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[osdn starter] May 02, 2003
Date: Fri May 02 2003 - 04:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
William Gibson on Blogging
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/02/0459204
The Ape With No Name writes "With Pattern Recognition now out, Gibson
[0]talks to the Guardian about blogging, which ones he's looking at and
why he may have to quit blogging himself. He's quoted as saying '...if
I'm ever going to write another book, I'm going to have to quit doing
my blog as I have a hunch it interferes with the ecology of being a
novelist.'"
Links
0. http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,946503,00.html
IBM Denies Charges of Unix Theft
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/02/0024248
ahooton writes "[0]C|net is reporting that [1]SCO has filed a lawsuit
accusing IBM of theft of it's Unix intellectual property. SCO alleges
this occurred because IBM released portions of the Unix system, owned
by SCO, in to Linux." While the suit is [2]nothing new, IBM's retort
is. IBM asserts it is innocent of any charges of wrongdoing.
Additionally, IBM is accusing SCO of trying to stifle Linux development
through the use of the courts.
Links
0.
http://www.cnet.com/
1.
http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-999261.html?part=dtx&tag=ntop
2.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/07/0234251&tid=123
Model Train Control Using Your PDA
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/122242
VP writes "Forget that crap about PDAs making you more productive by
keeping useless contact lists and appointment reminders. Here is the
real reason PDAs exist: [0]locopalm.com. You might want to check out
the [1]TechTV spot as well."
Links
Unreal II Demo Released
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/2235201
G9o writes "The demo for [0]Unreal II: The Awakening has been released.
The 153MB file is available for download at [1]Fileplanet or
[2]FileShack. Originally Epic said they weren't going to release a demo
for it, but perhaps the [3]mediocre reception changed their mind?" In
related news, French games site [4]FactorNews are hosting a press
document that claims "Unreal II" for Xbox, "Unreal Assault" for PS2 and
"Unreal Tournament 2004" for PC will all be shown by Infogrames at E3,
albeit possibly behind closed doors.
Links
0.
http://www.unreal2.com/
1.
http://www.fileplanet.com/files/120000/123058.shtml
2.
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=2812
3.
http://www.gametab.com/pc/unreal.2.the.awakening/1039/
4.
http://www.factornews.comSlashback: Hatred, Glass, Identification http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/2332226
Slashback brings you another source for the Unix Haters' Handbook, along with more news on the Caldera v. IBM lawsuit and other updates on topics from XPde to creating a stained-glass computer. Read on below for the details.
Enterprise Getting New Aliens, Hairdos, Weapons http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/1956210
[0]Steve Krutzler writes "The news about [1]Enterprise's radical "new
direction" for its third season is going mainstream on May 10th in TV
Guide. Rick Berman reveals that the season finale will bring about
major changes in the struggling Star Trek series for next year
including new aliens, new weapons, new hairdos and a mission he calls a
Star Trek "first."" I've felt like the show has been slipping all
season, so here's hoping.
Links
Projector Torture Test: LCD versus DLP
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/2013201
An anonymous reader writes "A [0]ten month torture test of five LCD and two DLP projectors shows LCD images deteriorate during extended use." Not surprisingly, if you run an LCD projector for 4000 hours, it deteriorates... of course, if you're staring at a projecter 8 hours a day, for 500 straight days, maybe you should go outside ;) Links
0. http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1049289,00.asp
RIAA Settles Suits Against Students
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/216206
[0]wo1verin3 writes "Cnet's News.Com has reported that the RIAA has
[1]settled the suits with four students [2]accused of sharing songs.
The settlements will see each student making payments to the RIAA
totaling between $12,000 and $17,000, split into annual installments
between 2003 and 2006."
Links
0.
http://www.renegadegenerals.com
1.
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-999332.html
2.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/03/2312220&tid=141
DSL Hardware for Wiring Condos?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/231249
Condo-Netwerk asks: "I'm trying to prepare a proposal for my condo building to be our own DSL provider. With 160 units, we should be able to get a T1 and keep the price fairly low. But what's the up-front cost? Which hardware should we use? What do we need to know about Copper Mountain, Avidia, etc. to do our due diligence prior to selecting hardware? I'm also helping a friend spec cabling for a new 30-unit condo building he's putting up; he wants to pull cat5 and split a DSL line from the phone room to each unit. Caveats? Experiences? Is it better to use cat6 or fiber?"
The Costs of Patching
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/1821258
[0]prestidigital writes "vnunet has a brief but interesting [1]article
in which Craig Fiebig, general manager of Microsoft's security business
unit, is quoted as saying "In dollar terms, patching is the most
expensive security measures and keeping your antivirus descriptions up
to date is the least." That seems like an important statement coming
from a company who's patches are possibly responsible for 45% of
traffic [2]on some networks."
Links
0.
http://members.cox.net/kmcurry
1.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1140555
2.
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/15/2112212&tid=109
Linux.com
New Aegir CMS translation: Japanese
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/02/0421226
Henri Bergius writes "Thanks to Tony Lee, we now have a new translation of Aegir CMS available: Japanese.
OpenSSL Enters Evaluation for FIPS 140-2 Certification http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/1851208
John Weathersby writes "OpenSSL Enters Evaluation for FIPS 140-2 Certification. Oxford, MS May 01, 2003 - The Open Source Software Institute (www.oss-institute.org) is leading an effort to secure National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) FIPS 140-2 level 1 cryptographic certification for OpenSSL. "
Solid Advanced Telematics Platform for End-To-End Data Management on MontaVista Linux Consumer Elect http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/02/0419208
Annette Oevermann writes "Solid Advanced Telematics Platform for End-To-End Data Management on MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition to be Demonstrated at Telematics Update Show
IBM Files Answer to SCO's Caldera v IBM Complaint http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/2144241
IBM filed its legal response to SCO's Caldera v IBM Complaint late yesterday in the U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City. The response filed by IBM is titled Answer to the complaint of Plaintiff.
The penguin and the 'dinosaur'
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/1848253
The Linux open source operating system and mainframe hardware platforms -- once considered to be headed for extinction -- make the perfect marriage, according to IBM Corp's Edward Gauthier.
Will the Real Database Leader Please Stand Up? http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/1748239
Though Oracle and IBM deny that MySQL, PostgreSQL or other open-source offerings are a threat to their enterprise business, they are still taking steps to re-emphasize their low-end offerings.
OpenBSD releases version 3.3
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/174257
The OpenBSD team has made the latest version of the operating system available for download, despite funding being withdrawn.
Perl, Linux, & PHP courses at 25 per cent off http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/1629256
Those organisations looking to expand their expertise in the fields of Perl, Linux and PHP may be interested in a new training offer from El Reg and Vulture Central codemeisters GBdirect.
Linux/OSS support, part 3: A sys admin's story http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/164250
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Stevn Bartley is senior system administrator for Integrated Services Inc., a Portland, Ore.-based management and point-of-sale systems provider for the quick lube and car wash markets. He has administered Microsoft, Unix and Linux systems for the last 10, six and four years, respectively. When contacted about SearchEnterpriseLinux.com's Linux/OSS support series, he submitted this article. -- Jan Stafford, Site Editor."
Open Source and Open Standards
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/1557216
How critical are open standards to the viability of the open source community? And which is a stronger guarantee of openness in the technology ecosystem: open standards or open code?
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