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Slashdot
AMD's Fab 30 Revealed
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/15/138257

    Harkids writes "AnandTech posted [0]a sweet article about a recent trip     to AMD's newest chip manufacturing plant, Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany.     The article is more than just a walk around the building; it includes     juicy details of AMD's microprocessor manufacturing process,     innovations, and even has some Hammer info in it. A good read if you     are interested in CPUs or simply what AMD has up their sleeve." Links

    0. http://www.anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=1773

Merging WiFi VoIP Into Cellular Service
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/15/0512243

[0]Anonymous Coward writes "The New York Times (registration required)
    reports that Motorola, Proxim and Avaya are expected to announce today     that they will jointly develop technology to [1]allow wireless     communications to jump between networks without interruption. This     appears to involve making use of WiFi for phone service where it's     available, thus converting WiFi hotspots into congestion relief for     overloaded cellular networks, and, of course, making cell phones into     WiFi terminals."
Links

    0. http://elf.org

1. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/business/14MOTO.html

Sun ONE Identity Server 6.0
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/15/054238

[0]scubacuda points to this [1]article at The Register, about "what is
    believed to be the industry's first [2]identity server based on
[3]Liberty Alliance Project specifications for federated network
    identity (date sheet [4]here). Other reports of Sun's release:
[5]eWeek, [6]Information Week, [7]Computer World, & [8]Y!"
Links

    0. mailto:scubacuda@inMENCKEName.com minus author
    1. 
http://212.100.234.54/content/53/28822.html
    2. 
http://wwws.sun.com/software/products/identity_srvr/home_identity.html
    3. 
http://www.projectliberty.org/
    4. 
http://wwws.sun.com/software/products/identity_srvr/ds_identity.html
    5. 
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,825856,00.asp
    6. 
http://www.informationweek.com/news/IWK20030113S0009
    7. 
http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/server/story/0,10801,77522,00.html
    8. 
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=74&ncid=738&e=10&u=/cmp/20030113/tc_cmp/iwk20030113s0009

Microsoft Opens Code Just Slightly More
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/15/030217

[0]ctar writes "This [1]story on Bloomberg.com details Microsoft's new
    program to open the source to parts of Windows in order to compete with     Linux, especially in the government sector. Microsoft's spokesman is     making these announcements directly: They say governments involved will     be invited to Redmond to meet w/ security engineers, and view testing     procedures. Countries will also be able to incorporate their own     encryption schemes 'based on Microsoft's software'." Links

    0. http://ctar&zoo,uvm,edu

1. http://www.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?T=quote/marketsquote99_news_list.ht&ptitle=A&wires=PRN,BUS,CRL,PZM,CNS&template=marketsquote99_news.ht&GNOSUBST=1&ticker=MSFT&showzacks=YES&showvoiceir=NO

Embedded Linux In Onkyo's Home Music Server http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/15/0246221

    IrateSurf writes "[0]ExtremeTech has a [1]story about a new use of     embedded Linux from Onkyo, which runs a home music server. Their     NAS-2.3 has a CD-player as well as an 80GB hard drive for storing music     and streaming it to other players on the an Ethernet network. Also     check out the web site for the [2]NAS-2.3." If only they would [3]make     it record radio, too ...
Links

    0. 
http://www.extremetech.com/
    1. 
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,826536,00.asp
    2. 
http://www.integrahometheater.com/model.cfm?class=nettune&m=NAS-2.3&p=i
    3. 
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/10/1053222&tid=137

Turing Test Competition At CalTech
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/15/004205

[0]Charles Dodgeson writes "The [1]Turing Tournament at [2]Cal Tech
    wants to know if you can program an emulator that will play games like     a human, or if can you write detector that can correctly sort the     wetware from the software. Before you get too excited, the "games" are     very limited things. But there is a $10,000 prize for the winner. You     can read the [3]gory details."
Links

    0. 
http://www.goldmark.org/jeff/
    1. 
http://turing.ssel.caltech.edu/
    2. 
http://www.caltech.edu/
    3. 
http://turing.ssel.caltech.edu/index.html

Slashback: :CueCat, Exercise, Wormage
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/14/159242

    Slashback tonight brings you updates on the current doings (and name)     of J. Jovan Philyaw, the man behind the :CueCat, the alleged worldwide     infestation of file-trading computers with an RIAA-sponsored worm (not     true, they say), the privacy implications of GeoURL markup, and more.     Read on for the details.

RIAA: We Won't Pursue Mandated DRM Technologies http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/14/2248239

    tekman writes "A [0]New York Times article details an agreement between     the RIAA and various hardware and software companies in which the RIAA     has agreed to avoid seeking legislation that would mandate technologies     in computers and other home electronics to restrict 'unauthorized'     copying. The most interesting thing about this is the absence of the     MPAA."
Links

    0. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/technology/14CND-PIRACY.html

Honeymoon Over For Google?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/14/2135244

[0]scubacuda writes "[1]Business Week has [2]an article on some of the
    challenges Google faces as it gains popularity. For a while, things     were looking good: unobtrusive ads, a [3]hardware search appliance, and     the fact that 'google' has become a verb (like xerox, kleenex, hoover,     etc.). Now, [4]Yahoo! has dropped the 'exclusive' part of its contract,
[5]Overture won a series of key contracts, [6]Verity has [7]announced a
    deal to purchase [8]Inktomi's assets, and [9]Y! announced it was buying     Inktomi's web-search business. And other engines such as [10]WiseNut,
[11]Teoma, and [12]FAST now mimic Google's 'popularity placement
    technology.'"
Links

    0. mailto:scubacuda@inMENCKEName.com minus author
    1. 
http://www.businessweek.com/
    2. 
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2003/tc20030114_2858.htm
    3. 
http://www.google.com/appliance/
    4. 
http://www.yahoo.com/
    5. 
http://www.overture.com/d/home/
    6. 
http://www.verity.com/
    7. 
http://www.verity.com/company/press/releases/2002/20021113.html
    8. 
http://www.inktomi.com/
    9. 
http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/03/01-yahoo.html
   10. 
http://www.wisenut.com/
   11. 
http://www.teoma.com/
   12. 
http://www.surffast.com/

The Year in Scripting Languages
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/14/1833224

    Mitchell writes "People from several language communities came together     to create a [0]joint year-in-review for Lua, Perl, Python, Ruby, and     Tcl."
Links

    0. http://www.vendian.org/language_year/

Linux.com
Nokia woos Linux programmers
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/15/1018203

    Nokia has released software to let Linux programmers develop Java     software for its cell phones. Nokia is a strong backer of the use of     Sun Microsystems' Java software on its handsets, touting Java's ability     to let the same program run on a variety of different phone models.

Linux System &amp; Network Admin bootcamp http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/15/1016218

    Rajesh writes "LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux     training, will offer its System and Network administration bootcamp on     February 1 - 2, 2003 in Boston (MA). This workshop is designed for busy     information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most     important Linux administration areas. All attendees get a free Linux     laptop."

Granny prefers Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/15/1015224

    Anonymous Reader writes "Terry Hatfield introduced Linux to a Senior     Citizen in response to her ongoing Windows system woes. Hatfield proves     that Linux can be used successfully by anyone wanting to perform simple     tasks -- in this case browsing the Internet, using email, and playing     solitaire."

OpenEMed helps detect epidemics -- and bioterrorism http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/13/1550249

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - "OpenEmed is a distributed healthcare information system built around the OMG distributed object specifications and the HL7 (and other) data standards and is written in Java for platform portability," says the first sentence on the project's home page. Its objective is to aggregate data from clinics, emergency rooms, pharmacies, and individual physicians so that epidemics or bioterrorism attacks can be rapidly ...

UnitedLinux signs up IBM, AMD as partners http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/15/006232

    Fresh off their agreement to collaborate on advanced chip-making     techniques, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and IBM are teaming up with     UnitedLinux to help determine what features wind up in forthcoming     versions of the Linux operating system from the group, the companies     said in a release.

Fry's Electronics Now Bringing Choice to Customers With LindowsOS http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/15/004234

    Lindows.com, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of their     full retail LindowsOS Membership Edition ( http://www.lindows.com/30 )     at all Fry's Electronics Retail stores nationwide.

SCO fees may hit some Linux users
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/15/001226

    SCO Group, the struggling company that holds the copyright to the Unix     operating system, plans to boost its revenue by charging fees to some     customers who have moved from its products to Linux.

MandrakeSoft mulls Chapter 11 style escape, says email http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/14/2358217

    MandrakeSoft is looking at a Chapter 11-style bankruptcy, to solve its     financial difficulties, according to a leaked email from one of its     executives. The executive has declined to be interviewed by The     Register.

Tonight Live: Perens Opens the Book and MS in denial http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/14/2356205

    Tonight LIVE on www.thelinuxshow.com, its open source mayhem. At 6pm     pt, 7pm mt, 8pm ct, and 9pm et.... Kevin Hill (fermi labs), Jeff     Gerhardt, Doc Searls (Linux Journal), Arne Flones and Russ Pavlicek     (infoworld); are back live tonight. We have a great show lined up     tonight on The Linux Show!

Sun, Beonix open Linux facility
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/14/148231

    Touted as one of the first such facilities in Canada, Sun Microsystems     of Canada, the city of Belleville and Ontario's Beonix Technology     announced Friday the opening of the Sun Linux Competency Center.

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