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Is Facebook's FriendFeed acquisition all about talent?

Surprise! Facebook has acquired FriendFeed, a social network feed aggregation start-up. Read more »

iPhone Trojan discovered in the wild

The first iPhone Trojan has been seen in the wild, according to security vendors. Read more »

Linux guru argues against security liability

Alan Cox, one of the leading Linux kernel developers, has told a House of Lords hearing that neither open- nor closed-source developers should be liable for the security of the code they write. Read more »

Linux guru warns on security of open-source code

One of the most respected figures in the UK open source community has warned of complacency over the security of open source projects. Read more »

Melbourne gets linux.conf.au guernsey

Melbourne will host the linux.conf.au conference in 2008, the event's organisers announced today. Read more »

Montecito servers expected in September

Intel has begun selling its dual-core "Montecito" version of Itanium. Read more »

Trend Micro: open source is more secure

The antivirus vendor has waded into the debate over the merits of open and closed code, while Linux vendor Red Hat takes a cautious approach. Read more »

'Too early' to debate Linux GPL 3 support

Alan Cox is trying to nip premature debate on GPL 3 support in the bud. Read more »

Yahoo hosting 'thousands' of phishing sites

Yahoo is playing host to thousands of phishing sites and doesn't have sufficiently well-trained staff to address the problem of online fraud, according to a leading anti-spam and security organisation on Tuesday. Read more »

Flash authors ponder Google pitfalls

What if you built a Web site in Flash and no one could find it? Read more »

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The open-source techie who means business

Alan Cox, one of the most respected figures in the open-source community, talks about GPL 3, software patents, the kernel development process and Linux on the desktop. Read more »

Special report: Linux.conf 2005

Builder AU will be covering the latest news, interviews and blogs from Linux.conf.au 2005 live in this special report from Canberra. Read more »

Special coverage: Linux.conf.au 2004

Adelaide is set to host Linux.conf.au 2004 --one of the world's largest gatherings of open source developers--Builder AU takes you behind the scenes, in this exclusive coverage. Read more »

Linux lab hires second guru

A day after Linus Torvalds joined the Open Source Development Lab, the group hires the developer who will assume responsibility for the upcoming 2.6 version of Linux. Read more »

Start-up beats IBM for Linux software

A revamped version of key disk drive management software in Linux will be based on a project from a start-up, spurring a retreat by IBM programmers working on competing software. Read more »

Speed PHP application development by using PEAR

By using PEAR, developers can deploy and enhance basic functions that are already written and focus on writing new functionality. See how Read more »

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Facebook changes coming in response to user complaints

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Facebook users haven't exactly been reticent about their dislike for Facebook's recent redesign. And Facebook staff want you to know they're listening. Read more »

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