F-Secure reports another linux worm has been found. Good thing I’m not running Mambo… however a patch has already been released.
I will say one thing about open source software it seems when a security issue is found it is fixed quickly.
One reason Windows might not be good on your phone
The guys a F-Secure have cool jobs but one I would not want. I know their is a reason I’m not “part of the croud” when it comes to pc’s and I definately will not follow when it comes to phones. It’s bad enoungh when a virus hits your PC, but your phone… not me. I’ll pass on Windows Mobile ®.
The first OSX virus Leap.A
Now that a virus has been found exploiting iChat on Mac OSX will Linux be far behind ???
ipw2200 firmware problems with kernel 2.6.10 and 2.6.12
After a few days without wireless figured I’d get down to trying to fix it. I’m not sure what happened with the kernel updates for 2.6.10.x and 2.6.12.x but I kept getting firmware errors in the dmesg log.
[4295079.175000] ipw2200: Firmware error detected. Restarting. [4295082.861000] ipw2200: Firmware error detected. Restarting. [4295086.139000] ipw2200: Firmware error detected. Restarting.
I went to ipw2200.sourceforge.net to veify I had the latest version and to double check the configuration. So I grabbed the firmware for the version I was using and unzipped it to /lib/hotplug/firmware.
So far so good, wireless is back working and no more firmware errors in the dmesg log.
RedHat coming to town
I started using Linux in 1998 cause it was different, I wanted to learn and it was cheap. Back then it was RedHat as the flavor of choice and it’s nice to see they are coming to Nashville. The end of May RedHat will hold their Summit 2006 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Three days and four nights for $899 is reasonable for a professional conference but a little out of my price range. The tracks cover a wide range of topics and the speakers have a diverse technology background.
If I had the time and the dough I’d be there, if only to sponge off the environment I’d be in. For those who have not been to the Opryland Hotel it is a very, very nice place and a great location for a conference. Back in 1990 I was their for a week as part of a business trip and it was an excellent time.