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[osdn starter] January 09, 2003
Date: Thu Jan 09 2003 - 03:00:54 EST
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Slashdot
Lexmark Invokes DMCA in Toner Suit
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/09/1228217
[0]Rhyas writes "Seems as though Lexmark has decided it [1]wants all
the pie when it comes to the printing world, as they are suing a
company that does reselling of chips that allow third party toner
cartridges to work in Lexmark printers. Cindy Cohn, an attorney at the
Electronic Frontier Foundation, said she expected more cases like the
one brought by Lexmark. 'We have long said that the DMCA's potential
use as an anti-competitive tool has been great,' Cohn said. 'Now we're
seeing it happen.'" The European Union is [2]taking action against the
practice of embedding chips in printer cartridges which make it
difficult for third parties to sell refills.
Links
0. mailto:biteme@scream.com
1.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-979791.html
2.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2127877,00.html
Flaw Found iIn Ethernet Device Drivers
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/09/0213203
Licensed2Hack writes "Security researchers have discovered a serious
vulnerability that may be present in many Ethernet device drivers that
is causing the devices to broadcast sensitive information over
networks. Seems the device driver writers couldn't be bothered with a
memset() call. [0]Eweek has their typical (puffy, low on tech details)
take on it [1]here. Since they don't specify the OS, I'm assuming these
are drivers for Windows."
Links
Myst MMOG Details Announced
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/09/0113206
Ubi Soft and Cyan announced the title for their upcoming online game.
[0] Uru: Online Ages Beyond Myst , developed by Cyan Worlds, Inc., is
slated for release late this year. From the [1]press release, "Uru will
take advantage of broadband to deliver a continually updated, immersive
environment and storyline, with content that grows, changes and evolves
constantly. It will also be the first persistent world to support
real-time voice communication." Sounds like a different road than
online games like The Sims Online and Star Wars Galaxies are taking,
with the entertainment consisting in exploration and storyline rather
than in player status and achievement.
Links
The Alternative Party 2003
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/08/1848246
mkoskimi writes "The fourth consecutive [0]Alternative Party is
arranged this weekend (Friday to Sunday) in Helsinki, Finland. As
before, we expect up to 300 people joining this round-the-clock event,
bringing along all kinds of weird machines (previous times have seen a
[1] Magnavox Odyssey, [2] a M6800 Evaluation Kit II and the Vectrex).
It's not yet another retro computer show though; there will be [3]
Competitions, [4]artists and our guest of honour, [5]Jeff Minter! There
be llamas here..."
Links
0.
http://www.altparty.org/
1.
http://www.niksula.cs.hut.fi/~ateras/party/altparty/odyssey.jpg
2.
http://pp.fishpool.com/~stibe/world/photos_events_demoparties_2alt_computers.html
3.
http://www.altparty.org/?p=competitions
4.
http://www.altparty.org/?p=artists
5.
http://www.altparty.org/?p=jeffminter
More 3D Printer News
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/09/0050243
[0]tallackn writes "The [1]New Scientist website has an [2]article that
tells of a 3D gadget printer which will allow fully assembled electric
and electronic gadgets to be printed in one go. 'The trick is to print
layer upon layer of conducting and semiconducting polymers in such a
way that the circuitry the device requires is built up as part of the
bodywork.' When the technique is perfected, devices such as light
bulbs, radios, remote controls, mobile phones and toys will be spat out
as individual fully functional systems without expensive and
labour-intensive production on an assembly line."
Links
0. mailto:nathan@tallack.name
1.
http://www.newscientist.com/
2.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993238Low Profile Satellite TV Antennas for Vehicles http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/09/0046257
[0]Brian Mattis writes "CNN is [1]reporting a new antenna system that
allows SUV's, minivans and cars to receive DirecTV video and audio
programming on the road. Future plans call for internet access as well.
This could be a nail in the coffin of Sirius and XM radio."
Links
0. mailto:albermattis@hotmail.com
Customer-owned Networks: ZapMail & Telecoms http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/08/2136254
sasha writes "[0]Here's a good article that describes how we, the
consumers, can play the role of competitors to the vendors of products
and services we buy. The author draws a parallel between FedEx's
ZapMail failure and current situation with VoIP and WiFi in regard to
the phone companies."
Links
0. http://shirky.com/writings/zapmail.html
You Can't Link Here
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/08/2223214
An anonymous reader writes "Last year several news sources reported about the website [0]dontlink.com from David Sorkin, associate professor of law at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. His website fights 'stupid linking policies' that attempt to impose restrictions on other sites that link to them. Now a German law student joined the fight against linking restrictions and starts getting media attention in Germany. His list of [1]stupid German linking policies can be found at the website [2]Links & Law. Contrary to the model of dontlink.com, the German site refrains from linking to companies that prohibit linking without their consent. The site only states the URL of the websites with the linking policies. The page with the linking policies is in German, but the rest of the website is in English and covers many legal aspects of linking." Links
0.
http://www.dontlink.com
1.
http://www.linksandlaw.com/linkingcases-linkingpolicies-beispiele.htm
2.
http://www.linksandlaw.com/Where are the 70% Efficient Solar Cells? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/08/0323237
VernonNemitz asks: "Back in 1984 a patent was granted for [0]silicon
chip micro rectennas, which would convert visible photons into
electricity in the same way that ordinary rectennas convert microwaves
into electricity, at perhaps 70% or greater efficiency. Nobody could
make such solar cells back in 1984, but we certainly can today, with
sizes of antennas that would capture everything from infrared to the
edges of UV -- and the patent has expired. So, where are they?"
Currently the most popular type of [1]solar technology is
[2]photovoltaics, however PV technology only has an efficiency of about
[3]7-17%. With the potential gains claimed by the technology in the
cited patent, has anyone even tried to build one of these units to see
if it can live up to the given promise, or at least prove to be a
technology than we should be exploring?
Links
0.
http://164.195.100.11/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4,445,050WKU.&OS=PN/4,445,050&RS=PN/4,445,050
1.
http://www.eren.doe.gov/solar.html
2.
http://www.eren.doe.gov/pv/
3.
http://www.eren.doe.gov/pv/pvmenu.cgi?site=pv&idx=1&body=aboutpv.html
Blogging With Camera Phones
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/08/2034213
Zastrossi writes "The Register [0]reports that [1]NewBay Software, "is to offer software to mobile operators that will enable mobile phone users to create and maintain Weblogs or 'blogs' using only their phones." Sounds like a pretty sound idea, particularly in that they're selling to the telcos as opposed to consumers. SMS was one revenue source for mobile providers, will camera phones become another?" Links
0. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/64/28773.html
Linux.com
Yoper: 'Your Own Operating System' revealed
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/09/1037256
Anonymous Reader writes "DesktopLinux.com speaks with Andreas Girardet, Founder of Yoper, a New Zealand-based Linux distribution."
SystemImager 3.0 Released
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/09/1037226
Anonymous Reader writes "SystemImager is distribution independent and makes it easy to do automated installs (clones), software distribution, content or data distribution, configuration changes, and operating system updates to your network of Linux machines."
Rewindable Desktop, part II
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/09/1036248
Anonymous Reader writes "In the second installment of a continuing series, Bowie J. Poag describes the architecture involved in his conception of a "rewindable desktop" that would allow users to return to previous places and configurations."
IBM developerWorks Live!
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/09/1036205
An anonymous coward writes "IBM developerWorks Live! is the premier technical event of the year. It will be held April 9 - 12, 2003 in New Orleans."
samba eXPerience 2003 - call for papers
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/09/1035213
SerNet writes "On April 14th and 15th 2003 developers and users will meet again in Göttingen, Germany at the second international SAMBA conference, the "samba eXPerience 2003".
Training available for new commercial Security-Enhanced Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/07/2134248
- by Tina Gasperson - The Open Source Development Group (OSDgroup) has developed courseware for Security Enhanced Linux, the National Security Agency's beefed-up Linux distribution that is also being developed as a commercial distribution by Westcam Consultants.
Embedded Linux design issues
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/08/2337256
Anonymous Reader writes "This technical article examines the requirements of embedded systems and suggests some key issues that need to be addressed in order to improve Linux for use in embedded applications."
Red Hat Appoints Executive VP
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/08/2333244
Open source and Linux provider Red Hat Inc. (RedHat.com) announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Tom Rabon as the company's executive vice president of corporate affairs.
Cell Phone Makers Call on Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/08/2330242
The Linux operating system has made the jump from computer servers to handheld computers, digital video recorders, and wristwatches and soon may find a home inside your cellular telephone.
Linux on government servers
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/08/1839215
Several national governments (e.g., Singapore, Taiwan, and Germany) have stated their intent to move their server architectures to Linux from Windows.
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