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Comments: 453 + -   Measuring LAMP Competency? on Friday July 16, @12:29PM

Posted by kdawson on Friday July 16, @12:29PM
from the diogenes-as-tech-recruiter dept.
php
An anonymous reader writes "Our company is getting ready to hire a number of programmers. While the majority of the prospective candidates do have good-looking resumes, we are looking to see if we can get some clear metrics in the assessment process. After a little research we have learned that there is a well-established PHP + MySQL training and certification process, and some of the candidates are already certified. There is also a candidate with a good portfolio, a lot of experience, and no certification. Most of the applicants also have some college/university science-related education. So our goal is to be able to somehow measure LAMP overall competency as well as basic computer science concepts such as BNF, data normalization, OOP, MVC, etc. How do Slashdot readers go about this kind of characterization?"
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Comments: 214 + -   Apache Foundation Attacked, Passwords Stolen on Tuesday April 13, @12:27PM

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday April 13, @12:27PM
from the yeah-we-meant-to-do-that dept.
security
Trailrunner7 writes "Combining a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability with a TinyURL redirect, hackers successfully broke into the infrastructure for the open-source Apache Foundation in what is being described as a 'direct, targeted attack.' The hackers hit the server hosting the software that Apache.org uses to track issues and requests and stole passwords from all users. The software was hosted on brutus.apache.org, a machine running Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS, the group said."
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Comments: 65 + -   Mozilla Foundation Begins Redraft Process For MPL on Sunday March 14, @09:17AM

Posted by timothy on Sunday March 14, @09:17AM
from the treading-lightly dept.
mozilla
Barence writes "Mozilla has announced plans to redraft the open-source license underpinning projects such as Firefox. The Mozilla Public License 1.1 has been used to distribute numerous projects including Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenSolaris and Flex for over a decade. In the first phase of this process, Mozilla will release an alpha draft based on feedback already received. This will be followed by 'commentary, discussion, and further drafting, followed by beta and release candidate drafts.' Mozilla intends to 'seriously investigate' whether it can make the MPL compatible with the Apache license, in an effort to 'help projects using the MPL become more flexible about using Apache-licensed code.'"
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Comments: 160 + -   Serious Apache Exploit Discovered on Monday March 08, @09:58AM

Posted by Soulskill on Monday March 08, @09:58AM
from the time-to-update dept.
bug
bennyboy64 writes "An IT security company has discovered a serious exploit in Apache's HTTP web server, which could allow a remote attacker to gain complete control of a database. ZDNet reports the vulnerability exists in Apache's core mod_isapi module. By exploiting the module, an attacker could remotely gain system privileges that would compromise data security. Users of Apache 2.2.14 and earlier are advised to upgrade to Apache 2.2.15, which fixes the exploit." Note: according to the advisory, this exploit is exclusive to Windows.
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Comments: 104 + -   The Final Release of Apache HTTP Server 1.3 on Wednesday February 03, @05:30PM

Posted by timothy on Wednesday February 03, @05:30PM
from the people-of-earth-you're-on-your-own dept.
software
Kyle Hamilton writes "The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project are pleased to announce the release of version 1.3.42 of the Apache HTTP Server ('Apache'). This release is intended as the final release of version 1.3 of the Apache HTTP Server, which has reached end of life status There will be no more full releases of Apache HTTP Server 1.3. However, critical security updates may be made available."
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Comments: 304 + -   Facebook's HipHop Also a PHP Webserver on Tuesday February 02, @08:09PM

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday February 02, @08:09PM
from the carbon-footprint-reducer dept.
php
darthcamaro writes "As expected, Facebook today announced a new runtime for PHP, called HipHop. What wasn't expected were a few key revelations disclosed today by Facebook developer David Recordan. As it turns out, Facebook has been running HipHop for months and it now powers 90 percent of their servers — it's not a skunkworks project; it's a Live production technology. It's also not just a runtime, it's also a new webserver. 'In general, Apache is a great Web server, but when we were looking at how we get the next half percent or percent of performance, we didn't need all the features that Apache offers," Recordon said. He added, however, that he hopes an open source project will one day emerge around making HipHop work with Apache Web servers.'"
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Comments: 25 + -   ModSecurity 2.5 on Wednesday January 13 2010, @02:44PM

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday January 13 2010, @02:44PM
from the read-all-about-it dept.
bookreview
Martijn de Boer writes "For a long time now Apache's webserver software has been serving up the Web. Because Internet usage is still growing every day, securing your growing number of servers has become very important. ModSecurity 2.5 has been written to illustrate and educate you the ease of use and inner workings of the ModSecurity module for the most widespread webserver." Read below for the rest of Martijn's review.
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Comments: 77 + -   Apache May Stop 1.3, 2.0 Series Releases on Tuesday January 12 2010, @11:16AM

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday January 12 2010, @11:16AM
from the out-with-the-old dept.
software
Dan Jones writes "The Apache Software Foundation may stop releasing new versions of the older 1.3 and 2.0 series of its flagship Web server product with most development now focused on the 2.2 series. Nothing is final yet, but messages to the Apache httpd developer mailing list recommend the formal deprecation of the 1.3.x branch, with most citing a lack of development activity. The Apache HTTP server project is one of the most successful and popular open source projects and has become an integral part of the technology stack for thousands of Web and SaaS applications. The first generation of Apache was released in 1995, and the 2.0 series began in 2002. Apache httpd 2.2 began in 2005, with the latest release (October 2009) being 2.2.14. However, the most recent releases of the 1.3 and 2.0 series servers were back in January 2008. With the combined total of active 1.3 and 2.0 series Apache Web servers well into the millions, any decision to end-of-life either product will be watched closely."
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Comments: 279 + -   Offset Bad Code, With Bad Code Offsets on Thursday December 03 2009, @03:47PM

Posted by timothy on Thursday December 03 2009, @03:47PM
from the don't-blame-me-I-voted-foss dept.
humor
An anonymous reader writes "Two weeks ago, The Daily WTF's Alex Papadimoulis announced Bad Code Offsets, a join venture between many big names in the software development community (including StackOverflow's Jeff Atwood and Jon Skeet and SourceGear's Eric Sink). The premise is that you can offset bad code by purchasing Bad Code Offsets (much in the same way a carbon-footprint is offset). The profits are donated to Free Software projects which work to eliminate bad code, such as the Apache Foundation and FreeBSD. The first cheques were sent out earlier today." Hopefully, they work better than carbon offsets, actually.
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Comments: 320 + -   Microsoft Open Sources .NET Micro Framework on Monday November 16 2009, @06:42PM

Posted by timothy on Monday November 16 2009, @06:42PM
from the what's-your-angle-college-boy dept.
programming
An anonymous reader writes "Back in July, Microsoft announced it was making .NET available under its Community Promise, which in theory allowed free software developers to use the technology without fear of patent lawsuits. Not surprisingly, many free software geeks were unconvinced by the promise (after all, what's a promise compared to an actual open licence?), but now Microsoft has taken things to the next level by releasing the .NET Micro Framework under the Apache 2.0 licence. Yes, you read that correctly: a sizeable chunk of .NET is about to go open source."
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