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Open-source bug hunt project expands
March 28, 2007
Bug tally is at 6,000 on the first anniversary of government-sponsored project, which is adding more open-source code to scan.
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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.
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Open-source hunt digs up more flaws
May 3, 2006
Government-funded project finds holes in Ethereal and X Window System that pose a risk. But fixes are available.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Open-source consortium wins EC funding
October 23, 2006
The European Commission is committing millions of euros to a consortium examining the quality of open-source code.
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Security from A to Z: Open source
November 27, 2006
Experts have issued warnings of complacency over security in open-source projects. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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