News Linux News for Jan 07, 2004:

ITBusiness.ca: Hospitals Examine Open Source Approach to Records
(2004-01-07 01:00:12)
"An increasing number of medical centres in Canada and abroad are turning to an Ontario-made open source tool that pools 'anonymized' patient data across secure Web sites worldwide..."

eWeek: Open-Source Community Defends GPL Against SCO Attack
(2004-01-07 02:30:40)
"Rolland Roseland, a systems developer for information services at The Schwan Food Company Inc., in Marshall, Minn., said McBride's characterization of GPL use as illegal is a mistake..."

osViews: GNU/Linux Home Desktop Kit PC Project: Code Named Gates Crusher
(2004-01-07 04:00:37)
"The general-purpose distribution model, while meeting with some success, is for whatever reason lacking the necessary final polish on any single system..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, January 6, 2004
(2004-01-07 05:00:00)
Today's distributions: SLAX 3.0.25 and Onebase Linux 2004.

Release Digest: GNOME, January 6, 2004
(2004-01-07 05:00:30)
Today's GNOME apps: GNOME Platform Bindings 2.5.1, GNOME Development Release 2.5.2, XML Security Library 1.2.3, and Silky 0.4.3.

FedoraNews.org: Tutorial: Flash Player
(2004-01-07 07:00:04)
"In this tutorial you will learn how to build Flash Player RPM package and install it for Fedora Core 1..."

Linux Journal: Understanding NTP Reachability Statistics
(2004-01-07 08:30:48)
"How to make sense out of reachability statistics to learn what and where the problem is..."

MozillaQuest: Overview of The GIMP
(2004-01-07 10:00:31)
"Use GIMP rather than Photoshop and save money..."

LinuxWorld: UserLinux: Taking 'Grandma' as the Use Case
(2004-01-07 11:30:43)
"Grandma doesn't know much about computers, but she really enjoys collecting pictures of the family, and keeping in touch via e-mail..."

Linux Journal: Interview with the MAASK Team
(2004-01-07 13:00:45)
"Discussing shared distributed memory with the five college students who wrote the MigShm patch for openMosix..." [Link repaired. -ed.]

Debian GNU/Linux Advisories: kernel et al
(2004-01-07 13:54:12)
Seven security advisories from the Debian Project.

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Serious Security Flaw Fixed in Linux Kernel
(2004-01-07 14:00:41)
"A new version of the 2.4 Linux kernel was released overnight that addresses a serious security hole that could enable any user to escalate his privileges on a machine and run code..." [Link repaired -ed.]

Scoop.co.nz: China/Japan Linux Form Linux Partnership
(2004-01-07 15:00:07)
"Both parties to jointly develop common-core server operating environment..."

TechWeb: Novell Unveils Ximian Desktop Update For SUSE Linux 9
(2004-01-07 16:00:04)
"As the Novell-SUSE Linux merger nears completion, Novell is already moving to better integrate the two companies' desktop products..."

Conectiva Linux Advisories: kernel, lftp
(2004-01-07 16:57:34)
Two security advisories from Conectiva Inc.

EnGarde Secure Linux Advisory: kernel
(2004-01-07 16:58:03)
"This update fixes two security issues and one critical bug in the Linux Kernel shipped with EnGarde Secure Linux..."

internetnews.com: Sun Launches Java Tool Community
(2004-01-07 17:00:55)
"Sun Microsystems put its Java Tools Community (JTC) in motion Tuesday as an answer to its rejection of the Eclipse Project, the company announced Tuesday..."

Slackware Linux Advisory: kernel
(2004-01-07 17:53:49)
"New kernels are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1 and -current..."

SUSE Linux Advisory: kernel
(2004-01-07 17:58:40)
"By exploiting an incorrect bounds check in do_mremap() during the remapping of memory it is possible to create a VMA with the size of 0..."

The Inquirer: Internal Memo Confirms IBM Move to Linux Desktop
(2004-01-07 18:00:48)
"The memo, titled On Demand Initiatives, from IBM CIO Bob Greenberg... is encouraging senior execs at Big Blue to switch to a Linux desktop by the end of this year..."

LinuxSecurity: Managing Linux Security Effectively in 2004
(2004-01-07 19:00:10)
"First, a system should be hardened and patched. Next, a security routine should be established to ensure that all new vulnerabilities are addressed. Linux security should be treated as an evolving process..."

eWeek: Get The FUD
(2004-01-07 20:00:15)
"...Steven Vaughan-Nichols thinks that Microsoft's new anti-Linux 'Get the Facts' ad campaign would be better titled, 'Get the FUD...'"

Fedora Core Advisory: kernel
(2004-01-07 20:57:34)
"Various RTC drivers had the potential to leak small amounts of kernel memory to userspace through IOCTL's..."

CIO Today: Database Wars: Microsoft vs. DB2
(2004-01-07 21:00:10)
"Since the growth of Linux in the enterprise, IBM's marketing message is that it is 'OS agnostic.' IBM recognizes, from both a server and client perspective, that it is a heterogeneous world..."

Red Hat Linux Advisory: ethereal
(2004-01-07 21:51:28)
"Updated Ethereal packages that fix two security vulnerabilities are now available..."

eWeek: Is Novell Committed to Open Source?
(2004-01-07 22:00:25)
"Here's a recommendation for getting things off to a good start: Novell should set the Ximian Connector free..."

NewsForge: Software CEO Says Open Source is Key to Company's Success
(2004-01-07 23:00:20)
"J.T. Smith, founder and CEO of Illinois-based Plain Black Software, didn't originally plan to work full-time on WebGUI, a user-friendly Web content management system (CMS) he first released in 2001..."

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