digitalderbs - Slashdot User

Submission + - Netflix's Roku Releases GPL software

Submitted by digitalderbs on Thursday July 03, 2008 @08:19AM

digitalderbs writes: The Netflix player company, Roku, has released their software under the GPL, as required by the GPL of the software the Roku player uses. Could this lead to software players on other platforms? They, however, imply that not all of their software has been GPL'ed.

"Certain components of the software included with the Netflix Player by Roku are subject to separate license terms, including "free" or "open source" software ("Separately Licensed Code"). As required by the terms of the relevant Separately Licensed Code licenses, Roku makes the "free" and "open source" code provided under such licenses, and Roku's modifications to such code, available on Roku's website, at no charge. If you believe any additional source code files should be provided under the applicable open source license, please contact us at support@roku.com and provide in detail the product or code module in question."

Submission + - Favorite books

Submitted by digitalderbs on Friday February 29, 2008 @12:19AM

digitalderbs writes: In reading comments on Slashdot, I've discovered many interesting books. Some of my finds include The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich and Design Patterns by Gamma, Helm, Johnson and Vlissides. What are your favorite fiction and non-fiction books and why? I'm hoping we can share those gems in our library collections.

Submission + - MIT Dean of Admissions Fired for Lying on Resume

Submitted by digitalderbs on Friday April 27, 2007 @10:09AM

digitalderbs writes: CNN is reporting that the MIT dean of admissions has been fired for falsifying her resume 28 years ago. She misrepresented degrees from Albany Medical College, Rensellaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College. Despite not having these credentials, she was well recognized for her service at the university :

Jones was named dean of admissions at MIT in 1997 and received MIT's highest award for administrators, the "MIT Excellence Award for Leading Change." She was also the 2006 winner of the "Gordon Y Billard Award" given "for special service of outstanding merit" performed for the school.

Submission + - Time Magazine Person of the Year : You (Internet)

Submitted by digitalderbs on Sunday December 17, 2006 @01:48PM

digitalderbs writes: CNN is covering the Time Magazine person of the year.. you. In the December 25th 2006 issue of Time, the article will discuss how the biggest story of 2006 is the revolution on the internet : blogging, YouTube, myspace, facebook, wikipedia and so on. From the article :
"It's a story about community and collaboration on a scale never seen before. It's about the cosmic compendium of knowledge Wikipedia and the million-channel people's network YouTube and the online metropolis MySpace. It's about the many wresting power from the few and helping one another for nothing and how that will not only change the world, but also change the way the world changes...The new Web is a very different thing. It's a tool for bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter."

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