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@ -538,6 +538,15 @@ There is a DeCSS Resource Site at
which is maintained by PZ Communications, one of the defendants in the
DVD CCA case.
</para>
<para>
Another suit, against the magazine <citetitle>2600</citetitle>, is
being covered by the <citetitle>New York Times on the Web</citetitle>,
the latest article of which is
<ulink
url="http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/07/cyber/cyberlaw/14law.html">
<literal>http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/07/cyber/cyberlaw/14law.html</literal></ulink>
Access to the Web site is free but requires registration.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 label="2.2">
@ -566,70 +575,13 @@ http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/reference/index-privacy.html</literal>
<para>
The Electronic Privacy Information Center maintains a Web page at
<ulink url="http://www.epic.org/"><literal>
http://www.epic.org/</literal></ulink>.
http://www.epic.org/</literal></ulink>. The site also has pointers
to information about international laws that affect cryptographic
software.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 label="2.3">
<title id="linux-and-the-millennium-y2k-bug">
Where Can I Find Out About Linux and the Millennium (Y2K) Bug?</title>
<para>
The Debian/GNU Linux people have a statement on their Web site at
<ulink url="http://www.debian.org/">
<literal>http://www.debian.org/</literal></ulink>.
Another place you can find Y2K information
is
<ulink url="http://www.hex.net/~cbbrowne/linuxy2k.html">
<literal>http://www.hex.net/~cbbrowne/linuxy2k.html</literal></ulink>.
</para>
<para>
Debian GNU/Linux developers have been adding a "y2k"
identifier to packages that are Y2K-compliant. There is more
information at the Debian Y2K page,
<ulink url="http://www.debian.org/y2k/">
<literal>http://www.debian.org/y2k/</literal></ulink>.
</para>
<para>
Essentially, Linux uses libraries that store dates as 32-bit integers,
which count the seconds since 1970. This counter will not overflow
until the year 2038, by which time the library programmers will
(hopefully) have upgraded the system software to store dates as 64-bit
integers.
</para>
<para>
This, of course, does not mean that applications are not susceptible
to the millennium bug, if they do not use the standard library
routines.
</para>
<para>
The Free Software Foundation has a Web page about Y2K issues in GNU
software at
<ulink url="http://www.fsf.org/software/year2000.html">
<literal>http://www.fsf.org/software/year2000.html</literal></ulink>.
</para>
<para>
Red Hat distributions earlier than version 6.2 had a half-dozen
upgrades that provided Y2K fixes. Details and the updates for current
distributions are at
<ulink url="http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/">
<literal>http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/
</literal></ulink>.
</para>
<para>
In addition, Caldera Systems has posted notices of a few Y2K problems
at
<ulink url="http://www.calderasystems.com/company/y2k/problem.html">
<literal>http://www.calderasystems.com/company/y2k/problem.html
</literal></ulink>.
</para>
<para>
There is also a Usenet newsgroup,
<citetitle>comp.software.year-2000</citetitle>, for general discussion
of Y2K issues.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 label="2.4">
<title id="docbook-version-of-the-faq">
How Is the DocBook Version of the FAQ Produced?</title>
<para>
@ -639,14 +591,22 @@ DSSSL parser with modified versions of Norman Walsh's modular style
sheets. Question numbers are generated with
<application>Perl</application>. The text version is formatted with
lynx, and split in to segments using the standard GNU text utilities,
and are posted to Usenet. The DocBook Tools are being developed by
Cygnus Software. They are located at
<ulink url="ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/">
<literal>ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/</literal></ulink>.
and are posted to Usenet.
The DocBook utilities are located at
<ulink url="ftp://ftp.freesoftware.com/pub/sourceware/docbook-tools/">
<literal>ftp://ftp.freesoftware.com/pub/sourceware/docbook-tools/</literal>
</ulink>.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 label="2.4">
<title id="cygnus">Where Is Cygnus Solutions?</title>
<para>
If you are interested in learning more about this process, which
is still under development, please contact the FAQ maintainer.
Probably on the other side of that black hole for which all successful
new start-ups are destined. The Cygnus URL leads to Red Hat
Software's home page at the moment. The FTP archives are at
<ulink url="ftp://ftp.freesoftware.com/pub/sourceware/">
<literal>ftp://ftp.freesoftware.com/pub/sourceware/</literal></ulink>
</para>
</sect2>
@ -1863,6 +1823,12 @@ Here are a few of them:
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Frequently Asked Questions about Open Source.
<ulink url="http://www.opensource.org/faq.html">
<literal>http://www.opensource.org/faq.html</literal></ulink>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>GNU Emacs. http://www.lerner.co.il/emacs/faq-body.shtml.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@ -3360,8 +3326,8 @@ compilers other than GCC 2.7.2.x.
</para>
<para>
Information on the EGCS compiler is at
<ulink url="http://egcs.cygnus.com/">
<literal>http://egcs.cygnus.com/</literal></ulink>.
<ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/gcc.html">
<literal>http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/gcc.html</literal></ulink>.
</para>
<para>
Note that at this time, the kernel developers are not answering bug
@ -6246,6 +6212,11 @@ and how to make money writing free software. Its URL is
<ulink url="http://www.csustan.edu/bazaar/">
<literal>http://www.csustan.edu/bazaar/</literal></ulink>.
</para>
<para>
Another project listing in the making is
<ulink url="http://www.orphansource.org/">
<literal>http://www.orphansource.org/</literal></ulink>
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>