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Linux-Announce Digest #198
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Linux-Announce Digest #198, Volume #4 Tue, 8 Oct 2002 11:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Searching for someone in Africa... (Frederick Noronha)
Fcron 2.9.2 - a replacement for Vixie cron and anacron (Thibault Godouet)
Wanted: Links about GNU/Linux in Asia... (Frederick Noronha)
Console frontend to wvdial (Frederick Noronha)
lirc-0.6.6 Linux Infrared Remote Control (Christoph Bartelmus)
[ANNOUNCE] The ELJ Project announces the release of ELJ 0.4; Open source Projects and API Bindings for Eiffel (GNU Eiffel press agent)
Scouts Learn Chess from the Best. (Scout Chess)
ANN: SV/SF Python User Group mtg Wed 10/9 7:30pm (Wesley Chun)
RE COMMERCIAL: open source system promotions from $379 (sales)
ANN: tk7, new multi-platform software for ICOM IC-Q7 walkie-talkie ("Bob Parnass, AJ9S")
ACM Mini Seminar: Autotools (Shashi K. Verma)
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From: Frederick Noronha <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: Searching for someone in Africa...
Date: 8 Oct 2002 15:00:53 GMT
Do you know someone from *Africa* who would be able to undertake the work
of helping on a research project on the "Significance of Free/OpenSource
Software for Developing Countries"? The time is short, and hence we need
to contact someone early. If you could help, please send a reply to
Niranjan Rajani <niranjan.rajani@maailma.net> with a copy to me
for information. Thanks a lot. FN
--
Frederick Noronha * Freelance Journalist * Goa * India 832.409490 / 409783
BYTESFORALL www.bytesforall.org * GNU-LINUX http://linuxinindia.pitas.com
Email fred@bytesforall.org * Mobile +9822 122436 (Goa) * Saligao Goa India
Writing with a difference... on what makes *the* difference
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From: Thibault Godouet <fcron@free.fr>
Subject: Fcron 2.9.2 - a replacement for Vixie cron and anacron
Date: 8 Oct 2002 15:00:56 GMT
What is new in this release (2.9.2) ?
=====================================
- Added a system fcrontab. Root can access it with fcrontab by using "-u
systab"
- fcrondyn's ls_lavgq, ls_serialq and ls_exeq are now functional.
- mailto can now be set to a non-real user (for ex., an alias).
- fcron now calls shutdown() when a connection from fcrondyn is closed.
Another change in the code should prevent fcrondyn from not returning
to the prompt after a command has been run.
- use open() instead of fopen() to write files, for more security.
- fcrontab sets euid=uid before running the editor.
This is required by some programs (for instance, perl).
- bug fix : using DESTDIR with make did not work with the doc.
- Code clean : changed macros to make parameters clearly different from
vars.
What is fcron ?
==============
Fcron is a scheduler. It aims at replacing Vixie Cron, so it implements most
of its functionalities.
But contrary to Vixie Cron, fcron does not need your system to be up 7 days
a week, 24 hours a day : it also works well with systems which are
not running neither all the time nor regularly (contrary to anacrontab).
In other words, fcron does both the job of Vixie Cron and anacron, but does
even more and better :)) ...
To do so, fcron allows you to use the standard mode in which you tell
it to execute one command at a given date and hour and to make it run
a command according to its time of execution, which is normally the same as
system up time. For example :
Run the task 'save /home/ directory'
every 3h15 of system up time.
and, of course, in order to make it really useful, the time remaining until
next execution is saved each time the system is stopped.
You can also say :
run that command once between 2am and 5am
which will be done if the system is running at any time in this interval.
Fcron also includes a useful system of options, which can be applied
either to
every lines following the declaration or to a single line. Some of
the supported options permit to:
- run jobs one by one,
- set the max system load average value under which the job should be run,
- set a nice value for a job,
- run jobs at fcron's startup if they should have been run
during system down time,
- mail user to tell him a job has not run and why,
- a better management of the mailing of outputs ...
What is planed for next releases ?
==================================
Please go to http://fcron.free.fr/doc/todo.html
(propositions and help are welcome)
How you can help me
===================
If you'd like to help me, please contact me at :
fcron@free.fr
Where can I get it ?
====================
You can either go to the project home page at :
http://fcron.free.fr
or get it from metalab at :
ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/daemons/cron/fcron-2.9.2.src.tar.gz
(361kB)
(I've sent the file but it may take some time before it is available on
metalab)
or get it from seul.org (USA) :
ftp://ftp.seul.org/pub/fcron/fcron-2.9.2.src.tar.gz (361kB)
I hope you will enjoy it,
Thibault.
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From: Frederick Noronha <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: Wanted: Links about GNU/Linux in Asia...
Date: 8 Oct 2002 15:01:00 GMT
I am currently trying to locate more information on the role that
GNU/Linux is playing in Asia, and would be grateful if you could offer me
some clues on where to look.
In particular, would be grateful for (i) URLs of any useful GNU/Linux
websites in Asia (ii) email addresses of key persons play a role in the
Free/Libre Software and Open Source domain in countries of this region
(iii) mailing lists that are active and innovative in this field (iv) any
useful contributions to GNU/Linux coming out of Asia.
Thanks so much for your help,
Frederick
PS: Please visit my recently updated site at http://linuxinindia.pitas.com
--
Frederick Noronha * Freelance Journalist * Goa * India 832.409490 / 409783
BYTESFORALL www.bytesforall.org * GNU-LINUX http://linuxinindia.pitas.com
Email fred@bytesforall.org * Mobile +9822 122436 (Goa) * Saligao Goa India
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From: Frederick Noronha <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: Console frontend to wvdial
Date: 8 Oct 2002 15:01:03 GMT
This msg is from Asterix Baron <b2ornot2b@yahoo.com> in Goa. -FN
========== Forwarded message ==========
hi all
heres a set of scripts that act as a front end to wvdial ...
console based
it gives u a bar of traffic on ppp interface
ideal for the 'console happy' ;)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa/files/inet.zip
if u have any probs with these hack them to suit ur taste
adieus
cheerio
b2
p.s. Does anyone have any interesting scripts to share ???
p.s. Is anyone interested in forming an (e)group ...
BCLU - Brotherhood of Command Line Users ???
to share the power of the command line
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From: columbus@hit.handshake.de (Christoph Bartelmus)
Subject: lirc-0.6.6 Linux Infrared Remote Control
Date: 8 Oct 2002 15:01:06 GMT
Reply-To: lirc@bartelmus.de
LIRC - Linux Infrared Remote Control, Version: 0.6.6
Copyright (C) 1996 Ralph Metzler <rjkm@thp.uni-koeln.de>
Copyright (C) 1998-2000 Christoph Bartelmus <lirc@bartelmus.de>
(according to GNU General Public Licence 2.0 or later)
LIRC is a package that allows you to decode and send infra-red signals
of many (but not all) commonly used remote controls.
Pre-release versions are currently available at the LIRC homepage:
http://www.lirc.org/
Former versions focussed on home-brew hardware connected to the serial
or parallel port. Descriptions how to build this hardware can be found
on the LIRC homepage. Current versions of LIRC also support a variety
of other hardware. An up-to-date list of all supported devices and the
status of the according drivers is available on the LIRC homepage.
The most important part of LIRC is the lircd daemon that will decode
IR signals received by the device drivers and provide the information
on a socket. It will also accept commands for IR signals to be sent if
the hardware supports this. The second daemon program called lircmd
will connect to lircd and translate the decoded IR signals to mouse
movements. You can e.g. configure X to use your remote control as an
input device.
The user space application will allow you to control your computer
with your remote control. You can send X events to applications, start
programs and much more on just one button press. The possible
applications are obvious: Infra-red mouse, remote control for your TV
tuner card or CD-ROM, shutdown by remote, program your VCR and/or
satellite tuner with your computer, etc. I've heard that MP3 players
are also quite popular these days.
Adding new remotes is still problematic but since version 0.5.2 there
comes the first program that will try to add new remote controls
automatically.
Don't expect much documentation. This is only a pre-release version
and there is still much to be done before LIRC becomes easily
configurable and usable.
For people with a little C/C++ knowledge this should already be possible
with this pre-release. Otherwise, wait for version 1.0.
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From: gnu_eiffel_announce@yahoo.com (GNU Eiffel press agent)
Subject: [ANNOUNCE] The ELJ Project announces the release of ELJ 0.4; Open source Projects and API Bindings for Eiffel
Date: 8 Oct 2002 15:01:10 GMT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: geoff@elj.com
THE ELJ PROJECT ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF ELJ 0.4, OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
AND LIBRARY BINDINGS FOR EIFFEL
Australia -- October 6, 2002. The ELJ Project is pleased to announce
the release of version 0.4, bringing extensive Linux support to the
project.
Among the recent changes:
* Added Linux support for all areas of the library
* Added workarounds for inconsistences between wxGTK and wxMSW
* Fixed bugs in the Firebird dbs classes
* Added a first version of the service manager API to the firebird
cluster
* Added printing and application help to wxEiffel
* Fixed lots of minor bugs within wxEiffel
The ELJ Project supports several applications, relational databases,
native libraries and bindings to popular APIs. We are actively seeking
Linux talent to help with such issues as generating RPMs and improving
portability.
Applications:
* ELJ GIRLS -- a CRM, especially for software companies, based on
wxWindows and Firebird.
* SeBench -- an IDE for SmallEiffel.
* PVSW -- a management tool for a Pervasive database
Included in the downloads are:
* XmlViewer -- based on ELJ and Gobo
* Numerous examples for the wxWindows and database bindings.
Native Libraries:
* Perlish -- a library that provides some Perl functionality to
Eiffel programs
Database Interfaces:
* Firebird
* Berkely DB (SleepyCat)
* MySQL
* PostgreSQL
* Btrieve (Pervasive SQL2000)
* SQLite
GUI/OS Support:
* Win32 API (eljWin32api)
* wxWindows (wxEiffel)
* OpenGL (proof of concept only)
For more information about the ELJ project, visit:
http://elj.sourceforge.net
For more information about the SmallEiffel compiler, visit:
http://smalleiffel.loria.fr
For more information on the Gobo project, visit:
http://www.gobosoft.com
Or visit the IRC channel for eiffel, named #eiffel on
irc.openprojects.net
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From: Scout Chess <scoutchess@uschesslive.org>
Subject: Scouts Learn Chess from the Best.
Date: 8 Oct 2002 15:01:13 GMT
Reply-To: scoutchess@uschesslive.org
ScoutChess is a program developed to teach kids and young adults the game and
history of Chess. Held on US Chess Live, the official online service of the US
Chess Federation, ScoutChess is a series of workshops taught by International
Masters and available only to scouts. With a world-class instructor list and
a program that's second to none, this is a chance that a chess-playing scout
can't afford to miss.
***************************************************
ScoutChess is expanding its schedule! Many scouts weren't able to make the October
workshop registration dates; we're creating a November workshop to help them
catch up. Please see the ScoutChess website, at http://www.scoutchess.org/ ,
for details.
***************************************************
Do you want to learn chess from a Grand Master? Would you like to polish your
game against an International Master? Your scout could be taking lessons from
two Grand Masters; the current and former US Champions; the current US Women's
Champion; a former US Women's Co-champion; a three-time Pan-American Championship
title holder; even the winner of the 1992 US Open, World Open, National Open,
and Novag Grand Prix. There isn't room for the full instructors' lists of accolades,
so we've listed them in the instructors' bio section, at http://www.scoutchess.org/dojo/8/v.jsp?p=/bios.
Chess benefits logic skills, visual and analytic memory, and many other mental
skills; see the Information Center at http://www.scoutchess.org/ for print studies
of the developmental effects of Chess on kids and younger adults.
If you need more information feel free to call or email our helpful staff.
scoutchess@uschesslive.org
412-441-4565
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From: Wesley Chun <wesc@deirdre.org>
Subject: ANN: SV/SF Python User Group mtg Wed 10/9 7:30pm
Date: 8 Oct 2002 15:01:16 GMT
BayPIGgies: Silicon Valley-San Francisco Bay Area Python Users Group
Agenda: Python at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention
When: October 9, 2002 @ 7:30pm
Where: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Speaker: Wesley Chun
Wesley will give a run down on some of the key talks at this year's
O'Reilly Open Source Convention which happened late July in case you
were not able to go. Some of the talks to be summarized include:
- Guido's Python State of the Union [with updates on 2.2 and 2.3]
- Guido's talk on what he feels he regrets in Python
- the Bioinformatics Keynotes from Ewan Birney and Jim Kent
- the PythonCard talk (HyperCard-motivated wxPython GUI builder,
a la Glade for pyGTK) by Kevin Altis and Patrick O'Brien
- Jason Asbahr's talk on using Python for developing game logic,
not to mention his ports of Python to the Sony PlayStation 2
and Nintendo Gamecube!
Download links:
- Guido's essays and presentations
http://python.org/doc/essays/ppt/
- various O'Reilly OSCON 2002 presentations
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/15/presentations.html
We are actively seeking speakers for BayPIGgies, so if you would
like to give a talk at one of our meetings (any Python-related
topic), please contact us!
more info including directions: http://www.baypiggies.net
hope to see some of you on Wednesday!
-wesley
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
"Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall PTR, 2001
http://starship.python.net/crew/wesc/cpp/
Silicon Valley-San Francisco Bay Area Python Users Group (BayPIGgies)
http://www.baypiggies.net
wesley.j.chun :: wesc at deirdre.org
cyberweb.consulting : henderson, nv : cyberweb at rocketmail.com
http://roadkill.com/~wesc/cyberweb/
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From: sales <sales@storeanywhere.com>
Subject: RE COMMERCIAL: open source system promotions from $379
Date: 8 Oct 2002 15:01:20 GMT
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From: "Bob Parnass, AJ9S" <usenet1@parnass.org>
Subject: ANN: tk7, new multi-platform software for ICOM IC-Q7 walkie-talkie
Date: 8 Oct 2002 15:01:23 GMT
tk7 is a new, open source software for the ICOM IC-Q7A
wide coverage walkie-talkie.
tk7 is written using the Tcl/Tk language so it would work in Linux, MacOS X,
BSD, UNIX, Windows (95 and later), etc.
tk7 lets you:
(1) Read a memory image from the IC-Q7A walkie-talkie, from a native
tk7 file or from a Q7 file created using Goran Vlaski's
IC-Q7 Programming Utility for Windows.
(2) Display and edit settings from a memory image using a graphical
user interface, then write it back to the radio or save it
in a file.
(3) Import memory channel information from a .csv (comma-separated
file).
(4) Extract memory channel information from a memory image
and export it to a .csv (comma-separated values) file.
(5) Sort memory channels by frequencies within one or both banks.
This is the first experimental version of tk7 and is
designed only for the USA version radio, though it may
work with other versions.
I need beta testers who own an IC-Q7 radio and interface cable
to test whether tk7 will read data from the radio, display
it correctly on the graphical user interface, and write data
back to the radio correctly.
You can learn about and freely download a beta test version of tk7
from my home page:
http://parnass.com
I don't warrant the software, though it will cost you nothing.
--
=========================================================================
Bob Parnass, AJ9S Linux User http://parnass.com
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From: shashi_k_verma@yahoo.co.in (Shashi K. Verma)
Subject: ACM Mini Seminar: Autotools
Date: 8 Oct 2002 15:01:26 GMT
Please accept my apologies if this has reached you by some other
means, or if you would not be interested.
Seminar being organized by the ACM Mumbai Chapter:
Topic: Autotools
Day and Time: Friday, October 25, 2002 - 6:30 p.m.
Speaker: Philip S. Tellis
Venue: Lecture Theatre, NCST, Opp. Juhu Shopping Centre, Gulmohur
Crossroad No.9, Juhu, Mumbai, India.
Abstract: Write once, compile anywhere. If you've ever had to port
software written for one OS to another, you've probably also cursed,
torn out hair, or banged your head at the same time. Each OS has its
own idiosyncrasies, and keeping track of them all isn't an easy job.
If all OSes followed POSIX, we wouldn't have this problem, but they
don't and we do. What we need is a bit of magic. Autotools refers to
that bag of tricks that are a must for any serious developer who wants
to see his application install far and wide. Like the scrolls from the
dungeons of Angband, each tool is a secret incantation. If used
correctly, the effect is nothing short of magical. This seminar offers
an initiation into the wizardly world of autotools and will attempt to
decipher each scroll. So gather around, all ye believers and prepare
to be spellbound!
About the Speaker: Philip Tellis is a lazy geek who hates to write the
same code twice. He discovered the autotools while working on the
EveryBuddy instant-messenger, and pursued it out of boredom. Then,
filled with hubris, he used it in most of his large projects. These
days he plays Sim City in all the free time that he's got since he no
longer has to port code to Solaris 2.5.
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