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Mozilla Offers $10,000 Bounty For Bugs In New SSL Certificate Library
In the wake of the discovery of Heartbleed bug, Mozilla is stepping up its certificate validation efforts
Software Engineer Creates Smartphone Based On Raspberry Pi
David Hunt shows how to build a smartphone out of electrical components worth £94, without any soldering
Mozilla Appoints Andreas Gal As New CTO
The current vice president of Mobile Engineering replaces Brendan Eich, who was first promoted to the CEO position, then resigned
Android Users Downloaded 220m Apps Containing Heartbleed Bug
Updates have reduced the number of vulnerable apps, but millions still running flawed software on Android
GitHub President Resigns After Allegations Of Harassment
Tom Preston-Werner quits GitHub, even though an independent investigation clears his name
Ubuntu 14.04 ‘Trusty Tahr’ Arrives To Fill Windows XP Void
Canonical touts the new release of Ubuntu Linux as a great alternative to replace Windows XP
AMD Shows Off x86 APU Server Running Fedora Linux
AMD demonstrates its upcoming next-generation Opteron X APU server running Fedora Linux
Mt Gox Abandons Hope, Prepares For Liquidation
CEO of the bitcoin exchange Mark Karpeles has been replaced by court-appointed provisional administrator
How To Use Money To Prevent The Next Heartbleed
Support open source with time and money, stop a repeat of the Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw, says Seean Michael Kerner
Samsung Plans Two Tizen Smartphones And Android-Powered Smartwatch
Samsung executive reveals more on Tizen plans and how a twin-operating system strategy will work
Open Source Code Has Fewer Defects Than Proprietary Software
The latest Coverity Scan Open Source Report suggests that the quality of programming in free C and C++ projects is improving
Chris Beard Takes Over As Mozilla Interim CEO
Beard, Mozilla's former CMO and most recently an executive at venture capital firm Greylock Partners, has stepped in following the resignation of Brendan Eich
Geeksphone Revolution Lets Users Dual-Boot Android And Firefox OS
Geeksphone Revolution arrives in the UK, allowing users to choose between Android and any other open source OS without voiding any warranty
The Heartbleed Lesson: Open Source Needs Attention
Heartbleed happened because web giants thought that open source provided them with a free ride, says Wayne Rash
ElasticHosts To Charge Linux Cloud Customers By Consumption, Not Capacity
ElasticHosts' container service promises to make it cheaper and easier for businesses to move to the cloud
Windows XP Is Dead – Long Live Linux!
Windows XP machines could have a new lease of life running Linux, says Sean Michael Kerner - but only if users are aware of it
Even Smaller Raspberry Pi Compute Module Targets Businesses And Industry
Raspberry Pi Foundation makes a unit with fewer connectors in a dinky DIMM package, for commercial users to build into embedded systems
Canonical Shuts Down Ubuntu One Cloud Storage Service
Ubuntu One will close on 31 July as Canonical pulls out of free cloud storage wars
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich Steps Down After Backlash
Brendan Eich resigns as Mozilla CEO because of the furious backlash to his stance on gay-marriage
Open Source Collaboration Is A Top-Down Decision
Collaboration might seem to come naturally to open source developers, but the Linux Foundation tell Sean Michael Kerner that it's also a business decision
Open Xchange Launches Cloud-Based Spreadsheet Editor
OX Spreadsheet is a cloud-based application available on any device and fully compatible with Microsoft Excel files
Linux 3.14 Upgrades ZRAM, Buffer Features
The latest Linux kernel adds enhanced memory compression, scheduling and networking features
MariaDB Enterprise 2 Bridges The Gap Between SQL And NoSQL
The latest release of MariaDB Enterprise removes the need to choose between different database technologies, says SkySQL
Mozilla Denies Board Member Mutiny Over Its CEO Choice
The organisation says departure of three board members is a coincidence not related to the appointment of Brendan Eich
SugarCRM: Combining Open Source Sensibilities With Commercial Interest
Henning Ogberg and Jennifer Stagnaro from SugarCRM explains how open source platforms can be a good source of revenue
Brendan Eich Is The Right Person To Lead Mozilla
Brendan Eich has guided Mozilla's technical strategy from the start. Sean Michael Kerner says perfect to lead the maker of the Firefox browser and OS
Microsoft Donates Historic Operating System Source Code
Microsoft donates the source code for two iconic products, namely early versions of MS-DOS and Word for Windows
CloudStack 4.3 Released With Support For Hyper-V
Apache releases CloudStack 4.3, which now supports Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualisation hypervisor
Mozilla Promotes Brendan Eich To CEO Position
The man who co-founded Mozilla Foundation over a decade ago finally gets into the driving seat