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Linux boycott not stopping SDMI hack
A threatened Linux community boycott doesn't seem to be putting a chill on a hacking challenge sponsored by the music industry. Leonardo Chiariglione, executive director of the Secure Digital Music Initiative, said "thousands" of people have responded to the SDMI's contest, which launched Friday and promises to split $10,000 among hackers who crack any of the technologies being promoted to protect digital music.
A threatened Linux community boycott doesn't seem to be putting a chill on a hacking challenge sponsored by the music industry. Leonardo Chiariglione, executive director of the Secure Digital Music Initiative, said "thousands" of people have responded to the SDMI's contest, which launched Friday and promises to split $10,000 among hackers who crack any of the technologies being promoted to protect digital music. Full story. --Lisa M. Bowman, ZDNet News