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Updated: 30 sec ago Meanwhile, back in Utah...The SCO case has long since dropped off the radar for most. It is worth
noting, though, that the Novell slander of title trial is now underway in
Utah. Groklaw has a
href=http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100309181439569detailed
coverage/a of the testimony thus far. spanWhy did Novell slander
SCO's title? Because of Linux. Linux started as a hobbyist tool. It's open
source; 'nobody can be completely sure where the code comes from'. Starting
around 2000, IBM inserted into Linux stuff that belonged to SCO. SCO sued,
and started their licensing program (SCOsource). Novell stated that SCO
doesn't have the copyrights and can't sue IBM./span
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Wednesday's security updatesbDebian/b has updated a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/378069/tdiary/a
(cross-site scripting).
p
bFedora/b has updated bsamba/b (a
href=http://lwn.net/Articles/378070/F11/a: filesystem
access privilege escalation).
p
bMandriva/b has updated a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/378068/php/a (two
safe_mode bypass vulnerabilities).
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Mozilla to update the MPLThe Mozilla Foundation has a href=http://mpl.mozilla.org/launched a
process to update the Mozilla Public License/a. The project is described
this way:
p
div class=BigQuote
We've been using
version 1.1 of the Mozilla Public License for about a decade now. Its
spirit has served us well, helping to communicate some of the values that
underpin our large and growing community. However, some of its wording may
be showing its age. Keeping both those things in mind, we're launching this
process to update the license, hoping to modernize and simplify it while
still keeping the things that have made the license and the Mozilla project
such a success.
/div
p
While the update process is inspired by the GPLv3 update, the objectives
are far less ambitious: Mozilla would like to smooth various rough edges
without making major changes to the license. They hope to have the process
complete - after releasing three drafts for comments - by November of this
year.
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Schwartz: Good Artists Copy, Great Artists StealJonathan Schwartz a href=http://jonathanischwartz.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/good-artists-copy-great-artists-steal/writes about patent attacks/a, and Apple's attack on Android in particular. spanHaving watched this movie play out many times, suing a competitor typically makes them more relevant, not less. Developers I know arent getting less interested in Googles Android platform, theyre getting more interested - Apples actions are enhancing that interest./span He also says that Microsoft tried to shake down Sun with patent claims on OpenOffice.org.
Categories: Libre
European Parliament pushes back on ACTASwedish MEP Christian Engstrouml;m a
href=http://christianengstrom.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/epic-win-for-transparency-on-acta/reports/a
that the European Parliament has passed a
href=http://christianengstrom.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/common-eu-parliament-resolution-on-acta-tabled/a
resolution/a coming out against the secretive ACTA copyright treaty
negotiations and demanding transparency in the process. The vote was
rather definitive: 633 for, 13 against. spanAt last, the elected
representatives in the parliament have sent a strong message. We have shown
that we do not accept secrecy. We have shown that we are prepared to stand
up for a free internet open to everybody./span
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[$] Open source and the Morevna projectimg src=http://lwn.net/images/2010/morevna-ivan-sm.png border=0 hspace=3 align=right
width=125 height=88 alt=[Ivan design]
pKonstatin Dmitriev's a href=http://morevnaproject.org/Morevna
Project/a is to 2-D animation what the Blender Foundation's a
href=http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/blender-open-projects/Open
movie projects/a have been for 3-D. The goal is to produce a
production-quality, full-length animated feature, using only open source
software, and license the source content and final product under free,
re-use-friendly terms. Along the way, the work provides stress-testing,
feedback, and development help to the open source software used, while
raising awareness of the quality of the code. Subscribers can click below
for a look at the project from this week's edition.
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Texas Linux Fest announces 2010 programa href=http://www.texaslinuxfest.org/Texas Linux Fest/a has announced the initial list of speakers and
presentations for its inaugural event. Keynote speakers include Joe
Zonker Brockmeier and Randal L. Schwartz, with additional presentations by
Linux, free software, and open source experts such as Jon maddog Hall,
Amber Graner, Bradley Kuhn, and Max Spevack. The event will take place on
Saturday, April 10th, in Austin Texas. Registration is available a href=http://register.texaslinuxfest.org/online/a. The complete list of talks is a href=http://texaslinuxfest.org/talks/
available/a as well.
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[$] 4K-sector drives and LinuxAlmost exactly one year ago, LWN a
href=http://lwn.net/Articles/322777/examined the problem of 4K-sector
drives/a and the reasons for their existence. In short, going to 4KB
physical sectors allows drive manufacturers to increase storage density,
always welcome in that competitive market. Recently, there have been a
number of reports that Linux is not ready to work with these drives; kernel
developer Tejun Heo even a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377897/posted an extensive,
worth-reading
summary/a stating that span4 KiB logical sector support is broken in
both the kernel and partitioners./span As the subsequent discussion
revealed, though, the truth of the matter is that
we're not quite that badly prepared; click below (subscribers only) for details.
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LibrePlanet 2010 conference to feature Women's CaucusThe a href=http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/LibrePlanet2010LibrePlanet/a conference, being held March 19-21 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will be featuring a day-long a href=http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/WomenscaucusWomen's Caucus/a on Sunday March 21st. That track will be
focusing on finding concrete ways to increase women's participation in
free software, including a panel on recruiting and retaining women, a
presentation on mentoring, and a workshop on how non-coders can take up
critical roles in free software projects. In addition, LibrePlanet has keynotes from FSF founder Richard Stallman and EFF founder John Gilmore. More information can be found on the web sites or in the a href=http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/LibrePlanet2010/Scheduleschedule/a.
Categories: Libre
GNOME and KDE: Seven Attractions in Each (Datamation)Bruce Byfield a
href=http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3869411_1/GNOME-and-KDE-Seven-Attractions-in-Each.htmtakes
a look/a at innovations in GNOME and KDE. spanOf course, GNOME and KDE have long had features that Windows lacked, such as multiple desktops and finer controls for customizing the user experience. However, in the last few years, both major free desktops have added features that show not only an interest in usability, but, at times, an effort to anticipate what users might actually want. The focus is by no means consistent, yet scattered here and there are features that can make any user glad that they're using a open source desktop./span
Categories: Libre
Happenings: FOSS at CeBIT 2010 (The H)The H a
href=http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Happenings-FOSS-at-CeBIT-2010-948946.htmlcovers/a
the CeBIT Open Source Forum. spanThe CeBIT Open Source Forum, a prominent feature in the Open Source area of Hall 2, featured several lectures, demonstrations and keynote speeches on several topics, from Open Source in data centres and security, to web browsers, mobility and multimedia. The H attended several of the Open Source Forum sessions, including the introduction of the latest 6.3 release of the popular Knoppix Live Linux distribution by Knoppix creator Klaus Knopper./span
Categories: Libre
Simon Phipps: Last Day At SunSimon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer at Sun, a
href=http://webmink.com/2010/03/08/sundown/reminisces/a about some
achievements during his tenure. spanGot some of the most important software in the computer industry released under Free licenses that guarantee software freedom for people who rely on them, regardless of who owns the copyrights. Unix, Java, key elements of Linux, the SPARC chip and much more have been liberated./span
Categories: Libre
Security advisories for TuesdaybDebian/b has updated a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377875/typo3-src/a
(multiple vulnerabilities).
p
bFedora/b has updated bbournal/b (a
href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377876/F13/a, a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377877/F12/a, a
href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377878/F11/a: multiple vulnerabilities), a
href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377879/F12: curl/a (arbitrary code execution), and a
href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377880/F11: sudo/a (unintended privilege escalation).
p
bPardus/b has updated a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377881/sudo/a (unintended
privilege escalation) and a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377882/firefox/a (multiple
vulnerabilities).
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bSlackware/b has updated a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377874/httpd/a
(multiple vulnerabilities).
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Fedora 13 Alpha releasedThe first alpha release of Fedora 13 is out. spanWe need your help to make Fedora 13 the best release yet, so please take
a moment of your time to download and try out the Alpha and make sure
the things that are important to you are working. If you find a bug,
please report it -- every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the
experience for millions of Fedora users worldwide./span There is a
ilot/i of new stuff in this release; see the announcement for a
summary.
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The 2.6.34-rc1 kernel is outLinus has kept his promise and released a
href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377774/2.6.34-rc1/a a bit earlier than usual, even
though he reserves the right to pull in a few more trees yet. spanSo if you feel like you sent me a pull request bit might have been
over-looked, please point that out to me, but in general the merge window
is over. And as promised, if you left your pull request to the last day of
a two-week window, you're now going to have to wait for the 2.6.35
window./span Nouveau users should note that they can't upgrade to this
kernel without updating their user-space as well.
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Try the Linux desktop of the future (TuxRadar)TuxRadar a
href=http://www.tuxradar.com/content/try-linux-desktop-futuretakes a
look/a at several desktops and applications. spanFor the tinkerers and testers, 2010 is shaping up to be a perfect year. Almost every desktop and application we can think of is going to have a major release, and while release dates and roadmaps always have to be taken with a pinch of salt, many of these projects have built technology and enhancements you can play with now. We've selected the few we think are worth keeping an eye on and that can be installed easily, but Linux is littered with applications that are evolving all the time, so we've also tried to guess what the next big things might be./span
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Monday's security updatesbFedora/b has updated bdrupal/b (a
href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377726/F12/a, a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377727/F11/a:
multiple vulnerabilities), a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377730/F12: fetchmail/a
(arbitrary code execution), and a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377731/F12: sudo/a
(unintended privilege escalation).
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bMandriva/b has updated a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377725/openoffice.org/a
(multiple vulnerabilities) and a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377733/apache/a
(information leak).
p
brPath/b has updated a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377734/openssh/a
(information disclosure), a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377735/postgresql/a
(multiple vulnerabilities), a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377736/gzip/a (arbitrary
code execution), and a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377737/mysql/a (multiple
vulnerabilities).
p
bSlackware/b has updated a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377732/firefox/a
(multiple vulnerabilities).
p
bSUSE/b has updated a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377738/kernel/a (multiple
vulnerabilities).
p
bUbuntu/b has updated a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/377739/gnome-screensaver/a
(lock bypass).
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LogFS merged into the mainline kernelLWN first a href=http://lwn.net/Articles/234441/looked at LogFS/a, a
new filesystem aimed at solid-state storage devices, back in 2007. It has
taken a long time, but, as of 2.6.34, LogFS will be in the mainline kernel
and available for use; let the benchmarking begin.
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Apache 2.2.15 releasedVersion 2.2.15 of the Apache HTTPD server is out. spanNotably, this
release was updated to reflect the OpenSSL Project's release 0.9.8m of the
openssl library, and addresses CVE-2009-3555 (cve.mitre.org), the TLS
renegotiation prefix injection attack. This release further addresses the
issues CVE-2010-0408, CVE-2010-0425 and CVE-2010-0434 within mod_proxy_ajp,
mod_isapi and mod_headers respectively./span
Categories: Libre
OpenSSH 5.4 releasedThe OpenSSH 5.4 release is out, with a number of new features; these include a
new certificate format, a netcat mode, a key revocation operation, better
multiplexing support, and strengthened encryption. This release also
strikeremoves/strike disables (by default) support for versionnbsp;1 of the SSH protocol - a change which few
users should notice at this point.
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