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More on PHP Security

  • SitePoint (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 4:52 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: PHP
The WACT Wiki now has a page about Php Application Security. Right now it's a pretty much a checklist for things to watch out for, plus links to many a bedtime read (or not if you like to sleep well).

From the Editor, April 2004: Security One Step at a Time

  • Linux Journal (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 4:42 PM EDT)
  • Groups: PHP; Story Type: News Story
The attack path between intruders and your data might be shorter than you think.

Upgrade to Fedora Core 2 - Test1, with apt

  • FedoraNews: Gavin Henry (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 4:39 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Fedora
As you all know Test1 is out and has been for a few weeks. I have waited a while for things to settle down and all the gotchas to surface, before doing an upgrade. So here is MY method of upgrading from Fedora Core 1 to Fedora Core 2 - Test1.

PCI dev board for FPGAs gains Linux RTOS

  • LinuxDevices.com (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 3:32 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Amirix has ported TimeSys's Linux RTOS software development kit (SDK) to its AP100 Virtex-II Pro PCI Platform FPGA development doards. The TimeSys Linux RTOS SDK is the first Linux OS available for the AP100, and targets networking, communications, DSP, image processing, industrial controls, and instrumentation.

Library of Congress plans new portal, running Linux

The portal will consist of two IBM eServer p630 and two eServer p610 systems, all running SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 from SuSE Linux AG of Germany. The researchers chose Linux and open-source applications to keep costs down...

Sun Taking Open-Source Counsel?

Q&A: Open-source advocate Eric S. Raymond stands by his criticisms of Sun's flirtation with IBM and restates his interpretation of the infamous "Halloween" memo, which linked Microsoft to SCO's lawsuits.

The Command Line - The Best Newbie Interface?

  • OSnews (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 12:31 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
This essay describes the surprising results of a brief trial with a group of new computer users about the relative ease of the command line interface versus the GUIs now omnipresent in computer interfaces. It comes from practical experience I have of teaching computing to complete beginners or newbies as computer power-users often term them.

Tiny yet powerful SBC runs embedded Linux

  • LinuxDevices.com (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 12:27 PM EDT)
  • Groups: IBM; Story Type: News Story
VMEbus and CompactPCI specialist General Micro Systems (GMS) has released a single-board computer (SBC) that supports Linux and measures just 2.8 x 1.9 inches. GMS says its "Spider" SBC is based on an IBM PowerPC chip running either 400 or 800 MHz, and targets distributed control,

Study: Open-source databases going mainstream

  • CNET News.com (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 12:14 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Following in the footsteps of the Linux operating system, open-source databases are moving toward mainstream use and threatening proprietary software alternatives, according to a new survey.

Red Hat Enterprise Server Put to the Test

  • Enterprise IT Planet (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 10:35 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Red Hat
From a strictly technical standpoint, Red Hat ES isn't particularly noteworthy: It's a collection of software compiled and packaged up, given a few management tools of varying quality, and pushed out the door. We did not notice any functionality unique to this Linux distribution, and there are certainly others out there that could fill the role of "departmental server" with equal facility for a lower price.

Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter - Issue #89

In this issue: * Top Story -- Mandrakelinux '10.0 Community' Preview * Sponsor of the Week -- Thawte * Mandrakesoft Call for European Partners * Mandrake in the News -- Linux.com * Mandrakeclub -- 9.2 for AMD64 & PowerPack '9.2.1'; Welcome Pascal Joly * Mandrakelinux Screenshots -- Request for Submissions * 9.2 Software Updates -- kernel, XFree86, mtools, mailman, more

Opinion: When those who use free software are really freeloading

  • ComputerWorld (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 10:30 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: GNU
According to the most recent Evans Data Corp. survey of Linux developers...people are more interested in free beer than they are in free speech. Given human nature, that shouldn't be surprising, but it runs contrary to the original philosophy of open-source software.

Five years of bringing Linux to the Feds first-hand

  • NewsForge (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 10:04 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Tim Bogart, a mainstay of the Northern Virginia Linux Users Group (NoVaLUG), is getting ready for the group's fifth annual appearance at FOSE, the Federal Office Systems Exposition.

Linux Nips at Microsoft's Heels

Reality check: Microsoft is not on the verge of getting swept away by a Linux tsunami, as some open-source software enthusiasts have suggested. But Linux is a small wave slowly building every day, and threatens to dampen Microsoft's higher-growth server business.

Will PHP 5 Live Up to Its Billing?

  • NewsFactor Network (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 10:02 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: PHP
"There are definitely a lot of people anxious to have PHP 5 get out the door," says George Schlossnagle, a principal at OmniTI, which builds high-speed Web and e-mail architectures. "But there are other people -- more conservative -- who are interested in it being stable before they adopt it."

OS-free laptop draws interest

  • Computerworld New Zealand (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 9:00 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Mandriva
[Australian computer retailer] Dick Smith Electronics’ test marketing of a laptop sold without an operating system generated enough interest that the company has started placing the computers in its bigger stores.

ANTs Data Server Now Available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

  • Press release (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 7:40 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Press Release
"New Version of High-Performance RDBMS Delivers Unprecedented Functionality"

Using Oracle? Say Yes To Linux, No To Rest

Speaking to CXOtoday, L. Gopalakrishnan, Director-Platform Technologies Group, Oracle India, said, “Enterprises commonly gain anywhere between 20-30% in terms of cost benefits on using Linux. Migration from Unix to Linux is simpler, as skills are easily transferable. Currently, we always offer our customers a Linux option, without which a database strategy is incomplete.”

Analysis: Microsoft, SCO have a lot more explaining to do

[A good story and worth posting, despite LXer's position on posting SCO-related news.] ...NewsForge has learned that U.S. federal regulators may have begun investigating the relationship between the two companies -- and may also be looking closely at a number of other people and companies connected to them through stock or other business transactions.

LynuxWorks Supports Apple PowerPC G5 Based on the Linux 2.6 Kernel

  • Press release (Posted by dave on Mar 8, 2004 7:20 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Press Release
LynuxWorks(TM) Inc. introduced today the industry's first pre-configured board support package (BSP) based on the Linux 2.6 kernel for the Apple PowerPC G5, the world's first 64-bit desktop processor.

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