An author of the open source Mailman program explains why open source is not as secure as you might think — using security holes in his own code as an example.
The EuroLinux Petition for a Software Patent Free Europe had 20,000 signatures, including 300 corporate executives, after existing for one month, reports Linux PR.
Peter Swire, the new White House privacy advisor, has a long history with these things called computers, Hearst Newspapers tells us. He started playing with them as a kid.
SecuritySpace.com has released the Desktop Security Audit, a new tool designed to reduce the cost of finding and fixing website and PC-based security holes, LinuxPR reports.
Miguel de Icaza delivered a speech “designed to insult everybody,” including fans of Unix, during the Ottawa Linux Symposium, reports Linux Weekly News.