot to like and learn about the upcoming Linux 2.6.
  
• The Kernel Configuration and Build Process [4]  by Greg Kroah-Hartman
  Configuring and building the kernel is simpler and more flexible than 2.4 and before. Here's how to customize your kernel or integrate your new feature.
  
• Reiser4, Part II: Designing Trees that Cache Well [5]  by Hans Reiser
  Discover the next step in the evolution of an innovative filesystem for Linux.
  

Indepth

• The Linux Softsynth Roundup [6]  by Dave Phillips
  Whether you want to emulate a vintage synthesizer or create a totally new sound, there's software to help make it happen.
  
• Learning Regular Expressions [7]  by Giovanni Organtini
  Discover a powerful, fast technique for text searching and filtering.
  

Embedded

• Advanced Memory Allocation [8]  by Gianluca Insolvibile
  Keeping memory requirements low can save you time and money. Here's how to bend malloc() to your will.
  

Toolbox

• Kernel Korner   Writing Stackable Filesystems [9]  by Erez Zadok
  
• At the Forge   Introducing Plone [10]  by Reuven M. Lerner
  
• Cooking with Linux   Battles inside the Computer [11]  by Marcel Gagné
  
• Paranoid Penguin   Using Firewall Builder, Part I [12]  by Mick Bauer
  

Columns

• Linux for Suit   Closing the Chasm [13]  by Doc Searls
  
• EOF   Doing Good and Preventing Bad [14]  by Phil Hughes
  

Reviews

• Programming Jabber [15]  by Paul Barry
  
• Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman [16]  by Marco Fioretti
  

Departments

• Letters [17]  
  
• upFRONT [18]  
  
• From the Editor [19]  
  
• On the Web [20]  
  
• Best of Technical Support [21]  
  
• New Products [22]