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Planning for Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)
Published on October 20, 2006
Planning for Ubuntu 7.04 – the “Feisty Fawn”
> In that spirit, the release will be be code named “The Feisty Fawn”.
Nice one. =)
Edgy Release Notes
Published on October 20, 2006
EdgyReleaseNotes – Ubuntu Wiki
Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) has reached Release Candidate 1. Woot!
I’ve been running it on my desktop machine for a few weeks, without any problems at all. The upgrade was almost smooth as well, just had a bit of python hassle.
Compiz on ATI X300 using AIGLX and Dual Screens!
Published on September 20, 2006
I used the default Xorg 7.1 that ships with Edgy, and Compiz & friends from Quinnstorms Edgy repositories.
Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)]"
Driver "ati"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps"
Option "backingstore" "true"
Option "ColorTiling" "on"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
Option "SubPixelOrder" "none"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "AGPMode" "4"
Option "DynamicClocks" "on"
Option "mtrr" "on"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "RendelAccel" "true"
Option "MergedFB" "true"
Option "OverlayOnCRTC2" "true"
Option "CRT2Position" "RightOf"
Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024-1280x1024"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)]"
Monitor "DELL E171FP"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
Virtual 2560 1024
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
# Option "Xinerama" "ON"
EndSection
IVTV 0.4 to 0.7
Published on September 12, 2006
I upgraded my Gentoo box running MythTV to a new kernel and a new ivtv version. The only problem I had was that watching live TV no longer worked, and I need that to satisfy the wife even though we rarely watch TV regularly any longer. It seems the ivtv driver change the numbering scheme for tuners to start with 0 to starting with 1. Running mythtv-setup and changing the selected tuner from Tuner0 to Tuner1 made everything work again.
Wired News: Secrets of the Pirate Bay
Published on August 17, 2006
Wired News: Secrets of the Pirate Bay
> MALMO, Sweden — It’s Saturday night and I’m lounging on a living room sofa surrounded by lanky twenty-somethings in shorts and deep tans. Across from me, a wire emerges from a green Xbox — modified to stream movies from its hard drive — and snakes past two dusty turntables and into a video projector, which is displaying a menu of movies that would make Blockbuster jealous.
Nice writeup of The Pirate Bays history and motivation.
PRESS RELEASE: Pirate Party Launches World’s First Commercial Darknet | Piratpartiet
Published on August 16, 2006
PRESS RELEASE: Pirate Party Launches World’s First Commercial Darknet | Piratpartiet
> Today, the Swedish Pirate Party launched a new Internet service that lets anybody send and receive files and information over the Internet without fear of being monitored or logged. In technical terms, such a network is called a “darknet”. The service allows people to use an untraceable address in the darknet, where they cannot be personally identified.
The Pirate Party has gotten quite a bit of media attention after the The Pirate Bay bust. I can’t wait to see how it turns out for them at the next swedish elections – they have a huge following and are inspiring people in other countries to do the same.
Washington state sues movie download service for spyware
Published on August 16, 2006
Washington sues movie download service for spyware – Network World
> The state of Washington has sued the owners of the Movieland.com, alleging that the company used spyware to strong-arm users into signing up for its paid movie download service.
> Consumers who dowloaded Movieland.com’s free three-day trial software would eventually be hit with frequent pop-up ads informing them that they were legally obliged to purchase the product, said Paula Selis, an assistant attorney general with the state. The tactics forced some consumers to give in and pay between $19.95 and $100 for the service, she said.
I’m quite happy that I run Linux and most spyware don’t offer a linux download link.
Debbie Foster to RIAA : Dude, where’s my legal fees?
Published on August 9, 2006
Debbie Foster to RIAA : Dude, where’s my legal fees? – The Digital Music Weblog
> Debbie Foster, the woman in Oklahoma sued by the RIAA who asked for and won a motion for summary judgment, has finally filed her motion asking the court to force the RIAA to reimburse her attorney’s fees.
> The filing is pretty harshly worded and calls into question the RIAA’s motives on rather serious grounds. Citing “Improper motivation” and “other bad faith conduct”, the motion asks the court to rule that the RIAA was predatory in its execution of the case against Ms. Foster. The filing stops slightly short of accusing the RIAA of extortion, and in doing so is about as close to “yo momma… ” snaps as you can get in a legal document.
Maybe ignoring her will make her stop? I’m hoping some judge will give the RIAA a big smack for behaving like they do.
Woman forces US record industry to drop file-sharing case
Published on August 4, 2006
Woman forces US record industry to drop file-sharing case | The Register
> A group of US record labels agreed to drop a music piracy case in the US after the alleged file-sharer argued that it could not be proved that she downloaded any illegal music. The case may set a precedent that undermines scores of other music piracy cases.
> Tammie Marson of Palm Desert, California refused to pay the initial $3,500 demanded by a group of record labels and opted to fight the case in court. Marson and her lawyer Seyamack Kouretchian of Coast Law Group argued that the fact that Marson’s computer contained illegal music files downloaded over her internet connection was not proof that she had committed a crime.
Hopefully, this will spread and the RIAA will either have to come up with some real evidence, or stop trowing around lawsuits.