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News Linux News for Jan 15, 2004:
SUSE Linux Advisory: Linux Kernel (x86_64, AMD64)
(2004-01-15 00:57:02)
"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..."
OSNews: GStreamer--Where We Are and Where We Are Going
(2004-01-15 01:00:21)
"About 3 years ago I was looking around for something to add multimedia capabilities to my GNOME desktop. At that point in time there wasn't really that much around..."
InfoWorld: Startup Introduces License Management for Open Source
(2004-01-15 02:30:33)
"Black Duck package helps manage code for compliance with open source licenses..."
News.com.au: Open Source Boost Unlikely
(2004-01-15 04:00:41)
"Australia is unlikely to ever introduce pro-open source software policies at a federal level, despite a successful move to mandate the consideration of OSS in the ACT..."
developerWorks: The Art of Writing Linux Utilities
(2004-01-15 07:00:10)
"Peter Seebach discusses how new tools are developed and how to make a one-off program into a utility you'll be using for years to come..."
CrossNodes: Graceful UPS Shutdowns on Linux
(2004-01-15 08:30:24)
There's nothing pleasant about the data corruption or even hardware damage that can result from a power failure. This article explores how UPS units and a couple of Linux UPS tools can help safeguard your mission-critical computers.
FOSDEM Interview: Florent Benoit
(2004-01-15 10:00:47)
A new FOSDEM interview with Florent Benoit, developer with the JOnAS Project.
The Age: Debian Developer Wins Sun Award
(2004-01-15 11:30:40)
"Matthew Palmer, a developer for the free Linux distribution, Debian GNU/Linux, has won the 2004 national Regional Delegates Program award..."
iTnews: NOIE: Forget Open Source, What About Open Standards?
(2004-01-15 13:00:18)
"The federal government appears unlikely to endorse proposals to make open source software its preferred solution, but it is keen to promote the use of open standards, agency officials have indicated..."
LinuxWorld Australia: Linux Breaks Desktop Barrier in 2004: Torvalds
(2004-01-15 14:00:37)
Linux.conf.au: "This year will see Linux finally crack the lucrative desktop market as more commercial software vendors tool up and cash in on the operating system and kernel developers improve graphical interface integration says cult hero and Linux founder Linus Torvalds..."
eWeek: Mass. Softens Stance on Proprietary Software
(2004-01-15 14:30:14)
"Massachusetts has finalized its IT acquisition policy, moving from what originally appeared to be a shift toward specifying open-source software to more of a focus on open standards..."
Reuters/Forbes: HP Says It Had $2.5 Bln in Linux Revenue in 2003
(2004-01-15 15:00:18)
"Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday that its Linux-related revenue was more than $2.5 billion in 2003, a figure that it said places it in the top tier of companies vying for leadership in the rapidly growing market..."
Groklaw: Declaration of Ryan E. Tibbitts
(2004-01-15 15:30:03)
"Here is the Declaration of Ryan E. Tibbitts, which was attached to SCO's Notice of Compliance. It's his 'Santa ate my files' document..."
eWeek: Eolas Discussing Browser Patent With Linux Community
(2004-01-15 16:00:18)
"Eolas Technologies Inc. is talking with members of the Linux and open-source community about the use of its Web browser patent, which is at the heart of its high-profile infringement case against Microsoft Corp..."
ZDNet Australia: Sun Prepares Linux for Australian Enterprise Desktops
(2004-01-15 17:00:25)
"Sun Microsystems has stated its intention to prise corporate desktops away from Windows with its newly-arrived Linux desktop solution..."
Computerworld Hong Kong: Maddog and Linux Go Out in the Desktop Sun
(2004-01-15 18:00:39)
Linux.conf.au: "The Linux operating system will pervade the desktops of the corporate world during the next two years, Linux guru Jon 'Maddog' Hall has forecast..."
Computerworld Australia: Lerdorf: Future PHP Releases 'Evolutionary, Not Revolutionary'
(2004-01-15 19:00:06)
"The forthcoming PHP version 5 release will be more about 'evolutionising' the scripting tool and ensuring its smooth interaction with other programming languages than a revolutionary change in its feature set..."
CNN: The Sun Also Rises
(2004-01-15 20:00:25)
"Shares of Sun Microsystems are off to a hot start in 2004. But is the company really recovering...?"
LinuxPlanet: The Year in Linux - Highs & Lows of 2003
(2004-01-15 21:00:44)
"Every year has good and bad points. For members of the Linux community, though, the pendulum swung to absolutely new highs and lows during 2003. LinuxPlanet reviews the highlights and lowlights of a year many will not soon forget..."
Motley Fool: The Wrath of Linux
(2004-01-15 21:30:54)
"But with the entire computing world putting its money behind Linux, it appears that, for SCO, the apocalypse is now..."
Red Hat Linux Advisory: tcpdump
(2004-01-15 21:55:31)
"Updated tcpdump, libpcap, and arpwatch packages fix a number of vulnerabilities in ISAKMP parsing..."
Yahoo/Investor's Business Daily: Unix Firms Craft Plan Vs. Linux
(2004-01-15 22:00:45)
"For all the talk of Linux sidelining Windows in the server market, the upstart Linux operating system instead has stolen more glory from the older Unix as buyers flock to cheaper systems..."
Mandrake Linux Advisory: kdepim
(2004-01-15 22:53:46)
"A vulnerability was discovered in all versions of kdepim as distributed with KDE versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.4..."
Fedorazine: Progeny Update Service
(2004-01-15 23:00:03)
"So while we're sitting back and trying to overcome fear and inertia, we're trying out a subscription to Progeny's update service..."
Marcelo Tosatti: Linux 2.4.25-pre5
(2004-01-15 23:30:55)
Incremental changelog, links within.
Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64
(2004-01-15 23:56:24)
"The IA-64 maintainers fixed several security related bugs in the Linux kernel 2.4.17 used for the IA-64 architecture, mostly by backporting fixes from 2.4.18..."
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