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Security Software: Open Source vs Closed Source

I recently had a discussion on Google Plus about the relative merits of open source vs closed source security software.

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Using fork() and exec() on Linux

In a previous post, I explained how the fork() and exec() system calls are used to create processes on Unix. In this

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How a process is started in Unix

First, let us define what a process is. There are many definitions for the term process, but, for the purpose