OpenSource has been in existence for quite a long time. It has been known by so many names with various differences in how licenses take effect on certain products. Some of the widely-known opensource licenses to date are GNU’s own GPL and LGPL licenses, BSD’s own license, the Apache licenses, Mozilla Public License, the PHP license, among many others. These licenses are under the stewardship of the OpenSource Initiative (OSI) who accepts applications by individuals or groups and reviews or approves candidate licenses. Discussing the differences between each opensource license is a different matter however, one may visit the OSI site for more information.
“The software I’m using works fine. I paid for it and I don’t see the need to tinker with it’s programming. Why bother?”
Sure, if you’re happy with the proprietary product that you are using then I’m glad for you. However, there may be questions that you would want...
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Postfix and Dovecot Authentication through LDAP to eDirectory LDAPFrom: baudizm.blogsome.com
Post Date: 2008-03-10 14:16:23
We have been using eDirectory for quite a while on Linux now and the time has come that a client would like to use eDirectory to authenticate other Linux services through LDAP to eDirectory. We have been tasked to integrate the authentication of Postfix, Dovecot, Squid, and SquirrelMail via LDAP to Novell’s eDirectory.
The approach that we have decided to use for Postfix was to do virtual email hosting, while letting Postfix pull user accounts from LDAP, and store the emails on virtua...
more ASUS Eee PC exploitable out of the boxFrom: baudizm.blogsome.com
Post Date: 2008-02-12 08:12:27
RISE Security has posted a blog entry announcing that the ASUS Eee PC running Xandros is vulnerable out of the box.
Read the article at the RISE Securite website .
As always, ASUS Eee PC users running Xandros will need to update or patch the bundled Samba. Better yet, install updated Ubuntu versions instead.
Bottomline, relying on a product out of the box is not good for your health or your boxen.
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more After the ConventionFrom: baudizm.blogsome.com
Post Date: 2008-02-12 08:01:16
Whew, finally after the whirlwind travels to Benguet and Davao, I’m finally back in Cagayan de Oro. Talk about much needed rest. Now is the perfect time to reflect on the events.
QITC Convention
The convention was really fun despite me having to rush because my flight the next day is quite early. I had fun meeting Ms. Yolynne Medina for the first time. We’ve been exchanging emails and chatting on Gmail for quite some time and the meetup at the convention was one meeting lo...
more Resolve iManager “503″ issue in NetwareFrom: baudizm.blogsome.com
Post Date: 2008-02-12 07:21:24
Covered OS versions:
- Netware 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5
- Open Enterprise Server (OES) Netware Kernel 6.5
iManager versions:
- iManager 2.5
- iManager 2.6
- iManager 2.7
Issue:
You have installed Netware, and iManager on your server box. Suddenly, when you tried to access iManager from your browser, you’re greeted with the “Error 503: Service Unavailable” notification.
This is related to how Novell LDAP (NLDAP) and Netware’s server certif...
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