OpenSUSE Opens up Kernel Git Repository
Nov 24, 2009The openSUSE project has decided to set up an open Git repository for its kernel instead of the daily kernel snapshot.
more »Open Web Foundation Agreement Licenses Specifications for All
Nov 19, 2009The Open Web Foundation has drafted a public agreement with which creators of proprietary specifications can grant the developer community usage rights.
more »Android 2.0 Source Code Available
Nov 18, 2009Google has pushed the source code for its new Android 2.0, code-named Eclair, into its open source repository. A few parts are missing, though.
more »Developers Criticize Licensing Issues for Sun’s JDK 7
Nov 17, 2009Milestone 5 for the coming Java Development Kit 7 includes just minor changes. Despite these little updates, JDK 7 has caused quite a stir.
more »Google's Go Language: No Way, Right?
Nov 16, 2009Google is just not getting enough. After its own browser and a Linux-based operating system, it's now coming up with its own programming language. Behind its development lurk some of the legends in UNIX history.
more »HookSafe Protects Kernel from Rootkits
Nov 13, 2009A research group in the computer sciences faculty at North Carolina State University has written a prototype to prevent rootkits from manipulating kernel object hooks to do their damage.
more »Mono Development for Visual Studio from Novell
Nov 11, 2009What a few years ago might have been considered a joke has now become reality: thanks to the Mono Tools for Visual Studio, developers can create RPM packages directly from the MS environment.
more »Apache Directory Studio 1.5 Exports to ODF
Nov 09, 2009The Apache Directory Studio LDAP frontend with browser and editor awaits new functions for exporting to Open Document Format and editing attribute types and object classes. The release includes a couple dozen enhancements and 50 bugfixes.
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