The H Roundup for the week ending 29 October

Welcome to The H Roundup, your rapid review of the week with the most read news on The H, the security alerts and open source releases, and the essential feature articles – all in one quick-to-scan news item.

Top News

Avira's anti-virus solution detected itself following a bad update, version 3.1 of the Linux kernel was released following delays and researchers explained how an XML signature attack can be used to punch holes in the cloud. The Puppy Linux developers released a new flagship version of their popular minimal distribution based on Slackware 13.37 and a group known as The Hacker's Choice published a tool for taking down encrypting servers.

• Avira anti-virus detects itself
• Linux 3.1 is here
• Researchers find holes in the cloud
• Puppy Linux 5.3 "Slacko" based on Slackware 13.37
• New denial of service tool knocks out encrypting servers
• Magazines and ebooks come to the Ubuntu Software Centre
• HTTP pipelining to arrive in Chrome 17
• GitHub open sources Hubot chat robot
• Chrome 15 brings redesigned New Tab page, closes holes
• Android 4.0 gets ASLR to improve security

Featured Articles

This week, Thorsten Leemhuis detailed the changes in the long-awaited Linux 3.1 kernel, Glyn Moody discussed why openness with respect to scientific software is needed and Richard Hillesley took a look at open core versus dual licensing with respect to MySQL. The H also talked to JAX London conference speaker Martijn Verburg and published the Community Calendar for November.

• What's new in Linux 3.1
• Open Source, Open Science, Open Source Science
• Open core or dual licensing? The example of MySQL
• Meet the Speaker - JAX London and Martijn Verburg
• The H Community Calendar - November 2011

Open Source Releases

• IronPython 2.7.1 adds new modules
• First release candidate for FreeBSD 9.0 arrives
• Linux 3.1 is here - Update
• Quicksilver now Lion-friendly, automatically updates plug-ins
• PacketFence NAC update closes XSS holes
• Puppy Linux 5.3 "Slacko" based on Slackware 13.37
• TYPO3 4.6 adds Form editor and XLIFF support
• Chrome 15 brings redesigned New Tab page, closes holes
• GitHub open sources Hubot chat robot
• SUSE announces OpenStack-based cloud solution
• LinuxCon Europe: Yocto Project Release 1.1 announced
• Google open sources JavaScript coverage analysis tool
• Serendipity 1.6 integrates jQuery and updates plug-ins
• Apple open sources its ALAC lossless audio codec
• JRuby update improves Ruby 1.9 support

Security Alerts

• MyBB downloads were infected
• New denial of service tool knocks out encrypting servers

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