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aunt edna writes:
Microsoft is asking open-source software users to pay royalties on 235 alleged patent violations.
http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?news id=8817
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aunt edna writes:
The Register reports that Sun seems to have caught a Microsoft infection:
http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/03/13/netbeans_ phone_home/
It's not clear whether or not users are prompted to allow such internet access back to Sun. Given the typical user of NetBeans would be a bit savvy (uh-oh), firewall alerts should have been noticed — or does it just look like Java's going off to check for an update?
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aunt edna writes:
Pushed by the advent of Vista, my PC is heading off to Linux.
One of the many benefits I have enjoyed over the years from using Windows has been the availability of good games. (ok, you can re-phrase)
What games that run on Linux would slash-dotters recommend?
All types welcome — strategy, fps, whatever.
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aunt edna writes:
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2006/10/27/myspa ce_accounts_compromised_by_phishers.html
Oh, I can't be bothered writing a story ... here:
"Netcraft has discovered that the social networking site, MySpace, appears to have been compromised by phishers who have presented a spoof login form on the main site. This modified login form is designed to submit the victim's username and password to a remote server hosted in France."
Time-lined Posted by Paul Mutton at 12:51 PM UTC on Oct 27, 2006
Enjoy!
