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[osdn starter] June 17, 2003
Date: Tue Jun 17 2003 - 04:00:55 EDT
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Lobbyists Urge South Australia To Drop Open Source Bill
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/17/0253255
[0]Red Wolf writes "[1]The Age [2]reports that South Australia has
caused eyebrows at the [3]Initiative for Software Choice (ISC) to be
raised in concern, with the organisation [4]writing to Premier Mike
Rann over a proposed [5]Open Source software bill. The ISC, by its
[6]own definition, is a "global coalition of large and small companies
committed to advancing the concept that multiple competing software
markets should be allowed to develop and flourish unimpeded by
government preference or mandate"."
Links
0. mailto:redwolfNO@SPAMredwolf.com.au
1.
http://www.theage.com.au/
2.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/06/16/1055615720403.html
3.
http://www.softwarechoice.org/
4.
http://softwarechoice.org/download_files/DearSouthAustraliaRann.pdf
5.
http://www.linuxsa.org.au/oss-bill/
6.
http://softwarechoice.org/about.asp
Making Ice Cream With Liquid Nitrogen
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/17/0041250
[0]JasonMaggini writes "Popular Science has an article on how to whip
up [1]a batch of ice cream in 30 seconds or so by using liquid
nitrogen. Just the thing for those hot summer days. The article is by
Theodore Gray, creator of the ultra-spiffy [2]Periodic Table Table."
Links
0. mailto:maggini@bigfoot.com
1.
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/hometech/article/0,12543,458641,00.html
2.
http://www.periodictabletable.com/
Sony Launches 2 New "Video" Clie Models
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/17/0411246
boss_ton writes "Sony is launching its newest Clie handhelds(NX80V,
NX73V ), a combination personal video player and personal digital
assistant, to the United States.Its already a huge hit in Japan. Amazon
is reporting the launch date as July 11th. The NX80V is priced at $600.
[0]Here's the scoop on CNet. The [1]official product page is here."
Links
0. http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-1017581.html
(Short-, Medium-, Long)wave Radio Meets Digital Stereo http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/2240202
[0]cryptec writes "Today shortwave radio will have some new life pumped
into it as the German broadcaster [1]Deutsche Welle will be the first
full time shortwave broadcaster of [2]DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale). DRM
is a full stereo fully digital broadcast system. The quality of the
broadcasts are close to that of FM radio. [3]For samples check out this
link." Akai adds this link to an [4]article in the San Francisco
Chronicle with some more information, like the involvement of the BBC
and Voice of America in this undertaking.
Links
0.
http://www.scanbc.com
1.
http://www.dw-world.de/
2.
http://www.drm.org/
3.
http://www.drm.org/system/centraudiov201.htm
4.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/06/16/financial1812EDT0283.DTL
Worms Going Further, Faster
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/2226249
Major Byte writes "Rob Kolstad's [0]MOTD (pdf) column in [1]Usenix
[2]login; passes along a few distilled factiods from a CAIDA analysis
of the 'Sappire/Slammer' Worm. When it was at full blast it was
scanning over 3 billion systems per hour--a speed that 'a "better"
vulnerability would have enabled infection of the entire internet in 15
minutes, a "flash worm" or a "Warhol Worm."' I think 'better' to mean
'able to infect across a lot of platforms.'"
Links
0.
http://www.usenix.org/publications/login/2003-04/openpdfs/motd.pdf
1.
http://www.usenix.org/
2.
http://www.usenix.org/publications/login/
IBM Responds To SCO: Business As Usual
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/2248200
Newsforge is running a statement from IBM on its [0]decision not to bow to [1]SCO's demand that they stop shipping AIX. In a statement this short, there's not much room for weaselly language, but the even-shorter version is this: "IBM's Unix license is irrevocable, perpetual and fully paid up. It cannot be terminated." Links
0. http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/06/16/2232255.shtml?tid=52
Hydrodemolition Robot Crushes With Water http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/2154254
[0]Roland Piquepaille writes "In [1]'Robot pummels roads with water',
the Augusta Chronicle says that a hydrodemolition robot is going to
restore seven bridges in Georgia. "It's a robot that destroys
everything in its path with a crushing stream of water 15 times more
powerful than a jackhammer. The robot looks like a street cleaner
machine on steroids and is expected to begin use August 1 to resurface
seven bridges on Gordon Highway from Walton Way to the bridge at the
South Carolina state line." This kind of robot needs only two workers
to operate it, instead of 15 workers for a jackhammer, is less noisy
and more gentle for the foundations. You'll find more details in
[2]this summary."
Links
0.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/
1.
http://www.augustachronicle.com/stories/061203/met_045-6278.000.shtml
2.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/2003/06/16.html
UK To Hold Public Enquiry On Spam
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/2048239
feepcreature writes "Is something going to be done about email spam at last? In the UK, the [0]All Party Parliamentary Internet Group is to hold a [1]public enquiry into spam. These politicians seem to understand the scale of the spam problem, and they are considering a new global level organization to deal with the Internet, as well as new laws, inter-government action and technical solutions. But will more international bodies help? Would laws work?" Links
SCO Terminates IBM's Unix License
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/1940219
AKAImBatman writes "SCO has [0]terminated IBM's license to use Unix
code. SCO is filing for an injunction that will require IBM to cease
all sale of AIX as well as accrue damages for each day IBM continues to
sell AIX."
Links
Chinese Manned Space Flight Set For Autumn http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/174205
brandido writes "According to an article at [0]Space.com, "Chinese
space officials remain on schedule for the [1]first piloted flight of
that nation's Shenzhou spacecraft. Chief designers and mission
directors say Shenzhou 5 will be launched in autumn, reported the
People's Daily last week." Between this, the [2]X-Prize, and
[3]multiple launches of [4]Mars probes in the last few weeks, it looks
like the space race may be heating back up?"
Links
0.
http://www.space.com/
1.
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html
2.
http://www.xprize.com/
3.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/02/1048218&tid=160
4.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/10/1916247&tid=160
Linux.com
Review: Pogo Linux StorageWare S212 Server
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/183237
- by Russell Pavlicek - Earlier this month Pogo Linux released what it says is the first Serial ATA server available for Linux. The new Pogo Linux StorageWare S212 Server, a beefy, rackmount box sporting Red Hat Linux, is one impressive machine.
Keeping the alligators out of your sewer http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/189220
- by Dorian J. Cougias - Somewhere, sometime, some goofball is going to attack your network "just because." How can you protect yourself? Among the options, you can scan your systems for possible attacks. You can scan from the outside of your organization, testing to see how much gets through your firewall, and you can scan from inside your organization, without the benefit of the firewall. I suggest that you run your tests from both directions ...
SCO Owns Your Computer
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/2345239
Fittingly, it was Friday the 13th. A sunny San Francisco morning. But my discussion with Chris Sontag, SCO's Senior Vice President, Operating Systems Division, was driving the sunshine from our room, creating an atmosphere appropriate for the 13th. Let me summarize in a parable…
IBM Comment on SCO Press Release
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/2232255
June 16, 2003, Armonk, NY.... Since filing a lawsuit against IBM, SCO has made public statements and accusations about IBM's Unix license and about Linux in an apparent attempt to create fear uncertainty and doubt among IBM's customers and the open source community.
Linux-based WLAN access point software released as GPL project http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/1953200
Radionet announced the open source release of a full set of open source software that can be used by companies and individuals to build Linux-based IEEE 802.11 based wireless access points. The intent, according to Radionet, is to foster worldwide collaboration on the "ROSE" (Radionet Open Source Environment) software platform, an open source implementation of software the company has already used to build city-wide WLAN "hot zones" in Finland.
Review of Ximian Desktop 2 on Red Hat Linux 9 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/1950246
Anonymous Reader writes "A user is describing his adventures installing Ximian Desktop 2 and then reviews the actual desktop."
The Limitations Of Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/1820234
There have been so many glowing stories on the use of Linux that one might come away with the impression that Linux is an elixir that solves myriad business problems, and that it is always cheaper than alternatives. But like a lot of technologies before it, Linux has, to some degree, been overhyped.
Web Hosts encouraged to profit from The Traverser http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/1933221
tcleland writes "While The Traverser can be used for personal web applications, such as the recently released Grocery List example, it can also be used to expand the audience for web hosting companies.
SCO Announces Immediate Termination of IBM's Right to Use and Distribute AIX Software and Files f http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/1943252
SCO Terminates IBM's Right to Use or Distribute AIX Software, and Files Amended Complaint Against IBM, Including a Permanent Injunction Against IBM For Destruction or Return of All Copies of UNIX(R) System V Source Code And Permanent Cessation of AIX Distribution.
Hacker tips CERT's hand on Linux/PDF flaw http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/1819214
Confidential vulnerability information managed by the CERT Coordination Center has again been leaked to the public, following a flurry of such leaks in March.
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