Why not put the link next to the titles?!?!?!?
e.g
"this article is about" : http;/link
jesus.
You could also strip all the "Roy" rubbish from the bits further down -
its is totally redundant and takes up a huge % of the digest post. Since
the idea is to post the LINKS and not to massage Roy's ego, we really
dont need his misquotes included with the links. People that want to see
Roy's misquotes can see the original posts - but of course most people
have them filtered.
As it is you are wasting bandwidth unnecessarily and a potential service
is becoming bogged down in reposted garbage and politics.
Surely a little readability and presentation isn't beyond you?
Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> In today's digest, we have:
> * Palm Gains Another Vendor Amidst Move to Linux
> * Linux to Secure and Back Up Data
> * RPM vs. DEB Differences/Anomalies Resolved
> * Tim Bray on Open Source Java, Linux
> * Company Provides Open Source Calendar/E-mail Solutions for Mobile
> Phones
> * Prebundle OpenOffice Everywhere?
> * Open Source Software Innovates
> * Microsoft Encourages 'Employee Shuffle'
> * Internet Entrepreneur Carries on with Open Source Commitment
> * Morgan Webb Upgraded to Linux
> * An Open Source Skype Altenative
> * Can Software Patents Be Ignored by Working Overseas?
> * Linux Price Wars in China
> * Clippy for Linux
> * Once Again, Third Parties Fix Bugs That Microsoft Simply Ignores
> * PCWorld on the Future of Operating Systems
> * Apple Faces Linux as Barrier to Entry into Enterprise
> * Windows Vista: Delays, Delays, More Delays and Doubt
> * Computer Crashes - Isn't Windows A Crime?
> * Cassat Embraces Open Source Virtualisation Technology
> * Windows Could Enable Hacking of Next Election
> * Ridiculous Software Patents Come to Games
> * GNU/Linux on the Grid
> * GPL-Licensed Processor Adopted by Linux, to Be Governed More Closely
> * Linux More Ubiquitous Than Perceived
> * Review of the Linux-based Sharp SL-C3200
> * Lesser-Known Chinese Linux Distributions (Screenshots)
> * Linux Distribution Mimics WebTV
> * Red Hat Spinoff Looks to Large Linux Investment
> * BBC Linux Accessibility
> * Evaluating the Last Kubuntu Beta (Edgy Eft)
> * Linux/OSS Will Be a Given in Most Data Centres
> * Example of FLOSS Developed by Local People for the Nation
> * Shills and Astroturfers the New Trend?
> * Microsoft 'taking security risks'
> * Another CSS-OSS Overview
> * New Games Phyics Card officially Supports Linux
> * European Commission Widens Investigation into Monoppoly Abuse in
> Vista Security
> * 64.4% of E-mail is SPAM (Thanks, Microsoft!)
> * Microsoft Xbox 360 at 1.6% in Japan? Yikes.
> * Microsoft Invades Desktop Market with Acquisition
> * Microsoft to Get Indians Dependent on Windows
>
> This is a digest of the previous 24 hours (GMT day) of [News] postings
> in comp.os.linux.advocacy. If you have any comments, suggestions or
> remarks, please reply to this message and I will take account of all
> that I can. The digest is created from my leafnode news spool, which is
> pre-filtered, so some poster's articles might not appear.
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1235907.Br6EMB4tsq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Palm Gains Another Vendor Amidst Move to Linux
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:39:11 +0100
>
> Xplore M98 could be a PalmOS best-seller mobile
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Multitasks!: despite biased remarks by WinMob fanboys with a hidden
> | agenda that often portray the Palm OS Garnet 5.4.x as one old piece of
> | junk good for nothing, both my NX80V Clie PDA and now also my Xplore
> | M98 smartphone can multitask just fine. And yes, I'm refering to some
> | Gartner "analysts" out there.
> `----
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34784
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <3394126.vDHAXtW0uo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Linux to Secure and Back Up Data
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:46:27 +0100
>
> FileEngine changes the server rules
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | FileEngines are custom servers using PC hardware (2.4 GHz Pentium P4
> | CPU) running a specialized version of Linux that's completely hidden
> | from users.
> `----
>
> http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sbt/2006/0925smbtech1.html
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <2837692.gDKZNQzoQO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] RPM vs. DEB Differences/Anomalies Resolved
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:51:07 +0100
>
> Install .rpm Files in Debian and Ubuntu
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Some time you might find some applications are having only .rpm files but
> | you want a .deb package for your debian,Ubuntu and other debian derived
> | ditributions.If you can?t find .deb debian package in any of the
> | debian,ubuntu repositories or elsewhere, you can use the alien
> | package converter to install the .rpm file.
> |
> | Alien is a program that converts between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp,
> | and slackware tgz file formats. If you want to use a package from
> | another distribution than the one you have installed on your system, you
> | can use alien to convert it to your preferred package format and install
> | it.
> `----
>
> http://www.debianadmin.com/install-rpm-files-in-debian-and-ubuntu.html
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1560906.8tICpI7PPg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Tim Bray on Open Source Java, Linux
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:48:53 +0100
>
> Interview with Tim Bray
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | LJ: What is your take on the Java/OSS debate?
> |
> | TB: I'm not 100% convinced that an OSS license for Java will bring that
> | much engineering benefit. One of the biggest benefits of open source is
> | that bugs are caught and fixed more quickly. But "Java" is defined as
> | "a binary that passes the TCK", and that's worked well; the Java
> | community likes it, and that's how it's going to stay. So I'm not sure
> | that it's reasonable to expect the open-source "release early, release
> | often" culture to come to Java. On the other hand, Java's licensing has
> | been a cultural obstacle to a lot of people, especially in the Linux
> | space. One result is that things like GNOME and KDE are stills
> | ubstantially written in C++, blecch. So I'm optimistic that a real
> | open-source license will eventually empower the developers of the
> | non-Microsoft desktop.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | LJ: All right, since this is Linux Journal, we need to ask at least have
> | one pure Linux question before we close, okay? What is your favorite
> | Linux distribution?
> |
> | TB: My favorite distro is Ubuntu, although the server/firewall box in
> | my basement is basic Debian, and I'm happy with that too.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9247
>
> In older and related news, Bray is among the famous people who ditched Apple
> and opted for GNU/Linux. From his blog:
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Early this month, Mark Pilgrim made waves when he went shopping for a
> | new Mac, but decided not to buy one, and, in When the bough breaks, wrote
> | at length about switching to Ubuntu. I've been thinking about this a
> | lot recently, and now John Gruber's written And Oranges, a fine excursus
> | on Mark?s piece. I'm pondering the switch away myself, too, and maybe
> | sharing my thoughts will be helpful. [Update: Lots of feedback on the
> | state of the Ubuntu art.] [Update: More from Mark. I feel sick,
> | physically nauseated, that Apple has hidden my email--the record of
> | my life--away in a proprietary undocumented format. I've had this happen
> | once before (the culprit was Eudora); fool me twice, shame on me. Hear
> | a funny sound? That's a camel's back, breaking.]
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Will I Switch? Â Yes. For Mark?s reasons, and because I'm pretty darn
> | sure that either Ubuntu or some other distro will eventually get the
> | key things right.
> |
> | Alternatively, Apple could open-source a few of their apps so we could
> | all fix the pain points, and they could start having an actual
> | conversation with the world. Nothing less is acceptable.
> |
> | As John Gruber points out, neither Mark nor I are exactly typical.
> | But you know what? I think that if the GNU/Linux/Solaris community
> | can sustain its current level of energy and progress, and if Apple
> | maintains its dysfunctional communications culture, there are going to
> | be better choices just not for me, but for a lot of other people too.
> `----
>
> http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2006/06/15/Switch-From-Mac
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <10020543.9aFYYt7t66@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Company Provides Open Source Calendar/E-mail Solutions for Mobile Phones
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:17:47 +0100
>
> Funambol Mobile Open Source Software Available
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Funambol has made Funambol v3 available. The announcement extends the
> | company's reach to the mass market and puts open source on a collision
> | course with proprietary mobile email vendors in what some consider the
> | next technology battlefield.
> `----
>
> http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/4658
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <3082789.sPaQkI96zB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Prebundle OpenOffice Everywhere?
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:23:12 +0100
>
> Bundle OpenOffice.org on Every New Computer
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Microsoft might not want OpenOffice.org pre-installed, Dell might not want
> | to take that step, Apple might not want to ruffle MS feathers, and all
> | the other companies might not want to do so. Guess what? They don't get
> | to decide. We're the customers. We decide. We pay their paychecks.
> | They're producing products for us, not vice-versa.
> `----
>
> http://bundleopenoffice.blogspot.com/
>
> It seems like Phil continues his trend of creating a new blog for each
> item/statement/mission. He posts to Digg and Slashdot as well.
>
> Earlier today I was impressed (pardon the pun) when it discovered that
> Impress in OpenOffice 2 not only exports as HTML and PDF, but also as Flash
> (SWF). And with OpenDocument Presentation (ODP) in tact, how long can
> Microsoft/Office lag behind...?
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1184854.ufYYmr5tng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Open Source Software Innovates
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:29:07 +0100
>
> Encourage innovation through open source
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | ...Still, open source has achieved significant success in the Web
> | world, primarily for server-based applications, most notably in the form
> | of Linux and Apache. Users of open-source software have noted savingsf
> | rom using less expensive hardware, and the ability to customize and
> | repair problematic software at will.
> |
> | It is indeed possible to make money in open source--lots of it, in fact,
> | as we've seen with companies like Red Hat and IBM. The key is in
> | understanding the place of open source in the value chain. But it's
> | clear that the push for open source is being driven more by users than
> | by suppliers.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Open source encourages innovation, even if it is of no direct value to
> | (in this case) Boingo. Somehow, I suspect Boingo will get a good bounce
> | from going the open-source route and be viewed as an innovator offering
> | the industry something of value in exchange for recognition.
> `----
>
> http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800436253_1034362_a04e0fa120061002.HTM?from=RSS
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1706012.oTZuh7WaS4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Microsoft Encourages 'Employee Shuffle'
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:37:39 +0100
>
> Microsoft Internal Transfers Just Got a Whole Lot Easier
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | It also addresses concerns people have noted here about getting permission
> | to interview and suffering demoralizing lock-in when their manager deigns
> | them too essential to leave (at least the VP now has to step up and go
> | on record for the lock-in - may they feel the cool breeze of future
> | accountability on the back of their neck with every consideration).
> `----
>
> http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2006/10/microsoft-internal-transfers-just-got.html
>
> Yet more evidence of messiness and unrest.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1255245.ac0Di5n7qT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Internet Entrepreneur Carries on with Open Source Commitment
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:43:02 +0100
>
> Internet guru relishes NZ connections
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | He lives in California as chief scientist for Day Software, a Swiss-based
> | software solutions company, and champions "open source" software which is
> | free to the public.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Seven years ago he co-founded and chaired the Apache Software Foundation,
> | a charity which now offers more than 60 open source products and
> | co-ordinates thousands of developers worldwide.
> |
> | "All of these developers around the world collaborate on the open
> | source software out of enlightened self-interest.
> `----
>
> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10403888
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <4744409.xeAzlli4px@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Morgan Webb Upgraded to Linux
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:42:10 +0100
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fZ3FRuH41w
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <26388604.EyCec58JkI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] An Open Source Skype Altenative
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:50:49 +0100
>
> SIP vs. Skype: Making the ?Open? Choice
>
> ,----[ Final Thoughts... ]
> | Today, I have presented a number of options to consider. If you want to
> | use Skype, great! But I would definitely consider Gizmo, or even better,
> | take the leap into coolness with Ekiga.
> |
> | Every Linux user is going to have his preferred application, but in thee
> | nd, what good is it if the person you are trying to reach is not using
> | something that is compatible to accept the call, right?
> `----
>
> http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=7577
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <18736057.dQyWQGJum6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Can Software Patents Be Ignored by Working Overseas?
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:00:40 +0100
>
> Government Responds in Microsoft Patent Case
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | 1. Whether software object code can be a component of a patented
> | invention; and, if so,
> | 2. Whether copies of software object code are "supplie[d]" from the
> | United States when those copies are created overseas by replicating
> | a separate master version supplied from the United States.
> `----
>
> http://www.scotusblog.com/movabletype/archives/2006/09/government_resp.html
> http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2006/09/supreme_court_l.html
>
> This is has important implications when it comes to Open Source software,
> which is independent of geographical location.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1289100.YtLEcg0iFf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Linux Price Wars in China
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:06:14 +0100
>
> RPLinux: China's Answer to the $100 PC
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | What do you think? Can China succeed in making a true seamless blend of
> | their Linux distribution of choice with their home grown hardware? It's
> | no small feat to be sure; however, I personally believe that they are
> | likely up to the challenge.
> `----
>
> http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2350&Itemid=468
>
>
>
> Older articles:
>
> Linux does well in China.
>
> http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/50004.html
>
> Linux Set to Soar in China
>
> http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/06/03/2003311446
>
> Government says all new PCs must be Linux-friendly
>
> http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2006/01/a_big_step_for.html
>
> "China has long been seen as a fertile ground for Linux and other open source
> software. In a country where more than 90% of software in use is pirated, it
> seems like a natural fit."
>
>
> Red Flag Linux may be next on IBM's agenda
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Jollans also addressed a question about why IBM did not release its own
> | Linux distribution several years ago.
> |
> | "We thought that if IBM was in the market as an 800-pound gorilla, it
> | would have a negative effect on the Linux market. We won't do something
> | that sets us against the community," he said.
> `----
>
> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/092206-red-flag-linux-may-be.html
>
>
> China to produce $125 (Linux) PC
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | A Chinese outfit is hoping to release a PC which will hit the shops with a
> | price tag of $125.
> `----
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34355
>
>
> China looks to open-source community for advice
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | China is counting on senior members of the open-source community to
> | help formulate policy ideas to promote open-source software, according
> | to a local software executive.
> |
> | The China Open-Source Software Promotion Union (COPU), a government-backed
> | industry group, has established a think tank comprised of 19 prominent
> | open-source executives from overseas to develop a framework for better
> | international cooperation.
> `----
>
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/05/18/78442_HNchinaopensource_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/05/18/78442_HNchinaopensource_1.html
>
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Many such vendors previously sold PCs with free operating systems such as
> | Linux or none at all...
> |
> | Observers believe the Chinese vendors signed their deals with Microsoft
> | in April under pressure from Beijing, which is trying to show it is
> | making serious efforts to stamp out piracy -- a major complaint from
> | many Western governments.
> |
> | In late March, the Chinese government went so far as to issue a
> | decree requiring PC makers to install a licensed operating system on
> | each machine before it left the factory.
> `----
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060601/bs_nm/china_microsoft_dc
>
>
> China's Linux Adoption Threat to Microsoft?
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Most recently, China has been placing their bets on Linux over Windows as
> | the dominant OS for their needs. And one of the best examples of this on
> | the desktop front would have to be with Turbolinux. The distribution has
> | been so widely accepted by the Chinese that even HP has decided to begin
> | selling PCs with the OS preinstalled for distribution. But it doesn't
> | stop there. China has a distribution of its very own; you may know it as
> | Red Flag Linux.
> `----
>
> http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2249&Itemid=449
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <3642872.0XBd0phlar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Clippy for Linux
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:10:48 +0100
>
> To remind you of the nuisance on a Linux desktop...
>
> http://vigor.sourceforge.net/screenshots/
>
> It's a good time to just upgrade to OpenOffice.
>
> Related:
>
> http://pix.mybll.de/vim.gif (Clippy for vim)
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1350772.46gcSs2aIz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Once Again, Third Parties Fix Bugs That Microsoft Simply Ignores
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:13:56 +0100
>
> Second third-party fix out for Windows bug
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | For the second time in as many weeks a group of security professionals
> | has released a third-party fix for a Windows flaw that is actively being
> | used in cyberattacks.
> `----
>
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6121630.html
>
> Only a day earlier:
>
> Security pros patch older Windows versions
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | But Microsoft no longer provides updates for its older operating
> | systems. ZERT sought to fill that void.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Meanwhile, there are several other security vulnerabilities in
> | Microsoft products waiting to be fixed. Some of these flaws are
> | already being used in cyberattacks, though not as widespread as the
> | VML flaw, according to security experts.
> `----
>
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6121559.html
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <3011287.eApQn8McPh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] PCWorld on the Future of Operating Systems
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:17:23 +0100
>
> The Future of the OS Wars
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Rapidly improving virtualization technology allows you to run multiple
> | OSs simultaneously on one computer as "virtual machines," each with its
> | own selection of programs. In five or ten years, your choice of
> | operating systems could become as mix-and-match as your choice of
> | Web browsers is right now.
> |
> | [..]
> |
> | One day, virtualization could free us to run any app in any OS, at any
> | time.
> `----
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20061002/tc_pcworld/126856
>
> Linux is mentioned as well.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1740430.nTSt1BOJVO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Apple Faces Linux as Barrier to Entry into Enterprise
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:20:54 +0100
>
> OS X in the Corporate World: Will it Ever Happen?
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | As crazy as it may seem, depending on how you look at it, Linux is
> | even represented in a better way than Apple is in the enterprise
> | market.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Recent builds of Linux are looking very attractive, and certain
> | distributions are being aimed towards beginners, so when you add those
> | two components together, you begin to see the appeal. Plus, since
> | Windows users can install Linux on their computers for free, it's
> | obvious why some people would initially hesitate to spend money on
> | giving OS X a try.
> `----
>
> http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2352&Itemid=468
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <2595730.vHEMIWqYPu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Windows Vista: Delays, Delays, More Delays and Doubt
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:41:44 +0100
>
> Microsoft's Vista faces delays as public tests continue
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | David Bradshaw, principal analyst for Ovum, the technology research
> | group, said that delays to the full release of Vista remained a danger,
> | noting that such testing programmes are becoming increasingly normal. He
> | said that public testing programmes were useful in highlighting problems
> | of compatibility, where the software fails to work properly with certain
> | printers, software programs or hardware.
> |
> | Although the discovery of a problem could force a rewrite, Mr Bradshaw
> | said, "it would have to be a pretty major problem to derail (the release)".
> `----
>
> http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2384312,00.html
>
> It seems like the next Windows ME. Maybe they can officially release it now
> for everyone to become an alpha tester. It's nothing unprecedented or out of
> the ordinary.
>
> Related:
>
> Microsoft wants more Vista testers
>
> ,----[ Feed Excerpt ]
> | It hopes to have about 5 million testers checking out latest version
> | of Windows update, as it tries to stamp out bugs.
> `----
>
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6115744.html
>
>
> Analysts: Microsoft Changes Meaning Of 'Release Candidate'
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Two industry watchers say Microsoft is corrupting the term, leading to
> | major confusion among customers and others about whether the operating
> | system is truly ready to evaluate.
> |
> | Two analysts Thursday accused Microsoft Corp. of changing the meaning
> | of "release candidate" by pushing out a version of Windows Vista that
> | still needs major work.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Joe Wilcox, an analyst with JupiterResearch, said that Microsoft's
> | corrupted the term.
> `----
>
> http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192700055&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1703404.Cht7tJ08ME@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Computer Crashes - Isn't Windows A Crime?
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:43:06 +0100
>
> Police lose crime files in computer crash
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | A US police department has lost details on more than 6,000 crimes after a
> | computer crash.
> `----
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34790v
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <15917311.5IWzL6hkvA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Cassat Embraces Open Source Virtualisation Technology
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:44:32 +0100
>
> Cassatt to support, distribute XenEnterprise
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Data center software company Cassatt said on Monday that it will
> | distribute and support virtualization software from start-up XenSource
> | later this year.
> `----
>
> http://news.com.com/2110-1012_3-6121317.html?part=rss&tag=6121317&subj=news
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <2218107.gJQaybvSfx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Windows Could Enable Hacking of Next Election
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:09:35 +0100
>
> Will The Next Election Be Hacked?
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Fresh disasters at the polls -- and new evidence from an industry insider
> | -- prove that electronic voting machines can't be trusted
> `----
>
> http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/11717105/robert_f_kennedy_jr__will_the_next_election_be_hacked/1
>
> Diebold machines run Windows CE, but this could soon change.
>
> E-Voting Raises New Questions in Brazil
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Fontoura confirmed that Brazil is considering a move away from
> | crosoft's proprietary code -- "We are studying the possibility of using an
> | open-source program like Linux in future elections. This would make the
> | entire process much more transparent and far less expensive," he said.
> `----
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060929/brazil_electronic_voting.html?.v=2
>
> Hardware Hacking a Voting Machine in 4 Minutes
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | She has since demonstrated a successful penetration of the seals without
> | breaking them ... all in under 4 minutes with no training or technical
> | skills required.
> `----
>
> http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/05/160251&from=rss
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <2456162.feV4iTPllk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Ridiculous Software Patents Come to Games
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:11:20 +0100
>
> Football video game wins European patent
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Game developer Konami applied for a patent for a system which
> | identifies which player in a football game has the ball and in what
> | direction the nearest player is to whom he can pass the ball.
> `----
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/02/konami_overturns_patent_ruling/
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1195446.1syLfBA7mk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] GNU/Linux on the Grid
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:23:22 +0100
>
> A Security Monitoring System for Grid Computing
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Gt: What are your thoughts on the importance of Linux in grid
> | implementations? What makes it an effective operating system for
> | grid environments?
> |
> | TAKEDA: Almost all of our cluster nodes are running with Linux.
> | I think a GNU/Linux system is quite useful for building a grid. However,
> | Grid technologies should not depend on a specific OS.
> `----
>
> http://www.gridtoday.com/grid/944960.html
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <2142374.UcgMAy6e5n@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] GPL-Licensed Processor Adopted by Linux, to Be Governed More Closely
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:26:50 +0100
>
> Sun forms governance board around OpenSPARC
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Sun said the community also includes a new
> | GNU/Linux distributor, Gentoo Linux, which is now supporting UltraSPARC T1
> | in the latest release of its open source operating system (OS), and the
> | first published derivative of the chip design from Simply RISC.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | According to Sun, the OpenSPARC initiative is showing strong adoption,w
> | ith more than 3,500 OpenSPARC T1 hardware downloads and 2,600 software
> | downloads since the initiative's introduction in March.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Ubuntu Linux, which last May was the first third-party to announce a port
> | of its GNU/Linux OS to OpenSPARC, has now logged more than 3,000 downloads
> | of its OS onto OpenSPARC, and at least 800 sites running Ubuntu on SPARC,
> | Sun said.
> `----
>
> http://www.eetimes.com/news/design/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193100955
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1708248.v2HWk27MJJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Linux More Ubiquitous Than Perceived
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:30:44 +0100
>
> Carrier Grade Linux moves beyond telecoms into data centers, virtualization
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Linux is making headway everywhere, but that ubiquitousness isn't
> | always visible. Linux is embedded in your wireless routers, your
> | mobile phones and more. There are very good odds that you're using
> | Carrier Grade Linux anytime you pick up the phone. That's absolutely
> | certain for international phone calls.
> `----
>
> http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1219611,00.html
> http://tinyurl.com/o9gxu
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <20376954.06LWyKM3OR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Review of the Linux-based Sharp SL-C3200
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:35:37 +0100
>
> Sharp does it once again: the SL-C3200
>
> ,----[ Conclusion ]
> | As I sit here writing this while listening to the Brandenburg Concertos
> | off the Zaurus, life is good. Every serious Linuxer deserves a Zaurus.
> `----
>
> http://linuxgazette.net/131/howell.html
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <15091988.V9jvKrT4ZN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Lesser-Known Chinese Linux Distributions (Screenshots)
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:44:02 +0100
>
> http://www.thecodingstudio.com/opensource/linux/screenshots/index.php?linux_distribution=Hiweed%20Desktop%201.0
>
> http://www.thecodingstudio.com/opensource/linux/screenshots/index.php?linux_distribution=Berry%200.74
>
> Many more here:
>
> http://www.thecodingstudio.com/opensource/linux/screenshots/index.php
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <4157184.fzSOG6T33P@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Linux Distribution Mimics WebTV
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:49:17 +0100
>
> KioskCD: An Alternative to WebTV
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Here at OSWeekly.com, we're huge fans of the bootable Linux
> | distributions. Therefore, when the quest of locating an easy to
> | duplicate solution for PC beginners first came up, we figured early
> | on that Linux would provide the solution based on the immense innovation
> | that has taken place lately. Sure enough, the mini-distribution, known
> | simply as KioskCD, appeared to meet our needs flawlessly. Small, free of
> | any unneeded software and of course, totally customizable.
> `----
>
> http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2351&Itemid=449
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1530202.LqxSIRnhkE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Red Hat Spinoff Looks to Large Linux Investment
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:09:35 +0100
>
> Linux vets aim at $10M, global growth
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | RPath, which raised $6.4 million in funding late last year in its
> | first round, expects to close on the new money by the end of the year,
> | says Billy Marshall, chief executive.
> `----
>
> http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2006/10/02/story5.html?from_rss=1
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/glagla/54320185/in/set-1177687/
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <7487711.VRuhtrZoxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] BBC Linux Accessibility
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:09:39 +0100
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/linux/sub_root.shtml
>
> Sorry if you have already seen this. This came a few days after the BBC had
> signed a deal (one to handle an Internet portal) with a company that ignored
> the Internet until it was too late. Judging by what Microsoft did to NBC,
> these pages won't last for long. And forget about RealPlayer or Ogg...
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1912626.ajjtvXAWjg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Evaluating the Last Kubuntu Beta (Edgy Eft)
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:11:44 +0100
>
> First Look: Kubuntu Edgy Eft Beta
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Overall, Kubuntu Edgy Eft impressed me much more than Dapper Drake.
> | Sure, there are bugs, but it is meant to be a bleeding edge release. I'd
> | even go so far as to say that Edgy seems to have achieved more of the
> | goals originally set out for Dapper Drake than Dapper itself. Dapper
> | certainly had no less bugs, and Edgy seems more deserving of Mark
> | Shuttleworth's favourite term, "polished", than its predecessor.
> `----
>
> http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1193
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1265704.iTqftnzKxu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Linux/OSS Will Be a Given in Most Data Centres
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:15:42 +0100
>
> Overcoming hurdles to open source adoption
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | In the next few years open source will be a given in most data centres,
> | says Gartner
> `----
>
> http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/rss/9E91A9A2C8F89A6CCC2571FB001314AA
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <2714884.voc0qpmtV2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Example of FLOSS Developed by Local People for the Nation
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:23:44 +0100
>
> GARDÃNIA version 0.9.04
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | A new GARDÃNIA release (0.9.04) was launched. Gardenia is an
> | enterprise management software by GOTHAM, distributed free of
> | costs under LGPL Open Source License.
> `----
>
> http://www.gotham.pt/site/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/lang,en/
>
>
> Related to:
>
> South Africa: Open Source 'Helps You And Helps SA'
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | South African companies are being urged to adopt open source software so
> | they can not only cut their running costs but also contribute to job
> | creation and boost the national economy.
> `----
>
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200605180189.html
>
> Africa: Africans Need to Develop Open Source Software
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | "Open source gives users freedom to create their projects. We need to
> | be innovative. Proprietary software does not give us that freedom, we
> | cannot change it or play with it to adapt to our needs. We want the
> | freedom to learn, we want to be able to check and change the source
> | code of open source software," Jollitte said.
> `----
>
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200609130898.html
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1315561.0ji3rmdBYo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Shills and Astroturfers the New Trend?
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:59:13 +0100
>
> Getting Paid To Write A Blog Post - Is This The Future?
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | I just saw over on TechCrunch that PayPerPost has raised $3 million
> | in venture funding. What PayPerPost does is allow advertisers to buy
> | a blog post ? often referred to as a paid plug. Instead of buying
> | normal banner advertising, the advertiser would pay the blogger to
> | write about their product or service. This of course raises manye
> | thics and credibility issues.
> `----
>
> http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/getting-pay-to-write-a-blog-post-is-this-the-future/
>
> Microsoft reigns in that arena. It has been buying bloggers and, from that
> perspective, it has got some very shady history. I have assembled a short
> list which I think is worth a glance.
>
> http://worldcadaccess.typepad.com/gizmos/2005/11/2_grassroots_an.html
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | "Some years back, Microsoft practiced a lot of dirty tricks using
> | online mavens to go into forums and create Web sites extolling the virtues
> | of Windows over OS/2. They were dubbed the Microsoft Munchkins, and it
> | was obvious who they were and what they were up to. But their numbers
> | and energy (and they way they joined forces with nonaligned dummies who
> | liked to pile on) proved too much for IBM marketers, and Windows wont
> | he operating-system war through fifth-column tactics"
> |
> | Mr Dvorak wonders if Microsoft is today using reverse-dirty-tricks
> | to promote the Xbox 360: pay people to create Web sites that slam the
> | gaming computer in order to provoke a barrage of defenders.
> `----
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_marketing
>
> Notable examples of viral marketing
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | # ilovebees.com - viral marketing for Halo 2
> | # Hotmail, promoted largely by links at the bottoms of emails sent by
> | its users, is the classic viral marketing example
> | # Microsoft's Origami Project campaign
> | # Microsoft's Xbox 360 campaign, called OurColony
> `----
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing
>
> Recent examples
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | In 2001, the Los Angeles Times accused Microsoft of astroturfing
> | when hundreds of similar letters were sent to newspapers voicing
> | disagreement with the United States Department of Justice and its
> | antitrust suit against Microsoft. The letters, prepared by Americans
> | for Technology Leadership, had in some cases been mailed from
> | deceased citizens or nonexistent addresses.
> `----
>
> Halloween V: The FUD Begins
>
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/halloween5.html
>
> Bill Gates lends cash to buy newspapers
>
> $350 million to MediaNews
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Gates involvement has been very behind the scenes. In fact many of
> | those involved in the deal didn'teven know he was one of the investors.
> | It was carried out through the Gates Foundation, the world's largest
> | philanthropy outfit.
> `----
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33849
>
>
> A new Microsoft-commissioned anti-Linux study debuts
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Microsoft seemingly has backed off from trumpeting its "Get the
> | Facts" studies, as of late. But that doesn't mean the company has
> | ceased commissioning research outfits to perform its anti-Linux dirty
> | work.
> |
> | On September 25, Mercer Management Consulting released a new
> | Microsoft-backed study. The study is entitled "Driving Lower TCO and
> | Rapid ROI through UNIX Migrations." The synopsis: "Microsoft Windows
> | the preferred choice for UNIX migration when IT organizations migrate
> | servers as part of a focused effort to improve business processes,
> | deploy critical applications or restructure their IT architecture."
> `----
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/index.php?p=12
>
>
> IDC pronounces Linux unimportant to European economy
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | A recent IDC white paper on the economic impact of Microsoft's super
> | soaraway new Vista operating system seems to be lacking one crucial
> | ingredient -- other operating systems.
> `----
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34542
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <og58v3-odq.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Microsoft 'taking security risks'
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:00:05 GMT
>
> Microsoft 'taking security risks'
>
> Microsoft is taking security risks with its forthcoming Vista
> operating system, says software firm McAfee.
>
> The security specialist has taken out a full-page advert in the
> Financial Times to alert readers to its concerns.
>
> It feels the tech giant is increasing risks of hacks and viruses by
> locking out third-party software firms from its in-built security
> system for Vista.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5399534.stm
>
> Wonderful. Is this our future?
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1866697.Vz6j8QRDqU@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Another CSS-OSS Overview
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:33:45 +0100
>
> Is Open Source Software Really Better?
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Although Open source software is considered to be more secure and
> | less vulnerable to the many viruses now circulating on the Internet, this
> | is not the reason why everyone is porting to Open Source: The most com
> | pelling feature is that, although there may be some distribution ands
> | etup costs, open source software is essentially free, Open Source is aw
> | ay to avoid millions of license costs which would come with
> | proprietary software deployment.
> |
> | The ultimate test of open source will doubtless lie in its ability to
> | become more user-friendly and to capture the desktop...
> `----
>
> http://irfanhabib.wordpress.com/2006/10/02/is-open-source-software-really-better/
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1770355.70x0aIicD5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] New Games Phyics Card officially Supports Linux
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:11:40 +0100
>
> Ageia preps PCI Express games physics card
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Also announced today is a new version of the Ageia PhysX SDK - version 2.6
> | to be more precise - which adds Windows Vista 64-bit and Linux support,
> | along with a set of new deformable objects and self-collision
> | prevention capabilities. Expect a set of new drivers based on the new SDK
> | in the near future.
> |
> | The Linux support in the SDK should make it easier for Mac versions of
> | games to support PhysX, although there are already third-parties working
> | on this.
> `----
>
> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/10/02/ageia_pcie_x1_physx_card/
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <15678206.qtsTp284a9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] European Commission Widens Investigation into Monoppoly Abuse in Vista Security
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:24:17 +0100
>
> Vista hit by EC fears and McAfee ire
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | But the Commission is now concerned about encryption technology
> | and handwriting recognition which are included in the release. The
> | Commission is concerned the development could put Microsoft back in
> | bundling territory, according to the FT.
> `----
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/02/mcafee_disses_ms/
>
>
>
> Microsoft fights the commission using FUD and intimidation.
>
> EU's Kroes denies vendetta against Microsoft
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust chief Neelie Kroes on Tuesday rejected
> | an accusation she was pursuing a vendetta against U.S. software giant
> | Microsoft Corp. and suspected a "coordinated campaign" to discredit
> | her agency.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Kroes was responding to a letter published by the newspaper from a
> | Microsoft business partner who accused the EU Commission of "playing
> | games" with Microsoft by raising concerns over its Vista operating
> | system that could delay its launch in Europe.
> |
> | "There appears to be a coordinated campaign to portray the Commission
> | in a negative light," she said...
> `----
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/060919/microsoft_eu.html?.v=3
>
>
> US ambassador to the EU was former Microsoft lobbyist
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Before C. Boyden Gray was named as George Bush's number one person in
> | Europe, he was a lawyer lobbying on behalf of Microsoft.
> `----
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34706
>
>
> Microsoft Hard-Balling EU Over Vista
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | "This is part of the negotiating strategy," a person familiar with the
> | situation told internetnews.com. "They're in a public relations battle."
> |
> | Microsoft made the same threat to South Korean regulators, but did not
> | follow through when they lost that battle.
> `----
>
> http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3631041
>
> Vista launch to add 100,000 Europe IT jobs: study
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The study, conducted by research firm IDC and commissioned by Microsoft,
> | said Windows Vista will be installed on over 30 million personal computers
> | in Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Spain and United Kingdom within the
> | first year of shipment.
> `----
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060914/tc_nm/microsoft_study_dc
>
> ^^^
>
> IDC pronounces Linux unimportant to European economy
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34542
>
>
> US politicians go to bat for Microsoft
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/26/microsoft_eu_political_lobbying/
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1213177.lc5b4JDY98@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] 64.4% of E-mail is SPAM (Thanks, Microsoft!)
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:29:59 +0100
>
> Old spammers learn new tricks
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Spam Bot operations are increasing in particularly in South
> | American countries where it is the favoured method of distributing
> | bank trojans and phishing scams.
> `----
>
>
> Zombie PCs spew out 80% of spam
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/04/trojan_spam_study/
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Four-fifths of spam now emanates from computers contaminated with
> | Trojan horse infections, according to a study by network management
> | firm Sandvine out this week. Trojans and worms with backdoor components
> | such as Migmaf and SoBig have turned infected Windows PCs into drones
> | in vast networks of compromised zombie PCs.
> `----
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/04/trojan_spam_study/
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <2018603.T4Ts5DXofT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Microsoft Xbox 360 at 1.6% in Japan? Yikes.
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:46:46 +0100
>
> Survey Shows Wii at 88%, PS3 at 11%
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Including all hardware, which system will generate the most sales?
> |
> | 60.7% Nintendo DS,
> | 32.8% Nintendo Wii
> | 3.3% PS2
> | 1.6% PS3
> | 1.6% Xbox 360
> `----
>
> http://www.nintendorevolution.ca/10012006/01/poll_nintendo_wii_will_crush_ps3_this_holiday
>
> FWIW, it's a Nintendo Web site. Either way, Linux-friendly/based consoles win
> hands down. The XBox has serious problems.
>
>
> Gamers Say Microsoft Understates Xbox Problems
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | "30-50 percent of them (Xbox 360's) have failed."
> `----
>
> http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/xbox_gamers02.html
>
>
> Game Sales Jump, Despite Xbox Slump
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Regardless of what happens this holiday season, August represented yet
> | another month of disappointing sales for Microsoft's Xbox 360. Pachter
> | for one had predicted that the company would sell between 200,000 and
> | 300,000 consoles last month, but the sales came in at the bottom of
> | that range, according to the NPD data he cited.
> `----
>
> http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/newsanalysis/techstockupdate/10308023.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
>
>
> search.microsoft.com sums it all up best: http://tinyurl.com/kzsgb
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <1977510.vJDDmAHmJR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Microsoft Invades Desktop Market with Acquisition
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:50:26 +0100
>
> Microsoft Buys Desktop Firm
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Microsoft Acquires New Hampshire Software Developer DesktopStandard
> | for Undisclosed Terms
> `----
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061002/microsoft_desktopstandard.html?.v=1
>
> More 'innovations' and 'success stories'.
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Microsoft_Corporation
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message-ID: <2882988.3MidkO2Foy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [News] Microsoft to Get Indians Dependent on Windows
> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:54:05 +0100
>
> Microsoft in Rural-India Broadband Push
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Microsoft and Hughes plan to roll out 5,000 broadband-enabled information
> | and communications technology kiosks across rural India.
> `----
>
> http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/newsanalysis/techtelecom/10312447.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
>
> In Africa too (another Linux hotbed):
>
> Microsoft offers South Africa cheap internet connections
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The big idea is to provide affordable options for consumers who
> | purchase Internet connectivity and a personal computer running
> | Microsoft's Windows starter edition software.
> `----
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32967
>
> Recall what Gates once said about turning a blind eye to piracy in
> disadvantaged nations.
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> End of Cola Digest
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C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success
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