[newsforge daily] December 31, 2002

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December 31, 2002

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  NewsForge Reports

Happy New Year
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/31/0250204

    NewsForge/Linux.com staff is taking a short break Dec 31 and Jan 1.     We'll do a few NewsVac updates these two days, but our next original     article will appear on Jan 2, 2003. See you then!

The most popular Linux article ever?
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/29/1856249

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - You've seen a headline or two recently on NewsForge that said something like "Microsoft fights off Windows rival Linux." I say "headline or two" because we goofed up and and linked to this story at least twice, under different headlines. It was an easy mistake to make because this AP story has run in more newspapers and on more news Web sites than any other story I have ever seen with the word "Linux" in it.

Linux Advisory Watch - December 27th 2002 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/27/123255

    By:&nbsp; Benjamin D. Thomas Linux Advisory Watch is a comprehensive     newsletter that outlines the security vulnerabilities that have been     announced throughout the week. It includes pointers to updated packages     and descriptions of each vulnerability. This week, advisories were     released for bind, perl, canna, klisa, cyrus-imapd, wget, kde, and     fetchmail.&nbsp; The distributors include Caldera, Debian, Gentoo, and     SuSE.

   NewsForge NewsVac

DesktopLinux.com poll to close tomorrow
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/31/1038233

    Anonymous Reader writes "In the final month of the Desktop Linux     distribution 'quick poll', Debian is leading the pack with 24% and     Mandrake is in second place with 20.8% of the votes. Total number of     votes cast is 9725."

Desktop Linux Application Tips
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/31/1037234

    Anonymous Reader writes "Walt Pennington authors this practical guide     for using Desktop Linux applications. Pennington covers some essential     areas for users getting started downloading Linux, creating .pdf files,     disabling pop-up ads, and tips for secure online transactions in this     article . . ."

McNealy: Sun won't go down on his company http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/30/168220

    SAN FRANCISCO Ã&#x201a;Â&#x2014; While critics and rivals snipe that his company, Sun     Microsystems, is sinking, Scott McNealy maintains his Captain     Courageous demeanor.

Annual scorecard
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/30/160253

    The year is drawing to a close, so now is a good time to evaluate my     predictions for 2002.

Case Study: Open source packs free IP telephony http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/30/160212

    Open source IP telephony software packages are helping users move away     from the traditional world of proprietary office phone systems, PBXs     with closed operating systems and expensive specialty components.

So Many Holes, So Few Hacks
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/30/1550245

    Hole after hole, breach after breach, flaw after flaw is found -- and     most of the time, it's in a Windows system. Yet hackers generally don't     exploit them. Why is that?

Glass Panes and Software: Windows Name Is Challenged (by Lindows) http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/30/1031255

    An upstart company, Lindows.com, is trying to persuade the Federal     District Court in Seattle to invalidate Microsoft's trademark on     Windows. (free registration required)

Book Review: Linux Apache Web Server Administration http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/30/1027217

    We review three out of the eight books in the Craig Hunt Linux Library     series published by Sybex Inc.

Mandrake 9.0 Review
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/30/1025217

    Today we are looking at Linux Mandrake, a relative newcomer but which     has picked up a large user base through the years which keep its     development alive and well. The first version of Mandrake was based on     Red Hat which is a fine distro in itself. The makers wanted too keep     all that was good with Red Hat and get rid of all the bad, such as     using KDE instead of GNOME as default desktop. Over the years, though,     it has changed from simply being Red ...

Free Software at Rosenzweig and Maffia
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/30/1022249

    A committee has been formed in NYLXS to try to take on first hand the     task to driving sales for Free Software. We've dubbed this effort, 'The     Free Software Chamber of Commerce'. The result of our efforts is     bearing fruit, and we hope to be an anchor and a safe haven for both     well trained consultants and businesses looking for innovative     solutions to their business problems.                                                             

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