Slashdot in 60 Seconds #2

Here comes the second edition of Slashdot in 60 Seconds - a weekly roundup of all software-related news /. deemed fit for print this week. In case you missed last week's inaugural edition, check it out to get up to speed.

But without further interruption, here's the latest from /. from Saturday Aug. 27th - the morning of Friday Sept. 3rd:

• Accused Zotob Worm Author Says Money Was Motive
Spyware vendors offering commission to worm and virus writers?


• The Massachusetts Office Party
Who's up for tea?


• Google Seeks to Develop Parallel Internet?
Uh, GoogleZon anyone?

• Death to the Games Industry
Innovation suffering at expense of large pockets?


• Alternative Browsers Impede Investigations
Law enforcement best viewed with IE 4.0+


• Plugin Lets Users Turn IE into Firefox
Funny that a 3rd party had to make it


• Five Reasons Not to Use Linux
Tongue-in-cheek pro-Linux humor


• Libraries Use DRM to Expire Audiobooks
This book will self destruct in..


• Flash EULA Doesn't Fit the Times
Flash + a notebook = breach of license?


• WinFS Beta 1 Released Early
Dropped from Vista, but available today


• OpenOffice 2.0 vs. MS Office Review
Here we go again..


• Adobe and Macromedia Shareholders Approve Merger
AdobeMedia here we come


• The Boot Loader Showdown
Linux boot loaders - start your engines!


• Sri Lanka Declares an Open Source Week
OSS gaining speed by the second


• Crunching the Math On iTunes
Is there a method to shuffle madness?


• Denver Airport Automated Baggage System Abandoned
Plug pulled on automated mainframe


• Has Google Peaked?
Could it be?


• Vista Launch Good for Desktop Linux?
Vista's feature-slashing could be Linux's time to shine

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