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Linux-Announce Digest #759
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Linux-Announce Digest #759, Volume #3 Sat, 8 Apr 00 09:13:17 EDT
Contents:
SMSLink 0.44b is available (Philippe Andersson)
WWW: TurboLinux Discussion and Chat Group ("Chris Hills")
LOCAL: New LUG in MidWestern Ontario - First meeting ("Rob Enders")
CONFERENCE: Internet Global Summit: Global Distributed Intelligence for Everyone (Jee Hyung Kim)
MandrakeSoft buys Bochs for Linux and commits it to LGPL. (Gael Duval)
LOCAL/WANTED: Anyone for LUGging in OSLO,NORWAY? (hpoppe)
KSnuffle 0.5 - network packet sniffer for KDE (Mike Richardson)
COMMERCIAL: Linux Central Now Shipping Official LinuxPPC (Linux Central)
WWW: LinuxLinks.com reaches 10,000 verified Linux Link (Steve Emms)
smtm-1.0.0 -- A global stock ticker and portfolio tool (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
LOCAL: Washington DC InstallFest 22 April 2000 (David Lesher)
C++ Programming HOWTO Version 1.0 released (alavoor)
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From: Philippe Andersson <philippe_andersson@ste.scitex.com>
Subject: SMSLink 0.44b is available
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:07:07 GMT
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I'm pleased to announce the public release of SMSLink 0.44b.
This software implements a client / server gateway to the SMS protocol
(the short messages sent to mobile phones). It requires the use of
dedicated hardware, though (a Falcom A1 or Wavecom WM01 voice modem GSM
module - which is basically just a GSM with a plain serial port and AT commands
support). Both sending and receiving SMSes is supported. The latest
release also adds a SMS to eMail gateway module. Users are now able to
send (short) emails straight from their mobile phones keypad. Mail
delivery to the GSM is under development.
The server modules only runs under Linux at the present time. The command-line
client already exists for Linux, Solaris and HP-UX (but could be ported to most
any Unix platform, I suspect). A Win32 client is in the works. The
server also supports direct telnet ("interactive" mode).
This software is distributed under the GNU GPL.
For more information, please visit the projects web page at :
http://www.styx.demon.co.uk/smslink/
Thanks.
Ph. A.
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From: "Chris Hills" <chris@astims.com.au>
Subject: WWW: TurboLinux Discussion and Chat Group
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:08:09 GMT
Reply-To: "Chris Hills" <chris@astims.com.au>
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New discussion and chat forum at http://www.astimsit.com.au/forum.html for
TurboLinux and general Linux related issues and discussions.
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From: "Rob Enders" <renders@cooke-enders.com>
Subject: LOCAL: New LUG in MidWestern Ontario - First meeting
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:12:37 GMT
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I would like to set up a LUG for the area including Wingham, Goderich,
Clinton, Kincardine, Walkerton, Hanover, Listowel, Mount Forest, etc.. There
are several people in the Wingham area that have expressed interest. I have
arranged a meeting location in Wingham and am working on an agenda. March
29th has been selected as a tentative date. If anyone is interested in
participating, please contact me renders@linux.ca for more info and
confirmation of the meeting date and location.
Rob Enders
Wingham, Ontario.
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From: Jee Hyung Kim <jee@ubqt.net>
Subject: CONFERENCE: Internet Global Summit: Global Distributed Intelligence for Everyone
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:16:32 GMT
Reply-To: jee@ubqt.net
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Hello,
I want to give every one a heads up about a great conference that's
happening in Japan this July. The Internet Society, one of the oldest
international Internet organizations, is hosting its annual Global
Summit in Yokohama, Japan. This four day event will cover such pivotal
topics as:
- -- Regulation, Policy and Governance
- -- E-Commerce and E-business
- -- Interactive and Multimedia
- -- Mobile Internet and IP Network Appliances
- -- Internet Science and Technology
- -- Internet Infrastructure and Technologies
- -- Third World Expansion
- -- Security
- -- Domain Names
- -- Linux
- -- Open Source Movement
Please feel free to forward/post this announcement or pass it around to
your colleagues.
Here are the logistics of the event.
INET 2000
The Internet Global Summit: Global Distributed Intelligence For
Everyone
The 10th Annual Internet Society Conference
18-21, July 2000
Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center, Yokohama, Japan
email: <inet2000@ISOC.ORG>
web: <http://www.isoc.org/inet2000/>
REGISTER AT: http://mc-net.jtbcom.co.jp/inet2000registration/
INET is the premier event in the Internet industry, providing an
international forum for advancing the development and implementation of
Internet networks, technologies, applications, and policies.
The world's Internet leaders meet at INET conferences to exchange
experiences and shape the future of the Internet. INET attendees examine
strategic issues emanating from the Internet's impact on commerce and
finance, education, technologies and societies. INET 2000 presents a
strong technical program with all papers peer reviewed by industry
experts from around the world.
*WHO ATTENDS INET CONFERENCES:*
More than 2,000 decision-makers and networking professionals involved in
extending the use and reach of Internet networks in their organizations
or countries are expected to attend INET 2000. Their roles involve
nearly every aspect of the Internet's development and operations.
*KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:*
- - John T. Chambers, President and CEO of Cisco Systems, Inc.
- - Dr. Ken-ichi Ohmae, international management consultant and creator of
the framework of the borderless economy.
SUPER PANELS:
Super Panel #1: Open Source Movement
Launched in 1985 by Richard Stallman, (GNU), the free source code
movement has blossomed into a broad front of projects best exemplified
by the stunning success of Linux, the Unix-like kernel launched by Linus
Torvalds in 1991. It is now challenging Microsoft's Windows NT in the
server business and is poised to invade the desktop as well. Some call
Linux the Internet Operating System and this is twice true: it could not
have existed without the Internet and a lot of machines that are making
up the Internet run on Linux. Apache, another free source code software,
powers nearly half of all Internet servers in the world. This round
table Super Panel will discuss how these two communities are rapidly
merging into one that may be the real basis for the new net economy.
Super Panel #2: Next-Generation Internet Research Projects: What's New,
What's Next and What Works?
Late-breaking news from Next-generation Internet projects will be
presented. Panelists will address their current status, next step, and
what has led them to success.
Super Panel #3: The Future of the Internet Layer
As the Internet continues to grow, there are increasing stresses and
strains on some of its foundations, such as the original numeric
addressing space and the underlying assumption of transparent
communications. The expected arrival of millions of wireless devices,
and expansion to new, very populous regions of the world, will maintain
or increase these stresses for several decades to come. The Internet
technical community has been aware of this issue for at least seven
years and has carried out various studies and new developments including
Classless Interdomain Routing, Network Address Translation and IPv6. The
panel will discuss all this and more, and attempt to discern where we
are headed next.
PROGRAM THEMES:
- - Internet Infrastructure Technologies
- - Internet Science and Technology for the 21st Century
- - Mobile Internet and IP Network Appliances
- - Interactive, Multimedia, Innovative Contents with Full Demonstrations
- - Bio-Medical Issues
- - Education
- - E-Commerce and E-Business
- - Regulation, Policy and
- - Governance
iGrid2000: LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS: The potential for using global,
next-generation networks to significantly change the way science is
conducted will be showcased at INET 2000, where researchers from around
the world will collaborate in iGrid2000, sharing computing resources and
data over high-speed networks to solve complex computational programs.
REGISTER AT: http://mc-net.jtbcom.co.jp/inet2000registration/
For more information and the latest updates regarding the summit, visit
http://www.isoc.org/inet2000/
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From: Gael Duval <gduval@mandrakesoft.com>
Subject: MandrakeSoft buys Bochs for Linux and commits it to LGPL.
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:17:31 GMT
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Kevin Lawton is the lead developer of two major software projects
which allow users to run Windows programs on their Linux platform. His
first project "Bochs" is a portable x86 PC emulator, which runs on
most all platforms including Linux/x86 and Linux/PPC. Bochs has been
developed in an open "bazaar" style since its inception in 1994 and
has involved some few hundred developers. Up to now, Bochs has used a
commercial license.
In March 1999, Kevin founded the FreeMWare project now known as «
Plex86 », an open source alternative to the commercial software from
VMware(TM). Plex86 quickly attracted the attention of many users in
search of an open source and high-performance way to run Windows
applications on Linux and other operating systems. There are over 300
interested people on the developer's list. Development of Plex86 is
progressing rapidly, drawing from 6 years of work and a large code
base intersect with the Bochs project.
"MandrakeSoft recognizes the value brought to our Linux users, by
offering them an open source way to concurrently run Windows or other
PC operating systems. We have purchased the Bochs PC emulator, and
committed it to open source. It is a great pleasure to have Kevin as
part of our team, and to support the development of these great
projects", said Jacques Le Marois, President of MandrakeSoft.
"I can't tell you how happy I am to be working for MandrakeSoft. They
really stepped up to the plate for open source. It's a pleasure to be
working with a very progressive team. Great distro! These guys are
the ones to watch", said Kevin Lawton.
Since Bochs has just been commited to an Open-Source license (LGPL),
the Plex86 project can now benefit from source code already
implemented in Bochs. This will speed up the Plex86 development.
Plex86 project can be seen at: http://www.plex86.org
Linux-Mandrake distribution can be seen at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com
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< http://www.mandrake.com >
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From: hpoppe <hpoppe@absnet.no>
Subject: LOCAL/WANTED: Anyone for LUGging in OSLO,NORWAY?
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:15:14 GMT
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Hi, i'm a newbie to Linux, and am looking for a LUG in OSLO, NORWAY.
Anyone know of any existing groups that will OK a new member? Anyone
interested in starting a LUG? I'm too new to be the "GURU", but I'll be
glad to do organizational work, and do hav some experience in this field.
Maybe there arn't any "gurus" out there, but perhaps we could help each
other anyway?
Please mail to:
hpoppe@c2i.net
Regards,
Hans Poppe
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From: Mike Richardson <mike@quaking.demon.co.uk>
Subject: KSnuffle 0.5 - network packet sniffer for KDE
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:11:59 GMT
Reply-To: mike@quaking.demon.co.uk
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NOTE: Versions up to 0.3 had a great big security hole. Anyone using these
should upgrade!
NEW: The big new addition to 0.5 is plugins to display additional
network information. Write your own, be the envy of your friends
and neighbours. Plugins to display network summary and end-to-end
information are included (oh, and a demonstration plugin to get
you started).
Version 0.5 is also much more efficient of you have multiple
sniffers pointing at the same network interface.
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KSnuffle is a network packet sniffer for KDE. Features include:
* Basic filtering and packet selection via the GUI
* Advanced filtering and packet selection via filter programs
* Multiple concurrent monitors
* Command execution on specified events
* Text and binary logging, plus replay of binary log files
* Textual display of network traffic
* Network load histograms and time-averaged load display
* Parallel display of multiple load histograms
* Save and restored filter and packet selection configurations
* Support for use by selected non-root users
* Plugin support - 0.5 contains summary and end-to-end plugins
In its current state it is, so far as I can tell, quite reliable. The
main area where is is lacking is actually decoding different network
packets. At the moment, it handles basic decoding of TCP/IP and UDP/IP,
plus ARP/RARP.
Also, KSnuffle uses libpcap-0.4, as used by tcpdump. As I only have access
to Linux boxen, I cannot build or test it for any other Unix. I'd be
interested if anyone else could try.
KSnuffle is available from ftp://195.92.31.34/pub/ksnuffle-0.5/ ; there
is a homepage at http://www.quaking.demon.co.uk/ksnuffle.html. The latter
contains some screen shots (currently version 0.4) and other information.
Regards
Mike Richardson
mike@quaking.demon.co..uk
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From: Linux Central <sales@linuxcentral.com>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Linux Central Now Shipping Official LinuxPPC
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:16:53 GMT
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From: Steve Emms <sde@linuxlinks.com>
Subject: WWW: LinuxLinks.com reaches 10,000 verified Linux Link
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:25:03 GMT
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LinuxLinks.com, http://www.linuxlinks.com/ is a Linux portal
site that is dedicated to covering the entire Linux scene. It initially
started as a private bookmark collection and has reached a milestone today
with 10,000 verified linux links! With over 6,000 links to Linux Software,
we hope to show the non-Linux community that Linux has a huge range of
applications to choose from.
LinuxLinks also sports breaking Linux news headlines, a sophisticated
new search engine, popular/new sites, and user support through dedicated
Linux forums.
LinuxLinks.com is part of the FirstLinux.com, http://www.firstlinux.com/
network that hosts a number of free Linux services: Linux Guide, Linux Product
Guide, Linux Package Guide and Linux Reviews.
Free web based email is also available from http://www.firstlinux.net/ and
a Linux Metacrawler at http://web.firstlinux.net/
Steve Emms MA
http://www.linuxlinks.com/
http://www.firstlinux.com/
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From: Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd@debian.org>
Subject: smtm-1.0.0 -- A global stock ticker and portfolio tool
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:14:18 GMT
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ANNOUNCING
smtm-1.0.0 -- Show Me The Money, a stock ticker and portfolio tool
SUMMARY
o Stock ticker for North American, European and OZ/NZ exchanges
o Display configurable on the fly using up to ten different data columns
o Aggregates portfolio profit or loss for foreign and domestic stocks
o Charts (from intraday to 5 year) available via right-mouse click
o Can calculate annualised returns given purchase date and price
o Firewall and proxy configuration possible for several common settings
o Fully configurable Perl/Tk program runs under Unix variants such as
Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, ... as well as under some other OS from
Seattle using the Perl from ActiveState (www.activestate.com)
o Released under the GNU General Public License
CHANGES SINCE 0.9.0
o Uses different server for European quotes
- we now get company names along with price data
- new server appears to be more reliable as well
o New option --percent, as well as a new checkbutton, to switch
between basispoint and percent display of relative performance
o Unavailable charts now signaled with error window
o Added Caldera to the default portfolio
o Rewritten display routines to allow flexible selection of columns
o New columns volume, holding period and annualised return
o More sorting options, new column section menu
o Purchase date and price information added to per-stock info
o New file load / save windows using the default Tk widgets
o Uses a default directory ~/.smtm for SMTM files
o Displayed length of stock name now has an upper limit
o Changed File->Exit menu shortcut to 'Alt-f x'
o Also changed a few Edit menu shortcuts
o New 'Edit Stock' window available with middle mouse button
o Data sanity check added for European quotes which prevent the
'dropped decimal point' misfeatures: if current price > day_high,
set to yesterday + change
o Data fields are pre-initialised before data retrieval: if Yahoo!
data is unavailable, no unintialised data encountered
o Improved 'Add Stock' window with much cleaner layout
o Improved 'Delete Stock' window with stock name instead of symbol
o Improved 'Firewall Id' window with cleaner layout
o New sort options volume, holding period and annualised return
o Three additional fields displayed in 'details window'
o Simpler and more compact menu structure
o Firewall info retrieved earlier, if needed
o Balloon help over display buttons
o Corrected a short cut key for sort and chart menu
o Added purchase prices and dates to default portfolio
o Modified --help display and pod documentation accordingly
HOMEPAGE
http://rosebud.sps.queensu.ca/~edd/code/smtm.html
SOURCES
http://rosebud.sps.queensu.ca/~edd/code/smtm/smtm-current.tar.gz
DEBIAN PACKAGE
http://rosebud.sps.queensu.ca/~edd/code/smtm/smtm-current.deb
http://www.debian.org/Packages/unstable/misc/smtm.html
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From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
Subject: LOCAL: Washington DC InstallFest 22 April 2000
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:20:16 GMT
Reply-To: wb8foz@nrk.com
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Spring is in the air....
The birds are singing, the flowers blooming, and the smell of
fresh bytes is everywhere! Yes, it's InstallFest time again..
So on 22 April 2000, it's our first InstallFest of the last year
of the Millennium......
<http://www.tux.org/fest>
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From: alavoor <alavoor@yahoo.com>
Subject: C++ Programming HOWTO Version 1.0 released
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:10:35 GMT
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C++ is the most widely used language in the world. It
is immensely powerful and runs extremely fast. (C++
runs about 10 to 30 times faster than Java!!)
I had written a HOWTO document "C++ Programming HOWTO"
to help the novice and new-learners. But the HOWTO
will be very useful even to experienced programmers
since it tells you howto avoid memory related problems
in C++. Memory problems bother even the most
experienced C++ programmers and takes away several
days, weeks of debugging time. Sometimes, memory bugs
will be hiding in the code even for several months!!
This howto tells you how to avoid those.
It is located at
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/C++Programming-HOWTO.html
and mirror sites are at
http://www.caldera.com/LDP/HOWTO/C++Programming-HOWTO.html
http://www.WGS.com/LDP/HOWTO/C++Programming-HOWTO.html
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/linux/LDP/HOWTO/C++Programming-HOWTO.html
http://www.redhat.com/linux-info/ldp/HOWTO/C++Programming-HOWTO.html
al dev
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