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Analysing 2600 and DeCSS

Author: JT Smith

Salon.com analysis who really did win the MPAA vs 2600 lawsuit, over DeCSS.

Category:

  • Open Source

US Government security issues

Author: JT Smith

E-Commerce Times has an opinion piece about the recent finding that many American governmental web sites and information servers are vulnerable.

Privacy concerns inverse to privacy actions

Author: JT Smith

Wired is discussing a research study that shows that the more people are concerned about their privacy, the less they appear to do about it.

Category:

  • Linux

Win Me launch

Author: JT Smith

Without the masses, the Windows Me launch did not resemble the Windows 95 or 98 launches. Indeed, ZDNet reports that the launch of Microsoft’s upgrade to Win 98 was uneventful.

Configuring Red Hat’s Sendmail daemon

Author: JT Smith

Linux World has a tutorial on how to set up Red Hat 6.2 as a mail server.

Category:

  • Linux

DeCSS song ‘inappropriate’ for MP3.com

Author: JT Smith

From the humor site Segfault: “When Joseph Wecker found out that MP3.com had rejected as having “Inappropriate content” his
song DeCSS (descramble), he was not surprised.
Others were not so sanguine, however, and in response to a public opinion backlash, MP3.com
today showcased Pissing in the Ladies’ Sink by punk band 99% Bitch, as just one example of
songs more appropriate to the MP3.com venue than portions of the controversial DeCSS
source code set to music.”

Category:

  • Management

SCO gets $13.1 million cash infusion

Author: JT Smith

The struggling SCO gets a $13.1 million investment brokered by Security Research Associates, reports InfoWorld.

Category:

  • Open Source

Putting the Unix development tools back into OS X

Author: JT Smith

From a Maximum Linux story: “When Apple bundled up the BSD portions of Mac OS X, they left out all the
development tools. If you love to hack with them, however, you’re probably already
cringing at the thought.”

Category:

  • Unix

Linux gadgets help Red Hat cut losses

Author: JT Smith

Red Hat on Thursday released its earnings report, edging a penny closer to profitability than analysts had expected. The company was boosted by several companies paying to use its software in gadgets and other so-called
embedded devices. The leading Linux seller reported an adjusted net loss of $1.9 million, or 1 cent per share, on revenues
of $18.5 million for its fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 31, reported CNet.

Category:

  • Linux

Napster: RIAA trying to keep chokehold on music

Author: JT Smith

Napster, Inc., the
online music swapping service embroiled in a
legal battle against the Recording Industry
Association of America, says it’s all about
control. The story is at ABC News.