I am still trying to configure my work computer for use at home. I have set it up to be a VNC server, so the IT guy can access it from work, if necessary. I have done a lot of work on the conversion program I have been working on, and I need to check all the changes into version control.
There will be no posting here, both tomorrow and Christmas Day. I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas, or whatever other holiday you celebrate.
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin
Silly sign of the day:
Free/Open Source Software
- Is Freespire Killing Open Source?
- Linux blasts off in U.S. tactical satellite
- Downloadable book perfects SUSE 10.1 installs
- SUSE co-founder returns to Novell
- Canonical Ltd Partners with LynuxTraining Sarl to Develop Ubuntu Certified Professional Training Courses
- Latest EnGarde live CD boasts kernel-level security controls
RIAA/MPAA/BSA/FCC
- Record labels sue Web site operator – “‘Cause we own all music, everywhere. Pay up.”
- Sony BMG settles suit over CDs
- F-bombs away at FCC wrangle
- RIAA tries to bury Dutch finding
- The RIAA, DRM, MediaSentry, Sony, All The Grinches Have Been Busy!
Stupid Patent Tricks, DRM and Other IP Nonsense
- City sues telephone company for Internet excise tax
- Microsoft Patents Choosing 7 Out Of 10 Items To Display
- Report: Patent Law Stifles Drug Innovation
- Goodbye VHS, farewell fair use
- Jeremy Allison Has Resigned from Novell to Protest MS Patent Deal
Other News
- E-vote tab adds up to big trouble
- Microsoft Hands Out 16,000 SUSE Linux Subscriptions – You gotta ask yourself, “What’s in it for them?”
- More Troops? Come on.
- The Five Best and Worst Things About Vista
- Fender bender crooks swipe $190K in chips
Security/Our Rights
- Border stops snag drugs, no terrorists – Now, don’t you feel safer?
- Patch Watch: Firefox, Apple QuickTime Flaw Fixes
- Confusion over Skype security threat clears up
- Microsoft releases Vista APIs to security vendors
Big Brother
- Lawsuit challenges government’s right to read your e-mail
- Subpoena challenged in CIA leak case
- Report says Berger hid archive documents
- Media Takes on AT&T in Spy Case
- Kelo: “May you all rot in hell”