Last week the Talent First Network announced the launch of a new monthly publication geared toward greater understanding and dialogue between businesses and open source software projects. The free monthly’s title is Open Source Business Resource, and it’s geared toward the local business, open source, and academic communities in Ontario, Canada, though if it does well, there are plans to expand it beyond the region.

This month’s issue

Source: The Jem Report

~LC

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According to a message posted over the weekend on the Full-Disclosure mailing list, the latest version of Firefox, 2.0.0.5, contains a password management vulnerability that can allow malicious Web sites to steal user passwords. If you have JavaScript enabled and allow Firefox to remember your passwords, you are at risk from this flaw.

(Watch for a patch for this little rascal in a hurry folks,Baldy)

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Password vulnerability in Firefox 2.0.0.5

Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, announced on July 22 at the Ubuntu Live conference in Portland, Ore., the availability of Landscape, its Web-based systems management program for Ubuntu servers and desktops. Landscape will be available to Canonical’s support subscribers. Landscape provides a key tool for the growing number of businesses that want to take advantage of the ease of use of Ubuntu and have previously seen system administration or support as a hurdle. This is Canonical’s first native Ubuntu system deployment and management tool.

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Canonical launches Web-based systems management for Ubuntu