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THE OSDN UPDATE April 07, 2004

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Top Stories ----------- Panelists call for lightweight Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/07/169230

Linux users and distributors were divided on the question of whether Linux distributions should become simpler or more complex during a panel discussion on the future of Linux cluster distributions that took place here at the ClusterWorld Conference & Expo here Tuesday.

Doctoring an IPod to Run on Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/07/168217

Ever since Apple released the iPod more than a year ago, fans have wanted the portable music player to do more than just play digital music.

Progeny Transition Service Launches Security Update Service for Red Hat Linux 9 http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/07/166259

Progeny today announced that it is adding security updates for Red Hat(R) Linux(R) 9 to its Progeny Transition Service (PTS) beginning May 1, 2004. PTS already provides updates for Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, and 8.0, and coverage has recently been extended through 2005. Many users still rely on these legacy versions of Red Hat Linux, and appreciate the flexibility that PTS provides so that they can migrate to a new platform on their own schedule.

Sun 'won't abandon' open-source lobby http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/07/1529202

Despite a new window into Microsoft's proprietary technology, Sun Microsystems won't stop its call for open standards, executives and analysts say.

Disaster and Disaster Recovery http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/07/1455237

Anonymous Reader writes "As a veteran of Operating System experimentation, Casey Keller can personally vouch that I have flubbed things up more often than I have gotten it right on the first time. And Gentoo Linux came into the rescue."

Automated Test Software for Linux Based Web Applications http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/07/1452249

Guest writes "RadView Announces Automated Test Software for Linux-based Web Applications. RadViews WebLOAD, WebFT and WebLOAD Analyzer Offer The Linux Community Powerful, Easy-to-Use Award-Winning Technology.

Designing the Operating System of Tomorrow http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/07/1440245

Anonymous Reader writes "How will the future operating systems look like? How the user interface, the inner workings, the security policies and the networking will interact? In any case, innovation is the key for Daan Goedkoop."

Topspin Collaborates with openMosix http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/07/1428258

Bruce Knox, openMosix Project writes "Cupertino (April 6, 2004) Topspin Collaborates with openMosix to Deliver High Performance Open Source Clustering Solution for Opteron(tm).

OASIS: ISO approval may spark ebXML critical mass http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/07/1422241

Michael S. Mimoso writes "Executives with OASIS explain what ISO approval means for the ebXML specification and enterprise adoption."

Interview With CARP developer Ryan McBride http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/07/1417255

Jeremy Andrews writes "Ryan McBride works full time on OpenBSD development. His first contribution was adding IPv6 support to PF, OpenBSD's stateful packet filter. More recently he was the primary developer of CARP, the Common Address Redundancy Protocol, a patent-free alternative to HSRP and VRRP. In this interview, Ryan discusses the development of CARP, explaining what it is and how it works. He reflects on patents and the difficulties OpenBSD has faced trying to work with IANA, as well as discussing several efforts to port CARP to other operating systems. Finally, he also highlights some of the new functionality that will be found in the upcoming May 1, 2004 release of OpenBSD 3.5."

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Today's Column -------------- Is there a rootkit hunter in your arsenal? http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/05/1929215

It's been about three years since I woke up one morning and discovered my Web/mail server was rooted. Thinking back, I must have assumed that just running Linux was enough to keep me out of harm's way. These days I am not so cocky. I try to keep current with security patches for the apps I run. I don't run services I don't need or use. And there is a firewall between me and the wild. One thing I haven't made a part of my regular routine -- not yet, at least -- is checking for rootkits on a regular basis. That may be about to change, since I found a nifty little project called rootkit hunter.