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[osdn starter] March 23, 2003
Date: Sun Mar 23 2003 - 04:00:55 EST
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March 23, 2003 STARTER SERIES
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Slashdot
Apple Terminates Safari Seed Program
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/22/2343249
[0]coolmacdude writes "This morning Safari beta v67 was leaked to the
Internet. Because this is the third time it has happened (v62 and v64
were leaked), Apple has apparantly had enough and decided to terminate
the seed program that provided unreleased beta verisons to selected
developers. In a email sent to all developers and posted on [1]Mike
Wendland's blog, Apple says: 'Due to Safari 67 postings to the
internet, we have closed the Safari Seed project. We know that the
majority of you are not responsible for the leaks to the internet, and
we sincerely appreciate your feedback, time and effort with this
project.'"
Links
0. mailto:coolmacguyosx@cox.net
8.6 GB Internet?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/22/2148241
[0]prostoalex writes "Caltech computer scientists [1]announced the
protocol, capable of delivering 8,609 Mbps over the Internet, using 10
simultaneous flows of data. The [2]research project was conducted in
partnership with CERN, DataTAG, StarLight, Cisco, and Level 3. The
practical applications, according to the press release, is ability 'to
download a full-length DVD movie in less than five seconds'. There is a
number of [3]papers and scientific publications available."
Links
0.
http://www.moskalyuk.com/deals/
1.
http://pr.caltech.edu/media/Press_Releases/PR12356.html
2.
http://netlab.caltech.edu/FAST/
3.
http://netlab.caltech.edu/FAST/publications.htmlRick Berman: Enterprise May Not Suck Next Year http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/22/200236
[0]Steve Krutzler writes "Star Trek producer Rick Berman has made his
latest comments in a new [1]interview with a British magazine and he
says the season finale of Enterprise ("The Expanse") will begin to
change the ultimate mission of the show for the better: 'I think our
final episode of the season is going to be quite startling because
we're going to do a cliffhanger that will put a new twist on the series
as it enters its third year.'"
Links
0. mailto:s_krutzler@trekweb.com
Gameboy Advance SP Released Today in North America http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/22/2013251
[0]Txiasaeia writes "The latest version of Nintendo's venerable Gameboy
has been released today in North America. The Gameboy Advance SP builds
upon its predecessor by adding a front lit display, and a foldable
design in order to protect the screen. Also, instead of using AA
batteries to power the device, it uses a Lithium-Ion battery. Other
than that, the basic architecture of the system remains the same as the
original Gameboy Advance. Most online retailers' first shipment has
been sold out, but my local Walmart had plenty of copies. Check out
this [1]Gamespy review." I snagged one at lunch today. The screen is
vastly improved from the original GBA. Now the only question is how
many Pokemon I can collect ;) (And yes Hemos, we got you one too ;)
Links
0. mailto:afrie@vcn.bc.ca
O'Reilly Pushing Founder's Copyright System http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/22/1951216
alansz writes "The O'Reilly and Associates [0]Open Books Project has been around for a while, and I've just received a letter from Tim about the next step" Read on if you are interested in the creative commons, and how O'Reilly authors are being asked to take part. Links
0. http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/
Improving Company Morale?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/2014232
[0]Undaar asks: "I work as a developer for a web development company.
We were pretty hard hit (as were many companies that do what we do) by
the "economic down-turn". The company went from over 500 people to
under 200 in under two years. It's more stable now, but people are
consistently laid-off. Consequently people feel like they always have
to look over their shoulder to avoid getting fired. Most lunches are
spent complaining about lack of enjoyment/challenge from the job and
the fact that upper-management seems not to understand what we do.
Employers: what have you done to improve employee morale in your
company? As an employee, what can I do to improve the morale in the
people I work with? How can I make my work environment more enjoyable?
What kind of constructive suggestions can I take to management so that
they can help improve the situation?"
Links
0. mailto:morale.20.undaar@spamgourmet.com
What if Microsoft went Open Source?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/22/1454204
An anonymous reader writes "This [0]article on [1]newsforge takes a speculative look at what would have to happen if Microsoft decided to jump on the Open Source bandwagon (using [2]Microsoft Project as the source of speculation). Amusing to think about, unlikely to happen." Links
0.
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/17/1233239&mode=thread&tid=19
1.
http://newsforge.com/
2.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/project/default.asp
Military Grade Laptops
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/22/1351212
bllb writes "Slate has an article about the [0]"waterproof, vaporproof, shockproof" laptops the military is using. It's not at the cutting edge of performance, but it's nice to see some bombproof hardware." Most of the laptops I've owned over the years died through dropping or drowning, so maybe I should look into something a little more sturdy ;) Links
0. http://slate.msn.com/id/2080546/
Zaurus SL-5600/SL-5500 Comparison Whitepaper http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/22/1345236
[0]Bill Kendrick writes "A cool as the [1]Sharp Zaurus SL-5500
Linux-based PDA is, there are definitely some quibbles about battery
life, software and syncing. Fortunately, it seems the folks at [2]Sharp
and [3]TrollTech have been working on it for the new [4]5600 model.
Sharp just posted a [5]whitepaper (PDF) comparing the two models.
(Newer kernel, no more root-privs-for-everything, JFFS2, dropping slow
XML for PIM stuff, and USB-IO syncing, to name a few.)"
Links
0.
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/bill/
1.
http://www.zaurus.com/
2.
http://www.sharpusa.com/
3.
http://www.trolltech.com/
4.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/17/1924257&tid=100
5.
http://www.zaurus.com/dev/support/downloads/sl5600_specifications_diff__v09121.pdfPictures from Seattle's Classic Gaming Weekend http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1626203
[0]Cyberroach has pictures from last week's [1]Classic Gaming Weekend
in Seattle. The pictures include an "Obsolete Media Festival" with a
guy who makes music with an Atari 2600, Commodore C64, and a dot-matrix
printer; old hardware from the NorthWest Classic Gaming Enthusiasts'
Meeting; and the 6th Annual Atari Championship.
Links
Linux.com
'Lock in Software,' not 'Proprietary Software'
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/18/1230223
- By Brendan Scott - In July last year I wrote a paper which argued that the total cost of ownership of free software would, in the long run, always be lower than that of equivalent software created under different models. One of the problems I grappled with when writing that paper was how to name those different models. At the time I adopted a term which appeared to be used widely, that of “proprietary software”. I now ...
MH Linux Site Update
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/2241200
Chris Drane writes ""MH Linux" has taken the steps to become more professional and offer better support to its users. We have changed out name from "CZ Linux" to "MH Linux" as many members thought we were a Czech Linux site. We have also moved our forums from phpBB2 to vBulletin as well as adding many new features to the site and changing the Domain Name to match the new Site name. MH Linux Homepage"
Red Hat Linux Advisory: evolution
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/2231202
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Ximian Evolution email client. These vulnerabilities make it possible for a carefully crafted email to crash the program, cause general system instability through resource starvation and get around security measures implemented within the program.
WinTel trips on Linux?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/2122225
As a marriage of convenience the WinTel alliance used to work pretty well. Intel lived up to Moore's Law by building ever larger and more complex chips, while Microsoft executed Gate's Law by churning out ever more bloated and serially incompatible versions of its software.
Update on the RTLinux/RTCore dual kernel real-time operating system http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1959233
The RTLinux dual-kernel operating system was first introduced back in
- Today, RTLinux is well known worldwide as a means to gain "hard real-time" performance from a Linux-based system environment. In this article, Victor Yodaiken, Michael Barabanov, and Cort Dougan -- three key figures in the creation, evolution, and maintenance of RTLinux -- summarize the state of RTLinux eight years later.
McNealy: It's mankind vs. Microsoft
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1910214
Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy was in fine fighting form as he traveled through Asia this week, uttering scathing sound bites about rival Microsoft.
Appro Linux Clusters Shatter Scalability, Supercomputing Performance http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1755258
Appro announced that its new HyperBlade Server Cluster, 1U, 2U, dual, and quad servers will be available for purchase after the AMD Opteron launch on 4/22/03.
Key Linux group faces split
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/171244
The XFree86 project, key to developing graphics technology for Linux and other operating systems, has ejected a central member and is facing new criticism
Linux co-developer warns of serious flaw http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1639231
A developer who helped write the original Linux kernel is warning of a flaw in some versions of the operating system that could allow a malicious local user to gain root control of a Linux computer.
Betting on Linux for Business
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1554237
Linux is becoming popular in places where the prospect of greater interoperability and security can translate into tangible return on investment.
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