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Open Source & Tech News
== Open Source & Tech News ==
 
===Dev mailing lists===
* [http://news.softpedia.com/news/Canonical-and-XDA-Developers-Looking-for-Official-Partnership-332960.shtml Canonical and XDA partnership?]
* [http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1445369/focus=1445405 Secure boot flamewar with Linus]
* [https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2013-February/036537.html Ubuntu: Let's discuss interim/rolling releases]
 
===Software/hardware releases===
* [https://getmyo.com/ Look what aam preordered]
* [http://news.softpedia.com/news/Canonical-and-XDA-Developers-Looking-for-Official-Partnership-332960.shtml Canonical and XDA partnership?]
* [http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1445369/focus=1445405 Secure boot flamewarw with Linus]
* [https://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/learn/ FreedomBox 0.1 released]
* [http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Vulnerability-in-recent-Linux-kernels-offers-root-rights-1810597.html Kernel vulnerability discovered]
* [http://www.debian.org/News/2013/20130223 Debian 6.0.7 is out]
* [https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.4_Release_Notes/index.html RHEL 6.4 out]
 
===Cyber cyber cyber===
* [https://isc.sans.edu/diary/SSHD+rootkit+in+the+wild/15229 sshd rootkit in the wild]
* [httpshttp://accesswww.redhath-online.com/knowledgeopen/docsnews/enitem/Vulnerability-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.4_Release_Notes/indexin-recent-Linux-kernels-offers-root-rights-1810597.html RHEL 6.4 outKernel vulnerability discovered]
===This week in shitty ISP news===
* Six strike laws strikes copyright system now in effect
* [http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-punishes-bittorrent-pirates-with-browser-hijack-130227/ Comcast likes browser hijacking]
* [http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/27/4036128/time-warner-cable-no-consumer-demand-for-fiber-gigabit-internet TWC: Consumers don't want gigabit]
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