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<H4>"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"</H4>
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November <I>Linux Journal</I>
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<P>
The November issue of <A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/"><I>Linux
Journal</I></A> will be hitting the newsstands October 11.
The focus of this issue is Web Programming and we have articles
on FastCGI, HTMLgen, XML, SGML and Python, as well as an interview with
Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python.
Check out the Table of Contents at
<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue55/index.html">
http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue55/index.html</A>.
To subscribe to <I>Linux Journal</I>, go to <A
HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/ljsubsorder.html">
http://www.linuxjournal.com/ljsubsorder.html</A>.
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Links2Go Key Resource Award
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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:38:48 -0400<BR>
Congratulations! Your page:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/
has been selected to receive a Links2Go Key Resource award in the
Linux topic.
<P>
The Links2Go Key Resource award is both exclusive and objective. Fewer
than one page in one thousand will ever be selected for
inclusion. Further, unlike most awards that rely on the subjective
opinion of "experts," many of whom have only looked at tens or
hundreds of thousands of pages in bestowing their awards, the Links2Go
Key Resource award is completely objective and is based on an analysis
of millions of web pages. During the course of our analysis, we
identify which links are most representative of each of the thousands
of topics in Links2Go, based on how actual page authors, like
yourself, index and organize links on their pages.
<P>
For more information: <BR>
Links2Go Awards, <A
HREF="mailto:awards@links2go.com">awards@links2go.com</A>
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X11.ORG goes public
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<P>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 00:31:27 -0400 (EDT)<BR>
One of the main purposes of X11.ORG is to provide the X community with
up-to-date information regarding "anything and everything X". By making
this information easily available, you don't have to work quite as hard to
keep up with the fast-moving pace of X developments. As it was imagined in
the development process, we will attempt to be a slashdot.org of sorts,
for the X community, focusing on those topics directly or closely related
to X. X11.org plans to cover the setup and configuration information for
the majority of WindowManagers, Desktop Environments (eg. CDE, GNOME,
KDE), and X Servers.
<P>
<A HREF="http://www.X11.org/">http://www.X11.org/</A>
<P>
For more information: <BR>
Voltaire, <A
HREF="mailto:voltaire@shell.flinet.com">voltaire@shell.flinet.com</A>
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7th Python Conference
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<P>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:18:14 -0400 (EDT)<BR>
Call for Participation and Advance Program,
7th International Python Conference:<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/">
http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/</A>
<P>
South Shore Harbour Resort<BR>
Houston, Texas<BR>
November 10-13, 1998<BR>
Sponsored by CNRI and the PSA
<P>
The Python Conference brings together a broad range of users, vendors,
researchers, and developers from the Python community. The conference
is the premier opportunity to meet other Python programmers, share
information, and learn about the latest happenings -- including an
update on the future of Python from its creator, Guido van Rossum.
<P>
The program also includes a day of tutorials, two days of papers and
invited talks, and Developers' Day. The conference program has been
expanded this year to include a session for demos and posters to
highlight work that is more interesting to see and interact with.
<P>
For registration information, visit:<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/registration.html">
http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/registration.html</A>
<P>
INVITED SPEAKERS
<P>
Eric Raymond, "Homesteading the Noosphere." Custom, ego, and property
in the open source community.
<P>
David Beazley, "Commodity Supercomputing with Python." Python on
supercomputing systems, and its role in the 1998 Gordon Bell Prize
Competition, where a Python-driven application achieved 10 Gflops
sustained performance on a Linux cluster.
<P>
Jim Hugunin, "JPython." Recent and
coming events in the happy integration of Python and Java.
<P>
Guido van Rossum, "Python -- the next seven years." Recent and coming
events in the development of the Python langauge.
<P>
For more information: <BR>
Jeremy Hylton, <A HREF="mailto:jeremy@cnri.reston.va.us">
jeremy@cnri.reston.va.us</A>
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LISA '98, Systems Administration Conference
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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 16:04:13 -0800<BR>
The Immediately Practical is the Emphasis at
Largest Conference Exclusively for System Administrators
<P>
LISA '98, the 12th Systems Administration Conference, is co-sponsored by
SAGE, the premier professional society for system administrators, and the
USENIX Association. It will take place in Boston at the Marriott Copley
Place Hotel, December 6-11, 1998. The largest conference exclusively for
system administrators, LISA is expected to attract over 2000 attendees.
<P>
Full Technical Program: <A HREF="http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa98/">
http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa98/</A>
<P>
For more information: <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.usenix.org/">http://www.usenix.org/</A>
Dona Ternai, <A HREF="mailto:dona@usenix.org">dona@usenix.org</A>
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Linux Links
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<P>
The Linux Software Encyclopedia:
<A HREF="http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/linuxlist/linuxlist/linuxlist.html">
http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/linuxlist/linuxlist/linuxlist.html</A>
<P>
COBOL Center: <A HREF="http://www.infogoal.com/cbd/cbdhome.htm">
http://www.infogoal.com/cbd/cbdhome.htm</A>
<P>
Deskware COBOL: <A HREF="http://www.deskware.com/cobol/cobol.htm">
http://www.deskware.com/cobol/cobol.htm</A>
<P>
Collection of Free Resources:
<A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/~net_tools/index.html">
http://members.tripod.com/~net_tools/index.html</A>
<P>
Linux Preview (Spanish): <A HREF="http://linux.ncc.org.ve">
http://linux.ncc.org.ve</A>
<P>
Crystal Space 3D Engine: <A HREF="http://crystal.linuxgames.com">
http://crystal.linuxgames.com</A>
<P>
GNOME FAQ:
<A HREF="http://www.mindspring.com./~tlewis/gnome/faq/v1.0/FAQ.html">
http://www.mindspring.com./~tlewis/gnome/faq/v1.0/FAQ.html</A>
<P>
Linux Links: <A
HREF="http://www.linuxlinks.com/">http://www.linuxlinks.com/</A>
<P>
DOSEMU.ORG: <A HREF="http://www.dosemu.org/">http://www.dosemu.org/</A>
<P>
Spanish Linux Index:
<A HREF="http://www.croftj.net/~barreiro/public/indice.html">
http://www.croftj.net/~barreiro/public/indice.html</A>
<P>
Linux soundapps Webpage:
<A HREF="http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linux_soundapps.html">
http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linux_soundapps.html</A>
<P>
SciTech Display Doctor for Linux: <A
HREF="http://www.scitechsoft.com/sdd_linux.html">
http://www.scitechsoft.com/sdd_linux.html</A>
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K-12 and Linux
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<P>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 08:10:42 GMT<BR>
A mailing list has been formed where people with Linux expertise
can support K-12 people who are trying to use Linux in schools.
To join, send e-mail to <A HREF="mailto:majordomo@lrw.net">
majordomo@lrw.net</A> and in the body of
the letter, enter:
<tt>subscribe lxk12</tt>
<P>
For more information:
Randy Wright, <A HREF="mailto:rw26@nospam.lrw.net">rw26@nospam.lrw.net</A>
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Red Hat Hands Applixware back to Applix, Inc.
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<P>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:03:00 GMT<BR>
September 14, 1998--In order to focus exclusively on developing and
marketing the Open Source Red Hat Linux operating system, Red Hat
Software, Inc. and Applix Inc. today announced that Applix Inc will
have all future responsibility for the Applixware Office Suite,
including Sales, Marketing, Product Support, and Quality Assurance.
<P>
Applixware products previously purchased directly from Red Hat Software
will still receive the full technical assistance and support of Red Hat
Software.
<P>
The announcement of the new relationship coincides with the release of
Applixware 4.4.1 for Linux. This update of Applixware features all the
standard components of the Applixware Office Suite, as well as Applix
Data, a new module offering point and click access to information stored in
relational databases, and Applix Builder, Applix's object-oriented, visual,
rapid application development tool.
<P>
The Applixware 4.4.1 Office Suite is available directly from Applix, Inc. for
$99. For those wishing to upgrade to Applixware 4.4.1, Applix is offering a
$79 upgrade. For more information, please see
<P>
For more information:
<A HREF="http://www.applix.com/">http://www.applix.com/</A>
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Intel, Netscape invest in Linux
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<P>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 11:43:45 -0700<BR>
Red Hat Software has announced that Intel, Netscape and two VC firms are
taking equity positions in the company which will enable it to create the
Enterprise Computing Division. This division will ready Linux for
enterprise-wide applications, enabling Linux, the most open, robust and
carefully scrutinized operating system in the world, to tackle the likes
of Windows NT.
<P>
For more information: <BR>
<A HREF="./redhat.pr2">Full Press Release</A>
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Red Hat News Flash
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<P>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:30:03 -0700 (PDT)<BR>
It has recently come to the attention of Red Hat Software that there
are significant security holes in CDE. All users are affected, both those
who purchased CDE Client and those who purchased CDE Developer that runs on
Red Hat Linux 4.0 up to 5.1.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
<A HREF="./redhat.pr">Full Press Release</A>
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Canadian National Installfest a Success
</H3>
<P>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 19:58:06 PDT<BR>
The Installfest referred to in last months News Bytes has come off an
outstanding success! Details at <A HREF="http://www.linux.ca/installfest.html">
http://www.linux.ca/installfest.html</A><BR>
A world-wide installfest in the offing?
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Dave Stevens, <A HREF="mailto:davestevens@hotmail.com">
davestevens@hotmail.com</A>
<a name="software"></a>
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Linux/Personal Productivity Tools
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<P>
LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA (Sept. 8, 1998) -- Personal Productivity Tools, Inc.
(PPT) today announced that version 3.0 of its EtherPage (tm)
client/server-to-pager messaging system is now running under Linux, the
UNIX clone operating system.
<P>
EtherPage delivers messages rapidly and efficiently from
computer networks to wireless devices, including alphanumeric and 2-way
pagers and digital cellular phones. In addition to Linux, EtherPage now
runs under a broad range of operating systems including Windows NT and
UNIX.
<P>
For more information: <BR>
Personal Productivity Tools, Inc., <A HREF="http://www.ppt.com/">
http://www.ppt.com/</A>
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LinkScan 5.0 - Breakthroughs in Performance, Scalability & Workflow
</H3>
<P>
San Jose, CA, Sept. 10, 1998. Electronic Software Publishing Corporation
(Elsop) released LinkScan 5.0 today. Major improvements have been made
to LinkScan 5.0 to make it serve the needs of workgroups throughout
the enterprise and facilitate the workflow between content managers,
developers and systems administrators. These improvements are the result
of radical design changes that make version 5.0 essentially a new product
compared to earlier versions. This effort was energized by the needs of
organizations with very large intranet websites and public websites.
<P>
LinkScan operates on all Unix Servers (including AIX, BSD, Digital Unix,
HP/UX, IRIX, Linux, and SunOS/Solaris flavors) and Windows NT 5.0 servers
with Perl 5. Free fully functional evaluation copies of LinkScan 5.0 may
be downloaded (less than 300 Kbytes) from the company's website at:
<A HREF="http://www.elsop.com/">http://www.elsop.com/</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Kenneth R. Churilla, <A HREF="mailto:ken@elsop.com">ken@elsop.com</A> <BR>
Electronic Software Publishing Corporation
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NetBeans Releases Last Beta Version of Java IDE, Free Download Continues
</H3>
<P>
Prague, Czech Republic, September 14, 1998 - NetBeans, Inc. today announced the
release of the Beta 3 version of NetBeans Developer 2.0. It is the last beta
prior to the full release, which is due near the beginning of Q4. Beta 3 is
available for free download from the NetBeans web site, http://www.netbeans.com.
<P>
NetBeans IDE is a full-featured Java IDE based completely on Swing/JFC.
NetBeans is both written in Java and it generates Java code. It is an object
oriented, visual programming environment based on JavaBeans components without
relying on any third-party components. The IDE is easily extensible, and it runs
on any platform that supports JDK 1.1.x, including Win95/98/NT, Apple Mac,
Linux, OS/2, Solaris, HP-UX, Irix, and others. Since the June release of Beta
1, over 18,000 new registered users have downloaded the tool.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
NetBeans, Inc., <A HREF="http://www.netbeans.com/">http://www.netbeans.com</A>,
<A HREF="mailto:info@netbeans.com">info@netbeans.com</A><BR>
Product Overview, <A HREF="http://www.netbeans.com/overview.html">
http://www.netbeans.com/overview.html</A> <BR>
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NetBeans Bundles Cloudscape with Leading Programming Environment
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<P>
Oakland, CA and Prague, Czech Republic, September 21, 1998-NetBeans, Inc. and
Cloudscape(TM) Inc. announced today that NetBeans, Inc. will bundle Cloudscape's
embeddable Java-based object relational database with upcoming releases of the
NetBeans IDE. Founded on the principle of Java innovation, NetBeans is the
first company to offer an all-Java IDE based on Swing/JFC. Cloudscape offers the
industry's first embeddable Java database, designed to be invisibly embedded
within applications as a local data manager.
<P>
The Cloudscape database will be bundled with NetBeans Developer 2.0, allowing
users of NetBeans Developer 2.0 to create Java applications that integrate a
fully functional, yet lightweight object-relational database manager. The
integrated product is expected to be available in November 1998.
Cloudscape ships the only 100% Pure Java(TM) SQL database manager designed
to be invisibly embedded within applications as a local data manager.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
NetBeans, Inc., <A HREF="http://www.netbeans.com/">http://www.netbeans.com</A>,
<A HREF="mailto:info@netbeans.com">info@netbeans.com</A><BR>
http://www.netbeans.com, write to info@netbeans.com, or call 011 4202 8300 7322.
Cloudscape, Inc.
<A HREF="ehttp://www.cloudscape.com/">http://www.cloudscape.com/</A>,
<A HREF="mailto:info@cloudscape.com">info@cloudscape.com</A>
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Prolifics to be launched for Linux!
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<P>
Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:34:30 +0200<BR>
Based upon market interest and customer feedback, Prolifics has decided
to offer a version of Prolifics on Linux. Linux offers the development
community a strong platform choice at very modest prices. We feel that
Prolifics, based on industry standards such as COM and Java, can offer
this community a unique, powerful and flexible tool for building
cross-platform
database applications. Application Servers for the Web will be provided
to process business logic on the Linux servers and deploy the presentation
layer on a thin client Web Browser. These applications can be deployed
for character-based, GUI and Web environments.
<P>
The Linux platform will first be made available with Prolifics 4 Standard.
Prolifics 4 Standard is our upcoming 2-tier product release due out
4Q 1998. Look for a customer letter telling you all about it and more
this week or next.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Prolifics, Devi Gupta, <A HREF="mailto:devi@prolifics.com">
devi@prolifics.com</A>
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IGEL
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<P>
Palmer, PA - September 7, 1998 - IGEL LLC today
announced the availability of Etherminal J, a Thin Client desktop device.
The first variant has been exhibited at Thinergy '98, the first global
conference on thin-client/server computing held in Orlando, Sept. 1-3,
1998.
<P>
Etherminal J, based on IGEL's Flash Linux Technology,
is the only thin client device incorporating Netscape Communicator Version
4.05, and a complete set of UNIX connectivity tools, locally in its own
Flash Memory. Storing and running these software modules locally keeps
network bandwidth requirements at a minimum. IGEL's Flash Linux is a
compressed UNIX-compatible, flash memory accessible operating system. It
is a POSIX-conform, multi-threading multi user operating system. Based on
the popular Linux kernel, it offers the largest number of available device
drivers and applications. It supports Internet and Java. IGEL tailored
this OS to support a defined Thin Client hardware, and developed a flash
memory driver technology to compress this OS, and all accompanying
Emulators, X11R6 X-Server, and Thin Clients for multi-user Windows NT, and
the Netscape Communicator in 12MB of &quot;Disk-on-Chip&quot; Flash
Memory. IGEL's BIOS extensions allow to directly boot this compressed
Flash Linux. At run-time needed OS parts, Emulators, Thin Clients, and the
Netscape Communicator are decompressed on demand.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
IGEL*USA, <A HREF="http://www.igelusa.com/">http://www.igelusa.com/</A><BR>
H. Knobloch, <A HREF="mailto:hans@igelusa.com">hans@igelusa.com</A>
<P> <hr> <P>
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Linux Office Suite 99 from SuSE
</H3>
<P>
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1998--S.u.S.E., Inc. today
announced the release of Linux Office Suite 99 -- a comprehensive
software package that combines the latest in Linux technology with some
of the most powerful, user-friendly applications on the market.
<P>
S.u.S.E.'s Linux Office Suite 99 includes a spreadsheet, word processor,
presentation graphics, database, fax program, and many other critical
business applications.
<P>
Linux Office Suite 99 comes with the latest version of Applixware 4.4.1,
which includes Applix Words, Spreadsheets, Graphics, Presents, and HTML
Author, as well as Applix Data and Applix Builder. Applixware's latest
release delivers a new filtering framework that has been optimized for
document interchange with Microsoft Office 97.
<P>
In addition, Linux Office Suite 99 integrates Applixware with the
powerful ADABAS D 10.0 database system, enabling users to import data
from the ADABAS D database into Applix Spreadsheets. Linux Office Suite
99 also contains the KDE and GNOME graphical desktops, S.u.S.E. fax, the
personal edition of the backup utility ARKEIA 4.0, the popular GIMP
graphics program, and many other features.
<P>
Linux Office Suite is compatible with S.u.S.E., Red Hat, Caldera, and
other popular versions of Linux. Users who need to install Linux for the
first time can do so quickly and easily with the base system of S.u.S.E.
Linux 5.3 that is included with the Office Suite.
<P>
For more information: <BR>
S.u.S.E., <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/">http://www.suse.com/</A>
<P> <hr> <P>
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Xtoolwait 1.2
</H3>
<P>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 07:54:58 GMT<BR>
One and a half year have gone by without a single bug report, so it's time
to release a new version of Xtoolwait.
<P>
This utility notably decreases the startup time of your X sessions, provided
that you start a number of X clients automatically during the X session
startup.
Most people, for instance, start X clients like xterm, xclock, xconsole and
xosview from their .xinitrc, .openwin-init, .xtoolplaces or .xsession file.
<P>
These X clients are started simultaneously (in the background) which puts a
high load on the X server and the OS
<P>
Xtoolwait solves this problem by
starting one X client in the background, waiting until it has mapped
a window and then exiting.
<P>
Download Xtoolwait from this page<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.hacom.nl/~richard/software/xtoolwait.html">
http://www.hacom.nl/~richard/software/xtoolwait.html</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Richard Huveneers, <A
HREF="mailto:richard@hekkihek.hacom.nl">richard@hekkihek.hacom.nl</A>
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Fileman V1.1 - X-window based File Manager
</H3>
<P>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 08:32:09 GMT<BR>
FileMan, a X-window based File Manager offering a large number
of features along with great configurability and flexibility
is now available as version 1.1.
<P>
Version 1.1 offers improved performance and many bug fixes over
earlier releases.
<P>
Some features are still not fully complete, but it is still very
useable and contains enough features to manage a Linux environment.
<P>
For more information: <BR>
<A
HREF="http://www.bongo.demon.co.uk/page6.html">http://www.bongo.demon.co.uk/page6.html</A>
<BR>
Simon Edwards, FileMan Developer,
<A HREF="mailto:filem@bongo.demon.co.uk">filem@bongo.demon.co.uk</A>
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ppdd - encrypted filesystem - kernel patch and support progs.
</H3>
<P>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 08:38:12 GMT<BR>
ppdd is an advanced encrypted file system for i386 Linux only.
<P>
ppdd is used in a similar way to the loop device and offers simplicity and
speed plus full strength encryption (128 bit).
The design takes into consideration the fact that data on disc has a
long lifetime and that an attacker may have the matching plaintext to
much of the cyphertext.
A combination of master/working pass phrases offers enhanced security
for backup copies.
Current status is BETA and comments on the
implemenation and underlying crypography are most welcome.
<P>
It consists of a kernel patch plus support programs and is intended
for users with enough knowledge to compile the kernel, setup LILO,
partition disks etc. It is not for absolute beginners or "non technical"
users yet.
<P>
Available from: <A HREF="http://pweb.de.uu.net/flexsys.mtk">
http://pweb.de.uu.net/flexsys.mtk</A>
<P>
Package is ppdd-0.4.tgz, PGP signature is also available from same URL.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Allan Latham, <A HREF="mailto:alatham@flexsys-group.com">
alatham@flexsys-group.com</A>
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bzip2-0.9.0, program and library for data compression
</H3>
<P>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 08:47:31 GMT <BR>
bzip2-0.9.0 is a high-quality, portable, open-source, lossless
data compressor, based on the Burrows-Wheeler transform.
<P>
Source code, binaries and further details, are available from <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.muraroa.demon.co.uk">http://www.muraroa.demon.co.uk</A>
<P>
and also from the mirror site<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.digistar.com/bzip2/index.html">
http://www.digistar.com/bzip2/index.html</A>
<P>
bzip2-0.9.0 is fully compatible with the previous version,
bzip2-0.1pl2. In particular, the .bz2 file format is unchanged.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Julian Seward, <A HREF="mailto:Julian_Seward@muraroa.demon.co.uk">
Julian_Seward@muraroa.demon.co.uk</A>
Xterminal 0.4 - Object Oriented User Interface
<P>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 08:45:51 GMT<BR>
Xterminal is an Object Oriented User Interface with a client-server
architecture. The main purpose is a friendly interface for the UNIX operating
systems. It is designed to be used to build text-based applications in C++.
<P> It consists in a complete object oriented library including multiple,
resizeable, overlapping windows, pull-down menus, dialog boxes, buttons,
scroll bars, input lines, check boxes, radio buttons, etc. Mouse support,
advanced object management, events handling, communications between objects
are provided, too, together with a complete programmer's manual.
<P>
Xterminal is available for download from:<BR>
<A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/libs/ui/Xterminal-0.4.tar.gz">
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/libs/ui/Xterminal-0.4.tar.gz</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/sc/Xterminal/download.html">
http://www.angelfire.com/sc/Xterminal/download.html</A>
<P>
For more infomation:<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/sc/Xterminal/">
http://www.angelfire.com/sc/Xterminal</A> <BR>
Dragos Acostachioaie, <A
HREF="mailto:dragos@iname.com">dragos@iname.com</A>
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connect v1.0alpha - tool to ease the sharing of a PPP link
</H3>
<P>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 08:50:39 GMT<BR>
Here is the first ALPHA release of connect package (v1.0a)
<P>
connect package is a client-server program designed to ease the sharing
of a PPP link to the internet over a small
network.
<P>
connect is a solution. By running a tiny daemon (connectd) that will
take care to launch the PPP when asked to and keep it up as long as
needed, you can control your link.
<P>
As you can talk to the daemon with a command-line or a Java applet,
access is easy from a unix host or a browser running on a Win95/NT
workstation.
<P>
connect can be freely downloaded from its home page, see<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.caesium.fr/freeware/connect/index.html">
http://www.caesium.fr/freeware/connect/index.html</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Nicolas Chauvat, <A HREF="mailto:nico@caesium.fr">nico@caesium.fr</A>
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PalmPython 0.5.2 - PalmPilot sync/database library for Python
</H3>
<P>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 10:22:50 GMT<BR>
I am pleased to announce version 0.5.2 of PalmPython, a conduit
programming kit which enables desktop applications to access
PalmPilots and their data. PalmPython is available at the following
URL:
<P>
<A HREF="http://www.io.com/~rob/cq/palmpython/">
http://www.io.com/~rob/cq/palmpython/</A>
<P>
PalmPython requires the pilot-link library, which can be found at<BR>
<A HREF="ftp://ryeham.ee.ryerson.ca/pub/PalmOS/">
ftp://ryeham.ee.ryerson.ca/pub/PalmOS/</A>
<P>
For more information:
Rob Tillotson, <A HREF="mailto:robt@debian.org">robt@debian.org</A>
<P> <hr> <P>
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C++ library wxWindows/Gtk 1.93 and GUI builder
</H3>
<P>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 09:49:21 GMT
a new version of the GTK+ port of the cross
platform library wxWindows has been released.
<P>
To our knowledge, wxWindows is the only cross
platform library available for creating native
Windows and Unix/GTK+ applications. Although
it is not its primary goal, wxWindows should
help make the transition from Windows to Linux
much smoother, not the least for small companies.
<P>
Apart from being platform independent, wxWindows
is arguably the most complete free class library
around offering features from database connectivity
to configuration management to internationalization
to a multiple document interface and support for
printing using Postscript on Unix. We also provide
detailed documentation and a set of sample apps.
<P>
<A HREF="http://wesley.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/~wxxt/">
http://wesley.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/~wxxt/</A>
<P>
The main wxWindows site:<BR>
<A HREF="http://web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smart/wxwin/">
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smart/wxwin/</A>
<P>
wxWindows is free and has been an open source project
since long before that term has been trademarked.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Robert Roebling, <A HREF="mailto:roebling@sun2.ruf.uni-freiburg.de">
roebling@sun2.ruf.uni-freiburg.de</A>
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hm-3.0 - multiplatform curses-based filemanager
</H3>
<P>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 08:50:49 GMT<BR>
hm 3.0 is a multiplatform cursesbased filemanager.
Developed, adjusted and matured for 3
years by and for unix system managers.
Versatile look from ls-like to ls -ail.
All the basics with one keystroke: cd, cat,
chgrp, chmod, chown, cp, diff, file, ln, man,
mkdir, mv, od, rm, sh, sum, tail -f, vi, wc.
Help-facility built in (no man page needed).
<P>
<A
HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/utils/file/managers/hm-3.0.tar.gz">
http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/utils/file/managers/hm-3.0.tar.gz</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Hans de Hartog, <A HREF="mailto:dehartog@csi.com">
dehartog@csi.com</A>
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mswordview 0.4.0 released
</H3>
<P>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 12:43:27 GMT<BR>
yes the best thing since sliced bread, the ongoing office98 word
format to html conversion project has notched up another few victories.
<P>
changes since last announced version are basically:<BR>
many many many bug fixes.<BR>
improved lists.<BR>
vastly improved header and footer support.<BR>
section support.<BR>
page numbering styles support.<BR>
improved handling of hyperlink fields.<BR>
and....<BR>
prelinary support for graphics !, yep given a gif/jpg/png inserted
via the insert->picture->from file mechanism, mswordview can to date
successfully find its way to outputting a graphic, though this feature
is very alpha and based upon more that a little bit of guesswork.
<P>
<A HREF="http://www.csn.ul.ie/~caolan/docs/MSWordView.html">
http://www.csn.ul.ie/~caolan/docs/MSWordView.html</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/~caolan/docs/MSWordView.html">
http://www.gnu.org/~caolan/docs/MSWordView.html</A>
<P>
For more information:
Caolan McNamara, <A HREF="mailto:Caolan.McNamara@ul.ie">
Caolan.McNamara@ul.ie</A>
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acua 2.11 - modem pool administration utility
</H3>
<P>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:28:51 GMT<BR>
ACUA is designed to facilitate the administration of Linux
systems hosting modem pools. ACUA's high-level goals are:
<ul>
<li>to automate the enforcement of access restrictions
<li>to automate (as much as possible) user administration tasks
<li>to provide accounting information
<li>to collect and provide useful statistics
</ul>
<P>
<A HREF="http://acua.gist.net.au/">http://acua.gist.net.au/</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Adam McKee, <A HREF="mailto:amckee@iname.com">amckee@iname.com</A>
<P> <hr> <P>
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InfoPrism v0.0.3 - A General Document Processing System
</H3>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:25:51 GMT<BR>
<P>
InfoPrism is a general document processing system that translates SGML
source files to different output formats like HTML, Texinfo, LaTeX and plain
text.
<P>
In addition to plain old SGML documents InfoPrism handles so-called SGML
scripts as well. These are Tcl scripts using additional commands for
document creation. The commands are
* counterparts of SGML elements (e.g. `ul', `pre').
* shortcuts for multiple SGML elements (e.g. `liwul').
* simulate SGML facilities (e.g. `include').
<P>
Examples can be found in the `sgml' subdirectory of the distribution.
<P>
<A HREF="http://www.han.de/~racke/InfoPrism/">
http://www.han.de/~racke/InfoPrism/</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Stefan Hornburg, <A
HREF="mailto:racke@gundel.han.de">racke@gundel.han.de</A>
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Fixkeys 0.1 - Mini-HOWTO on home/end/del/backspace keys
</H3>
<P>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:35:58 GMT<BR>
Fixkeys is a mini howto on howto get home/end/del/backspace behaving the
way you want under linux.
This howto comes with prepared config files and doesn't only describe
what to do to get your keys to work but also why.
<P>
<A HREF="http://electron.et.tudelft.nl/~jdegoede/fixkeys.html">
http://electron.et.tudelft.nl/~jdegoede/fixkeys.html</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Hans de Goede, <A HREF="mailto:j.w.r.degoede@et.tudelft.nl">
j.w.r.degoede@et.tudelft.nl</A>
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Linux PC-Emulator DOSEMU, new stable release: dosemu-0.98.1
</H3>
<P>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:51:27 GMT<BR>
The DOSEMU team is proud to announce DOSEMU 0.98.1, the PC Emulator for
x86 based *nix. Please remember to consider this as ALPHA software.
<P>
DOSEMU is a PC Emulator application that allows Linux to run a DOS
operating system in a virtual x86 machine. This allows you to run
many DOS applications.
<P>
The DOSEMU PC Emulator can be downloaded from the following FTP sites:
<P>
<A HREF="ftp://ftp.dosemu.org/dosemu/">ftp://ftp.dosemu.org/dosemu/</A> <BR>
<A HREF="ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/dosemu/">
ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/dosemu/</A>
<P>
The binary distribution is statically linked against libc-5.4.46 and libX*
from XFree-3.3.2.3. It should run on all current Linux distributions.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
The DOSEMU-Delopment-team, <A HREF="mailto:linux-msdos@vger.rutgers.edu">
linux-msdos@vger.rutgers.edu</A> <BR>
<A HREF="http://www.dosemu.org/">http://www.dosemu.org/</A>
<P> <hr> <P>
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ROADS 2.00 - a free Perl based Yahoo-like system
</H3>
<P>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 10:31:31 GMT<BR>
ROADS version 2.00 is
a free Yahoo-style system written in Perl.
It is a collection of tools which can be used in
building on-line catalogues.
<P>
<A HREF="ftp://ftp.roads.lut.ac.uk/pub/ROADS/roads-v2.00.tar.Z">
ftp://ftp.roads.lut.ac.uk/pub/ROADS/roads-v2.00.tar.Z</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Martin Hamilton, <A HREF="mailto:martin@net.lut.ac.uk">
martin@net.lut.ac.uk</A>
<P> <hr> <P>
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Loadmeter 1.20 - Linux/Solaris system stats utility
</H3>
<P>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 10:33:20 GMT<BR>
Loadmeter is a useful little system monitoring utility I've hacked up to keep
track of various system stats. It monitors:
Load average, Uptime, Disk usageb,and Memory usage.
<P>
<A
HREF="http://www.zip.com.au/~bb/linux/">http://www.zip.com.au/~bb/linux/</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Ben Buxton, <A HREF="mailto:bb@zip.com.au">bb@zip.com.au</A>
<P> <hr> <P>
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Gtk-- 0.9.15 - C++ wrapper for gtk
</H3>
<P>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 11:08:08 GMT<BR>
Version 0.9.15 of Gtk-- is now available.
<P>
<A HREF="http://www.iki.fi/terop/gtk/">http://www.iki.fi/terop/gtk/</A>
<P>
Gtk-- is a C++ wrapper for GTK, the Gimp ToolKit. GTK is a library for
creating graphical user interfaces. Gtk-- is distributed under GNU
LGPL.
<P>
Gtk-- provides C++ abstraction of gtk library. The C++ interface is
kept very similar to the interface gtk has. Thus documentation and
knowledge of gtk can be utilized for creating GUI applications using
Gtk-- while still enjoying advantages C++ language can offer.
<P>
Gtk's homepage: <A HREF="http://www.gtk.org/">http://www.gtk.org/</A>
Gnome homepage: <A HREF="http://www.gnome.org/">http://www.gnome.org/</A>
<P>
(*) gnome and gtk1.1 widget support require newest versions from gnome
cvs server.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Tero Pulkkinen, <A HREF="mailto:terop@assari.cc.tut.fi">
terop@assari.cc.tut.fi</A>
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klp-0.2 - a print queue manager for KDE
</H3>
<P>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 11:22:12 GMT<BR>
It's here -- klp - a line printer queue manager for KDE --
Second (alpha) release 0.2.
<P>
klp is a GUI based replacement/wrapper for lpr/lpq/lprm (or similar in case
of other types of print servers). It manages the print queue of printers.
klp is intended for use with the K Desktop Environment <A
HREF="http://www.kde.org/">http://www.kde.org/</A>.
<P>
You can print by drag&drop documents from KDE's filemanager on it.
You can view the queue and remove items from it.
<P>
klp can dock itself in the panel, still showing the printer status. The
docked icon also allows printing by drag&drop.
<P>
<A
HREF="http://rulhmpc49.LeidenUniv.nl/~klp">http://rulhmpc49.LeidenUniv.nl/~klp</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Frans van Dorsselaer, <A HREF="mailto:dorssel@MolPhys.LeidenUniv.nl">
dorssel@MolPhys.LeidenUniv.nl</A>
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TkDesk 1.1 released
</H3>
<P>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 12:27:48 GMT<BR>
TkDesk is a graphical desktop and file manager for several types
of UNIX (such as Linux) and the X Window System. It offers a very
rich set of file operations and services, and gives the user the
ability to configure most aspects of TkDesk in a powerful way. The
reason for this is the use of Tcl/Tk as the configuration and (for
the biggest part of TkDesk) implementation language.
<P>
<A HREF="http://people.mainz.netsurf.de/~bolik/tkdesk/">
http://people.mainz.netsurf.de/~bolik/tkdesk/</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Christian Bolik, <A HREF="mailto:Christian.Bolik@mainz.netsurf.de">
Christian.Bolik@mainz.netsurf.de</A>
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XFCE 2.1.0 - Window/Backdrop Manager and Toolbar for X released
</H3>
<P>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 12:37:49 GMT<BR>
XFce is now a set of applications including a powerfull Window Manager
compatible with MWM(tm), OpenLook(tm), GNOME and KDE hints, a toolbar a
backdrop manager and a system sound manager (NEW!) for X11.
Unlike so many other X applications, XFce is very easy to use and to
configure, thanks to menus, all mouse driven !
Features pulldown menus with color icons, 3D widgets, etc.
<P>
<A
HREF="HTTP://xfce.penguincomputing.com/">HTTP://xfce.penguincomputing.com/</A><BR>
<A
HREF="HTTP://www.linux-kheops.com/pub/xfce/">HTTP://www.linux-kheops.com/pub/xfce/</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="HTTP://tsikora.tiac.net/xfce/">HTTP://tsikora.tiac.net/xfce</A>
<P>
Anonymous ftp sites :
<P>
<A HREF="ftp://antarctica.penguincomputing.com/pub/xfce/">
ftp://antarctica.penguincomputing.com/pub/xfce</A> <BR>
<A HREF="ftp://ftp.linux-kheops.com/pub/xfce-2.0.4/">
ftp://ftp.linux-kheops.com/pub/xfce-2.0.4</A> <BR>
<A HREF="ftp://tsikora.tiac.net/">ftp://tsikora.tiac.net</A>
<P>
XFce is a toolbar and a kind of desktop environment (XFce standing for XForms
Cool Environment)
With XFce, no need to learn any definition language, or type any configuration
file. XFce does it itself! Just use the mouse to define your preferences.
XFce provides an elegant and easy way to start all your X-Window applications,
using nice color icons, popup menus, etc.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Olivier Fourdan, <A HREF="mailto:fourdan@csi.com">fourdan@csi.com</A>
<P> <hr> <P>
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Subject: COMMERCIAL: Better Counter for Linux
</H3>
<P>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 10:31:00 GMT<BR>
Better Counter - one of the leading CGI script for counting web pages -
is now also available for Linux (on Intel hardware).
Better Counter is the world's first counter that combines the following
features:
<P>
- - Counts all pages of your site (depending on your service level)<BR>
- - Counts the click-through of your external links<BR>
- - Usability and clarity of the data presentation by using a Java Applet<BR>
- - Complete hits analysis within a freely customizable page structure
<P>
Better Counter is also available as FREE service.
<P>
<A HREF="http://www.better-counter.com/">http://www.better-counter.com/</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Stefan Ruettinger, <A HREF="mailto:Stefan_Ruettinger@rocketmail.com">
Stefan_Ruettinger@rocketmail.com</A>
<A
HREF="http://www.better-homepage.com/">http://www.better-homepage.com/</A>
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