Apache Foundation Releases XMPP Server

Apache Vysper   Apache Vysper aims to be a modular, full featured XMPP (Jabber) server. More details on Vysper in their documentation. There are already some larger XEPs as modules available, most notably Multi User Chat (XEP0045) and Publish/Subscribe (XEP0060) BOSH (XEP0124, XEP0206)

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Katamari Hack

Drag this link to your bookmarks bar: Katamari! This is a “bookmarklet” that turns any page into Katamari Damacy. Try clicking the Katamari! link above. This was the winner of the 2011 Yahoo HackU contest at University of Washington. The official site can be found here.

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CRTC’s internet billing decision appealed

The federal government is being formally asked to overturn a CRTC decision that will force smaller internet service providers to charge similar usage-based fees as Bell, Rogers and Shaw. Jean-François Mezei, a Montreal-based computer consultant, filed a petition to the Governor in Council late Wednesday, asking the government to overrule an October decision by Canada’s telecommunications regulator. That ruling gave Bell approval to implement usage-based billing on its wholesale customers, mostly smaller internet service providers Read more…

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