Comment Re:Well this is obvious... (Score 1) 480
I'm generally a Microsoft booster, but I found your post almost as funny as the VCR comment. I think the AC who called you a troll is the real troll.
Journal Journal: The One Scheduler 2
It seems that Linus has given approval to merge Con Kolivas's new super cool process scheduler into mainline.
The 2.6 version of the process scheduler has been a mixed blessing from the beginning. This scheduler has the potential to fix the last(only?) significant regression incurred in the 2.4 to 2.6 transition.
Submission + - Fedora Core 6 hits 2 million installs
spevack writes: "Fedora Core 6 reached 2 million installations on Monday, approximately 4.5 months after its release. This number is based on unique IP addresses that connect back to Fedora's servers for updates, with more detailed discussion on their wiki's statistics page."
Submission + - Lego MMOG
syguy writes: "According to a press release by Colorado-based NetDevil, they are partnering with Lego Group to create a "massively multiplayer online gaming experience to further engage its [Lego's] dedicated and active community". Lego MMOG is due out in 2008."
Submission + - Switching your Linux systems to the new DST
editingwhiz writes: ""Spring forward; Fall back." That's the way the saying goes. Some years I get it backwards, but I eventually catch on. I've never had to worry about my PCs getting it wrong before, though. Now, with the recent changes in the Daylight Savings Time (DST) rules, I do. Fortunately, there are ways to make sure that both my Linux computers and I get the new rules right. Explanation at Linux-Watch.com."
Submission + - Making a Ruckus in the Music Business
Jonathan writes: As college students all over the country devoured pirated music and movie files, Herndon-based Ruckus Network formed more than two years ago to provide a legal way for kids to get their download fix. The concept: Put entertainment files on a server and park it on a college campus — for a licensing fee — so students could download legitimate media files. They've updated their business model since then, and now anyone with an e-mail address that ends in ".edu" will now have free access to 2.1 million music tracks — all supported by advertising, on the website and on the proprietary player. The advertising is sufficient because the record labels have allowed Ruckus lower licensing fees than usual in exchange for a possibility to win college students back to legitimate sources of music. Or will this just verify college students' expectations that music should be free?
Bookmark Christian Group Prepares To Mark Wii as 'Porn Portal' (slashdot.org)
Feed Jesus Claim Hangs on a Name (wired.com)
Submission + - Webmail at Work
rtobyr writes: "I don't allow users at my organization to use any third party e-mail. When users complain, I point out that we can't control the security policies of outside systems. End users tend to think that big business will of course have good security; so I ran a test of the "Big Four:" Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, AOL/AIM Mail, and GMail. Yahoo Mail was the only webmail provider to allow delivery of a VBS script. GMail was the only provider to block a zipped VBS script.
End users also tend to think that a big business would never pull security features out from under their customers. We Slashdotters know that AOL and Microsoft have both compromised the security of their customers. I don't know of any security related bad press for Yahoo or Google.
Three of my Big Four either allow VBS attachments or have a poor security track records. So my Ask Slashdot question is this: If you are a network administrator, do you limit your users' ability to use third party e-mail, and if so, do you allow for GMail or other providers that you've deemed to have secure systems and repuations?"
