High-class talks around the clock in the Forum, non-commercial projects presenting their work, new developments at the largest IT fair in the world, CeBIT Open Source 2010 in Hanover, Germany.
- UK/Europe: Feb 27 - USA/Canada: Mar 19 - Australia: Apr 26
Highlights:
Most people don’t give a second thought to Bluetooth security, but that address book on your mobile phone might be more vulnerable than you think. Bluetooth devices are surprisingly susceptible to snooping, but the new Bluetooth 2.1 specification could floss some of the gaps. This month we’ll show you how an intruder can get past your phone’s defenses.
Also in this issue:
Knoppix 6.3: Knoppix creator Klaus Knopper tells about the Knoppix 6.3 Live boot Linux included on this month’s DVD.
Firefox for Mobile (Fennec): Discover the Firefox browser for mobile devices from Mozilla.
MySQL Workbench 5.1: Too many tables and too many complex relationships? Visualize your MySQL database with MySQL Workbench.
Chatbots: Many were introduced to artificial intelligence by interacting with electronic shrinks. Learn more about chatbots and their language.
Charly’s Column: Charly cooks up some ClamFS and ClamAV soup to inoculate his file servers against viruses.
Security Lessons: ClamAV Come back for seconds, as Kurt shows you how to protect Windows clients on the Internet.
Sympa 6: Manage list servers simply from a web browser, no matter how large or decentralized your groups.
Qt 4.6 and KDE 4.4: Learn what’s new on the KDE desktop, courtesy of Qt.
CodeSynthesis XSD: Generate C++ classes that let you access the data stored in XML documents. Then stream C++ objects back to XML.
Perl – Flip It: Hack a recorder to play your secret messages backward.
Workspace: DAM with digiKam Manage your digital assets with this useful photo management app.
SocialVPN: Secure virtual private networks.
FontForge: Create homemade symbol fonts.
Legacy GRUB: Get to know this Linux bootloader.
maddog's Column: Fix it for free!
Chaos Computer Club Congress: The CCC stages its 26th conference.
Linux Conf Australia: New Zealand hosts annual meeting.
Too many cooks spoil the broth, they say, but it could just as easily be an ingredient that isn’t part of the recipe. If you can’t reduce the number of cooks, you have to take other steps to make your broth more edible.
Under a banner of “Here be dragons,” an inscription found on old navigational charts, the Chaos Computer Club held its annual conference for the 26th time.
Free software simulates the population of Mars, which is due to start 30 years from now, gives users an overview of social networks, and keeps the peace at the debating society.
Stop by Rikki's Open Source Exchange for dispatches from the world of women in open source.
Rikki Kite examines the experience of women across the spectrum of open source – the people, projects, organizations, events, articles, issues, and news.
