Red Hat Security Advisory - PHP, Jul 03, 2003

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP server.

This update contains fixes for a number of bugs discovered in the version of PHP included in Red Hat Linux 8.0 and 9. These bugs include the use of a PHP script as an ErrorDocument and possible POST body corruption in some configurations.

MontaVista Software, a company specializing in Linux for "embedded" computing devices such as network equipment, hopes to join the newly announced Consumer Electronics Linux Forum, the company said Wednesday. Founders of the group are Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba.

Webmaster's note: For some background on this story, please refer to the July 1st item: Copying troubles a hiccup for Linux festival

Software Images places a high value on our clients IP (music or software), we have indeed turned down work in the past where ownership/copyright/IP, whatever term you want to use, is to our knowledge in question. This probably differs from many replicators who may just rest on their disclaimer, or just turn a blind eye. Software Images will always try to protect and respect others IP as we hope people will respect ours. In this case we were still gathering information about the SCO v IBM litigation, when pressured for a story by the reporter concerned. However, the fact that we were aware of it, our company we will err heavily on the side of caution until we are presented with sufficient data to make a decision.

What exactly is the SE Linux project?

NSA Security Enhanced Linux is comprised of a kernel patch to add security features, and patches to applications to allow them to determine the security domain in which to run processes. For example, /bin/login selects the domain for user processes according to configuration files and the security policy database.

In SE Linux every process is in a security domain, and every file, network socket, or other object has a security type associated with it. SE Linux uses a "policy database" to determine what access each domain gets to the objects on the system. This means that a "root" process does not get full access to the system unless SE Linux also permits the access. SE Linux is based on the Linux Security Modules (LSM) interface.

Privately held Chicago-based Orbitz uses more than 750 Linux-on-Intel Compaq computers in its data center to download fares, service search requests and run the company's booking engine. In the fall, Orbitz migrated its web applications running on Sun Microsystems' Enterprise 4500 servers to Compaq machines. The migration meant moving the software from Solaris running on 168 Sparc processors to Linux running on 100 Intel chips.

Although Linus Torvalds didn't meet a goal to release the upcoming 2.6 version of the Linux operating system in June, the Linux leader said a test version could come as soon as next week.

"I'm planning on starting the so-called 'pre-2.6' series in early July, and that is kind of a beta series," Torvalds said Wednesday in an interview. He and Andrew Morton, the programmer who will maintain the 2.6 version, "are talking about starting a pre-2.6 series next week," Torvalds said.

HP announced today an affordable, high-quality desktop PC for small and medium businesses (SMB): the HP Compaq Business Desktop d220 Microtower, which offers a choice for operating system between Windows or Mandrake Linux 9.1 (please read the press-release below).

It's the first time that an industry leader publicly announces the availability of Linux on a desktop PC.

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