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At risk of sounding like a broke record, there are a couple of links we
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Millennium Copyright Act), the law used to imprison Dmitry Sklyarov.
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<a href="http://www.eff.org/">
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>
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has produced an extensive
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<a href="http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/US_v_Sklyarov/us_v_sklyarov_faq.html">
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FAQ</a>
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about the Dmitry Sklyarov & ElcomSoft Prosecution. The information is
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of course relevant to a wider range of circumstances than this particular
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case, and details the DMCA, fair use, eBooks and the EFF's role in the
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case. This is a good resource for anyone who wants to get the whole crazy
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story straight (if that is even possible!).
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A recent story on
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/">
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Slashdot</a>
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highlighted how bad this law really is. Apparently it turns out that
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/14/1745238&mode=nested">
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serial cables might be illegal</a>.
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The story submitter, Colin McMillen, related how US Customs rejected entry
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of a PC-Sega Dreamcast serial cable into the US, even though the cable had
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The New York Times has
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/19/national/19CND-RIGHTS.html">
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reported</a> [registration required] on a
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<a href="http://eon.law.harvard.edu/openlaw/eldredvreno/">
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legal challenge</a>
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to the Copyright Term Extensions Act 1998, which extended copyrights
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another 20 years. The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the challenge,
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which is being brought by a coalition of interested parties (publishers,
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etc.,) who depend on using material in the public domain. It will be
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interesting to see how this challenge progresses, as the original law was
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the result of extensive lobbying by powerful players in the media industry,
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notably Disney who would lose control of Mickey Mouse in 2003 under the
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original law which gave 75 year protection. The challenge is being backed
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by at least one lawyer most readers will be familiar with: Lawrence Lessig.
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<a href="http://eon.law.harvard.edu/openlaw/eldredvreno/">
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news and information resources</a> are available on the
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Openlaw</a>
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reported</a>
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that Canada is to hold
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<a href="http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/rp01100e.html">
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public hearings</a>
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on digital copyright. There are
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<a href="http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/rp00833e.html">
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various locations and dates</a>,
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and it would be great if people from Canada with an interest in the Free
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Software movement were able to make their points of view heard at these
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meetings.
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The following articles are in the March issue of the E-zine
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxfocus.org/">LinuxFocus</A>:
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/March2002/article177.shtml">
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Samba configuration</a>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/March2002/article229.shtml">
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GCC - the root of all</a>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/March2002/article230.shtml">
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IOS, another REBOLution</a>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/March2002/article231.shtml">
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Programming the AVR Microcontroller with GCC</a>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/March2002/article232.shtml">
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Bookreview: The qmail Handbook</a>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/March2002/article233.shtml">
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Introduction to Ncurses</a>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/March2002/article235.shtml">
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Setting up a Squid-Proxy Server</a>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/March2002/article237.shtml">
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Game Review - Barrel Patrol 3D</a>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/March2002/article238.shtml">
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Playing around with Dingbats and The Gimp</a>
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/">
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The Register</a>
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have featured the following stories which might interest you:
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First of all, we must mention that those living on the western side of
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the Atlantic
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/31/24195.html">
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now have</a>
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their very own version of The Register,
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<a href="http://www.theregus.com/">
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http://www.theregus.com/</a>, which is co-published with
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<a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/">
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Tom's Hardware Guide</a>.
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The new site has mostly the same content as the original
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Register, minus esoteric UK stories, plus esoteric North America
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stories.
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Sun is to
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24192.html">
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charge</a>
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for StarOffice on Linux and Windows, but not on Solaris. [The Register]
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LWN <A HREF="http://lwn.net/2002/0228/">speculates</A> why, but notes that
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all hope is not lost: StarOffice is "
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based on <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice</a>,
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which, thanks to Sun, <i>is</i> free software.
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Barlow lambasts DMCA,
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24186.html">
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citing example</a>
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of Grateful Dead.
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Walmart to sell
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/24165.html">
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OS-free PCs</a>.
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BSD
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24060.html">
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`3 times as popular as desktop Linux'</a>
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thanks to Mac OS X of course.
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The
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<a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/">O'Reilly</a>
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stable of websites have published various articles which might be useful or
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interesting to you:
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/21/FreeBSD_Basics.html">
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Finding things</a>
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in the UNIX environment, and more.
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2002/02/21/sysperf.html">
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Performance analysis</a> and system tuning.
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<li>
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<a href="http://onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/14/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">
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Understanding NFS</a>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/01/31/make_intro.html">
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Introduction to make</a> and a guide to
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/02/14/makefiles.html">
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advanced Makefiles</a>, by Jennifer Vesperman
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Also by Jennifer Vesperman, an
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/01/03/cvs_intro.html">
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introduction to CVS</a> and a guide to
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/01/17/cvsadmin.html">
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CVS administration</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2001/12/14/rootkit.html">
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Understanding rootkits</a> and
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/02/07/rootkits.html">
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Scanning for rootkits</a>.
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</ul>
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<p>The
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<a href="http://dillo.sourceforge.net/">
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Dillo</a> web browser. Still pretty basic, no frames or style sheets, but
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it is VERY FAST! This is worth supporting.
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Mike Orr's Linux Journal
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5854">
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report</a>
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from the Tenth International Python Conference.
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<P>
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Slashdot
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/02/27/1627214.shtml?tid=106">
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story</a>
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on CodeWeavers CrossOver plugin 1.1 which plays Windows Media 6.4 under
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Linux.
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<P>
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The
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<a href="http://www.linuxbios.org/">
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LinuxBIOS project</a>.
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<p>
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<a href="http://www.unixreview.com/">
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UnixReview.com</a>
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have taken
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<a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=2424/uni1014152480113/0202i.htm">
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a look at three Linux firewall products</a>:
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SuSE Firewall on CD, Mandrake Single Network Firewall and Coyote Linux.
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<p>
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LinuxSecurity.com has a guide to
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<a href="http://www.linuxsecurity.com/feature_stories/feature_story-91.html">
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configuring Postfix</a>.
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<p>
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Newsforge
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<a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/02/06/0220236&mode=nocomment">
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reports on</a>
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Fluxbox, an evolved version of the Blackbox window manager.
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<p>
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IBM
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<a href="http://www-105.ibm.com/developerworks/education.nsf/linux-onlinecourse-bytitle/F86D74C7B3B4E65486256B2900073A2E?open&l=3">
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article</a>
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on clustering with MOSIX.
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<p>
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Linuxtoday with a
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<a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-02-01-013-26-PR-DV">
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Boston Consulting Group report</a>
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on the mind of the average Open Source community member.
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<p>
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<a href="http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1='6,341,372'.WKU.&OS=PN/6,341,372&RS=PN/6,341,372">
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US-Patent on perfect machine translation</a>.
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Quoting a little from a post by Hartmut Pilch to the European Patent Office
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mailing list:
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<blockquote>
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"The description is very voluminous and explains a whole new cosmology,
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comprising insights about Buddhism illumination, androids, perpetuum
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mobiles, subject-object dichotomy and much more. Based on this
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cosmology, a solution to the above-claimed problem seems to become
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possible. At least it should be difficult for an examiner to refute
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that it does. He could ask the inventor to provide a working
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reference implementation, but that is not adequate, because only a
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key idea of a huge complex system is claimed."
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</blockquote>
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Some more patents links
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<ul>
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<li>
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The Register reports that
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24157.html">
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EU thumbs nose at US</a>
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with software patent proposals.
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</li>
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<li>
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New Scientist reports that British Telecom has
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<a href="http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991905">
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taken to the courts</a> to enforce its patent on hyperlinking.
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</li>
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<li>
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The French Socialist Party (PSF)
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<a href="http://www.parti-socialiste.fr/tic/ps-tic_2002.php">
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opposes software patents</a> [french]. Urges resistance to US pressure.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.law.nyu.edu/benklery/IP&Organization.pdf">
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Intellectual Property and the Organization of Information
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Production</a> [pdf]
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by Yochai Benkler.
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</li>
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<li>
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Touché to LWN:
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<A HREF="http://lwn.net/2002/0228/commerce.php3">EU lets Microsoft write its Patent Directive.</A>
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<P> <A HREF="http://www.wotsit.org/">Wotsit.org</A> ("What's it?")
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is a reference site for information on various file formats.
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<P> Listings courtesy <EM>Linux Journal</EM>. See <EM>LJ</EM>'s
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<td valign=top>March 5-7, 2002<BR>Chicago, IL<BR>
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<b>BioIT World Conference & Expo (IDG)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 12-14, 2002<BR>Boston, MA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.bioitworld.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.bioitworld.com/</A><BR>
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<b>Embedded Systems Conference (CMP)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 12-16, 2002<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.esconline.com/sf/" target="_blank">
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http://www.esconline.com/sf/</A><BR>
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<b>CeBIT (Hannover Fairs)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 14-22, 2002<BR>Hannover, Germany<BR>
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<a href="http://www.cebit.de/" target="_blank">
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http://www.cebit.de/</A><BR>
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<b>COMDEX (Key3Media)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 19-21, 2002<BR>Vancouver, BC<BR>
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<a href="http://www.key3media.com/comdex/vancouver2002/" target="_blank">
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http://www.key3media.com/comdex/vancouver2002/</A><BR>
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<b>FOSE</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 19-21, 2002<BR>Washington, DC<BR>
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<a href="http://www.fose.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.fose.com/</A><BR>
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<b>Game Developers Conference (CMP)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 19-23, 2002<BR>San Jose, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.gdconf.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.gdconf.com/</A><BR>
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<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Singapore (IDG)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 20-22, 2002<BR>Singapore<BR>
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<a href="http://www.idgexpoasia.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.idgexpoasia.com/</A><BR>
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<b>Software Solutions / eBusiness World</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 26-27, 2002<BR>Toronto, Canada<BR>
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<a href="http://www.softmatch.com/soln20.htm#ssebw" target="_blank">
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http://www.softmatch.com/soln20.htm#ssebw</A><BR>
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<b>SANS 2002 (SANS Institute)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 7-9, 2002<BR>Orlando, FL<BR>
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<a href="http://www.sans.org/newlook/home.htm" target="_blank">
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http://www.sans.org/newlook/home.htm</A><BR>
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<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Malaysia (IDG)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 9-11, 2002<BR>Malaysia<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.idgexpoasia.com/" TARGET="_blank">
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http://www.idgexpoasia.com/</A><BR>
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<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Dublin (IDG)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 9-11, 2002<BR>Dublin, Ireland<BR>
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<BR>
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<b>Internet World Spring (Penton)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 22-24, 2002<BR>Los Angeles, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.internetworld.com/events/spring2002/" target="_blank">
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http://www.internetworld.com/events/spring2002/</A><BR>
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<b>O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference (O'Reilly)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 22-25, 2002<BR>Santa Clara, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://conferences.oreillynet.com/etcon2002/" target="_blank">
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http://conferences.oreillynet.com/etcon2002/</A><BR>
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<b>Software Development Conference & Expo, West (CMP)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 22-26, 2002<BR>San Jose, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.sdexpo.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.sdexpo.com/</A><BR>
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<b>Networld + Interop (Key3Media)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>May 7-9, 2002<BR>Las Vegas, NV<BR>
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<a href="http://www.key3media.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.key3media.com/</A><BR>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>Strictly e-Business Solutions Expo (Cygnus Expositions)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>May 8-9, 2002<BR>Minneapolis, MN<BR>
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<a href="http://www.strictlyebusiness.net/strictlyebusiness/index.po?" target="_blank">
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http://www.strictlyebusiness.net/strictlyebusiness/index.po?</A><BR>
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<b>Embedded Systems Conference (CMP)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>June 3-6, 2002<BR>Chicago, IL<BR>
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<a href="http://www.esconline.com/chicago/" target=_"blank">
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http://www.esconline.com/chicago/</A><BR>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>USENIX Annual (USENIX)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>June 9-14, 2002<BR>Monterey, CA<BR>
|
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<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix02/" target="_blank">
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http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix02/</A><BR>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>PC Expo (CMP)</b><BR>
|
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<td valign=top>June 25-27, 2002<BR>New York, NY<BR>
|
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<a href="http://www.techxny.com/" target="_blank">
|
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http://www.techxny.com/</A><BR>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>O'Reilly Open Source Convention (O'Reilly)</b><BR>
|
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<td valign=top>July 22-26, 2002<BR>San Diego, CA<BR>
|
|
<a href="http://conferences.oreilly.com/" target="_blank">
|
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http://conferences.oreilly.com/</A><BR>
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>USENIX Securty Symposium (USENIX)</b><BR>
|
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<td valign=top>August 5-9, 2002<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
|
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<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/sec02/" target="_blank">
|
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http://www.usenix.org/events/sec02/</A><BR>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo (IDG)</b><BR>
|
|
<td valign=top>August 12-15, 2002<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxworldexpo.com" target="_blank">
|
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http://www.linuxworldexpo.com</A><BR>
|
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Australia (IDG)</b><BR>
|
|
<td valign=top>August 14 - 16, 2002<BR>Australia<BR>
|
|
<a href="http://www.idgexpoasia.com/" target="_blank">
|
|
http://www.idgexpoasia.com/</A><BR>
|
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign=top>
|
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<b>Communications Design Conference (CMP)</b><BR>
|
|
<td valign=top>September 23-26, 2002<BR>San Jose, California<BR>
|
|
<a href="http://www.commdesignconference.com/" target="_blank">
|
|
http://www.commdesignconference.com/</A><BR>
|
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>Software Development Conference & Expo, East (CMP)</b><BR>
|
|
<td valign=top>November 18-22, 2002<BR>Boston, MA<BR>
|
|
<a href="http://www.sdexpo.com/" target="_blank">
|
|
http://www.sdexpo.com/</A><BR>
|
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<a name="general"></a>
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<p><hr><p>
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<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
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<center><H3><font color="green">News in General</font></H3></center>
|
|
<p><hr><p>
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
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<FONT COLOR="green">Linux, Microsoft and the Bundestag
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
A group of German citizens concerned that Germany should both exploit
|
|
the advantages of free software, and avoid some of the perils of
|
|
proprietary software have been lobbying for the introduction of free
|
|
software into the German parliament, the Bundestag.
|
|
The
|
|
<a href="http://www.bundestux.de/english.html">
|
|
www.bundestux.de</a> (English and Deutsch) calmly makes the case for free
|
|
software in the Bundestag (and indeed in all government), and provides the
|
|
opportunity to submit your contact details in support of the sentiments.
|
|
<p>
|
|
The Register
|
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23964.html">
|
|
reported</a>
|
|
that this civil activity was received with hostility by Microsoft Germany,
|
|
who felt they were unjustly being labelled as:
|
|
"undemocratic and a hindrance to democracy".
|
|
The consultants report released later on basically
|
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24048.html">
|
|
divided the spoils</a> [The Register] between Microsoft (recommended for
|
|
desktops) and free software (recommended in server/groupware roles).
|
|
Microsoft's poor email client security was noted, but was not sufficient to
|
|
tip the balance.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">W3C Climbdown
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<a href="http://lwn.net/">
|
|
Linux Weekly News</a>
|
|
has
|
|
<a href="http://lwn.net/2002/0131/">
|
|
reported</a>
|
|
that the W3C appears to have backed down on the issue of incorporating
|
|
royalty governed technology into its standards. This is a significant
|
|
victory for people speaking out on issues that upset them. LWN also notes
|
|
that there is
|
|
<a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-patentpolicy-comment/2002Jan/0151.html">
|
|
another comment period</a>
|
|
leading up to the final review, for those who still have something to say
|
|
or contribute.
|
|
<p>
|
|
<hr noshade width="20%">
|
|
<p>
|
|
Also on the topic of open standards,
|
|
The Register
|
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23908.html">
|
|
reported</a>
|
|
on the
|
|
<a href="http://www.freestandards.org/">
|
|
Free Standards Group</a>,
|
|
which has currently completed two standards, the
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxbase.org/">
|
|
Linux Standard Base</a> (broadly covering system layout)
|
|
and the
|
|
<a href="http://www.li18nux.org/">
|
|
Li18nux</a> standard (covering internationalization). Happily, this
|
|
initiative seems to have widespread support, and should be a significant
|
|
boon to the whole Free Software movement.
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Linux Weekly News
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.lwn.net/">
|
|
Linux Weekly News</a> (LWN) is becoming independent again. Tucows, which had
|
|
acquired it, has spun it off. "As of the beginning of February, LWN
|
|
will operate, once again, as an independent publication of Eklektix,
|
|
Inc., which will be owned by the current LWN staff. All of our financial
|
|
issues remain, and they have only gotten more pressing over time, but we
|
|
will have more freedom in how we try to address those issues." LG has long
|
|
been a supporter of LWN (after all, we get some of our best links from them!),
|
|
and we were
|
|
<A HREF="../issue72/lg_bytes72.html#general">saddened in November</A> to hear
|
|
of their difficulties. We wish the LWN staff the very best of luck.
|
|
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<a name="distro"></a>
|
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<p><hr><p>
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<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
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<center><H3><font color="green">Distro News</font></H3></center>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
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<FONT COLOR="green">General
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
Distro News is based on the information sent to us by the
|
|
publishers/authors of Linux distributions. This does not necessarily give
|
|
a broad view of the Linux scene. One excellent resource for anyone
|
|
interested in choosing a distribution or just in the state of the business
|
|
is
|
|
<a href="http://www.distrowatch.com/">
|
|
DistroWatch.com</a>
|
|
which has profiles and comparisons of almost every distribution under the
|
|
sun. Another resource is the distribution section of
|
|
<a href="http://www.lwn.net/">
|
|
Linux Weekly News</a>
|
|
(for example,
|
|
<a href="http://lwn.net/2002/0221/dists.php3">
|
|
here</a>)
|
|
which covers news regarding new distribution releases, changes/updates to
|
|
existing distros, and distribution releases.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Bluecat
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.lynuxworks.com">
|
|
LynuxWorks</a>
|
|
have announced BlueCat 4.0 Linux and VisualLynux Integrated Development
|
|
Environment (IDE) support
|
|
for the for the new ARM920T processor. Developers will now be able to
|
|
develop embedded Linux software applications for the ARM920T
|
|
processor, which features high-performance and low-power characteristics
|
|
for handheld devices, network computers, smart phones and other
|
|
processor-intensive applications.
|
|
LynuxWorks' BlueCat 4.0 Linux distribution is based
|
|
on the 2.4 Linux kernel. With VisualLynux, developers have access to an
|
|
integrated and tested cross development environment to facilitate
|
|
development. VisualLynux is an extension of
|
|
Microsoft Visual Studio, developed for Windows-hosted development, with
|
|
the added benefit of all the commands and standard GNU tools needed to
|
|
streamline the design and creation of applications targeted to run on
|
|
BlueCat Linux.
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Debian
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly">
|
|
Debian Weekly News</a>
|
|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/8/">
|
|
reported</a> that a new revision (r6) of Potato is
|
|
<a href="http://master.debian.org/~joey/2.2r6/">
|
|
in preparation</a>, and is expected to arrive early March. Looking to the
|
|
next release, it seems Woody is beginning to
|
|
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce-0202/msg00012.html">
|
|
take shape</a>
|
|
for its ultimate release. Unofficial Woody CD's have been available for a
|
|
while, but recently Ho-seok Lee has released a
|
|
<a href="http://www.debian.or.kr/~alee/cdimages/">
|
|
mini CD image</a> suitable for 3.5" mini CD's.
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">SuSE
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<a href="http://www.suse.de/en/">
|
|
SuSE</a>
|
|
has announced the implementation of mySAP.com on "SuSE Linux Enterprise
|
|
Server". Since the beginning of this year, SuSE Linux has been utilising
|
|
SAP's enterprise resource planning tool on Compaq hardware for the
|
|
company's business operations. SuSE has also announced the availability of
|
|
"SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for iSeries and pSeries"
|
|
<a name="commercial"></a>
|
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<p><hr><p>
|
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<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<center><H3><font color="green">Software and Product News</font></H3></center>
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Graphics Muse Tools CD V1.0.0 for GIMP 1.2
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P> In response to the growing demand for off the shelf products for desktop
|
|
Linux systems, the Graphics Muse is now offering
|
|
<a href="http://www.graphics-muse.org/gfxmuse/gfxmuse.html">
|
|
The Graphics Muse Tools CD</a>,
|
|
an easy to install package of plug-ins, scripts, and data for use with the
|
|
latest version of GIMP. The Graphics Muse Tools CD V1.0.0, a suite of
|
|
Plug-Ins, scripts and data designed specifically for use with GIMP 1.2 and
|
|
Red Hat 7.x was released on Feb 7, 2002.
|
|
This release includes 4 original plug-ins and 84 plug-ins and Perl
|
|
scripts from the GIMP Registry, all compiled for use on Red Hat 7.x.
|
|
This includes 16 programs that had not previously been ported to GIMP 1.2.
|
|
Additionally, the CD includes over 125 new brushes and 125 new patterns.
|
|
<P> The Graphics Muse Tools CD is available for Red Hat Linux 7.x systems and
|
|
can be purchased for $12, plus shipping and any applicable sales tax, from
|
|
the Graphics Muse Tools
|
|
<a href="http://www.graphics-muse.org/gfxmuse/gfxmuse.html">
|
|
CD web site</a>. (Should also work on SuSE 7.2 and Mandrake 8.1)
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">CryptoHeaven
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<p>
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<a href="http://www.cryptoheaven.com/">
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CryptoHeaven</a> offer a set of tools and services aimed at bringing
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encryption technologies to a wider audience. The tools deal with such
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tasks as encrypting/signing emails, secure instant messaging and chatting,
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online encrypted file storage, key management, etc., with the emphasis on
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ease of use. Available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X. Free download, with
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charges for some services, consult website for details.
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<FONT COLOR="green">OmniCluster SlotServer
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<a href="http://www.omnicluster.com">
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OmniCluster Technologies</a>
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is an IBM spin-off that has created a plug-n-play server blade products
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that fit within the PCI expansion slots of existing hardware.
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Since SlotServers are built on an industry standard PCI architecture
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and are compatible with virtually all operating environments -- including
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Windows 2000, Windows NT, RedHat Linux and FreeBSD.
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Users can run applications tuned for an operating system, regardless of the
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host server's operating system. For example, users can run a Linux-based
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firewall within a Windows-based host, on an isolated server.
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SlotServers range in cost from $499 - $1,199.
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<FONT COLOR="green">Zend Studio 2.0
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.zend.com">
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Zend Technologies</a> have released
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<a href="http://www.zend.com/store/products/zend-studio.php">
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Zend Studio 2.0</a>:
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an environment for developing, debugging, and deploying PHP applications in
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one integrated package. Zend Studio 2.0 is intended to allow people with
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intermediate computer skills to develop, de-bug and deploy PHP-based
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applications ranging from e-commerce to Web hosting.
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">New Release of Motif
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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In cooperation with The Open Group,
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<a href="http://www.ics.com">
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ICS</a>
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have just released an update to the
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Motif GUI toolkit.
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Open Motif 2.2 includes 10 new user interface controls and universal tooltip
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support. A roadmap has also been defined that defines availability
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for additional functionality including anti-aliased fonts, improved imaging
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|
support (png, jpg, etc.) and canvases.
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<P>More details are available at
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|
<a href="http://www.motifzone.net">
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www.motifzone.net</a>.
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Fake
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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|
<P>
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|
<a href="http://www.vergenet.net/linux/fake/">
|
|
Fake</a>
|
|
is a utility, released by
|
|
<a href="http://www.vergenet.net/">
|
|
Verge Systems</a>,
|
|
that enables an IP address to be taken over by bringing up a second
|
|
interface on the host machine and using arp spoofing. This can be used to
|
|
switch in backup servers on a LAN during periods of both unscheduled and
|
|
scheduled down time.
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">QuickHelp and QuickUML Linux
|
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</FONT>
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</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.excelsoftware.com">
|
|
Excel Software</a>
|
|
have announced the availability of two new packages for Linux.
|
|
<a href="http://www.excelsoftware.com/quickhelplinux.html">
|
|
QuickHelp</a>
|
|
is a development tool for quickly creating and distributing online help for
|
|
Linux applications with support for the Linux KDE and GNOME desktops.
|
|
QuickHelp consists of a QuickHelp Builder for creating help systems and a
|
|
QuickHelp Viewer for deploying them to end-users. The help information
|
|
resides in a single XML file distributed with the QuickHelp Viewer.
|
|
<p>
|
|
<a href="http://www.excelsoftware.com/quickumllinuxnews100.html">
|
|
QuickUML for Linux</a>
|
|
is an object-oriented design tool that provides extensive integration and
|
|
ease-of-use for a core set of UML models. An entire project is accessible
|
|
through a tabbed window with smooth integration between use cases, class
|
|
models, object models, dictionary and code. The project is saved as an XML
|
|
file that is compatible with QuickUML Windows so design work can be shared
|
|
between platforms.
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Team ASA Releases Dual Gigabit Ethernet NPWR Linux
|
|
Engine with 733 MHz XScale CPU
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.TeamASA.com">
|
|
Team ASA</a>
|
|
have today announced the latest
|
|
release in the NPWR single board networking computer series.
|
|
NPWR, a first single board networking computer (SBNC) designed for
|
|
manufacturers and OEMs in the Network Attached Storage (NAS), RAID,
|
|
and Personal Server marketplaces, is now available with dual Gigabit
|
|
Ethernet ports.
|
|
The NPWR is powered by the Intel XScale processor and the standard
|
|
configuration includes a 160 Mbytes per second (LVD) SCSI port, 8
|
|
Mbytes of FLASH ROM, 128 Mbytes of SDRAM and Dual Gigabit Ethernet
|
|
ports.
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">VariCAD
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.varicad.com">
|
|
VariCAD</a>
|
|
have announced the recent release of its MCAD - VariCAD 8.1. This
|
|
CAD package features many tools for 3D modelling and 2D drafting:
|
|
libraries of mechanical parts, surface development (unbending),
|
|
calculations of standard mechanical components, tools for working with
|
|
non-graphical information (BOM), and more. VariCAD 8.1 can also import and
|
|
export common CAD file types such as DWG, DXF, and IGES.
|
|
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<H5 ALIGN=center>
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Copyright © 2002, Michael Conry and
|
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the Editors of <A HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com"><I>Linux Gazette</I></A>.<BR>
|
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Copying license <A HREF="../copying.html">http://www.linuxgazette.com/copying.html</A><BR>
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Published in Issue 76 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, March 2002</H5>
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