Open Source Software NewsNews on Open Source Software continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Debian's Testing Branch Nears Completion- August 17, 2008 DeviceGuru writes "With Debian Lenny poised to displace Etch as the popular Linux distribution's 'stable' branch possibly as soon as next month, blogger Rick Lehrbaum loaded the latest preview of Lenny's KDE CD ...http://www.topix.net/tech/open-source/2008/08/debians-testing-branch-nears-completion?from... Caldera Press Releases, 1996-2001- August 17, 2008 SCO keeps changing its story of "infringement", and so over the years, we've tried to track all the twists and turns, comparing their allegations with evidence available on the Internet or in our collections.http://www.topix.net/tech/open-source/2008/08/caldera-press-releases-1996-2001?fromrss=1 Landmark legal victory for open source developers- August 17, 2008 Open Source software may be given away for free but its developers have been fighting for legal protection for their creations.http://www.topix.net/tech/open-source/2008/08/landmark-legal-victory-for-open-source-devel... Court says copyrights valid on free software- August 16, 2008 In a crucial victory for the free software movement, a federal appeals court has ruled that even software developers who give away the programming code for their works can sue for copyright infringement if ...http://www.topix.net/tech/open-source/2008/08/court-says-copyrights-valid-on-free-software... Linux Foundation Publishes Guide On How To Get Your Code In The Kernel- August 16, 2008 Development of the Linux kernel is a process that's a mystery to many outsiders.http://www.topix.net/tech/open-source/2008/08/linux-foundation-publishes-guide-on-how-to-g... MAC security mechanism takes a Smack at SELinux- August 16, 2008 LWN.net has published an article on a new Linux access control mechanism called the Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel .http://www.topix.net/tech/open-source/2008/08/mac-security-mechanism-takes-a-smack-at-seli... Torvalds: Fed up with 'security circus'- August 16, 2008 August 15, 2008 Linus Torvalds , creator of the Linux kernel, says he's fed up with what he sees as a "security circus" surrounding software vulnerabilities and how they're hyped by security people.http://www.topix.net/tech/open-source/2008/08/torvalds-fed-up-with-security-circus?fromrss... Open source advocates hail appeals court ruling- August 15, 2008 Free software advocates are praising a federal appeals ruling that allows greater protection for open-source software against copyright infringement.http://www.topix.net/tech/open-source/2008/08/open-source-advocates-hail-appeals-court-rul... Linux Application Checker Brings Distro Help- August 15, 2008 Linux application development has always been a tricky business. Although Linux is a solid platform, it is often hard for independent software vendors to develop and maintain packages for all distributions.http://www.topix.net/tech/open-source/2008/08/linux-application-checker-brings-distro-help... Would-Be Linux Contributors ...- August 15, 2008 Legit Web Sites Heavily Compromised July 29, 2008 That nice business Web site you put up may be a wolf in sheep's clothing.http://www.topix.net/tech/open-source/2008/08/would-be-linux-contributors?fromrss=1 |