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| 06.29.05
Bitkeeper,git (patch Maintenance)
 By A.P. Lawrence
Kernel programmers need to keep track of patches. That's pretty obvious, but what isn't immediately obvious to those of us who aren't kernel developers is just how onerous that task is for Linux kernels.
Enter Bitkeeper , a SCM (Source Code Management) tool that dulls the pain and attends to the nasty details, leaving the developer more time to focus on development.
But wait: Bitkeeper is a commercial product. Linux isn't about commercial products, right? Well no, but technically Bitkeeper isn't part of Linux; it's just something that developers could use to track their changes. And Bitkeeper itself quietly helped out by letting those developers use the tool for free. That was the status quo up till recently. There were people like Richard Stallman who warned that this was bad practice, but nobody pays attention to GNU/Richard.
But then Bitkeeper pulled the plug. No more freebies. Shoulda listened to Richard, I think. This was a choice of convenience over principle. It's not the only place Linux flunks the Purity test, but it was a big one.
So now kernel developers have to use something else. At the moment, that may be Linus Torvald's "git". And we leave the developers to work the details out for themselves.
*Originally published at APLawrence.com
About the Author:
A.P. Lawrence provides SCO Unix and Linux consulting services http://www.pcunix.com
Real Provides Critical Update For Mac, Windows, Linux
 By David Utter
The RealPlayer utility has several vulnerabilities patched with the latest security releases from RealNetworks.
The reported vulnerabilities have not generated any reports of exploits according to Real. But the potential for local code execution and buffer overflows have lead Real to announce new updates.
All Mac versions of RealPlayer and RealOne will require an update or an upgrade, respctively. Linux machines running the 10.0.5 versions of either RealPlayer or Helix will not need an update, but older versions will need to be upgraded to patch a heap overflow vulnerability.
For Windows users, especially those that have one of the older versions of RealOne or RealPlayer installed, the company recommends a full upgrade to the latest build of RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1212). Likewise, users of an older version of Rhapsody 3 will have to upgrade.
One vulnerability could allow a malicious MP3 file to overwrite a local file or to launch an ActiveX control on the local machine. Depending on the control, a criminal could get access to the user's machine.
Likewise, a malicious AVI or a RealMedia file could enable remote code execution via a buffer overflow condition. And an exploit exists that could take advantage of systems running older versions of Internet Explorer with default settings.
The Real advisory contains more information.
About the Author:
David Utter is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business. |
