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Development Release: VENENUX GNU/Linux 0.8 RC2

DistroWatch — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20:07 +0100

VENENUX GNU/Linux is a Debian-based community distribution developed in South America and designed for Spanish-speaking users.

Ubuntu in Truffle Shuffle with Chrome OS

The Register — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:13:56 +0100

Ubuntu’s commercial sponsor Canonical revealed late yesterday that it has been working with Google on its Chrome OS platform since before Mountain View announced its game-changing plans in July this year...

Open-Source Virtualization: Who's Biting?

ComputerWorld — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0100

Despite its fans, the overall market for open-source virtualization remains tiny, though it's growing.

Mozilla Netted Nearly $80m in 2008

internetnews.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:54:27 +0100

Article Source internetnews.com

From the blogs: Open source firm finds the money in free software.

Fedora 11 Security Update: gimp-2.6.7-3.fc11

Fedora — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:27:38 +0100

Gimp: Integer overflow in the BMP image file plugin

Fedora 11 Security Update: maniadrive-1.2-16.fc11,php-5.2.11-1.fc11

Fedora — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:26:46 +0100

php-5.2.11 is released bug fixes - please update F11

Fedora 11 Security Update: wget-1.12-2.fc11

Fedora — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:23:22 +0100

wget: incorrect verification of SSL certificate with NUL in name...

Fedora 10 Security Update: wget-1.12-2.fc10

Fedora — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:23:19 +0100

wget: incorrect verification of SSL certificate with NUL in name...

Linux 2.6.32-rc8 Released

Linus Torvalds — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:56:18 +0100

Ok, the way things are going, this will likely be the last -rc. I wish we had more people looking at the regression list, but at some point I'm just going to have to say "ok, enough is enough..."

Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:1587-1: Important: kernel security and bug fix update

Red Hat — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:54:28 +0100

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Extended Update Support.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:1595-1: Moderate: cups security update

Red Hat — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:54:28 +0100

Updated cups packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Chrome OS Now Open Sourced, Gearing for 2010 Release

Brian Proffitt — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:56:21 +0100

Though there was no formal Chrome OS release announcement made today by Google, the Mountain View, CA company did give media a sneak peek at the new Linux-based operating system while announcing that as of today, the entire Chrome OS project will be available for open source development.

More Fun With Bash Quoting

LinuxJournal — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:52:05 +0100

I've written about bash quoting before, and yes, it's about as exciting as watching paint dry or listening to the corn grow. It can also be extremely frustrating when it doesn't do what you want, case in point: trying to script the u...

Open Government: A San Francisco Treat

InformationWeek — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:14:07 +0100

DataSF.org is San Francisco's major foray into open and transparent government; it is the city giving its vital data back to its citizens.

What Does a User Cost?

openSUSE — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:54:07 +0100

Seth Godin has some advice to marketeers and businesses that open source projects should take to heart as well. Godin writes today about embracing the “lifetime value” of a customer. Open sour...

Webinar: Top 10 Ways to Stretch Your Budget by Using More Open Source Software in 2010

FOSSBazaar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:42:19 +0100

OpenLogic and FOSSBazaar invite you to a webinar about stretching your budget with open source software.

Ubuntu Security Notice 860-1: Apache vulnerabilities

Ubuntu — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:40:02 +0100

Marsh Ray and Steve Dispensa discovered a flaw in the TLS and SSLv3 protocols.

Development Release: Yoper Linux 2009 Beta 2

DistroWatch — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:14:28 +0100

Juergen Trapp and Tobias Gerschner have announced the availability of the second beta release of Yoper Linux 2009, a desktop distribution with KDE 4, LXDE and Xfce desktops.

Penguin Puts GPUs In On Demand Offering

insideHPC — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:53:41 +0100

Penguin Computing announced this week that it’s added GPU goodness to its Penguin On Demand host computing service (announced back in August)...

Good Karma: An In Depth Review Of Ubuntu 9.10

ArsTechnica — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:19:07 +0100

Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, climbed down from the tree last month with new features and updated software.

Fedora 12 Lets Unprivileged Users Install Packages

LWN — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:42:47 +0100

Fedora bug #534047 contains an interesting Fedora 12 surprise: "PackageKit allows you to install signed content from signed repositories without a password by default."

Canonical Working on an iTunes-Like Music Store for Ubuntu?

Download Squad — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:14:41 +0100

One program people I know miss when they've tried to switch to Linux is iTunes.

Verizon Sells 250,000 Motorola Droid Phones in First Week

eWeek — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:12:27 +0100

Verizon Wireless and Motorola sold 250,000 units of the Motorola Droid smartphone in its first week, compared to the 1.6 million units iPhone 3GS Apple and AT&T sold in its first week, according to mobile analytics firm Flurry.

Google and the Myth of the Open Cloud

The Register — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:52:37 +0100

It is a truth universally acknowledged that if Google offers the world a web service, large numbers of people will convince themselves that it's superior to anything else they can get their hands on...

Fedora, Still Pushing The Envelope

Linux Magazine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:17 +0100

The latest release of Fedora is out, offering a number of major improvements over its predecessor. Just exactly what does it have to offer the end user, and is it worth the upgrade?

Google Chrome Operating System's First Appearance Scheduled

ComputerWorld — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:53:20 +0100

No more rumors. This time, it's real. Chrome, Google's Linux-based desktop operating system is on its way.

How The X Stack In Ubuntu 10.04 LTS May Look

Phoronix — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:17:42 +0100

Canonical's Ubuntu Developer Summit for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (codenamed Lucid Lynx) is taking place this week in Texas, but happening right now on the Ubuntu-X mailing list is a discussion about what the X.Org plans are for Ubuntu Lucid.

Distribution Release: NuTyX 2009.1

DistroWatch — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:14:29 +0100

Thierry Nuttens has announced the release of NuTyX 2009.1, a French desktop-oriented distribution based on Linux From Scratch with a hybrid (binary and source) package management borrowed from CRUX.

Netbooks with 3G Broadband--The Big New Thing This Holiday Season

MoblinZone — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:11:50 +0100

I know that I want one -- and a lot of my colleagues and friends want netbooks with 3G as well. Always-on Internet without needing a WiFi hotspot, that's a must-have capability.

Impressive Lesser-Known Features of OpenOffice.org Impress

Jack Wallen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:57:40 +0100

If you've ever created a presentation you know how much can be done with these outstanding tools. Of course many users only take advantage of a mere portion of the the features available. Why is this? For most people it is a simple fact of not knowing the feature exist.

Is Samsung Sponsoring Enlightenment?

The H — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:55:00 +0100

Reports suggest that the Korean electronics giant is sponsoring the Enlightenment window manager...

Introducing OpenShot

LinuxJournal — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:56:46 +0100

As promised, I've continued to research and test desktop video editors for Linux. This week we'll look at OpenShot, a GTK-based project.

Cloud Storage Concepts and Challenges

Linux Magazine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:46:40 +0100

Cloud Storage -- while perhaps not the best label ever invented -- holds promise for the massive future storage requirements looming on the horizon. And does it at a very good price/performance ratio. This article takes a quick look at the concepts and the challenges of Cloud Storage.

KNOPPIX 6.2 Released

Knoppix — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:44:29 +0100

"Microknoppix" is a complete rewrite of the KNOPPIX boot system from version 60 and up, with the following features...

Providing Useful Feedback

Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:52:04 +0100

Release early, release often. That mantra has served open source really well because it provides an opportunity for developers to get in and provide feedback (and patches) through the lifecycle of a project, and not when something is completely finished and would require huge amounts of effort...

Open Source Gets Bigger CeBIT Spotlight

Brian Proffitt — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:40:29 +0100

The strong growth of open source in IT will be demonstrated with its prominent placement at the world's largest computer event, CeBIT 2010. That's the news coming out of Hannover, Germany the permanent home for the CeBIT show, where the CeBIT Open Source 2010 event will be taking center stage...

Fedora 11 Security Update: wordpress-2.8.6-2.fc11

Fedora — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:33:33 +0100

2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges.

Fedora 10 Security Update: wordpress-2.8.6-2.fc10

Fedora — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:33:21 +0100

2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges.

Fedora 11 Security Update: mpop-1.0.19-1.fc11

Fedora — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:32:43 +0100

mpop NULL character certificate flaw [F12]

Fedora 10 Security Update: proftpd-1.3.2b-1.fc10

Fedora — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:32:33 +0100

ProFTPD: Doesn't properly handle NULL character in subjectAltName [Fedora 10]

Fedora 11 Security Update: proftpd-1.3.2b-1.fc11

Fedora — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:31:57 +0100

ProFTPD: Doesn't properly handle NULL character in subjectAltName [Fedora 11]

SUSE Security Announcement: openssl

openSUSE — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:07 +0100

The TLS/SSLv3 protocol as implemented in openssl prior to this update was not able to associate already sent data to a renegotiated connection.

Open Web Foundation Releases Open Specification Agreement

The H — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:51:00 +0100

The OWF now provides an agreement for organisations to adopt which simplifies the process of releasing web specifications as open source...

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200911-02 (Normal): sun-jre-bin sun-jdk emul-linux-x86-java ...

Gentoo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:10:06 +0100

Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilites...

Development Release: Chakra Alpha 4

DistroWatch — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:40:07 +0100

Phil Miller has announced the availability of the fourth alpha release of Chakra, a desktop distribution and live CD with KDE 4 based on Arch Linux.

Verizon Droid's Sales Surge: Report

internetnews.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:40:08 +0100

The Android Droid smartphone may be first legitimate iPhone challenger, according to one analytics firm.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:1585-1: Moderate: samba3x security and bug fix update

Red Hat — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00:08 +0100

Updated samba3x packages that fix multiple security issues and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:1584-1: Important: java-1.6.0-openjdk security update

Red Hat — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00:08 +0100

Updated java-1.6.0-openjdk packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

The Future of Linux is Google

PCWorld — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:25:00 +0100

I used to think Ubuntu was destined to lead Linux into the mainstream, but now it's looking much more like Google--not Canonical--will be the first Linux vendor to truly challenge Microsoft.

Interview: Fedora Mini Maintainer Peter Robinson

MoblinZone — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:20:43 +0100

By now, you've probably heard that Fedora 12 came out this morning, with a "Moblin Desktop Environment" option. In this interview, Fedora Mini Maintainer Peter Robinson discusses F12's Moblin option today, and what lies ahead for Moblin technology within Fedora.

Creating an openSUSE Editorial Calendar for 11.2 through 11.3

Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:01:02 +0100

The openSUSE 11.2 launch is over, but there’s still plenty to be done to promote openSUSE 11.2 and spread the word.

Netherlands' Open-Source Policy Goes Double Dutch

CNET — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:40:54 +0100

While the Netherlands means well in its attempt to foster open source adoption, the management of its policy may actually be hurting open source uptake, not helping it.

Why Cloud Storage Use Could Be Limited in Enterprises

Enterprise Storage Forum — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:40:06 +0100

Bandwidth and data integrity issues could limit enterprise use of external storage clouds.

Fedora 12 Now Available

Fedora — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:30:06 +0100

The Fedora Project today announced the availability of Fedora 12, the latest version of its free open source operating system distribution.

Bridging Open Source Enterprise and Community Collaboration

Brian Proffitt — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:07:00 +0100

Open source software alone is not a magic wand for business. Organizations need to apply open technologies, processes, community participation, and innovative business models in order to get real change and positive results.

Constantine Unites!

Fedora — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:55:42 +0100

The big day is here — Fedora 12 is released, uniting freedom, technology, and community. You can download the all-natural goodness at http://get.fedoraproject.org and read some of the highlights of the release. The official...

Documenting Fedora 12 (or what the Docs Project has been upto all summer)

Fedora — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:55:14 +0100

Wow it’s been a busy Summer and Fall here at the Fedora Docs Project.

Larry Augustin Takes Over at SugarCRM

The H — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:09:00 +0100

After six months as interim CEO Augustin assumes the post at SugarCRM on a more permanent basis...

Distribution Release: Momonga Linux 6.1

DistroWatch — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:50:07 +0100

Takaaki Tabuchi has announced the release of Momonga Linux 6.1, a Japanese community distribution modelled on Fedora.

Tip of the Hat: Fedora 12 A Strong Update

ArsTechnica — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:43:00 +0100

Red Hat announced today the official release of Fedora 12, the latest version of the popular open source Linux distribution.

Mozilla Weave Goes Beta

The H — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:43:00 +0100

Mozilla's syncing add-on and service has been released as a beta version, now with faster and smarter synchronising mechanisms...

Slackware Security Announcement 2009-320-01: 2009-11-16 openssl

Slackware — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:07 +0100

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, and -current to fix a security issue.

Jaguar Supercomputer Races Past Roadrunner in Top500

CNET — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0100

Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" finally bests IBM after three tries. The top 10, while still dominated by supercomputers housed in the U.S., had just one newcomer.

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009:158-2: pango

Mandriva — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:20:07 +0100

Integer overflow in the pango_glyph_string_set_size function in pango/glyphstring.c in Pango...

The Birth of the SGIP (Live from Denver)

Andy Updegrove — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:26:23 +0100

Over the next ten years, tens, and possibly hundreds of millions, of new platforms are going to be put into place in the United States as part of a new national infrastructure...

What’s GNU in Virtualization

Linux Magazine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:19:47 +0100

What's better than virtualization? How about free virtualization?

Debian Security Advisory 1935 gnutls13 gnutls26 - several vulnerabilities

Debian GNU/Linux — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Dan Kaminsky and Moxie Marlinspike discovered that gnutls, an implementation of the TLS/SSL protocol, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name or Subject Alternative Name (SAN) field of an X.509 certificate...

Debian Security Advisory 1936 libgd2 - several vulnerabilities

Debian GNU/Linux — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in libgd2, a library for programmatic graphics creation and manipulation.

Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 13.0"LiveDVD"

DistroWatch — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:10:07 +0100

Attila Crăciun has announced the release of the "LiveDVD" edition of Bluewhite64 Linux 13.0, Slackware-based live DVD (not installable) for 64-bit systems.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:1582-1: Critical: java-1.6.0-ibm security update

Red Hat — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:40:07 +0100

Updated java-1.6.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary.

Linux-Based NAS Device Starts at $70

LinuxDevices — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:30:23 +0100

Addonics announced a low-cost, six-ounce network-attached storage (NAS) device for the SOHO market.

Measuring Linux By The Kill-A-Watt

Rob Reilly — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:27:41 +0100

Everybody knows that I like my horsepower. The bigger, louder, and badder... the better.

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009:158-1: pango

Mandriva — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:44:31 +0100

Integer overflow in the pango_glyph_string_set_size function in pango/glyphstring.c in Pango before 1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long glyph string that triggers a heap-ba...

Google Chrome OS To Launch Within A Week

Washington Post — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:00:36 +0100

Google's Chrome OS project, first announced in July, will become available for download within a week, we've heard from a reliable source. Google previously said to expect an early version of the OS in the fall.

Open Source to the Rescue?

FOSSBazaar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:04:11 +0100

By far the best session at the 451 Group Client Conference that I attended last week was a panel led by analyst Matthew Aslett titled “Open Source To the Rescue?”

Open Source License Debate

FOSSBazaar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:21:58 +0100

The Free and Open Source Software Learning Center hosted a debate between representatives for three different open source license alternatives. I was asked to participate as one of the debaters, presenting my view of the advantages of the BSD license.

Nokia N900: First Look

LinuxJournal — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:04:16 +0100

The Nokia N900 has just started shipping and there are already a number of reviews of the device out on the net.

The Old vs. the New Linux Desktop

ComputerWorld — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:56:05 +0100

What's funny about the Linux desktop of ten years ago is how much it looks like the Linux desktop of 2009.

Let's Have Responsible Disclosure For Open Source Violations

InformationWeek — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:18:22 +0100

Last week brought news about Microsoft inadvertently using open source code in one of their binary-only tools -- code that had to be redistributed with the tool itself.

The Convenient Fiction That Microsoft is Evil

CNET — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:18:08 +0100

For many within the open-source community, it's easier to hate Microsoft than to engage it. This is a mistake, and won't help open source solve its own problems.

Microsoft's Psuedo sudo Patent Doesn't Really Cover sudo

ArsTechnica — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:52:00 +0100

Righteous indignation erupted on the Internet last week following reports that Microsoft had patented sudo, a traditional command-line tool that is widely-used on Linux and some UNIX platforms for selective privilege escalation.

Corporate IT Policies More Linux-Friendly

Brian Proffitt — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:03:50 +0100

As the week began, I had the fortune to come across an excellent article in the Wall Street Journal that addressed the problem employees face all-too-often in the workplace: the hardware and software workers are required to use based on their company's IT policies is often out of date with the technology they can purchase and use at home as consumers..

Fedora 11 Security Update: libsndfile-1.0.20-3.fc11

Fedora — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:30:37 +0100

libsndfile 1.0.17 too old.

Fedora 10 Security Update: libsndfile-1.0.20-3.fc10

Fedora — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:25:55 +0100

libsndfile: overflows may lead to execution of arbitrary code [F10].

Some Reasonable Defaults for MySQL Settings

Linux Magazine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:53:54 +0100

Out of the box, MySQL isn't exactly tuned for resilience on a busy network where things occasionally go haywire.

Debian Security Advisory 1934 apache2 - multiple issues

Debian GNU/Linux — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100

A design flaw has been found in the TLS and SSL protocol that allows an attacker to inject arbitrary content at the beginning of a TLS/SSL connection. The attack is related to the way how TLS and SSL handle session renegotiations.

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009:300: apache-conf

Mandriva — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:44:35 +0100

A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in apache-conf.

Distribution Release: ZevenOS 2.0

DistroWatch — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:00:07 +0100

Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 2.0, a Xubuntu-based distribution and live CD featuring the Xfce desktop and BeOS-like artwork.

A New Game Comes To Linux And It's Not A FPS

Phoronix — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:12:19 +0100

While quality native Linux games are rather in short supply, those that do end up coming out of the professional game studios end up being first-person shooters, just look at Doom 3, Quake 4, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Cold War, Unreal Tournament 2004, etc.

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009:299: xine-lib

Mandriva — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:34:36 +0100

Vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in xine-lib.

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009:298: xine-lib

Mandriva — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:34:35 +0100

Vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in xine-lib.

Fedora 11 Security Update: qt-4.5.3-9.fc11

Fedora — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:52:10 +0100

WebKit, qt: Multiple security issues while handling FTP directory listings.

openSUSE 11.2 Video on Acer Aspire One AO751h

Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:27:16 +0100

A few weeks ago, I picked up what I thought was a sweet deal through Woot: An Acer Aspire One AO751h netbook with an 11.6″ screen. I say thought because I assumed like most netbooks with an Atom chipset it would have handy-dandy Intel video that would “just work” (TM)...

Fedora 10 Security Update: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-23.b16.fc10

Fedora — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:52:10 +0100

deprecate MD2 in SSL cert validation (Kaminsky).

Fedora 11 Security Update: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-30.b16.fc11

Fedora — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:52:09 +0100

deprecate MD2 in SSL cert validation (Kaminsky)...

Fedora 10 Security Update: qt-4.5.3-9.fc10

Fedora — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:52:09 +0100

WebKit, qt: Multiple security issues while handling FTP directory listings

Distribution Release: Ultimate Edition 2.4

DistroWatch — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:04:37 +0100

Glenn Cady has announced the release of Ultimate Edition 2.4, an Ubuntu-based live DVD with media codecs, eye candy and -- the kitchen sink.

Smart Power Monitoring with Network UPS Tools

Nathan Willis — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:21:45 +0100

An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is a must-have in server environments, and for many desktop users as well. But although simply connecting your PC or server to a UPS will protect you from intermittent power outages and give you the chance to shut the system down at the keyboard, an unattended power outage could still cause problems.

Trapped in ol' Moblin, Again

MoblinZone — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:43:31 +0100

ZDNet blogger J.A. Watson is on a mission to bring software shutdown to the Moblin desktop. In a review of Mandriva 2010, Watson makes a convincing case why the feature is missed worse than ever in distros supporting multiple desktop environments.

Ubuntu Security Notice 859-1: OpenJDK Vulnerabilities

Ubuntu — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:35:00 +0100

Dan Kaminsky discovered that SSL certificates signed with MD2 could be spoofed given enough time.