Follow Slashdot blog updates by subscribing to our blog RSS feed

 


Forgot your password?
Close
typodupeerror
×

Submission + - File-Sharing for Personal Use Declared Legal in Portugal (torrentfreak.com)

Submitted by M0j0_j0j0
M0j0_j0j0 writes: After receiving 2000 complaints regarding "illegal file sharing" from ACAPOR on P2P network the Portuguese justice refused to take the case into court on the premise that file sharing is not illegal on the territory, if, files are for personal and not commercial use. The court also stated that the complaints had as a sole evidence the IP address of users, and that it is a wrong statement to assume an IP address is directly related to one individual. Torrent freak has a piece in English with more details here and the original source in Portuguese here
Microsoft

Submission + - EU set to charge Microsoft over ruling breach (reuters.com)

Submitted by
quippe
quippe writes: "Microsoft Corp will be charged for failing to comply with a 2009 ruling ordering it to offer a choice of web browsers, the European Union's antitrust chief said on Thursday, which could mean a hefty fine for the company

U.S.-based Microsoft's more than decade-long battle with the European Commission has already landed it with fines totaling more than a billion euros ($1.28 billion).

The Commission, which opened an investigation into the issue in July, is now preparing formal charges against the company, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said."
Apple

Submission + - Investor lowers Apple iPhone 5 sales, Galaxy rules (smartphenom.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: An investor report lowers sales of iPhone 5 smartphone blaming supply issues for the Apple's in-cell touchscreens, but also because of many consumers complaining about defective screens (also hinting at Apple being handicapped without Steve Jobs).In contrast, the very same report forecasts strong sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III (and forthcoming Note II) up to 50% over its archrival (it doesn't talk about margins though). The report also contains other pearls such a reference to the recent Apple vs SEC trial saying that:

It doesn't take a genius. This SEC ad is making a splash in the US. Since a Californian jury ruled against SEC, SEC has emphasized innovation brought by its Galaxy S III. Non-Apple smartphone companies seem to be more united in terms of marketing. Although the iPhone 5 has some popular features like in-cell touchscreens and an aluminum casing, many consumers are complaining about defective screens, as well as Apple Maps. Does this reveal Apple's limitations without Steve Jobs?
Linux

Submission + - 9 Things to consider while migrating from windows to Linux (freshtutorial.com)

Submitted by
saugatad
saugatad writes: "Windows and Linux are paradoxical since long time. Many people still think Linux is a obscure operating system while windows can be though as docile kind of operating system. Linux users receive accolade from the majority of the people. Linux users are often treat as a “geek” or “nerd” in the society. If you are also Linux user you might have use windows in some point of your life. It feels terrible when you first switch to Linux. It will be difficult to stick to Linux If you have used it due to some obligation like it’s the part of study in your curriculum, or you want to give a try to make your computer virus free. The difficulties may arise while migrating from windows to Linux"
Ubuntu

Submission + - Steam gets first game on Linux (playerattack.com) 2

Submitted by dotarray
dotarray writes: "Beta late than never," laughs the Steam Linux Team, who has been hard at work porting the digital distribution service over to the new platform. Word on the street (well, on the blog) suggests that they're getting closer than ever to their goal, announcing an internal beta kicking off next week, with a "private external" launch sometime next month.
Music

Submission + - Portugal says file, music and movie copying vie p2p is legal (exameinformatica.sapo.pt)

Submitted by mynameiskhan
mynameiskhan writes: There seems to be at least one government that thinks p2p is fine. Throw the url on to translate.google.com and there is more to this. Of course, the trade association of the entertainment industry in Portugal says the government is twisting the law and does not want to end up send 2 million letters to the violators.
GNOME

Submission + - GNOME 3.6 released (gnome.org)

Submitted by kthreadd
kthreadd writes: Mostly bug fixes and improved translations. New applications include Clocks and Boxes. Clocks is a world time clock, which allows you to keep an eye on what the local time is around the world. Boxes allows you to connect to other machines, either virtual or remote. For developers there's the new GtkLevelBar widget in GTK+, and GtkEntry can now use Pango attributes.

Comment I don't keep track (Score 1) 6

by xor.pt (#41455083) Attached to: You use Linux? What was your distro order?

I don't really keep track of the order of the distros I used. I try many distros, go back and forward on each, and sometimes end up using several at the same time. So I for one can not give you an order to my distro usage. Still I did notice a bit of a trend on my choices. I seem to be trending away from 'hands-on' distros, like Gentoo and Fedora, to 'hands-off' distros, like Ubuntu and Mint. Hope it helps.
Linux

Submission + - Torvalds calls Romney 'a f***ing moron' (networkworld.com) 16

Submitted by
netbuzz
netbuzz writes: "Last night Linux creator Linus Torvalds took to his Google+ page and called Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney “a f***ing moron.” Torvalds’ stated reason? Romney’s much-ridiculed suggestion that air passengers would be safer in emergencies if aircraft windows could be opened (a suggestion which some, including Snopes.com, have taken as a joke). Torvalds also recently called Mormonism, Romney’s religion, “bats**t crazy.” Is this just Linus being Linus? Or does such outspokenness on non-technical matters reflect poorly on the Linux community that Torvalds leads?"
Linux

Submission + - You use Linux? What was your distro order? (networkworld.com) 6

Submitted by colinneagle
colinneagle writes: Linux dude Bryan Lunduke blogged here about the top three approaches he thinks are the easiest for new users to pick up Linux. Lunduke's, for example, went Ubuntu -> Arch -> openSUSE.

It begs a question that Slashdot could answer well in the comments: what's your distro use order from beginning to now? Maybe we could spot some trends.
The Internet

Submission + - Pandora.com pays 6X times for royalties than media outlets (pandora.com)

Submitted by who_stole_my_kidneys
who_stole_my_kidneys writes: Pandora.com is supporting a bipartisan bill to "end royalty rate discrimination against internet radio and bring greater fairness to our industry. Today, the discrimination is extraordinary. In 2011, Pandora paid over 50% of revenues in performance royalties, while SiriusXM paid less than 10%"
Censorship

Submission + - Government Internet Censorship Is Increasing (techweekeurope.co.uk)

Submitted by
judgecorp
judgecorp writes: "Governments round the world are increasing their censorship of the Internet according to a report from advocacy group Freedom House. Iran and China, predictably are high on the list of those blocking freedom of speech. The report found increasing levels of activism, but it is being countered by more sophisticated state activity."
Crime

Submission + - Man arrested in Greece for "Blasphemous" Facebook page

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A 27-year old man was arrested yesterday in Greece by the electronic crime police, for creating a Facebook page "Geron Pastitsios" which made fun of an extremely respected Christian-orthodox monk who lived in Mount Athos, as well as the Greek Church. The arrest came promptly after the greek far-right party which holds 7% of the parliament seats submitted an official petition asking the government to take down the page. The charges that the young man faces are "blasphemy" and "disrespect to the religious beliefs of others". More here (in Greek)

Slashdot Top Deals

8 Catfish = 1 Octo-puss

Close