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Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

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    12:14p
    Convicted by Code (Slate)
    Here is an
    article in Slate     about the dangers of using closed-source software to
    provide evidence in criminal trials. "Because eliminating errors
    from code is so hard, experts have endorsed openness to public scrutiny as
    the surest way to keep software secure. Similarly, requiring the government
    to rely exclusively on open-source forensic tools would crowd-source
    cross-examination of forensic device software. Forensic device
    manufacturers, which sell exclusively to government crime laboratories, may
    lack incentives to conduct the obsessive quality testing required.    "
    3:23p
    Security advisories for Tuesday

    CentOS has updated spice (C7: multiple vulnerabilities) and spice-server (C6: multiple vulnerabilities).

    Debian has updated kernel (multiple vulnerabilities).

    Debian-LTS has updated linux-2.6 (multiple vulnerabilities).

    Fedora has updated openjpeg2 (F21: code execution) and php (F21: multiple vulnerabilities).

    Oracle has updated spice (OL7: multiple vulnerabilities) and spice-server (OL6: multiple vulnerabilities).

    Red Hat has updated spice (RHEL7: multiple vulnerabilities) and spice-server (RHEL6: multiple vulnerabilities).

    Scientific Linux has updated spice (SL7: multiple vulnerabilities) and spice-server (SL6: multiple vulnerabilities).

    SUSE has updated kernel-source (SLE12: multiple vulnerabilities).

    8:01p
    [$] Fedora opens up to bundling
    The term "bundling" refers to the practice of distributing a copy of one
    software project (usually some sort of library) within another one.
    Software developers may have a number
    of reasons for bundling, but Linux distributors tend to dislike it for
    reasons of their own. The Fedora project, in particular, has long
    forbidden bundling except in a few cases where it could not be
    avoided. It now seems, though, that Fedora has decided to back off a bit
    on its anti-bundling policy — a decision that is not uniformly popular in
    its development community, but which may well be necessary to help ensure
    the distribution's ongoing relevance.

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