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We invite all emerging and established digital artists, filmmakers, and storytellers to submit works in the following competitive categories: Animation, Short Subject, New Forms, and Gallery. Deadline: September 12, 2003." Links 0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. http://institute.sundance.org/jsps/site.jsp?resource=pag_ex_programs_festival_online RIM Loses NTP Case, To Pay $53 Million http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/05/2313215 [0]theodp writes "A judge has ruled in favor of holding company NTP in its patent-infringement case against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, [1]awarding monetary damages and fees of $53.7 million and granting an injunction preventing RIM from making, using, or offering to sell handhelds, services or software in the U.S. until the date of expiration of NTP's patents, the latest of which is May 20, 2012. The court then stayed that injunction, pending an appeal by the Canadian company." Links 0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5060296.html?tag=fd_top Gentoo 1.4 Final Released http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/06/0014218 markds writes "After a long wait, the Gentoo team has finally released the latest version of their distribution. [0]Gentoo Linux 1.4 is now available. 1.4 includes automated kernel builds, CFLAGS generation, the Gentoo Reference Platform, and support for netless installation." And Beost writes "It looks like our favorite disto [0]gentoo has released two of the new v1.4 [1]LiveCDs. Enjoy!" Reader [2]Luke-Jr points to the list of [3]official mirrors and "[4]unofficial (though created by developers) BitTorrents." (Of course, you can also buy [5]CD sets for a variety of architectures from the Gentoo store.) Links 0. http://www.gentoo.org/ 1. http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/releases/x86/1.4/livecd/ 2. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 3. http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml 4. http://dev.gentoo.org/~luke-jr/torrent/gentoo-1.4/ 5. http://store.gentoo.org/ Academy Awards Of Halo Videos http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/05/1450234 An anonymous reader writes "With the ever-increasing popularity of [0]Halo videogame fan-videos and [1]machinima, Cobaltnova.com has launched the first ever [2]Rockets on Prisoner awards: 'Cobaltnova is proud to present the first annual Rockets on Prisoner awards that recognize outstanding achievement for Halo related movies. And you get to pick the winners!'. With the nomination process already complete, the [3]online voting will continue until midnight (PST) on August 9th, before a [4]certified public accountant will announce the winners. Those expected to do well include Randy Glass, maker of the famous [5]Warthog Jump, the increasingly popular [6]FTC collective, who have 6 incredibly funny and fresh videos, and, of course, the well known fan favorites [7]Red vs Blue. Most of the videos can be found for judging by flipping through [8]the six nomination categories, or numerous [9]mirror sites." Links 0. http://halo.bungie.net/ 1. http://www.machinima.org/ 2. http://www.cobaltnova.com/nws16.htm 3. http://www.cobaltnova.com/nws19b.htm 4. http://www.cobaltnova.com/nws18.htm 5. http://halo.bungie.org/misc/warthogjumpmirrors.html 6. http://www.xboxottawa.ca/ 7. http://www.redvsblue.com/ 8. http://www.cobaltnova.com/rop02.htm 9. http://www.thatweasel.tv/hbo_mirror.php AMD Demonstrates Linux-Based PDA at LinuxWorld http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/05/2253209 Misha writes "AMD has demonstrated a new Linux-based handheld at LinuxWorld. The OpenPDA runs on low-power Alchemy chips, with support for USB, Ethernet, UARTS. Here is [0]press release. Among the highlights are: A comprehensive Metrowerks suit as the basis of OpenPDA applications, Qt, Java, Opera browser." Links 0. http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~73131,00.html Meet Martin Taylor Of Microsoft's Open Source Test Lab http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/05/228219 [0]securitas writes "[1]Martin Taylor was [2]recently appointed as Microsoft's open source and Linux strategist and is responsible for [3]Microsoft's open source and Linux test lab, mentioned on Slashdot last week. Taylor says his goal is to [4]change Microsoft's competitive strategy by pursuing a fact-based approach instead of continuing the previous discredit-and-undermine strategy that was characterized by calling open source and Linux software 'a cancer, un-American and bankrupt' among other things. Taylor says he plans to focus on (and fund) studies that 'will highlight Microsoft's advantages in areas such as security, feature-completeness and total cost of ownership.'" Links 0. http://geartest.com 1. http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,4248,1207751,00.asp 2. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1169404,00.asp 3. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/003252&tid=109 4. http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/03FF221D60DD0B7C48256D79000D2937?OpenDocument Gateway Portable MP3 Player http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/05/2010241 dcsmith writes "[0]Gateway has announced the [1] Gateway Digital Audio Player, a 1.5-ounce USB device that also provides portable storage and voice recording. The device is curently available in a 128MB model priced at $129.99, with a 256MB model priced at $169.99 scheduled to debut on 14 August." The [2]Gateway store has a picture. No mention of DRM. Links 0. http://www.gateway.com/ 1. http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,111891,00.asp 2. http://accessories.gateway.com/AccessoryStore/Hardware_316441/MP3_316716/MP3+Players_316717/7004816_ProdDetail.htm Who Owns Source Code When a Company Folds? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/05/1920207 [0]pipeb0mb asks: "A few years ago, I worked for Chilliware, Inc. as the 'Technical Development Manager'. Some of you may remember us for the software iceSculptor, Mohawk and Mentor. Chilliware folded rather quickly and harshly back in May of 2001 due to money issues. Within days of the first layoff, everyone was gone, from the CEO and VP's to the receptionist. Now, years later, I've been digging through some old CDs, and am reminded that I still have the final production source code for the products we released in the retail channel. I've attempted to contact several folks over the past couple of years to gather information about the software and who owns it now. To no avail though. Either I get an 'I don't know' or 'No one' from the dis-interested parties. I feel like these programs are my children that never got a fair shot. I hate to see so much work wasted and lost to the ages. So, Slashdot: What do I do with this source code? It's a great deal of well commented and well written code, performed by over 100 developers in a former Soviet Republic (who formerly worked with Boomerang Software). Where do my binary children go now?" As things are now, if a company folds, the code is buried and forgotten unless someone buys the rights to it, before the source code is lost. This issue was discussed [1]a long time ago and there didn't seem to be much in the way of answers. Have 3 years made any difference? Links 0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] minus caffeine 1. http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/06/05/2326203&tid=99 Linking Dangerously http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/05/1639226 [0]indole writes "Some /.'ers might remember [1]the story [2]of Sherman Austin, a Californina native who created the "anarchy" website [3]raisethefist.com. Besides posting links to bomb-making instructions, the site caught the ire of the FBI for advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government. Well, approximately 18 months later Sherman Austin, now age 20, [4]has been sentenced to 1 year in federal prison. According to Austin, 'he took a plea bargain because he feared his case was eligible for a terrorism enhancement, which could have added 20 years to his sentence.' Doubleplusungood." Links 0. http://<ude.ub> <ta> <elodni> 1. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/01/31/1820238&tid=99 2. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/15/2150207&tid=99 3. http://www.raisethefist.com/ 4. http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/08/05/anarchist.prison.ap/index.html Part Two: Technical Self-Employment For All http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/05/1643218 [0]MoNickels writes "I've posted [1]part two of the article series encouraging the unemployed to take up freelance technical support, including advice on knowing if this work is right for you, marketing yourself, learning on the job, handling and educating clients, managing the business, the temperament required, and the negative aspects of the work." See [2]part one if you missed it. Links 0. http:// 1. http://homepage.mac.com/monickels/techjob2.html 2. https://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/25/156229 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.
