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[osdn starter] July 20, 2003
Date: Sun Jul 20 2003 - 01:00:55 EDT
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July 20, 2003 STARTER SERIES
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Slashdot
Cheap PPC Linux Machines From IBM
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/0152245
ksheff writes "According to this story, IBM is planning on introducing low-end [0]SMP servers and deskside machines based on the PPC970. The machines would be able to run Linux and AIX. A 4-way machine is expected to cost less than $3500! IBM expects a 20x increase in the number of PPC Linux servers by 2006." Links
0. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1197450,00.asp
How To Make Dual Booting A (Bigger) Pain http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/0148207
[0]the_phenom writes "Thinking of dual-booting your Windoze XP 17"
Toshiba P25 laptop? Think again - this one '[1]uses a DVD with an
already setup version of Windows XP Home and then transfers it to the
notebook's hard drive,' preventing the normal setup procedure and thus,
dual-booting." This reminds me of the unfriendly practice on some PC
builders' parts of including an OS "backup" only on a hard-drive
partition.
Links
0. http://<moc.oohay> <ta> <dren_evad>
A Detailed Review Of A 3G Phone And Network http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/0035236
An anonymous reader writes "The [0]NEC e606 and 3's recently launched 3G network has been reviewed at [1]Mobileburn. They seem to be happy with the network, but the phone is buggy and unfinished. One cool thing is that you can download sample videos to see what 3G is really like." Links
0. http://mobile.burn.com/review.jsp?Id=353
Overture To A Patent War?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/0018245
Shackleford writes "CNET has an article discussing [0]Yahoo's proposed
$1.63 billion buyout of commercial search specialist Overture Services
on Monday. Yahoo would acquire 60-plus patents related to technology
and processes for indexing the Web, as well as for pay-per-click and
bidding systems to grant sites higher placement in search results. The
search market is expected to be reap $4 billion in revenue by 2005,
according to researchers. As the industry matures, the competition for
a piece of that large pie could lead companies to bulk up their IP
legal teams, much like in other industries such as online advertising
sales during the dot-com bust. And Overture sued FindWhat.com in
February 2002 after FindWhat filed a summary judgment request in a New
York federal court in an attempt to fend off any potential infringement
charge from Overture. Two months later Overture filed a second lawsuit,
charging Google with patent infringement in its pay-for-performance ad
system. So is this the way the search engine competition will be won?
Through patents and lawsuits?"
Links
0. http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-1027084.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed
California Microsoft Settlement
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/2311231
[0]Lord Prox writes "From news.com.com: A California judge on Friday
gave preliminary approval to a landmark settlement under which
[1]Microsoft will pay $1.1 billion to settle a class-action suit that
claimed it overcharged consumers for Windows. More Townsend and
Townsend and Crew is [2]info from the law firm here. Also note... you
get vouchers in settlement good for buying computer related items, not
just Microsoft products and/or can be traded and converted to cash!"
Links
0. mailto:lordprox@western-alliance.net
1.
http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-1027598.html?tag=fd_top
2.
http://www.townsend.com/media/microsoft.htmlSony Switches To Its Own Processor For Handhelds http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/216235
Pointing to this [0]Associated Press story carried by the Miami Herald,
[1]Jorkapp writes "Sony has announced that they will be using
Processors manufactured by themselves in their next generation of CLIE
handhelds, which are due to ship this Semptember. This is only the
first step though, as Sony is planning to use its own line of
processors for the next generation of Playstation systems. This new
processor will give users 16 hours of battery life (impressive!) and
the ability to play video at a smooth 30fps." And [2]jake writes with a
link to a story at mobilemag.com which also describes the new handhelds
(the UX50 was [3]mentioned the other day), and says "both the CLIE UX50
and UX40 handhelds will be available through American retailers [4]in
September for about $700 and $600, respectively, but can be pre-ordered
now through Sony's website."
Links
0.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/6334589.htm
1. mailto:jorkapp2@netzero.net
2. mailto:jake_313@hotmail.com
3.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/182209&tid=100
4.
http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/333/C1843/Prior Art to Pinpoint vs. Amazon, from 1980's? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1841238
[0]Gary Robinson writes "I'm in a fairly unique position with regard to
the [1]Pinpoint vs. Amazon case since I built a system in the
mid-1980's which is commonly regarded as the first active service based
on collaborative filtering. It was a voice-mail-based dating service
called 212-ROMANCE. I still have the 8-inch CP/M source code disks as
insurance against CF-related patent lawsuits. Today I've posted a
[2]discussion of the Pinpoint vs. Amazon case in the context of that
prior art as well other prior art from the 1980's."
Links
0.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0101454/
1.
http://news.com.com/2100-1019-1027343.html?part=dht&tag=ntop
2.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0101454/stories/2003/07/19/aDiscussionOfThePinpointVs.htmlRed Hat To Drop Boxed Retail Distribution http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1756215
An anonymous reader writes "Red Hat, the leading American distributor
of Linux, is abandoning the retail channel, the company is expected to
announce Monday, says [0]this story in Linux and Main. Non-Red Hat
developers will be given a greater role in deciding what's in upcoming
Red Hat distributions, too."
Links
0. http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=364
RMS Calls On Linux Developers To Replace BitKeeper http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1728240
JakusMinimus writes "The developer of BitKeeper has [0]issued fighting words to RMS and he has responded on the LKML,. I remember the flap about this way back when Linus decided on BitKeeper, now it seems many of the non-free concerns were warranted." Links
0. http://lkml.org/archive/2003/7/18/260/index.html
dSVG - A New Kind of Programming?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/2229256
[0]Gord Bowman writes "For anyone familiar with XML and, specifically,
with [1]SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics), you may be aware that SVG is
increasingly being used for the creation of data-driven Web
applications. But everyone has been doing so by handcoding script
and/or [2]XSLT, without the benefit of an IDE to help. Seeing such a
need for a tool, my company (Corel) set about creating one." and 'lo,
dSVG was born. Gord Bowman is the lead developer of dSVG and would like
you to take a look at the dSVG specs (you can find the link, in the
full article) and offer your comments.
Links
0.
http://www.corel.com/smartgraphics
1.
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/Overview.htm8
2.
http://www.w3.org/Style/XSL/
Linux.com
SCO readies new Linux licensing program
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/0343230
Anonymous Reader writes "Per the article at Infoworld.com site: The SCO Group is preparing a new Linux licensing program that it claims will allow users of the open-source operating system to run Linux without fear of litigation. The program will be announced "within the next month or so," according to SCO spokesman Blake Stowell, but on Monday the company will announce what he calls a "precursor" to this program in a press conference with SCO ...
Evolving the Wireless Robot
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1449217
Anonymous Reader writes "This article is one of the first to discuss wireless robotics from an integrated approach. It explains the ins and outs of wireless robots: their components, their shortcomings, and how they can interact in a competitive or cooperative team within professional environments. Learn how smarter robots can relieve us of the most tedious -- and dangerous -- tasks."
FLOSS Development Model and Usability - Some Thoughts http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1448217
Anonymous Reader writes "The popularity and increased usage of a software (or a software component) is related to the lesser number of 'user frustation' features it incorporates. Software (and thus software technology) is aimed at facilitating tasks. In the recent years, a large number of software and components have been released under the FLOSS development model. However, the success ratio (as empirically gauged by number of 'continuing ...
Red Hat to drop boxed retail distribution http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1446235
Anonymous Reader writes "Red Hat Software is expected to announce Monday that it is abaonding boxed retail sales and reorganizing its development to give project maintainers more control over what is included in Red Hat's distribution."
Cluster filesystems for Linux?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1444241
Francesco M. Taurino writes: Do you know good cluster filesystems for Linux? Is available for Linux a filesystem with cache coherency across all the nodes in a cluster, efficient locking mechanism or with a distributed lock manager, with good scalability features and SAN (fibre channel) compatible?
Do you prefer different Operating Systems on your desktop and server? http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1454249
I intended to blog about the $800 TDV Vision Tablet PC reported by The Register and wonder outloud how it might be as a cheap Linux slate device. But, then it occured to me. Unless two fell from the sky free of charge, I would keep Windows XP on the box because most of my favorite office/home tools (vs. developer tools) run on the Windows XP side of my world. I just happen to have a preference for JASC PaintShop Pro, Microsoft PowerPoint, ...
Intel turns 35: Now what?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1452213
For many in the computer industry, the title of Intel Chairman Andy Grove’s 1996 book Only the Paranoid Survive came to symbolize the relentlessly competitive attitude that helped make Intel a dynastic success. Over three decades, Intel’s fanatical focus on design and manufacturing excellence, and its big bets on blockbuster products have enabled it to dominate the microprocessor business and become a Silicon Valley legend.
Microsoft Ranks Linux Second On Risk List http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1940203
Microsoft is taking the Linux threat seriously. So seriously, in fact, that open source software comes in at the number two spot on the company's top five list of risks.
Linux to Overtake Unix, Leapfrog Windows, Analyst Says http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1935234
Linux will soon overtake Unix as the operating system of choice for several major enterprise segments, including high-performance computing, carrier-grade and mission-critical systems, and database hosting. That's according to a paper published in June by research firm Aberdeen Group Inc.
ATX form-factor StrongARM SBC gains 30% speed, supports Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1842235
Simtec Electronics has announced a thirty percent speed increase for its ATX motherboard form-factor, StrongARM-based single-board computer (SBC). The SBC is intended to be used as a development platform for prototyping applications such as set-top boxes, routers, CD duplicators, MP3 juke boxes, and NAS appliances, and server devices, and is supplied together with a full Debian GNU/Linux operating system, the company said.
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