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[osdn starter] December 21, 2002
Date: Sat Dec 21 2002 - 03:00:54 EST
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December 21, 2002 STARTER SERIES
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Taxing Text Messages?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/0418215
[0]Makarand writes "SMS is a very popular way of communication in the
Phillipines with an estimated 14 million phone subscribers sending an
average of 10 text messages a day. However, that may all change if a
proposal from the IMF to impose a tax on SMS is implemented to solve
the country's fiscal problems according to an [1]article in The Straits
Times. The IMF is basing its suggestion on the fact that the country's
tax base currently rests on the troubled sectors of the economybanking
and manufacturing, which cannot be squeezed anymore. Hopefully,
our political think tanks will not get any such ideas."
Links
0. mailto:{theJunt-a(@)HotMail.}
Next-Gen Pop-up Ads
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/0414257
bje2 writes "[0]CNet has a [1]disconcerting story about a new
generation of pop-up ads that use a "kick through" technique such that
you don't even need to click on the pop-up ad anymore, you just need to
mouse over it...wow, can they make our web surfing experience any
worse?"
Links
Multi-User Subversion
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/048202
[0]chromatic writes "Rafael Garcia-Suarez has just penned an article
about [1]adopting Subversion for multi-user projects. (He also has a
previous article on [2]Single-User Subversion). With the recent release
of [3]Subversion 0.16 (see the [4]File sharing link), the successor to
CVS looks very good."
Links
0.
http://wgz.org/chromatic/
1.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/apache/2002/12/19/svn2.html
2.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2002/10/31/subversion.html
3.
http://subversion.tigris.org/
4.
http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList
MPAA Countersues 321 Studios
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/042221
[0]Squash writes "[1]321 Studios, makers of [2]DVD X-Copy, is being
[3]Counter-sued by the MPAA. You may [4]remember them filing suit to
allow thier software to be produced and sold. Interesting point: the
MPAA wants to claim all profits from sales of the software, which is
now being [5]bundled with some DVD burners."
Links
0.
http://www.brokedown.net
1.
http://www.321studios.com/
2.
http://www.dvdxcopy.com/
3.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,108133,00.asp
4.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/23/1944249&tid=123
5.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,107637,00.asp
The End of Solotrek
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2043215
bobetov writes "For those of us fed up with gravity and gridlock, the
[0]Solotrek XFV personal VTOL aircraft has been the real IT. A Segway
is a nice scooter and all, but this thing can fly. But it all comes
down to dollars in the end, and, with a recent test-flight accident and
a missed milestone, [1]Trek Aerospace is [2]calling it quits."
Links
0.
http://www.solotrek.com/mjet/solotrek.html
1.
http://www.solotrek.com/
2.
http://www.solotrek.com/mjet/news/index.htmUnintended Aural Consequences of MP3 Compression http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2029212
[0]zenst writes "A rather interesting [1]read about possible damage to
your hearing due to the way most audio compression techneques work.
They mainly work by presenting a signal that the brain perceives to be
the same as the original and it is this assumption that could effect
our hearing and the way we hear."
Links
Rise of the Triad Source Code Released
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2033208
[0]Woody writes "[1]3DRealms gave us an early Christmas present this
year: they've released the complete [2]Rise of the Triad source code in
memory of William Scarboro, one of the game programmers who died
earlier this year. The source is being released under the GPL, so
everyone should be happy. If you ever played ROTT, you might remember
that under all of the silliness and gore there was an incredible
deathmatch and capture-the-flag element. Discussions are currently
starting in the [3]3DRealms forums. Thanks, 3DRealms!"
Links
0. mailto:woodsmallr@missouri.edu
1.
http://www.3drealms.com/
2.
http://www.3drealms.com/rott/
3.
http://forums.3drealms.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=001833
Mandrake Appealing to Community, Again
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1815214
An anonymous reader writes "It seems that MandrakeSoft's short-term financial problem is worse than was thought. A [0]new page on the Mandrake web site says: 'Everyone who is concerned with the company's future is encouraged to read and distribute the following message. In order to reach the next release, MandrakeSoft currently needs to raise cash, and quickly complete the Increase of Capital.' Darn, and I thought they were almost over this hump. Looks like a good time to help recruit Mandrake supporters for the Club." Links
0. http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/future.php3
Has AOL Lost Its Sex Drive?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1742241
[0]TheViewFromTheGround writes "Why have the years since the merger
with Time Warner been so hard on America Online? Michael Wolff, a
consultant who advised Time Warner not to buy AOL in the early 90's,
says that the the big problem is Time Warner's [1]denial of AOL's core
value: a monopoly on dirty chat. The argument says that AOL was
successful because they had a critical mass of people and that it
skillfully marketed talking dirty by appearing to be family friendly.
Now, the old media bedfellow is pushing AOL to stop its pimping ways."
Links
0. http://www.viewfromtheground.com
IDE/ATAPI to SCSI Converters Reviewed
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1717224
[0]Anonymous Coward writes "Seems that someone has finally come out
with IDE/ATAPI to SCSI converters to bridge the gap between the
high-cost SCSI world and the low-cost IDE world. [1]Addonics is the
company and [2]LinuxHardware.org has a [3]full review of these two
devices. The review does a good job of laying out installation and
performance. These are just what I've been looking for and although a
little pricey, they seem to do the job."
Links
0.
http://www.linuxhardware.org
1.
http://www.addonics.com/
2.
http://www.linuxhardware.org/
3.
http://www.linuxhardware.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/19/145230&mode=thread
Linux.com
Commentary: Linux Games & Software; Let's Make a Difference
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/212225
by static0verdrive - If we want issues like the wineX problem resolved for the better, we have to buy native Linux games. No ripping them. id Software's Doom 3, Bioware's Neverwinter Nights, and more are due out soon, and this is the Linux community's chance to truly make a difference.
The Newbie Tackles Red Hat 8.0 on a Laptop http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/0341210
GonzoJohn writes "Jim Fuller, the Linux Orbit "newbie-in-residence" recently upgraded his Compaq Presario 700 laptop to Red Hat 8.0. He relates his experience with the installation and is happy too that his sound now works. Check out his review of the expeience on Linux Orbit"
GUADEC/Gnome Fund Appeal
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2059213
With the end of the year approaching, the Gnome Foundation has put together an appeal for help. You can also just head over to Gnome.org to contribute directly.
Slow server market--but not for Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2056206
Gartner's survey of the global server market in the third quarter of 2002 showed Linux servers growing revenue by 65 percent from 2001. IA-32- and IA-64-based systems also fared far better than RISC-based machines.
Spam Blocking Engine for OpenBSD
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2055226
mkeke writes "In a post over at OpenBSD Journal, Theo states that he has written a spam blocker that works with pf and Spews. It looks darn cool :)"
Red Hat's Young Ends Daily Stock Sales
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2054256
Red Hat Inc. Co-Founder Robert Young said he stopped his daily sales of shares of the software maker after selling 3 million in a single transaction.
MandrakeSoft Faces Short-Term Cash Crunch http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2054203
Raymond Guht writes "Just before Christmas, MandrakeSoft has been forced to issue an urgent call for support from users. It semms that while the long-term outlook looks good for the company, the short-term is not quite as bright. The call for support is available at: http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/future.php3"
Linux Advisory Watch - December 20th 2002 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1620233
- By Benjamin D. Thomas - Linux Advisory Watch is a comprehensive newsletter that outlines the security vulnerabilities that have been announced throughout the week. It includes pointers to updated packages and descriptions of each vulnerability. This week, advisories were released for wget, kernel, fetchmail, mysql, openldap, lynx, micq, libpng, squirrelmail, net-snmp, exim, apache, lynx-ssl, perl, and tcpdump. The distributors ...
Red Hat to stop support for Alpha, Sparc http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/151248
Outlined its changed errata support policy, Red Hat said that from the release of version 8.0 of its Linux distribution, it would provide errata support for all releases of the base OS for at least 12 months from the date of the initial release.
As Linux advances, Microsoft alters message to customers http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/150254
Microsoft Corp. executives have called the open-source software Linux a "cancer." They've even described the increasingly popular technology -- an alternative to Microsoft's proprietary Windows operating systems -- as "unAmerican." But now they're hoping to attach a different word -- "costly."
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