Password Theft at Typo3.org
Nov 19, 2008The Typo3 Association is warning users with accounts at Typo3.org of a possible misuse of stored data.
more »Intel Updates C++ and Fortran Compilers for Linux
Nov 18, 2008Chipmaker Intel has reworked its proprietary Linux compilers. The Intel C/C++ compiler version 11.0 now supports the mobile processor Atom. The same version of the Fortran compiler now supports the Fortran 2003 language standard.
more »Debian Lenny on Android Phones
Nov 12, 2008Thanks to a hack a few days ago, BusyBox has been running on the T-Mobile G1 mobile phones with Google's Android platform. Now Jay Freeman, alias saurik, goes a step further: in his blog he describes how to install Debian Lenny by way of root access on the device.
more »Should YaST Become Independent?
Nov 10, 2008Californian Ben Kevan, server administrator for Linux and VMware, ponders the future of YaST in his blog.
more »Creative Puts X-Fi Drivers under GPL
Nov 08, 2008It might have been in an inconspicuous place on their Forums page where Creative Labs announced a new version of the Linux drivers for the Sound Blaster X-Fi and X-Fi Titanium series, but for owners of these sound cards, this news created somewhat of a sensation. The source code is not only readily available, but it's licensed under GPL v2.
more »Hackers Find Root Access to Android G1
Nov 06, 2008Hackers of the XDA Forum found a simple hack to gain access to root privileges on the Android platform of G1 mobile phones.
more »ESAPI 1.4: Security Methods for the Web
Nov 06, 2008The Enterprise Security API (ESAPI), a set of documentation focusing on application software security, has released a new version 1.4. Javadocs were updated and old interfaces were replaced.
more »U.S. Courts: New Criteria for Software Patents
Nov 05, 2008A current U.S. court case would make it harder for software patent trolls to file for dubious patents and make legal claims based on existing ones.
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