Monthly Archives: October 2003

Israel MS anti-trust

Posted on 10/15/2003 by Ben

The Register: Israel slams the door on Microsoft. The Israeli Ministry of Commerce has suspended all governmental contracts with Microsoft, and indicated that the ban will last throughout 2004. The de facto suspension means no upgrades for the duration, at … Continue reading →

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Recovering Linux files and filesystems

Posted on 10/15/2003 by Ben

For future reference: Recovering Linux files and filesystems.

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Open source everywhere

Posted on 10/15/2003 by Ben

Nice article from Wired on open source making inroads into other disciplines. Open source is often framed as an attack on the corporate world at large. But in fact, the open source approach can be a boon for companies. Licensing … Continue reading →

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Registers of conversation

Posted on 10/14/2003 by Ben

Great article by Danny O’Brien on why satire alone doesn’t make an argument and why people hate blogs. The great secret of satire is that it can be applied to anyone, good or bad. The British have bad teeth, Americans … Continue reading →

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Deja vu

Posted on 10/14/2003 by Ben

How’s this for blogging circularity? I saw on GirlHacker that Martha Stewart is teaching us to make duct tape wallets. I thought I’d post about how we used to make duct tape loafers at camp, so I searched Google for … Continue reading →

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Samba beats Windows

Posted on 10/13/2003 by Ben

vnunet.com: Samba 3 runs rings around Windows Server 2003 in file serving performance. “Tests by IT Week Labs show the latest version of the open-source Samba file and print server software is 2.5 times faster than Windows Server 2003 in … Continue reading →

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SunnComm to drop lawsuit

Posted on 10/10/2003 by Ben

Threat of lawsuit passes for student. “SunnComm Technologies, Inc. announced yesterday morning it would sue first-year graduate student John Halderman over his recent critique of the company’s new CD copy-protection method, but by the end of the day SunnComm president … Continue reading →

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Comments

Posted on 10/9/2003 by Ben

I finally got around to fixing up the Trackback and Comment templates so those features have been re-enabled. I don’t expect much traffic but I think it’s good to have them there.

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How to leech off EMusic

Posted on 10/9/2003 by Ben

EMusic has been acquired and is discontinuing their unlimited download service. The new pricing starts at $9.99 for 40 tracks per month. If you’re an EMusic customer like me you’ll probably be doing a lot of downloading before the new … Continue reading →

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UK Gov’t Linux

Posted on 10/9/2003 by Ben

eWeek: Government Projects Boost Support for Open Source. “The U.K. government on Wednesday ratcheted up its commitment to using Linux across its departments, announcing nine proof of concept pilot open-source software projects across central government departments and the wider public … Continue reading →

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Linux vs. Windows viruses: a rebuttal to a rebuttal

Posted on 10/8/2003 by Ben

Scott Granneman of SecurityFocus wrote this piece in The Register explaining why Linux is less vulnerable to viruses than Windows. Pete Sergeant of Virus Bulletin offers this rebuttal. Unfortunately, it’s full of misrepresentation and factual errors. I’m no security expert … Continue reading →

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Happiness Is…

Posted on 10/6/2003 by Ben

Scientists Reveal Three Keys to Happiness. Well that’s convenient.

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Athlon 64 Console

Posted on 10/6/2003 by Ben

LinuxDevices: Linux CD turns Athlon 64 PC into “gaming console on steroids” A new 64-bit Linux CD can instantly turn an AMD Athlon 64-based PC into the ultimate gaming console, according to Super Computer Inc. (SCI). The company has created … Continue reading →

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No Freeware Initiative

Posted on 10/6/2003 by Ben

InfoWorld: Mass. official: “Open source” reports overstated. In that memo, Kriss mentioned Linux but did not say that the state should give any preference to that operating system over proprietary systems such as Windows. No mention of a Freeware Initiative … Continue reading →

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Copyright fines

Posted on 10/3/2003 by Ben

Here’s the result of Tuesday’s Senate hearing: Senator calls for end to excessive fines against file-traders. “Coleman, applying a refreshing dose of sanity to the whole P2P affair, says that fines of between $750 and $150,000 per downloaded song are … Continue reading →

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