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"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"
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<center><H3><font color="maroon">About This Month's Authors</font></H3></center>
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Matthias Arndt</H4>
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Matthias Arndt, 20 years old, I'm a Linux enthusiast, I'm from Germany and I
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will start studying computer sciences in conjuction with economics in October.
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I like good old Rock'n'Roll and, of course, Linux.. I love writing stories and
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I have always wanted to write for a computer magazine.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Shane Collinge</H4>
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Part computer programmer, part cartoonist, part Mars Bar. At night, he runs
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around in a pair of colorful tights fighting criminals. During the day... well,
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he just runs around. He eats when he's hungry and sleeps when he's sleepy.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Fernando Correa</H4>
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Fernando is a computer analyst just about to finish his
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graduation at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Now, he has built
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with his staff the best
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<A HREF="http://www.olinux.com.br">Linux portal</A> in Brazil and have further
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plans to improve services and content for their Internet users.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Pat Eyler</H4>
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"pate" is a linux/unix/networking geek who enjoys playing on the
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command line. When he's not puttering with or writing about computers
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and networks he likes to play with his kids, cook, and read. Talk to
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him at <a href="mailto:pate@gnu.org">pate@gnu.org</a>.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Daniel Feenberg</H4>
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Daniel Feenberg is an economist and IT director at the National Bureau of
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Economic Research, a non-profit foundation in Cambridge, where his main
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work is the analysis of the behavioral effects of income taxation. He
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first used Unix (Bell Labs Version 6) in the mid 1970s on a PDP-11 with 3
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glass teletypes and 10 megabytes of disk storage. But it ran 'ed' fine.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Ray Ferrari</H4>
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I am a newbie to the Linux community, but have been following the rise of
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popularity for almost two years now. I continue to learn as much as
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possible about the Linux operating system in an attempt to become
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proficient and knowledgeable in it's use as an internet platform. I have
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volunteered on the Debian mailing list, and I continue to assist the Linux
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Professional Institute(LPI) promote their agenda. I help staff the LPI
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booths at events and write articles updating their achievements.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Eric Kasten</H4>
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I'm a software developer by day and an artist, web developer,
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big dog, gardener and wine maker by night. This all leaves very little
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time for sleep, but always enough time for a nice glass of Michigan
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Pinot Gris. I have a BS double major in Computer Science and
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Mathematics and an MS in Computer Science. I've been using and
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modifying Linux since the 0.9x days. I can be reached via email at
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<A HREF="mailto:kasten@sunpuppy.com">kasten@sunpuppy.com</A> or through
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my website at <A HREF="http://www.sunpuppy.com">http://www.sunpuppy.com</A>.
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<h4><img align=bottom alt="" src="../gx/note.gif">Mark Nielsen</h4>
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Mark founded The Computer Underground, Inc. in June of 1998. Since then,
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he has been working on Linux solutions for his customers ranging from custom
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computer hardware sales to programming and networking. Mark specializes in Perl,
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SQL, and HTML programming along with Beowulf clusters. Mark believes in the
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concept of contributing back to the Linux community which helped to start his
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company. Mark and his employees are always looking for exciting projects to do.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Ben Okopnik</H4>
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A cyberjack-of-all-trades, Ben wanders the world in his 38' sailboat, building
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networks and hacking on hardware and software whenever he runs out of cruising
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money. He's been playing and working with computers since the Elder Days
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(anybody remember the Elf II?), and isn't about to stop any time soon.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Kapil Sharma</H4>
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Kapil Sharma is a Linux/Unix and Internet security consultant. He has been
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working on various Linux and Unix systems for more than 2 years. He is
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providing commercial support for Linux/Unix systems and writing technical
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articles. His professional web site is
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<A HREF="http://www.linux4biz.net">linux4biz.net</A>.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Juraj Sipos</H4>
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I live and work in Bratislava, Slovakia as a library
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information worker, translator and research reader at the Institute for
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Child Psychology. I published some of my poetry here and in USA, I
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translated some books from English (e.g., Zen Flesh, Zen Bones by Paul
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Reps). You can see some of my stories and poetry at
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<A HREF="http://www.crosswinds.net/~aproximetri/index.htm">
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http://www.crosswinds.net/~aproximetri/index.htm</A>.
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Computers are my hobby.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Martin Skjöldebrand</H4>
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Martin is a former archaeologist who now does system
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administration for a 3rd world aid organisation. He also does web
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design and has been playing with computers since 1982 and Linux since
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1997.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Chris Stoddard</H4>
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I work for Dell Computer Corporation doing "not Linux" stuff. I have been
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using computers since 1979 and I started using Linux sometime in 1994,
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exclusivly since 1997. My main interest is in networking implementations,
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servers, security, Beowulf clusters etc. I hope someday to quit my
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day job and become the Shepard of a Linux Farm.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Ben Tindale</H4>
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I'm working full time for Alcatel Australia on various xDSL technologies
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and writing Java based web apps. I've currently taken a year off from
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studying to work, and have just sold my share in an internet cafe I
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helped to found. So much to learn, so little time :)
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<center><H3><font color="maroon">Not Linux</font></H3></center>
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<!-- *** BEGIN Not Linux *** -->
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<P> Here are some of the more amusing spams <I>LG</I> received this month:
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<UL>
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<LI> "I am searching for only 10 elite individuals with the work
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ethic necessary to generate a cash-flow for themselves of $2,000 - $5,000per
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week." <P>
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<LI> "Somos XXXXX - COLOMBIA, ONG que trabaja en favor de
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los Ni<4E>os de las Calles Colombianas. Trabajamos por la infancia que ha recibido
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como herencia un pa<70>s destruido y roto por la violencia y la corrupci<63>n.... En
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nuestra TIENDA SOLIDARIA encontrara la satisfaccion solidaria a su gusto. En
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ella entre otras cosas puedes afiliarte a nuestro "Club Ni<4E>os de Papel" el cual
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sera nuestra gran base humana, para conseguir la recuperaci<63>n de los ni<6E>os de
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la calle de Colombia."
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<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
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[I'm not sure of this translation since I'm not a native Spanish
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speaker, but here goes: "We are XXXXX - Colombia,
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(NGO, Non-Governmental Organization?), who
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labor for Colombia's street kids. We work for the child who has inherited a
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country destroyed by violence and corruption.... In our SOLIDARITY SHOP
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you'll find the means to satisfy your yearning for solidarity with them. In it
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among other things you can join our "Paper Children Club", which will be our
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great human base to help the street kids of Colombia to recover."
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Hmm, save the children by buying a trinket. And how much of the profits go to
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the children?]
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</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>
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<LI> "Dear Friend!
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How are you today? We hope you're doing great.
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We are happy to announce that our famous Secret Wealth Money-Making System
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is now being released again to the general public." <P>
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<LI> This is a legitimate business announcement, being sent in
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compliance with all rules & regulations that govern internet commerce. We
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respect your privacy. You received this email because we are on the same opt in
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list or we've had contact in the past." <P>
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<LI> "^[$BFMA3$N%a!<%k$K$F!"BgJQ<:Ni$$$?$7$^$9!#^[(B" <P>
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<LI> "CONFIDENTIAL!
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The SOFTWARE They Want BANNED In all 50 STATES.
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Why? Because these secrets were never intended to reach your eyes...
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Get the facts on anyone!
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Locate Missing Persons, find Lost Relatives, obtain Addresses
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and Phone Numbers of old school friends, even Skip Trace Dead
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Beat Spouses. This is not a Private Investigator, but a
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sophisticated SOFTWARE program DESIGNED to automatically
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CRACK YOUR CASE with links to thousands of Public Record databases." <P>
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<LI> "We need a bank account number to which we will wire
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US$31 MILLION, of which you will keep 30% as your share...." <P>
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</UL>
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<P> Michael Orr<br>
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Editor, <A HREF="http://www.linuxgazette.com/"><i>Linux Gazette</i></A>, <A
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HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com">gazette@ssc.com</a>
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<H5 ALIGN=center>
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This page written and maintained by the Editor of the <I>Linux Gazette</I>.<BR>
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Copyright © 2000, <A HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com">gazette@ssc.com</A><BR>
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Published in Issue 57 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, September 2000</H5>
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