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Submission + - PHP Nuke sold? (blogspot.com)

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frinkacheese

on Wednesday May 28, 2008 @04:33AM

frinkacheese writes: "I just had this email pop into my Inbox, what's happened?

Hello;

I'm writting to you because you were or you are user of PHP-Nuke and for me is important to inform the community that PHP-Nuke has been sold on past October 2007. I need to inform you about this because the new owner failed to meet the agreement we had to inform the public at a certain date and this is starting to negatively affect me.

After I sold the project I wanted to start another activity but soon I realized that programming is my life. Few days ago I opened another web site and started a new Content Management System or Portal System that is initialy based on the latest version of PHP-Nuke.

The new project name is Smeego and you can find its official website at http://smeego.com/

I want to give to Smeego another focus. The first version is already available for download and I fixed lot of stuff, did some code cleanup and changed all the default themes including some that are very nice.

Smeego open a new market if you are a developer. You can code modules, themes and blocks for it and offer them to the users community.

The system and the website itself are more open that PHP-Nuke. For example, the commercial license is gone, the sell of the latest version is gone as well and the software is totaly free of any charge. The site isn't overloaded with ads, comments are open for registered users... etc...

Being the first version I have lot of interest that people start using it, suggesting ideas and features, send fixes if they find bugs on the code, etc...

Smeego will focus on the intelligence of the system and the graphic design. Smeego is released under the terms of the GNU/GPL license as well.

I want to cordialy invite you to check the official site at http://smeego.com/ and leave your opinion and if you like what you see I'll be more than happy if you use this new code on your commercial or non-commercial website. Many cool stuff will come in the future for Smeego!

Check it out and enjoy it.

Thanks for your time,

Francisco Burzi

Former PHP-Nuke creator

http://smeego.com/

PS: Please don't answer to this email, use the feedback or Submit News option on smeego.com instead."

Comment Re:Clear the DRAM? (Score 1) 398

by frinkacheese on Thursday February 21, 2008 @07:13PM (#22509192) Attached to: Cold Reboot Attacks on Disk Encryption

How about using a memory controller, separate to the DRAM sticks that does not write to the memory sequentially, instead it will hold a seed that changes on each power cycle that will randomly spread the writes and reciprocal reads across the DRAM space. Then even if you get the DRAM, you will also need this memory controller in order to do anything useful.

All it needs to do is interface the address bus on the DRAM to the system bus, when the system looks at address A the controller actually pulls up address Y, etc.

Think of it as encrypting the address bus, instead of the data.

If the seed is sufficiently large, the spread will be sufficiently random to thwart attack.

Submission + - Linux makes for greener computing

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 26, 2007 @05:22AM

An anonymous reader writes: The UK Government reckons that servers with Linux installed are greener than those running Windows. http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?news id=8226

Submission + - First vulnerability in Vista's Windows Mail

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juct

on Monday March 26, 2007 @04:26AM

juct writes: "Would you expect that clicking on a link in an email executes a program on your local machine? You'd better — at least if you are using Windows Mail on Vista. The successor to Outlook Express links seamlessly with its predecessor's dubious reputation in matters of security. Under certain cirumstances a click on a link will execute programms without requiring any confirmation. As a hacker namend Kingcope found out, it takes only a link to an executable like "c:/windows/system32/winrm?" and a directory with the same name. heise Security has demonstrated the problem by creating a directory named calc. Although there is no direct attack vector, it makes you wonder what other Vista features are waiting to be discovered..."

Submission + - "Child porn" legal in Belgium

Submitted by stimpie on Monday March 26, 2007 @04:20AM

stimpie writes: The Belgium minister of justice Laurette Onkelinx has said in response to raised questions that "child porn" in second life wont be prosecuted.

According to to Belgium law virtual actions with children are not illegal.

A recent conviction in the UK for 'pseudo' child sex pics makes me wonder where this will go.

Submission + - Sugar-fuelled battery to replace Lithium-ion?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 26, 2007 @03:34AM

An anonymous reader writes: Fuel cell technology that is currently in development boasts the ability of extracting energy from virtually any sugar source to power portable electronics like cellular phones, laptops, and sensors. The new technology is expected to be biodegradable, environmentally friendly and more energy efficient than current options, providing a green alternative to current Lithium-ion batteries. http://pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1458597410

Submission + - Scientists Re-grow Dental Enamel

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Anonymous Coward

on Monday March 26, 2007 @02:32AM

Anonymous Coward writes: "Dental enamel is the hardest tissue produced by the body. It cannot regenerate itself, because it is formed by a layer of cells that is lost by the time the tooth appears in the mouth. The enamel spends the remainder of its lifetime vulnerable to wear, damage, and decay. In hopes of eventually replacing teeth, scientists from Japan have developed a new method for growing dental enamel."

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