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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.
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Red Hat unveils government business unit
February 2, 2005
Linux seller is also touting a new seven-year contract with the Department of Energy's national labs.
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Red Hat revenue surges 46 percent
June 30, 2005
The Linux supplier attributes record billings to growing global demand for open-source software.
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Red Hat raises $600 million with bond
January 13, 2004
The Linux seller, which is facing stronger competition from Novell's acquisition of SuSE, says the money will be used for mergers and international expansion.
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Trend Micro: Open source is more secure
June 13, 2006
Antivirus vendor wades into the debate over the merits of open and closed code, while Red Hat takes a cautious approach.
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Linux riskier than Windows?
March 23, 2005
Microsoft-funded study concludes that companies that install Linux-based Web servers run greater risks than those that use Windows.
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New salvos in software war
October 23, 2003
roundup Red Hat's Linux 3.0 and Microsoft's Office 2003 battle for corporate wallets.
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Rising challenges in open source
October 26, 2006
Hackers are getting their hands on Linux code, and Oracle now has its nose in the Red Hat tent.
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Flaw pops up in Linux kernel
June 16, 2004
A flaw in the operating system's core component could be used to make systems crash. But there are fixes.
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LinuxWorld gets under way
February 15, 2005
Fans of the open-source operating system are gathering in Boston for the latest news and products.
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SuSE wins Linux a new security badge
January 21, 2004
Novell says SuSE Linux, the version of the open-source operating system it acquired earlier this month, has passed a higher level of security certification.
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SuSE to announce Linux security certification
January 21, 2004
Novell plans to announce on Wednesday that SuSE Linux, the version of the open-source operating system it acquired earlier this month, has passed a new level of security certification.
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LinuxWorld's Big Apple block party
January 23, 2004
special coverage At the show, a Microsoft exec dons a flak jacket to speak to open-source fans. Also: UnitedLinux unravels, and Amazon wades deeper into the Linux flow.
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Experts question Windows win in flaw tally
January 6, 2006
A US-CERT report that found Microsoft's OS had fewer vulnerabilities than Linux-Unix in 2005 is flawed itself, critics say.
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'Open Source Solaris' to debut this year
September 13, 2004
As it readies Solaris 10, Sun develops an open-source project modeled on Apple's Darwin and Red Hat's Fedora.
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Week in review: Microsoft's bounty
November 7, 2003
Microsoft is so fed up with the recent spate of viruses that it has declared open season on the authors who release them onto the Internet.
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Linux lab upgrades software for telecoms
October 8, 2003
The Open Source Development Labs adds new reliability, security and other requirements to a specification that's designed to make Linux better for telecommunications companies' servers.
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Sun releases Solaris 10 for free
February 1, 2005
The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register.
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Week in review: Trouble finds Google
August 6, 2004
As Google prepares for its public offering, the company seems to be more popular on the Net's back streets than on Wall Street.
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