Serious security bugs in key parts of the latest Linux code have been fixed, but some small glitches have been introduced, according to a recent scan.

A small Utah-based company has developed a portable Linux server that can be plugged into the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port of a Windows PCs.

Sun Microsystems on Wednesday night launched an office dedicated to open-source matters, signaling a new elevation of the collaborative programming philosophy within the server and software company.

FreeBSD is hoping to move beyond the server and desktop market by tackling wireless devices.

For the first time in history, there are more Linux software choices than Windows choices -- in the 64-bit arena -- but it is likely that the situation will not remain that way for long. Let the debate begin anew, in other words.

A global education system in which Linux notebook computers are as common as pencils or textbooks even in the poorest nations has been outlined today by a

professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Turbolinux achieved profitability in Japan and China for the first time last year and is now looking to expand its operations in India, its chief financial officer said Wednesday.

MIT's Media Lab has recommended Brazil install open-source software instead of proprietary software offered by Microsoft on thousands of computers that will be sold to the poor, according to a letter obtained by Reuters Thursday.

Adobe lost many friends in the open source community four years ago when it decided to prosecute Russian developer Dmitri Sklyarov under the DMCA, for publishing details of how to circument eBook encryption. But while it's a little late for an olive branch, the software giant's decision to release code under the OSI-compatible MIT license last week has been warmly received. Adam and Eve are two C++ libraries that Adobe uses extensively in its own products.

IBM announced a $100 million commitment to strengthen the development of its Lotus Workplace messaging and collaboration platform on Linux.

The money will be spent over the next three years to build Linux extensions to Workplace, with the most significant piece being the development of a Linux client for Workplace.