Student application for Google Summer of Code is now open
Yesterday evening Google opened the student application phase for Google Summer of Code 2010. Students can now start handing in applications for projects they want to work on during the summer.
At TYPO3, you can find a list of project ideas our community has come up with. It's also worth re-checking the ideas page as some additions have been made since we created those pages for this years Google Summer of Code.
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Sun VirtualBox 3.1.6 update
VirtualBox 3.1.6 is out. Nothing really new to the program if it is slightly improved stability and fixed many bugs.
The virtualization of Linux distributions has also been central to the efforts of development teams.
In short, this is a minor update. But who sends a major message. The virtualization solution from Sun continues to enjoy the support of the new company owner. In other words, Oracle will take an indirect response to those who worried about the future of VirtualBox after the takeover of the publisher.
VirtualBox 3.1.6 is available (Windows, Mac, Linux (32 and 64 bit) on this page. The tool is also compatible with Solaris / OpenSolaris.
Microsoft will release this afternoon urgent patch for Internet Explorer, which corrects several security vulnerabilities
Microsoft announced yesterday the online release this afternoon of an urgent update for versions 6 and 7 of Internet Explorer.
The proposed patch out of cycle patch Tuesday (a set of patches released on the second Tuesday of each month), is to correct flaws that affect all versions of Internet Explorer including IE8, and on all operating systems including Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Microsoft did not give details of these vulnerabilities are classified as critical and said that this patch will concern in particular a flaw in versions 6 and 7 of Internet Explorer, but it also includes fixes for 9 other faults that also affect the version 8 browser.
