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Gentoo Linux founder to 'educate' Microsoft

June 16, 2005 Software giant hires a key figure behind the popular Linux distribution to teach its in-house developers about open source. TAGS: Gentoo, chief architect, Gentoo Linux, open source, founder, Linux, developer, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source chronicles: Oracle buys, Gentoo founder flies

February 15, 2006 Oracle wakes up to the charms of Sleepycat Software, Gentoo's Daniel Robbins exits Redmond's embrace, and more. TAGS: Gentoo, Sleepycat Software Inc., open source, Oracle Corp., Sun UltraSPARC, founder, open-source software, Linux, blog, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft

February 14, 2006 Daniel Robbins has resigned after less than a year, saying he couldn't work there at "my full level of technical ability." TAGS: Gentoo, Gentoo Linux, founder, open-source software, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Sun gives OpenSparc a push

October 3, 2006 Development project for UltraSparc T1 gets an advisory board, a boost from Gentoo Linux and a derivative design from Simply RISC. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Gentoo Linux, RISC, T1, Gentoo, open source, design, AMD, Linux, server

Wide-ranging flaw crashes programs

July 7, 2005 Hole in a data compression technology used in both open-source and proprietary programs could also let intruders take over computers. TAGS: Gentoo, flaw, vulnerability, risk, open source, security, Linux, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Open-source bugs undermine digital signatures

March 10, 2006 Two flaws in open-source cryptography app could allow an attacker to add content to a digitally signed message or forge signatures. TAGS: digital signature, cryptography, Novell Inc., open source, flaw, Gentoo, signature, Linux, bug, message, security, e-mail