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<H4 ALIGN="center">"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"</H4>
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January 2001 <I>Linux Journal</I>
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The January issue of <A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/"><I>Linux
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Journal</I></A> is on newsstands now.
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This issue focuses on Multimedia. Click
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/81/index.html">here</A>
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to subscribe.
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<FONT COLOR="green">All articles through December 1999 are available for
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public reading at
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/mags.html">http://www.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/mags.html</A></FONT>.
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Recent articles are available on-line for subscribers only at
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<A HREF="http://interactive.linuxjournal.com">
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http://interactive.linuxjournal.com/</A>.
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<P> <BIG><STRONG>Vendors:</STRONG> <I>Linux Journal's</I>
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2001 Buyer's Guide wants <EM>your</EM> product listings! Listings are
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absolutely FREE of charge, however you must register your products by
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<STRONG>January 15, 2001</STRONG>. The deadline is firm so make certain
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to get your free listings in today. <A
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HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/bg/">http://www.linuxjournal.com/bg/</A>.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Caldera
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<P> OREM, UT-December 19, 2000-
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<a href="http://www.calderasystems.com/">
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Caldera Systems, Inc., </a>
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announced that they have contracted with Richard Sharpe of the Samba team to
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create a client library that will make Linux and Microsoft integration
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easier for developers. The Caldera-funded project includes the development
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of library source code, associated reorganization and reuse of Samba code
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and documentation of the library API.
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The library and documentation will be available
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under the General Public License (GPL). Caldera's engineering group will
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work with the Samba team to complete the project by February 2001.
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"Richard Sharpe is perfectly suited for this project," said John Terpstra,
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vice president of technology and Open Source strategist for Caldera Systems,
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"We believe this library built with Samba code will become the
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standard for developers writing software that integrates with Microsoft
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networks."
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Developers interested in more technical detail on the project can
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visit the
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<a href="http://samba.org/samba">
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Samba Web page.</a>
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<FONT COLOR="green">Mandrake
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<P> CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA (December 4, 2000) -
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<a href="http://www.ics.com/">Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS)</a>,
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the leading supplier of commercial OSF/Motif
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products and support, and MandrakeSoft, publisher of the Linux-Mandrake
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operating system, announced the immediate availability of Open Motif
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optimized for the Linux-Mandrake operating system.
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More details are available in the
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<a href=" http://www.ics.com/about/whatshot/press_releases/ome_mandrake.html">
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press release
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Open Motif optimized for the Linux-Mandrake 7.2 operating system is
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available for free downloads at the MotifZone, ICS's Motif portal site
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(<a href="http://www.motifzone.net">www.motifzone.net</a>). Open Motif is
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also bundled with the Linux-Mandrake 7.2 PowerPack Deluxe.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Red Hat
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<P> RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--December 11, 2000--
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<a href="http://www.redhat.com">Red Hat, Inc.</a>
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today announced that Cradle Technologies, Inc., is leveraging a broad set of
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Red Hat's embedded technologies and services as part of its strategy to
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supply a revolutionary silicon platform for stream processing applications.
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<P> The Cradle contract
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includes consulting services and porting of Red Hat's GNUPro embedded
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development tools, eCos and embedded Linux operating systems, to Cradle's
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Universal Microsystem platform (UMS). Cradle's UMS platform will make it
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possible for new embedded systems to be developed simply by redesigning
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software, rather than by constantly rebuilding the entire chip hardware.
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<P> RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--December 13, 2000--
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In further embedded Linux developments, Red Hat announces a deal with
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<a href="http://www.rymic.com">Rymic Systems</a>
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that will put Red Hat Linux (uClinux) behind as many as 50,000
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Army trucks and fighting vehicles. These vehicles will run a
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next-generation Rymic appliance that assesses, in real time, the likelihood
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of vehicle failure.
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<P> The device will monitor dozens of specific variables on an array of
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military vehicles, and provide decision-makers with additional information
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when considering which forces to deploy, which fighting vehicles to pull
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back from the battlefield and which vehicles require immediate maintenance
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and repairs.
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<p>
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For more information on Red Hat Embedded Linux please visit
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<a href="http://www.redhat.com/embedded">www.redhat.com/embedded</a>.
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<FONT COLOR="green">SuSE
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<P> Oakland, Calif., USA (December 1, 2000) --
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<a href="http://www.suse.com">SuSE Linux</a>
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announced a new strategic alliance with SGI.
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Under the alliance agreement, SGI will make an equity investment
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in SuSE Linux and will co-operate on the development, deployment and
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support of the Linux operating system and infrastructure code.
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<P> Earlier this year, the companies successfully introduced Linux FailSafe, a
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scalable and modular high-availability solution based on IRIS FailSafe system
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software developed for the SGI IRIX operating system. Linux FailSafe offers
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advanced clustering capabilities to Linux. SuSE, SGI and others also
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cooperated in the highly regarded IA-64 Trillian Linux effort.
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<P> SuSE have also brought it to our attention that
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there is integrated backward-compatible Pentium 4 recognition in the
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standard Linux kernel 2.2.16 included in SuSE Linux 7.0.
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A boot disk image of the kernel can be downloaded from
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<a href="ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.0/kernel/pentium4/p4-bootdisk">
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their ftp site
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<FONT COLOR="green">Upcoming conferences and events
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<FONT COLOR="green">SSH/SSL Vulnerability
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There have been a few articles going around regarding possible security
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risks associated with the use of SSH and SSL. Kurt Seifried has written
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several times on this subject, as far back as
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<a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet19990930.html">
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September 1999</a>. More recently he has returned to the topic in
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<a href="http://securityportal.com/cover/coverstory20001218.html">
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an article</a> on
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<a href="http://www.securityportal.com/">www.SecurityPortal.com</a>, and a
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<a href="http://www.securityportal.com/seifried/sslssh-followup20001222.html">
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follow up article</a> responding to some of the feedback he got from
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readers. This topic seems to have stirred up quite a reaction, and has been
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further
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/18/0759236&mode=nested">
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discussed</a> by the contributors to Slashdot.
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Without wanting to repeat too much of the discussion that has gone before,
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the issue basically boil down to one of key exchange and trust. The only
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real risk to SSH security is in the initial contact with a machine when you
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do not know whether it is in fact the host you think it is. This is not an
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SSH problem, as such, but rather is a difficulty with any public key
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encryption system. The trick is to find a secure way to distribute your
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public key that does not inconvenience your users too much.
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<p>
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Also, the largest risk to security is not, in general, software problems. Many
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problems actually originate from users who ignore or do not understand
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warning signs that something is wrong. The problems with software
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highlighted in these articles are the extent to which they leave themselves
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open to poor use.
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<p>
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It is certainly worth pointing out that none of these links highlight any
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NEW flaw in the SSH/SSL system or implementation. The main reason for the
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recent focus on these issues is the release of a new piece of software:
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<a href="http://www.monkey.org/~dugsong/dsniff/">
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dsniff</a>, which makes easy interception of SSH traffic more convenient for
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a wider number of people. This is not because it exploits any weakness,
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rather it provides some handy tools to automate the interception process.
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However, wide availability of these tools does increase the chance of casual
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attacks on systems.
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<p>
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The take-home message is that the best way to keep a system secure is by
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educating yourself your boss and your users about security. It is only by
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understanding what is going on that you have any chance of keeping your system
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healthy (hardly earth-shattering news, but true none-the-less).
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<FONT COLOR="green">Linux Clusters Powering Genome Research
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<P> SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, Dec. 14, 2000 -
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<a href="http://www.linuxnetworx.com">Linux NetworX, Inc.</a>,
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a provider of large-scale clustered computer solutions
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announced that the Lawrence
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Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley Calif., has selected a Linux NetworX
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cluster computer system for its Drosophila Genome Project.
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<P> Using the Linux NetworX cluster system with 40 processors, Berkeley Lab
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is analyzing and sequencing the Drosophila (fruit fly) genome.
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The Drosophila's 15,000 genes are similar to a human's 100,000 genes and
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have been used extensively in the past as a model organism for research
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studies.
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<P> "The Linux NetworX cluster is much more cost efficient than the systems
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we've used in the past," said Erwin Frise, systems manager and biomedical
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scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Frise also explains that
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because clusters are highly scalable, Berkeley Lab will in the future be
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able to add additional compute modules to the system to keep it up to date,
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something not feasible with a supercomputer.
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<FONT COLOR="green">New look for ShowMeLinux
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<P> Vancouver, British Columbia. December 1st, 2000 -
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<a href="http://www.lutelinux.com">LuteLinux.com</a>,
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a Canadian-based Linux developer announces
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the unveiling of
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<a href="http://www.showmelinux.com">ShowMeLinux</a>'s exciting new look.
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LuteLinux had previously announced the addition of ShowMeLinux to their
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family of services, LuteLinux is hosting all future issues and has taken
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over as publisher of ShowMeLinux.
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The new look was created by Adam Puchalski, a welcomed new addition to
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both LuteLinux and ShowMeLinux, as their Graphic/Web designer, and
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co-editor of ShowMeLinux.
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<P> ShowMeLinux is published with the goal of helping readers develop an
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in-depth understanding of the Linux movement through rich, beginner
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friendly content. It explores practices for configuring, deploying and
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maintaining the latest Linux technology.
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<FONT COLOR="green">HP and Sprint PCS Form Wireless Email Alliance</FONT>
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PALO ALTO, Calif. and KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 19, 2000 --
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<a href="http://www.hp.com">
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Hewlett-Packard</a>
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and
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<a href="http://www.sprintpcs.com">
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Sprint PCS</a>
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announced an agreement to jointly market and sell
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the HP Openmail Anywhere solution as part of the Sprint PCS Wireless Web for
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Business. The solution enables business customers to wirelessly access their
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corporate email on Sprint PCS Internet-ready Phones.
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Openmail is HP's strategic business messaging and collaboration solution
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for Linux and UNIX(R) systems, based on Internet standards. More
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information about Openmail is available at
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<a href="http://www.hp.com/go/openmail">http://www.hp.com/go/openmail</a>.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Linux based BizRelations Inc. Announces First Fully Functional Wireless Email in time for Holidays
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Dec. 14, 2000 8:30am - BizRelations Inc.
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(
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<a href="http://www.BizRelations.com">WEB</a>
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and
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<a href="http://www.BizRelations.net">WAP</a>),
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has announced Canada's first FULLY functional
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and FREE Wireless Email system.
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From any digital mobile phone equipped with wireless internet data
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services users will be able
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to Send and Receive emails, access their wireless
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addressbook, check their email folders, and use the unique Quick
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Reply Messaging function.
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<p>
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BizRelations have largely based their IT infrastructure on an Open Source
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Linux foundation.
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BizRelations has successfully been using the
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<a href="http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org">Linux Virtual Server (LVS)</a>
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along with
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<a href="http://www.redhat.com/products/software/linux/haserver/">
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RedHat's Piranha clustering tool</a>
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to provide high availability and scalability for web, email and SQL services.
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Sybase ASE 11.0.3.3 for Linux was the SQL server chosen by BizRelations,
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while the email solution chosen was qmail
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Another core function is monitoring the
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availability of systems and networks.
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To fill this requirement
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<a href="http://www.netsaint.org">
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NetSaint</a> was used.
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"If there are any problems, an email gets sent to
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the support cellphone stating the nature of the problem." says Patrick Petersen
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(President of BizRelations).
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After running with RedHat Linux for over a
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year, even if Windows 2000 was a free alternative, BizRelations would
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willingly shell out the money for Linux.
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<p>
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<a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/12/01/wireless_ethernet/index.html">
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Salon</a> take a look at free wireless TCP/IP networks in the US. The
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originators see it as an extension of the Open-Source/Free-Software ethos.
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<p>
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ZD-Net take an in-depth look at running Linux on
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<a href="http://lhd.zdnet.com/superguides/laptops.html">
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laptops</a>. (For anyone wanting to turn their shiny new toy into a real
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computer!)
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<p>
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<a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/12/05/1145237">
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Newsforge</a> comment on Bruce Perens' move to HP as head of the company's
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Linux and open-source strategies. This is being touted as the first
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Open-Source foray into the upper echelons of Big Business
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<p>
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<a href="http://www.eastbayexpress.com/archive/120100/cover_120100.html">
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East Bay Express</a> looks at a life in a TelCo call centre. Makes you look
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a bit differently at those frustrating periods on hold.
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<p>
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Some links courtesy of Slashdot:
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<ul>
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<li> NSA Linux distribution is discussed in a
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/00/12/22/0157229.shtml">
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Slashdot article</a> and in a different tone on the
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<a href="http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/">
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official website</a> where, incidentally, you can download it for
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yourself. Look it up soon, though, because they still aren't 100% sure
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they can continue to distribute it.
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.lwn.net/2000/features/Timeline/?month=all">
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Linux 2000 timeline</a>
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<li> Turbolinux have demonstrated the use of a Linux cluster to crack
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5-character NT passwords in just one minute. Read more
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<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/webbox/bw.111300/203180468.htm">
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here</a>.
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(Please note, Turbolinux does not endorse breaking passwords,
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they just like building good clusters!)
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<li>A
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<a href="http://www.lwn.net/2000/0113/a/ucita.html">
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look</a>
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at why UCITA is BAD. The issues are complicated, but this is a very
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important issue to the future of software distribution and engineering.
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</ul>
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<a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.com">The Duke of URL</a> has some new
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reviews that may be of interest to you:
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<ul>
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<li>For those wanting to keep in touch with the BSD side of things, the
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Duke of URL has a
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<a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/freebsd42">
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review</a> of
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Free BSD 4.2 (even draws comparisons against Linux).
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<li>The Finnish Software Engineering distribtion Best Linux
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2000 R3 is out. Read the
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<a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/bestlinux2kr3">
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review </a>
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and find out how good Linux is in the homeland.
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</ul>
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<p>
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The Linuxcare support Database is
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<a href="http://www.linuxcare.com/help-yourself/kbsearch/simple-search.epl">
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available online</a> if you have some problems you need solutions for.
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<p>
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<a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/5954.html">
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OS Opinion</a> take a look at the difficulties with complicated software, in
|
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particular the ramifications of OSX's UNIX/BSD heritage.
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<p>
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Some highlights from Linux Weekly News:
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<ul>
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<li>
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If anyone is still in doubt what Linux IS, and would like a smile, check
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out this
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<a href="http://www.lwn.net/2000/1221/">
|
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article</a>.
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<li>
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Those of an artistic temperament should look at
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<a href="http://www.lwn.net/Gallery/">
|
|
Penguin Art.</a>
|
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<li> Also, courtesy of LWN comes this link to
|
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<a href="http://www.salon.com">Salon's</a> round up of tech
|
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<a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/12/22/five_best/index.html">
|
|
stories and non-stories</a> of 2000AD.
|
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</ul>
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|
|
|
Finally, for the fashion conscious (or cold ;-),
|
|
<a href="http://www.tuxwear.net">Tuxwear</a> has a range of Linux apparel
|
|
(perfect treat to cheer one up in the post-Xmas season!).
|
|
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<a name="software"></a>
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<center><H3><font color="green">Software Announcements</font></H3></center>
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<!-- =================================================================== -->
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">KDE 2.0.1
|
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
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<p><a href="http://www.kde.org">KDE</a> have announced release of KDE 2.0.1.
|
|
|
|
The official announcement is available
|
|
<a href="http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-2.0.1.html">here</a>.
|
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<p>
|
|
There is also a KDE Beta available for
|
|
<a href="http://www.lwn.net/2000/1221/a/kde-2.1b1.php3">
|
|
download</a>.
|
|
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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">XFree86 4.0.2
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
<p>
|
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<a href="http://www.xfree86.org/">XFree86</a> have released XFree86
|
|
4.0.2, and the
|
|
<a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org">Duke of URL</a> has posted a
|
|
<a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/xfree86402">
|
|
review </a>.
|
|
Highlights include ATI Radeon support.
|
|
<p>
|
|
For the official news, refer to the XFree86
|
|
<a href="http://www.xfree.org/#news">
|
|
news section</a>. Before you actually download or use this you will also
|
|
probably want to check out the
|
|
<a href="http://www.xfree.org/4.0.2/RELNOTES.html">
|
|
Release Notes</a>
|
|
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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">Smart Batteries
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.softtools.net">SoftTools Technology, Inc.</a>
|
|
has announced their new Linux Smart
|
|
Battery System Software Suite (Linux SBS3). The Linux SBS3
|
|
is a complete software solution for Portable systems that provides support
|
|
for systems that incorporate Smart Battery System components under Linux. A
|
|
User Friendly applet with a GUI for multiple smart batteries and/or regular
|
|
batteries that read and provide accurate information to the user is also
|
|
available.
|
|
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Free Download of Configuration Management System Elego ComPact
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P> The establishment of elego Software Solutions GmbH has been announced in
|
|
Berlin. The new company specializes in software configuration
|
|
management (SCM), and offers a wide range of support, service, and
|
|
general consulting in the area of configuration management (CM).
|
|
|
|
<P> Elego ComPact is a full-featured configuration management (CM) system
|
|
based on the well-known and reliable version control system CVS. Elego ComPact
|
|
extends CVS capabilities by adding new functions and concepts,
|
|
including build management and component model.
|
|
|
|
Elego ComPact may be used freely for all non-commercial purposes;
|
|
commercial users must obtain a license.
|
|
|
|
<P> Elego ComPact claims to add missing features and concepts to the basic
|
|
CVS system:
|
|
|
|
<P> You may download a current development snapshot of Elego ComPact
|
|
for evaluation purposes or free private use via FTP or HTTP from their
|
|
<a href="http://www.elego-software-solutions.com/download.html">
|
|
download page</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
|
<P> For more information see
|
|
<a href="http://www.elego-software-solutions.com">
|
|
www.elego-software-solutions.com</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">VMware Enters Server Market
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P> PALO ALTO, Calif., December 5, 2000 -
|
|
<a href="http://www.vmware.com/">VMware, Inc.</a>.
|
|
For the latest VMware press releases, check out:
|
|
<a href="http://www.vmware.com/news/">www.vmware.com/news/</a>.
|
|
|
|
<P> VMware have made a number of announcements around two new server products:
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> - VMware Enables Intel Server Customers to Scale
|
|
their Internet Computing Infrastructures Safely,
|
|
Reliably and on Demand
|
|
|
|
<li> - VMware Announces Initial Adopters of its
|
|
New Server Products - CenterBeam, Inc.,
|
|
eOnline, Inc., Merrill Lynch, and ProTier
|
|
|
|
<li> - Compaq, Dell, IBM and VA Linux are Founding
|
|
Partners in VMware's Preferred Server Hardware
|
|
Vendor Program
|
|
|
|
<li> - VMware Forms Professional Services Organization
|
|
and Announces New Offerings to Ensure
|
|
Customer Success
|
|
</ul>
|
|
Rather than give all the details here, I will point you to the
|
|
<a href="http://www.vmware.com/news/">news</a>.
|
|
section of VMware's website where you can get the full stories.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">WARP Aim to Improve Web Performance
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P> NEW YORK, NY * November 1, 2000 *
|
|
<a href="http://www.warpsolutions.com">WARP Solutions, Inc.</a>,
|
|
providers of Web
|
|
infrastructure software for the area of optimum
|
|
performance of Internet applications, have launched the WARP Performance
|
|
Suite, initially consisting of WARP Intelligent Content Distributor, WARP
|
|
Global Load Balancer and WARP Load Balancer.
|
|
Additional products - - WARP Dynamic Content Director, WARP Cache Master
|
|
and WARP Secure - - are being rolled out on an individual basis during the
|
|
fourth quarter and early next year. This suite of modules aim to
|
|
enhance web-server performance with emphasis on "performance, reliability,
|
|
scalability, security, speed and interoperability".
|
|
|
|
WARP's initial launch will
|
|
run on Solaris, Compaq Tru64 and Linux platforms.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">ACCESS Introduces Linux-based Browser Development Kit
|
|
</FONT> </H3>
|
|
|
|
<P> MILPITAS, Calif./TOKYO, Japan - December 11, 2000 -
|
|
<a href="http://www.access-us-inc.com/">ACCESS Co., Ltd.</a>
|
|
introduced a NetFront 2.6 Linux Software Development Kit (SDK) for the
|
|
worldwide market. This should speed the integration of ACCESS' popular NetFront
|
|
browser into Linux-based Internet appliances and other non-PC applications.
|
|
<p>
|
|
Since its introduction in 1995,
|
|
NetFront browsers have been shipped in over 18 million embedded devices from
|
|
40 manufacturers. NetFront is an ideal browser for Internet TVs, PDAs
|
|
(personal digital assistants), set-top boxes, car navigation systems, smart
|
|
phones, web/screen phones, vertical Internet terminals, video game consoles
|
|
and Internet kiosks.
|
|
<p>
|
|
The browser kernel
|
|
is less than 270 KB of code and fits in 1.3 megabytes of ROM and 2 megabytes
|
|
of RAM. It supports the full HTML 3.2 specification and selected portions of
|
|
HTML 4.0. It supports frames, JavaScript, cookies, web printing and
|
|
multilingual capabilities.
|
|
<p>
|
|
This SDK lets developers customize the user
|
|
interface to their desired look and feel and add plug-in applications
|
|
tailored for specific applications.
|
|
NetFront version 2.6 SDK for Linux will be available as a full source
|
|
code package. The SDK includes the NetFront version 2.6 browser kernel, a
|
|
sample user interface module and PIM suite, the Internet mail module, a
|
|
sample library for peer interface layer and graphics layer (GTK/SDL), and
|
|
documentation.
|
|
An SDK with five-seat development license is
|
|
available for $40,000 including three months support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Linux-Based Intranet Broadcast Solutions
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
San Jose, CA-
|
|
<a href="http://www.2netFX.com/">2netFX</a>,
|
|
a provider of streaming solutions for
|
|
intranet and broadband Internet media delivery, and
|
|
<a href="http://www.zapex.net/">Zapex Technologies, Inc.</a>
|
|
an industry leader of MPEG-2 compression
|
|
products, are in alliance to design and deliver innovative hardware
|
|
and software broadcast solutions to be used in the IP distance
|
|
learning market.
|
|
<p>
|
|
The first system offered by the alliance is a Linux-based server
|
|
solution, providing users a viable means to stream
|
|
broadcast-quality transmissions. It includes 2netFX's StreamRider
|
|
client and ThunderCast/IP server software and Zapex's ZL-330
|
|
encoder with Dolby digital audio and MPEG-2 video. It is the first
|
|
encoder of its type to achieve Dolby certification for Linux
|
|
operating systems, and it eliminates inherent lip-sync issues by
|
|
providing Transport Stream multiplexing within the Zapex encoder.
|
|
<p>
|
|
|
|
The ZL-330 produces high quality video images at low bit rates.
|
|
"The resulting low-bandwidth video stream from the ZL-330 permits
|
|
an unlimited number of users to access a multicast video," says
|
|
Gary Marsh, Zapex vice president of sales and marketing. "Coupled
|
|
with the 2netFX software, PC users can interactively select which
|
|
programming they wish to view, then capture and store the video
|
|
locally. Effectively, customers can select their own viewing
|
|
schedules, depending on application."
|
|
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Linux2order.com
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
Eric Vogel has brought his new site
|
|
<a href="http://www.linux2order.com">Linux2Order.com</a>
|
|
to our attention. He describes it as "dedicated to
|
|
offering the largest collection of Linux applications available on the
|
|
Internet". A wide range of distribution methods are available. In addition
|
|
to the standard free download, the user can have a custom CD burned or
|
|
register for a priority download subscription.
|
|
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Fox On Linux
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Fox on Linux is a commercial Linux application, providing
|
|
businesses with a sophisticated, graphical software package to deal
|
|
with their core financial accounting needs.
|
|
Fox on Linux can be integrated with other corporate front-end
|
|
applications and comes with online support and training. Flexible in its
|
|
operation, multi-user, and with a 12KBS low bandwidth requirement it can be
|
|
accessed over the Internet. Installation is claimed to be easy, so a system
|
|
can be up and running in a very short time.
|
|
For further briefing or a chance to trial Fox on Linux software go to
|
|
<a href="http://www.foxonlinux.com/">www.foxonlinux.com</a>.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Other Software
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.tm.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de/~razi/steak/steak.html">
|
|
Steak: the Dictionary</A> is an English-German translation program with GUI
|
|
dialogs. (GPL)
|
|
|
|
<hr noshade width="20%">
|
|
|
|
Anyone interested in Electronic Design Applications, you might like to check
|
|
out <a href="http://www.yaeda.org">yaEDA</a>. It is available with
|
|
sourcecode.
|
|
|
|
|
|
<hr noshade width="20%">
|
|
|
|
<a href="http://www.provenacct.com">
|
|
PROVEN SOFTWARE, INC.</a> have announced the release of their new internet
|
|
shopping cart for linux, eCHOICE. This new feature will allow easy
|
|
integration with PROVEN CHOICE Accounting Systems. Full details are
|
|
<a href="http://www.provenacct.com/pr/echoice.html">here</a>, and an
|
|
evaluation copy is also offered.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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<P> <hr> <P>
|
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<H5 ALIGN=center>
|
|
Copyright © 2000, Michael Conry and
|
|
the Editors of <A HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com"><I>Linux Gazette</I></A>.<BR>
|
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Copying license <A HREF="../copying.html">http://www.linuxgazette.com/copying.html</A><BR>
|
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Published in Issue 61 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, January 2001</H5>
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