In a statement on Undernet.org released Sunday, operators said
companies offering Undernet services have been hit with
denial-of-service attacks. The servers are flooded with phony
information requests, overloading the systems and forcing a
shutdown. From NetworkWorldFusion.

From ZDNET: “I don’t know of any real Linux developers or users who are ‘beside themselves with joy’ at the announcement January 4 of the new Linux
kernel the way one report suggests. Just try to find any release parties,
press conferences, or the like on any Linux event calendar. You won’t.
For some this may be a time for brief pause and congratulation, and
then time to plow right back into the code.”

From use.perl.org: “Please pass the word on that we’ll offer any Perl Journal (ex?)subscriber a free 6 month subscription to Linux
Journal. All they have to do is email khris@ssc.com before the end of January.”

DaimlerChrysler unveiled its newest concept car at
the North American International Auto Show: the Dodge
Super8 Hemi “all-American sedan” — with Linux and Java
inside. ZDNET reports.

From LinuxDevices: “Over the past several years, Italy has been home to considerable embedded and real-time Linux
development. For example, two well known embedded Linux projects spawned on Italian soil are
ETLinux, an open source small footprint Embedded Linux developed by Prosa, and RTAI, a real-time
Linux enhancement created at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
(DIAPM).”

LinuxNews.pl writes “EMERALD – project sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a distributed scalable tool suite for tracking malicious activity through and across large networks. EMERALD introduces a highly distributed, building-block approach to network surveillance, attack isolation, and automated response.Right now
only for Solaris. Soon for linux too. More on
LinuxNews.pl“

LWN has published its latest weekly update.

LinuxNews.pl writes “Remember that ‘ILUVYOU’ thing? Our friend Michal Zalewski, wrote
something about possibility of writing something like virus (worm)
for linux/unix. read more on
LinuxNews.pl.”

The Register reports on statistics reported by Attrition.org on proportion of various server platforms defaced in December. Windows-based web servers accounted for 58% of defacements, while having a 30% market share.

CNet reports that AltaVista has canceled its planned IPO after more then a year of delays since its original filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.