Massachusetts Institute of Technology Offering Android Development Classes
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| It appears that the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will be
| offering a class this term that revolves around cell phone software
| development. Google Android based phones, in particular.
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http://androideum.blogspot.com/2008/01/massachusetts-institute-of-technology.html
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HP, MIT bolster DSpace open-source archives
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| Open-source advocates claim that the Microsoft-championed format is not as
| open as it should be and doesn't compare well to rival formats such as the
| community-developed OpenDocument Format (ODF).
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| "If it were, Microsoft wouldn't need to make Novell and Xandros and Linspire
| sign NDAs (nondisclosure agreements) and then write translators for them,"
| Pamela Jones, an open-source expert and editor of the Groklaw blog, wrote
| recently.
|
| But the National Archives said that it is not wedded to any particular data
| format and that all technology options are being considered at this time.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9592_22-6197345.html
MIT Rejects SAE's DRM Policy, Prompts Review
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| Following opposition by MIT, the Society of Automotive Engineers
| halted implementation of digital rights management controls aimed
| at restricting access to SAE documents.
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http://www-tech.mit.edu/V127/N26/drm.html
OpenCourseWare: Open Source at MIT
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| The Chinese translations come from Chinese Open Resources for
| Education (CORE), a consortium of China's top universities that
| has translated 110 MIT courses into Simplified Chinese, and
| Opensource OpenCourseWare Prototype System (OOPS), a volunteer
| organization that has translated 25 courses into Traditional Chinese.
| OCW materials have been translated into other languages as well,
| including French, German, Thai, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. Users
| can create their own translations provided they meet the permissions
| criteria of the Creative Commons license.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/54319.html
MiT Say no thanks to Windows Vista
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| Tech staffers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are
| warning professors and administrators at the school -- host to
| one of the country's most prestigious computer science
| departments -- not to upgrade desktops or laptops to Microsoft's
| new Windows Vista operating system...
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http://www.ivirtuaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=8581
MIT Faculty and Libraries Refuse DRM; SAE Digital Library Canceled
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| SAE's DRM technology severely limits use of SAE papers and
| imposes unnecessary burdens on readers. With this technology,
| users must download a DRM plugin, Adobe?s "FileOpen," in order
| to read SAE papers. This plugin limits use to on-screen viewing
| and making a single printed copy, and does not work on Linux
| or Unix platforms.
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http://news-libraries.mit.edu/blog/archives/category/subject-areas/engineering/
Uruguay Children Try Low-Cost Laptops
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| Some children began warming to the computers by playing "Tetris," a
| popular falling-blocks puzzle video game. Later they will explore
| the Linux operating system.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070518/hundred_dollar_laptop.html?.v=2
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