Net-Security.org: ”

If you enter a password that contains a mix
of non-alphabetic and alphabetic characters
to an MS IE password input and then use the
keyboard to select it while holding down tab
the cursor / selected region jumps between
the non-alphabetic characters in exactly the
same manner as it does when you apply the
same technique in word, Interdev, vb etc.”

NWFusion: “Over the past few years, advocates of
the Linux operating system have
mounted several failed offensives to
try and conquer the desktop, but at
the same time a less visible battle
has been going on in the personal
digital assistant market. The
difference? Linux may actually have a
chance on PDAs.”

ZDNET: “A recent government-commissioned study conducted by the Fraunhofer Institute
for Systems and Innovation Research and the Max Planck Institute for Foreign
and Informational Patent, Copyright and Competition Law advised that Europe
should avoid the U.S. model, which allows patents on software that does not
have a technical effect. The German ministry voiced its support for the study
last week, concluding a long and controversial consultation period on
software patent law within the European Commission.”

MSNBC: “The FBI is developing software
capable of inserting a computer virus onto a
suspect’s machine and obtaining encryption
keys, a source familiar with the project told
MSNBC.com. The software, known as “Magic
Lantern,” enables agents to read data that had
been scrambled, a tactic often employed by
criminals to hide information and evade law
enforcement.”

Net-Security.org: “A format string vulnerability exists in gnupg
1.0.5 and previous versions which is fixed in
1.0.6. This vulnerability can be used to
invoke shell commands with privileges of the
currently logged-in user.”

The Register: “The PNG development community should not fear Apple’s
recently revealed alpha blending patent, a leading member
of that band of coders has said.

Greg Roelofs, author of PNG: The Definitive Guide and a
member of the PNG development team, this weekend said
Apple’s patent, number 5,379,129, was “irrelevant” to the
ongoing evolution of PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
format.”

“The new Linux Journal web site, frame-free and run by PHP, will feature new
content daily, host discussion groups and allow customizable user account
preferences. The Linux Journal web site also features an all new archive
containing thousands of articles in an easily searchable format.”

The Register: “It appears that someone has again associated at least
fifty (probably more) domain names with microsoft.com, and
given them humorous titles tending to disparage the mighty
Redmond Leviathan.”

While Russell said that identification and logged information can be useful to targeted individuals or companies — often leading ISPs to kick attackers off of a network —
actually hacking in return is still illegal.

“Even if you’re under attack and it’s legitimate, it’s extremely illegal for you to attack them back,” Russell said. More at NewsFactor.

ZDNET: “Why do I want one?
It’s easy to explain. It’s the difference between a restaurant, and a McDonalds. In McDonalds,
you know what you’re getting; it’s what most people want. And nothing else. Microsoft produces
its idea of what everybody wants, and people are, at last, buying its Pocket PC designs.

But if you want anything else, you can’t have it. The local McDonalds manager can’t ask his
chef to do you a couple of sausages with your burger. If you want a green salad, he doesn’t
have a plate to put it on. If you like wine with your meal, you’ll just have to whine about it to
someone else.

With Linux, every bright spark with a good idea can produce it; and Sharp’s little Linux block will
run it. Then if it turns out to be popular, it can be extended; a new feature.”