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Monthly Archives: August 2001
Silencing Science — Copyright Police Reach Across Oceans
Security Focus: Video crypto standard cracked? Noted cryptographer Niels Ferguson says he’s broken Intel’s vaunted HDCP Digital Video Encryption System, but fear of U.S. law is keeping him silent on the details. Now the pernicous Digital Millennium Copyright Act has … Continue reading
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BIg Blue and Linux
Microsoft loathes Linux. IBM loves it. Microsoft is terrified of the GNU General Public License. IBM thinks it’s potentially a problem but that there are ways to work with it. It’s all business as usual, I suggest in my Wednesday … Continue reading
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ICANN Listening
Mercury News: ICANN adviser brings diplomatic expertise to Net governance. Here’s a little-known fact that should give people new appreciation for the complexities of regulating the Internet: The leader of a group rethinking Internet governance spends his spare time advising … Continue reading
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Microsoft Stalls for More Time
It will come as a huge surprise that Microsoft wants the U.S. appeals court to wait before sending the case back to the district court for hearings on remedies for its monopolistic practices. Nor will anyone be amazed by the … Continue reading
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Freedom From Microsoft: Linux Still Isn’t RFPT*
*That’s “ready for prime time” — and, once again, the installtion of the most popular Linux distribution, Red Hat, has failed miserably and in a way that cannot be recovered without reinstallation. As if that will do much good, though … Continue reading
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Microsoft, Under Threat, Backs Down with Kodak
AP: Microsoft, Kodak agree on photo services in Windows XP. “We worked with Kodak to make these changes and we think these changes are good,” said Jim Cullinan, Microsoft’s lead product manager for Windows. “We thought it was good feedback … Continue reading
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Breaking Windows, a Must Read
I consider David Banks’s book about Microsoft, Breaking Windows, one of the must-read volumes if you care about technology. It’s based on excellent reporting and is written with great expertise. David’s conclusion, that Microsoft is planning to work in a … Continue reading
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Speak Out on ICANN’s Future
Today, the ICANN At Large Study Committee is holding a meeting in Silicon Valley. It’s part of what Esther Dyson, a committee member, calls a genuine attempt on the part of the organization to figure out how best to involve … Continue reading
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