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Thursday, August 21, 2003
Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters: "SCO: Code Proof Analyzed, Linus Interviewed
Posted by simoniker on Wednesday August 20, @10:45PM
from the sco-sleep-til-brooklyn dept.
Arker writes 'Bruce Perens has now obtained a copy of the entire slide show from which the recently scrutinized SCO-related Linux code excerpts came, and has analyzed the remainder of the 'evidence' they presented there. Their other code exhibit turns out to have been the venerable Berkeley Packet Filter(!), and their revised line-counts are consistent with simply adding together all the lines of code that have been contributed by Unix licensees.' Also, Iphtashu Fitz writes 'A new interview with Linus Torvalds has been posted on eWeek.com. In it he slams SCO over the recently leaked source code. Among other things, he points out in the interview that some of the code in question has been removed from the 2.6 kernel ['because developers complained about how 'ugly' it was'] before SCO even started complaining.' "
"Well, now that iv had my morning coffie and sco story, the day can begin"
Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters: "Correction does much, but encouragement does more. -- Goethe "
Instering how /. always has good qotd
Kinda worrysome that MS might be watching. But after reading the article in question they are only surfing public stuff.
Your Rights Online: Microsoft Tracking Behavior of Newsgroup Posters
Posted by timothy on Wednesday August 20, @02:29PM
from the target-market dept.
theodp writes "Ever get the feeling your Usenet newsgroup list is being watched? By Microsoft? If so, consider yourself right. An interesting but troubling CNET interview with Microsoft's in-house sociologist goes into how the software giant is keeping a close eye on newsgroups and other public e-mail lists, tracking and rating contributors' social habits and determining "people who the system has shown to have value." Those concerned that it's not a good idea for computers to track their belongings and whereabouts are advised that they may ultimately have to fragment their identities, keeping multiple IDs and e-mail addresses."
