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[osdn starter] March 01, 2003
Date: Sat Mar 01 2003 - 04:00:55 EST
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Slashdot
Snowflake Photos
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1326230
lanzz writes "Beautiful photos don't always come from telescopes and
distant stars - my desktop already has a [0]snow crystal close-up
photo."
Links
0. http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/
XFree86 4.3.0 Released
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/2212245
Dunkalis writes "The latest version of [0]XFree86, 4.3.0, has been released! [1]Release notes here, [2]mirrors here. Enhancements include drivers for newer Radeons, better PS/2 protocol detection, the XRandR extension, better font support, and more!" Source tarballs are available, or wait for your distribution to package them... Links
0.
http://xfree86.org
1.
http://xfree86.org/4.3.0/RELNOTES.html
2.
http://xfree86.org/MIRRORS.txt
CAPPS II Trials Begin in March
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/2034232
corporal_clegg writes "According to this story on FoxNews, in March
Delta Airlines will begin [0]using a federal database that incorporates
credit history and bank records in an effort to identify potential
security threats. The federal system - CAPPS II (Computer Assisted
Passenger Prescreening System) - will assign a "threat level" to
passengers based upon information in the database and other criteria,
such as whether the individual is on government watch lists. 'CAPPS II
will collect data and rate each passenger's risk potential according to
a three-color system: green, yellow, red. When travelers check in,
their names will be punched into the system and the boarding passes
encrypted with the ranking.' The scary thing is that no one really
knows which databases the government will use or how long the records
will remain. Slashdot [1]covered this story in September 2002, and it
now seems that the first airline is ready to give it a try. In addition
to the links in the previous Slashdot article, a [2]good background on
CAPPS II can be found here." Actually, the last story we did on
[3]passenger profiling was just a week or two ago.
Links
0.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,79849,00.html
1.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/22/2157221&tid=158
2.
http://www.privacyactivism.org/Item/48
3.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/19/173202&tid=158
Using Statistics to Cause Spammers Pain
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/2033230
mlamb writes "Statistical mail classifiers like [0]PopFile save time on the part of their users, but don't do anything to actively combat spam. I just published an [1]article that suggests a way to use classifier output against a spammer while they're connected to your SMTP server, and I'm launching a project called [2]TarProxy to implement it." Links
0.
http://popfile.sourceforge.net/
1.
http://www.martiansoftware.com/articles/spammerpain.html
2.
http://www.martiansoftware.com/tarproxy
Johansen Prosecutors Appeal
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1843257
kmitnick writes "Jon Johansen will be back in court, [0]tried again in an appeals court, because Hollywood knows better than the Norwegian legal system." Norway's legal system is different than the U.S.; the government can appeal a loss in a criminal case. Links
Humans Make Ozone
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/224201
MondoMor writes "Spotted this article at the [0]Scripps Research Institute. Apparently humans have the [1]ability to manufacture ozone, and do so as an immune response. Suppose we took a bunch of lawyers to the south pole, right under the ozone hole..." Links
Barebones Notebook
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1831250
[0]Gsurface writes "The first [1]barebones notebook makes its
appearance. The barebone notebook features no display, no CPU, no RAM
and no HDD, but only the case, with keyboard and touchpad."
Links
Metech Offers to Recycle Your Mac
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/2125253
[0]Rosyna writes "Apple now allows the general public to recycle their
Apple branded computers. It only costs thirty US dollars, too. The
dumpster is still cheaper. More details at [1]Apple's page and
[2]Metech's page."
Links
0.
http://www.unsanity.com
1.
http://www.apple.com/about/environment/equipmentrecycling.html
2.
http://www.recycleapc.com/Apple/
Accidental Privacy Spills
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1823256
[0]ahem writes "A journalist attends the World Economic forum, and
writes an email to a few friends. It's a chatty, casual conference
report. The conference is a gathering of the 5,000 most powerful people
in the world. The report gives a breezy insight into how stuff gets
done at that level, and what the concerns are that keep the world's
leaders up at night. That email was intended only for the journalist's
friends. That email winds up getting plastered all over the net. Here
is a very interesting [1]discussion of the implications of this
"privacy spill." Make sure you read down to the Epilogue. Here is the
[2]email itself." The Lawmeme discussion is quite thoughtful and
in-depth, very good reading.
Links
0.
http://www.montcalmsoftware.com
1.
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=938
2.
http://www.topica.com/lists/psychohistory/read/message.html?mid=1711891071&sort=d&start=4389How's Your Whuffie? Interview with Cory Doctorow http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1818238
[0]Richard Koman writes "My [1]interview with EFF's Cory Doctorow just
went up on O'Reilly. The interview is largely about his book, "Down and
Out in the Magic Kingdom," but naturally veers towards discussing his
view of Disney, programmers, and peer to peer. Then there's this:
Doctorow: I think that Disney's art and technology kicks ass. But one
thing you discover in the technology world, especially in free
software, is that being a good programmer and being a good person are
not necessarily correlated, or at least being a good programmer and
being a person with whom other people want to spend a lot of time, who
has good hygiene and good social skills, are not correlated."
Links
0. mailto:rkoman@attbi.com
Linux.com
Choosing Strong Passwords
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/26/1639212
- By Raj Shekhar - Passwords are the most common approach for identifying a user's identity. We use passwords to secure our computers, to send or receive emails or to access special resources. Password guessing has always been the favourite method of cracking into computers or circumventing security measures.
Linux Advisory Watch - February 28th, 2003 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/0229236
- By Benjamin D. Thomas - This week, advisories were released for slocate, nanog, tcpdump, kde, openssl, WebTool, syncookie, webmin, acupsd, tightvnc, vnc, vte, hypermail, libmcrypt, openldap, mysql, postgresql, initscripts, krb5, lynx, and shadow-utils. The distributors include Conectiva, Debian, Guardian Digital's EnGarde Secure Linux, Gentoo, Mandrake, Red Hat, SuSE, and Trustix.
XFree86 Version 4.3.0 Released
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1655235
The long-awaited and much-anticipated release of XFree86 version 4.3.0 has just been announced.
German government agency rolls out desktop Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1650223
A small German institute has become one of the Interior Ministry's first agencies to implement Linux on the desktop, as the government pushes ahead with its ambitious plans to introduce open-source software in the public sector.
New ATI Card Pushes Limits of ASCII Gaming http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1648231
Markham, ON - In a joint announcement today the Nethack Devteam announced a new version of the popular text based game, version 3.4.1, but the big announcement came from ATI which announced a new video card, the ATI Radeon 9500 ASC, optimized for ASCII gaming.
Linux/Samba holds its own (and more) with Win2000 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1536239
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Make any comparison between the reliability, scalability and total cost of ownership (TCO) of Microsoft Windows 2000 and Linux, and someone's bound to object."
Real World Linux Conference and trade show focusing on the Linux operating system. http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1646216
Real World Linux Conference & Expo is Canada's only national, comprehensive event focusing on Linux and open source operating systems, a lower cost alternative to today's proprietary platforms. Real World Linux is Canada's largest such exhibition and conference, expected to attract more than 2,000 visitors who will meet in excess of 70 exhibiting companies on the trade show floor and take in 40 industry related seminars, tutorials and ...
"Definitive Guide to Using Mandrake Linux" released http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1639225
MandrakeSoft, the makers of the Mandrake Linux distribution, have released the first title from Mandrakesoft Press -- a comprehensive guide titled "The Definitive guide to using Mandrake Linux". The book is 646-pages and is available from the Mandrake online store.
Rivals chip away at Microsoft's dominance http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1636205
Sterling Ball is Microsoft-free. Two years ago, the maker of Ernie Ball electric guitars and strings was slapped with a $90,000 fine by the Business Software Alliance for what the company says was unwitting use of eight unlicensed copies of Microsoft Office.
Microsoft-China GSP Deal: Perjury OR Treachery? http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/1631236
NZheretic writes "In May, under oath at the antitrust hearing Jim Allchin, group vice president for platforms at Microsoft, stated that disclosing the Windows operating system source code could damage national security and even threaten the U.S. war effort. Now in February, Microsoft signed a pact with Chinese officials to reveal the Windows operating system source code. Bill Gates even hinted that China will be privy to all, not just part, of ...
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