Author: JT Smith
Bloomberg reports on Hyundai assertions that DRAM prices are headed back up, after a twenty one percent drop in early September.
Category:
- Unix
Sure, but will it filter out Martian pornography?
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.