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  • QUT bridles disorderly DNS, DHCP servers

    The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has recently dumped an irregular array of network management servers using open source software for an appliance-based solution from vendor Infoblox.

  • Mac community must wake up to security

    Apple Macintosh users believe they are immune from security problems and need to wake up to the potential of attack -- before they are rudely awoken by a destructive piece of malware.

  • SCO takes Linux to Murdoch University

    In an attempt to bridge the looming skills shortage in Linux savvy computer graduates, SCO has partnered with Murdoch University to offer industry grade training in the open source operating system.

  • Developers compete at heavyweight Linux conference

    Developers are gearing up for a fiercely competitive hack-fest at a heavyweight Linux conference in Adelaide this month.

  • Aust data grids to power international research

    Four Australian universities have teamed up to create and test a "data grid", designed to allow global access to the terabytes of data generated by modern large-scale scientific research.

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    Do women lack interest in IT, or is inadequate support and enduring stereotypes keeping them away?

  • The open source patent conundrum

    Although Sun Microsystems recently made software patents available for use by open-source developers, OSI founder Bruce Perens cautions that the patent picture is turning increasingly murky.

  • The best of open source and .NET development

    Imagine the power of running code created by Microsoft development tools on a Linux machine or including an open source component in a proprietary product. In an interview, author Brian Nantz explains how to do it.

  • Why open source is bad for Australia

    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

  • Researchers envision the Linux of routing

    Scientists at Berkeley are close to releasing an open-source software code that could do for routing what Linux did for operating systems.

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  • Who wrote Linux?

    Recent disputes over the authorship of Linux are missing an extremely obvious point. Has nobody noticed?

  • Linux poised to plug in USB 2

    Support for a faster version of USB in Linux is imminent and will become a permanent part of the Linux landscape when the next version of the operating system is introduced.

  • Fujitsu opens up Linux-based humanoid robot

    The electronics giant is releasing details of the internal architecture of a humanoid robot to help programmers write their own code.

  • Novell cozies up to open source

    The networking-software company bets on open source and standards to build momentum for its operating systems and security software.

  • Real's open source code lacks MPEG-4

    RealNetworks on Wednesday released the last piece of its three-part open-source code for streaming digital media, but the server code lacks support for the industry standard MPEG-4.

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