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[osdn starter] April 24, 2003
Date: Thu Apr 24 2003 - 04:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Aussies Face Jail Over MP3s
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/24/0154235
An anonymous reader writes "Two Australian students have been
[0]charged over music piracy offences, according to this story on
[1]Australian IT. It's short on details, but presumably they weren't
running a P2P network. The maximum penalties for breaching copyright
under Australian law is 5 years jail."
Links
0. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6329862%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
The Two Towers DVD Release Dates
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/2336203
[0]FortKnox writes "Mark these dates on your Calendar: 6/28/03 &
11/18/03. These are the (US) [1]DVD release dates for The Two Towers.
Like Fellowship, the first date is the release of the DVD, and the
November date is the release of the special edition (with rumored extra
48 minutes of footage). Another [2]one ring.net page has more details
on the actual footage."
Links
0.
http://slashdot.org/~FortKnox/journal
1.
http://comingsoon.net/cgi-bin/archive/fullnews.cgi?newsid1050901402,18211,
2.
http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/view/6377
More On Detecting NAT Gateways
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/24/0119209
[0]tcom91 writes "The Slashdot article [1]Remotely Counting Machines
Behind A NAT Box described a technique for counting NAT hosts. A
recently published paper [2]Detecting NAT Devices using sFlow describes
an efficient way of detecting NAT gateways using [3]sFlow, a traffic
monitoring technology built into many switches and routers. This
technology could be used to enforce single host access policies and
eliminate unauthorized wireless access points."
Links
0. mailto:tcom91@yahoo.com
1.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/2129218&tid=95
2.
http://www.sflow.org/detectNAT/
3.
http://www.sflow.org/
Starting a Home-Based Software Company?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/0841249
deanj asks: "I'd like to start a new software business, as I'm sure many Slashdot readers would. I'd like to be able to run the company out of my home, at least until I can afford to move into an office in commercial area. A major roadblock to starting a home business are zoning restrictions, set by both home-owners associations and by the town you live in. So, I'd like to Ask Slashdot: What were your experiences with getting your company zoned properly and started? What did you have to do? What other tips do you have for someone starting their own home-based software business?"
Anonymous Online Diaries With Invisiblog http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/2232219
An anonymous reader writes "The Cypherpunks have finally caught on to
the blog phenomenon: enter [0]Invisiblog. This blog system allows users
to register accounts and update their weblogs using Len Sassaman's
[1]Mixmaster anonymous remailer program. Now you can post all those
tales of late-night dumpster diving, without fear of being branded a
terrorist!"
Links
Matrix Sequels To Get the IMAX Treatment http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/1838255
hondo77 writes "As if the two sequels to "The Matrix" weren't a big
enough event already, it has [0]been announced that both films will
also be showing in IMAX theaters. "Although "The Matrix Reloaded" will
open in Imax theaters two or three weeks after its general release May
15, "The Matrix Revolutions" will open Nov. 5 in both conventional and
Imax cinemas..."."
Links
0. http://biz.yahoo.com/djus/030423/1108001165_1.html
SCO Threatens Red Hat and SuSE
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/1925259
[0]Guy Smith writes "[1]CRN reports that SCO will target SuSE and Red
Hat with lawsuits after they are finished with IBM (providing that IBM
allows them live). To quote Sco, "There will be a day of reckoning for
Red Hat and SuSE when this is done." They seem bent on destroying the
Open Source community and they deserve to [2] hear the community’s
opinion on the matter."
Links
0.
http://www.SiliconStrat.com
1.
http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=41480
2.
http://www.sco.com/company/feedback/index.htmlAmazon Calls Children's Privacy Complaint Groundless http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/182212
[0]theodp writes "Eleven groups, including the Electronic Privacy
Information Center and Junkbusters, filed a complaint with the FTC,
asking that it [1]investigate Amazon for violations of the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act. An Amazon spokesman called the complaint
groundless because "Amazon.com is not a site directed at children." So
what was the deal with those Amazon Press Releases for the [2]Harry
Potter Magical Candy Contest For Children Ages 6 to 13, [3]Toy Quest
Toy Design Contest For Kids 12 And Under, and the [4]Be a Poet Contest
For All Kids 12 and Under?" Update: 04/23 23:54 GMT by [5]T:[0]theodp
writes with an [6]update from Ad Age which says that Amazon has
"announced it has removed children's identifying information from its
Web sites."
Links
0. mailto:theodp@aol.com
1.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-997893.html
2.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=IROL-NewsText&t=Regular&id=231856&
3.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=IROL-NewsText&t=Regular&id=231844&
4.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=IROL-NewsText&t=Regular&id=233860&
5.
http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/
6.
http://www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=37684
New Online Music Push by EMI
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/1731208
[0]akadruid writes "EMI has [1]signed deals with 20 top European
websites to sell its music online. According to [2]Reuters, 'Consumers
will be able to make permanent copies of songs and transfer them to
recordable CDs, portable music players and their computer hard drives'.
This represents a major shift in policy by EMI, who previously went to
great lengths to protect their music from copying. Does this mark the
beginning of a major change in the music industry?"
Links
0.
http://www.thedruid.co.uk
1.
http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2610549
2.
http://www.reuters.com/
Spammers Sue Anti-Spam Groups
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/1717224
SuperBanana writes "The Register reports in a story today that
[0]spammers have banded together under the name
[1]EmarketersAmerica.org to sue various anti-spam groups- days before a
large conference on spam hosted by the FTC(which will be attended by
many spammers). Anti-spam groups think the timing is not by
coincidence, but believe the move may backfire because they will be
able to countersue and get access to spammer's internal documents. By
the way, if you're wondering who these guys are, check out Spamhaus's
[2]directory of top spammers."
Links
0.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/30368.html
1.
http://EmarketersAmerica.org
2.
http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/index.lasso
Linux.com
CRN Interview: SCO CEO Defends $1 Billion Lawsuit Against IBM
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/24/0058201
Darl McBride, president and CEO of The SCO Group, recently met with CRN Senior Writer Paula Rooney to discuss his company's $1 billion lawsuit against IBM over IP violations. IBM will respond to those allegations in its court filing by the end of this month.
Dual Booting Mandrake Linux 9.1 and Windows XP http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/24/0026207
jleveille writes "With the release of mandrake 9.1 we were pleased to see a distribution with the ability to resize NTFS partitions. This installation review tests this ability on a machine with a single drive and a complete installation of Windows XP. This is the most common configuration of OEM computers purchased new. Before the ability of resizing NTFS partitions, we had to use third party software to repartition the drive, or reinstall the ...
MontaVista Software Delivers Java for MontaVista Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/1548229
Patricia Colby writes "New Development Platform Based on IBMs WebSphere Internet Infrastructure Software.
Open Source Case Studies
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/2240233
Barbara French, Tekrati writes: Dravis Group just released a free, no-registration-required report highlighting Linux and open source implementations by nine organizations. While many individual success stories are documented in many places, this report pulls together several in one easily shared and understood document. It's a quick read offering a high level look at diverse deployments, from datacenters to embedded applications, and at diverse ...
Lindows.com lowers cost of "builders program" http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/1944207
Anonymous Reader writes "Lindows has introduced LindowsLite for to their OEM program. This scaled down version of LindowsOS includes Internet browsing, email, IM, "easy networking," and 6 games. By scaling back the OS and reducing the cost of entry into their "builders program," Lindows hopes to entice smaller computer vendors to install LindowsOS on their systems. The new program will cost just $100 a year, according to the report."
BP buys 259 Itanium Linux machines from HP http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/1939207
Dropping the whole lot would certainly cause a measurement on the Richter Scale and seismic processing is what it's all about. BP has just bought itself a little cluster from HP. Well, not really little. More like huge.
Open-source security shines in Samba case http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/1910244
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Recently discovered security holes in Samba were serious threats to companies using the popular freeware, which enables end users to access and use files, printers and other commonly shared resources on a company's network or via the Internet."
Aspen Systems now provides a complete turnkey Beowulf cluster package http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/1546211
Leslie Cunningham writes "Wheat Ridge, CO, April 21, 2003 Aspen Systems, Inc., a world leader in the custom design, manufacture and service of a wide array of Linux(R)-based high-performance computing solutions, announced today that it is now offering on-site training classes and workshops, as well as hardware and software support services. By providing customers with high-performance computing products with accompanying professional services, ...
The Linux Connection
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/1555243
Linux platform gives beauty specialist Marianna Industries the ability to let sales reps and, eventually, customers check order and inventory information
Trusted Debian v1.0 officially released http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/23/1554203
The Trusted Debian project aims to create a highly secure but usable Linux platform. To accomplish this, the project will use currently available security solutions for Linux (like kernel patches, compiler patches, security related programs and techniques) and knit these together to a highly secure Linux platform.
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Cube Goodies: Nerf Air Tech 2000
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Gadgets: Powerball Gyroscope
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/5ea1/
Gadgets: 3D Green Laser Show
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/5e80/
Electronics: Casio Exilim EX-M2 Digital Camera http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/5e6f/
Electronics: Panasonic DVD Player - DVDS35 http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/video/5eaf/
Tshirts: Mostly IP Creeper & Toddler Tee http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/kids/5e09/
Interests: Megatokyo Endgames - Pirogoeth Poster http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/coolthings/5e98/
Books: The Matrix & Philosophy: Welcome To The Desert Of The Real http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/5d52/
Books: The Book Of Overclocking
http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/5d46/
Books: Pattern Recognition
http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/scifi/5d4a/
Computing: Multi-Fan Speed Controller
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e51/
Computing: Zalman Silent 400W Power Supply http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e4c/
Computing: Half Keyboard
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/keyboards/5e2b/
Computing: Zalman VGA Heatsink w/ HeatPipe http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e5e/
Computing: Zalman CNPS7000-Cu CPU Cooler http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e55/
Cube Goodies: Portable Mini Fridge
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/5d57/
Gadgets: LightWedge Reading Light
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/5cf2/
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