See also: last week's Announcements page.

Announcements

Resources

Tools of the Trade: Part 1 (O'Reilly). This first of a multipart series from O'Reilly dives a little deeper into Linux security to find nmap and Ethereal and describes how to set up honey pots. "To stop mischievous crackers -- more commonly called "black hats" in the security community -- from breaking in to your network, you must learn the same tactics that they know, and become familiar with the same tools that they use. It helps to think like they think."

Cool Devices Quick Reference updated. LinuxDevices.com has updated its Cool Devices Quick Reference Guide.

LinuxUser issue 11. Another issue of LinuxUser is now available online in PDF format. Topics covered include: Linux still being used on the sly, a review of Kylix, hacking the human genome and a roundup of web scripting languages.

Linux Gazette #68 (July 2001). The latest issue of the Linux Gazette has been published. The July issue includes articles on journaling filesystems for Linux, using RPM and compiling and installing the Linux kernel.

Java-on-Embedded-Linux forum launches. LinuxDevices.com has begun assembling a set of Java-on-Embedded-Linux resources on using Java and Java-like technology within Linux-based embedded systems and smart devices. They have also created a discussion forum and issued a call for participation.

e-smith Documentation Update. e-smith has a bunch of new HOWTO documents available.

Software licenses as computer games. Ted Clark tells us: "Here's a page I put up that explains how software licenses compare to computer games for people who are having trouble grasping this concept" Have a look, it's good for a smile.

Events

The Great Linux Debate Panel Confirmed for Linux Expo. The Great Linux Debate will be held at this year's Linux Expo from 4 - 5 July 2001 in Olympia, London. The Great Linux Debate will take place from 1 - 2 p.m. in the Briefing Theatre, on both the 4 and 5 July.

Workshop on translation/adaptation to French of the GNU GPL during the Libre Software Meeting. Most people are already aware of the Libre Software Meeting (Bordeaux, France - from July 4 to July 8, 2001). During LSM there will be a workshop to translate and adapt the GNU GPL into French. Two work sessions will take place on Friday, July 6, 2001 about the translation/adaptation of the GNU GPL to the French legal system.

KDE Plans Large Presence at LinuxTag 2001. The KDE team will have a large presence at LinuxTag 2001. There will several presentations and workshops, a large number of KDE developers, and of course the KDE mascot Konqi. Join KDE at LinuxTag in Stuttgart, Germany, 5 - 8 July, 2001.

Chicago Conference Offers 'Inside Track' Information for Engineers Working in Embedded Electronics Industry. CMP Media announced that more than 100 providers of tools and technology for intelligent electronic devices are participating in a product exhibition at the Embedded Systems Conference Chicago, which runs from July 9-12, 2001.

Inauguration of Free Software Foundation of India by Richard Stallman. Richard Stallman will officially launch the Free Software Foundation of India (FSF-I) at Trivandrum, Kerala during his forthcoming tour of India, July 17 - 24, 2001. Registration is required.

IPsec Interoperability Workshop. The IPsec Interoperability Workshop (Bakeoff) is open for registration. August 13 - 18, 2001 in Espoo, Finland.

20,000 Attendees Expected at LinuxWorld in San Francisco. IDG World Expo announced that it expects to see attendance records shattered at the upcoming LinuxWorld Conference & Expo. LinuxWorld will be held at San Francisco's Moscone Center and the San Francisco Marriott, August 26 - 30, 2001.

Federal Open Source Conference. IDG World Expo announced the first Federal Open Source Conference will take place October 2 - 5, 2001 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The call for papers is open now.

Events: June 28 - August 23, 2001.

Date	Event	Location
June 28 - 30, 2001	USENIX Annual Technical Conference	Boston, Massachusetts
June 29 - July 1, 2001	Linux 2001 Developers'' Conference	Manchester, UK
July 2 - 5, 2001	Debian One Conference	Bordeaux, France
July 3 - 5, 2001	Enterprise Linux Institute Conference	Olympia, London
July 4 - 9, 2001	Libre Software Meeting	Bordeaux, France
July 4 - 5, 2001	Linux Expo Exhibition	Olympia, London
July 5 - 8, 2001	LinuxTag 2001 - Stuttgart,	Germany
July 9 - 12, 2001	Embedded Systems Conference	(Navy Pier Festival Hall)Chicago, Ill.
July 9 - 13, 2001	SAGE - AU 2001	(Grosvenor Vista Hotel)South Australia
July 14 - 15, 2001	LinuxCertified Linux System Administration BootCamp	Cupertino, California
July 14, 2001	Linuxfest	Galax, Virginia
July 16 - 21, 2001	The Open Group Quarterly Conference	Austin, Texas
July 16 - 20, 2001	The Open Group Real-time and Embedded Systems Forum	Austin, Texas
July 16 - 21, 2001	The IEEE PASC (POSIX) System Services Working Group meeting	Austin, Texas
July 19 - 25, 2001	Networking Event 2000(ne2000)	Nuenen, the Netherlands, South
July 23 - 27, 2001	O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention	San Diego, California
July 23 - 27, 2001	1st annual PHP Conference	San Diego, CA
July 25 - 28, 2001	The Ottawa Linux Symposium
July 28 - 29, 2001	Rocky Mountain Software Symposium 2001(RMSS 2001)	(FourPoints Sheraton in Cherry Creek)Denver, Colorado
August 2 - 4, 2001	Yet Another Perl Conference Europe 2001(YAPC)	(Hogeschool Holland)Amsterdam, Netherlands
August 10 - 12, 2001	Hackers at Large 2001(HAL2001)	Enschede, Netherlands
August 13 - 18, 2001	IPsec Interoperability Workshop (Bakeoff)	Espoo, Finland
August 14 - 16, 2001	Embedded Internet Conference 2001	Santa Clara, CA
August 14 - 16, 2001	LinuxWorld China	Beijing, China
August 20 - 24, 2001	HP World 2001	(McCormick Place)Chicago, IL, USA.
August 23 - 25, 2001	LinuxWorld Hong Kong	Hong Kong

Additional events can be found in the LWN Event Calendar. Event submissions should be sent to lwn@lwn.net in a plain text format.

Web sites

User Group News

LUG Events: June 28 - July 12, 2001.

Date	Event	Location
June 28, 2001	Phoenix Linux Users Group(PLUG)	(Glendale Community College)Glendale, AZ
June 29, 2001	Sydney Linux Users Group(SLUG)	Sydney, Australia
June 30, 2001 July 2, 2001	Baton Rouge Linux User Group(BRLUG)	Baton Rouge, LA.
July 2, 2001	Haifa Linux Club	(Technion CS dept. bldg.)Haifa, Israel
July 3, 2001	Linux User Group of Davis(LUGOD)	(Z-World)Davis, CA
July 3, 2001	Missouri Open Source LUG(MOSLUG)	Kirkwood, Missouri
July 3, 2001	ESLUG: Hyggemøde	Denmark
July 4, 2001	Silicon Valley LUG(SVLUG)	San Jose, CA
July 4, 2001	Southeastern Indiana LUG(SEILUG)	(Madison/Jefferson County Public Library)Madison, IN
July 4, 2001	KLUG party	Kalamazoo, Michigan
July 5, 2001	Edinburgh LUG(EDLUG)	Edinburgh, Scotland
July 5, 2001	Gallup Linux Users Group(GalLUG)	(Coyote Bookstore)Gallup, New Mexico
July 5, 2001	UNIX/Linux Special Interest Group of the Dayton Microcomputer Association	(DMA office at 119 Valley St)Dayton, OH, USA.
July 5, 2001	Linux Surviving in the Wild - OCLUG	Ottawa, Canada
July 7, 2001	Twin Cities Linux Users Group(TCLUG)	Minneapolis, MN
July 7, 2001	Sheffield LUG(ShefLUG)	(University of Sheffield)Sheffield, UK.
July 10, 2001	Victoria LUG(VLUG)	(University of Victoria)Victoria, British Columbia
July 10, 2001	Long Island LUG(LILUG)	(SUNY Farmingdale)Farmingdale, NY
July 10, 2001	Kalamazoo Linux Users Group(KLUG)	(Western Michigan University)Kalamazoo, Michigan
July 10, 2001	SSLUG: Hyggemøde hos DKUUG/Symbion	Denmark
July 11, 2001	Toledo Area Linux User's Group(TALUG)	Toledo, OH
July 11, 2001	Columbia Area LUG(CALUG)	(Capita Technologies Training Center)Columbia, Maryland
July 11, 2001	Silicon Corridor LUG(SCLUG)	(Back of Beyond pub in Kings Road)Reading, UK
July 12, 2001	Boulder Linux Users Group(BLUG)	(Nist Radio Building)Boulder, CO
July 12, 2001	Phoenix Linux Users Group(PLUG)	(Sequoia Charter School)Mesa, AZ.
July 12, 2001	Kernel-Panic Linux User Group(KPLUG)	San Diego, CA

Additional events can be found in the LWN Event Calendar. Event submissions should be sent to lwn-lug@lwn.net in a plain text format.

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