Hello friends,

SafeSquid, Linux based Content Filtering Internet Proxy, Version
4.2.2.RC8.2 has been released.

Highlights:
A memory leak in request forwarding has been fixed. The disk cleaning
mechanism has been rolled back. Logs have been fixed to report
"username@IP_ADDRESS". Crashing due to incompatible values set in the
global sub-section has been fixed. Repeated authentication challenges
have been fixed. cProfiles (a Web site profiler) has been added. The
SafeSquid init script has been enhanced. Automatic log rotation has
been improved. There are major optimizations to allow handling of more
than 1024 concurrent sockets. There are optimizations in the automatic
creation of directives for Monit.

Check 'Changelog' on the SafeSquid Forum for details.

Cheers.

Metallica Changes Download Tune

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| "We've been observing Radiohead and Trent Reznor and in twenty-seven years or
| however long it takes for the next record, we'll be looking forward to
| everything in terms of possibilities with the Internet." Fans were less than
| sympathetic when the band took a stand for art (and for art money) by suing
| Napster. Fans generally felt Metallica had enough money already and that
| their unrequited love for the band's brand of metal shouldn't be repaid by
| quashing their ability to share it with others.
`----

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/04/28/metallica-changes-download-tune

The boxed CD mentality is too outdated for the age of the Internet.

Recent:

Lars Ulrich suggests Metallica could follow Radiohead

An open palette: Tux Paint's Bill Kendrick

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| Bill Kendrick is a software machine. He is the lead designer and developer of
| New Breed Software, a company creating free and open source games, libraries,
| tools and utilities across a range of operating systems, mobile devices, hand
| held and home video consoles. He has personally created a diverse range of
| classic Web-based games that run across all browsers, and has worked as a
| professional video game developer since 2003.
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;319212281;fp;4;fpid;1968336438

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Open Source Drawing Program for Children Receives SVG Support

,----[ Quote ]
| Five years after the debut of its award-winning Open Source drawing
| program for children, New Breed Software is happy to announce the
| release of Tux Paint 0.9.17.

VIA's Open-Source Efforts A Bluff?

,----[ Quote ]
| Last month we reported on VIA's new open-source driver efforts that was
| announced at the LF Austin Summit. This new strategy involves VIA providing
| the open-source community with NDA-free hardware specifications, code, and
| other resources -- in a similar fashion to what ATI/AMD and Intel have been
| doing for some time now. However, not everyone has been satisfied by this
| announcement and their new Linux website isn't yet exactly useful. We explore
| the VIA Linux situation in this article as well as sharing what two
| open-source developers have to say.

Rugged PDA available with Linux

,----[ Quote ]
| A value-added reseller of mobile computers and PDAs has ported Linux to a
| ruggedized, "military-grade" PDA. SDG Systems is offering the "Nomad" from
| Tripod Data Systems (TDS) pre-installed with Angstrom Linux and Qtopia PDA
| Edition, and bundled with a toolsuite and build environment based on
| OpenEmbedded.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6292990557.html

Pictures included.

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Stephanie's ZipIt Web Server

Legal blow to secret government lobbying

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| The Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) has lost
| an appeal to keep secret its meetings with business lobbying group the
| Confederation of British Industry.
|
| The case has dragged on for three years and originally concerned secret
| meetings between the CBI and BERR, which was formerly known as the Department
| of Trade and Industry.
|
| [...]
|
| The victory is a big filip for the wider movement, led by the Alliance for
| Lobbying Transparency, to force the UK government to introduce more
| transparency into its dealings with lobbying groups. ALT is calling for
| compulsory registration of lobby groups and a record of their meetings with
| politicians and civil servants.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/02/berr_lobby_openess/

30 Blogs Every Open Source Enthusiast Should Keep an Eye On

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| I tried to avoid blogs that are more or less aggregators like Lxer and
| Linux.com, I focused on personal blogs of developers, activists, programmers,
| and leading members of the Open Source community. Hope you find this helpful!
`----

http://hehe2.net/linux-general/30-blogs-every-open-source-enthusiast-should-keep.../

Abas Once Again Awarded For Its ERP Software

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| Abas Business Solutions (PRC) Ltd. announced recently that its Abas ERP
| system has been honorably awarded the "Winner of Enterprise Resources
| Planning Software" granted by Linux Pilot's Editorial at the award
| presentation ceremony at "Linux & OSS Best Solution 2008" held on 17th April.
| It's the third time that the Abas ERP system has been granted such an award,
| a position of pride for both Abas' employees and customers.
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http://www.supplychainmarket.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%%7B6EC1362F-D630...
http://tinyurl.com/6mpdnn

Recent:

The Face Machine Now Available For Linux

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| The Face Machine for Maya, Anzovin Studio's new speed-rigging tool for facial
| rigging, is now available for Linux operating systems.
|
| Animators who use Linux operating systems will now be able to build the same
| fast and flexible rigs that are already used by dozens of animators who use
| Windows and Mac.
`----

http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=23148

Related:

Maya 8 Features and Release Notes

Ubuntu Hardy Heron: Beyond the Hype and into the Dilemma

,----[ Quote ]
| The main place where innovation is happening rapidly seems to be in Ubuntu's
| efforts to balance the concept of free software with the drive toward
| commercialism by Canonical, Ubuntu's...

SpringSource’s GPL move highlights commercial concerns

,----[ Quote ]
| Given the previous discussion on this blog and elsewhere about the commercial
| benefits of the GPL versus more permissive open source licenses it is
| fascinating (if you’re in to that sort of thing) to see that SpringSource has
| chosen the GPLv3 for its new Application Platform.
|
| Due for release in June the SpringSource Application Platform combines the
| Spring Framework, Apache Tomcat, Eclipse Equinox and other OSGi-based
| technologies with the new SpringSource Dynamic Module Kernel backbone. All of
| these are available under Apache or Eclipse, however, the SpringSource
| Application Project itself with be under the GPLv3.
`----

http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2008/05/02/springsource-gpl-move-highlights.../

Related:

Why does Microsoft seem scared of GPLv3?