One of the head programmers behind Linux, Alan Cox talks exclusively to Builder Australia about the uptake of Linux, Microsoft's plans to share its source code and his Linux predictions.
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Alan Cox, one of the most respected figures in the UK open-source community, has warned about complacency over the security of open-source projects.
Alan Cox, one of the leading Linux kernel developers, has told a House of Lords hearing that neither open- nor closed-source developers should be liable for the security of the code they write.
Security concerns have kept the Australian Tax Office (ATO) from adopting open source software, according to the agency's CIO Bill Gibson.
The longtime rivals make nice with a plan to help businesses use the open-source operating system along with Windows. Red Hat, meanwhile, moved quickly to pour cold water on the partnership.
Does Linus Torvalds need help? Many developers are getting frustrated with the Linux founder for not keeping up with minor fixes to the open-source OS.
Novell and Mandrakesoft have accused Microsoft's chief executive of being selective with the facts in his latest e-mail attacking Linux.
Linux kernel developer Harald Welte talks about the challenges of single-handedly tackling companies that violate the GPL.
The XFree86 project, key to developing graphics technology for Linux and other operating systems, has ejected a central member and is facing new criticism.
A revamped version of key disk drive management software in Linux will be based on a project from a start-up, spurring a retreat by IBM programmers working on competing software.
Red Hat and Intel have settled a licensing hiccup that threatened to prevent the Linux company from contributing to Intel's open-source project--a reminder of the frictions that can arise between the commercial tech world and the open-source community.
Intel is taking a software approach to increase the performance of its 64-bit Itanium processor when running 32-bit applications.
The co-designer of the Itanium 2 chip has formally detailed its plans for the processor.
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