LWN.net posts a Debian security advisory message for PHP4. “It is possible to specify PHP directives on a
per-directory basis which leads to a remote attacker crafting an HTTP
request that would cause the next page to be served with the wrong
values for these directives. Also even if PHP is installed, it can be
activated and deactivated on a per-directory or per-virtual host basis
using the “engine=on” or “engine=off” directive.”

From Debian.org: “Version 1.0 of the Telemetry Box Distribution has finally been released. The Tbox distribution is a Debian GNU/Linux ‘potato’ based custom Linux version for remote
monitoring and maintenance of networks.

A telemetry box allows remote management and diagnostics. It uses a customized version of netsaint to gather data. Netsaint has been enhanced so that the
configuration is possible via the Tbox Webinterface through SQL structures. Netsaint logs into a SQL table. Tools on the Tbox can then display the data in a variety of
ways (graphs or reports).”

ZDNet eWEEK reports on Novell’s efforts to reverse declining sales and plummeting profits. Part of the new strategy includes new network management software products for Linux platforms.

TechWeb talks with Dr. Irving Wladawsky-Berger, vice president of Technology and Strategy for IBM Enterprise Systems about Linux, Java, security, and other high-tech topics.

LinuxPlanet reports: “The latest, and allegedly first marketable, version of the New Internet Computer was released at the Showcase conference in Palm
Springs this week. Funded by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, San Francisco-based The New Internet Computer Company is the tech
titan’s latest attempt to sell the network computer concept he first pitched in 1996.

But unlike the earlier NCs which used proprietary software, the new NIC 2.0 is based on a standard Linux operating and may be the
first device of its kind to support Macromedia’s Flash format as well as other streaming video and audio formats such as Real Player’s
G2. Setup has also been streamlined on NIC 2.0.”

Debian Today posts: “The adventurous will be pleased to note that John H. Robinson, IV has released
an unofficial set of Debian GNU/Linux install disks with ReiserFS compatibility at
http://chao.ucsd.edu/debian/boot-floppies/, allowing you to install and bootstrap Debian
GNU/Linux upon a ReiserFS-formatted root (‘/’) partition (among others) without having the need to
shuffle directories and mount points to install Debian per se and move it from Ext2 partitions to
ReiserFS partitions.”

From LinuxPR: Qbizm Technologies, Inc. is proud to announce a new beta version of its
HyperQbs 2.0 component-oriented framework for presentation logic.

HyperQbs is a specialized middle-ware enabling reusable components with a
dynamic face. The technology of dynamic face is crucial especially in mobile
commerce applications and personalization. HyperQbs functions as an extension
of any Java2EE and XML based application server.

CNet reports that Hewlett-Packard is planning to port one of its Unix software packages to Linux “to make the
comparatively new operating system more useful on high-end servers.

HP will show ProcessControl Manager at the show and release a Linux version in the third
quarter …”

From LinuxPR: Linuxcare, Inc., a leader in providing
comprehensive professional services and solutions for Linux and open-source
technologies, today unveiled a set of professional services that help accelerate
development and deployment of Linux-based network storage and printing
appliances in Windows NT/mixed environments. The new services leverage
Linuxcare’s deep knowledge of the core Linux operating system and Samba, an
open-source software suite that provides seamless file and print services to
Windows clients using Microsoft’s SMB/CIFS protocols.

The Register reports that 17 professors from prestigious computer science programs have “in support of the quarterly hackers
magazine, 2600 Magazine, which is currently embroiled in a legal battle over
DeCSS, a program that decrypts data on DVDs.” The professors, “from MIT, Princeton, Stanford and Carnegie Mellon University,
among others, have stated their opposition to the ruling …
They claim that computer code is a form of free speech, and as such is protected by
the First Amendment.”