“The editors of AbcLinuxu.cz, along with many other users of Linux, BSD, and other operating systems, believe that Mr. Páral’s perseverance will lead to an improved relationship between IT manufacturers and end users, so that it will be possible to order any computer without a preinstalled operating system from Microsoft.”
Archive for August, 2008
Linux Today – Linux Portal Reimbursed User for MS Windows License from Lenovo (Linux Today)
Author: adminAug 28
Linux cryptography attacks seen in the wild (ZDNet Asia)
Author: adminAug 28
Secure Shell keys are being compromised and stolen from Linux-based systems, U.S.-CERT has warned.
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Virtualization technology targets MIDs (Linux Devices)
Author: adminAug 27
— Aug. 20, 2008 — VirtualLogix will spin a version of its embedded virtualization technology for mobile Internet devices (MIDs), it says.
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Open-source phone getting WiFi sign-on port (Linux Devices)
Author: adminAug 27
— Aug. 19, 2008 — Hacker Holden Karau is porting the Devicescape Connect WiFi sign-on client to the Linux-based, open-source OpenMoko Neo Freerunner phone.
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Linux Systems Being Hit By SSH-Key Attacks (InformationWeek)
Author: adminAug 27
The attack appears to rely on stolen SSH keys to gain access to a system and then uses a local kernel exploit to gain root access, whereupon it installs the “phalanx2″ rootkit.
