development, working life, open source, Valgrind Check For Memory Leaks! Last week, I've lost at least three hours in understanding and fixing an overcomplicated implementation of a binary tree in the shape of an open source C library. The problem was the amount
Linux, open source, ethics, social networks, GNOME, Groupon The Day That Killed Groupon Reputation This Thursday I was looking at the social networks in a moment of rest, when the hashtag #defendGNOME gained my attention. For the ones that are not Linux addicted, GNOME is a famous
security, open source, embedded, shell ShellShock: Impact On Average People In the previous post, I've written about the ShellShock vulnerability in a general way. Now I want to talk about how this vulnerability can impact all the average internet users. So the question
security, open source, embedded, shell ShellShock, What I've Understood Disclaimer: I'm not a security specialist; if you are running a webserver, please consider asking a qualified technician. If last week you have been to Mars, maybe you haven't heard about the new
personal, open source Authors In The Open Source World Last week, Seth Godin wrote another great post. This time the argument is the difference between companies and authors. No company would endorse a competitor while writers often suggest books written by others.
security, Linux, open source, bugs Has Open Source Failed? This week has been pretty embarrassing for GNU/Linux estimators. According to ArsTechnica a bug has been found on the GnuTLS library. Basically the authenticity of SSL/TLS certificates was not granted (a