Wednesday, September 18, 2002

Updated UT2K3 Linux Demo Patch -- 10:23 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

There's an updated version of the Linux Unreal Tournament 2003 demo patch which fixes some problems inadvertantly created by the previous patch. Those responsible have been sacked. It is already available through the updater and should soon hit a mirror site near you. Look for version 1080c.

Tuesday, September 17, 2002

Slapper Worm -- 9:56 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

There's a worm called "Slapper" going around that is infecting Linux webservers that use OpenSSL versions older than 0.9.6e. ExtremeTech has the news as well as an easy way to remove it if you are infected. The CERT advisory has more details. Let this serve as yet another reminder to keep your system fully patched and up-to-date, no matter what your operating system is.

The interesting thing about this worm is that once it takes over a server, it makes it a part of a giant P2P network of infected boxen. Sadly, this worm seems to prove that Linux server operators are not necessarily any better at keeping their systems patched than their Windows brethren.

NFL Week #2 Final -- 8:24 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

Well, I am now officially out of my misery. I finished this week at 6-10, Eeyore was 9-7. Overall, that makes me a scintillating 15-17 (.469) while Eeyore is 16-16 (.500). Hopefully next week will be better. Of course, I said that last week too . . .

The Master comments: You should see Eeyore glowing in her moment of triumph :-)

Solution to Piracy: Glue! -- 7:53 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

Well, the record companies have sunk to a new low. In an effort to deter piracy of as-yet-unreleased albums, Epic Records has given out promotional copies in CD players with the lids glued shut and the headphones glued on. Gee, who could ever penetrate this fortress of security? Thanks HardOCP.

UT2K3 Demo Patch -- 6:31 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

Epic has released a 3M patch for the Unreal Tournament 2003 demo. You can find a list of mirror sites at UnrealTournament2003.com. Here are the list of major fixes:

• Fixed support for Voodoo3 / Matrox G400.
• Fixed initial framerate hitches in network play.
• Fixed the jittery screen updates in the server browser when sorting by ping.
• Fixed a possible DoS attack in the server code.
• Fixed a few other minor potential crashes.

Note: this is just for Windows. A Linux patch should be available soon. Thanks Blue.

UPDATE! Ryan Gordon posted a list of Linux-specific changes in the new patch on the UT2K3 Linux mailing list:

• Fixed initial framerate hitches in network play.
• Fixed the jittery screen updates in the server browser when sorting by ping.
• Fixed a possible DoS attack in the server code.
• Fixed a few other minor potential crashes.
• Benchmarking shell scripts are now supplied.
• Dirs that need to exist in $HOME/.ut2003 are created as needed (fixes benchmarking).
• Fixed window centering to better support Xinerama displays.
• Much enchanged FAQ in the README.linux file.
• Fixed bug with logfile creation (may be win32 specific; not sure).
• If "xterm" is in your $PATH, launching a dedicated server from the client's "host a game" menus will use it. This fixes the problem of originally running the client from an icon and losing the dedicated server's console output to the ether.
• probably other stuff.

UPDATE #2! The Linux patch is now available through the auto-updater.

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