"... «A weakness has been discovered in the random number generator used by OpenSSL on Debian and Ubuntu systems. As a result of this weakness, certain encryption keys are much more common than they should be, such that an attacker could guess the key through a brute-force attack given minimal knowledge of the system.
Read more »Debian GNU/Linux SuiteTelecentro: millions of users for the digital society every year
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The Brazilian Debian GNU / Linux SuiteTelecentro benefits more than 4 millions users every year.
The Brazilian Debian GNU / Linux SuiteTelecentro is a custom solution which is currently being deployed in the Digital Inclusion Program of Banco do Brasil. SuiteTelecentro is used in approximately 2000 telecentres and computer rooms.
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Installing an All in One Printer Device in Debian
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Regular at Freesoftware Magazine, Ryan Cartwright, describes how he managed to get his HP Photosmart C5180 device up and running in Debian Lenny.
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Canadian British Columbia's School District #73 opts for Debian GNU / Linux
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Kamloops Thompson School District #73, British Columbia, Canada, with 55 elementary and secondary schools, chose a majority of open source software on Debian GNU / Linux as it is easier to maintain and in their experience offers better support.
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Shuttleworth Acknowledges Ubuntu’s Debt to Debian
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New comers to Linux sometimes think that Ubuntu sprang forth from Linux as a totally new creation, the next generation of Linux. Old-hands at Linux know better. Now, Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, sets the story straight for those to whom Ubuntu 8.04 is the be-all and end-all of Linux.
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Interview: Steve McIntyre, Debian Project Leader
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Steve McIntyre is the recently elected Debian Prioject Leader. He is a software engineer and a long-time Debian developer. His best known contributions have been in the field of creating Debian CD/DVD images; he is the Debian-cd team leader and is responsible for generating the official images.
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Debian is participating in the 2008 Google Summer of Code
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The Debian project is proud to announce that it has again been accepted by Google as a mentor organisation for the Summer of Code programme. We have been allocated twelve tasks for this year. Google will fund the students mentioned here to work full time on those tasks during their summer vacation, from May 26th to August 18th.
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In the world of open-source operating systems, first impressions count
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One of the reasons the Ubuntu project is doing so well is that it puts a cleaner, slightly more polished face on what starts out as Debian.
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19 new Debian Developers this week: The Debian Project improves its New Maintainer process
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At april 18th 2008, 19 new Debian Developers (DD) accounts were created.
Debian Project is a volunteer effort, and needs more skilled manpower at many human knowledge areas.
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Checking Hard Disk Sanity With Smartmontools (Debian & Ubuntu)
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This guide shows how to install and use the smartmontools package on Debian Etch and Ubuntu 7.10. The smartmontools package provides utilities to check hard disks for disk degradation and failure, using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (SMART) built into most modern ATA and SCSI hard disks.
Read more »I've been using Debian Lenny a lot -- and it works.
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I'm hammering away in Debian Lenny right now, and I can pretty much say that it does what I need it to do.
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New Debian leader aims for better communication
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In many ways the Debian GNU/Linux project is unique among all the distributions that dot the Linux landscape. Apart from putting out a high-grade distribution, it has served as the base for a number of others - Ubuntu and Knoppix, to name just two - which have had a big impact on the growth of the Linux ecosystem.
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4 months and 10 days without any new Debian developer. Is Debian dying?
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"It has now been more than 4 months since the last Debian developer account was created. 18 contributors have been through all steps, and are simply waiting for this simple administrative task to be done..."
Read more »Steve McIntyre elected Debian Project Leader 2008
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"The winner of the Debian Project Leader (DPL) 2008 election is Steve McIntyre, His term as DPL will extend for one year starting on April 17th, 2008..."
Read more »Venezuela and the Hackers’ Revolution
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"The Third International Forum on Free Knowledge was recently held in Maracaibo, Venezuela, bringing together many people interested in the development of free software worldwide. One reason Venezuela chose to host this event is that, in January 2006, their new free software law came into effect, which mandates that all government agencies migrate to free software over a two-year period.
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