Community Wireless Networks in the UK

Some random reader points us to this story about community wireless networking in the UK. Not really any new news, but maybe the publicity will get more people involved. As usual, if you want to set up your own node, you can start at Nocat or PersonalTelco.

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GPL?

[Anonymous Coward]

Doesn't this violate the GPL?

Re:GPL?

[cerskine]

You filthy thieving homosexual.

Re:GPL?

[zmooc]

homosexuals are gay.

Re:World's Filthiest Balldraining Cum Mag!

[Anonymous Coward]

Slashdot is in print now?

Random reader

[Anonymous Coward]

Called NEWSHUB.COM you chubby cock.

Why is this page so wide?

[Anonymous Coward]

I think that there may be something wrong with my browser's internal settings. Every page I go to now is really wide and I have to scroll back and forth to read the text. Is there a way for me to write a program ot fix this problem with my copy of Internet Explorer running on my computer?

Re:Why is this page so wide?

[Anonymous Coward]

Use a real browser, moron.

At first read

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought it said "Nocat or PersonalTaco".

Ok smarty pants

[Anonymous Coward]

Proud of yourself?

TROLL ALERT

[Anonymous Coward]

please do not feed the trolls..

YHBT..YHT..HAND

"Not really any new news"

[Anonymous Coward]

but that's never stopped /.

In related UK news - Linux Install Day 2002

[Zuccst*r]

Linux User Groups from around the UK will be coordinating events in May and June when visitors will be able to view demonstrations of the power and freedom of Linux at work in home and business scenarios.

UK Linux Install Day 2002 www.linuxinstallday.org gives Linux users the chance to promote the benefits of Linux to the wider community, including home users, businesses and schools.

man i hate these stories...

[edrugtrader]

EXACTLLY... this isn't any real news, and that alone i could care less about. My problem is i'm just jealous of these people more and more with every story that comes out!

200GBps wireless community LAN... in my city? never. ugh.

Infant mortality

[ObeyTheWerejackal]

Q: What do you get when you stab a baby 57 times with a butcher knife?

A: An orgasm.

Thank you, I'll be here all week.

Re:I don't like this.

[Anonymous Coward]

Be fair we're not all fat most of us are positively obese.

Please eat my crack spackle.

[Anonymous Coward]

The Screen Savers have a story on their website about the building of a single box 2600/PS2/GameCube/Xbox/PC/ NES player. But this is not a mame? box. The builder, Yoshi, dismantled, cut,chopped and belt-sanded the consoles to make them all fit in the same Lian-76 case. I can only imagine how hot this case might get. There is a photo album here. It looks like you'd still need a video switcher to take advantage of this completely. A cool mod for this would be to pack in a wintv card for each console or something.

Andy Tai writes "As part of Microsoft's campaign against the GPL, Bill Gates is personally coming to the front line to launch attacks. While speaking at the Government Leadership Conference, Gates argues against spending R&D dollars for GPLed software development. He suggests countries that look to adapt the GPL model are denying "the benefits of an eco-system that has worked extremely well in the United States" and they should copy the system in the US (where Microsoft has an monopoly). He further suggests that source code availability is not generally needed, and when it is needed, Microsoft provides it. Invoking words like "capitalism" and "innovation", Gates argues that free software can exist, but should be like a free unix called "VSB" (probably a transcription error for BSD), without the GPL around it. Gates continues: 'A government can fund research work on BFP, UNIX, and still have commercial companies in their country start off around that type of work. You know, technology policies like biotech -- you only -- if your universities are doing work that can be commercialized, you will have IT jobs in your country. And if they are not, then fine, just say that farming is your thing, or whatever it is. All the taxes will be paid by those guys or something -- I don't know. And the farmers will go home at night and work on the source code.' It is interesting to note that Microsoft is increasingly using the same "ecosystem" arguments for defending itself in the anti-trust trial and attacks on the GPL."

Harvey Manfrenjensenton writes "According to this story at Newhouse News Service, the assault on Americans' rights known as the Patriot Act, passed by Congress in October, has produced results that are as disturbing -- and rampant -- as could have been anticipated. Law enforcement used to need a court order to tap your phone, read your mail, etc. Now they just need a whim. ISP's and Telcos can barely keep up with the volume of requests by Feds wanting to read your email." EFF's analysis of the Patriot Act is good reading.

The PC, Xbox, PS2, GameCube and 2600, Together at Last
Posted by chrisd on Friday April 19, @10:29PM
from the joystick-elbow-makes-my-arm-twinge dept.
The Screen Savers have a story on their website about the building of a single box 2600/PS2/GameCube/Xbox/PC/ NES player. But this is not a mame? box. The builder, Yoshi, dismantled, cut,chopped and belt-sanded the consoles to make them all fit in the same Lian-76 case. I can only imagine how hot this case might get. There is a photo album here. It looks like you'd still need a video switcher to take advantage of this completely. A cool mod for this would be to pack in a wintv card for each console or something.

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Gates: Say No to GPL, Yes to the Microsoft Ecosystem
Posted by michael on Friday April 19, @07:59PM
from the sharecropping-for-fun-and-profit dept.
Andy Tai writes "As part of Microsoft's campaign against the GPL, Bill Gates is personally coming to the front line to launch attacks. While speaking at the Government Leadership Conference, Gates argues against spending R&D dollars for GPLed software development. He suggests countries that look to adapt the GPL model are denying "the benefits of an eco-system that has worked extremely well in the United States" and they should copy the system in the US (where Microsoft has an monopoly). He further suggests that source code availability is not generally needed, and when it is needed, Microsoft provides it. Invoking words like "capitalism" and "innovation", Gates argues that free software can exist, but should be like a free unix called "VSB" (probably a transcription error for BSD), without the GPL around it. Gates continues: 'A government can fund research work on BFP, UNIX, and still have commercial companies in their country start off around that type of work. You know, technology policies like biotech -- you only -- if your universities are doing work that can be commercialized, you will have IT jobs in your country. And if they are not, then fine, just say that farming is your thing, or whatever it is. All the taxes will be paid by those guys or something -- I don't know. And the farmers will go home at night and work on the source code.' It is interesting to note that Microsoft is increasingly using the same "ecosystem" arguments for defending itself in the anti-trust trial and attacks on the GPL."

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Community Wireless Networks in the UK
Posted by michael on Friday April 19, @06:51PM
from the there-is-no-cat dept.
Some random reader points us to this story about community wireless networking in the UK. Not really any new news, but maybe the publicity will get more people involved. As usual, if you want to set up your own node, you can start at Nocat or PersonalTelco.

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Sun Reconsidering Solaris 9 for x86
Posted by michael on Friday April 19, @05:19PM
from the try-debian-anyway dept.
jeffphil writes "This article reports that Sun is meeting with a group of Solaris x86 users called the 'Secret Six.' The group was created to convince Sun to re-examine its previous decision to cancel Solaris on the x86 platform."

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Your Rights Online: On Hacktivism
Posted by michael on Friday April 19, @03:47PM
from the mine-eyes-have-seen-the-coming dept.
z84976 writes "Oxblood Ruffin, of cDc fame, has produced a nice article discussing various aspects of hactivism and some of the approaches used by their own Hacktivismo group in supporting freedom (of thought, mainly) on the internet. Check it out over at The Register when you get a chance."

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Review: Creative Labs Video Blaster - Digital VCR
Posted by michael on Friday April 19, @02:50PM
from the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time dept.
An anonymous reader sent in a review of Creative's Digital VCR, a TV tuner card supposedly offering functionality similar to a Tivo or ReplayTV dedicated box. From the review, it seems like there are still a few bugs to be worked out.

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Wireless Providers to Pay Universal Service Fees?
Posted by michael on Friday April 19, @01:53PM
from the wireless-but-not-taxless dept.
andyo writes "Mailing lists are abuzz with the news that wireless Internet providers may have to pay fees to support plain old telephone service. My own perspective is at the O'Reilly Network." The Universal Service Fees are taxes set up long ago to assure that telephone service was provided to everyone, even people who it would normally be uneconomical to serve. The theory is a good one, the execution maybe not. (Maybe if the fees went towards Universal Broadband?)

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Intel Shows Off 'Banias' Chip for Mobile Devices
Posted by michael on Friday April 19, @12:59PM
from the eating-transmeta's-lunch dept.
deano writes "Intel has unveiled the first prototypes of their latest mobile "Banias" processors. The article states Banias systems with the Intel Odem Chipset will come out early 2003 and feature 802.11b. The article also speaks of the new Itanium with a 6Mb cache!"

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Your Rights Online: Hollings Introduces Privacy Bill
Posted by michael on Friday April 19, @11:54AM
from the private-is-as-private-does dept.
Dynedain writes "Senator Disney (aka Hollings) is apparently trying to get on techies' good side. ZDnet is reporting he is proposing a bill for 'net privacy' requiring opt-in agreements when companies want to sell 'sensitive' information (medical history, sexual preference, etc.) and opt-out agreements when selling non-sensitive (buying habits). US Chamber of Commerce is opposing this." Another article on Newsbytes notes that there are likely to be several privacy bills floating around, offering different levels of actual protection.

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Revolution OS
Posted by timothy on Friday April 19, @11:00AM
from the magic-of-cinema dept.
Though it's been out for more than a year, most people have not gotten a chance to see Revolution OS; luckily for those who'd like to, a video release is planned for later this year, and for California readers, the screenings page lists four two-night showings over the next several weeks, in Newport Beach, Pasadena, California, Santa Monica, and L.A. Reader AdamBa submits his impressions of the movie (below).

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Net Phones Taking Off in the Third World
Posted by michael on Friday April 19, @10:03AM
from the save-a-buck-or-two dept.
dipfan writes "Internet telephone technology is surging in popularity and starting to make a big dent in telephone revenues in the Third World, for a simple reason: cost. A call from Honduras to the US over the net is just 5 or 10 cents a minute at an internet cafe, compared with $1+ a minute through a telco, reports the Washington Post, which compares the situation to the US where internet telephony "is used mostly by college students and geeks" who have the time and energy to install the software."

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Apple: Mac OS X Slow for Web Browsing?
Posted by pudge on Friday April 19, @09:19AM
from the mac-os-x-slow-for-everything dept.
Atryn writes "Wired News has reportedly confirmed user performance complaints in their own tests. From the article: 'That was a conscious decision Apple made,' Mac MSIE project manager Jimmy Grewal said. 'They optimized for user experience rather than raw performance.'" My hunch is that you can take care of many Mac OS X performance issues by logging in as user ">console" ...

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Black Is The New Beige
Posted by michael on Friday April 19, @08:27AM
from the makes-you-look-thinner dept.
An anonymous submitter writes: "Spurred by Apple's innovations and the dangers of commoditization, computer makers are finally moving beyond beige. Rather than exploring diverse ideas, however, they have made a decision reminiscent of the fashionistas: black is the new beige (a NYTimes story)."

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Your Rights Online: Dartmouth Student Invents A Carnivore Leash
Posted by timothy on Friday April 19, @05:18AM
from the now-heel-and-fetch dept.
timdorr writes: "Looks like a student at Dartmouth wants to turn Carnivore into a much more resonable tool according to this Wired article. I'd personally feel a lot less invaded if I knew the system was in place and in this form. Hopefully the government takes notice becuase Carnivore still seems like quite a loophole for our government to exploit."

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Xbox Price Drops For Australia And Europe
Posted by timothy on Friday April 19, @01:29AM
from the wottaboggin dept.
wallitron writes: "Due to slow sales in Australia, Microsoft is looking to drop the price of it's XBox to $399 (around $200US). With a fast CPU, wizzy graphics card, ethernet, DVD and TV out, it would be a handy thing in the living room if it ran a real OS. At that price it seems good value. Check out the article on the price drop." There are price drops in Europe, too.