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Submission + - Slackware Linux 12.0 RC1

Submitted by theologu on Friday June 15, 2007 @10:37AM

theologu writes: Patrick Volkerding has announced the first release candidate of Slackware Linux 12.0: "It's that time again, and here we have Slackware 12.0 release candidate 1! If we're lucky, we got it all right the first time. Big thanks to the crew." This message has been posted on the distribution's current changelog, together with a large number of package updates. The upcoming Slackware Linux 12.0 is a major new version; this is the first time a Slackware release will default to a 2.6 kernel (version 2.6.21.5), now compiled with GCC 4 (version 4.1.2). Many other packages also come in their latest versions: the modular X.Org 7.2 with Xgl and Compiz support, KDE 3.5.7, Xfce 4.4.1 and, at long last, Apache 2.2 with PHP 5. As usual, there is no ISO image available for download, but interested beta testers should keep an eye on this FTP server which periodically publishes unofficial ISO images built from the current tree; alternatively, you can build your own DVD image by following these instructions. Happy testing!

Submission + - Secure File Upload in PHP Web Applications (net-security.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 15, 2007 @10:24AM

An anonymous reader writes: Various web applications allow users to upload files. Providing file upload function without opening security holes proved to be quite a challenge in PHP web applications. This article points out various security holes occurring in file upload implementations and suggest a way to implement a secure file upload.

Submission + - Lemming Area Network (jakersblog.com)

Submitted by

jakertberry

on Friday June 15, 2007 @10:21AM

jakertberry writes: "For grins, my project group developed a new secure packet transfer protocol for a client, and called it a LAN (Lemming Area Network). There's both an overview and a whitepaper available."

Submission + - Google Calendar Broken - No response from Google (google.com)

Submitted by Porphyro on Friday June 15, 2007 @09:57AM

Porphyro writes: Many users of "Google Apps for Your Domain" have been experiencing problems with the Google-developed calendar gadget not displaying any information. This has been going on for over two months. The initial solution — upgrading to a new version of the gadget — worked for users of the recently-rebranded iGoogle, but not for users of GAfYD. While Google initially attempted to assist users with this problem via a thread on Google Groups, there has been no response from Google for over a week. It is important to note that the bug is also affecting paying users.

Submission + - Adium code forked over Leopard Dispute (livejournal.com)

Submitted by admiralfrijole on Thursday June 14, 2007 @07:35PM

admiralfrijole writes: Earlier this week, several people opened tickets against Adium crashes occurring in the latest Leopard Beta, which started a veritable firestorm of controversy that included discussions of GPL violations, disabling features, and quite a spat across no less than 3 different IRC channels.

Today, one of the people who filed a ticket and was told that it would not be fixed until Leopard ships announced on his blog that he, and several other unnamed individuals, have forked Adium to create A.org.

Submission + - Pidgin 2.0 Released

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04, 2007 @05:53AM

An anonymous reader writes: After nearly two years of development, Pidgin 2.0 has finally been released! Originally called Gaim, Pidgin is a powerful and robust open source instant messaging client that supports many protocols. Pidgin 2.0 features a completely redesigned interface with attractive new icons and and a new status management system that was designed for optimal usability. Pidgin 2.0 also adds support for universal buddy icon management and smooth-scroll functionality for conversation windows. A comprehensive review at Ars Technica explores the new features in Pidgin 2.0 and demonstrates how to use the new D-Bus bindings with Python to make Pidgin's status system send updates to Twitter.

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