Gui Linux-The Linux Desktop

AP – Red Hat Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit climbed as demand rose for its open-source software. The company’s adjusted earnings met analyst estimates, while revenue was higher than expected.

NewsFactor – On Tuesday, Adobe Systems released Flash Player 10.1 for mobile devices — but the rollout is going to take a while. The player is available first for devices running version 2.2 of Google’s open-source Android operating system, but that upgrade is currently only available on Google’s Nexus One smartphones being tested by reviewers.

NewsFactor – Responding to a major security flaw in its Flash Player, Adobe Systems released a large patch Thursday. A security bulletin published on the company’s web site recommends that users of Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and earlier versions on Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris update to version 10.1.53.64.

NewsFactor – Adobe has issued a “critical” alert that zero-day attacks are being launched on a security vulnerability in its Flash Player, PDF Reader, and Acrobat products. The alert applies to Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris operating systems, as well as the authplay.dll component that accompanies Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.3.2 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows, Mac and Unix OSs.

NewsFactor – Mozilla is moving to revamp its browser in advance of the release of Firefox 4 toward the end of the year, with one of the priorities the transformation of the user interface to be less cluttered and more visually appealing. But Mozilla will need to move fast if it’s going to counter the surprising growth that Internet Explorer racked up in the U.S. market last month.