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Slashdot
Ian Clarke, Ernie Miller On Free Speech, Privacy http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/226243

[0]mpawlo writes "I am still pursuing my new pastime, interviewing
    interesting Internet policy individuals for [1]Greplaw. Fresh catches     include [2]Freenet creator [3]Ian Clarke on his decision to leave the     USA, free speech and Freenet and former [4]Lawmeme editor-in-chief
[5]Ernest Miller on DRM and privacy, copyright and the First
    Amendment... and, of course, why blogs matter. Maybe this will provide     some food for thought."
Links 

    0. 
http://www.pawlo.com/
    1. 
http://grep.law.harvard.edu/
    2. 
http://freenetproject.org/
    3. 
http://grep.law.harvard.edu/article.pl?sid=03/09/02/0125236&mode=flat
    4. 
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/
    5. 
http://grep.law.harvard.edu/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/1235248&mode=flat

How Much Does A Cloud Weigh?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/04/0439224

    MyNameIsFred writes "ABC News is running an article revealing
[0]unexpected facts about weather formations. Ever wonder how much a
    cloud weighs? What about a hurricane? A meteorologist has done some     estimates and the results might surprise you..." Reports that include     the phrase "more than all the elephants on the planet" are always     welcome.
Links

    0. http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/SciTech/clouds_krulwich030902html

VideoNOW PVD Reverse Engineering
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/232219

    Zoc_All_Alone writes "In mid-July, Hasbro released the [0]VideoNOW, a     portable media player for kids. The disks are specially encoded ~3 inch     audio CDs. We have [1]started a project to reverse engineer the format,     and have made considerable progress. More information about the player     can be found [2]at the Hasbro website." Links 

    0. 
http://www.hasbro.com/videonow/
    1. 
http://www.wsu.edu/~zocher/
    2. 
http://www.hasbro.com/pl/page.viewproduct/product_id.13275/dn/default.cfm
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Mozilla Thunderbird 0.2 Released
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/2352242

    An anonymous reader writes "[0]Mozilla Thunderbird 0.2 is out! For     those who haven't heard about it yet, Mozilla Thunderbird is
[1]mozilla.org's new standalone mail client and sister product to
[2]Mozilla Firebird. According to [3]MozillaZine's [4]article on the
    release, new features include 'a redesigned Options dialogue, spell     checker improvements, enhancements to the default theme and better     performance and stability'. More information can be found at the
[0]Mozilla Thunderbird Project Page and in the [5]release notes (which
    include the important information that a clean install is vital).     Builds are available for [6]Windows (7.3Mb), [7]Mac OS (11.1Mb) and
[8]Linux (9.5Mb) or you can [9]download the source (29.1Mb) and build
    it yourself for extra geek points." Links 

    0. 
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/
    1. 
http://www.mozilla.org/
    2. 
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/
    3. 
http://www.mozillazine.org/
    4. 
http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=3662
    5. 
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/0.2-release-notes.html
    6. 
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/0.2/thunderbird-0.2-win32.zip
    7. 
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/0.2/thunderbird-0.2-macosx.dmg.gz
    8. 
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/0.2/thunderbird-0.2-i686-pc-linux-gtk2-gnu.tar.bz2
    9. 
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/0.2/thunderbird-source-0.2.tar.bz2

Managing Linux and Virtual Machines?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/227257

[0]deijmaster asks: "For a couple of months we have been hearing (as a
    major consulting firm) IBM people pushing the possibility of installing     a Z/Linux VM setup at one of our biggest clients (financial). To a     Linux user such as myself this sounds great, at first. Now, I am a bit     reluctant when it comes to managing this kind of infrastructure, with     little or no local expertise at IBM. Has anyone gone through a Z/Linux     VM corporate installation and lived through the management of such a     solution?"
Links

    0. mailto:deijmaster@hotmail.com

Universal Music To Cut CD Prices
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/2223206

    phlack writes "CNN Money has an article about Universal Music Group's     plans to [0]slash their CD prices to $12.98 SRP, in an effort to combat     piracy and bring consumers back into stores. It makes me hope the other     giants will follow suit, and wonder if the music industry is finally     listening to some of the consumer's complaints." Links

    0. http://money.cnn.com/services/tickerheadlines/djh/200309031515DOWJONESDJONLINE001239.htm

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Samsung Yepp YP-55V Review
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/2054243

    daanger0us writes "RAM based MP3 players are still pretty popular. As     hard drive based MP3 players get larger storage capacity, the RAM based     MP3 players have to add new features to keep themselves compelling to     customers. The Samsung Yepp YP-55V is one of the RAM based MP3 players     that's added some pretty cool features at a reasonable price. 256MB of     RAM, FM Tuner, ability to record from a line-in, from the FM Tuner and     voice recording, USB Drive capabilities, upgradeable firmware, weighing     in at 2.2 ounces all for around $160. [0]Designtechnica has a full     review. How many people still consider a RAM based audio player when     shopping?" Update: 09/03 22:11 GMT by [1]T: That should be "MB," not     "MG" as it originally read.
Links

    0. http://reviews.designtechnica.com/review426.html

  1. http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/

Where Is The Broadband?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/1843201

[0]gouldtj writes "[1]First Monday is running an article in its current
    issue entitled: [2]The many paradoxes of broadband. It discusses some     of the issues and ideas behind broadband, but seems to focus on: Where     is it? There is also a really nice discussion on the telecom industry     in general, along with the .com boom." Links 

    0. 
http://gould.cx/ted
    1. 
http://www.firstmonday.org/
    2. 
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/current_issue/odlyzko/index.html

Testing The Right To Resell Downloaded Music http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/1823202

[0]David Gerard writes "A man has bought a song from Apple iTunes and
    has [1]put it up for sale on [2]eBay. "I only spent $0.99 on it but I     bought the song just as legally as I would a CD, so I should be able to     sell it used just as legally, right?" Does the Right of First Sale     still exist?" The seller says he's seeking attention, but not to     himself. Rather, he calls this "an experiment in property rights in the     digital age," and promises not to keep a copy once the sale is done. Links 

    0. 
http://velvet.net/~fun/
    1. 
http://george.hotelling.net/90percent/geekery/does_the_right_of_first_sale_still_exist.php
    2. 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2555673237

Virginia Tech Announces Supercomputer Plans http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/1829205

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[0]CousinVinnie writes "Previously noted in [1]this Slashdot story, the
    administration of Virginia Tech has announced [2]they're puchasing 1100     G5's ([3]another story) in hopes to build a top-10 supercomputer by     October 1. Tech will be spending $5.2 million over five years on the     project, which should help it pull in more research money." Maybe VT     can use the new computers to beef up their web site. Links 

    0. mailto:vrivelli@NOTSPAM.vt.edu
    1. 
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/30/1838222&tid=137
    2. 
http://www.roanoke.com/roatimes/news/story154706.html
    3. 
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/index.php?ID=1748

Linux.com
Ampoliros 3000 3.5 released
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/2027246

    An anonymous coward writes "Ampoliros 3000 3.5 released." The Ampoliros     Team today announced the immediate release of Ampoliros 3000 3.5 new     major version, the open source PHP web applications platform.

Internet Service Providers: The Little Man's Firewall http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/2024215

    Anonymous Reader writes "The fast spread of network worms and other     malware has forced Internet Service Providers (ISPs into implementing     packet filtering. In some cases, this is the only way to keep the     network operating, but it has become common to block certain ports     permanently even after the threat diminishes. We argue in favor of     limited, long term port blocking. This paper does not intend to present     a balanced argument. It intends to ...

DB2 ICE for Linux puts the freeze on Oracal 9i http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/2015220

    Anonymous Reader writes "The DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment( ICE )     for Linux recently won the "Best Cluster Solution" at the San Francisco     LinuxWorld 2003 conference. This integrated solution provides IT the     ability to deploy a highly scaleable Linux database cluster platform(up     to 1,000 sever nodes), at a pricepoint that won't break their budget.     When combined with IBM's new e325 Linux super-computer, an AMD 64-bit     Opteron-based processor, ...

Smallest and Densest 1U Linux Server Announced http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/205253

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    1U Ring Inc. Offers Ground breaking 500GB Mini-ITX 1U u-Server Joining     Family of 1U Servers with up to 2 TB of RAID-5 Storage.

XOsoft releases beta version of WANSync(tm) for the Linux platform http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/1929249

     XOsoft releases beta version of WANSync(tm) for the Linux platform     -The Federal Reserve Board first to evaluate WANSync for Linux as     expansion to current WANSync deployment.

European Software Patent Vote Delayed Again! http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/1838245

    Calum writes "The European Parliament vote on the issue of software     patents has been postponed yet again. There has been no reason given     for this. The decision to postpone the vote comes hot on the heels of     several recent protests on the Internet and in the streets of Belgium.     Criticism of the proposal to adopt US style patenting laws for software     in Europe has been growing exponentially in recent days and weeks."

GUI vs. CLI: A Qualitative Comparison
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/1816223

    Anonymous Reader writes ""In this article, I will be analyzing the     specific properties that make the command line unique and     irreplaceable. I will likewise analyze the graphical UI's     features--though only giving it a cursory look, since I assume my     audience does not need to be persuaded to make the most of its video     hardware. I will be looking at the Unix shell, since it is the most     full-featured and powerful of such interfaces (DOS, of course, ...

HP, Red Flag partner on corporate Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/1757232

Don't know where to look next?X

     Hewlett-Packard and a Chinese company have teamed to develop and     market Linux software to companies in China--and later globally.

Xaraya .9.1.0 Released
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/1721205

    Anonymous Reader writes "Xaraya is an Open Source extensible content     management system. The system allows on-the-fly extensions to the     content and user areas which allow greater control and versatility.     Coupled with a XML style template engine with complete templating of     output gives Xaraya unmatched versatility.

eZ publish open source CMS 3.2 beta 2 release http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/03/177221

    eZ systems writes "eZ publish 3.2 beta 2 released. After about two     months of development the 3.2 Beta 2 version of eZ publish is ready, as     promised. This is the last of two planned beta releases of the 3.2     series.

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