Author: JT Smith
If you shopped at Egghead this holiday season, should you worry? ZDNet UK reports that over 3 million credit card numbers may have been stolen in a recent online break-in suffered by the electronic retailer.
Leaping Linux: IBM’s z900 takes it on
Author: JT Smith
From Search EnterpriseLinux:
Mark Cathcart, a technology strategist with IBM and a member of the S/390 Software Development Council talks about IBM’s strategy behind Linux on the z900 and if he thinks Linux can really take this age-old platform into the world of open-systems. -Anonymous Reader
Mark Cathcart, a technology strategist with IBM and a member of the S/390 Software Development Council talks about IBM’s strategy behind Linux on the z900 and if he thinks Linux can really take this age-old platform into the world of open-systems. -Anonymous Reader
Category:
- Linux
Net returns: Linux and Netware
Author: JT Smith
LinuxPlanet: “Netware used to command significantly more interest than it does today, but remains a significant player in file and print services.
Linux can be a Netware client and there is limited Netware server support as well.”
Linux can be a Netware client and there is limited Netware server support as well.”
Category:
- Linux
NSA releases high security version of Linux
Author: JT Smith
From Slashdot: “We had an extremely interesting submission from Ted T’so, Linux kernel developer, who also has
an obvious interest in security, given his work with Kerberos[?]. He wrote in concerning the release
by the NSA (Yes, that NSA) of a high security version of Linux.”
an obvious interest in security, given his work with Kerberos[?]. He wrote in concerning the release
by the NSA (Yes, that NSA) of a high security version of Linux.”
Category:
- Linux
Komodo Beta Released
Author: JT Smith
use Perl says, “ActiveState has released the first beta of Komodo, its IDE built on top of
Mozilla.”
Mozilla.”
Linux lead slams ‘pay per read’ disk drive plan
Author: JT Smith
Alan Cox doesn’t like the idea of ATA hard drives with built-in copy proctection features. More @ The Register. (We don’t like this idea either. Should we start stockpiling “old style” hard drives just in case?)
Category:
- Unix
Netdocs — Microsoft’s .Net poster child?
Author: JT Smith
ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley has a great story today about Netdocs, which, she says, “is slated to be one of Microsoft’s showcase .Net building blocks, but Microsoft officials steadfastly refuse to discuss it publicaly.”
HP delays raises and cuts temp workers
Author: JT Smith
HP may be moving into Linux big-time, but in the short run they’re trying to save a few pennies… and millions of dollars… with a series of money-saving measures unlikely to put smiles on employees’ faces. Story at ZDNET.UK. The austerity measures are balmed on “declining PC sales.”
Category:
- Open Source
MSNBC bug ‘o the day: Netscape 6 bookmarks
Author: JT Smith
“When manipulating the bookmark folder in Netscape 6,” says MSNBC, “do not
copy and paste the bookmark folder into itself. According to
Netscape, this may delete the bookmark folder.”
copy and paste the bookmark folder into itself. According to
Netscape, this may delete the bookmark folder.”
LynuxWorks hires new marketing VP
Author: JT Smith
Press release at prnewswire.com says, “LynuxWorks(TM), Inc., a provider
of open source and true real-time embedded solutions for the post-PC era,
today announced the appointment of Bob Morris as vice president of marketing.”
of open source and true real-time embedded solutions for the post-PC era,
today announced the appointment of Bob Morris as vice president of marketing.”