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[osdn starter] July 30, 2003
Date: Wed Jul 30 2003 - 01:00:55 EDT
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July 30, 2003 STARTER SERIES
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Slashdot
Technical Glitches Plague BuyMusic.com
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/0152255
An anonymous reader submits: "Despite its much larger target market,
BuyMusic.com does not seem to be the runaway success that Apple's
iTunes Music Store was. USA Today is reporting that customers have
experienced [0]technical glitches that prevent them from playing their
purchases. Another customer reports that the BuyMusic tech support does
little more than say '[1]Sorry, but that's YOUR problem.' Finally, a
musician whose music is for sale at BuyMusic [2]questions the legality
of BuyMusic's catalog." Scriptygoddess's account of her unhappy
experience is [3]mirrored here.
Links
0.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-07-28-buymusic_x.htm
1.
http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/004057.php
2.
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/index.html#S15891
3.
http://www.blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/27/002033.phpHardly Anyone Cares About Computer Voting Problems http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/0219239
[0]Avidwriter writes "It's a sad thought that Roblimo explores in a
[1]NewsForge article about computer voting fraud and how you'd think
all honest politicians would be working to make sure computerized
voting systems are open source, and why open source wouldn't hurt
well-run voting machine companies' profits. Not that most people care,
since they don't even bother to vote, right?"
Links
0. mailto:avidwriter@excite.com
Sharp Zaurus SL-C750 (P)reviewed
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/2320211
[0]Bill Kendrick writes "[1]Dynamism loaned the Japan-only "C750"
clamshell model [2]Zaurus Linux PDA to the folks over at
BargainPDA.com, and they've put up a [3]mini-review, with the promise
of a more in-depth review to come soon. The funniest part is they
needed to scale down the screenshots to fit on their site."
Links
0.
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/bill/
1.
http://www.dynamism.com/
2.
http://www.zaurus.com/
3.
http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=1524
Python 2.3 Final Released
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/0016212
An anonymous reader writes "Nineteen months in the making, [0]Python
2.3 has just been released. With a plethora of [1]changes since version
2.2, this release is definately worth the upgrade. Be sure to read the
[2]Release Notes and the [3]Highlights file for more information."
Links
0.
http://www.python.org/2.3/
1.
http://www.python.org/doc/2.3/whatsnew/
2.
http://www.python.org/2.3/NEWS.txt
3.
http://www.python.org/2.3/highlights.html
Morse Code Migrating To The Net
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/235254
Rosco P. Coltrane writes "With Morse code [0]slowly disappearing off
the air, there seems to be a growing number of people who carry out
conversations in [1]Morse over the internet. Several Windows and Linux
clients using VoIP or special protocols, such as [2]EchoLink,
[3]EchoLinux, [4]MorseMail, [5]CW Communicator or [6]CWirc exist for
Morse lovers worldwide to pound brass and make contact with one
another. Could the next must-have computer input device be a morse key
?"
Links
0.
http://www.wiavic.org.au/
1.
http://morsecodeonweb.homestead.com/Index.html
2.
http://www.echolink.org/
3.
http://cqinet.sourceforge.net/
4.
http://www.seanet.com/~harrypy/MorseMail/
5.
http://www.mrx.com.au/d_cwcom.htm
6.
http://webperso.easyconnect.fr/om.the/web/cwirc/
Chinese "Dragon" Chip On Sale
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/2222244
[0]mrseigen writes "The processor that Chinese firms have been working
on as a response to foreign equipment and software is now available for
pre-order. The Inquirer did an [1]article here, and the [2]company
website is here. The chip will supposedly ship with [3]Midori Linux."
Links
0. mailto:mrseigen@nospam.sdf.lonestar.org
1.
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=10724
2.
http://www.culturecom.com.hk/
3.
http://midori.transmeta.com/
Rechargeable Batteries - Yes or No?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/1952238
[0]TheFifthElephant asks: "I currently use quite a few devices that
require various size batteries and I feel horrible just tossing them
when they die. I saw a recharger at a retail store today and was
thinking to myself how much waste it would reduce by using rechargeable
ones. Which units have you used happily and/or which units have you
heard of/read about satisfying someone else? Are the more expensive
units better? What chemical rechargeable batteries last the
longest/recharge the most?"
Links
0. mailto:edjohnm@hotmail.com
Cyber Sleuths vs. Secret Networks
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/1918235
[0]amnfinch writes "I saw this article on BBC news and frankly, I was
blown away. Just another example of the relentless campaign to [1]treat
file swappers as criminals when their 'crime' is murky at best." Sir
Haxalot provides an article on the flip-side: "CNN has a story on
[2]'exclusive' Peer to Peer networks, that require 'knowing the right
people and having a wealth of content on your hard disk to get into the
clique.'"
Links
0. mailto:amnfinch@yahoo.com
1.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3104281.stm
2.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/07/29/private.fileshare/index.htmlCitizens' Protection in Federal Databases Act Introduced http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/1848243
SewersOfRivendell writes "Quote from [0]http://boingboing.net/: 'EFF, EPIC, CDT, ACLU and Free Congress have drafted a bill that's been introduced by Senator Wyden today, for a new law called "The Citizens' Protection in Federal Databases Act." This is a hell of a law. It finds that various species of spooks are making avid use of commercial and governmental databases, merging them and aggregating them, without transparency, accountability, or any real understanding of the danger to civil liberties involved in this practice. Accordingly, it requires any Fed agency using non-Fed databases to cut it out and make a full report to Congress on who they're buying database and database-services from, what they're doing to preserve privacy, why they're doing what they're doing, and whether they actually have a realistic chance of catching any bad guys. And it calls into account Feds who abuse their authority and limits the kind of doomsday hypotheticals that can be used to justify such abuse.' [1]PDF draft of the bill here." Links
(Solar) Power to the Masses
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/1728228
[0]D3 writes "This [1]report on a solar power tower (pdf) looks
extremely interesting. Maybe one day we can have international power
lines where all the countries with lots of sunshine provide power to
the rest of the world? How cool would that be?" The NY Times has a good
article on [2]solar power in Japan.
Links
0.
http://.dhenning. .at. .speakeasy.net.
1.
http://www.sandia.gov/awards/images/R&D/Solar.pdf
2.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/29/business/worldbusiness/29SOLA.html
Linux.com
IBM releases Lotus Domino 6.5 for Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/30/030229
Anonymous Reader writes "IBM has recently released Domino 6.5 server for Linux. Major features of Lotus Domino 6.5 server that are included in the Milestone 2 build are: Domino Designer(with ready to use Web themes), Domino Web Access Email(iNotes), Lotus Enterprise Integrator 6.5, Server side caching, Mozilla (Linux) browser support, Support for Windows Server 2003, improved security, Support for Linux RedHat 7.2, United Linux 1.0 and Solaris ...
SGI and Abaqus announce availability of Abaqus on the SGI Altix 3000 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/1743239
Anonymous Reader writes "Unique Shared-Memory Architecture Enables Users to Solve the Most Challenging Simulations. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (July 29, 2003)-SGI (NYSE: SGI) and ABAQUS, Inc., today announced the availability of the latest ABAQUS® release, 6.3-5, on the SGI® Altix 3000 family of servers. The unique combination of ABAQUS software running in a shared-memory processing model on SGI® Altix* offers a new, cost-effective way for ...
Simplify administration of Linux clusters with xCAT http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/176240
Anonymous Reader writes "xCAT (Extreme Cluster Administration Toolkit) is a tool kit that can be used for the deployment and administration of Linux clusters. Its features are based on user requirements, and many of its features take advantage of IBM xSeries hardware. This download is from IBM's alphaWorks research and is free. It includes a completely rewritten installation system and support for more versions of RedHat and SUSE."
Altiris: Admins managing Linux have 'tiger by the tail' http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/173252
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Linux has proliferated in many enterprises by stealth, entering by the back door and spreading from the edge to the core of IT environments. One day IT managers wake up to find that they've migrated piece by piece to a new enterprise platform and have no enterprise management system to handle it. After seeing that situation many times, Altiris Inc. decided to act."
Linux Alternative to Citrix helps migrate users from Windows to Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/1547208
NeTraverse writes "NeTraverse Releases Newest Version of Win4Lin Terminal Server. Linux Alternative to Citrix helps migrate users from Windows to Linux.
TimeSys spotlights surge in embedded Linux growth http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/1532240
TimeSys announced today that its revenues and design wins for the second quarter of 2003 increased approximately 130% over the prior quarter, expanding on the momentum the company has experienced since the middle of 2002. Additionally, comparing the first half of 2003 with the second half of 2002, design wins grew 260% and revenue nearly tripled, growing 295%.
LinuxWorld Names Finalists for Product Excellence Awards http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/1327200
IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, today announced finalists for the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards, to be presented at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R) next week. Presented in conjunction with the UniForum Association, the Product Excellence Awards recognize open source product and service innovations by LinuxWorld exhibitors.
KDE 3.1.3 Release Announcement
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/1449210
The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.1.3, a maintenance release for the third generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop for GNU/Linux and other UNIXes. KDE 3.1.3 ships with a basic desktop and seventeen other packages (PIM, administration, network, edutainment, utilities, multimedia, games, artwork, web development and more). KDE's award-winning tools and applications are available in 52 languages.
Open Group goes open source
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/1444241
The Open Group, goaded by open-source advocates and from within its ranks, has begun a drive to improve its street cred in the world of open source and open standards.
CrossOver Office on NetBSD/i386
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/29/1437220
jan Schaumann writes "Todd Vierling has created kernel diffs and an installer wrapper script that makes it possible to run CrossOver Office on NetBSD/i386. See his posting to the current-users MailingList as well as http://www.duh.org/cxoffice/ for full details."
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