Firefox 3.6.2 Priority Release Fixes Vulnerability
Mar 24, 2010To fix a security vulnerability in the previous release, Firefox developers have issued an early follow-up version 3.6.2 for immediate implementation.
more »Skipfish Security Scanner for Web Apps
Mar 24, 2010Google's online security teams has come out with a free security scanner for web apps, named Skipfish.
more »Task Coach 1.0.0: Task Manager with Calendar View
Mar 24, 2010Task Coach, an open source program for managing todo lists, is available in version 1.0.0.
more »New FreeBSD Version 7.3: improved ZFS and Gnome 2.28.2
Mar 24, 2010Ken Smith from the FreeBSD Release Engineering Team has announced the released version 7.3 for download. The new FreeBSD comes with updated ZFS and a re-worked bootloader.
more »Browser Address Book as Firefox Addon
Mar 23, 2010Users commonly on the Internet often maintain many online contacts. Mozilla now wants to help manage these contacts with a special Firefox addon.
more »The Ubuntu One Music Store Now Online
Mar 23, 2010Just missing the beta deadline, Ubuntu has today placed the version 10.04 of the new Music Store online for testing.
more »Parted Magic 4.9: New Device Names
Mar 23, 2010Parted Magic, a Live Linux with programs for partitioning and data rescue, is available in version 4.9. Apart from bug fixes, it includes a few new features.
more »Novell Rejects Elliott Associates Buyout
Mar 22, 2010Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian informed all Novell customers per email on March 20 that the buyout proposal from Elliott Associates was rejected in that it undervalued the company.
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Substantial Update to IPFire Now Available
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New Vulnerability Discovered in Linux Kernel
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New Linux Flaw Lets Attackers Escape VMs
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Hannah Montana Linux Is Back!
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System76 Refreshes the Lemur Laptop
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More than 43 Million Lines of Code in Linux Kernel 7.2
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Kubuntu Focus Goes Ultra
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Linux Gamers May Soon See Less Mouse Lag in KDE Plasma
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Three Lines of Code Improve Linux Storage Performance
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