Comment Since we are always recipients of the code... (Score 1) 633
GPL protects the freedom of the many (the *recipients*),
since almost all *producers* are recipients of code for any used libs.
Submission + - Crackdown on Greek blog, excuse for Anonimity law (dontkissthefrog.net)
sperxios10 writes: "A new censoring-effort in Greece erupted, (after having illegalized gaming), due to a Google-aided identity revelation
of a Greek blog owner and journalist(EL) due to felony allegations for black-mailing, and it steadily evolves into Mass-Media Frenzy about the Anonymity and the Defamation through blogs. The TV channels are aggressively seeking to demonize the Internet while the Government announced that it will pass a new law(EL) limiting the Anonymity of "Journaling Blogs", and almost all political parties seem to agree, with the exception of a left-wing party(EL).
Although the initial evidence seem to exonerate the blog-owner, he was laid-off from the news-paper he worked (the same happend to a friend of his, who was the seignior secretary at the Ministry of Economy(EL)). The initial felony allegations were based on just 2 mails demanding money (sent from an unknown and unrelated account) in exchange for not publishing infos on the blog, and many believe that they were just used as an excuse for Google to reveal the blog-owner's identity (here is another view)
That blog(EL) has been widely criticized for not moderating comments that anonymously accuse public figures and as many as 100 defamation-plaintiffs had been filed against the blog the last 16 months (among them, those of Finance Minister's and Merchant Marine Minister's), and 50 more were allegedly filed since the owner-identities became known.
At the same time the blog had evolved into an unofficial news-paper, revealing important evidences or clues about many recent scandals plaguing Greek politicians.
There are already suggestions for demonstrations against the new law.
(marked with (EL) links are in Greek, international press has not catch-up yet)"
Although the initial evidence seem to exonerate the blog-owner, he was laid-off from the news-paper he worked (the same happend to a friend of his, who was the seignior secretary at the Ministry of Economy(EL)). The initial felony allegations were based on just 2 mails demanding money (sent from an unknown and unrelated account) in exchange for not publishing infos on the blog, and many believe that they were just used as an excuse for Google to reveal the blog-owner's identity (here is another view)
That blog(EL) has been widely criticized for not moderating comments that anonymously accuse public figures and as many as 100 defamation-plaintiffs had been filed against the blog the last 16 months (among them, those of Finance Minister's and Merchant Marine Minister's), and 50 more were allegedly filed since the owner-identities became known.
At the same time the blog had evolved into an unofficial news-paper, revealing important evidences or clues about many recent scandals plaguing Greek politicians.
There are already suggestions for demonstrations against the new law.
(marked with (EL) links are in Greek, international press has not catch-up yet)"
Submission + - Is JCP neccessary for the open-source JDK 7? (jroller.com)
sperxios10 writes: "When Jean-Marie Dautelle asked about Java Committee Process and How to make it better?,
Stephen Colebourne asked back: Is the JCP broken?.
Stephen based some of his assumptions on the controversy surrounding Java 7's modularization efforts and miss-communications of Sun with OSGi group. He initially suggested 5 remedies, such as "... a guarantee 20%, or maybe 25%, of seats to individuals", but eventually concluded:
Stephen based some of his assumptions on the controversy surrounding Java 7's modularization efforts and miss-communications of Sun with OSGi group. He initially suggested 5 remedies, such as "... a guarantee 20%, or maybe 25%, of seats to individuals", but eventually concluded:
The real solution would be to redefine Java as a core kernel, and an OSGi module system, with a central repository of modules that could be downloaded on demand. Vendors could then group together ad hoc to build new modules for everything from date-time to JSF. The market would then decide the winners. Thus the JCP would simply be the guardian of the language syntax and core libraries, an actually manageable task!
Does this proposal make any sense to you?"
Submission + - Futures market for gaming can help the industry
An anonymous reader writes: A futures market for gaming has opened to predict the success of console hardware and games software. For gamers, this plays like fantasy football for video games in which you compete with friends or the world in your picks for a portfolio of game stocks.
For the video game industry, the simExchange can be much more. 1UP says: "Futures markets are (natch) eerily prescient when it comes to divining the future, and there isn't a company out there who wouldn't give its eye teeth for the chance to score an accurate assessment of their game or console in the public eye. simExchange isn't a tool for you and me so much as it is a tool for companies who seek to gauge public opinion before making their marketing or production decisions. Because futures markets can fluctuate as quickly as word-of-mouth, a piece of news — such as the release of a new demo, or the admission of a launch date pushback — can drastically effect how a game will perform when it hits the salesroom floor. simExchange offers companies the opportunity to watch their game's 'stock price' rise or fall in 'real-time' in the minds of gamers everywhere (and adjust accordingly) each time they do something right or wrong."
For the video game industry, the simExchange can be much more. 1UP says: "Futures markets are (natch) eerily prescient when it comes to divining the future, and there isn't a company out there who wouldn't give its eye teeth for the chance to score an accurate assessment of their game or console in the public eye. simExchange isn't a tool for you and me so much as it is a tool for companies who seek to gauge public opinion before making their marketing or production decisions. Because futures markets can fluctuate as quickly as word-of-mouth, a piece of news — such as the release of a new demo, or the admission of a launch date pushback — can drastically effect how a game will perform when it hits the salesroom floor. simExchange offers companies the opportunity to watch their game's 'stock price' rise or fall in 'real-time' in the minds of gamers everywhere (and adjust accordingly) each time they do something right or wrong."
Feed Nokia Siemens Networks drops the axe on 9000 jobs (engadget.com)
Filed under: Wireless, Networking
While this doesn't come as a huge surprise -- this layoff was predicted last year -- it still hurts to see such massive cutbacks in an industry held so near and dear to our hearts. Apparently 2,900 jobs in Germany and 1,700 in Finland will be cut on the road to finding savings to the tune of $2 billion by 2010. The final cut will be about 9,000 employees which is roughly 15 percent of the joint venture's workforce of 60,000. The joint venture was founded to help both companies compete with the likes of Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent with 5 major business units focusing on Radio Access, Broadband Access, Service Core and Applications, IP / Transport, and Operations Support Systems. Of course, the verdict is still out on how successful this venture will ultimately be, but Nokia's track record in the mobile space has been strong for as many years as we care to remember.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Submission + - Get Closure with JavaScript Memory Leaks
An anonymous reader writes: Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are the two Web browsers most commonly associated with memory leaks in JavaScript. The culprit in both browsers is the component object model used to manage DOM objects. This article explains how circular references can lead to memory leaks in JavaScript, particularly when combined with closures. You'll see several common memory leak patterns involving circular references and some easy ways to work around them.
Journal Journal: Anarcho-Syndicalism 1
A business - including especially a joint stock corporation - is nothing but a small government. In the case of a joint stock corporation, this is literally true - they are created with a constitution by a writ of one or another "real" government.
Some forms of anarchist thinking maintain that such institutions should be demolished entirely. This is not the position of anarcho-syndicalist thinkers, which is:
New Tech to Help Prevent Hearing Loss? 162
Wired is reporting that Blomberg is working on an invention to help users maintain a greater control over the volume output of portable music devices. Many people have expressed a growing concern about hearing loss in recent years due to the increased use of headphones and exposure to loud music. From the article: "Les Blomberg, executive director of the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse, described hearing loss with a nice analogy: 'If you have a field of grass and you walk on it, you compress the grass and it bends down over the night, and in a few days, it springs back up and is OK again. But if you keep doing that over and over, you wear a path in it. And that's kind of what happens with hearing loss.'"
Inside a TFT Monitor 33
Keith Williams writes "Ever wondered what's inside your TFT monitor? Bit-Tech took one apart and stripped it down to the panel to find out. There's also some great explanation of the technology that goes into your desktop display."
Microsoft To Construct iPod/DS/PSP Killer 318
Karsten writes "According to The Mercury News Microsoft is developing a PSP/DS/GBA/iPod-killer. J. Allard is leading the project." J. Allard is the man behind the Xbox, and from looking at the article it sounds like it's at least a year before this device, if it hits daylight, would be coming.
