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Internet domain owners fight to keep names

Author: JT Smith

Nandotimes reports on WIPO DNS dispute resolutions. It discusses some of the decisions made by the WIPO in the disputes, and complaints logged against the system. Included are links to two resolutions, for barcelona.com and corinthians.com, which are pointed out by opponents as cases where the WIPO has acted in bad faith.

Game skillset match

Author: JT Smith

Mosaic Technologies Corp plans to educate game programmers online, teaching them such things as the hardware usage, software algorithms, general mathematical algorithms, and some fundamentals of English.

Djangos.com buys Moby Disc music chain

Author: JT Smith

From an Associated Press story: Djangos.com, an online and offline music retailer, has acquired Moby Disc, a small chain based in southern California. This is the latest in a series of chains to be bought by the company, and will join other stores which are linked via Djangos.com’s database backend.

Category:

  • Open Source

FCC changes policy on wireless airwaves

Author: JT Smith

The FCC has recently changed the rules governing the allotment of certain bands of the spectrum, removing a requirement that a business be below a certain size to bid for some ranges. From Associated Press.

F5 networks may be aquired

Author: JT Smith

Bloomberg is reporting the possible acquisition of F5 networks based on the recent acquisition of competiting businesses by larger corporations.

Category:

  • Open Source

The week in review: Inside Intel’s plans for the future

Author: JT Smith

CNET’s week in review discusses such topics as Intel’s near future production plans, problems and innovations in the realm of web email, and the continuing growth of the PDA market.

Category:

  • Linux

Can governments control the internet?

Author: JT Smith

A report from the BBC online gives a summarized rundown of some of the restrictions placed on Internet access in countries such as China, Malaysia, and Cuba. It focuses mainly on China’s specific efforts to control internet access, and mentions how other countries are following China’s lead.

Few funds seem sold on Linux

Author: JT Smith

Most investment firms are bearish on Linux, according to the Austin American Statesman. Most investment managers claim that they don’t see the retail value of Linux, and that it’s failed to meet expectations of toppling the Microsoft-dominated software market.

Category:

  • Open Source

GNOME Foundation, UI, and Linux-duplicate

Author: JT Smith

Yahoo! has published a report about Linux World Expo which focuses on the recent Gnome related announcements, and where they fail to meet the needs of the community.

MandrakeSoft and OpenSales Sign Pact

Author: JT Smith

LinuxPR has the scoop: OpenSales, Inc., the leading provider of open source e-commerce applications, today
announced that its software is now bundled with the packaged Linux-Mandrake 7.1
Complete operating system from MandrakeSoft, the leader in user-friendly Linux
distribution. While financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, the arrangement
provides for the worldwide distribution of the two products.

Category:

  • Linux