Author: JT Smith
Pornsweeper software claims to block nude and semi-nude images by looking for flesh tones. Honest! Get the body paint ready. From Computeruser.com.
Open source licenses are boring and obtuse
Author: JT Smith
A “deep structural weirdness clings to the world of open source licensing,” says Andrew Leonard. That and other deep thoughts in the article at Salon.com.
Category:
- Open Source
Proudly facilitating voter fraud and American felonies
Author: JT Smith
An uppity little Australian company is set to make big bucks with its Voteauction.com site. Three companies have bid on buying blocks of votes in the “$200,000 to millions” range, according to a report at Wired.com.
Windows security expert: “Linux easier to crack”
Author: JT Smith
Linux Security interviewed Avi Fogel, the CEO of Network-1, to get his take on the Internet and open source security.
Category:
- Linux
Here’s where to get your free, big name e-books
Author: JT Smith
M.J. Rose turns us on to #Bookwarez, that has links to lots of places where bootleg copies of Angela’s Ashes, The Stand, and others are there for the taking. Wired.com has the story.
Category:
- Linux
Book review: Building Linux Clusters
Author: JT Smith
They say its a good read for administrators looking to take steps toward parallel computing. From 32BitsOnline.
Category:
- Linux
Care for some MS propaganda? Read this story
Author: JT Smith
MSNBC.com reports that Windows ME sales are brisk, and they quote PC Data’s Roger Lanctot: “Windows ME is the most important piece of software in 2000.” Really.
“Liberate” OS chosen by AT&T over Microsoft
Author: JT Smith
PCWorld News reports that AT&T’s interactive TV division decided to go with alternative OS Liberate yesterday, a big blow to Microsoft’s efforts to be the standard software for set top boxes.
Will Gates get knocked off ‘richest man’ throne soon?
Author: JT Smith
It looks like Oracle’s Larry Ellison is about to supersede Bill Gates as the man with the most moolah. Ellison’s wealth quadrupled in the last year, while Gates has lost about 25% of his worth, according to an AP report published in Florida Today.
White-hat hackers easily invade government systems
Author: JT Smith
They hired a team to test the security of the Veteran’s Administration department computer systems, and what they learned was not pretty. “The hackers owned the system, while the VA didn’t even know it was being attacked,” reports the Chicago Tribune.
Category:
- Linux