Roman Mamedov - Slashdot User

Submission + - Russian Google Competitor Embraces Open Source 1

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rm

on Saturday September 06, 2008 @01:22PM

rm writes: "Internet search and mail provider Yandex, which many view to be the Google's main competitor in Russia, recently has added an instant messaging capability to its mail notifier application Ya.Online. As it turns out, the IM service is based on the open XMPP protocol, with connectivity to all other public Jabber servers available from day one. MacOS X and GNU/Linux versions of the app were also released (complete with sources under the GPL) and are determined to be based on the Psi IM client. Yandex looks to be a firm believer in open-source, also running a mirror site for FOSS and actively promoting its branded version of Firefox. Here's hoping that its affair with XMPP will help eliminate ICQ's enormous foothold in Russia."

Submission + - Gigabyte blasts ASUS over "green" motherbo (tomshardware.co.uk)

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rm

on Friday May 16, 2008 @10:04AM

rm writes: "An article at Tom's Hardware is shedding light on a presentation done by a motherboard maker Gigabyte, accusing their competitor ASUS of lies and false advertising. "According to Asus, motherboards labeled with an EPU logo contain an "Asus Energy Processing Unit." Essentially, these motherboards are supposed to contain components designed specifically to lower power consumption and provide better electrical efficiency. Gigabyte engineers pointed out that the "EPU" chip on Asus motherboards do no processing at all and does not control any hardware functions on any part of the motherboard. Gigabyte goes as far as saying that the EPU chip is "fake", and Asus was "playing numbers marketing" and "cheating end users.""

Submission + - Sealand bought by a Kazakh writer?

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rm

on Tuesday January 16, 2007 @05:03AM

rm writes: "According to Russian-language news site CentrAsia (translation), a Kazakh writer Daniyar Ashimbaev, with support from unnamed Kazakh company, on 10-th January, had purchased Principality of Sealand. He plans to move to live there, despite that only 3 of 16 living rooms of Sealand's only platform are left intact after recent fire. Daniyar says his sponsors helped him to buy Sealand as an advertisement venture, and soon their trademark signs will be placed on billboards on top of Sealand's platform. The writer also said that he hopes to make Sealand a forepost of Kazakh culture on the west, and make Kazakh and Russian the official state languages of Sealand."

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