An astrology (astrology!) company has sued the keepers of the Olson/time-zone database. The database has been shut down.
The database isn't very important. It's only used by a little-known operating system called UNIX, a minor language called Java, and a few other entities. So this action shouldn't be of any concern. (NOT!) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/07/unix_time_zone_database_destroyed/ http://www.zdnet.com.au/time-zone-database-axed-by-astrology-339323888.htm http://www.thedailyparker.com/PermaLink,guid,c5f28bae-4b9c-41ea-b7b7- 8891ad63c938.aspx ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Security is difficult, President. Anyone who says differently is selling something. - The Paranoid Guide victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm http://www.infosecbc.org/links http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/ http://twitter.com/rslade _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
