Author: JT Smith
Computer World tells of Maxtor’s purchase of Quantum Corp.’s Hard Disk Drive Group today, for $2.3 billion.
Category:
- Unix
LPRng security advisory
Author: JT Smith
LWN.net has this advisory from Red Hat: LPRng has a string format bug in the use_syslog function which could lead
to root compromise.
to root compromise.
Category:
- Linux
IBM brings journaling filesystem to Linux
Author: JT Smith
Linux World reports: “The lack of a journaling filesystem has kept Linux from being an option for
administrators of busy e-commerce sites. But that will soon change, as IBM’s JFS
and others fill the void.”
administrators of busy e-commerce sites. But that will soon change, as IBM’s JFS
and others fill the void.”
Category:
- Linux
Interview: BINDv9 and Internet security
Author: JT Smith
LinuxSecurity.com interviews Paul Vixie and David Conrad about the Internet Software Consortium, the changes in the latest major version of bind, and the future of Internet security.
Category:
- Linux
Linux seals fate of Rackspace Managed Hosting
Author: JT Smith
From Inter@ctive Week: “What do Linux, managed Web hosting and a flat initial public offering market have in common? They are three factors that will seal the fate of Rackspace Managed Hosting, a Web hoster that claims to be the second largest player in managed hosting after Digex. “
Category:
- Linux
RMS endorses Nader for prez
Author: JT Smith
Free Software guru Richard M. Stallman is endorsing Ralph Nader for president. “I voted for Nader in 1996 and plan to do so again this year. I am very disappointed with the two
Republican candidates, Bush and Gore.”
Republican candidates, Bush and Gore.”
Red Hat talks big at Open Source conference
Author: JT Smith
From a CNet story: “Red Hat may need to trade up to an extra-large fedora if its head gets any
bigger.
bigger.
The seller of Linux software and support always has been ambitious, but the company grew a step
bolder today, taking credit for launching the open-source programming movement that underlies Linux
and several other software packages.”
Category:
- Linux