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Flaws raise red flag on Linux security

  • ComputerWorld (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 12:56 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
JANUARY 09, 2004 ( COMPUTERWORLD ) - A report earlier this week about a critical flaw in the Linux kernel was the latest in a series of recently discovered

Gentoo update for kernel

Gentoo has issued updated packages for the kernel. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

SCO takes Linux battle to the next stage

By Peter Williams [09-01-2004]. The SCO Group will next week hand over further evidence to IBM in the next stage of its bn Linux legal battle.

The FreeGIS Team announces the stable release 1.0.0 of the ...

  • Spatial News (press release), United States (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 10:44 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Press Release
Thuban is an interactive viewer for geographic data layers. It can handle Shapefiles, PostgreSQL/PostGIS spatial databases and raster data.

12 Janvier 2004 : Open source conference, cape town.New

  • Burkina NTIC, Burkina Faso (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 10:44 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Description Dates Jan 12-16, 2004 Venue The University of the Western Cape Cape Town, South Africa The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa

Fedora Linux Project gets community newsletter

The first issue of Fedora News Updates, a newsletter dedicated to the Fedora Linux community has debuted. The non-profit organization

Gnu/Linux, usability, and freedom

  • NewsForge (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 6:47 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: GNU
There's been talk lately about GNU/Linux usability. Let's not confuse the liberties associated with GNU/Linux with its ease of use.

Apple starts charging for formerly-free software

  • ZDNet.co.uk, UK (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 5:22 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The trend toward charging for once-free software began when Apple started charging for .Mac in 2002. A more basic set of services, dubbed iTools had been free.

Research Under Fire in Microsoft/Linux Debate

fire over the reports, including one more than a year old, that say Windows enterprise server environments are less expensive to maintain than comparable Linux

Internal IBM memo seeks firm's switch to Linux system

  • Seattle Times, WA (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 5:15 AM EDT)
  • Groups: IBM; Story Type: News Story
Such a shift would be a dramatic boost for IBM's efforts to sell its corporate customers software based on the open-source Linux operating system.

SCO ready to hit Australian Linux users

  • ZDNet.co.uk, UK (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 5:15 AM EDT)
  • Groups: SCO; Story Type: News Story
corporate community will get their first real taste of the SCO Group's campaign for compensation for alleged intellectual property breaches involving Linux

Mandrake update for kernel

MandrakeSoft has issued updated packages for the kernel. These fix two vulnerabilities, which may disclose sensitive information

Mysql Crash Course, Part 2

  • Onlamp (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 4:44 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
In my previous column, I introduced some of the fundamental concepts behind using MySQL and SQL , explaining how to create tables, populate them with data, and

Cross - platform client - server backups .

  • Onlamp (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 4:44 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Use tape and/or disk as storage devices. Optionally fingerprint each file as it is backed up. Backup catalogs are retained within a database (SQLite or MySQL.

Mobile Email with UUCP

  • Onlamp (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 4:44 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
For example, consider what it takes to read and send email while travelling: configuring multiple protocols (POP, IMAP, SMTP) and tools ( fetchmail , Sendmail

Sub-$700 Linux Laptops US-Bound

  • InternetWeek.com (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 4:44 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
By Mobile Pipeline News. A Taiwan laptop maker said Wednesday it is starting to sell Linux-based laptops in the US that will cost less than 00.

Ibm CEO challenges Big Blue to move to Linux desktop

  • InfoWorld, CA (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 4:40 AM EDT)
  • Groups: IBM; Story Type: News Story
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sam Palmisano has challenged his company to move to the Linux desktop over the next two years, according to an internal

China, Japan team on Linux

  • eChannelLine, Canada (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 4:40 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
China's Red Flag Software and Japan-based Miracle Linux have announced they will work together to produce a new, common version of Linux that will make it

Embedded Linux distro supports TI DSP-based digital media ...

  • Linux News (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 4:40 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Pigeon Point Systems is marketing GPL "editions" of its Monterey Linux that support three Texas Instruments (TI) DSP-based digital media processors. Pigeon Point Systems Announces Cost-Effecti

Wind River joins Linux group

  • ZDNet.com (Posted by dave on Jan 9, 2004 4:40 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
of the top makers of operating systems for embedded computing devices such as network gear or digital media players, has joined the Consumer Electronics Linux board - Linux News Wind River joins

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