Windows NT: a hacker’s best friend

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January 12, 2001

Author: JT Smith

From CNET News.com: “What do NASA, the Communications Workers of America and Palminfocenter.com have in common? Their Web sites were all defaced at different times last year by a hacker using a security weakness in Windows NT, the precursor to
Microsoft’s Windows 2000 server software.”

Who’s afraid of Linux? Would you believe MS?

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January 12, 2001

Author: JT Smith

From MaximumLinux: “Microsoft’s biggest competitor isn’t Oracle, Sun, Palm, Yahoo! or AOL. Instead, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
explained, it’s the lil OS that could (and does), Linux.”

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Linux

MOSIX pumps up the penguin

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January 12, 2001

Author: JT Smith

At LinuxWorld: “Searching for an easy way to speed up huge compilations or scale up your Internet services? Take a look at
MOSIX, an open source clustering project from Hebrew University that features power without a price.”

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Open Source

Universal keeps up Napster suit in hopes of a better deal

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January 12, 2001

Author: JT Smith

CNET News.com reports that Universal Music Group isn’t about to settle its lawsuit with Napter, the online MP3-trading service. Universal’s CEO believes the company may be able to cut a better deal with Napster if the court rules in Universal’s favor.

Lotus on Domino Server vulnerability

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January 12, 2001

Author: JT Smith

Help Net Security has the details of a security issue that Lotus has named the “Domino Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability.”

Category:

Linux

Helix Code is now Ximian

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January 12, 2001

Author: JT Smith

GNOME developer Helix Code has changed its name to Ximian. Read all about the change in a letter from Ximian CEO Nat Friedman, and get more information from the name change FAQ.

Category:

Open Source

No crowds for LinuxPPC at Macworld

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January 12, 2001

Author: JT Smith

ZDNet reports from the floor of Moscone Center at Macworld, commenting on Microsoft’s popularity at this year’s show, LinuxPPC’s lack of same (in contrast with last year’s surging crowds), and the Not the Mac the Knife Party.

Category:

Linux

PowerQUICC II VME Board from ACTIS Computer features embedded Linux

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January 12, 2001

Author: JT Smith

A press release at Linux PR: “ACTIS Computer, a leading manufacturer of VME boards and IP modules has released a PowerQUICC II-based Single Board Computer that runs Embedded Linux and is targeted at the communication and embedded control market.”

HP fights criticism of Superdome

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January 11, 2001

Author: JT Smith

From ZDNet: “Hewlett-Packard disputed unflattering remarks made by a prominent financial analyst regarding HP’s new
Superdome Unix server, the spearhead of HP’s effort
to win back the No. 1 Unix server ranking from Sun
Microsystems.”

Category:

Unix

Bluetooth: Cheaper — and better?

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January 11, 2001

Author: JT Smith

From ZDNet: “Bluetooth, the wireless technology for linking gadgets together, might seem like something of a disappointment–after all, we’ve been waiting for a year now and the products are still expensive, buggy and rare.”