%%%%%Linux buffer overflow issues on Power-based systems&&&&&IBM Developerworks: "In this article, all examples of buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Linux running on Power/Cell Broadband Engine Architecture processor-based servers were developed and executed on an IBM BladeCenter JS22 Express server, an IBM BladeCenter QS21 server, and a Sony Playstation 3 running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7."&&&&&Jan 8th, 10:30:55&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-08-008-35-OS-SW-DV&&&&&Open Source,Software,Development&&&&&115&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Breaking News: OLPC Just Got Gutted, 50% Staff Gone!&&&&&One Laptop Per Child News: "The official OLPC blog so innocently says that One Laptop Per Child is "Refocusing our mission" with an email from Nicholas Negroponte that clearly shows that the OLPC organization is really being gutted."&&&&&Jan 8th, 09:03:55&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-08-007-35-OP-CY&&&&&Opinions,Community&&&&&368&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Refocusing on our mission&&&&&One Laptop per Child: "We are streamlining our operations this month, cutting staff by roughly 50% and laying out broad targets for the coming year. Here is Nicholas's announcement on the upcoming changes:"&&&&&Jan 8th, 07:33:55&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-08-006-35-NW-CY&&&&&News,Community&&&&&290&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%gOS 3.1 Introduces Cloud Computing&&&&&DeviceGuru: "The gOS ("good OS") project has issued an SP1 release of gOS 3.1 Gadgets. This latest gOS release implements numerous package updates, bug fixes, and configuration enhancements, and continues gOS's strong dependence on Google's web-based applications."&&&&&Jan 8th, 06:03:55&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-08-005-35-RV-RL&&&&&Reviews,Releases&&&&&764&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Understanding Perl Variable References On Linux And Unix&&&&&The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Today we're going to take a look at a part of Perl that a lot of folks shy away from; mostly because (from my experience) they feel it's too abstract a notion or too complicated to understand. For today, I'm referring to Perl references ;) And here's the thing; nothing could be farther from the truth. It's just about as simple as the sentence preceding the last."&&&&&Jan 8th, 04:33:55&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-08-004-35-NW-CY&&&&&News,Community&&&&&412&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Multiseat Computer for 12 Users&&&&&Multiseatfor12users: This isn't a news story, but it looks so cool I ran it anyway.--ed.&&&&&Jan 8th, 03:03:55&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-08-003-35-OS-BZ-DP&&&&&Open Source,Business,Deployments&&&&&1244&&&&&2&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%What Is SMB?&&&&&Computing Tech: "Years ago, Microsoft and IBM came up with the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol to compete with Novell's IPX-based file and print sharing. Though it's hard to believe now, there was a time when pretty much all corporate networks were running IPX and Novell Netware servers."&&&&&Jan 8th, 01:33:55&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-08-002-35-NW-SW-NT&&&&&News,Software,Networking&&&&&970&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Integrating legacy Windows applications on a Linux Desktop environment&&&&&blog.angulosolido.pt: "In the real world there's people developing fat clients, where a web interface would be the best way. There's people programming in .NET, delivering solutions to the customers that limit their OS choices to Windows. And there are public and private institutions buying without knowing how this may affect them in the future."&&&&&Jan 8th, 00:03:55&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-08-001-35-RV-DT-SW&&&&&Reviews,Desktop,Software&&&&&931&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Puppy Linux On Windows Desktop&&&&&DownloadTube: "Puppy Linux is an interesting Linux distribution which offers multiple features, despite of its low file size (around 99 MB). An average computer user will find enough flexibility and an increased speed during the execution of common tasks like web browsing, text processing, image editing and more."&&&&&Jan 7th, 23:32:10&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-07-031-35-RV-SW&&&&&Reviews,Software&&&&&959&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%How to Run Linux From a USB Drive&&&&&Tech Radar: "Because no one likes being parted from their data for too long, we present a smarter option: store it all on a USB flash drive."&&&&&Jan 7th, 23:02:10&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-07-030-35-OS-DT&&&&&Open Source,Desktop&&&&&1312&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%OpenOffice.org vs. Go-OO: Cutting through the Gordian Knot&&&&&Datamation: "Is OpenOffice.org (OOo), the popular free office application, "a profoundly sick project," as developer Michael Meeks alleges? Or are his comments a poorly concealed effort to promote Go-OO, Novell's version of OOo, as the anti-Novell lobby suggests?"&&&&&Jan 7th, 22:32:10&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-07-029-35-OS-DT&&&&&Open Source,Desktop&&&&&1492&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Indie Dev Suggests Peers Should Support OS X, Linux Gaming&&&&&ars Technica: "But now that the indie sector is growing, how does one stand out from the pack? According to one indie developer, the answer is simple: make games for Mac OS X and Linux."&&&&&Jan 7th, 22:02:10&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-07-028-35-IN-GM&&&&&Interviews and People,Games&&&&&524&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%How Does Ubuntu Linux Differ From Debian?&&&&&The Linux Distillery: "Bring up the topic of Ubuntu and you'll receive a mixed response from unexpected corners. No, it's not the Windows brigade, but the Debian crowd. So just how does Ubuntu differ from Debian to inflame such passion?"&&&&&Jan 7th, 21:32:10&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-07-027-35-OS-DB&&&&&Open Source,Debian&&&&&1647&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Turn Your Linux Desktop into an Alarm Clock&&&&&Tech Source From Bohol: "This time, I'll keep it simple by showing to you some free and open-source programs that you can easily install and use to make your Linux desktop as an alternative or shall I say an improvised alarm clock."&&&&&Jan 7th, 21:02:10&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-07-026-35-OS-DT&&&&&Open Source,Desktop&&&&&956&&&&&1&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD
%%%%%Wireshark&&&&&ISP Planet: "Gerald Combs first started developing the open source packet sniffer Wireshark (initially called Ethereal) back in 1997, and released it in the summer of 1998. "I was working at a small ISP in the Midwest, and we were very limited on the tools that they would buy us for troubleshooting--so I decided to write a network protocol analyzer," he recalls."&&&&&Jan 7th, 20:32:10&&&&&http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-01-07-025-35-SC-SW-NT&&&&&Security,Software,Networking&&&&&988&&&&&0&&&&&cschroder&&&&&RSVD&&&&&RSVD