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The lowdown on Jabber Instant Messaging

Author: JT Smith

An unnamed reader writes, “Alex Young talks about Jabber, an open and free messenger to put an end to AOL/ICQ’s hegemony at binaryfreedom.com.” The article’s here.

Category:

  • Open Source

DragonLinux reviewed

Author: JT Smith

Avatar writes “Hello! Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that Evil3D has posted a review of DragonLinux. DragonLinux is a Slackware based distribution which runs on your Windows FAT, in more ways than one.

The full review is available right here

Category:

  • Linux

A remote control for your notebook

Author: JT Smith

PCWorld reports that Bluetooth for the consumer has arrived. Rather, it will arrive in February. In Japan. Called the i-Point, the device will ship with new notebook computers as a remote control unit for checking e-mail, and more importantly, cranking up the volume on your MP3 connection without having to touch your computer.

Red Hat advisory: wu-ftpd

Author: JT Smith

LWN.net: “A security bug in wu-ftpd can permit remote users, even without
an account, to gain root access. The new version closes the hole.”

Category:

  • Linux

Red Hat advisory: RHSA

Author: JT Smith

Update now via LWN.net to fix a problem with the rpc.statd daemon in earlier versions.

Category:

  • Linux

Red Hat advisory: LPRng

Author: JT Smith

LPRng has a string format bug in use_syslog that could create local and/or remote root vulnerability issue. Details at LWN.net.

Category:

  • Linux

Overview: SuSE 7.0 on the PowerPC

Author: JT Smith

From InfoWorld: “Last November, SuSE released its Linux 7.0 for the PowerPC platform, a high-quality distribution that earned a score of Very Good in our testing. In fact, we found the product to be superior in some ways to SuSE’s parallel offering for Intel platforms.”

Category:

  • Linux

Traffic analysis for almost free

Author: JT Smith

ZDNet’s Bob Currier talks about the unique IT situation of a single university, and how they were able to use Linux and an inexpensive traffic monitor to take a closer look at bandwidth usage.

Too cool! Shrinking portable devices

Author: JT Smith

When they’re not busy handing out certificates for single mouse clicks, the patent office manages to squeeze in time for something that’s new and original. A company in San Francisco has devised a way to make electronics smaller without sacrificing battery life or generating additional heat in the process. MSNBC reports.

Linux is no Windows killer

Author: JT Smith

“Independent technology consultant” Cory W. Matthews says ” I hope the “demise of Windows” soothsayers are talking about the server market and not the desktop, because Linux has a long way to go on this one.” Check the bottom of the page for the usual comments from the friendly and thoughtful Linux faithful.

Category:

  • Linux