Will Microsoft's new Filesystem be able to Compete with some Linux File Systems?

One of the bigger pieces of new that really surprised me this week, was Microsoft mentioning that in their new Windows 8 Server version, they will be including a new filesystem option called ReFS.  I was quite surprised to hear this as while I had heard rumors that Microsoft has been working on a new file system for quite a few years now, this was the first I actually read about one being released so soon.  Now you may be wondering, why are we discussing a Microsoft file system on this site, or on the podcast.  Well, I found an article over on phronox.com which discusses this new file system and compares it to some file systems that can be found in Linux.  

Not that I want to spoil the article for anyone, but for those of us on the Linux side, I don't think we have too much to worry about. 

Is Linux Fragmented?

With all the new distros that come out and anyone being able to fork a distro or open source project, has Linux become fragmented?  An article I found over on datamation.com looks at how Linux may currently be going through some growing pains.  Check out the article and let us know if you think if any of the new changes being made in today's top distros is causing fragmentation?   

Then, listen to the podcast (which should be posted shortly), and listen to our discussion on this topic.

Windows 8 secure boot on Arm devices

With CES having just finished up, one of the big items I read about were all the new tablets that would be available this year.  While Ultrabooks may have seem to get the bigger push this year, we are still going to see a ton of new tablets hitting the market.  In a previous podcast we discussed how Microsoft could possibly stop other OS'es being installed on upcoming Windows 8 tablets.   I found a very good article over on Extremetech.com which talks about Microsoft potentially stopping anyone from being able to install a different OS on a Windows 8 tablet running ont he ARM architecture.  

Linux for Windows File System Admins

Brian and I recorded a podcast the other day and one of stories we touched on really quickly was this very well put together article over on IBM's website.  If you are a new Linux admin coming over from Windows, or even a current Linux admin and you want to brush up on file system commands, this article has quite a bit of good information within.

Potential flaw in X.org Server

I was reading my Google+ stream the other day when I saw this post from Fab at Linux Outlaws:

X.org server allows anyone to unlock computer

It appears that there are a few distros that may be effected by this.  I checked my Mint 12 install and noticed that it did not have this flaw.  It appears that there should be fixes out for this, so just make sure you are updated if you are running the flawed verion.