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U.S. Governments Advised to Use Open Source 176

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday April 19, 2006 @12:11PM from the think-anyone-will-listen dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LinuxDevices is reporting that non-profit public policy research group, Committee for Economic Development, has released a 72-page report that takes a look at open standards, open source software, and 'open innovation.' From the article: 'The report concludes that openness should be promoted as a matter of public policy, in order to foster innovation and economic growth in the U.S. and world economies.' The full text [PDF] of the report is also available for download from the CED site."

Google Copies Corporate Data to Google's Servers? 295

Posted by Zonk on Friday March 03, 2006 @06:16PM from the not-me-seekrit-plans dept.

Penguinisto writes "According to Silicon.com, some CIOs have been seeing their company data being transferred to Google's servers as part of Google Desktop's functionality." From the article: "Mark Saysell, IT director at Coutts Retail Communications UK, said he is planning a network audit to find rogue installations, which will then be de-installed. New security measures will also be put in place to prevent further downloads. He said: 'Google has definitely over-stepped the mark and in turn is forcing IT departments to take a very draconian approach to machine security and web access.'"

Audio Broadcast Flag Introduced in Congress 200

Posted by Zonk on Friday March 03, 2006 @04:55PM from the flagged-for-pvp dept.

Declan McCullagh writes "We found out in mid-2004 that the RIAA was lobbying the FCC for an audio version of the broadcast flag. But because a federal appeals court slapped down the FCC's video version last year, the RIAA needs to seek formal authorization from Congress. That process finally began today when the audio flag bill was introduced. It would hand the FCC the power to set standards and regulate digital and satellite radio receivers, and RIAA Chairman Mitch Bainwol says it strikes "a balance that's good for the music, good for the fans, and good for business." The text of the bill is available online."

Comment Lowest Low (Score 4, Insightful) 427

by Mr. Smoove on Sunday December 18, 2005 @02:00PM (#14285903) Attached to: Superman 'Too Big' for the Big Screen

"reports The Sun"

This is the lowest low for Slashdot. Treating a piece of nonsense that was proved as un-true five days ago and the source is arguably the worst of the British tabloids, The Sun. Does the Slashdot name and tagline mean anything anymore?

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