Patched Flaw Could Have Broken Internet Backbone.
A flaw in the Internet domain name system could have allowed hackers unprecedented ability to redirect traffic had it not been kept secret while vendors developed patches for it. Microsoft and others released the patches Thursday. more... and Preventing DNS Poisoning in Linux.

Linux 2.6.26.
So it's been almost three months since 2.6.25 (87 days to be exact, I think), making this a longer-than-usual release cycle. Or maybe it just feels that way, and we're always getting close to three months these days. more... and Linux 2.6.26 Opens Up to Debugging and

GNOME 3.0 officially announced... and explained.
At the recent GNOME User and Developer European Conference (GUADEC), the GNOME release team announced a proposal for developing the next major iteration of the open source desktop environment. The plan offers a long-term strategy for moving GNOME development forward and defining future goals for the desktop. more... and Plans for Gtk+/GNOME 3.0 surfaced and GNOME 3.0 Is Coming, And Coming Soon! and Gtk+ 3.0.

How to risk your project and your livelihood with sloppy licensing.
Recently the makers of the free-as-in-cost iPhone jailbreaking utility PwnageTool discovered that someone was reselling their creation -- without permission, under a new name, and for profit. That's a situation no software developer wants to be in, but the PwnageTool team was in an even tougher position because of the license under which it released its code. It didn't have one. more...

Introducing the Linux user interface.
A few days ago, Walter Mossberg, writing in the Wall Street Journal, offered a verbal peek at the Mac user interface (see Some General Tips for Switch to Mac From Windows) intended as heads-up for Windows XP users thinking of switching. more... and Don't compare GNU/Linux with Windows or MacOS - they are not in the same game.

Ubuntu Photo Manager Experiment.
I have a passion for photography and have become heavily entrenched in the tools available on Mac OS X, such as Aperture and Photoshop. This experiment focuses mainly on Aperture and what tools, if any, exist for Ubuntu to replace my Aperture workflow with something cross-platform and open-source that I can use on Mac OS X and Ubuntu. more...

OpenOffice.org 3.0: What to Expect?
Around 3 month ago OpenOffice.org released its 2.4 boasting quite an impressive arsenal of advancements. However if you thought 2.4 was major release, then you have seen nothing! Come September, OpenOffice.org will release it’s 3.0 version! more... and Test drive OpenOffice.org 3.0.

Misc.
Drupal 6.3 and 5.8 released, fixing security issues.
Wordpress releases 2.6 update.
Open Sourcing Browser Sync.
Mozilla Labs and their Projects.
Wine-Doors Introducing Karma: The future of 0.2 and Wine 1.1.1 Released.
X.Org 7.4, Mesa 7.1 In Ubuntu 8.10.
Learning The Linux Lingo.
The Ultimate HTML Reference.
Tutorial: Preview: What's new in GIMP 2.6?
A Little Linux and Unix Humor - Error Messages.

How To Tips.

How To Install VirtualBox 1.6 in Ubuntu 8.04 including USB Support.
How To The Perfect Server - CentOS 5.2.
How To Remotely Manage Machines Using VNC.
How To Installing & Using TimeVault in Ubuntu/Debian.
How To Steampunk photography - a GIMP tutorial.
How To Create Smart Keyword Search for Ubuntu Tutorials.
How To Setup Handbrake including GUI from svn in Ubuntu.

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