[newsforge daily] July 14, 2003

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July 14, 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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New site for open source &amp; government http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/13/2249236

    bart decrem writes "Opensector.org is a new site to track stories about     Linux and open source adoption in the public sector, one of the areas     of most rapid growth for Linux, especially on the desktop."

Lost Marble Dropping Linux Support for Moho? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/13/1636242

    Anonymous Reader writes "A few months ago, Moho by Lost Marble, an     excellent cartoon-making software, got ported to Linux (screenshot).     Now, a new major version is out for Windows and OSX, 4.5, but the Linux     version is still stuck on v4.2. Has Lost Marble drop support for Linux     already? I emailed them a few months ago and they told me that while     the number of Linux Moho downloads were higher than the Mac OS X ones,     Moho still sold better on Mac ...

New Linux-based Game Console
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/13/1631255

    Anonymous writes "There is a linux based game console called the     N.M.E.S. Mezzaninein in the works. The release date is April,4 2004,     4.4.04. They claim it will have a Pentium 4 2.4GHZ, a 120GB hard drive,     512MB PC133 DDR RAM, an ATI Radeon 9800 graphics card and a Creative     Labs Audigy 2 soundcard. They also say it will cost $240. Usualy, game     consoles are sold at a loss to make them cheaper and profits are made     in games and accessories.Go to ...

Best Aliens, Best Players, Best Bots
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1533210

    Peter Olotka writes "Cosmic Encounter Online     http://www.cosmicencounter.com has launched! It's fully in flash,     compatible with just about any Linux machine as long as it can run the     latest libflashplayer from Macromedia.

The Significance Of Open Source
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1528221

    RC Pavlicek writes "My new biweekly column has started at     Processor.com."

PC sales up by 37% in 2002-03
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1547223

    Beating expectations, sales of personal computers in India grew by 37     per cent in 2002-03 to touch 2.3 million as corporates and Governments     went on an overdrive on computerisation.

Hackers say they have a right to unleash their Xbox's inner PC http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1544240

    "The reality is that if you could bypass Microsoft's operating system     you would end up with a fairly powerful computer for less than $200,"     the Manhattan financial executive said.

Schedule slips for second Sun blade
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1536233

    When Sun announced its blade servers in February, it said the Intel     processor-compatible system would arrive "midyear," according to Ashley     Eikenberry, group manager of blades product marketing. At a meeting     with reporters Friday, Sun gave itself more leeway.

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 ...                                                             

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