first, looks as if maybe the lately troublesome zlib was scooped up
and used by msft:
Microsoft's borrowed code may pose risk
By Robert Lemos
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
March 14, 2002, 12:05 PM PT
A security flaw in open-source software used by Linux and Unix systems
for compression may affect some Microsoft products that also use the
code.
As reported earlier this week by CNET News.com, a flaw in the zlib
software-compression library could leave much of the systems based on
the open-source operating system Linux open to attack.
On Thursday, researchers reported that at least nine of Microsoft's
major applications--including Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer,
DirectX, Messenger and Front Page--appear to incorporate borrowed
code from the compression library and could be vulnerable to a
similar attack. . . .
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-860328.html
second, and this is a shameless plug but i think it's of interest
also, esr's wife has had a running discussion with the kde developers
over the last month, seeking ease-of-use features:
ESR's wife, Cathy, becomes de facto KDE User Advocate
What began as comments made by Linux luminary
Eric S. Raymond about KOffice's KPresenter
program has blossomed into a lengthy exchange
that addresses fundamental issues that participants
say must be resolved if Linux is to become
a mainstream desktop operating system.
Spanning multiple KDE mailing lists, the
discussion has at its center Raymond's wife,
Catherine Olanich Raymond, a lawyer in a
Philadelphia firm, who emerged a strong voice
for users seeking to adopt Linux and KDE.
She was joined in her advocacy by Rob Landley,
a developer well known in Linux circles and
beyond. . . .
http://www.linuxandmain.com/news/raymond.html
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