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Slashdot
UK And EU May Make Unsolicited Email Illegal http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/2248242

    An anonymous reader writes "According to this BBC [0]article the UK and     the EU are planning to making unsolicited email simply illegal. This     doesn't do anything for prevention practically, but it does legally     pave the way for measures that do. Lord Sainsbury of Turville admits it     will do nothing to stop spam from outside the EU." Links

    0. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3005757.stm

Origami and Math
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/2126250

[0]TheBoostedBrain writes "I found a nice site that explains a little
    bit about the [1]math in Origami. Origami is one of my favorite     hobbies, but I never thought about it being related to science." Links

    0. http://www.geocities.com/code_for_food

1. http://www.paperfolding.com/math/

Transmeta OK'd for Mira Displays
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/2236215

    viewstyle writes "eweek is reporting that [0]Transmeta's Crusoe chip     has been approved by Microsoft for use in the Mira smart displays -- a     move that further edges out AMD and Intel from the mobile processor     marketplace."
Links

    0. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1059362,00.asp

X Might Be Ready For IPV6
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/2241215

    makapuf writes "According to linuxtoday, the [0]X Consortium has     published [1]enhancement proposals to let X and IPV6 interoperate. This     is surely a relief for the masses here that longed for X support for     IPV6. Or the contrary? The [2]proposal can be found here." Links

    0. 
http://www.x.org/
    1. 
http://linuxtoday.com/developer/2003050602326OSSWDV
    2. 
http://www.x.org/IPV6_Review.html

Preserving VHS Recordings For Another 20 Years? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/215207

[0]efedora asks: "I have about 650 hours of VHS tape going back about
    20 years (no, not my porn collection) and the tape is starting to     deteriorate. What are the best options for preserving the contents?     Quality is important but not critical, so long as it's close to the     original. Very low labor cost/time and simple operation. are important.     Is there an easy way to do this?"
Links

    0. mailto:efedora@yahoo.com

Microsoft Sued for Defective Software
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/2055246

[0]Door-opening Fascist writes "[1]eWeek is [2]reporting that a South
    Korean citizen action group, [3] People's Solidarity for Participatory     Democracy, is suing [4]Microsoft for putting the SQL Slammer     vulnerability into Windows. They are doing so on behalf of the South     Korean people and businesses affected by SQL Slammer." Links

    0. mailto:skylar@attglobal.net
    1. 
http://www.eweek.com/
    2. 
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1054790,00.asp
    3. 
http://www.pspd.org/
    4. 
http://www.microsoft.com/

60G Nomad Zen vs. The iPod
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/220224

    war3rd writes "According to an [0]article in BetaNews, Creative is     going to be releasing an upgraded [1]Nomad Zen at the end of the month     that is not only larger than the [2]iPod, but cheaper too. At $400 for     60G ($100 less than the 30G iPod), the new Zen will sport more     features, although it may be slightly larger than the newer generation     of iPods. I have been putting off buying an MP3 player until I felt     that the arms race was settling down, but the new Zen is making my     mouth water. So what does the /. community think, are Creative and     Apple going to be the top players in this arena? Is it time I jumped     onto the bandwagon? One thing is for certain, I am going to be watching     the reviews closely."
Links

    0. 
http://www.betanews.com/article.php3?sid=1051847846
    1. 
http://www.nomadworld.com/products/jukebox_zen/
    2. 
http://www.apple.com/ipod/

Still More on Connecting Laos
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/208251

[0]Rackemup writes "[1]A story on Wired has some updated information on
    the progess made by the [2]Remote IT Village Project attempting to     connect several isolated villages deep in the Laotian Jungle to the     rest of the world using wireless networks, pedal-power and Laonux     (customized Linux installs translated into the Laotian language). Power     surges can be a hassle when the nearest computer store is hundreds of     miles away, but they're shooting for a May 18th "go live" date." Links

    0. mailto:rackemup@eudoramail.com
    1. 
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,58566,00.html
    2. 
http://www.jhai.org/jhai_remoteIT.html

Latest Animatrix Short Released
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/1926245

[0]martyn s writes "The latest animatrix short, [1] The Second
    Renaissance, Part 2 is finally out. This short is the continuation of
[2]The Second Renaissance Part 1. Taken together, these shorts document
    how, in the matrix universe, 'Man was the architect of his own     demise.'" And here's the [3]BitTorrent link. Links

    0. 
http://martyn27015&yahoo,com
    1. 
http://www.intothematrix.com/rl_cmp/anime_frames_sr2.html
    2. 
http://www.intothematrix.com/rl_cmp/anime_frames_sr1.html
    3. 
http://f.scarywater.net/

Programmable Matter: The New Alchemy
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/1924250

    Anonymous Kamath writes "[0]IEEE Spectrum recently published an
[0]interview with aerospace-engineer-turned-science-fiction-author Wil
    McCarthy who's just written his first non-fiction book [1]"Hacking     Matter: Levitating Chairs, Quantum Mirages and the Infinite Weirdness     of Programmable Atoms" proposing the application of quantum dot     technology on a large scale thereby allowing one to control properties     of materials at will. [2]Another science fiction author laid down the     principles of geostationary satellite communication half a century     ago."
Links

    0. 
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/spectrum/apr03/departments/book.html
    1. 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/046504428X/
    2. 
http://www.lsi.usp.br/~rbianchi/clarke/ACC.ETRelays.html

Linux.com
Linux Appliance Software Adds 802.11
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/2329256

     Cybernet's NetMAX product line is, in the words of Nathan Pitts, head     software engineer, "made to simplify networking and the IT life." So     adding Wi-Fi to the product is probably a no-brainer.

Tonight Live: SCO draws the line in the sand http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/1733234

    Jeff Gerhardt writes "Tonight Live: On The Linux Show! Tuesday, May     6th, 2003, from Chicago IL. Tonight LIVE on www.thelinuxshow.com.

How could DRM on Linux impact admins?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/1734245

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "There's a storm brewing over digital rights     management (DRM) technology in the open source community, and Linux     founder Linus Torvalds' recent acceptance of DRM usage seeded the     clouds. In the aftermath of the storm, open source software could bear     a greater resemblance to proprietary software. That could be both good     and bad thing for system administrators, according to     SearchEnterpriseLinux.com's resident experts Sam ...

New OSDL CEO: Lab focusing more on Linux for data http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/1717247

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "Stuart Cohen has been a one-man road show     promoting the Open Source Development Lab since taking over as chief     executive officer less a month ago. Attracting more Global 2000 members     is one of Cohen's top goals for the lab, a facility dedicated to     providing developers with the resources and guidance they need to build     data center and carrier grade upgrades into Linux and open source     software. Cohen -- a former marketing ...

   Linux Goes to the Movies
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/1625243

     In case you haven't met him yet, Gollum is one of the stars of The     Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. He's a sickly, pale creature on a     quest to find the Ring. But he's not played by a human actor. He's a     computer-generated image created on the hottest server platform to hit     mainstream corporate computing: Linux.

Linux Vendors to Feel SCO's Legal Heat?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/1622226

     Linux distribution vendors could follow IBM Corp in facing legal     action from SCO Group, pursuing alleged infringements of its Unix     intellectual property (IP).

PeopleSoft Jumps On The Linux Train
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/1513258

    Apparently convinced that Linux presents a real business opportunity,     PeopleSoft today said that by year's end, every one of its 170 business     applications will run on the free Linux operating system. The move will     eventually open up a new revenue stream for the software firm, which     stung investors in the first quarter with a 40% shortfall in new     software license revenue.

Libranet 2.8 - Debian That Just Works
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/1422248

    ladislav writes "Canada's leading distro, Libranet is not yet one of     the "big guns" in the Linux world, but it has all the potential to     compete with the best. A commercial distribution based on Debian,     Libranet attempts to improve on Debian's fine features by adding     excellent hardware detection, easy system administration, and an     up-to-date default configuration of software packages. Unlike two other     commercial Debian distros, Lindows and ...

Create Mozilla/Netscape themes
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/1452215

    (Registration required) Anonymous Reader writes "This tutorial     demonstrates how to control the appearance of Mozilla and Mozilla-based     browsers (such as Netscape 7 and above). It walks you through an     example of creating an installable theme that you can download to     change the look and feel of your browser and its components. The     example theme makes use of XML, Cascading Style Sheets, and image     resources to deploy your experience with the ...

Model 2 Framework Released as Open Source http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/1446247

    Virtuas, a leader in enterprise software development and creator of the     first commercially-available Java Model 2 framework, today announced a     major new release of its TurboM2(TM) framework. In addition, TurboM2     will be contributed to the open-source development community, available     immediately on http://www.turbom2.org . The release provides many new     features and enhancements, resulting in a more powerful and flexible     foundation for rapid ...

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