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Submission + - 30 days with Ubuntu (linux-noob.com)

Submitted by

znx

on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @02:03PM

znx writes: "How does the hype of Ubuntu actually stand up to an existing Fedora user? This guy has been using mainly Redhat based distributions for some time and took the leap to Ubuntu for 30 days to see how it stood up. Some bits are surprising and I'll admit to learning quite a lot about Ubuntu, there is even some very nice utilities that other distributions should take heed and replicate.

All in all this teaches us something very simple, you may profess that your distribution is the "greatest" but in reality all the big GNU/Linux players are up to the challenge."

Submission + - BBC Broadcasts Goatse

Submitted by wiredog on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @01:51PM

wiredog writes: The Official Logo for the London 2012 Olympics has generated much derision, so the Beeb decided to ask for submissions for better logos...

They got this.

Register Story
Oh, and they broadcast it, too.

Submission + - Happy B-day, Apple II ...and thanks for the laughs (parade.com)

Submitted by on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @01:37PM

An anonymous reader writes: Thirty years ago today, a strange new computer was born — and with it the promise of a digital revolution. Ah, those were the days...

Submission + - Teaser trailer for Fallout 3 released (bethsoft.com)

Submitted by ichigo 2.0 on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @01:29PM

ichigo 2.0 writes: Bethesda released a teaser trailer of the upcoming Fallout 3 game today. You can view and download it from the main site, or from one of the piratebay's torrents. Now the question everyone wants answered: is it Oblivion with guns?

Submission + - iPhone to Allow 3rd Party Development (macworld.com)

Submitted by

Anarchysoft

on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @01:26PM

Anarchysoft writes: "In an exciting change from previous statements, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed at the D:All Things Digital Conference that 3rd party development will be supported on the iPhone. Questions remain as to whether the opening of the platform, slated for later this year, will be through Dashboard-like Widgets or a separate SDK."

The 10 "Inconvienient Truths" of File Sharing 587

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @01:26PM from the how-the-burn-turns dept.

54mc writes "The IFPI, an international recording industry organization, has released a list of Ten "Inconvenient Truths" of file sharing. Though the group has a vested interest, it's still an interesting read as it tears apart some of the most common arguments in favor of file sharing. Ars Technica follows up with a more thorough explanation of some of the points. 'Point five is an attempt to turn the "innovation" argument on its head. For years, pundits outside the music industry have accused labels of pandering to teens through boy bands and "manufactured" celebrities instead of being concerned with finding, producing, and releasing art. The IFPI suggests that the labels could (and would) be doing exactly that if file-swapping went away. And then there's point seven, which isn't an "inconvenient truth" at all but more of a rant against those who prefer giving copyright holders less than absolute control over reproduction rights. An "anti-copyright movement" does exist, but most of the critical voices in the debate recognize the value of copyright--and actually produce copyrighted works themselves (Lawrence Lessig, etc.).'"

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