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KDE Konqueror Java Sandbox Security
Bypass Vulnerabilities (Security)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Marc Erickson
Secunia Advisory: SA13586 Critical: Highly critical Impact: System
access Where: From remote Solution Status: Vendor Patch Software: KDE
3.x, Konqueror 3.x Two vulnerabilities have been reported in KDE
Konqueror, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system. The vulnerabilities are caused due to some errors in
the restriction of certain Java classes accessible via applets and
_javascript_. This can be exploited by a malicious applet to bypass the sandbox restriction and... [Continued]
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Linux Market to Exceed $35 Billion by 2008
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The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium
dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux in the enterprise,
announced the completion of a global Linux market share and forecast
study conducted by market research firm IDC that predicts the overall
market revenue for desktops, servers, and packaged software running on
Linux will exceed $35 billion by 2008.... [Continued]
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The GIMP 2.2 Released (Linux)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Kelly Schwartz
The GIMP developers are proud to release version 2.2 of the GNU
Image Manipulation Program. About nine months after version 2.0 hit
the road, we have completed another development cycle and can bring a
new stable GIMP to our users' desktops.... [Continued]
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Wal-Mart Trumps Sub300.com (Linux)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Mike Oliveri
The other day I mentioned Sub300.com's Linux notebook. Now, two
days later, Wal-Mart announces a $500 Linux laptop which, like it's
rival, will have Linspire preinstalled.... [Continued]
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Why Open Source Isn't Succeeding? (Open
Source)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Matt Hartley
When I first came across this article about Open Source coming up
as the loser in the software world, I of course was almost immediately
up in arms. I am a very public, very fierce supporter of the Open
Source movement, after all. However, as I read through some of the
points that were being made in this article, I could begin to see this
persons cause for concern. While I still do not completely... [Continued]
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Knoppix slims down Linux Live CD (Linux)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Matt Hartley
Hmm, is this like Knoppix on a diet perhaps? The report that
Knoppix was slimming down immediately got my back-alley sense of humor
into a frenzy almost instantly. Yet, on a serious note, what does a
slimmed-down version of Knoppix really mean to us? Well basically, it
is the just what the doctor order when it comes to older PCs. After
all, standard Knoppix uses a robust flavor of Debian, not all PCs have
enough... [Continued]
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Patrick Volkerding Back On His Feet
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Link to Friends | Posted by Mike Oliveri
Slackware founder/developer/grand poobah Patrick Volkdering is
back in the saddle as reported in the latest changelog entry for the
distro. He doesn't say for sure, but I imagine doctors must have
figured out what was the matter with him and took appropriate steps to
get him healed up.... [Continued]
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Automating Camera Image Transfers (Tip)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Mike Oliveri
If you'd like to simplify the transfer of images from your camera
to your computer, check out this post to the MaJe Forums. The writer's
wife enjoys working with the digital camera but is not much interested
in messing with the command line to mount directories. To get around
this, the author used the hardware abstraction layer to automate the
transfer for her.... [Continued]
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Automatic Network Configuration With ifplugd
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Link to Friends | Posted by Mike Oliveri
One of the nuisances of running Linux on a laptop is an Ethernet
interface will not always connect itself when you attach a network
cable. For example, if you're working on something and carry the
laptop into another office and connect an Ethernet cable, you have to
manually reconfigure the network connection.... [Continued]
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