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February 1999 <I>Linux Journal</I>
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The February issue of <A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/"><I>Linux
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Journal</I></A> will be hitting the newsstands January 11.
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This issue focuses on Cutting Edge Linux with an article on wearable
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computers by Dr. Steve Mann. Also, featured are articles on COAS, Csound,
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VNC, KDE and GNOME.
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Check out the Table of Contents at
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue58/index.html">
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue58/index.html</A>.
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To subscribe to <I>Linux Journal</I>, go to <A
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HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/ljsubsorder.html">
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/ljsubsorder.html</A>.
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Open Source Petition
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Date: Sat, 05 Dec 1998 15:20:19 -0500<BR>
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A petition has recently been launched asking the General Services
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Administration of the US Government to evaluate Open Source software
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(OSS) alongside commercial software whenever it buys or upgrades
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computers. The goal of the petition, written by Prof. Clay Shirky and
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sponsored by the Open Source Iniative and O'Reilly and Associates, and
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hosted on www.e-thepeople.com, is to point out that OSS has reached a
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level of quality, reliability and support that makes it competitive with
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existing commercial products.
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The ultimate hope is to get vendors of Open Source software included
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in contract bids for Federal Government work.
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If you are interested in this petition, there are three things you can
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do:
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<ul>
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<li>Sign it:
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<A
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HREF="http://www.ethepeople.com/etp/affiliates/national/fullview.cfm?ETPID=0&PETID=74386&ETPDIR=affiliates/national/">
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http://www.ethepeople.com/etp/affiliates/national/fullview.cfm?ETPID=0&PETID=74386&ETPDIR=affiliates/national/</A>
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<li>Post the press release URL on sites or in other forums whose members
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might be interested in such a thing:
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<A HREF="http://www.shirky.com/opensource/petition.html">
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http://www.shirky.com/opensource/petition.html</A>
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<li>Pass this message on.
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</ul>
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For more information:<BR>
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Clay Shirky, <A HREF="mailto:clay@shirky.com">clay@shirky.com</A>
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LinuxWorld Conference & Expo - March 1999
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IDG World Expo, the world's
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leading producer of IT-focused conferences and expositions, will produce
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LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, the first international exposition addressing
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the business and technology issues of the Linux operating environment.
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Addressing the needs of both the Linux business and development
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communities, LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, headed by Charles Greco,
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President of IDG World Expo, features a high-level, technical conference
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program led by industry luminaries offering advice and solutions on the
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industry's fastest growing operating systems technology. An exhibit floor
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highlighting leading service providers, solutions integrators, and
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development organizations -- Pacific HiTech, Enchanced Software, <I>Linux
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Journal</I>, Knock Software, and Oracle among others -- will also include
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customized event areas such as Start-up City, Developer Central and
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Developer Greenhouse, which will spotlight the latest developments and
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emerging companies in the Linux arena.
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The first LinuxWorld Conference and Expo will be held March 1-4, 1999 in
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San Jose, California at
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the San Jose Convention Center. The target audience
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includes Linux developers, Fortune 1000 business leaders, enterprise
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managers, CIOs, service providers, system administrators, software solution
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providers, computer consultants, and solutions
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integrators.
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<P>
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Dr. Michael
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Cowpland, President and CEO, Corel Corporation, Mark Jarvis, Senior Vice
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President of World Wide Marketing, Oracle and Linus Torvalds, Creator of
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Linux, the open source operating system, will be the featured keynote
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speakers on Tuesday, March 2. Keynotes are open to all registered
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attendees.
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For more information:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/">http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/</A>
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Debian Project Adopts a Constitution
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December 14, 1998<BR>
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The Debian Project adopted a constitution which can be viewed at
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<A HREF="http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution/">
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http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution/</A>. The highlights of the
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constitution include the creation of the Technical Committee, the Project
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Leader postion, the Project Secretary position, Leader Delegate positions
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and a voting proceedure. The constitution was proposed in September 1998,
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and after a discussion period the vote took place in December 1998. It was
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virtually unanimously in favor with 86 valid votes.
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The discussion about the constitution began in early 1998 and was carried
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out on the Debian mailing lists. Most of the discussion can be found in the
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archives of the debian-devel mailing list at http://www.debian.org/Lists-Ar
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chives/. Details of the vote can be found at http://www.debian.org/vote/19
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99/vote_0000.
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The constitution describes the organisational structure for formal
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decisionmaking within the Debian Project. As Debian continues to grow, this
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will be a valuable document to ensure that Debian continues to evolve and
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grow with the input and contributions from its membership.
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For more information:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.debian.org/">http://www.debian.org/</A>
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Linux Links
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Linux is the cover story of December Network Magazine:
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<A
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HREF="http://www.networkmagazine.com/">http://www.networkmagazine.com/</A>
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Perl Web site at The Mining Co.:
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<A HREF="http://perl.miningco.com/">http://perl.miningco.com/</A>
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LinuxCAD review:
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<A HREF="http://pw2.netcom.com/~rwuest/linuxcadreview.html">
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http://pw2.netcom.com/~rwuest/linuxcadreview.html</A>
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<P>
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Comdex and the Linux pavilion:
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<A HREF="http://marc.merlins.org/linux/comdex98/">
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http://marc.merlins.org/linux/comdex98/</A>
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Tea Party:
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<A HREF="http://marc.merlins.org/linux/teaparty/">
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http://marc.merlins.org/linux/teaparty/</A>
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The Internet an International Public Treasure: A Proposal:
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<A HREF="http://firstmonday.dk/issues/issue3_10/hauben/index.html">
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http://firstmonday.dk/issues/issue3_10/hauben/index.html</A>
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<P>
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Linux and Apple:
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<A HREF="http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19981215S0011">
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http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19981215S0011</A>
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<P>
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"The money's too good": <A
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HREF="http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/rose/1998/10/23straight.html">
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http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/rose/1998/10/23straight.html</A>
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Applix Adds Applixware for Linux On Compaq Alpha
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Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 18:28:28 -0500<BR>
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WESTBORO, Mass.--Dec. 1, 1998--Applix, Inc.
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announced today the release of Applixware 4.4.1 for Linux
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running on COMPAQ's Alpha processor.
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Applixware includes Applix Words, Spreadsheets, Graphics, Presents, HTML
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Author and Applix Data which provides database connectivity to Oracle,
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Informix, Sybase and other Linux databases. Applix Builder, a graphical,
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object oriented development tool with CORBA connectivity is also included in
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the suite. Microsoft Office 97 document interchange is provided through an
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Applix developed set of filters for Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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<P>
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For more information:<BR>
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Applix, Inc., Richard Manly, <A HREF="mailto:rmanly@applix.com">
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rmanly@applix.com</A> <BR>
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<A HREF="http://linux.applixware.com/">http://linux.applixware.com/</A>
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NetBeans Announces Support for the Java Development Kit 1.2
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New York, Java Business Expo, December 8, 1998 - NetBeans today announced
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that its Java(tm) IDE, NetBeans DeveloperX2, supports and runs on Sun
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Microsystems, Inc.'s Java Development Kit (JDK version 1.2). This
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latest release of the JDK provides a rich feature set of new class
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libraries and tools, making it easier than ever for developers to create
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portable, distributed, enterprise-class applications. Sun's announcement
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of the availability of the next version of the JDK was made today during
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the Java Business Expo in New York. NetBeans Developer X2 2.1
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(beta) supports JDK 1.2 and uses it internally. It is available to
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NetBeans' Early Access Program participants.
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<P>
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In addition to overall performance improvements, Sun's new version of the
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JDK enhances the NetBeans IDE by offering features such as drag 'n drop,
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Beans enhancements, collections, JDBC 2.0, and Swing 1.1. Among other new
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features, NetBeans DeveloperX2 will utilize the new APIs for grouping
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and manipulating objects of different types and for extending server
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functionality. JDK 1.2 will also strengthen NetBeans users' ability to
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design more user-friendly interfaces, process images, address multilingual
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requirements, use stylized text, and print.
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<P>
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The final release of NetBeans DeveloperX2 2.1 will be available in
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January, 1999. NetBeans Developer will also be available in a concurrent
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version, which will continue to support JDK 1.1.x. NetBeans Enterprise,
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a multi-user edition of the IDE due in Beta version in January, 1999, will
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support JDK 1.2. The full release of this edition of the IDE is due in
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Spring, '99.
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<P>
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For more information:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.netbeans.com/">http://www.netbeans.com/ </A> <BR>
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Helena Stolka, <A HREF="mailto:helena.stolka@netbeans.com">
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helena.stolka@netbeans.com</A>
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Zope Goes Open Source
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Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 06:19:32 -0500 (EST)<BR>
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Just in case you missed this in LWN, http://www.zope.org/ just went
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online. It's a really nice product for developing web sites. The
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company that created it gave a talk at the DCLUG meeting a few months
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back. They dropped are strong Linux supporters. It's there principal
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platform in house.
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For more information:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.zope.org">http://www.zope.org/</A>
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KDE on Corel's Netwinder
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Ottawa, Canada--November 25, 1998--<BR>
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Corel Computer and the KDE project today announced a technology relationship
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that will bring the K Desktop Environment (KDE), a sophisticated graphical
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user environment for Linux and UNIX, to future desktop versions of the
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NetWinder family of Linux-based thin-clients and thin-servers. A graphical
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user interface is a necessary element for Corel Computer to create a family of
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highly reliable, easy-to-use, easy-to-manage desktop computers. The alliance
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between Corel Computer and KDE, a non-commercial association of Open Source
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programmers, provides NetWinder users a sophisticated front-end to Linux,
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a stable and robust Unix-like operating system.
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<P>
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Corel Computer has shipped a number of NetWinder DM, or development
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machines, to KDE developers who are helping to port the desktop environment.
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Additionally, NetWinder.Org developers, Raffaele Saena and John Olson,
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were responsible for championing development of KDE on the NetWinder. Corel
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Computer plans to announce the availability of desktop versions of the
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NetWinder running KDE beginning in early 1999. Early demonstrations of
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the port, such as the one shown at the Open Systems fair in Wiesbaden,
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Germany, in September, have been enthusiastically received by potential
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customers.
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Based on the Open Source model, Corel Computer is devoting internal
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development resources to the improvement of the KDE project including rigorous
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testing of the environment on the NetWinder. As a developing partner, Corel
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Computer will release its work back to the KDE development community.
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<P>
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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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<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.kde.org/">htt://www.kde.org/</A>
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New Perl Module Enables Application Developers to Use XML
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Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 06:36:08 -0800 (PST)<BR>
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Sebastopol, CA--Perl is the language operating behind the scenes of
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most dynamic Web sites. XML (Extensible Markup Language) is emerging as
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a core standard for Web development. Now a new Perl module (or
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extension) known as XML::Parser allows Perl programmers building
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applications to use XML, and provides an efficient, easy way to parse
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(break down and process) XML document parts.
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<P>
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Perl is renowned for its superior text processing capabilities; XML is
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text that contains markup tags and structures. Thus Perl's support for
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XML offers a natural expansion of the capabilities of both.
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<P>
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XML::Parser is built upon a C library, expat, that is very fast and
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robust. Perl, expat and XML::Parser are all Unicode-aware; that is,
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they read encoding declarations and perform necessary conversions into
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Unicode, a system for "the interchange, processing, and display of the
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written texts of the diverse languages of the modern world"
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(http://www.unicode.org/). Thus a single XML document written in Perl
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can now contain Greek, Hebrew, Chinese and Russian in their proper
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scripts. Expat was authored by James Clark, a highly respected leader
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in the SGML/XML community.
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<P>
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For more information:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.perl.com/">http://www.perl.com/</A> <BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.oreilly.com/">http://www.oreilly.com/</A> <BR>
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<A HREF="http://perl.oreilly.com/">http://perl.oreilly.com/</A>
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QLM for IT Reduces Cost & Guarantees Certainty of Application Development
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Newton, Mass., December 9, 1998 - Kalman Saffran Associates, Inc.
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(KSA), a leading developer of state-of-the-art products and complex
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IT systems for data communications, telecommunications, financial,
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and interactive/CATV industries, today announced the availability
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of its new Quantum Leap Methodology (QLM(tm) ) for IT. QLM for IT
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is an innovative process for information technology organizations
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looking to decrease expense and speed application development.
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Using QLM for IT, KSA increases productivity and certainty by
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pre-empting the mistakes that have historically created barriers to IT
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project success. Successful application of QLM for IT allows upper
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management to refocus on strategic planning and IT objectives, and
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away from budget and schedule overruns. At the same time the
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methodology sharpens an organization's focus on assessment,
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implementation, verification, customization and quantification. This
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approach allows KSA to guarantee speedy results and high quality.
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<P>
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The QLM for IT offering is available starting at $20,000. Companies
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interested in QLM for IT analysis and recommendations or learning more
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about KSA's comprehensive training program should call 1.888.597.9284
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For more information:<BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:kalsaf@email.msn.com">kalsaf@email.msn.com</A>
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Spectra Logic Announces Alex 4.50, Has Linux Support
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BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 15, 1998 - Spectra Logic Corp. today announced the
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availability of Version 4.50 of its award winning Alexandria Backup and
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Archival Librarian software. Alexandria 4.50 adds a number of
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significant new features to provide users with greater functionality,
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reliability, and ease-of-use for backup and recovery of large distributed
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databases and data center applications.
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Alexandria 4.50 has been
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ported to Red Hat and Slackware Linux OSes, and additional ports are being
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developed for Linux OSes from SuSE, Caldera, and TurboLinux. Alexandria
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Linux support is available on the Red Hat distribution CD or from Spectra
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Logic's website at www.spectralogic.com/linux/index.htm
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http://www.spectralogic.com/linux/index.htm.
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For more information:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.spectralogic.com/">http://www.spectralogic.com/</A>
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WebMaker
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 21:22:25 GMT<BR>
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WebMaker, an HTML Editor for UNIX, version 0.6 is out now.
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(Copyright - GPL)
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Main features:
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<li>nice GUI interface;
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<li>menus, toolbar and dialogs for tag editing - like HomeSite and
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asWedit;
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<li>HTML 4.0 support;
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<li>preview for <IMG> tag (see screenshot);
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<li>color selectors for bgcolor and other color attributes;
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<li>color syntax highlighting;
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<li>preview with external browser (Netscape);
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<li>ability to filter editor content through any external program that
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support stdin/stdout interface;
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<li>KDE integration.
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For more information:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.services.ru/linux/webmaker/">
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http://www.services.ru/linux/webmaker/</A>
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