Openbsd
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Critical hole found in encryption program
News A security flaw in the popular open-source encryption program leaves servers vulnerable to hackers.
Fedora wants to draw in women
News The project is trying to attract female coders, but some members of the open-source software community doubt it will be a success.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Open source
Researcher to demo Intel chip attack
News At the Hack In The Box conference in October, an independent security researcher plans to release proof-of-concept code for Intel chip exploits.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Intel Corp., Kaspersky Lab, Security, Bug, CPU, Chip, Attack, Apple Macintosh
Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'
News The Linux creator has labeled creators of the OpenBSD operating system 'masturbating monkeys', as part of a wider critique of what he sees as self-centered behavior in the IT security industry.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Linus Torvalds, OpenBSD, Security, Bug, IT Security, Attack, operating system, Linux Kernel
OpenBSD update improves hardware support
News Version 4.4 of the popular BSD descendant promises support for new hardware, upgrade process changes and new applications.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, OpenBSD, Security, Unix, ASUS, performance, Hardware, Laptop Computer, Berkeley Software Design Inc., FTP
BSD bug found and fixed after 25 years
News A Unix developer has discovered a bug in the BSD operating system that has been passed down to all its variants, including OpenBSD and Mac OS X.
Tags: Linux, Mac OS, Open source, OpenBSD, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, BSD, software, network, Berkeley Software Design Inc.
CentOS Linux developers threaten mutiny
News Programmers behind the Red Hat Enterprise Linux clone demand that its founder share project control--or maybe they'll leave.
Tags: Linux, Open source, PayPal, Red Hat Inc., Project, Open-source Software, Developer, Advertisement, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, proprietary software
OpenBSD hit by 'critical' IPv6 flaw
News A security hole in the way OpenBSD handles IPv6 data packets exposes systems running the open-source OS to serious attack.
Tags: Network standards/protocols, TCP/IP, Hacking
OpenBSD founder makes funding plea
News The group calls on commercial users for financial help, decries "culture of entitlement" in open-source community.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Software integration, Open source
OpenBSD 3.6 tackles multi-processing
Program The next version of the secure BSD-based operating system supports multiple processors for both AMD64 and i386-compatible hardware.
Tags: Multiprocessor servers, UNIX
Open-source dispute leads to Unix change
News A licensing dispute in the open-source world has resulted in an important software package being removed from the OpenBSD version of Unix and has led to a spat between the programmers in charge.
Open-source spat spurs software change
News A licensing dispute causes an important software package to be removed from the OpenBSD version of Unix and leads to a spat between the programmers in charge.
OpenBSD 3.9 adds sensor framework
News The upcoming version of OpenBSD has better buffer-overflow protection, and can ease the burden of systems monitoring through a new sensor interface framework
Tags: Open source
Open-source clan in spat with Sun
News The OpenBSD project leader accuses Sun Microsystems of hindering development of the open-source software for its newer computers. Sun is scrambling to cooperate in response.
Open-source team fights buffer overflows
News The OpenBSD project hopes new changes to its latest release will eliminate a software issue that has been plaguing security experts for more than three decades.
