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[osdn starter] July 14, 2003
Date: Mon Jul 14 2003 - 01:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
DMCA-Alikes Sweep Europe
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/14/0229253
D4C5CE writes "The number of [0]European countries enacting their
ignorance of the sad experiences from [1]Four Years under the DMCA has
just risen to 5, as the Upper House ([2]Bundesrat, incidentally) of the
German Parliament on Friday [3]failed to veto (sorry, some press
releases are only available in heavily spin-doctored German Legalese at
this point in time) and is hence [4]considered to have consented to the
[5]adoption by the Lower House ([6]Bundestag) of a [7]federal law
implementing the dreaded DMCA's European sibling known as [8]EU
Copyright Directive [9]2001/29/EC." Read on for more on the copyright
laws being considered around the EU.
Links
0.
http://wiki.ael.be/index.php/EUCD-Status
1.
http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/20030102_dmca_unintended_consequences.html
2.
http://www.bundesrat.de/Englisch/aktuell/TO-sitz.html
3.
http://www.bundesrat.de/pr/pr126_03.html
4.
http://eng.bundesregierung.de/dokument/The_Federal_Government/Function_and_constitutional_basis/Basic_Law/VII._Legislative_Powers_of_the_Federation/ix6102_.htm?script=0
5.
http://www.fr-aktuell.de/ressorts/wissen/netzwerk/?cnt=243808
6.
http://www.bundestag.de/mdb15/wkmap/index.html
7.
http://privatkopie.net/files/pk_english.htm
8.
http://www.eucd.org/issues/eucd/
9.
http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32001L0029&model=guichett
Gaming Site Reviews.. Real Life?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/14/0149250
jbp8 writes: "There's an article on GameSpot [0]reviewing the ultimate MMOG - real life!" The article gives real life an Editor's Choice award, focusing on issues such as leveling up ("Typically, a character will learn of the numerous viable career paths available by undergoing schooling. This can be a long and tedious process, equivalent to the sort of 'level treadmill' monotony that characterizes almost all MMORPGs") and player death ("..a serious issue in real life, and cause for continued debate among players, who often direct unanswerable questions on the subject to the game's developers.") Links
0. http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gamespotting/071103minusworld/1.html
American Solar Challenge 2003 Starts
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/14/0056247
[0]Ryan Kingsbury writes "The world's longest solar car race kicked off
to a sunny start today in Chicago! The American Solar Challenge, which
is only held every two years, runs 11 gruelling days along historic
Route 66. Race updates can be found at [1]the official site. One big
surprise was that last year's winner (University of Michigan) didn't
make it through prerace qualifications. This will certainly give some
lower budget teams a chance at gold. Details of [2]qualifications can
be found here."
Links
0. mailto:kingsbrw@rose-hulman.edu
1.
http://www.formulasun.org/asc/
2.
http://www.formulasun.org/asc/tech/asc2003regs03-03-13.pdf
In Pursuit Of A Spammer
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/14/0058238
[0]Kyle writes "Over at [1]DSL Reports, We are currently pursuing a
spammer from the West Palm Beach, Florida area. This wouldn't normally
be news, but we think Slashdot readers may be interested in just how
successful we have been. What's more interesting is that the spammer
appears to be posting in [2]the thread."
Links
0. mailto:kylegame@dslr.net
1.
http://www.dslreports.com/
2.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7369182~root=spam~mode=flat;start=0Online Voting In 2004 To Require Windows http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/13/1957243
letxa2000 writes "According to [0]this article at CBS, a trial Internet
voting system will be made available to 100,000 voters in
2004--particularly military and overseas U.S. citizens. As an American
living overseas I think this is a step in the right direction. But the
article also says 'Voters using SERVE can register to vote and cast
their ballots from any computer using Microsoft Windows with Internet
access.' Why the Windows requirement? Is that really going to make
online voting secure?"
Links
0. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/12/politics/main562983.shtml
PeopleSoft Deflects Oracle Takeover, So Far http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/13/2031255
[0]SuperDuG send a link to this [1]Reuters report on the Oracle's
takeover bid for PeopleSoft, specifically questioning [2]Oracle's
committment to [3]PeopleSoft. SuperDuG writes: "[4]A letter from CEO
Craig Conway states 'Five days following our announcement we learned of
a hostile bid by Oracle Corperation to acquire PeopleSoft. Incredibly,
Oracle made it clear their intention was to discontinue all PeopleSoft
products, ultimately forcing customers to convert to Oracle's
application and database.' Seems the dirt is being slung by both sides
and the SEC is about to takeover and decide if this is even legal under
anti-trust laws."
Links
0.
http://www.dugnet.com
1.
http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=3080623
2.
http://www.oracle.com/peoplesoft/index.html?0627_psftcust.html
3.
http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/ent_strat/articles/jdedwards.jsp
4.
http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/about/conwaysletter.jspApple Tries to Patent Fast User Switching http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/13/194256
[0]Ashcrow writes "An [1]article from The Register points out Apple's
attempt to patent [2]fast user switching. It seems that [3]Steve Jobs
admits that Microsoft beat them to the punch but believes [4]Panther's
implementation is superior."
Links
0.
http://www.gnulinux.net
1.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/31702.html
2.
http://www.theeldergeek.com/fast_user_switching.htm
3.
http://www.apple.com/pr/bios/jobs.html
4.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/panther
MP3 Creator On Sharing Music
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/13/178212
[0]EpsCylonB writes "The BBC has an article about [1]Karlheinz
Brandenburg, who is one of the creators of the MP3 music format.
Interestingly he comments that he doesn't like Napster, he thinks that
people should have easier access to music but that artists should get
paid for what they do."
Links
0. mailto:epscylonb@hotmail.com
Linux-Controlled Segway Robot
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/13/1618240
[0]ptorrone writes "It was just a matter of time until the Segway
technology would be used as a robotics platform. [1]University of
Southern California Robotics Lab's Segway RMP (Robotic Mobility
Platform) has a lot of great information if you're looking to convert a
Segway to a robot. [2]On the site there are videos as well as
instruction on how to [3]build your own." Update: 07/13 21:30 GMT by
[4]T: Dr. Andrew Howard writes with an important clarification about
the project: "This is *not* a standard Segway HT that we have converted
to robotics applications. Rather, this is a customized, limited
production unit that has been specially modified by the manufacturer.
The web-site does *not* show how to convert an existing Segway HT into
a robotic platform."
Links
0. mailto:pt@DEGASflashenabled.com minus painter
1.
http://www-robotics.usc.edu/
2.
http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/player/segwayrmpvideos.html
3.
http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/player/segwayrmphowto.html
4.
http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/Watch For A New Set Of CyberSecurity Laws http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/13/1651215
[0]SuperDuG writes "According to a [1]story on PCWorld.com the
Congressional subcommittee dealing with cybersecurity will be
researching and legislating new cybersecurity laws. The Chair, [2]Adam
[3] Putnam says 'We want to put something out there that makes sense,
that's balanced, that accomplishes the same goals, without it being
this headlong rush to prove that we're doing something for our
constituents because we were asleep at the switch when there was this
digital Pearl Harbor.' Perhaps it wouldn't hurt if we all took a part
and [4]Contacted Representative Putnam about how well thought out other
cybersecurity laws like the DMCA have 'helped out' and were 'thought
out.' At least they're actually thinking before they legislate, and it
seems they're open for suggestions."
Links
0.
http://www.dugnet.com
1.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,111535,00.asp
2.
http://www.house.gov/putnam/
3.
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?CID=N00009618&cycle=2002
4.
http://putnam.smartlizard.com/pages/contact.html
Linux.com
New site for open source & government
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/13/2249236
bart decrem writes "Opensector.org is a new site to track stories about Linux and open source adoption in the public sector, one of the areas of most rapid growth for Linux, especially on the desktop."
Lost Marble Dropping Linux Support for Moho? http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/13/1636242
Anonymous Reader writes "A few months ago, Moho by Lost Marble, an excellent cartoon-making software, got ported to Linux (screenshot). Now, a new major version is out for Windows and OSX, 4.5, but the Linux version is still stuck on v4.2. Has Lost Marble drop support for Linux already? I emailed them a few months ago and they told me that while the number of Linux Moho downloads were higher than the Mac OS X ones, Moho still sold better on Mac ...
New Linux-based Game Console
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/13/1631255
Anonymous writes "There is a linux based game console called the N.M.E.S. Mezzaninein in the works. The release date is April,4 2004, 4.4.04. They claim it will have a Pentium 4 2.4GHZ, a 120GB hard drive, 512MB PC133 DDR RAM, an ATI Radeon 9800 graphics card and a Creative Labs Audigy 2 soundcard. They also say it will cost $240. Usualy, game consoles are sold at a loss to make them cheaper and profits are made in games and accessories.Go to ...
Best Aliens, Best Players, Best Bots
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1533210
Peter Olotka writes "Cosmic Encounter Online http://www.cosmicencounter.com has launched! It's fully in flash, compatible with just about any Linux machine as long as it can run the latest libflashplayer from Macromedia.
Gentoo's Daniel Robbins preps you for LPI certific http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1529247
Anonymous Reader writes "In this new tutorial, Daniel Robbins, President/CEO, Gentoo Technologies begins preparing you to take the Linux Professional Institute's Exam 101 Release 2. In this first in a series of four tutorials, Daniel introduces you to bash (the standard Linux shell), shows you how to take full advantage of standard Linux commands such as ls, cp, and mv, explains inodes and hard and symbolic links, and much more. By the end of ...
The Significance Of Open Source
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1528221
RC Pavlicek writes "My new biweekly column has started at Processor.com."
PC sales up by 37% in 2002-03
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1547223
Beating expectations, sales of personal computers in India grew by 37 per cent in 2002-03 to touch 2.3 million as corporates and Governments went on an overdrive on computerisation.
Hackers say they have a right to unleash their Xbox's inner PC http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1544240
"The reality is that if you could bypass Microsoft's operating system you would end up with a fairly powerful computer for less than $200," the Manhattan financial executive said.
Schedule slips for second Sun blade
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1536233
When Sun announced its blade servers in February, it said the Intel processor-compatible system would arrive "midyear," according to Ashley Eikenberry, group manager of blades product marketing. At a meeting with reporters Friday, Sun gave itself more leeway.
Open-Source Groupware Aims at Exchange
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1611238
Anonymous Reader writes "In the spirit of the OpenOffice assault on Microsoft Office, a group of independent developers has begun an open-source groupware project intended to provide an alternative to Microsoft's Exchange Server."
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