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December 1999 <I>Linux Journal</I>
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The December issue of <A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/"><I>Linux
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This issue focuses on system administration.
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<FONT COLOR="green"><I>Linux Journal</I>/<I>Linux Gazette</I> Millenium Edition Archive CD-ROM
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Someone borrowed the September 1998 copy?
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<P> Now you can have it all! All of <I>Linux
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Journal</I> (issues 1-56; 1994-1998) and
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all of <I>Linux Gazette</I> (issues 1-45; 1995-1998)
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on one archive CD.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Caldera
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<H4> Antarctica IT and Caldera Team Up</H4>
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<P> Framingham, MA, November 11, 1999 - Antarctica IT, Inc. and Caldera
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Systems, Inc. will work together to provide Linux services in Boston
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and New England.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Corel
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<P> <A HREF=http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles/991103-5.shtml>
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Corel Signs Linux OEM Agreement With PC Chips</A>
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<FONT COLOR="green">Libra
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<P> NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, November 2, 1999 - Libra Computer Systemstoday
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announced the release of 'Linux by Libranet', based on Debian. The CD, includes
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one year of support via email and fax, Linux HOWTO documentation and the
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Debian-Guide, a concise, easy to follow guide to the use of the Debian Linux
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Distribution. The CD may be purchased for $27.00 at <A
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HREF=http://www.libranet.com>www.libranet.com</A>. Libra Computer Systems is a
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privately held company based in North Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Red Hat
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<H4>Red Hat acquires Cygnus, promotes Matthew Szulik to CEO</H4>
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See press releases at the <A HREF=http://www.redhat.com>Red Hat home page</A>,
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and the commentary
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<A HREF=http://www.linuxjournal.com/articles/briefs/032.html>
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Red Hat acquires Cygnus</A>.
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<h4>Red Hat to Support Leading Open Source Application</H4>
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<P> Durham, N.C.--November 3, 1999--Red Hat, Inc., today announced
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an expansion of its services program that will provide the consulting and
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support enterprise organizations need for nearly all of the popular,
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powerful, open source software applications used by enterprises worldwide.
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<P> As the first step in the program, Red Hat's worldwide services group will
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immediately offer expanded Service Programs for popular open source
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software solutions, including top Internet software like the Apache Web
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Server, Sendmail and Postfix. Apache is the number one Web server and runs
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more than 55 percent of the Internet's Web sites. Sendmail is a messaging
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solution that powers 80 percent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
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<P> The sweeping initiative will expand in the coming months, embracing more
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open source solutions. This broad support program delivers enterprise
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users a single, trusted source for their open source computing needs.
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<H4>Center for Open Source</H4>
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<P> DURHAM, N.C.--November 1, 1999--Red Hat, Inc. announced
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the formation of a new non-profit organization, the Red Hat Center for
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Open Source (RHCOS), that will sponsor, support, promote and engage in a
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wide range of scientific and educational projects intended to advance the
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social principles of open source for the greater good of the general
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public.
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<H4>eSoft</H4>
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<P> <A HREF=http://www.esoft.com>eSoft Inc.</A>, a company that develops and
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markets the TEAM Internet Linux software suite for small businesses, has joined
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Red Hat Inc.'s Development Partner Program.
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<H4>Pact With RSA To Enhance Security</H4>
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<P> Red Hat, Inc. has
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entered into a new
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<A HREF=http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles/991112-7.shtml>
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strategic agreement</A> with RSA Security, Inc.
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to enhance security for professional users of
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the Red Hat Linux OS package...
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<FONT COLOR="green">SuSE
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<H4>Photodex and SuSE Give Linux an Imaging Boost </H4>
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<P> Austin, Texas -- November 8, 1999 -- <A HREF=http://www.photodex.com>
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Photodex</A> Corporation, a leading
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supplier of digital content management, imaging and multimedia software,
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and SuSE Inc., announced today their partnership to provide
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CompuPic Digital Content Manager software for the SuSE Linux operating
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system.
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<P> "CompuPic brings powerful, yet user-friendly imaging capabilities to
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the SuSE Linux desktop, enabling SuSE Linux to compete head-on with
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other platforms. These tools should not be taken for granted," said
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Paul Schmidt, CEO, Photodex. "Professional web developers need
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powerful tools to more easily develop and maintain web sites. Even
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novice users find it easier to use the Linux desktop when familiar
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applications are available. CompuPic solves these problems and more."
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<H4> E-Commerce on SuSE's Portal</H4>
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<P> Linux vendor SuSE announced this week that it has tapped
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outsource solutions provider Digital River, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRIV)
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to turn its online information portal into an
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<A HREF=http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles/991117-8.shtml>
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e-commerce site</A>.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Storm
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</H3>
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<H4> Storm Linux 2000 to Ship with VMware</H4>
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<P> Vancouver, Canada - November 17, 1999 - Stormix Technologies,
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Inc., announces that Storm Linux 2000 will ship with the VMware
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evaluation binaries, a software technology that allows the
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running of other operating systems, including Windows, from
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within Linux.
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<P> Stormix also announced Storm Linux will ship with a full version of
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StarOffice, and a demo copy of Enhanced Software Technologies' BRU (Backup and
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Restore Utility).
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<a name="general"></a>
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<center><H3><font color="green">News in General</font></H3></center>
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<FONT COLOR="green">C.O.L.A news
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</H3>
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<P> <A HREF=http://TheStuff.net>TheStuff.net</A> is a new, online source for
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information and tools encompassing all free Unix operating systems.
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<P> <A HREF=http://segurinet.com>Spanish translation of the Linux
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Administrator's Security Guide</A>
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<P> <A HREF=http://www.etherboy.com/dns/chrootdns.html>
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Dual chrooted Bind/DNS servers Mini-HOWTO</A>
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<FONT COLOR="green">News from The Linux Bits
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</H3>
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<P> <I>LG</I> got a nice little mention in TLB issue 23
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(<A HREF=http://www.linuxdot.org/tlb/24.html>http://www.linuxdot.org/tlb/24.html</A>):
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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The latest edition of the "New York Times of Linux e-zines" - Linux
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Gazette - was released today, featuring the usual crop of interesting
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reading -- and plenty of it. Once again we get a few mentions. "Gee
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ma, we're famous." :)
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P> Other news in issue 23:
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<UL>
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<LI> <a href="http://www.ga-source.com/all/news/bits/09+29+1999/15:09:37.shtml">
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Creative Labs To Embrace The Open Source Philosophy</a>
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</UL>
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<P> From issue 22
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(<A HREF=http://www.linuxdot.org/tlb/24.html>
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http://www.linuxdot.org/tlb/24.html</A>):
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<UL>
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<LI> <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/1999/42/ns-10883.html">
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ATI Embraces Linux</a>
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<LI> <A HREF=http://www.toms.net/rb/home.html>Tom's Root/Boot Disk</A>
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A good rescue disk to have. <EM>[Our sysadmins use it to do workstation
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installs and can't sing enough praise of it. -Ed.]</EM>
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<LI> <a href="http://www.linuxdot.org/nlm/part1/emacs1.html">Emacs Tutorial #1: Basic Editing</A>
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"A complete command reference list. Perfect for printing off and having at your side whilst you struggle to
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become proficient with this scary package."
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</UL>
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<P> TLB's Laurence Hunter wrote to the <EM>LG</EM> Editor:
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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If there's ever an article that you particulary like in any issue (even
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back issues) feel free to use it, change the formatting to your liking,
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and edit it to your heart's content. You don't need to ask our
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permission either. Like you we put together The Linux Bits purely for
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fun so no copyrights etc exists on them and we ask nothing in return.
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Anything to help out the Linux community is plenty payment for us.
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>[Thanks! I'll remember that. -Ed.]</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<FONT COLOR="green">Upcoming conferences & events
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</H3>
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<P>
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<b>The Bazaar</b>: "Where free and open-source software meet the real world".
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Presented by EarthWeb.
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December 14-16, 1999.
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New York, NY.
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<A
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HREF="http://www.thebazaar.org/">http://www.thebazaar.org/</A>
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<P> <b>SANS 1999 Workshop On Securing Linux</b>. The SANS Institute is a
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cooperative education and research organization.
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December 15-16, 1999.
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San Francisco, CA.
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<A
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HREF="http://www.sans.org">http://www.sans.org</A>
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<P>
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</td></tr>
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<P> IDG Communications France, organisateur de LinuxWorld, et Sky Events,
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organisateur de LinuxExpo, unissent leurs efforts pour cr<63>er une
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manifestation unique, <b>LinuxWorld/LinuxExpo</b>.
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Cet <20>v<EFBFBD>nement Linux ouvrira ses portes du 1er au 3 f<>vrier 2000, au Palais
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des Congr<67>s de Paris (Porte Maillot).
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<FONT COLOR="green">Linux File, Print & CD Thin Server in Flash-ROM
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</H3>
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<P> KYZO has today released the commercial version of its hugely popular
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PizzaBox Linux distribution, so called because a prototype server was
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built in a Pizza Hut Takeout box - take a look -
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<A HREF=http://www.kyzo.com>www.kyzo.com</A>
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<P> In the first month the site took over 500,000 hits has recently
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registered 75,000 in one day. Registered users that have downloaded and
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run the free PizzaBox Server include both the Goddard Space Flight
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Centre and the Jet Propulsion Laboratories at NASA.
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<P> The commercial version is the same basic software as the free version,
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which will still be available, but differs in one significant respect.
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It is shipped pre-installed in a bootable Flash-ROM and comes with the
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the circuit board you need to make it boot in any 486 (or above) PC.
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With 10 times the life span of a hard disk, the package is aimed at
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system builders who are fed up with having to send skilled engineers to
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sites for days on end to re-install a File Server every time a hard
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drive goes down.
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<P> The system includes File, Print & CD sharing, remote access (for full
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remote administration), UPS monitoring, Tape backup, Hardware
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monitoring, APM. It will automatically accept both SCSI & IDE hard
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drives and comes with a sophisticated, JavaScript enabled, web
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management interface. It is aimed squarely at the SME market where
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current offerings from the big players are overcomplicated for the SME
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sector.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Cobalt Networks Selected by Allegiance Telecom
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P> Cobalt Networks has announced that its RaQ 2 server appliance will be the dedicated web hosting platform for Allegiance Telecom customers. The RaQ 2 provides a way for ISPs like Allegiance to offer top quality dedicated web hosting with a low TCO and a quick ROI.
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<P> This news comes on the heals of last week's introduction of the RaQ 3i, Cobalt's third-generation server appliance. The RaQ 3i rounds out Cobalt's product family by offering ISPs a high-end server appliance that can handle high-traffic Web portals, e-commerce, and application hosting at a price that the small to mid-sized business market can afford.
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<P> <A HREF=http://www.cobaltnet.com>www.cobaltnet.com</A>
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<FONT COLOR="green">E-Commerce Minute
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P> <A HREF=http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles/991104-3.shtml>
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EBIZ Re-Launches TheLinuxStore </A>
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<FONT COLOR="green">E-Exams announces a Linux System Adminstration exam
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P> E-Exams announces a Linux System Adminstration exam.
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With E-Exams you can create customized technical exams to assess
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potential employees. Among the many exams E-Exams is offers, is an exam
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for Linux System Administrators. Companies who have signed-up for the
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service, can have potential employees take a web based exam. Questions
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range from beginner, to intermediate to expert. The results can be used
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to determine whether the candidate should take the next step in the
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hiring process.
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The Linux System Administration exam is distribution neutral. It also
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among the first exams which the company is offering. The company is
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planning to create many more exams, including some distribution specific
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nes, starting with a Red Hat Linux exam. Specific topics such as
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networking with Samba are also in the works.
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<P> You can learn more about E-Exams at:
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<A HREF=http://www.eexams.com/>www.eexams.com</A>
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<FONT COLOR="green">National Semiconductor announces Linux support for its geode webpad reference design
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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November 15, 1999 - National Semiconductor Corporation today announced that
|
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Infomatec AG will port its custom Linux-based basic platform Java Network
|
||
Technology (JNT) operating system to the National Geode WebPAD platform - a
|
||
complete hardware and software reference design for a wireless Internet
|
||
personal access device (PAD). This collaboration is the first result of an
|
||
agreement signed earlier this year by National and Infomatec to partner on the
|
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development of information appliances such as set-top boxes, thin clients and
|
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PADs.
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Is Linux available on my platform?
|
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P> The
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<A HREF=http://www.ctv.es/USERS/xose/linux/linux_ports.html>
|
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Current ports of the Linux OS</A> web page lists a wide variety of
|
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architectures and platforms Linux is available on.
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<P> The main ports are :
|
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|
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<P> - Special PCs and Near-PCs SGI-Linux (intel-SGI), MCA Linux
|
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(MicroChannel), Linux/98 (NEC PC-98), LinuxIA64 (new 64bits-merced-
|
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intel chip)
|
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|
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<P> - Motorola processors Linux/m68k (Motorola 68000), LinuxPPC (PowerPC)
|
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|
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<P> - SPARC chips S/Linux (Sun SPARCstations), UltraLinux (Sun UltraSPARC)
|
||
|
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<P> - Compaq (former Digital) chips and equipments VAXlinux (VAX computers),
|
||
Linux/Alpha (Alpha processors)
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<P> - Other RISC chips ARM Linux (ARM/StrongARM), Linux PA-RISC (HP's
|
||
PA-RISC), Linux/MIPS (MIPS chips)
|
||
|
||
<P> - Handhelds, Microcontrollers, embedded and other small systems LinuxSH3
|
||
(Hitachi SH3), Linux/Microcontrollers (Palm,Motorola ColdFire), ELKS
|
||
(8086-80286), VMELinux (VMEbus embedded systems), LinuxCE (to substitute
|
||
WindowsCE), PDAs in general
|
||
|
||
<P> - Microkernels and real-time MkLinux (Linux on Mach =B5-Kernel for Apple
|
||
PowerMacintosh, HP PA-RISC and x86), DROPS (Linux on the L4 =B5-Kernel and
|
||
Fiasco =B5-kernel), Real Time Linux (RTLinux and KURT)
|
||
|
||
<P> - Multimedia Computing, QLinux
|
||
|
||
<P> - SMP and clustering MOSIX for Linux (a bridge between SMP and MPP),
|
||
Beowulf Project (parallel clusters), Linux SMP(multiprocesor)
|
||
|
||
<P> - Misc ports Linux on IBM 370/390, Linux/AP+(Fujitsu AP1000+),
|
||
Linux-AS/400(IBM AS/400)
|
||
|
||
<P> - Cool things running Linux Not ports, but who cares?
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
<FONT COLOR="green">"Linux Administration Made Easy" (LAME) guide
|
||
</FONT>
|
||
</H3>
|
||
|
||
<P> The "Linux Administration Made Easy" (LAME) guide, recently updated for
|
||
Red Hat 6.1, attempts to describe day-to-day administration and
|
||
maintenance issues commonly faced by Linux system administrators.
|
||
|
||
<P> This 130+ page guide is geared to an audience of both corporate as well as
|
||
home users, and attempts to summarize the installation and configuration,
|
||
as well as the day-to-day administrative and maintenance procedures that
|
||
should be followed to keep a Linux-based server or desktop system up and
|
||
running.
|
||
|
||
<P> LAME can be found at
|
||
<A HREF=http://www.LinuxNinja.com/linux-admin/>
|
||
www.LinuxNinja.com/linux-admin/</A> in a variety of document formats.
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
<FONT COLOR="green">Linux Links
|
||
</FONT>
|
||
</H3>
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://legalnews.findlaw.com/LegalNews/Microsoft/findings.html>
|
||
The legal findings in the antitrust case against Microsoft</A>
|
||
|
||
<P> An article that alleges
|
||
<A HREF=http://www.billparish.com/msftfraudfacts.html>Microsoft is operating a
|
||
pyramid scheme</A> to artificially boost its stock price.
|
||
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://laughs.linuxlots.com/>
|
||
Parodies of Linux and its friends and enemies</A>:
|
||
mages,
|
||
webpage sendups, poetry, songs, articles, etc. Stars a Microsoft Myths spoof
|
||
page.
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.linuxfool.com>Linux Fool.com</A> is a new web site
|
||
offering Linux users an unbiased forum for discussions and information sharing.
|
||
LinuxFool.com is an official mirror of the Linux Documentation Project.
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.QuestionExchange.com>/www.QuestionExchange.com</A>
|
||
allows
|
||
users or system administrators to name their price for high-end tech support in
|
||
open systems -- Linux, Apache server, Sendmail, etc.
|
||
|
||
<P> How the <A HREF=http://parallel.park.uga.edu/~kirby/linuxnc.html>
|
||
University of Georgia English Department</A> is using Linux.
|
||
|
||
<P> A
|
||
<A HREF=http://www.linuxstart.com/~marius>Linux-Windows comparision</A>, and
|
||
other Linux-related stuff.
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.linuxjournal.com/articles/briefs/033.html>Transmeta's Crusoe</A>
|
||
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles/991118-9.shtml>
|
||
LinuxMall Re-Launches With New Look</A>
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
<a name="software"></a>
|
||
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
<center><H3><font color="green">Software Announcements</font></H3></center>
|
||
|
||
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
<FONT COLOR="green">C.O.L.A software news
|
||
</FONT>
|
||
</H3>
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://freeweb.dnet.it/kmj/index.html>Kmahjongg 0.5 (beta)</A>
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de/homes/js/vrmldemo/warbird.tgz>
|
||
Warbird</A> is "a new silly 3D game" using VRML.
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc>
|
||
HTMLDOC v1.8 HTML document conversion</A> to PDF, Postscript and indexed
|
||
HTML.
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
<FONT COLOR="green">Calerga SysQuake Viewer
|
||
</FONT>
|
||
</H3>
|
||
|
||
<P> Lausanne, Switzerland, November 2, 1999 - Calerga announces today SysQuake
|
||
Viewer for Linux, a port to the Linux operating system of the software for
|
||
understanding systems by interactive manipulation of graphics.
|
||
|
||
<P> SysQuake is a ground-breaking application for understanding and designing
|
||
complex systems by the use of interactive graphics. Interactivity lets the
|
||
user manipulate graphics, observe how phenomena are related, and change
|
||
parameters to improve the design of a technical device. Understanding how
|
||
initial conditions affect a simulation or how the parameters of a feedback
|
||
controller determine the behavior of a dynamic system is made much
|
||
easier
|
||
than with the static graphics created by existing software.
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.calerga.com/SQViewer/index.html>
|
||
www.calerga.com/SQViewer/index.html</A>
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
<FONT COLOR="green">EasyCopy screen capture utility
|
||
</FONT>
|
||
</H3>
|
||
|
||
<P> SAN JOSE, Calif., October 19, 1999 - AutoGraph International (AGI) is
|
||
demonstrating its commitment to the Linux community through our EasyCopy suite
|
||
of products. The Linux operating system has always played an immense role in
|
||
AGI and some of our developers are active in the Danish Linux community. In
|
||
fact, Linux engenders a decidedly emotional response from our normally cool,
|
||
analytical development staff.<BR>
|
||
|
||
<P> Enhanced X Capture offers full screen, selected window or an arbitrary
|
||
rectangular area capture. All original colors of the windows are preserved
|
||
with any combination of windows. Even when a window appears in false colors on
|
||
the screen due to color table overrun, it is captured in its original colors by
|
||
EasyCopy and printed correctly.
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.augrin.dk/>www.augrin.dk</A>
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
<FONT COLOR="green">DataKeeper
|
||
</FONT>
|
||
</H3>
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.os2.co.za/software> DataKeeper</A> by PowerQuest
|
||
(maker's of PartitionMagic) ensures backup protection by continuously
|
||
monitoring file activity in the background, and supporting compressed backups
|
||
on the fly. The user configures the programme and specifies backup methods to
|
||
backup drives, folders and files, and DataKeeper then follows these commands
|
||
automatically, and unobtrusively.
|
||
|
||
<P> Because DataKeeper creates a backup each time a file is modified,
|
||
scheduling is unnecessary.
|
||
|
||
<P> Any removable disk drive, network drive, hard disk or floppy drive is
|
||
supported by DataKeeper. And because it uses a high compression rate,
|
||
DataKeeper saves disk space.
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
<FONT COLOR="green">News from Loki Entertainment Software
|
||
</FONT>
|
||
</H3>
|
||
|
||
<P> TUSTIN, CA -- November 1, 1999 -- Loki announces
|
||
the Linux demo version of Railroad Tycoon II: Gold Edition.
|
||
|
||
<P> Loki released the full version of Railroad Tycoon II, along with The
|
||
Second Century Expansion Pack, last month to strong reviews. This
|
||
real-time strategy simulation game places gamers in a world of big
|
||
business, expansion and engineering in which all aspects of the railroad
|
||
industry can be controlled. It features a simulated stock market and
|
||
sophisticated economic system, and as the years progress, gamers must
|
||
solve modern problems such as the increasing demand for mass
|
||
transportation in major cities.
|
||
|
||
<P> The demo allows users to exercise their tycoon tendencies in five
|
||
different scenarios, and is now freely available for
|
||
<A HREF=http://www.lokigames.com/products/rt2/demo.php3>download</A>.
|
||
|
||
<P> TUSTIN, CA, November 3, 1999 -- Loki is now developing the Linux version of
|
||
Heroes of Might and Magic(tm) III.
|
||
|
||
<P> Heroes of Might and Magic III is the latest installment in the series of
|
||
top-selling, critically-acclaimed strategy games. This turn-based,
|
||
strategy war game set in the popular Might and Magic(r) fantasy world has
|
||
already captivated legions of PC gamers. It was awarded 5 out of 5 stars
|
||
from both Computer Games Magazine and the CNET Gamecenter, as well as an
|
||
Editor's Choice Award from Computer Gaming World Magazine.
|
||
|
||
<P> Heroes III will be available for the Linux operating system wherever
|
||
software is sold by mid-December.
|
||
|
||
<P> The Loki Hack hacks on the Linux version of Activision's Civilization:
|
||
Call to Power are <A HREF=http://www.lokigames.com/hack/patches.html>
|
||
now available</A> for public consumption.
|
||
|
||
<P> TUSTIN, CA -- November 4, 1999 -- Loki Entertainment announces today the
|
||
creation of a CVS server to facilitate public access to its Open-Source
|
||
projects.
|
||
|
||
<P> "One reason we've been successful is that we create Open Source tools to
|
||
replace proprietary code in our games," said Scott Draeker, president of
|
||
Loki. "We give these tools back to the community in the form of Open
|
||
Source projects. We hope other developers will evaluate our tools for
|
||
projects and choose to use them rather than the proprietary alternatives."
|
||
|
||
<P> The Loki CVS server allows the public to access the latest development
|
||
source code for Loki's several Open-Source projects, including SMJPEG, a
|
||
motion JPEG library, SMPEG, a MPEG-1 playback library, and Setup, a GUI
|
||
Installer. Other modules available for viewing include SDL, a
|
||
cross-platform multimedia development API, and Mixer, an enhanced version
|
||
of the sample SDL audio mixer.
|
||
|
||
<P> Loki's Open-Source projects are freely available for download from <A
|
||
HREF=http://www.lokigames.com>www.lokigames.com</A>, and are offered under the
|
||
GNU Library Public License (LGPL). A web interface for the CVS server is
|
||
available at <A HREF=http://cvs.lokigames.com>cvs.lokigames.com</A>.
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
<FONT COLOR="green">Other software
|
||
</FONT>
|
||
</H3>
|
||
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles/991110-5.shtml>
|
||
Anti-virus software</A> from Central Command, Inc. and
|
||
Kaspersky Lab.
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=>Max for Linux</A> is a new product for compiling and running Xbase
|
||
code on Linux-based computers, and is available for dowload.
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.paulnolan.com>Photogenics</A> is an award-winning
|
||
graphics package, first released on the Amiga five years ago. It will soon be
|
||
available on Linux.
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.cycas.de>Cycas</A> is a new 2D + 3D CAD software, based on GTK. In addition to typical
|
||
CAD functions, it offers special elements and techniques for architectural
|
||
design.
|
||
|
||
<P> The <A HREF=http://www.vital.com>CRiSP</A> visual text editor from Vital.
|
||
|
||
<P> <A HREF=http://www.sanface.com/projects.html>
|
||
txt2pdf</A> from Sanface converts text reports to PDF format. Can colorize
|
||
words using Perl regular expressions, add border to every page, print in
|
||
2-column format, and more.
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
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This page written and maintained by the Editor of the <I>Linux Gazette</I>.<BR>
|
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Copyright © 1999, <A HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com">gazette@ssc.com</A><BR>
|
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Published in Issue 48 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, December 1999</H5>
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