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Sun issues patches for critical Java flaws

Sun Microsystems issued a patch on Tuesday to address seven "highly critical" flaws in its Java Runtime Environment that could allow a malicious attacker to gain remote control over a user's system. Read more »

RealNetworks fixes 'highly critical' flaw

RealNetworks has released a security patch aimed at plugging a flaw in its multimedia software that could allow hackers to run their own code on people's computers. Read more »

Sun plugs serious holes in Java

Sun Microsystems has fixed five security bugs in Java that expose computers running Windows, Linux and Solaris to hacker attack. Read more »

SugarCRM gives GPLv3 thumbs up

Software vendor SugarCRM has given General Public License version 3 the thumbs up and will use it in a forthcoming update of its open-source applications. Read more »

Key bugs in core Linux code squashed

Serious bugs in the latest Linux kernel have been fixed, a sign that the open-source OS is maturing. Read more »

Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft

Daniel Robbins, the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux project, has quit his job at Microsoft after only eight months, the software giant has confirmed. Read more »

Who really created Linux?

It's hard to imagine that Linus Torvalds could have launched Linux without directly using earlier operating system work, according to a report that has become controversial even before its scheduled publication. Read more »

Developers take Linux attacks to heart

A handful of recent online attacks on free and open-source software servers has open-source developers looking over their shoulders. Read more »

Linux standard gains big-name backers

A number of software makers and well-known IT vendors have agreed to endorse the Free Standards Group's latest Linux standard to help create common ground for companies building open-source technologies. Read more »

Mystery surrounds Microsoft's virtualisation flip-flop

For months, the industry has been calling on Microsoft to ease restrictions forcing customers to use only the priciest versions of Windows Vista for desktop virtualisation, which it had planned this week before changing its mind at the last minute. Read more »

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Proprietary vs. open source? Take the best of both codes

The Microsoft vs. Linux confrontation is too often seen as a battle for the hearts and minds of this industry. From a corporate IT perspective, each side has legitimate claims and products to offer. It's not an either-or situation; it's about the price and service for goods rendered. The enterprise will be a hybrid world that continues to integrate both proprietary and open source code for a long time to come. Read more »

It's a Matrix moment for Linux

We are finding out that the brains of Linux programmers have been floating in tanks, feeding the parasitic robots (lawyers) who are calling the shots at financially strapped SCO. Now it's time to harvest those brains. Read more »

Microsoft defends Windows CE code-share

The new version of Microsoft's Windows CE code-sharing agreement must be popular because vendors have signed up to it, says the software giant. Read more »

XFree86 gives boost to Linux graphics

The XFree86 Project issues an update to let its software, a key part of Linux, work better with more-modern graphics chips and operating systems. Read more »

Compiling (or recompiling) your Linux kernel

Although the general consensus is that it's difficult to compile a Linux kernel, it's really not that hard, as you will see. After reading this brief tip, I hope you and I will share the title of Kernel Compiler! Read more »

Linux users: Know thy compression utilities

Linux offers a specific compression utility for almost any job. But don't get scared off by the number of Linux utilities for this task. Learn the basics to see how flexible and simple Linux compression can be. Read more »

Open source vs. open standards

Sun's software czar Jonathan Schwartz writes that the terms are not interchangeable, a point that often gets overlooked. He explains why it pays to read more closely. Read more »

Windows Vista RC1 reviewed

Windows Vista RC1 (build 5564) should mark the final stretch for Microsoft's new operating system, but don't be surprised if Microsoft issues one more public release candidate before making Windows Vista final. Read more »

Windows XP SP2 -- test your applications

Learn about the plethora of security enhancements included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, as well as how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications. Read more »

Top 10 reasons to migrate to .NET

Microsoft's latest push for the .NET Framework has many developers wondering if it would be wise to learn it. Here's why you should move to .NET. Read more »

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How Microsoft beat Linux in China and what it means for freedom, justice, and the price of software

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Thanks to some major concessions on source code and a precipitous price drop, the Chinese government has now thoroughly embraced Windows and Office, what does this mean for the world? Read more »

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