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[osdn starter] January 24, 2003
Date: Fri Jan 24 2003 - 03:00:55 EST
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Slashdot
Robin Gross and IP Justice
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/0238232
ethereal writes "According to [0]this news.com article, former EFF attorney Robin Gross is starting up a new group called IP Justice in order to 'promote balance in global intellectual property law.' Her greatest fear? 'That we're too late.'" Links
0. http://news.com.com/2008-1082-981663.html
Evolution Of The Online Tax Debate
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/0231208
[0]rhwalker22 writes "Last November, the Streamlined Sales Tax Project
drafted a plan to make it easier for states to cooperate in collecting
sales taxes on products sold over the Internet. That plan is now headed
to governors and state legislatures for debate. While that debate
begins, the sales tax group is moving into new territory, debating how
to apply sales taxes to digital services, like music and software
downloads, and IP telephony. Most states participating in the sales tax
project have sent representatives to Tampa, Fla., this week to take up
this subject, according to [1]a report by washingtonpost.com."
Links
Tech Firms Fight Copy Protection Laws
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/026239
[0]buulu writes "CNET is [1]running an article about [2]Alliance For
Digital Progress going on the offensive against Hollywood over digital
copy protection. The alliance consists of some of the big names: Apple,
Cisco Systems, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Information Technology
Association of America, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, etc."
Links
0.
http://worldpress.org
1.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-981882.html?tag=fd_lede2_hed
2.
http://alliancefordigitalprogress.org/ADP/content/?p=CoalitionMembersMore Anime College and University Courses Being Offered http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/0131214
[0]Ninja Master Gara writes "[1]Anime News Network reports [2]New York
University is offering a new courses on the anime [3]industry and
[4]culture. Anime is slowly expanding from University Clubs into
[5]mainstream college courses, many of which begin at the 'What is
anime?' level. Several [6]Universities and [7]Community Colleges
already offer [8]similar courses, or [9]incorporate anime into existing
studies." If any school decides to offer a course on the Gundam series,
I'd be happy to teach a class.
Links
0.
http://anime.oddball.net
1.
http://animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=3076
2.
http://www.nyu.edu/
3.
http://www.nyu.edu/summer/courses/scps-digital.nyu#2
4.
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/east.asian.studies/civ_descript.html#31
5.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~amnornes/anime.html
6.
http://web.pdx.edu/~levia/hstxxxtop.html
7.
http://bannerweb.pima.edu/pls/pccp/az_tw_zipsched.p_course_popup?vsub=JPN&vcrse=198T3&vterm=200320&vcrn=
8.
http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/bccweb/news/anime.stm
9.
http://utd500.utdallas.edu/~hairston/ah3300.htmlHow Much Does it Cost to Produce a Recording? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/018213
An anonymous reader writes "How much does the average new album cost to produce? I have seen this cost estimated between $500,000 and $1,000,000, but some quick figuring does not support a cost this high. According to various sources (Ok, Slashdot stories…), somewhere around 27,000 albums are produced each year and 906.6 million albums are shipped. I would guess that the album retail (about $15 per album) is based on a 100% markup, so that these 906.6 million albums are sold at wholesale for about $7.50 apiece, which means that the revenue from wholesale sales is about $6.8 billion. This means that the actual production cost has to be less than $250,000 per album, otherwise the record industry is losing money. I have left out the cost of actually printing and copying the albums as I think that the average cost is probably less than $0.25 per copy."
Sony to Stop Producing Smaller CRTs
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/238216
NerveGas writes "Sony is apparantly going to [0]stop producing 17- and
19-inch CRTs, in favor of LCDs. It seems a bit soon to drop CRTs
completely, seeing as how LCDs still have less than 30% of the market
share. Maybe since their patent on Trinitron screens expired, they're
not able to command ridiculous margins any more." Smaller CRTs? I've
got a couple 19" Sony monitors here, and I've always considered them to
be a good size.
Links
0. http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,841366,00.asp
Slashback: Tableturkey, Stromlo, Mandrake http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/2325201
Slashback tonight with followups on previous stories about tablet computers, the fire at Mt.Stromlo, and Mandrake Linux -- read below for the details. Update: 01/24 00:08 GMT by [0]T: One more update added below, regarding the post earlier this week on nVidia's new video card. Links
0. http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/
DTD vs. XML Schema
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/228230
[0]AShocka writes "The W3C XML Schema Working Group has released the
first public Working Draft of [1]Requirements for XML Schema 1.1.
Schemas are technology for specifying and constraining the structure of
XML documents. The draft adds functionality and clarifies the XML
Schema Recommendation [2]Part 1 and [3]Part 2. The [4]XML Schema Valid
FAQ highlights development issues and resources using XML Schema. This
article at webmasterbase.com addresses the [5]XML DTDs Vs XML Schema
issue. Also see the [6]W3C Conversion Tool from DTD to XML Schema and
other [7]XML Schema/DTD Editors."
Links
0. mailto:ashocka@spamcop.net
1.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-xmlschema-11-req-20030121/
2.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xmlschema-1-20010502/
3.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xmlschema-2-20010502/
4.
http://www.schemavalid.com/faq/xml-schema.html
5.
http://www.webmasterbase.com/article/931
6.
http://www.w3.org/2000/04/schema_hack/
7.
http://www.xml.com/pub/pt/2
EvDO High-Speed Wireless vs. 802.11
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/2122216
willll writes "The Washington Post is running [0]a story about EvDO (Evolution Data Only), a high-speed wireless technology. It can work anywhere that a mobile phone can work, one of its main advantages over WiFi. Companies such as Verizon and Lucent are looking into the technology." From the article, I'm not sure that EvDO can be directly compared to WiFi connections (and the article does not mention current long-range 802.11 ISPs), but it's still interesting. Links
0. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30446-2003Jan22.html
Sprint DSL's Security Hole Easy As 1,2,3,4 http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/2011255
An Anonymous reader points to this [0]Wired article, excerpting "Sprint
officials acknowledged that remote access to the administrative
software embedded in the ZyXel Prestige 642 and 645 modems is by
default protected with a password of '1234.' But the company said users
are responsible for securing the equipment, which stores login data,
including the user's e-mail address and password." Wired found that
more than 90% of the modems they polled were using that default
password.
Links
0. http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,57342,00.html
Linux.com
user-Mode Linux: Computer Lab In A Box
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1035224
FooBar writes "Here is a nice tutorial on User Mode Linux, which lets you create Linux virtual machines. Each VM runs in userspace, so the host kernel is protected. You can test experimental kernels, new applications, and crash them all to heck without affecting the host system. The VMs can network with each other, and the outside world. It is a great project, the bigger your hardware the more you can do with it!"
Linux Journal Press Releases “Linux in the Workplace" http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1034207
John Mark writes "Linux Journal Press Releases "Linux in the Workplace" Under GNU FDL."
SuSE Linux Office Desktop Review
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1033203
pwhite writes "One of the main quests of SuSE Linux is to try to make it as easy to use for the end user and especially the inexperienced Linux user. The idea behind SuSE Office Desktop is to provide a simple, easy and cost effective Windows alternative for businesses."
New coalition to fight MIAA backed legislation http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1032247
GatesPrettyF****d writes "Several tech companies including Apple Computer, Microsoft, Dell Computer, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard and Intel have joined together to oppose legislation backed by the movie industry that would compel manufacturers to implement government antipiracy standards on PCs and consumer-electronics devices."
Linux Advisory Watch - January 24th 2003 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1030256
- 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 cups, canna, cvs, dhcp, libpng, kde, fnord, vim, printer-drivers, python, and susehelp. The distributors include Caldera, Conectiva, Debian, Gentoo, Mandrake, Red ...
LinuxWorld Day 2: Dancing with the dot-orgs, laptops on parade, Knoppix for kids http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/2212240
- By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - The hottest thing I've seen at this show so far is a guy with six piercings jumping up and down on a Dance Dance Revolution device hooked to a Linux computer in the icculus.org booth in the dot-org pavilion in the back of the show hall. The dot-org pavilion was packed. And so was the whole show today, it seemed. Updated 10:55 p.m. - HP and SuSE show off Linux on laptops (and give me free booze); Knoppix for kids; ...
Book Review: Apache Administrator's Handbook http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/1847212
Mirko Zorz writes "Written by Apache experts, "Apache Administrator's Handbook" is a valuable book for Apache administrators and for people that want to go in-depth with knowledge about this powerful web server."
SCO says IP stance to enhance, not hinder Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/1846232
Anonymous Reader writes "A new initiative to charge for use of SCO UNIX libraries under Linux aims to make Linux more convenient for SCO UNIX users, not to exploit a potential cash cow, according to the company."
Dell Wants Sun To Set On Costs, Moves to Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/1846213
Anonymous Reader writes " Article on Dell moving from Sun backend to all Dell/Linux. They hope to be a model for their customers to follow."
KDE is no-show at LinuxWorld
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/1845256
Anonymous Reader writes "The Xiph.org Foundation is there. Debian is there. GNOME is there. Even the Japan Linux Association is there. But nowhere in the .Org Pavilion at this year's LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in New York City is there even a hint of KDE, a leading desktop project which for the last several years has been a fixture at the yearly event."
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Gadgets: SureFire Z2 Combat Light
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Computing: DVD X Copy
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Gadgets: Snap Digital Mini Camera
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Gadgets: LED Mini Headlamp
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Cube Goodies: The Binary Clock
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Interests: Linux French
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Interests: O'Reilly 2003 Calendar
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Interests: Perl Gerl
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Interests: I dig Mac OS X
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Interests: Ninj4 Hooded Sweatshirt
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