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Slashdot
MS SQL Server Worm Wreaking Havoc
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1245206

[0]defile writes "Since about midnight EST almost every host on the
    internet has been receiving a 376 byte UDP payload on port ms-sql-m     (1434) from a random infected server. Reports of some hosts receiving     10 per minute or more. [1]internetpulse.net is reporting UUNet and     Internap are being hit very hard. This is the cause of major     connectivity problems being experienced worldwide. It is believed this     worm leverages a [2]vulnerability published in June 2002. Several core     routers have taken to blocking port 1434 outright. If you run Microsoft     SQL Server, make sure the public internet can't access it. If you     manage a gateway, consider dropping UDP packets sent to port 1434."     bani adds "This has effectively [3]disabled 5 of the 13 root     nameservers."
Links

    0. mailto:mbac@netgraft.com
    1. 
http://www.internetpulse.net/
    2. 
http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/mssql-udp.txt
    3. 
http://forums.military.com/1/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=78919038&f=409192893&m=4551982416

How High is Your AP?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2333239

[0]DeAshcroft writes "The [1]New York Times has a [2]piece [give up
    your data] on the wiring of Everest. Tsering Gyaltsen, the grandson of     one of Sir Edmund Hillary's orignal summit-conquering Sherpas is     bringing the net to the mountain (presumably bringing the mountain to     the net was even more difficult). He's attracted a great set of     'technologists' to make this happen, and, best of all, it means the     locals get access (including a school of about 250 students), not just     the rich geeks who come to town to climb the thing." Links

    0. 
http://www.cafeshops.com/usingrights/
    1. 
http://www.nytimes.com/
    2. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/23/technology/circuits/23sher.html

Cross-Site-TRACE
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2324225

[0]quackking writes "Uh-oh! Looks bad for RFC 2068! Kudos to
[1]WhiteHat out of Santa Clara, CA for this one. ALL current web
    servers comply with this RFC, which means they ALL are vulnerable to     this newly named attack - XST - [2]cross-site-trace. When misused,     TRACE, part of the HTTP protocol, allows an unauthorized script to be     passed to a Web server for execution even if the server is secured     against running such scripts. Even devices like web-managed routers are     open to this."
Links

    0. 
http://www.quacken.com
    1. 
http://www.whitehatsec.com/
    2. 
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0%2C3973%2C841144%2C00.asp

Where Are They Now: Q*Bert
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1543216

    An anonymous reader writes "Two guys who worked on SNL and the Conan     show cover the drug-addled history of Atari's classic blobish-looking     character, [0]Q*Bert."
Links

    0. http://www.slushfactory.com/content/EpuFukEpAFFjrIoYJF.php

IBM Trials TCPA Chip Under Linux
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1757221

    keihin writes "From IBM: IBM's Global Security Analysis Lab (GSAL) has     done [0]extensive analysis of the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance     (TCPA) chip available on some IBM systems. We have the chip running     under Linux, and have studied it extensively. In order to clarify a lot     of misunderstanding about the chip, we are making available some     helpful white papers and open source device drivers for Linux, so that     interested people can test and use the chip in an open environment." Links

    0. http://www.research.ibm.com/gsal/tcpa/

Personal Submarine Cruises SF Bay
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1924257

[0]LandSonar writes "Graham Hawkes, the guru of the submarine design
    business, tried out his new submersible sea plane yesterday in SF Bay.     Called the '[1]Deep Flight Aviator'. [2]Article and cool pictures. This     craft doesn't use ballast like traditional subs. Flys more like a     plane. 'It looks like something NASA might build or the Blue Angels     might fly.'"
Links

    0. mailto:jhubbard@landsonar.com
    1. 
http://www.deepflight.com/subs/dfa.htm
    2. 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/01/24/BA111378.DTL

The Long-Awaited MOO!
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1950246

[0]Number13 writes "Quicksilver's [1]Master of Orion 3, [2]declared
    vaporware by Wired magazine, has [3]gone gold! Set to hit the streets     on Feb. 25, MOO3 is the the successor to what many consider the best     space strategy game series."
Links

    0. mailto:drekmonger@nospam.hotmail.com
    1. 
http://www.moo3.com/
    2. 
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,57023-2,00.html
    3. 
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030124/242237_1.html

Issues for the Internet Society
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1748232

[0]DenOfEarth writes "The Economist has published a [1]series of
    articles detailing some of the issues facing our current society and     the technological leaps and bounds that are leading to the future     internet society. They include: [2]Protection of Privacy, [3]Constant     internet connectivity, [4]Copyright 's Role in the Future,
[5]Technology-based Democratic Process, [6]Government Authority, and
[7]Social and Political Ramifications. There's a good deal of
    information to waste one's time with here, but some good discussion is     bound to come out of it."
Links

    0. 
http://www.enel.ucalgary.ca/~whelan
    1. 
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1534303
    2. 
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1534283
    3. 
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1534295
    4. 
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1534271
    5. 
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1534259
    6. 
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1534249
    7. 
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1534217

LinuxWorld Report, Day 2
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1747223

    greechneb writes "Roblimo is reporting again on [0]LWCE's second day.     Check out his reports on break dancers, hp, suse, gentoo, linux on     laptops, and most important, free booze." See [1]yesterday's story if     you missed it. Some other LWCE notes: United Linux is [2]sucking in     more partners, and even [3]Microsoft won one of the show awards. And     yes, Robin is going around asking the interview questions. :) Links

    0. 
http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/01/23/2212240.shtml?tid=23
    1. 
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/198230&tid=163
    2. 
http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=39526
    3. 
http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/linuxworldny03/V33/press.cvn?id=11&p_id=12

.org TLD Now Runs on PostgreSQL
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1549207

[0]johnnyb writes "The .org domain, which has long run on Oracle
    systems, is now being [1]transferred to a PostgreSQL system. I guess we     can now dispel the "untested in mission-critical applications" myth." Links

    0. http://www.eskimo.com/~johnnyb/

1. http://www.computerworld.com.au/idg2.nsf/All/2ADD84E6EBCEADE9CA256CB30075FA01!OpenDocument

Linux.com
Linux is a natural for India
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/21/1423219

• By Prakash Advani - Today India is a hot topic for discussion as far as Linux is concerned. Many users around the world want to understand the mindset of Indians regarding Linux. This article attempts to give some insight to the market dynamics here, and how they make Linux a natural fit for India.

Tech Giants Team to Oppose Copy Control Laws http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2118255

    Newly-formed Alliance for Digital Progress says private companies can     best determine how to protect copyrighted content.

Lindows vs. Windows: The Battle Continues http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2117233

    Trial set for April in trademark infringement case, as judge refuses a     request for summary judgment.

Oracle And Linux Users Party As Far Away From Each Other As They Can Get http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2117213

    Linux lovers met for LinuxWorld Expo in the Javits Center in New York     where they witnessed software introductions by major vendors and spent     more time standing in the street trying to get a cab than actually on     the show floor. IBM introduced new Linux tools for devices ranging from     the handheld to the mainframe, including a preconfigured, pre-tested     mainframe running Linux. On the other side of the country, Oracle     applications users met in San ...

Remote Gkrellm Over SSH
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2115259

    GonzoJohn writes "Contributing editor Dan McCombs gives us the lowdown     on running the Gkrellm system monitor remotely over SSH."

How to speed up PHP with CACHE
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2115230

    Sysbotz writes "PHP has become an extremely popular and flexible     language to use on the web. But as the traffic increases on a PHP     website the PHP scripts will consume large amounts of server resources     compared to standard pages. This will lead to sluggish performance and     overall negative website experience. In this article we are going to     cover a solutions that can increase the amount of requests that your     server box can handle for PHP scripts. ...

Lindows.com denied ruling; goes to jury
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2115210

    Anonymous Reader writes "Lindows.com, Inc. announced today that the     United States District Court in Seattle has denied their Motion for     Summary Judgment on Genericness, challenging the validity of     Microsoft's trademark leaving the issue to be decided by jury trial     scheduled to start on April 7, 2003."

Lost Marble Releases Moho Beta for Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1452244

    Anonymous Reader writes "A pro quality multimedia application makes it     to Linux, but only after a number of Linux users actively asked for it     (small companies seem to 'listen'). Moho is an application which     creates professional-grade 2D vector-based cartoon animations and can     export them to a number of formats (including video or Flash). Lost     Marble's app started its life on BeOS, but now is multi-platform.     OSNews has more info and a screenshot ...

Houston, we have screw off! (Houston dumps Office) http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1452202

    GatesPrettyF****d writes "Although not directly Linux related, it's     good news nevertheless. The city of Houston has decided to dump MS     Office for a web based Office solution. At first it will only be     available to its 13,000 workers, but eventually to as many as 3 million     residents! Now if only a few more U.S. governmental units would do     likewise . . ."

LINUXWORLD - IBM's Mills sees Linux in 'new era' http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1451216

    Even now, Steve Mills fields incredulous questions about how his     company and other vendors make money working with freely available     open-source technologies like Linux, the IBM software head said     Thursday.

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