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  • Interview with Alan Cox

    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.

  • Linux guru argues against security liability

    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.

  • Linux guru warns on security of open-source

    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.

  • Linux lab hires second guru

    A day after Linus Torvalds joined the Open-Source Development Lab, the group hires the developer who will assume responsibility for the upcoming 2.6 version of Linux.

  • ATO avoids open source due to security concerns

    Security concerns have kept the Australian Tax Office (ATO) from adopting open source software, according to the agency's CIO Bill Gibson.

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  • Mono-man brings .NET to Linux

    Novell's Miguel de Icaza is working on a technology that he says can replicate Microsoft's vaunted software development platform on Linux. Additional reading: The beginning of the end for Microsoft?

  • Microsoft and Novell's bridge to Linux

    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.

  • Linux hacker: The battle for the desktop

    Part II: Linux Kernel hacker Alan Cox explains why the world needs open source software on the desktop and why Linux was perfect for Iceland.

  • Row brewing over Linux patches

    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.

  • Marcelo Tosatti: The future is Linux

    The maintainer of the Linux kernel talks about new opportunities, defends UnitedLinux and explains why copyright laws keep him from entering the US.

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Reviews (2)

  • Intel, Red Hat cure open-source hiccup

    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.

  • Start-up beats IBM for Linux software

    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.

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