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Submission + - Is Adobe spying on CS3 users? (uneasysilence.com) 2

Submitted by henrypijames on Saturday December 29, 2007 @12:19PM

henrypijames writes: For months, users of Adobe Creative Suite 3 have been wondering why some of the applications regularly connect to 192.168.112.2o7.net which looks a lot like a private IP address but is actually a public domain address belonging to the web analytics company Omniture. Now allegations of user spying are getting louder, prompting Adobe Photoshop product manager John Nack to respond, though many remain unsatisfied with his explanation.

Submission + - Convincing the Military to Embrace Open Source (linuxinsider.com)

Submitted by drewmoney on Saturday December 29, 2007 @12:19PM

drewmoney writes: Misconceptions about open source software have made many U.S. Defense Department sectors reluctant to employ this technology. Although a 2003 department policy allows its use, many still believe that open source software poses an increased security risk to networks and that it is not supported as well as commercial products.

Submission + - Dutch government adopts open code and standards (google.com)

Submitted by

christian.einfeldt

on Thursday December 13, 2007 @11:37PM

christian.einfeldt writes: "The Dutch government has set a target date of April 2008 for its agencies to start using open standards-based software, the Netherlands Economic Affairs Ministry said Thursday, according to a 14 December 2007 Associated Press article by Toby Sterling. Government organizations will still be able to use proprietary software and formats but will have to justify it under the new policy, ministry spokesman Edwin van Scherrenburg said. Microsoft Netherlands spokesman Hans Bos claims that Microsoft's Office productivity suite will still be used widely in the Dutch government until April, and that Microsoft Office will comply with the new Dutch rules once Microsoft's so-called "Open Office XML" standard is approved as an international ISO standard in February, as Microsoft sees it. The Dutch policy directs government organizations at the national level to be ready to use the Open Document Format to save documents by April, and at the state and local level by 2009, according to the AP's Sterling."

Submission + - Light-based quantum circuit does basic maths (zdnet.com.au)

Submitted by Stochastism on Thursday December 13, 2007 @06:26PM

Stochastism writes: In yet another small step toward realistic quantum computing Australian researchers have developed a light based 4-qubit quantum computer. It has already calculated the prime roots of fifteen, three and five. Perhaps not quite powerful enough to threaten public key cryptography just yet ;) but apparently successful enough to deserve DARPA funding.

Submission + - FireWire spec to boost data speeds to 3.2 Gbps 1

Submitted by Stony Stevenson on Thursday December 13, 2007 @05:11PM

Stony Stevenson writes: A new set of specs for data transfer technology will quadruple top speeds to 3.2 Gbps. Formally known as IEEE 1394, the technology is called FireWire by Apple and i.LINK by Sony. The new version is called S3200 and builds on the earlier specification approved by the IEEE, according to the trade association that is preparing to unveil the details this week. The technology will be able to use existing FireWire 800 cables and connectors while delivering a major boost in performance. "It will probably go into storage products first," said 1394 Trade Association spokesman Richard Davies in an e-mail Wednesday. "It should turn up in set-top boxes and maybe Blue-ray devices, too. It's too soon to tell how fast consumer electronics makers might adopt it."

Feed Science Daily: Molecular 'Trip Switch' Shuts Down Inflammatory Response (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Thursday December 13, 2007 @02:13PM

Like a circuit breaker that prevents electrical wiring from overheating and bringing down the house, a tiny family of three molecules stops the immune system from mounting an out-of-control, destructive inflammatory response against invading pathogens.

Feed Science Daily: MicroRNA Regulates Cancer Stem Cells: Could Lead To Treating Cancer As A Whole (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Thursday December 13, 2007 @02:12PM

Researchers have discovered a key molecular switch that regulates cancer stem cells. This switch, which belongs to a class of molecules called microRNAs, can decrease a cancer stem cell's ability to propagate tumors. These findings offer a way for targeting cancer stem cells directly, and as a result open up new avenues for potentially treating cancer as a whole.

Why US Wireless Isn't Wide Open 70

Posted by kdawson on Thursday December 13, 2007 @02:11PM from the tone-available-but-not-to-you dept.

Geoffery B tips a story in Business Week about why the US cellular carriers' talk about opening up their networks rings hollow. "Even as the wireless industry chants a new gospel about opening mobile phone networks to outside devices and applications, some of the biggest US carriers are quietly blocking new services that would compete with their own. Would-be mobile-service providers, ranging from startups to major banks to eBay's PayPal, have encountered these roadblocks, erected by the likes of AT&T and Verizon Wireless. In some cases, cellular carriers have backed down, but only after inflicting costly delays on the new services."

Comment Re:phpBB2 need a security mailing list (Score 1) 309

by psoTFX on Tuesday December 21, 2004 @08:46PM (#11154552) Attached to: Net Worm Uses Google to Spread

You most certainly missed it ;) I stated it myself and we're in the process of doing it. I've also stated in an update to my "Critical Update" announcement for 2.0.11 that I'm rethinking the potential for inclusion of update info within the ACP (which I've long steered away from for what I believe are good reasons). Equally each and every time someone raises the "why don't you have a mailing list?" (which incidently I've wanted for a long time but that's another issue) one of support team, moderators or indeed myself typically say "You can monitor our packages through Sourceforge". Indeed I believe I say this in one or more announcements. We can do better here, and we will.

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