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Pioneer of Open Source (OS) and promoter director of Apache Software Foundation, Brian Behlendorf is of the opinion that the overwhelming response shown by the Indian software professional community towards OS, shows that it is here to stay.

Several flaws in common Linux code used to process graphics in the GNOME desktop environment could allow an attacker to compromise a computer that displays a malicious image file, a security group warned this week.

If its manufacturers can guarantee uninterrupted service, Linux could gain traction in the enterprise as a messaging platform within the next two years, according to a recent survey. The survey, undertaken by Osterman Research, said that about a quarter of 95 IT executives it interviewed would either "definitely" or "probably" switch to Linux-based messaging servers within two years. But that's more than the 17% who indicated in the same survey that their organizations would either definitely or probably switch within a year.

Wireless Leiden, The Netherlands, has successfully developed new software for the reliable operation of large, wireless networks. These networks should adjust rapidly and automatically to changes in the network such as new or disappearing interlinks. Many research organizations are developing this so called 'dynamic routing' that could enhance the reliability and scalibility of these networks enormously.

The nature of open source is that everyone who runs an application has access to the underlying code. Because they can modify the code, many do. The result can be, and often is, a fragmentation of development efforts. This is generally a difficult thing to manage and maintain, but there are tools offered that can help.

On the heels of the well-received Firefox browser comes this open-source alternative e-mail client. Is it an Outlook killer?

"Bill Joy was doing open source when Linus was still in his diapers," McNealy said, referring to Linus Torvalds who developed the open source Linux operating system. "We kick butt with our open source strategy." ... "Can I be a little 'Al Gorish'? Can we say we invented open source? Well that's easier to justify than Al Gore trying to justify his statement that he invented the Internet,"

With Xandros 3.0, the Linux desktop vendor adds a firewall wizard and a Microsoft PPTP VPN client to its operating system.

Maybe with its relative distance from Microsoft, Lenovo will feel free to do what domestic PC makers don't: aggressively make and market Linux desktops and laptops.

If any single program defines the Debian Linux project, that program is apt-get. apt-get is Debian's main tool for installing and removing software. Working with the .deb package format, apt-get offers sophisticated package management that few Red Hat Package Manager RPM-based distributions can match.

PalmSource acquires mobile Linux vendor China MobileSoft and announces plans to implement the Palm operating system on top of Linux.

Everybody seems to be interested in China these days. It represents a rapidly growing, potentially huge market for technology products of all kinds. Our company, China MobileSoft, has been doing business in China in the embedded arena for several years, and we would like to share our view of the opportunities.

This article covers some recent changes in the SELinux kernel code including a performance patch from Kaigai Kohei of NEC and related updates to the selinuxfs API. Currently, these changes are waiting in the -mm tree for merging into Linus' kernel in 2.6.10, and are also available in the development Fedora and RHEL4 Beta kernels. This article should be useful to sysadmins who are looking to understand SELinux performance and generally also to curious people.

The KDE project announced the availability of KDE 3.3.2, a maintenance release for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful Free Software desktop for GNU/Linux and other UNIXes. KDE 3.3.2 ships with lot of bug fixes since KDE 3.3.1 and is available in 52 languages (now including Afrikaans and Galician). Sources, build script and contributed packages are linked on the KDE 3.3.2 info page.

Broadens PalmSource product portfolio to include software for mobile phones at all price points - Increases worldwide customer base - Expands R&D, sales and marketing resources in China - Creating Linux-based version of Palm OS, accelerating innovation

PalmSource, which makes software for mobile devices, said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire China MobileSoft in a deal expected to expand the company's global presence and put Linux applications squarely in its product plans.

Linux-optimized Blade Server for Datacenter Consolidation and Entry-level Clustering

IT spending in the Asia-Pacific is expected to increase in 2005, albeit at a slower rate than before, predicted Gartner on Tuesday.

Erinn Clark, co-founder of Debian Women, is quick to stress that the group doesn't exist because Debian is particularly woman-unfriendly. Yes, Debian has "a bit of a reputation" for elitism and aggressive discussions on its mailing lists. Some women, too, find the effort needed to form associations in the all-male group -- a necessity for becoming a Debian developer -- intimidating. Yet, if one of Debian Women's goals is to change the Debian project to encourage women's participation, an equally important one is to explain Debian to women and show them ways that they can contribute.

Armed with a new form factor and its clustering management software, Penguin Computing on Wednesday launched an aggressively priced Linux-based blade server targeted at the lower end of the market -- a market recently entered into by Dell Computer.