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[osdn starter] February 20, 2003
Date: Thu Feb 20 2003 - 04:00:55 EST
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February 20, 2003 STARTER SERIES
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Slashdot
AMD's Athlon-64 Benchmarked With UT2003
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/20/0047225
[0]Sander Sassen writes "Wondering about the performance of AMD's
Athlon-64? Want to how well it runs in 64-bit mode? [1]Hardware
Analysis managed to run a few [2]benchmarks on a AMD Athlon-64 demo
system using the 64-bit version of Epic' Unreal Tournament 2003.
There's also an update with the latest about Athlon-64, Opteron and
mobile Athlon-64 including streaming video and pictures of a quad
Opteron server."
Links
0.
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com
1.
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/
2.
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1596/
Microsoft: Because Bugs are Cool
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/2126220
h_orion writes "According to Mr. Gates, Microsoft recieves 'Less than
one percent' call volume in relation to bugs. He also blames the users
lack of knowledge as a cause of some of these bugs. He goes on to say
that the feeling of frustration that people hold towards bugs is a
sociological issue, rather than technical saying that people complain
about software bugs 'Because it's cool.' Read more in this
[0]interview." Boy, where do you even begin...
Links
0. http://www.cantrip.org/nobugs.html
Anti-Piracy Labeling Bill in Works
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/20/0116212
[0]Rinisari writes "Just posted on [1]news.com.com is an [2]article
with more on the bill that could make all digital consumer products be
required to be labeled with information regarding any anti-piracy
technology within the device. [3]Senator Ron Wyden, D-OR, will be the
primary sponser of the bill (he's also got a [4]text-only site)."
Links
0.
http://cad.cx
1.
http://news.com.com/
2.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-985207.html?tag=lh
3.
http://wyden.senate.gov/
4.
http://wyden.senate.gov/textindex.html
Linux Xbox Project Seeks Microsoft Signature http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/2322231
[0]silvaran writes "We've had several Microsoft posts, and here's
[1]another, from [2]CNet News. The team behind the XBox port of Linux
is seeking a digital signature from Microsoft to approve the XBox Linux
project. This would allow it to run on an unmodified XBox. According to
the article, "Microsoft will be eligible to apply for an [3]award under
this scheme if they approve Xbox Linux as a normal Xbox program."
Links
0. mailto:silvaranNO@SPAMhotmail.com
1.
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-985154.html
2.
http://news.com.com/
3.
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-978957.html?tag=rnIBM Picks Qtopia Over PalmOS And PocketPC http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/203246
[0]Bill Kendrick writes "[1]ZDNet, [2]Geek.com and others are reporting
IBM's decision to choose Trolltech's [3]Qtopia (the embedded version of
their Qt library, used by the [4]Sharp Zaurus PDA) in their forthcoming
devices. See the [5]announcement at Trolltech's website, and an
[6]earlier press release at IBM.com." Here's an [7]earlier post about
the new IBM reference platform.
Links
0.
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/bill/
1.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2130499,00.html
2.
http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2003Feb/gee20030218018672.htm
3.
http://www.trolltech.com/products/qtopia/
4.
http://www.zaurus.com/
5.
http://www.trolltech.com/newsroom/announcements/00000118.html
6.
http://www-916.ibm.com/press/prnews.nsf/jan/85CD2A95DBD6A4C385256CB50067A865
7.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/22/1730217&tid=100
Internet-Created Free Audio Dramas?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/18/1650215
[0]fraser_joat asks: "The other day I finally took the time to watch
[1]Starship Exeter, previously [2]reported on Slashdot. Coincidentally,
I also revisited the [3]BBC's excellent radio adaptation of The Lord Of
The Rings, following the hype caused by the recent [4]movies. The two
of these got me thinking: while _Exeter_ was clearly a huge effort, it
looks like they had a lot of fun making it. In many ways they are
scratching the same sort of itch that generates free software. So what
about audio drama? The technology needed to produce it is freely
available, things like [5]Ardour and [6]Csound. So is it possible to
produce an audio drama based on free texts such as those from
[7]Project Gutenberg in a distributed fashion, with contributers from
all across the Net, just like with software? Would they even be useful
as an introduction to classic fiction or just as pure entertainment?"
Links
0. mailto:slash@joat.homeunix.org
1.
http://homepage.mac.com/starshipexeter/
2.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/02/0337216&tid=129
3.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
4.
http://www.lordoftherings.net/
5.
http://ardour.sourceforge.net/
6.
http://www.csounds.com/
7.
http://www.promo.net/pg/
VMware: Another Netscape?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/1944227
An anonymous reader writes "[0] This CRN article states that Microsoft
is about to buy [1]Connectix and enter the server consolidation market.
Connectix makes virtual machines products that compete with those of
[2]VMware. Quote: 'The technology will be integrated into the Windows
code, sources said.' Will Microsoft be able to pull this one off? Will
their virtual machines run operating systems other than Microsoft's?"
Links
0.
http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=40038
1.
http://www.connectix.com/
2.
http://www.vmware.com/
Warming Battle Over Online Taxes
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/1823211
[0]mackertm writes "The NYT (free registration, blah blah) has an
interesting story about the [1]fight over Internet taxation. A
coalition of states and some big clicks-and-mortar retailers are
leading the charge to simplify the process of collecting taxes online.
Amazon, Dell, and eBay are the biggest pure e-tailers resisting this
movement. It's fun to see Amazon try and talk about how difficult it
would be to implement taxes for all states, when it's already doing it
for Target and Toys 'R Us."
Links
0. mailto:mackertm@msu.edu
SEC Lifts Ax For Minnesota Stock-Price Spammer http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/1757251
thejuggler writes "A call to Samuel Meltzer's St. Paul home is greeted
with the message that he doesn't want to be bothered by solicitations.
But, [0]this story in a Minneapolis newspaper tells how the Feds and
SEC claim he is a huge spammer. They claim he sends out spam spreading
false and misleading information about various penny stocks. So far he
has made at least $159,600 in stock and cash from 1998-2001 for
spreading this false information. In a brief interview Tuesday, Meltzer
(The evil spammer), 37, said he hadn't seen the complaint. "This is a
surprise," he added."
Links
0. http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/3661337.html
EU Agrees to Give Passenger Data to U.S. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/173202
de la mettrie writes "The EU Commission has [0]agreed in principle to make airlines provide U.S. Homeland Security with detailed passenger data for flights to the USA. Things Uncle Sam would like to know about passengers include their itinerary, their credit card number and whether or not they asked for a meal without pork. The data are supposed to help prevent terror attacks and are to be 'handled appropriately'." The U.S. is collecting the data for a [1]massive passenger database, intended to increase [2]passenger profiling. Links
0.
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20030219_573.html
1.
http://cryptome.org/tsa011503.htm
2.
http://www.epic.org/privacy/airtravel/
Linux.com
Book Review - Maximum Wireless Security
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/20/0027243
Mirko Zorz writes "While wired networks have been around for ages and have had the time to make good security defences, wireless networks and new in comparison and still have a long way to go. This book aims to give you the knowledge you need to bring maximum security to your network, by teaching you how that security can and will be broken. Read more at Help Net Security."
Open source solution saves e-commerce website http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/2040221
Here's how a Web publisher and international consulting firm turned to a consultant recommending an open-source solution to launch their e-commerce Website in only two months--after losing six months of work with a custom developer.
Linux software stack drives Intel-led InfiniBand interoperability demo http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/2026253
At the Intel Developer Forum in San Jose, CA this week, a demonstration of InfiniBand interoperability from multiple vendors featured an Intel-led InfiniBand interoperability demonstration. The demonstration featured products from a number of InfiniBand vendors running the SourceForge-hosted open source InfiniBand software stack for Linux on a combination of Intel Xeon and Itanium II processor based server platforms, according to a statement ...
Several PHP vulnerabilities
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/2023253
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in the wordwrap() function of PHP. This vulnerability may cause a denial of service attack or arbitrary code execution if wordwrap() is used on untrusted input.
Reliable, Inexpensive RAID Backup
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/2019215
As a topic, backups is one of those subject likely to elicit as many answers as people you ask about it. It is as personal a choice as your desktop configuration or your operating system. So in this article I am not even going to attempt to cover all the options. Instead I describe the methods I use for building a reliable, useful backup system. This solution is not the right answer for everyone, but it works well for my situation.
Enterprise CTO Switches to Mac OS X: "Rethink Before You Reinstall http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/2016236
Louis Gray writes "BlueArc CTO Geoff Barrall, using a PC day in and day out, found things becoming progressively more difficult as they increased in complexity. After one final straw, he sought out an alternative, and switched to Mac OS X - in a corporate environment. His column, titled "Rethink Before You Reinstall" documents the challenges facing Mac OS X in enterprise, and how he has changed his views."
Five things every IT manager should know about Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/2011205
When IT managers ask me if they should use Linux, my response is always the same: "It depends upon your needs and goals." This usually leads to a spirited conversation about long-term vs. short-term strategy, return on investment and "core competencies."
Review: Open-Source Software Accurately Sorts Your Mail http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/1936235
In the future, your e-mail client will automatically be able to sort through and prioritize your e-mail as it comes in. It'll bring the most important mail to your immediate attention, and file the rest away until you're ready to look at it.
The debate about how configurable Linux user interfaces should be http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/1856203
yama writes "KDE developer Mosfet addresses the debate between the 'highly configurable' and 'less is more' camps in regards to UI design. Taking the KDE Project as an example, he argues that a GUI can be both highly configurable and easy to use. Find the rest at PCLinuxOnline."
Mandrake Corporate Server 2.1
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/1846239
yama writes "PCLinuxOnline has managed to acquire some extra information from MandrakeSoft in regards to their Corporate Server 2.1."
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Gadgets: Portable Lie Detector
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Computing: iGesture Pad
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Electronics: SOCOM Navy Seals for PS2
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Electronics: PowerPad Pro XBOX Controller http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/xbox/xboxhard/5bec/
Electronics: SI-5 Gen2 Speakers
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Electronics: Panzer Dragoon ORTA for Xbox http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/xbox/xboxsoft/5ce8/
Computing: PowerPad Extended Life Notebook Batteries http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/5cec/
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