CNN reports that the author of the pro-Linux “Prolin” worm has so far eluded authorities, but the damage from the email worm has been minimal.

From Business Wire:Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT), the leader in developing, deploying
and managing open source solutions today announced that Keio University will build a large-scale campus network server system using Red Hat Linux
7 and IBM Netfinity 4500R server, from Japan IBM Corporation. This campus server network system will also adopt the new IBM eServer
xSeries network servers from IBM Japan.

LinuxWorld.com reports on the LinuxWorld Conference in Malaysia: “The most exciting aspect of the whole conference was the level of interest expressed by Malaysians in becoming
involved in the whole open source phenomenon. Many people approached me after my Ethereal tutorial, as well as on
other occasions, asking how to get involved in the open source movement.”

ZDNet UK reports: “A leading UK Internet rights group is to warn United Nations representatives that international plans to fight cybercrime pose a serious menace to the privacy and rights of all Internet users. Yaman Akdeniz, director of Cyber Rights & Cyber Liberties is expected to warn that developing techniques to combat high-tech crime could lead to unjustified Internet surveillance.”

“Linux2order.com, the online resource offering the largest and most current selection of Linux applications on the Internet, today announced a partnership with the U.K.-based open source services provider SlashTCO, Ltd. The partnership, Linux2order.com’s first significant entry into the global open source marketplace, will enable the company to reach a broader audience of Linux users in European markets.” Press release at Internet Wire.

The Register reports that major IT players have signed on to a NASA research effort that aims to create a crash-proof computer. “We wish the consortium well, but can’t resist the observation that the fortunes of the IT industry over the last 30 years haven’t exactly been hurt by the production of ropy software and servers that are up down like a pair of tart’s knickers”

From an AP story posted to CNET News.com: “A man who took over an Internet service to send millions of anonymous emails about pornography and get-rich-quick schemes has pleaded guilty to second-degree forgery.”

“A technique that exploits the way Web browsers store recently viewed data could compromise Internet users’ privacy by allowing an attacker to check what sites a person has visited recently.” Full story at CNET News.com.

From The Register: “A Finnish professor reckons he has the means by which to make 3G phones obsolete, making a mockery of the billions spent on the spectrum licences for the next-generation phones. According to the Daily Telegraph, Hannu Kari plans to use the 2.4GHz radio frequency to get a huge 11Mbps download on new-style phones.”

“Most current Linux distributions don’t run on the Pentium 4, but it’s nobody’s fault, and nobody much cares. Intel itself confirms that only Red Hat and TurboLinux will install on the P4, but rather than this being a case of rival distributions being starved of vital technical information by Chipzilla, it seems the other outfits got the info, but didn’t reckon the P4 was worth catering for from a commercial perspective, right now.” Full story at The Register.