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Linux Pipeline Newsletter www.LinuxPipeline.com WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2006 In This Issue: - Sun CEO McNealy Steps Down, Schwartz Steps Up - Novell CEO Wants Closer Relationship With Oracle - Zero-Day Firefox Flaw May Create Problems, Experts Warn - More News... - How-To: Windows-To-Linux Migrations, Made Easy - As Linux Malware Multiplies, Will OS X Be Far Behind? - Enterprise Users Weigh Linux Tradeoffs - More Picks... Have you heard about the DataComm Enterprise Conference? June 6-7, McCormick Place, Chicago during GLOBALCOMM. Unique 3-in-1 event covers wireless, storage and enterprise security. You're invited to the premier 2-day forum for Business and IT Includes free access to GLOBALCOMM 2006 exhibits and keynotes. "http://www.data.com" ----------------------------------------- Editor's Note: Scary Stories I tend to resist security scares of any sort. That's especially true when a scare involves malware or software security flaws; such "threats" are, in fact, rarely much of a threat at all to users who take basic, common-sense security precautions. At any rate, given the number of stories you'll find this week, here and elsewhere, covering the new wave of malware targeting Linux and OS X systems, as well as still more security-related coverage of the usual suspects, it's a good time to hang back, take a deep breath, and take stock of the situation. It's undeniably true that malware developers are, at long last, sinking their teeth into some dangerously complacent Open Source backsides. It's also true that the problem has far less to do with this or that technology than it does with the people using them: As always, users who cut corners, assume too much, and refuse to take responsibility for themselves are the ones who will never even know what hit them. Also keep in mind that computer security is not just an intellectual discipline; it's a multi-billion dollar business. In this environment, the distinctions between consumer education, awareness-raising tactics, and traditional marketing are important; you don't have to subscribe to conspiracy theories, or assume the worst about people, to know that it's a bad idea to depend on people who want to sell you something to tell you what you need and why you need it. That's not an excuse, by the way, to justify not paying $30 for decent malware protection, no matter which desktop operating system you prefer. It is a reminder that no security expert, and certainly no software, can help us when we forget about the only security vulnerabilities that no developer can ever patch: the ones between our ears.
Matt McKenzie
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Novell CEO Wants Closer Relationship With Oracle
Zero-Day Firefox Flaw May Create Problems, Experts Warn
Minnesota Standards Bill Could Affect Microsoft Word, Adobe
Mozilla Patches Thunderbird, Puts Mozilla Suite To Sleep
Microsoft Widens Aim With IE 7 Beta Release
CollabNet Intros Web-Based Version Control
JasperSoft Delivers Open-Source Biz Intelligence Platform
MySQL To Outline Plug-in Plans, Database Upgrade
Yahoo Tied to Jailing Of Third Chinese Activist
Mac OS X Hit By 6 New Zero-Day Bugs Editor's Picks How-To: Windows-To-Linux Migrations, Made Easy If you're ready to make the leap from Windows to Linux, these two migration tools make it far more likely that you'll enjoy a soft landing.
As Linux Malware Multiplies, Will OS X Be Far Behind?
Enterprise Users Weigh Linux Tradeoffs
VMware, Linux ISVs Launch Alternative Desktop Models
Journalists, Executives Await Decision On Apple Speech Suit Cast Your Vote Now! Actually, this week's question is more a matter of whether the two leading enterprise Linux vendors, Novell and Red Hat, have futures as independent companies. Can the two firms -- or either of them, for that matter -- survive an increasingly inhospitable-looking competitive landscape? Let us know, cast your vote! Get More Out Of Linux Pipeline Try Linux Pipeline's RSS Feed Linux Pipeline's content is available via RSS feed: Get RSS link. The feed is also auto-discoverable to many RSS readers from the Linux Pipeline home page. Note: RSS feeds are not viewable in most Web browsers. You need an RSS reader, Web-based service, or plug-in to view RSS. Find out which RSS readers the Pipeline editors recommend.
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