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Windows, Linux research
Microsoft's practice of paying for research on Linux, then publicizing the results in an effort to show Windows' superiority, has been a simmering issue since
Alaska Airlines opts for Linux-based booking engine
Alaska Airlines this week said it has completed the migration of its online travel planning and pricing engine to a PC-based system running the Linux operating distributions, many in the open-source community are turning their attention
SCO posts $250,000 worm bounty
The SCO Group has posted a $250,000 bounty for information leading to the conviction of the author of the MyDoom worm currently sweeping the Internet.
Getting involved with a LUG
It was 1998 when I first got involved with Linux. I was 18, and though I found support on the Web, mailing lists, IRC channels, and other assorted resources, I wanted to meet people face-to-face to discuss Linux. That was when I discovered LUG culture. How can you get involved with a LUG in your area, or even set one up?
Spawn of Debian faceoff: LibraNet 2.8.1
This is the fourth in a series of reviews of Debian-based distributions. The first three have covered the best known commercial distributions. The first one looked at LindowsOS 4.5. The second examined newcomer MEPIS Linux. The third was about Xandros 2.0. All three of those are more about providing a familiar environment for those coming to Linux from Windows. This one is different. LibraNet is aimed more at existing Linux users - including Debian users - than those from the Windows world.
New Nuke is a blast
Whether running an online community or a blog, PHP-Nuke serves up your content without fuss. PHP-Nuke tries to be all things to all people.
Linux Aims For ISO Status
Government and large corporations often require ISO certification of their products," said McNeil. "This would make Linux a much safer bet.".
Netapp Chases Grid and ILM Prize
NetApp's storage software will be used for a general certification platform for future releases them on a single rack to support a large grid cluster of Linux
Crystaltech Adds MySQL Databases
...announced today that its Web hosting packages starting from Shared Intermediate and above are now compatible with the open source database platform MySQL.
"Mini-Apache" touts security, targets embedded Linux devices
Embedded webserver specialist Mbedthis Software has released AppWeb, a new "mini-Apache" for embedded Linux focusing on high security and designed for "embedding in applications and devices." AppWeb can be configured with a memory footprint of only 110K, and targets web services, offline applications, and embedded device management, according to Mbedthis.
Progeny Receives LSB 1.3 Cert for Debian Based Distro
INDIANAPOLIS -- Progeny has received LSB 1.3 certification for its Platform Services Componentized Linux core based on Debian sarge.
Gentoo security alert: GAIM 0.75 Remote overflows
"Various overflows in the handling of AIM DirectIM packets was revealed in GAIM that could lead to a remote compromise of the IM client."
Open-source Activists Protest SCO, Microsoft Anti-Linux Lobbying ...
Open-source activists gathered at LinuxWorld Expo late last week to protest what they say are anti-Linux campaigns being spearheaded on Capitol Hill by rivals
X11-based Linux distro available for Zaurus and other ARM PDAs
"A new embedded Linux distribution with 2D accelerated graphics based on XFree86 is available now for the Sharp Zaurus SL-C700/750/760/860 and is currently being ported to other ARM architectures. The distribution -- Cacko Linux -- aims to make PDAs into more versatile, sublaptop-like machines by replacing Qtopia with X11."
Bruce Perens editorializes on the SCO attack
"The Open Source developers are a target of spammers. We are the creators of most high-profile anti-spam technology. For example, SpamAssassin started out as, and remains today, an Open Source project. The predominant mail delivery programs of the Internet are Open Source projects such as Sendmail and Postfix, and thus most efforts to spam-proof those programs are Open Source as well. This is important, because it gives spammers a reason to defame us."
On SCO, Global Free Software, and GPL Enforcement
Bradley caught me up on a lot of what's going on with the FSF these days, including the SCO situation, non-corporate globalization, and GPL enforcement. but if Novarg affects the site, it will be the first time an attack on
W32/novarg.a Attacks SCO
Initial reports indicate that the virus was designed to execute a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) website ( http but if Novarg affects the site, it will be the first time an attack on
Free Standards Group Reaches Major Milestone for Linux
"The Joint Technical Committee of ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) has voted to recognize the Free Standards Group as a submitter of Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) for Linux."
Mobile graphics and I/O chipmaker joins Consumer Electronics Linux Forum
"The company makes embedded graphics and I/O chips for mobile multimedia devices, and says it will actively participate in defining key APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for CE Linux audio, video, and graphics. "
Gentoo security advisory: Apache mod_python Denial of Service vulnerability
"Apache's mod_python module could crash the httpd process if a specific, malformed query string was sent."
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