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Hot News : Hack into Windows : Boileau publishes his tool
by Omshiva prakash 08 Mar '08

08 Mar '08

A security consultant based in New Zealand has released a tool that can unlock Windows computers in seconds without the need for a password. Boileau, a consultant with Immunity Inc., said he did not release the tool publicly in 2006 because "Microsoft was a little cagey about exactly whether Firewire memory access was a real security issue or not and we didn't want to cause any real trouble". But now that a couple of years have passed and the issue has not resolved, Boileau decided to release the tool on his website. To use the tool, hackers must connect a Linux-based computer to a Firewire port on the target machine. The machine is then tricked into allowing the attacking computer to have read and write access to its memory. With full access to the memory, the tool can then modify Windows' password protection code, which is stored there, and render it ineffective. below is the link http://storm.net.nz/projects/16 -- -- "A well-directed imagination is the source of great deeds" -- With Best Regards, Omshivaprakash.H.L WebPage : http://platonic.techfiz.info Phone: 91- 9902026518 / 9343726518

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Getting away with the booty...
by CK Raju, Thrissur 08 Mar '08

08 Mar '08

"06.03.2008 - This summer, after 30 years at the helm of Microsoft, Bill Gates (pictured) will finally take retirement. But can he let go and can Microsoft afford to let him go?........." Story at http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single10457 ------------ The great Bill manages to run away with his share of the booty... CK Raju Thrissur

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[X-POST] Kerala schools to go completely FOSS
by Raj Mathur 06 Mar '08

06 Mar '08

Congratulations to our friends in Kerala are in order, I think: Kerala shuts windows, schools to use only Linux http://www.indianexpress.com/story/280323.html I'd like to get my hands on a copy of the courseware... is it freely available? Regards, -- Raju -- Raj Mathur raju(a)kandalaya.org http://kandalaya.org/ Freedom in Technology & Software || February 2008 || http://freed.in/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves

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Kerala Schools and Free Software
by Vimal Joseph 05 Mar '08

05 Mar '08

Here are the news clips about the IT Practical Exams 2008. http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/ITexam_help/itschool_gov_in/newsindailie… -- Free Software, Free Society സ്വതന്ത്ര സോഫ്റ്റ്വെയര്‍, സ്വതന്ത്ര സമൂഹം <http://fsfs.hipatia.net>

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OOXML BRM
by Mani A 04 Mar '08

04 Mar '08

"The OOXML Ballot Resolution Meeting (BRM) in Geneva ended in tears. World XML expert Tim Bray (pictured) immediately recorded his thoughts on the meeting, and his verdict was withering: despite some good that perhaps came of it ("With a very few exceptions, everyone really tried hard to work together and make the document better," he writes), he described the BRM process as "complete, utter, unadulterated bullshit." "..... .... "In practice this means that the heavy politics starts Monday morning. National bodies that are smart will make their decision between 8:30 and 9:00 AM on March 3rd and immediately go on long vacations in Tasmania or Nunavut." Read the whole report at http://java.sys-con.com/read/509779.htm -------------------------------- Best A. Mani -- A. Mani Member, Cal. Math. Soc

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[X-POST] Microsoft lobbying the Government through ``friendly'' NGOs
by Raj Mathur 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

My my, hey hey, OOXML is here to stay (with apologies to Neil Young) And if you don't believe that then your friendly neighbourhood NGO is only to willing to try to convince your Government on behalf of one of its benefactors, MS. Now I'm beginning to think that $1.4B was too little :) http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/OpenStandards/MsNgoLobby Also made it to Groklaw somehow. Regards, -- Raju -- Raj Mathur raju(a)kandalaya.org http://kandalaya.org/ Freedom in Technology & Software || February 2008 || http://freed.in/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves

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Article on why India should adopt open document standards
by V. Sasi Kumar 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

Dear friends, Please see my article on why India should adopt open standards and a response from Microsoft at http://www.infochangeindia.org/analysis236.jsp Microsoft's respose is actually a big joke. For instance, they claim that "Microsoft software is completely interoperable.". And just yesterday Microsoft has been fined a record $1.35 billion precisely for not providing information to enable interoperability! A response to Microsoft is on my blog http://swatantryam.blogspot.com/ since Infochange was not willing to publish my response. Best -- Dr. V. Sasi Kumar Please visit http://keralachinthakal.blogspot.com/ -- V. Sasi Kumar Free Software Foundation of India http://swatantryam.blogspot.com

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Google Summer of Code 2008
by CK Raju, Thrissur 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

Friends, thinkers, countrymen, "Google Summer of Code 2008 is on! Over the past three years, the program has brought together over 1500 students and 2000 mentors from 90 countries worldwide, all for the love of code. We look forward to welcoming more new contributors and projects this year. We'll begin accepting applications from mentoring organizations on Monday, March 3, 2008, and student applications on Monday, March 24th...." Link at http://code.google.com/soc/2008/ Nice news. Google is doing what most democratic governments are repeatedly failing to do ! CK Raju Thrissur

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Community-based networks -answer to last mile broadband.
by shirish 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Hi all, For a long long time I had been wondering that couldn't community based networks be the answer to last mile broadband. I knew I had read something about it sometime ago but the link was lost. Found it again, hence posting it so other people could take a lake at it as well & see if there is something that can be done about it.. If its a repeat, then sorry, its just the sort of thing which should be taken up. What do u guys think? http://emperor.canarie.ca/pipermail/news/2006/000281.html . If for some reason you're unable to reach the site use google's cache to retrieve them. Here's the gist of that mail. Bill St.Arnaud bill.st.arnaud at canarie.ca Wed Jun 7 10:08:29 EDT 2006 * Previous message: [CAnet - news] Looking for candidates to serve on ICANN board and related committees * Next message: [CAnet - news] The Changing Nature of Intellectual Authority * Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] For more information on this item please visit the CANARIE CA*net 4 Optical Internet program web site at http://www.canarie.ca/canet4/library/list.html ------------------------------------------- [In a recent trip to Sweden I was pleasantly surprised to discover a very successful community fiber project in Vasteras Sweden. The local electrical utility Malarenergi has developed a unique and very successful solution for deploying FTTH to over 50% of the homes with an amazing 53 take up rate. They have over 30,000 customers and this is in despite of stiff competition from both a local telephone and cable company. More amazingly they have only a staff of less tan 18 FTEs to operate and manage the network. The Malarenergi is also a good example of how banks can play an important role in financing customer owned last mile networks. The banks have the security of the home to loan against and provide low cost financing - and they are not in the business of running networks. In Amsterdam the ING bank is a major financier of the Amsterdam FTTH project. As well a Swedish home can reduce 650 USD from the infrastructure cost in a tax reduction, which is another significant incentive for homes to get connected with fiber. For single homes Malarenergi have two kinds of customers. 1) Those who are organized in a community or condominium. This community makes agreements regarding cable Tv etc 2) Those who are stand alone customers. In the former case the network is a LAN which is purchased and owned by the community in that area. The juridical person is the community who can take loans and rent the networks out to the different homes. Two banks provides financing. For the individual home the customers usually arranges their own financing for the fiber by loaning on their house. The typical cost for the fiber is $USD 2800. For both types the Malarenergi sales pitch is 1) Futureproof. Malarenergi does not start building unless 60% or more of the homes in that area sign up. Most people do not want to be left behind. The homes increases in value (ap/prox 6500 USD according to some firms. See the sign up page http://stadsnat.malarnetcity.se/villa/ 2) Freedom of choice of the services. This means competition and valuable services. See for example internet prices http://www.malarnetcity.se/services/services.php?category=Privatpersoner&kin d=Internet 100 Mbps for less than $40 a month and a choice of at least 20 ISPs including Telia - the local telephone incumbent 3) The cost for the new fiber infrastructure spread out over 10 years is about (20-25 USD/month) plus 10 mbps internet (22 USD/month)is cheaper than an equivalent ADSL service. The network technology is provided by a company called PacketFront - www.packetfront.com which uses web services to allow customers to do their own provisioning and selection of service providers. Thanks to Matt Wenger of PacketFront and Robert Kelljberg of Malarenergi for this information -- BSA] ------------------------------------- To SUBSCRIBE: send a blank e-mail message to news-join at canarie.ca To UNSUBSCRIBE: send a blank email message to news-leave at canarie.ca ------------------------------------- These news items and comments are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or management. ----------- Bill.St.Arnaud at canarie.ca www.canarie.ca/~bstarn skype: pocketpro SkypeIn: +1 614 441-9603 http://www.fraserinstitute.org/ http://www.canarie.ca/canet4/library/customer/Last_Mile_Customer_Owned_Netw… :- If one isn't getting this link go to google's cache & read the same as html. http://www.frankston.com/ Engage, debate, say what u will , hoping for a better tomorrow :) -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17

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WORKSHOP by Moving Republic in vibgyor 2008
by MOBIN M 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

WORKSHOP BY MOVING REPUBLIC http://movingrepublic.org/ Date : February 14 and 15 Event: Vibgyor 2008- short and documentary film festival http://2008.vibgyorfilm.com/ Schedule : Workshop1- Towards hactivist media culture; Introduction to free software video production Date : February 14 Time :10-12A.M Place : Town Hall, Thrissur Workshop2- Towards hactivist media culture; Introduction to free software audio production Date : February 15 Time :10-12A.M Place : Town Hall, Thrissur Talkers: Anivar Aravind Hiran Venugopal Suresh P Krishnanunni

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