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Resources

Doug Loss has written a first draft of a Commercial Port Advocacy HOW-TO, to address an area that he felt existing Linux Advocacy HOWTOs were currently missing, advocating the port of commercial software to the Linux platform. He is requesting feedback and discussion. The latter is probably best directed to the seul-pub or seul-dev-apps mailing lists.

A new version of the Italian-HOWTO is available for Italian-speaking Linux users. It is in a "beta" mode, pending a last round of suggestions. Check it out and let them know what you think.

The Linux Netatalk-HOWTO, covering Adrian Sun's Appletalk over TCP/IP, has just been released.

The October issue of Daemon News, the news magazine for BSD operating systems, is out and available.

Events

This Saturday (October 10) will see Linux parties in France and Belgium. The French events will happen in many different cities; see the AFUL Linux Party page to find the one closest to you. The Belgian event will be held at Seraing, "a few kilometers from Liège."

LISA'98, the USENIX Systems Administration Conference, will be held December 6-11, 1998 in Boston, Massachusetts. Although not specifically Linux oriented, LISA tends to carry a lot of excellent tutorials that are extremely applicable to Linux (Samba, Sendmail, Perl). Eric Allman, original sendmail author, is delivering the keynote.

The program for the demo and poster session at the upcoming Python Conference has been completed. Abstracts of the presentation are available.

Red Hat will be running an Ask the Experts demonstration and question and answer session this evening, October 8th.

And remember, the 1998 Atlanta Linux Showcase is only two weeks away. Available hotel rooms are dwindling rapidly. If you plan on going, check with the Genie travel, the official travel agent for the event. They helped us to get one of the last five rooms at a nearby hotel.

Web sites

The LUGWW (Linux User Groups World Wide) has moved. The new URL is: http://lugww.nllgg.nl/. This is a good first place to check if you're looking for a user group in your area.

Australian Linux users may want to take a look at AARNET's Mirror Project. It carries a wide selection of Linux mirrors.

Gary Singleton has put up a couple of semi-commercial Linux pages aimed at the beginning to intermediate Linux user and offering books for sale.

User Group News

We hear from Evan Leibovitch that CLUE (Canadian Linux Users' Exchange), the Canadian group that recently put on the Nation-wide Linux Installfest, received help and support for groups in several other countries, who are planning their own nation-wide events as well (see the events section above). What fun! The rumor is that a Worldwide Linux Day is also in our future ...

Paul F. Stewart Jr. has put together an on-line forum for the Fort Walton Beach LUG at http://www.delphi.com/fwblug.

The LSB will be the topic of discussion at the FLUX (Florida Linux User Xchange) this evening, October 8th. And the Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts will be enjoying an Update on the GNOME Project, by Stuart Parmenter.

David van Popering is looking for a LUG on Long Island. If none exists, he wants to get one started. Bill Whiting reports that a LUG is being formed in Lynchburg, VA, and Jonathan Magid is in the process of forming one in the Triangle area of North Carolina, ((Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Apex, RTP, Chatham, etc). Amazing if his surmise is correct, and there is no LUG already there other than the NC State LUG ...

Mailing Lists

The Information Security Educators Mailing List is a new list from InfoSec directed at educators in information security. Here is the list announcement.

October 8, 1998

   

 

Software Announcements


Package Version Description
AbiWord 0.1.2 Fully featured word processor
Acidblood 1.2.8b5 Full-featured IRC Bot
Aegis 3.8 Transaction-based software configuration management system
ALSA driver 0.2.0-pre8 An alternative implementation of Kernel sound support
AoMasq 0.0.3 Enables Windows 95 workstations to control a centralized dialup connection
Arrow 0.6.5 An elegant, powerful, graphical interface to electronic mail
AtDot 2.0.0 beta 2 Web based e-mail system
aumix 1.14 Color text mode sound mixer with GPM support
BeroFTPD 1.1.13 FTP server program based on WU-FTPD
BGM 0.1.6 Background music player / music on-hold source daemon for PBX
binutils 2.9.1.0.14 Provides programs to assemble and manipulate binary andobject files.
C Masqdialer Server 0.0.6 Protocol compatible replacement for Masqdialer server written in C.
C-Forge IDE 1.1-7 Multi-user C/C++ integrated development environment
Calamaris 2.2 statistic tool for Squid and relatives
CAMP 1.2.1373 Console Interface for command-line MP3 players
CCFaudio 981002 A multi-user Internet conferencing phone
CD-Keeper 2.01 Organizes your CD collection
CDRDAO 1.0 Disk-At-Once Recording of Audio CD-Rs
CIPE - Crypto IP Encapsulation 1.0.0 Crypto IP Encapsulation. An encrypted IP tunnel over UDP.
clock 1.5.1 Sets system time from CMOS clock and vice versa.
Code Crusader 1.1.0 complete code development environment, inspired by MetroWerks CodeWarrior
Code Medic 0.6 UNIX Debugging Environment
Command Line Masqdialer Client 1.0 Access the Masqdialer Server via the command line
DOSEmu 0.99.2 Application that enables the Linux OS to run many DOS programs
egcs snapshot 19981005 Experimental set of enhancements for the GNU tools
eMusic DR0.6.9 CD, mp3, mod and wav player for Linux
EPIC 4pre2.001-NR6 ANSI capable textmode IRC Client
eznet 1.8 Very simple PPP setup
FAIM 0.08 An open source client for America Online's Instant Messenger service
fltk 19981006 C++ user interface toolkit for X and OpenGL
fvwm2gnome 0.3 Clean, efficient window manager configuration with GNOME functionality
g2s 0.3.6 An alternative to inetd/tcpwrapper/chrootuid/relay/tcp-env/antispam/etc.
Gaby 0.0.1 An address book written in GTK
gEDA snapshot 19981001 gEDA is an collection of tools which are used to make electrical circuit design,
geg 0.15.0 Simple GTK+ 2D-function plotting program
GeneWeb 1.07 Geneweb is a combo web interface and genealogy program combined on steroids.
Genius 0.1.1 An arbitrary precision integer and multiple precision floating point calculator
gentoo 0.9.10 Two-pane filemanager using GTK+, 100% GUI configurable
GLeyes 0.1 A GLUT version of Xeyes
GLmame 0.2 An OpenGL driver for xmame
GNU SQL Server 0.7b6 Free portable multiuser relatational database management system
GNUS 5.6.44 Emacs news/mail reader
Goose 0.0.4 Statistical library.
Gpulse 0.2 CPU monitor like Pulse from BeOS
GQview 0.4.2 X11 image viewer for the Linux operating system
Groovy CD Player 0.03 Groovy console based (ncurses) CD player with fluffy numbers
GTK+ Metal Theme 0.9 Java Metal look-and-feel theme engine for GTK+ 1.1.2.
GtkICQ 0.55 GtkICQ is a clone of Mirabilis' ICQ program based on Gtk/GNOME
gtkmod 981005 Gtk mod,s3m,xm player
GTKmp3make 0.41 GTK front end for cdripper and mp3 encoder
GTKstep 1.1.2 Improves the default look and feel of the GTK+ widget set
Guppi 0.0.2 GNOME application for plotting and analyzing data
gusers 0.02 Password managment program.
i8255 0.1 i8255 (digital I/O) kernel module
icewm 0.9.14 Window Manager designed for speed, usability and consistency
ImageMagick 4.1.2 Package for display and interactivemanipulation of images for X11
IMP 1.73 IMAP and PHP3 based webmail system
install-mail 0.1 install script for email support in Linux
instmon 1.1 Monitors installations and detects the files that were added or modified
ISC DHCP 2.0b1pl6 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client and Server implementation
Japhar 0.06 The Hungry Programmer's version of the Java Virtual Machine
jBase 3.1 Application Development and Database Independent Management System
Jigsaw 2.0beta3 W3C's leading-edge Web server platform
Jikes 0.38 Java compiler that translates Java source into bytecoded instruction sets
JSBeautifier 1.1.0 Free, small and fast automatic indention for Java source files
JSFormatter 0.4.1 Free style-formatter for Java source files
JX 1.1.18 C++ application framework and GUI widget library for X
kaffe 1.0b2 Complete, PersonalJava 1.1 compliant Java environment
kBeroFTPD 1.0.0-pre1 KDE Front-End for BeroFTPD configuration
KDat 1.99e Tar based tape archiver
kicq 0.2.2 ICQ clone for KDE that looks like Mirabilis' ICQ client
Kmp3te 0.8 MP3 tag editor
KNewMail 2.2 KDE application designed to check multiple pop3 servers for email.
KOrganizer 0.9.14 Personal Information Manager for the KDE Desktop Environment
KSniff snapshot 980929 KDE packet sniffer/analyzer
KVideolist 0.92 A videotape management utility
kvoice 0.3.1 A graphical frontend for easy handling of voice mails and faxes
libmmoss 1.2 Provides Java sound in Linux version of Netscape Communicator
Licq 0.43 ICQ clone for linux with most of the functionality of the official Java version
Linux Logo 2.11 Displays an ANSI or ASCII Linux penguin, along with some sytem information
Linux PnP driver snapshot 980929 Plug and Play driver for Linux
Linux Promotions Publisher 0.12b Online Linux-oriented promotional material generator.
Linux Quake Howto 1.0.1.14 Install, run and troubleshoot Quake,QuakeWorld &Quake 2 under Linux
Linuxconf 1.12r5 Sophisticated administrative tool
Lynx 2.8 fully-featured, text-based World Wide Web browser
Me3D 0.1-981005 OpenGL 3D vector-based modeling tool
MHonarc 2.3.0 A Perl mail-to-HTML converter
Midnight Commander 4.1.36 Unix file manager and shell
MindsEye 0.5.29 3D modelling program for Linux
Mist 0.0.1 Distributed Object Services
mm.mysql 1.1a JDBC Drivers for MySQL
Mobitex Radio Modem Driver 1.6 Network driver for Ericsson Mobidems and other MASC-speaking modems
mod_ssl 2.0.12-1.3.2 Apache Interface to SSLeay
Mount.App 0.8 Window Maker dock app for managing mount points
Moxy 0.1.2 Linear video edtior, much like Adobe Premiere
mxCrypto 0.1.0 Cryptographic module for Python
MySQL 3.22.8 SQL (Structured Query Language) database server
MySQLmodule 1.4 Python interface to MySQL
Netscape Communicator 4.07 All-in-one browser and communicationssuite
Netscape Flash Plugin 0.2.2 A Netscape plugin to view Macromedia-Shockwave-Flash files.
ntop 1.0 Network usage monitor
oidentd 1.3 ident (rfc1413) daemon for linux that allows users to specify usernames
OpenLDAP 1.0.2 LDAP suite of applications and development tools
OSS 3.9.1g Provides sound card drivers for most popular sound cards under Linux
perlmoo 0.029 lambdamoo style moo written in perl
Petey 0.5 Fortune like application for story generation
PHP 3.0.5 HTML-embedded scripting language
pircd Alpha Five An IRC daemon, written in Perl.
ProFTPD 1.1.7pl2 Advanced, incrediblyconfigurable and secure FTP daemon
Prometheus Truecolour (PTC) 2.0.9 A portable, lowlevel framebuffer access library with very fast on the fly conver
psh 0.1 Tooltips for the UNIX shell
PyGTK 0.5.3 A set of bindings for the GTK widget set
PySol 1.10 A Python-based Solitaire card game
qftp 0.85 Command line FTP client with queueing
Qial 0.19 DTMF tone generation program
Qstat 2.1y A command-line program that displays the status of Internet Quake servers
Qt 1.41 GUI software toolkit
QtDragon 0.7.0 A tool to configure the telephone-related stuff of a DataBoxSpeed Dragon
QuakeLaunch 0.03 Console application to grab Quake servers from master servers
Quick Image Viewer 0.9.1 A very small and pretty fast GDK/Imlibimage viewer
qvwm 1.0beta10a Windows 95 like window manager for the X Window System
Rasca 0.9.8 Extended MP3 Player.
rdbm 0.5 Reliable database library
Rebol 1.0.4 Network-based messaging language
ReCaP 0.3 Remote copy and paste for Linux and Windows
Replay 0.52 GTK-based MP3 player for X11
Saint 1.3.3 Security Administrator's Integrated Network Tool
Samba 2.0.0 alpha 9 Allows clients toaccess to a server's filespace and printers via SMB
Services 4.0.5 Provides nick/channel/memo services for IRC networks
Siag Office 3.0.6 Free office package for Unix
Simple DirectMedia Layer 0.8.5 Allows portable low level access to nativehigh-performance media interfaces
snarf 2.0 Command-line URL retrieval tool with some unique features.
SNES9x 1.10 Portable, freeware Super Nintendo Entertainment System(SNES) emulator
Socks5 1.0r7 SOCKS is a network firewall, and more
SoundTracker 0.0.5 A music tracker for X / GTK+
Squid 2.0-RELEASE High performance Web proxy cache
Stella 1.0 An Atari 2600 VCS Emulator
TCSH 6.08 Enhanced version of the Berkeley C shell (csh).
thttpd 2.04 A simple, small, portable, fast, and secure HTTP server.
TiK 0.04 Tcl/Tk version of AOL Instant Messenger
tin 1.4pre981002 Curses based threaded NNTP and spool based UseNet newsreader
tircproxy 0.3.5 Transparent IRC Proxy with DCC CHAT and DCC SEND support
TkApache 1.100698 GUI Front-End+ for the Apache Web Server
TkSmb 0.7.7 TclTk X11 shell for smbclient
TkWho 0.3 Visual frontend to the Unix who command
twz1jdbcForMysql 1.0.2-GA A type 4 JDBC driver for MySQL
urlmon 4.0 URL monitoring and report tool
VDK 0.4 Easy to use C++ wrapper for Gtk++
vile 8.1 Extensible vi-like editor w/ optional X window and win32 support
Virtual GameBoy 1.2 Free Gameboy Emulator for Linux
VPS 2.0 Beta 2 Virtual Private Network package for Linux
WebPPP 1.0.0 Provide ipmasq clients a web based PPP activate/deactivate button
Windows 95/NT Masqdialer Client 1.0.3 Win95/NT Client for Jeff Meininger's MasqDialer Server
X Northern Captain 4.0.8 Filemanager for X Windows
X-Chat 0.2.1 GTK+ Based IRC Client. Alot like AmIRC (Amiga).
XAmixer 0.1.8 An ALSA based mixer program written with GTK+
XBase DBMS 1.7.4 C/C++ library for manipulation of XBase type datafiles and indices
XDelta 1.0 Binary delta generator and prototype RCS replacement.
xmp 1.1.6pre03 An OpenSource module for UNIX
XNotesPlus 3.1.2 Sticky notes with PalmPilot interface, envelope printer, projects, etc.
xpulse 0.2.3 System load gauge
XQF 0.8.7 QuakeWorld/Quake2 server browser and launcher for Linux/X11
Xscreensaver 2.33 Modular screen saver and locker for the X WindowSystem
XwwChooser 0.5 Switches X11 Window Managers
yagIRC 0.66.0 Yet Another GTK+ IRC Client
yarec 0.53 Console based sample recorder/player
 

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