LXer Linux NewsLinux and Open Source news headlinesMozilla CEO John Lilly on Apple and iPhone- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Wired: Are you going to develop a version of Firefox for the iPhone Lilly: No. Apple makes it too hard. They say its because of technical issues they dont want outsiders to disrupt the user experience. Thats a business argument masquerading as a technological argument. Were focusing on more important stuff. The iPhone has been influential, but theres not that many of them. Were part of the LiMo Foundation Linux on Mobile. The Razr V2 is a LiMo phone, and youll see more in the next year or so.http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=2122&tag=nl.rSINGLE Ugandan students translate Firefox- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Students and linguists from Makerere University have translated the open source web browser, Mozilla Firefox, into Luganda at a Translatethon held on the campus in Kampala, Uganda last week. The two-day gathering brought together almost 200 students and allowed them to make a practical contribution to their languages presence in the digital age.http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2784 Open source good for security- (Found August 15, 2008 ) The key to IT security is secure software - software that is written with not only features, but also security, in mind, says David Jacobson, technical director at Linux services company Synaq. However, says Jacobson, software is seldom developed with an eye on back-end security requirements. Developers are usually under pressure to deliver on required features within tight deadlines which leave little time to check for vulnerabilities each step of the way. The result is that most software is...http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2780 Set up your firewall with Firewall Builder- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Firewall Builder (fwbuilder) is a graphical application that can help you to configure IP traffic filtering. It can compile the filtering policy you define into many specifications, including iptables and various languages used by Cisco and Linksys routers. Separating the actual policy you define and the implementation in this way should let you change what hardware is running your firewall without having to redefine your policy for that platform.http://www.linux.com/feature/144533 Warning: DNS flaw spills over to OpenID- (Found August 15, 2008 ) OpenID sounds like a great idea - essentially single-sign on for multiple web sites or web applications, without participating sites having to see your credentials. But is it trustworthy and safe in the light of recent revelations concerning a flaw on the DNS system on which it relieshttp://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20031&Itemid=5... If You Love Your Data, Set It Free- (Found August 15, 2008 ) In the past, data was structured, secure and tightly controlled. The bad news is that the data was limited by the firewall of personnel, technologies, and process rigidity. Today, however, the demand is for just-in-time and inclusive data, moving away from a monolithic data system mentality to multiple sources of data that provide real-time inferences on consumers, activities, events and transactions.http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/64142.html Community Journalism and Open Source Share Common Bond- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Community journalism encourages members of the community to participate in the news process, not just as passive readers, but as active producers of the news itself. This direct connection to the product is similar in many ways to the kind of community building that goes on in open source development.http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2966.html The Nortel-Pingtel Deal: The Bigger, Hidden Open Source Story- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Yes, Nortel Networks acquired Pingtel -- an open source VoIP firm. But the bigger story: Nortel may finally realize it needs to leverage open source communities to combat Cisco Systems. At least that's the spin from The VAR Guy.http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/08/13/the-nortel-pingtel-deal-bigger-than-you-think/ Lest we forget the REAL FUD tm- (Found August 15, 2008 ) We all know the term FUD, dont we If you havent heard of it, it means Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, and it was created a big software monopoly, often headlined Get the facts. Some years ago, I got the real facts. And the real FUD.http://wolfgang.lonien.de/?p=701 NetBeans 6.5 beta promises PHP simplicity- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Sun Microsystems has taken another step in its long journey towards greater support of open source by delivering the first beta of its next crop of NetBeans. The NetBeans 6.5 beta builds on the open source integrated development environment's earlier support for dynamic languages with support for PHP.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/14/netbeans_six_five_beta/ |