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conclusions. Lockergnomie Sang Vo writes: "Though you may have
zero liability for a fraudulent transaction, the paperwork and red
tape to work through if someone empties out all your funds can
leave you hurting for a while. There are many credit cards that
now offer zero liability for fraudulent transactions. So, contact
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And Russ Coover continues: "If you purchase something with a
credit card, and you later decide to dispute the purchase (for a
reason such as the product was faulty and the merchant refuses to
replace it or, perhaps the product was never delivered), you can
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Jeff Morgan has a different interpretation of the regulation in
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you give your financial institution timely notice of the theft of
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my debit card instead. Apparently, the store's computer had been
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after I informed them (The delay in the fund reversal was due to
the 4th of July weekend). The only negative aspect is the fact
that I had to request a new debit card, which has yet to arrive."
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(during your dispute) the money will be withheld from your account
and you will not have access to it. However with a credit card,
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debit card and cleaned out your checking account?  The money is
gone! False charges on a credit card are not "real money" until
somebody has to pay them.  I would guess that each bank has
different policies for debit card fraud. I might just have to call
mine and see what I'd face." In short, be careful - no matter what
you use or where you choose to use your plastic.
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I think that online file sharing is dependent on the file that is
being shared. If the song is a current release or recent, then I
do not believe in it. I can't consider it stealing because you
can't steal from someone who willingly puts the file up for
downloading. Those who did put the file online most likely feel
that it is also not stealing, since they purchased the CD.
However, I do not agree with RIAA or recording companies who are
attempting to make their CDs "rip proof" either. I do not feel
they have the right to dictate what songs I can listen to or when
or in what order. I like to rip specific songs from CDs then make
my own CD, which either goes down to my entertainment system or to
my truck. The master CD is saved and rarely played ("why" is
explained later in this message). I prefer making my own CDs for
my truck because if my truck were to be broken into and my CDs
stolen, it would be much easier to replace a self-burned CD than a
master. Sometimes, masters cannot be replaced without a large
expense, if at all.
If the song is outdated, an oldie (so to speak), and is not
available anywhere, then yes, I do believe in it. Or, if the song
being sought is wanted to rejuvenate one's collection, then yes, I
do believe in that, too. Case in point: as a kid, I collected a
lot of 45s and record albums. I have more than 4,000 records in my
collection. Many were played so much that they are not playable
anymore and, even though I did take care of them, due to the cheap
stereos and record players in the 60s, they are 'shot.' I want to
relive some of my younger days through music, but attempting to
convert those records (to digital) is next to impossible for me.
So, in this instance, no, I do not think it is illegal to seek out
digitalized copies of the old songs that I already have records of
(albums and/or 45s). If, however, the song(s) that I am seeking
are available on CD, then I will be very quick to purchase that CD
from Tower Records, The Warehouse, or any other reputable dealer.
For those that are impossible to find "digitals" for, then, one
day, perhaps I will reach a point with technology (and money)
where I can transfer those platters to WAV and they will sound as
good as when they were originally recorded. I have been lucky
enough to find some on CD thanks to the Internet; I was quick to
purchase the disc, usually from the original artists themselves.
Some of the music that I have, sadly, will never be heard again. I
blame RIAA and the recording industry for that, too. Neither seem
to care about the "lost" songs when digitally remastered CDs are
released.
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video camera purchase? Lockergnomie Frank Kenna: "I see that
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ago, and I made one mistake: I didn't get one with A/V INPUTS.
Mine has A/V outputs, which are great for getting your digital
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get VHS or old 8mm footage into the camera. With inputs, not only
can you get your old 8mm & VHS stuff onto DV tapes, but you can
use the camera as a pass-through device and get the old stuff
directly onto your computer for editing purposes. I wish someone
had made clear the advantages and importance of inputs when I
bought my DV camcorder. The reviews and magazines I read barely
mentioned this feature - and nobody stressed its importance. But
if you're going to be doing any editing, it is critical (if you
want to work on any of your old stuff). Don't make the same
mistake I did - make SURE you get this feature. It doesn't seem to
impact the price of the cameras; some offer it and some don't."
This advice came not a moment too soon for me. Thank you for
helping us, Frank!
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Hi XFS developers,
When studying xfs code(2.4.19), I found that the inode will be locked by
XFS_ILOCK_SHARE flags before we get acl, which may cause deadlock.
Because when getting acl, it will allocate memory in KM_SLEEP, If the
memory is tight, the process will call xfs_strategy, and may
lock(XFS_ILOCK_SHARE)the same inode again. If between these two locks,
another process try to lock the inode by XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, these two
processes  will be deadlock. As follows,
A process get ea                         B process want lock ipA
1) xfs_ilock(ipA, XFS_ILOCK_SHARE)             .....................
|                                         |
|                                         |
get acl                        2) xfs_ilock(ipA, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL)
|                                         |
|                                         |
memory tight
|
|
xfs_stragegy
|
|
3)xfs_ilock(ipA, XFS_ILOCK_SHARE)        ............................
these two processes will be dead lock.
So I believe that acl allocation GFP_MASKshould be changed to KM_NOFS.
right?
best regards
wdd


EFFector Online Newsletter
EFFector      Vol. 15, No. 28      September 11, 2002      ren@eff.org
A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation     ISSN 1062-9424
In the 227th Issue of EFFector:
* Motions Filed in Morpheus Peer-to-Peer Case
* EFF's Second Annual Share-In This Weekend!
* Help With Our Internet Blocking in Schools Project
* Deep Links
* Administrivia
For more information on EFF activities & alerts:
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*Motions Filed in Morpheus Peer-to-Peer Case
Judge to Consider Legality of Gnutella Software
Los Angeles - Attorneys for StreamCast Networks, developers of the
popular Morpheus peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing software, filed
briefs in federal court on Monday seeking a ruling that distribution
of the software does not violate copyright law.
Morpheus is a popular file-sharing application based on the
decentralized Gnutella P2P networking protocol.
In their briefs seeking summary judgment, attorneys from the
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the law firm of Brobeck,
Phleger and Harrison argued that distribution of the software is legal
because the product is capable of substantial noninfringing uses and
because StreamCast cannot control the various uses of the software.
Supporting StreamCast in the motion is nine time Grammy nominee Janis
Ian, who believes that peer-to-peer software represents important new
opportunities for artists.
On October 2, 2001, 28 of the world's largest entertainment companies
sued StreamCast for the allegedly infringing actions of users of its
product (MGM et al v. Grokster et al, Case No. 01-CV-8541 SVW).
Additional briefs will be filed in the months to come, with oral
arguments set for December 2, 2002, before U.S. Federal District Court
Judge Stephen Wilson in Los Angeles.
Links:
For this release:

Documents related to Metro-Goldwyn Mayer v. Grokster case:

Janis Ian's "Internet Debacle" article:

- end -
*Electronic Frontier Foundation Holds Second Annual Share-In
John Perry Barlow, Mountain Girl Garcia Host Free Music Fest
San Francisco - Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation and five Bay
Area bands for an afternoon of live music and outdoor fun at EFF's
second annual Share-In. The festival will be held in Golden Gate
Park's Music Concourse Bandshell on Saturday, September 14th from noon
- 5pm. The celebration of independent music will be hosted by Grateful
Dead lyricist and EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow and former wife of
the late great Jerry Garcia, Mountain Girl Garcia.
Artists participating in this event will permit recording of their
performances by those in attendance in support of EFFs Open Audio
License (OAL). Musicians performing at the event include: the Box Set
Duo - clown princes of folk-rock, the classic funk band Funkmonsters,
celtic world-fusion group Hy Brassyl, harmony based folk-pop band
Atticus Scout, and Berkeley-based party band Shady Lady.
In addition to music, the Share-In will feature performers including
Ashley Foster the One Wheeled Wonder, the Existential Circus,
Frantastic Hands, the Metronome Dancers, and Willy Bologna and his
Sideshow Circus. Bring your family and friends!
Ben and Jerry's will sell their famous ice cream, and Cartwheel
Catering will be on site with hot dogs, pretzels, and churros.
Proceeds from the Share-In will go directly to EFF's Campaign for
Audiovisual Free Expression (CAFE), which oversees projects such as
the Open Audio License. CAFE empowers the creative community in
cyberspace by protecting the public's access to and use of audiovisual
technologies.
The Open Audio License is a tool that EFF has developed in order to
help artists share music more directly with their fans, without
sacrificing recognition for their creativity. The OAL encourages
collaboration, providing artists with an alternative to a business
model strictly driven by profit. Based on the open source and free
software initiatives for software development, the OAL encourages
artists to share with one another and their fans
Adoption of the OAL does not mean that artists go unrewarded for their
work. On the contrary, the OAL permits artists to share single tracks
or performances and gain widespread recognition for their work without
relying on intermediaries. EFF encourages new models of music
distribution in the digital world that benefit the artists themselves.
The Internet makes it possible to drastically reduce the overhead for
packaging and distributing music, which is where record companies
currently spend most of the money that could be going to artists. EFF
is committed to developing tools that empower artists to take control
over their own art and to be compensated appropriately for their works.
When: Saturday, September 14th, Noon-5pm
Where: Music Concourse Bandshell in Golden Gate Park, near the
Japanese Tea Gardens between MLK Drive and JFK Drive
More Information and Travel Directions:

Links:
EFF's Cafe Project:

The Open Audio License:

- end -
*Help With Our Internet Blocking in Schools Study
If you know of any public school students, teachers, school
administrators, school board members, parents, or recent public school
alumni in the United States who are willing to speak about the impact
of Internet blocking on educational opportunities, the EFF would like
to make contact with them. We are especially looking for people in or
near the following areas:
* Asheville, NC
* Boston, MA
* Nashville, TN
* New York City
* San Francisco, CA
Please have them contact:
Will Doherty
wild@eff.org
- end -
*Deep Links
Deep Links features noteworthy news items, victories, and threats from
around the Internet.
Community Wireless Allows People to Break Away from Czech Telekom
Another wireless community helps bring access to rural areas and those
who otherwise would not have access. See the story at:

- end -
Google Blocked in China
A populat search engine is blocked in China and internet traffic is
constantly being monitored. Read about it at:

- end -
iPod Clone Spoiled by DRM
Second generation USB speed rendered useless by DRM encryption used in
Toshiba's Mobilphile:

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The Netizen in 2002
What does it mean to be a Netizen today? Contribute to the call for
submissions found at:
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I have created two databases, db1 and db2  in my POSTGRESQL database system.
And both the databases contains few tables also.
Could you please help me to write a query which should retrieve data from both the databases
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Hi all,
I cannot to get this to run...  I think I am mistaking some basic concept or I have a big brain-lock .  Somebody know what is the problem to execute this function ?
Thanks in advance...
--====================================
DROP TABLE test;
CREATE TABLE test
(
clave numeric(7,0) not null,
PRIMARY KEY (clave)
) WITHOUT OIDS;
--====================================
DROP FUNCTION f_test(numeric(7,0), numeric(7,0));
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f_test(numeric(7,0), numeric(7,0)) RETURNS timestamp AS '
DECLARE
p_datod ALIAS FOR $1;
p_datoh ALIAS FOR $2;
--
tdesde timestamp;
thasta timestamp;
BEGIN
tdesde := now();
--
FOR X IN p_datod..p_datoh LOOP
INSERT INTO test VALUES (x);
END LOOP;
--
thasta := now() - tdesde;
RETURN thasta;
COMMIT;
END;
' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
--====================================
select f_test(1,9);
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I am trying to secure three of four virtual hostnames on our Apache server.
We are not taking credit card orders or user's personal information, but are
merely hoping to secure email and calendar web transactions for our users.
We are not running any secure applications on the root host.
I have been testing this week with CA, client, and host certificate
requests, certificates, and keys, and think I have a fairly good beginner's
grasp of the commands and command line options.
My questions are:
1.  Is it necessary to create a CA certificate for each of the secure
virtual hosts, or can one CA certificate for the root be used to sign each
of the keys for all three common names we are trying to secure?
2.  Even though the root host is not conducting secure transactions, am I
correct in configuring the server with a CACertificateFile in the main body
of httpsd.conf and then setting the CACertificateFile for each virtual host
in the
section of httpsd.conf?  This sort of assumes the
answer to 1. is  - you need a CA for each virtual host.
3.  Is it necessary to create a client certificate to distribute to our
users, or is it sufficient to have the CA certificate and a server
certificate for the virtual hosts?  Wouldn't a client certificate only be
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Contents:
OO Programming Newsletter #41 from Bruce Eckel (OOPList@BruceEckel.com)
The Linux Counter... (Frederick Noronha)
Linux Gazette #82 (September 2002) available (Linux Gazette)
bigtwo: coffee.marilith.1 released (Bernard yap)
NEWS: GNU/DEVELOPMENT... intl orgns take a close look at GNU/Linux (Frederick Noronha)
Attn programmers: support offered [FLOSS-Sarai Initiative] (Frederick Noronha)
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August 2002
= = = Contents = = =
* Come work on Thinking in Java in Crested Butte
* Thinking in Java, 3rd edition, Revision 2 Imminent
* Thinking in C++, Volume 2, Revision 6 Available
* Thinking in Java Hands-on Seminar, Bay Area, November
* Java2 Enterprise Programming Seminar, Bay Area, November
* New seminars
* Limited Number of Signed Copies of TIJ2 for sale
See the Calendar for the current schedule:

===================================
* Come work on Thinking in Java, 3rd edition, in Crested Butte
All but one of the Interns has departed (he's staying through
December) and we have empty rooms in the condo that I rented in Mt.
Crested Butte for the Interns to stay in. If you'd like to
volunteer to come up (Crested Butte is gorgeous in late
Summer/early Fall, with excellent hiking and mountain biking), stay
in the condo, and help work on the 3rd edition of Thinking in Java,
please email Sharlynn@Mindview.net with your resume and
availability dates (note that the book is due at the end of
October). There will be a technical and writing test, and
interviews to reveal how well you self-motivate and work with
others.
This should be a great learning experience and a fun time.
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* Thinking in Java, 3rd edition, Revision 2 Imminent
The second revision will be up on the site soon, at:

The biggest change is that I've rewritten significant part of the
multithreading chapter (although it still has a ways to go). The
goal is to rewrite the chapter to introduce the essence of
threading with simplicity, and without GUI examples (this
simplifies things, and allows threads to appear before GUIs).
The chapters have also been reorganized into something like their
final form, although the final chapter numbering hasn't been done
yet. We have made more progress in the testing system.
Other details of the changes made in the new version will be at the
beginning of the book.
The book is due at the end of October. The print version will
appear in December.
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* Thinking in C++, Volume 2, Revision 9 Available tomorrow
Available at:

Chapters 1-4 are finished
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* Thinking in Java Hands-on Seminar
November 4th-8th in San Francisco - Emeryville, CA.
Registration opens on September 4th.

Created by Bruce Eckel, taught by Andrea Provaglio. We believe this
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seminar evolved.
Please note the early registration discount:
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Created and taught by Andrea Provaglio, this seminar introduces you
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Design Patterns in Java
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Designing Objects & Systems
This will include a lot of material from Bill's upcoming book on
Object Design, along with coverage of UML, XP, Object-Oriented
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projects.
We hope to begin teaching the courses early next year. Stay tuned.
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From: Frederick Noronha
Subject: The Linux Counter...
Date: 8 Sep 2002 01:25:32 GMT
Please sign-up at the Linux Counter:
Please visit it and sign up (if you haven't already) at

Why?
* It's a small way of saying 'thank you' to an excellent OS and
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Date: 8 Sep 2002 01:25:35 GMT
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From: Bernard yap
Subject: bigtwo: coffee.marilith.1 released
Date: 8 Sep 2002 01:25:38 GMT
Greetings to all,
'bigtwo' is an cross-platform (tho' it's meant to run on linux) object oriented
game engine for the card game of "cho dai di" with integrated artificial
intelligence to simplify the job of developing game servers/clients for the
card game.
- Release [coffee.marilith.1] -
This is an alpha release of the game engine (codenamed 'coffee') intended for
engine/AI testing. A simulation test of AI playing against each other and a
simple text-based single player client are included in the release for that
purpose.
- ChangeLog -
o  some minor AI tweaks
o  added game engine version information
o  fixed bug in game initialization
o  fixed bugs that blocked the straights 23456 & A2345
- Work in progress -
o  further fixes/improvements on the game engine/AI
o  a cross-platform GUI/graphical client.
- SF Project Page -

- Download -

regards,
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From: Frederick Noronha
Subject: NEWS: GNU/DEVELOPMENT... intl orgns take a close look at GNU/Linux
Date: 8 Sep 2002 01:25:42 GMT
GNU/DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT GNU/LINUX
>From Frederick Noronha
INDIA: There's good news round the corner -- international organisations and
prominent networks worldwide are waking up to the rich potential of
Free/Open Source Software, a field that is slowly being recognised for the
immense promise it holds out to the Third World.
But can this be tapped speedily enough and effectively?
>From the Unesco to the World Bank, and other global organisations, all are
catching up on the potential of using GNU/Linux as a potent tool in working
towards development. More so in countries where the cost of a proprietorial
office suite could eat up six months or more of the average citizen's
earnings.
United Nation's Development Programme's Ms. Radhika Lal
, a Information-Communication Technology Policy
Advisor, recently drew attention to a conference on Open Source for
E-Government. It is to be held in Washington, DC on October 17-18.
infoDev, the Cyberspace Policy Institute of The George Washington
University, and the UNDP are jointly behind this event. It is intended to
draw participants from local, national and international organizations from
both the public and private sector.
This meet intends to present cases of 'best practices', raise awareness
about the potential of open source and free software for e-governance. More
importantly, it will be sharing experiences among policy makers, donors,
users and consumers, universities, and industry specialists in Open Source,
e-Government and related fields.
Ms Lal works at the ICT-for-Development's Special Initiative Bureau for
Development Policy at the UNDP's East 45th Street offices in New York.
ICT-for-development is a campaign to use more of infotech and the Internet
for global development and fighting problems like poverty and illiteracy.
But despite quite a few shared goals and concerns with the GNU/Linux world,
so far little networking has been done between these two separate circles.
See
OTHER ARMS OF THE U.N.
======================
Besides, the UNDP, other arms of the United Nations are also known to be
showing increasing interest in the potential of free software/open source
tools.
Paris-headquartered Unesco (United Nations Education, Scientific and
Cultural Organisation) recently launched its own Free Software portal.
It's at
UNESCO's Jean-Claude Dauphin
of the Information
Society Division also announced that this international organisation has
been looking out for contributors with a good knowledge of the Free Software
movement in relation with UNESCO fields of competence -- education, science
and culture.
It zeroed in particularly on those coming from the Third World (also called
the 'South' countries) who could could make propositions for "revising,
updating and extending the UNESCO Free Software Portal" as well as for
including new basic documents.
"This work could be done using a fee or consultant contract and the fee can
be discussed depending on the amount of work described in the contract,"
said Dauphin.
Check out the sites at
UNESCO Libraries Portal (
UNESCO Archives Portal (
UNESCO Free Software Portal (
UNESCO Observatory on the Information Society (
NEW TOOLS FOR CDS/ISIS
======================
Recently, Unesco also announced the launch of new tools for data exchange
from and to its CDS/ISIS software. These two new tools -- ImpExp2709 and
IsisAscii v 0.92 -- have recently been released for data exchange from and
to UNESCO's software package CDS/ISIS.
CDS/ISIS is a generalized information storage and retrieval system that is
freely distributed, and has attracted users in places like libraries within
the Third World. The new utilities have been released with their source code
(GPL license).
See
Meanwhile, UNDP's APDIP (Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme)
based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is also learnt to be thinking seriously
about organizing some kind of a consultation on open source, GNU/Linux and
related issues.
"We want to see how we can further this cause in the region," APDIP's Shahid
Akhtar told this correspondent.
Niranjan Rajani
, of Pakistani origin but based
in the birthplace of Linux, Finland, is now working on a research project on
"Significance of Free/OpenSource Software for Developing Countries".
This project is financed by the Finnish Foreign Ministry, and he has
undertaken to write the paper by the end of November this year, for
Maailma.Net, a local division of OneWorld.Net.
This project's goal is to find out, evaluate and analyze the extent of use
of FS/OSS, especially some of its most significant and popular projects;
GNU/Linux, Apache, Mozilla, OpenOffice etc. in the developing or Third World
countries. It will also look at its possible impact on economies, societies
and lives of these countries.
CONVINCING GOVERNMENTS
======================
In India, organisations like Red Hat have been putting out slick
presentations to convince governments and officials to try out Open Source.
Shift over boldly to the world of 'open source' and 'free' software. That's
the message that governments across India were recently with, as official
computerisation efforts get bogged down due to spiraling software costs and
speedy software-fuelled hardware obsolence.
Senior IT and e-governance officials from across the country tuned in
attentively during a recent seminar in Goa, as executives from computing
giant IBM and leading Linux systems supplier Red Hat India narrated long
lists of benefits that governments could get from going the Linux way.
Pointing to examples from across the globe, Red Hat India argued that the US
Department of Energy has built supercomputers on GNU/Linux, the Chinese are
making Linux the official server operating system -- to be widely used in
varsities, military installations and within government.
Some months back, an organisation under India's Ministry of Information
Technology -- called the ER&DCI (Electronics Research and Development Centre
of India) -- entered into a strategic alliance with leading Linux systems
supplier Red Hat India to popularize the 'open source' solution in the
government sector.
On networks like the EDC/World Bank-support GKD (Global Knowledge for
Development), issues of free software and open source often make it to the
news.
GNU/Linux is a suitable tool in organising too, as it was recently pointed
out. (See
"The Low Income Networking and Communication (LINC) Project of the Welfare
Law Center has helped many low-income led organizing groups acquire access
to the Internet and use technology more effectively," says Dirk Slater
.
While these groups have increased their abilities to communicate with one
another and their allies by using the Internet, one communication hurdle
remains -- communicating with their leadership via the Internet.
Despite many "digital divide" initiatives addressing access to the Internet
in low-income communities, access is still an issue.
Public Internet access points, such as libraries and schools, are not
sufficient, as Slater has pointed out. Many low-income leaders do not have
access to the Internet where it would make the most impact -- in their
homes.
LINC argues that the need for Internet communication is particularly great
for rural groups whose members live far apart and cannot have frequent
face-to-face meetings because of distance, time and money constraints.
"We began to explore the idea of using Linux, a free operating system that
works well on older computers, when we learned of Microsoft's decision to
discontinue support of its older operating systems like Windows 95
NEED TO NETWORK
===============
Bala Pillai
, who was earlier based in Malaysia and now in
Sydney-Australia, is founder of Tamil Innaiyam ( an
organisation to promote the Tamil language worldwide. He points to the
impact GNU/Linux is making in some distant areas of the Third World.
Says Pillai: "The most interactive open source/Linux community in our time
zone/Asia springs out of the Philippines. Primarily because the Filipino
psyche is a more secure psyche, a more self-confident psyche.
"Folks who are self-confident worry about the future less, and allocate more
time diagnosing and solving problems rather than echoing and re-echoing it.
Filipinos are also more into sharing and online sharing -- we should look to
more symbiosis with them," says he.
Pillai also notes that the Manila-based Miguel Paraz, whom he interacted
with since 1996, is a key catalyst in the Filipino Linux community.
" is a good starting point to get a feel for the key
Open Source catalysts in the Philippines," says he.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based Dinesh who runs  is
another lead Open Source catalyst from the region, explains Pillai. "Do look
for symbiosis opportunities there too," he suggests.
"I see lots of room for us to symbiosis together. For example, there is
likely to be areas where we diagnosing, documenting, analyzing, coding or
publicizing where there is over-duplication. If we coordinated ourselves and
found out where our circles and priorities intersect , we could share this
work and get fruits out faster," he adds.
--
Frederick Noronha * Freelance Journalist * Goa * India 832.409490 / 409783
BYTESFORALL www.bytesforall.org  * GNU-LINUX
Email fred@bytesforall.org * Mobile +9822 122436 (Goa) * Saligao Goa India
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From: Frederick Noronha
Subject: Attn programmers: support offered [FLOSS-Sarai Initiative]
Date: 8 Sep 2002 01:25:45 GMT
Dear friends,
Can we manage to get some money into backing Free/Libre Open Source
Software initiatives, that would help young volunteers out there to
support their cash-strapped initiatives?
Sarai.net, a Delhi-based initiative under the CSDS (Centre for the Study
of Developing Societies) has been solidly supportive of such an idea.
Jeebesh Bagchi
sent in this offer recently. It could
surely be of help particularly to college students and others wanting to
make a break in Free Software/Open Source, but hamstrung by resources.
It might help if projects are initially kept small and definitely
workable, I guess. This is my own gut-level feeling, but maybe bigger
initiatives which are clearly workable could also prove convincing. If
such experiments prove useful, maybe there would be a good case for
greater support to free software/open source developers in regions like
ours. --FN
========== Forwarded message ==========
The Sarai Programme, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi
(www.sarai.net) invites applications for Support Grants to projects in the
area of Free Software, Open Source Software and Social Usage of Software
Sarai invites programmers (practictioners as well as students) to
propose projects in the area of free and open source software applications
relevant to educational, social and community needs.  We are looking for
original ideas, as well as proposals to localize and adapt existing software
and applications to South Asian conditions,
For example - Desktops in Hindi, Open Office and Gimp in Hindi. Lighter
versions of desktops like KDE, Innovations that creatively optimises older
lower configuration machines, Linux documentation in Hindi, games using local
context, etc.
What is Sarai
Sarai is a public initiative of media practitioners and scholars looking at
media cultures and urban life. Sarai's interests are in the field of old and
new media, information and communication technologies, free software, cinema,
and urban space - its politics, built form, ecology, culture and history,
with a strong commitment to making knowledge available in the public domain.
It is a programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi.
For more information visit www.sarai.net. Sarai is committed to promoting the
free software and open source vision.
Conditions:
Applicants should be resident in India, and should have a bank account in any
bank operating in India.
These are support grants and grantees will be free to pursue their primary
occupations, if any.
Mail your project proposal, workplan and CV to both the following addresses:
with a copy to
. Please mark
your subjectline 'FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software) Initiative'.
Also point out what you see as the relevance of your work, and how you
plan to share the resultant software once finalised.
Enquires: dak@sarai.net
Last date for submission: October 15th, 2002.
Note: Proposals from teams, partnerships, collectives, faculty are welcome,
so long as the grant amount is administered by a single individual, and the
funds are deposited in a single bank account in the name of an individual.
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WELCOME to the Core JavaTM Technologies Tech Tips, September 10, 2002. Here you'll get tips on using core Java technologies and APIs, such as those in Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SETM).
Using ArrayList and LinkedList
Using Zero-Length Arrays
These tips were developed using Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v 1.4.
This issue of the JDC Tech Tips is written by Glen McCluskey.
USING ARRAYLIST AND LINKEDLIST
ArrayList and LinkedList are two Collections classes used for storing lists of object references. For example, you could have an ArrayList of Strings, or a LinkedList of Integers. This tip compares the performance of ArrayList and LinkedList, and offers some suggestions about which of these classes is the right choice in a given situation.
The first key point is that an ArrayList is backed by a primitive Object array. Because of that, an ArrayList is much faster than a LinkedList for random access, that is, when accessing arbitrary list elements using the get method. Note that the get method is implemented for LinkedLists, but it requires a sequential scan from the front or back of the list. This scan is very slow. For a LinkedList, there's no fast way to access the Nth element of the list.
Consider the following example. Suppose you have a large list of sorted elements, either an ArrayList or a LinkedList. Suppose too that you do a binary search on the list. The standard binary search algorithm starts by checking the search key against the value in the middle of the list. If the middle value is too high, then the upper half of the list is eliminated. However, if the middle value is too low, then the lower half of the list is ignored. This process continues until the key is found in the list, or until the lower bound of the search becomes greater than the upper bound.
Here's a program that does a binary search on all the elements in an ArrayList or a LinkedList:
import java.util.*;
public class ListDemo1 {
static final int N = 10000;
static List values;
// make List of increasing Integer values
static {
Integer vals[] = new Integer[N];
Random rn = new Random();
for (int i = 0, currval = 0; i
= minval && indata[i]
= minval && indata[i]
<= maxval) {
outdata[j++] = indata[i];
}
}
return outdata;
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
// set up test array of integers
int indata[] = new int[]{1, 3, -17, 8, 59};
// filter out values not in the range 1-10
int outdata1[] = filterData(indata, 1, 10);
for (int i = 0; i < outdata1.length; i++) {
System.out.println(outdata1[i]);
}
// filter out values not
// in the range 100-200
int outdata2[] = filterData(
indata, 100, 200);
for (int i = 0; i < outdata2.length; i++) {
System.out.println(outdata2[i]);
}
}
}
The filterData method does two scans of the input array. The first scan counts the number of valid data values. Then the method allocates a new array of the appropriate size, and copies the good values to it. If there are no good values, the method returns a null value for the array reference.
The result of running the ZeroDemo1 program is:
1
3
8
Exception in thread "main"
java.lang.NullPointerException
at ZeroDemo1.main(ZeroDemo1.java:72)
The problem with this program is a rather basic one. The second call of filterData returns a null value, and the program fails to take this possibility into account.
A better approach in this example would be to comment out the block of code that tests for the possibility of no valid data values:
/*
if (validcnt == 0) {
return null;
}
*/
When there is no valid data, the code will fall through to the next line, where a zero-length array is allocated:
int outdata[] = new int[0];
This is perfectly legal Java usage. The representation of Java arrays includes the length of the array, and it's therefore possible to tell if an array has zero length.
For the ZeroDemo1 example, if you anticipate that validcnt will often be zero, that is, data filtering will often eliminate all values from the input, then you could optimize away the second input scan by adding code like this:
int outdata[] = new int[validcnt];
if (validcnt == 0) {
return outdata;
}
Note that usage such as:
int outdata[] = new int[]{};
is also legal, to initialize an array with a zero-length set of integer constants.
In general, it's best not to return null from a method that returns an array type. Always returning an array, even if the array has zero length, greatly improves the generality of algorithms. If you anticipate that your methods will often return zero-length arrays, you might be concerned about the performance implications of allocating many such arrays. In this case, you can allocate a single array, and always return the same one, as follows:
private static final int ZERO_LENGTH_ARRAY[] =
new int[0];
This array is immutable (it can't be changed), and can be shared throughout your application.
There's another way that zero-length arrays are used, as illustrated in the following example:
import java.util.*;
public class ZeroDemo2 {
public static void main(String args[]) {
// set up ArrayList and add strings to it
List stringlist = new ArrayList();
stringlist.add("string 1");
stringlist.add("string 2");
stringlist.add("string 3");
// convert to String array
String out[] = (
String[])stringlist.toArray(
new String[0]);
for (int i = 0; i < out.length; i++) {
System.out.println(out[i]);
}
}
}
The result of running the ZeroDemo2 program is:
string 1
string 2
string 3
The ZeroDemo2 program sets up an ArrayList, and adds three strings to it. Then the program calls toArray to get a String array of the three elements in the ArrayList. In this example, the argument to toArray is "new String[0]". This argument serves a couple of purposes. First, if you have a String array that's big enough to hold the elements of the ArrayList, you can specify it as the argument to toArray. The method will use the String array.
But if your array is not big enough, then the toArray method allocates an array to return the elements. It uses the type of the array that was passed in to determine the type of the allocated array. ArrayList stores its element references in an Object array. The toArray method needs to be told if there is some other type (such as String) to be used for returning the array of elements. The method uses reflection (java.lang.reflect.Array.newInstance) to create an array of the appropriate type.
For more information about using zero-Length arrays, see item 27 "Return zero-length arrays, not nulls" in "Effective Java Programming Language Guide" by Joshua Bloch.
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Don't despair. We've put together a quick, proactive to-do list
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1. DIAL AWAY YOUR DEBT
It's true. You can lower your credit card interest rates with
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2. GET MORE FROM YOUR SAVINGS
Don't stash your short-term cash savings under your mattress.
Earn higher yields on CDs, money markets, and more.

3. INVEST FOR LESS
Make sure your broker isn't charging you too much. Compare rates
and hire a new one in only 60 seconds.

4. RETIRE EARLY
Thanks to recent tax law changes, you can start pitching in more
to your retirement accounts.

5. REFINANCE AND SAVE
When interest rates drop, some homeowners have the opportunity
to save big money.

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SPOTLIGHT
SHOULD ALL MY SAVINGS BE IN THE MARKET?
Um, no.
We are big supporters of the idea that all of your long-term
money should be in the stock market. But over the short term,
the market is too volatile. Buying stocks for short-term gain is
really speculating, not investing. Would you have wanted to have
your emergency fund, or your house down payment, or your kid's
tuition in the Nasdaq at its height on March 10, 2000? If you
can't afford or wait out a 30% drop in the value of your
savings, keep it out of the market.
Of course, we're not just going to leave you hanging. To figure
out the best place to keep your short-term savings, visit our
nifty Savings Center.

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COMMUNITY TIPS
DO (AT LEAST) ONE THING DIFFERENTLY
Folks on the Living Below Your Means discussion board have been
sharing at least one thing they are going to do differently in
2002 to save money.
-I am going to make sure I carry my coupon envelope in my purse
so I don't find myself at the grocery store buying a bunch of
stuff on which I could save a bunch of money if I hadn't left my
coupons at home.
-Make sure I get reimbursed for every dime my company owes me. I
have a bad habit of not filing expense reports for little stuff,
like 10 miles of mileage to go to a mediation. Ten miles is
$3.10 and if I do that 10 times a year, that's more than 30
bucks, and definitely worth filing an expense report for.
-I'm going to make at least one crock-pot meal a week so I don't
get tempted to go out and buy something to eat. Fridays would be
a great time to do this.
-Either cut down on the long-distance phone calls, or else find
a cheaper long-distance plan.
-Document everything that I give to charity, including the
clothes and books, so that I can deduct it from my taxes.
-Keep turning down the thermostat at night and when I leave the
house. Run my humidifier (moist air is cheaper to heat).
Have any tips of your own? Add to the growing list here.

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