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Archive for April, 2005

JSF 1.2 and JSP 2.1 Public Review

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005

Public review drafts of the JSF 1.2 and JSP 2.1 specifications, which focus on interoperablity, bug fixes, and refinements, are now available.

JSF 1.2 and JSP 2.1 Public Review Specifications Now Available

Firefox Based Start-Up Gets Off The Ground

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

rudy_wayne writes “ZDNet is reporting that a new version of the Firefox Web browser is coming your way, but not from the Mozilla Foundation. ‘When we launch our own services, in about a month or so, we’ll be looking to offer the must-have companion to Firefox,’ said Bart Decrem, Round Two CEO and a former staffer at the Mozilla Foundation. ‘We see tremendous room for innovating on top of the Mozilla and Firefox platform, and we see ourselves as the first company outside of the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation that’s fully dedicated to serving Firefox users.’ Round Two planned a corporate launch Monday night with the promise of bringing ‘a new crop of products and services that will enhance your Firefox experience.’”

Slashdot | Firefox Based Start-Up Gets Off The Ground

The Top Three Reasons for Humans in Space

Tuesday, April 12th, 2005

Why humans in space? The Space Review has the top three reasons: 3. To work. 2. To live. 1. To survive. ‘To work’ means doing stuff in space: research, explore, visit, etc. ‘To live’ means to have humans/life beyond Earth in colonies/settlements. ‘To survive’ means that putting humans/life beyond Earth is a very Good Thing in case a very Bad Thing happens to humans/life on Earth.

Slashdot | The Top Three Reasons for Humans in Space

Camel-Riding Robots

Tuesday, April 12th, 2005

[/.] misterpies writes “Of the many jobs robots could be put to use, here’s one I’ll bet not many slashdotters have considered – camel jockeys. According to the BBC, from next year racing camels in the United Arab Emirates will be ridden by robots. And for once, the folks put out of work won’t be complaining – mostly children (some as young as four) who are reportedly abducted or sold by their families to unscrupulous racing-camel owners. How long until we see robots take over from humans in other sports?”

Slashdot | Camel-Riding Robots

IBM Calls for Patent Reform

Tuesday, April 12th, 2005

daria42 writes “IBM has called for tighter regulation of patents and a review of intellectual property ownership issues in collaborative software development. The company is one of the largest patent-holders in the United States. IBM executive Jim Stallings said examining patents for prior art should not only be the job of the patent office but that the wider community should be involved. Stallings also called on the industry to stop what he calls “bad behaviour” by companies who either seek patents for unoriginal work or collect and hoard patents.”

Slashdot | IBM Calls for Patent Reform