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Submission + - Debian win32-loader goes official (goodbye-microsoft.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: After a long process of review and polishing, the win32 loader from http://goodbye-microsoft.com has finally made its way to official Debian CDs. Latest daily builds of lenny (the development version) are including it, making the start of Debian Installer as simple as just a few clicks. The win32-loader version, now based on GRUB 2, includes new features such as detection and preseeding of Windows settings, and is translated to 20 languages.
Programming

Submission + - Theo de Raadt on Relicensing BSD Code (kerneltrap.org)

Submitted by iBSD
iBSD writes: KernelTrap has an interesting article in which Theo de Raadt discusses the legal implications of the recent relicensing of OpenBSD's BSD licensed Atheros driver under the GPL. De Raadt says, 'it has been like pulling teeth since (most) Linux wireless guys and the SFLC do not wish to admit fault. I think that the Linux wireless guys should really think hard about this problem, how they look, and the legal risks they place upon the future of their source code bodies.' He stressed that the theory that BSD code can simply be relicensed to the GPL without making significant changes to the code is false, adding, 'in their zeal to get the code under their own license, some of these Linux wireless developers have broken copyright law repeatedly. But to even get to the point where they broke copyright law, they had to bypass a whole series of ethical considerations too.'
Privacy

Submission + - Microsoft's Consent-or-Die Patent

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theodp writes: "Maybe you shouldn't get too attached to those new Windows Live services. On Tuesday, the USPTO granted Microsoft a patent for Privacy policy change notification, which describes how to threaten users will the loss of their account, access to web sites and services, and all of the content they provided should they refuse to consent to changes in privacy policy to allow personal information collected earlier with a promise of confidentiality to be shared in the future with third parties. Also described is a 'Never Notify Me' option so you won't have to worry your pretty little head over privacy policy changes."

Comment Re:You won't see any more of these. (Score 1) 130

by spenno (#20383237) Attached to: Game Essentials - 20 Difficult Games
Couldn't agree more, allthough the yoga comparason is slightly wrong (yoga can be quite difficult). I can't think of many truly *hard* games in recent years. F-zero, ikaruga, radiant silvergun, probably a lot more. It would be nice if there was a list compiled of decent *hard* games released on current/last gen consoles, so that fans could get hold of them

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