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October 2002 <I>Linux Journal</I>
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reported</a> that
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Venezuela has adopted a pro-GPL policy for government software.
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All software developed for the government must be GPL, and GPL is preferred
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for off-the-shelf software. As described in
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LinuxToday's coverage</a>, it would appear that Dr. Felipe Pérez-Martí,
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Venezuelan Planning and Development Minister is well acquainted with
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Use of Open Source has also been
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recommended by a South African Government Advisory body</a>. The
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Ukrainian government is also considering
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expressing legal preferences for open source solutions</a>.
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On a third front,
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the UK Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, has
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essential to developing countries future progress</a>.
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This report was also covered
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/10278/">
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by Linux Weekly News</a>
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Richard Stallman has
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on the issues of open-source, free software, and security.
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The article takes the form of an open letter responding to an earlier
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contribution by SecurityFocus' Jon Lasser. He asserts the importance of
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remember to say</a> GNU/Linux!
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the guides written
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<a href="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html">
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<a href="http://vitanuova.loyalty.org/2002-07-05.html">
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Linux Weekly News
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have a commentary</a> on an ironic development whereby Adobe is being
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attacked using the DMCA for a feature included in Acrobat which could be
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construed. Meanwhile, Wired report that Elcomsoft have not allowed their
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DMCA difficulties to cramp their style and are continuing to
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<a href="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,54712,00.html">
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sail perilously close to the wind</a> in their software development.
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has published an interview</a> with
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Mark Ishikawa, a prominent enforcer of the DMCA.
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<a href="http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=319">
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dissection</a>
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of Cornell's DMCA Policy (<a href="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/0326222&mode=thread&tid=19">courtesy NewsForge</a>).
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Some links of particular interest from the O'Reilly stable of websites:
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Configuring sound for
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/09/19/linuxlaptop.html">
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Linux on a Laptop</a>.
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<a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/1982">
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Interesting quotes</a>
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from experts on the issues of copyright law and fair use.
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/08/29/howardwen.html">
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Roll Your Own Digital Video Recorder</a>:
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Video Disk Recorder, or VDR, is a user interface for building a
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digital satellite TV receiver and recorder box running under
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Linux.
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<a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2002/09/12/mozilla_browsers.html">
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Let One Hundred Browsers Bloom</a>, and a sample chapter from
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<a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mozilla/chapter/index.html">
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Creating Applications with Mozilla</a>.
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Michael Lucas
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/09/12/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">
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shows how to simplify sudo maintenance</a>
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and clean up your sudo configuration using aliases. Also of interest
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is the
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/29/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">
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preceding article</a>.
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<a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/09/24/essentialsysadmin.html">
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Top Five Open Source Packages for System Administrators</a>.
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Some links from <a href="http://lwn.net/">Linux Weekly News</a>:
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The LWN subscription department
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/10688/">
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is now open for business</a>.
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/8284/">
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LWN defends Red Hat</a>
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against accusations that it's becoming "the Microsoft of Linux".
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LWN's John Corbet
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/9185/">
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runs SpamAssassin and bogofilter on 8000 e-mail messages</a>
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to see which program is faster, easier, and more correct. Also looks
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at open source and public election systems.
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<a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpxBwWaicu0qTq09nufvurvjt&Print=1">
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Microtel/Lindows computer for $199</a> without monitor at Wal-Mart.
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Some links from <a href="http://slashdot.org/">Slashdot</a> which might be
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of interest:
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<a href="http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/10/2028215&mode=nested&tid=158">
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Review of liberties lost in the United States</a> in recent months.
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/1457245&mode=nested&tid=106">
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Slashdot reported</a>
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that
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<a href="http://www.bcg.com">
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The Boston Consulting Group</a>
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with
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<a href="http://www.osdn.com">OSDN</a>
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have been
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<a href="http://kernelmapper.osdn.com">
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working on a visual representation</a>
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of the Linux Kernel, and have now made it available online
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/09/0045223&mode=nested&tid=141">
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Slashdot story</a> on the
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<a
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href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.09.02-000/">success</a>
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[in German]
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of the
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<a href="http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/">Ogg Vorbis</a>
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audio codec in a blind test of 6000 users.
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<a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/02/09/26/145220.shtml?tid">
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Slashdot thread</a> discussing
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a two part
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(<a href="http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT3341468184.html">I</a>
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Introduction to
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<a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GnuPG</a>
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(Gnu Privacy Guard).
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Pedal-powered Linux-based wireless network
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<a href="http://www.80211-planet.com/columns/article/0,4000,1781_1454991,00.html">
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bring Internet access to Laotian villages</a> that have no electricity or phones
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<a href="http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/02/09/12/236213.shtml?tid6">
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Linux 2.5.34 includes User Mode Linux (UML)</a>.
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<a href="http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/">UML</a> is a way
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to run an instance of Linux in a virtual machine. It enables
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2001/11/29/UserModeLinux.html">
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cutting-edge experimentation without hosing your host system</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/09/04/1328209.shtml?tid9">
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A Linux set-top box by Sony</a>
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with a broadband Internet connection.
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It's available only in Japan, but you can
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<a href="http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20020904/sony.htm">
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see pictures here</a> (and read more about it too, if you can read
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Japanese).
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This story was also
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<a href="http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=1407280">
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reported by Reuters</a>.
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Another company which has been
|
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|
<a href="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/175221&mode=thread&tid=23">
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pushing Linux for consumer electronics applications</a>
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is <a href="http://www.philips.com/">Philips</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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Andy's legion of Lego men
|
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|
<a href="http://lego.dave.dk/">
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|
assemble a computer</a>.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<P>
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|
<a href="http://rpm.pbone.net/">
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|
RPM PBone</a> is a
|
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|
searchable index of RPMs, and an alternative to <a
|
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|
href="http://rpmfind.net">Rpmfind</a>.
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<P>
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|
Salon report on how recycled PC's can be a tool of
|
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|
<a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/09/23/antiglobal_geeks/">
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|
anti-globalization and empowerment</a>.
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|
<P>
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|
Moblix.org have released a
|
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|
<a href="http://mobilix.org/Infrared-HOWTO/Infrared-HOWTO.html">
|
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|
Linux Infrared-HOWTO</a>,
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providing an introduction to Linux and infrared devices and to the software
|
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from the Linux/IrDA project.
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<P>
|
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|
OSNews
|
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|
<a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1733">
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|
article on Gentoo Linux</a>.
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<P>
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Some links from
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|
<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/">
|
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|
<em>Linux Journal</em></a>
|
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|
<ul>
|
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|
<li>
|
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|
Using Gnu Emacs and Calc for
|
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|
<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5873">
|
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|
engineering and mathematical reports</a>
|
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|
</li>
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|
<li>
|
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|
<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5653">
|
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|
RAID-1 HOWTO, Part 1</a> and
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5898">
|
|||
|
Part 2</a>:
|
|||
|
What it is, when to use it, how to make a RAID-1 device for an ext2 partition.
|
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|
</li>
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|
<li>
|
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|
Philip Streck
|
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|
<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6035">
|
|||
|
explains how to use devfs</a>, written as a virtual filesystem
|
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|
driver, to manage and administer access to /dev.
|
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|
</li>
|
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|
<li>
|
|||
|
A look at
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6153">
|
|||
|
running Microsoft Office 97 and 2000</a> on Linux using Codeweaver's
|
|||
|
Crossover Office product.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
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|
<li>
|
|||
|
And from the commercial end of things: SSC's new 16-page reference
|
|||
|
card on MySQL, written by database specialist Dan Wilder, is for
|
|||
|
sale for $4.95 on-line
|
|||
|
<a href="http://store.linuxjournal.com/">
|
|||
|
at the Linux Journal Store</a>.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
</ul>
|
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|
|
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|
<P>
|
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|
Some links from <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/">The Register</a>:
|
|||
|
<ul>
|
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|
<li>
|
|||
|
Xbox Linux Project
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/26932.html">
|
|||
|
gets SuSE 8.0 running</a>.
|
|||
|
and
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/26995.html">
|
|||
|
releases SuSE 8.0 howto</a>.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
PGP creator
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/27078.html">
|
|||
|
joins UK privacy watchdog</a>.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
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|
<li>
|
|||
|
EU data protection chiefs
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/27155.html">
|
|||
|
oppose data retention moves</a> on grounds of cost, practicality,
|
|||
|
and invasiveness.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
The Register
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/26788.html">
|
|||
|
comments</a>
|
|||
|
on the UK's implementation of the "European DMCA", the European Union
|
|||
|
Copyright Directive (EUCD).
|
|||
|
</li>
|
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|
</ul>
|
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|
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|
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|
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<p><hr><p>
|
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<center><H3><font color="green">Upcoming conferences and events</font></H3></center>
|
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|
|||
|
<P> Listings courtesy <EM>Linux Journal</EM>. See <EM>LJ</EM>'s
|
|||
|
<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/events.php">Events</A> page for the
|
|||
|
latest goings-on.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
<!-- *** BEGIN events table [this line needed by Linux Gazette events.py *** -->
|
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|
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<table cellpadding=5 border=0 width=100%>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>September 30 - October 3, 2002<BR>Santa Clara, CA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://conferences.oreillynet.com/macosx2002/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/macosx2002/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>IBM eServer pSeries (RS/6000) and Linux Technical University</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>October 14-18, 2002<BR>Dallas, TX<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www-3.ibm.com/services/learning/conf/us/pseries/"
|
|||
|
target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www-3.ibm.com/services/learning/conf/us/pseries/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>SANS Network Security</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>October 18-25, 2002<BR>Washington, DC<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.sans.org/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.sans.org/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>Strictly Business Solutions Expo</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>October 23-24, 2002<BR>Houston, TX<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.strictlyebusiness.net/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.strictlyebusiness.net/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>Third LCI International Conference on Linux Clusters: The
|
|||
|
Linux HPC Revolution</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>October 23-25, 2002<BR>St. Petersburg, FL<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.org" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.org</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>USENIX 16th Systems Administration Conference (LISA)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>November 3-8, 2002<BR>Philadelphia, PA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.usenix.org/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>SuperComputing 2002</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>November 16-22, 2002<BR>Baltimore, MD<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.sc2002.org/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.sc2002.org/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>COMDEX</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>November 18-22, 2002<BR>Las Vegas, NV<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.comdex.com/fall/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.comdex.com/fall/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>SD East</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>November 18-22, 2002<BR>Boston, MA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.sdexpo.com/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.sdexpo.com/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>USENIX 5th Symposium on Operating Systems Design
|
|||
|
and Implementation (OSDI)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>December 9-11, 2002<BR>Boston, MA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.usenix.org/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>Consumer Electronics Show</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>January 9-12, 2003<BR>Las Vegas, NV<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.cesweb.org/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.cesweb.org/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>January 21-24, 2003<BR>New York, NY<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.linuxworldexpo.com" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.linuxworldexpo.com</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>O'Reilly Bioinformatics Technology Conference</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>February 3-6, 2003<BR>San Diego, CA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://conferences.oreilly.com/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://conferences.oreilly.com/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>Game Developers Conferenc</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>March 4-8, 2003<BR>San Jose, CA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.gdconf.com/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.gdconf.com/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>SXSW</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>March 7-11, 2003<BR>Austin, TX<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.sxsw.com/interactive" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.sxsw.com/interactive</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>COMDEX Canada</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>March 11-13, 2003<BR>Vancouver, BC<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.comdex.com/vancouver/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.comdex.com/vancouver/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>CeBIT</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>March 12-19, 2003<BR>Germany<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.cebit.de/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.cebit.de/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>4th USENIX Symposium on Internet Technologies and Systems</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>March 26-28, 2003<BR>Seattle, WA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.usenix.org/events/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>AIIM</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>April 7-9, 2003<BR>New York, NY<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.advanstar.com/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.advanstar.com/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>SD West</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>April 8-10, 2003<BR>Santa Clara, CA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.sdexpo.com/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.sdexpo.com/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>COMDEX Chicago</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>April 15-17, 2003<BR>Chicago, IL<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.comdex.com/chicago/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.comdex.com/chicago/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>USENIX First International Conference on Mobile Systems,
|
|||
|
Applications, and Services (MobiSys)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>May 5-8, 2003<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.usenix.org/events/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>USENIX Annual Technical Conference</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>June 9-14, 2003<BR>San Antonio, TX<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.usenix.org/events/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>CeBIT America</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>June 18-20, 2003<BR>New York, NY<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href=http://www.cebit-america.com/"" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.cebit-america.com/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>O'Reilly Open Source Convention</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>July 7-11, 2003<BR>Location: TBD<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://conferences.oreilly.com/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://conferences.oreilly.com/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>12th USENIX Security Symposium</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>August 4-8, 2003<BR>Washington, DC<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.usenix.org/events/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>August 5-7, 2003<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.linuxworldexpo.com" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.linuxworldexpo.com</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
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<FONT COLOR="green">XVID and GPL
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The
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<a href="http://www.xvid.org/">
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XVID</a> project scored a GPL win by persuading Sigma Designs to
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<a href="http://www.xvid.org/press/press-20020822-en.html">
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cease infringing</a> on GPL'ed code developed by the group.
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24 hours after the XVID team announced they would
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cease all future development of the project, Sigma Designs
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<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020822/220286_1.html">
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relented</a>
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and made their sources available.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Slapper
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/09/25/1210247.shtml?tid8">
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Slashdot noted the emergence</a>
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of two new Linux worms, Slapper.B and Slapper.C, which exploit a buffer
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overrun in OpenSSL. If you haven't upgraded to OpenSSL 0.9.6g (or at least
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e), now is a good time.
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A guy suspected of being the original Slapper
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<a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1135274">
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author has been arrested</a>.
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<p>
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Noel Davis at O'Reilly has recently
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/09/23/insecurities.html">
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looked at the Linux Slapper worm and other vulnerabilities</a>.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Bruce Perens
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As mentioned last month,
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<a href="http://perens.com/">
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Bruce Perens</a>
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has left <a href="http://www.hp.com/">HP</a>. As
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27027.html">reported by The
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Register</a> this split was quite amicable, but it stemmed from Bruce's
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policy of openly confronting and "baiting" Microsoft.
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Taking advantage of his new freedom, Perens has launched
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<a href="http://sincerechoice.com/">
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the Sincere Choice initiative</a>, a reaction to Microsoft's
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<a href="http://www.softwarechoice.org/">
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Software Choice</a>, which he
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/26616.html">
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earlier denounced</a> as a sham.
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Newsforge have an interview with Perens where he expands on the ideas
|
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<a href="http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/09/12/2040246.shtml?tid=19">
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behind his new project</a>.
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<a name="distro"></a>
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<center><H3><font color="green">Distro News</font></H3></center>
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<FONT COLOR="green">Debian
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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Debian Weekly News
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/34/">
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reported</a>
|
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on a
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<a href="http://www.robster.org.uk/files/security-update-check.py">
|
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Security Notification Script</a>
|
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<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-0208/msg01644.html">
|
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announced</a> by
|
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Rob Bradford.
|
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The script compares locally installed packages with those on
|
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<a href="http://security.debian.org/">
|
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security.debian.org</a>, and
|
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|
provides a description of the problem and the name of the Debian advisory
|
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|
if the package is mentioned in the
|
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|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/security/dsa.rdf">
|
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DSA RDF file</a>.
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<P>
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<hr width="20%" noshade>
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<P>
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Those who own an X-Box,
|
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<a href="http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/articles.php?aid02248060056">
|
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|
may want to try running Debian on it</a>.
|
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Linux From Scratch
|
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</FONT>
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</H3>
|
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<P>
|
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The first test release of the upcoming LFS-4.0 book is uploaded and available
|
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|
for download now. Head over to
|
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|
<a href="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org">
|
|||
|
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org</a>
|
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to view and/or download it.
|
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<FONT COLOR="green">SuSE
|
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
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|
|
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|
<P> the latest
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.suse.de/en">SuSE Linux</a> version, SuSE Linux 8.1,
|
|||
|
will be available
|
|||
|
by the beginning of October.
|
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|
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<FONT COLOR="green">UnitedLinux
|
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</FONT>
|
|||
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</H3>
|
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|
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|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.unitedlinux.com">
|
|||
|
UnitedLinux</a>, founded by Linux
|
|||
|
industry leaders Conectiva S.A., The SCO Group, SuSE Linux AG, and
|
|||
|
Turbolinux, Inc., have announced the appointment of Paula Hunter,
|
|||
|
an experienced technology executive and consortium leader, as its
|
|||
|
worldwide general manager. Hunter's appointment is effective
|
|||
|
immediately. The group also announced the open availability of the
|
|||
|
beta version of its UnitedLinux product on Sept. 23. The open beta
|
|||
|
source code is available for download at no charge from
|
|||
|
<a href="http://download.unitedlinux.com/">
|
|||
|
download.unitedlinux.com</a>.
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
Unfortunately, UnitedLinux has lost some goodwill among the open-source
|
|||
|
development community, and in particular the
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.fsf.org/">
|
|||
|
Free Software Foundation</a> which published
|
|||
|
<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/10257/">
|
|||
|
an open letter</a> expressing concerns about UnitedLinux's closed beta and
|
|||
|
the manner in which it was distributed.
|
|||
|
UnitedLinux member Connective has
|
|||
|
<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/22/1526208&mode=thread&tid=17">
|
|||
|
responded</a>
|
|||
|
to these concerns.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
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|
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|
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|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">WinLinux
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
WinLinux 2003 is a major upgrade of the
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.winlinux.net/">
|
|||
|
WinLinux</a>
|
|||
|
system. WinLinux is claimed to be fully compatible with Windows
|
|||
|
95/98/Millennium. WinLinux is also compatible with Red Hat Linux on the
|
|||
|
Linux side offering the benefits of both systems.
|
|||
|
WinLinux 2003 full version on CD with online support can be ordered
|
|||
|
from
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.winlinux.net/2003/order/">
|
|||
|
the website</a>.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Xandros
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
Slashdot
|
|||
|
<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/09/18/0252255.shtml?tid2">
|
|||
|
linked</a>
|
|||
|
to
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1762">
|
|||
|
the story on OSNews</a>
|
|||
|
previewing beta 3b of
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.xandros.com/">
|
|||
|
Xandros Desktop</a>. Xandros is the current custodian of what once was
|
|||
|
<a href="http://linux.corel.com/">
|
|||
|
Corel Linux</a>.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<a name="commercial"></a>
|
|||
|
<p><hr><p>
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
<center><H3><font color="green">Software and Product News</font></H3></center>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
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|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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|
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|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Linux Game Publishing News Mailing List
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<P> Linux Game Publishing has announced a partnership with
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.pyrogon.com">Pyrogon Inc.</a>
|
|||
|
to bring their latest games to the Linux market. This process will begin
|
|||
|
with Candy Cruncher, a fast paced puzzle game.
|
|||
|
Please see the
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/press_releases/200209100.txt">
|
|||
|
press release</a> for details.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
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|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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|
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|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">TinyTERM 4.3
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.centurysoftware.com/">
|
|||
|
Century Software</a> has announced the release of
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.centurysoftware.com/products/tinyterm_plus.php?src5">
|
|||
|
TinyTERM Version 4.3</a>.
|
|||
|
TinyTERM lets you use your Windows PC to easily and accurately
|
|||
|
access character based data and applications hosted on UNIX, Linux and IBM
|
|||
|
servers. It includes 20 emulations, network utilities, secure
|
|||
|
file transfer and free technical support.
|
|||
|
TinyTERM is
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.centurysoftware.com/download/index.php?PartNum=TTPL-1&src5">
|
|||
|
available for download</a>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Kerio MailServer with integrated McAfee anti-virus program
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.kerio.com/us/kerio.html">
|
|||
|
Kerio Technologies</a>
|
|||
|
are offering a Linux based mail server product, the Kerio MailServer 5.1.6.
|
|||
|
It has an integrated McAfee anti-virus program, and runs on Linux RedHat.
|
|||
|
KMS offers a broad range of features and a user-friendly interface in one
|
|||
|
package. Kerio claim that no other comparable solution has the McAfee
|
|||
|
Anti-Virus program integrated.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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|
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|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">IBM alphaWorks posts porting manager
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.ibm.com/alphaWorks">
|
|||
|
AlphaWorks</a>
|
|||
|
has posted a free
|
|||
|
"porting manager" that enables the porting of C and C++ applications from
|
|||
|
Solaris to zSeries Linux, ensuring fast deployment of applications to the
|
|||
|
Linux platform.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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|
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|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Ximian Offers Customized Opera for Linux with Red Carpet
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.opera.com">Opera</a>
|
|||
|
has announced that its sales referral partner
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.ximian.com">
|
|||
|
Ximian</a>
|
|||
|
will include a customized version of the Opera Web browser as a download
|
|||
|
option in its Red Carpet software management program for Linux users.
|
|||
|
Red Carpet is a software management solution used by many Ximian
|
|||
|
Desktop users, which keeps Linux systems up to date efficiently and
|
|||
|
securely. The program allows users to install, update and maintain software
|
|||
|
over the Internet from Ximian, leading Linux distribution providers, and
|
|||
|
other independent software vendors.
|
|||
|
|
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|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">ActiveState Unveils Komodo 2.0
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.ActiveState.com">
|
|||
|
ActiveState Corp.</a>,
|
|||
|
has announced a new IDE that provides a powerful
|
|||
|
workspace for cross-platform, open source language programming.
|
|||
|
Komodo 2.0
|
|||
|
affords greater power, flexibility and automation, including the
|
|||
|
ActiveState GUI Builder, Visual Package Manager, Source Code Control,
|
|||
|
Project Manager, Macros, Web services generation, and more. The only
|
|||
|
unified open source programming language IDE, Komodo enables editing,
|
|||
|
debugging, and testing in a single workspace.
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
Komodo is optimized for Perl, Python, PHP, Tcl, XML, XSLT, and supports
|
|||
|
numerous other languages, including Ruby and JavaScript.
|
|||
|
|
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|
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<CENTER><SMALL><STRONG>
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Copyright © 2002, Michael Conry.
|
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Copying license <A HREF="../copying.html">http://www.linuxgazette.com/copying.html</A><BR>
|
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Published in Issue 83 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, October 2002</H5>
|
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