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Infrastructure Linux News for Mar 08, 2002
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LinuxOrbit: Dual booting Redhat 7.2 and Windows XP HOWTO (Mar 08, 2002, 21:30)
This HOWTO specifically details how to create a dual boot system
using Redhat Linux 7.2 and Windows XP with a NTFS file system using
the GRUB boot loader. [ Link fixed. -ed. ]
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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory: mod_frontpage (Mar 08, 2002, 20:12)
"A problem was found in versions of improved mod_frontpage prior
to 1.6.1 regarding a lack of boundary checks in fpexec.c. This
means that the suid root binary is exploitable for buffer
overflows. This could be exploited by remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code on the server with superuser privileges."
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SiliconValley.internet.com: Sun Sues Microsoft Over Java (Mar 08, 2002, 19:45)
"The Palo Alto, Calif.-based networking giant, which filed the
paperwork at the United States District Court in San Jose,
California, is asking for more than $1 billion in damages and
requires that Microsoft distribute Sun's current binary
implementation of the Java plug-in as part of Windows XP and
Internet Explorer."
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KernelTrap.org: SCM, Software Licensing, Petitions... (Mar 08, 2002, 15:24)
"Linus' earlier decision to test the BitKeeper source management
tool with the 2.5 kernel tree has continued to create wakes of
dissent. One group went so far as to start a petition against the
usage of the tool... Towards the end of the many samples from this
thread that follow is a reply from Linus, making it clear that he
is content using BK himself, but will in no way force it upon
anyone else."
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SysAdmin: Configuring Amanda
(Mar 08, 2002, 14:04)
"Although Amanda was built for UNIX systems, it has been
extended to provide backup services to Windows clients (via Samba,
although a separate project is underway to develop a native Windows
client) to allow deployment in heterogeneous environments."
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O'Reilly Network: Stopping Spam with SpamAssassin
(Mar 08, 2002, 09:24)
"SpamAssassin is extremely configurable; you can select which
rules you want to use, change the way the rules contribute to a
piece of mail's 'spam score,' and add your own rules."
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LinuxDevices.com: Calling all Embedded Linux companies (Mar 08, 2002, 08:38)
"One of the most important tasks we can embark on together to
exploit this opportunity is to construct a platform specification
that ensures embedded Linux will be widely adopted and grow into a
highly profitable business. The ELC Board has passed an
Intellectual Property Agreement that paves the way for this
embedded Linux standards work to begin at our organization
meeting..."
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O'Reilly Network: Linux Command Directory (Mar 08, 2002, 06:31)
"This directory of Linux commands is from Linux in a Nutshell,
3rd Edition. Click on any of the 379 commands below to get a
description and list of available options. All links in the command
summaries point to the online version of the book on Safari Tech
Books Online."
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LinuxPR: Commercial support for SAP/Db
(Mar 08, 2002, 05:35)
"Linux Motor, a Open Source company, offers new support services
(English/French/German) for SAP/Db. These support services include
single incidents, 10 incidents or 1 year contract and remote-call
duty with guaranteed response times. With these support SAP/Db now
provides all advantages: not only investment safety and low TCO,
but also professional and mandatory support."
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Cyberspace Policy Institute: Open Source Software for e-Government (Mar 08, 2002, 05:01)
This month's session: Open Source at the Census Bureau and
Overview of the Open Source Data Base Server, MySQL.
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LinuxPR: SnapGear Announces Powerful New Linux-Powerered VPN Router
(Mar 08, 2002, 02:12)
"Targeted directly at business and enterprise customers the new
router presents the ability to switch to a conventional modem
connection in the event of an ADSL or Cable outage."
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