The Linux Heart Archive
This is the earlier Linux Heart: technical discoveries, short news items, personal opinions and the occasional detour. They belong to the story of this blog, even where the product, service or debate has long since moved on.
The original dates and addresses are preserved. Technical posts have English translations; some personal entries remain in their original language. A revisited guide keeps the original account alongside a separately dated follow-up. The archive is available for reading without advertising.
For practical walkthroughs, start with the selected engineering guides. For current product and marketing stories, return to the journal.
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- Ballmer: “Linux uses our intellectual property!”
Steve Ballmer has declared that "Linux uses our intellectual property!". There you have it, folks. The original story is here
- The perfect Linux kernel = 2.6.19?
In his latest mailing-list message, Linus Torvalds called kernel version 2.6.19 "one of those rare perfect kernels". He also says users don't risk "building a…
- Integer buffer overflow in get_fdb_entries()
A buffer-overflow vulnerability has been found in the Linux 2.6.* kernel branch, in get_fdb_entries() in net/bridge/br_ioctl.c. By passing certain parameters to ioctl(), an attacker can…
- FreeBSD: Buffer overflow in “fw_ioctl()”
Another vulnerability in the FreeBSD kernel. Filipe Balestra and Rodrigo Rubira Branco have reported a vulnerability in the fw_ioctl() call that can expose information potentially…
- FreeBSD is now virus-free
Grisoft has announced two new versions of its AVG antivirus software suite. The company website is at this link.
- Greenphone runs Linux
Trolltech, known for its work on GUI libraries, particularly QT, has announced a new compact PC based on Linux. The device is called Greenphone. You…
- A laptop for every child
The people behind the grandly named project "The One Laptop Per Child" say they've purchased the first batch of Linux laptops for children from low-income…
- AIT launches the “Linux on the desktop” project
The Asian Institute of Technology has announced work on a center that will focus on adapting Linux to the needs of ordinary PC users. Well,…
- ICE WM: A link worth reading
I came across an article on LRN about ICEWM, a window manager I'd long forgotten. Have a look here
- TAR versions up to and including 1.16 are vulnerable
The vulnerability allows files outside the archive to be modified during extraction.
- A new ED release! ED 0.3
We've been waiting 12 years for this. Billions of programmers checked every night before bed to see whether the day had finally come... and now...…
- Dell is refunding the cost of the OS?
Dell is letting customers who bought PCs with a preinstalled OS get some of their money back—specifically, the price of the Windows licence—if they give…
- Wine 0.9.26 is out
Another version of the Windows emulator has seen the light of day. Meet Wine 0.9.26
- Firefox 2.0: the first warning sign
A serious vulnerability has been found in Firefox 2.0, caused by the Password Manager not working correctly. The developers recommend temporarily avoiding the password manager.…
- Novell & SUSE: Divorce or infanticide?
Novell has announced the end of support for SUSE Linux 9.2. Well... one down? Taking its place is OpenSUSE
- Another company cuts costs
French National Assembly has decided to install Linux on its workstations. Personally, I think the idea is a pipe dream.
- Зачем все это?
Я вот пишу-пишу и думаю... а кто сейчас занимается Линуксом? Студенты-пионеры? Или пенсионеры? Нет, я не о разрабочиках говорю, а скорее о естествоиспытателях. Сам убил…
- Первый пошел
Последние недели много пишут о выходе Sony Playstation 3, оказывается энтузиасты уже залили на нее Fedora Core 5 OS с помошью некой Open Platform for…
- Начало
Положим начало шальной идее вести свой блог на Линукс тематику. Может быть это мой последний пост здесь? 🙂