Re: Edupage, May 23, 2003 (fwd)

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> Valla hocam anti-spam listesine de spam yaptınız ya...
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SPAM'leilgili haberleride  de spam midıyoruz.

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Mustafa Akgul

> Cumartesi 24 May 2003 20:48 sularında, Mustafa Akgul şunları yazmıştı:
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> > Edupage is a service of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association
> > whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting
> > the intelligent use of information technology.
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> >
> > TOP STORIES FOR FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2003
> >   House Moves to Make Internet Tax Ban Permanent
> >   New Cybersecurity Position Will Be Part of DHS
> >   California Lawmakers Push for Stricter Limits on Spam
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> >   Approval Expected for 802.11g
> > AND
> >   Changing Tides for Computer Majors
> >   Author Files New Suit Alleging Copyright Violations
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> > HOUSE MOVES TO MAKE INTERNET TAX BAN PERMANENT
> > The U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and
> > Administrative Law has voted to recommend approval of the Internet Tax
> > Nondiscrimination Act. The law would make permanent the prohibition on
> > Internet-specific taxes, currently covered by a moratorium that will
> > expire November 1. The prohibition is not on Internet sales taxes but
> > on Internet access taxes, which 10 states enacted before the moratorium
> > was passed. Those 10 states were grandfathered under the moratorium,
> > but the new bill would disallow those taxes. Lawmakers said they would
> > work on issues of helping states collect sales taxes on Internet
> > purchases and of ensuring that the ban on taxation applies evenly to
> > all forms of Internet access, including DSL, which some states have
> > deemed subject to access tax. The bill now goes to the full Judiciary
> > Committee.
> > IDG, 22 May 2003
> > http://www.idg.net/ic_1317205_9677_1-5041.html
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> > NEW CYBERSECURITY POSITION WILL BE PART OF DHS
> > Responding to complaints from the technology industry that the Bush
> > administration is not paying enough attention to cybersecurity,
> > officials at the White House are expected to announce shortly a new
> > position for cybersecurity chief. The new position, however, will
> > reside within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), several steps
> > below Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. Richard Clarke, former
> > cybersecurity advisor to the White House, said, "It won't work. It's
> > not a senior enough position." Harris Miller of the Information
> > Technology Association of America offered a milder critique, saying
> > it's not "mission impossible, it's just a difficult mission" having
> > the new position on such a relatively low rung. The new chief of
> > cybersecurity will be responsible for enacting the "National Strategy
> > to Secure Cyberspace," which many industry executives have criticized
> > for depending on voluntary compliance.
> > Associated Press, 23 May 2003
> > http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/896692p-6246912c.html
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> > CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS PUSH FOR STRICTER LIMITS ON SPAM
> > The California State Senate this week approved legislation that would
> > create an "opt-in" requirement for e-mail marketers. If passed, the law
> > would require an e-mail marketer to obtain approval to send promotional
> > messages unless it already has a relationship with the recipient. The
> > state currently has an "opt-out" law on the books, which requires
> > e-mailers to stop sending messages if users so request. The current law
> > also requires that "ADV" be included in the subject line for
> > promotional e-mails. State Sen. Debra Bowen, who had introduced the
> > existing law, said she proposed the opt-in bill because the opt-out
> > bill has done little to stem the onslaught of spam. The opt-in measure,
> > which now goes to the California Assembly, carries a per-message fine
> > of $500, which can be tripled by a judge if the action is deemed to be
> > in willful and knowing violation of the law.
> > CNET, 22 May 2003
> > http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-1009411.html
> >
> > APPROVAL EXPECTED FOR 802.11G
> > The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has
> > approved a final draft of the specification for 802.11g, and the IEEE
> > Standards Board is expected to ratify the new specification in June.
> > Although some hardware manufacturers have already released 802.11g
> > devices, concerns over interoperability have kept others, including
> > Hewlett-Packard and Texas Instruments, from producing 802.11g hardware
> > until the standard is ratified. Capable of transfering data several
> > times faster than 802.11b products, 802.11g products are intended to be
> > backward compatible with devices running the older standard.
> > Internet News, 22 May 2003
> > http://www.internetnews.com/wireless/article.php/2211211
> >
> > AND
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> >
> > CHANGING TIDES FOR COMPUTER MAJORS
> > As the technology bubble has burst and most companies have slashed the
> > number of computer programmers they are hiring, so too the numbers of
> > students choosing to major in computer science have dropped
> > significantly. The slump in technology has increased the number of
> > graduate students, however, as many stay in or return to school to
> > avoid the difficult job market. Computer science departments report
> > enrollment declines of as much as 40 percent for undergraduates from
> > two to three years ago. Officials at some universities noted, however,
> > that even as the numbers of students have gone down, the quality has
> > increased. Randal Bryant of Carnegie Mellon said current students in
> > computer science programs are "very enthusiastic about computers" and
> > that they "aren't looking to become millionaires by age 25." Some
> > expressed concern that the low numbers of undergraduates in such
> > programs today will become a significant problem when the demand picks
> > up again.
> > New York Times, 22 May 2003 (registration req'd)
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/22/technology/circuits/22comp.html
> >
> > AUTHOR FILES NEW SUIT ALLEGING COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS
> > Paul Andrew Mitchell, author of "The Federal Zone: Cracking the Code of
> > Internal Revenue," has filed a second lawsuit against more than 100
> > defendants--including 20 colleges and universities--over alleged
> > copyright infringement. Mitchell had filed an earlier suit against many
> > of the same defendants for failing to prevent the widespread online
> > posting of parts of his book, which has developed a strong cult
> > following. Mitchell's new case alleges similar copyright violations as
> > well as racketeering and obstruction of justice. The book in question
> > can be purchased from Mitchell's Web site, and Mitchell is seeking
> > $5.2 billion in damages. Mitchell is currently appealing the decision
> > to throw out the first suit.
> > Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 May 2003 (sub. req'd)
> > http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/05/2003052301t.htm
> >
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