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Linux still "benchmark of quality" in this year's Coverity Scan
by Peter Reutemann 07 May '13

07 May '13

"While Linux stands out for its repeated performance as a quality code base, Coverity's defect scanning finds what may be an interesting pattern in mapping how projects grow and how that affects the flaw factor of the code." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1858366 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Certificate bug in open source IPsec VPN
by Peter Reutemann 06 May '13

06 May '13

"The strongSwan open source IPsec VPN software potentially accepts invalid digital signatures and certificates for IPsec connections. The developers report that the issue affects versions 4.3.5 up to 5.0.3 – but only if the OpenSSL crypto backend is enabled using --enable-openssl; the default crypto libraries are not vulnerable." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1855695 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Cinnamon 1.8 adds desklet support
by Peter Reutemann 06 May '13

06 May '13

'The now available Cinnamon 1.8 no longer relies on the GNOME Control Center and supports "desklets", which are similar to Android widgets. The developers say that the Nemo file manager now better integrates into the desktop environment .' -- source: http://h-online.com/-1857166 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Care needed when combining Exim and Dovecot
by Peter Reutemann 06 May '13

06 May '13

"A commonly used method of coupling the Exim and Dovecot mail server programs results in a serious security issue. The cause is an officially recommended, but problematic configuration." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1856664 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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On the Heels of Wheezy, Aptosid Releases 2013-01
by Peter Reutemann 06 May '13

06 May '13

"Right on the heels of Debian's 7.0 ('Wheezy') release, the Aptosid team is proud to announce the immediate availability of the 2013-01 release. Aptosid is a rolling release built on top of Debian's most modern branch Sid, providing the most up-to-date kernel available with patches and stabilization not yet seen in mainline, along with many patched Debian packages, all while maintaining 100% compatibility with upstream Debian (unlike other distros based on Debian). If you think Debian Stable is too old to be useful, give Atposid a spin!" -- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/13/05/06/0111241/on-the-heels-of-wheezy-apt… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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"Portal" Now Available On Linux
by Peter Reutemann 05 May '13

05 May '13

"Valve have released Portal for Linux through the Steam platform. If you have a copy of the Windows version you will automatically have a copy of it for Linux in your account. There are also rumors of Portal 2 coming soon." -- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/13/05/05/1840224/portal-now-available-on-li… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Debian 7 "Wheezy" released
by Peter Reutemann 05 May '13

05 May '13

"Up front, the new release brings a GNOME 3 front end to the community-driven Linux distribution, but the big changes are behind the scenes with multiple architecture support and cloud-enabling packages." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1856723 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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The IPython Notebook
by Peter Reutemann 02 May '13

02 May '13

"The IPython Notebook is a web-based interactive computational environment where you can combine code execution, text, mathematics, plots and rich media into a single document. These notebooks are normal files that can be shared with colleagues, converted to other formats such as HTML or PDF, etc. You can share any publicly available notebook by using the IPython Notebook Viewer service which will render it as a static web page. This makes it easy to give your colleagues a document they can read immediately without having to install anything." -- source: http://ipython.org/notebook.html Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)
by Peter Reutemann 02 May '13

02 May '13

"This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 13.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge." -- source: http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-13.04-raring-ringtail Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Android and Linux Nanosats Shine Bright in Open Source Space Race
by Peter Reutemann 02 May '13

02 May '13

'Three Android-powered NASA "PhoneSat" nanosatellites deorbited and burned up in the atmosphere on April 27 after successfully completing their six-day mission. Meanwhile, the Android- and Linux-powered STRaND-1 nanosat, which was launched by the U.K.'s Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. and Surrey Space Centre on Feb. 25, is still orbiting, but has yet to phone home.' -- source: http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/716910-android-and-l… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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