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How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel

The Verge

Fifteen days later, the University of Minnesota was banned from contributing to the Linux kernel. “I I suggest you find a different community to do experiments on,” wrote Linux Foundation fellow Greg Kroah-Hartman in a livid email. But among the other major characters — the Linux developers — there was no such hesitancy.

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UNCOVERING VULNERABILITIES IN OPEN SOURCE LIBRARIES

ForAllSecure

In recent articles, ForAllSecure has discussed how we were able to use our next-generation fuzzing solution, Mayhem, to discover previously unknown vulnerabilities in several open source projects, including Netflix DIAL reference , Das U-Boot , and more. Are static analysis tools / linters used? What coverage does it achieve?

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You Should Run R On Your Computer: Not just for stats, but to know what all the excitement is about

CTOvision

R runs on a wide variety of systems, including Mac, Windows, Linux and Unix. You will immediately see links to Linux, Mac and Windows versions of R. Open it, and look around. Analysis Big Data CTO CRAN Linux Microsoft Windows Open Source Operating Systems R Unix Windows' Visit CRAN here: [link].

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What’s Free At Linux Academy June 2019

Linux Academy

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and Cloud skills further. Each month we will kick off our community content with a live study group allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.

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Book Review: Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems

Network World

Already in its third edition, Practical Packet Analysis both explains how Wireshark works and provides expert guidance on how you can use the tool to solve real-world network problems. Yes, there are other packet analyzers, but Wireshark is one of the best, works on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and is free and open source.

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Uncovering Vulnerabilities In Open Source Libraries (CVE-2019-13499)

ForAllSecure

In recent articles, ForAllSecure has discussed how we were able to use our next-generation fuzzing solution, Mayhem, to discover previously unknown vulnerabilities in several open source projects, including Netflix DIAL reference , Das U-Boot , and more. Are static analysis tools / linters used? What coverage does it achieve?

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Uncovering Vulnerabilities In Open Source Libraries (CVE-2019-13499)

ForAllSecure

In recent articles, ForAllSecure has discussed how we were able to use our next-generation fuzzing solution, Mayhem, to discover previously unknown vulnerabilities in several open source projects, including Netflix DIAL reference , Das U-Boot , and more. Are static analysis tools / linters used? What coverage does it achieve?