The current pre-release version, called Nautilus, features large, finely shaded icons, and windows that look like a cross between Macintosh, Windows and Netscape. Linsider ran this column on software testing in the open source world. In 20 years of development, having worked for 7 different companies ranging in size from a 5 man startup to the behemoth that is Samsung, this is the first time I've seen software released to the world with no formalized testing applied. Here's TechWeb's take on Red Hat's Piranha problem . Chris Rouland, director of X-Force at ISS, Atlanta, said he does not believe the back door was installed with malicious intent, but the vulnerability does reinvigorate the debate between open source and closed source software.
Salon looks at several companies that have been hit by the fall in tech stock prices.
Red Hat's IPO was widely considered a validation of the commercial potential of Linux. But its stock price slide is now hailed as proof that there is no money to be made in the entire Linux sector. Here's a LinuxPower article which looks at the whole Netpliance iOpener affair and tries to convey an understanding of what the company is up to. When you see something you believe in succeeding it's natural to get worked up about it. Sometimes this kind of passion can lead to actions that seem wild or irrational to people outside of the group.