today's leftovers
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Software bills of material face long road to adoption [Ed: Microsoft agenda (and old, antiquated FUD) creeping in under the guise of "security"]
There are few things the fractious community of cybersecurity experts and researchers can agree on. One of the rare exceptions is the need for more widespread use of software bills of materials, or SBOMs, a tool that lists the components of a given piece of software.
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A year in cyber: Computing's biggest security stories of 2022
Here's our round-up of the security stories that have shaped the cyber year in what has been yet another rollercoaster ride for infosec professionals.
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Commercial Dev Tool vendor adds ARM64 and "Dark Mode" for Linux [Ed: Proprietary, not "commercial"; Free software can also be used commercially]
I’m a big fan of commercial software supporting Linux. Big, big fan.
When I see game developers and publishers throw their weight behind Linux, it makes my heart sing. Even when those games are closed source, it’s worth supporting their endeavors to support one of my favorite open source operating systems.
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Can you please tell me what time it is? Adventures with public NTP servers., (Wed, Dec 21st)
Keeping accurate time has never been easier. In the early days of my computing experience, the accuracy of computer clocks was always questionable. Many of them kept worse time than a $5 wristwatch. Having a cheap quartz oscillator on a motherboard with widely varying temperatures just didn't work all that well.
Along came NTP, and now, almost all operating systems, even many IoT devices, come preconfigured with some reasonable NTP server. In addition, "pool.ntp.org" has made available many publicly available servers to choose from. Currently, "pool.ntp.org" claims to consist of about 4,000 servers provided by volunteers. But how good are they? That is a question that often comes up with volunteer projects like that. Pretty much anybody may join "the pool" and of course, there is no guarantee that the times are accurate. So I did a quick test and wrote a little python script to figure out how good they are.
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Surprise your loved ones with an FSF membership gift this holiday season
Joining the FSF as an associate member is one of the best ways to bring your friends and loved ones into the free software community. For a full year, they'll be welcomed into the FSF community's collective push towards freedom, and your support will allow us to keep on spreading the free software message all year round -- as well as for years to come. Plus, your gift of a membership will count towards our year-end goal of 455 new members, helping us start the year off right financially.
Your friend, colleague, or loved one will be able to redeem their membership from the moment your donation is complete. After donating, you'll receive a code and a printable page so that you can present your gift as a physical object, if you like. The membership is valid for one year, and includes the many benefits that come with an FSF associate membership, including a USB member card, email forwarding, access to our Jitsi Meet videoconferencing server and member forum, discounts in the FSF shop and on ThinkPenguin hardware, and more.
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If you have a few spare moments around the kitchen table this holiday season, now might be the perfect time to share (or reshare!) our video ShoeTool for a way to start the conversation about free software and explore some of its most basic concepts.
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Welcome Back, Bullseye - Björn Wärmedal
Tried Debian Testing (Bookworm) for a while recently both on my laptop (vanilla Debian with MATE desktop) and on one Raspberry Pi (Raspberry Pi OS with the Pixel desktop). Eventually things just broke in ways that got me fed up. It really sucked when the laptop broke because I didn't know how to create a new boot image without it. The things that broke were Network Manager and the graphic desktop. I can do without the latter, but how do i get a new image without the former? It was Friday evening and my work laptop was at the office.
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10 Best Linux Email Clients for Your Workflow [Ed: Updated today]
Are you tired of using the same old email client on your Linux system? Are you looking for something new and improved that can help you manage your inbox more efficiently and effectively? Look no further! In this article, we will introduce you to the best Linux email clients on the market.
Whether you’re a business professional, a power user, or just someone looking for a reliable email solution, there is a Linux email client out there that will meet your needs. From popular options like Thunderbird and Evolution to lesser-known but equally powerful clients like Claws Mail and Geary, we’ve got you covered. So sit back, relax, and get ready to discover the perfect Linux email client for you!
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Oracle VM VirtualBox on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Oracle VM VirtualBox allows the simple and fast creation of virtual machines (VM) supporting a wide variety of operating systems. VirtualBox can be installed and run on various platforms, from a standalone laptop to a cloud instance. This hands on lab guides you through installing VirtualBox and its extension pack on an Oracle Linux cloud instance. It steps you through creating a new virtual machine using VirtualBox installed on the cloud instance, and installing the Guest Additions to the new VM.