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DATE | 2010-05-29 |
FROM | Ron Guerin
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SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Free Software Round Table TONIGHT at 10PM (live streaming and radio)
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The Free Software Round Table will be broadcasting on WUSB 90.1 FM (SUNY Stony Brook) and streaming live at http://stream.wusb.stonybrook.edu:8090/listen.pls this Saturday night at 10 PM EST.
You can join in on the discussion via IRC on Freenode in channel #fsrt which can be reached via a web app here: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=fsrt
Topics to be discussed:
Bug reporting through drama: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_2635_fail&num=5 http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24038 http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/5/22/150
Fashion & Copyright http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/05/25/2222207/The-Fashion-Industry-As-a-Model-For-IP-Reform
Net neutrality snafu http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/05/171-republicans-say-net-neutrality-a-bad-idea.ars http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/05/26/0120228/Congressmen-Send-Letters-Hope-For-Net-Neutrality-Fades
GPL Enforcement in Apple's App Store http://www.fsf.org/news/2010-05-app-store-compliance/
2.6.34 released. http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_34
Codec wars: Google releases WebM/VP8 http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2010/05/google-opens-vp8-codec-aims-to-nuke-h264-with-webm.ars
Intel to do hardware acceleration if it becomes popular http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/05/intel-to-hardware-accelerate-webm-if-it-becomes-popular.ars
VP8 is not much phonologically superior to h.264 and will have patent issues http://x264dev.multimedia.cx/?p=377 Another comparison: http://www.osnews.com/story/23342/First_Look_VP8_vs_H264
Google asks for delay in WebM license consideration http://lwn.net/Articles/389611/
Adobe 3 month security update cycle is pathetic http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2010/05/adobe-considers-monthly-patches-to-improve-security.ars
Ogg accusations refuted http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/04/27/1953234/Ogg-Format-Accusations-Refuted http://www.osnews.com/story/23214/In_Defense_of_Ogg_s_Good_Name
Nero files Antitrust case agains MPEG-LA http://osnews.com/story/23346/Nero_Files_Antitrust_Case_Against_MPEG-LA
Steve Jobs Hints At Theora Lawsuit http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/04/30/237238/Steve-Jobs-Hints-At-Theora-Lawsuit
MeeGo 1.0 http://lwn.net/Articles/389843/rss to use BTRFS https://lwn.net/Articles/387196/
Maemo Update. N900 first phone to feature video calls Skype/google something or other.
VoltDB (in-memory DB) Launches http://lwn.net/Articles/389117
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