[newsforge daily] February 10, 2003

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February 10, 2003

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Anger spews over Microsoft appearance at yet another Open Source event http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/09/2138247

• by Tina Gasperson - Now that some people in the Free Software community have discovered Microsoft's Shared Source guru Jason Matusow is slated to speak at the Open Source for National and Local eGovernment Programs in the U.S.and EU conference, they are gunning for the show's organizer.

>From selling Linux laptops to selling automated server security patches
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/04/1629213

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - When we first met Graham Hine, he had just started Tuxtops, a company that sold rebranded laptops with Linux preloaded. Now he's running a new venture, Gibraltar Software, that provides automated security patch service for corporate servers. This is a growing market, and Graham seems to have found a happy niche in it. We interviewed Graham via IRC. This is not a "deep" story, just a little piece that shows you how ...

Linux Advisory Watch - February 7th 2003 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/07/1147223

• 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 cvs, mcrypt, slocate, qt-dcgui, bladeenc, cim, mysql, kernel, kerberos, php, OpenLDAP, windowmaker, xpdf. The distributors include Caldera, Conectiva, FreeBSD, ...

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openMosix Project celebrates its first anniversary http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/09/2139248

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    Bruce Knox, openMosix Project writes "openMosix Project today     celebrates its first anniversary. This OpenSource project has quickly     attracted thousands of users, building thousands of clusters.     OpenSource is more than just free access to software source code."

Anger over broadband limits
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/09/1244230

    Users vent their fury as it emerges cable company NTL is imposing a one     gigabyte per day download limit on its broadband service.

Linux Beyond the Desktop
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/09/1243232

    Anonymous Reader writes "Gregory S. Hopper takes Linux beyond the     desktop, declaring the 'PC is the Model T' of today. Hopper makes a     convincing argument that disruptive technologies and changing business     models will dictate the PC market of tomorrow."

Patent Holders Extort from Internet Companies http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/09/0020257

    Linux-Ferret writes "This is the current in a series of LA Times     articles about the abuse of intellectual property and patents."

Larry Lessig receives FSF Award
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/09/0020223

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    Bradley M. Kuhn writes "Lawrence Lessig was awarded the annual Free     Software Foundation Award for the Advancement of Free Software today     (Saturday 2003-02-08) at the FOSDEM conference in Brussels, Belgium.     The award was given to him for "promoting understanding of the     political dimension of free software". The other finalists were Bruno     Haible (known for GNU CLISP) and Theo de Raadt (known for OpenBSD)."

Castle Technology UK Ripping off Kernel Code? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/08/1416206

    Slashdot: Jonathan Riddell writes "`It would appear that Castle     Technology Limited, UK, have taken some of the Linux 2.5 code, and     incorporated it into their own ... "

RIAA Site Under Attack--Again
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/08/1414253

    If the RIAA's security experts can't keep its site up and running, who     can?

Linux-based "wireless zone" puts websites http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/08/1414232

    Anonymous Reader writes "This LinuxDevices.com article profiles a     Linux-based portable wireless server that was unveiled at the Consumer     Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last month. Dubbed the Wireless     Zone, IR Data's new gadget takes advantage of Linux, Apache, and other     open source technologies to creates its own 802.11b wireless (WiFi) hot     zone, within which it can deliver web pages, demonstrations,     presentations, and other data to other ...

Broadband could cost AOL $1bn in revenue by 2005 http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/07/2234214

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    In its report Can AOL Bridge the Broadband Gap?Strategy argues that AOL     will lose out financially as the dial-up market, which it dominates     shrinks (as more and more people sign up to broadband). Even if punters     sign up to AOL's "Bring Your Own Access" scheme, which lets users who     get broadband from cable or telephone companies sign up to AOL's     content service for $14.95 a month, Strategy estimates that it would     cost AOL almost $9 a month per ...

Don't Underestimate Cyberterrorists, Experts Warn http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/07/2233206

    Greater network dependence boosts risk of damage by cybervandals who     code with vengeance.                                                             

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