Posted at LWN.net: “There is a /tmp/ file problem in the fax reception code of mgetty which could allow determined attackers to overwrite system files.”

From a press release at Linux PR: “lin-x-pert.com
announces that it is to open the PHP code that forms the backend of
lin-x-pert.com under the GPL license and begin development of a GPL
web portal application that lin-x-pert.com will become based on.”

“BSDi, the leader in Internet infrastructure-grade solutions, and Korea
Telecom Internet Solutions (KTIS) announced today a channel partnership through which KTIS will provide BSDi
software and solutions to the Korean market and provide technical support for the FreeBSD open source operating
system.” From a press release at BSD Today.

From ZDNet: “Torvalds and his team will continue to tweak the 2.4
kernel for some time, with patches and bug fixes released
as 2.4.x versions. At some point he will create the 2.5
development tree and begin the cycle again. Linux
vendors are working on commercial versions of the
operating system, which are due within six months, that
are based on the kernel.”

In Part 2 of a series, Linux Orbit looks at ICQ and its access options for Linux.

From Network World Fusion: Inprise/Borland late Friday posted a software patch
at its Web site that it said will fix a potential security
flaw discovered in Versions 4.0 through 6.0 of its
InterBase product. The company said the flaw could allow illegal access
to the database’s “metadata,” or data which
describes the content of a database for access
purposes.”

ZDNet UK reports: “On the heels of Apple chief executive Steve Jobs’ prediction
that an “avalanche” of third-party Mac OS X software will land
by summer, longtime Mac developer Macromedia took the
stage at last week’s Macworld Expo here to promise new
versions of its core multimedia apps for Apple’s
next-generation OS.”

eWEEK reports: “As IT managers rush to embrace mobile
commerce, many are quickly realizing that wireless
technologies such as PDAs (personal digital assistants)
and WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) phones present
unique and urgent security challenges, particularly as they
are increasingly being used by internal employees and
external customers to access critical enterprise data and
systems.”

Slashdot readers discussion the (developmental) resurrection of miniSQL.

CNet reports that MP3.com is making its extensive online music database and streaming technology available for free to developers. “The move effectively gives rivals access to music rights bought by MP3.com for some $150 million in lawsuit
settlements with the record industry. MP3.com said it hopes the move will jump-start online music innovation.”