User: jpmcc Date: 2009-02-26 12:01:12+0000 Modified: marketing/www/planet/atom.xml marketing/www/planet/index.html marketing/www/planet/opml.xml marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml
Log: Planet run at Thu Feb 26 12:00:14 GMT 2009 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.1559&r2=1.1560 Delta lines: +30 -25 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2009-02-26 06:01:00+0000 1.1559 +++ atom.xml 2009-02-26 12:01:08+0000 1.1560 @@ -5,9 +5,34 @@ <link rel="self" href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml"/> <link href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/"/> <id>http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml</id> - <updated>2009-02-26T06:00:23+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-26T12:00:31+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> + <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">OOXML Fataly Flawed?</title> + <link href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/"/> + <id>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=875</id> + <updated>2009-02-26T08:38:57+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>Thanks to <a href="http://schestowitz.com/">Roy&#8217;s</a> tenacity and constant vigilance, I have learned how it now appears the MS Office binary format that is wrapped in XML and is now known as IS 29500 (OOXML), an ISO Standard Office Document Specification (ROTFL), is <a href="http://boycottnovell.com/2009/02/25/openxml-security-flaws/">giving hackers everywhere a field day</a>.</p> +<blockquote><p>It is now official and also confirmed that OOXML files are not just insecure but there are also persistent attacks against new flaws (without any security patches being available, i.e. zero-day).</p></blockquote> +<p>There are some good links and sources to this article so recommended reading for anyone who is considering using Office 2007 or receives an OOXML document (the ones ending in x, e.g docx, pptx and xlsx). IMHO your automatic response should be to return it directly to the sender, do not attempt to open it, and ask for them to send it to you in an open format such as ODF or PDF or even plain text. I would also suggest that you provide a link to <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> in the reply.</p> +<p>In the <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/01/19/yet-another-microsoft-worm-conficker-runs-amok/">last</a> <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/23/and-again/">few</a> <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/">scant</a> <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/16/bbc-internet-explorer-security-alert/">months</a>, there have been several major and very serious security flaws and attack opportunities with Microsoft&#8217;s software. Surely, it must be becoming clear to everyone by now:</p> +<p>If the foundations are weak, the walls crumbling, the windows broken and the roof collapsing; it&#8217;s time to move.</p> +<!-- Social Bookmarking Reloaded BEGIN --><div class="social_bookmark"><em>Tell Someone Else!</em><br /><a class="social_img" href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/&title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Del.icio.us"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/delicious.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Del.icio.us" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Del.icio.us" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/&title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to digg"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/digg.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to digg" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to digg" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.technorati.com/faves?add=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Technorati"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/technorati.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Technorati" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Technorati" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/&title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Stumble Upon"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/stumbleupon.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Stumble Upon" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Stumble Upon" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&output=popup&bkmk=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/&title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Google Bookmarks"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/google.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Google Bookmarks" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Google Bookmarks" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.bloglines.com/sub/http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Bloglines"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/bloglines.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Bloglines" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Bloglines" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://slashdot.org/bookmark.pl?title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F&url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to SlashDot"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/slashdot.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to SlashDot" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to SlashDot" /></a></div> +<!-- Social Bookmarking Reloaded END --></content> + <author> + <name>Alan Lord</name> + <uri>http://www.theopensourcerer.com</uri> + </author> + <source> + <title type="html">The Open Sourcerer » OpenOffice.org</title> + <subtitle type="html">The Magic of Open Source</subtitle> + <link rel="self" href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed/"/> + <id>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed/</id> + <updated>2009-02-26T12:00:31+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + <entry> <title type="html">Notes 25 Feb. 2009</title> <link href="http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2009/02/notes-25-feb-2009.html"/> @@ -84,7 +109,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-02-26T06:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-26T12:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -203,7 +228,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-02-26T06:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-26T12:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -418,7 +443,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-02-26T06:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-26T12:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -506,7 +531,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-02-26T06:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-26T12:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -618,24 +643,4 @@ </source> </entry> - <entry> - <title type="html">Where should we hold OOoCon?</title> - <link href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2009/02/where-should-we-hold-ooocon.html"/> - <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-5622858524414044080</id> - <updated>2009-02-13T12:26:58+00:00</updated> - <content type="html">The OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon) is the annual meeting of the international OpenOffice.org Community. It is the premier event for anyone interested in or working with OpenOffice.org. OOoCon is where representatives of all the community projects meet to celebrate and learn from the achievements of the past twelve months, and discuss how to meet the challenges of the next twelve.<br /><br />We are now starting a Community consultation to help us decide where to hold OOoCon 2009 and OOoCon 2010. If you were a registered member of the OpenOffice.org community on January 1st 2009 and would like to attend OOoCon, please let us know your preferred location.<br /><br />The Consultation closes at midnight UTC on February 27th.<br /><br />For full details, please visit:<br /><a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2009/cfl">http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2009/cfl</a><br /><br />Who is a registered member of the Community?<br /><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html">http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html</a><br /><br />For more information about OOoCon please visit:<br /><a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference">http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference</a><br /><br />The OpenOffice.org Conference Team</content> - <author> - <name>floeff</name> - <email>[email protected]</email> - <uri>http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/</uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">OpenOffice.org Marketing Blog</title> - <subtitle type="html">News and interesting stories about OpenOffice.org and other open source solutions.</subtitle> - <link rel="self" href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"/> - <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632</id> - <updated>2009-02-24T06:00:24+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - </feed> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1566&r2=1.1567 Delta lines: +22 -15 --------------------- --- index.html 2009-02-26 06:01:01+0000 1.1566 +++ index.html 2009-02-26 12:01:09+0000 1.1567 @@ -36,8 +36,29 @@ <a href="rss20.xml"><img src="rss2.gif" alt="Link to RSS 2 feed" /></a> </div> -<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: February 26, 2009 06:00 AM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: February 26, 2009 12:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<h2>February 26, 2009</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com"; title="The Open Sourcerer » OpenOffice.org"> +Alan Lord</a> : +<a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/";> +OOXML Fataly Flawed?</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>Thanks to <a href="http://schestowitz.com/";>Roy’s</a> tenacity and constant vigilance, I have learned how it now appears the MS Office binary format that is wrapped in XML and is now known as IS 29500 (OOXML), an ISO Standard Office Document Specification (ROTFL), is <a href="http://boycottnovell.com/2009/02/25/openxml-security-flaws/";>giving hackers everywhere a field day</a>.</p> +<blockquote><p>It is now official and also confirmed that OOXML files are not just insecure but there are also persistent attacks against new flaws (without any security patches being available, i.e. zero-day).</p></blockquote> +<p>There are some good links and sources to this article so recommended reading for anyone who is considering using Office 2007 or receives an OOXML document (the ones ending in x, e.g docx, pptx and xlsx). IMHO your automatic response should be to return it directly to the sender, do not attempt to open it, and ask for them to send it to you in an open format such as ODF or PDF or even plain text. I would also suggest that you provide a link to <a href="http://www.openoffice.org";>OpenOffice.org</a> in the reply.</p> +<p>In the <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/01/19/yet-another-microsoft-worm-conficker-runs-amok/";>last</a> <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/23/and-again/";>few</a> <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/";>scant</a> <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/16/bbc-internet-explorer-security-alert/";>months</a>, there have been several major and very serious security flaws and attack opportunities with Microsoft’s software. Surely, it must be becoming clear to everyone by now:</p> +<p>If the foundations are weak, the walls crumbling, the windows broken and the roof collapsing; it’s time to move.</p> +<!-- Social Bookmarking Reloaded BEGIN --><div class="social_bookmark"><em>Tell Someone Else!</em><br /><a class="social_img" href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/&title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Del.icio.us"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/delicious.png"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Del.icio.us" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Del.icio.us" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/&title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to digg"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/digg.png"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to digg" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to digg" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.technorati.com/faves?add=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Technorati"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/technorati.png"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Technorati" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Technorati" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/&title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Stumble Upon"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/stumbleupon.png"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Stumble Upon" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Stumble Upon" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&output=popup&bkmk=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/&title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Google Bookmarks"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/google.png"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Google Bookmarks" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Google Bookmarks" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.bloglines.com/sub/http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Bloglines"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/bloglines.png"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Bloglines" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Bloglines" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://slashdot.org/bookmark.pl?title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F&url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to SlashDot"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/slashdot.png"; title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to SlashDot" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to SlashDot" /></a></div> +<!-- Social Bookmarking Reloaded END --></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/";>by Alan Lord at February 26, 2009 08:38 AM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>February 25, 2009</h2> <h3> <a href="http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/"; title="ooo-speak"> @@ -568,20 +589,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h3> -<a href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/"; title="OpenOffice.org Marketing Blog"> -OOo Marketeers</a> : -<a href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2009/02/where-should-we-hold-ooocon.html";> -Where should we hold OOoCon?</a> -</h3> -<p> -The OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon) is the annual meeting of the international OpenOffice.org Community. It is the premier event for anyone interested in or working with OpenOffice.org. OOoCon is where representatives of all the community projects meet to celebrate and learn from the achievements of the past twelve months, and discuss how to meet the challenges of the next twelve.<br /><br />We are now starting a Community consultation to help us decide where to hold OOoCon 2009 and OOoCon 2010. If you were a registered member of the OpenOffice.org community on January 1st 2009 and would like to attend OOoCon, please let us know your preferred location.<br /><br />The Consultation closes at midnight UTC on February 27th.<br /><br />For full details, please visit:<br /><a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2009/cfl";>http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2009/cfl</a><br /><br />Who is a registered member of the Community?<br /><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html";>http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html</a><br /><br />For more information about OOoCon please visit:<br /><a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference";>http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference</a><br /><br />The OpenOffice.org Conference Team</p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2009/02/where-should-we-hold-ooocon.html";>by floeff ([email protected]) at February 13, 2009 12:26 PM GMT</a></em> -</p> -<br /> -<hr /> -<br /> <a id="disclaimer" name="disclaimer"></a> <p><em>Disclaimer: all views expressed on this page are those of the individual contributors, and may not reflect the views of the File [changed]: opml.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/opml.xml?r1=1.1559&r2=1.1560 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2009-02-26 06:01:01+0000 1.1559 +++ opml.xml 2009-02-26 12:01:09+0000 1.1560 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:00:24 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:00:32 +0000</dateModified> <ownerName>Marketing Project</ownerName> <ownerEmail>[email protected]</ownerEmail> </head> File [changed]: rss10.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml?r1=1.654&r2=1.655 Delta lines: +13 -8 -------------------- --- rss10.xml 2009-02-26 00:01:17+0000 1.654 +++ rss10.xml 2009-02-26 12:01:09+0000 1.655 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=875"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-2103093424349323111" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.italovignoli.org/2009/02/openofficeorg-new-download-location-for-development-versions/"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/08660476eea8694f" /> @@ -32,11 +33,22 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.italovignoli.org/2009/02/redoffice-offers-ooo-user-interface-ideas/"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1008"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.italovignoli.org/2009/02/sun-report-builder-guidebook-released/"; /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-5622858524414044080" /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=875";> + <title>Alan Lord: OOXML Fataly Flawed?</title> + <link>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/</link> + <content:encoded><p>Thanks to <a href="http://schestowitz.com/">Roy&#8217;s</a> tenacity and constant vigilance, I have learned how it now appears the MS Office binary format that is wrapped in XML and is now known as IS 29500 (OOXML), an ISO Standard Office Document Specification (ROTFL), is <a href="http://boycottnovell.com/2009/02/25/openxml-security-flaws/">giving hackers everywhere a field day</a>.</p> +<blockquote><p>It is now official and also confirmed that OOXML files are not just insecure but there are also persistent attacks against new flaws (without any security patches being available, i.e. zero-day).</p></blockquote> +<p>There are some good links and sources to this article so recommended reading for anyone who is considering using Office 2007 or receives an OOXML document (the ones ending in x, e.g docx, pptx and xlsx). IMHO your automatic response should be to return it directly to the sender, do not attempt to open it, and ask for them to send it to you in an open format such as ODF or PDF or even plain text. I would also suggest that you provide a link to <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> in the reply.</p> +<p>In the <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/01/19/yet-another-microsoft-worm-conficker-runs-amok/">last</a> <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/23/and-again/">few</a> <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/">scant</a> <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/16/bbc-internet-explorer-security-alert/">months</a>, there have been several major and very serious security flaws and attack opportunities with Microsoft&#8217;s software. 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It is the premier event for anyone interested in or working with OpenOffice.org. OOoCon is where representatives of all the community projects meet to celebrate and learn from the achievements of the past twelve months, and discuss how to meet the challenges of the next twelve.<br /><br />We are now starting a Community consultation to help us decide where to hold OOoCon 2009 and OOoCon 2010. If you were a registered member of the OpenOffice.org community on January 1st 2009 and would like to attend OOoCon, please let us know your preferred location.<br /><br />The Consultation closes at midnight UTC on February 27th.<br /><br />For full details, please visit:<br /><a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2009/cfl">http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2009/cfl</a><br /><br />Who is a registered member of the Community?<br /><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html">http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html</a><br /><br />For more information about OOoCon please visit:<br /><a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference">http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference</a><br /><br />The OpenOffice.org Conference Team</content:encoded> - <dc:date>2009-02-13T12:26:58+00:00</dc:date> - <dc:creator>floeff</dc:creator> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.654&r2=1.655 Delta lines: +13 -8 -------------------- --- rss20.xml 2009-02-26 00:01:17+0000 1.654 +++ rss20.xml 2009-02-26 12:01:09+0000 1.655 @@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>Alan Lord: OOXML Fataly Flawed?</title> + <guid>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=875</guid> + <link>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/</link> + <description><p>Thanks to <a href="http://schestowitz.com/">Roy&#8217;s</a> tenacity and constant vigilance, I have learned how it now appears the MS Office binary format that is wrapped in XML and is now known as IS 29500 (OOXML), an ISO Standard Office Document Specification (ROTFL), is <a href="http://boycottnovell.com/2009/02/25/openxml-security-flaws/">giving hackers everywhere a field day</a>.</p> +<blockquote><p>It is now official and also confirmed that OOXML files are not just insecure but there are also persistent attacks against new flaws (without any security patches being available, i.e. zero-day).</p></blockquote> +<p>There are some good links and sources to this article so recommended reading for anyone who is considering using Office 2007 or receives an OOXML document (the ones ending in x, e.g docx, pptx and xlsx). IMHO your automatic response should be to return it directly to the sender, do not attempt to open it, and ask for them to send it to you in an open format such as ODF or PDF or even plain text. I would also suggest that you provide a link to <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> in the reply.</p> +<p>In the <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/01/19/yet-another-microsoft-worm-conficker-runs-amok/">last</a> <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/23/and-again/">few</a> <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/">scant</a> <a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/16/bbc-internet-explorer-security-alert/">months</a>, there have been several major and very serious security flaws and attack opportunities with Microsoft&#8217;s software. Surely, it must be becoming clear to everyone by now:</p> +<p>If the foundations are weak, the walls crumbling, the windows broken and the roof collapsing; it&#8217;s time to move.</p> +<!-- Social Bookmarking Reloaded BEGIN --><div class="social_bookmark"><em>Tell Someone Else!</em><br /><a class="social_img" href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/&title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Del.icio.us"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/delicious.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Del.icio.us" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Del.icio.us" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/&title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to digg"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/digg.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to digg" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to digg" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.technorati.com/faves?add=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Technorati"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/technorati.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Technorati" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Technorati" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/&title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Stumble Upon"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/stumbleupon.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Stumble Upon" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Stumble Upon" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&output=popup&bkmk=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/&title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Google Bookmarks"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/google.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Google Bookmarks" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Google Bookmarks" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.bloglines.com/sub/http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Bloglines"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/bloglines.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Bloglines" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to Bloglines" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://slashdot.org/bookmark.pl?title=OOXML+Fataly+Flawed%3F&url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/26/ooxml-fataly-flawed/" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to SlashDot"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/slashdot.png" title="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to SlashDot" alt="Add 'OOXML Fataly Flawed?' to SlashDot" /></a></div> +<!-- Social Bookmarking Reloaded END --></description> + <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:38:57 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>Louis Suarez-Potts: Notes 25 Feb. 2009</title> <guid>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-2103093424349323111</guid> <link>http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2009/02/notes-25-feb-2009.html</link> @@ -393,14 +406,6 @@ </div><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~4/4_wsk88UDIM" height="1" width="1" /></description> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:52:10 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>OOo Marketeers: Where should we hold OOoCon?</title> - <guid>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-5622858524414044080</guid> - <link>http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2009/02/where-should-we-hold-ooocon.html</link> - <description>The OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon) is the annual meeting of the international OpenOffice.org Community. It is the premier event for anyone interested in or working with OpenOffice.org. OOoCon is where representatives of all the community projects meet to celebrate and learn from the achievements of the past twelve months, and discuss how to meet the challenges of the next twelve.<br /><br />We are now starting a Community consultation to help us decide where to hold OOoCon 2009 and OOoCon 2010. If you were a registered member of the OpenOffice.org community on January 1st 2009 and would like to attend OOoCon, please let us know your preferred location.<br /><br />The Consultation closes at midnight UTC on February 27th.<br /><br />For full details, please visit:<br /><a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2009/cfl">http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2009/cfl</a><br /><br />Who is a registered member of the Community?<br /><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html">http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html</a><br /><br />For more information about OOoCon please visit:<br /><a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference">http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference</a><br /><br />The OpenOffice.org Conference Team</description> - <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:26:58 +0000</pubDate> - <author>[email protected] (floeff)</author> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
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