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Sun launches Java for Linux

  • ITWeb (Posted by dave on Feb 12, 2004 5:57 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Sun
Linux developers now have access to a new java.net community. Launched by Sun Microsystems, it offers expanded support for Java technology-based development tools on the Solaris, Linux and Windows platforms.

Companies are facing a cannibalizing dilemma

  • CNET News.com (Posted by dave on Feb 12, 2004 5:17 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Once every three months, Alan Nugent, chief technology officer of billion-dollar software company Novell, sits down with a small group of colleagues to decide what software the company will give away for free.

How will Office 2003 DRM impact interoperability?

  • NewsForge (Posted by dave on Feb 12, 2004 5:17 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
In the near future, will we be able to open and access files from our coworkers, our clients, or our students? Will we be able to attach these files to email, for efficient and convenient dissemination, or print them if needed? We will collectively be forced into expensive and in some cases platform-specific software migrations, just to maintain document interoperability?

Sun CEO: Open source is our friend

  • ZDNet.com (Posted by dave on Feb 12, 2004 3:25 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Sun
Sun Microsystems may have been the last major server maker to embrace Linux, but Chief Executive Scott McNealy argues that the company will benefit more than its competitors from the open-source software.

Now French government goes open source

  • Techworld (Posted by dave on Feb 12, 2004 3:25 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The French government has joined the European governmental move toward open-source software, and announced it will install it on the desktop as part of Project ADELE - a plan to computerise much of the country's administration by 2007.

Dot-nz software open-sourced

  • Computerworld New Zealand (Posted by dave on Feb 12, 2004 3:25 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The software used to power New Zealand’s domain registration system has been released to open source developers.

Wired News Recommends Mozilla for Security

Wired News has a Cheapskate's Guide to a Safe PC , which includes Mozilla among its recommendations. Referring to browser and mail CA.

Debian alert: New cgiemail packages fix open mail relaying

  • Mailing list (Posted by dave on Feb 12, 2004 3:21 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Security; Groups: Debian
A vulnerability was discovered in cgiemail, a CGI program used to email the contentsof an HTML form, whereby it could be used to send email to arbitrary addresses. This type of vulnerability is commonly exploited to send unsolicited commercial email (spam).

Cubicleware: Sun's JDS vs. Ximian XD2

Sun's Java Desktop System joins Novell's Ximian XD2 as a tailored GNOME desktop that's aimed at cubicle workers in large enterprise settings, such as government offices and big educational institutions. In the future, Linux will be the desktop used by the most, and the least, computer-literate folks on the planet.

Power Upgrades with apt4rpm

The Advanced Packaging Tool isn't only for Debian anymore. Do automatic dependency checks on RPM-based systems too.

Mandrake security alert: Updated NetPBM packages fix a number of temporary file bugs.

A number of temporary file bugs have been found in versions of NetPBM. These could allow a local user the ability to overwrite or create files as a different user who happens to run one of the the vulnerable utilities.

Sendmail-SMTP-AUTH-TLS howto

  • Linux.com (Posted by dave on Feb 12, 2004 3:17 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
This document describes how to install a mail server based on sendmail that is capable of SMTP-AUTH and TLS. It should work (maybe with slight changes concerning paths etc.) on all *nix operating systems. This document is meant as a practical guide; it does not cover the theoretical backgrounds.

Mandrake alert: Updated mutt packages fix remote crash

A bug in mutt was reported by Neils Heinen that could allow a remote attacker to send a carefully crafted mail message that can cause mutt to segfault and possibly execute arbitrary code as the user running mutt.

Fedora Legacy alert: Updated slocate resolves security vulnerabilites

Updated slocate packages are now available that fix security vulnerabilities which may allow local users to gain "slocate" group privileges.

How to install Fedora Core over NFS

  • FedoraNews: Daniel Owen (Posted by dave on Feb 11, 2004 8:00 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Fedora
If you are tired of waiting anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour or more for installs of Fedora to finish, then using NFS to install Fedora Core will greatly reduce the time needed for an install. You'll need another machine with the iso images for Fedora to run the NFS share from.

Lindows 4.5 Developer Edition Review

  • OSnews (Posted by dave on Feb 11, 2004 8:00 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
I received LindowsOS 4.5 for free when Lindows offered it through OSNews.com. I decided to break the review into five scored sections: Installation, First Impression, Usability, Support and Long Term Use.

Dave Milici on Porting SciTech SNAP on OnTime RTOS-32

  • OSnews (Posted by dave on Feb 11, 2004 8:00 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
On Time specializes in providing software development tools for real-time embedded systems on Intel x86 compatible CPUs. Founded in 1989, On Time has offices in Massachusetts and Hamburg, Germany. On Time offers a complete range of real-time operating systems and development tools for 32-bit flat address protected-mode and 16-bit real-mode environments. Recently the company got a port of SciTech's SNAP graphics suite. Here is an Interview with SciTech's Dave Milici, who was responsible for porting SciTech SNAP to On Time RTOS-32.

What *Is* Slander of Title, Anyway?

  • GrokLaw (Posted by dave on Feb 11, 2004 4:53 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: SCO
Now that the Novell lawsuit is heating up, I guess it's time to explain what slander of title is.

Now Nokia Controls Symbian, Will Psion Turn to Linux?

  • LinuxWorld (Posted by dave on Feb 11, 2004 4:52 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Beowulf. Knoppix. Technologies made by one or two people, able to change the basic rules of computing. Impossible with a commercial OS but natural with Linux.

Psion looks past Windows to Linux

  • The Register (Posted by dave on Feb 11, 2004 4:52 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Ignore the comments about the value of Psion shares: concentrate on what Psion is going to do with all the money it got from selling its interest in Symbian. The answer is probably: "Linux portables" but we'll find out later this year for sure.

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