The H Roundup - Skype surveillance, Linux exploit & Android Studio
In the week ending 18 May – Microsoft is reading what you type in Skype's chat, an exploit for the Linux kernel is discovered, Google unveils its new IDE for developing Android applications, and the International Space Station is using more Linux &nb... Read more

Firefox 22 beta delivers WebRTC and more
Mozilla's new Firefox 22 beta brings two potentially major web technologies - WebRTC and OdinMonkey - to the desktop, aiming for integrated web real-time communications and even better JavaScript performance    

Open Recall: Amarok 2.7.1, GNOME 3.8.2, openSUSE 13.1 Milestone 1
In this edition: Amarok fixes a crashing bug on Linux, the last GNOME 3.8 release, the first development milestone for openSUSE 13.1, the first alpha of Canaima GNU/Linux 4.0, a Calligra bug fix release, and a new version of Fail2Ban   &nbs... Read more

Opera quietly settles lawsuit
Opera's lawsuit against a former employee for leaking trade secrets, reportedly designs of search buttons and tabs, to Mozilla is no more as the company has settled the case, but terms of the settlement are secret    

ownCloud fixes critical security vulnerabilities
The ownCloud developers have released versions 5.0.6, 4.0.15, and 4.5.11 to fix a number of serious vulnerabilities in their software including SQL injection, code execution and privilege escalation problems    
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Mozilla Taps New CEO
The company looks to John Lilly to grow its business while ex-CEO Mitchell Baker focuses on Mozilla's vision.

Old-School SUSE Executives Take Over Open-Xchange
Two of pre-Novell SUSE's top executives are taking the open-source groupware company Open-Xchange.

Torvalds Still Will Not License Linux Under GPL v3
The Linux creator said copyright owners would have to agree to licensing changes, and those who didn't would have to rewrite code.

OpenVZ to Release Pre-made Ubuntu VMs
OpenVZ, the open-source community arm of SWsoft, will soon be releasing ready-to-run Ubuntu server and desktop virtual machines.

After SCO Dies
Opinion: Could Novell open-source Unix? What will OpenServer customers do? Can Sun claim some customers for OpenSolaris?
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Mageia 3 released
The much-delayed Mageia 3 release is out. "We dedicate this release to the memory of Eugeni Dodonov, our friend, our colleague and a great inspiration to those he left behind. We miss his brilliance, his courtesy and his dedication." Changes incl... Read more

Perl 5.18.0 released
The Perl 5.18.0 release is out. "Perl v5.18.0 represents approximately 12 months of development since Perl v5.16.0 and contains approximately 400,000 lines of changes across 2,100 files from 113 authors." See this perldelta page for details on wh... Read more

Sony opens up the Xperia Tablet Z
Sony has announced the availability of an Android Open Source Project distribution for its Xperia Tablet Z device. "For all you developers out there, of course this means you can now access the software and contribute to this project. And this is ... Read more

Friday's security updates
CentOS has updated kernel (C6; perf privilege escalation) and libvirt (denial of service). Fedora has updated thunderbird (multiple vulnerabilities). openSUSE has updated flash-player (multiple vulnerabilities). Oracl... Read more

Strongbox and Aaron Swartz (The New Yorker)
The New Yorker magazine has started a service called Strongbox that allows anonymous information to be sent to magazine. It is based on the DeadDrop free software project that was created by the late Aaron Swartz, which uses the Tor network to pre... Read more
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Oracle releases VirtualBox 4.1.16
Today Oracle released VirtualBox 4.1.16, a maintenance release of VirtualBox 4.1: The following items were fixed and/or added: VMM: fixed a Guru Meditation VERR_ACCESS_DENIED with certain guests (bugs #7589, #8247) VMM: fixed a Guru Meditation VERR_PAGE_T... Read more

First tarball release of the new GNU Portable Threads Library: nPth version 0.90
The first tarball release of the New GNU Portable Threads Library: nPth version 0.90 has been made. nPth is a non-preemptive threads implementation using an API very similar to the one known from GNU Pth. It has been designed as a replacement of GNU Pth f... Read more

OpenOffice 3.4 Released
The first version of OpenOffice under the governance of the Apache Software Foundation has been released. Apache OpenOffice 3.4 is available for download free of charge. OpenOffice 3.4 features: word processing, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, databa... Read more

Jury in deadlocked on copyright issues in Oracle vs Google???
The copyright part of Oracle’s lawsuit against Google over possible infringement of the Java intellectual property in Android is moving into its final phase and there are indications that, for the copyright part of the lawsuit, the jury might be dea... Read more

Does Android?s open source status make it better in terms of privacy?
Does Android?s open source status make it better in terms of privacy? Find out here.
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Making Linux and Android Get Along (It's Not as Hard as It Sounds)
Many free software fans, if they were like me, breathed a collective sigh of relief when the Android operating system hit the market. more>>

Drupal Is a Framework: Why Everyone Needs to Understand This
Everyone planning and building Web solutions with Drupal benefits from understanding what a "hook" is—and why Drupal is not a CMS. more>>

Home, My Backup Data Center
New Linux users often ask me "what is the best way to learn about Linux?" My advice always comes down to this: install and use Linux (any distribution will do but something stable works better), ... Read more

Non-Linux FOSS: Seashore
As Linux users, we tend to take programs like GIMP for granted. Thankfully, as of version 2.8.2, GIMP is available as a native application for OS X! Because everyone reading this most likely is fa... Read more

Trying to Tame the Tablet
Like many folks, I received a shiny new Nexus 7 tablet for Christmas. This brought me great joy and excitement as I began to plot my future paperless life. For most of the evening and an hour or s... Read more
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The Host Group Announces Upgraded Website Builder in Addition to...
North American web hosting provider The Host Group announced on Friday it has launched its recently upgraded website builder product with an introductory offer of half off the first three months?...(PRWeb May 18, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.... Read more

TrackingPoint Showcases Extreme Accuracy of their Precision Rifle in...
Tracking Moving Targets, Shooting From Helicopters, and Extreme Accuracy at Distance Captured In Slow Motion High Definition Video(PRWeb May 17, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10742945.htm

Web HSP Announces Updated Affiliate Programs with Substantially Higher...
Hosting provider and custom website development firm Web HSP this week launched a series of top tier affiliate programs offering payouts much higher than the industry norm. Web HSP is now including...(PRWeb May 17, 2013)Read the full story at http://ww... Read more

eCube Systems Announces NXTera 6.3 Distributed Middleware Support for...
New Version of NXTera 6.3 makes it possible for legacy Entera applications to run on Linux Redhat Enterprise 6 with support for SOA integrated JAVA, C, C#, FORTRAN, and COBOL applications.(PRWeb May 17, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/... Read more

SaltStack Speaks on the Evolution of Web Components at UtahJS 2013
Seth House, SaltStack senior engineer, details the evolution of web components coming in the DOM4 and HTML5 specifications(PRWeb May 16, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10742348.htm
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