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Oracle works quietly with Mozilla

 May 13, 2005 Joint venture is kept under wraps, leading to speculation that Oracle may be planning to release an open-source product. TAGS: Oracle Collaboration Suite, Oracle Corp., collaboration, Mozilla Corp., open source, Forrester Research Inc., collaboration tool, database company, Governor, Novell Inc., Microsoft Outlook, risk, success, work, database, Microsoft Corp.

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

Unpatched Firefox 1.5 exploit made public

 December 8, 2005 A flaw in the open-source browser's history.dat file potentially puts users at risk of a DoS attack. TAGS: Firefox 1.5, Packet Storm, Internet Storm Center, denial of service, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Web browser, risk, open source, security, Microsoft Corp.

DRM key to Linux's consumer success?

 April 7, 2006 Yes, RealNetworks exec argues at LinuxWorld. But do consumers really want tech like FairPlay, PlaysForSure? TAGS: digital-rights management, consumer market, Linspire, LinuxWorld, RealNetworks Inc., Free Software Foundation, PlaysForSure, Linux, copyright protection, risk, open source, Apple Computer, multimedia, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
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