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Ubuntu issues security patch for kernel flaw
Ubuntu today became the latest Linux vendor to patch a vulnerability in the open source operating system's kernel that could have left the door open for hackers to find their way into users' machines. Read more »
Canonical joins Linux Foundation
Canonical, the company that sponsors the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, has joined the Linux Foundation. Read more »
Ubuntu cuddles Zimbra
Zimbra, the open source email software that Yahoo acquired for US$350m last year, is officially coming to Ubuntu Linux. Read more »
IBM teams with Linux firms for Microsoft-free PCs
IBM has launched its latest attack on Microsoft in the enterprise, forming an alliance with three top Linux distributors to promote Microsoft-free PCs around the world. Read more »
Interview: Red Hat's new CEO
Red Hat's new chief executive officer, Jim Whitehurst, talks about the Linux maker in an extensive interview with ZDNet Australia sister site CNet News. Read more »
Aussies play down DNS disaster
One large Australian organisation and a local computer security advisor have played down the importance of a security flaw in the global Domain Name System (DNS) that has led to panic in some security circles around the globe. Read more »
Flaws found in BSD, Linux software updaters
The software update mechanisms used by most BSD and Linux operating systems can be tricked into installing buggy or known-to-be-compromised software on users' systems, creating serious security risks, according to new research. Read more »
Microsoft beats Apple, Ubuntu in service reliability
A company that measures internet service reliability has given Microsoft the top score in a test of operating system update services. Read more »
Microsoft fixes DNS flaw but warns of Word attacks
Microsoft is warning that a Word flaw is being used for targeted attacks, and has also issued four 'important' patches, including one for a potentially serious DNS flaw in the latest Patch Tuesday bulletin. Read more »
Ubuntu creator wants to squash 'upstream' bugs
The founder of the Ubuntu open-source operating system, Mark Shuttleworth, has called for Ubuntu developers to fix all software flaws found in the operating system, including, crucially, those in inherited source code. Read more »
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Delegate privileges to users with sudo
One of my favourite tools is sudo, a program that many users will be familiar with. Both Ubuntu and OS X popularised sudo by making efficient and default use of the program. Sudo allows regular users to perform commands as other users. Read more »
Find and fix weak OpenSSL/OpenSSH keys: Debian-based Linux vulnerability
A recent vulnerability was found in the OpenSSL package as provided by Debian and Debian-based Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, that broke the effectiveness of the OpenSSL PRNG (Predictable Random Number Generator). Read more »
Synchronise computers with Unison
For individuals with more than one computer, trying to keep files in sync between them can be an exercise in frustration. Typically, tools such as rsync are used to synchronise files from one system to another, but the problem is that it's a one-way sync. Read more »
Time to improve application deployment
How many of us pay any attention to the system engineers who need to actually deploy these things? The answer is, quite unfortunately, not enough of us. Read more »
10 tech skills you should develop during the next five years
If you want a job where you can train in a particular skill set and then never have to learn anything new, IT isn't the field for you. But if you like to be constantly learning new things and developing new skills, you're in the right business. In the late 80s, NetWare and IPX/SPX administration were the skills to have. Today, it's all about TCP/IP and the Internet. Read more »
Build a basic Web scraper in Python
There are times when your programs need to access the Web without worrying about the details of the mark-up. In this example we write a HTML scraper using the Python parsing library BeautifulSoup. Read more »
Gallery: Installing and using mono on Ubuntu
A lot of people aren't aware that you can combine Microsoft's .NET Framework with the Linux operating system by using the Open Source mono project. This article will get you started on installing mono and running basic .NET applications on Linux. Read more »
Automatically update your Ubuntu system with cron-apt
Updating all the software on your system can be a pain, but with Linux it doesn't have to be that way. We'll show you how to combine the apt package management system with a task scheduler to automatically update your system. Read more »
A look inside Google's open source kitchen
Google's Chris DiBona says the search giant has a lot of involvement in open source, but is also a firm believer in proprietary software. Read more »
A Quick Start to Python
With the final release of Python 2.5 we thought it was about time Builder AU gave our readers an overview of the popular programming language. Builder AU's Nick Gibson has stepped up to the plate to write this introductory article for beginners. Read more »
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Playing in Google's Sandbox -- Club Builder
Google invites developers to play in its new sandbox, Java on the way to become 100% open-source, a new version of Ubuntu gets released and more. Read more »
Ubuntu tops desktop, server Linux enthusiast poll
Ubuntu is the favourite distribution of Linux for use on both desktops and servers, according to a poll of Australian open source enthusiasts. Read more »
Vista's Birthday -- Club Builder
Vista's impact a year after its debut, employers making workers sick, and what Red Hat thinks of Ubuntu's success are some of the issues we look at this week on Club Builder. Read more »
Blog (12)
Going the extra step but not the extra mile
-- I've always been a big fan of going the extra mile with error messages, it's a good way to show that you actually care about the product to take the time to customise it even when things are amiss -- and yes, things will go wrong, you will not create the perfect application. Read more »
The best news Linux could ever receive: LinuxWorld's a bust
-- The latest proof that Linux has conquered the corporate data center crowd: LinuxWorld is a dud. Read more »
Sysadmin hijacks San Francisco while Torvalds attacks security circus
-- This edition of the Weekly Roundup looks at how one man has taken over the network of the city of San Francisco, take a glance at a local news start-up and Linus Torvalds calls out the IT security sector. Read more »
Feeling fines with Microsoft
-- This week had Microsoft-related news coming at us from left, right and centre -- fines, launches and more Steve Ballmer than you can handle. Read more »
The typical Linux conference geezer
-- Asking delegates to pick their distribution, shell and editor of choice gives us a chance to gain some insight into the average Linux conference attendee. Read more »
Novell developer tool embraces main rival
-- Novell has endowed its OpenSuse Build Service with the ability to produce software for its main rival -- Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Read more »
Hope you are seated
-- With projects winding down for the year, have you accidently found yourself fulfilling promises you never thought you'd keep in 2007? Funnily enough, this week has been full of news of projects we thought had retired to the beach house for the summer. Read more »
All this matter and make up and déjá vu
-- There are some weeks when you could be mistaken for thinking that the record had skipped and the players involved were simply going through the motions -- this week was one of them. Read more »
Mixed Emotions
-- Betamax showed that technical superiority can be beaten with a good dose of distribution -- does the same fate await Silverlight? Read more »
Sun mimic Ubuntu
-- Sun freely admit that they are copying Ubuntu with the OpenSolaris Starter Kit Read more »
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Mini-Confs Day 1
Linux.conf.au kicked off today with a series of mini conferences covering a range of topics Read more »
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Apple to developer: Fart jokes aren't funny
When Apple announced it would be vetting every application submitted for inclusion in the App Store, this was just the kind of question that entered many a mind: just how arbitrary would the company be in wielding that veto power? Read more »
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Club Builder: Space, Ubiquity and Microsoft Tri-Soapbox
In this episode of Club Builder: a new Firefox plug-in makes browsing more powerful, computer viruses enter orbit, and Microsoft gets a three-way serve of soapboxing.
