See also: last week's Announcements page.

Announcements

Resources

Another Linux hidden gem (ZDNet). Evan Leibovitch looks at the uses of apt-get, it's not just for Debian anymore. "The unavailability of apt-get for RPM was solved recently by an unexpected benefactor, the Brazilian Linux distributor Connectiva. A few months ago, Connectiva shipped its Linux 6.0 release to very positive reviews. To me, the distribution was OK, but one feature stood out. Connectiva had adapted apt-get for use with RPM, giving the company's distribution the combination of the popular RPM file format and apt-get?s powerful features and ease of use."

Tips for convenient CGI scripting (IBM developerWorks). CGI.pm, the Perl module used to generate dynamic HTML, is examined in detail in this article from IBM's developerWorks site. "The CGI module itself is a complex, even extreme, application that includes numerous features from Perl. Not surprisingly, some experts claim that if you understand the GGI.pm module, you'll understand Perl! CGI.pm, written by Lincoln Stein, is the module most developers use to build Web applications with Perl. You can retrieve the module from CPAN, and see current documentation at the CGI.pm page."

Events

Linux@work 2001 tour attracted more than 2,500 IT-Professionals. LogOn Technology Transfer recently concluded a successful pan European Linux@work series that stopped in 9 cities and attracted more than 2,500 participants. Read more here.

Meeting report: eHealth in Developing Countries. Open source concepts have proved useful in fields outside of software development, as shown by this meeting report from Bud P. Bruegger.

free software/shared source debate (SiliconValley). Bruce Perens and Craig Mundie are participating in an online forum discussing software licensing issues over at SiliconValley.com.

Libre Software Meeting. Here's a last minute reminder about LSM. LSM 2001 will be held from July 4th to July 9th 2001 at ENSEIRB, on Bordeaux I University's campus.

EuroLinux Seminar on Software Patents. The EuroLinux Seminar on Software Patents will be held on July 5 in Stuttgart as part of LinuxTag 2001. Engineers, lawyers, politicians, and others will discuss software and business model patents in Europe. There is also a French version of the announcement available.

Grassroots Linux rebirth (Troubleshooters.com). The latest issue of Troubleshooters.com covers three regional Linux shows - LEAP-CF at Orlando CTS, SLUG at Clearwater CTS, and JaxLUG at Jacksonville ITEC - including pictures and determines that grassroots efforts are still the force behind Linux. "But sharpen your eyes and look beyond big press, and you'll see the retreating tide of big business and big press has revealed a healthy and grassroots Linux movement. The same grassroots that put Linux on the map in the first place. A grassroots press publishing "how I switched to Linux" articles. A grassroots LUG movement that produced three successful Central and North Florida Linux exhibits in two months, allowing Central and North Floridians to mingle with Robin "Roblimo" Miller, Jon "maddog" Hall, and Jeremy Allison. A grassroots LUG movement scheduling another show for Central Florida in October."

Events: July 4 - August 30, 2001.

Date	Event	Location
July 4 - 9, 2001	Libre Software Meeting	Bordeaux, France
July 4 - 5, 2001	Enterprise Linux Institute Conference	Olympia, London
July 4 - 5, 2001	Linux Expo Exhibition	Olympia, London
July 4 - 5, 2001	Debian One Conference	Bordeaux, France
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 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
August 26 - 30, 2001	LinuxWorld Conference & Expo	San Francisco

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 in the St. Louis, Missouri area. The St. Louis Area Computer Club will hold a Linux PC Configuration workshop on July 5, 2001.

The St. Louis Unix Users Group will hold their monthly tutorial and presentation on July 11, 2001. The tutorial portion looks at Startup Scripts with Christine Wanta and the presentation will be about Analyzing Genomes with Open Source by Robert Citek, Washington University.

The St. Louis LUG meets July 19, 2001 featuring Mike "808" King on Web Servers.

Hazelwood LUG, dedicated to helping the new Linux user, meets July 24, 2001.

LUG Events: July 4 - July 19, 2001.

Date	Event	Location
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	St. Louis Area Computer Club Linux workshop	St. Louis, MO
July 5, 2001 July 19, 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 July 17, 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 11, 2001	St. Louis Unix Users Group(SLUUG)	St. Louis, Missouri
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
July 14, 2001	Consortium of All Bay Area Linux(CABAL)	Menlo Park, CA
July 14, 2001	Route 66 LUG	La Verne, CA
July 14, 2001	GalLUG Installfest	(Connecting Point Computers)Gallup, New Mexico
July 14, 2001	KPLUG Installfest	(National City Adult Center)San Diego, CA
July 15, 2001	Beachside LUG	Conway, South Carolina
July 15, 2001	Mesilla Valley Linux User Group(MVLUG)	(Village Inn on El Paseo Rd.)Las Cruces, New Mexico
July 16, 2001	Linux User Group of Davis(LUGOD)	(Z-World)Davis, CA
July 17, 2001	Bay Area Linux User Group(BALUG)	(Four Seas Restaurant, Chinatown)San Francisco, CA
July 17, 2001	Kansas City LUG Demoday(KCLUG)	(Kansas City Public Library)KC, Missouri
July 17, 2001	Linux Stammtisch	(Bandersnatch Brew Pub)Tempe, AZ
July 18, 2001	Central Iowa Linux Users Group(CIALUG)	West Des Moines, IA
July 18, 2001	Arizona State University LUG(ASULUG)	Tempe, AZ
July 18, 2001	Washington D.C. Linux User Group(DCLUG)	(National Institute of Health)Bethesda, Maryland
July 19, 2001	St. Louis LUG(SLLUG)	(St. Louis County Library, Indian Trails Branch)St. Louis, MO.
July 19, 2001	Omaha Linux User Group(OLUG)	Omaha, Nebraska
July 19, 2001	Linux User Support Team, Taegu(LUST-T)	Taegu, Korea
July 19, 2001	South Mississippi LUG(SMLUG)	(Barnes & Noble)Gulfport, Mississippi
July 19, 2001	SSLUG: Hyggemøde på Niels Bohr Institute	Denmark

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.

Software Announcements

The Alphabetical List and Sorted by license

Next: Linux History