Study Finds Fewer Flaws in Open-source Code

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Flaws in Open-Source Code

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Flaws in Open-Source Code 12/17/2003 07:16 PM
"Code quality in a version of the MySQL open-source database was found to be six times superior to that of comparable proprietary code, according to a recent study of open-source software products by tech development firm Reasoning..."

Study Finds Flaws in PSA Cancer Tests
(AP)

Study Finds Flaws in PSA Cancer Tests
(AP) 05/26/2004 04:30 PM
AP - A disturbing new study has found that 15 percent of older men with supposedly normal readings on the widely used PSA test have prostate cancer anyway — and some even have aggressive tumors.

Study Finds Flaws in Prostate Cancer
Test (AP)

Study Finds Flaws in Prostate Cancer
Test (AP) 05/27/2004 04:29 AM
AP - A new study shows that a test widely used to screen for prostate cancer misses 15 percent of the tumors — including some aggressive ones — in older men.

IRS Flaws Expose Taxpayers to Snooping,
Study Finds (Reuters)

IRS Flaws Expose Taxpayers to Snooping,
Study Finds (Reuters) 04/18/2005 07:14 PM
Reuters - Computer-security flaws at the U.S. tax-collection agency expose millions of taxpayers to potential identity theft or illegal police snooping, according to a congressional report released on Monday.

Collie or Pug? Study Finds the Genetic
Code

Collie or Pug? Study Finds the Genetic
Code 05/21/2004 12:59 AM
Scientists say they have found genetic variations that allow them to distinguish among 85 dog breeds and to identify an individual dog's breed with 99 percent accuracy.

HP exec calls for fewer open-source
licenses

HP exec calls for fewer open-source
licenses 08/06/2004 04:56 PM
Martin Fink, vice president of Linux at HP, said the large number of licenses that software vendors use to release source code is becoming a significant issue for developers and users.

HP exec calls for fewer open source
licenses

HP exec calls for fewer open source
licenses 08/04/2004 08:14 AM
SAN FRANCISCO -- The open source community needs fewer licenses and the large number of software licenses used to release open source code is becoming a significant issue for developers and users, said a senior Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) executive speaking at the Linuxworld Conference & Expo here Tuesday.

Code Flaws Open Linux Apps to Attack

Code Flaws Open Linux Apps to Attack 09/17/2004 04:05 PM
Code library problems could affect open-source programs that use the graphical user interface toolkit GTK+, causing a denial-of-service attack or an integer overflow.

Microsoft releases source code to open
source community

Microsoft releases source code to open
source community 05/05/2004 04:06 AM
About a month ago, Microsoft posted some of its source code to SourceForge. SourceForge is a, if not the, major distribution point for open source software. Microsoft's code was put there under the terms of the Common Public License, which allows modification, addition, redistribution - in short, it allows most of the rights and privileges that we associate with open source software.

New flaws foul open-source security

New flaws foul open-source security 06/10/2004 08:05 AM
ZDNet Jun 10 2004 12:14PM GMT

More flaws foul security of open-source
repository

More flaws foul security of open-source
repository 06/09/2004 05:29 PM

Security flaws could corrupt open source
databases

Security flaws could corrupt open source
databases 05/20/2004 04:15 AM

Flaws drill holes in open-source
databases

Flaws drill holes in open-source
databases 05/19/2004 04:28 PM
Vulnerabilities in two popular applications used by developers to store program code could allow attackers to corrupt open-source projects.

Flaws drill holes in open-source
repository

Flaws drill holes in open-source
repository 05/20/2004 01:11 AM
ZDNet May 20 2004 5:21AM GMT

Another way open source finds its way
into widespread use

Another way open source finds its way
into widespread use 01/07/2004 07:08 PM
The Lost Olive talks about "the threat Microsoft has made against nonprofits/schools accepting donated computers." Drilling further into the relevant Microsoft Web page; at a minimum, recipients are required to possess "a Windows Certificate of Authenticity (COA) sticker ... accompanied...

Oklahoma non-profit finds open source OK

Oklahoma non-profit finds open source OK 08/31/2004 04:34 AM
Non-profit organisations are always looking for ways to better serve the public. But, with ever-shrinking budgets, it can sometimes be hard for them to even stay alive, much less expand services. This article discusses how one agency, ROCMND Group Home in Miami, Oklahoma, met that challenge through the use of open technology.

Search finds new holes in open source
tool

Search finds new holes in open source
tool 06/09/2004 05:35 PM
A close investigation of a common open source tool has uncovered more critical security holes in software used by developers to track and manage changes in computer code.

Study in Open Source Collaboration

Study in Open Source Collaboration 12/12/2003 06:33 PM
whiteg writes "We are conducting a Perl community survey, sponsored by Taiwan's Open Source Software Foundry (OSSF), as part of the government's Free Software Promotion Initiative. The purpose of this survey is to understand how Taiwan's developers can ...

Open-Source Insurance Provider Finds
Patent Risks in Linux

Open-Source Insurance Provider Finds
Patent Risks in Linux 08/02/2004 01:14 AM
Open Source Risk Management, who offers litigation insurance policies, has found nearly 300 patents that could theoretically be used against Linux. How risky are these patents? How much should you be concerned?

Case Study on Mozilla and Open Source

Case Study on Mozilla and Open Source 09/23/2004 01:09 PM

Speech Code From I.B.M. to Become Open
Source

Speech Code From I.B.M. to Become Open
Source 09/12/2004 09:26 PM
I.B.M. plans to announce that it will contribute some of its speech-recognition software to two open-source software groups.

eBay: Better Code For Open Source

eBay: Better Code For Open Source 06/24/2005 10:03 PM
Online marketplace aims to expand ecosystem and bring e-commerce to new devices with the help of its developers.

Open Source Code at Google

Open Source Code at Google 03/27/2005 02:33 AM
Seach Engine Showdown Mar 27 2005 6:05AM GMT

Speech code from IBM to become open
source

Speech code from IBM to become open
source 09/12/2004 11:59 PM
CNET News.com Sep 13 2004 3:22AM GMT

Get your hands on some open source SSL
VPN code

Get your hands on some open source SSL
VPN code 03/24/2005 05:13 AM
There is a lot of open source code out there, including one for SSL VPNs. Called SSL-Explorer, it is available free from SourceForge and runs on Microsoft and Linux platforms.

Study shows governments' open-source
embrace

Study shows governments' open-source
embrace 09/02/2004 07:11 PM
Dozens of government proposals arise, but never get off the ground.

Open-Source Insurance Provider Finds
Patent Risks in Linux (Ziff Davis)

Open-Source Insurance Provider Finds
Patent Risks in Linux (Ziff Davis) 08/02/2004 12:55 AM
Ziff Davis - Open Source Risk Management, who offers litigation insurance policies, has found nearly 300 patents that could theoretically be used against Linux. How risky are these patents? How much should you be concerned?

Code Reading: The Open Source
Perspective

Code Reading: The Open Source
Perspective 03/14/2005 05:03 PM

Code exchanges: We got that open-source
feelin'

Code exchanges: We got that open-source
feelin' 06/14/2004 06:46 AM
ZDNet Jun 14 2004 11:18AM GMT

NASA Prepares to Open Source Code

NASA Prepares to Open Source Code 02/12/2004 10:14 PM

IBM donates code to open-source project

IBM donates code to open-source project 11/18/2003 07:47 PM
ZDNet Nov 18 2003 6:49PM ET

Columnist: Open Source the Leaked Code

Columnist: Open Source the Leaked Code 02/15/2004 10:31 AM

Why Microsoft Should Open Source the Leaked Source: From the "never-gonna-happen" department, this guy says that Microsoft should just open-source the code that was leaked last week. He makes a good case, but there's no chance Bill would actually go for it.

Why not make lemonade out of lemons by doing the unthinkable: Redistribute the complete NT4 and Windows 2000 code base via either a fully OSS-certified or quasi-open-source license on the MSDN web site?

Sound crazy? Maybe. But think about the positive implications of a fully Microsoft-sanctioned complete release of this code...

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Commentary: If only Cisco code had been
open source

Commentary: If only Cisco code had been
open source 05/17/2004 03:02 PM
The 15 May 2004 theft and publishing of the source code for Cisco's IOS router firmware could mean a wave of exploits against the critical router infrastructure of the Internet will be on its way. If that happens, it will be because Cisco ignored one of the iron rules of network security -- and experts the world over will be muttering "if only IOS had been open source."

Users laud open source VPN code

Users laud open source VPN code 04/14/2005 10:07 PM

For Open-Source Code, The Future Is In
Applications

For Open-Source Code, The Future Is In
Applications 04/09/2005 07:44 PM
Information Week Apr 9 2005 10:51PM GMT

MySQL & Open Source Code Quality

MySQL & Open Source Code Quality 12/23/2003 10:37 AM

MySQL & Open Source Code Quality

MySQL & Open Source Code Quality 12/23/2003 12:59 PM
Slashdot Dec 23 2003 12:41PM ET

Open-source code specialist gets
investment

Open-source code specialist gets
investment 07/26/2004 05:48 PM
Black Duck pulls in $5 million, which will be used to hire new personnel and bring its ProtexIP service to market.

Intel To Open-Source Next-Gen BIOS Code

Intel To Open-Source Next-Gen BIOS Code 06/01/2004 05:20 PM
Intel Corp. said Tuesday that it plans to release the "foundation" code of its Tiano next-generation BIOS code as part of an open-source license.
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