Date: 01/09/06 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

If you're a desktop Linux person you're smart. And if you're a server Linux person you're a pro, or you could be.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=540&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/10/06 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

Despite all the talk about mobile Linux, the big money here is quiet. But quiet and silent are two different things.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=542&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/11/06 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

Linux is the broadest operating system ever, in terms of where and how it plays.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=543&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/12/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: linux, microsoft

The US Patent and Trademark Office has declared that patents Microsoft holds on file allocation tables (FAT) are valid. Unfortunately Linux OS uses FAT file system. Public Patent Foundation had moved last year to declare FAT patents invalid , but the US Patent Office ruled that the patent techniques are new and non obvious. Florian Mueller, a [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-fat-patents-declared-valid-trouble-for-linux/

Date: 08/10/05 (Apache)    Keywords: web, linux, apache

[Cross posted to apache, httpd, linux]

I've been given the assignment to setup dual web servers behind a ServerIron load balancer in an effort to improve the reliability of my company's website. Unfortunately, I have never done this before where I had to deal with https on redundant servers. My question may be quite simple, but I don't know the answer.

How do I get secure certificates for multiple servers with the same common name? Creating the CSR is the easy part, but last time I tried to get multiple certificates for the same common name, it failed as there was already one certificate created for that name.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/apache/24184.html

Date: 07/17/05 (Apache)    Keywords: linux

Update: There was an "AllowOverride None" in the httpd.conf that was preventing the .htaccess file from being used.


Environment:

• Fedora Core release 3 (FC3); Kernel 2.6.11-1.27_FC3smp on an i686
  
• httpd-2.0.52-3.1 (the most recent RPM for FC3 that I can find)
  
• I host a couple of personal sites on my server, handled as VirtualHosts in httpd.conf
  

fedora_linux

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/apache/22550.html

Date: 10/13/05 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: linux

hey all,

i need to clone a Win32 PC's hard disk (NTFS partitions). it's on a SATA controller.

i realize there's some solid commercial packages out there, but i wondered if anyone has any opinions on linux-based boot CDs for disk imaging. i've checked out g4u, which seems pretty good, though i've had problems booting it on specific laptop models. any recommendations, o i.t. gods and goddesses?

(xposted to itprofessionals, linux)

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/itprofessionals/25604.html

Date: 10/06/05 (Opera Browser)    Keywords: linux

I've been working on the style sheet for my blog and I've got a problem - the style is fine in normal viewing mode but if I hit F11 (to go to Full Screen) it's displayed more like Print Preview mode; hitting F11 again returns it to the correct style.

I have this problem with Opera 8.5 on both Fedora Linux and Windows 2000; I don't see the problem (i.e. it behaves as expected) with Firefox on FC3+Win2k and IE6 (spit!) on Win2k. (That's all the combinations I have available for testing.)

Any ideas? Does Opera use a different media type in Full Screen mode? (Sounds odd but that's all I can come up with.)

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/opera_browser/46597.html

Date: 06/22/05 (Software)    Keywords: php, mysql, sql, security, web, linux, yahoo

I have a group of users (100 or so) that need read/write access to a document (excel) of sensitive information. Since they are all over the place, they requested a web application to be able to access from anywhere whenever they need to modify or look at this document. I'm trying to figure out what is the best way to provide a secure way to only allow these specific users to access this document.
ideas have included:

Plone - complex, looking for simplicity
phpBB - requires me to set up a mysql linux box somewhere which might be possible
Yahoo groups - not very secure but basically what i want

any other ideas? Security of this information is the biggest priority. i currently have both linux/windows available to host.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/software/54525.html

Date: 01/05/06 (Microsoft Windows)    Keywords: linux

In my room, I have two computers. The main machine is a WinXP tower connected to pretty much my entire home media system. The second is an old IBM 760ED laptop with Win98. I usually sit on one side of the room and use that computer for writing and work and whatnot, to keep myself free of the distractions of games and the like. What I am wondering is this:

Is it possible to set up a command-line music player on the XP machine so that I can telnet to it from the 98 machine and play music on the main computer? I know it is fairly easy with Linux, but I no longer have my linux machine. My laptop has crappy speakers and is not connected to the main speakers, so I'd like to be able to pick and choose MP3s for the main computer without having to keep putting down the heavy laptop and crossing the room when I want to change the music.

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/ms_windows/55534.html

Date: 12/08/05 (Mozilla)    Keywords: browser, asp, java, security, virus, linux

News of a new security vulnerability has been posted for Firefox 1.5 (my own testing confirms it also affects Firefox 1.0.7, Mozilla 1.7.12, and Camino 1.0b1) that allows for Denial of Service or potentially arbitrary code execution. It has to do with a buffer overflow in the parsing of history.dat, which stores browser history.

Basically, if you visit a malcious site using this vulnerability, the next time you try to start Firefox it will run the malicious code, which could be as minor as causing Firefox not to work (such as the Proof of Concept) or as serious as executing arbitrary code (i.e. it could install a virus or other malware). Fortunately, there is a simple workaround: just set Firefox to keep browser history for 0 (zero) days, essentially setting it not to keep history, and then restart Firefox to make the change take effect. Note that disabling JavaScript DOES NOT mitigate this vulnerability; only disabling browser history does, since that prevents the creation of history.dat. Also note that the malcious code would run each time you attempt to start Firefox, until you delete history.dat from your profile folder.

I don't believe Mozilla has announced anything about this yet, but proof of concept code is available, and I confirmed with my own testing that it works as I described on both Mac OS X and Windows, using both Firefox 1.5 and Firefox 1.0.7, meaning that all versions are probably affected (or at least all recent versions).

Here are the steps to mitigate this vulnerability until a patch is released (for Firefox 1.5):

1. Open Firefox Options (Tools->Options on Windows) or Preferences (Edit->Preferences on Linux, Firefox->Preferences on Mac OS X).
2. Choose "Privacy" from the top button bar, and choose the "History" tab.
3. Set "Remember visited pages for the last ____ days." to 0 (zero).
4. On Windows, click OK to close the Options window. On Linux or Mac, simply close the Preferences window.
5. Restart Firefox to make sure the setting takes effect.

The same steps apply to Firefox 1.0.x, it's just that the options/preferences window is different. Basically, for step 2 the "Privacy" button is on the left side button bar, and history is the top section on that pane.

More details for the technically minded...

X-posted to mozilla

Update 1: My own testing confirms that other Mozilla-based browsers are affected by this vulnerability as well, including Mozilla Suite and Camino. I've also confirmed that this can be exploited without JavaScript (which I already suspected), and it has the same effect as the original PoC. All users of Gecko-based browsers should disable browser history.

Also, Secunia has released an advisory on the issue, but they only mention the DoS aspect, not the possibility of code execution that the original researchers claim is possible. While I can't confirm myself whether or not that is true, it is still certainly a nuisance to have Firefox become unusable, so you should all still protect yourselves.

Update 2: Mozilla has released a statement, claiming that the flaw only causes Firefox and Mozilla to hang for a long time when starting, but that they eventually do start. They also say that they don't think code execution is possible, since the original researchers present no proof of it other than claiming its possible. Though they don't state it, it doesn't sound like they're planning to release a patch anytime soon...

Also, testing confirms that this affects Linux, though depending on the distribution it seems to affect it differently. For example, on Gentoo using the twm window manager, accessing the test case caused the window manager to completely lock up, and then after restarting Firefox wouldn't work. On Fedora Core 4, however, after restarting Gnome (which locked up for me similarly to twm) Firefox did seem to keep working normally. Perhaps the fact that the window managers are locking up is a sign that they can't handle extremely long window titles...

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/mozilla/341566.html

Date: 01/23/06 (PHP Community)    Keywords: php, programming, css, html, technology, database, sql, java, web, linux, apache

Dear PHP-UG,

I hope this is not too OT. But as far as I’m concerned, a good LAMP programmer worth his salt is also member of various PHP user groups, so while looking for one right now, this seemed very obvious to me.



JOB TITLE & LOCATION:
PHP Web Programmer based in Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9GA


COMPANY OVERVIEW:
ViewSonic is a leading worldwide provider of advanced display technology, including computer monitors, flat panel displays and projectors for today's business, education, entertainment, Internet and professional markets. The company employs more than 600 people worldwide. More than 400 are based at the company's headquarters in Walnut, California, and more than 100 employees within our 12 offices across Europe. Other affiliate offices can be found in Taiwan, China, Canada, Australia and Latin America.

SUMMARY:
This is a recently created position responsible to develop application code and take part in the application design process as member of a team dedicated to develop Web-based business applications which may subsequently be used by employee partners, business partners as well as the general public alike. The applicant must possess a wide range of web-related technical as well as interpersonal and time management skills with a very strong emphasis in experience in the scripting languages and architectures outlined below.

EDUCATION:
University degree not required, but any formal education related to web application development considered favourably. Any informal, yet related education will be considered as well.

LANGUAGE:
Excellent written and oral command of English.
Excellent written and oral command of further languages common in Europe considered a great plus.

EXPERIENCE:
Several years developing and designing web-based applications using the languages, architectures, programs and tools listed in the technical skills sub-section.

Technical Skills / Experience: (Essential / Desired)
• PHP5 including OOP (E)
• HTML & CSS1+2 (able to hand-code) (E)
• Usage of PHP programming IDE e.g. Zend Studio (D)
• JavaScript / DOM (E)
• SQL (E) and basic Database Design (D)
• Web Publishing Methodologies (FTP, SCP, CVS etc) (E)
• Smarty Templating Engine (D), Ajax libraries (D)
• Version Control (CVS, Subversion SourceSafe etc) (D)
• Apache Configuration and Administration (D), UTF-8 web setups (D)
• Comfortable with Linux BASH / Shell Console (D)
• Photoshop (D)
• Plaintext Editor with Syntax Highlighting (UltraEdit, Textpad, Vim etc) (E)

SALARY & TYPE
Negotiable, based upon experience. 12 months contract.

CONTACT
Please send your CVs (cover letter would be nice) to sue.pegrum@viewsoniceurope.com with the subject line "web programmer"


Thanks!

-Armin

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/php/400439.html

Date: 01/27/06 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

Torvalds has always been fairly agnostic on license questions, which is why so many different licenses use his kernel at the heart of their operating systems, which in turn is why Linux is such a popular operating system which has now pretty-much unified the Unix development world.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=554&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/30/06 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

It may be the last step in the PBX evolution. A GNU-based Linux application that mimics all a regular PBX can do for 40-80% less.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=557&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 02/02/06 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

"What people are saying is they want a higher quality Linux desktop. And they want lots of applications. When they get that there’s no need for piracy."

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=560&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 02/02/06 (Application Development)    Keywords: linux

Linux expert and MBA candidate Alan Cox talks about the GPL, patent politics and the drive to the desktop.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9593_22-6034218.html

Date: 02/07/06 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

If you could convert your old Word files to, say, OpenOffice, would that make your employer make the Linux switch?

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=564&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 02/09/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: php, css, html, web, linux

I'm setting up my website and what I'd like to do is have a page (news) that contains livejournal entries made by a blogger I like. The ideal is that going to this page will display his ljin the format of my own website (which is done in CSS). This is CS and html largely (php enabled). If anyone would like to check the source it's at www.anivair.com.

Note: This is a brand new site. I haven't had any time to rewtire it or to do much but set up a generic prepackaged site with a few minor changes.

Any suggestions as to the best way to do this? (note: my host is globeat and they're runing linux based servers if that is important).

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/877045.html

Date: 02/13/06 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

People who have sophisticated Linux management tools are doing fine. Those who are just using what comes in the OS, on the other hand, were saying it’s no worse than Windows.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=570&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 02/13/06 (Web Development)    Keywords: php, database, asp, web, linux, microsoft, apache

I am responsible for implementing a new company intranet. I have experience setting up Drupal on my web host for my personal portfolio site, I set up the intranet on my G4 at work, but the Windows/IIS server causes all sorts of problems and the IT dept is unable to solve them, so there goes two weeks of work down the drain for me. I even asked them before I started if it was going to be a problem. Anyhow now they've set up Dotnetnuke and it is up but seems quite buggy, ie every 6th click results in a database error page. Yes I am definitely more of a front end designer and though I work mainly on Mac, by far an elitist (at least as far as OSs are concerned).
Just for my own knowledge, what would the advantages over using Windows/IIS server/ASP vs Linux/Apache/PHP?
A friend of mine suggests its just that most IT people learn the Microsoft stuff in school and that's what they stay with.
Any insight would be appreciated.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdev/296144.html