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Linux-Announce Digest #87
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Linux-Announce Digest #87, Volume #4 Thu, 21 Feb 2002 13:13:03 EST
Contents:
IBM INTRODUCES ENERGY-SAVING SERVER RUNNING LINUX ("Stacy Simpson")
phpRPG 0.3 Released ("Ambystoma Mexicanum")
looking for LUG in Rhein/Main-Hessen-Germany (gfjhfgjhghjghj)
Guikachu 1.1.4 "...and all I got was this lousy 12-carat uncut (ERDI Gergo)
GNet 1.1.1 - network library (David Helder)
SANE conference - call for posters (Bram Moolenaar)
[LOCAL] NYLUG.org 2/20, Feb meeting, Wed.@ 6:30pm -- Terry Schmidt, (jim@vasoftware.com)
Dump/restore 0.4b27 released. (Stelian Pop)
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From: "Stacy Simpson" <stacysim@us.ibm.com>
Subject: IBM INTRODUCES ENERGY-SAVING SERVER RUNNING LINUX
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:57:11 CST
Stacy Simpson
Media Relations
IBM Corporation
Route 100, Somers, NY 10589
Ph: 914-766-4123 (t/l: 826-4123)
E: stacysim@us.ibm.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IBM INTRODUCES ENERGY-SAVING
SERVER
Elegant Design Enables Entry IBM eServer To Consume Less Than Half the
Electricity of Sun Solution, While Costing Substantially Less
ARMONK, NEW YORK, February 13, 2002 -- -- IBM today introduced an
energy-conserving IBM eServer[1] that consumes up to 57 percent less
electricity and generates up to 63 percent less heat than the comparable
Sun solution.[2] Designed for customer flexibility, the eServer runs both
UNIX(R) and Linux[3] and costs substantially less than the Sun offering.[4]
IBM eServer lowers total cost of ownership with Project eLiza
self-management features that enable the kind of "hands-off" operation
usually associated with high-end IBM eServer systems like the pSeries 690
"Regatta" and zSeries mainframe.
"More than ever, our customers are interested in lowering their total cost
of ownership," said Val Rahmani, general manager, IBM eServer pSeries.
"IBM's new UNIX server combines energy efficiency and enterprise-class
management features with ultra-fast performance to provide customers with
the ideal synthesis of power and affordability."
A new addition to the IBM eServer p610 family, the system is a powerful
one- or two-way machine ideal for data sensitive applications such as
e-business, customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning
and sales force automation. It was developed as part of IBM's company-wide
initiative announced last fall to address the energy needs of computing.
Enterprise-Class Storage Technology
Based on an elegant mainframe-inspired design, the IBM eServer supports
sophisticated storage technology, called RAID 5, inside the server cabinet
rather than in a separate storage enclosure. This design breakthrough
eliminates the need for the power supplies and cooling fans associated with
a separate box, dramatically reducing energy consumption and conserves
floor space.
Crucial to e-business infrastructures, RAID, Redundant Array of Independent
Disks, allows a large number of disks to be treated by a system as a single
storage device. The main benefits are improved data recovery if one or
more of the disks in the array fails and potentially improved disk
performance.
RAID 5 offers the best blend of performance, data recovery and resource
usage of any of the RAID architectures and is especially important to
e-business and other transaction processing applications, large databases,
and to other customers with a high sensitivity to data loss. Customers
wanting to implement RAID 5 on an entry level Sun or HP system [5] must
first purchase an external storage device.
This presents several disadvantages.
The external storage device takes up valuable space on the floor or in the
storage rack. Having an external storage device adds considerably to noise
levels and to electrical requirements. Not having an external RAID system
leaves the external SCSI controller free to connect to other peripherals
and storage devices. A full hardware solution, like the IBM RAID
implementation, provides higher performance levels than a software
implementation, which can place increased demands on the system processor.
Compared to Sun's 280R with StorEdge A1000 Workgroup, the IBM RAID
solution:[6]
? Transfers data from disk to server four times faster[7]
? Needs no external box (no additional power requirements, no external
cabling)
? Is quieter[8]
? Leaves external SCSI connector available for use
? Can be implemented in tower and rack configurations
The IBM eServer contains up to 291 GB of internal disk storage, twice the
capacity as the Sun Fire 280R, which holds a maximum of 146.8 GB.
The IBM eServer also features a balanced design based on copper
microprocessors, which require less power than competing Sun processors.[9]
Project eLiza Manageability Features
IBM Project eLiza technologies, unique to IBM servers, enable the system to
dramatically reduce downtime. These technologies include First Failure Data
Capture, which is designed to keep a running log of all system errors.
IBM eServer includes Light Path Diagnostics, sets of LED lights that make
systems management easier by flashing red if components are not performing
optimally. A dedicated service processor monitors the overall health of
the system and is designed to detect potential problems before they occur.
The IBM eServer is also equipped with wireless systems management features
allowing administrators to easily manage servers using handheld PDAs.
Operating System Flexibility
The IBM eServer p610 runs AIX 4.3.3, AIX 5L and Linux. AIX offers the
scalability, performance, reliability and security needed to accommodate
demanding e-business workloads. AIX features a strong affinity with Linux,
allowing customers to build and run many popular Linux applications on AIX.
As part of its effort to improve the interoperability between AIX and
Linux, IBM has ported a collection of Open Source and GNU software tools
from the Linux world and bundled them into a toolbox for AIX users. This
toolbox opens up a broad range of Linux applications, development tools,
and utilities to AIX users. For Linux application developers, it
introduces an easy way to target new opportunities for their software on
AIX.
The IBM eServer system's advanced features and attractive price point make
the server an ideal solution for ISVs and other solutions creators seeking
a 64-bit development platform for AIX applications.
The IBM eServer p610 Model 6C1 and 6E1 start at $5,995. The system is
available in rackmounted or tower versions. Planned availability is
February 22, 2002.
# # #
[1] The IBM eServer brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo
with the following descriptive term "server'' following it. IBM and the
e-business logo are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.
[2] Comparison is based on maximum configurations of the p610 with
internal RAID and Sun 280R with a StorEdge A1000 Workgroup. According to
the pSeries Site and Hardware Planning Information Document (SA38-0508-13),
available "http://www.ibm.com,"http://www.ibm.com, the p610 requires a
maximum of 450 Watts and dissipates a maximum of 1,536 BTUs per hour.
According to the Sun 280R Server Owner's Guide, January 2001, Revision A
(which can be found in Technical Documentation on http://www.sun.com), the
280R consumes a maximum of 810 Watts per hour (AC power) and dissipates a
maximum of 3,140 BTUs / hour. According to the Sun StorEdge A1000 and D1000
Installation, Operations, and Services Manual (which can be found in the
Technical Documentation on http://www.sun.com), the A1000 consumes a
maximum of 260 Watts per hour and dissipates a maximum of 1,092 BTUs per
hour. The combination of the Sun Fire 280R and A1000 consumes up to 1,070
Watts and dissipates up to 4,232 BTUs per hour.
[3] SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 7.
[4] p610 with 1 333MHz processor, 2 Ethernet ports, 1 x 36 GB disk, 1 GB
of memory, internal RAID 5 with 4 18 GB hot swappable disks, $17,175. Sun
280 R with 1 900 MHz processor, 2 Ethernet ports, 1 x 36 GB disk, 1 GB of
memory, and A1000 storage device with 4 18 GB hot swappable disks, $20,185.
Sun pricing available at http://store.sun.com.
[5] Entry level Sun and HP systems defined as Sun 22R and 280R and HP A400
and A500.
[6] p610 information according to the pSeries Site and Hardware Planning
Information Document (SA38-0508-13), available "http://www.ibm.com,"
http://www.ibm.com, A1000 information according to the Sun StorEdge A1000
and D1000 Installation, Operations, and Services Manual (which can be found
in the Technical Documentation on "http://www.sun.com)."http://www.sun.com
).
[7] IBM p610 drives are Ultra3 SCSI (160MB/sec) vs SUN A1000 with Ultra
SCSI (40MB/sec) drives, 128MB cache on IBM FC 2498 vs 24 MB cache on Sun.
p610 information according to the pSeries Site and Hardware Planning
Information Document (SA38-0508-13), available "http://www.ibm.com,"
http://www.ibm.com, A1000 information according to the Sun StorEdge A1000
and D1000 Installation, Operations, and Services Manual (which can be found
in the Technical Documentation on "http://www.sun.com)."http://www.sun.com
).
[8] According to the pSeries Site and Hardware Planning Information
Document (SA38-0508-13), the p610 operates at 6.4 bels. According to the
Sun 280R Server Owner's Guide, January 2001, Revision A (which can be found
in Technical Documentation on http://www.sun.com), the 280R operates at 6.9
bels. According to the Sun StorEdge A1000/ D1000 Datasheet (which can be
found in the product section on http://www.sun.com), the A1000 operates at
6.6 bels. The combination of the Sun Fire 280R and A1000 operates at 13.5
bels. This combination operates at 204% of the noise level of the p610.
[9] According to the pSeries 610 Models 6C1 and 6E1 Technical Overview,
the POWER3-II processor consumes a maximum of 42 Watts per hour running
at450 MHz. According to the UltraSPARC III Specifications (which can be
found on http://www.sun.com), the UltraSPARC III dissipates a maximum of 65
Watts per hour (AC power) running at 900 MHz.
IBM, the e-business logo, zSeries, Project eLiza, Light Path Diagnostics,
AIX, AIX 5L, and pSeries are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.
UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries
licensed exclusively through The Open Group.
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.
All other company, product and service names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
(C) 2001 International Business Machines Corporation, all rights reserved.
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From: "Ambystoma Mexicanum" <axolotl@bigpond.net.au>
Subject: phpRPG 0.3 Released
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:57:52 CST
phpRPG is a multiplayer fantasy role playing game driven by PHP and MySQL.
phpRPG 0.3 is now available for download.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/phprpg/
This release includes important features such as a real-time chat system
with emotions / expressions, battle mode (although with no damage algorithm
yet) and early concepts of time and weather.
http://phpRPG.org/
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From: gfjhfgjhghjghj <mischer_matrax@yahoo.de>
Subject: looking for LUG in Rhein/Main-Hessen-Germany
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:58:25 CST
Reply-To: mischer_matrax@yahoo.de
hello,
Here is Matrax e.V. a free Association for Culture, Education and
Communikation in Hanau/Hessen/Germany.
We are working with Linux since 1994.
Looking to http://lugww.counter.li.org/ we cant find a LUG in our Area,
so we decide to start one.
So the Question are:
-Is there realy no LUG in the Area of Frankfurt/Main or Rhein/Main ?
-Somebody interested to support us ?
Have a look at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hulug to get in contact to
us.
yours faithfully
linux-freaks,
region Rhein/Main - Hessen - Germany
Matrax e.V. - Sternstr.35 - 63459 Hanau
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From: ERDI Gergo <cactus@cactus.rulez.org>
Subject: Guikachu 1.1.4 "...and all I got was this lousy 12-carat uncut
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:58:25 CST
Dear users of both large and small computing tools,
A new development release of Guikachu is available.
About Guikachu
==============
Guikachu is a GNOME application for graphical editing of resource
files for PalmOS-based pocket computers. The user interface is
modelled after Glade, the GNOME UI builder.
Catch it all from http://cactus.rulez.org/projects/guikachu/
Features
========
* libXML-based I/O
* Exporting to PilRC .rcp files (compile with pilrc -H)
* Support for non-PalmOS PilRC targets (like the eBookMan)
* String and string list resources
* Dialog resources
* Menu resources
* Form resources
* Per-application resources (e.g. version number)
* WYSIWYG Form Editor, with drag & drop capability and visual resizing
* XSLT style sheets and shell script to generate RCP files from
Guikachu documents
* Sample file with sample GNU PalmOS SDK-based application
* Documentation (a complete user's manual)
About these releases
====================
Visual resizing is implemented! This is something that was planned
from the very beginning, but I'm very proud of it: it required a huge
infrastructure to implement it rather cleanly.
This new feature also made it painfully obvious that the current
rendering model can slow things down insanely, so this was somewhat
fixed by creating the widget previews in an idle handler by queueing
changes.
Detailed list of changes:
* WYSIWYG resizing of widgets in the Form Editor (not 100%
completed yet, see the TODO file)
* Rendering speed-up when moving widgets
* Checkboxes are properly drawn when manual width is specified
* The included sample application uses the new PalmOS 3.5 SDK
and PRCTools 2.0
Note that 1.1.x is the development series. Bugs may occur, the
documentation may not be in sync with the real features, build may
fail. Download the latest 1.0 release for serious use.
Guikachu uses GTK-- and GNOME-- for its user interface. File I/O is
implemented via the libxml package. Dialog windows are loaded via
libglade. GConf is used to store user preferences. You will need the
versions of these packages available in the GNOME 1.4 bundle (with the
exception of GNOME-- which you will need to upgrade to version 1.2.0)
To actually create the PalmOS resource files, you will also need PilRC
(part of the GNU PalmOS SDK) to compile the .rpc files produced by
Guikachu.
To use the stand-alone Guikachu-to-RCP converter program, xsltproc
(part of the libxslt package) is required.
Beware of bugémons!
Cactus
--
.--= ULLA! =----------------------. `We are not here to give users what
\ http://cactus.rulez.org \ they want' -- RMS, at GUADEC 2001
`-----= cactus@cactus.rulez.org =--'
Anything that can go wroSegmentation fault (core dumped)
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From: David Helder <dhelder@umich.edu>
Subject: GNet 1.1.1 - network library
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:58:33 CST
GNet 1.1.1 ("Cornmeal") has been released.
GNet is a simple network library. It is writen in C, object-oriented,
and built upon GLib. It is licensed under the GNU LGPL.
GNet 1.1.1 includes Unix sockets support, SOCKS support, new URL
features, and many small improvements and fixes.
The GNet homepage is <http://www.gnetlibrary.org>
Tarball and RPMs available.
1.1.1 ("Cornmeal" release)
=====
* Experimental Unix sockets support [by Mark Ferlatte]
* Experimental SOCKS support [by Marius Eriksen]
* URLs support username, password, query, and fragment
[by David Bolcsfoldi]
* New gnet_tcp_socket_server_accept_async function [me]
* gnet_inetaddr_new_async has pthread implemention,
no longer returns with success immediately [me]
* New gnet_{sha,md5}_clone functions [me]
* MacOSX port [Eric Cronin]
* read_async and write_async performance fixes [me]
* Various small compile and configuration fixes
* Updated best-current-practice examples
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From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
Subject: SANE conference - call for posters
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:58:46 CST
LATE ADDITION: The SANE 2002 conference now includes a poster session.
The SANE Posters provide an excellent forum for authors to present their
work in an informal and interactive setting. Posters are ideal for
presenting speculative, late-breaking results or for giving an
introduction to interesting, innovative work. Posters are highly visual
and interactive. They are intended to provide authors and interested
participants with the ability to connect with each other and to engage in
discussions about the work. Posters provide authors with a unique
opportunity to make their work highly visible during the conference.
The SANE conference (System Administration And Networking) is held May
27 to 31 in Maastricht, the Netherlands. It is organized by the NLUUG,
the UNIX User Group - The Netherlands. Co-sponsored by USENIX, the
Advanced Computing Systems Association, and Stichting NLnet.
The closing date for submissions is March 9, don't wait!
All the information you need can be found here:
http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2002/CfPosters.html
--
It is illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over
puddles of water.
[real standing law in California, United States of America]
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/// Creator of Vim -- http://vim.sf.net -- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim \\\
\\\ Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.a-a-p.org ///
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From: jim@vasoftware.com
Subject: [LOCAL] NYLUG.org 2/20, Feb meeting, Wed.@ 6:30pm -- Terry Schmidt,
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:58:46 CST
*** New York Linux Users Group February 2002 Meeting ***
- NYLUG.org -
Terry Schmidt on
Linux-based Wireless Public Networking
2/20/2002
Wednesday
6:30pm-8:00pm
IBM Headquarters Building
590 Madison Avenue at 57th Street
** RSVP Instructions**
Unless you have already rsvp'ed for a prior meeting, everyone needs to
rsvp to attend the meeting.
mailto: jgleason@nylug.org Subject: RSVP - NYLUG - FEB - your name
Check in with photo ID at the lobby for badge and room number.
Wireless Public Networking
Please join us for a presentation on wireless public networking.
Terry Schmidt, of NYCwireless will be speaking to us, to explain
the why of public networks, and how it's done. We will also hear
about the current state of affairs of the NYCwireless network.
Currently using 802.11b, "Wi-Fi", NYCwireless has 39 access points,
including parks, and has grown beyond the confines of the city limits
to include nodes on Long Island, Westchester, and New Jersey. Terry
Schmidt will discussing the technology and processes of creating and
using free public wireless networks. NYCwireless has done everything
from professional antennas to Pringles can antennas, from street
corners to public parks, Linux to NetBSD.
NYCwireless, which has a mailing list, provides resources and
assistance with creating public Internet space. Following the
September 11 attack, NYCwireless helped provide Internet access
to businesses whose normal access was down.
Whether you're interested in the technical aspects, social aspects,
or both, you won't want to miss this meeting!
http://nycwireless.net
http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless
http://www.nycwireless.net/resources.html
http://www.nycwireless.net/press/nytimes20011004.html
http://www.nycwireless.net/sponsors.html
About the speaker:
Terry Schmidt is co-founder of NYCwireless, which provides free
public wireless Internet access to the New York City community and
beyond. It seeks to build on the philosophies of Open Source and
Free Software and create a philosophy and application of Open
Networks.
NYCwireless is a volunteer group constructing a community owned
network of computers that share Internet access over radio
connections. Each access point is run independently by volunteers
with their own equipment. IEEE 802.11b wireless Ethernet provides
Internet access to mobile computers, PDAs and desktops without
connection cables.
Did you know?
Anthony Townsend and Terry Schmidt were featured in a CNN Moneyline
report about public WiFi networks? (MPEG and Real Media)
http://www.nycwireless.net/press/wireless.mpg
http://www.nycwireless.net/press/cnn.ram
NYLUG's own Aaron Grogan is the NYCWireless Wireless Cloud SIG
leader. "CloudSIG's mission is to build a wireless network backbone,
oftentimes called a wireless network cloud. A wireless cloud is like
an Internet backbone in many respects. Unlike conventional
backbones, however, the nodes in our backbone will connect through
user-owned and user-managed wireless links." (NYC Wireless MAN
Cloud) http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycw-cloud
Why is this woman smiling?
http://nylug.madworx.com/images/monjayexpo.jpg
Another successful LinuxWorld Expo in New York, of course!
The NYLUG booth at LinuxWorld Expo was a resounding success thanks
to the hard work of all the volunteers. See expo photos:
http://nylug.org/pictures/index.shtml
http://unilug.org/expo0102.html
http://mycouponmagic.com/nylxs/Linuxworld_photos/linuxworldphotos.html
http://http://linuxart.com/photoview.phtml?sid=02jan30-lwce_day1&maxthumb=30
Thanks to everyone who participated!
http://www.linuxworldexpo.com
Stammtisch plug:
Have you been to stammtisch lately?
Free Stuff!
Swag of undetermined value and quantity will be distributed on a
first-come, first-served basis. Arrive early for the best pickins!
Keysignings
Immediately after the presentation and continuing at the Old Stand
pub, we will be gathering for a keysigning. So for those who have
keys already, please remember to bring hard-copy printouts of your
40-character key fingerprint. If you haven't created a key yet, our
howto docs are posted here: http://www.nylug.org/keys
Stammtisch
And then after the meeting... Join us around 8:15pm or so at the
Old Stand, 914 3rd Ave. on the corner of 55th Street.
http://www.Irishpubguide.com/mid11.htm
Please see our home page at http://www.nylug.org for the HTMLized
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From: Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net>
Subject: Dump/restore 0.4b27 released.
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 09:41:03 CST
Reply-To: Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net>
Hi,
A new version of dump/restore, the ext2/ext3 filesystem backup
utilities has been released today.
The new version has several new features (like the ability to
create a table-of-contents file for each dump, QFA option is
now supported on both local and remote tapes and files, etc), and
the usual set of bugfixes.
The dump/restore homepage is located at:
http://dump.sourceforge.net
Full changelog for this version is appended below.
Enjoy.
Stelian.
Changes between versions 0.4b26 and 0.4b27 (released February 15, 2002)
=======================================================================
1. Fixed behaviour of dump when exceeding resource limits
(SIGXFSZ treatment).
2. Added the -L flag to restore to allow the user to specify a
maximal allowed number of miscompares when using restore
with the -C option to check the backup.
3. Detailed the manual entry for the -N option of restore.
4. Added the -a flag to restore to make able doing unattended
restores in -i or -x mode (automatically walks through the
multiple dump volumes).
5. Extended the QFA mode to work with local files and/or
remote tapes and files. This way, restore can know in advance
the tape number and the offset for the inodes to extract and
can minimize the extraction time by seeking directly to the
good tape/offset.
6. Added the -A <archive> option to both dump and restore,
which makes dump to archive a dump table-of-contents in
the specified file to be used by restore to determine
whether a file is in the dump file that is being restored.
(the archive file syntax is also compatible with the
Solaris ufsdump generated one).
7. Small fix in restore making it able to read some (broken ?)
Solaris ufsdump tapes.
8. Fixed dump to correctly recognise the root filesystem when using
ext2 disk labels (LABEL=/). Thanks to John Yu <jky@it.bu.edu>
for reporting this bug.
9. Added the -P <file> option to restore to create a
Quick File Access file from an already made dump. Patch
contributed by Uwe Gohlke <uwe@ugsoft.de>.
10. Made restore compile and run on Solaris, making it a
possible replacement for the standard ufsrestore. Port was
contributed by Uwe Gohlke <uwe@ugsoft.de>.
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