 | Level: Introductory Scott Laningham (scottla@us.ibm.com), Podcast Editor, IBM developerWorks
13 Mar 2007 The head of the IBM® Linux® and
AIX® development teams discusses the relative security of Linux and the history of security certification around Linux and open source.
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Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) and IBM's involvement in the evolution of the open source OS through the IBM Linux Technology Center are discussed. Frye also addresses questions in regard to IBM's embrace of open source, developer acceptance of open source technology, and on where open source solutions need to improve.
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About the guest 
Daniel D. Frye, vice president -- IBM Open Systems Development, is
the head of IBM’s UNIX® development team, principally responsible for Linux and AIX development, and oversees IBM’s Linux technical strategy and IBM’s participation in the open source Linux development community. Prior to his current responsibilities, Frye was a member of IBM’s Emerging Technologies and Business Opportunities team where he worked on company-wide technical strategies that predicted future trends and transitions in the IT industry. At the time, he co-authored the original IBM corporate strategies for Linux and open source. Frye sits on the board of the Open Source Development Laboratory (OSDL) and participates in a variety of other Linux and open source industry groups. He has a master's degree in physics from The Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Idaho. He also received his doctorate in theoretical atomic physics from The Johns Hopkins University.
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Podcast credits | 
| | Scott Laningham, host of developerWorks podcasts, was previously editor of developerWorks newsletters. Prior to IBM, he was an award-winning reporter and director for news programming featured on Public Radio International, a freelance writer for the American Communications Foundation and CBS Radio, and a songwriter/musician. |
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