» Rethinking Failsafes for Critical Linux Systems
19/03/10 12:00 from LinuxInsider
The Linux operating system is highly compatible with two hot computing trends: virtualization and cloud computing. Just as the 2001-2002 recession helped usher in Linux as a mainstream solution, virtualization may accelerate Linux usage dur..
» Mozilla redrafts open-source licence
19/03/10 08:19 from OSDir.com
From the Updates Available dept.: Mozilla has announced plans to redraft the open-source licence underpinning projects such as Firefox. ...\"The spirit of the licence has served us well by helping to communicate some of the values that unde..
» Mozilla borrows from WebKit to build fast new JS engine
19/03/10 08:19 from OSDir.com
From the Vroom VROOM! dept.: Mozilla\'s high-performance TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, which was first introduced in 2008, has lost a lot of its luster as competing browser vendors have stepped up their game to deliver superior performance..
» \'Severe\' OpenSSL Vulnerability Reported
19/03/10 08:19 from OSDir.com
From the One Ping Only dept.: Computer scientists say they\'ve discovered a \"severe vulnerability\" in the world\'s most widely used software encryption package that allows them to retrieve a machine\'s secret cryptographic key. ...The scienti..
» A Fresh Look for Ubuntu
19/03/10 08:19 from OSDir.com
From the UI dept.: The new style of Ubuntu is driven by the theme \"Light\". We\'ve developed a comprehensive set of visual guidelines and treatments that reflect that style, and are updating key assets like the logo accordingly. The new them..
» Elements of Firefox overhaul arrive for testing
19/03/10 08:19 from OSDir.com
From the Competition dept.: Mozilla, faced with new competitive pressures, has begun work on three separate, significant changes to Firefox. First is a new JavaScript engine that--with a transfusion from the project behind Apple\'s Safari--..
» Microsoft Was Behind Google Complaints To EC
19/03/10 08:19 from OSDir.com
From the Share Our Pain dept.: A lawyer for Microsoft confirmed that the software giant told the US Department of Justice and the European Commission how Googleâs business practices may be harming publishers, advertisers and competition ..
» US government rescinds \'leave internet alone\' policy
19/03/10 08:19 from OSDir.com
From the Yeah, More Committees! dept.: The US governmentâs policy of leaving the Internet alone is over, according to Obamaâs top official at the Department of Commerce. Instead, an âInternet Policy 3.0â approach will see policy di..
» When using open source makes you an enemy of the state
19/03/10 08:19 from OSDir.com
From the Enemy of Crap Software dept.: ... the International Intellectual Property Alliance, an umbrella group for organisations including the MPAA and RIAA, has requested with the US Trade Representative to consider countries like Indones..
» Xerox sues Google, Yahoo over search patents
19/03/10 08:19 from OSDir.com
From the Copy n Paste dept.: Xerox Corp has sued Google Inc and Yahoo Inc, accusing them of infringing the document management company\'s patents related to Internet search. In a lawsuit filed last Friday in the U.S. District Court in Delaw..