Applications: Linux and open source news

Favorite Firefox extensions

2008-10-10T00:00:00Z

One of the big advantages Firefox 3 holds over Safari is extensibility. Savvy users can customize the browser to look, feel and perform in any number of ways. Our earlier review said "Firefox 3 is an improvement on its useful but somewhat clunky predecessor in nearly every respect."

MySQL cofounder David Axmark leaving Sun

James Niccolai — 2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

David Axmark, a cofounder and former lead engineer for MySQL, has resigned from Sun a few weeks after another cofounder said he may also leave the company.

Firefox extension blocks dangerous Web attack

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

A popular free security tool for the Firefox browser has been upgraded to block one of the most dangerous and troubling security problems facing the Web today.

Japanese telecom partners with EnterpriseDB

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Japan's largest telecommunications company, has formed a "wide-ranging strategic partnership" with EnterpriseDB that includes an undisclosed financial investment in the open-source database maker.

Red Hat undercuts Microsoft on high-performance OS pricing

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

Red Hat Thursday released a Linux software stack for compute-intensive IT environments that it said costs less than Microsoft's price for its comparable Windows offering.

WebKit browser engine aces Acid3 test, stakes claim to No. 1

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

Developers working on WebKit announced late last week that the newest build of the browser engine, which powers both Apple's Safari and Google's Chrome, has aced all of the requirements of an important Web standards test.

Installing Linux apps: A few good tips

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sooner or later, we all end up installing new software on our computers. Whether it's a new version of Firefox, or a cool game, or a video editing package, there comes a time when you want to make your system do more than it can do now.

Mozilla rushes to fix Firefox password bug

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

Just a day after it released Firefox 3.0.2 to fix 11 vulnerabilities, Mozilla said that an overlooked password bug requires a fast-track update it hopes to launch next week.

Ballmer still searching for an answer to Google

James Niccolai — 2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

Microsoft may be the only company in a position to provide "any real competition" for Google in the online search business, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday. But first it will need to figure out a way to do it.

After password glitch, Firefox patch due next week

Robert McMillan — 2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

Mozilla developers are rushing out a new release of their Firefox browser to fix a bug that has been preventing some Web surfers from using saved passwords this week.