News Linux News for Jun 09, 2004:

Sydney Morning Herald: FOSS Footy Tips an All-Round Star
(2004-06-09 00:15:31)
"Unidial Pty Ltd moved its important billing system from a proprietary platform to open source, fending off a desperation tackle from a Microsoft .NET developer..."

TidePool: Open Source Agriculture
(2004-06-09 01:00:42)
"In the 30 years since we first figured out that we could alter genetic structure of plants and other living organisms, some of the great promise of genetic manipulation has been realized..."

eWeek: APT Gives Fedora Operations a Lift
(2004-06-09 01:45:38)
"However, Fedora comes with some annoyances. Out of the box, the distribution lacks support for playing MP3s or DVD movies or for running Flash or Java applets..."

MandrakeLinux Advisory: tripwire
(2004-06-09 02:29:54)
"Paul Herman discovered a format string vulnerability in tripwire that could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running tripwire (typically root)..."

LinuxInsider: Could a Linux Solution Save Us?
(2004-06-09 02:30:40)
"Then a chance encounter brought to our attention an affordable, Linux-based solution that is ready to go out of the box. This is the story of how our library moved its PAC solution from Windows to Linux..."

Groklaw: Is Brown Really the Father of Samizdat?
(2004-06-09 03:15:21)
"It's hard to imagine that Ken Brown could have launched Samizdat without directly using earlier book-writing work, according to a report that has been unnoticed even before it was written..."

InfoWorld: Open Source and Visible Source
(2004-06-09 04:00:04)
"Last year I wrote about my visit to Zope, where I sat in on a training session for Z4I (Zope4Intranets), a commercial product that’s layered on top of the open source Zope platform..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, June 8, 2004
(2004-06-09 04:45:00)
Today's distributions: SystemRescueCD 0.2.14 and AGNULA/DeMuDi 1.2.0-beta0

Release Digest: GNOME, June 8, 2004
(2004-06-09 04:45:20)
Today's GNOME apps: Guikachu 1.4.1, GNOME Terminal 2.7.2, GNOME War Pad 0.3.0, and gcalctool 4.4.8.

Release Digest: KDE, June 8, 2004
(2004-06-09 04:45:40)
Today's KDE apps: BoomBox 0.1.1, kdar 1.1.0, FlyWay 0.3.3, kvpnc 0.3, and KSambaPlugin 0.5.

MozillaQuest: The Linux (Multiple) Virtual Desktops Unleashed--Part 2: Tutorial
(2004-06-09 05:30:28)
"You can open one or more programs in each virtual desktop. If you like, you can arrange your virtual desktops by activity. We do that and other things in today's Linux Virtual Desktops tutorial..."

NewsForge: Linux System Backup for Windows Network Admins
(2004-06-09 06:15:15)
"What you do to back up your computers depends on the value of your data and how far you're willing to go. You can hold users responsible for their own backups.

Linux.com: Encrypting Partitions Using dm-crypt and the 2.6 Series Kernel
(2004-06-09 07:00:14)
"This article looks at how to set up an encrypted partition using dm-crypt..."

SitePoint: Use Webmin for Linux Administration, Parts 1 and 2
(2004-06-09 07:45:05)
"With a handy tool called Webmin as part of your arsenal, you can regain complete control of your servers via the Web browser..."

Linux Journal: Using MySQL for Exchange Rate Updates
(2004-06-09 08:30:38)
"Today, by using the Internet, MySQL, PHP, KMail, and SuSE 8.2 Linux, all the tracking and conversions are done automatically..."

Help Net Security: Secure Development: A Polarised Response
(2004-06-09 09:15:55)
"Thankfully these days’ assessing the security of an application prior to implementation is a normal process for most organisations..."

Desktop Linux: Database Developers and Administrators Gain Tool for Linux Enterprises
(2004-06-09 10:00:39)
"The software gives database administrators a single interface to all major relational databases and allows them to service heterogeneous database environments..."

PC Magazine: Asterisk: An Open-Source PBX Gateway
(2004-06-09 10:45:14)
"If you are interested in Voice over IP, are not intimidated by open-source software, and don't want to part with tens of thousands of dollars up front, take a close look at Asterisk..."

Computerworld Malaysia: Symark Enhances Unix/Linux Security
(2004-06-09 11:30:19)
"...Symark has introduced a new version of its system administration software, PowerBroker, which supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES..."

LinuxInsider: The EULA, the GPL and the Wisdom of Fortune Cookies
(2004-06-09 12:15:02)
"Next time you open a fortune cookie, consider making it more entertaining. Read the fortune aloud and follow it with the words 'in bed.' It completely changes the meaning and adds some after-dinner fun..."

Stuff.NZ: Microsoft Challenged
(2004-06-09 13:00:10)
"Many tech-savvy users are abandoning Microsoft in favour of more reliable and secure operating systems from the open source community..."

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.7-rc3-mm1
(2004-06-09 13:58:17)
Changelog, link within.

Computerworld Australia: SCO to Restrict GPL’d Solaris, Moves to Push IBM Trial Back
(2004-06-09 14:00:21)
"...The SCO Group has stated that licence restrictions prevent Sun from contributing its work to the GPL..."

PR: Xandros Offers Open Circulation Version
(2004-06-09 14:30:54)
"The Xandros Open Circulation OS can be downloaded at no charge from the Xandros web site..." Press release within.

CNET News: Red Hat Linux Upgrade Bug Hides Windows
(2004-06-09 15:15:35)
"Red Hat's newest hobbyist and developer version of Linux, Fedora Core 2, caused trouble for some who found they couldn't start Windows after installing the Linux upgrade side by side with it..."

Groklaw: SCO/IBM Hearings Continue
(2004-06-09 16:00:38)
Some movement in the SCO v. IBM proceedings yesterday on the issue of bifurcation, scheduling. Groklaw has two articles detailing the events.

PR: Lindows To Offer Fedora, Mandrake With Its Own
(2004-06-09 16:30:46)
"Lindows, Inc. is offering a package containing the latest versions of three popular Linux operating systems: Linspire, Fedora and Mandrake..."

Government Computer News: DISA Picks Linux Vendor
(2004-06-09 17:00:31)
"Under the five-year, $29 million blanket purchase agreement, DLT will offer Red Hat Enterprise Linux AE, ES and WS software..."

PC Pro: Firefox 0.9 Unveiled, New Release Candidate for Mozilla 1.7
(2004-06-09 17:30:35)
"The Mozilla Organisation has unveiled the first version of the next release of Firefox, its standalone, cross-platform Web browser..."

IT Manager's Journal: How Your Open Source Company Can Begin Government Contracting
(2004-06-09 18:15:36)
"It used to be that governmental agencies enamored of the status quo--and that's pretty much the whole government--were not interested in open source solutions to their IT problems..."

Reuters: Asian Gov'ts Drive Open-Source Linux Software Sales
(2004-06-09 19:00:55)
"Asian governments are adopting the freely available Linux operating system in a bid to cut costs and address security concerns..."

Financial Times: New Era Beckons for Software
(2004-06-09 19:45:37)
"The software industry may well be heading for a radical realignment, but it is still too early for the end-game to begin..."

New Scientist: Greedy Hackers Can Hog Wi-Fi Bandwidth
(2004-06-09 20:30:19)
"Greedy computer hackers using open-source Linux machines could steal more than their fair share of bandwidth from Wi-Fi hotspots, Swiss computer scientists have warned..."

Fedora Core Advisories: squirrelmail, squid
(2004-06-09 21:13:50)
Two security advisories from the Fedora Project.

Mandrakelinux Advisory: krb5
(2004-06-09 21:14:31)
"Multiple buffer overflows exist in the krb5_aname_to_localname() library function that if exploited could lead to unauthorized root privileges..."

VNUnet: Testing the Linux Waters - Part 2
(2004-06-09 21:15:13)
"We continue our look at live distributions of Linux that you can use to find out if open source is for you before taking the plunge..."

internetnews.com: VERITAS a Believer in Itanium
(2004-06-09 22:00:03)
"If VERITAS Software has its way, running Linux on the Intel Itanium platform will become wildly successful as more software vendors build applications that will run on the open source operating system and 64-bit computing architecture..."

The Observer: The IT Revolutionaries That Shocked a Capitalist World
(2004-06-09 22:45:26)
"It is a well-known fact that, according to the laws of aerodynamics, bumble bees should not be able to fly. Yet fly they manifestly do. Much the same is true of open source software..."

VNUnet: Open Source Steering Committee Vital
(2004-06-09 23:30:43)
"Companies using open source components must build a strategy to deal with potential risks around licensing and intellectual property involved with the software..."

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