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[osdn everything] December 09, 2002
Date: Mon Dec 09 2002 - 03:45:27 EST
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December 09, 2002 EVERYTHING SERIES
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Slashdot
Amazon Bots Cause Grief For Associate Web Sites
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/0419217
[0]theodp writes "Amazon Associates and Web Services developers are
[1]crying foul over the hammering they're taking from ill-behaved bots
that Amazon had subsidiary Alexa Internet dispatch to evaluate the
'quality and reliability' of their sites. Amazon [2]fessed up and
[3]acknowledged problems exist, but points to [4]recent Operating
Agreement changes that not only give Amazon and any of its corporate
affiliates the right to do so, but also to use unstated technical means
to overcome any methods that are used to try to block or interfere with
such crawling or monitoring. Interesting stance from the folks who
[5]called on the Senate to prosecute those who degrade the technical
quality of service at web sites."
Links
0. mailto:theodp@aol.com
1.
http://forums.prospero.com/am-assocdevxml/messages?msg=1184.14
2.
http://forums.prospero.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=am-assosdev&msg=34.1&ctx=0
3.
http://forums.prospero.com/am-assocdevxml/messages?msg=1184.12
4.
http://forums.prospero.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=am-assosdev&msg=33.1&ctx=0
5.
http://www.senate.gov/~commerce/hearings/0308mis.pdf
Kiwi Geeks Seek Domain
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/0343219
[0]Codeine writes "A group of professional Internet engineers and
technicians from New Zealand are following the published procedure
[1]to obtain the delegation of GEEK.NZ from the NZ Domain Name
Commissioner (DNC). If successful, GEEK.NZ would be New Zealand's
twelfth second-level domain."
Links
0. mailto:Slashdot@Codeine.dyndns.org
Known-Good MD5 Database
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/0411224
[0]bgp4 writes "Have you ever examined a system you thought was broken
into but you weren't sure? If only you had run an integrity
verification program like [1]osiris or [2]Tripwire first you could have
figured out what programs had been changed. In an effort to help out in
the instances when you can't answer the question "what was this like
before?" we've constructed a [3]searchable database of MD5 and SHA-1
hashes for files in many standard operating systems. You can search
using the filename or the checksum and see if you have a trojaned
binary or an overactive imagination. Currently at [3]knowngoods.org we
have many FreeBSD, OS X, Linux, and Solaris installations checksummed
and cataloged. If you have other programs or distributions you would
like to see in the database, please [4]let us know."
Links
0.
http://www.shmoo.com/~gdead/
1.
http://osiris.shmoo.com/
2.
http://www.tripwire.com/
3.
http://www.knowngoods.org/
4. mailto:info@knowngoods.org
GeForce FX And More From AGDC 2002
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/0126222
[0]Mr.Tweak writes "We have posted some coverage from the [1]Australian
Game Developers Conference which was held over this past weekend at the
Melbourne Convention Center. There you will find information on Sony's
PS2 online gaming plans, Sony's PS2 Linux Development Kits, and videos
and pictures of nVidia's GeForce FX in action as well as shots of the
graphics card and other juicy details."
Links
Columbia Japan Music On Demand, On CD-R
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/0115234
[0]jwlidtnet writes "It seems as if Columbia Records Japan has
instituted a [1]series of 'albums on demand' -- written on CDR media
(warning: page in Japanese). Granted, most of the items currently
offered are Japanese in origin, but this is indicative of a record
label that realizes how to embrace *some* aspect of the technological
revolution! Various industry types have been espousing this method for
years as an antidote to artificial concepts of media supply and demand
(e.g. that Big Record Label cannot support small acts as it must press
x copies of the album), and as Columbia seems to be offering mostly old
catalogue items, this is an encouraging solution to the problem of the
control of out-of-print recordings. One final note: of course, a system
like this is only as useful as its retailer support, and it appears as
if both [2]Tower Records Japan and [3]HMV Japan carry these CDR
releases."
Links
0. mailto:ksg1-2@yifan.net
1.
http://www.r-ban.com/
2.
http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/
3.
http://www.hmv.co.jp/
MSNBC: Offices Remain Spam Free Zones
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/08/2246251
Makarand writes "Thanks to a good job done by the tech staff and
filtering software, office workers in the US are not bothered by spam
mail and the value of email communications has not eroded. A survey
conducted by Pew Internet & American Life Project, whose findings are
[0] reported in this article by MSNBC.com, found that spam is certainly
a problem for personal email accounts but not for company provided
email accounts. This is contrary to the perception that American
workers are wasting too much time battling spam." YMMV.
Links
0. http://www.msnbc.com/news/843638.asp?0si=-
A Twisty Maze Of Sewerbot Links, All Different http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/08/2214224
[0]skids writes "Look before you sit! [1]Sewer systems [2]all [3]over
the [4]world are under seige by [5]robots laying fiber to the curb --
and beyond. There's even a [6]standards body forming. (Doesn't that
consitute a one-level recursion of 'pipes carrying filth'?)" It's been
a while since we [7]last mentioned these things.
Links
0. mailto:bri@tull.umassp.edu
1.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/crh738.htm
2.
http://www.ca-botics.com/press02.html
3.
http://www.dti-online.de/eleicab.htm
4.
http://www.softa.or.jp/seto.html
5.
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?site=lightreading&doc_id=24713
6.
http://www.astm.org/SNEWS/AUGUST_2002/jeyapalan_aug02.html
7.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/03/08/0625220&tid=126Updating Quickbooks Forces Online Membership? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/08/1928240
[0]garyebickford asks: "I've been using [1]Quickbooks 2001 for a long
time, sending out invoices via email. A couple of months ago it asked
if I wanted to do an online update - these occurred occasionally and I
agreed. There was no information regarding what the update would do,
although IIRC there was some mention of 'new features' and
'improvements'. Since that time, it is now impossible to either fax or
email an invoice without signing up for Quickbook's 'Online Business
Member' program since it appears to use their own mail server.
Membership is free for now, but the required click-agreement forces me
to agree in advance to any future fees! I have no interest in letting
Intuit know about my invoices and other financial information. As a
result, this software is essentially useless and I must find a new
accounting package. I've looked at various OSS packages but haven't
found one that has developed far enough to use in this way. But there
are many out there and I haven't kept up to date, so maybe someone else
out there can suggest something. I'd prefer using it on Linux, of
course. I'd also be interested if this loss of functionality would be
sufficient to consider a class action suit to recover costs of
conversion." The issue at hand is that commercial software has started
to force consumers to fall into such schemes to maintain features that
they already had. Today it is Quickbooks, but what about tomorrow?
Links
0. mailto:garyb@fxt.com
First-Person Account Of Video Game Addiction http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/08/2023204
[0]The Evil Couch writes "Jive Magazine, an entertainment magazine
based in Atlanta, has just released [1]a feature article that the
editor has spent over a year investigating on gaming addiction.
Starting from being on the outside of the gaming community, she has
gone from being a somewhat normal person, to being one of the higher
level characters in [2]Anarchy Online. 'People have worse entertainment
addictions than playing computer games. If I am going to be addicted to
something, I would choose online gaming over drugs, bowling, gambling,
television, or being a baseball fanatic easily. I don’t have to wear
ugly shoes, lose my hard earned money or do the wave next to someone I
don’t know and that just about makes it a no-brainer for me. It IS
after all just a video game, like Neal describes in his great novel,
Snow Crash. It is just another amusement park.' Sounds like a happy
ending to me."
Links
0.
http://evilcouch.com
1.
http://jivemagazine.com/content_articles.php?ID=104
2.
http://www.anarchy-online.com/
Pay to Play the U.S. Way
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/08/1710208
Thu Anon Coward writes "There's an [0]article on CNN.com that finally shows proof that corporations actually demand access to politicians for contributing $$$. And that political parties promise access based on how much the corporations "donate". Microsoft donated money on the condition that they be seated next to "Sen. (Paul) Coverdell or leadership, Commerce Committee or Judiciary Committee," according to a GOP memo. The memo added Microsoft did not want to sit with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a major critic." How can we fight this? Write letters to the companies saying we won't buy their products because of their undue influence? You think the politicians will actually listen if we write them instead?" The campaign finance debate is probably the most important political issue in the U.S. right now. You should pay attention, even if you hate politics. Links
0. http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/06/party.promises.ap/index.html
Freshmeat
An MP3 LEnder 0.5.6 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105888/
Ample is a simple MP3 server written in C. It does not support mixing, radio shows, etc. Ample is just intended to be an easy way to remotely listen to your MP3s using the "open location" features in XMMS, WinAmp, and Media Player.
Apache Jakarta Turbine 2.2 (Final)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105874/
Apache Jakarta Turbine is a servlet-based framework that allows experienced Java developers to quickly build secure Web applications. Parts of Turbine can also be used independently of the Web portion of Turbine. Turbine is specifically designed so that portions of it can be easily used in other applications.
Apache Jakarta Turbine Torque 3.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105873/
Torque is a persistence layer. It generates all the database resources required by your application and includes a runtime environment to run the generated classes. It was developed as part of the Turbine Framework. It is now decoupled and can be used by itself.
avidemux 0.9pre24
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105894/
Avidemux is a graphical tool to edit AVI. It allows you to multiplex and demultiplex audio to/from video. It is able to cut video, import BMP, MJPEG, and MPEG video, and encode them. You can also process video with included filters. It requires divx4linux and GTK/GDK.
BASH Debugger 0.35
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105857/
BASH Debugger provides a patched BASH that enables better debugging support as well as improved error reporting. It also contains the most comprehensive source code debugger for BASH that has been written. It can be used as a springboard for other experimental features (such as adding hashtables), since development is maintained openly and developers are encouraged to participate.
Catweasel Floppy Read/Write Tools 3.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105855/
The Catweasel Floppy Read/Write Tools are software for the Catweasel MK1 ISA and Catweasel MK3 PCI universal floppy disk controllers. cw2dmk will read several kinds of floppy disk, some of which ordinary PC controllers have trouble with, and save them in the DMK disk image format (used by the Unix TRS-80 emulator xtrs and David Keil's TRS-80 emulator for MS-DOS). cw2dmk can also handle (at least) any disk written using a Western Digital 177x/179x floppy disk controller, a PC-style NEC765-compatible controller, or a Digital Equipment Corporation RX02 controller. dmk2cw will write any DMK image back to a floppy, handling the same kinds of disks as cw2dmk. jv2dmk and dmk2jv3 convert images between DMK and the older JV1 and JV3 formats without requiring Catweasel hardware. It runs on Linux and MS-DOS.
dbacl 1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105865/
dbacl is a digramic Bayesian text classifier. Given some text, it calculates the posterior probabilities that the input resembles one of any number of previously learned document collections. It can be used to sort incoming email into arbitrary categories such as spam, work, and play, or simply to distinguish an English text from a French text. It fully supports international character sets, and uses sophisticated statistical models based on the Maximum Entropy Principle.
dchub 0.2.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105866/
dchub is a Direct Connect hub clone. It resembles an IRC server with some extra features dedicated to file sharing.
DCTC 0.83.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105863/
DCTC (Direct Connect Text Client) is a library that gives access to the direct connect world, like IRC but more file-sharing oriented.
Disc-Cover 1.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105879/
Disc-cover provides an easy way to produce covers for audio CDs. It scans audio CDs and uses information from the CDDB or CDINDEX database to build a back and front cover for the CD. Output is in Latex, Dvi, PDF, Postscript, HTML, plain ASCII, or any other format suited for cdlabelgen.
dwerg's gtk theme 0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105753/
dwerg's gtk theme is a theme engine based on a design by Everaldo for Trillian.
Ethereal 0.9.8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105853/
Ethereal is a network protocol analyzer, or "packet sniffer", that lets you capture and interactively browse the contents of network frames. The goal of the project is to create a commercial-quality packet analyzer for Unix, and the most useful packet analyzer on any platform.
Fandango 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105880/
Fandango is a GL-rendered, Python-scripted CAD program. The low-level functionality is programmed in C++, and then the relevant functions are exposed to Python and used as building blocks for more functions. Currently the memory core allows lines, triangles, line strips, and triangle strips. Texture, blending, and lighting can be switched on and off from a command line.
FELIP 0.0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105862/
FELIP (File Editing and Listing In PHP) is a Web-based file editor. It was designed to allow remote editing and compiling of Java source files on a Linux server without the need for a terminal login, however, it can be used to edit any text file. It provides a directory browser to easily view files along with creating, uploading, copying, deleting, moving, renaming, and Java compiling features. Perl scripts are used for copying, moving, and compiling operations to avoid compatibility problems with PHP.
GNU GRUB 0.93
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105849/
GNU GRUB is a Multiboot loader. It was derived from GRUB. It is an attempt to produce a bootloader for IBM PC-compatible machines that has both the capability to be friendly to beginning or otherwise non-technically interested users and the flexibility to help experts in diverse environments. It is compatible with FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux. It supports Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP and OS/2 via chain-loaders. It has a menu interface and a command-line interface.
IzPack 3.1.0 pre4 (Unstable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105877/
IzPack is a powerful Java installer builder. It is able to create lightweight and modular installers. You have the choice of the installer panels you want to use (some can do the same job, so that you can select the one you prefer), and you even have the choice of the kind of installer that you want to use. IzPack doesn't use any portion of native code, it is designed to be fully independent from the operating system that runs it. It is very easy for the end user with a properly installed JVM to use an installer made with IzPack, since a single "java -jar installer.jar" will launch it.
Katoob 20021208 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105850/
Katoob is a light-weight, multi lingual, BIDI-aware text editor. It supports opening and saving files in multiple encodings. The main support was for the Arabic language but other languages are also supported.
LargoRecipes 0.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105851/
LargoRecipes is an application for managing recipes. It does sophisticated ingredient parsing, handles RecipeML and MealMaster file formats, and generates recipe Web pages. Future plans include integration with an XML database.
libSieve 2.1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105861/
libSieve is a standalone library pulled from CMU's implementation of their Sieve mail sorting library in the Cyrus mail server. Either shared or statically linked, libSieve will help to bring mail sorting functionality into your mail server application without the need to reinvent the wheel. As a library, it is not intended for end users expecting a ready-to-run program.
LightingFX 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105828/
LightingFX is a theme based on an idea from a wallpaper found at jodrell.uk.net. It features one of The GIMP's lighting fx for the background, and brushed metal style menus and tiles.
Linux Firewall 2.0rc7pre4 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105852/
Projectfiles.com Linux Firewall is a robust, well-designed firewall for Linux 2.4 based on netfilter/iptables. It supports advanced features for both servers and routers such as port forwarding and connection logging. It has verbose success and failure messages, and is easy to install and configure.
memfetch 0.04b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105878/
memfetch dumps the memory of a program without disrupting its operation, either immediately or on the nearest fault condition (such as SIGSEGV). It can be used to examine suspicious or misbehaving processes on your system, verify that processes are what they claim to be, and examine faulty applications using your favorite data viewer so that you are not tied to the inferior data inspection capabilities in your debugger.
MiddleMan 1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105896/
Middleman is a fast HTTP/HTTPS proxy server with features designed to remove unwanted content and increase privacy. It features an XML-like configuration file and an intuitive Web interface. It can be used to filter HTTP headers, block certain files or mime types, block cookies to and from certain sites, redirect requests, forward requests through another proxy using NTLM or Basic authentication, block inappropiate content using a keyword scoring system, and manipulate the contents of files using either its builtin rewrite feature or an external program or script. It fully implements the HTTP/1.1 protocol, including persistent connections and gzip encoding.
OpenAssistance .1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105856/
OpenAssitance is a CRM solution that allows Web site operators to communicate live with their audience on their Web site. Common uses include for sales assistance, tech support, and feedback.
Openbox 2.2.2 (Testing)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105854/
Openbox is a window manager with an enhanced Blackbox style-engine that supports the KDE and GNOME2 desktop environments and their applications. It provides a familiar environment to Blackbox users with added customizability. The key handler, epist, provides full key-chain-combo support, support for bindings without modifiers, and the ability to pop up Openbox menus.
Perl BlackJack Engine 0.1 (Main)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105668/
Perl BlackJack Engine facilitates the testing of betting and counting methodologies. It uses the basic strategy for a 6 sho deck, H17, DAS.
perl-reference 0.3.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105869/
Perl-reference is a program to quickly display reference documentation for a Perl function, variable, regexp operator, or language keyword. This documentation is generated from the default Perl POD files, namely perlfunc, perlop, and perlvar. Unlike perldoc, perl-reference relies on documentation generated at compile-time, which results in a much higher response time.
png2ico 2002-12-08
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105870/
PNG2ICO converts .PNG files to Windows .ICO icon resource files. It is a simple tool for creating a favicon.ico for a Web site. It supports transparent backgrounds and multiple icons (usually alternative resolutions) per .ICO file.
ProFTPD 1.2.7 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105872/
ProFTPD is a proven, high-performance, scalable FTP server written from scratch, with a focus toward simplicity, security, and ease of configuration. Naturally, ProFTPD powers some of the largest sites on the Internet. It features a very Apache-like configuration syntax, modules, and a highly customizable server infrastructure, including support for multiple 'virtual' FTP servers, anonymous FTP, and permission-based directory visibility.
PyPlatform 0.0.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105868/
PyPlatform is a platform game engine that features a built-in level editor, basic physics, a split-screen mode, animated players and platforms, moving platforms, layers, and parallax.
Retro Native Forth 0.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105881/
Retro Native Forth is a 32-bit Forth-based operating system for the IA-32 (x86) architecture. It is written in assembly language and high-level Forth.
Sakura Violet Spark 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105806/
Sakura Violet Spark is a theme with Card Captor Sakura amidst violent, violet lightning and thunder. The background is from www.animewallpapers.com.
Sidewinder Forcefeedback 2 driver 0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105889/
The Sidewinder Forcefeedback 2 driver is a project to make a full capabilities driver for the Microsoft Forcefeedback 2 joystick.
The Daily Journal 0.6.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105890/
fltdj, The Daily Journal, is a PIM program that is written using the Fast Light Tool Kit. It manages daily notes, appointments, holidays, contact and to-do lists, and issues alerts before scheduled appointments.
The Virtual School 0.35
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105876/
The Virtual School is a PHP software suite offering a full online learning facility with teacher-submitted lessons, interactive questions, a news portal for schools, and themes. It was initially designed for EFL (English as a Foreign Language) but can be used eventually for any type of online teaching.
Videoconv 1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105887/
Videoconv is a shell-based frontend to mjpeg-tools, transcode, vcdimager, and cdrdao. This script converts AVI videos to VCD, SVCD, or DivX, and optionally burn them to CD. There are many optional parameters which can be used to adjust the video quality. The script was designed to allow even unexperienced users to convert video into the format they want by using free tools.
webadmin.php 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105867/
webadmin.php is a simple Web-based file manager that is useful for applying changes to a Web account quickly and without FTP access. It can show, create, delete, and move files and directories, copy, edit and upload files, help to manage htaccess and htpasswd, and change permissions of files and folders. webadmin.php only consists of one file, and has multi-language support.
Webtop 1.24
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105859/
Webtop is a Web-based POP3 email client that includes many filter options, spam fighting features, custom folders, and email-to-PDF generation. The Webtop also includes a calendar, notepad, Webdrive, automated email reminders, contacts, and Web-based administration. One installation can support multiple users and each user can set up as many POP3 accounts as they need.
Wintery Reggae.blues() 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105848/
Wintery Reggae.blues() is an icy theme based on a style by Kate Greaves. The background included is "reggae.blues()", shot with a digital camera and enhanced effectively by the GIMP.
WWWOFFLE 2.7g
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105864/
The WWWOFFLE programs simplify World Wide Web browsing from computers that use intermittent (dialup) connections to the Internet. It is a simple proxy server with special features for use with dial-up Internet links. It makes it possible to browse Web pages and read them without having to remain connected. There are too many features to mention, but they include privacy control, cookie/advert blocking, efficient bandwidth usage by specifying intervals between refreshes, options to monitor pages regularly, recursive fetching, HTML cleaning, highlighting of cached links, indexes of cached pages, searching of cached pages, and many more.
Yaab 0.6.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/105875/
Yaab is a simple address book written in PHP. It supports MySQL and PostgreSQL. It supports basic commands, like adding new contacts, modifying already existing ones, deleting, viewing, and searching.
Newsforge Reports
Largo loves Linux more than ever
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/04/2346215
- By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - We're back in Largo, Florida, checking on advances in the Linux-based network they use to run the city's computers that we wrote about last year. True to Largo's "City of Progress" motto, these guys have not been standing still. Now they're talking about Linux-based terminals in all the city's police cars. Microsoft has tried -- and failed -- to bring them into the proprietary fold. And, possibly most important, we ...
TheOpenCD First Edition Launch
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/06/2018253
- By Henrik Nilsen Omma and Will Martin - TheOpenCD project started with two articles on NewsForge in April of this year. The idea was to make a compilation of mature open source software (OSS) for windows users as an easy introduction to OSS. The project was inspired by a question which is frequently asked in Linux forums: "Given that we now have this fast, secure, desktop-ready, free OS, why doesn't everyone switch?"
Linux Advisory Watch - December 6th 2002 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/06/1617238
By Benjamin D. Thomas -This week, advisories were released for RPC XDR, ypserv, pine, freeswan, im, smb2www, xinetd, webalizer, kde, kdelibs, and windowmaker. The distributors include Caldera, Conectiva, Debian, Gentoo, Mandrake, and Red Hat.
Newsforge Newsvac
SuSE Linux 8.1 Professional
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/1046237
Weak GNOME support; attractive, logical KDE desktop; automatically resizes partitions during installation; good desktop organisation; excellent configuration tool.
Data-loss bug afflicts Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/1044255
After a two-week lag, programmers have fixed a flaw in the latest Linux kernel that could cause systems to lose data. New bug-tracking efforts should button up the patch process in future.
Linux is no longer just an upstart
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/1042252
The upstart Linux operating system isn't an upstart any more, according to Linux executives meeting in Boston last week. Really? Wow.
Indian Linux enthusiasts are upbeat
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/1041214
Nearly 2,000 supporters of the Linux operating system rounded off a three-day conference in India’s technology capital last week, pleased with its growing corporate use and strong backing by heavyweights like IBM. IDC's 'Windows beats Linux' claim slammed http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/1040209
Resellers attack suggestion that Windows is better value over time.
Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/1037238
Stable; excellent GNOME support; superb installation wizards; good font control; wealth of included applications.
Gartner joins Windows/Linux debate
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/1035241
Analyst questions IDC paper favoring cost of Windows over Linux.
Your Operating System 3.2.1 release candidate http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/1030236
Andreas Girardet writes "Yoper limited (a New Zealand Operating System Company) is proud to announce the first public release (release candidate) of Ydesktop."
Cutting our own throats
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/1029243
bi0s writes "I read about it everyday. It's in the news. “MPAA to try Norwegian teen” “RIAA kills Internet radio” I have some ideas. But you're not going to like them. I don't like them myself. But, sadly to me it seems this is the only way to go."
MPAA to try Norwegian Teen
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/08/214236
Voodoo Press writes "It has been three years since the DeCSS case first took center stage, and though time has passed, Hollywood still wants to make an example of those who oppose their governance over our rights as human beings. Is the MPAA going too far?"
Thinkgeek
Cube Fodder: Tangle Desktop Toy
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/5a38.shtml
Gadgets: Sharp Zaurus Linux PDA
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a3c.shtml
Gadgets: Key Katcher
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a05.shtml
Tshirts: Kids: newbie
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/59cc.shtml
Caffeine: Energy Gum
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/5a35.shtml
Gadgets: Super Bright GREEN Laser Pointer! http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a1d.shtml
Gadgets: SoundBug - Turns Glossy Surfaces Into Speakers! http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/5a15.shtml
Tshirts: It Must Be User Error
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/59fe.shtml
Gadgets: Key Katcher Privacy Device
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a05.shtml
Gadgets: Mini Wireless Color Video Cam (for RC rovers) http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59eb.shtml
Cube Goodies: Levitron Desktop Levitation Toy http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59a9.shtml
Tshirts: Bug Off, I'm On My Break
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/5a00.shtml
Watches: onHand PC Watch
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a1a.shtml
Caffeine: Hyperglow Caffeinated Beer
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/beer.shtml
Gadgets: Desktop Zero Point Infinite Power Generator http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/zero.shtml
Cube Fodder: New Desktop Mini Fridge/Warmer http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/5991.shtml
Mods: New Lian-LIi Cases
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/cases-mods.shtml
Cube Fodder: LED Binary Clock
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59e0.shtml
Cube Fodder: Rogers Connection Magnetic Set http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59b4.shtml
Caffeine: Warp Mints In Cinnamon Flavor
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/59de.shtml
Sourceforge
Automated Security Tools
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=51027
Release Candidate 1
phpLotto
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53340
phpLotto 1st Release
Legend of the Wonderer TCG
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=44698
battle system in the project Docs
Advanced Simlulation Toolkit
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48818
Recruiting
PHPortal
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=28568
PHPortal version 0.1.9 released!
PCGen -- A d20 Character Generator
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=25576
PCGen 2.6.3 is available
MySQL Objective C API for Cocoa
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42424
SMySQL version 0.7.0
i810 Framebuffer Device Driver
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=39579
Video Overlay Support for the Intel 810 and 815 Framebuffer
'Just For Fun' Network Management System http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46041
JFF Network Management System 0.6.4
VietPad
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46758
VietPad 1.0.2 Release
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