Open Source

Serious flaw in GnuTLS library endangers SSL clients and systems

A vulnerability patched in the GnuTLS library can potentially be exploited from malicious servers to execute malware on computers

Socket.IO JavaScript framework ready for real-time apps

The framework leverages Node.js for bidirectional, event-based communication in mobile and web apps

Linux Mint 17 released

In today's open source roundup: Linux Mint 17 MATE and Cinnamon released. Plus: A review of Linux Mint 17, and users react to Linux Mint 17

SAP: Put a little more HANA in your Red Hat

SAP's in-memory database product will be supported on hardware appliances and Amazon images running Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Linux Foundation adds more Internet protocols to its protection list

Core Infrastructure Initiative picks three projects to get funding, full-time staff: OpenSSL, OpenSSH, Network Time Protocol

Legit or hack? TrueCrypt posts mysterious update

Open source encryption project's website, SourceForge pages defaced with warnings not to use the product due to 'security issues'

Enjoy machine learning with Mahout on Hadoop

Mahout brings the power of scalable processing to Hadoop's huge data sets

Civilization V may come to Linux

In today's open source roundup: Sid Meier's Civilization V may come to Linux. Plus: TrueCrypt's warning message, and running Ubuntu on the Surface Pro 3

Git 2.0 features better defaults and a kinder learning curve

Microsoft’s new open source ASP.Net can run on Linux, OS X

Programmer shows Microsoft's ASP.Net vNext Web framework can run on Linux and OS X -- with some work