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News Linux News for Oct 04, 2004:
Gentoo Linux Advisory: sharutils
(2004-10-04 00:59:09)
sharutils contains two buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Kernel Traffic #275 by Zack Brown
(2004-10-04 01:00:57)
The latest message traffic from the Linux Kernel mailing list.
Trustix Secure Linux Advisory: samba
(2004-10-04 02:58:51)
"A security vulnerability has been located in Samba 2.2.x <= 2.2.11 and Samba 3.0.x <= 3.0.5..."
LBA-Linux Advisory: spamassassin
(2004-10-04 02:59:31)
"SpamAssassin 2.5x, and 2.6x before 2.64, allows remote attackers
to cause a denial of service via certain malformed messages..."
SearchEnterpriseLinux: IT Pros' Compelling Reasons for Choosing OSS
(2004-10-04 03:00:18)
"If any company knows tools, it's Black and Decker, Inc. of Towson, Md. But Black & Decker's expertise isn't limited to the power tools it makes..."
Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: netkit-telnet
(2004-10-04 04:59:05)
"Michal Zalewski discovered a bug in the netkit-telnet server (telnetd) whereby a remote attacker could cause the telnetd process to free an invalid pointer..."
Release Digest: GNOME, October 3, 2004
(2004-10-04 05:00:20)
This weekend's GNOME apps: Gaphor 0.6.0, GNOME CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor 0.3, libxklavier 1.04, PyGTK 2.4.0, Gnome 2.6 for AIX 5, MlView 0.7.0, and gparted 0.0.5.
Release Digest: KDE, October 3, 2004
(2004-10-04 05:00:40)
This weekend's KDE apps: kpad 1.0, KNemo 0.3.1, KDocker 0.8, kamix 0.5.7, skim 1.0.1, PiKdev 0.7.0, KTelia 0.2, Firewall Builder 2.0.3, netGo 0.5, Kbitdefender 01.10.2004, KCheckGmail 0.4.0, Quanta KDE DocBook Toolbars 0.3.1, KNetStats 1.1, SpeedCrunch 0.2, QBrew 0.3.4, DBoxFE 0.0.4-0.61/2, KWirelessMonitor 0.5.0, Password Creator 1.0.1, PwManager 1.0.2, eric3 3.5.0, Kaffeine Player 0.5-rc1, and KSQuirrel 0.5.0-preview2.
DistroWatch: Distributions, October 3, 2004
(2004-10-04 05:00:55)
This weekend's distributions: Lineox Enterprise Linux 2.1, AGNULA/DeMuDi 1.2.0, and IPCop Firewall 1.4.0.
Linux.com: Trusted Linux
(2004-10-04 07:00:45)
"Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc., out of Herndon, Virginia, said earlier this week it is going to build Trusted Linux, an ultra-secure distribution based on the National Security Agency's SELinux..."
OSNews: Eliminating Choice: Not in the Long Term View
(2004-10-04 08:30:24)
"Russo proposes that eliminating choice strengthens the chances for success. Consider that by dictating some standards, you've neither eliminated choice nor dictated to the Linux developer community..."
LinuxPlanet: OpenCountry To Update Cross-Distribution Linux Management
(2004-10-04 10:00:00)
"If you’re a Linux administrator, most of the tools available to you are either too limited in scope or overly big, complex, and expensive, according to OpenCountry CEO Michael Grove. Naturally, OpenCountry is offering its answer to this particular problem..."
NewsForge: Open Source Lives on Mars With Rover Mission Extension
(2004-10-04 11:30:17)
"Armed with some of NASA's most sophisticated gear and the space agency's biggest use of open source software and development ever, the Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers just received clearance for an extended tour of the Red Planet..."
Linux Journal: SQLite 3.0.7
(2004-10-04 13:00:53)
"New features include UTF-8 support, manifest typing and improved concurrency..."
ComputerWorld: Q&A: Red Hat's CEO on His Company's Latest Acquisition
(2004-10-04 13:45:28)
"'Red Hat and the open-source community should be ecstatic,' says Matthew Szulik..."
LinuxWorld: Full Code for Java Will Not Be Open-Sourced, Says Sun
(2004-10-04 14:30:02)
"Following fresh on the heels of the release of Tiger, Sun has provided tentative details concerning its next Java release..."
Editor's Note: Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other
(2004-10-04 15:00:46)
A (somewhat belated) birthday announcement for your favorite Linux news site.
Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.9-rc3-mm2
(2004-10-04 15:28:09)
Changelog, links within.
InfoWorld: Gates Undaunted by Linux
(2004-10-04 15:30:03)
"Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates, during an appearance here Friday at the Computer History Museum, expressed no fear of Linux usurping Windows in the software industry..."
Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: rp-pppoe, pppoe
(2004-10-04 15:59:59)
"Max Vozeler discovered a vulnerability in pppoe, the PPP over Ethernet driver from Roaring Penguin..."
Forbes: Internet Explorer Vs. Firefox
(2004-10-04 16:00:37)
"But for the first time since the late '90s, when Redmond quashed Netscape, Microsoft has some real competition..."
eWeek: Lawyers: Microsoft's FAT Patent Defeat 'Significant'
(2004-10-04 16:30:22)
"How significant is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's initial rejection of Microsoft's FAT (file allocation table) file system patent claims...?"
New Zealand Reseller News: Novell’s Linux Desktop Available Soon
(2004-10-04 17:00:12)
"Novell plans to launch its first Linux desktop offering, which incorporates technology it acquired from German Linux vendor SuSE last year, within the next month..."
SearchEnterpriseLinux: Desktop Apps Ripe Turf for Open Source
(2004-10-04 17:30:40)
"Two recently released reports have reinforced what open source advocates have known for years: Open source has positioned itself as a strong and fundamental commercial force..."
eWeek: Open-Source Java Brewing in Brazil
(2004-10-04 18:00:56)
"The Brazilian government is pushing an effort to deliver an open-source version of Java that could put control of the platform into the hands of grass-roots developers around the globe and add fuel to the debate over Java's ownership..."
Linuxgruven.ca: SimplyMepis 2004.01 Review
(2004-10-04 18:30:31)
"With SimplyMepis 2004.01, Mepis is making the transition to a full-fledged easy-to-use desktop and general-purpose Linux distribution..."
DrunkenBlog: Pieter Van den Abeele of Gentoo MacOS and Gentoo Linux PPC
(2004-10-04 19:00:26)
"Pieter Van den Abeele of Gentoo Linux PPC and Gentoo MacOS was gracious enough to sit down for a weighty chat on both the projects..."
Neowin: Ben Goodger, Chief Developer of Firefox
(2004-10-04 19:30:08)
"Ben Goodger, chief developer of Firefox, has taken time to speak to Neowin before a very important 1.0 release of the browser. Read on for details of development, Mozila, and more..."
Computer Business Review: New Red Hat Projects Build on Netscape Acquisition
(2004-10-04 20:00:06)
"'It's not just about directory services or security alone,' Paul Cormier told the audience at the Raleigh, North Carolina-based company's analyst day. 'What that gives us now is the ability to tie all these pieces together...'"
PPCNerds: Damn Small Linux 0.8.2: A Quick View
(2004-10-04 20:30:31)
"Today I happened to have some free time right after the September exam session. And I happened to have the need to test a light-weight Linux distribution for some old hardware i am going to setup soon..."
LinuxPlanet: Linux Books - Then and Now
(2004-10-04 21:15:12)
"Want to read a good book? How about a good book on Linux? Rob Reilly files this report on the State of the Linux Publishing Market..."
Asia Computer Weekly: New Linux Users Tread Carefully
(2004-10-04 22:00:39)
"Before Airtel deployed a voicemail application built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, its top management was understandably concerned..."
Linux Magazine: Linux on the Laptop
(2004-10-04 22:45:59)
"This article provides ten useful 'power tools' for using Linux in a mobile environment..."
CNET News: Why I Dumped Internet Explorer
(2004-10-04 23:30:27)
"At the office, my cubicle colleague--a Firefox aficionado of long standing--smugly greeted the news by asking me what took so long. But rest assured this is no small concession..."
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