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Thursday, June 05, 2003

Intel: Linux good for 32-chip server. The chipmaker's lab tests show that a 32-processor Itanium server running Linux is rivaling Windows and Unix servers, a major accomplishment for the comparatively young OS. [CNET News.com]
6:14:09 PM

Bugbear variant mauls PCs. A new variant of the fast-spreading Bugbear worm has begun rapidly infecting PCs since it was first reported on Wednesday. [CNET News.com]

Vendor links for the latest info on this virus.

McAfee - high risk
Trend Micro - medium risk
Sophos
F-Prot

2:35:26 PM

OpenBSD Gets Harder to Crack - On the security field, nothing is quite as revealing—or as taxing—as the passage of time.
By that measure in particular, the OpenBSD development team's OpenBSD operating system stands out. The latest OpenBSD 3.3 release, which started shipping early last month, arrives with even stronger attack defenses coupled with an amazing record of just a single remotely exploitable vulnerability in more than seven years, the best security track record for any general-purpose operating system around. - Eweek
1:52:48 PM

Mass. could be fifth state to adopt anti-UCITA law - Computerworld - A Massachusetts legislative committee held a hearing this week on an anti-UCITA bill, and the state could become the fifth to enact a law whose sole purpose is to protect its residents and businesses from the controversial software licensing law.
The hearing underscores the difficulties that have confronted backers of the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA). Only two states, Virginia in 2001 and Maryland in 2000, have enacted the model legislation, whereas four states have adopted anti-UCITA measures. UCITA's progress toward state-by-state adoption appears to be stalled.
1:40:50 PM

CNET News: Legal Action Hits SCO Web Site SCO Group, the company that has warned major companies that using Linux could get them in legal trouble, has shut down its German Web site after a Linux advocacy group in the country obtained a restraining order. [Linux Today]
11:51:02 AM

DMCA Vs. The Sewing Underground

DMCA Vs. The Sewing Underground

Posted by timothy on Wednesday June 04, @02:48PM
from the bold-new-law-enforcement dept.
Roundeye writes "So the folks at monsterpatterns.com dumpster-dive to get envelopes containing discontinued sewing patterns and sell the envelopes via their website. The sewing pattern company McCall invoked the DMCA to get the site shut down. Monsterpatterns is now suing to protect their 'fair use rights' to advertise and sell the discarded patterns. You might recall that this isn't the first time the sewing industry has cracked down on bootlegging grandmas and their suppliers."

[Slashdot]

'Cause it ain't all about DVDs, CDs, P2P, and OpenSource...

11:46:52 AM

Ballmer memo targets Linux. The Microsoft CEO identifies open-source software as a key competitive challenge in his annual memo to employees. [CNET News.com]
11:43:04 AM

MySQL raises $19.5 million [CNET News.com]
11:42:02 AM

SCO NDA Offers Little Information, Much Risk. Full text of the non-disclosure agreement SCO has asked independent experts to accept and an interview with attorney Dan Ravicher about it. [Linux Journal]
11:39:40 AM

Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald Boyd have resigned from The New York Times. Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald Boyd have resigned from The New York Times: CNN.com is reporting. And The AP has this report. [How Appealing]
11:35:56 AM

Gag Rules? Bloggers Report Anyway. At a tech conference last week, journalists in attendance were told anything they heard at panel discussions was 'off the record.' But bloggers, not held to the niceties of traditional journalism, posted away. Time to rethink the rules? By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]

The impact of bloggers on more traditional media is being felt more everyday.

11:32:12 AM