How many times have you heard a person referred to as “just a volunteer” as though “Justa” were a first name?
This really interesting article on the nature of Volunteers does not apply just to Joomla, or indeed software – well worth a read.
Read more: Volunteer Syndrome – Part One
To all the professional, caring, volunteers out there – in all fields, well done!
Source: IETF approves HTTP error code 451 for Internet censorship
The 451 HTTP error code, first proposed in 2012 as a tribute to Ray
Bradbury's classic novel is now an IETF standard and is the preferred
error message for a server to send to a browser when content is
blocked for legal reasons.
Dominant in many ways, Java offers a lot for developers: strict object-oriented paradigm, architecturally agnostic virtual machine, garbage collection – all are there to aid developers. However, like any other programming language, it is still susceptible to developer mistakes.In this article Toptal freelance software engineer Mikhail Selivanov discusses ten common mistakes that Java developers make and how to avoid them.
Read more: Top 10 Most Common Mistakes That Java Developers Make | Toptal
Source: Security hotfixes for Joomla EOL versions – Joomla! Documentation
The Joomla project has just released Joomla 3.4.6 to address a Critical Vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also present in discontinued Joomla 2.5 and 1.5 series (Joomla 1.0 is ok). If you still have sites running off these old Joomla versions you must patch them appropriately.
For these old versions, a simply file replacement is all that is needed.
https://docs.joomla.org/Security_hotfixes_for_Joomla_EOL_versions
2020Media will happily undertake this replacement for any Joomla user, whether they are a customer or not. Please let us know if we can help by contacting us.
Joomla! 3.4.6 is now available. This is a security release for the 3.x series of Joomla which addresses a critical security vulnerability. We strongly recommend that you update your sites immediately.
Source: Joomla! 3.4.6 Released
Here is a link to the Official Announcement at Joomla.org.
If you are running Joomla 2.5.28 (which is end of life) YOU CAN STILL BE HACKED – you need to apply a community supplied patch which is going to be made available on this page
If you are running Joomla 1.5.26 (which is end of life) YOU CAN STILL BE HACKED – you need to apply a community supplied patch which is going to be made available on this page
We recommend users of Joomla consider a myJoomla.com subscription where you can find out loads about your site and its security issues.