[newsforge daily] July 12, 2003

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July 12, 2003

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The Caribbean learns about Free and Open Software - Part Two (of Two) http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/10/2356241

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - This article is long overdue because I've been both overworked and sick since I wrote Part One. But here it is at last: A discussion of why Free/Open Source Software is the most appropriate IT technology base for developing countries.

Linux Advisory Watch - July 11th 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1038254

• by Benjamin D. Thomas - This week, advisories were released for xpdf, ml85p, openldap, imp, php, semi, x-face-el, liece, mozart, skk, unzip, xbl, phpsysinfo, and teapop. The distributors include Conectiva, Debian, Mandrake, and TurboLinux. Again, there were no particularly serious vulnerabilities this week. However, it is imperative that you make an effort to keep your servers up-to-date.

'Phantom' game console is really a copyright protection device http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/09/2042207

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Over the last few months computer and gaming-related publications) have gotten stacks of press releases from a company called Infinium Labs touting its upcoming Phantom game console. Some game industry insiders have derided the Phantom as vaporware, while others have laughed it off as "just another set-top box." The truth is, it is neither vaporware nor purely a set-top box, but part of an online PC game retailing ...

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Open-Source Groupware Aims at Exchange
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1611238

    Anonymous Reader writes "In the spirit of the OpenOffice assault on     Microsoft Office, a group of independent developers has begun an     open-source groupware project intended to provide an alternative to     Microsoft's Exchange Server."

Attacks Exposed
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1625226

    Anonymous Reader writes "How serious a particular attack type is     depends on two things: how the attack is carried out, and what damage     is done to the compromised system. An attacker being able to run code     on his machine is probably the most serious kind of attack for a home     user. For an e-commerce company, a denial of service (DoS) attack or     information leakage may be of more immediate concern. Each     vulnerability that can lead to compromise can ...

Gael Duval Tells Why Mandrake Linux Is Better Than MS Windows http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1547242

     Simply put, you can boil GaÃ&#x192;Â&#x192;Ã&#x201a;«l Duval's statements down to Mandrake     Linux is less expensive, more stable, and has more and better software     included with the OS distribution than does MS Windows. Moreover,     Mandrake Linux is virus-free. For as little as $39 you have a complete     OS and software package with which you can do just about anything you     need to do -- including office productivity tasks.

OpenOffice gets groupware boost
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1333248

     The Open Office Group has announced the formation of the     OpenGroupware.org project. The new software is said to be the final     piece of the 'OpenStack' roadmap to develop open source versions of all     the key components of modern office applications.

Linux Making Headway in Desktop Space
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1332226

    Linux is not going to take over the desktop space anytime soon, but is     making significant headway in vertical markets, Mitch Kapor, the chair     of the Open Source Applications Foundation (OSAF) and founder of Lotus     Development Corp., said here on Thursday.

Sun expands Unix deal with SCO
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1330217

    A previously secret licensee of SCO Group's Unix intellectual property     has revealed its identity: Unix leader Sun Microsystems. SCO's Unix     licensing plan got a major boost of publicity in May when Microsoft     announced its decision to license Unix from SCO, but Sun actually was     the first company to sign on.

The State of Open Source
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1328230

     The night that divides the two days of tutorials from the three-day     conference at the fifth annual O'Reilly Open Source Convention is     reserved for the States of the Union addresses. Luminaries from the     open source communities of Perl, Python, PHP, MySQL, Apache, and Linux     each spoke for just under a half hour to present their take on the     current state of their technology and where it is headed.

Security: Yes, It's Part of Your Job
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1325210

    If evil doesn't get you, ignorance will. Learn what everyone needs to     know about SE Linux and TCPA.

Local accounting package goes open source http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1318258

    Claiming to be the first local software publisher to take such a step,     Pink Software has released a version of its TurboCASH accounting     package for free download on the Internet.Pink Software says the move     makes it the world's leading open source accounting program, with at     least 15 000 users.TurboCASH.7 can be downloaded from the Internet or     installed from 15 000 CDs to be given away with the latest issue of     .Net software magazine.

Oracle hell-bent on Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1315250

     ORACLE Corp has been relentless in portraying itself as a serious     Linux player -- one that "gets it" on Open Source Software (OSS).                                                             

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