Archives for July 2006

Latest Linux ATI driver & XGL

ATI Proprietary Linux Release Notes

> Resolution of an XGL startup issue that prevented users from starting XGL on display :0. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22841

Woho. No more fiddling with :1 to get Xgl running. If only they would support bigger than 2048×2048 blits I could actually finally start using it at [...]

Kazaa site becomes legal service

BBC NEWS | Technology | Kazaa site becomes legal service

> File-sharing site Kazaa will become a legal music download service following a series of high profile legal battles.

> The peer-to-peer network has also agreed to pay $100m (£53m) in damages to the record industry.

I remember trying Kazaa aaaages ago, and found it to be a [...]

MPAA is at it again…

bit-tech.net | MPAA is at it again…

> Meet Shawn Hogan. He’s your average 30-something computer programmer, probably enjoys walks in the park, candlelit dinners, and whatnot. He also likes the movie Meet the Fockers, and bought it on DVD.

> So imagine his surprise when his phone rang, and a lawyer on the other end said [...]

Angelic Penguins: SLED Menu For Ubuntu (Uslab) Now In Repo

Angelic Penguins: SLED Menu For Ubuntu (Uslab) Now In Repo

Schweeet!

Exploring the Google Web Toolkit

Ajax for Java developers: Exploring the Google Web Toolkit

> The recently released Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a comprehensive set of APIs and tools that lets you create dynamic Web applications almost entirely in Javaâ„¢ code. Philip McCarthy returns to his popular Ajax for Java developers series to show you what GWT can do and [...]

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10

NOVELL: Novell Announces Next Generation Desktop: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

> SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 enables organization to gain flexibility in their IT infrastructure, have greater control of their environment, improve end-user security and dramatically reduce operational costs.

> It is the only enterprise-quality Linux desktop on the market designed for general-purpose business. Developed and backed [...]

Sun Denies Open Source Java Imminent

Sun Denies Open Source Java Imminent

> Sun was quick to deny published reports today that it plans to open source Java in the next few months. The company is working on the project, but any transition to open source is closer to a year away.

Bugger, but I guess this will give GNU Classpath more time [...]

RIAA’s Grand Total: 10,037 – What are Your Odds?

Slyck News – RIAA’s Grand Total: 10,037 – What are Your Odds?

> The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) began their lawsuit campaign against alleged music pirates in June of 2003. When the first RIAA lawsuits began rolling off the assembly line, an enormous media frenzy accompanied this event. Since that time the lawsuits have [...]