Selinux: NSA’s Open Source Security Enhanced Linux
Product DescriptionThe intensive search for a more secure operating system has often left everyday, production computers far behind their experimental, research cousins. Now SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux) dramatically changes this. This best-known and most respected security-related extension to Linux embodies the key advances of the security field. Better yet, SELinux is available in widespread and [...]
Facebook’s Open Compute Project (Marco Arment/Marco.org)
Marco Arment / Marco.org:Facebook’s Open Compute Project — Facebook just released Open Compute Project, their now-public datacenter and server design, optimized for situations in which hundreds or thousands of servers are needed such as the biggest websites and web-hosting companies.
How come every time I open Microsoft Word, a Norton Internet Security window pops up?
It says, “The virus definitions required by Norton Internet Security are not valid …” I don’t understand how virus protection and Word are at all related.
What is the best open source antivirus software? best open source internet security software package?
We currently have kaspersky antivirus. I was wondering if there was a comparable open source antivirus softwaremanufacturer.We currentlydo not have internet security software installed on our computer.
Open Kinect Contest: $2000 in prizes (Matt Cutts/Gadgets, Google, and SEO)
Matt Cutts / Gadgets, Google, and SEO:Open Kinect Contest: $2000 in prizes — I’m starting a contest for people that do cool things with a Kinect. See the details below. — Before I joined Google, I was a grad student interested in topics like computer vision, motion self-tracking, laser scanners-basically any neat or unusual sensing [...]
Android and Open Source (Joe Hewitt)
Joe Hewitt:Android and Open Source — Yesterday I made some comments on Twitter that were critical of Android’s claims of openness. As many have learned the hard way, it can be challenging to discuss a complex subject in 140 character chunks without omitting important parts of your opinions, so I want to clarify some things.
Are WordPress themes necessarily open source? (Dave Winer/Scripting News)
Dave Winer / Scripting News:Are WordPress themes necessarily open source? — An interesting question has come up in the WordPress community. — I am writing about it before I’ve heard both sides, so I can say what I think without being influenced by other points of view. Later I will try to absorb them and [...]
Google Fixes Two Android DoS Bugs – ChannelWeb
TechShout! (blog) Google Fixes Two Android DoS Bugs ChannelWeb The flaws, made public by the Open Source Computer Emergency Response Team (oCERT), affected Android version 1.5. One of the most serious security … Google Patches Android DoS Flaws InformationWeek Android vulnerabilities revealed Inquirer all 49 news articles
EU Approves Test of Windows 7 ‘Browser Ballot’ – PC Magazine
The European Commission has agreed to test a proposal from Microsoft that would allow European Windows users to select which browser they want to use. Microsoft has also committed to providing the open-source community with technical documentation on …
