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<P> <a href="http://www.calderasystems.com">
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Caldera Systems</a> have announced the open beta availability of its new
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OpenLinux server product, code-named "Project 42," and an agreement with
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Lutris to ship the Enhydra Open Source Java/XML application server with the
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new version. The product is based on the new Linux 2.4 kernel and targets
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OEMs and VARs.
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Project 42 incorporates a secure Web server, a file and print server, and a
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set of network infrastructure servers, including DHCP, DNS, and firewall.
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Caldera and <a href="http://www.sco.com">
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SCO</a> have unveiled Open UNIX 8, incorporating support for Linux
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applications.
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Open UNIX 8 will maintain compatibility and continuity with the UnixWare 7
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operating system while providing a complete Linux environment. In addition,
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the product will incorporate support for the execution of unmodified Linux
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Intel Architecture binaries.
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<P> <A HREF="http://www.debian.org/">Debian</A> has chosen Ben Collins as the
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new Debian Project Leader (DPL).
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<P> Progeny Linux Systems have announced that
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Release Candidate 1 of Progeny Debian is now available for
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download. Progeny Debian is based on woody, the current testing
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version of Debian, and made by a team of leading Debian developers.
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Company CEO Ian Murdock, has said that he expects any changes after RC1 to
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be bug-fixes and cosmetic improvements
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<P> Features of RC1 include:
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graphical installation and configuration tools,
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a GNOME interface for debconf,
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improved hardware detection and USB support,
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optional migration to GRUB,
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and automated multiple installations.
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<P> Software included in RC1 includes:
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<li>Kernel 2.2.18 (2.4 optional)
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<li>XFree 86 4.0.2.
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<li>glibc 2.2.
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<li>Netscape 4.76 and Mozilla 0.7.
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<li>GNU parted
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<li>Open SSH.
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<li>GRUB 0.5.96.1
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<P> For more information about Progeny Debian, visit
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<a href="http://www.progeny.com/">www.progeny.com</a>.
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<FONT COLOR="green">SuSE
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<a href="http://www.suse.de/en/">SuSE Linux</a> have released apparently
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very positive news about the future of Linux in Germany. A poll commissioned
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by SuSE showed that 56 percent of the interviewed PC users have heard of
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Linux and ten percent already use the alternative operating system at home
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or at work. This statistic indicates that, in terms of distribution, Linux
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is second to Windows. Furthermore, 23 percent of the computer users consider
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switching to Linux when upgrading their equipment. This information was
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obtained from a survey recently conducted by the market research institute
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TNS EMNID, Bielefeld, Germany.
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<a href="http://www.suse.de/en/">SuSE Linux</a>
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are now offering a new Server Version for professional users.
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SuSE presented the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server at CeBIT in
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Hanover, Germany.
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SuSE Linux Enterprise Server is
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an operating system streamlined for the utilization in servers.
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It has been optimized for security and stability and
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comprises all relevant server services.
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SuSE's PowerPC Edition 7.1 will be released in early April. It has k
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ernel 2.4.2 and
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ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) for PowerMacs. SuSE's administration
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and configuration tool YaST2 is complemented by YOU (YaST Online Update) for
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updating individual packages after the install.
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<P> It also has KDE2, XFree86
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4.0.2 and SaX2, the expanded graphical configuration tool which ensures a
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simple and secure setup of supported graphics cards, is also a new feature. An
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improved version of MOL (Mac on Linux), the virtual machine used to start MacOS
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in Linux, complements the distribution.
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<P> The range of supported IBM computers with PowerPC processors has been
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considerably enlarged. SuSE Linux 7.1 PowerPC Edition now runs on IBM
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Power3 machines. The possibility to use up to 3 GB RAM and an expanded
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multi-processor support provided by Kernel 2.4 make SuSE Linux 7.1
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PowerPC Edition especially attractive for IBM pSeries 640. Thus, SuSE
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Linux 7.1 PowerPC Edition is the first Linux solution that supports these
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computers "out of the box".
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<P> The package includes 6 CDs, a 500-page manual and 60 days installation
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support for EURO 49.00.
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Anyone using BIND should be aware that there is a new worm on the loose.
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The Lion worm attacks certain versions of BIND (the domain name
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server program).
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<a href="http://www.sans.org/">The Sans Institute</a> have plenty of
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<a href="http://www.sans.org/y2k/lion.htm">information</a> on the worm, and
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indicate that Bind versions 8.2, 8.2-P1, 8.2.1, 8.2.2-Px are vulnerable.
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BIND 8.2.3-REL has been reported as not being
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vulnerable (this information is preliminary and potentially incomplete).
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The BIND vulnerability is the TSIG vulnerability
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that was reported back on January 29, 2001.
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If you believe your system has been compromised,
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the SANS Institute has a program
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<A HREF="http://www.sans.org/y2k/lion.htm">Lionfind</A> that detects
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it.
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Now is a good time to get the latest version of BIND from your
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distribution vendor, run named as non-root, or switch to a
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BIND alternative.
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<p>
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It is also worth looking at general security issues. To get an idea of how
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security should be done, check out
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<a href="http://project.honeynet.org/challenge/results/">
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the results</a> of the
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<a href="http://project.honeynet.org/">Honeynet
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</a> forensic challenge. Candidates downloaded the partition images
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of a compromised Linux system and had to find out "who, what, when,
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where, how". The results show how professionals go about doing these things,
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but also how difficult and time consuming recovering from a compromise can
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be. The lesson is "BE PREPARED!"
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<P> Listings courtesy <EM>Linux Journal</EM>. See <EM>LJ</EM>'s
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<b>LINUX Business Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 2-5, 2001<BR>Chicago, IL<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxbusinessexpo.com/" target=_blank>
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http://www.linuxbusinessexpo.com</A><BR>
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<b>Free Web ROI Seminar by Akami Technologies</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 3, 2001<BR>Seattle, WA<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.akamai.com/roitime/" target=_blank>
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http://www.akamai.com/roitime/</A><BR>
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<b>Linux Expo, Madrid</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 4-5, 2001<BR>Madrid, Spain<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxexpomadrid.com/EN/home/" target=_blank>
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http://www.linuxexpomadrid.com/EN/home</A><BR>
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<b>Lugfest IV</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 21-22, 2001<BR>Simi Valley, CA<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.lugfest.org/" target=_blank>
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http://www.lugfest.org</A><BR>
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<b>Linux Expo Road Show</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 23-27, 2001<BR>Various Locations<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.linux-expo.com/" target=_blank>
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http://www.linux-expo.com</A><BR>
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<b>Linux Africa 2001</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 24-26, 2001<BR>Johannesburg, South Africa<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.aitecafrica.com" target=_blank>
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http://www.aitecafrica.com</A><BR>
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<b>Open Source Development Network Summit</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 30 - May 1, 2001<BR>Austin, TX<BR>
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<A HREF="http://osdn.com/conferences/handhelds/" target=_blank>
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http://osdn.com/conferences/handhelds/</A><BR>
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<b>Linux for Industrial Applications</b><br>3rd Braunschweiger
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Linux-Tage<BR>
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<td valign=top>May 4-6, 2001<BR>Braunschweig, Germany<BR>
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<A HREF="http://braunschweiger.linuxtage.de/industrie/" target=_blank>
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http://braunschweiger.linuxtage.de/industrie/</A><BR>
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<b>Linux@Work Europe 2001</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>May 8 - June 15, 2001<BR>Various Locations<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.ltt.de/linux_at_work.2001/" target=_blank>
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http://www.ltt.de/linux_at_work.2001</A><BR>
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<b>Linux Expo, São Paulo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>May 9-10, 2001<BR>São Paulo, Brazil<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.linux-expo.com" target=_blank>
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http://www.linux-expo.com</A><BR>
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<b>SANS 2001</b><BR><td valign=top>May 13-20, 2001<BR>
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Baltimore, MD<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.sans.org/SANS2001.htm" target=_blank>
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http://www.sans.org/SANS2001.htm</A><BR>
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<b>7th Annual Applied Computing Conference</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>May 14-17, 2001<BR>Santa Clara, CA<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.annatechnology.com/annatech/HomeConf2.asp"
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target=_blank>
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http://www.annatechnology.com/annatech/HomeConf2.asp</A><BR>
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<b>Linux Expo, China</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>May 15-18, 2001<BR>Shanghai, China<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.linux-expo.com/" target=_blank>
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http://www.linux-expo.com</A><BR>
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<b>SITI International Information Technologies Week</b><br>
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OpenWorld Expo 2001<BR>
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<td valign=top>May 22-25, 2001<BR>Montréal, Canada<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.mediapublik.com/en/" target=_blank>
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http://www.mediapublik.com/en/</A><BR>
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<b>Strictly e-Business Solutions Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>May 23-24, 2001<BR>Minneapolis, MN<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.strictlyebusinessexpo.com/" target=_blank>
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http://www.strictlyebusinessexpo.com</A><BR>
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<b>Linux Expo, Milan</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>June 6-7, 2001<BR>Milan, Italy<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.linux-expo.com" target=_blank>
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http://www.linux-expo.com</A><BR>
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<b>USENIX Annual Technical Conference</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>June 25-30, 2001<BR>Boston, MA<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix01/" target=_blank>
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http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix01</A><BR>
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<b>PC Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>June 26-29, 2001<BR>New York, NY<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.pcexpo.com/" target=_blank>www.pcexpo.com</A><BR>
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<b>Internet World Summer</b><BR><td valign=top>July 10-12, 2001<BR>
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Chicago, IL<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.internetworld.com/" target=_blank>
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http://www.internetworld.com</A><BR>
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<b>O'Reilly Open Source Convention</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>July 23-27, 2001<BR>San Diego, CA<BR>
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<A HREF="http://conferences.oreilly.com/" target=_blank>
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http://conferences.oreilly.com</A><BR>
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<b>10th USENIX Security Symposium</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>August 13-17, 2001<BR>Washington, D.C.<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.usenix.org/events/sec01/" target=_blank>
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http://www.usenix.org/events/sec01/</A><BR>
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<b>HunTEC Technology Expo & Conference</b><br>Hosted by Hunstville IEEE<BR>
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<td valign=top>August 17-18, 2001<BR>Huntsville, AL<BR>
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URL unkown at present<br>
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<b>Computerfest</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>August 25-26, 2001<BR>Dayton, OH<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.computerfest.com/" target=_blank>
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http://www.computerfest.com</A><BR>
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</td></tr>
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<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>August 27-30, 2001<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxworldexpo.com" target="_blank">
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http://www.linuxworldexpo.com</A><BR>
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</td></tr>
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<b>The O'Reilly Peer-to-Peer Conference</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>September 17-20, 2001<BR>Washington, DC<BR>
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<A HREF="http://conferences.oreilly.com/p2p/call_fall.html"
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target=_blank>
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http://conferences.oreilly.com/p2p/call_fall.html</A><BR>
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>Linux Lunacy<br>Co-Produced by <i>Linux
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Journal</i> and Geek Cruises</b><BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/lunacy/cruise.html" target=_blank>
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Send a Friend <i>LJ</i> and Enter to Win a Cruise!</A><BR>
|
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<td valign=top>October 21-28, 2001<BR>Eastern Caribbean<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.geekcruises.com/" target=_blank>
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http://www.geekcruises.com</A><BR>
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</td></tr>
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<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>October 30 - November 1, 2001<BR>Frankfurt, Germany<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxworldexpo.de/linuxworldexpo/index.html"
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target=_blank>
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http://www.linuxworldexpo.de/linuxworldexpo/index.html</A><BR>
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>5th Annual Linux Showcase & Conference</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>November 6-10, 2001<BR>Oakland, CA<BR>
|
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxshowcase.org/" target=_blank>
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http://www.linuxshowcase.org/</A><BR>
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>Strictly e-Business Solutions Expo</b><BR>
|
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<td valign=top>November 7-8, 2001<BR>Houston, TX<BR>
|
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<A HREF="http://www.strictlyebusinessexpo.com/" target=_blank>
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http://www.strictlyebusinessexpo.com</A><BR>
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>LINUX Business Expo</b><BR>Co-located with COMDEX<br>
|
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<td valign=top>November 12-16, 2001<BR>Las Vegas, NV<BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.linuxbusinessexpo.com" target=_blank>
|
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http://www.linuxbusinessexpo.com</A><BR>
|
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>15th Systems Administration Conference/LISA 2001</b><BR>
|
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<td valign=top>December 2-7, 2001<BR>San Diego, CA<BR>
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa2001/" target=_blank>
|
|
http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa2001</A><BR>
|
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</td></tr>
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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">LinuxFocus
|
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
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<P> <A HREF="http://www.linuxfocus.org">LinuxFocus</A> is a Linux webzine
|
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that's been around for years, but may not be familiar to some <I>LG</I> readers.
|
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Unlike <I>LG</I>, which is essentially in English with some foreign-language
|
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translations, <I>LF</I> was founded with the goal of providing non-English
|
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speakers with "enough [Linux] information in their native
|
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language that they can join in the Linux community." Currently, seven
|
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languages are fully supported and four more are partially supported.
|
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Translations happen both ways: there are currently six French articles waiting
|
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to be adopted by English translators. <I>LG</I> fully supports <I>LF</I> and
|
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wishes it success.
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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">NetworX and AMD Supply Cluster to Boeing
|
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
|
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<P>The Boeing Company is using a
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxnetworx.com/">
|
|
Linux NetworX</a>
|
|
cluster powered by 96
|
|
<a href="http://www.amd.com/">
|
|
AMD</a>
|
|
Athlon
|
|
processors. The system, designed as a high performance cluster, is being
|
|
used by Boeing Space & Communications in Huntington Beach, Calif. to run
|
|
computational fluid dynamics applications in support of the Delta IV
|
|
program. Boeing Delta IV engineers tested multiple processor platforms at
|
|
Linux NetworX facilities prior to buying the cluster, and selected the AMD
|
|
Athlon for its price and performance advantages.
|
|
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|
<hr noshade width="20%">
|
|
|
|
<P>Linux NetworX has also announced the development of LinuxBIOS for the
|
|
Alpha platform.
|
|
In conjunction with the LinuxBIOS Open Source project, Linux NetworX has
|
|
replaced SRM firmware on the Alpha platform with a Linux-based BIOS. Users
|
|
will now have the ability to boot to Linux directly out of the ROM on the
|
|
motherboard.
|
|
<P>
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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">Python Software Foundation & Python Cookbook
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://activestate.com/">
|
|
ActiveState</a> have announced involvement in
|
|
the launch of a collaborative programming book, the
|
|
Python Cookbook, with O'Reilly & Associates. The Cookbook will be a
|
|
repository of reviewed Python recipes that have been contributed
|
|
by the Python community for the community. It will be freely available
|
|
for download. For details please go to the
|
|
<a href="http://activestate.com/Corporate/Communications/Releases/Press983583358.html">
|
|
website</a>.
|
|
|
|
Activestate will also be a founding co-sponsor of the new Python Software
|
|
Foundation (PSF). The PSF's is to
|
|
provide educational, legal and financial resources to the Python community.
|
|
More information is available in the full
|
|
<a href="http://activestate.com/Corporate/Communications/Releases/Press983863928.html">
|
|
press release</a>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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|
<FONT COLOR="green">Penguin Computing Selects Arkeia Backup for Linux Servers
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.arkeia.com">
|
|
Knox Software Corp.</a> have announced that
|
|
the company has entered into a reseller agreement with Penguin Computing
|
|
Inc. Under the agreement, Penguin Computing will now
|
|
offer Knox's flagship network backup application, Arkeia, for bundling
|
|
with Penguin's pre-configured custom Linux servers.
|
|
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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">IBM, Biotech and Linux
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<a href="http://www.ibm.com/">IBM</a> has been very active on
|
|
the <a href="http://ibm.com/linux">Linux</a> front in recent months.
|
|
IBM efforts in the emerging
|
|
<a href="http://www-4.ibm.com/software/webservers/lifesciences/">
|
|
biotechnology</a>
|
|
marketplace received a boost
|
|
with the announcement that
|
|
<a href="http://www.strubix.com/">Structural Bioinformatics</a>
|
|
has chosen DB2 for Linux as its strategic development platform
|
|
for future applications. DB2 will be used to manage more
|
|
than two terabytes of high-resolution 3-D protein structures, which are used
|
|
in the development of new medicines.
|
|
<p> For more information on IBM's Linux developments, refer to their
|
|
<a href="http://ibm.com/linux">website</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">OEone Teams Up with EarthLink
|
|
</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.oeone.com/">OEone</a>
|
|
and
|
|
<a href="http://www.earthlink.net">EarthLink</a>
|
|
are
|
|
<a href="http://www.oeone.com/index.php?SCREEN=news/announcements">
|
|
working together</a> to integrate EarthLink's Linux based
|
|
Internet access software with
|
|
OEone's Internet-computer operating environment platform.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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|
<FONT COLOR="green">TeamLinux and Muze to Expand Relationship
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.team-linux.com">
|
|
TeamLinux</a>
|
|
is to expand its relationship with
|
|
<a href="http://www.muze.com">Muze Inc.</a>
|
|
|
|
to provide hardware support and
|
|
service for its existing and future kiosk customers.
|
|
This new multi-year contract provides for TeamLinux to be
|
|
the premiere
|
|
provider for all hardware and service. Muze will continue to provide its
|
|
proprietary software and be the first level of contact for any Muze system
|
|
issues.
|
|
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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">Sair Linux & GNU Certification
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
Sair Linux have announced their new
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxcertification.com">website</a>
|
|
The Web site has information about
|
|
Sair Linux and GNU Certification.
|
|
The company provides training, certification, and educational aids (books
|
|
etc.,).
|
|
Sair also invites LUG's to sign up and receive a "Welcome Kit" including
|
|
T-shirts, brochures, information on Sair Linux, Distro CD's.
|
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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">Agenda Computing Sell Linux PDA
|
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</FONT> </H3>
|
|
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|
<P>California-based
|
|
<a href="http://www.agendacomputing.com/">
|
|
Agenda Computing</a> are launching a pure
|
|
Linux PDA (personal digital assistant)
|
|
to challenge Palm in the war for market share.
|
|
Each Agenda VR3 and VR3r is loaded with unique software and hardware
|
|
features like 16MB of Flash memory, which eliminates the problem of data
|
|
loss associated with RAM-based units. It also supports 7 languages, is
|
|
e-mail compatible, and will send a
|
|
memo or message to a printer by wireless infrared transfer.
|
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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">Keyspan Ships 4-port USB Serial Adapter for Linux</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
The
|
|
<a href="http://www.keyspan.com">
|
|
Keyspan</a> USB 4-Port Serial Adapter is intended to allow
|
|
4 serial devices to be connected to a single USB port. Each of its male DB9
|
|
ports allows connection to RS232 serial devices at data rates up to 960
|
|
Kbps. In addition to supporting Linux 2.4, the Keyspan USB 4-Port Serial
|
|
Adapter works with various Windows flavours. (Note, this is not a review,
|
|
consult the company for full details.)
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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">Linux Links
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</FONT>
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</H3>
|
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|
<P> <A HREF="http://www.galleo.com/">Galleo</A> is a mobile multimedia
|
|
communicator. It's a nifty-looking PDA with e-mail, web and music
|
|
capabilities. Unfortunately, their web site is not so nifty: I can't get the
|
|
menu buttons to show. So click on the Galleo image or try this link to their
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.galleo.com/products.html">follow this link</A> to get to
|
|
the products page and use the text links from there, and click on "Virtual
|
|
Tour". (Requires Javascript and who knows what [Shockwave?] for the movie.)
|
|
|
|
<P> The
|
|
<a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org">
|
|
Duke of URL</a>
|
|
has the following to offer:
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/trustix12">
|
|
Review of Trustix Secure Linux 1.2</a>
|
|
<li><a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/linuxguide9">
|
|
Linux Buyer's Guide #9</a>
|
|
<li><a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/tribes2preview">
|
|
Tribes 2 Linux Preview</a>
|
|
<li> <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/turbolinux61">
|
|
TurboLinux Workstation Pro 6.1 Review</a>
|
|
<li> <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/linuxapps">
|
|
A Beginner's Guide to Linux Apps</a>
|
|
</ul>
|
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|
<P>
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|
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|
Some links from the folks at ZDNet's
|
|
<a href="http://www.anchordesk.co.uk/">Anchordesk UK</a>
|
|
<ul>
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|
|
<li> <a href="http://www.anchordesk.co.uk/anchordesk/commentary/columns/0,2415,7107682,00.html">
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Linux is too much</a>: a look at how big Linux distributions packed with
|
|
thousands of apps are likely to leave the average desktop user dazed and
|
|
confused.
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
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Two looks at the new kernel:
|
|
<a href="http://www.anchordesk.co.uk/anchordesk/commentary/columns/0,2415,7107784,00.html">
|
|
Linux 2.4: It's here! Now what?</a> and
|
|
<a href="http://www.anchordesk.co.uk/anchordesk/commentary/columns/0,2415,7107835,00.html">
|
|
Much ado about kernels</a>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<a href="http://www.anchordesk.co.uk/anchordesk/commentary/columns/0,2415,7108709,00.html">
|
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How to succeed at selling free software</a>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<a href="http://www.anchordesk.co.uk/anchordesk/commentary/columns/0,2415,7108822,00.html">
|
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Why Linux is like pizza</a>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<a href="http://www.anchordesk.co.uk/anchordesk/commentary/columns/0,2415,7108937,00.html">
|
|
Nautilus: here today. Eazel: gone tomorrow?</a>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<P> <A HREF="http://debianhelp.org">debianhelp.org</A> offers, um, help on
|
|
Debian.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxvalley.com/">
|
|
Linux Valley</a>,
|
|
an Italian portal for the Linux operating system,
|
|
has been updated.
|
|
It offers a range of interactive and community services.
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<p>
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Microsoft says Linux is a
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<a href="http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-4825719-RHAT.html?tag=ltnc">
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threat</a>
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to intellectual-property rights. <I>Linux Journal</I>
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<a href="http://noframes.linuxjournal.com/articles/conversations/020.html">
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disagrees</a>.
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<p>
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<a href="http://www.lwn.net/2001/0322/a/paranoid-backup.php3">
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Paranoid Backup</a>
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is designed to "work with cheap tape drives and cheap tapes
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without shoe-shining or losing data; to never overwrite old backups; and to use
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as few tapes as possible."
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<P> The Pentagon's research agency is preparing to demonstrate a
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<a href="http://www.eet.com/story/OEG20010321S0049">soldier's radio</a>
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designed to provide mobile communications among individual
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troops on the battlefield. The network
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will be based on the Linux operating system.
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Courtesy Slashdot.
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<P>
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The Linux Expo Birmingham 2001 web site
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is now
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<a href="http://www.linuxexpobirmingham.com">
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online</a>. For information on other Linux-Expo events, consult their
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<a href="http://www.linux-expo.com/">website</a>.
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<p>
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<a href="http://www.olinux.com/">OLinux</a> have an
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<a href=http://www.olinux.com.br/artigos/279/1.html>interview</a>
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with Rick Lehrbaum from LinuxDevices.com. OLinux are also currently
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looking for an investor or a company willing to translate and promote OLinux
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around the world.
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<p>Doug Eubanks has put together a new Linux/RoadRunner
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<a href="http://dougemt.no-ip.com">help site</a>. He aims to consolidate
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the various threads in the field.
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<a name="software"></a>
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<P> An article on
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<A HREF="http://www.internetweek.com/newslead01/lead032901.htm">
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Microsoft's complicated licensing terms</A> for enterprise users.
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The title for the Slashdot link is, "Microsoft Turning Screws on Customers".
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<center><H3><font color="green">Software Announcements</font></H3></center>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Tom's Root/Boot Updated
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P> Tom Oehser has released a minor, but recommended, update to tomsrtbt.
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Current version is now 1.7.218.
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Get it from: <a href="http://www.toms.net/rb/">http://www.toms.net/rb/</a>.
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This is something everybody should have on hand in case you someday have to
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boot from an emergency floppy.
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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">AbsoluteX Now Available for Download
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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AbsoluteX, "Linux With a Twist," is available for download at
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<a href="http://www.absolutex.org/">
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www.absolutex.org</a>.
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It was unveiled at the Annual Linux Showcase in Atlanta
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and is now available to developers worldwide under LGPL.
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|
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AbsoluteX is an X-Window developer toolkit created by
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<a href="http://www.epitera.com">
|
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Epitera</a>
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to streamline and facilitate the process of developing
|
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customized GUIs for the Linux operating system. Based on the C++
|
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programming language, AbsoluteX is a standard template library (STL) with
|
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multiple inheritance methodology, efficient messaging, and programming
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methods that separate logical and visual aspect class libraries.
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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">Loki Games
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
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<P> <a href="http://www.lokigames.com/">Loki Software</a> has
|
|
announced an agreement with developer-driven computer and
|
|
videogame publisher Gathering of Developers to bring the hit PC games
|
|
<a href="http://www.runegame.com">
|
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Rune</a> and
|
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<a href="http://fakk2.godgames.com">
|
|
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2</a> to Linux early this year. Testers are required,
|
|
<a href="http://odin.lokigames.com">
|
|
register here</a>.
|
|
|
|
<P> Furthermore,
|
|
in a race to GPL freedom, Loki Software, Inc. are releasing
|
|
the latest in their line of open source projects: a complete set of
|
|
end-user and developer tools for managing software releases.
|
|
<ul>
|
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<li><a href="http://www.lokigames.com/development/setup.php3">Setup 1.5.8</a>
|
|
includes support for Loki's new
|
|
XML product database. This database allows you to
|
|
determine if your product is complete or corrupt.
|
|
<li><a href="http://www.lokigames.com/development/loki_update.php3">Loki Update Tool 1.0.6</a>
|
|
allows quick and easy
|
|
updates of any Loki software.
|
|
<li><a href="http://www.lokigames.com/development/loki_uninstall.php3">Loki Uninstall Tool 1.0.3</a>
|
|
allows anyone to quickly and easily
|
|
remove any Loki software they install.
|
|
<li><a href="http://www.lokigames.com/development/loki_patch.php3">Loki Patch Tools 1.0.1</a>
|
|
will allow you to build patches for
|
|
any project, complete with pre/post install scripts.
|
|
</ul>
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">"Emerald Isle" Ispell
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
A new version of the package
|
|
<a href="http://borel.slu.edu/~kps/ispell">"ispell-gaeilge"</a>
|
|
which lets users of
|
|
International Ispell check their Irish Gaelic spelling has been released
|
|
recently. Developed by Kevin P. Scannell, a mathematician at Saint Louis
|
|
University, the package boasts a dictionary of over 200,000 entries
|
|
covering the many grammatical variations of Irish language words.
|
|
|
|
Mentions of it in Irish national newspapers have introduced many
|
|
people to the world of Linux for the first time. For people frustrated with
|
|
the lack of support for minority languages in Windows, projects such as the
|
|
<a href="http://www.linux.ie/projects/mandrake-ga/">
|
|
Irish localisation
|
|
</a> of
|
|
<a href="http://www.linux-mandrake.com">
|
|
Mandrake Linux</a> offer real encouragement.
|
|
Other projects, such as the spelling checker
|
|
<a href="http://www.gaelspell.com/">GaelSpell</a>,
|
|
are improving the tools available to Windows users, but also help all computer
|
|
users by providing quality word-lists.
|
|
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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">GARLIC Version 1.1 Released
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
Version 1.1 of garlic, free GPL molecular visualisation program for Linux and
|
|
Unix, is available at
|
|
<a href="http://pref.etfos.hr/garlic">
|
|
http://pref.etfos.hr/garlic</a>.
|
|
It aims to be ANSI and POSIX compliant and may
|
|
be easily ported to different Unix-like platforms.
|
|
|
|
Garlic may be used to analyse proteins, DNA and other large molecules.
|
|
The latest version includes a number of plot-options,
|
|
not available in version 1.0:
|
|
helical wheel, averaged hydrophobicity, hydrophobic moment, Venn diagram and
|
|
Ramachandran plot. A screenshot
|
|
<a href="http://pref.etfos.hr/garlic/gallery">
|
|
gallery</a> is available.
|
|
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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|
<FONT COLOR="green">The FIEN Group to Sell
|
|
Teamware Office for Linux in the U.S.
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P> <a href="http://www.teamware.com">Teamware Group
|
|
</a>, a
|
|
<a href="http://www.fujitsu.com">Fujitsu
|
|
</a>
|
|
subsidiary, and
|
|
<a href="http://www.thefiengroup.com">
|
|
The FIEN Group</a>, a Southern
|
|
California-based technology consulting organisation have signed a partner
|
|
agreement according to which The FIEN group will sell Teamware Office 5.3 for
|
|
Linux groupware to customers across the USA.
|
|
Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux includes facilities for electronic mail,
|
|
time and resource scheduling, discussion groups as well as document storage
|
|
and retrieval. The famous Teamware Office groupware suite has
|
|
been in the market since 1989 and was ported to Linux platform in spring
|
|
2000.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Opera to be released as ad-ware
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.opera.com">
|
|
Opera Software
|
|
</a> has announced that the final
|
|
release of its Linux browser will be available for free to
|
|
all users. The free version has full functionality but contains banner
|
|
ads. If you don't want banner ads, you can register your free copy for $39, or
|
|
buy the adless version for the same price. If you are interested in this
|
|
product, Opera 5 for Linux beta 7 is
|
|
<a href="http://www.opera.com/linux/">
|
|
now out</a>.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Open Motif Now Supports Latest Linux 2.4 Kernel Distributions
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P> <a href="http://www.ics.com">
|
|
Integrated Computer Solutions</a> has released an updated
|
|
version of Open Motif Everywhere. This new release officially incorporates
|
|
Open Group Patch 3 and Patch 4 into the Open Motif release. These patches
|
|
include bug fixes and updates to the Motif libraries, clients and
|
|
the demo source code. RPM (version 4) are also provided for both Red Hat
|
|
Linux 7, SuSE Linux 7.1 and other distributions using glibc 2.2.
|
|
The latest ICS
|
|
Open Motif binary and source packages are available for free download at
|
|
ICS's Motif Community site,
|
|
<a href="http://www.motifzone.net">the MotifZone</a>. They
|
|
are also available for $29.95 on ICS's Open Motif Everywhere distribution CD
|
|
that can be purchased through
|
|
<a href="http://store.ics.com">the ICS Store</a>.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Kaspersky Lab Introduces the New Version of
|
|
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P> Kaspersky Lab have announced the release of the new version of Kaspersky
|
|
Anti-Virus for Linux (3.0 Build 135.3).
|
|
This new version adds several features, including
|
|
installer support for different Linux
|
|
distributions,
|
|
and a ready-made
|
|
solution to integrate centralised virus filtering for Postfix e-mail
|
|
gateways.
|
|
The new version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus is available for
|
|
<a href="http://www.kaspersky.com/download.asp">download</a> from
|
|
the Kaspersky Lab Web site.
|
|
All registered users of previous versions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux
|
|
may upgrade to the new version free of charge.
|
|
|
|
<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">Other software
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<p>Rob Pitman has released a LGPL licensed software package that provides
|
|
a "graphical user interface" between a Java application and an ASCII
|
|
terminal. The package emulates the API of the Java AWT
|
|
and the Swing toolkit. It provides "graphical" widgets such as
|
|
Frames, Dialogs, Labels, TextFields and Buttons. One can design the GUI of
|
|
an application using any Java IDE and then port it to use a text
|
|
interface with little work.
|
|
You can get more information about the package at:
|
|
<a href="http://www.pitman.co.za/projects/charva/index.html">
|
|
http://www.pitman.co.za/projects/charva/index.html</a>.
|
|
|
|
<hr noshade width="20%">
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<a href="http://mahogany.sourceforge.net/">Mahogany
|
|
</a> Version 0.62 is out.
|
|
Mahogany is an OpenSource(TM) cross-platform mail and news client. It
|
|
supports a range of protocols and standards (POP3, IMAP4, MIME, etc.,),
|
|
secure communications via SSL, and can be extended using its built-in
|
|
Python interpreter and loadable modules.
|
|
|
|
<P> <A HREF="http://www.tuxia.com/">TUXIA</A> specialises in embedded Linux
|
|
software suites for Internet and Information appliances. TASTE (TUXIA
|
|
Appliance Synthesis Technology Enabled) is a solution based on Linux Kernel 2.4
|
|
with an embedded Mozilla browser and other functionalities, that can be
|
|
integrated into any hardware platform.
|
|
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<H5 ALIGN=center>
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Copyright © 2001, Michael Conry and
|
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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 65 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, April 2001</H5>
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