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    The next release of the Linux kernel will be named after an Australian animal following a frenzied bidding war at Linux.conf.au 2004 in Adelaide.

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    Flaws in two popular source code database applications could allow attackers to access and corrupt open-source software projects, a security researcher said Wednesday in the US.

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    The good news for Linux as an operating system for the desktop--as opposed to the server--is that it is set to become number two after Windows in the next year or so.

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    Linux users can now run Office XP on Linux following the release of a commercial application that allows the package to run on the open source operating system.

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    This article from Australian technology commentator Con Zymaris examines the security threat of open source software.

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