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---------------------------------------------------------------------- FAST & SECURE REMOTE CONTROL & ACCESS OF LINUX DESKTOP SESSIONS, Sun Solaris & all Windows PCs. NetOp v7.5 provides enterprises with cross platform access and support for fixing problems, file transfers and more. Download a FREE evaluation copy today. http://www.crossteccorp.com/OSDN.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- March 19, 2003 Slashdot Headlines Users Conned by Cable Con http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/19/0310206 [0]RJ Mansfield writes "MSNBC is running a story on [1]users attempting to con their cable companies being connned. The high-cost filter being sold on Ebay and through email Spam to bypass Pay-Per-View (PPV) digital cable systems is a readily available filter that only temporarily blocks the PPV charges. Users are getting shocked when the cable company then bills the cable user for all of the ordered PPV." Links 0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. http://www.msnbc.com/news/884359.asp?0si=- A Slightly-Softer Microsoft Shared Source License http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/19/0236216 RadBlock writes "Microsoft Watch has a story on a [0]recent change in Microsoft's shared-source licensing... I guess the main difference is that programmers do not have to send back any changes made to the source code. But they can't combine any of the Microsoft code with other software. Here's the [1]full text of their new license agreement." The article claims that Microsoft is "inching closer  at least in spirit  to the GNU GPL" with these license tweaks, but it doesn't look that way to me. Links 0. http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,4248,938292,00.asp 1. http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,4248,938286,00.asp TRON + Linux = "T-Linux" http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/19/0152202 An anonymous reader writes "The T-Engine Forum and MontaVista Software [0]announced today that they are collaborating to combine the long-dominant Japanese embedded operating system, TRON ("The Real-time Operating system Nucleus"), with embedded Linux, in the hopes of creating a standardized software architecture for embedded devices that takes advantage of open source software and the benefits of Linux." Links 0. http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6813561316.html Sandia's Laptop Heatpipes Closer To Market http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/19/0123250 [0]mckennabluedot.com writes "Laptops aren't truly portable until you can stand to sit with one on your lap for more than 30 minutes. [1]Sandia National Labs has [2] developed small copper 'wicks' to transport methanolÂand waste heatÂfrom one area of a computer to another, where it can be dispersed more efficiently, comfortably and compactly than with heat sinks. The technology is being licensed to an undisclosed startup." So this stuff ([3]mentioned here previously) might soon make it to a lap near you. Links 0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. http://www.sandia.gov/ 2. http://www.cio.com/archive/030103/et_development_content.html 3. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/06/1251240&tid=137 A New Approach to Teaching Science http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/18/236246 Gallenod writes "The Washington Post has an article on Joy Hakim, an author [0]trying to re-write junior-high science textbooks to make them more readable. There are some interesting observations on how traditional textbook publishing houses control pretty much everything children read in school and her difficulties in challenging the status quo. However, she's already succeeded with an award-winning history textbook series, so maybe she'll rack up another win here." Links 0. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36468-2003Mar17.html Slashback: Texasocial, Networking, Attacks http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/18/2323247 Slashback this evening brings updates on social networks, Audioscrobbler, the Social Security-number security breach at the University of Texas at Austin, and more. Read on for the details. Transmeta Astro -- More Details http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/18/238258 chill writes "We've recently seen [0]announcements, [1]product launches and [2] reviews from AMD and Intel on their new low power chipsets. Not to be left out, Transmeta has [3]more details on their forthcoming Astro processor. Slashdot [4]covered the Astro back at Comdex in November." Links 0. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/12/2048227&tid=118 1. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1655237&tid=142 2. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1418201&tid=137 3. http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109747,00.asp 4. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/23/000257&tid=161 R.I.P. Original iMac: 1998-2003 http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/18/2049242 Joey Patterson writes "[0]CNET News.com reports that, after five years, [1]Apple has [2]stopped selling the gumdrop-shaped iMac to the general public." Links 0. http://www.news.com/ 1. http://www.apple.com/ 2. http://news.com.com/2100-1041-993081.html?tag=fd_top Salon on M.U.L.E Creator Dani Bunten http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/18/2028215 douglips writes "If you're a hacker of a certain age, chances are you played M.U.L.E. Salon is running [0]a story on M.U.L.E. creator Dan[i] Bunten. Ahead of her time, she insisted that games would be most enjoyable when they involved social interactions rather than just flashy single-player action and graphics." Links 0. http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/03/18/bunten/index.html Local Root Hole in Linux Kernels http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/18/199208 xepsilon writes "A local Linux security hole using ptrace has been discovered that allows a potential attacker to gain root privileges. Linux 2.2.25 has been released to correct this security hole, along with a patch for 2.4.20-pre kernels. 2.4.21 ought to contain this fix, once it is released. 2.5 is not believed to be vulnerable to this security hole. See [0]this email from Alan Cox for details, and a patch." Links 0. http://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg162986.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.
