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May <I>Linux Journal</I>
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The May issue of <A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/"><I>Linux
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Journal</I></A> will be hitting the newsstands April 10.
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The focus of this issue is Cross Platform Development with
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articles on building reusable Java Widgets, debugging your Perl programs,
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Modula-3, doubly-linked lists, the Python DB-API and much more. Check out the
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue49/index.html">Table of Contents</A>.
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To subscribe to <I>Linux Journal</I>, click <A
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HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/ljsubsorder.html">here</A>.
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Linus Torvalds Receives VA Research Excellence Award
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February 26, 1998<BR>
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VA Research granted its Excellence in Open Source Software Award to
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Linus Torvalds, father of the Linux operating system and one of the most
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important leaders in information technology. Linus received a
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VArStation YMP, worth $4500, at
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The Silicon Valley Linux Users Group meeting in March. (See <A
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HREF="./dibona.html">article</A> in this issue by Chris Dibona.)
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The VA Research Excellence in Open Source Software Award honors
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exceptional individuals within the free software community. Torvalds led
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this community to create Linux, a freely distributable multi-user,
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multi-tasking Unix-like operating system. Linux is now used in a range of
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applications from mission critical servers to desktop workstations.
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VA Research is the oldest and largest Linux systems company. Founded in
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1993 by electrical engineering doctoral students at Stanford University,
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VA Research pioneered high performance workstations and servers based on
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Linux. In 1997, VA Research became an affiliate of Umax.
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For More Information:<BR>
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VA Research, www.varesearch.com <BR>
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Samuel Ockman, ockman@varesearch.com.
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New Linux and Open Source Business Usage Advocacy page
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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 21:06:35 +1100 (EST)<BR>
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There is a new advocacy page for Linux (and other
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open source, free software). This site is primarily focused on solid
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business reasons as to why companies should use Linux. The opening
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blurb states:
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...
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We (and a growing number of other firms) are heavy users of software such
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as Linux, GNU and FreeBSD which can be classified as 'freely redistributable' or 'co-operatively developed',
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but feel that there is considerable lack of knowledge of these systems and applications in the
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general business community. We (and some of the companies listed below) are therefore
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building this web presence to help provide information, documentation, showcase projects, links to
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related sites and other useful resources to to help redress this. This will include freely
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redistributable systems software, and free and commercial applications which run on these systems which may
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be of interest to helping you run your business.
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...
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<A
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HREF="http://www.cyber.com.au/misc/frsbiz/">http://www.cyber.com.au/misc/frsbiz/</A>
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For More Information:<BR>
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Con Zymaris, Cybersource Pty. Ltd.
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UniForum Spring Conference
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UniForum's Spring Conference will be held Sunday, May 17 to Wednesday, May
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20, 1998 in Ocean City, Maryland. Ralph Nader Janpieter Scheerder, Eric
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Raymond and Rick Ross are among the speakers.
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For more information:
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UniForum Association, <A HREF="http://www.uniforum.org/">
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http://www.uniforum.org</A>
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FREENIX at USENIX Annual Conference
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Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 08:54:19 -0800<BR>
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Here's more than you ever wanted to know:
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Share ideas, and actual code, with developers and avid users of freely
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redistributable software--Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and more--at the
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23RD ANNUAL USENIX TECHNICAL CONFERENCE,
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includes FREENIX, the Freely Redistributable Software Track,
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June 15-19, 1998 in
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New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Sponsored by USENIX, the Advanced Computing Systems Association
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FREENIX is co-sponsored by The FreeBSD Project, Linux International, The
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NetBSD Foundation, Inc., and The OpenBSD Project
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Full program and on-line registration:<BR>
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<A
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HREF="http://www.usenix.org/events/no98/">http://www.usenix.org/events/no98/</A>
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<BR>
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Email: <A HREF="mailto:conference@usenix.org">conference@usenix.org</A>
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FREENIX, a Special Track within the conference, showcases the latest
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developments and interesting applications in freely redistributable
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software. FREENIX offers 28 talks, plus evening BoF sessions.
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USENIX is the Advanced Computing Systems Association. Its
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members are the computer technologists responsible for many of
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the innovations in computing we enjoy today.
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For More Information:<BR>
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Cynthia Deno, USENIX ASSOCIATION,
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<A HREF="mailto:cynthia@usenix.org">cynthia@usenix.org</A> <BR>
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Samba: Integrating UNIX and Windows
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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 08:36:32 GMT<BR>
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Samba is the tool of choice for providing Windows file sharing and
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printer services from UNIX and UNIX-like systems. Freely available
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under the GNU Public License, Samba allows UNIX machines to be
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seamlessly integrated into a Windows network without installing any
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additional software on the Windows machines. Used in tandem with Linux
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or FreeBSD, Samba provides a low-cost alternative to the Windows NT
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Server.
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<P>
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This book, a combination of technical tutorial, reference guide, and
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how-to manual, contains the depth of knowledge experienced network
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administrators demand without skipping the information beginners need to
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get fast results. UNIX administrators new to Windows networking will find
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the information they need to become Windows networking experts. Those new
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to UNIX will find the details they need to install and configure Samba
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correctly and securely.
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<P>
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The book also contains a CD-ROM containing version 1.9.18 of the Samba
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server, a library of useful tools and scripts, the Samba mailing list
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archives, and all examples discussed in the book.
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<ul>
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<li>Title: Samba: Integrating UNIX and Windows
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<li>Author: John D. Blair, Samba Team
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<li>Publisher: Specialized Systems Consultants Inc. (SSC)
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<li>Pub Date: 2/98
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<li>Retail Price: $29.95
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<li>ISBN: 1-57831-006-7
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<li>URL: www.ssc.com/ssc/samba/
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<li>Contact: <A HREF="mailto:samba@ssc.com">Clarica Grove</A>
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</ul>
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<P>
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Currently available at Computer Literacy (Book shops + Online).
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www.clbooks.com * 1-800-789-8590 * FAX 1-408-752-9919
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Netscape turns to Debian for Licensing Guidance!
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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 09:23:38 GMT<BR>
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When Netscape decided to make their client software free, they
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used the Debian Free Software Guidelines for a guide on how to
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write their license. You can find the draft Netscape license at
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<A HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/">http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/</A>.
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This is a historic day for us, since it
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means that "Mozilla" (Netscape Communicator) will eventually be in the
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"main" part of Debian and all Linux systems, instead of the "non-free" section
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as it is now.
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A link to a Netscape press release (containing a quote from Bruce Perens)
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can be found at <A
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HREF="http://www.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease579.html">
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http://www.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease579.html</A>.
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The Debian Social Contract and licensing guidelines are at
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<A
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HREF="http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html">http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html</A>.
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A web page on the
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Open Source promotional program for free software can be found at
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<A HREF="http://www.opensource.org/">http://www.opensource.org/</A>.
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There is work yet to be done - a few license bug-lets will be resolved
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within the next few days, and once the source code is released there are
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some parts that Netscape does not own that will most likely have to be
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replaced with free software.
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<P>
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For More Information:<BR>
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Bruce Perens, <A
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HREF="mailto:bruce@debian.novare.net">bruce@debian.novare.net</A>
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Linux Web Watcher News
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:18:11 GMT<BR>
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Linux Web Watcher, <A
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HREF="http://webwatcher.org/">http://webwatcher.org/</A>
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<P>
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The "Linux Web Watcher" now has its own domain, thanks to VA Research. LWW
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isn't an ordinary
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links page. It actually keeps track of when the pages were last updated,
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so you don't have to waste hours checking to see if your favorite web
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pages have been updated since your last visit to them.
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<P>
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The non-tables page of the Linux Web Watcher have been greatly
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enhanced to make things easier
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to read for Lynx users.
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<P>
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For More Information:<BR>
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Robert E. Blue, <A HREF="mailto:reblue@emry.net">reblue@emry.net</A>
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Linux questionnaire
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:19:49 GMT<BR>
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Aachen Linux User Group (ALUG) proudly presents the
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<A HREF="http://aachen.heimat.de/alug/fragebogen2">Linux Questionnaire</A>.
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<P>
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The questionnaire consists of 20 questions which
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cover software, hardware, documentation and installation issues. The
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questions are a mixture of multiple choice and text areas. The results
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are updated hourly and can be seen at:<BR>
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<A
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HREF="http://aachen.heimat.de/alug/fragebogen2/fragebogen_results2.html">
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http://aachen.heimat.de/alug/fragebogen2/fragebogen_results2.html</A>
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<P>
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The objective of the questionnaire is to provide a somewhat
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standardized way to report your experience with Linux and the results
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should give (in particular, to the newcomer) a coarse-grained view on
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Linux and its users.
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For More Information:<BR>
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Aachener Linux User Group (Aachen/Germany),
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<A HREF="http://aachen.heimat.de/alug">http://aachen.heimat.de/alug</A>
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<BR>
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Michael Eilers, <A HREF="mailto:eilers@rmi.de">eilers@rmi.de</A>
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Perl Conference 2.0 - Call for Participation
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 14:43:42 GMT<BR>
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The second annual <A HREF="http://conference.perl.com/">O'Reilly Perl
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Conference</A> will be held August
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17-20, 1998 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California. The
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conference will feature two days of tutorials followed by a two
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day conference. The conference will include sessions for
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submitted papers on practical and experimental uses of Perl;
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invited presentations; daily Q and A sessions with leading
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Perl developers and trainers; a by-invitation Developers
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Workshop; and nightly user-organized Birds-of-a-Feather sessions
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for special interest groups.
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<P>
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In the practical spirit of Perl, we seek papers that describe
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how you are using Perl right now for work or play, and how your
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experience and your code can help others. This is not a
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traditional solicitation for academic papers. While we look
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forward to papers on new and useful extensions, applications,
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and tools, we are most interested in receiving papers that show
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Perl hard at work, saving time, money, and headaches for you and
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your organization. We welcome submissions that work under both
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Unix and non-Unix systems, such as Win32.
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<P>
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For More Information:<BR>
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The Perl Institute, Chip Salzenberg<BR>
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3665 E. Bay Drive, Suite 204-A <BR>
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Largo, FL 33771-1990
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UK Linux Conference
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Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:18:30 GMT<BR>
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These are very preliminary details:<BR>
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<P>
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Venue:
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UMIST Conference Centre, Manchester.
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Date:
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Saturday 27th June
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Time:
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A Jam-packed day from 10am (sharp) to around 5:30
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Programme (provisional):
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<ul>
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<li>Richard Moore (University of Manchester): KDE Internals
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<li>Stephen Tweedie (DEC): Journaling File Systems
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<li>Gareth Bult (Frontier Technology): Linux Means Business
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<li>Ian Jackson (Debian): Title TBDC
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<li>Jeremy Chatfield (Xi Graphics): X
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</ul>
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For More Information:<BR>
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UKUUG, <A HREF="http://www.ukuug.org/">http://www.ukuug.org/</A>
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French Translation of <I>LG</I> Issue 25
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</H3>
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<P>
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A French translation of some parts of Issue 25 of the <I>Linux Gazette</I> is
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available at the following URL's :<BR>
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<a
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href="http://www.linux-kheops.com/pub/lgazette/>">http://www.linux-kheops.com/pub/lgazette/</a>;<BR>
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<B>and</B>
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<a
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href="http://www.linux-france.com/article/lgazette/>">http://www.linux-france.com/article/lgazette/</a>;<BR>
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<P>
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For more information: <BR>
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Eric Jacoboni : jaco@mail.dotcom.fr
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<center><H3> Software Announcements </H3></center>
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Help ToolKit for Motif V0.9: Binary beta release now available
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</H3>
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 23:58:55 -0500<BR>
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Columbia, MD -- The Help ToolKit for Motif V0.9 has been released and is
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now available on the web.
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The Help ToolKit for Motif allows developers to easily add and modify
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various types of on-line context-sensitive help to Motif applications.
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Using a small set of functions to install the library, every widget and
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gadget in a Motif application seemingly inherits new resources allowing
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help to be configured and changed via X resource files.
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<P>
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The ToolKit supports three core help types: Tips, Cues, and Hints. All of
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these help types can be assigned to any widget and any Motif-based gadget.
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<P>
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The Help ToolKit distribution can be downloaded from
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<A HREF="http://www.softwarecomp.com">http://www.softwarecomp.com</A>.
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The complete Programmer's Manual can also be downloaded in PDF format from
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the same site.
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<P>
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Although the Linux version of this product is freely available for
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non-commercial purposes, it is copyrighted and is not in the public domain.
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There is a license associated with the distribution; please read it if you
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have an interest in the product.
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<P>
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For more information:<BR>
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Robert S. Werner, <A HREF="mailto:rob.werner@softwarecomp.com">
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rob.werner@softwarecomp.com </A> <BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:info@softwarecomp.com">info@softwarecomp.com</A>,
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<A HREF="http://www.softwarecomp.com/">http://www.softwarecomp.com/</A>
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RED HAT SOFTWARE NOW SHIPPING MOTIF 2.1
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Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 16:16:34 -0500<BR>
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Research Triangle Park, NC--March 2, 1998--Red Hat Software, Inc.,
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publisher of Red Hat Linux 5.0, the Operating System that was named
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InfoWorld Magazine's Product of the Year, has announced the
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availability of Red Hat Motif 2.1 for the Intel Computer. Red Hat
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Motif 2.1 for the Intel computer is the full OSF/Motif development
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system. As with the 2.0.1 version of Red Hat Motif, Red Hat Motif 2.1
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can turn your Intel computer running Linux into a complete Motif
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development workstation.
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<P>
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For more information:<BR>
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Red Hat Software, Inc., <A
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HREF="http://www.redhat.com">"http://www.redhat.com/</A>, <A
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HREF="mailto:melissa@redhat.com">melissa@redhat.com</A>
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PostShop, ScanShop and OCR Shop
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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 11:38:10 -0800 (PST)<BR>
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Vividata, Inc. announced the release of Linux versions of its PostShop,
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ScanShop and OCR Shop software products PostShop transforms inkjet and laser
|
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printers to PostScript-enabled ones and makes PostScript printers up to 100
|
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times faster. ScanShop scans, prints, compresses, stores, retrieves and
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displays pictures and documents in full color, grayscale, and bi-level
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(black & white), and OCR Shop converts paper documents and images into
|
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editable text.
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<P>
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For more information:<BR>
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Vividata, Inc., <A HREF="mailto:info@vividata.com">info@vividata.com</A>,
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<A HREF="http://www.vividata.com/">http://www.vividata.com/</A>.
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Cobalt Qube Ships
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<P>
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 17, 1998 - Cobalt Microserver Inc. today
|
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announced that its Cobalt Qube(tm) microserver products, which were
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introduced last month at the DEMO 98 conference, have begun shipping to
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customers. Cobalt develops and markets simple, low-cost Internet and
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Intranet servers.
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<P>
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The Cobalt Qube microservers are aimed at work groups and branch offices,
|
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Internet service providers, Web developers and educational organizations.
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They are simple, versatile, scalable, and offer excellent performance for
|
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work groups at a fraction of the cost of traditional UNIX(R) and Windows(R)
|
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NT servers.
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<P>
|
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For more information: <BR>
|
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Nancy Teater, Hamilton Communications, <A HREF="mailto:nrt@hamilton.com">
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nrt@hamilton.com</A>,
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<A HREF="http://web.hamilton.com/">http://web.hamilton.com/</A>
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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LinkScan 4.0
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</H3>
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<P>
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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 13:24:29 -8<BR>
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San Jose, CA, March 10, 1998 - Electronic Software Publishing Corp.
|
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(Elsop) introduces a number of new features to enhance the central
|
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management of multiple Intranet/Internet web sites in organizations where
|
|
many different individuals may be responsible for the content. These
|
|
developments build upon earlier releases which laid down the foundations
|
|
for these exciting new features. LinkScan enables users to split-up very
|
|
large sites into smaller sub-sites, to produce different reports for
|
|
different departments and to configure LinkScan to handle multiple
|
|
domains hosted on a single server. LinkScan/Dispatch adds a new higher
|
|
level of capability to those features.
|
|
<P>
|
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LinkScan/Dispatch is included with LinkScan Version 4.0. It is designed
|
|
for operators of large web sites where the responsibility for maintenance
|
|
and updates is distributed among many individuals.
|
|
<P>
|
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LinkScan 4.0 is priced at $750 per server. Volume discounts are
|
|
available in single order quantities of five copies or more. Orders may
|
|
be placed online via a secure server.
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|
<P>
|
|
For more information:<BR>
|
|
Kenneth R. Churilla,
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|
<A HREF="mailto:ken@elsop.com">ken@elsop.com</A><BR>
|
|
Electronic Software Publishing Corporation,
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.elsop.com/">http://www.elsop.com/</A>
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|
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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WANPIPE FT1
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</H3>
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<P>
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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 14:25:12 +0000<BR>
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|
Sangoma Technologies Inc.
|
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(OFFER VALID UNTIL APRIL 15TH OR WHILE SUPPLIES LAST)
|
|
is making available our WANPIPE kit
|
|
that includes the T1 and Fractional T1 DSU/CSU for an END USER price
|
|
of $799.00! This represents a reduction of 30% from our already low
|
|
standard price of $1139.00.
|
|
<P>
|
|
WANPIPE provides all you need to turn your NT, Linux, or
|
|
NetWare server or Windows workstation into a powerful T1 or
|
|
Fractional T1 router for your LAN. Just plug your server into the
|
|
wall.
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information:<BR>
|
|
David Mandelstam, <A HREF="mailto:dm@sangoma.com">dm@sangoma.com</A> <BR>
|
|
Sangoma Technologies Inc.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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|
XFree86 3.3.2 Released
|
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</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 09:59:39 GMT
|
|
XFree86 version 3.3.2 is now available. The XFree86 3.3 distribution is
|
|
available in both source and binary form. Binary distributions are
|
|
currently available for FreeBSD (2.2.2+ and 3.0-CURRENT), NetBSD (1.2
|
|
and 1.3), OpenBSD, Interactive Unix, Linux (ix86 and AXP), SVR4.0,
|
|
UnixWare, OS/2, Solaris 2.6 and LynxOS AT.
|
|
<P>
|
|
The XFree86 documentation is available on-line on our Web server. The
|
|
documentation for 3.3 can be accessed at http://WWW.XFree86.org/3.3/.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Source patches are available to upgrade X11R6.3 PL2 from the X Consortium (now
|
|
The Open Group) to XFree86 3.3.2. Binaries for many OSs are also available.
|
|
The distribution is available from:<BR>
|
|
<A
|
|
HREF="ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/">ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
The XFree86 Team, <A HREF="
|
|
mailto:robin@interlabs.com">robin@interlabs.com</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
scwm 0.6 - Scheme Configurable Window Manager
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 12:38:35 GMT<BR>
|
|
Scwm 0.6 is released.
|
|
Scwm is the Scheme Configurable Window Manager. This is a highly
|
|
dynamic and extensible window manager for the X Window System (based
|
|
originally on FVWM2, but now much enhanced) with Guile Scheme as the
|
|
configuration/extension language. Nearly all decorations can be
|
|
changed at run-time or per-window, and eventually many decoration
|
|
styles and additional features will be supported through dynamically
|
|
loaded code. A powerful protocol is provided for interacting with the
|
|
window manager while it is running.
|
|
<P>
|
|
You can download the latest scwm package from:<BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://web.mit.edu/mstachow/www/scwm-0.6.tar.gz">
|
|
http://web.mit.edu/mstachow/www/scwm-0.6.tar.gz</A> <BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://web.mit.edu/mstachow/www/scwm-icons-0.6.tar.gz">
|
|
http://web.mit.edu/mstachow/www/scwm-icons-0.6.tar.gz</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Maciej Stachowiak, <A HREF="mailto:mstachow@mit.edu">mstachow@mit.edu</A>,
|
|
<BR>
|
|
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
|
|
<A HREF="http://web.mit.edu/mstachow/www/scwm.html">
|
|
http://web.mit.edu/mstachow/www/scwm.html</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
Yalsim, Yet Another Logic/Timing Simulator
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 12:44:50 GMT
|
|
This is the second Alpha version of a logic/timing simulator called Yalsim.
|
|
Yalsim is a hierarchical timing and logic simulator that has been in
|
|
development (on and off) for over fifteen years and the second pre-beta version
|
|
is now being sampled. Yalsim can now be obtained (with source code) by
|
|
individuals from:
|
|
<P>
|
|
<A HREF="ftp:/ftp.eecg.toronto.edu/pub/software/martin/yalsim.tar.gz">
|
|
ftp:/ftp.eecg.toronto.edu/pub/software/martin/yalsim.tar.gz</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
The current cost for Yalsim is $1 CDN, when you have time to send it.
|
|
Sending four U.S. quarters is also acceptable. This may change in the future.
|
|
However, seriously, please do read the LICENSE file. Yalsim is not public domain
|
|
or being released under a GNU-like license, although individuals, at non-profit
|
|
institutions, will always be able to obtain at least binary versions of Yalsim
|
|
at no or minimal (overhead) cost.
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Ken Martin,
|
|
<A HREF="mailto:martin@isis.eecg.toronto.edu">martin@isis.eecg.toronto.edu</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
SQL RDBMS PostgreSQL v6.3 released for Linux
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 12:56:10 GMT<BR>
|
|
SQL RDBMS PostgreSQL v6.3 released for Linux.
|
|
PostgreSQL is a RDBMS SQL server which is the "default SQLserver"
|
|
shipped with most Linux distributions.
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.postgresql.org/">http://www.postgresql.org/</A>,
|
|
<A HREF="mailto:gold_bag@yahoo.com">gold_bag@yahoo.com</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
nosql-0.9 - Unix RDBMS
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 12:57:56 GMT<BR>
|
|
A new release of NoSQL is available at :
|
|
<A HREF="ftp://ftp.linux.it/pub/database/nosql-0.9.tar.gz">
|
|
ftp://ftp.linux.it/pub/database/nosql-0.9.tar.gz</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
NoSQL is a simple Relational Database Management System for Unix.
|
|
There have been several major changes from v0.8 to v0.9.
|
|
Please read file README-v0.9 distributed with the package.
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
ILS - Italian Linux Society,
|
|
Carlo Strozzi, <A HREF="mailto:carlos@linux.it">carlos@linux.it</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
RITW: Very simple network monitoring tool
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:12:39 GMT<BR>
|
|
RITW is a small set of scripts that allow any user to monitor
|
|
network/host
|
|
status using a common WWW browser and a central monitoring site through
|
|
ICMP and HTTP.
|
|
Although it will probably run on any platform, it was only tested on
|
|
Linux.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Primary site is at <BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.terravista.pt/Ancora/1883/ritw_e.html">
|
|
http://www.terravista.pt/Ancora/1883/ritw_e.html</A> <BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.terravista.pt/Ancora/1883/ritw.html">
|
|
http://www.terravista.pt/Ancora/1883/ritw.html</A> (portuguese)
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Rui Pedro Bernardinoa, Parque Expo'98, Portugal,
|
|
<A HREF="mailto:rbernardino@expo98.pt">rbernardino@expo98.pt</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
Socket Script v1.5
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:30:15 GMT
|
|
Socket Script has been made for people who wants to create
|
|
networking-oriented programs, but don't want to learn all the socket
|
|
stuff. It has multiple network commands that enable you to tell the
|
|
SScript interpreter where you want to connect, and all you have to
|
|
do is focus on the script itself, leaving the connection parts to
|
|
SScript. The best part is that most scripts will run on most Unix
|
|
workstations, and win32 platforms.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Available at:<BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://devplanet.fastethernet.net/sscript.html">
|
|
http://devplanet.fastethernet.net/sscript.html</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
newsfetch-1.11 - pull news via NNTP to a mailbox
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 14:10:57 GMT<BR>
|
|
newsfetch: Most Compact and Powerful Utility to download the news from
|
|
an NNTP server and stores in the mailbox format.
|
|
New version of newsfetch (1.11) is uploaded to sunsite.unc.edu:
|
|
<P>
|
|
newsfetch-1.11.tar.gz
|
|
newsfetch-1.11-1.i386.rpm
|
|
newsfetch-1.11-1.src.rpm
|
|
<P>
|
|
available in ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/Incoming/
|
|
and in proper place (/pub/Linux/system/news/reader) when they move the
|
|
files. New version is available in .tar.gz and .rpm format.
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Yusuf Motiwala, <A
|
|
HREF="mailto:ymotiwala@hss.hns.com">ymotiwala@hss.hns.com</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
nv-dc1000 digital camera image reader v0.1 beta
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 14:30:22 GMT<BR>
|
|
A small program to transfer images from the digital still camera known as
|
|
NV-DC1000 or PV-DC1000 from Panasonic. First beta version, but it works.
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Societas Datoriae Universitatis Lundensis et Instituti Technici
|
|
Lundensis<BR>
|
|
Fredrik Roubert, <A HREF="mailto:roubert@df.lth.se">roubert@df.lth.se</A>,
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.df.lth.se/~roubert/NV-DC1000.html">
|
|
http://www.df.lth.se/~roubert/NV-DC1000.html</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
Cecilia2.0 - electroacoustic music software
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:45:31 GMT<BR>
|
|
<P>
|
|
We are happy to announce version 2 of CECILIA, the musician's software that
|
|
makes you funnier, smarter and more attractive to the opposite sex.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Cecilia was developed by composers of electroacoustic music for composers of
|
|
electroacoustic music. If you have to ask, don't bother.
|
|
Cecilia is probably the wackiest sound maker in the world at this time. In fact,
|
|
we believe nothing else even comes close.
|
|
Cecilia is for high-concept audio processing. It is not for sequencing your
|
|
rinky-dink samplers and synths.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Cecilia is freeware at present. The next version will not be. Count your blessings.
|
|
Cecilia runs on Macintoshes, Linux boxes and SGIs. It does not run on
|
|
Windows. When it does, we'll sell it and become obscenely wealthy.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Cecilia is strictly for people who have a sense of humour. We, on the other
|
|
hand, are very cranky people.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Cecilia is available for download at :<BR>
|
|
<A HREF="ftp://ftp.musique.umontreal.ca/pub/cecilia/">
|
|
ftp://ftp.musique.umontreal.ca/pub/cecilia/</A> <BR>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Cecilia's home page for manuals and info:<BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/CEC/">
|
|
http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/CEC/</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Jean Piche, Universite de Montreal <BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://mistral.ere.umontreal.ca/~pichej">
|
|
http://mistral.ere.umontreal.ca/~pichej</A>,
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/electro/CEC/">
|
|
http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/electro/CEC/</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
Free CORBA 2 ORB - omniORB 2.5.0 released.
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 09:12:28 GMT<BR>
|
|
The Olivetti and Oracle Research Laboratory has made available the second
|
|
public release of omniORB (version 2.5.0). We also refer to this version
|
|
as omniORB2.
|
|
The main change since the last public release (release 2.4.0) is the addition
|
|
of support for type Any and TypeCode. For further details of the changes, see
|
|
http://www.orl.co.uk/omniORB/omniORB_250/
|
|
<P>
|
|
omniORB2 is copyright Olivetti & Oracle Research Laboratory. It is free
|
|
software. The programs in omniORB2 are distributed under the GNU General
|
|
Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. The libraries
|
|
in omniORB2 are distributed under the GNU Library General Public
|
|
License.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Source code and binary distributions are available from our Web pages:
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.orl.co.uk/omniORB/omniORB.html">
|
|
http://www.orl.co.uk/omniORB/omniORB.html</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
omniORB2 is not yet a complete implementation of the CORBA core.
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information:<BR>
|
|
Eoin Carroll, <A HREF="mailto:ewc@orl.co.uk">ewc@orl.co.uk</A> <BR>
|
|
Olivetti & Oracle Research Lab, Cambridge, UK
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
Mtools 3.9 - Access MS-Dos/Win 95 disks from Unix without mounting
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:38:33 GMT<BR>
|
|
I would like to announce a new release of Mtools, a collection of
|
|
utilities to access MS-DOS disks from Unix without mounting them.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Mtools supports Win'95 style long file names, FAT32, OS/2 Xdf disks
|
|
and 2m disks (store up to 1992k on a high density 3 1/2 disk). Mtools
|
|
also includes mpartition, a simple partitioning programming to setup
|
|
Zip and Jaz media on non-PC machines (SunOs, Solaris and HP/UX).
|
|
<P>
|
|
Mtools can currently be found at the following places:<BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://linux.wauug.org/pub/knaff/mtools/">
|
|
http://linux.wauug.org/pub/knaff/mtools</A> <BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.poboxes.com/Alain.Knaff/mtools/">
|
|
http://www.poboxes.com/Alain.Knaff/mtools/</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information:<BR>
|
|
Alain Knaff, <A HREF="mailto:knaff@tux.org">knaff@tux.org</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
New XML.com site
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 20:08:29 -0800 (PST)
|
|
SEBASTOPOL, CA--XML, the industrial-strength mark-up language
|
|
used for Web development, is a
|
|
tool for electronic commerce and information management.
|
|
With the recent approval of the XML Specification by the World Wide Web
|
|
Consortium (W3C), interest in XML development has picked up
|
|
considerable steam.
|
|
<P>
|
|
To promote the development and commercial acceptance of XML, three
|
|
companies that have long been Web insiders--O'Reilly & Associates,
|
|
their affiliate Songline Studios, and Seybold Publications--have joined
|
|
together to create XML.com (http://www.xml.com), a new Web site that
|
|
serves as a key resource and nerve center for XML developers and users.
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A preview site is now available, and the launch date for the full site
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is May 1, 1998.
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XML.com features a rich mix of information and services for the XML
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community. The site is designed to serve both people who are already
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working with XML and those HTML users who want to "graduate" to XML's
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power and complexity.
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For more information:<BR>
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Sara Winge, <A HREF="mailto:sara@ora.com">sara@ora.com</A>
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