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July <I>Linux Journal</I>
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The July issue of <A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/"><I>Linux
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Journal</I></A> will be hitting the newsstands June 5.
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The focus of this issue is Science and Engineering with
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articles on using Linux at CERN, the NIST Neutron Lab and the British
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Antarctic Society. Also, an introduction to Samba and a look at two
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programming languages: Yorick and ICON. Check out the
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue51/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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Corel & Open Source
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Corel and Corel Computer Corporation have announced their official
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position on Linux and Open Source Software. At the Ottawa
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Carleton Linux Users Group meeting, Corel announced that they will port
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all of their commercial applications to Linux, including a $99 version
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of Corel Word Perfect Suite 8. Corel Computer will open the source code
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for the development of their NetWinder NC.
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For more information: <BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.corelcomputer.com/">http://www.corelcomputer.com/</A>
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<A HREF="http://www.corel.com/">http://www.corel.com/</A>
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Linus Torvalds & Richard Stallman at the USENIX Conference, June 1998
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Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 10:53:17 -0700 (PDT)<BR>
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Linus Torvalds, developer of Linux, and Richard Stallman, founder of the
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GNU project, will participate in the USENIX Annual Technical Conference,
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June 15-19, 1998, at the Marriott Hotel in New Orleans.
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This year the conference includes a special track showcasing the latest
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developments and interesting applications in FreeBSD, GNU, Linux, NetBSD,
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OpenBSD, Samba, and more. FREENIX offers 28 talks, plus evening BoF
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sessions. Share ideas and actual code with developers and avid users of
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freely redistributable software.
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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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For more information:
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Jackson Dodd, <A HREF="mailto:jackson@usenix.ORG">jackson@usenix.ORG</A><BR>
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USENIX, the Advanced Computing Systems Association
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O'Reilly's Perl Conference 2.0
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Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 09:47:48 -0700 (PDT)<BR>
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O'Reilly & Associates is presenting the Perl Conference
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2.0 from August 17-20, 1998 at The Fairmont Hotel in San Jose,
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California. Perl Conference 2.0 features two days of intensive tutorial
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sessions followed by a two-day conference led by key Perl developers.
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Full program and registration information is at:
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<A HREF="http://conference.perl.com/">http://conference.perl.com</A>
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For more information: <BR>
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Ellen Elias, <A HREF="mailto:elias@ora.com">elias@ora.com</A> <BR>
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O'Reilly & Associates
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Linux Penguins Stickers
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Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 01:06:25 +0300 (EEST)<BR>
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Linux Penguin Sticker Movement announces printed Linux Penguin Stickers
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In cooperation with the Linux Penguin Sticker movement
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<A HREF="http://www.jyu.fi/~juhtolv/linux-sticker/">
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http://www.jyu.fi/~juhtolv/linux-sticker/</A>
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Linux Mall has agreed to make available professionally designed and
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printed Penguin Stickers for all who do not wish to print their own.
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For more information:<BR>
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<A
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HREF="http://www.LinuxMall.com/PP.html">http://www.LinuxMall.com/PP.html</A>
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Announcement and Call for Papers, 7th International Python Conference
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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 18:29:07 -0400 (EDT)<BR>
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7th International Python Conference<BR>
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South Shore Harbour Resort<BR>
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Houston, Texas <BR>
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November 10-13, 1998<BR>
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For more information, visit the conference Web page at:
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<A HREF="http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/">
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http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/</A>
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IMPORTANT DATES:
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June 29: email intent to submit paper
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July 27: deadline for papers and tutorials
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Aug. 31: notification of acceptance for papers
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Sep. 28: deadline for final versions of full papers
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For more information about submitting a tutorial:
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<A HREF="http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/cft.html">
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http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/cft.html</A>
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<P>
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Jeremy Hylton, CNRI, <A
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HREF="mailto:jeremy@cnri.reston.va.us">jeremy@cnri.reston.va.us</A><BR>
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Program Chair, 7th International Python Conference
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Linux Links
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Project MUSCLE:
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxnet.com/smartcard/index.html">
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http://www.linuxnet.com/smartcard/index.html</A>
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<P>
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"Introduction to Linux" class:
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<A HREF="http://www.learningtree.com/us/courses/330.htm#top">
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http://www.learningtree.com/us/courses/330.htm#top</A>
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Linux Applications: <A HREF="http://www.linuxapps.com/">
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http://www.linuxapps.com/</A>
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<P>
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Linux Advocacy: <A HREF="http://www.netnomics.com/linux/">
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http://www.netnomics.com/linux/</A>
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<P>
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New Linux Help Page: <A HREF="http://www.admin.burned.org/">
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http://www.admin.burned.org/</A>
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Linux Links: <A HREF="http://www.linuxlinks.com/">
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http://www.linuxlinks.com/</A>
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The Linux PenguinPlay Project:
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<A
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HREF="http://sunsite.auc.dk/penguinplay/">http://sunsite.auc.dk/penguinplay/</A>
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ECLiPt Project:
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<A HREF="http://eclipt.uni-klu.ac.at/">http://eclipt.uni-klu.ac.at/</A>
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<P>
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Linux Discussion Board:
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<A HREF="http://paradigm.uor.edu/linux/wishlist/bulletinboard.html">
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http://paradigm.uor.edu/linux/wishlist/bulletinboard.html</A>
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<P>
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Free Linux Support:
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<A HREF="http://support.marko.net/">http://support.marko.net/</A>
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Current ports of Linux OS:
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<A HREF="http://www.ctv.es/USERS/xose/linux/linux_ports.html">
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http://www.ctv.es/USERS/xose/linux/linux_ports.html</A>
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<P>
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Linux Books:
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<A HREF="http://www.technologybooks.com/linux.htm">
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http://www.technologybooks.com/linux.htm</A>
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<P>
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Linux on-line bookstore:
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<A HREF="http://www.dragonfire.net/~garym/linux.html">
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http://www.dragonfire.net/~garym/linux.html</A>
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Project Independence: Linux for the Masses
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Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 08:16:43 GMT
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A system accessible only to a minority will remain a minority OS.
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Project Independence believes that this is not an acceptable fate for Linux.
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Project Independence aims to make Linux accessible to people with
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little computing experience.
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<P>
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A Call For Action:
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<PRE>
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* If you want to make Linux usable
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* If you favour a pragmatic approach
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* If you believe in the bazaar model
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* If you are unhappy when you are unable to recommend Linux to
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friends and relatives,
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* If you want to act upon it
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</PRE>
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Go straight to:
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<A
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HREF="http://independence.dunadan.com/">http://independence.dunadan.com/</A>
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<P>
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For more information: <BR>
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Jean Francois Martinez, <A HREF="mailto:jfm2@club-internet.fr">
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jfm2@club-internet.fr</A>
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Linux Application Development Book
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Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 08:27:42 GMT
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<P>
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New book available from <A HREF="http://linuxcentral.com">Linux Central</A>:
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<I>Linux Application Development</I> By Michael K. Johnson and Erik W.
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Troan from Addison Wesley Publishing.
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<P>
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Linux Application Development helps C programmers write applications
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that run on Linux.
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<P>
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For more information:<BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:sales@linuxcentral.com">sales@linuxcentral.com</A>
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Stalker Software Announces CommuniGate Pro Server 2.0 Beta
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Date: May 15th, 1998<BR>
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CommuniGate Pro 2.0 beta is the platform-independent Internet messaging server.
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The new generation of the CommuniGate integrated messaging system
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unifies the performance of multi-threaded operating systems, the
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standards-compliance of the Internet applications, and
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flexibility of the modular CommuniGate System, initially designed for MacOS.
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The new version of the CommuniGate Pro is based on the Stalker Foundation
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framework and can run under all major operating systems. The first released
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versions can run on the Linux operating system among others.
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The CommuniGate Pro server can be configured, controlled, and monitored from
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any computer connected to the Internet using any Web browser application.
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The administrators can monitor the Server status, create, update
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and modify user accounts, delete and redirect messages in the queues,
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update the communication modules settings, and configure the full-featured
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CommuniGate Router.
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SMTP component of the CommuniGate Pro server incorporates all the anti-
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spamming features implemented in the other Stalker mail servers, including
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centralized DNS-based blacklisting (RBL).
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<P>
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The CommuniGate Pro server is scheduled for the commercial release in
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July'98.
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The beta versions of the CommuniGate Pro Server are available now, free of
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charge.
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They can be downloaded either from the Stalker sites:
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<A HREF="http://www.stalker.com/CommuniGatePro/">
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http://www.stalker.com/CommuniGatePro/</A> <BR>
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<A HREF="ftp://www.stalker.com//pub/CommuniGatePro/">
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ftp://www.stalker.com//pub/CommuniGatePro/</A>
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<P>
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For more information: <BR>
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Ali Liptrot, <A HREF="mailto:ali@stalker.com">ali@stalker.com</A>,
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<A HREF="http://www.stalker.com/">http://www.stalker.com/</A>
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LPEvol, A Java Application
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Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 14:25:25 +0200
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This is a first (beta) release of LPEvol, a Java application which allows
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you to
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interactiveley breed LSystems objects and view the results graphically.
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LSystems are (recursive) mathematical models that can be used to describe
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growth patters modelling the shapes we see around us every day, like trees,
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flowers and many others. LPEvol is an application which uses LParser and
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PovRay to generate and draw these LSystems. You as the user then have the
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choice to select the LSystems you like and then breed them (doing a
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crossover,
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using theGenetic Algortihm) to produce a next generation (the children )
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which
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will have been derived from the formulas ( genes ) describing the parents.
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LPEvol requires:
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- JDK 1.1.x
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- lparser (default works; a modified lparser.c is shipped with LPEvol)
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- PovRay 3
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- cjpeg
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- see the README file for other (hardware/memory) requirements.
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</PRE>
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LPEvol 0.50 is available from:<BR>
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<A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/science/biology/">
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ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/science/biology/</A>
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<A HREF="http://www.peoplesoft.com/peoplepages/g/robert_gasch/src/src.htm">
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http://www.peoplesoft.com/peoplepages/g/robert_gasch/src/src.htm</A>
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For more information: <BR>
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Robert Gasch, <A
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HREF="mailto:Robert_Gasch@peoplesoft.com">Robert_Gasch@peoplesoft.com</A>
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RED HAT LINUX 5.1
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Date: May 26, 1998 <BR>
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Red Hat Software, Inc.
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announced the June 1 release of Red Hat Linux 5.1, a powerful update
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that includes enhanced installation features, as well as system
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configuring, web caching, window management features and an added value
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CD of applications for Linux.
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<P>
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For more information:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/">http://www.redhat.com/</A>
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Webmin version 0.51 - WWW-based configuration software
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Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 07:50:19 GMT<BR>
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Webmin version 0.51 is now available for download from
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<A HREF="http://www.webmin.com/webmin/">http://www.webmin.com/webmin/</A>
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This version allows the simple, browser-based configuration of
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Unix services such as
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<PRE>
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- Apache (version 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3)
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- Samba
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- Crontab
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- NFS exports
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- BIND
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- Inetd
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- SYSV init scripts
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- Local/remote mounts and /etc/fstab
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- Users and groups
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- Disk partitions
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- Running processes
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- Disk quotas
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- Software packages
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- PPP accounts
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Webmin runs on Solaris 2.5 & 2.6, Redhat Linux 4 & 5, Slackware
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Linux 3, Debian 1.3 and SUSE 5.1.
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<P>
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For more information: <BR>
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Jamie Cameron, <A HREF="mailto:jcameron@webmin.com">jcameron@webmin.com</A>
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banal 0.05 (bookkeeping software) released
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Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 12:50:51 GMT<BR>
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TITLE INFORMATION: BANAL 0.05 - or BANAL's Absolutely Not A Ledger
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AUTHOR INFORMATION: Matthew Rice - Matthew.Rice@ftlsol.com
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AFFILIATION INFORMATION: FTL Solutions Inc.
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DATE INFORMATION: May 1998
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BANAL is a bookkeeping system that allows you to track invoices,
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clients, projects, TODOs, bank accounts and expenses. BANAL is a
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client/server application so you can keep one set of books one your
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system while allowing everyone access.
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<P>
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If you want to obtain BANAL and try it out, ftp to:
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ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/financial/accounting.
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and look for a file banal-X.YY.tar.gz, with
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X.YY being a version number (0.00 is of course the first).
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Unpack it in a "sources" directory and start reading the document
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in the "doc" subdirectory.
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<P>
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FTL Solutions Inc. holds the copyright (I am doing it under
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their time), however, it is very unrestricted (read: do what you
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want but don't think of suing them). There is a more detailed
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COPYRIGHT file included with the distribution.
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<P>
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For more information: <BR>
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Matthew Rice <A HREF="mailto:Matthew.Rice@ftlsol.com">Matthew.Rice@ftlsol.com</A>
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satlas-0.95 (solar atlas) released
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</H3>
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Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 07:17:18 GMT<BR>
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I am announcing a first public release of satlas!
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<P>
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Satlas is an electronic atlas of the solar sprectrum and targeted
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primaraly for astronomers who do a lot of spectral analysis work.
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It is based on Gtk+ and MySQL. MySQL is used to store, manage and
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provide a quick access to the data, while Gtk+ is provides GUI.
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<P>
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http://www.physics.unc.edu/~serge/satlas/
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<P>
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Satlas is distributed under GNU Public License.
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<P>
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For more information: <BR>
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Sergei Naumov, <A HREF="mailto:serge@astro.unc.edu">serge@astro.unc.edu</A>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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ECLiPt Mirror 2.0b1 (former SimpleMirror)
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</H3>
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<P>
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Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 07:34:37 GMT<BR>
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I've just released a new version of ECLiPt-Mirror (it's original name
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has been SimpleMirror). The new release includes
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<PRE>
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- - HTML-Logs, including the possibilty to directly download from this
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page
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- - automatic creating of index-files as an overview over all mirrors
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- - download just the most recent version of some files (e.g. the linux
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kernel)
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- - bug fixes :-)
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- - new bugs :-(
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</PRE>
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Have a look at http://eclipt.uni-klu.ac.at (and then the mirror section)
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for a example usage. You can download it from the same page (under the
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projects section).
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<P>
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For more information: <BR>
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Martin Preishuber, <A HREF="mailto:Martin.Preishuber@stuco.uni-klu.ac.at">
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Martin.Preishuber@stuco.uni-klu.ac.at</A>
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Whisper 0.1 - Internet Telephone Application
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</H3>
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<P>
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Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 12:32:21 GMT<BR>
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<P>
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I announce the availability of Whisper -- Internet Phone.
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You can use it to talk to other people on the Internet.
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It uses gsm compression and should be suitable for low
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speed networks (19.200 bps and up)
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<P>
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I uploaded the sources to /incoming/Linux on sunsite. Hopefully they
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will appear in /pub/Linux/apps/sound/talk. Sources (and a binary version)
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are also available at:
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<P>
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http://www.itp.uni-hannover.de/~roeden/whisper.html
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<P>
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Copying-policy: GPL
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<P>
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For more information: <BR>
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Claus Roedenbeck, <A HREF="mailto:roeden@itp.uni-hannover.de">
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roeden@itp.uni-hannover.de</A>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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JCam 0.3 - Java-based software for Digital Cameras
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</H3>
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<P>
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Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 08:05:54 GMT<BR>
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JCam - a single software program for (almost) all OSes and
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(almost) all Digital Still Cameras ...
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<P>
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Release 0.3 of JCam, available from http://www.jcam.com introduces
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support for cameras from Fuji and Olympus ... this adds to existing
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support for cameras from Epsom, Casio, Kodak ... and a neater user
|
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interface with "LEDs" ... ;-)
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<P>
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For more details about supported cameras, etc, please E-Mail to
|
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info@jcam.com or visit the Web Page at "www.jcam.com" ...
|
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For more information: <BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:info@jcam.com">info@jcam.com</A>, <A
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HREF="http://www.jcam.com/">http://www.jcam.com/</A>
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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gax 1.0 - galaxy DB utility for astronomy
|
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</H3>
|
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<P>
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Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 08:14:06 GMT<BR>
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Announcing the first release of Gax, a program for amateur astronomy.
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<P>
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Gax can create searchable databases of galaxy information that can then
|
|
be searched based on user selectable ranges for fields in the database.
|
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<P>
|
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The information contained in or derived from the database includes:
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<PRE>
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RA
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Declination
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Major/Minor Diameter
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Position Angle
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Magnitude
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Surface Brightness
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Constellation
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Uranometria 2000 Map number
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Local Transit Time
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</PRE>
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Report formatting is also under complete user control providing the
|
|
ability to tailor the report output to your specific needs.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Temporarily at: <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/Incoming/">
|
|
http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/Incoming/</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Permanite site: <A
|
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HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/science/astronomy/">
|
|
http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/science/astronomy/</A>
|
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<P>
|
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Files: 1664Kb gax-1.0.tar.gz, 1Kb gax.lsm
|
|
<P>
|
|
Copying-policy: GPL
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Mark Anderson, <A HREF="mailto:manders1@csc.com">manders1@csc.com</A>
|
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|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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SampLin, new scientific data acquisition software
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
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Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 08:15:10 GMT<BR>
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|
Few days ago I released first public version of scientific data
|
|
acquisition software 'SampLin' which can be found at
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.troja.mff.cuni.cz/~kvasnica/samplin.html">
|
|
http://www.troja.mff.cuni.cz/~kvasnica/samplin.html</A>.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Currently is implemented support for serial, gpib devices and
|
|
arbitrary labcards with drivers, basic-like script language and
|
|
simple plot widget. Software supports data acquisition
|
|
over TCP/IP network via RPC protocol from remote servers.
|
|
Requirements: X11R6, Qt, KDE libs, GPIB lib
|
|
<P>
|
|
*** I'M LOOKING FOR NEW PROGRAMMERS TO CONTINUE THIS PROJECT ***
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Samuel Kvasnica, <A HREF="mailto:kvasnica@iaee.tuwien.ac.at">
|
|
kvasnica@iaee.tuwien.ac.at</A>
|
|
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<P> <hr> <P>
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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SCNN3.3 cellular neural network simulator
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 08:33:00 GMT<BR>
|
|
The new version of our simulation system for cellular neural networks
|
|
(CNN) is now available from our home page<BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://apx00.physik.uni-frankfurt.de/e_ag_rt/cnn/SCNN/">
|
|
http://apx00.physik.uni-frankfurt.de/e_ag_rt/cnn/SCNN/</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
It is a zero price product, available for Intel x86 (Linux), IBM RS 6000
|
|
(AIX4), SGI Indigo (Irix 6.2), HP (HP Unix) and DEC Alpha (Ultrix). It is
|
|
planned to add versions for other Unix operating systems on request.
|
|
For more information take a look at our homepage.
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
SCNN Team,
|
|
Roland Kunz, <A HREF="mailto:kunz@apx12.physik.uni-frankfurt.de">
|
|
kunz@apx12.physik.uni-frankfurt.de</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
Sox 12.14 - Universal Sound Processing Tool
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 07:40:31 GMT<BR>
|
|
The latest patchlevel of Sox is now available. Sox is intended to be
|
|
the Swiss Army knife of sound processing tools. Its allows a user to
|
|
convert sounds files between any supported format including CD Audio,
|
|
.au, .voc, .wav and several others. Latest versions also include
|
|
support for playing the sound file to either Linux's /dev/dsp or a Sun
|
|
/dev/audio.
|
|
<P>
|
|
It can be downloaded from the following sites:
|
|
<P>
|
|
<A HREF="http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/cbagwell/projects.html">
|
|
http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/cbagwell/projects.html</A> <BR>
|
|
<A
|
|
HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/sound/convert/sox-12.14.tar.gz">
|
|
http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/sound/convert/sox-12.14.tar.gz</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Chris Bagwell, <A HREF="mailto:cbagwell@fujitsu-fnc.com">
|
|
cbagwell@fujitsu-fnc.com</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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Linux Point Of Sale
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 11:16:14 GMT<BR>
|
|
LinuxPOS Version 1.0 Released for Beta Testing
|
|
<P>
|
|
Linux Canada Inc. wishes to announce that the beta version of
|
|
LinuxPOS 1.0 is now available for evaluation. LinuxPOS is an exciting
|
|
new point of sale application written in Tcl/Tk. If you require the
|
|
power,stability and connectivity of Linux, the graphical user
|
|
interface inherent in Tck/Tk, a dynamite point of sale application and
|
|
full source code for peace of mind and/or personal customizations ---
|
|
then LinuxPOS is for you.
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Philip Tonellier, <A
|
|
HREF="mailto:phil@linuxcanada.com">phil@linuxcanada.com</A>,
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.linuxcanada.com/">http://www.linuxcanada.com/</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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SHAREWARE: QuoteGrabber-1.0 Real-time stock quotes.
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 12:47:06 GMT<BR>
|
|
The QuoteGrabber, 1.0.0 is a universal stock market client.
|
|
<P>
|
|
A stock market tracker and portfolio manager written in Java and
|
|
developed under Linux, the QuoteGrabber provides real-time and delayed
|
|
quotes, news and charts. Fully customizable, it is a versatile tool:
|
|
<PRE>
|
|
- - trading: real-time quotes for www.datek.com clients and registered
|
|
users;
|
|
- - charting: intra-day, 3 month, 1 year, 2 years, 5 years;
|
|
- - news: breaking company news as they arrive;
|
|
- - portfolio management: enter all transactions, track portfolio
|
|
performance;
|
|
- - alerts: based on a combination of four criteria;
|
|
- - international stocks: US, Canada, France, UK, Germany, Italy (delayed
|
|
15-20 minutes);
|
|
</PRE>
|
|
The QuoteGrabber is distributed as 30-day trial shareware with a
|
|
personal license price of $25.
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Louis-David Mitterrand, <A
|
|
HREF="mailto:mito@aparima.com">mito@aparima.com</A>,
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.aparima.com/quote/">http://www.aparima.com/quote/</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
Fortify now on Linux_glibc2: 128-bit Netscape crypto
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 13:01:39 GMT<BR>
|
|
Sydney, Australia. (23 May, 1998). By popular demand, Fortify for Netscape
|
|
has now been extended to support the Linux_glibc2 editions of the
|
|
Netscape web browsers (Communicator and Navigator v4.05).
|
|
<P>
|
|
This functionality is available immediately, as part of the
|
|
Fortify-1.2.3-unix distribution. You can download this from the
|
|
Fortify web site, at <A
|
|
HREF="http://www.fortify.net/">http://www.fortify.net/</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
In a second addition to the Fortify service, the Fortify-announce
|
|
mailing list is now on-line, and open to anyone who wishes to
|
|
receive news and announcements via e-mail regarding the Fortify project.
|
|
You can subscribe to the mailing list here:
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.fortify.net/feedback.html">
|
|
http://www.fortify.net/feedback.html</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Farrell McKay, <A HREF="mailto:fbm@jolt.mpx.com.au">fbm@jolt.mpx.com.au</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
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Organic molecule drawing program
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 13:30:46 GMT<BR>
|
|
I have written a program to draw organic molecules
|
|
easily under X. You can store the picture as bitmapfile.
|
|
It is compiled with the Athena Widget Set and is also
|
|
compartible to UNIX.
|
|
<P>
|
|
You can download the sourcecode at:
|
|
<P>
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.uni-ulm.de/~s_tvolk/chemtool.html">
|
|
http://www.uni-ulm.de/~s_tvolk/chemtool.html</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
copyright is GPL
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Thomas Volk, <A
|
|
HREF="mailto:thomas.volk@student.uni-ulm.de">thomas.volk@student.uni-ulm.de</A>,
|
|
<A
|
|
HREF="http://www.uni-ulm.de/~s_tvolk/">http://www.uni-ulm.de/~s_tvolk/</A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
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Toshiba Linux Utilities
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 13:43:46 GMT<BR>
|
|
The Toshiba Linux Utilities are a series of three programs that I have
|
|
written to replace Toshiba supplied MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows programs
|
|
for controlling Toshiba laptops, with Linux versions. Full details and
|
|
source code can be found at
|
|
<P>
|
|
<A HREF="http://www2.prestel.co.uk/hex/toshiba.html">
|
|
http://www2.prestel.co.uk/hex/toshiba.html</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
FAN:
|
|
A update to my fan program that uses a completely new version of turning
|
|
the fan on/off. If you have tried a 1.x version of the program and it
|
|
did not work on your laptop try this version. This version is known to
|
|
work on the new Satellite Pro models (440x, 460x, 480x), and may work
|
|
on others that the previous version did not. I am particularly keen to
|
|
hear from owners of Tecra's.
|
|
<P>
|
|
SVPW:
|
|
A direct replacement for the svpw.exe program found on the Companion
|
|
diskette, for the setting/removal of supervisor passwords, and changing
|
|
whether setup can be run in user mode. Known to work on a Satellite Pro
|
|
400x, 430x, and 440x. I am keen to know if it works on other models.
|
|
<P>
|
|
To anyone reading this, svpw does not, and cannot be made to remove
|
|
passwords unless you already know the password. This is not a limitation
|
|
impossed by me. I don't know how to *crack* the passwords on Toshiba
|
|
laptops and have no interest in doing so. I will not answer any emails
|
|
relating to this.
|
|
<P>
|
|
HOTKEY:
|
|
This is not exactly a replacement for a Toshiba program, but provides
|
|
the same functionality as MaxTime(tm) does under Microsoft Windows, under
|
|
X11 when the power-up or battery save mode is changed with the Fn+F2,
|
|
Fn+F3 key combinations. Namely a small window pops up in the centre of
|
|
the screen with some icons to let you know what you are doing. It is
|
|
know to work on a Satellite Pro 400x, 430x, Portage 610x, and Tecra 740x
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Jonathan A. Buzzard, <A
|
|
HREF="mailto:jab@hex.prestel.co.uk">jab@hex.prestel.co.uk </A>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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GNU Midnight Commander 4.1.35 file manager
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 14:11:12 GMT<BR>
|
|
The Midnight Commander team has just released version 4.1.35 of the
|
|
GNU Midnight Commander. For more information on the Midnight
|
|
Commander, please consult <BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.gnome.org/mc/">http://www.gnome.org/mc</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
This program is available now in:
|
|
<P>
|
|
<A HREF="ftp://ftp.nuclecu.unam.mx/linux/local/mc-4.1.35.tar.gz">
|
|
ftp://ftp.nuclecu.unam.mx/linux/local/mc-4.1.35.tar.gz</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
For more information: <BR>
|
|
Miguel de Icaza, <A
|
|
HREF="mailto:miguel@nuclecu.unam.mx">miguel@nuclecu.unam.mx</A>
|
|
|
|
|
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<P> <hr> <P>
|
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<center>Published in <i>Linux Gazette</i> Issue 29, June 1998</center>
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