Author: JT Smith
Scotsman Paul Chalmers had the misfortune to stumble upon a stooge-site set up by US police, and now he’s gonna be part of the Sex Offenders Register. ZDCOUK reports.
“You misled us – see you in court,” say MP3.com shareholders
Author: JT Smith
MP3.com knew it was basing its business on copyright violation and therefore duped investors, says attorney Bill Lerach. From a story at ZDCOUK.
Geeking for the Gold in Sydney (South Dakota, that is)
Author: JT Smith
Fear not, thou technologically-advanced yet athletically-challenged brainiacs – there’s an eternal flame burning for you at the ITO games. Read about it at Wired.
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- Linux
Opinion: MS Kid vs. Linux Kid – no contest
Author: JT Smith
Scott Reid tells a hoary tale of the woes of babes nursed at the breast of Microsoft, and the liberation of the struggling open source orphans – is there a compromise? From LinuxToday.com.
Lots of Linux at RoboCup 2000 in Australia
Author: JT Smith
Down under in the Pacific Rim, they grow the best robots on a diet of Linux and Java. The story is at LinuxWorld Australia.
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- Linux
Antitrust champion and MS enemy Klein retiring
Author: JT Smith
If Bill Gates is Superman, then Joel Klein is kryptonite in clothes. What does the hero of Windoze-haters everywhere do as a follow-up to knocking down the king of the hill? Looks like he’s going to Disney World, kids. Florida Today reports.
Two new AMD K7 Athlon systems pre-packed with Linux
Author: JT Smith
Linux Computer Systems says that both the desktop system and the server configuration retail for under $2K. From Linuxpr.com.
Smart “typosquatters” grab illegitimate clicks from the big boys
Author: JT Smith
The crafty companies who capitalize on surfers’ mistakes are making millions, but at what cost? Read the MSNBCtech.com report.
Opinion: Open source = communism?
Author: JT Smith
Open source may not be Marxist, but there’s a distinct lean away from capitalistic pork-driven values. That’s the truth. And Bill Gates, you can’t handle the truth. Read Aaron Fransen’s opinion at OSOpinion.com.
Hackers and DJs – there’s no discernable difference
Author: JT Smith
Of free software and stolen music, Brian Behlendorf of Apache fame says “I think all those things share a common concept of breaking everything down into bits and reassembling those bits into larger things,” a la Frankenstein. From a report at Upside Today.
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- Linux