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Linux-Announce Digest #168
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Linux-Announce Digest #168, Volume #4 Fri, 2 Aug 2002 01:13:03 EDT
Contents:
announcing mdump 1.0.2 (David Mathog)
announcing extract 1.10 (David Mathog)
Dump/restore 0.4b31 released (Stelian Pop)
FS: BLOWOUT:Only 1 case left arley Hahn's "Open Computing Unix Unbound" - $3+ shipping. (Jon Adaptur)
[SLUG] Suncoast LUG Meetings ("Paul M. Foster")
[SLUG] Suncoast LUG Meetings ("Paul M. Foster")
GUIFFY 4.5 compare/merge released ("Bill Ritcher")
COMMERCIAL: Debian Managed Solo Hosting (Evelyn Mitchell)
Obelix ./. MobiliX: written verdict available (Werner Heuser)
Linux Gazette #81 (August 2002) available (Linux Gazette)
Eric S Raymond to speak in Manhattan Wed August 21, 2002 ("Casandra's Calendar")
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From: David Mathog <mathog@caltech.edu>
Subject: announcing mdump 1.0.2
Date: 2 Aug 2002 05:00:05 GMT
Mdump reads data from a specified input file or stdin and dumps
data elements from it to a specified output file or stdout after
formatting them as indicated. mdump may be either used as a
replacement for od or to extract data from simple binary files
without having to write a specialized program.
The ANSI C source code (mdump.c) and documention (mdump.html) are
downloadable from:
ftp://saf.bio.caltech.edu/pub/software/linux_or_unix_tools/
There is no Makefile, simply build it with:
gcc -Wall -pedantic -ansi -o mdump mdump.c
or the equivalent. See the documentation file for command line
examples and licensing terms. Note that the program uses the
"long long" extension which is present in most current ANSI C
compilers. On compilation there will typically be four warning
messages like this (from gcc):
warning: ISO C89 does not support `long long'
If your compiler does not have this data type add
-D MDUMP_NOLONGLONG to the compile command.
Regards,
David Mathog
Manager, Sequence Analysis Facility, Biology Division, Caltech
mathog@caltech.edu
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From: David Mathog <mathog@caltech.edu>
Subject: announcing extract 1.10
Date: 2 Aug 2002 05:00:13 GMT
Extract is a portable tool for reformatting lines of text by
column and/or token position. It was inspired by Pat Rankin's
VMS utility of the same name but it is not a port of that program.
Extract may be used instead of awk for all but the most complex
single line reformatting operations. The ANSI C source code
(extract.c) and documention (extract.html) are downloadable from:
ftp://saf.bio.caltech.edu/pub/software/linux_or_unix_tools/
There is no Makefile, simply build it with:
gcc -Wall -pedantic -ansi -o extract extract.c
or the equivalent. See the documentation file for command line
examples and licensing terms.
The ANSI C source code (execinput.c) and documentation (execinput.html)
are available for the companion program execinput from the same location.
Execinput is typically used in a pipe downstream from extract to execute
each output line which has been reformatted into a command. Ie, a
multistage pipe beginning with "ls -1 *.html", might have one line
processed by extract from
foo.html
to
cp foo.html ../newdir/copy_foo.html
and placing execinput in that pipe would cause each such line to
be executed.
Regards,
David Mathog
Manager, Sequence Analysis Facility, Biology Division, Caltech
mathog@caltech.edu
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From: Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net>
Subject: Dump/restore 0.4b31 released
Date: 2 Aug 2002 05:00:16 GMT
Reply-To: Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net>
Hi everyone,
A new version of dump/restore, the Linux ext2/ext3 filesystem backup
utilities, has been released today.
This release fixes a bug (introduced with 0.4b29) which prevented the
use of a remote tape drive. Since it is a pretty important bug, and
I will not be very available in August (holidays), I'm releasing
the fix immediately.
Enjoy !
Stelian.
Changes between versions 0.4b30 and 0.4b31 (released July 30, 2002)
===================================================================
1. Fixed rmt open flags transmission (GNU's symbolic syntax over
rmt) which I broke in 0.4b29. Thanks to Eros Albertazzi
<eros@lamel.bo.cnr.it> for reporting the bug.
--
Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net>
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From: jadaptur@hotmail.com (Jon Adaptur)
Subject: FS: BLOWOUT:Only 1 case left arley Hahn's "Open Computing Unix Unbound" - $3+ shipping.
Date: 2 Aug 2002 05:00:19 GMT
FS: BLOWOUT:Only 1 case left arley Hahn's "Open Computing Unix
Unbound" - $3+ shipping.
Published by Osborne
ISBN 0-07-882050-2
I have a short supply.
These books originally sold for $27.95 and are considered by many to
be one of the best books ever written as an introduction/reference to
the Unix Operating System (also applies to Linux, the BSDs, and
Solaris ).
They feature info on Unix, X windows, multiple shells, the Vi editor
the Emacs editor, etc.
The Apendixes and Quick Indexes are tremendous resources for finding
commands. There are summaries of commands for unix, vi, and emacs:
it's worth the price for this alone.
I'm asking $3.00 plus a flat rate shipping/handling charge.
Total price shipped at book rate: $7.00 total in Lower 48 states.
Total price shipped Priorty mail: $10.00 total in Lower 48 states.
For immediate shipment use Paypal; I will, also, accept a prepaid
*Postal* Money order but the books will we be shipped in the order
that I receive payment (I'll return MO's for unfulfilled orders).
Use Paypal and be sure. All sales final.
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From: "Paul M. Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com>
Subject: [SLUG] Suncoast LUG Meetings
Date: 2 Aug 2002 05:00:23 GMT
*************************************
* Suncoast Linux Users Group (SLUG) *
* Meeting Schedule *
*************************************
BRANDON **************************************************
1 August 20:00-22:00 Brandon
(first Thursday of each month)
Brandon Barnes & Noble
Brandon Town Center
Brandon, FL
See http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#Brandon for directions.
NEW PORT RICHEY ******************************************
3 August 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, FL
See http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#npr for directions.
TAMPA ****************************************************
14 August 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 http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#tampa for directions.
SARASOTA/BRADENTON ***************************************
21 August 18:00-21:00 Sarasota
(third Wednesday of each month)
Baker Electronics
8323 Lindbergh Court
Sarasota, FL
See http://www.bish.net/directions/
DUNEDIN **************************************************
24 August 10:00-12:00 Dunedin
(fourth Saturday of each month)
Dunedin Public Library,
223 Douglas Ave.,
Community Room A.
Dunedin, FL
See http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#dunedin for directions.
***********************************************************
ACTIVITIES:
Meetings include:
1) Presentation: As indicated.
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!)
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From: "Paul M. Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com>
Subject: [SLUG] Suncoast LUG Meetings
Date: 2 Aug 2002 05:00:30 GMT
*************************************
* Suncoast Linux Users Group (SLUG) *
* Meeting Schedule *
*************************************
BRANDON **************************************************
1 August 20:00-22:00 Brandon
(first Thursday of each month)
Brandon Barnes & Noble
Brandon Town Center
Brandon, FL
See http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#Brandon for directions.
NEW PORT RICHEY ******************************************
3 August 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, FL
See http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#npr for directions.
TAMPA ****************************************************
14 August 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 http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#tampa for directions.
SARASOTA/BRADENTON ***************************************
21 August 18:00-21:00 Sarasota
(third Wednesday of each month)
Baker Electronics
8323 Lindbergh Court
Sarasota, FL
See http://www.bish.net/directions/
DUNEDIN **************************************************
24 August 10:00-12:00 Dunedin
(fourth Saturday of each month)
Dunedin Public Library,
223 Douglas Ave.,
Community Room A.
Dunedin, FL
See http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#dunedin for directions.
***********************************************************
ACTIVITIES:
Meetings include:
1) Presentation: As indicated.
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!)
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From: "Bill Ritcher" <Bill_Ritcher@Guiffy.com>
Subject: GUIFFY 4.5 compare/merge released
Date: 2 Aug 2002 05:00:33 GMT
Guiffy is the quintessential cross-platform visual compare/merge utility.
Features 2-way interactive and 3-way smart, "SureMerge", interfaces. Merge
interfaces support Editing during the merge and Undo. Guiffy's compare
views include Inline diff highlighting. Guiffy includes integrated Folder
Compare/Synchronization features. Comes with builtin UNICODE and MBCS
support. And, a command line interface for CM/SCM integrations -- Works
with CVS, Perforce, SOS, and Starbase. Plus, a complete API package is
included.
Available for all Java-enabled platforms including: Windows, Linux, Unix,
MacOS 9/X, and OS/2 or eCS.
Guiffy 4.5 includes the new feature "ComparEdit":
>> Edit in compare views...Then, Click to SaveAS
>> Click to Copy a change from one view to the other
>> Click to Mark Selected lines as Removed
Homepage: http://www.guiffy.com
License: 30-day evaluation. Single User registration is $79.
Thank you for your support,
Bill_Ritcher@Guiffy.com
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From: Evelyn Mitchell <efm@tummy.com>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Debian Managed Solo Hosting
Date: 2 Aug 2002 05:00:36 GMT
Press Release
tummy.com introduces Debian Managed Solo Hosting
tummy.com expands their Solo Hosting offering to Debian Linux Users.
Fort Collins, Colorado -- 2002-07-29 -- tummy.com, ltd, Linux
Consulting, announced today the addition of Debian Linux to their Solo Managed
Hosting offerings.
"Debian is under served in the Linux Hosting market. We're delighted to be
able to add Debian Stable support to our Hosting offerings." said Evelyn
Mitchell, tummy.com, ltd. CEO and co-founder. "We have had significant
success with our KRUD Linux (based on Red Hat), and KRUDserver Managed
Hosting offerings. This is a natural expansion for us."
Solo Managed Hosting is a premier hosting offering. It includes:
- root access to a dedicated server
- High speed, low-latency connection to the Internet
- 10G of transfers included
- System management and monitoring
- Optional RAID-1 and Backups
Debian Managed Hosting includes regular updates to Debian Stable, and as-needed
security updates.
All our Managed Hosting offerings include OS level upgrades and network
support, network monitoring and security upgrades. tummy.com's senior
System Administrators keep your system fully accessible, so you can
concentrate on running your applications and services. It is a true
partnership of experts: We're experts on system management, and so you can be
an expert on your application.
tummy.com also offers several other hosting solutions:
- High Availability Clustered Solo Hosting solution based on KRUDserver
- Development Servers (including secure CVS and mail)
- QMail Mail servers (including web mail, spam filtering, POP3 and IMAP)
- Secure Web Servers
More information about Debian Managed Solo Hosting can be found at
http://www.tummy.com/Hosting/DebianHosting.html
About tummy.com, ltd.
Since 1995, tummy.com, ltd., has created Linux and Open Source
solutions for a wide variety of clients. From custom Linux Distribution
development, to senior System Administration and Open Source software
consulting for ISPs, tummy.com, ltd., has consistently provided
innovative, timely solutions for their clients.
tummy.com has a significant depth of experience with Linux and Linux
Security. Kevin Fenzi, senior consultant at tummy.com, ltd., is the
co-author of the comprehensive "Linux Security HOWTO". Sean Reifschneider,
co-founder of tummy.com, ltd. is an expert on High Volume Email servers,
and the packager of the Python RPMs for Python.org
tummy.com, ltd., can be found at http://www.tummy.com
Contact:
Evelyn Mitchell
Telephone: 970-494-0355
Fax: 970-377-2320
E-mail: efm-pr27@tummy.com
Reprint permitted. Copy requested.
--
Regards, tummy.com, ltd
Evelyn Mitchell Linux Consulting since 1995
efm@tummy.com Senior System and Network Administrators
http://www.tummy.com/
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From: Werner Heuser <Werner.Heuser@web.de>
Subject: Obelix ./. MobiliX: written verdict available
Date: 2 Aug 2002 05:00:09 GMT
Reply-To: Werner Heuser <wehe@mobilix.org>
During the first hearing at July 12th 2002 the court has rejected the
trademark charge from Obelix against MobiliX. Now the written verdict
is available.
In its decision the court writes: "The big popularity of the
comic-character 'Obelix" doesn't imply, that this word can be seen as
a well known trademark." Also it doesn't seem possible to mistake both
trademarks for each other. "A similarity in the writing or meaning of
the words 'Obelix' and 'MobiliX' can be excluded, ..".
A might be similarity in the sound of the words
is without any importance, because "if a word is used with a wellknown
meaning, any similarity in the sound doesn't cause it to be mistaken
for another one, [..] a chance to mix the words caused by a smililar
sound, might be accepted, if only the suffix 'ix' or the syllable 'lix'
brings a connection to the charging trademark into mind. Such an
extended coverage can't be accepted by the court chamber, because the
suffix 'ix' is used not only for the naming of comic-characters,
but for computersystems also, as in 'Unix'."
The period of time for the plaintiff to appeal will end presumably at
August 29th 2002.
The written verdict and the documentation of the case is
available online (http://mobilix.org/mobilix_asterix.html).
MobiliX is a very wellknown site dedicated to
Linux and BSD on mobile devices (like laptops, PDAs,
cell phones and more). In November 2001 Werner Heuser, owner of
the Open Source project MobiliX - UniX on Mobile Computers
(http://mobilix.org) was charged by "Lés Editions Albert René",
which is owner of the trademark "Obelix".
In their opinion the names Obelix and MobiliX are
very similar. The charge aimed on a deletion of the
trademark "MobiliX" and a compensation fee.
The charge has been discussed in many newsgroups
and mailing lists. It seems to be a very important case
for the Free Software Community, because there are
many projects, which names are also ending on "iX".
Some other projects have even silently withdrawn
there names, because the financial risk of loosing a trademark
case is high.
--
|=| Werner Heuser = Keplerstr. 11A = D-10589 Berlin = Germany
|=| <wehe(@)mobilix.org> T. 0049 - (0)30 - 349 53 86
|=| http://MobiliX.org Linux and BSD on Mobile Computers
|=| http://Xtops.DE Laptops+PDAs pre-installed with UniX
|*| This is no time for phony rhetoric -- Lou Reed
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From: Linux Gazette <gazette@ssc.com>
Subject: Linux Gazette #81 (August 2002) available
Date: 2 Aug 2002 05:00:40 GMT
Reply-To: gazette@ssc.com
"Linux Gazette...Making Linux just a little more fun!"
Linux Gazette is a freely available, WWW e-zine that includes short articles
giving tips and tricks, ideas and suggestions for customizing and running
Linux. It is a member of the Linux Documentation Project.
Linux Gazette issue #81, August 2002, is out and can be found at:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/
For download purposes, individual issues of LG are available at:
ftp://ftp.ssc.com/pub/lg/
A list of mirror sites can be found at:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/mirrors.html
While we do not mail issues of LG to our readers--it's just too big--we do
have an announcement service. Write lg-announce-request@ssc.com with the
word subscribe in the body, and each month you will receive an e-mail notice
when we post Linux Gazette.
Topics in this issue include:
* The MailBag
* More 2-Cent Tips
* The Answer Gang
* News Bytes
* The Weekend Mechanic , by Thomas Adam
* Introduction to Programming Ada , by Thomas Adam
* Office Linux: Ideas for a Desktop Distribution , by Matthias Arndt
* Playing DVDs on Linux , by Tunji Durodola
* Is Your Memory Not What It Used To Be? , by Madhu M Kurup
* Exploring Perl Modules - Part 1: On-The-Fly Graphics with GD , by
Pradeep Padala
* Programming in Ruby, part 1 , by Hiran Ramankutty
* Process Tracing Using Ptrace , by Sandeep S
* Secure and Robust Computer Systems for Primary and Secondary
Schools , by Richard A Sevenich and Michael P Angelo
* Creating Reusable Software Libraries , by Rob Tougher
* SysRq: The Process-nuke , by Vikas G P
* The Back Page
Read all about it in Linux Gazette.
Michael Orr
Editor, Linux Gazette
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From: "Casandra's Calendar" <casandrascalendar@yahoo.com>
Subject: Eric S Raymond to speak in Manhattan Wed August 21, 2002
Date: 2 Aug 2002 05:00:43 GMT
Eric S. Raymond, author of "The Cathedral and the Bazaar",
and long-time Open Source Evangelist, will be the guest
speaker on Wednesday August 21, 2002 at the meeting of
NYPC (NY PC User Group http://www.nypc.org)/
The meeting will be held from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm,
in the Tishman Auditorium of "The New School",
66 West 12 Street, (off Fifth Avenue), Manhattan, NYC.
There is no admission fee, and all are welcome.
Please arrive early to ensure a good seat.
For more information about Mr. Raymond, and to view
some of his writings (including "The New Hackers Dictionary"),
please visit:
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr
Please visit http://www.nypc.org/meet.htm for the
full official announcement of this event, and for more
information about NYPC.
As with most events in NYC, please carry a picture-id-card,
(drivers license, job-id, passport, college-id, or other).
The New School is easily reached by subway or city bus.
Street parking in the area is limited. Commercial parking
is available within walking distance.
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http://www.netcom.com/~casandra/linux/calendar.html
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Directory of local groups:
http://www.netcom.com/~casandra/linux/lugdetails.html
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