[newsforge daily] March 02, 2003

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March 02, 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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Red Hat to offer Linux training and professional certification programs in Saudi Arabia http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/02/017257

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    Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT), the leader in developing, deploying and     managing Open Source solutions, announced today that Remal IT – Linux     Busness Unit will be offering its Linux training and acclaimed RHCE     (Red Hat Certified Engineer) programs throughout the Saudi Arabia.

History takes a Big Mac-sized byte out of Microsoft http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/198238

    An unwritten historical law says that an empire is at its most     vulnerable at the apex of its greatest power and influence. People     don't live long enough to see the parabola of political empires but the     life cycle of businesses is comparable. Take les Big Macs for instance     Ã‚— McDonald's and Microsoft.

Microsoft: We Have No Plans To Remove Linux Support From Virtual PC For Mac http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/195246

    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.

Using Statistics to Cause Spammers Pain
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/1811254

    Marty Lamb writes "Statistical filters like PopFile are great at     detecting and filtering spam at the client side, but they don't cause     spammers any pain. Today I published a suggestion for a method of using     statistical techniques on the server side to actively combat spammers.     I'm also launching a project called TarProxy to implement the method."

Randy's take on Software Patents, an OSS Developer http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/1811206

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    jason writes "In the past few years we have been overrun with news     about laws, rules, patents, and law suites and how they are taking away     our rights as users of technology. The one that we tech new junkies     hear a lot about is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act(DMCA) and how     another company is using it to restrict the proliferation of     technological knowledge. Now, the DMCA is a horrible and has been     getting abused nearly weekly since it was ...

Hacks recognized by Affero
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/1810209

    Anonymous Reader writes "Affero today published their community     newsletter - "Random Hacks of Kindness - Volume 2". They recognize     worthy contributions by drloss, derb, and BigWillyStyle42 and a big     contribution to the commons by our friends at moodle, who are     developing a great system to make it easy to develop and conduct     distance learning."

Part 2: Gnutella v. Gnutella2
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/189228

    MP3newswire.net continues with the second half of it's interviews with     the leading Gnutella services about Gnutella2. This time they ask Greg     Blidson of LimeWire, and Arno Steenbekkers from XoloX to give their two     cents.

Ralph Nader Tries Patent Busting
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/1441210

    America's consumer watchdog has a bone to pick with the U.S. Trade     Representative, which wants foreign countries to honor American patents     on business methods. By Joshua Davis from Wired magazine.

OS skins keep getting under my skin
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/1438243

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    Eric Peterson writes "MPEG4 audio broadcast: Oscast contributor Amy     Reynolds has concerns that the existance of themes and skins do a     dis-service to an operating system or platform. Amy also answers the     hotly debated question, "How configurable should KDE be?""

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

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

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