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Slashdot
False Information A-Okay in Primary FBI Database http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/26/0237257

    blamanj writes "The FBI's [0]National Crime Information Center (NCIC),     which compiles a huge database on criminals, arrest warrants, missing     persons, etc., no longer has to put up with the [1]pesky problem of     ensuring the data is accurate. I guess the Justice Department isn't     particularly concerned with justice anymore." The full text of the     provision which the main FBI criminal database will no longer have to     adhere to is: "Each agency that maintains a system of records shall ...     maintain all records which are used by the agency in making any     determination about any individual with such accuracy, relevance,     timeliness, and completeness as is reasonably necessary to assure     fairness to the individual in the determination." Links

    0. http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/ncic.htm

  1. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=542&u=/ap/20030325/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fbi_database_4&printer=1

Deathmatch for Dollars?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/26/028217

[0]quixado writes "[1]You Play Games is an online wager service where
    you can bet and earn money for each kill or injury to opponents. You     can even cap how much money you can lose in a 24 hour period. [2]Return     to Castle Wolfenstein is the first title. The press release can be     found [3]here. [4]More info here too. And they said that spending days     on end playing first person shooters wouldn't pay off..." Links 

    0. 
http://www.collectivedetective.org
    1. 
http://youplaygames.com/
    2. 
http://www.idsoftware.com/games/wolfenstein/rtcw/
    3. 
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030304/latu045_1.html
    4. 
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5423630.htm

Harvard Open Source Courseware
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/26/0139241

[0]mpawlo writes "[1]Gnuheter reports that the [2]Berkman Center for
    Internet and Society releases the [3]H20 courseware software as open     source. Two years and 1 million USD are invested in the software so     far... The software has been tested at Harvard Law School, but should     be suitable for other disciplines than law." Links 

    0. 
http://www.pawlo.com/
    1. 
http://www.gnuheter.com/article.php?sid=2328
    2. 
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
    3. 
http://h2o.law.harvard.edu/
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Slashback: Security, Telephony, Solicitude http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/23/2035250

    Slashback with more on Linux telephony, Mailblocks' terms of service,     the scary disease known as SARS, the status of civilian GPS accuracy     and more -- read on for the details.

Gnutella2 Specifications
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/2144240

    An anonymous reader writes "After lots of heated debate regarding     Gnutella2, ([0]first story and [1]more recent story), the     specifications have finally been [2]released. There is a [3]mirror     here. Let the debates begin."
Links 

    0. 
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/06/1316251&tid=95
    1. 
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/02/1551251&tid=95
    2. 
http://www.gnutella2.com/gnutella2_draft.htm
    3. 
http://www.kiwiuk.net/gnutella2_draft.htm

Spirited Away Set for 800 Theatre Rerelease http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/2040249

[0]Robotech_Master writes "According to [1]the website of Jerry Beck, a
    20-year-animation industry veteran and one of the co-founders of     Streamline Animation, when Spirited Away won the Oscar, it also "won     the right to be re-released to 800 theatres this Friday. Disney will be     announcing plans to re-release the Japanese masterpiece in theatres     later today." When I emailed Beck to ask him his source, he said it was     someone within the Disney publicity department and it would be made     public sometime today. According to Spirited Away's [2]numbers page at
[3]Rotten Tomatoes, it peaked during its first run at 151 screens.
    Wonder how it'll do this time around?" Links 

    0. 
http://www.eyrie.org/~robotech/
    1. 
http://www.cartoonresearch.com/news.html
    2. 
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/SpiritedAway-1116064/numbers.php
    3. 
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/

Mandrake Linux 9.1 (Bamboo) Is Available! http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/204225

    Not to load you up with Mandrake, but joestar writes "Mandrake Linux     9.1 (Bamboo) is now officially available at a number of FTP mirrors.     This version appears to be a key release for MandrakeSoft and includes     many [0]new features such as a new simplified installation procedure,     ZeroConf network support, Wi-Fi support, NTFS partition resizing and a     brand-new... MandrakeGalaxy theme. It's very beautiful and the whole     thing has apparently very few bugs, which is a good news. A full     presentation is available at [1]Mandrake's website, download is     available from their FTP page [2]as usual. As I see it, it's certainly     the most important Mandrake release since version 7.0..." Update: 03/25     21:44 GMT by [3]T: And if you like the distro, you can do both yourself     and Mandrake a favor by ordering [4]box sets straight from them, or     joining [5]Mandrake's Club.
Links 

    0. 
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/9.1/91PR.php3
    1. 
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/9.1/features/
    2. 
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3
    3. 
http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/
    4. 
http://www.mandrakestore.com/
    5. 
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/club/
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TEACH vs. DMCA Showdown Looming
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/1940259

[0]TVmisGuided writes "A copyright showdown between the DMCA (Digital
    Millennium Copyright Act) and the Teach (Technology Education and     Copyright Harmonization) Act is brewing that will have serious     implications on the future of higher education on-line. The [1]article     from Chronicle.com spells out the upcoming brouhaha. IMO, this will be     one of the strongest litmus tests of the DMCA since it was signed into     law in the U.S."
Links

    0. mailto:awjump@@@sprintmail...com

  1. http://chronicle.com/free/2003/03/2003031801t.htm

Intel Patents Anti-Overclocking Technology http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/1825201

    VCAGuy writes "It appears that Intel has pantented a crystal-locking     technology to lock processors to the processor's clock speed. [0]The     Inquirer has a story about it, and you can read the patent description     from the [1]USPTO. Let's hope AMD doesn't try to copy this..." Links

    0. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8518

  1. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,535,988.WKU.&OS=PN/6,535,988&RS=PN/6,535,988

First Mandrake 9.1 Review Out
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/1621234

    icantblvitsnotbutter writes "With [0]Mandrake Linux 9.1 [1]right around     the corner, it's [2]OSNews first out of the gates with [3]a review of     this desktop-oriented distro's latest release. The review is actually     pretty bland, skimming the surface to linger on some of Eugenia's pet     peeves. Having used 9.1 in a production environment since beta 3, I can     say that the improvements to the installation and the signature     Mandrake tools are much-appreciated. Don't forget that [4]Mandrake Club     members get their own set of mirrors, as well as being eligible for     extras like the voting process that selected the packages for the 9.1     release." Update: 03/25 18:29 GMT by [5]T: [6]anyweb also points out a
[7]review of Red Hat Linux 9 on the same site, writing "an informative
    article -- well I had to say that, I wrote it ;-)" Links 

    0. 
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/
    1. 
http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/cooker/2003-02/msg10376.php
    2. 
http://www.osnews.com/
    3. 
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3116
    4. 
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/club/
    5. 
http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/
    6. mailto:anyweb@hotmail.com
    7. 
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3119
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Linux.com
Make big money! Deliver 'The Linux experience!' http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/15/0145211

  • By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Okay, maybe not big money, but Massachusetts-based Open-Pc founder/CEO Morgan Lim says he's not getting rich, but turning a steady profit. And lately he's been making waves with plans to move a prominent state government agency entirely to Linux.

SonicBlue to Fade Away
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/1629203

    Anonymous Reader writes "The success of the Rio and ReplayTV lines were     tempered by a company fighting fiscal difficulty and repeated lawsuits     from the entertainment industry. In the end, SonicBlue decided to     capitulate to the realities of the market it helped build and shut its     doors. http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2003/sonicblue. html"

Licensing 6.0's 'small step'
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/2025251

     Changes to Microsoft's server licensing regime are a step in the right     direction, but will not quell lingering anger over Licensing 6.0, an     analyst says. Two weeks ago Microsoft quietly changed its server     licence model to charge for actual rather than potential use.

Mandrake Linux 9.1 (Bamboo) is available! http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/205220

    Gael Duval writes "MandrakeSoft, a leading provider of Linux solutions     for the enterprise and for individuals, today announced the immediate     availability of Mandrake Linux 9.1 "Bamboo" for x86 processors. This     new release is one of the most advanced and powerful Linux systems     currently available, with cutting-edge features such as Apache 2, NTFS     partition resizing, ACPI power-management, "Zeroconf" network support,     WiFi support, and much more. ...

OpenOffice.org, StarOffice gaining momentum, expert says http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/202230

Can't find what you're looking for?X

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "Solveig Haugland scoffs at those who believe     that Microsoft Office will rule forever. "OpenOffice.org and [Sun     Microsystems Inc.'s] StarOffice will become as widely used or more so     than Microsoft Office is now," she predicted in a recent interview with     SearchEnterpriseLinux.com. The two rivals to Microsoft Office will win     business users over with their lower cost, ample support and ease of     use, she said. Haugland isn't ...

Upgrading under Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/1710237

     When you install a run-of-the-mill Linux distribution package such as     RedHat or SuSE on your PC, you will get a collection of applications in     addition to the bare operating system. The number of applications     varies between several hundred and more than a thousand.

While War looms, Open Source makes big strides in US State legislatures http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/1955223

    Jeff Gerhardt writes "At 6pm pt, 7pm mt, 8pm ct, and 9pm et.... Kevin     Hill, Jeff Gerhardt, Doc Searls (Linux Journal), Arne Flones and Russ     Pavlicek; are back live tonight. We have a great show lined up tonight     on The Linux Show!

uClinux ported to Motorola ColdFire MCF5282 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/1728214

     SnapGear reports that they have recently completed porting uClinux to     the Motorola ColdFire MCF5282 processor, after working closely with     Motorola to complete the port. The MCF5282 port is based around the     uClinux patches to the 2.4 Linux kernel.

Red Hat Linux 9 - World's First Look at Shrike http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/1958227

Don't know where to look next?X

    Anonymous Reader writes "The first review of Red Hat Linux 9 (Shrike)     is out and about! Not many changes since the third beta, most visible     change is the new cursor theme, Gnome 2.2.0+CVS fixes (as found on     2.2.1) and a refined and good looking installation. With Mandrake, SuSE     and Red Hat, all releasing between a few days apart, this seems this is     going to be a big month with many important Linux releases!"

Debian Security Advisory: mutt
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/25/177248

    Core Security Technologies discovered a buffer overflow in the IMAP     code of Mutt, a text-oriented mail reader supporting IMAP, MIME, GPG,     PGP and threading. This problem allows a remote malicious IMAP server     to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary     code via a specially crafted mail folder.

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