To the numerous Web development frameworks now add version 1.0 of the BSD licensed DooPHP. Its author Leng Sheng Hong emphasizes its good performance and long features list.

After rumors of an OpenSSH exploit vulnerability got out, an anonymous hacker group intends to release the exploit code and an accompanying worm "within 48 hours."

The Mozilla Labs Design Challenge competition was looking for new possibilities for browser tab design that was getting somewhat long in the tooth over the years. The winners of the challenge have now been announced.

Open source project Amarok, in an open letter to Palm, has invited the company to work with them. The reason: the Apple iTunes 8.2.1 update guarantees that the Linux-based Palm Pre smartphone can no longer use the iTunes music management software.

Microsoft has entered a patent agreement with Melco Group, parent company to Buffalo, Inc. of Nagoya, Japan, especially affecting the company's Linux devices.

The Gargoyle project is working on an alternative web interface for better router configuration. The project has now reached its first stable version 1.0.

The IvyDE plugin searches for and resolves dependencies in Eclipse projects. The new version 2.0 should work without a hitch.

The KDE team are to work closer with Kwin developers to reinforce the integration of the KDE window manager into the project. The announcement was made at the end of the joint Gnome and KDE Gran Canaria Desktop Summit that came to a close July 11.