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  • Open-source bugs undermine digital signatures

    Two flaws in open-source cryptography app could allow an attacker to add content to a digitally signed message or forge signatures.

  • Flaw could hit next Linux kernel

    A new Linux kernel flaw, similar to the one that allowed hackers to penetrate key open source development servers last year, has recently been discovered but there are fears this could impact the new 2.6 kernel.

  • Why open source is bad for Australia

    Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

  • Browser wars: Episode II

    Will the increasing popularity of the Firefox open-source browser propel it into mainstream businesses or will Microsoft up its game to compensate?

  • Squashing bugs with an Apple fix a day

    Open-source developer Landon Fuller explains why he is devoting his time to patching flaws found by the Month of Apple Bugs.

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  • Security flaws force Linux kernel upgrade

    Open-source developers released a new version of the Linux kernel Monday in a move aimed at quickly fixing several bugs--among them two serious security flaws.

  • Netscape flaw exposes users' hard drives

    A bug in the Mozilla code, which is used in the latest Netscape browser, allows a Web page to list directories and read files from the users' computer.

  • Should You Set Your Sights on Windows XP

    Microsoft's Windows XP has received a fair amount of hype in the lead up to its release-Matt Lake and Josh Mehlman assess its usefulness for businesses.

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    From the capital of Tugo to a Hang Seng IPO, it’s on the Web--if you can only find it. We review 30 search engines that make the hunt easier.

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