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[osdn starter] December 18, 2002
Date: Wed Dec 18 2002 - 03:00:54 EST
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December 18, 2002 STARTER SERIES
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Slashdot
FCC Approves 802.11b Phased Array
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/17/0237221
n6zfx writes "802.11b Networking News is [0]reporting that [1]vivato
received FCC approval for the [2]802.11b AP that has a range of 4
miles... This was [3]discussed recently here on slashdot -- There were
[4]comments that it might not be totally legal. Hopefully, this paves
the way for more WISPs, bigger hotspots, and replacement of [5]outdated
wireless technology that seemed to be the only competitor to DSL and
tv-cable for the last mile."
Links
0.
http://80211b.weblogger.com/
1.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.121602/223500131
2.
http://www.commsdesign.com/news/OEG20021104S0025
3.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/04/2053258&tid=137
4.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?cid=4598554&sid=44174&tid=137
5.
http://www.sprintbroadband.com/Aussie Uni Dumps Dual-Boot In Favor of Linux http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/16/2224251
[0]kNIGits writes "[1]News.com.au is [2]reporting that the
[3]University of Wollongong have dumped their previously dual-boot
installations in favour of booting Linux only. Among other reasons,
staff enjoy the ease with which they can 'lock down' first year
students, stopping them messing with the systems prior to learning
anything about them."
Links
0.
http://www.dual-enforcers.net/
1.
http://www.news.com.au/
2.
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,5687204%255E15306,00html
3.
http://www.uow.edu.au/
A Conference About Spam
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/17/0056249
[0]zonker writes "January 17th will be the first (annual?) meeting of
the [1]Spam Conference held in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The informal
meeting will feature [2]Paul Graham, [3]John Graham-Cumming, [4]John
"Cap'n Crunch" Draper among others (possibly including [5]ESR though he
hasn't yet confirmed). The free conference will consist of a number of
talks about new ways to combat the growing spam problem, after which
everyone's going out and getting some Chinese food. Should be an
informative and fun meeting and a chance to meet some interesting
people."
Links
0.
http://monkeysvsrobots.com/
1.
http://spamconference.org/
2.
http://www.paulgraham.com/antispam.html
3.
http://popfile.sourceforge.net/
4.
http://shopip.com/
5.
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/
Who Owns Science?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/17/006254
immerrath writes "The New York Times has an [0]article [Sorry,
tomorrow's article, no Google link yet] on a movement that is rapidly
gaining support in the scientific community: the [1]Public Library of
Science(PLoS). The founders, [2]Nobel Laureate [3]Harold Varmus,
Stanford biologist [4]Pat Brown and Berkeley Lab scientist [5]Michael
Eisen, argue that scientific literature cannot be privately controlled
or owned by the publishers of scientific journals, and must instead be
available in public archives freely accessible by anyone and everyone.
This has very important implications for the fundamental principle that
Science must transcend all economic, national and other barriers. For a
while now, PLoS has been trying to get scientific journals to release
the rights to scientific papers; many major [6]journals have not
complied -- in response, PLoS is starting PLoS-standard-compliant
[7]journals (for which they received a $9 million grant from the
[8]Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation), to demonstrate the validity of
the idea and persuade academic publishers to adopt the free access
model. They even have a GPL-like open access [9]Licence, and their
journals have some very prominent scientists on the [10]editorial
board. Here is the text of an earlier [11]Newsweek article about PLoS,
and here is a Nature [12]Public Debate explaining the issues. Michael
Eisen received the 2002 [13]Benjamin Franklin award for his work on
PLoS. Don't forget to sign the [14]PLoS open letter!"
Links
0.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/17/science/17JOUR.html
1.
http://www.publiclibraryofscience.org/
2.
http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1989/
3.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/BC/Harold_Elliot_Varmus.html
4.
http://cmgm.stanford.edu/biochem/brown.html
5.
http://mcb.berkeley.edu/faculty/GEN/eisenm.html
6.
http://www.sciencemag.org/
7.
http://www.publiclibraryofscience.org/journals.htm
8.
http://www.moore.org/
9.
http://www.publiclibraryofscience.org/licence.htm
10.
http://www.publiclibraryofscience.org/cgi-bin/plosEditors.pl
11.
http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/arch_July02.html#NerdNapster
12.
http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/e-access/Articles/Eisen.htm
13.
http://bioinformatics.org/franklin/2002/
14.
http://www.publiclibraryofscience.org/openletter.shtmlAirships Tested As Two-Way Telecom Beacons http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/17/001206
[0]sgups writes "[1]The Toronto Star (no registration required:)) is
[2]reporting about this firm which will supply spherical airships that
will be used as high-flying telecommunications platforms to supply
two-way Internet access across the United States and into Mexico and
Canada. The article explains little of the technology though."
Links
0. mailto:sgups@ho[ ]il.com ['tma' in gap]
1.
http://www.thestar.ca/
2.
http://www.thestar.ca/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035775623359&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851
AOL Wins Anti-Spam Case
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/16/2150255
[0]saikou writes "CNet [1]writes in this story: 'A Virginia federal
court awarded America Online nearly $7 million in damages as part of
the Internet service providers' legal victory over a junk e-mail
operation, AOL said Monday.' Now, given tough times we should see more
and more ISPs sue (and, hopefully win) the evildoers if not for their
users mailboxes sake, then for their own budget. How long until there
will be a major ISP whose plans include discounts for spam-fighters?
(Help us to sue every spammer than sent mail to you and get $9.95
disount on your next bill :) )"
Links
Acacia Steps Up Content-Transfer Patent Claims http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/16/1949240
[0]MarkRH writes "Over at [1]ExtremeTech we've got an [1]in-depth story
on the 20-odd suits being filed against the online porn industry by
Acacia Research Corp., which has been [2]previously covered on
Slashdot. Now, several online porn companies are forming an association
called IMPA (the 'Internet Media Protective Association'). We sat in on
conference calls held by the industry, and interviewed Acacia
executives. Bottom line: the porn industry is just the beginning."
Links
0. mailto:mark_hachman@ziffdavis.com
1.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,767313,00.asp
2.
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/27/106259&tid=155
Vanishing Features Of The 2.6 Kernel
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/16/1928258
[0]chromatic writes "[1]Jerry Cooperstein has written an excellent
article summarizing the [2]features removed from the upcoming 2.6
kernel. One controversial change may be tightening restrictions on
binary-only modules." And [3]Lovechild writes with some more 2.6 news:
"I recently did an inteview with famous kernel hacker extraordinare and
all round nice guy Robert M. Love for [4]Tinyminds.org, about [5]kernel
2.6 and what can be expected for desktop Linux users, when the new
kernel series is released.
Links
0.
http://wgz.org/chromatic/
1.
http://www.axian.com/
2.
http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/12/12/vanishing.html
3.
http://Lovechild at foolclan dot com
4.
http://www.tinyminds.org/
5.
http://www.tinyminds.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=845
Whither America's Technological Edge?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/16/1724232
[0]baldass_newbie asks: "Ben Stein wrote an editorial titled, '[1]How
to Ruin American Enterprise'. To me, technological innovation is a big
outward sign of a successful economy. Sometimes it appears like the
U.S. is losing its edge in technology. Well, I was wondering what the
Slashdot community at large thinks is wrong (or right) with the U.S.
and technological innovation?" The article deals less with technology
and more with the society on which said innovation is based, and the
problems that may bring it down around our collective ears. Give the
article a read, and share your thoughts on whether or not you think
it's an accurate assessment on the current and future situation of
America's technological advantage.
Links
0. mailto:jay.brew-masters@com
Will We Need A SmartCard to Watch Digital TV? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/16/1846202
An anonymous reader writes "This story on EE Times points out that
[0]Hollywood and major electronics manufacturers are in agreement on a
SmartCard requirement for digital video interconnectivity. Note that
the article talks about them 'closing the analog hole.'"
Links
0. http://www.eet.com/sys/news/OEG20021213S0034
Linux.com
New MandrakeSoft licensing scheme similar to Trolltech's, says v.p.
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/18/010214
- by Tina Gasperson - Rumors of MandrakeSoft "stepping back" from Free Software are not true, says Gael Duval, v.p. of the Paris, France Linux distribution company.
LinuxCertified Announces "Linux Fundamentals" http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/18/0016243
Rajesh writes "Linux Fundamentals" bootcamp is designed for busy professionals with no prior experience with Linux or any other flavor of UNIX. This two-day introduction to Linux broadens their horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system."
Free documentation database
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/18/0015252
Gaetano Paolone writes "Dear friends, I am pleased to inform you that GFDD (GNUtemberg! Free Documentation Database) has reached a rather stable version."
The Microsoft/Linux Connection, Explained http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/17/153247
Last week, when research firm Meta Group of Stamford, Conn., predicted that Microsoft (MSFT) would begin to support Linux by late 2004 with some of its key server products -- Exchange, IIS, SQL server, and the like -- reactions ranged from outrage to befuddlement.
Aussie Uni Dumps Dual-Boot In Favor of Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/17/1456256
kNIGits writes "News.com.au is reporting that the University of Wollongong have dumped their previously dual-boot installations in favour of booting Linux ."
Vanishing Features Of The 2.6 Kernel
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/17/1447202
chromatic writes "Jerry Cooperstein has written an excellent article summarizing the features removed from the upcoming 2.6 kernel."
LindowsOS due to hit retail shelves
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/17/1446231
Software buyers may be doing a double take in retail stores over the coming months as they see Microsoft's familiar Windows operating system (OS) sitting next to the new OS from Lindows.com Inc.
Norway Prosecutors Seek Teen's Computers http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/17/1446210
A Norwegian teenager who wrote software for breaking the copy protection on DVDs harmed movie studios by circulating it over the Internet and should have his computers taken away, prosecutors said Monday.
Santa Tux's Corner: The Gift of Linux, Part 2 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/17/1445229
Linux: the gift that keeps on giving!
Spaces still available for iCanProgram course http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/17/1445213
Bob Findlay writes "It's been quite a year at iCanProgram. (http://www.icanprogram.com) Almost exactly a year ago we opened our online programmer training courses with a "no fee in return for a Cancer Research donation" format. Over the course of 2002 more than 1500 students have participated."
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