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[osdn starter] January 23, 2003
Date: Thu Jan 23 2003 - 03:00:54 EST
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January 23, 2003 STARTER SERIES
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Slashdot
AT&T Identifies Widespread Security Hole - In Locks
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/0359230
__roo writes "The New York Times has an article [free registration
required] about a researcher at [0]AT&T Labs Research who has
discovered a little-known [1]vulnerability in many locks that lets a
person create a copy of the master key for an entire building by
starting with any key from that building, and it requires little more
than a file and a few key blanks."
Links
0. http://www.research.att.com/
Produce Organs...From Printer
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/055217
[0]Gavinsblog writes "New Scientist reports that [1]researchers have
modified desktop printers and filled them with suspensions of cells
instead of ink. Apparently the work is a first step towards printing
complex tissues or even entire organs. Amazing technology. " Well, I
guess this could give a whole new meaning to "watermarking".
Links
4-Winged Dinosaur Fossil Found
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/0251254
[0]Anonymous Coward writes "Scientists in China say they have found
fossilized remains of a dinosaur with four feathered wings that it
probably used for gliding, a find they say strengthens the theory that
birds evolved from dinosaurs. See the [1]story on CNN [2]or BBC with a
cool rendering of what it possibly looked like [3]or at NYTimes
(yadda)."
Links
0. mailto:3c273@hisoffice.net.au
1.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/01/22/coolsc.correct.fourwinged/index.html
2.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2684927.stm
3.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/23/science/23DINO.html
XBox Chip With Legal BIOS
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/0247248
[0]Lours writes "([1]OzChip, an Australian company, has a new Xbox chip
which comes preinstalled with the new ([2]Cromwell Linux BIOS. Previous
chips came without (or simplistic) BIOS for obvious legal and
hardware-related (HD-key) reasons you had to go through a lot of
manipulations in order to install a patched version of the original
Microsoft BIOS or ask the vendor to do it which obviously he was not
willing to do for free (when he was willing to). Since the new Cromwell
BIOS is fully open source it can be shipped with the chip without any
legal risks, gaining you a lot of time, sweat and money. Plus the chip
has a very useful feature: by using software based on Andy Green's --
one of the maintainers of the [3]XBox Linux project -- Raincoat, it
lets you [4]flash a new BIOS very easily: burn the BIOS file onto a
blank CD, put it in the Xbox, boot and you are done. With such beasts
there is not much left in the way of want-to-be Linux Xbox hackers who
might have been affraid until now to have to deal with delicate
hardware intricacies or reluctant to run the whole town for a vendor
willing to mod their Xbox at the smallest fee. With important linux
distributions also incoming (Debian and Mandrake are underway if not
completed) it won't be long before everyone can write code for (and
on!) the machine only a few minutes after receiving the chip in his
mailbox. Hopefully we are going to see a zillion things running on the
machine that Microsoft would only have dreamt of making (and selling)."
Links
0.
http://slashdot.org/~Lours
1.
http://www.ozxchip.com/
2.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=54192
3.
http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/
4.
http://www.ozxchip.com/ozxflash.htm
Using Redundancies to Find Errors
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/0221242
gsbarnes writes "Two Stanford researchers ([0]Dawson Engler and
[1]Yichen Xie) have written [2]a paper (pdf) showing that seemingly
harmless redundant code is frequently a sign of not so harmless errors.
Examples of redundant code: assigning a variable to itself, or dead
code (code that is never reached). Some of their examples are obvious
errors, some of them subtle. All are taken from a version of the Linux
kernel (presumably they have already reported the bugs they found). Two
interesting lessons: Apparently harmless mistakes often indicate
serious troubles, so run lint and pay attention to its output. Also, in
addition to its obvious practical uses, Linux provides a huge open
codebase useful for researchers investigating questions about software
engineering."
Links
0.
http://www.stanford.edu/~engler/
1.
http://glide.stanford.edu:8080/yichen/research/
2.
http://www.stanford.edu/~engler/p401-xie.pdfHilary Rosen Will Step Down As RIAA Head http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/22/2324241
Phoenix666 writes "NYT Business reports [0]Hilary Rosen is leaving. Question is, what head will spring from the Hydra next? Could this signal a shift in the RIAA's tactics? The article reports 'Rosen's departure comes as the organization sought to soften its image among Internet consumers, many of whom viewed the RIAA -- and Rosen personally -- with antipathy over incessant pressure for crackdowns on sharing digital music over the Internet.'" A [1]press release on the RIAA site says that Rosen will leave at the end of this year. Links
0. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Rosen-Resignation.html
Microsoft to Buy Vivendi Games Division? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/22/2233227
Unknown Relic writes "While far from confirmed, [0]it is reported that
Microsoft is seriously looking into buying, or [1]may have already
bought, Vivendi's [2]Games Division. For those who aren't aware,
Vivendi owns several prominent gaming companies, including [3]Valve and
[4]Blizzard! While no official announcements have been made, one is
apparently expected soon. While this would doubtlessly be a great boon
to Xbox's library, it could be a shock to other consoles as titles
which were originally planned for a diverse release become Xbox
exclusives."
Links
0.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/r/?page=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/news/news_story.php(que)id=85976
1.
http://www.ve3d.com/Comments.aspx?ID=2217&contenttype=1
2.
http://www.vugames.com/vug/
3.
http://www.valvesoftware.com/
4.
http://www.blizzard.com/Elect Steve Jobs President of the United States http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/22/1413238
[0]Will Foster writes "There is a groundswell of support for
[1]electing Steve Jobs President of the United States." I'll vote for
him if I can write in my vote -- with a Newton stylus!
Links
0. http://www.JobsforPresident.org
Building a Multi-Channel PVR System?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/22/2041211
[0]Dr.Ruud asks: "What would be good ways to build a multichannel VCR?
Think of a cluster of 4 PCs, each having 4 TV-cards (with MPEG-hardware
on each) and (if necessary) a separate harddisk per TV-card, and maybe
a 5th PC that controls the others, holds a DVD-writer and any other
necessary hardware. Could it be done in a simpler and cheaper way? See
also [1]linuxtv.org, [2]linuxmedialabs.com and of course
[3]SouceForge-vcr-projects like Freevo." What would be the best way to
go about cutting down the number of machines such a cluster would need?
Could this be done by building an all-in-one-wonderbox without it
getting really expensive?
Links
0. mailto:rvtol+slashdot@isolution.nl
1.
http://linuxtv.org/
2.
http://www.linuxmedialabs.com/
3.
http://sourceforge.net/search/
Lucas Digital Releases OpenEXR Format
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/22/1514201
[0]frankie writes "Although George Lucas may have gone over to the
[1]dark [2]side, at least some of his staff prefer Freedom and light.
ILM has released [3] OpenEXR, a graphics file format and related
utilities, under a [4] BSD-style license. Among other things, it
supports the same 16 bit format used by Nvidia CG and the Geforce FX.
OpenEXR runs on Linux, Jaguar, and Irix; other platforms are likely to
work with a little help from the [5] community."
Links
0.
http:///~frankie
1.
http://www.mpaa.org/
2.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/05/29/1619219&tid=101
3.
http://www.openexr.com
4.
http://www.ilm.com/opensource
5.
http://savannah.nongnu.org/files/?group=openexr
Linux.com
US startup plans new console launch
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/1019248
A Florida-based startup, Infinium Labs, has announced its intention to launch a new broadband-enabled console in the US games market by the end of the year which will compete directly with the offerings from Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft.
'Open source key to Africa's development' http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/1019200
Kodek writes "As the world prepares for the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva next month, Tectonic caught up with Bildad Kagai to discuss preparations for the launch of the Open Source Foundation for Africa."
BeyondGeek.com replaces LinuxFreak.org
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/1018240
Anonymous Reader writes "As many of you may be aware, LinuxFreak.org was closed down over a month ago due to problems maintaining the site. The old staff is back with a new modern site called 'BeyondGeek.com'. If anyone remembers the old slogan for LinuxFreak was 'News Beyond Geek'. Check'em out."
Server Blade Market Ripe With Linux Innovation http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/1018213
Brigid Fuller writes "Innovation based on the Linux operating system is rampant in the rapidly emerging server blade computing market according to the Server Blade Trade Association (SBTA).
How to make a System Restore CD-ROM
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/1015252
Sysbotz writes "All computer hardware has a life expectancy, and sometimes that lifetime ends at the worst moments possible. Fortunately we are going to show you a way to backup your entire system to a bootable CD-ROM (or CD-ROMs depending on size of installation) for easy restore. We are going to do this using a nice little utility called 'Mkcdrec'. So let's get started.
Voila! Workspot Linux is instant and portable "magic" http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/22/1733244
- by Tina Gasperson - Workspot is an online Linux desktop. You go there in any browser (java-enabled is better), login, and start up Red Hat Linux within that browser. It is so cool, I really want it to be something that people go for. I want it to succeed.
Red Hat Slips Off a Curve
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/029222
Timothy R. Butler writes "In the third part of our Penguin Shootout series, Timothy R. Butler considers the latest distribution from the best-known name in the sector - Red Hat. With its much hyped and attacked BlueCurve interface and various other improvements, will 8 be the Shadowman's ticket to victory in our challenge? To find out, read more here."
Real Shares Helix Server Code
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/22/2138218
Company says developers will now be able to build open-source media players for devices including cell phones and PDAs.
Torvalds a coup for Linux locals
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/22/2137248
A PENGUIN-suited Linus Torvalds has shirked the huge commercial machinations of New York's LinuxWorld to attend the smaller and altogether friendlier linux.conf.au in Perth.
SuSE launches Office for SMEs
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/22/2137213
Cheaper, more secure.
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