[newsforge daily] March 01, 2003

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March 01, 2003

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Choosing Strong Passwords
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/26/1639212

• By Raj Shekhar - Passwords are the most common approach for identifying a user's identity. We use passwords to secure our computers, to send or receive emails or to access special resources. Password guessing has always been the favourite method of cracking into computers or circumventing security measures.

Linux Advisory Watch - February 28th, 2003 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/0229236

• By Benjamin D. Thomas - This week, advisories were released for slocate, nanog, tcpdump, kde, openssl, WebTool, syncookie, webmin, acupsd, tightvnc, vnc, vte, hypermail, libmcrypt, openldap, mysql, postgresql, initscripts, krb5, lynx, and shadow-utils.  The distributors include Conectiva, Debian, Guardian Digital's EnGarde Secure Linux, Gentoo, Mandrake, Red Hat, SuSE, and Trustix.

There's GOLD in them thar (Linux) Hills! http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/26/2251215

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - The company name is Linux Gold. The URL is linuxgoldcorp.com. This name is brand-new. It used to be LinuxWizardry (Google Cache), and before that it was called Flame Petro-Minerals. What does the company do? It owns gold mining claims in Alaska. But, says CEO/President John Robertson, "We still use the name 'Linux' because we have Linux antispam and antivirus solutions in the company, and we don't really want to ...

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   XFree86 Version 4.3.0 Released
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1655235

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     The long-awaited and much-anticipated release of XFree86 version 4.3.0     has just been announced.

   German government agency rolls out desktop Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1650223

     A small German institute has become one of the Interior Ministry's     first agencies to implement Linux on the desktop, as the government     pushes ahead with its ambitious plans to introduce open-source software     in the public sector.

New ATI Card Pushes Limits of ASCII Gaming http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1648231

     Markham, ON - In a joint announcement today the Nethack Devteam     announced a new version of the popular text based game, version 3.4.1,     but the big announcement came from ATI which announced a new video     card, the ATI Radeon 9500 ASC, optimized for ASCII gaming.

Linux/Samba holds its own (and more) with Win2000 http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1536239

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "Make any comparison between the reliability,     scalability and total cost of ownership (TCO) of Microsoft Windows 2000     and Linux, and someone's bound to object."

Real World Linux Conference and trade show focusing on the Linux operating system. http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1646216

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    Real World Linux Conference & Expo is Canada's only national,     comprehensive event focusing on Linux and open source operating     systems, a lower cost alternative to today's proprietary platforms.     Real World Linux is Canada's largest such exhibition and conference,     expected to attract more than 2,000 visitors who will meet in excess of     70 exhibiting companies on the trade show floor and take in 40 industry     related seminars, tutorials and ...

"Definitive Guide to Using Mandrake Linux" released http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1639225

     MandrakeSoft, the makers of the Mandrake Linux distribution, have     released the first title from Mandrakesoft Press -- a comprehensive     guide titled "The Definitive guide to using Mandrake Linux". The book     is 646-pages and is available from the Mandrake online store.

Rivals chip away at Microsoft's dominance http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1636205

     Sterling Ball is Microsoft-free. Two years ago, the maker of Ernie     Ball electric guitars and strings was slapped with a $90,000 fine by     the Business Software Alliance for what the company says was unwitting     use of eight unlicensed copies of Microsoft Office.

Microsoft-China GSP Deal: Perjury OR Treachery? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1631236

    NZheretic writes "In May, under oath at the antitrust hearing Jim     Allchin, group vice president for platforms at Microsoft, stated that     disclosing the Windows operating system source code could damage     national security and even threaten the U.S. war effort. Now in     February, Microsoft signed a pact with Chinese officials to reveal the     Windows operating system source code. Bill Gates even hinted that China     will be privy to all, not just part, of ...

The "KiSA 444 Surface to Surface PC"
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1627246

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     Chris Adams disarmed a U.S. Air Force surplus bomb tail assembly and     gave it a much more useful payload - a Mini-ITX motherboard running     Redhat 8. Our weapons inspectors report that its improved capabilities     include MP3 and DivX playback, and that the inner workings have a     propensity for turning up in unusual places.

Microsoft: We Have No Plans To Remove Linux Support From Virtual PC For Mac http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1616226

     After the announced sale of Connectix's Virtual product line to     Microsoft (Virtual PC (VPC) for Mac, VPC for Windows, and Virtual     Server), there has been no small amount of angst amongst Mac users     concerning the fate of VPC for Mac. Questions about whether or not     Microsoft would kill the Mac version of Virtual PC, or limit its     usefulness by removing support for Linux, have been raised by a large     number of TMO readers.                                                             

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