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New year’s resolution No. 1: Get OpenBSD
Kick off 2007 with a new, more secure operating system

Although many readers think I’m a Windows-only zealot, one of my other favorite OSes is OpenBSD. I run a few flavors of Linux as well, but I use OpenBSD as my honeynet (a network of honeypots) firewall and to explore the criminal side of the Net. There is no better secure, popular OS than OpenBSD.
by Roger A. Grimes.

“notMac” Challenge: $10000+ (US) For A .Mac Alternative

I’m starting the notMac Challenge to encourage the development of an easy-to-use replacement for Apple’s dotMac service and am looking to get the word out.
Since Apple started charging for dotMac, I’ve spent $495 on membership. That seems kind of steep since all the dotMac features I use most could be accessed using my own server. Much of the required code already exists but requires a very high degree of technical proficiency to execute.
from MacSlash.

Newsmaker: A look inside Google’s open-source kitchen

Newsmaker Search giant Google is a heavy user of open-source software and an active participant in many projects that develop it – – even chipping in some funding, Chris DiBona says.
by Joris Evers.