News Linux News for Apr 15, 2004:

Debian GNU/Linux Advisories: kernel, mysql
(2004-04-15 00:59:56)
Five security advisories from the Debian Project.

Fedora Core Advisory: kernel
(2004-04-15 00:59:59)
"iDefense reported a buffer overflow flaw in the ISO9660 filesystem code..."

OSNews: Element Computer: ION Linux on Linux Hardware
(2004-04-15 01:00:19)
"What happens when ex-Lycoris employees join a Linux-friendly hardware computer reseller? Apparently, a new desktop Linux distro with a kick: the hardware that comes with it is meant to give you the Apple experience..."

Mandrakelinux Advisories: cvs, kernel
(2004-04-15 02:25:33)
Two security advisories from Mandrakesoft.

Red Hat Linux Advisory: cvs, cadaver
(2004-04-15 02:26:56)
Two security advisories from Red Hat, Inc.

SUSE Linux Advisories: cvs, kernel
(2004-04-15 02:29:57)
Two security advisories from SUSE.

ZDNet Australia: Aust IT Decision-Makers Don't Understand Open Source: Report
(2004-04-15 02:30:32)
"Australia's top information technology decision-makers have a limited understanding of open source and very low awareness of open source products other than Linux..."

Computerworld NZ: NZ Developer Preps for Hardened Linux
(2004-04-15 04:00:33)
"Security Enhanced Linux, a 'hardened' version of the open source software that was helped into existence by a US spy agency, is on the verge of gaining broad acceptance, a local developer says..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, April 14, 2004
(2004-04-15 05:00:00)
Today's distributions: Buffalo Linux 1.2.0, Progeny Debian 2.0 Alpha 1, ClarkConnect 2.2 RC2, SLAX 4.0.7 and 4.0.8, and Feather Linux 0.4.0.

Release Digest: GNOME, April 14, 2004
(2004-04-15 05:00:20)
Today's GNOME apps: Teatime 2.4, libxklavier 1.02, Java-Gnome 2.6.0, Epiphany Extensions 0.8.2, and mozilla-bonobo 0.4.1.

Release Digest: KDE, April 14, 2004
(2004-04-15 05:00:40)
Today's KDE apps: KBirthday 0.7.2, Album Shaper 1.0b1, KFreeRings 1.0, kiosktool, BasKet 0.4.0c, and kdar-1.1.0-beta4.

developerWorks: Object-Relation Mapping Without the Container
(2004-04-15 07:00:48)
"Hibernate is an object-relation mapping tool and Spring is an AOP framework and IOC container..."

LinuxDevices: Device Profile: Ponto-i Digipop Commercial Jukebox
(2004-04-15 08:30:06)
"The 'Digipop' jukebox runs a custom Linux distribution based on Debian, along with LinuxBIOS, and uses a mix of custom and commodity PC hardware..."

LinuxInsider: Ogg Vorbis Goes Mobile
(2004-04-15 10:00:52)
"'MP3 is dead, long live Ogg Vorbis!' Fans of the audio format, a relatively new one, are prone to this kind of cheerleading..."

Linux Journal: cat /dev/DiBona/brain: ASK Me Again?
(2004-04-15 11:30:05)
The further adventures and trials of one man trying to manage the spam in his inbox.

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.5-mm6
(2004-04-15 12:00:09)
Changelog, link within.

NewsForge: How Open Source is Getting Nonprofits Out of a Squeeze
(2004-04-15 13:00:20)
"Efforts across the country to recycle old computer hardware have earned the support of communities looking to supply families, schools, and nonprofits with IT connectivity. Now the same principle is being applied to software..."

internetnews.com: MySQL Goes a Clustering
(2004-04-15 14:00:35)
"MySQL AB has unveiled its first clustering technology, designed to significantly improve the availability and performance of its open-source database for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB)..."

Groklaw: IBM Says It Will Ask for Summary Judgment...
(2004-04-15 15:00:59)
"The big news is that they clearly intend to go for the jugular the minute discovery and pretrial motion practice is complete..."

internetnews.com: Linux Headed for 'Real' World Show
(2004-04-15 16:00:26)
Real World Linux 2004: "Linux on the desktop is expected to be the first theme before the crowds here when GNOME and Ximian co-founder and current VP research and development at Novell, Nat Friedman, delivers a keynote address Wednesday..."

ITBusiness.ca: Enterprise Inertia Holds Back Open Source
(2004-04-15 16:45:15)
Real World Linux 2004: "Canadian IT managers have to get over their inertia if open source software is to make more headway in the corporate enterprise..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Pilot Projects, Success Stories Grow Around Linux Desktop
(2004-04-15 17:30:35)
Real World Linux 2004: "Declarations that 2004 will be the year of the Linux desktop may not be premature, but they can be labeled overzealous..."

internetnews.com: Ximian's Friedman Plots Linux Desktop Growth
(2004-04-15 18:15:04)
Real World Linux 2004: "The co-founder of the GNOME Unix and Linux development platform and enterprise Linux desktop project Ximian said he's had it with all this talk about Linux as the future of desktop computing..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: GPL Warrants Heightened Attention
(2004-04-15 19:00:31)
Real World Linux 2004: "The beauty of the open source software community--and the General Public License that governs Linux and open source--is that innovation must be shared with the community..."

LinuxInsider: Linux Pressures Windows But Experts Disagree on Cost
(2004-04-15 19:45:13)
"The cost of deploying and running Linux vs. Windows has been a hot topic lately, fueled by a number of high-profile Linux adoptions and evaluations by government entities..."

Linux.com: An In-Depth Look at SUSE 9.1 RC2
(2004-04-15 20:30:58)
"I found a little more flakiness than I would be comfortable with long-term, but I have been using this near-final version in my day-to-day work for nearly a week now and see no reason to go back to my previous installation..."

NewsForge: MySQL's Annual Conference: They Came to Learn
(2004-04-15 21:15:23)
"There are banners all over the place reminding us that MySQL is 'The world's most popular open source database' and telling us that it's 'ready for the enterprise.' This last boast is not an empty one, given the nature of the crowd..."

Salon.com: Making the World Safe for Free Software
(2004-04-15 22:00:27)
"A litigious blitzkrieg by the anti-Linux crusader the SCO Group has been enraging open-source developers for months. But SCO's attack has ignited its own counterreaction..."

CRMBuyer: Is CRM Feasible on Open Source?
(2004-04-15 23:00:41)
"Despite the challenges that may crop up between open-source platforms and CRM systems, there are ways to use both technologies well, analysts say..."

Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: xonix
(2004-04-15 23:57:08)
"Steve Kemp discovered a vulnerability in xonix, a game, where an external program was invoked while retaining setgid privileges..."

Red Hat Linux Advisory: Subversion
(2004-04-15 23:58:25)
"Updated Subversion packages that fix a vulnerability in neon, exploitable by a malicious DAV server, are now available..."

Fedora Core Advisory: squid
(2004-04-15 23:59:42)
"Squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for Web clients, supporting FTP, gopher, and HTTP data objects..."

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