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Submission + - SCO goes for Groklaw. Again...

Submitted by beav007
beav007 writes: SCO has subpoenaed Pamela Jones of Groklaw again.

According to this article on TheRegister,

The attempted deposition will be seen by many as SCO's latest gambit to unmask Jones, who, it has claimed, to be in reality a group of IBM employees or an individual paid by IBM to portray SCO in an unfavorable light. Quoting press articles, SCO's action claims IBM "funneled" between $40,000 and $50,000 into Groklaw, which tracks the minutiae of SCO's cases against Novell and IBM. Also cited as proof of bias is the fact Groklaw is hosted for free on IBM servers at ibiblio.org. According to SCO, Jones has important information and has avoided its subpoenas by going on holiday.
Censorship

Submission + - Thailand blocks YouTube

Submitted by
patiwat
patiwat writes: "Thailand's military government has blocked local access to YouTube on the grounds that the site contained a video was insulting to King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Insulting the King or members of his Privy Council are serious crimes in Thailand. Thailand joins the ranks of Turkey and Brazil in the list of countries that have blocked the popular video sharing website."
Music

Submission + - Will AAC become next industry standard?

Submitted by
stivi
stivi writes: " BusinessWeek writes: "Apple's recent deal with EMI to sell DRM-free songs from the publisher's catalog on iTunes may clinch the iPod's AAC format as the industry standard". The article talks about possible reasons why AAC might marginalize WMA. There are plenty of players that can play AAC already. What would happen if more labels would follow the step of providing DRM-free music, possibly with higher quality?"
Windows

Submission + - Vista: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Submitted by
Lee Alexander
Lee Alexander writes: "I guess Vista reviews are now a little belated, but I believe that just like a fine wine, it's worth waiting a little longer before opening the bottle, in this case writing the review. I've been using Vista since last November and thought I'd share my personal opinion of it with the blogosphere. I took the plunge early on with all the pain that inevitibly happens with new software."
Media

The Best VHS Capture System Using Free Software? 85

Posted by Cliff from the preserve-your-shows-from-the-80s-and-90s dept.
mrcgran asks: "I have been trying to find the best solution to transfer VHS tapes to a digital format using Free Software only. I would like to lose as little as possible in the conversion, sampling optimally, minimizing noise and being in control of every step of the process. Storage is not a problem. I'm expecting to use around 5GB+ for each hour of raw captured footage." If you were going to build a VHS capture system using Free Software, how would you do it?
Software

Submission + - Still Using Webalizer?

Submitted by
hamesh
hamesh writes: "I can't believe how many folks and web hosts still use Webalizer. Good article with some recommended alternatives.

"...Webalizer is the default tool provided by most hosting providers (Any CPanel users out there? This means you!), not because it is particularly useful to their customers, but because it has several advantages for them over much better and more current tools. Namely, it's free, fast and light on your host's system resources. Meaning, they can include it with your hosting package and it scales nicely as they add more customers, all with no expensive licensing costs. What you probably aren't aware of is there hasn't been a new version and haven't been any updates to Webalizer since 2002."
http://seo.belchfire.net/search-engine-optimizatio n/dont-tell-me-youre-still-using-webalizer"
Security

Submission + - Researcher Has New Attack For Embedded Devices

Submitted by
tinkertim
tinkertim writes: "Computerworld is reporting that a researcher at Juniper has discovered an interesting vulnerability that can be used to compromise ARM and Xscale based electronic devices such as many popular routers and mobile phones. According to the article, the vulnerability would allow hackers to execute code and compromise personal information or re-direct internet traffic at the router level. Juniper plans to demonstrate not only the researcher's discovery, but also how he managed to use a common JTAG developed Boundary Scan to discover the vulnerability at this month's CanSecWest conference in hopes of shifting more of the black hat community to looking at devices instead of software."
Censorship

Submission + - Malaysia may require bloggers to register

Submitted by
Carlinya
Carlinya writes: "Bloggers using locally hosted websites may be asked to register with the authorities, says a Malaysian Deputy Minister in a local daily. There were a lot of avenues for anyone to host websites with malicious content which could harm the country's security, he says. Coming on the heels of this story, I find it ridiculous to believe the Minister's claims."
Microsoft

Submission + - ODF Standardization Process Suspended in Malaysia

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: In a surprising move that has dismayed open standards supporters in Malaysia, the Malaysian Standardization National Body (SIRIM) has suspended standardization discussions on the OpenDocument Format. ODF was proposed as a voluntary Malaysian standard a year ago but discussions have languished at the technical body level with Microsoft Malaysia as the singular voice of opposition. The document format battles have gotten plenty of press in Malaysia in recent weeks with Microsoft Malaysia publicly accusing IBM of orchestrating ODF and anti-OOXML strategies in Malaysia without any proof. The SIRIM CEO agrees with Microsoft as much when he claims that "ODF supporters" are "proxies of international bodies with a business interest in promoting ODF" which led to his unilateral decision in suspending the standardization process. Microsoft employees blogging the document format battles are cheering the latest developments. This is the second setback in the last 6 months for open source and open standard initiatives in the country and there are fears that Microsoft lobbying is driving the Malaysian initiatives down the path of Massachusetts.
Security

Submission + - How are you dumping the pumpers?

Submitted by
tinkertim
tinkertim writes: "Greetings fellow Slashdotters, I'm writing to Slashdot because I am at my wits end with trying to curtail the endless flood of pump and dump stock spam. I just can't seem to hold it back any longer using my favorite tools which have been tried and true for the last five years, like Spam Assassin. I was holding ground, but the latest waves are flying right through everything I put up to stop them. I have tried DNSBL's (free ones), many tweaks to Spam Assassin, some home brew mods to help look at the images contained in them, blocking all known bogon IP ranges and more. No combination of tactics I try seems to hold these crooks at bay any longer while leaving e-mail still functional. The servers I manage are often small, ill equipped to deal with the brute force methods these spammers emplore. Even worse, most of my users *must* have a catch-all email and keep it relatively spam free. My last resort is turning to some appliances to help block it out. I know that there is no magic bullet, and so do the users who are most effected. To compound the issue, the servers are located in 20+ different facilities scattered about the globe. I can't buy one *really good* appliance to use for everyone. My clients lease their own gear where they choose, Its impossible for me to centralize e-mail for everyone. I'm looking for a solution to protect about 100 mailboxes which will need to be deployed 20 or so times. Ideally, Im able to find a small appliance that can help me get the abuse down to a dull roar. So many choices are out there and so many simply can't hold a candle against the botnets sending this junk. Spam-A does a wonderful job, other than the pump and dumps. I just need something to help it. What devices or paid DNSBL's would you recommend that can help me dump the pumpers? My clients don't make a ton of money, but their on-line businesses pay their rent. They have a right to working e-mail, and I'd really like to try to help them without breaking the piggybank. Many thanks in advance for your suggestions, time and links."
Microsoft

EU Rejects Microsoft Royalty Proposal 274

Posted by samzenpus from the no-money-for-you dept.
pallmall1 writes "According to MSNBC, The Financial Times has reported that the EU is going to drastically reduce or even eliminate Microsoft's proposed royalties on interoperability information required to be released by the EU's antitrust ruling issued three years ago. According to a confidential EU document, "Microsoft will be forced to hand over to rivals what the group claims is sensitive and valuable technical information about its Windows operating system for next to no compensation...". Even Neil Barrett, the expert picked by both Microsoft and the EU to oversee Microsoft's compliance with the 2004 ruling, says a zero percent royalty would be 'better.'"

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