[newsforge daily] March 22, 2003

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March 22, 2003

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'Lock in Software,' not 'Proprietary Software' http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/18/1230223

• By Brendan Scott - In July last year I wrote a paper which argued that the total cost of ownership of free software would, in the long run, always be lower than that of equivalent software created under different models. One of the problems I grappled with when writing that paper was how to name those different models. At the time I adopted a term which appeared to be used widely, that of &ldquo;proprietary software&rdquo;. I now ...

Linux Advisory Watch - March 21st, 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/115209

• By Benjamin D. Thomas - This week, advisories were released for kde, openssl, tcpdump, samba, netpbm-free, lxr, kernel, libc, qpopper, man, mysql, rxvt, zlib, gnome-lokkit, and libc.&nbsp; The distributors include, Caldera, Debian, Guardian Digital's EnGarde Secure Linux, Gentoo, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware, SuSE, and Trustix.

What if Microsoft decides to go Open Source? http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/17/1233239

• By Donald K. Rosenberg - People often speculate about Microsoft's bringing out a Linux version of Office, but everyone assumes that they would never try to Open Source their products -- after all, Microsoft is the acme of proprietary software. But they have begun to twirl the seven veils lately. While Microsoft's critics denounce Shared Source as a sham, at least it's a move away from binary-only, and although its rule is "look, don't touch" ...

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MH Linux Site Update
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/2241200

    Chris Drane writes ""MH Linux" has taken the steps to become more     professional and offer better support to its users. We have changed out     name from "CZ Linux" to "MH Linux" as many members thought we were a     Czech Linux site. We have also moved our forums from phpBB2 to     vBulletin as well as adding many new features to the site and changing     the Domain Name to match the new Site name. MH Linux Homepage"

Red Hat Linux Advisory: evolution
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/2231202

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Ximian Evolution email     client. These vulnerabilities make it possible for a carefully crafted     email to crash the program, cause general system instability through     resource starvation and get around security measures implemented within     the program.

WinTel trips on Linux?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/2122225

    As a marriage of convenience the WinTel alliance used to work pretty     well. Intel lived up to Moore's Law by building ever larger and more     complex chips, while Microsoft executed Gate's Law by churning out ever     more bloated and serially incompatible versions of its software.

   McNealy: It's mankind vs. Microsoft
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1910214

     Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy was in fine fighting form as he     traveled through Asia this week, uttering scathing sound bites about     rival Microsoft.

Appro Linux Clusters Shatter Scalability, Supercomputing Performance http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1755258

     Appro announced that its new HyperBlade Server Cluster, 1U, 2U, dual,     and quad servers will be available for purchase after the AMD Opteron     launch on 4/22/03.

Key Linux group faces split
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/171244

     The XFree86 project, key to developing graphics technology for Linux     and other operating systems, has ejected a central member and is facing     new criticism

Linux co-developer warns of serious flaw http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1639231

     A developer who helped write the original Linux kernel is warning of a     flaw in some versions of the operating system that could allow a     malicious local user to gain root control of a Linux computer.

Betting on Linux for Business
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1554237

     Linux is becoming popular in places where the prospect of greater     interoperability and security can translate into tangible return on     investment.

Time for Users to Start Testing 2.5
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1454229

     A lot of people ask me, "When do you think the 2.6 kernel will be     released?" My response to that question usually is, "Well, how well is     the 2.5 kernel working for you?"

Slackware lets Linux 9.0 loose
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1446230

     Built around version 2.4.20 of the Linux kernel, Slackware Linux 9.0     has been officially released.                                                             

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