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[osdn starter] September 06, 2003
Date: Sat Sep 06 2003 - 01:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Congress Again Considering Database Protection Bill
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/06/034221
An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo News is [0]reporting on a new bill in Congress: '... a proposed bill that would prevent wholesale copying of school guides, news archives and other databases which do not enjoy copyright protection.'" The idea of [1]database protection legislation has been kicking around for a long time. It's a bad idea, but it would make a lot of money for a few companies, so they keep pushing it, and no doubt will eventually get it passed. Links
Microsoft Settles Be Antitrust Suit for $23.25M http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/06/0257220
[0]ewhac writes "Without admitting wrongdoing, Microsoft today agreed
to pay $23,250,000 to Be, Inc., to [1]settle anti-trust claims against
the software giant. The payout is anticipated to be used to complete
the orderly dissolution of the company. Shortly after announcing sale
of key assets to Palm, Be, Inc., [2]filed suit against Microsoft in
February 2002, [3]alleging destruction of its business via illegal
exclusionary and anti-competitive business practices."
Links
0.
http://ewhac.best.vwh.net/
1.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030905/sff027_1.html
2.
http://www.beincorporated.com/press/pressreleases/02-02-19_msft_complaint.html
3.
http://www.beincorporated.com/msft_complaint.pdfElectronic Voting: The Other Side of the Story http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/2140216
_randy_64 writes "We've all read about the [0]perils of online voting.
But in [1]an article in MIT's [2]Tech Review, noted technologist
[3]Simson Garfield looks at the other side of the story and comes away
thinking that e-voting might not be so bad, if done properly. He
mentions several ways that traditional ballot voting is just as
'hackable' as the electronic version."
Links
0.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/04/199210&tid=172
1.
https://www.techreview.com/articles/wo_garfinkel090303.asp?p=1
2.
http://www.techreview.com/
3.
http://www.simson.net/
The Innovators' Ball
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/2136214
[0]Babylon Rocker writes "Latest Cringely: [1]The Innovators' Ball: Why
Business Isn't as Fun as it Used to be. 'Sharp business is cheating and
not getting caught.'"
Links
0. mailto:wrkf-9sx5@[ ]mex.com ['spa' in gap]
SCO's Next Target: SGI?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/2131217
[0]FatRatBastard writes "ZDNet News is [1]speculating that SCO's next
target in its legal actions against Linux may be SGI. According to the
article its legal strategy will be to claim that XFS is a Unix
derivative and therefore under SCO control, much like they claim JFS is
in their suit with IBM. One fact not mentioned in the article that
would support SGI being the next target is the malloc code they claimed
was infringing at this years SCOForum was copyrighted SGI."
Links
0. mailto:acentofantiNO@SPAMyahoo.com
Myst Online Trailer
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/2125204
[0]Allaran writes "The latest installment in the Myst story, an online
experience entitled [1]URU: Ages of Myst, is ramping up to its release.
This has been up and coming for some time, but a [2]trailer
(Warning:20MB) [[3]BitTorrent link via GameTab] has just been released,
made entirely from within the game engine. Apparently, there is a
significant offline game that can be played, with the option to
subscribe as well."
Links
0. mailto:allaran@hotmail.com
1.
http://uru.ubi.com/
2.
http://www.uruobsession.com/multimedia/video/trailers/trailer2.mpg
3.
http://www.gametab.com/files/torrents.php?fuse=70
Racketeering Suit Filed Against DirecTV
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/196242
[0]dki writes "Another attempt is being made to head off the lawsuits
DirecTV has been filing against purchasers of smart-card programmers.
This time, lawyers have [1]filed suit under the mob-busting Racketeer
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) federal organized crime
statute, accusing DirecTV of organized extortion, money laundering and
fraud. Background on the ongoing saga can be found [2]here and
[3]here."
Links
0.
http://www.dawnandgreg.com
1.
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/6865
2.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/0351233&tid=129
3.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/190232&tid=126
Java vs .NET
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/1855250
CHaN_316 writes "Yahoo is running a story called '[0]Is Java Finished?'
It provides a brief overview of the strengths and weaknesses of [1]J2EE
and contrasts them with [2].NET. Classic arguments are brought up like
Java being great for portability while .NET ties you down to Microsoft
products, etc. It's interesting that they bring up the [3]Java
Community Process, and how it is a rather slow moving procedure that is
causing Java to become stagnant."
Links
0.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nf/20030904/tc_nf/22216&e=5
1.
http://java.sun.com/j2ee/
2.
http://www.microsoft.com/net/
3.
http://www.jcp.org/
Camera Watch: Links to Public Webcams
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/1738249
[0]Mikkeles writes "From an [1]Associated Press story: 'It sounds like
a chapter out of "Spy vs. Spy": Researchers at Carnegie Mellon
University have launched a [2]project called Camera Watch that lists
Internet cameras that monitor public spaces, letting Web surfers try
the role of bored security guard.' The site permits searching for an
available webcam in the geographical region (US) of your choice. About
600 webcams of 6000 in the pipe are now available."
Links
0. mailto:mikkeles@netscape.net
1.
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030904.gtjailcamsept4/BNStory/Technology/
2.
http://privacy.cs.cmu.edu/dataprivacy/projects/camwatch/Separate Cargo and Personnel Missions for NASA? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/1731237
l8f57 writes "Hal Gerham (from the NASA CAIB report) is calling for
[0]cargo and people to be separated into different missions. He also
goes on about how a re-usable spacecraft may not be the most cost
efficient vehicle."
Links
0. http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/09/04/sprj.colu.house.hearing/
Linux.com
Politics in Free Software
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/02/1930234
- by Tom Chance - When he added a line crediting the United States Army to four of his applications, Neil Stevens created a small storm in the KDE community; politics, people said, was not to interfere with KDE, and his credit was removed. However, when the KDE Web site took part in the online protest against software patents in Europe, people said politics was important to KDE. So what role does politics play in KDE, and in Free Software in ...
Microsoft steps up Linux assault with benchmark claim http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/1531208
OwlWhacker writes "Microsoft has released file and web server benchmark results which claim to show that Linux on the mainframe lags behind Windows 2003 on Intel systems in a price-performance comparison."
Data visualization using Perl/Tk
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/1538234
Anonymous Reader writes "Generating a visual representation is often the best way to understand large data sets, but standard tools such as gnuplot often fall short. This article shows how to use Perl/Tk, the standard GUI toolkit for Perl, to quickly build custom plotting and graphing tools."
SCO in fight with self
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/1534234
Anonymous Reader writes "Since at least August, SCO have been floating the idea of sending invoices to Linux users. It's even been reported, seemingly incorrectly, back in August, that SCO was beginning to send invoices. The invoice story has been taken up with a vengence in the last few days, for example, here, here and here. Now SCO in Australia says the invoicing plan doesn't "ring true" and contradicts recent very strategy discussions. ...
Germans Have It Right, Standing Up to SCO! http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/1837213
Jim Musser writes "SCO fined for Linux claims." The SCO Group Inc. has been fined $10,800 for violating a German court's ruling that SCO must cease claiming that the Linux source code violates its intellectual property, the Lindon, Utah, company confirmed on Monday.
The Linux Test Project ltp-20030905 Released http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/1835214
Robbie Williamson writes "The Linux Test Project test suite has been released. The latest version of the testsuite contains 2000+ tests for the Linux OS. Our web site also contains other information such as: test results, a Linux test tools matrix, an area for keeping up with fixes for known blocking problems in the 2.5/2.6 kernel releases, technical papers and HowTos on Linux testing, and a code coverage analysis tool.
UNDP releases OS primer for public review http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/1811221
An anonymous coward writes "The UNDP is putting out a open source primer draft for public review for three weeks before the document is sent for publication and distribution through UNDP communication channels. After initial publication, the primer will be maintained as a live document, updated to reflect recent changes. Feedback on this primer is being solicited. Further details can be found here. A previous paper on FOSS and governments, based ...
School switches to linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/175250
Anonymous Reader writes "An article in T.H.E. Journal by a school tech administrator talks about his experiences making the switch from Windows and Microsoft apps to Linux and Open Source. He talks about what motivated him to do it and the advantages the school gained from the initiative, as well as the problems encountered."
Microsoft Palladium Threat Just Around The Corner http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/1529235
OwlWhacker writes "The spectrum of Palladium/TCPA and of all its negative consequences is finally appearing on the horizon with all of its ugliness."
Rilke CMS 0.95 beta released!
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/158226
Jay Sheth writes "I am happy to announce the release of Rilke CMS 0.95 beta, after several months of hard work!
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