Author: JT Smith
The Register reports, Microsoft has retreated from its recent threat to take action against Jeff Merkey’s Timpanogas Research Group for providing read-write access to NTFS partitions.
Category:
- Open Source
Microsoft cans open source NTFS threats
Number 3: Linus Torvalds
Author: JT Smith
Network Computing’s list of the 10 most important people of the decade looks at number 3, Linus Torvalds.
Category:
- Linux
Can Cobalt make Sun shine?
Author: JT Smith
“At face value Sun’s decision to acquire Linux server maker Cobalt is an unusual move. Sun has been, shall we say, somewhat less than
respectful of Linux and its place in the world. Yet here it is buying one of the main contenders in that marketplace,” from ZDNet UK Anchordesk.
respectful of Linux and its place in the world. Yet here it is buying one of the main contenders in that marketplace,” from ZDNet UK Anchordesk.
Category:
- Open Source
Security advisory
Author: JT Smith
Linux Weekly News offers this security advisory, cfd daemon in GNU CFEngine contains
several format string vulnerabilities in syslog() calls.
several format string vulnerabilities in syslog() calls.
Category:
- Linux
Inprise/Borland supports BEA WebLogic family of products
Author: JT Smith
PRNewswire: In a move to solidify its
position as a leader in the Java community, Inprise/Borland
today announced its support for BEA’s WebLogic product line with its
JBuilder 4 enterprise productivity environment.
position as a leader in the Java community, Inprise/Borland
today announced its support for BEA’s WebLogic product line with its
JBuilder 4 enterprise productivity environment.
QNX on the Desktop: Should we even bother with it?
Author: JT Smith
osOpinion article bemoans, “I am fed up with searching for an ‘alternative’
operating system that would actually stick around long enough
to even start challenging Windows on the x86 platform.”
operating system that would actually stick around long enough
to even start challenging Windows on the x86 platform.”
Hardening the BIND DNS server
Author: JT Smith
This paper presents the risks posed
by an insecure DNS server and walks through compiling,
installing, configuring and optionally, chroot’ing BIND 8, from SecurityPortal.
by an insecure DNS server and walks through compiling,
installing, configuring and optionally, chroot’ing BIND 8, from SecurityPortal.
Category:
- Linux
Linux Security Week
Author: JT Smith
LinuxSecurity.com News presents, Linux Security Week for the week ending October 2nd 2000.
Category:
- Linux
Linux firms still searching for success
Author: JT Smith
As the Open Source OS continues to build on its challenge to Windows, LATimes looks at a quartet of pioneers struggling to ride the wave to success. (Full disclosure: NewsForge is owned by VA Linux.)
Category:
- Linux