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Richard Stallman Warns About Non-Free Web Apps 747

Posted by Soulskill from the beware-hidden-dollarsign dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Richard Stallman has published an article which warns about the 'Javascript trap' posed by non-free AJAX-based applications. The article calls for a mechanism which would enable browsers to identify freely-licensed Javascript applications and run modified version thereof. 'It is possible to release a Javascript program as free software,' Stallman writes. 'But even if the program's source is available, there is no easy way to run your modified version instead of the original ... The effect is comparable to tivoization, although not quite so hard to overcome.'"

Comment Re:Who cares? (Score 1) 261

by rozz (#27262953) Attached to: It's <em>Not</em> the 15th Birthday of Linux

I don't have evidence either way. Just belief.

you do have a brain though .. a brain which Thinks ... if all you needed was Belief, you would have had a simple on/off switch instead.
actually, some of you believers truly act like you do

Why should someone be upset that: 1. different people believe different things and 2. people act upon the things they believe?

because you are not alone in this world and your acting always interferes with other people... and guess what, that tends to be upsetting

Comment Re:Algae-Biodiesel Could Turn Into Global Turmoil (Score 1) 124

by rozz (#27262371) Attached to: Start-Up Genetically Modifies a Better Biofuel Bug

Would you assume that if the U.S. were running out of money we'd go ape-shit?

YES. As a matter of fact a lot of you already did. Just open the tv sometime.

Actually, I do not disagree with your point; it is a 100% valid one but it is just one of the multiple possibilities; grandparent's point is another one; and so on
And your comparison truly sucks.
Software

Best Open Source Alternatives To Enterprise Apps 348

Posted by CmdrTaco from the what-do-you-think dept.
PeekAB00 writes "With 2009 IT budgets getting chopped down John Perez came up with this list of 25 best alternatives to enterprise applications (e.g DimDim over Webex, SugarCRM instead of Seibel, Zenoss over HP OpenView). John's list is somewhat eclectic. I am curious to hear what other enterprise (let's be frank ... expensive) apps I can replace this year with open source ones. I am particularly interested in back-up and email archiving suggestions."
Music

Submission + - Melodyne - the new revolution in music production

Submitted by rozz
rozz writes: The creators of Melodyne are cooking "Direct Note Access", the coolest music production technology to ever hit the shelves. Basically, you can take any track, locate a chord, split it in notes, modify the individual notes as you wish and get a new chord that sounds as natural as the original. In fact it sounds so good, you can swear it was played like that from the beginning. Even more, one can take separate samples and automatically put them in sync. The tempo of the drums sample doesn't match the guitar track? No problem, with a press of a button it will.

The possibilities are truly amazing. Did you hit a wrong note or played it too long/short? No need to re-record, just locate the wrong notes and correct them with a few clicks. Wanna mix and match the best musical performances ever? No problem, you only need a mouse and some patience. Your guitar playing skills are non-existent or your old guitar sounds like a hoarse dog? No problem, Eric Clapton's Stratocaster will play your song.

P.S. Alternate link for downloading the original presentation (go easy on this one, they probably cannot handle a slashdot avalanche).
Media

How to Convert Your HD-DVD Discs to Blu-Ray 275

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the but-what-about-how-to-do-it-on-linux dept.
eldavojohn writes "Are you one of the few who boarded the HD-DVD Titanic ship headed to the bottom of ocean to join BetaMax? Fret no longer, friend, simply convert those and pretend like you never invested in the wrong technology! All you need is a Windows machine with a fast processor, an HD-DVD drive, a Blu-Ray burner, 30GB of free disk space, at least, though 40GB or more is recommended and an internet connection to download the software! Or you can sit and be the crazy guy who continues to argue that HD-DVD is the superior technology whether it's true or not."
Google

Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux 678

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the good-friends-to-have dept.
S point 2 writes "Google has announced that they have hired Codeweavers, maker of the popular Wine software to make Photoshop run better on Linux. 'Photoshop is one of those applications that desktop Linux users are constantly clamoring for, and we're happy to say they work pretty well now...We look forward to further improvements in this area.' It is unknown whether or not the entire Creative Suite will be funded for support, but for the time being it seems Photoshop-on-Linux development is getting a new priority under Google."
Book Reviews

Hacking: The Art of Exploitation 59

Posted by samzenpus from the protect-ya-neck dept.
David Martinjak writes "Hacking: The Art of Exploitation is authored by Jon Erickson and published by No Starch Press. It is the anticipated second edition of Erickson's earlier publication of the same title. I can't think of a way to summarize it without being over-dramatic, so it will just be said: I really liked it. The book, which will be referred to as simply Hacking, starts by introducing the author's description of hacking. Erickson takes a great approach by admitting that the common perception of hacking is rather negative, and unfortunately accurate in some cases. However, he smoothly counters this antagonistic misunderstanding by presenting a simple arithmetic problem. A bit of creativity is needed to arrive at the correct solution, but creativity and problem-solving are two integral aspects of hacking, at least to Erickson. The introduction chapter sets an acceptable tone and proper frame of mind for proceeding with the technical material." Below you'll find the rest of David's review.
Idle

Buy Saddam's Boat

Posted by samzenpus
With features including swimming pools, salons, rocket launcher and a mini-submarine, Mr. Hussein's 82-meter Ocean Breeze yacht is going to be the must have item for every billionaire dictator enthusiast or minor James Bond villian this spring.
Education

New Science Standards Approved in Florida 891

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the thinking-of-the-voters-not-the-children dept.
anonymous_echidna writes "Florida has voted to accept the new K-12 science curriculum standards amidst a storm of controversy around the teaching of evolution, which had up until now been the scientific concept that dare not speak its name. There was a compromise made at the last minute, which was to call evolution a 'scientific theory', rather than a fact. While some lament that the change displays the woeful ignorance of science and scientific terminology, the good news is that the new curriculum emphasizes teaching the meaning of scientific terms and the scientific method in earlier grades."

Microsoft's "Source Fource" Action Figures 363

Posted by CmdrTaco from the is-frequent-rebooting-a-power dept.
RCanine writes "Microsoft is attempting to curry mind share with the 3-12 age bracket with their new event, the Source Fource, a series of developer-based action figures. Windows Vista Sensei, SQL Server Gal and some lame gender stereotypes presumably seek to rid the world of bearded, katana-wielding evil-doers. From the article: 'Between March 15th and April 15th 2007, the new super dudette will be offered and will be sent to developers who get their act together and attend at least two live MSDN Webcasts or two MSDN Virtual Labs, or one of each.'" I just can't figure out what to make of this, except that I hope someone can tell me if it blends. Or melts. Or burns.

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