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Links 0. http://www.msnbc.com/news/864039.asp 1. http://www.go-mono.com/ KDE 3.1 Released http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/125216 [0]Ashcrow writes "KDE 3.1 was released early this morning and boasts [1]new usability enhancements, [2]VNC-compatible [3]desktop sharing, [4]tabbed browsing, and a new [4]download manager, among other [5]enhancements. You can read the [6]release anouncement here and start downloading from the closest [7]mirror. Kudos to the [8]KDE Team!" Links 0. http://www.gnulinux.net 1. http://promo.kde.org/3.1/feature_guide.php?page=7 2. http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ 3. http://promo.kde.org/3.1/feature_guide.php?page=3 4. http://promo.kde.org/3.1/feature_guide.php?page=4 5. http://promo.kde.org/3.1/feature_guide.php 6. http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.1.html 7. http://www.kde.org/ftpmirrors.html 8. http://www.kde.org/people.html OpenBSD (Still) Seeks UltraSparc III Docs From Sun http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0329254 An anonymous reader writes "There is a very interesting article on kerneltrap regarding OpenBSD's lingering [0]battle with Sun over UltraSparc III documentation (that's right ... it still hasn't been resolved). Jeremy Andrews relates his efforts to get a position from Sun on the matter. In summary, he was completely stonewalled ... and that is exactly what makes the article so noteworthy." Links 0. http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568 Australia May Adopt DMCA-Style Copyright Regime http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0021222 beaver1024 writes "Australia, desperate to garner more U.S. trade, has [0]indicated that it is willing to follow a more stringent regime for protecting copyright. This follows [1]attempts by MediaForce to force Australian ISPs to comply with U.S. DMCA provisions. I fear that due to the current Australian government's weak spineless nature, the harsh provisions of the DMCA will soon arrive in the land down under." Links 0. http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,5896759%255E15306,00html 1. http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm/1055 Kazaa Fights Back http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0556245 [0]Cracula writes "CNET [1]is reporting that tonight Kazaa filed a lawsuit against the major record labels and Hollywood studios, asserting that they are attempting to stifle a legitimate and potentially profit-cutting business model. Sharman Networks (owner of Kazaa) says that their model is fundmentally different than Napster because their major goal is to make money off their companion program Altnet that delivers authorized, paid content. While this may sound like a shot in the dark, last year a federal judge actually ruled that the record labels' current efforts to provide online access to their music may run afoul of anti-trust laws. Kazaa may actually have a hope." Links 0. http://www.benandbarb.com 1. http://rss.com.com/2100-1023-982344.html Why We Refactored JUnit http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/237245 Bill Venners writes "In [0]this article, three programmers tell the story of how their frustration with [1]JUnit's API led to the creation of [2]Artima SuiteRunner, a free, open source test toolkit and JUnit runner. These programmers simply wanted to create a small add-on tool to JUnit, but found JUnit's design non-intuitive and API documention poor. After spending time reading through JUnit's source code and attempting to guess at the API contracts, they gave up and rewrote it." Links 0. http://www.artima.com/suiterunner/why.html 1. http://www.junit.org/ 2. http://www.artima.com/suiterunner/index.html P2P File Sharing Could Cost You A Bundle http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0142209 geekee writes "CNET posted an article claiming [0]you could be liable for $250,000 in fines and up to 3 years in prison for p2p file sharing. This is due to an obscure law called the No Electronic Theft ([1]NET) act passed in 1997 (signed by Bill Clinton). Although the Justice Department has not prosecuted anyone under this new law, some members of congress have asked John Ashcroft to begin prosecuting. In response to the request, John Malcolm, a deputy assistant attorney general, said to expect some NET Act prosecutions." Links 0. http://news.com.com/2010-1071-982121.html?tag=fd_nc_1 1. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.2265.ENR: Preserving the Sound of America http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0030228 [0]jonerik writes "The Associated Press (by way of MSNBC) has [1]this article on [2]the Library of Congress' [3]National Recording Registry, which 'seeks to ensure even greater protection for some of the most notable songs, speeches and other utterances.' To that end, the library's extensive collection of recordings and photos will soon be moved to a massive 41-acre complex built into the side of a mountain in Culpeper, Virginia. When construction on the site is completed - in about three years - anything stored in Culpeper should be available via computer at the library's Madison Building on Capitol Hill. The Library of Congress has been collecting recordings for almost 100 years, the first being a recording of a speech by German Emperor Wilhelm II. Since then the library has collected recorded speeches by every American President since Theodore Roosevelt, oral histories, music, radio broadcasts, and other examples of recorded sound." This sounds like a collection which will become more valuable as more people have access to the actual content of the collections. Links 0. mailto:jonerik@@gis.net 1. http://www.msnbc.com/news/864552.asp?0cv=CB10 2. http://www.loc.gov/ 3. http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/nrpb-nrr.html Red Hat Announces Product EOL Calendar http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/239231 [0]BrunoC writes "Looks like Red Hat is getting a little Microsoftish and is quietly introducing its brand new 12-month-only [1]Errata. Quoting The Reg: 'Red Hat's current death list EOLs RH 7.1-8.0 at the end of this year, while 6.2 and 7.0 get theirs as of the end of March.' You can read the [2]whole article here." I don't see how this is "Microsoftish" -- the code Red Hat creates or includes is still GPL, and you can pay anyone willing to fix it. They're not required to support it forever :) Links 0. http://brunoc&easynet,com,br 1. https://www.redhat.com/apps/support/errata/ 2. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/29053.html Google vs. Boilerplate Activism http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/2147246 [0]ArmorFiend writes with this [1] NYTimes article which "details the efforts of journalists to discern real reader-written letters from boilerplate form letters. Seems like there should be a centralized searchable DB of letters to the editor." Links 0. http://www.speakeasy.org/~morse/email.jpg 1. http://nytimes.com/2003/01/27/technology/27LETT.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe - If you do not wish to subscribe to Slashdot, go to: http://www.osdn.com/newsletters/unsubscribe.shtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright (c)1999-2002 Open Source Development Network. All rights reserved.
