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AnnouncementsArticles of interest Jailbreaking now legal under DMCA for smartphones, but not tablets (ars technica)Ars technica summarizes the latest round of the three-year DMCA exemption process. "The new batch of exemptions illustrate the fundamentally arbitrary nature of the DMCA's exemption process. For the next three years, you'll be allowed to jailbreak smartphones but not tablet computers. You'll be able to unlock phones purchased before January 2013 but not phones purchased after that. It will be legal to rip DVDs to use an excerpt in a documentary, but not to play it on your iPad."
EFF: Privacy in Ubuntu 12.10: Amazon Ads and Data LeaksThe Electronic Frontier Foundation expresses privacy concerns with the new internet search added to Ubuntu 12.10. "It's a major privacy problem if you can't find things on your own computer without broadcasting what you're looking for to the world. You could be searching for the latest version of your résumé at work because you're considering leaving your job; you could be searching for a domestic abuse hotline PDF you downloaded, or legal documents about filing for divorce; maybe you're looking for documents with file names that will gave away trade secrets or activism plans; or you could be searching for a file in your own local porn collection. There are many reasons why you wouldn't want any of these search queries to leave your computer." The article also includes instructions to opt-out.
Rare photos: gnu crashes Windows 8 launchFSF volunteer Tristan Chambers took pictures of a gnu at the Windows 8 launch in New York. "Reporters and security guards at the event weren't sure how to react when they were greeted by a real, live gnu. The gnu -- which, on closer inspection, was an activist in a gnu suit -- had come for some early trick-or-treating. But instead of candy, she had free software for the eager journalists. The gnu and the FSF campaigns team handed out dozens of copies of Trisquel, a fully free GNU/Linux distribution, along with press releases and stickers. Once they got over their confusion, the reporters were happy to see us and hear our message -- that Windows 8 is a downgrade, not an upgrade, because it steals users' freedom, security and privacy."
New Books The ThoughtWorks Anthology, Volume 2 -- Pragmatic BookshelfPragmatic Bookshelf has released "The ThoughtWorks Anthology, Volume 2", essays on Software Technology and Innovation by various authors.
Calls for Presentations Linux Plumbers Conference Call for OrganisersThe Technical Advisory Board of the Linux Foundation has issued a call for anyone interested in running Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC) 2013. "To make a successful application, you need at least a Chair (person in overall charge) a Treasurer and an Events co-ordinator." LPC 2013 is scheduled for September 18-20 in New Orleans, LA.
Upcoming Events Events: November 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
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