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More than 135 Linux kernel developers have signed a document in protest of vendors that create closed-source code modules for the kernel, calling the practice "harmful and undesirable."

Proving that performance isn't everything, the latest Top500 list of supercomputers for the first time also measures energy efficiency.

The Gpcode.ak virus, which encrypts files on the victim's desktop and demands a ransom to decrypt them, uses encryption that so far has proven too strong to crack. But Kaspersky Lab, which first identified Gpcode.ak earlier this month, says there is a way for most victims to at least recover their files.

Ruby on Rails 2.1, a planned upgrade to the popular open-source Web framework, could be released as soon as this weekend, the creator of the framework, David Heinemeier Hansson, said on Tuesday.

Engineers and technicians at IBM are assembling the final pieces of what they hope will soon become the world's most powerful supercomputer - doubling the speed of the today's fastest machine.

Web 2.0 hype meets reality this week at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco and a variety of tech executives deliver keynotes.

Coghead Tuesday rolled out a hosted service that can be sued by developers to sell applications created using the company's "do it yourself" Web application development technology.

While Linus Torvalds' name is synonymous with the Linux kernel, Al Viro's may be one day, too.

Which Java Web framework is the best? Or does rival Ruby on Rails take the crown?

11 leaders from the open source and vendor communities discuss the current open source climate and outline the challenges and opportunities ahead.

11 leaders from the open source and vendor communities discuss the current open source climate and outline the challenges and opportunities ahead.