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Submission + - AG Gonzales : "attempted" piracy should be (com.com)

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TechForensics

on Thursday June 28, 2007 @09:46PM

TechForensics writes: "Gonzales: It's time to punish 'attempted' piracy

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9736941-7.html?ta g=nefd.only

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales created quite a stir last month when he called for an aggressive rewrite of criminal copyright laws, including prison time for "attempted" copyright infringement, life behind bars for pirated software use, and more expansive wiretap authority in piracy investigations.

If anyone doubted his seriousness about that dramatic plan, look no further than the text of a speech the official delivered in Seattle on Wednesday. See http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/speeches/2007/ag_speech_07 0627.html"

Submission + - The Distro Jungle

Submitted by LinucksGirl on Thursday June 28, 2007 @08:51PM

LinucksGirl writes: People new to Linux are often confused by the large number of distributions there are to choose from. The good news is that you can safely ignore most of them. This article helps you cut through the confusion of choosing a Linux Distribution your exploration — and helps you understand just what it is you've chosen.

Submission + - Apple gives all employees an free 8GB iPhone

Submitted by

sie

on Thursday June 28, 2007 @08:01PM

sie writes: "Think Secret is reporting that one of the the things announced at Steve Jobs's town hall meeting was that every Apple employee, both full-time and temporary will receive a complimentary iPhone. According to Yahoo! Finance, Apple has 17,787 full-time employees. Think Secret also go on to say that they've heard from some of their sources who are saying the iPhone will have an AppleCare extended two-year warranty option for $69, but not at launch."

Submission + - Steve Jobs says: Free iPhones for Apple employees (phaedo.cx)

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phaedo00

on Thursday June 28, 2007 @08:00PM

phaedo00 writes: "Jacqui Cheng at Ars Technica has the exclusive scoop on what Steve Jobs told to Apple employees in a private, internal session this morning: "Steve opened up with how he believes that the iPhone will change the mobile space forever. He said that when the Mac first came out, people talked about how some day, every computer would work that way, and the same would be true of the iPhone... Someone from the audience asked whether Apple was concerned about cannibalization of business from the iPod with the introduction of the iPhone, and Steve answered that if there's going to be cannibalization of Apple, they want it to be by Apple. He also answered a question about "why EDGE?", saying that EDGE is more pervasive than 3G networks and that 3G chips are also power hogs." There's a bunch more in the full write-up and it's very interesting."

Submission + - ESR gives up on Fedora

Submitted by

greginnj

on Thursday February 22, 2007 @11:49AM

greginnj writes: "Noted Linux evangelist Eric S. Raymond (ESR) has publicly announced that he is giving up on Fedora and switching to Ubuntu: http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2 007-February/msg01006.html Not content to alert RedHat alone, it appears he has also sent out press releases to alert the media: http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/21/13402 37 . The announcement has already drawn smackbacks from David Cantrell of RedHat and Alan Cox."

Submission + - Our customers demand Linux

Submitted by rolfc on Thursday February 22, 2007 @11:41AM

rolfc writes: The OMXgroup, maker of systems for financial markets says in Computer Sweden that their next generation of software, Genium, will run on Linux since the customers demand it. The article in Swedish states that it is not the technical differences that is the reason but the fact that it is an open and competitive platform, and their customers has given clear signals that they want to run Linux.

Submission + - Junk Faxes

Submitted by olddoc on Thursday February 22, 2007 @11:31AM

olddoc writes: I am having a growing problem with junk faxes. Unlike email, it costs me money when I get a fax so junk faxes really tick me off. A while ago, I gave my number to a removal number and now I am getting more junk faxes than ever! Does anyone know how to make them pay? What devious methods can I use to get even? Can I sign up for a phone number that will drive up their costs when I call the toll free removal number? What have other readers done?

Submission + - South African government to switch to Linux

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 22, 2007 @11:28AM

An anonymous reader writes: Looks like the South Africa government is planning to switch all government departments over to open source computer software instead of using Microsoft systems Seems to make sense and all for the country that spawned Ubuntu

Submission + - AT&T and BellSouth to Merge...Here comes Ma Be

Submitted by kangdangalang on Thursday February 22, 2007 @11:20AM

kangdangalang writes: News is amuck about a merger between AT&T and BellSouth AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS) announced today an agreement to merge the two companies, a combination that will create a more effective and efficient provider in the wireless, broadband, video, voice and data markets. The merger will streamline the ownership and operations of Cingular Wireless, which is jointly owned by AT&T and BellSouth. The new company will be more innovative, nimble and efficient, providing benefits to customers by combining the Cingular, BellSouth and AT&T networks into a single fully integrated wireless and wireline Internet Protocol network offering a full range of advanced solutions. Seems like AT&T is trying to reacquire all the baby bells to get back to being the communications supergiant of decades past, do you think this will be allowed by the FCC or will this get shot down because of fear of AT&T becoming a monopoly once again?

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