diff --git a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/FBB.sgml b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/FBB.sgml index e9ff8d38..84e47e0b 100644 --- a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/FBB.sgml +++ b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/FBB.sgml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ 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 such outdated regulatory principles, that make more and more obstacles for not only Linux users, but for other kinds of computer users - when it comes to the modern ICT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 @@ -4199,3 +4219,7 @@ little annoying. + + + + diff --git a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/LILO.sgml b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/LILO.sgml index 5cffc41e..383a6757 100644 --- a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/LILO.sgml +++ b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/LILO.sgml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <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 @@ -1321,3 +1338,7 @@ little annoying. + + + + diff --git a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Linux+WinNT.sgml b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Linux+WinNT.sgml index 33880fe1..0741b5b3 100644 --- a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Linux+WinNT.sgml +++ b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Linux+WinNT.sgml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <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 @@ -1339,3 +1356,7 @@ little annoying. + + + + diff --git a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/User-Group-HOWTO.sgml b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/User-Group-HOWTO.sgml index 893ceca5..9547157f 100644 --- a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/User-Group-HOWTO.sgml +++ b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/User-Group-HOWTO.sgml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <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"> & <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>