Laurie Tolson, vice president of developer programmes and products at Sun,
says that the Java compiler and the Hotspot VM will be Open Source in October:
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2162306/first-open-source-java-promised
Trolltech says it will ship a Linux-based GSM/GPRS "Greenphone" that can
be re-flashed by the user. Comes with WiFi, VoIP, camera, USB, Bluetooth:
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8030785497.html
The European Union is barring access to information on some passengers
by Australian customs officers because of privacy concerns:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/customs-row-sparks-border-fears/2006/08/16/1155407884224.html
And finally. Wireless mesh community networks bring free communications
- to a rural village 7,000 feet up in the Himalayas.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71608-0.html?tw=rss.index
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.