Still, the university student plans to open source the full application and invite more auditing before making any claims about its fool-proof security.

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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation demands that every research project it funds has to make its full data set freely available, like open-source software code.

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Aside from hardware manufacturer gripes, Torvalds goes on to discuss his work with open source development in greater detail -- the full talk is right after the break.

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Its MxR Lab has just launched a showcase of creations and modifications that DIY enthusiasts can build, including open source code for both the devices and integrating full-body motion control through Kinect for Windows or OpenNI.

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