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The creators of the popular system-automation framework introduce Habitat, which allows apps to do their own automation on any target platform
A new ransomware program called RAA is entirely written in JavaScript
Jailed uses native JavaScript functions to run other libraries in a sandboxed environment, which could be the route to safer plugins and better automated testing of code
Anyone who wants to experiment with deploying apps as self-contained miniature OSes now have a UniK, a new software tool to speed the process
Cake allows .Net developers to write build scripts in C# and run them on Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X
A FreeBSD image on Azure has new additions and improvements, plus Microsoft support -- but that's a long way from the company producing its own distro
Mozilla's SOS Fund will pay for software audits to uncover serious vulnerabilities in open source software before they become problems
The Secure Open Source project will have a $500,000 fund to start with to pay professional security firms to audit code
Java's creator and the Java EE Guardians group believe Oracle has all but abandoned the language
Flatpak delivers Linux desktop apps across distributions with a single download, but it also relies on Red Hat's controversial systemd