Comment: Piece of cake (Score 1) 176
Just dig your old Commodore 64 out of the ground, and dial up a BBS.
+ - Green buildings make employees see red->
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b.foster writes "'Forget about having your own printer, coffee pot or a mini-refrigerator in your office. Heck, you can forget about having your own office, too, because you'll probably get assigned a modular desk in a big, open space.' Network World reports that more and more, companies are asking employees to sacrifice comfort at work for the sake of the environment (and the bottom line)."
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+ - Users, Web developers vent over IE7
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Spinlock_1977 writes "ComputerWorld is running a story about developers frustration with IE 7, and Microsoft's upcoming plans (or lack thereof) for it. From the article:
But the most pointed comment came from someone labeled only as dk. "You all continue to underestimate the dramatic spillover effect this poor developer experience has had and will continue to have on your other products and services. Let me drive this point home. I am a front-end programmer and a co-founder of a start-up. I can tell you categorically that my team won't download and play with Silverlight ... won't build a Live widget ... won't consider any Microsoft search or ad products in the future."
But the most pointed comment came from someone labeled only as dk. "You all continue to underestimate the dramatic spillover effect this poor developer experience has had and will continue to have on your other products and services. Let me drive this point home. I am a front-end programmer and a co-founder of a start-up. I can tell you categorically that my team won't download and play with Silverlight
+ - DirecTV DVR Alleged to Violate GPL 1
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Linux_Crusader writes "A while back, the new HR20 DVR (Tivo clone) from DirecTV was found to be running uClinux 2.4.29. Unfortunately, hot on the heels of the Monsoon lawsuit, DirecTV has put in place a policy that they will not provide GPL sources under any circumstances. Instead they will just snail-mail you a copy of the GPL license when you request the code. What do we as a community need to do to better educate corporate Linux users?"
+ - EFF Proposes Simple Alternative for RIAA and P2P-> 2
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Damon Tog writes "EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) proposes a $5/month, Non-DRM, all-you-can eat, digital buffet.
Why not?"
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- It's cheap.
- It's easy.
- Artists get paid.
Why not?"
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