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Submission + - Dell Ubuntu computers cost more than Windows equiv (itwire.com) 1

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WirePosted
WirePosted writes: "It's hard to believe that Dell is serious about its well-publicised program to put Linux computers on the global market when there are blatantly obvious instances where the limited range of Ubuntu notebooks and desktops are more expensive than their Windows equivalent. However, is pricing as important as some may think?"
The Internet

Submission + - AT&T reverse course on terms of service (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by Pa Bell
Pa Bell writes: AT&T relented and will change language of its controversial Terms of Service, just one week after saying it wouldn't change the language. '"We are revising the terms of service to clarify our intent, and the language in question will be revised to reflect AT&T's respect for our customers' right to express opinions and concerns over any matter they wish," an AT&T spokesperson said. "We will also make clear that we do not terminate service because a customer expresses their opinion about AT&T." When asked about a hypothetical future situation in which a subscriber might criticize AT&T, the spokesman said that AT&T's record in this department speaks for itself, as the company claims to have never terminated a subscriber's account as a result of criticism aimed at the company. "We have never and will never terminate a customer's service for criticizing AT&T," the spokesperson promised.'
Music

Submission + - Radiohead's "In Rainbows" pre-release e-ma (blogspot.com)

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routerl
routerl writes: "Rolling Stone reported on this about a week ago, and the album's website has been up for a while. Then, at 4:26 pm, I received (as I'm sure did many others) the following e-mail:

THANK YOU FOR ORDERING IN RAINBOWS. THIS IS AN UPDATE.

YOUR UNIQUE ACTIVATION CODE(S) WILL BE SENT OUT TOMORROW MORNING (UK TIME). THIS WILL TAKE YOU STRAIGHT TO THE DOWNLOAD AREA.

HERE IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOWNLOAD:

THE ALBUM WILL COME AS A 48.4MB ZIP FILE CONTAINING 10 X 160KBPS DRM FREE MP3s.

MOST COMPUTERS NOW HAVE ZIP SOFTWARE AS PART OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM; IF YOUR COMPUTER DOES NOT, YOU NEED TO GET WINZIP OR ZIPIT INSTALLED PRIOR.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THEM HERE:

PC: http://www.winzip.com/ MAC: http://www.maczipit.com/

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS DOWNLOADING YOUR FILE, PLEASE CONTACT OUR DOWNLOAD CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM AT downloadinrainbows@waste.uk.com

Solely as an experiment (I intend to buy the album at least once more), I paid zero pounds. But, sure enough, the DRM free MP3s would still be available, accompanied by friendly assistance with compression formats (not every Radiohead fan reads /.)."
Music

Juror From RIAA Trial Speaks 918

Posted by kdawson from the tell-us-what-you-really-think dept.
Damon Tog notes a Wired blog posting featuring quotes from a juror who took part in the recent RIAA trial. Some excerpts: "She should have settled out of court for a few thousand dollars... Spoofing? We're thinking, "Oh my God, you got to be kidding."... She lied. There was no defense. Her defense sucked... I think she thought a jury from Duluth would be naive. We're not that stupid up here. I don't know what the f**k she was thinking, to tell you the truth."
Novell

Submission + - Novell shakes hands with Microsoft to club Red Hat (groklaw.net)

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mjasay
mjasay writes: "Groklaw is reporting on a conference that Novell recently published wherein it admits that its primary purpose in partnering with Microsoft is not to advance Linux, but rather to bludgeon Red Hat. Novell's Justin Steinman admitted that Novell markets SUSE Linux Enterprise Server against Red Hat by asking, "Do you want the Linux that works with Windows? Or the one that doesn't?" Not only is such interoperability language false (Ubuntu interoperates with Windows as well as SUSE does, for example), but it also pits Novell against the open-source development community. Novell is benefiting from code that it has made virtually untouchable for the developers who wrote it in the first place (because of patent claims by Microsoft, which Novell supports). Is Novell a friend of open source or its worst enemy?"

Feed Science Daily: New Night Vision System Reduces Car Accidents (sciencedaily.com)

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A new project aims to design intelligent cars which make driving easier and safer at night. A system of night vision cameras with vision which extends further than the distance covered by car headlights is under development. About 42% of fatal car accidents happen at night, according to the European Commission for the Automobile Industry. This figure is extremely worrying bearing in mind that there is about 60% less traffic during the night.

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