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scriptingNews outline for 9/15/2000

Author:Dave Winer
Posted:9/15/2000; 3:50:47 AM
Topic:scriptingNews outline for 9/15/2000
Msg #:21342
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DaveNet: What is Open Source?

A tight corner-turn is coming in the next couple of days. I want to finalize the first version of our outline XML format, and we need a name for it.

Survey: Pick a file extension for Radio UserLand outlines.

New feature: Radio UserLand can now be used as a general-purpose XML editor.

U-WIRE: Student's PC seized after RIAA complaint.

Boston Globe: "The spectacular success of Linux, which boasts publicly available source code, has changed a lot of minds. Apple now welcomes the assistance of smart outsiders in devising improvements to their core software."

LinuxGram: Sun finds and exploits hole in GPL. "Sun's controversial little kit takes open source Linux drivers and converts them into Solaris binaries."

Here's a bug report that's a little long-winded, has a very friendly spirit and is quite informative.

LA Times: "Multi-platinum music sensation Offspring plans to rock the recording industry by posting an album on the Internet more than a month before the CD goes on sale."

Evolt.Org: Imitation or Flattery? "Disingenuous thieves will steal a site wholesale: code, layout, look and feel, even graphics and content, simply replacing minor bits and pieces to serve his or her own purpose. This sort of thievery is easily identifiable and tends to infuriate the original author."

NY Times: Ruling limits rights of trademark holders. A simple controversy. When you type "playboy" into Excite's search engine, the banner ad would be for a porn site, not Playboy. They sell the keywords. Playboy said this was unfair. The judge said it was OK.

XML.Com: Gentrifying the Web. "While no one underestimates the scale of this task, there's a big problem: the web authoring community is already a long way behind, even at these early stages." Ooops!

MacInTouch has a reader report on Mac OS X.



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