[newsforge daily] July 31, 2003

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July 31, 2003

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ArabEyes celebrates 2nd anniversary with IRC 'party' http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/187239

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - The ArabEyes project does just what it sounds like it ought to do: Builds support for Arabic in the Unix/Linux environment. Yesterday, the project celebrated its 2nd anniversary with an "Evolution Party" that started at 2. p.m. UTC on irc.freenode.net's #arabeyes channel.

Scribus excels at DTP
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/28/2119258

• by Joe Barr - Scribus, a new desktop publishing and layout program for Linux, is the most impressive new free software application I've ever seen. Period. No contest.

Proprietary voting computers: Threat or menace? http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/25/1349255

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - There has been a great deal of noise recently about the evils of closed-source voting computers and how easy it might be to rig elections with them because their proprietary code hides miscounts from public view. It's a little shocking that government agencies like the Federal Election Commission and mainstream news media haven't paid more attention to this problem. But do voting machines in common use today really ...

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IBM Forges Ahead With Linux Plans
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/204211

     The current legal brouhaha between IBM and The SCO Group is not     preventing Big Blue from moving forward with its Linux product     offerings, support and services. IBM on Wednesday will announce a new     server; a DB2 Linux integrated clustering environment; extended Linux     support for the Lotus client and server; as well as three key Tivoli     offerings.

Meet Microsoft's 'Joe Friday'
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/2019258

     Martin Taylor, Redmond's new point man on Linux, says he plans to     change Microsoft's open-source competitive strategy by focusing on     'just the facts.'

Quick Takes: Correlation engine goes open source http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/1931229

    Michael Mimoso writes "Security firm releases correlation engine as     open source. Security audit and vulnerability management firm Qualys     Inc. announced this week that it has released its Quidscor correlation     engine as open source. Quidscor merges Qualys vulnerability data with     Snort intrusion detection events to reduce IDS false positives up to     70%. Quidscor prioritizes events that need administrative attention.     "Enterprises requiring a secure ...

Getting a Windows Refund in California Small Claims Court http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/2016247

    Thanks to good records and a Small Claims judge, Steve Oualline got a     $199 refund for his unused copy of Microsoft Windows XP. One Linux     user's story shows how to establish a good refund case.

First beta of NewPKI 2.0
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/1845258

    Anonymous Reader writes "Here comes the first beta of NewPKI v2.

PostNuke releases v0.726 update...
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/1838245

    Harry Zink writes "After a few weeks of additional hard work .726 is     ready for download. This release is an excellent package and provides a     system you can use on any professional site today!

Rumor: iPod Movie Player
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/1810237

    Anonymous Reader writes "MP3newswire.net is running a story on rumors     that the next version of the iPod will play and record MPEG4 video     files. It is less focused on what features the player will have than     how it will integrate with an updated version of iTunes selling movie     files. It also talks how it will serve Apple by helping Quicktime catch     up to Microsoft and Real as a lead Internet delivery format."

IBM claims anti-Linux conspiracy
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/183257

     An IBM executive told delegates at an Australian conference that a     'set of forces' was attempting to derail Linux - including, but not     limited to, Microsoft and SCO.

Trade Practices Act Is Basis for Australian Complaint Against SCO http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/1755227

    Anonymous Reader writes "Is SCO breaking the law? Con Zymaris explains     the Open Source Victoria complaint in Australia and offers advice for     reporting SCO to the correct regulatory agency in your country."

Qualys Announces Quidscor Correlating Vulnerability Data with IDS http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/177222

    Reduces Snort IDS False Positives Up to 70%. Black Hat, Las Vegas, NV -     July 30, 2003 - Qualys(tm), Inc., the market leader of on-demand     security audits and vulnerability management, today released Quidscor     as Open Source. Quidscor is a correlation engine that merges Qualys     vulnerability data with Snort IDS events to reduce IDS false positives     up to 70 percent. This correlation prioritizes the events that need     investigation, reducing the overall ...                                                             

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