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RSS source codeChrome coming for Google's Android
News Chrome and Android's current browser both already employ WebKit, an open-source project for the process of interpreting the HTML code that makes up a web page and rendering it on a screen. Google's new Chrome browser is for PCs today, but company... [04 Sep 2008]
Google unleashes first open source browser
News Google said its engineers have borrowed from a variety of other open source projects, including Apple's WebKit and the Mozilla Firefox open source browser. As a result, Google plans to make all of Chrome software code open to other developers to... [02 Sep 2008]
Ubuntu patches flaw
News Ubuntu became the latest Linux vendor to patch a vulnerability in the open-source operating system's kernel that could have left the door open for hackers to find their way into users' machines. Ubuntu administrators wrote in the email: "It was... [26 Aug 2008]
Google releases Android 1.0 SDK beta
News Google, which is leading the 34-company Open Handset Alliance to create the largely open-source Android software stack for mobile devices, had already released an "early look" SDK in November 2007. Google said: "Due to significant API changes in... [19 Aug 2008]
Linux Foundation releases developer guide
News Mark Taylor, president of the Open Source Consortium, said that while it isn't that difficult to contribute to open-source projects, to avoid disappointment there are processes that must be adhered to. [18 Aug 2008]
Firefox 3.1 coming soon?
News Developer Chris Double wrote in his blog: "The backend has been committed to the main Mozilla source code and is enabled by default. Expected new features in Firefox 3.1 include native support for the open-source Ogg Vorbis audio codec and the Ogg... [07 Aug 2008]
RedPrairie Case Study: Davigel
White Paper The company wanted a comprehensive system that is able to trace food items to their source, in order to meet stringent new European legislation that came into effect from January 2005. Davigel needed to develop its traceability, using EAN128 bar... [04 Aug 2008]
MSDN Webcast: Architecting .NET Solutions With C# (Part 15 of 15): The Microsoft .NET Team System (Level 300)
White Paper The attendee will learn about the features built into Team System to enhance key stages of the development process, such as modeling, testing, change management and source code control. NET (code name Whidbey). [04 Aug 2008]
Credit crunch prompts open source adoption
News Price was the top factor, according to 79 per cent of the respondents, followed by reduced lock-in or access to source code at 60 per cent, and customisability at 52 per cent. The sluggish economy is contributing to commercial open-source sales... [29 Jul 2008]
Does open source pose a security risk?
News As a result, government and commercial organisations should approach open-source applications with "great caution", carrying out risk analysis and code review before it is used, Fortify said. The security practices of open-source IT developers... [22 Jul 2008]
Is the UK an open source laggard?
News This came on the back of a recent survey in which the UK ranked fifth in terms of uptake of open source code. CIOs are split on the controversial issue of adopting more open source software in corporate IT. [21 Jul 2008]
Google open sources web 2.0 security
News Google has released as open source a web application assessment tool, Ratproxy, that is designed to root out potential security flaws. Separately, Google also released Browser Sync, a product designed for keeping multiple versions of Firefox... [14 Jul 2008]
Google open sources data-moving tool
News Google released an FAQ detailing Protocol Buffers, along with source code for the Java, Python, and C++ protocol buffer compilers. The tool, which has been in use for several years at Google, handles the process in which the company encodes almost... [11 Jul 2008]
Applying a Pattern Language to Develop Application-Level Gateways
White Paper Traditionally, however, these patterns have been locked in the heads of expert developers or buried deep within complex system source code. Developers of communication applications must address recurring design challenges related to efficiency... [11 Jul 2008]
Data Collection Mechanisms for Intrusion Detection Systems
White Paper Furthermore, for collecting data in an efficient, reliable and complete fashion, incorporation of monitoring mechanisms in the source code of the operating system and its applications is needed. Drawing from the experience obtained during the... [10 Jul 2008]
