A Unix developer has discovered and fixed a filesystem bug in Berkeley Software Distribution, a widely used, open-source, Unix-like operating system, discovering in the process that the bug was at least 25 years old.
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has labelled makers of the rival OpenBSD operating system a "bunch of masturbating monkeys" in a wider critique of what he said was self-centred behaviour in the IT security industry.
OpenBSD developers have responded to comments made by Linus Torvalds that they are a "bunch of masturbating monkeys".
Come October, Theo de Raadt will be joined by five fellow developers for an intense period of takeout food, hikes through the hills in his native Calgary, Canada, beers and long conversations about the future of OpenBSD, the open source operating system for which de Raadt is project head.
The founder of the OpenBSD operating system has criticised the quality of Linux software claiming that it is full of code hacks, according to reports.
The latest version of the popular OpenBSD (Berkley Software Distribution) was released today, and is available for download from FTP sites.
Two flaws in open-source cryptography app could allow an attacker to add content to a digitally signed message or forge signatures.
A leading OpenBSD programmer has accused Sun Microsystems of hindering development of the open-source software for its newer computers, causing Sun to scramble to cooperate with the project in response.
An Australian security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in versions of OpenSSH, which companies are being warned could expose them to a hacker attack.
Internet Security Services jumped the gun when it put out an all-points bulletin over a security hole in Apache servers. The resulting worm raises the question: when should we ring the alarms?
The latest version of the popular OpenBSD (Berkley Software Distribution) was released today, and is available for download from FTP sites.
The OpenBSD project is making changes in its latest operating system release that it believes could eliminate a class of security bugs that has plagued computers for decades.
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