Free but shackled: The Java trap

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"Guardian Unlimited | Questioned at
gunpoint, shackled, forced to pose
naked. British detainees tell their
stories of Guant?namo Bay"

"Guardian Unlimited | Questioned at
gunpoint, shackled, forced to pose
naked. British detainees tell their
stories of Guant?namo Bay" 08/08/2004 08:59 AM

Free Java 1.01_T2004.01.06

Free Java 1.01_T2004.01.06 01/06/2004 09:18 AM
A small Java development environment made for beginners.

Free software Java platforms

Free software Java platforms 01/14/2003 02:28 PM

Richard Stallman is interested whether XSLT-process, my XSLT processor and debugger Emacs interface for the Saxon and Xalan XSLT processors runs on top of a free software JDK.

As far as I know Kaffe is one such free-software implementation of a Java virtual machine. There are many other implementations listed at Kaffe's Web site.

Does anybody have any experience with any of these in a real project? How much of the JVM functionality and the associated class libraries in JDK 1.3 are implemented? Can one run an XML parser and an XSLT processor like Saxon or Xalan on top of them?

Sun bets on free Java tool

Sun bets on free Java tool 11/13/2003 05:16 PM
Developers won't pay a penny for the next version of Java application server, set for release next week, says the company's top software executive in a presentation of Sun's software plans.

Java Free Lossless Audio Codec

Java Free Lossless Audio Codec 05/02/2004 04:44 PM
Version 0.1 Released!

Java Tools Subscribers Get Free Hardware

Java Tools Subscribers Get Free Hardware 02/11/2004 09:28 AM
Developers who sign up for subscriptions to the Java Enterprise Developer Promotion will receive Sun's Java Studio Enterprise development tools as well as a free AMD Opteron-based server plus support and services.

Sun's Java Plan: Free Servers

Sun's Java Plan: Free Servers 02/17/2004 11:42 AM
Promotion aims to entice developers.

Sun to release free version of Java tool

Sun to release free version of Java tool 11/13/2003 07:38 PM
ZDNet Nov 13 2003 5:18PM ET

ESR's Open Letter to McNealy: Set Java
Free!

ESR's Open Letter to McNealy: Set Java
Free! 02/14/2004 03:59 PM

Subscribers to Sun's Java Tools Program
to Get Free Opteron

Subscribers to Sun's Java Tools Program
to Get Free Opteron 06/25/2004 10:38 AM

Sun's Java Plan: Free Servers (Ziff
Davis)

Sun's Java Plan: Free Servers (Ziff
Davis) 02/17/2004 01:06 PM
Ziff Davis - Sun Microsystems last week unveiled yet another program designed to lure developers to its Java-based enterprise development tools: Give them a free piece of hardware for a three-year subscription.

Sun's low-cost strategy prompts free
Java release

Sun's low-cost strategy prompts free
Java release 11/14/2003 12:32 PM

Subscribers to Sun's Java Tools Program
to Get Free Opteron Workstation

Subscribers to Sun's Java Tools Program
to Get Free Opteron Workstation 06/25/2004 06:59 AM
Sun announces that it will give a new AMD Opteron-based w1100z workstation to developers who sign up for a three-year subscription to the Sun Java Studio Enterprise program.

Microsoft's IM trap?

Microsoft's IM trap? 07/18/2004 11:16 PM
osOpinion Jul 19 2004 3:08AM GMT

IO-Select-Trap-0.032

IO-Select-Trap-0.032 01/27/2004 04:53 AM

The Gadflyer: Fly Trap

The Gadflyer: Fly Trap 12/30/2004 11:53 AM
capitalizing on the tsunami tragedy .. Our fact-free media .. was just a lie .. points out

gadflyer.com/flytrap/index.php?Week=200453#1326
track this site | 4 links

Disney's Trap

Disney's Trap 05/06/2004 11:34 AM
Disney's decision to block the release of Michael Moore's new film plunges it into a political boondoggle.

MFI gets caught in SAP trap

MFI gets caught in SAP trap 09/14/2004 07:24 AM
Inventory woes lead to profit warning

Catch an SNMP Trap

Catch an SNMP Trap 04/08/2005 06:47 PM

Police set web trap to net paedophiles

Police set web trap to net paedophiles 12/18/2003 08:14 AM
Silicon.com Dec 18 2003 7:51AM ET

Report: Firmware Trap

Report: Firmware Trap 07/01/2004 10:13 AM
why the Read Me wasn't enough, and a question

SNMP Trap Translator 0.9

SNMP Trap Translator 0.9 11/03/2003 04:44 PM
An SNMP trap handler for use with NET-SNMP/UCD-SNMP.

Supermarkets: Opportunity or Value Trap?

Supermarkets: Opportunity or Value Trap? 05/26/2004 10:41 AM
Is there safety and value or trouble in the supermarket chains?

SNMP Trap Translator

SNMP Trap Translator 11/03/2003 04:44 PM
SNMPTT v0.9 has been released

Report: Mac OS X Firmware Trap

Report: Mac OS X Firmware Trap 06/28/2004 09:54 AM
Readers warn against zapping PRAM in more detailed discussion about this nasty trap for people installing Mac OS X on iMacs without a critical firmware update.

Commerce: Bargain or Trap?

Commerce: Bargain or Trap? 08/09/2004 11:14 AM
Despite the fall in price due to the bond sales scandal, Commerce Bancorp is not yet a bargain.

Using photon momentum to trap viruses

Using photon momentum to trap viruses 02/11/2004 12:18 PM
Cool things happen with pure research grants

NTL builds bigger worm trap

NTL builds bigger worm trap 06/11/2004 01:12 PM
Port blocking plan

Other News: iPod Toilet Trap

Other News: iPod Toilet Trap 07/19/2004 09:26 AM
We might take note of these tales of misfortune with iPods and toilets....

Secret of the Venus Fly Trap Revealed

Secret of the Venus Fly Trap Revealed 02/01/2005 09:58 PM

Report: Firmware Update Trap

Report: Firmware Update Trap 06/29/2004 10:41 AM
a few more experiences with this nasty problem

Owls set beetle trap with dung

Owls set beetle trap with dung 09/01/2004 01:49 PM
Owls have been observed using dung as bait to trap beetles for their food, US biologists report.

Trap hackers with Apache and chroot

Trap hackers with Apache and chroot 08/09/2004 07:51 AM
CNET Aug 9 2004 10:09AM GMT

Police to trap online paedophiles

Police to trap online paedophiles 12/18/2003 03:27 AM
BBC Dec 18 2003 2:25AM ET

Trap Apache hackers with chroot

Trap Apache hackers with chroot 08/30/2004 06:38 AM
CNET Aug 30 2004 10:31AM GMT

MSN Snared in Korean Booby-Trap

MSN Snared in Korean Booby-Trap 06/05/2005 11:14 PM
Hackers plant code in Microsoft's popular South Korean MSN site in what investigators believe was an attempt to steal passwords. The extent of the penetration is unknown, and MSN in the United States is unaffected.

Is Google behind mystery geek trap?

Is Google behind mystery geek trap? 07/09/2004 06:22 AM
ZDNet UK Jul 9 2004 11:06AM GMT

Notes and Tips: "SuperDrive" Firmware
Trap

Notes and Tips: "SuperDrive" Firmware
Trap 08/17/2004 11:27 AM
Software Update may mess up third-party "SuperDrive" firmware.

Laser mouse set to trap computer market

Laser mouse set to trap computer market 09/05/2004 11:46 PM
Sydney Morning Herald Sep 6 2004 3:30AM GMT
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On The Fly: Boot Knoppix Linux, Keep
Windows Installation

On The Fly: Boot Knoppix Linux, Keep
Windows Installation 03/06/2004 01:53 AM

2Wire MediaPortal

2Wire MediaPortal 01/03/2005 02:48 PM

There's an opportunity for set-top manufacturing companies like Moxi and 2Wire to really outclass TiVo, simply because they designing devices around a very specific set of, well, specifications. The newly announced 2Wire MediaPortal, for instance, isn't just a satellite receiver. It's also an internet/Ethernet-enabled media streamer with a built-in 250GB hard drive, designed to provide all the PVR functions you'd expect, (including HD recording), as well as over-the-wire on demand content. Wrapping that all up in a cohesive, consistant interface makes for a much more pleasant, integrated experience that generic set top boxes can't as easily provide.

Wouldn't it be hot to type "Law & Order" in the search field, then page through results that included PVR-recorded shows, ripped DVDs, live TV, on demand streaming media, and downloaded videos that live on your PC's networked storage? This MediaPortal box can't do all of that (the DVD ripping and the downloaded movies part might be trouble), but it can do everything else, plus stream your home content to a mobile device. Who knows how well it'll all work together, but it holds a lot of promise.

Product Page [2Wire via GigaOm]< /p>

2Wire Boosts Reach

2Wire Boosts Reach 12/02/2003 02:32 PM
2Wire's new products aim to extend Wi-Fi deeper in the home. The combined DSL/Wi-Fi modem uses 400 milliwatts of power, far more than most Wi-Fi access points, and uses three antennas. These upgrades, 2Wire claims, extend coverage in a wider footprint. SBC and BellSouth both sell modems from 2Wire. 2Wire calls the radio 802.11b and the release doesn't mention that customers can only use a compatible 2Wire card, so it sounds like this complies with standards. The release should be available here at some point....

2Wire-Gateway Cross Site Scripting and
Directory Transversal bug in SSL Form

2Wire-Gateway Cross Site Scripting and
Directory Transversal bug in SSL Form 01/22/2004 02:58 AM
Rafel Ivgi, The-Insider (Jan 20 2004)

SBC, Yahoo, 2Wire, and Dish Network
Partner For Multimedia Entertainment
Monster

SBC, Yahoo, 2Wire, and Dish Network
Partner For Multimedia Entertainment
Monster 01/04/2005 12:33 AM
Search Engine Journal Jan 4 2005 3:17AM GMT

Knoppix: CD-Based Linux

Knoppix: CD-Based Linux 07/06/2004 11:39 PM

I'm writing this entry from a Linux machine...but I never installed Linux. I've booted my PC off a Knoppix disc, which is a bootable Linux CD. I'm in Linux now, but I just need to pop the CD and reboot, and I'm back to Windows.

You can get the CD image file at www.knoppix.com (I used Bit Torrent to get my version). Burn it to a CD, stick it in the drive, and reboot. You will boot into a really nice Linux distribution.

There are no users on the system — you're automatically logged on as root. If you're worried about this, don't be — remember that you booted from a CD. If you screw something up as root, just reboot and the system will be back to normal.

While Knoppix can read everything on your hard drive, it has no write access by default, so it's not going to do anything to your existing stuff. You can allow it to write, but it's not advisable with an NTFS drive. Knoppix creates a ramdisk to store all the stuff it needs while running. It accesses everything else off the CD, just like it would off the hard drive normally. When you run a new program, you can hear the CD spool up. Consequently, it's slower than a normal Linux machine, but not by much.

It's fully functional — it detected everything on my machine, including FireWire and USB devices. I just had to get the network card to broadcast a DHCP request and I was on the network. It recognized my Lexmark E210 printer just fine, and I'm listening to MP3s on XMMS as I write this. I had more trouble with my dedicated Linux install at work, and I spent days fiddling with that.

It comes with scads of software, like most Linux distributions — KDE, Open Office, The Gimp, Mozilla, Konquerer, etc. Since it forms a ramdisk when it boots, you can save files and work with them just as if it were a normal operating system. I saved the image above off a Web site, cropped it, and converted it to JPG in The Gimp. If I wanted to keep it beyond this session, I could always FTP it somewhere (remember that KDE is FTP-aware — you can map an FTP site to a local folder, so you'd never really know the difference).

I'm fairly well stunned by this. It's really amazing. Sure, it can't really store or persist anything locally from session to session, but most of my apps are Web-based and my email is IMAP, so I'm actually pretty functional.

If you ever wanted to try Linux but you don't want to make any changes to your current Windows set-up, Knoppix is exactly what you're looking for.

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Handy wireless networking with Knoppix
Linux

Handy wireless networking with Knoppix
Linux 06/21/2004 07:46 AM
Last year I bought an IBM T30 Thinkpad, intending to install Linux on its hard drive sometime. Meanwhile, using a Knoppix LiveCD let me run Linux on the laptop while retaining the factory Windows XP installation. The notebook is my travel machine, so I also bought a Linksys WPC55AG PC Card wireless network adapter that supports 801.11a/b/g for the Thinkpad. For secure wireless Linux surfing, I was determined to find some configuration that would work with minimal intervention at boot time and that was easy enough that my wife could load it.

Hackers, Windows passwords, Linux and
Knoppix

Hackers, Windows passwords, Linux and
Knoppix 04/11/2005 05:06 PM
Being the kind of technical person you are, you most likely identify with the old-time hacker ethic and disdain the popular use of the word "hacker" when "cracker" would be more apropos. ...

Instalar Debian GNU/Linux con Knoppix y
debootstrap

Instalar Debian GNU/Linux con Knoppix y
debootstrap 07/15/2004 03:47 PM

Rockbox Plans Open Source Firmware For
iRiver Gear

Rockbox Plans Open Source Firmware For
iRiver Gear 09/08/2004 03:45 AM

2-Disk X window embedded Linux 1.2.6
(Source code)

2-Disk X window embedded Linux 1.2.6
(Source code) 01/22/2004 10:25 AM
A Linux distribution with X Windows on one or two floppies.

2-Disk X window embedded Linux 1.2.12
(Source code)

2-Disk X window embedded Linux 1.2.12
(Source code) 06/17/2004 12:15 AM
A Linux distribution with X Windows on one or two floppies.

2-Disk X window embedded Linux 1.2.4
(Source code)

2-Disk X window embedded Linux 1.2.4
(Source code) 12/02/2003 09:57 AM
A Linux distribution with X Windows on one or two floppies.

Nu Technology DUAL F/W Release - BenQ
Offers Dual Format Firmware

Nu Technology DUAL F/W Release - BenQ
Offers Dual Format Firmware 01/17/2004 11:00 PM

2-Disk X window embedded Linux 1.2.20
(Source code branch)

2-Disk X window embedded Linux 1.2.20
(Source code branch) 03/29/2005 05:09 PM
2-Disk X window embedded Linux is a tiny net-centric Linux that aims at portable secure remote system usage. It contains many utilities including: X Windows, vncviewer, rdesktop, a Web browser, a file manager, a text editor, a terminal, a window manager, a menu system, a dialog system, X scripting facilities, and many others. It aims to work from 1 or 2 floppy disks in any remote location.

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Changes:
A busybox package update and minor script cleanups.

Linux and Open Source: The 2005
Generation

Linux and Open Source: The 2005
Generation 01/06/2005 03:14 PM

KernelThread Examines Extensible
Firmware And Open Firmware

KernelThread Examines Extensible
Firmware And Open Firmware 06/17/2004 01:12 PM

Linux and Open Source: The 2005
Generation (Ziff Davis)

Linux and Open Source: The 2005
Generation (Ziff Davis) 01/03/2005 11:38 AM
Ziff Davis - Linux and open source are at the heart of today's computing technology. Deal with it.

Knoppix Saved My Dad's Data

Knoppix Saved My Dad's Data 11/10/2003 11:39 PM
Even before today, I couldn't say enough good things about Knoppix, the coolest run-from-CD Linux Distribution ever. But it gets better. When I got home from flying this evening, there were two messages on my answering machine. Both were my Dad telling me that his work laptop was fubar. He wanted to find a way to backup the data to his Linux box (one that I setup for him as a home server last year--that he doesn't know much about)....

Linksys Posts Beta Firmware to Correct
Remote Admin Problem

Linksys Posts Beta Firmware to Correct
Remote Admin Problem 06/04/2004 02:13 PM
Linksys has posted beta firmware for its WRT54G that closes a potential remote access hole in its security: The initial report indicated that remote administration of the WRT54G was possible out of the box. The consultant who reported the problem checked other WRT54Gs: if firewall protection is turned on (Linksys says this is the default and users confirm), then the remote issue is non-existent. However, some of the units that the consultant purchased to test had firewall service turned off out of the box. A Linksys spokesperson said that this release is labeled beta because other functionality changes are in progress and not yet finalized. Linksys' official statement reads, "For those rare few that do disable the firewall and turn off remote admin on their WRT54G, Linksys advises those users to download the latest beta firmware which is posted on the Linksys website." I just purchased a WRT54G to test out its default configuration, and I can confirm that I received a unit with firmware v2.02.2 (which predates the 2.02.7 March 2004 release), and that its firewall service enabled....

Lite-On DVD Dual Firmware Updates

Lite-On DVD Dual Firmware Updates 01/10/2004 08:29 AM

Asian Gov'ts Drive Open-Source Linux
Software Sales

Asian Gov'ts Drive Open-Source Linux
Software Sales 06/09/2004 04:12 AM
Boston Globe Jun 9 2004 8:30AM GMT

EU Software Patent Legislation: a real
threat for Linux and Open Source

EU Software Patent Legislation: a real
threat for Linux and Open Source 05/13/2004 10:55 AM
Mandrakesoft would like to alert all users and the software community at large about a recent clandestine attack by proprietary interests through covert adoption of EU Software Patent Legislation.

Asian Gov'ts Drive Open-Source Linux
Software Sales (Reuters)

Asian Gov'ts Drive Open-Source Linux
Software Sales (Reuters) 06/08/2004 10:01 PM
Reuters - Asian governments are adopting the freely available Linux operating system in a bid to cut costs and address security concerns, helping the region drive global growth in demand for the software, vendors and analysts said.

Software Engineer - Open Source
Technologies (Perl/MySQL/Linux/XML/Web
Services)

Software Engineer - Open Source
Technologies (Perl/MySQL/Linux/XML/Web
Services) 03/06/2004 01:57 AM
O'Reilly & Associates - United States, CA, Sebastopol (2004-03-05)

New Firmware for Sony DR700A Dual layer
DVD recorder

New Firmware for Sony DR700A Dual layer
DVD recorder 06/23/2004 11:12 AM

Sony dru500ax DVD Dual RW Drive -
Firmware Upgrade 2.1A

Sony dru500ax DVD Dual RW Drive -
Firmware Upgrade 2.1A 05/15/2004 07:17 AM

Linux NTFS 1.8.4 (NTFS Tools and
Library)

Linux NTFS 1.8.4 (NTFS Tools and
Library) 01/27/2004 10:16 AM
NTFS and LDM drivers and tools for Linux.

Linux NTFS 1.9.4 (NTFS Tools and
Library)

Linux NTFS 1.9.4 (NTFS Tools and
Library) 09/06/2004 11:14 AM
NTFS and LDM drivers and tools for Linux.

Linux NTFS 1.8.0 (NTFS Tools and
Library)

Linux NTFS 1.8.0 (NTFS Tools and
Library) 11/19/2003 03:29 PM
NTFS and LDM drivers and tools for Linux.

Free but shackled: The Java trap

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