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The Debian Project has announced that it is seeking submissions from contributors for artwork and graphics to be included in the upcoming 7.0 release of its Linux distribution, code-named "Wheezy" more »
Older versions of Java SE allow attackers to use specially crafted WebStart applications or web services to install malicious code on computers running flawed Java releases more »
Along with the release of a new web browser for the webOS mobile operating system, HP has also announced governance details for the mobile platform that is soon to be fully open source more »
As Google restores Google Wallet prepaid cards services, security researchers show that an earlier PIN brute force attack doesn't actually need a rooted phone and could be executed remotely more »
As part of its recent platform revamp, Vimeo has added support for browsing and searching for videos made available under a Creative Commons licence, along with a new CC Vimeo portal for signed-in users more »
Google has announced the grand prize winners for its 2011 Google Code-in contest, in which pre-university students were introduced to open source software development. Winners will be flown to Google's campus later this year more »
According to an analysis by James Bromberger it would cost £12.1 billion to develop the software that is included in Debian from scratch more »
A partnership between Sourcefabric and FLOSS Manuals has resulted in the release of the Booktype book creation, collaboration and publishing platform more »
With Readium, the International Digital Publishing Forum is working on an open source reference implementation of its HTML5-based EPUB 3 e-book standard more »
Nine critical vulnerabilities in Adobe's Shockwave Player are addressed in the release of an updated and fixed version more »
Now available to download as in-development snapshots or source, JetBrains' Kotlin language aims to address the same issues as Scala, but be easier to use more »
The cryptome.org team has issued a warning that the whistleblowing web site has been used to spread malicious code through the use of an aggressive exploit toolkit more »
In a post on its blog, Twitter confirmed that it has now enabled HTTPS by default for all logged-in users; previously the option was only on by default for "some" users, requiring others to manually enable it more »
In its 2011 annual security report, security services provider Secunia claims that the absolute number of vulnerabilities being discovered is falling. A closer look at the figures, however, shows that there is no room for complacency more »
The new version is ready for all users and includes a new built-in grammar checker, interactive word count, support for 10,000 sheet spreadsheets and Visio importing. It also sees update checking turned on for the first time. more »
The Password Reuse Visualizer is Mozilla's way of drawing attention to a security problem which is as familiar as it is widespread more »
The first stable 3.1.x release of the help desk solution includes a framework for connecting OTRS to third-party applications, and improvements to process automation, task management and database support more »
Unknown perpetrators infiltrated a backdoor into several installation packages during a hack of the groupware provider's FTP server. The attack went undetected for a period of four months more »
Fans of free software are being encouraged to use Valentine's Day to declare their love for free software. The FSFE has published a list of ideas for how they can do so more »
According to a report, hackers used spyware to download confidential data over the course of several years. The break-in was only uncovered by accident more »
Department of Justice cites Open Invention Network commitments from Novell and Apple as sufficient to end investigations into the acquistion of Novell's patents last year more »
The non-profit organisation has published its plans to create a Metro-specific version of its open source Firefox web browser for Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system more »
The European Commission and US Department of Justice give the go-ahead to Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility, but both regulators say they will be monitoring how patents, especially standards essential ones, are being used more »
The Lua Development Tools included in Eclipse are now available for download as a stand-alone IDE more »
The Metropolitan Police has issued a warning that malware from certain web sites pretends to come from the police in an attempt to extort money more »
Shockwave Player critical holes closed
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