Comment Re:Doing it wrong (Score 1) 409
I think I remember Jini being touted for this kind of stuff as well. Not much mention of it on the Wikipedia page though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jini
https://home-automation.dev.java.net/
Comment Re:Analysis of Miguel's article (Score 2, Interesting) 747
I'm not sure why you think Miguel trusts Microsoft as a corporation anymore than anyone else here. Based on what I have read on his blog, it seems that he has met some people who work at Microsoft who support Free/Open Source software. He appears to be working with those people to make Microsoft more friendly to Free/Open Source software in the capacity that they can.
I would rather have someone trying to make Microsoft more friendly to Free/Open Source software than not. If no one tries to change their strategies then there is absolutely no hope that they will ever change. Will he succeed? Probably not, but I am glad that he is trying.
Submission + - Opensolaris: Project Indiana Preview iso available (opensolaris.org)
alfcateat writes: I'm very pleased to announce that the first milestone of Project Indiana is now
available — called OpenSolaris Developer Preview.
It's available for download at
http://dlc.sun.com/osol/indiana/downloads/current/in-preview.iso
This is an x86-based LiveCD install image, containing some new and emerging
OpenSolaris technologies. This may result in instabilities that lead to system
panics or data corruption.
Among the features contained in this release are
o Single CD download, with LiveCD 'try before you install' capabilities
o Caiman installer, with significantly improved installation experience
o ZFS as the default filesystem
o Image packaging system, with capabilities to pull packages from
network repositories
o GNU utilities in the default $PATH
o bash as the default shell
o GNOME 2.20 desktop environment
For more details about the system requirements along with some basic user
documentation, see -
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/resources/getit/
and the release notes
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/resources/rn/
This milestone preview shows the results of many months of engineering work
through the collaboration of several projects on opensolaris.org. I would like
to thank to those people who have been involved, and offer my congratulations
for reaching this successful milestone.
Report Bugs
===========
We are very interested in hearing feedback about your experiences with this
release. In particular, if you have issues installing on your hardware we would
love to know.
If you would like to provide feedback, see our bug reporting page for details on
how to do that -
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/resources/reporting_bugs/
About Project Indiana
=====================
Project Indiana is working towards creating a binary distribution of an
operating system built out of the OpenSolaris source code. The distribution is a
point of integration for several current projects on OpenSolaris.org, including
those to make the installation experience easier, to modernize the look and feel
of OpenSolaris on the desktop, and to introduce a network-based package
management system into Solaris.
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/
Rock on!
Glynn
On behalf of Project Indiana Team
_______________________________________________
indiana-discuss mailing list
indiana-discuss@opensolaris.org
http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
available — called OpenSolaris Developer Preview.
It's available for download at
http://dlc.sun.com/osol/indiana/downloads/current/in-preview.iso
This is an x86-based LiveCD install image, containing some new and emerging
OpenSolaris technologies. This may result in instabilities that lead to system
panics or data corruption.
Among the features contained in this release are
o Single CD download, with LiveCD 'try before you install' capabilities
o Caiman installer, with significantly improved installation experience
o ZFS as the default filesystem
o Image packaging system, with capabilities to pull packages from
network repositories
o GNU utilities in the default $PATH
o bash as the default shell
o GNOME 2.20 desktop environment
For more details about the system requirements along with some basic user
documentation, see -
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/resources/getit/
and the release notes
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/resources/rn/
This milestone preview shows the results of many months of engineering work
through the collaboration of several projects on opensolaris.org. I would like
to thank to those people who have been involved, and offer my congratulations
for reaching this successful milestone.
Report Bugs
===========
We are very interested in hearing feedback about your experiences with this
release. In particular, if you have issues installing on your hardware we would
love to know.
If you would like to provide feedback, see our bug reporting page for details on
how to do that -
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/resources/reporting_bugs/
About Project Indiana
=====================
Project Indiana is working towards creating a binary distribution of an
operating system built out of the OpenSolaris source code. The distribution is a
point of integration for several current projects on OpenSolaris.org, including
those to make the installation experience easier, to modernize the look and feel
of OpenSolaris on the desktop, and to introduce a network-based package
management system into Solaris.
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/
Rock on!
Glynn
On behalf of Project Indiana Team
_______________________________________________
indiana-discuss mailing list
indiana-discuss@opensolaris.org
http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
Submission + - Major Vista performance patches made official
Brentwood writes: It only took them 6 months, but Ars reports that Microsoft has officially released the long-awaited performance and compatability updates that have been quietly tested the last few weeks. According to Ars, the updates fix some major flaws with Vista, including the notorious slow copy bug. Hibernation fixes and big updates for nVidia cards are included, too. They won't hit Windows Update for another week, but you can grab them from Microsoft directly: the compatibility and
reliability update, the performance
and reliability update.
Submission + - Wikipedia unmasks top US spy -- 15 months ago
sgml4kids writes: Yahoo News is reporting that Jose Rodriguez, head of the CIA's National Clandestine Service has unmasked himself in the months preceding his upcoming retirement. From TFA:
You probably never knew "Jose"'s real identity, unless, of course you've looked up "Director of National Clandestine Service" on Wikipedia anytime in the last 10 months or Rodriguez's own Wikipedia entry as early as 15 months ago.Rodriguez is the most important man in the U.S. spy game whose name you probably never knew. When he was mentioned publicly before now, he was referred to only as "Jose."
Finally We Get New Elements In HTML 5 378
An anonymous reader writes "Pure HTML enhancements hardly grew at all in the last eight years. Forward motion basically stopped in 1999 with HTML 4. Now the future looks bright. Recently, HTML has come back to life with HTML 5. Tons of new elements will be available for structure (article, nav, section, etc.), block semantic elements (aside, figure, dialog), and several other functions."
Submission + - Mythbuntu 7.10 Alpha 3 i386/amd64 (mythbuntu.org)
Mario Limonciello writes: "The Mythbuntu team has announced their third alpha. It includes i386 and AMD64 builds as well as a variety of features to rival other MythTV distro competitors. This release introduces an automated LIRC setup and full support for saving frontend settings to a flash drive allowing the disk to be used as frontend without a hard drive. See the mythbuntu website for more information: http://www.mythbuntu.org/node/44"
Submission + - Review: Ninja Gaiden on PS3 (wtopnews.com)
KiltedKnight writes: Washington, DC, Metro-area radio station WTOP is carrying an AP article by Matt Slagle reviewing the exclusive release of "Ninja Gaiden Sigma." The author states that it is a remake of "Ninja Gaiden Black" for the original Xbox, noting the following:
and"Sigma" does just about everything better than "Black," however, and that's saying a lot considering how uniformly excellent this action franchise originally was.
An important note: This game is hard _ brutally, unforgivingly hard in a way that only a true game junkie can appreciate.
Submission + - New Website Design for a Major Airport
An anonymous reader writes: I work for a major United States airport (think daily, large international flights as well as hundreds of direct flights across the country) and, while I will not be creating it myself, there has been a request for suggestions on the design of a new website. Primary goals are going to be to serve the public as best the site can. This means airport passengers as well as people in the surrounding cities and community, not to mention employees. What types of things should be added? What features on an airport website would make trips smoother for those Slashdotters who travel? Anything is fair game, from the broad concepts to small details.
Submission + - test subject (gazeta.ie)
Anonymous Coward writes: "fgegeg
ttesdt
test
tws
this is a test
this is 2nd line"
Submission + - Why Apple is still scared of the Zune
David Nicholas writes: "Although many of us have disregarded Microsoft's Zune digital audio player and its "squirting" activities as one of the many recent failures of the giant, maybe it has had a greater impact than most initially thought. Although hopelessly resembling a grandfather's attempt to "look cool", when Microsoft first announced the Zune in the later half of 2006, it undoubtedly sent some degree of chills down the spines of Steve Jobs and Apple. They must have originally thought that they were about to face some major competition that could seriously upset their current state of iPod paradise. Despite the flop of the Zune in the next months, as it made little-to-no impact on the lucrative market it nosedived into, there are still signs of that original panic deep inside Apple. For one thing, the mere fact that Microsoft had the weight, drive and ability to mass-produce a media device must have scared Apple. Although it has always been known that Microsoft has the power to do so, it must have been a shock to see it actually happen. Perhaps the current actions of Apple still reflect this somewhat. Apple is continuing to drive ahead with its own portable devices: the iPod and iPhone, with a desperation recently typified by the iPhone's apparent rush to market. Yet more signs of this desperation come from the lack of attention to other parts of the normally regular cycle of new products steaming out of Apple HQ. The Mac Mini, for instance, has not been updated since before the Zune arrived, possibly suggesting a change in attention. Could this be the ever slick and attractive head of Apple turning to look in the same direction as that of the hard piece of meatloaf generally known as Microsoft? Could they still be paranoid that Microsoft might one day use its designers as such companies as Dell are just starting to do? If so could it be possible for the giant to deal the killer blow to Apple and its favourite baby? Well I guess we'll just have to wait for the Zune Mark II..."
Submission + - Opensource Web Browser based on WebKit for CE Devi (sand-labs.org)
jcverdie writes: Software Editor PLEYO announces that OWB (Origyn Web Browser) is now available on an open- source basis http://www.sand-labs.org./
OWB is a web browser designed for CE devices such as mobile phones, portable media players, Set Top Boxes and TV decoders, and any other consumer electronic product (GPS, home-gateways, Web-radios, PVR, DVD recorders, wireless devices etc.)
OWB enables access to external web services such as user interface administration and animation, the whole being based on the latest web standards.
OWB architecture dramatically eases the integration in CE devices: PLEYO provides an open-source abstraction layer which enables a fast and easy implementation on targeted platforms.
OWB has significant advantages:
* OWB is based on Webkit (Apple Open-source Project), which is the worldwide reference for Web browsers technology,
* OWB is continuoulsy tested and updated by an important community of Industrials ; thus, it is equipped with the latest Web evolutions. Two versions are released per year,
* The used open-source licences (L-GPL and BSD) are permissive and free.
OWB is already available on various platforms and adopted by an arising number of Industrials.
PLEYO proposes its support and brings its expertise to Operators and Industrials who choose OWB. Moreover, the company also proposes optimized commercial applications with specific
enhancements, which provides a comprehensive end-to-end solution.
About Pleyo
Pleyo is a web-enabler for Consumer Electronic Devices and a software Editor specialized in Web Technology for mobile phones, PMPs, STBs, wireless devices, etc.
Pleyo proposes a range of bundled solutions for CEM and Operators in order to deliver contents and services on CE devices.
More details on www.pleyo.com
About Origyn Web Browser
OWB is based on Webkit, the Apple open-source Project ( www.webkit.org), which is supported and adopted by major Industrials.
OWB is a web browser designed for CE devices such as mobile phones, portable media players, Set Top Boxes and TV decoders, and any other consumer electronic product (GPS, home-gateways, Web-radios, PVR, DVD recorders, wireless devices etc.)
OWB enables access to external web services such as user interface administration and animation, the whole being based on the latest web standards.
OWB architecture dramatically eases the integration in CE devices: PLEYO provides an open-source abstraction layer which enables a fast and easy implementation on targeted platforms.
OWB has significant advantages:
* OWB is based on Webkit (Apple Open-source Project), which is the worldwide reference for Web browsers technology,
* OWB is continuoulsy tested and updated by an important community of Industrials ; thus, it is equipped with the latest Web evolutions. Two versions are released per year,
* The used open-source licences (L-GPL and BSD) are permissive and free.
OWB is already available on various platforms and adopted by an arising number of Industrials.
PLEYO proposes its support and brings its expertise to Operators and Industrials who choose OWB. Moreover, the company also proposes optimized commercial applications with specific
enhancements, which provides a comprehensive end-to-end solution.
About Pleyo
Pleyo is a web-enabler for Consumer Electronic Devices and a software Editor specialized in Web Technology for mobile phones, PMPs, STBs, wireless devices, etc.
Pleyo proposes a range of bundled solutions for CEM and Operators in order to deliver contents and services on CE devices.
More details on www.pleyo.com
About Origyn Web Browser
OWB is based on Webkit, the Apple open-source Project ( www.webkit.org), which is supported and adopted by major Industrials.
Submission + - Techtree defines how Windows 7.0 might look like (techtree.com)
Abhishek writes: "Techtree has an article on how Windows 7.0, the next version of Windows Vista might look like. Quoting from the article: "Analysts believe that while both a hypervisor and a new user interface (UI) are distinct possibilities for Windows 7.0, the former is almost a given. The reason being Microsoft would get more control over the hardware it's OS runs on by integrating a hypervisor in Windows 7.0. ""
Submission + - Want free internet? Heres how... (system666.net)
binarydata writes: Many hotels charge a ridiculous amount of money for internet (up to 15$ per 24 hours). That can add up if you are staying there for a week or two. Heres a way to get around that and get it free.
Submission + - Sen. Durbin wants input on Net Neutrality laws (openleft.com)
brahn writes: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is kicking off a four-day discussion of Net Neutrality and broadband access. Durbin writes "My hope is that over these four days, I will receive comments and suggestions that will help me draft legislation that will make the United States more competitive in terms of broadband access. Following this process, I will draft legislative language, which will be posted online, for all to view and comment on prior to its introduction." Durbin will be responding in the OpenLeft comment thread at 7pm ET this evening.
