Monthly Archives: May 2008

Important Security Advisory

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-05-13

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. This particularly […]

Weekly Newsletter #90

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-05-11

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 90 for the weeks May 4th – May 10th, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu Brainstorm Growing, Ubuntu Finland receives award from Finland's Minister of Communications, Ubuntu Featured on Italian TV, submit questions for Launchpad podcast, Forums News and Interviews, Ubuntu UK Podcast Episode 5, and […]

Weekly Newsletter #89

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-05-04

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 89 for the weeks April 27th – May 3rd, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu Open Week, Intrepid Ibex: Open for Business, FLISOL Nicaragua 2008, Launchpad 1.2.4, gNewSense release of DeltaH(based on Hardy Heron), Fox New Responds to Linux Community, Ubuntu 8.04 vs. Windows Vista Power […]

LoCo Team Advocacy Success Story

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-05-04

You may have already read about it, heck you may have already heard it yourself! The Minnesota (USA) LoCo team went about contacting local media outlets and agencies to inform them about the recent Ubuntu 8.04 release, the Loco Team’s release party, and the exciting possibilities of using an open source operating system. Jon Gordon […]