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"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little less scary!</I>"
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<li><a HREF="./lg_bytes11.html#general">News in General</a>
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<li><a HREF="./lg_bytes11.html#software">Software Announcements</a>
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<center><H3>News in General</H3></center>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Comdex Conference</H3>
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17 Oct 1996 <BR>
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Please join Linux International at
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The Linux Technology Showcase, COMDEX FALL/96.
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This will be the largest presentation of Linux to date outside the Internet.
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The show will run November 18-22, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The Linux Showcase will be promoted in the show preview,
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show guide, show daily and other materials on a par with the
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Multimedia, Windows, Internet, Networking and other showcases.
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The location is downstairs at the Sands Expo & Convention Center,
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just off the famous Las Vegas Strip.
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For additional information: <BR>
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Linux International, <A HREF="http://www.li.org/">http://www.li.org/</A><BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:li@li.org">li@li.org</A><BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Free Software Union</H3>
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"Free Software Lovers Unite!"
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The FSU is a volunteer, democratic organization dedicated to the Free
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Software community. It provides all users, developers, and enthusiasts
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with full-voice, free membership in a voting decision making body. It
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channels resources, manpower, and community feedback for voter
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endorsed project implementation.
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The FSU gives developers guarantee of wide acceptance and support by
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providing guidelines and tools for development to produce consistent
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and inter-operable software, and volunteer man-power recruiting
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assistance for large endorsed projects.
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Some of the projects that the FSU is currently considering is the
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adoption of CORBA or SOM, licensed porting/re-implementation of
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OpenDoc, a "Free Software Map" database of all known free software
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projects (a superset of LSM), and much more!
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FSU Founder/Contact: Jan Vicherek, <A HREF="mailto:honza@ied.com">honza@ied.com</A><BR>
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FSU Mailing List Posts: <A HREF="mailto:fslu@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca">
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fslu@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca </A><BR>
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Find out more and join at: <A HREF="http://www.jagunet.com/~braddock/fslu/org">
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http://www.jagunet.com/~braddock/fslu/org </A><BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Lasermoon, Linux-FT</H3>
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Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 <BR>
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Clarification - Linux-FT, The Road Ahead <BR>
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Linux-FT is a Lasermoon Ltd product which was developed with the intention
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of achieving POSIX.1 and XPG4 certification as part of a project
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Lasermoon started in January 1995. Lasermoon obtained the required
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licenses (POSIX.1, XPG4 etc) and X/Open membership to facilitate this
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fully GPL'ed effort. Unifix were involved in the development of the
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distribution, and components from Linux-FT were fed back into other
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Unifix products (hence the similarities).
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The technology behind Linux-FT was acquired by Caldera during 1996 and
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will be incorporated into the Caldera's Linux products.
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Caldera's involvement with Linux-FT has been the subject of many postings
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and press announcements over many months and details can be found on
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the Linux-FT WWW site at www.lasermoon.co.uk and Caldera (www.caldera.com).
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Unifix have no connection with, or control over Linux-FT. Whilst
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we are flattered that Linux-FT is receiving such attention, BOTH
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Unifix GmbH and the Unifix 2.0 RELEASE HAVE NOTHING WHATSOEVER
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TO DO WITH CONTINUING Linux-FT DEVELOPMENTS.
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Caldera and Lasermoon are continuing the work of developing
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a truly Standards Certified/Branded Linux (released under the GPL).
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Working with the original developers, we welcome all contributors to the
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POSIX.1 and XPG4 standardization effort which is essential for the
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long term success of Linux.
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By working together, we can accomplish this effort in a much more
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effective manner and comply with the licensing requirements of The Open
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Group and other such organizations.
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For additional information: <BR>
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Lasermoon Ltd, The Forge, Wickham, Hants, England <BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:info@lasermoon.co.uk">info@lasermoon.co.uk </A> <BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.lasermoon.co.uk">http://www.lasermoon.co.uk </A><BR>
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Linux Consultants HOWTO Reaches Hundred Entry Mark</H3>
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October 17, 1996 -- Only one month after its
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debut on September 18, 1996, the Linux Consultants HOWTO, a
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listing of companies and individuals providing commercial support
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for the freely redistributable operating system Linux, now
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contains over a hundred entries.
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The Linux Consultants HOWTO is free and can be downloaded
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from <A HREF="http://www.sypher.com/tbm/Consultants-HOWTO">
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http://www.sypher.com/tbm/Consultants-HOWTO </A><BR>
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For additional information: <BR>
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Martin Michlmayr, <A HREF="mailto:tbm@sypher.com">tbm@sypher.com</A><BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.sypher.com/tbm">http://www.sypher.com/tbm</A><BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Linux in the News</H3>
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News Articles about Linux:<BR>
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<li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchives.pl?dt_iwe42-96_89.htm">
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"Linux Operating System Cheap, Powerful Red Hat Linux 4.0 Has No Web-
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Connection Limits"</a><br> <i>Infoworld, October 14, 1996</i><br>
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"I'm in awe of how quickly the Linux operating system is moving forward.
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Last summer I predicted that Linux...would infiltrate mainstream corporate
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America. If Red Hat Software Inc. (and all the unsung Linux contributors)
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continue advancing Linux at the present rate, such widespread adoption is
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guaranteed."<br>
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<li><A HREF="http://www.pcweek.com/opinion/1021/21mach.html">
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"Taking a Second Look at Linux"</a> PC Week, 10/21/96,
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<li><A HREF="http://www.pcmag.com/issues/1517/pcmg0012.htm">
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"Spreading the Linux Gospel"</a>,
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PC Magazine, 10/8/96, a review of books relating to Linux.
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<li>"Building a Linux Web Server",
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Sys Admin: The Journal for Unix Systems Administrators, October 1996.
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<li><A HREF="http://www.pcweek.com/opinion/1007/07.html">
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"Linux: Microsoft's Real Competition?"</a> PC Week, 10/7/96.
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<li>"Unix Survey: Users Like Reliability, Scalability, and Performance" Byte
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October, 1996. Compares: IBM AIX, Digital Unix, HP-UX, SCO, SunOS/Solaris,
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System V, and Linux.
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Linux on PCTV</H3>
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The PCTV production company, <A HREF="http://www.pctv.com/">
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http://www.pctv.com/</A>, which produces Computer
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Chronicles, USER GROUP and @HOME, is producing four half-hour shows on UNIX
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and Linux. These shows are:
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<ul>
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<li>History of UNIX (aired in October)
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<li>Contemporary UNIX (airs first on November 4th)
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<li>Linux (airs first in January)
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<li>UNIX Futures (air times not yet set)
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</ul>
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These shows will be aired as part of the USER GROUP show, which is carried
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on ME/U,
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Jones Computer Network (a 24-hour cable network dedicated entirely to the
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subject of computers) and the NBC Super Channel
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and CNBC Europe, as well as by Satellite.
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USIA WorldNet will begin carrying the Users Group show.
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Please check your local cable or satellite company for viewing times of
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USER GROUP.
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For additional information: <BR>
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Jon "maddog" Hall, Executive Director Linux International <BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:jon.hall@li.org">jon.hall@li.org </A> <BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">New Linux Q&A Site</H3>
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A new threaded Linux Q&A and
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discussion area has been created at The Forge Foundation web site:
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<A
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HREF="http://www.theforge.com/InterBoard">http://www.theforge.com/InterBoard</A><BR>
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Create your own account or use the link that lets log you in
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anonymously, then choose the group "Foundry - Linux Q&A".
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This is an unmoderated group open to everyone.
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For additional information: <BR>
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Hal Reed, <A HREF="mailto:hal@theforge.com">hal@theforge.com</A><BR>
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The Forge Foundation, <A HREF="http://www.theforge.com/">
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http://www.theforge.com/</A><BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Northcon Nov 4-6</H3>
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Northcon is Nov 4-6 at the WA Convention & Trade Center (near the Kingdome) in Seattle, Washington.
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There will be 350 exhibits by "Leading Electronics Manufacturers".
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Mon. Nov 4, 10-5 <BR>
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Tue. Nov 5, 9-5 <BR>
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Wed. Nov 6, 9-4 <BR>
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You can register on-line (free) at <A HREF="http://www.northcon.org">
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http://www.northcon.org</A>.
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<P>
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For additional information: <BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:northcon@ieee.org">northcon@ieee.org</A> or call
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1-800-877-2668<BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Open Systems World/FedUnix Conference</H3>
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There will be a Open Systems World/FedUnix conference/trade show in
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Washington DC on November 4-8. It is a traditional event devoted to
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open computing (read: Unix), attended mostly by government and
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commercial Information Systems types.
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Since Linux has gained the attention of such circles, there is a 2-day
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Linux track at this conference. I am chairing a Linux-related session,
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scheduled for Thursday, November 7, 1996. Speakers will be
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people who apply Linux in real world situations, both in the
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government and the private sector, and will tell us about their good
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and bad experiences, and plans for the future.
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Among the speakers, there are some who use Linux as a primary OS, as
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well as those for whom Linux is just another environment.
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For additional information: <BR>
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<A
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HREF="http://www.mcsp.com/OSW-FedUNIX.html">http://www.mcsp.com/OSW-FedUNIX.html
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</A><BR>
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Przemek Klosowski, <A HREF="mailto:przemek@nist.gov">przemek@nist.gov</A><BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">QT GUI Contest Announcement</H3>
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On October 1 Troll Tech announced the Qt GUI programming contest (free entry).
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A contest for programmers, writing free GUI software using Qt (a C++
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GUI toolkit, see http://www.troll.no/). Anyone can enter, there is no
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fee for entry, and any program can be entered as long as it is written
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in C++ and uses Qt.
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The winner will be paid US$2000 and two runners-up $500 after the
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contest has closed on May 1, 1997 and the jury has done its job.
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We wish to encourage more free GUI software for X11, and we wish more people
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to experience for themselves how good Qt is.
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For additional information: <BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.troll.no/contest.html">http://www.troll.no/contest.html</A><BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:contest@troll.no">contest@troll.no</A><BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Vulnerabilities in Linux</H3>
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An October 10 CIAC (Computer Incident Advisory Capability, U.S. Department of
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Energy) bulletin describes a security hole in Linux when using
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a Bash shell as the default shell, and explains how to avoid it.
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Additional information can be found at the
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<A HREF="http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-01.shtml/">CIAC web site</A>.
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On August 15, CIAC announced a security hole in the mount and umount Linux
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programs, and gave fixes. Additional information can be found at the CIAC
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web site, <A HREF="http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/g-38.shtml/">CIAC web site</A>
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If you find code that could be potentially dangerous, you should contact
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the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT),
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<A HREF="http://www.cert.org/">http://www.cert.org/</A>, at Carnegie Mellon
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University. Reporting forms can
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be found at <A HREF="ftp://info.cert.org/pub/incident_reporting_form">
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ftp://info.cert.org/pub/incident_reporting_form</A>.
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<center><H3>Software Announcements</H3></center>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Craftworks Linux 2.2 Intel Version</H3>
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Mon, 07 Oct 1996 <BR>
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Craftwork Solutions has released it's
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second generation Linux OS for the Intel platform. Craftworks 2.2 is a
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complete, customizable operating system for Intel based machines that
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empowers the desktop. It is a solid operating environment for desktop
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workstations and Web server solutions. The Linux environment provides
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improved processing performance, high reliability and built-in security, at
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an affordable price.
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For additional information: <BR>
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Craftwork Solutions, Inc., <A HREF="http://www.craftwork.com">
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http://www.craftwork.com</A><BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:info@craftwork.com">info@craftwork.com</A><BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Java Development Kit--JDK 1.0.2 for Linux</H3>
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On Friday September 27th 1996, Sun Microsystems provided the Java
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community with the long awaited update of the binary license,
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subsequently making redistribution of the Linux JDK 1.0.2 (Java
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Development Kit) possible.
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<P>
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For additional information:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/Information.html">
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http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/Information.html </A> <BR>
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Robert Herrmann <A HREF="mailto:bherrman@netcom.com">bherrman@netcom.com</A><BR>
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NETCOM On-line Communication Services <BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Linux On A Disk</H3>
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06 Oct 1996 <BR>
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A 1 or 2 GigaByte IDE Hard Disk Pre-Loaded with Linux. Positively the
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easiest way to get the Linux Operating System up and running on your PC.
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<A HREF="http://www.cosmoseng.com/">http://www.cosmoseng.com/</A><BR>
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For additional information: <BR>
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Clay Claiborne, <A HREF="mailto:cjc@earthlink.net">cjc@earthlink.net</A><BR>
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Cosmos Engineering Co., Los Angeles, CA <BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">MkLinux Release 2.0</H3>
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23 Sept 1996 <BR>
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Apple Computer, Inc.
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(Nasdaq: AAPL) announced today that it is making available Developer
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Release 2 of MkLinux. Based on the Open Software Foundation (OSF) Mach
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Kernel, MkLinux allows users to run UNIX applications and solutions on
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high performance Power PC-based products. The DR2 release delivers
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substantially improved performance and stability, and many features
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Linux developers and customers have been asking for.
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Apple is making the source code for Developer Release 2 available free
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of charge on the Apple MkLinux web site at <A HREF="http://www.mklinux.apple.com/">
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http://www.mklinux.apple.com/</A> long with snapshots of MkLinux, updates,
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patches, and late-breaking news. Apple's MkLinux Developer Release 2
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CD is available from Prime Time Freeware for U.S. $20.
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For additional information: <BR>
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Prime Time Freeware, <A HREF="mailto:info@ptf.com">info@ptf.com</A>,
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<A HREF="http://www.ptf.com/">http://www.ptf.com/</A><BR>
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Apple Computer Inc., <A HREF="http://www.apple.com/">http://www.apple.com/</A><BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Red Hat Linux 4.0 Users's Guide</H3>
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Fri, 04 Oct 1996 <BR>
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Red Hat Linux 4.0 Users's Guide free via FTP!
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That's right, the 236 page Red Hat Linux 4.0 User's Guide is now
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available via FTP, in PostScript and HTML form. It is also available
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for browsing on our web site. The Users's Guide covers installation,
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configuration, RPM, control-panel, and basic system administration
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issues, and is a must have for anyone running Red Hat Linux.
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<A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/support/rhl/manual">
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http://www.redhat.com/support/rhl/manual</A> <BR>
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-4.0/Users-Guide">
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ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-4.0/Users-Guide</A> <BR>
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<P>
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The Red Hat 4.0 User's Guide is distributed under the same terms as
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the Linux Documentation Project (LDP) documents.
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<P>
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For additional information: <BR>
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Red Hat Software, <A
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HREF="http://www.redhat.com/">http://www.redhat.com/</A><BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:info@redhat.com">info@redhat.com</A><BR>
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Video Mosaic Netscape Plugin for Linux</H3>
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<P>
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18 Oct 1996 <BR>
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Vosaic (Video Mosaic) is available as a Netscape Navigator plug-in
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for Linux from the Systems Research Group of the University of
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Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Vosaic Corp.
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<P>
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Vosaic supports real time video over the Internet that is embedded in
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standard Web pages. The technology allows one to view MPEG video
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at 6 to 10 frames per second over telephone dial up connections at
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28.8 Kbits/s. Higher bandwidths improve video quality. There is no
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download latency - videos are displayed as the data arrives over the
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network. Get the 1 BETA 12 plug-in at:
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<P>
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<A HREF="http://www.vosaic.com/">http://www.vosaic.com/</A> <BR>
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<P>
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Vosaic requires kernel 2.0 and above, as well as XFree86 3.1.2.
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<P>
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For additional information: <BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:info@mosaic.com">info@mosaic.com</A><BR>
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<A HREF="http://choices.cs.uiuc.edu/srg/stan/video.ps">
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http://choices.cs.uiuc.edu/srg/stan/video.ps</A> <BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">Virtual Paper--Online-Document Viewing System</H3>
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<P>
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04 Oct 1996 <BR>
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Virtual Paper is a high-quality online-document viewing system.
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Lectern, the Virtual Paper viewer, offers good legibility (using
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anti-aliasing), fast page-turning speed, a smooth user interface,
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and the ability to handle both PostScript and scanned "legacy" documents.
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<P>
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It's written in Modula-3, is distributed in both source and executable
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format, and is free (but copyright by Digital Equipment Corporation).
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<P>
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DEC has announced the availability of the
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Virtual Paper system in x86/Linux ELF executable format.
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<P>
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For details on the overall system, including links to the executables
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and sources, see:
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<P>
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<A HREF="http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/virtualpaper/">
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http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/virtualpaper/</A><BR>
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<P>
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For additional information: <BR>
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Paul McJones, <A HREF="mailto:mcjones@pa.dec.com">mcjones@pa.dec.com </A><BR>
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Andrew Birrell, <A HREF="mailto:birrell@pa.de.com">birrell@pa.de.com </A><BR>
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DEC Systems Research Center (SRC), Palo Alto, California, USA <BR>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">WebThreads 1.0.1 for Linux</H3>
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<P>
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08 Oct 1996 <BR>
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WebThreads, LLC of Vienna, VA, announced the release of WebThreads 1.0.1
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web site interactivity and visitor tracking solution. WebThreads allows you
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to create truly interactive web sites that respond and change in real time
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to individual visitors based on their actions while providing the webmaster
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with a tremendous amount of information about what the visitors are doing
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on your site. WebThreads is a lightweight and easy to install set of CGI
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scripts written entirely in C that greatly enhance the flexibility,
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interactivity and visitor traffic reporting accuracy of standard WWW
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servers.
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<P>
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For additional information: <BR>
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WebThreads, <A HREF="http://www.webthreads.com/">http://www.webthreads.com/</A><BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:info@webthreads.com">info@webthreads.com</A><BR>
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">XForms V0.81--X11 GUI Toolkit & Builder</H3>
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<P>
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29 Sep 1996 <BR>
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XForms is a graphical user interface toolkit and builder based on Xlib
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for X Window Systems. XForms is a portable and efficient C library
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that can be used in both C and C++ programs.
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The library works in all visuals and all depths (1-24) and comes
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with a rich set of objects such as buttons (of many flavors, including color
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XPMs as labels) , browsers, sliders, and menus integrated into an
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elegant event/object call back execution model that allows fast and
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easy construction of X-applications. It also has OpenGL (on SGI) and
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Mesa support.
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<P>
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XForms V0.81 for Linux/m68k and MkLinux is available from
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<P>
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<A HREF="http://bragg.phys.uwm.edu/xforms">http://bragg.phys.uwm.edu/xforms</A><BR>
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<A
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HREF="ftp://laue.phys.uwm.edu/pub/xforms">ftp://laue.phys.uwm.edu/pub/xforms</A><BR>
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<P>
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In addition, XForms is already available for Linux/i386,
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Linux/Alpha and other Unix platforms.
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<P>
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For additional information:<BR>
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T.C. Zhao, <A HREF="mailto:zhao@laue.phys.uwm.edu">zhao@laue.phys.uwm.edu</A><BR>
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Surface Labs, Dept. of Physics, UW-Milwaukee <BR>
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