An analyst for NASA recommended in a recent paper that the agency move some software development to an open-source model.
Developers of the Linux kernel created a security mailing list this week to air future vulnerability information regarding the open-source operating system's core code.
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.
The Samba Team released on Tuesday a patch to fix two flaws that could result in disruptions for networks using the widely installed Unix and Linux software.
A previously unknown vulnerability in Mailman, a popular open-source program for managing mailing lists, led to the theft of the password file for a well-known security discussion group.
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Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux
Open-source software is the industry's most notable "disruptive innovator", says Gartner. Will Microsoft be forced to advocate the platform?
analysis By purchasing SuSE Linux, Novell shows it's serious about breaking from its NetWare roots and riding the Linux wave.
Open-source software is rapidly creeping into all aspects of the corporate infrastructure, and management tools appear to be the most recent entrants.
Open-source developers released a new version of the Linux kernel Monday in a move aimed at quickly fixing several bugs--among them two serious security flaws.
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