[newsforge daily] February 02, 2003

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February 02, 2003

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Commentary: Hard for Open Source software to be mainstream in developing countries http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/29/2152219

• by Sebastian Bassi - There is a lot of fuss about government adoption of Open Source Software (OSS) around the world. One well-known case is the initiative in Peru, but there are several more in other third world countries like Argentina [1], Brazil, Paraguay and Chile.

Linux Advisory Watch - January 31st 2003 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/0927219

• by 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 kdeutils, noffle, dhcp3, tomcat3, courier, mysql, fetchmail, vim, webalizer, postgresql, and cvs. The distributors include Debian, Guardian Digital's EnGarde ...

I'll tell you where you can put those patents (to good use) http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/29/1956211

• by Tina Gasperson - In these tough economic times, it pays to keep a finger in the air in case wind of a great new money-making idea comes along. Thanks, SBC! No more missed mortgage payments for me!

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The Big Lessons of a Little Worm
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/02/1139219

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    Even though systems engineers quickly blunted Slammer's weekend attack,     that success can't hide the gaping holes in the Internet's armor.

Drupal Content Management System v4.1.0
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/02/1138250

    Anonymous Reader writes "Version 4.1 of the Drupal open source content     management system (blogs, news, publishing, discussion, etc...) was     released today. It's a pretty impressive release, proving Drupal to be     a real contender in the CMS world. This release includes support for     user profiles, comment moderation, improved forums, an auto-throttle     congestion control mechanism, improved statistics tracking, paging,     various performance improvements, ...

Mandrake 9.1 Beta 3 Screenshots & Review (Rant http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/02/1137255

    Anonymous Reader writes "I have posted some screenshots and a little     review/rant of Mandrake 9.1 beta 3 at my site."

TightVNC: Remote X the fast, easy & secure way http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/02/1137221

    Joe Barr writes "All in all, TightVNC was as easy to configure and use     as it was to install, even when I opted for extra privacy by using a     secure tunnel between Susan's machine and mine. Here's how I did it."

Shuttle Apparently Disintegrates
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/01/1633242

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    Space shuttle Columbia apparently disintegrated in flames over Texas     minutes before it was to land Saturday in Florida. TV video showed what     appeared to be falling debris, as NASA declared an emergency and sent     search teams to the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Experts: Microsoft security gets an 'F'
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/01/1342208

    Computer security experts say the recent "SQL Slammer" worm, the worst     in more than a year, is evidence that Microsoft's year-old security     push is not working. "Trustworthy Computing is failing," Russ Cooper of     TruSecure Corp. said of the Microsoft initiative. "I gave it a     'D-minus' at the beginning of the year, and now I'd give it an 'F."'

GarageGames Launches Marble Blast for Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/01/139229

    Anonymous Reader writes "GarageGames announced today the release of the     Linux version of their highly acclaimed 3D game, Marble Blast."

Why recordable DVDs wonÂ’t last
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/01/137227

    The conventional wisdom has been that recordable DVDs would replace the     VHS cassette as the media of choice for archiving TV shows and movies.     But that vision seems pretty shortsighted.

Crossing the Desktop Linux Chasm in San Diego http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/01/133218

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    How can Lindows and the Desktop Linux Summit get past their bad PR?

SVLUG hosts "openMosix: Kernel-Level Linux Clu http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/01/132229

    Bruce Knox, openMosix Project writes "Moshe Bar, project manager of the     openMosix Project, will speak on openMosix at the Silicon Valley Linux     Users Group meeting Wednesday, February 5th, 2003."                                                             

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