Linux Journal reviews Mac OS X. The article explains its existence in an unlikely place like Linux Journal by reminding the reader that you must know your opponent.

“Apache Web Server is subject to disclose files to unauthorized users when used in conjunction with the PHP3 script language. By requesting a specially crafted URL by way of php, it is possible for a remote user to gain read access to a known file that resides on the target host.” More details at SecurityFocus.com.

Linux Journal’s Daniel Lazenby reviews Professional Linux Deployment, part of Wrox Press’ Programmer to Programmer book series. The goal of the book is to give professional administrators the knowledge needed to replace an existing network system with Linux.

Apple’s Mac OS X won’t quite make it to January’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco, but at least a ship date has been set: February 24. Unless Steve Jobs announces something different at the biannual conference, that is. Full story at ZDNet News.

Linux Today posts the the latest kernel developments from Linus.

ITworld.com recently concluded a two-day open interview with Robert Toxen, author of Real World Linux Security: Intrusion, Prevention, Detection, and Recovery.

Linux Journal reviews Havoc Pennington’s GTK+/Gnome Application Development, calling it “…a jewel in the vast sea of programming books. Not only is it well-written, clear and humorous, but the book is also released under an open license, meaning you can download the entire text for free.”

Today mozilla.org releases Mozilla 0.6, which is based on the branch that was used to create Netscape 6. Members of the
Mozilla community requested that mozilla.org produce a release that was as close to Netscape 6 as possible.
This release enables developers to build extensions or “not-quite-plugins” which can be added to an existing Netscape 6
installation seamlessly. This tag also provides a stable point that can be used to create browsers on platforms for which a
Netscape 6 product isn’t available or for those who just prefer an open solution.
The Mozilla 0.6 release does not contain many of the features or bug fixes which can be seen in our current daily builds.
Our most recent daily builds are available at http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/nightly/latest/.

Need information about the PCMCIA cards in use on your computer? Read on for a helpful hint from Linux.com’s Rikul Patel.

LinuxWorld’s Joe Barr asks: “Can a proprietary printer driver outperform the Gimp-Print project and the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)? I recently raved about an Epson Color Stylus 880 and its free software offerings. This week, I will review the Lexmark Z52 Color Jetprinter and the proprietary Linux software Lexmark has created for it.”