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Submission + - Is Linux Splitting into Two Factions? (linspire.com)

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AlexGr
AlexGr writes: "Good commentary by Kevin Carmony in his Linspire Letter blog: With the recent news of several Linux vendors entering into partnership agreements with Microsoft (Novell, Linspire, Xandros), there has been much debate recently about two factions of Linux forming. Saying that Linux is going to be torn in two, makes for good press and lively debates, but this is certainly nothing new for Linux. http://www.linspire.com/linspire_letter_archives.p hp?id=49"
Privacy

Submission + - Googlebot following Gmail users?

Submitted by
omeomi
omeomi writes: "I recently set up a script that emails URL's with unique id's to users of a mailing list that I maintain. When users click on the URL in their email, they are directed to a private page on my website, and their username and IP address is logged. However, I noticed that when the user is a Gmail user, their IP address is always followed by a Googlebot-IP address (confirmed with whois). It appears that the Googlebot follows Gmail users when they click on links in their emails. I wonder, what does it do with this information? Is it used only for Gmail-advertising, or are these pages that I've intended to be private and unique being indexed by Google? Has anybody else experienced this?"
Windows

Submission + - File-Sharing on Windows Vista (slyck.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: There has been a lot of hysteria and misinformation regarding the compatibility of P2P clients with Microsoft Vista. Slyck.com explores this issue in depth, and tests many of the most popular clients on Vista. The results are surprising, as few problems were encountered.
Biotech

Submission + - Dentist helps solve mummy mystery (thestar.com)

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Raver32
Raver32 writes: "Egyptian archaeologists say they have identified the mummy of Hatshepsut, the only woman to rule ancient Egypt while the kingdom was at the height of its power. The mummy was discovered more than a century ago in a humble tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings, but suspicion it was the female pharaoh was hard to prove. New CT scans of the mummy and its internal organs confirm its identity, said Zahi Hawass, Egypt's chief archaeologist."
Graphics

Submission + - ATI Ships 2600 and 2400 Series DX10 Cards

Submitted by
ThinSkin
ThinSkin writes: "After the long wait for its high-end DirectX 10-compatible graphics cards, the HD 2900 series, ATI today released its lower end versions, the HD 2600 XT and Pro, and the HD 2400. ExtremeTech has analysis and benchmarks for the 2600 cards up. As with Nvidia's low-end 7600 DX10 cards, performance in DX10 games just isn't there. One nice improvement with these cards, however, is that they're a lot cooler and therefore quieter than the 2900s. According to ATI reps, the cards will fall into these price ranges: HD 2600 XT: $119 — $149; HD 2600 Pro: $89 — $99; HD 2400 XT: $75 — $85; and HD 2400 Pro: $50 — $55."
Google

Submission + - Google loses anti-trust battle with Microsoft (themoneytimes.com)

Submitted by
Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward writes: "Google lost its recent antitrust battle with Microsoft on Tuesday when a US District Court judge overseeing latter company's antitrust settlement declined to accept Internet search giant's request to extend the US government oversight of Microsoft's antitrust efforts. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who was scheduled to review the report in a hearing on June 26, in her ruling, refused to consider Google's petition to have the agreement extended beyond November, when major parts of it expire."
Operating Systems

Submission + - 77% of top 500 supercomputers run Linux (archive.org)

Submitted by
christian.einfeldt
christian.einfeldt writes: "The Top500.org site has released its twice-annually compiled list of the market share held by various operating systems on high end computers, as measured by the widely used LINPACK Benchmark. The most recently released figures show GNU/Linux dominating the list heavily, with 77.8% market share, as opposed to 12.0% for general Unix variants, 0.8% for BSD, 0.6% for Mac Os, and Windows trailing at 0.4%. Top500.org claims that its list is generated 'with the help of high-performance computer experts, computational scientists, manufacturers, and the Internet community in general who responded to a questionnaire we sent out'."
Classic Games (Games)

Submission + - The Debut Of Street Fighter & Other Arcade Tal (snackbar-games.com)

Submitted by
Shodan
Shodan writes: "Snackbar Games has posted the first in a new monthly series looking back at arcades 20 years ago. This first feature covers the top games at the time as reported by RePlay magazine, as well as an interview with American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) president Frank Ballouz, and how Capcom unveiled a wacky new game by the name of Street Fighter to the press at a local boxing ring."
Movies

Submission + - Michael Moore Boosts Piracy of "SiCKO"-- H

Submitted by
remove office
remove office writes: "Self-described muck-raking filmmaker Michael Moore has embraced an internet leak of his new health care documentary "SiCKO," even before the film hits theaters on June 29th. Moore, who has been a harsh critic of the MPAA in the past, said "I'm just happy that people get to see my movies. I'm not a big supporter of the copyright laws in this country." He also said piracy ultimately helps artists, and recalled how he was introduced to one of his favorite bands (The Clash), after somebody gave him a pirated casette tape (he says he later bought all their albums and attended paid to attend their concerts). Still, Moore hoped people would see the film in theaters anyways: "I wanted to do something for your laptop or your iPod, I would go do that. But I've chosen obviously to make things that I want seen on a big screen.""
Red Hat Software

Submission + - Red Hat Beats Estimates

Submitted by
head_dunce
head_dunce writes: "After these last few months of Microsoft, Novell, and Oracle unleashing some serious business battles against Red Hat, the question has been if Red Hat could survive. Today Red Hat announced profits were up 17% year-over-year which may finally answer the question: Linux is ready.

It was really interesting to watch an open source company fend off big money in these last few months. I think one of the most unique strategies I saw was the Red Hat Challenge which a good friend of mine participated in. Overall, Matthew Szulik posed the question to 344 teams of grad students across the world: "What do we do now?!?!" (Not in those exact words, but you get the idea.) Almost as if the open source idea has evolved to involve more than just the open code but now also includes business strategies. Hats off to Red Hat — keep it up guys!"
Google

Submission + - Google Earth Used for Philanthropy

Submitted by
Dekortage
Dekortage writes: "Yesterday, Google launched Google Earth Outreach. As reported, this is "an initiative... to help charities and other nonprofit groups use maps and satellite images to raise awareness, recruit volunteers and encourage donations." As an executive at the U.N. Foundation said, "There's nothing like the power of information to make people understand the urgency of action." It's good to see Google enabling its technology for charitable purposes."
Handhelds

Submission + - iPhone is Out! (youtube.com)

Submitted by
hotsauce
hotsauce writes: "Well, in China anyway. And perhaps take the logos and desktop with a grain of salt. The popularity of the unreleased device has already spawned a pretty good copy (given the amount of time they had to engineer a clone). Is this the strongest indication yet of the coming popularity of the iPhone, or will the clones steal the market from Apple?"

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