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[osdn starter] April 18, 2003
Date: Fri Apr 18 2003 - 04:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Firebird Name Debate Enters a New Stage
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/18/0344251
An anonymous reader writes "As many readers will know, [0]mozilla.org
was asked to change the name for their standalone browser, [1]Phoenix
as [2]another browser had the same name. After [3]months of discussion,
the new name was [4]announced as [1]Mozilla Firebird. Despite the new
name being approved by [5]AOL Legal, supporters of the [6]FirebirdSQL
database were quick to object (though the name is also used by [7]many
other people). A coincidentally named supporter of FirebirdSQL,
[8]IBPhoenix, put up a slightly immature [9]request for their readers
to participate in mass posting campaign targetting mozilla.org
developers' email accounts, newsgroups and even forums at independent
sites such as [10]MozillaZine and Slashdot. FirebirdSQL's official site
later [6]reiterated this message. However, IBPhoenix have now declared
this shock-and-awe stage of their campaign over, heralding it a
success. Their [11]second stage calls for a more focussed email protest
at just two of mozilla.org's members: Mitchell Baker (mozilla.org's
leader) and Asa Dotzler (announcer of the name change). In addition,
they ask their readers to move away from 'derogatory messages' and to
show more 'courtesy'. Unsurprisingly, the beleaguered admins of
affected sites such as MozillaZine have [12]welcomed this change of
direction. This is getting very interesting!"
Links
0.
http://www.mozilla.org/
1.
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/phoenix/
2.
http://www.phoenix.com/en/solutions/connect/
3.
http://www.mozillazine.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=291
4.
http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=3075
5.
http://www.aol.com/
6.
http://www.firebirdsql.org/
7.
http://www.google.com/search?q=firebird
8.
http://www.ibphoenix.com/
9.
http://www.ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?a=ibphoenix&page=ibp_Mozilla0
10.
http://www.mozillazine.org/
11.
http://www.ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?a=ibphoenix&page=ibp_Mozilla2
12.
http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=3086
Should You Hire a Hacker?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/18/0211238
[0]fabioj writes "[1]Business Week has an article about [2]today's
debate at the RSA Security Conference held at the Moscone Center
attended by Kevin Mitnick and his 1995 trial prosecutor, Christopher
Painter. Interesting to note that Painter doesn't see Kevin Mitnick's
experiences as a deterrent for the 'up-and-coming technology workforce'
to criminally hack."
Links
0.
http://poemata.com
1.
http://www.businessweek.com/
2.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2003/tc20030416_7638_tc029.htm
Genderplay in Videogames
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/18/0127234
[0]thenovacrisis writes "[1]Game Girl Advance has an interesting
article about the [2]various female characters in videogames. She talks
about the important balance between alienation and identification, the
Aesthetics of Sexy Girls, and various MMORPGs. An interesting read for
all." A lot of games are compared, and issues raised. Good food for
thought for character design.
Links
0. mailto:thenovacrisis@hotmail.com
1.
http://www.gamegirladvance.com/
2.
http://www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2003/04/16/genderplay_successes_and_failures_in_character_designs_for_videogames.html
Build Your Own Bar Stool Racer
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/16/1128255
[0]angkor sends in this site about the new and fascinating sport of
[1]bar stool racing.
Links
DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/2332233
Starrider writes "It seems the [0]DARPA grant for [1]OpenBSD and for
[2] University of Pennsylvania has been cancelled (?) immediately and
without warning. See the full story in [3]Theo's email and on
[4]deadly.org." Theo is left to only speculate why funding was suddenly
pulled. One also has to wonder what this means for the University of
Pennsylvania, since they were also in for a piece of the pie.
Links
0.
http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html
1.
http://www.openbsd.org/
2.
http://www.upenn.edu/
3.
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2
4.
http://64.90.164.50/article.php3?sid=20030417181810
Are Rebates Scandalous?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/2236211
[0]theodp asks: "Motley Fool offers a dead-on take on the [1]computer
mail-in rebate fulfillment process--Once I receive your 'claim,' I will
begin to 'process' it. Assuming that you filled out all the information
correctly, and assuming nothing is missing, and assuming your claim
doesn't get lost somehow, and if you call or write a few times to check
on your claim's status, then I will mail your check within 10 to 12
weeks. Maybe. Or maybe it'll be four to six months. Or never." What are
your thoughts on rebates, and have any of you noticed who, at least in
the computing industry, is more trustworthy with rebates than others?
Update by [2]J: Here's the [3]short version of the article.
Links
0. mailto:theodp@aol.com
1.
http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2003/commentary030410JF.htm
2.
http://jamie.mccarthy.vg/
3.
http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20030318.html
Phreaking Not Dead Yet
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/2210227
[0]santos_douglas writes "From [1]Wired comes this article about an
[2]exploit involving weak voicemail passwords and automated voice
recognition systems for accepting collect calls. The providers
involved, SBC and AT&T, don't seem too concerned about their customers
receiving tens of thousands in fraudulant charges from places like
Saudi Arabia and the Phillipines."
Links
0.
http://www.msu.edu/~santosdo
1.
http://www.wired.com/
2.
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,58517,00.html
Nokia 3650 Released in US Market
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/2028238
A Swing Dancing Dork writes "Check out the new [0]Nokia 3650! Video and
still imaging, MMS support,Bluetooth,Triband, and polyphonic bliss all
wraped up in a uber-modern package." I was looking phones all morning
so I'm glad this showed up. Anyone have advice on cel phones? I'd like
IMAP, HTTP, and IM, as well as PDA functionality that can sync via
bluetooth to a Mac. I was looking at the Sony Ericsons, but this may
work as well.
Links
0. http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,,2273,00.html
Spiderman, Sony vs Marvel
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/1856247
An anonymous reader writes "It now looks like Marvel has a dispute with
Sony over Spiderman. This short [0] report tells how Sony is trying to
take over Spiderman. First we saw the [1] dispute between Marvel and
Stan Lee, and now this."
Links
0. http://www.drudgereport.com/marvel.htm
Real-time PC access on your PDA
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/189205
[0]Brooks P. writes "As seen in [1]this story on [2]The Register,
[3]Sproqit Technologies creates software that allows you to access your
desktop apps in real time over the Internet. No more synchronization.
This is accomplished with a Desktop Agent that runs on your (Windows
for now) PC, and a 200k Companion running on the PDA. The Desktop Agent
uses plug-ins to connect to the apps running on the PC, and the SDK
used to develop plug-ins is free. Oh, and the whole thing uses 128-bit
SSL for security and works over any connection method: 802.11, modem,
cell phone, etc."
Links
0. mailto:pantsb4shoes@yahoo.com
1.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/30322.html
2.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/
3.
http://www.sproqit.com/
Linux.com
Reasoning Your Way to Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/2037211
All open source programmers believe in their heart of hearts that open source is not only the best way to write software, it produces the best possible software. It's a point that's been argued endlessly, but until recently there hasn't been any hard proof from an non-partisan third party demonstrating that open source code was actually superior to closed source. Now, thanks to research (http://www.reasoning.com/downloads/opensource.html) done ...
Interview: MySQL rides open source wave into DBs http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/1955205
Marten Mickos, MySQL's chief executive officer, sat down with IDG News Service for an interview at the company's first user show last week in San Jose, California. He talked about how businesses can use MySQL, its competitors, and why the Nordic region might be a cradle for open-source products.
Novell to investigate Windows kernel option http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/1933240
Novell is to investigate whether it can give customers the option of a Windows kernel for its Netware operating system.
iCommune 'the sequel' released on open-source site http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/1915253
James Speth, the Mac software developer who incurred the wrath of Apple after turning the company’s iTunes jukebox into a file-sharing system, has released a new version of his iCommune application that no longer uses any of Apple’s original code.
Interview with Professor David Costa of CollegeLinux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/190233
Anonymous Reader writes "There is a Linux distro for any possible need and CollegeLinux is geared towards students and schools! Today, OSNews interviews Prof. David Costa of the Robert Kennedy College in Delémont, Switzerland regarding their initiative behind CollegeLinux."
IBM Touts Linux-on-zSeries Grids
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/1757208
Last month, IBM Corp. touted new Linux-on-zSeries offerings from SuSE Linux AG, Platform Computing Inc. and DataSynapse Inc.
Novell's Stone explains Linux plunge, Mac toe-dipping http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/1629244
At Novell Inc.'s BrainShare user and partner conference here, Chris Stone, the company's vice chairman, spoke Tuesday with Computerworld about the internal "food fights" Novell had over its Linux strategy and about what's happening behind the scenes regarding the issue of Mac support.
Why Linux Still Gives Me Grief
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/1535235
Several days ago I wrote a rather scathing article about my utter dismay and disappoint with Mandrake 9.1 and by association, Linux as a whole. Since then I have had many many flames and equally as many agreeing emails (is there a simple opposite word for flame?) Since then I have been trying, really really trying to get my system working fully. But time and again I'm coming up against the same brick wall of (un)usability, computer esotericism ...
Linux Tackles Deadly SARS Virus
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/160219
With the help of a cluster of PCs running Linux, Canadian researchers have made a major breakthrough in tackling the deadly SARS virus.
NewsForge proposes fix for MS Office 2K registration bug! http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/189231
- Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - After looking over proposed fixes and workarounds to the latest Microsoft Office 2000 registration bug detailed in a story at The Register titled Office 2000 SR-1 registration bug strikes corporates, NewsForge has developed a much simpler -- and very permanent -- solution to the problem.
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