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[osdn starter] March 28, 2003
Date: Fri Mar 28 2003 - 04:00:55 EST
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Slashdot
Fighting the Hydra -- A Spam Warrior's Tale
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/28/0354256
[0]Selanit writes "Salon has an [1]interesting article about the battle
against spam from the viewpoint of Suresh Ramasubramanian, a sysadmin
working in Hong Kong. His most interesting complaint concerns the
fragmentation of anti-spam forces: not only does he have to deal with
spammers, but also with anti-spammers who assume because his company is
Chinese that he isn't doing anything about spam. Hmm ... decentralized
opponents striking from the shadows against quarreling allies. Does
this sound familiar to anyone else?"
Links
0. mailto:public@atuan.com
Microsoft To Demo 'Palladium' At WinHEC
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/28/0220233
1010011010 writes "According to Microsoft Watch, Microsoft [0]will be demonstrating Palladium (also known as 'Next-Generation Secure Computing Base') at WinHEC in May in New Orleans. The 'trusted root' is now called the 'Nexus' by Microsoft. Developers wishing to write 'Nexus-aware' applications will apparently have to pay a licensing fee to do so. The product manager for Palladium, Mario Juarez, says, 'It's important to note that nexus-aware applications will not hinder any apps or anything else running in the regular Windows environment.' I'm sure you can all hear the word 'yet' at the end of that sentence. There's talk of phasing in Palladium, starting with Longhorn Server in 2005. I wonder how Microsoft will convince consumers that loss of control is a good thing, and how long the convincing will take. I, for one, am already planning to transition my company away from Microsoft software. Hopefully that won't get messed up by and dumb mandatory-palladium legislation from the Fritz types." Links
0. http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,4248,976208,00.asp
CDMA vs. GSM in Post-war Iraq
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/28/0033236
An anonymous reader submits: "Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) is
pressing congress to favor [0]CDMA over GSM for mobile phone service in
U.S.-funded reconstruction plans. One reason for pushing this is that a
CDMA system would benefit American companies, such as California-based
[1]Qualcomm, while GSM would favor European companies. Currently, GSM
is the most widely used mobile standard in surrounding countries."
Links
0. http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/2171271
Dell Takes the Low Road Regarding Ink Cartridges http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/2041207
[0]Anonymous Coward writes "Dell released a line of printers today,
manufactured by Lexmark. As covered by [1]by Yahoo they '..contain a
chip that disables the cartridge if it is refilled and replaced in a
Dell printer..' and 'The cartridges are different sizes than cartridges
from other printer vendors, including Lexmark, the spokesperson said.
This will limit the amount of knockoff cartridges available, but only
until someone figures out how to reverse engineer Dell's cartridges.'"
In the interest of full disclosure, note that the poster sells knockoff
carts.
Links
0. http://www.islandinkjet.com
FSF Announces Corporate Patronage Program http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/2246238
[0]Andy Tai writes "The Free Software Foundation has [1]announced a
'[2]Corporate Patronage Program' to allow companies to support the work
of the FSF. The members already include IBM, HP, Ada Core Technologies
and MySQL. Interested parties should contact [3]Ravi Khanna."
Links
0.
http://www.atai.org/softwarewar.png
1.
http://www.fsf.org/press/2003-03-27-patron.html
2.
http://patron.fsf.org/
3. mailto:patron@fsf.org
Slashback: Revolutionism, Media, Oregon
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/2330204
Updates and clarifications in tonight's Slashback include word on the extra-theatrical availability of Revolution OS, consideration of Free software in Oregon. availability of HP's new streaming-audio toy (which does not play Ogg Vorbis), and more. Read on for the details.
California Anti-Spam Law Approved
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/230208
[0]Metroid72 writes "Zdnet reports that "A California [1]anti-spam bill
passed the Senate on Wednesday, a first step toward the passage of a
law that would give people the right to sue spammers." I guess there's
light at the end of the tunnel"
Links
0. mailto:rp@home
Games on Demand
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/2128225
[0]Laurens Simonis writes "Yesterday, the Dutch ISP [1]Planet Internet
introduced a [2]games subscription service. For a small monthly fee,
about $10, you get unlimited access to a growing [3]list of (sort-of)
current games which you can legally download from them. Currently, you
can pick from 20 titles including Tomb Raider Chronicles, Alone in the
Dark: The New Nightmare and Commandos 2. New ones are added monthly. To
my knowledge, this is the first time an ISP offers this kind of
service. Personally, I'm all for the idea. Could this be the future?
[4]Half-Life developer [5]Valve Software seems to [6]think so." This
looks really cool, but I'm curious as to how well it will catch on. It
feels about 5 years too early to me, but here's hoping it performs
well.
Links
0. mailto:lmsimonis (at) wxs (dot) nl
1.
http://www.planet.nl/
2.
http://pgc.planet.nl/index.html
3.
http://pgc.planet.nl/pgc/show/id=40788
4.
http://www.half-life.com/
5.
http://www.valvesoftware.com/
6.
http://www.steampowered.com/
Soldering with a Toaster Oven
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/208227
[0]nullset sent in a link to the [1]Seattle Robotics Society about
soldering in an unconventional way. Instead of the traditional
soldering iron, Kenneth Maxon has [2]successfully used a toaster oven
to solder surface mount parts. The "magic ingredient" that facilitates
this is a water-soluble solder paste. I wish I'd thought of this back
when I had to solder one of those *ahem* aftermarket accessories to my
playstation, since the whole process looks easier than trying to hold a
soldering iron steady.
Links
0. mailto:buddy.smith@ieee.org
1.
http://www.seattlerobotics.org/
2.
http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200006/oven_art.htm
Microsoft Refuses To Fix NT 4.0 Exploit
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/1930256
[0]shmigget writes "[1]The Register is [2]reporting that [3]Microsoft
is throwing in the towel as far as NT 4 is concerned on [4]the latest
security flaw to affect Windows 2000, XP, and NT 4. They quote
Microsoft as saying 'The architectural limitations of Windows NT 4.0 do
not support the changes that would be required to remove this
vulnerability.'" There still is a workaround for NT 4.0. Instead of
patching the problem, it's advised to firewall off port 135 on an
affected machine.
Links
0. mailto:dellario@attbi.com
1.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/
2.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/29985.html
3.
http://www.microsoft.com/
4.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-010.asp
Linux.com
ALT Linux Junior 2.2 availabe for download
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/28/0323248
David @ Virtual Sky Media Group writes "ALT Linux Junior 2.2, a new distribution in the company's GNU/*/Linux Junior line, is now available for sale. The distribution is easy to install and use. It is designed for office and home workstations. Junior 2.2 implements support for a wide spectrum of hardware, manufactured by many well-known producers, including soft modems (winmodems), 3D graphics accelerators, printers, and many other devices. ALT ...
Affero Helps Open Source Developers Take Online Reputations With Them http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/2259235
Anonymous Reader writes "In the interview "Trust Unlimited", Robert McMillan at LinuxPlanet asks Poole about the roots, current developments, and future of Affero's trust and commerce system. Poole talks about his work at the Well, Mandrakesoft's e-services initiative, and current work with LinuxQuestions, and covers topics of transportable reputations, gaming, profits, blogs, forums, independent media and the importance of independent ...
Don't dismiss possibility of malicious code in Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/2225250
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Many in the Linux community scoff at the possibility of a major virus or worm slithering about their platform. With source code open to inspection, surely someone in the community will find and remediate dangerous vulnerabilities that could be exploited by pieces of malicious code similar to those that plague Windows."
Intel May Have 64-bit Desktop Chip After All http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/1640200
Eric Peterson writes "As 64-bit desktop processor technology is soon upon us, many consumers wait in high anticipation for solutions from IBM and AMD to power their next-generation 64-bit computers. Why isn't Intel among these players offering 64-bit solutions? Intel said that the reason is because consumers aren't yet ready for 64 bit technology as of yet.
Debian Weekly News - March 25th, 2003
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/1852211
Welcome to this year's 12th issue of DWN, the weekly newsletter for the Debian community. This year's leader election will end in less than a week and some interesting numbers have been released already. Hugh Saunders wondered if people could imagine anything more frustrating than trying to read a Debian list from a Hotmail account. Quickly, Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta answered with a set of programs to manage exactly this under GNU/Linux.
Domain names set to go multilingual
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/1931212
Internet domain names in languages other than English should be available within the next few weeks or months, the chairman of the Internets key oversight body said Wednesday. Vincent G. Cerf said the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, would likely approve technical standards Thursday. The standards allow the worlds computers built around English to recognize Chinese, Arabic and other languages.
FSF Announces Corporate Patronage Program http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/1748216
Following the highly successful launch of its Associate Membership program, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today its new Corporate Patronage Program. According to FSF's Executive Director Bradley M. Kuhn, "since its launch in late November, more than 950 people have signed up as Associate Members of FSF. We are now offering a similar opportunity to the community of businesses that use Free Software."
HP's Linux Legions give tip of the hat to Red Hat Software http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/1719248
HP's Linux contingent doesn't spend its time painting blue footprints on the streets of San Francisco -- the Linux legions at the Palo Alto firm are too busy engaging in Open Source Alchemy in an effort to make money and margin off Mr. Torvald's operating system.
Axceleon Wins Drug Discovery Deal
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/1717212
Jacob Webb writes "Axceleons EnFuzion provides complete grid computing solution for medical research. Axceleon, leaders in computational grid software, announced today that the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research (WEHI) is using EnFuzion to conduct medical research for new drug discovery.
SoL-desktop 0.2 - the desktop extension to SoL 16. http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/27/1659205
antitachyon writes "SoL-desktop 0.2 - the desktop extension to SoL 16.00 has been released!
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Computing: LED Light Sticks
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Computing: IQeye3 Network Camera
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Electronics: FM Transmitter
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Computing: UV-Treated Rounded Cables
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Computing: 4-D Optical Mouse
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Books: Revolution OS DVD/VHS
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Gadgets: Wireless PenCam
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Gadgets: WristLinx Communicator
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Gadgets: Laser-Sighted MiniTemp
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Computing: Labtec Axis 712 Digital USB Headset http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/speakers/headsets/5de1/
Computing: Fly Fan USB Fan
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/5dee/
Computing: Antec LanBoy Aluminum PC case http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5de9/
Computing: UV-Treated 80mm Cooling Fans
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Computing: Viewsonic Airpanel Wireless 15" LCD http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/display/lcd/5df4/
Computing: Antec PlusView PC Case
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Computing: Klipsch GMX-D5.1
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/speakers/speakers/5d7b/
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