Napster fights back, few notice

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September 14, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The Standard reports, that on its way down, Napster is attacking its attackers.

The end of the internet?

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September 14, 2000

Author: JT Smith

If the idea of the internet as a pure tool of free speech appeals to you, take a good look, it could become the most restrictive form of publishing, warns a new book on censorship in the UK, from BBC News.

What makes software open source?

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September 14, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Upside Today asks, what’s the difference between a GPL-compatible and a non-GPL-incompatible software license?

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Lotus gives date for Raven beta tests

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September 14, 2000

Author: JT Smith

VNUnet is quotes, “Raven is now set to ship by the end of the year, and is likely to run only on the Windows NT platform,” said Tony Cocks, UK marketing manager of knowledge management for Lotus. “The next versions after that, which will be months rather than years, are AIX Unix, Linux and Solaris,” he said.

TimeSys announces preemptive Linux kernel support

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September 14, 2000

Author: JT Smith

LinuxDevices.com reports, TimeSys Corporation announces enhancements
to its TimeSys Linux/RT operating system distribution that makes the Linux kernel preemptable.

FCC delays start of open access inquiry

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September 14, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Reuters reports, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday unexpectedly postponed the formal opening of an inquiry into what federal regulations should govern high-speed Internet access over cable television systems.

What’s next for peer-to-peer music?

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September 14, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Talk of a desire to strike a deal was voiced from both sides of the peer-to-peer file swapping controversy and highlighted a panel discussion group on Wednesday at Digital Coast 2000, from Newsbytes.

Felony charges for crackers in Michigan

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September 14, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Attorney General Jennifer Granholm today announced that she has filed felony criminal charges against two Michigan men each accused of unlawfully entering a third-party computer system, the charges are the first under a Michigan law
which makes the unauthorized alteration, damage or use of a computer system a felony.

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Linux

Sun offers new licensing plan for Java 2

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September 14, 2000

Author: JT Smith

According to Computerworld, the new licensing policy calls for a per-year cap on royalties and fees that each licensee must pay Sun for access to the Java source code.

Linux gets wireless boost

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September 14, 2000

Author: JT Smith

ZDNet UK News: Linux has seen a huge wireless boost according to research Thursday which shows a 50% growth in the number of wireless Linux applications being developed over the last 6 months.