Alexei Starovoitov posted some patches to allow the kernel to load regular ELF binaries (aka plain executables) as kernel modules. These modules would be able to run user-mode helper routines instead ...

In the bad old days you put all your JavaScript code into a single file and loaded that file on every page that needed any of your code. As the amount of JavaScript code increased, you started ...

Kernel modules are chunks of code that are loaded and unloaded into the kernel as needed, thus extending the functionality of the kernel without requiring a reboot. In fact, unless users inquire about ...

The Environment Modules package provides for the dynamic modification of a user's environment via modulefiles. IRMACS uses modules to enable the consistent and simple configuration of software ...