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[osdn starter] August 27, 2003
Date: Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Brazilian Government Continues Push For Free Software
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/27/0122230
rmello writes "The 'Legislative Free Software Week' in Brazil ended
last week, drawing 2,000 people, including 3 ministers and presidents
of congress and senate. [0]Computerworld reports (in Portuguese,
[1]translation by submitter), among other things, that 1) House of
Representatives will NOT renew MS-Office licenses, but is looking at
free software alternatives, 2) The free software parliamentary front
was announced in congress, 3) The e-mail system of the house of
representatives is being replaced by a free software one, 4) The
federal government is looking at concrete measures to stimulate free
software as means of saving money and stimulating the national software
industry. Looks like free software is here to stay in Brazil. Kudos to
the many Brazilian free software groups working to make such victories
a reality."
Links
0. http://idgnow.terra.com.br/idgnow/corporate/2003/08/0018
Osirusoft Blacklists The World
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/27/0214238
ariehk writes "As of today, [0]Osirusoft, distributer of the SPEWS and
open relay blocklists, among others, is [1] no longer operational.
Servers using these lists (including the [2]FTC) are currently
rejecting ALL email. This shutdown seems to be in response to a
several-week-long DDoS attack on Osirusoft, SPEWS and others, resulting
in both sites being down. This has caused [3] much discussion on
n.a.n-a.e, including the suggestion that the attack is somehow related
to the SoBig worm. The spammers must be hurting if they can devote
these kinds of resources to attacking blocklists." Read on below a
related submission.
Links
0.
http://osirusoft.com/
1.
http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg12818.html
2.
http://www.ftc.gov/
3.
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=osirusoft+group:news.admin.net-abuse.email&scoring=dVideogames Attract More Women Than Boys? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/27/014224
Thanks to Yahoo!/Reuters for their story about [0]a new Entertainment Software Association poll showing the demographics of gaming. According to the poll, "...26 percent of game players are women 18 or older, while 21 percent are boys 6 to 17", and the survey also revealed that "...the average gamer spends 6.5 hours a week playing games... while boys 6 to 17 average 7.3 hours per week of game time." Explicit games are also on the increase, as "13.2 percent carried a "Mature" or "M" rating, up from 9.9 percent in 2001 and under 8 percent in 2000." Links
0. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030826/media_nm/media_videogames_dc_2
PanIP May Be Standing On Shaky Ground
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/2236239
[0]GoatEnigma writes "You may remember the name PanIP, the company
trying to [1] hold e-commerce hostage with their patents. Well,
according to [2]this update on the [3]PanIP Defendants site, it might
not be as easy as they thought. Apparently a little bit of successful
legal opposition has slowed down their nefarious scheme. Tim claims to
have found evidence to undermine their patents, although the article is
very short on details as to what this evidence might be..."
Links
0.
http://www.drinknation.com
1.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20021020S0002/1
2.
http://www.youmaybenext.com/updated803.html
3.
http://www.youmaybenext.com/
GTK+ TTY Port
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/2042206
An anonymous reader writes: "[0]FootNotes is [1]reporting about what
might be the coolest thing since [2]textmode Quake: a curses-based
GTK-2.0 port called [3]Cursed GTK. This not only makes it possible to
give Gnome the look and feel of [4]Contiki, but also brings many real
opportunities, such as remote logins where X forwarding is not
possible, or remote logins over very slow modem lines. Screenshots
[5]here, [6]here, [7]here and [8]here! Patches for bugs are welcomed by
the authors."
Links
0.
http://www.gnomedesktop.org/
1.
http://www.gnomedesktop.org/article.php?sid=1299&mode=thread&order=0&thold=1
2.
http://webpages.mr.net/bobz/ttyquake/
3.
http://zemljanka.sourceforge.net/cursed/
4.
http://dunkels.com/adam/contiki/
5.
http://zemljanka.sourceforge.net/cursed/screenshots/demo_rozdily.png
6.
http://zemljanka.sourceforge.net/cursed/screenshots/file_selection.png
7.
http://zemljanka.sourceforge.net/cursed/screenshots/gamma.png
8.
http://zemljanka.sourceforge.net/cursed/screenshots/najdi_rozdily.png
Beyond Binary Computing?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1942216
[0]daksis writes "Non base two computing [1]is nothing new. But it is
an idea that, for various reasons, never really caught on. Embedded.com
is running an op/ed piece that asks if hardware and software engineers
are [2]ready to move to ternary or quaternary logic. A move to
multi-valued logic provides more computational capability without the
standard increase in die size or transistor count. Is the need to make
do with the current fabrication technology enough to drive the move to
multi-valued logic? Or will [3]Moore's law continue without the need
for doing more with less silica based real estate?"
Links
0.
http://daksis_at_Mail_that_is_hot_dot_com
1.
http://www.mortati.com/glusker/
2.
http://www.embedded.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=13100886
3.
http://www.intel.com/research/silicon/mooreslaw.htm
Big Company on Campus
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1840214
[0]Daniel Dvorkin writes "MSNBC (oh, the irony) is running a scary
article entitled [1]Microsoft's big role on campus, detailing how
Microsoft is working its way into academic computer science through a
combination of bribery and propaganda. The aricle may be overstating
the case, but it does make it sound as though MS products are
displacing others at a disturbing rate in computer science departments.
Given that academic computing has traditionally been both the source of
and the stronghold for innovative software, this is a disturbing
long-term trend."
Links
0. http://www.sff.net/people/Daniel.Dvorkin/
Perfect Pitch for Those Without It
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1710251
airrage writes "Sometimes technology is a good thing, and sometimes it
ends up in a hardware device called an [0]autotuner. Apparently, it
allows real-time pitch correction. They are actually being used at
concerts. I think we all realize that some singers sound different --
much different -- live than they do on CD's, but this just seems so,
so, what's the word: fake?"
Links
0. http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030825.gtsinging/BNStory/Technology/
P2P Spam?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1638207
Sgt York writes "In a NYT article ([0]republished in the Houston
Chronicle, no subscription required) experts at [1]CERT, [2]F-secure,
[3]Trusecure, and the [4]Hall of Justice (see article) think that
SoBig.F is a spam scheme in the making. They say that SoBig.F is the
6th variant in an ongoing experiment with the possible goal of setting
up a distributed spam network, to be rented out to the highest bidder.
If that is their goal, they are well on their way. Another disturbing
note in the article is that "In the case of four of the six programs, a
new version was launched immediately after the self-timed expiration
date of the preceding one". SoBig.F expires in two weeks. "
Links
0.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2065902
1.
http://www.cert.org/
2.
http://www.f-secure.com/
3.
http://www.trusecure.com/index.shtml
4.
http://fantasia.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Doug/superhtml/superheros.html
Diamonds & the RIAA
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1417214
[0]eaglebtc writes "After reading the previously-posted article on
cdfreaks.com about the [1]rapid erosion of cheap CDR's, I found another
equally scintillating write-up about [2]the economics of music CDs
written by Richard Menta, founder of [3]MP3 Newswire. Sure, we've all
heard the whining about how CDs are so expensive, but Mr. Menta takes a
unique perspective on the issue by comparing the RIAA to [4]DeBeers. He
argues that both companies control distribution of products in their
respective markets with an iron fist, and by so doing can artificially
raise prices. Coincidentally, the bubble is beginning to burst in both
markets: the RIAA is fighting against the uprisings of P2P software,
and the diamond cartel's lawyers are losing sleep over the [5]$5
diamonds produced in a lab."
Links
0. mailto:homsarNOSPAM@byu.edu
1.
http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/7751
2.
http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2003/scarce.html
3.
http://www.mp3newswire.net/
4.
http://www.debeers.com/
5.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/diamond.html
Linux.com
Tonight Live: Mars (the planet) & PureMessage
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/2039224
Jeff Gerhardt writes "Tonight Live: Mars & PureMessage>> on The Linux Show!! Tuesday, August 26th, 2003 from Chicago IL.
SCO's Linux case gets weirder
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1824216
The more cynical among us may suggest that SCO's goal is to increase its stock price.
Columbitech Adds Linux Client
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1934254
Wireless security software developer Columbitech today announced the availability of a Linux client for its Columbitech Wireless Suite. This new feature that enables an open-source environment coupled with Columbitech's unique VPN technology delivers full wireless functionality for very demanding environments such as embedded clients with very small memory and processor capabilities. Developers building PDA or telematics applications can now ...
Linux ported to Metagence's META RISC/DSP multicore processor family http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/206228
Embedded product designers building real-time entertainment and communication devices around Linux have a new processor platform to evaluate, as Imagination Technologies division Metagence has a Linux 2.4.18 kernel running on its multi-core family of META processors. Metagence is claiming its port to be the first of Linux to a multi-threaded processor architecture.
SCO: to pay or not to pay
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1715218
SCO has started invoicing Linux users that it claims are illegally using copied Unix code.
Virus Storm, SCO/IBM/Linux and The BBC, US Style http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1659223
Companies across the world are reporting what is probably the worst virus outbreak ever, due to the SOBIG virus, which has struck just as the virus Blaster was waning. SOBIG has been around for 6 months, but it has been "mutating". Mutating is, of course a metaphor. What appears to happen is that the virus writing community is a happy to take an existing virus and add something and this is what happened with SOBIG, making it more virulent than ...
DotGNU Coding Competition - $4500 in prizes http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1633251
Norbert Bollow writes "The DotGNU project is holding an international competition in the area of collaboratively implementing the System.Windows.Forms namespace of the C# class libraries. Besides the chance of winning one of fifteen monetary prizes totalling US$ 4500, participants get the good feeling of having contributed to setting the IT world free from the dominion of a certain monopolistic company. The full anouncement is here."
Miss Workrave prevents RSI
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1629230
dotSphinx writes "Okay, it ain't exactly Lara Croft, but surely Miss Workrave can attract your attention to keep your wrists healthy. Workrave is a free program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). So now there finally is a competitive alternative to the multitude of proprietary RSI tools in use by various companies. Please spread the word amongst your colleagues..."
Columbitech Adds Linux Client Support To Its Wireless VPN Creating An Open and Flexible Environment http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1616215
NEW YORK-August 26, 2003-Wireless security software developer Columbitech today announced the availability of a Linux client for its Columbitech Wireless Suite. This new feature that enables an open-source environment coupled with Columbitech's unique VPN technology delivers full wireless functionality for very demanding environments such as embedded clients with very small memory and processor capabilities. Developers building PDA or telematics ...
SAP Server Consolidation: Consider Linux, Analyst Says http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/26/1533242
A new report from research firm Sageza Group says that Big Iron Linux is an excellent platform on which to consolidate SAP servers.
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