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Aussies play down DNS disaster
One large Australian organisation and a local computer security advisor have played down the importance of a security flaw in the global Domain Name System (DNS) that has led to panic in some security circles around the globe. Read more »
Microsoft fixes DNS flaw but warns of Word attacks
Microsoft is warning that a Word flaw is being used for targeted attacks, and has also issued four 'important' patches, including one for a potentially serious DNS flaw in the latest Patch Tuesday bulletin. Read more »
Sun promises to open-source Java
Sun Microsystems will open-source Java, it just has to figure out how to do it, company executives said on Tuesday. Read more »
Open-source bugs undermine digital signatures
Two flaws in open-source cryptography app could allow an attacker to add content to a digitally signed message or forge signatures. Read more »
Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft
Daniel Robbins, the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux project, has quit his job at Microsoft after only eight months, the software giant has confirmed. Read more »
Microsoft apps for Linux on the way?
Rumours of greater collaboration between Microsoft and the open source community have been fueled by comments made the head of Open Source Development Labs. Read more »
Microsoft learns to live with open source
Two years ago, software engineer Shaun Walker got an e-mail from a Microsoft product manager, suggesting ways to keep Walker's development project from foundering. Read more »
Microsoft hires Gentoo Linux founder
Microsoft has hired one of the key figures behind a popular Linux distribution to educate its in-house developers about open source. Read more »
Red Hat lets go of Fedora Linux
The company creates the Fedora Foundation to encourage further outside development of its free Fedora software. Read more »
Fedora takes off as Red Hat declines
Latest statistics for the Web server market show that Fedora, Red Hat's free Linux operating system, is growing in popularity. But the picture isn't quite so rosy for its enterprise offering. Read more »
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Consider these Linux file management alternatives
This article introduces Linux file management alternatives: Gentoo, Krusader, and Midnight Commander. Here are the basics about each if you want to try something different. Read more »
10 ways to make Linux boot faster
On those infrequent occasions when you need to reboot Linux, you may find that the process takes longer than you'd like. This article gives you a number of tricks you can use to reduce boot times. Read more »
10 things you should know about every Linux installation
Before installing Linux you must realise that there may be a few "new ways of doing things" to learn. Here are 10 tips to get you started. Read more »
Kerberos vulnerability hits Linux/UNIX versions
The Kerberos Administration daemon (kadmind), which is used in connection with Kerberos authentication, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in many implementations, mostly affecting Linux/UNIX. Read more »
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Cynicism, Barcodes, and Guns -- Club Builder
Club Builder asks whether Google's indexing of Flash content will be good for the Internet? Is Gentoo merely a testbed for rsync? And we show how Telstra wants to increase mobile phone data usage. Read more »
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LCA09 Calls, OpenMoko and a little Gentoo
-- It's a little weekend roundup of Linux related news that may have slipped under your radar. LCA2009's call for papers, OpenMoko is available for purchase from the States and Gentoo has another release. Read more »
Confessions of an accessibility sadist
-- If your mouse dies because of a software update, most people would rollback the update -- a small minority will continue to move forward regardless. All in the name of science and testing the world of accessibility. Read more »
The typical Linux conference geezer
-- Asking delegates to pick their distribution, shell and editor of choice gives us a chance to gain some insight into the average Linux conference attendee. Read more »
Dr. Evil couldn't have said it better
-- When the price for a company is $1 billion, it's hard not to recall Austin Powers' Dr Evil. Read more »
When simplifying becomes patronising
-- Assumption is the mother of many things, and it allows well-intended simplification to go a step too far Read more »
64 bit me
-- If these 64-bit systems are going to use wrappers and other tricks to maintain compatibility with vendors unwilling to support the platform, is there any point to having it? Read more »
LCA Opening Day
-- Distro chairs, gentoo, solar cars plus Jonathon Oxer. And that's before things really get going! Read more »
Testing means testing, you fool!
-- I opened Pandora's box and promptly forgot about it. Read more »
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Mini-Confs Day 1
Linux.conf.au kicked off today with a series of mini conferences covering a range of topics Read more »
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XP stays on life support for longerThis week's Roundup looks at Microsoft's decision to extend the life of Windows XP, the release of Microsoft Surface SDK, Firefox's new Geode plug-in, Yahoo's new tool -- Smush It and more. Read more »
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The good and truly awful celluloid depictions of computersEver wonder why your lawyer uncle leaves the room whenever you turn over to Boston Legal? Or why your forensic science cousin can't stand crime drama? You know the answer: it’s the horrid trivialisation and dumbing down of an occupation to make it appear entertaining. Sometimes it is so unbelievable that it actually hurts and yelling at the screen is the only outlet. Read more »
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Apple's iPhone engineers to tour Sydney, MelbourneAussie developers will be able to get up close and personal with some of the iPhone engineers in November to learn how to build applications for the platform. Read more »
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Net Neutrality, Ballmer and bad dress -- Club Builder
Visting Club Builder this week: Steve Ballmer to speak in Australia, local ISPs say Net Neutrality is an American problem and we look at the best dressed from Tech.Ed.
