Comment I think they meant the other way around... (Score 1) 696
I didn't realize that Linux was in need of being saved.
Seriously. If anything it would be Linux that might save Palm.
Submission + - Sun's Trading Symbol Going from SUNW to JAVA
Mortimer.CA writes: Straight from Jonathon Schwartz's weblog, Sun is changing their ticker symbol from SUNW to JAVA: 'JAVA is a technology whose value is near infinite to the internet, and a brand that's inseparably a part of Sun (and our profitability). [...] To be very clear, this isn't about changing the company name or focus — we are Sun, we are a systems company, and we will always be a derivative of the students that created us, Stanford University Network is here to stay. But we are no longer simply a workstation company, nor a company whose products can be limited by one category — and Java does a better job of capturing exactly that sentiment than any other four letter symbol.'
Submission + - Amazon to Sell Music Without Copy Protection
bzlman writes: The NY Times
reports that Amazon will begin selling music "later this year" with no DRM at all. From the article:
"The music will be from a major label, EMI, and 12,000 smaller independent music companies that have chosen not to use the copy-restricting software known as digital rights management, or D.R.M."We are offering a great selection of music that our customers love in a way they clearly desire, which is D.R.M.-free, so they can play it on any device they own today or in the future," said Bill Carr, Amazon's vice president for digital media."
Though the other labels are still reluctant, "Mr. Carr of Amazon.com said he hoped that today's announcement would persuade other music labels to take part."
The final nail for DRM music? We shall see.
Submission + - Jack Valenti dead at 85
linuxwrangler writes: Jack Valenti, the son of Sicilian immigrants who started out sweeping theater floors, won the Distinguished Flying Cross, was in President Kennedy's motorcade when he was assassinated, created the modern movie rating system, and prior to retiring from the MPAA rose to become one of SlashDot's most hated is dead at age 85.
Journal Journal: Bill Introduced to Save Internet Radio
According to SaveNetRadio.org, Representatives Jay Inslee and Donald Manzullo have introduced a bill to restore reasonable royalty rates to Internet Radio. It hasn't passed yet, so there's still time to let your representatives know that you support this bill (or don't).
