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Open-source security moves to next step

January 11, 2008 Eleven projects are certified as secure in government-backed initiative led by source code analysis specialist Coverity. TAGS: Coverity, open source, open-source software, project, security, analysis

IBM opens up analysis software

January 24, 2006 Big Blue submits technology for analyzing unstructured data to open-source development community. TAGS: Unstructured Information Management Architecture, IBM Corp., open source, analysis

Open-source databases gaining favor

January 5, 2004 Big companies are warming up to open-source database software as an alternative to Microsoft products, according to a new study. TAGS: open source, survey, database server, database software, database, MySQL, IBM Corp., analysis, Microsoft Corp.

Linux guru warns on security of open-source code

October 26, 2006 Veteran developer Alan Cox cautions that hackers are trying hard to break open-source code and that many projects are far from secure. TAGS: delegate, metrics, open source, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Linux kernel, project, open-source software, security, London, analysis

Site helps developers navigate open-source jungle

July 14, 2006 Ohloh compiles data on open-source projects, in an effort to help people find, compare software and choose the right one. TAGS: open-source project, open source, co-founder, project, open-source community, developer, directory, database, analysis, Microsoft Corp.

Study: Few bugs in MySQL database

February 4, 2005 The open-source database has only 97 flaws and has been well-coded, an analysis finds. TAGS: Coverity, MySQL, MySQL Database, analysis, flaw, open source, bug, code, database, security, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

LAMP lights the way in open-source security

March 6, 2006 U.S. government-sponsored analysis finds that the most popular open-source software is also the most free of bugs. TAGS: Coverity, defect, open-source project, open source, analysis, open-source software, bug, PHP, project, Linux, Microsoft Corp., security, U.S., database

Developers fast to fix open-source bugs

April 4, 2006 Holes in popular open-source packages found in a government-funded scan were plugged swiftly, Coverity says. TAGS: Coverity, open-source project, Samba, open source, defect, bug, flaw, project, analysis, developer, U.S., database

Homeland Security helps secure open-source code

January 11, 2006 The government department is giving millions of dollars to a project that will comb open-source software for security bugs. TAGS: Coverity, Stanford, Symantec Corp., open-source software, open source, margin, security bug, homeland security, project, Apache Software Foundation, security, Firefox, analysis, Linux, operating system

Key bugs in core Linux code squashed

August 3, 2005 Serious bugs in the latest Linux kernel have been fixed, a sign that the open-source OS is maturing. TAGS: Coverity, defect, Linux kernel, Linux, analysis, bug, code, file system, networking, operating system, security, open source, programming, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Apache, open-source groups wary of Sender ID

September 3, 2004 The Apache Foundation pulls support for the antispam technology because of Microsoft's license requirements. TAGS: Sender ID, Sendmail Inc., Apache Software Foundation, open source, license, requirement, anti-spam, specification, service provider, Microsoft Corp., analysis, e-mail, server

Hacked Gentoo Linux server taken offline

December 4, 2003 A server used by the open-source project has been compromised by attackers and subsequently pulled offline for a full forensic analysis. TAGS: Gentoo Linux, Gentoo, Debian, Linux, analysis, server, open source

Security research suggests Linux has fewer flaws

December 14, 2004 Four years of research by a code-analysis firm finds that the latest open-source OS beats commercial software for quality. TAGS: Coverity, Linux, flaw, source code, Linux kernel, research, operating system, analysis, open source, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, security
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