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Update on the Endeavor shuttle mission

Author: JT Smith

CBS reports on the progress of the current space shuttle mission. It appears that space is getting crowded lately, as the International Space Station has to juggle ships to make room for the arrival of the shuttle.

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  • Linux

Making money on open source

Author: JT Smith

Linux World “examines how companies can make money in open source…” and discusses the fate of proprietary software.

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  • Linux

Intel broadband router fights security foes

Author: JT Smith

InfoWorld reports on Intel’s release of a VPN (Virtual Private Network) router intended to pass the burden of VPN processing to the router without dragging down network speed performance.

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  • Unix

More water news from Mars

Author: JT Smith

Florida Today reports on a pending announcement from NASA about more evidence for water on Mars. The announcement is expected Thursday.

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  • Linux

Oracle joins UDDI

Author: JT Smith

IDG InfoWorld reports that Oracle has joined with IBM, Microsoft, and Ariba in creating a business-to-business directory based on the Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) standard.

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  • Protocols

Cracker site Icefortress benefits from iBill challenge

Author: JT Smith

The Register reports that the popular Icefortress Web site has enjoyed record-breaking popularity since receiving an incoherent legal threat from a credit card transaction processor.

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  • Linux

London company accused of PS2 fraud

Author: JT Smith

ZDNet UK reports that London police are investing a company for fraudulent PlayStation 2 orders. “Payments were accepted by cheque, but the consoles never arrived despite the cheques being cashed, and as of Friday the telephone numbers of both Games Master and Peter Lawrence, apparently the company’s sole representative, had been switched off. “

Will U.S. enter DoCoMo’s walled garden?

Author: JT Smith

ZDNet News reports: “Japan’s dominant mobile Internet network may be coming to the United States, but industry observers say it will face an uphill battle there because of wildly different market conditions between the two countries.”

Spam mail: The webmaster strikes back

Author: JT Smith

ZDNet Developer reports: “You’ve done all you can to avoid getting targeted. But you find that you are still getting spam mail. You should not be surprised. No matter what we do to hide ourselves, if people are tenacious enough, they’ll find out our e-mail address.”

Keep Tux safe

Author: JT Smith

“Until someone designs an operating system that reads minds, security will depend on diligent configuration and administration, no matter what OS software you use. Your Linux machine can be extremely secure, but it’s not going to get there on its own. Here are a few basic measures.” More at ZDNet Sm@rt Partner.

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  • Linux