This week, in case you missed it, Microsoft apologized to the Open Source Initiative over its Sandcastle project and Jack Wallen wrote about Linux server security for the 10 Things blog. I don’t know if you were following the Hans Reiser drama, but it looks like he’s now trying to cut a deal to serve less time for killing his wife, by leading police to the body. Yikes! Plus, it looks like iPhone is still treating open source developers like the black sheep of the tech family.
TechRepublic
- Boost security by stopping these 10 Linux services on your server (Jack Wallen)
- Top 10 IT headlines for June 9: Apple WWDC live, Cisco pushes new WiMAX alliance, Microsoft apologizes to open source
ZDNet
- ‘Highly critical’ bug bites OpenOffice
According to an advisory from Secunia, the flaw could be exploited to launch code execution attacks with manipulated document files. - iPhone 2.0 lets open source in through back door
Will Funambol be able to compete directly with the iPhone?
Around the Web
- Introduction to Linux Gaming (makeuseof.com)
If you are a Linux power user, or just prefer Linux, here are a few of your options for playing games on your Linux box. - Puppy Linux 4.00 is barking up the right tree (Linux.com)
Dennis Ericson reviews new Puppy. - Computer Engineer Hans Reiser Could Disclose Location Of Wife’s Body (Informaton Week)
Reiser developed ReiserFS, the default file system on SUSE Linux/openSUSE, Slackware, Xandros, Yoper, Linspire, and Kurumin Linux.
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