eWeek reports on what to expect with the 2.4 kernel, saying Linux remains “a key technology to watch.”

LWN.net has an annoucement about SuSE making available crypto packages for the GA version. “On vivd demand we make these crypto packages available now at our
german ftp server for download.”

“In a continuation of last week’s tip of the week, this week we’ll try to
improve and expand on the same idea. Rather than setting up a shell
alias, we’ll use the current prompt to set the title. I like the idea a lot, and
it’s something I hadn’t thought of. One major advantage it has is being
more universal – the prompt gets displayed after every command, so it will
always have the proper current directory to use …”
Read the full tip at Linuxlookup.com-Anonymous Reader

url: Dell has
been selected by Worldport Communications Inc. as the supplier of servers
for its Linux installation at Worldport’s $50 million flagship Internet Solutions
SuperCentre in Dublin, Ireland.

From LinuxPR: The KDE Team today announced the
release of KDE 2.0.1, a powerful, modular, Internet-enabled desktop. KDE 2.0.1
is a translation and bug-fix release and follows six weeks after the release of
KDE 2.0, which constitutes the next generation of the award-winning KDE 1
series. KDE is the work product of hundreds of dedicated developers originating
from over 30 countries.

Linux World has a story about StarOffice being used at universities. “Universities around the world are using the newly open sourced StarOffice as an alternative to
Microsoft-based file compatibility. Paired with Linux, universities can also use StarOffice to resurrect
old systems that lack the power to handle other uses.”

From Business Wire:
LinuxWizardry Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:LNXWF) is pleased to
announce that the Board of Directors have approved a share dividend of its wholly owned subsidiary, LinuxWizardry, Inc. to the
shareholders of the Company. The Subsidiary is the operating company for the Company’s Linux based Apprentice Router and the Magic Passage
VPN.

Slashdot readers talk about an article at Dr. Dobb’s Journal previewing Debian Hurd saying its modular design enables customization.

From SecurityFocus.com: “A vulnerability exists in certain versions of Sun’s Java Runtime Environment, and potentially in JREs from other vendors having been derived from Sun’s Java Development Kit source tree. Untrusted Java code may be able to calls to classes which would normally not be permitted. As a result, a malicious applet could potentially be used, for example, to compromise the security of a host system visiting an attacker’s web site.”

“A vulnerability exists in the bourne again shell that could allow arbitrary writing to files. The problem exists in the insecure creation of files in the /tmp directory. When using redirection, files are created in the /tmp directory without first checking for existance of the file. This could result in a symbolic link attack that could be used to corrupt any file that the owner of the redirecting shell has access to write to. This vulnerability affects those systems using Bourne Again Shell Version 1.” Full details and patches on SecurityFocus.com.