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<!DOCTYPE cscpage SYSTEM "../csc.dtd">
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<cscpage title="Media">
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<header/>
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<section title="CSC Media">
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Here you will find a wide variety of audio and video recordings of past
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CSC and other unversity-related talks. Some of these files are very large,
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and we do not recommend attempting to stream them. Most of these should be
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available upon request at the Computer Science Club office to be burnt to
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CD or DVD should you so choose.
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<ul>
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<mediaitem title="PMAMC&OC SASMS - Spring 2007">
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<mediafile file="pmc-sasms-spring-2007.avi" type="XviD" size="643M" />
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<mediafile file="pmc-sasms-spring-2007.ogg" type="OGG/Theora" size="598M" />
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<mediafile file="pmc-sasms-spring-2007.mp4" type="MP4" size="625M" />
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<mediafile file="pmc-sasms-spring-2007.mpg" type="MPG" size="641M" />
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<flvfile file="pmc-sasms-spring-2007.flv" />
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks" buttons="true">
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<abstract><p>
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Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed
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to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing
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press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks,
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and only draconian punishments can enforce it.
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</p><p>
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The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for
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draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while
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suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve
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the only legitimate purpose of copyright -- to promote progress, for the
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benefit of the public -- then we must make changes in the other
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direction.
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</p></abstract>
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="Usability in the Wild">
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<abstract>
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What is the typical monitor resolution of a GIMP user? How many monitors
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do they have? What size images do they work on? How many layers are in
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their images? The answers to these questions are generally unknown: no
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means currently exist for open source applications to collect usage data.
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In this talk, Professor Michael Terry will present ingimp, a version of
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GIMP that has been instrumented to automatically collect usage data from
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real-world users. Prof. Terry will discuss ingimp's design, the type of
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data we collect, how we make the data available on the web, and initial
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results that begin to answer the motivating questions. ingimp can be found
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at http://www.ingimp.org.
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<br/><br/>
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The slides from the talk are available here: <a href="http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/files/ingimp_uw_csc_talk_6_27_2007.pdf">ingimp_uw_csc_talk_6_27_2007.pdf</a>.
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="mterry2.avi" type="XviD" size="521M" />
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<mediafile file="mterry2.ogg" type="OGG/Theora" size="535M" />
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<mediafile file="mterry2.mp4" type="MP4" size="509M" />
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<mediafile file="mterry2.mpg" type="MPG" size="520M" />
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<flvfile file="mterry2.flv" preview="mterry2.png" />
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="Ralph Stanton 40th Anniversary of Math Faculty Talk">
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<abstract>
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Ralph Stanton reflects on the founding of the University of
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Waterloo Math Faculty.
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="ralph-stanton.avi" type="XviD" />
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<mediafile file="ralph-stanton-xvid.avi" type="DivX" />
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<mediafile file="ralph-stanton.ogg" type="OGG" />
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<mediafile file="ralph-stanton.mpg" type="MPG" />
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<flvfile file="ralph-stanton.flv" />
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="The Free Software Movement and GNULinux Operating System, a talk by Richard Stallman at UCSD">
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<abstract>
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Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free
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Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU Operating System,
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which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions
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of users world-wide.
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<br/><br/>
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Richard Stallman launched the development of the GNU operating system in
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1984. GNU is free software: everyone has the freedom to copy it and
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redistribute it, as well as to make changes either large or small. The
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GNU/Linux system, basically the GNU operating system with Linux added, is
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used on tens of millions of computers today.
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<br/><br/>
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"The reason I care especially, is that there is a philosophy associated
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with the GNU project, and this philosophy is actually the reason why there
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is a system -- and that is that free software is not just convenient and
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not just reliable.... More important than convenience and reliability is
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freedom -- the freedom to cooperate. What I'm concerned about is not
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individual people or companies so much as the kind of way of life that we
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have. That's why I think it's a distraction to think about fighting
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Microsoft."
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<br/><br/>
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<strong>Biography:</strong>
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Stallman has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a MacArthur Foundation
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fellowship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer award, and the
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Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as well as several honorary
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doctorates.
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<br/><br/>
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The Question and Answer session (starting shortly after the hour and half
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mark) possed a number of interesting questions including, "Do you support
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the Creative Commons license?" and "Can I use ATI and NVIDIA drivers
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because Mesa isn't nearly as complete?".
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<br/><br/>
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The talk is only available in Ogg Theora, in keeping with Richard
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Stallman's wishes.
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="rms_ucsd.ogg" type="Ogg Theora" size="148MB" />
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="Introduction to 3-d Graphics">
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<abstract>
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A talk for those interested in 3-dimensional graphics but unsure of where
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to start. Covers the basic math and theory behind projecting 3-dimensional
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polygons on screen, as well as simple cropping techniques to improve
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efficiency. Translation and rotation of polygons will also be discussed.
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="the-prof-graphics.avi" type="DivX" size="272M" />
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<mediafile file="the-prof-graphics-xvid.avi" type="XviD" size="272M" />
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<mediafile file="the-prof-graphics.mpg" type="MPG" size="272M" />
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<mediafile file="the-prof-graphics.ogg" type="OGG/Theora" size="274M"/>
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="UW Software Start-ups: What Worked and What Did Not">
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<abstract>
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A discussion of software start-ups founded by UW students and what they
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did that helped them grow and what failed to help. In order to share the
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most insights and guard the confidences of the individuals involved, none
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of the companies will be identifed.
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="larry-smith-talk2.avi" type="DivX" size="332M" />
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<mediafile file="larry-smith-talk2-xvid.avi" type="XviD" size="332M" />
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<mediafile file="larry-smith-talk2.mpg" type="MPG" size="332M" />
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<mediafile file="larry-smith-talk2.ogg" type="OGG/Theora" size="341M"/>
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="Riding The Multi-core Revolution">
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<abstract>
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For decades, mainstream parallel processing has been thought of as
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inevitable. Up until recent years, however, improvements in manufacturing
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processes and increases in clock speed have provided software with free
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Moore's Law-scale performance improvements on traditional single-core
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CPUs. As per-core CPU speed increases have slowed to a halt, processor
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vendors are embracing parallelism by multiplying the number of cores on
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CPUs, following what Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) vendors have been
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doing for years. The Multi-core revolution promises to provide
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unparalleled increases in performance, but it comes with a catch:
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traditional serial programming methods are not at all suited to
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programming these processors and methods such as multi-threading are
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cumbersome and rarely scale beyond a few cores. Learn how, with hundreds
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of cores in desktop computers on the horizon, a local software company is
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looking to revolutionize the way software is written to deliver on the
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promise multi-core holds.
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="sdt.avi" type="DivX" size="406M" />
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<mediafile file="sdt-xvid.avi" type="XviD" size="406M" />
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<mediafile file="sdt.mpg" type="MPG" size="405M" />
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<mediafile file="sdt.ogg" type="OGG/Theora" size="411M" />
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<flvfile file="sdt.flv" />
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="ReactOS - An Open Source OS Platform for Learning">
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<abstract>
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The ReactOS operating system has been in development for over eight years
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and aims to provide users with a fully functional and Windows-compatible
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distribution under the GPL license. ReactOS comes with its own Windows
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2003-based kernel and system utilities and applications, resulting in an
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environment identical to Windows, both visually and internally.
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<br/><br/>
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More than just an alternative to Windows, ReactOS is a powerful platform
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for academia, allowing students to learn a variety of skills useful to
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software testing, development and management, as well as providing a rich
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and clean implementation of Windows NT, with a kernel compatible to
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published internals book on the subject.
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<br/><br/>
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This talk will introduce the ReactOS project, as well as the various
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software engineering challenges behind it. The building platform and
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development philosophies and utilities will be shown, and attendees will
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grasp the vast amount of effort and organization that needs to go into
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building an operating system or any other similarly large project. The
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speaker will gladly answer questions related to his background, experience
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and interests and information on joining the project, as well as any other
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related information.
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<br/><br/>
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Slides from the talk are available
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<a href="http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/files/alex-ionescu.pdf">here</a>.
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<br/><br/>
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<strong>Biography</strong>
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<br/><br/>
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Alex Ionescu is currently studying in Software Engineering at Concordia
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University in Montreal, Quebec and is a Microsoft Technical Student
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Ambassador. He is the lead kernel developer of the ReactOS Project and
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project leader of TinyKRNL. He regularly speaks at Linux and Open Source
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conferences around the world and will be a lecturer at the 8th
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International Free Software Forum in Brazil this April, as well as
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providing hands-on workshops and lectures on Windows NT internals and
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security to various companies.
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="alex-ionescu.avi" type="DivX" size="451M" />
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<mediafile file="alex-ionescu-xvid.avi" type="XviD" size="451M" />
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<mediafile file="alex-ionescu.mpg" type="MPG" size="450M" />
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<mediafile file="alex-ionescu.ogg" type="OGG/Theora" size="461M" />
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<flvfile file="alex-ionescu.flv" />
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="1989 Bill Gates Talk on Microsoft">
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<abstract>
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Bill Gates discusses the software and computer industry, and how Microsoft
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has contributed. Gates also discusses his views on the future of the
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computing industry. The talk was recorded in 1989 but was only recently
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digitized.
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<br/><br/>
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Topics include:<ul>
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<li>The start and history of the microcomputer industry</li>
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<li>Microsoft BASIC and the Altair 880 computer</li>
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<li>The transition from 8-bit to 16-bit computers</li>
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<li>Microsoft's history with IBM</li>
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<li>640k memory barrier and 16-bit architectures</li>
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<li>32-bit 386 and 486 architectures</li>
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<li>RISC and multi-processor machines</li>
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<li>EGA graphics and WYSIWYG editors</li>
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<li>Decreasing cost of memory, harddisks and hardware in general</li>
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<li>The importance and future of the mouse</li>
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<li>Object-oriented programming</li>
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<li>MS-DOS and OS/2</li>
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<li>Multi-threaded and multi-application systems</li>
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<li>Synchronization in multi-threaded applications</li>
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<li>Diskette-based software</li>
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<li>UNIX standardization and POSIX</li>
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<li>History of the Macintosh and Microsoft' involvement</li>
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<li>Involvement of Xerox in graphical user interfaces</li>
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<li>Apple vs. Microsoft lawsuit regarding user interfaces</li>
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<li>OS/2 future as a replacement for MS-DOS</li>
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<li>Microsoft Office on Macintosh</li>
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<li>Thin/dumb clients</li>
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<li>Compact discs</li>
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<li>Multimedia applications</li>
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<li>Gates' current role at Microsoft</li>
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</ul>
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The following picture was taken after the talk (click for higher-res).
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<br/><br/>
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<a href="http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/files/bill-gates-1989-big.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/files/bill-gates-1989.jpg" /></a>
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="bill-gates-1989.mp3" type="mp3" size="85M" />
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<mediafile file="bill-gates-1989.flac" type="flac" size="540M" />
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<mediafile file="bill-gates-1989.ogg" type="ogg" size="56M" />
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<mediafile file="bill-gates-1989.wav" type="wav" size="945M" />
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="Spam Filters: Do they work and Can you prove it">
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<abstract>
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Do spam filters work? Which is the best one? How might filters be
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improved? Without standards, one must depend on unreliable evidence,
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such as subjective impressions, testimonials, incomparable and
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unrepeatable measurements, and vendor claims for the answers to these
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questions.
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<br/><br/>
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You might think that your spam filter works well and couldn't be
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improved. Are you sure? You may think that the risk of losing
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important mail outweighs the benefit of using a filter. Could you
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convince someone who holds the other opinion? If I told you that my
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filter was 99-percent accurate, would you believe me? Would you know
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what I meant? Would you be able to translate that 99-percent into
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the risk of losing an important message?
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<br/><br/>
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Gord Cormack talks about the science, logistics, and politics of Spam
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Filter Evaluation.
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="cormack-spam-xvid.avi" type="XviD" size="473M" />
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<mediafile file="cormack-spam.avi" type="DiVX" size="473M" />
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<mediafile file="cormack-spam.mpg" type="MPG" size="472M" />
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<mediafile file="cormack-spam.ogg" type="OGG/Theora" size="481M" />
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="Software development gets on the Cluetrain">
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<abstract>
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Simon Law leads the Quality teams for Ubuntu, a free-software operating
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system built on Debian GNU/Linux. As such, he leads one of the largest
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community-based testing efforts for a software product. This does get a
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bit busy sometimes.
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<br/><br/>
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In this talk, we'll be exploring how the Internet is changing how software
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is developed. Concepts like open source and technologies like message
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forums are blurring the lines between producer and consumer. And this
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melting pot of people is causing people to take note, and changing the way
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they sling code.
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<br/><br/>
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The Computer Science Club would like to thank the CS-Commons Committee for
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co-sponsoring this talk.
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="simon-talk-xvid.avi" type="XviD" size="178M" />
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<mediafile file="simon-talk.avi" type="DivX" size="178M" />
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<mediafile file="simon-talk.mpg" type="MPG" size="177M" />
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="Semacode - Image recognition on mobile camera phones">
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<abstract>
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Could you write a good image recognizer for a 100 MHz mobile phone
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processor with 1 MB heap, 320x240 image, on a poorly-optimized Java stack?
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It needs to locate and read two-dimensional barcodes made up of square
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modules which might be no more than a few pixels in size. We had to do
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that in order to establish Semacode, a local start up company that makes a
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software barcode reader for cell phones. The applications vary from
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ubiquitous computing to advertising. Simon Woodside (founder) will discuss
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what it's like to start a business and how the imaging code works.
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="semacode.avi" type="DivX" size="180M"/>
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<mediafile file="semacode-xvid.avi" type="XviD" size="180M"/>
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<mediafile file="semacode.mpg" type="Mpeg" size="180M"/>
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="Eric LaForest: Next Generation Stack Computing">
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<abstract>
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Eric LaForest delivers a crash-course on modern stack computing, the Forth
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programming language, and some projects of his own. Stack systems have
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faster procedure calls and reduced complexity (shorter pipeline, simpler
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compilation) relative to their conventional counterparts, as well as more
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consistent performance, which is very important for real-time systems.
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Many consider stack-based architecture's crowning feature, however, to be
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the unrivalled price-to-performance ratio.
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<br/><br/>
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Note: the slides are hard to make out in the video, so make sure to
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download the slides as well.
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<br/><br/>
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="eric-laforest2-720-480.avi" type="DiVX" size="357M"/>
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<mediafile file="ericlaforest-xvid.avi" type="XViD" size="309M"/>
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<mediafile file="ericlaforest.mpg" type="Mpeg" size="307M" />
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<mediafile file="CSCtalkMar06.pdf" size="1M" type="slides [pdf]"/>
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<mediafile file="CSCtalkMar06.ppt" size="1M" type="slides [Power Point]" />
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<mediafile file="CSCtalkMar06.odp" size="1M" type="slides [Open Office]" />
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="Larry Smith: Creating Killer Applications">
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<abstract>
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A discussion of how software creators can identify application
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opportunities that offer the promise of great social and commercial
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significance. Particular attention will be paid to the challenge of
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acquiring cross domain knowledge and setting up effective collaboration.
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="larry-killer-applications.avi" size="686M" type="DiVX" />
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<mediafile file="larry-killer-applications-xvid.avi" size="686M" type="XviD" />
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<mediafile file="larry-killer-applications.mpg" size="685M" type="MPG" />
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<mediafile file="larry-killer-applications.ogg" size="706M" type="OGG" />
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="Larry Smith: Computing's Next Great Empires">
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<mediafile file="larry-smith-talk.ogg" type="OGG" />
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<mediafile file="larry-smith-talk.mp3" type="MP3" />
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</mediaitem>
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<mediaitem title="Rico Mariani: Eighteen Years in the Software Tools Business">
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<abstract>
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Rico Mariani, (BMath CS/EEE 1988) now an (almost) 18 year Microsoft
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veteran but then a CSC president comes to talk to us about the evolution
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of software tools for microcomputers. This talk promises to be a little
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bit about history and perspective (at least from the Microsoft side
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of things) as well as the evolution of software engineers, different types
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of programmers and their needs, and what it's like to try to make the
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software industry more effective at what it does, and sometimes succeed!
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Particularly illuminating are his responses to advocates of
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free/open-source software.
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</abstract>
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<mediafile file="rico.avi" type="XviD" size="534M" />
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<mediafile file="rico.ogg" type="OGG/Theora" size="528M" />
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<mediafile file="rico.mp4" type="MP4" size="507M" />
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<mediafile file="rico.mpg" type="MPG" size="532M" />
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<flvfile file="rico.flv" />
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</mediaitem>
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</ul>
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</section>
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<footer />
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</cscpage>
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