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Linux-Announce Digest #295
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Linux-Announce Digest #295, Volume #4 Tue, 21 Jan 2003 16:13:03 EST
Contents:
Pointers in the Middle East... (Frederick Noronha)
Vstr 1.0.0 (string library in C) (James Antill)
OBB 0.3 Released (Yannick Gingras)
Movie database Tomcat/MySQL based (someone@somewhere.com)
Trial openMosix cluster accounts available (MosixCluster Computing)
[LOCAL] Linux User Group Special Events Jan 22, 23, 24 in New ("Ruth Shanen")
User Groups at LinuxworldExpo Jan 22, 23, 24 in New York City ("Casandra's Calendar")
MDB Tools 0.5 ("Brian Bruns")
LUG at Roorkee India (Rai)
PASUG Mtg: Thu, Jan 23rd ("Larry Lavins")
ANNOUNCE: Treeps 1.2.2(Process Monitor) has been released (George MacDonald)
sn 0.3.6 - Hassle-free Usenet news system for small sites. (Patrik =?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=E5dman?=)
PASUG Mtg: Thu, Jan 23rd ("Larry Lavins")
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From: Frederick Noronha <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: Pointers in the Middle East...
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 20:23:25 CST
I am desperately looking for pointers about the impact of Free/Libre and
Open Source Software in the following countries:
o Afghanistan
o Bahrain
o Iran
o Iraq
o Israel
o Kuwait
o Oman
o Qatar
o Saudi Arabia
o Syria
o Tajikstan
o Turkey
o Turkmenistan
o UAE
o Uzbekistan
o Yemen
If you know of (i) anyone doing interesting GNU/Linux projects or
implementation in this area or (ii) any FLOSS-related news that deserves
to be noted, please let me know. I'd be very grateful. FN
--
Frederick Noronha Freelance Journalist
Goa India 0091.832.2409490/2409783
http://www.bytesforall.org
Writing with a difference ... on what makes *the* difference
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From: James Antill <james@and.org>
Subject: Vstr 1.0.0 (string library in C)
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 22:17:03 CST
About
=====
Vstr is a string library designed for network communication, but
applicable in a number of other areas. It works on the idea of
separate nodes of information, and the length/ptr model and not the
termination model of "C strings". It does dynamic resizing of strings
as you add/delete data.
It can also do automatic referencing for mmap() areas of memory, and
includes a portable version of a printf-like function (which is ISO
9899:1999 compliant, and includes support for i18n parameter position
modifiers).
Other convenience functions are also included, so you can: easily
split data from a string into sections (similar to perl's split
function); and get string data from a socket or put data to a
socket.
Download URLs
=============
Overview: http://www.and.org/vstr/
Comparison: http://www.and.org/vstr/comparison.html
ChangeLog: http://www.and.org/vstr/ChangeLog
Tar balls
---------
http://www.and.org/vstr/1.0.0/vstr-1.0.0.tar.gz
ftp://ftp.and.org/pub/james/vstr/1.0.0/vstr-1.0.0.tar.gz
http://www.and.org/vstr/1.0.0/vstr-1.0.0.tar.bz2
ftp://ftp.and.org/pub/james/vstr/1.0.0/vstr-1.0.0.tar.bz2
RPMs
----
http://www.and.org/vstr/rpms/
ftp://ftp.and.org/pub/james/vstr/rpms/
PAD description
---------------
http://www.and.org/vstr/vstr_pad.xml
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From: Yannick Gingras <ygingras@ygingras.net>
Subject: OBB 0.3 Released
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 00:32:26 CST
The Open Beat Box (OBB) project is really proud to announce the release
of OBB 0.3, our second public release.
OBB is a virtual drum machine. It is a program to make songs with
music sample in loops instead of the traditional method with scores
and instruments.
Among the hi priority goals of the OBB project are the following features :
- Completely skinable user interface
- portability
- easy inter-collaboration between song composers
Images of OBB 0.3 are available:
http://openbeatbox.org/gallery/shots/
You can download OBB 0.3 from our web site :
http://openbeatbox.org/get_it/
Good or bad, we appreciate your comments on OBB.
--
Yannick Gingras
Coder for OBB : Operable Burst Brooch
http://OpenBeatBox.org
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From: someone@somewhere.com
Subject: Movie database Tomcat/MySQL based
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:10:17 CST
Hi Everybody,
I am writing a movie DB with Tomcat and MySQL and thought that maybe
somebody else may be interested.
It allows the management of Movies, Actors, Directors, Genres,
Locations, Languages and Loans.
It also allows inserting movies from IMDB, thus virtually without
typing anything (experimental).
In case you want to check it/download it/test it please go to my site
at:
http://www.crapa.org/projects/
If you have any comment or suggestion please feel free to contact me.
Regards
Stefano
Please visit my site at
http://www crapa.org
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From: enquiry@mosixcluster.com (MosixCluster Computing)
Subject: Trial openMosix cluster accounts available
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:10:46 CST
Free trial accounts on a openMosix cluster available from
MosixCluster.com
MosixCluster.com offers shell access to openMosix clusters,
managed/batch processing services, optimization and cluster computing
consultation.
To get your account, go to http://www.mosixcluster.com/trial.php
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From: "Ruth Shanen" <casandra@linuxmail.org>
Subject: [LOCAL] Linux User Group Special Events Jan 22, 23, 24 in New
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:10:48 CST
Several Linux User Groups and Free-software User Groups
will be holding special events this week in Manhattan, New York City.
Most of these events are free, and all are open to everyone.
These events will be held at the LinuxworldExpo showfloor
and at Lug meeting sites nearby.
Please visit us at our booths in the Org.Pavilion
(close to the show entrance), and at the special events
on the show floor and at nearby locations.
User Groups from out-of-town are encouraged to visit
the Unilug booth and please bring flyers from your group;
we will have an area to prominently display materials from
any and all User Groups. We look forward to meeting you.
Please visit these Groups at the show:
BOOTH # 20 NYLUG http://www.nylug.org New York Linux Users
BOOTH # 15 NYLXS http://www.nylxs.com New York Linux Scene
BOOTH # 11 LILUG http://www.lilug.org Long Island Linux Users
BOOTH # 16 GNUbies http://www.gnubies.org New York Linux Users
BOOTH # 16 LUG/IP http://www.lugip.org Linux Users in Princeton
BOOTH # 16 SCOSUG http://www.scosug.com S.Ct.OpenSoftwareUsers
BOOTH # 16 MHVLUG http://www.mhvlug.org Mid-Hudson Valley LUG
BOOTH # 16 NYPHP http://www.nyphp.org NY PHP User Group
BOOTH # 16 NYZPUG http://www.nyzpug.org NY Zope & Python Users
BOOTH # 16 UNILUG http://www.unilug.org Inter-lug group
A number of other non-profit organizations promoting
the free-software and open-software community will also be
in the Org.Pavilion.
========================================================
In connection with Linuxworld our local User Groups
have also organized the following special events at
the show and at nearby locations.
Jan 22, WED 1:30pm at the NYPHP Booth (booth #16)
"Q&A with Doron Gerstel, CEO of Zend Technologies"
Jan 22,23,24 3:30pm each day at the NYPHP Booth (booth #16)
Book Raffles: "PHP Developers Cookbook (2nd Ed)"
by Sterling Hughes and Andrei Zmievski
Jan 24, FRI 6:15 pm, 34 St, nyc
TheLinuxSociety Study group (free and open to all)
http://www.thelinuxsociety.net
Special meeting and open-house:
Study Group for LPI Exam
Study Group for DataBase using MySql
Jan 24, FRI 7:00 pm 80 Beaver Street, nyc
NYLXS Fund-Raiser Dinner
check their website (lower left)
http://www.nylxs.com for details
Find more information about LUGs at LinuxworldExpo at:
http://www.netcom.com/~casandra/linux/linuxworld2003/linuxworld_2003.html
Free exhibit-floor passes might still be available via
web-site registration (http://www.linuxworldexpo.com),
or from some of the local User Groups. (NYLUG has free passes).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Casandra's Calendar - Linux and Gnu events NYC/tri-state area
http://www.netcom.com/~casandra/linux/calendar.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Directory of local groups:
http://www.netcom.com/~casandra/linux/lugdetails.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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From: "Casandra's Calendar" <casandrascalendar@yahoo.com>
Subject: User Groups at LinuxworldExpo Jan 22, 23, 24 in New York City
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:10:47 CST
Linuxworld Expo takes place this week in New York City
at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan:
Linux User Groups and Open-Software User groups invite
you to join them at their booths in the Org.Pavilion
(close to the show entrance), and at their special events
on the show floor and at nearby locations.
User Groups from out-of-town are encouraged to visit
the Unilug booth and please bring flyers from your group;
we will have an area to prominently display materials from
any and all User Groups. We look forward to meeting you.
Please visit these Groups at the show:
BOOTH # 20 NYLUG http://www.nylug.org New York Linux Users
BOOTH # 15 NYLXS http://www.nylxs.com New York Linux Scene
BOOTH # 11 LILUG http://www.lilug.org Long Island Linux Users
BOOTH # 16 GNUbies http://www.gnubies.org New York Linux Users
BOOTH # 16 LUG/IP http://www.lugip.org Linux Users in Princeton
BOOTH # 16 SCOSUG http://www.scosug.com S.Ct.OpenSoftwareUsers
BOOTH # 16 MHVLUG http://www.mhvlug.org Mid-Hudson Valley LUG
BOOTH # 16 NYPHP http://www.nyphp.org NY PHP User Group
BOOTH # 16 NYZPUG http://www.nyzpug.org NY Zope & Python Users
BOOTH # 16 UNILUG http://www.unilug.org Inter-lug group
A number of other non-profit organizations promoting
the free-software and open-software community will also be
in the Org.Pavilion.
=================================================================
In connection with Linuxworld our local User Groups
have also organized the following special events at
the show and at nearby locations.
Jan 22, WED 1:30pm at the NYPHP Booth (booth #16)
"Q&A with Doron Gerstel, CEO of Zend Technologies"
Jan 22,23,24 3:30pm each day at the NYPHP Booth (booth #16)
Book Raffles: "PHP Developers Cookbook (2nd Ed)"
by Sterling Hughes and Andrei Zmievski
Jan 24, FRI 6:15 pm, 34 St, nyc
TheLinuxSociety Study group (free and open to all)
http://www.thelinuxsociety.net
Special meeting and open-house:
Study Group for LPI Exam
Study Group for DataBase using MySql
Jan 24, FRI 7:00 pm 80 Beaver Street, nyc
NYLXS Fund-Raiser Dinner
check their website (lower left)
http://www.nylxs.com for details
Find more information about LUGs at LinuxworldExpo at:
http://www.netcom.com/~casandra/linux/linuxworld2003/linuxworld_2003.html
Free exhibit-floor passes might still be available via
web-site registration (http://www.linuxworldexpo.com),
or from some of the local User Groups.
=====
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Casandra's Calendar - Linux and Gnu events NYC/tri-state area
http://www.netcom.com/~casandra/linux/calendar.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Directory of local groups:
http://www.netcom.com/~casandra/linux/lugdetails.html
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From: "Brian Bruns" <camber@ais.org>
Subject: MDB Tools 0.5
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:10:47 CST
The MDB Tools Project is pleased to announce the release of MDB Tools
version 0.5
MDB Tools is a suite of libraries and programs to facilatate access to
Microsoft Access databases (MDB databases). More information can be found
at http://mdbtools.sourceforge.net
New items in this release include:
Fast Reads
==========
Large databases should read faster because we are using the page
allocation maps to traverse. export CFLAGS=-DSLOW_READ to get
old behavior.
Documentation
=============
We now have man pages for the command line utilities. A new FAQ is
available and an Installation Guide covers installation and configuration
for specific tasks. gmdb2 has a manual as well.
Jet 4 fixes
===========
Jet 4 (Access 2000/2002) support was enhanced with the addition of arbitrary
precision numerics, bug fixes for memo fields, and support for large tables.
gmdb2
=====
Our graphical interface got an update to Gnome 2.0 and libglade. The
debugger now supports back/forward navigation to traverse the database.
More page types are also now dissected. The SQL window now supports
loading/saving queries, and saving results. General clean ups and usability
fixes.
command line utilities
======================
The command line programs got updates, new options, and fixes. In particular
mdb-sql got some new functionality.
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From: hsrai@gmx.net (Rai)
Subject: LUG at Roorkee India
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:11:26 CST
A Linux User Group has been formed at Roorkee, Uttaranchal, India. The
founder members of this LUG are from Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT) [ formerly: University of Roorkee (UoR) ], but any person who
want to see growth of Linux at Roorkee is welcome to join this group.
The URL of is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rklug/
Any suggestion, advise or tip may be mailed at:
hsrai at gmx dot net
--
H.S.Rai
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From: "Larry Lavins" <llavins@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: PASUG Mtg: Thu, Jan 23rd
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:11:28 CST
Reply-To: "Larry Lavins" <llavins@worldnet.att.net>
.. PHILADELPHIA ALTERNATE SYSTEMS USER GROUP
.. http://www.phillyos2.org
The Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG), formerly
The Philadelphia OS/2 User Group, invites all interested computer
users to attend the January monthly meeting:
.. -- INTRODUCTION TO LINUX --
.. Thursday, January 23, 2003 7:00-10:00 PM
.. Bryn Mawr Community Center, 9 S.Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA
I M P O R T A N T A N N O U N C E M E N T
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEW YEAR -- EXPANDED CHARTER -- NEW NAME
As we enter this new year, we're pleased to announce that our
charter is being augmented by the introduction of the Linux
operating system alongside of our original OS/2 areas of
interest, a move which we have been planning for the past
several months. Linux is now rapidly growing in development
and popularity across the nation for many business users as
well as the personal user market.
Consistent with this move, it was appropriate to change our
name to the Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG),
whereby we may also look at other new operating systems, such
as BeOS, for example, and others, at some future time.
Our first meeting of 2003 will be devoted to this long-awaited
introduction of Linux.
COME SEE - Run Linux from a CDROM: *NO INSTALLATION*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Knoppix is a complete *bootable* Linux, booted and also *RUN*
directly from a CDROM drive. Your hard drive is used only for
swap space, plus any storage you might wish to employ.
There is NO installation required. Repeat: NO installation!
Knoppix is an outstanding way to familiarize yourself with the
many features and characteristics of Linux.
Knoppix may be freely downloaded from www.knopper.net, a German
website. But unless you have broadband service, it's not a good
idea to try to download the 700MB file.
Several copies of Knoppix will be made available at the meeting
for raffle and auction. For those who don't want to download the
ISO image file, and then burn a CDROM, orders will be taken for
copies of the CDROM for a nominal service charge.
COME SEE - *LIVE INSTALLATION* of Red Hat Linux
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Larry Lavins and David Moskowitz will conduct a live installation
of the popular Red Hat Linux 8.0, with commentary & explanations
at each major step along the way. Hopefully, this will go a long
way towards dispelling the mystery & fear of Linux installation.
Meeting attendees may also ask relevant questions during the
installation, and discussions are encouraged in order to promote
understanding of the basic installation process. Future meetings
will address advanced installation topics, internet access,
Linux applications, Linux commands, networking, etc.
- - - - -
Other agenda items include announcements, news and raffles.
The usual free refreshments will also be available.
Directions to the Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC) and other
useful information about PASUG activities may be found on our
web site at http://www.phillyos2.org, or contact PASUG Leader
Larry Lavins: llavins@worldnet.att.net, or phone (215) 878-9609.
- -
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From: George MacDonald <gmd@orbit2orbit.com>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: Treeps 1.2.2(Process Monitor) has been released
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:11:29 CST
Announcing Treeps 1.2.2 For Linux
---------------------------------
Treeps is a X/Motif program for Unix/Linux that is designed to make
monitoring and interacting with the running programs on your system easy
and intuitive. A "real time" tree view shows the relationships between the
processes and is color coded to provide easy interpretation of various
values. The process tree displays any combination of users/groups and
can be used to drill down into process details and then extract key
fields for continuous monitoring. A number of predefined actions can be
performed on processes, such as signaling(killing), tracing or viewing the
man page. Various control mechanisms can be used to fine tune the display
and adjust sampling rates etc. There are also a large number of other
features, please visit the web site for more details.
Changes from 1.2.1
==================
Add updates for Linux 2.4 Kernel's, RedHat 7.3, 8.0 and
a number of other Linux variants. Updates for Solaris 8.0
Add support for Solaris LWP's in tree, LWP table view and with
LWP control panels.
Updates for KDE 3.0
A number of other small improvements and bug fixes.
Treeps runs on various flavors of Unix/Linux, including
Linux 2.* Kernels, Red Hat 5.1-8.0, SuSe, Mandrake, ...
Solaris 5.3 - 5.8+
Unixware 2.0 - 7+
Unix System V.4 Single or Multi-Processor
==============================================================
Requires Motif or LessTif.
Source for all platforms and binary packages for Linux ( e.g. RedHat RPM's
and compressed tar balls ) may be downloaded from:
MetaLab: ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/status
Web Site: http://www.treeps.org
==============================================================
George MacDonald - gmd@orbit2orbit.com if [ -x /bin/echo ]
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Subject: sn 0.3.6 - Hassle-free Usenet news system for small sites.
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From: "Larry Lavins" <llavins@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: PASUG Mtg: Thu, Jan 23rd
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:11:27 CST
Reply-To: "Larry Lavins" <llavins@worldnet.att.net>
. PHILADELPHIA ALTERNATE SYSTEMS USER GROUP
. http://www.phillyos2.org
The Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG), formerly
The Philadelphia OS/2 User Group, invites all interested computer
users to attend the January monthly meeting:
. -- INTRODUCTION TO LINUX --
. Thursday, January 23, 2003 7:00-10:00 PM
. Bryn Mawr Community Center, 9 S.Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA
I M P O R T A N T A N N O U N C E M E N T
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEW YEAR -- EXPANDED CHARTER -- NEW NAME
As we enter this new year, we're pleased to announce that our
charter is being augmented by the introduction of the Linux
operating system alongside of our original OS/2 areas of
interest, a move which we have been planning for the past
several months. Linux is now rapidly growing in development
and popularity across the nation for many business users as
well as the personal user market.
Consistent with this move, it was appropriate to change our
name to the Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG),
whereby we may also look at other new operating systems, such
as BeOS, for example, and others, at some future time.
Our first meeting of 2003 will be devoted to this long-awaited
introduction of Linux.
COME SEE - Run Linux from a CDROM: *NO INSTALLATION*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Knoppix is a complete *bootable* Linux, booted and also *RUN*
directly from a CDROM drive. Your hard drive is used only for
swap space, plus any storage you might wish to employ.
There is NO installation required. Repeat: NO installation!
Knoppix is an outstanding way to familiarize yourself with the
many features and characteristics of Linux.
Knoppix may be freely downloaded from www.knopper.net, a German
website. But unless you have broadband service, it's not a good
idea to try to download the 700MB file.
Several copies of Knoppix will be made available at the meeting
for raffle and auction. For those who don't want to download the
ISO image file, and then burn a CDROM, orders will be taken for
copies of the CDROM for a nominal service charge.
COME SEE - *LIVE INSTALLATION* of Red Hat Linux
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Larry Lavins and David Moskowitz will conduct a live installation
of the popular Red Hat Linux 8.0, with commentary & explanations
at each major step along the way. Hopefully, this will go a long
way towards dispelling the mystery & fear of Linux installation.
Meeting attendees may also ask relevant questions during the
installation, and discussions are encouraged in order to promote
understanding of the basic installation process. Future meetings
will address advanced installation topics, internet access,
Linux applications, Linux commands, networking, etc.
- - - - -
Other agenda items include announcements, news and raffles.
The usual free refreshments will also be available.
Directions to the Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC) and other
useful information about PASUG activities may be found on our
web site at http://www.phillyos2.org, or contact PASUG Leader
Larry Lavins: llavins@worldnet.att.net, or phone (215) 878-9609.
- -
Larry Lavins <llavins@worldnet.att.net>
Leader, Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group
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