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First Major Linux 2.6 Beta Distribution Arrives
Eager and ready to get Linux 2.6 a try, but you’re not a kernel hacker? Well, you don’t have to wait any longer. Red Hat Inc.’s released a 2.6 distribution, the community based distribution Fedora Core 2 test 1, late last week. Fedora, which is not supported Red Hat, is an experimental distribution for Red…
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First Fallout from Code Leak Hits the Web
A security company on Monday alerted clients of a new vulnerability to Internet Explorer 5, one attributed to the recent leak of Microsoft Corp. Windows source code. The quick attack appears to contradict some optimistic expectations that the recent leak of Windows 2000 and NT code would not pose a significant opportunity for hackers. According…
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Curious Programmers Face Legal Tangles with Leaked Windows Code
With portions of Microsoft Windows NT and 2000 source code running wild on the Internet, programmers are battling the temptation to peek at the operating system’s code. Doing so, legal experts warn, could thrust developers and their software projects into a legal hotbed. “There’s no legitimate reason to look at it,” said Phil Albert, a…
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Windows Source Leak Traces Back to Mainsoft
Thursday’s leak of the Windows 2000 source code originated not from Microsoft, but from long-time Redmond partner Mainsoft. The leaked code includes 30,915 files and was apparently removed from a Linux computer used by Mainsoft for development purposes. Dated July 25, 2000, the source code represents Windows 2000 Service Pack 1. Analysis indicates files within…
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New Cisco Partner Program Targets Vertical Markets
HONOLULU—At its Partner Summit here this week, Cisco Systems introduced its Solution Technology Integrator program for partners producing integrated vertical market solutions featuring Cisco technology. Solution Technology Integrator partners are technology manufacturers that integrate specific Cisco technologies with their own to sell, service and support specific vertical market solutions. These partners, selected by Cisco, must…
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MS Duck and Cover
Microsoft confirmed Friday that source code from its well-worn Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 operating systems had been leaked on the Internet. Here are a number of steps you can take right now to reduce short-term risk to your systems: Patch everything pronto Make sure that you’ve got all your systems on a network…
