CeBIT Open Source Project Lounge -- IPFire IPFire -- firewall distribution
Jan 29, 2010IPFire is among the 15 projects that will present their work at CeBIT, offering an open source firewall distribution.
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more »Ted Ts'o Joins Google and Helps with Ext4 Migration
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more »Adobe Updates Reader and Acrobat to Address Security Problems
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more »License Change at Novell Adds Confusion
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