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[osdn starter] March 02, 2003
Date: Sun Mar 02 2003 - 04:00:55 EST
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March 02, 2003 STARTER SERIES
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Slashdot
Web Site Selling "Earthquake Forecasts"
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/02/0449238
waytoomuchcoffee writes "The San Francisco Chronicle is [0]running a story on [1]geoForecaster.com, a site that offers 'earthquake forecasts,' for a fee. California is looking into claims that the site is practicing geology without a license." Links
0. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/03/01/state2117EST0143.DTL
CollegeLinux Released to the Public
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/02/0224204
YOU ARE SO FIRED! writes "It seems that the Swiss Robert Kennedy
College (with the aptly named [0]website) has released [1]CollegeLinux,
a Linux distribution based off of Slackware, to the public. If only my
employees could've used this in school - I wouldn't have to fire them
so much! See the [2]interview with the dean of the school for more
information."
Links
0.
http://www.college.ch/
1.
http://www.college.ch/linux/index.php
2.
http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT6903717609.htmlWhere To Find Linux 802.11g Support Resources? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/02/0221230
[0]Matey-O writes "I just purchased a Linksys firewall/switch router
(WAP54g) and two of their 802.11g cards for home use. Like MANY things
linux, I found out after the fact that Linksys' 54g products use a
different chipset (broadcom) rather than the intersil Prism chipsets of
their linux supported 11b products. So my _main_ question is: does
anybody know if/when the broadcom chipset will be supported? Google
wasn't very helpful, it came up with an online petition to another
Broadcom product, but neither Broadcom, not Linksys plan support for
linux soon. My secondary question is: Just where does one go to get
info on 'cutting edge' linux development? I've used Linux off and on
for years, but never needed to see what was going on this deep into the
kernel, nor do I know where to look to see if any development is
occurring for this chipset. (meanwhile, RH8 is dormant on the laptop as
the XP support is adequate.)"
Links
0. mailto:michaeljohnmiller@mSPAMsSPAMnSPAM.com
U.S. Army's Future Combat System Will Run Linux http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/02/0216215
[0]jkastner writes "In 2001 Boeing was chosen to be the lead system
integrator for the Army's Future Combat System. The bumper sticker
description of this project is 'see first, understand first, act first
and finish decisively,' and while Boeing's official [1]FCS site doesn't
have a lot of technical details, but you can find some good information
at [2] Global Security. To quote their page, "FCS is envisioned as a
networked 'system of systems" that will include robotic reconnaissance
vehicles and sensors; tactical mobile robots; mobile command, control
and communications platforms; networked fires from futuristic ground
and air platforms; and advanced three-dimensional targeting systems
operating on land and in the air.' The Phase 2 request for proposals
just appeared and the estimated price is [3]$26 billion through fiscal
year 2009. The fact that the Army is spending billions of dollars on a
project isn't anything new, but a little known fact is that the OS for
FCS will be Linux ([4]FAQ 4 here.)"
Links
0.
http://kastner AT alumni DOT caltech DOT edu
1.
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/ic/fcs/bia/flash.html
2.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/fcs.htm
3.
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2003/0224/web-fcs-02-26-03.asp
4.
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/ic/fcs/bia/faq_c4isr_conf.htmlLCD Displays That Fit In A 5.25" Drive Bay? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/1953240
An anonymous reader asks: "Several years ago, I saw several manufacturers that sold LCD displays that slid out of the 5-1/4" bay, flipped down, and allowed you to have a minimal monitor that stored in the case. Since it slid out and flipped down, that meant it easily fit into 1U and 2U rack mounted hardware. Now that I'm about to get charged beacoup bucks for having a monitor at the CoLo where I have my servers, I'm looking for something like this again. (SSH doesn't help with hardware and BIOS settings.)" Read on for some details on what he's looking for -- you may be after the same thing (or better yet, have such screens to sell).
Amazon Becomes Domain Name Registrar
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/02/003211
[0]prostoalex writes "Internet's [1]largest retailer is setting up a
domain name registration business. Wall Street Journal [2]recently
found out that in December Amazon.com got approved as domain name
registrar. According to people from ICANN, the registration included
rights for .com, .net,. org, .biz and .info TLDs."
Links
0.
http://www.moskalyuk.com/deals/
1.
http://www.amazon.com/
2.
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB1046476188963467263,00.html?mod=technology_main_whats_newsMinnesota Spam And Privacy Act Takes Effect http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/2153201
2cv writes "The Minnesota [0]Internet Consumer Information Privacy and
Commercial Electronic Mail Solicitation Act takes effect today. An
[1]article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press focuses on the spam aspect of
the law. However, its chief author admits the measure has no teeth.
While not an earth-shattering event, the signing of the bill by former
[2]Governor Jesse Ventura did break ground. It was [3]the nation's
first online privacy bill. Jesse jokes are welcomed but likely to be
modded down as [4]irrelevant."
Links
0.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/as/82/as395.html
1.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/5290370.htm
2.
http://www.cursor.org/venturawatch/default.htm
3.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/05/20/1539201&tid=158
4.
http://www.gafm.com/pictures/packaged/jessecoach.jpg
LOTR: War of the Ring Real-Time Strategy Game http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/2148249
DiZASTiX writes "Just saw this on [0]Gamespot about LOTR: War of the
Ring a Warcraft III like LOTR game: "The Lord of the Rings: War of the
Ring has only been in development for around seven or eight months, but
at a press event in Berlin this week we were lucky enough to catch a
glimpse of the game in its current state. The map itself was relatively
featureless at this stage of development but boasted some great grass
textures and trees, which were occasionally shadowed by the suggestion
of clouds passing overhead. More impressive still were the character
models on display, which, although unfinished, bore more than a passing
resemblance to the colorful, stylized units of Warcraft III: Reign of
Chaos.""
Links
0. http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2911728,00.html
XFree86 4.3.0, Latest Binutils Imported In NetBSD http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/2224205
[0]Dan writes "[1]Matthias Scheler has [2]imported XFree86 4.3.0 into
NetBSD current, it is only tested under NetBSD-i386 at the moment.
Also, as part of updating the toolchain, [3]Matthew Green has
[4]imported the latest GNU binutils (2.13.2.1) into NetBSD-current. The
new [5]GNU binutils adds support for hppa and x86_64, improved support
for existing architectures and is known to work for almost all CPU
types [6]NetBSD currently supports. Updates of gdb and [7]gcc will
follow."
Links
0. mailto:dan@bsdforums.org
1. mailto:tron(AT)zhadum(DOT)de
2.
http://www.freebsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=7311
3. mailto:mrg(AT)eterna(DOT)com(DOT)au
4.
http://www.freebsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=7312
5.
http://sources.redhat.com/binutils/
6.
http://www.netbsd.org/
7.
http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/gcc.html
Getting Hacked Through Your Terminal
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/2144223
[0]hdm writes "My company recently published a paper on security issues
with common terminal emulator applications. The interesting thing about
these vulnerabiltiies is that many of them only require the victim to
be running tail on their log files (apache, syslog, etc) for the attack
to be successful. The [1]paper (TXT) can be found here."
Links
0. mailto:termulation@digitaloffense.net
Linux.com
Red Hat to offer Linux training and professional certification programs in Saudi Arabia
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/02/017257
Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT), the leader in developing, deploying and managing Open Source solutions, announced today that Remal IT – Linux Busness Unit will be offering its Linux training and acclaimed RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) programs throughout the Saudi Arabia.
History takes a Big Mac-sized byte out of Microsoft http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/198238
An unwritten historical law says that an empire is at its most vulnerable at the apex of its greatest power and influence. People don't live long enough to see the parabola of political empires but the life cycle of businesses is comparable. Take les Big Macs for instance — McDonald's and Microsoft.
Microsoft: We Have No Plans To Remove Linux Support From Virtual PC For Mac http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/195246
After the announced sale of Connectix's Virtual product line to Microsoft (Virtual PC (VPC) for Mac, VPC for Windows, and Virtual Server), there has been no small amount of angst amongst Mac users concerning the fate of VPC for Mac. Questions about whether or not Microsoft would kill the Mac version of Virtual PC, or limit its usefulness by removing support for Linux, have been raised by a large number of TMO readers.
Secure Untrusted Applications with Chroot http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/1813225
Available on all Linux and Unix systems, chroot jails can secure untrusted applications and make trusted ones almost impenetrable. Here's how to build them.
Using Statistics to Cause Spammers Pain
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/1811254
Marty Lamb writes "Statistical filters like PopFile are great at detecting and filtering spam at the client side, but they don't cause spammers any pain. Today I published a suggestion for a method of using statistical techniques on the server side to actively combat spammers. I'm also launching a project called TarProxy to implement the method."
Randy's take on Software Patents, an OSS Developer http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/1811206
jason writes "In the past few years we have been overrun with news about laws, rules, patents, and law suites and how they are taking away our rights as users of technology. The one that we tech new junkies hear a lot about is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act(DMCA) and how another company is using it to restrict the proliferation of technological knowledge. Now, the DMCA is a horrible and has been getting abused nearly weekly since it was ...
Hacks recognized by Affero
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/1810209
Anonymous Reader writes "Affero today published their community newsletter - "Random Hacks of Kindness - Volume 2". They recognize worthy contributions by drloss, derb, and BigWillyStyle42 and a big contribution to the commons by our friends at moodle, who are developing a great system to make it easy to develop and conduct distance learning."
Part 2: Gnutella v. Gnutella2
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/189228
MP3newswire.net continues with the second half of it's interviews with the leading Gnutella services about Gnutella2. This time they ask Greg Blidson of LimeWire, and Arno Steenbekkers from XoloX to give their two cents.
Ralph Nader Tries Patent Busting
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/1441210
America's consumer watchdog has a bone to pick with the U.S. Trade Representative, which wants foreign countries to honor American patents on business methods. By Joshua Davis from Wired magazine.
OS skins keep getting under my skin
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/01/1438243
Eric Peterson writes "MPEG4 audio broadcast: Oscast contributor Amy Reynolds has concerns that the existance of themes and skins do a dis-service to an operating system or platform. Amy also answers the hotly debated question, "How configurable should KDE be?""
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