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[osdn starter] June 12, 2003
Date: Thu Jun 12 2003 - 04:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Matrix Gets Egyptian Ban For Explicit Religion
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/12/0143249
[0]pajor writes "BBC News is reporting that that [1]The Matrix Reloaded
has been banned in Egypt. The country's censorship board cited violence
which might 'harm social peace', but also said the 'religious themes'
of the film's storyline, about the search for the creator and control
of the human race, may cause 'crises'. A statement said: 'Despite the
high technology and fabulous effects of the movie, it explicitly
handles the issue of existence and creation, which are related to the
three divine religions, which we all respect and believe in.'"
Links
The Australian Broadband Disaster
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/2050222
[0]David Gerard writes "Monopolies are bad, mmmkay? Robert Clark of
TelecomAsia discusses [1]the disaster that is broadband in Australia -
its 2% takeup putting Australia behind such dynamic economies as
Estonia. 'Telstra controls the local loop, is the largest mobile
carrier with two digital networks, is the largest retail ISP, the
largest wholesale data and Internet provider, and is a 50% shareholder
in the biggest pay TV company.'"
Links
Lessig And RIAA Answer NewsHour Questions http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/12/0210223
Zeta writes "The answers are finally in! Stanford's Lawrence Lessig and
the RIAA's Matt Oppenheim have [0]responded to all the tough questions
on copyrighted music, many from Slashdot readers, for the online part
of the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Take a look - some of the
responses may surprise you." We ran [1]the original call for questions
a few weeks back.
Links
0. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/june03/copyright.html
SCO Gives Friday Deadline To IBM
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/12/0019209
[0]bcisys writes "Reuters is reporting that SCO is [1]planning to
revoke IBM's license to Unix this Friday unless IBM settles SCO's claim
that parts of its Unix code are being used in Linux. 'If we don't have
a resolution by midnight on Friday the 13th, the AIX world will be a
different place', SCO President and Chief Executive Darl McBride told
Reuters News. 'We've basically mapped out what we will do. People will
be running AIX without a valid license.'"
Links
0. mailto:bnc@bcisys.com
Apple Sued Over Unix Trademark
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/2231244
Jerrry writes "CNET News reports [0]The Open Group is [1]suing Apple
over unlicensed use of the Unix trademark, after Apple used the term in
conjunction with its Mac OS X marketing. Apple, meanwhile, is
countersuing to have the Unix trademark declared invalid because the
term has become generic."
Links
FTC Wants Secret Spam Investigation Powers http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/222206
PingXao writes "Amidst the various anti-spam efforts underway in
Washington, the FTC surprised lawmakers by saying they [0]need to be
able to secretly investigate the worst-offending spammers, according to
a Washington Post article. I'm generally against government secrecy,
but quietly investigating spammers isn't as bad as secret courts and
arrests. Is this acceptable, or another mis-step down the slippery
slope?"
Links
0. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44108-2003Jun11.html
One-Thumb Keyboard
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/2056221
[0]pagercam2 writes "As Japanese teens are so used to typing one
another messages on their cellphones, they are now more comfortable
with one thumb typing than the old two handed QWERTY. So a Japanese
company has come out with a [1]one-thumb keypad that allows a user to
enter alphanumberic text and control the mouse with only one thumb.
Sort of a cross between a TV remote and a phone keypad, with a USB
connection, although wireless seems to be an obvious next step. Maybe
not a revolution for the desktop, but this could advance data input on
handhelds." Pictures transcend language barriers.
Links
0. mailto:pagercam2@yahoo.com
Wal-Mart Enters NetFlix's Business
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1929237
[0]wcbrown writes "AP [1]reports that [2]Wal-Mart is entering into the
online DVD rental arena, currently dominated by [3]Netflix. Wal-Mart is
starting out with 13,000 titles, six distribution centers, and
competitive pricing. With a seriously [4]tremendous infrastructure and
expansive will, Wal-Mart stands poised to overtake Netflix. To say the
least, that's not going to be good for business."
Links
0.
http://www.bbrown.info/
1.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20030610/D7RJ558O0.html
2.
http://www.walmart.com/
3.
http://www.netflix.com/
4.
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/mostadmired/articles/0,15114,423053-2,00.html
Confronting Address Space Hijackers
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1853254
Tawn writes "There's a great story on [0]SecurityFocus about hijackers
[1]taking over large allocations of IPv4 space with forged documents
and false business fronts. Los Angeles County and some big
multinationals have had /16's pulled out from under them in the last
few months, and used to inject spam. ARIN and network operators are
trying to get a handle on the problem. The owner of a webhosting
company that wound up with L.A. County's /16 called it 'borrowed
space,' and said he paid $500 for it to a guy he met online."
Links
0. http://www.securityfocus.com/
Is 3G Irrelevant?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1751220
An anonymous reader writes "Network Magazine asks '[0]Are We Better Off
Without 3G?' in which the author notes that many networkers are giving
up on 3G as a data services alternative due to high deployment costs
and slower speeds vs. Wi-Fi. Given these issues, are we likely to see
carriers like Nextel bypassing 3G for 4G technologies such as OFDM
(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) by [1]Flarion
Technologies?"
Links
0. http://www.networkmagazine.com/shared/article/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=10300091&classroom=
Linux.com
One-day Linux project brings Internet to disadvantaged Miami kids
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/2022224
- By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Miami's Liberty City is one of the worst neighborhoods in a city famous for bad neighborhoods. The Liberty City Learning Center is a privately-run effort to help neighborhood children break the cycle of ignorance that keeps them there. And now, thanks to volunteers from two Florida Linux user groups and hardware donations from local businesses, Liberty City Learning Center can add computer and Internet training to ...
Real-time alerting with Snort, part 1 of 3 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/09/1939256
- by Jack Koziol - Snort is built to perform one task and perform it very well. It does a magnificent job of detecting intrusions. Anything beyond intrusion detection is left up to you to handle. One capability you should add is real-time alerting.
Reality Check: How Safe Is Linux?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/2035246
Many of the programs included in Linux distros have programming errors that lead to things like privilege escalation, whereby a common user tricks a program into thinking it has more privileges than it does, says Guardian Digital CEO Dave Wreski.
Installing Linux (with pen support) on the Acer Travelmate C100 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/2032257
The picture below essentially demonstrates the current working state of my Travelmate C100 in Linux. The EMR stylus is working, as is suspend/resume (to disk only), X in rotated mode, and wireless. It now fits my main uses, which are reading academic papers, writing notes, and doing calculations.
Matsushita and Sony to Develop Linux Platform http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1941246
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic) and Sony Corporation today announced their agreement to work in partnership on the development of an enhanced Linux platform for digital home electronic devices. The companies will aim to apply the fruits of their collaboration to their AV (audio visual) products and to make the source code available to the public for free in order to encourage its broader use throughout the industry.
Orbz 2.0: Linux Game Review
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/191226
Augustus writes "Linux Hardware has published a review of Garage Games Orbz 2.0: "Coming out swinging from Garage Games is Orbz 2.0, the cross platform game that aims to cross the First Person Shooter with Nintendo's Mario. They have gone 3D, slapped down some landscape, given up some targets, and tagged the final product with the low, low price of less than $20. But is this more bargain bin fodder, or a steal? That's what I intended to find ...
Genestia Group, Inc released Neoxen Qwinux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1839218
Genestia Group, Inc - Neoxen Systems writes "As the first product of its kind, Neoxen Qwinux is a unique professional distribution designed to meet the needs of all developers as the most comprehensive Open Source programming resource available for Microsoft Windows. It is formatted in easy to read HTML and provides the most comprehensive selection of 'best-in-class' tools and documentation composed into a single unified distribution. Neoxen ...
Microsoft Launches New Security Certification http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1733229
ljb writes "Apparently, it didn't occur to Continental Airlines exec Nathan Hanks that Linux professionals might also be frequest flyers. He seems a bit overly defensive about the affect of SQL Slammer on Continental, but rather than accepting any blame, he resorts to ad hominen attacks on Linux "guys".
HP, Dell Agree To Ship Java On Windows, Linux PCs http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1731224
Hewlett-Packard and Dell Computer will be shipping the latest version of Java with their PCs and laptops running Windows and Linux, said Rich Green, vice president of developer platforms at Sun Microsystems.
SuSE to sign Sun, HP to desktop deals
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1652243
SuSE is close to wrapping up OEM deals with Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard that will call for the Linux distributor to bundle its version of the open source operating system on select client and server systems from Sun and on HP's lower-end servers.
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