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Linux-Announce Digest #27, Volume #4 Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Suncoast LUG Meeting Announcement (Ed Centanni)
ANNOUNCE: New GNU/Linux group in South Goa, India (Frederick Noronha)
[ADMIN] comp.os.linux.announce report for Mon Oct 15 00:05:01 CDT 2001 (cola-admin@stump.algebra.com)
USC Linux Users Group October Meeting Announcment (Phil Dibowitz)
PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, v1.15.0 released
Deleting old Linux Counter accounts (Anders Lund)
Linux:noteedit:drum notes (Joerg Anders)
LILO version 22.0.2 released (John in SD)
radiusContext 1.75 - RADIUS Log Analyzer (Evelyn Mitchell)
Advanced Bash Scripting Guide, version 1.0 release ("M. Leo Cooper")
flwriter 0.0.5 (Jean-Marc Lienher)
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:43:57 CST
From: Ed Centanni <ecentan1@tampabay.rr.com>
Subject: Suncoast LUG Meeting Announcement
WHEN AND WHERE:
18 October 19:00-21:00 Brandon II
(third Thursday of each month)
Computer Advantage Store
217 Brandon Town Center Drive
Brandon, FL
Across the street from Barnes & Noble, next to Target and Honey
Baked Hams. See the SLUG website
(www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html) for directions.
23 October 19:00-21:00 Sarasota
(fourth Tuesday of each month)
J.M Stewart Corp
2201 Cantu Court
Suite 218
Sarasota, FL.
See the SLUG website (www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html) for
directions.
27 October 09:30-12:00 Dunedin
(fourth Saturday of each month)
Dunedin Public Library,
223 Douglas Ave.,
Community Room A.
Dunedin
1 November 20:00-22:00 Brandon
(first Thursday of each month)
Brandon Barnes & Noble
Brandon Town Center Brandon, FL
Take I-4 East to I-75 South. Go south on 75 to the second exit
(Hwy 60, Exit 53). Head left (east) under the overpass, and
make sure you're in the right lane. When you go to the
entrance for Brandon Town Center, you'll see Barnes & Noble
on your immediate right.
3 November 13:00-15:00 New Port Richey
(first Saturday of each month)
New Port Richey Public Library
(second level meeting rooms)
5939 Main St.
New Port Richey
14 November 19:00-21:00 Tampa
(second Wednesday of each month)
PricewaterhouseCoopers -- Room 684
3109 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Blvd
Lakepointe I Building
Tampa, FL 33607
See the SLUG website (www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html) for
directions.
ACTIVITIES:
Meetings include:
1) Presentations: to be announced
2) Question & Answer Session.
3) Raffle and free stuff!
Bring your boxes, questions, problems, and plenty of good cheer!
(And don't forget to start your installs early!)
FOLLOWING MEETINGS:
15 November 19:00-21:00 Brandon II
(third Thursday of each month)
19:00-21:00 Sarasota
(fourth Tuesday of each month)
24 November 09:30-12:00 Dunedin
(fourth Saturday of each month)
1 December 13:00-15:00 New Port Richey
(first Saturday of each month)
6 December 20:00-22:00 Brandon
(first Thursday of each month)
12 December 19:00-21:00 Tampa
(second Wednesday of each month)
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:43:56 CST
From: Frederick Noronha <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: New GNU/Linux group in South Goa, India
Friends, We are planning to launch ILUG-South Goa (India Linux Users
Group) at Margao, on October 20, 2001 at 4 pm. The meetings are to be held
on the third Saturday of each month, at 4 pm, at Adarsh Vidyalaya School.
We also have a ILUG-Goa meeting on the fourth Saturday of each month, at 4
pm at the Computer Society of India, Panjim office. In addition, there are
a large number of GNU/Linux groups across India. For more details check
the URL http://www.linux-india.org
We welcome any GNU/Linux enthusiasts who may be passing through. Frederick
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Frederick Noronha | Freelance Journalist | 784 Saligao 403511 Goa India
Ph [0091] 832.409490 or 832.409783 Cell 9822 12.24.36 fred@bytesforall.org
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:44:04 CST
Subject: [ADMIN] comp.os.linux.announce report for Mon Oct 15 00:05:01 CDT 2001
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:44:19 CST
From: Phil Dibowitz <dibowitz@usc.edu>
Subject: USC Linux Users Group October Meeting Announcment
Topic: Zope: An open source Web Application Server
Speaker: Evan Webb
Date and Time: Thursday, September 18, 2001, 8-9 pm
Location: USC, THH 102
Cost: FREE!
Topic:
Zope is a leading open source web application server written in python. Focusing
on the web, it allows for rapid development via the web itself, and operates
quite different from traditional cgi script based web development. Featuring an
integrated database and leveraging the power of python and a simple markup
language, it makes it easy to create portals, search engines, as well as quite
advanced applications. Zope is free for download from www.zope.org <http://www.zope.org> and runs on
neally all modern operating systems. Evan will discuss installation,
configuration, and various uses for zope.
Evan Web:
Evan Webb is the president of the USC Linux Users Group. His talk on the linux
kernel is well known through the USC technical community. He is a USC senior
majoring in Computer Science who's had a variety of careers and vast experience.
Directions:
>From the 110 Northbound
Exit Adams
Take a left onto Adams
Take a left onto Figueroa (south)
Pass Jefferson and turn right into Gate 3
Park in the parking structure to the left, there is a $6 charge
>From the 110 Southbound
Exit Adams
Go _straight_, you'll hit Figueroa, take a right (south)
Pass Adams
Pass Jefferson and turn right into Gate 3
Park in the parking structure to the left, there is a $6 charge
After you park
Once you've parked exit the parking structure the way you came in, and turn left
(i.e. away from the gate). Walk along the path and you'll be walking toward
three buildings. The one slightly to the left of the end of the path is VKC, it
has red brick, and a tall tower on top of the building with a large golden globe
on the top of the tower. On the right of VKC is SOS, it's very short, and to the
right of that is a very tall building. Right behind these buildings is THH
(Taper Hall of Humanities). This is the building you want. It's very long, and
L-shaped. Towards the right is an overhand and some glass doors, go in there and
we're the second room on your right. Room 102.
Maps
USC Campus - http://www.usc.edu/info/maps/UPC-GIF.html
Map of the area around USC -
http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=&city=Los+Angeles&state=CA&slt=34.028099&sln=-118.284401&mlt=34.021100&mln=-118.286100&name=&zip=90007&country=us&BFKey=&BFCat=&BFClient=&mag=8&desc=&cs=7&newmag=9&poititle=&poi= <http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=&city=Los+Angeles&state=CA&slt=34.028099&sln=-118.284401&mlt=34.021100&mln=-118.286100&name=&zip=90007&country=us&BFKey=&BFCat=&BFClient=&mag=8&desc=&cs=7&newmag=9&poititle=&poi=>
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:44:19 CST
Subject: PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, v1.15.0 released
From: berto@gsbrgo.uchicago.edu ()
PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, v1.15.0 has been released.
PIKT, an innovative new paradigm for administering heterogeneous networked
workstations, is a cross-platform, multi-functional toolkit for monitoring
systems, reporting and fixing problems, and managing system configurations.
You can also use PIKT as a basis for managing system security. PIKT
consists of an embedded scripting language with unique, labor-saving
features; a sophisticated script and system config file preprocessor,
scheduler, and installer; and other useful tools. PIKT is a category buster
with many, many different uses limited only by your ingenuity and imagination.
HIGHLIGHTS OF 1.15.0:
--Implemented per-slave authentication keys (so that the piktmaster shares
a unique set of secret keys with each slave system).
--Introduced a new utility, rkey, for generating random authentication keys
in keys.conf.
--Added the 'piktc -p' option for installing to slave systems PIKT.conf
files with updated keys.
--Added ARP (MAC/ethernet address) piktmaster authentication.
--Completely revamped the configs_samples, increasing modularity,
maintainability, clarity, ease of use, comprehensiveness, and accuracy.
--Revamped the configs_starter, and expanded the Tutorial to include
Getting Started material. The expanded Tutorial is now based on the
configs_starter.
--Introduced command path overrides (e.g., of arpcmd) in PIKT.conf.
--Fixed several bugs, clarified some error messages, and made other code
improvements.
See the "PIKT Changes" section of the distribution NEWS file, also the
ChangeLog file, for further details.
Other significant developments:
--We've moved! The official URL for the PIKT Project is now http://pikt.org.
This is actually a link to the PIKT page at the Open Channel Foundation
(OCF; http://http://www.openchannelfoundation.org/), the project's new
organizational "home".
--OCF's commercial arm, Open Channel Software, is offering, at modest cost,
technical support services and (fairly soon) other PIKT "add-ons" and
peripherals. For more information, please visit the OCF PIKT page at
http://www.openchannelfoundation.com/projects/PIKT.
--In spite of this new relationship, "core" PIKT--the essential framework,
basically everything accomplished by the project so far--is now and will
forever remain GPLed, free in cost, and freely available. Work on
improving and extending the PIKT "core" will continue.
PIKT is distributed under the GNU General Public License. Available now for
GNU/Linux, AIX, Digital UNIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IRIX, OpenBSD, SCO OpenServer,
Solaris, and SunOS. For more info, and complete source code, documentation,
and sample configurations, please visit the PIKT Web site at: http://pikt.org
--
===============================================================================
Robert Osterlund, Unix Systems Manager berto@gsbrgo.uchicago.edu
Grad School of Business, U of Chicago phone: 773/702-8898
1101 E. 58th Street, #309, Chicago, IL 60637, USA fax: 773/702-0233
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:44:20 CST
From: Anders Lund <Anders.Lund@uninett.no>
Subject: Deleting old Linux Counter accounts
The Linux Counter Project (http://counter.li.org/) is removing dead
accounts on November 1:
==========
Deleting old accounts
=====================
Over the 7 years that the Linux Counter has been operative, a lot of
people have registered who can no longer be verified.
We do not want to publish false data to the world. So we have to
remove the data when it is too old, and have decided to give two grace
periods:
* Two years for entries with an email that might be valid
* One year for entries without a valid email entry
More technical details are available:
* http://counter.li.org/organization/drop-people.php
Since there has not been any routine for this before, there is a
backlog of almost 100.000 entries. We have decided to pull the whole
backlog at once on November 1.
After this date, the aged-out entries will not be included in the
Linux Counter user count, and will not receive email notifications
from the counter.
What you can do
===============
First: LOG IN!
Any account logged into will not be removed (for another 2 years). If
you don't have your registration number, just log in with your (old or
new) email address. If you don't have the key, follow the prompts on
the login page to get it mailed to you.
Second: TELL OTHERS.
Lots of people have registered and forgotten about it. Some of them
even have their names out on the lists of users, but don't know
it. (It is possible to be counted, but not shown in the lists. Privacy
is important to us!)
Lots of people might want to register, if they only knew it was
possible - showing the world that the Linux community is growing is
very important!
Third, and if you feel you want to: JOIN IN!
The Counter Project needs manpower - people willing to manage
countries or contribute to the code base. Look at the organizational
pages (http://counter.li.org/organization/) and decide how YOU want to
contribute.
Welcome back to the Linux Counter!
==========
On behalf of The Linux Counter Project
- Anders
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:44:27 CST
From: j.anders@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Joerg Anders)
Subject: Linux:noteedit:drum notes
noteedit-1.15.0 is available:
http://rnvs.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/~jan/noteedit/noteedit.html
New features:
=============
- drum notes
Thanks to Erik Sigra <sigra@home.se >
====================================
He made some changes which make noteedit more KDE conform. Among them:
- konqueror embedding
(still experimental. Perhaps a KDE guru can explain to
me how to set the keyboard focus into embedded widget.)
- all icons in 3 different sizes (16x16, 22x22, 32x32)
- Online help (requires KDE >= 2.2)
Aspects of exportation/working of/with drum notes
==================================================
I introduced 2 different drum clefs for MIDI mapping: The
"normal" drum clef maps like treble clef. The other has
an arrow downward and maps like bass clef.
MusiXTeX
========
All 5 drum notes are supported in MusiXTeX.
LilyPond
========
First of all: I was told my drum exportation doesn't
use all LilyPond featurs. Perhaps a LilyPond guru can
review the noteedit-LilyPond output and send me a mail
what to to.
The drum notes export works but with some side effects.
All notes in a chord appear with the same drum note type.
Only 3 of the 5 types are supported.
PMX
---
Drum notes are not suported in PMX.
MUP
---
The MUP compatibility ends here. MUP doesn't support drum notes.
Noteedit "extends" the MUP syntax to correctly restore the score. Noteedit will
warn you, because (of course) the result isn't Mup-able.
other features:
==============
- insertion/deletion/modification of notes, rests, dotted notes/rests,
tied notes, slured notes, clefs with/without shift, time signatures,
key signatures, volume signatures, tempo signatures, triplets, repeat
groups with/without special ending and instrument changes on different
staffs;
- stem up/down
- zoom
- building chords;
- trills;
- (de-)crescendo
- fermata;
- forzato, portato, strong pizzicato, sforzando;
- building groups of beamed notes;
- multiple voices per staff
- multilingual (German version Swedish version)
- playing on /dev/sequencer (if correctly configured) whereby:
o giving each staff a different voice;
o giving each staff a different channel;
o giving each staff a different reverbation and chorus;
o highlighting the played notes;
o muting staffs;
- lyrics
- export MusiXTeX;
- export PMX;
- export MIDI;
- import MIDI;
- read from MIDI keyboard;
- Application of MIDI event filters to eliminate
some dirty effects (especially on human played MIDI files);
- record from MIDI keyboard;
- saving an restoring the files. The fileformat is similarily to the
format of the music publication program (MUP). So you if you are a MUP
user you have the possibility to convert the files into MIDI and
Postscript. But this is no longer necessary because noteedit can export
MusiXTeX, PMX and MIDI.
- autosave with configurable autosave interval;
- load last processed file (configurable)
--
J.Anders, Chemnitz, GERMANY (ja@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de)
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:44:32 CST
From: John in SD <johninsd@hotmail.com>
Subject: LILO version 22.0.2 released
Reply-To: johninsd@hotmail.com
LILO release 22.0.2 is a bugfix update to version 22.0.
LILO release 22.0 is based upon Werner Almesberger's LILO version 21.
Version 22 is a major update to versions 21 .. 21.7.5.
o A graphical user interface using VGA 640x480x16 (mode 0x12) is added.
o Secure passwords are implemented using four CRC-32 polynomials.
o RAID1 codes are completely re-written, and correctly implement 'lock',
'fallback', and "lilo -R ..."
THE NEW RAID1 IMPLEMENTATION IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH VERSION 21.
Those using version 21 should read 'README.raid1' before installing these
new codes. There is a compatibility mode (lilo -x mbr-only) for existing
RAID1 installations which are not going to be converted to the Version 22
implementation.
Source code is available for download from:
http://brun.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo (developer's site)
ftp://brun.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo
Or from the main distribution site:
ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/boot/lilo (please use)
See the distribution file 'CHANGES' for details of the differences between
22.0 and prior releases.
--John Coffman <johninsd@san.rr.com>
LILO source code at http://brun.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:44:32 CST
From: Evelyn Mitchell <efm@tummy.com>
Subject: radiusContext 1.75 - RADIUS Log Analyzer
Reply-To: radiuscontext@tummy.com
radiusContext is a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Services)
accounting log analysis package. It currently works with Livingston
RADIUS servers, and MERIT RADIUS servers only. Additional server support
is planned.
1.75 is a bugfix release.
1.74 is a new feature release (added caller id information to HTML report).
Homepage: http://www.tummy.com/radiuscontext/
Download: ftp://ftp.tummy.com/pub/tummy/radiusContext/
Evelyn Mitchell
tummy.com, ltd.
http://www.tummy.com/
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:44:32 CST
From: "M. Leo Cooper" <thegrendel@theriver.com>
Subject: Advanced Bash Scripting Guide, version 1.0 release
Announcing the release of version 1.0 of the "Advanced Bash Scripting Guide".
This tutorial and reference on shell scripting is the equivalent of a 400-page
printed book, with over 200 profusely commented examples and a number of
tables.
The 36 chapters begin with a gentle introduction to scripting, progress
through basic topics, such as variables, looping, and testing, then go on to
advanced subjects, such as I/O redirection and command substitution. The
coverage of scripting knowledge is virtually complete.
"This tutorial assumes no previous knowledge of scripting
or programming, but progresses rapidly toward an
intermediate/advanced level of instruction (...all the
while sneaking in little snippets of UNIX wisdom and
lore). It serves as a textbook, a manual for self-study,
and a reference and source of knowledge on shell scripting
techniques. The exercises and heavily-commented examples
invite active reader participation, under the premise that
the only way to really learn scripting is to write scripts."
--- From the introduction to the book
This book is released under the LDP license
(http://www.linuxdoc.org/manifesto.html), which essentially means that it is
free and freely distributable.
URLs:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/abs/html/
http://www.linuxdoc.org/guides.html#abs
http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/abs-guide-1.0.tar.gz [565k]
Download source and rendered HTML package from author's home site.
I would like to thank all the people in the Linux community who contributed
suggestions, advice, bugfixes, and time and effort to this project. The book
could not have gotten to this stage if it were not for all the help I've
received.
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:44:32 CST
From: Jean-Marc Lienher <oksid@bluewin.ch>
Subject: flwriter 0.0.5
Flwriter is a small word processor based on a modified FLTK library.
It is avaible under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
It's file format is xhtml with UTF-8 encoding.
It supports right-to-left and left-to-right text.
Uncompressed GIF can be embedded.
Flwriter is available for download at this location :
http://www.oksid.ch/flwriter/index.html
Jean-Marc Lienher
--
http://oksid.ch
mailto:oksid@bluewin.ch
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