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<title>FBB Packet-radio BBS mini-HOWTO
<author>Miroslav "Misko" Skoric, YT7MPB,
<tt/skoric at eunet dot yu/
<date>v1.25, 2003-10-06
<date>v1.26, 2003-10-26
<abstract>
<nidx>linux windows nt amateur packet radio</nidx>
This mini-HOWTO covers the installation and use of
@ -3699,14 +3699,14 @@ YZ* 13
<sect>How to make better ham radio rules?
<p>
2002-10-27
2003-10-26
<p>
<em>Notice: Folks, here I am going to discuss some
rule'n'regulation issues that we, radio amateurs, every day
face to. These problems make rather significant obstacles
for this nice way of communication to be more developed
and widely used.</em>
<em>Notice: Gentle folks, here I am going to discuss some
rules'n'regulations issues that we, radio amateurs, face to
every day. These problems make rather significant obstacles
for this nice alternative way of communication to be more
developed and more widely used.</em>
<p>
First of all, anybody who might be interested in
@ -3716,13 +3716,14 @@ HF waves, in a <em>digital</em> manner, has to learn
<bf>manual <em>analog</em></bf> Morse telegraphy and
pass the similar <bf>manual</bf> Morse skill test. For a long
time now, I have been trying to explain myself, why manual
Morse telegraphy is still being kept as the requirement
Morse telegraphy is still being kept as the legal requirement
without an amateur is not allowed to use HF radio frequencies
under 30 MHz, in order to contact other Linux and remaining
under 30 MHz, in order to contact Linux and other remaining
<bf><em>digital</em></bf> radio amateurs world-wide. I still
have no answer, except that all of those who have wasted lots
of time learning Morse, now don't want to allow newcomers to
use the same capabilities - without the same (useless) tests!
have no answer to that question, except that all of those who
have wasted lots of time learning Morse, now don't want to
allow newcomers to use the same capabilities - but without
the same (useless) test!
<p>
You all know, there are so many Linux enthusiasts world-wide
@ -3737,115 +3738,119 @@ authorities to <bf>remove</bf> such outdated regulatory
principles, that make more and more obstacles for not
only Linux users, but for other kinds of computer users
- when it comes to the modern ICT technologies. I hope,
all of you, readers of this mini-HOWTO, can now
understand what does it mean to endlessly use outdated
rules and regulations. For example, I often contact
people from the academic world, students and scientists,
all of you, readers of this mini-HOWTO, can understand
now what does it mean to use outdated rules and regulations
endlessly . For example, I often contact various people from
the academic world, either students or scientists,
in order to motivate them to join amateur radio wireless
activities. They mostly refuse to start with amateur
activities. They mostly refuse to think about the amateur
(also called <em>"ham"</em>) radio, as soon as they hear they
have to pass the Morse test, as the legal requirement
<em>before</em> they become allowed to connect to
remote computing radio users world-wide, using the HF
radio bands and devices. I am sure, the absence of
those high educated people in the ham radio is one
of the most negative consequences in ICT areas we face to.
remote <bf>computing</bf> radio users world-wide, using
the HF radio bands and devices.
What I am sure, the absence of those high educated people within
the digital ham radio is one of the most negative consequences in the
ICT areas today!
<p>
I have been thinking what to do, since early ninetees
I have been thinking what to do since the early ninetees,
when I was the secretary of <em>YU7</em> (Vojvodina
province in Serbia) amateur radio union. It seemed to
me that it was a very hard task to persuade the people who govern
the amateur radio organizations, to remove such outdated rule.
When I realized that the removing the mandatory manual Morse
test is almost impossible to be expected in a short period of time,
I decided to suggest the implementation of
another regulatory principle: To adopt a new type
of amateur radio licenses, a <bf>H</bf>am <bf>D</bf>igital
<bf>L</bf>icence (the <bf>HDL</bf> in short). The HDL licensees
would be allowed to use ALL amateur radio frequencies,
including ALL international HF bands
under 30 MHz. But, they rather should be allowed to use ONLY
digital types of amateur activities, including the use of
computers with LinFBB packet radio software. The HDL holders
might use some dedicated radio transmitters, without
the capability for both voice microphone and Morse key
connections, in order to avoid possible misuse of
unwanted amateur activities (like voice SSB operations).
When I realized that removing the mandatory manual Morse
test seemed to be almost impossible to be expected in a short period of
time, I decided to suggest the implementation of another regulatory
principle. It should be a major innovation: To make a new type of the
amateur radio license, a <bf>H</bf>am <bf>D</bf>igital <bf>L</bf>icence
(the <bf>HDL</bf> in short). The HDL licensees would be allowed to use
<em>all</em> amateur radio frequencies, including <em>all</em>
international HF bands under 30 MHz. But, they rather should be allowed
to use <em>only</em> <bf>digital</bf> sub-bands and types of the
amateur radio emissions a.k.a. "modes", including the usage of computers,
equipped with the LinFBB packet radio software. Besides that, the HDL
holders may only use modified and/or dedicated radio transmitters,
without the capability for both voice microphone and Morse key
connections, in order to avoid possible misuse of unwanted amateur
activities (like voice SSB operations).
<p>
All HDL candidates would have to learn various topics like
computer hardware and software in general (operating systems and
system software configuration, amateur radio software setup etc),
connecting amateur radio stations to the computers (connecting radio
modems to the transmitters etc), building simple antennas (like 1/2 wave
wire dipole for 20m I used long ago), English language (or German etc)
in the written exam etc. The Morse requirement would not be used anymore,
All HDL candidates should have to learn topics like computer hardware
and software in general (operating systems and system software
configuration, amateur radio software setup etc), connecting the amateur
radio stations to the computers (connecting radio modems to the
transmitters etc), building simple antennas (like 1/2 wave wire dipole for
20m that I used long ago), the English language (or German etc) in the
written exam etc. The Morse requirement would not be used anymore,
as well as some other obsolete tests, like highly complicated radio
circuits or skills needed for building home-brew radios from the scratch
(instead of buying modern factory manufactured devices) etc. Of course,
regulatory issues should also be tested (like band plans - in particular
recognizing the sub-bands dedicated for <bf>digital</bf> ham radio),
RFI issues and how to avoid them etc.
(instead of buying modern factory manufactured devices). Of course,
the regulatory issues should also be tested (like band plans - in particular
recognizing the sub-bands dedicated for <bf>digital</bf> ham radio). Next
are RFI issues and how to avoid them etc.
<p>
I believe that amateur radio <em>digital</em>
activities have their future only if we all do
our best to improve the regulatory principles that
govern this fine hobby. You should also know that,
besides the telegraphy skill requirement for HF access,
here in Serbia we have some further restrictions: we
have all to be the members of the national amateur radio
unions (SRV in YU7 province and SRS in Serbia in whole),
besides the telegraphy skill requirement for an HF access,
here in Serbia we have some further restrictions: we all
have to be the members of the national amateur radio
unions (SRV union in YU7 province and SRS union in Serbia in whole),
as the legal requirement, <bf>before</bf> we become allowed
to use <em>any</em> type of the amateur radio activities.
Such a stupid rule does not exist elsewhere!
Such a nonsense does not exist elsewhere!
<p>
Should you want helping us to adopt internationally known
Should you want help us to adopt internationally known
principles, that do NOT require to join <em>any</em>
type of an amateur radio organizational system, i.e. an
type of the amateur radio organizational system, i.e. the
amateur radio society (that only wants to get our membership
money), you are invited to lobby for that. Our outdated
amateur society leadership has their email address:
money), you are invited to lobby for us. Our conservative
amateur society leadership also has their email address:
yu0srj@eunet.yu (I suppose they may have more than
one email address, but you may try to use this one).
You may also use an Internet search engine and scan for
more info related to "Savez radio amatera Jugoslavije",
"Savez radio amatera Srbije", etc). Your valuable help would
be highly appreciated. Case you need more info regarding
these legal issues, do not hesitate to contact me too.
information related to "Savez radio amatera Jugoslavije" and
"Savez radio amatera Srbije". Your help would be highly
appreciated. Case you need more info regarding our national
legal issues, do not hesitate to contact me.
<p>
If you find yourself interested enough in making
amateur radio rules and regulations better and
updated (say to spread the idea of liberalize the
amateur radio rules and regulations better and more
updated (say to spread the idea of liberalize the whole
ICT areas and make them free of any kind of monopols),
I would suggest you to look for your national radio
amateur society and/or national telecommunication
regulatory agency (like FCC in the USA). Lobby to them
in order to remove the obsolete manual Morse proficiency
test. In addition, should you have some opportunities to
attend to some ICT related science conferences or
something like that, you are also invited to let me know of.
attend to some ICT meetings and conferences or
something like that, you are also invited to let me know.
<p>
Case we all do our best to remove obstacles mentioned above
and allow the new people who may wish to enjoy the amateur
radio digital and Linux-related operations to do so, the
technology would become the part of more homes. I hope you,
the readers, may help. So I look forward to hear from you soon!
and allow the new people, who may wish to enjoy the amateur
radio digital and Linux-related operations, to do so, the technology
would become the part of more homes. I hope you, the readers,
may help. So I look forward to hear from you soon!
<p>
<sect>Bibliography
<p>
2003-10-06
2003-10-26
<em>Notice: Folks, I often visit some (inter)national
ICT conferences all around Serbia and Montenegro,
submitting papers and having presentations. What I want
submitting papers and having presentations. For example,
here you may see <url url="http://www.jisa.org.yu/SlikeKongres2003/Miroslav_Skoric.jpg"
name="me"> standing and speaking to the audience. What I want
to do is to spread - as wide as possible - the basic idea
and the useful mission of the amateur radio hobby. You bet,
whenever possible I want my readers to make it with Linux.
@ -3936,15 +3941,30 @@ combined!
- "Alternativne racunarske komunikacije putem radio-veza",
Info M, 6-7/2003.
- "Legal Rules and Regulations in the Amateur Radio Computer Networks",
proceedings, "22nd ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference",
Hartford, CT USA, 2003.
</verb></tscreen>
<p>
Besides these articles published and papers presented, I have been
studying for an M.Sc. degree in computing. I am also the member of
the following associations: IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Communications
Society and ACM. In addition, I have been voluntarily working on establishing
an academy computer network that would use the amateur radio
stations as the media. Such networks exist somewhere else on the globe and
I invite their administrators to contact me in order to cooperate.
<sect>Further information
<p>
<sect1>Copyright
<p>
Copyright (c) 2003 by Miroslav "Misko" Skoric, YT7MPB.
Copyright (c) 2003 by Miroslav
<url url="www.coil.com/~dsmith/thinkers/pic-misko.html"
name="Misko"> Skoric, YT7MPB.
<P>
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify
this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation
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<title>LILO mini-HOWTO
<author>Miroslav "Misko" Skoric,
<tt/skoric at eunet dot yu/
<date>v3.14, 2003-10-06
<date>v3.15, 2003-10-26
<abstract>
<nidx>linux loader windows nt 2000 boot</nidx>
LILO is the most used <bf/Li/nux <bf/Lo/ader for the x86 flavour of
@ -970,11 +970,13 @@ Windows-95 is on D:.
<sect>Bibliography
<p>
2003-10-06
2003-10-26
<em>Notice: Folks, I often visit some (inter)national
ICT conferences all around Serbia and Montenegro,
submitting papers and having presentations. What I want
submitting papers and having presentations. For example,
here you may see <url url="http://www.jisa.org.yu/SlikeKongres2003/Miroslav_Skoric.jpg"
name="me"> standing and speaking to the audience. What I want
to do is to spread - as wide as possible - the basic idea
and the useful mission of the amateur radio hobby. You bet,
whenever possible I want my readers to make it with Linux.
@ -1065,15 +1067,30 @@ combined!
- "Alternativne racunarske komunikacije putem radio-veza",
Info M, 6-7/2003.
- "Legal Rules and Regulations in the Amateur Radio Computer Networks",
proceedings, "22nd ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference",
Hartford, CT USA, 2003.
</verb></tscreen>
<p>
Besides these articles published and papers presented, I have been
studying for an M.Sc. degree in computing. I am also the member of
the following associations: IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Communications
Society and ACM. In addition, I have been voluntarily working on establishing
an academy computer network that would use the amateur radio
stations as the media. Such networks exist somewhere else on the globe and
I invite their administrators to contact me in order to cooperate.
<sect>Further Information
<p>
<sect1>Copyright
<p>
Copyright (c) 2003 by Miroslav "Misko" Skoric.
Copyright (c) 2003 by Miroslav
<url url="www.coil.com/~dsmith/thinkers/pic-misko.html"
name="Misko"> Skoric, YT7MPB.
<p>
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
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<title>Linux+WindowsNT mini-HOWTO
<author>Miroslav "Misko" Skoric,
<tt/skoric at eunet dot yu/
<date>v2.14, 2003-10-06
<date>v2.15, 2003-10-26
<abstract>
<nidx>linux loader windows nt 2000 boot laptop</nidx>
This mini-HOWTO covers some ways on how to install both Linux
@ -1010,11 +1010,13 @@ between these two operating systems (probably it will be also FAT).
<sect>Bibliography
<p>
2003-10-06
2003-10-26
<em>Notice: Folks, I often visit some (inter)national
ICT conferences all around Serbia and Montenegro,
submitting papers and having presentations. What I want
submitting papers and having presentations. For example,
here you may see <url url="http://www.jisa.org.yu/SlikeKongres2003/Miroslav_Skoric.jpg"
name="me"> standing and speaking to the audience. What I want
to do is to spread - as wide as possible - the basic idea
and the useful mission of the amateur radio hobby. You bet,
whenever possible I want my readers to make it with Linux.
@ -1105,15 +1107,30 @@ combined!
- "Alternativne racunarske komunikacije putem radio-veza",
Info M, 6-7/2003.
- "Legal Rules and Regulations in the Amateur Radio Computer Networks",
proceedings, "22nd ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference",
Hartford, CT USA, 2003.
</verb></tscreen>
<p>
Besides these articles published and papers presented, I have been
studying for an M.Sc. degree in computing. I am also the member of
the following associations: IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Communications
Society and ACM. In addition, I have been voluntarily working on establishing
an academy computer network that would use the amateur radio
stations as the media. Such networks exist somewhere else on the globe and
I invite their administrators to contact me in order to cooperate.
<sect>Further information
<p>
<sect1>Copyright
<p>
Copyright (c) 2003 by Miroslav "Misko" Skoric.
Copyright (c) 2003 by Miroslav
<url url="www.coil.com/~dsmith/thinkers/pic-misko.html"
name="Misko"> Skoric, YT7MPB.
<p>
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any
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<title>Linux User Group HOWTO
<author><url name="Rick Moen" url="mailto:%20rick@linuxmafia.com%20"></author>
<date>v1.7.2, 2003-10-22
<date>v1.7.3, 2003-11-01
<abstract>
The Linux User Group HOWTO is a guide to founding, maintaining, and
@ -29,61 +29,35 @@ tiny to colossal:
<itemize>
<item><bf>Diverse <url name="PDA/embedded/microcontroller/router"
url="http://www.uclinux.org/ports/"> devices:</bf>
<url name="Hitachi H8 series"
url="http://www.uclinux.org/pub/uClinux/ports/h8/">,
<url name="Motorola Dragonball"
url="http://www.linuxdevices.com/products/PD5338609592.html">,
<url name="Motorola ColdFire family"
url="http://www.uclinux.org/ports/coldfire/">,
<url name="Motorola mc68360 QUICC"
url="http://www.uclinux.org/pub/uClinux/ports/mc68360/README.html">,
<url name="Axis Communications ETRAX"
url="http://developer.axis.com/software/">,
Intel i960,
<url name="NEC V850E"
url="http://www.ee.nec.de/_uclinux/">,
<url name="NEC VR series (MIPS)"
url="http://www.linux-vr.org/">,
Cyrix MediaGX (x86 core),
<url name="STMicroelectronics STPC (x86 core)"
url="http://www.stmcu.com/forums-cat-132-6.html">,
ZF Micro ZFx86 (x86 core),
Hitachi SH3/SH4 (SuperH:
<url name="link1" url="http://www.superhlinux.com/">
<url name="link2" url="http://linuxsh.sourceforge.net/">),
<url name="Advanced RISC Machines Ltd. ARM family"
url="http://www.arm.uk.linux.org/">
(StrongARM, XScale, ARM6, ARM7, ARM2, ARM250, ARM3i, ARM610,
ARM710, ARM720T, ARM920T),
Elan SC520 and SC300,
Toshiba TMPR3912AU (MIPS),
<url name="embedded Motorola PowerPC (including MPC family)"
url="http://penguinppc.org/embedded/hardware/">,
Motorola 68020-68040 -based VME boards and
<url name="ISICAD Prisma"
url="http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/way/fr30/"> machines,
as well as Cisco 2500, 3000, and 4000 series routers.</item>
<item><bf>IA32 family:</bf> i386, i486, Pentium, Pentium Pro,
<itemize>
<item>Advanced RISC Machines, Ltd. <url name="ARM" url="http://www.arm.uk.linux.org/"> family (StrongARM SA-1110, XScale, ARM6, ARM7, ARM2, ARM250, ARM3i, ARM610, ARM710, ARM720T, ARM920T)</item>
<item>Axis Communications <url name="ETRAX" url="http://developer.axis.com/software/"> ("CRIS" RISC architecture)</item>
<item>Elan SC520 and SC300</item>
<item>Fujitsu <url name="FR-V" url="http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/hardware.html#FR-V"></item>
<item>Hitachi <url name="H8" url="http://www.uclinux.org/pub/uClinux/ports/h8/"> series</item>
<item>Intel i960</item>
<item>Intel IA32-compatibles (Cyrix MediaGX, STMicroelectronics <url name="STPC" url="http://www.stmcu.com/forums-cat-132-6.html">, ZF Micro ZFx86)</item>
<item>Matsushita <url name="AM3x" url="http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/hardware.html#Matsushita%20AM3x"></item>
<item>MIPS-compatibles (Toshiba <url name="TMPRxxxx / TXnnnn" url="http://www.bluecat.com/products/bluecat/bluecatbsp.php3#mips">, NEC <url name="VR" url="http://www.linux-vr.org/"> series)</item>
<item>Motorola 680x0-based machines (Motorola VMEbus boards, <url name="ISICAD Prisma" url="http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/way/fr30/"> machines, and Motorola <url name="Dragonball" url="http://www.linuxdevices.com/products/PD5338609592.html"> &amp; <url name="ColdFire" url="http://www.uclinux.org/ports/coldfire/"> CPUs, and Cisco 2500/3000/4000 series routers)</item>
<item>Motorola embedded <url name="PowerPC" url="http://penguinppc.org/embedded/hardware/"> (including MPC / PowerQUICC I, II, III families)</item>
<item>NEC <url name="V850E" url="http://www.ee.nec.de/_uclinux/"></item>
<item>Renesas Technology (formerly Hitachi) SH3/SH4 (SuperH: <url name="link1" url="http://www.superhlinux.com/"> <url name="link2" url="http://linuxsh.sourceforge.net/">)</item>
<item>Samsung <url name="CalmRISC" url="http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/hardware.html#CalmRISC"></item>
</itemize>
</item>
<item><bf>Intel <url name="8086/80286"
url="http://elks.sourceforge.net/"></bf>.</item>
<item><bf>Intel IA32 family:</bf> i386, i486, Pentium, Pentium Pro,
Pentium II, Pentium III, Xeon, and Pentium IV processors,
as well as IA32 clones from AMD, Cyrix, VIA, IDT, Winchip,
NexGen, Transmeta, VIA C3 Ezra "CentaurHauls", and others.</item>
<item><bf>Motorola/IBM <url name="PowerPC family"
url="http://linuxppc64.org/">:</bf> Most
<url name="PowerMac (including G3/G4/G5)"
url="http://penguinppc.org/dev/pmac/"> /
<url name="CHRP" url="http://penguinppc.org/dev/chrp/"> /
<url name="PReP" url="http://penguinppc.org/dev/prep/"> /
<url name="POP" url="http://penguinppc.org/dev/pop/">,
<url name="PowerUP Amiga"
url="http://linux-apus.sourceforge.net/">,
and <url name="IBM PPC64 (AS/400, RS/6000"
url="http://linuxppc64.org/">).</item>
<item><bf>Digital <url name="VAX minicomputers and MicroVAXen"
url="http://linux-vax.sourceforge.net/"></bf>.</item>
<item><bf>Intel <url name="8086/80286"
url="http://elks.sourceforge.net/"></bf>.</item>
<item><bf>Motorola <url name="68020-68040 series"
url="http://www.linux-m68k.org/"></bf>:
<item><bf>Intel/HP <url name="IA64"
url="http://www.linuxia64.org/">:</bf> Trillian/Itanium/Itanium2</item>
<item><bf>AMD <url name="x86-64 Hammer"
url="http://www.x86-64.org/downloads"> family</bf> (including AMD Opteron)</item>
<item><bf>Motorola <url name="68020-68040"
url="http://www.linux-m68k.org/"> series (with MMU)</bf>:
<url name="m68k Mac" url="http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/">,
Amiga, Atari ST/TT/Medusa/Falcon, HP/Apollo Domain,
<url name="HP9000/300"
@ -92,33 +66,42 @@ tiny to colossal:
<url name="Sinclair Q40"
url="http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/2602/q40.html">.
</item>
<item><bf>IA64 and similar:</bf>
<url name="AMD x86-64 Hammer family"
url="http://www.x86-64.org/downloads"> (including
AMD Opteron), and
<url name="Intel/HP IA64/Trillian/Itanium/Itanium2"
url="http://www.linuxia64.org/">.</item>
<item><bf>Other RISC workstations:</bf> Most
<url name="MIPS" url="http://www.linux-mips.org/">
(SGI, Cobalt Qube,
<item><bf>Motorola/IBM <url name="PowerPC"
url="http://linuxppc64.org/"> family:</bf> Most
<url name="PowerMac"
url="http://penguinppc.org/dev/pmac/"> (including G3/G4/G5) /
<url name="CHRP" url="http://penguinppc.org/dev/chrp/"> /
<url name="PReP" url="http://penguinppc.org/dev/prep/"> /
<url name="POP" url="http://penguinppc.org/dev/pop/">,
<url name="Amiga PowerUP System"
url="http://linux-apus.sourceforge.net/">,
and IBM <url name="PPC64"
url="http://linuxppc64.org/"> (AS/400, RS/6000).</item>
<item><bf><url name="MIPS"url="http://www.linux-mips.org/">:</bf>
most SGI, Cobalt Qube,
<url name="DECStation" url="http://decstation.unix-ag.org/">,
<url name="Sony PlayStation2"
url="http://playstation2-linux.com/">),
<url name="DEC Alpha" url="http://www.alphalinux.org/">,
<url name="PA-RISC" url="http://www.parisc-linux.org/">, and
<url name="SPARC32 / SPARC64" url="http://www.ultralinux.org/">.
</item>
Sony <url name="PlayStation2"
url="http://playstation2-linux.com/">, and many others</item>
<item><bf>DEC <url name="Alpha" url="http://www.alphalinux.org/"></bf></item>
<item><bf>HP <url name="PA-RISC" url="http://www.parisc-linux.org/"></bf></item>
<item><bf>SPARC International <url name="SPARC32 / SPARC64" url="http://www.ultralinux.org/"></bf></item>
<item><bf>Digital <url name="VAX"
url="http://linux-vax.sourceforge.net/"> minicomputers and MicroVAXen</bf></item>
<item><bf>Mainframes:</bf> <url name="IBM S/390 / zSeries"
url="http://www10.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux390/index.shtml"> and <url name="Fujitsu AP1000+ (SuperSPARC cluster)" url="http://cap.anu.edu.au/cap/projects/linux/">.</item>
url="http://www10.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux390/index.shtml"> and <url name="Fujitsu AP1000+ (SuperSPARC cluster)" url="http://cap.anu.edu.au/cap/projects/linux/"></item>
</itemize>
Note that some items listed were probably one-time forks, little or not
at all maintained since creation. On some of the rarer architectures,
<url name="NetBSD" url="http://www.netbsd.org/"> may be more practical.
(Soon, the <url name="Debian GNU/NetBSD"
url="http://www.debian.org/ports/netbsd/"> port should be solid enough to
serve as a compromise option, furnishing Linux userspace code on the
highly portable NetBSD kernel.)
If seriously interested in the subject of Linux ports, please see also
<url name="Xose Vazquez Perez's Linux ports page"
url="http://www.cyut.edu.tw/~ckhung/l/linux_ports.html">, if only because
url="http://perso.wanadoo.es/xose/linux/linux_ports.html">, if only because
hardware support is more complex than just generic CPU functionality,
encompassing support for myriad bus variations and other subtle hardware
issues (especially for
@ -534,8 +517,10 @@ During Linux's first decade, it gained some first-class journalistic
resources, which should not be neglected: The main monthly magazines
of longest standing are <url name="Linux Journal"
url="http://www.linuxjournal.com/"> and <url name="Linux Gazette"
url="http://www.linuxgazette.com/"> (on-line). More recently, they've
been joined by <url name="Linux Format" url="http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/">,
url="http://linuxgazette.net/"> (on-line; note new site). More recently,
they've been joined by
<url name="LinuxFocus" url="http://www.linuxfocus.org/"> (on-line),
<url name="Linux Format" url="http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/">,
<url name="LinuxUser and Developer" url="http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/">,
<url name="Linux Magazine" url="http://linux-magazine.com/">,
and <url name="Linux For You" url="http://www.linuxforu.com/">.
@ -623,6 +608,8 @@ Telltale signs that a questioner may need to be transitioned to consulting-based
with the apparent aim of not needing to learn technological
fundamentals.
<item>Asking the same questions (or ones closely related) repeatedly.
<item>Insisting on <it>private</it> assistance from helpers active in
<it>public</it> (Linux community) forums.
<item>Vague problem descriptions, or ones that change with time.
<item>Interrupting answers in order to ask additional questions
(suggesting lack of attention to the answers).
@ -633,11 +620,12 @@ Telltale signs that a questioner may need to be transitioned to consulting-based
questions.
</itemize>
In general, LUG members are especially delighted to help, on a volunteer basis, members
who seem likely to participate in the Linux "gift culture" by picking up its body of lore
and, in turn, perpetuating it by teaching others in their turn. Certainly, there's nothing
wrong with having other priorities and values, but such folk may in some cases be best
referred to paid assistance, as a better fit for their needs.
In general, LUG members are especially delighted to help, on a volunteer
basis, members who seem likely to participate in the Linux "gift
culture" by picking up its body of lore and, in turn, perpetuating it
by teaching others in their turn. Certainly, there's nothing wrong with
having other priorities and values, but such folk may in some cases be
best referred to paid assistance, as a better fit for their needs.
An additional observation that may or may not be useful, at this point:
There are things one may be willing to do for free, to assist others in the
@ -1491,6 +1479,9 @@ and elections.</item>
of charge.</item>
<item>1.7.1: Added a bunch more newly supported embedded CPUs.</item>
<item>1.7.2: Added more on processor support; furnished matching URLs. Added details about Linux in India, and Linux For You magazine. Expanded legal issues section.</item>
<item>1.7.3: Added mention of Debian GNU/NetBSD to the CPU ports
section. Reorganised and further expanded the latter. Recorded Linux
Gazette's move to new hosting. Added LinuxFocus.</item>
</itemize>