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GPL'd sandbox aims to simplify embedded Linux cross-development
This article by Movial Technical Manager Veli Mankinen introduces a GPL-licensed toolset for integrating, cross-compiling, and testing Linux software. Scratchbox provides a sandbox build environment that assures that the intended versions of libraries, headers, and other such files are used during the build.
EmPOWERing the Linux developer
Recognized as a high-performance, reliable, and serviceable enterprise platform, the 64-bit POWER architecture offers new choices to UNIX and Linux application developers. This artcle reviews the different POWER Linux distributions, the kernal optimization for POWER, GNU Compiler Collection and the tools needed to get started with enterprise Linux on POWER-based systems.
Open Season
Matthew Szulik makes a very attractive target. The 6-foot-5 chief executive of Red Hat stands in the pit of a small auditorium at Stanford University's Gates (as in Bill) Computer Science Building. He has just wrapped up his presentation to 75 computer scientists on the future of software, and the grilling begins.
Dealer-hungry vendor makes Linux server offer
Open source vendor, Cybersource, has launched a small business Linux server and is offering dealers a 20 per cent margin – about $400 per unit. The Cybersource SBLS is designed to offer the features required by most small business at a more affordable price.
Asian Linux goes into beta
Red Flag Software Co Ltd and Miracle Linux Corp have announced the beta version of Asianux 1.0, a standardised Linux operating environment developed specially for businesses in Asia.
Corel says Wordperfect for Linux to bow this month -- again
CNet reports that Corel has revealed a plan to test the market for a Linux version of Wordperfect. A Corel representative says that the software will be available via the company's website on April 15th and is expected to gauge interest in the product.
End of Life for Red Hat Linux 9
We are approaching the published end of life date for errata support for our final Red Hat Linux distribution. We'd like to remind you of this date and the options available to you for migrating your Red Hat Linux implementations: Red Hat Enterprise Linux and the Fedora Project.
Bug hunters go open source
A project to catalogue and describe security vulnerabilities, derived from the ideals of the open source movement, opened to the public yesterday (31 March). The Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB) aims to plug what it sees a gap in information security market.
Sun: Door still open on open source Java
While acknowledging obstacles remain, a Sun Microsystems official on Tuesday left open the possibility that Sun might offer its Java programming language under an open source format.
Fixing the Java Memory Model, Part 2
JSR 133, which has been active for nearly three years, has recently issued its public recommendation on what to do about the Java Memory Model (JMM). In part 1 of this series, the author focused on some of the serious flaws that were found in the original JMM, which resulted in some surprisingly difficult semantics for concepts that were supposed to be simple. This month, he reveals how the semantics of volatile and final will change under the new JMM, changes that will bring their semantics in line with most developers' intuition. Some of these changes are already present in JDK 1.4; others will have to wait until JDK 1.5.
Fedora News Updates #9
In this issue we cover the release of Fedora Core 2 test2, talk a bit about the X.org replacement of XFree86, have some Yum tips, look into SELinux again, and much more.
OpenPKG Alert: OpenPKG Security Advisory (squid)
According to a security advisory [0] from the vendor, a vulnerability exists in the URL unescaping logic of the Squid Web Proxy Cache [1]. This bug could allow an attacker to bypass certain access controls by inserting a NUL character into decoded URLs. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project assigned the id CAN-2004-0189 [2] to the problem.
Firefox Outtrots IE
The Mozilla Foundation's new Firefox 0.8 Web browser, once known as Firebird, is a great alternative for those who long for a change of pace from Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Debian alert: New Linux 2.4.17 packages fix several local root exploits (hppa)
Several local root exploits have been discovered recently in the Linux kernel. This security advisory updates the mips kernel 2.4.19 for Debian GNU/Linux.
Quick Takes: Linux Professional Institute certifies training ...
The Training Camp, education centers that offer IT certifications, has been designated an LPI-US approved training partner by the Linux Professional Institute. LPI offers vendor-neutral Linux certifications for IT professionals and enthusiasts.
Gimp OS X interface released
Open source proponent OpenOSX has announced that Gimp 2.0.0, built to run in Mac OS X v.10.3 "Panther," is available now. The application provides a Mac interface for the popular GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program).
Debian Security Advisories CVE-Compatible
Debian Security Advisories (DSA) have been declared CVE-compatible at the RSA Conference 2004, in San Francisco, February 24th, 2004.
Back to Linux Basics With Debian GNU/Linux
As the bigger guns in the enterprise Linux space move to commercialize their software as much as possible, the Debian project continues to provide a Linux distribution that offers organizations the sort of commodity infrastructure for which Linux was originally known.
Asian heavyweights to meet on Linux
Japan, China and South Korea will meet to consider standardising ways to use the Linux operating system as a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows. A meeting of senior officials from the three East Asian countries will be held in Beijing on Saturday on policies related to information technologies, an official at the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said.
Linux Loyalists Leery
Two years ago, when Rick Carey was chief technology architect at Merrill Lynch, he was crazy about Linux and especially about Red Hat, the leading Linux distributor. At the time, he was leading the charge to migrate all of the computer systems at Merrill to Linux. But these days, things have changed. Carey, who is now chief technology architect at Bank One, says that although he still likes Linux, he's not rushing into any deployments of the open-source operating system. Chicago-based Bank One has run some Linux pilot programs, but it is not planning any big roll-outs, Carey says.
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