DebianPlanet: “Following on from the recent stories regarding LSB 1.0 using restricted RPM and those covering Apt and installation I wanted to see how many people use Alien and what stories they have about their success or lack of it. If you use Alien what do you use it for, which versions of RPM software do you try to convert, is it better than compling from source?”

Slashdot: “This is an update to the story a few days ago about the dispute between MySQL AB and NuSphere. MySQL AB has put up a FAQ about the dispute (note that it mentions lawsuits filed by both parties), and both parties have posted to the MySQL mailing list with more information.”

“The notion of linking computers together is not new.
In the 1950s and 1960s the U.S. Air Force
established a network of vacuum-tube computers
called SAGE to guard against a Soviet nuclear
attack. In the mid-1980s Digital Equipment
Corporation coined the term “cluster” when it
integrated its mid-range VAX minicomputers into larger systems. Networks of
workstations–generally less powerful than minicomputers but faster than
PCs–soon became common at research institutions. By the early 1990s scientists
began to consider building clusters of PCs, partly because their mass-produced
microprocessors had become so inexpensive. What made the idea even more
appealing was the falling cost of Ethernet, the dominant technology for connecting
computers in local-area networks.” More at ScientificAmerican.com.

Newsbytes: “A mass defacement involving hundreds of Web sites should go into the hacking record
books with an asterisk, a security expert said today.

On Thursday a hacking group known as World of Hell (WoH) took credit at its site for
defacing 679 homepages in one minute. A mirror of one of the defacements, as well as
a list of the compromised sites, was captured by the Safemode defacement information
site.”

NetBSD.org: “Malicious parties may be able to prevent a NetBSD node from
communicating with other nodes by transmitting a lot of bogus
fragmented IPv4 packets.

For the attack to be effective, the attacker needs to have good
network connectivity to the victim node (like logged onto the victim
machine itself, connected by a fat LAN, or whatever).”

“One of my jobs here at Linux Online for the past year has been to post articles about Linux
from both the specialized and mainstream press. After over a year of doing this, I have come
to the conclusion that the specialized computer press really doesn’t understand Linux. As a
matter of fact, quite contrary to the rules of logic in this case, the popular press, epitomized by
web sites like CNN’s, actually does a better job at reporting fairly on the Linux phenomenon.
You can count on them for a pretty fair “just the facts ma’am” reporting about our favorite OS.
My hat also goes off to Stephen Shankland whose reporting appears frequently on ZDNet and
CNET.” More at Linux.org.

OnLamp.com: “Emmanuel Dreyfus takes a look at how to prevent dynamic Linux binary compatibility problems on the NetBSD/PowerPC platform.”

ZDNet reports that AMD is accusing Intel of monopolistic practices by slashing its chip prices, in light of AMD’s massive drop in profits.

ZDNet has Linux International director Jon “Maddog” Hall’s response to the latest ruling in favour of Microsoft in its anti-trust case.

Anonymous Reader writes “Earthlink is sponsoring a contest for Linux, XML, Java,
wireless, and Web application developers. The contest
seeks creative application ideas for a prototype open-standards
“Automotive Vehicle Location” (AVL) telematics platform that
was created by EarthLink’s R&D team. LinuxDevices.com has
an article about the contest, here.”