http://smallvue.com/TechNewsHub working on it...well you know, kind of. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:06:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last month, we discussed news that the FTC would be examining DRM to see if it needs regulation. They set up a town hall meeting for late March, and part of that effort involved requesting comments from potential panelists and the general public. Ars Technica reports that responses to the ... http://smallvue.com/TechNewsHub/2009/02/15/gamers-eff-speak-out-against-drm/ Ashmash writes "Phoronix is running a story about S3 Graphics failing to provide Linux support for their Chrome 500 products even though they have announced in press releases going back months that there is Linux support. S3 Graphics has gone as far as advertising OpenGL 3.0 support for Linux and ... http://smallvue.com/TechNewsHub/2009/02/15/s3-graphics-fails-at-delivering-linux-driver/ theodp writes "As Sirius XM faces bankruptcy, Slate's Farhad Manjoo reports that the company has bigger problems than just the end of cheap credit. While it has what seems like a pretty great service — the world's best radio programming for just a small monthly fee — Sirius XM has ... http://smallvue.com/TechNewsHub/2009/02/15/internet-killed-the-satellite-radio-star/ Alexander "Tolimar" Reichle-Schmehl writes "The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 5.0 (codenamed Lenny) after 22 months of constant development. With 12 supported computer architectures, more than 23,000 packages built from over 12,000 source packages and 63 languages for the new graphical installer, ... http://smallvue.com/TechNewsHub/2009/02/15/debian-gnulinux-50-lenny-released/ IDOXLR8 writes "The Harvard Law students defending accused file-swapper Joel Tenenbaum are doing their best to turn his upcoming trial into a media event. But when it comes to pure spectacle, they have nothing on The Pirate Bay. TPB is referring to the event as a 'spectrial,' a cross between ... http://smallvue.com/TechNewsHub/2009/02/15/the-pirate-bay-is-making-a-spectrial-of-it/ duncan bayne writes "My company is developing some software using Ruby. It's proprietary software — decidedly not free-as-in-beer — but I don't want to tie my customers down with the usual prohibitions on reverse engineering, modification, etc. After all, they're licensing the product from us, so I think they should ... http://smallvue.com/TechNewsHub/2009/02/15/a-software-license-thats-libre-but-not-gratis/ Iddo Genuth writes "Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has announced its intentions to build a low-orbit space station which, according to the agency, will support future exploration of the moon and Mars. There's also a suggestion to extend the operational lifespan of the International Space Station by five more years, ... http://smallvue.com/TechNewsHub/2009/02/15/russia-aims-towards-mars/ Ostracus recommends a Christian Science Monitor piece on the 40-year quest to find a replacement for non-biodegradable plastic. One candidate, written off 20 years back but now developed to the point of practicality, is a formulation based on the lignin found in wood. And it turns out there is another ... http://smallvue.com/TechNewsHub/2009/02/15/liquid-wood-a-contender-to-replace-plastic/ KitB sends in a story in the Salt Lake Tribune that tells of a Web-based scam, resembling some used by Nigerian gangs, that snared the state of Utah. .5M was sent to a bank account in Texas before the bank raised a question and then froze .8M in the account. ... http://smallvue.com/TechNewsHub/2009/02/15/web-scam-bilks-state-of-utah-out-of-25m/ Jeffrey Breen writes "Like Monty Python's Killer Rabbit, cheap indoor antennas seem harmless to satellite and cable providers. But with the digital TV transition in the US, rabbit ears can suddenly provide digital-perfect pictures, many more channels, and even on-screen program guides. Already feeling pressure as suddenly budget-conscious consumers shed ... http://smallvue.com/TechNewsHub/2009/02/15/rabbit-ears-to-stage-a-comeback-thanks-to-dtv/