Author: JT Smith
An Australian federal government plan to remove restrictions on importing some software is drawing criticism from industry groups, according to a story at Fairfax IT.
With friends like Napster’s, who needs enemies?
Author: JT Smith
“They’re not saying Napster’s right, the friends of the court who filed amicus briefs on behalf of the file-swapping service on Friday. But they’d rather not have it outlawed because they might want to do something similar someday.” The analysis piece is at TheStandard.com. More from IDG.
MP3.com jury trial begins today
Author: JT Smith
The Universal Music Group goes head to head with MP3.com in a New York federal courtroom. Wired.com provides a preview. Another preview at Inter@ctive Week.
AMD now at 1.1 GHz
Author: JT Smith
The uP race continues: today’s announcement is from AMD, which claims 10 big-time computer manufacturers plan to base systems on their new 1.1 GHz Athlon. InfoWorld story.
Category:
- Unix
The first Tech President?
Author: JT Smith
Which nationally-know tech exec would make the best U.S. President? This is the substance of today’s ZDNet column from Charles Cooper.
Category:
- Linux
Online religion is catching on
Author: JT Smith
Discussion of how religion is moving onto the ‘net, with a list of resources to help you find an appropriate online church, synagogue, mosque, temple or other virtual worship community. Chigago Tribune story.