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2013-05-15 DSA-2669 linux - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service, information leak or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

2013-05-14 DSA-2668 linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak

2013-05-12 DSA-2667 mysql-5.5 - several vulnerabilities

Several issues have been discovered in the MySQL database server. The vulnerabilities are addressed by upgrading MySQL to a new upstream version, 5.5.31, which includes additional changes, such as performance improvements and corrections for data loss defects.

Debian Wiki

2013-05-20T04:19:10Z VirtualBox

2013-05-20T00:58:38Z debian/watch

include the necessary filenamemangle for github example

2013-05-19T22:27:09Z DebianEdu/Welcome

fix grammar

Linuxtoday.com

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:00 -0700 Upcoming Features of Debian 8.0

Softpedia: Dubbed Jessie, Debian 8 is now officially in development, as announced by Matthias Klose last week

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:00:00 -0700 Linux Kernel 3.9 The Kernel Column with Jon Masters

LinuxUser: Jon Masters summarises the latest happenings in the Linux kernel community

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:00:00 -0700 Switching From Windows to Nix or a Newbie to Linux ??? 20 Useful Commands for Linux Newbies

tecmint: So you are planning to switch from Windows to Linux, or have just switched to Linux?

OSNews

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:15:47 GMT NeXTstation Turbo Color booting MacOS System 7.1

"This is my NeXTstation Turbo Color booting the Mac System 7.1 Operating System using a hardware add-on called 'Daydream'. The Daydream has a Mac ROM and a few custom ICs in it and hooked up to the NeXTs DSP port. Turns your NeXT into a full fledged 68k powered Mac." So cool.

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:11:45 GMT NetBSD 6.1 released

"The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.1, the first feature update of the NetBSD 6 release branch. It represents a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons, as well as new features and enhancements. Please note that all fixes in the prior security/bugfix updates (NetBSD 6.0.1 and 6.0.2) are also in 6.1."

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:33:08 GMT * Why Google gets so much credit *

Why does Google get so much credit in the technology industry? Why, despite the company's many obvious failings, do many geeks and enthusiasts still hold a somewhat positive view on the all-knowing technology giant? A specific talk at Google I/O this week provides the answer. Read more on this exclusive OSNews article...

DistroWatch.com: News

2013-05-19T22:21:45+00:00 Development Release: gNewSense 3.0 Beta 1

Sam Geeraerts has announced the availability of the initial beta release of gNewSense 3.0. gNewSense is a Debian-based distribution sponsored by Free Software Foundation and built strictly from free ("libre") software only. This version is based on Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" (with GNOME 2). From the release announcement: "The....

2013-05-19T12:13:27+00:00 Distribution Release: Hybryde Linux 13.04

Olivier Larrieu has announced the release of Hybryde Linux 13.04, a rather unusual distribution which ships with 11 desktop user interfaces (Enlightenment, GNOME 2, GNOME 3, KDE, LXDE, Openbox, Unity, FVWM, Xfce, MATE and Cinnamon) and which provides a way to seamlessly switch between them without a need....

2013-05-19T08:01:12+00:00 Distribution Release: Mageia 3

Trish Fraser has announced the release of Mageia 3, the third official release of the community distribution that was created by former developers and contributors of the once highly popular Mandriva Linux in late 2010: "All grown up and ready to go dancing - Mageia 3 is out.....