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Linux-Announce Digest #510
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Linux-Announce Digest #510, Volume #4 Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:13:03 EDT
Contents:
NEWS: UNILEVER JOINS OPEN SOURCE BODY TO ADOPT LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
[SLUG] Suncoast LUG Meetings (Paul M Foster)
INDIA: Invitation to meeting of IndicTrac.org-Gujarati ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
"Software Wars" map updated (Andy Tai)
ink_level v0.1 - check the ink level of your printer (Markus Heinz)
Commercial: Ace Operator 1.2.0b released - live customer contact (Amit Chatterjee)
Uterm 0.9 - A Unicode / UTF-8 Terminal Emulator (John Palmisano)
Government Forge (Dallas)
Virtual Qmail version 3 released (Pawel Niewiadomski)
No subject given ("Comp.Os.Linux.Announce ModBot")
Wipe2fs - Wipe unused space in ext2/3 filesystems (Chuan-kai Lin)
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From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: NEWS: UNILEVER JOINS OPEN SOURCE BODY TO ADOPT LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM
Date: 17 Aug 2003 21:35:01 GMT
UNILEVER JOINS OPEN SOURCE BODY TO ADOPT LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM
Linux will help simplify Unilever's IT infrastructure
Unilever has become the first non-IT company to join the Open Source
Development Lab (OSDL). OSDL is the focal point for the development of the
Linux Operating System, influencing IT distributors and application
providers.
The OSDL's chief executive officer, Stuart Cohen, said: "Unilever is a
significant addition to OSDL’s membership and is the first of many global
corporations we expect to be joining us to contribute to improving Linux."
Linux will play a key part in the simplification of Unilever's IT
infrastructure. It will deliver improved technology focus and global
solutions of higher quality, with greater speed of implementation.
Operational and cost efficiencies will be maximised through increased server
utilisation and more simple change management. The gradual move will
eventually reduce IT equipment costs by over Euro10 million per year.
Martin Armitage, head of Unilever's Global Infrastructure Organisation
(GIO), said: "Along with many other global organisations, we must ensure
that our IT technology is compatible with more than one operating system.
With the adoption of Linux and working with our applications and business
colleagues, we will deliver a quality, lower cost, standard operating system
environment for Unilever."
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From: Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com>
Subject: [SLUG] Suncoast LUG Meetings
Date: 18 Aug 2003 15:06:44 GMT
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* Suncoast Linux Users Group (SLUG) *
* Meeting Schedule *
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SARASOTA/BRADENTON ***************************************
20 August 18:00-21:00 Sarasota
(third Wednesday of each month)
Honeywell
8323 Lindbergh Court
Sarasota, FL
See http://www.bish.net/directions/
DUNEDIN **************************************************
23 August 10:00-12:00 Dunedin
(usually 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.
ST PETERSBURG ********************************************
25 August 19:00-21:00 St Petersburg
(usually last Monday of each month)
St Petersburg Public Library, Main Branch
Auditorium
3745 Ninth Ave North
St Petersburg, FL 33713
727-893-7724
See http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#stpete for directions.
BRANDON **************************************************
4 September 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 ******************************************
6 September 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 ****************************************************
10 Sep 19:00-21:00 Tampa
(second Wednesday of each month)
Technology Bldg, Room 425 (note change of room)
Hillsborough Community College
Dale Mabry Campus
4001 Tampa Bay Blvd
Tampa, FL
See http://www.hccfl.edu/pollock/Docs/DM-Map.htm for directions.
***** PRESENTATION *****
David Meyer on CA World and Linux World
***** PRESENTATION *****
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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: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: INDIA: Invitation to meeting of IndicTrac.org-Gujarati
Date: 19 Aug 2003 08:50:01 GMT
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 23:08:49 +0530
From: dinesh@shahmicro.com (Dinesh Shah)
Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Invitation to meeting of IndicTranc.org -
Gujarati.
To: ILUG-Bom <linuxers@ilug-bom.org.in>, "Prof. Jitendra
Shah"@shahmicro.com
Message-ID: <20030818173849.GA11126@shahmicro.com>
Hello LUGers,
Prof. Jitendra Shah of VJTI is organising a meeting of all like minded
ppl for a meeting on Thu. 21st Aug. 2003 @ 10.00 am. to discuss and kick start
translation efforts for Gujarati.
All LUGers whose mother tounge is Gujarati or who has good command over
Gujarati and willing to chip in for translation work are welcome.
Address
B-103, Bldg. # 1 (Sarovar Society)
MHADA, Adi Shankaracharya Marg,
Near Police Station,
POWAI, Mumbai.
Those who are interested and willing to attend the meeting pls confirm
your attendance by writing to me or Prof. Shah or call us on the cell.
Prof. Jitendra Shah - jitendras@vsnl.com
Dinesh Shah - Dinesh@ShahMicro.com - 98213-11906
Hopping for the large turnout.
With regards,
--
--Dinesh Shah :-)
Dinesh@ShahMicro.com
+91-98213-11906
+91-22-56919423
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http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
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From: atai@atai.org (Andy Tai)
Subject: "Software Wars" map updated
Date: 19 Aug 2003 13:30:05 GMT
The "Software Wars" map has just been updated!
The "Software Wars" map shows the state of the software world in a
graphical form. Since 1998, it has been periodically updated to
reflect changes in the software industry, the antitrust trial,
Microsoft's dominance with respect to the rest of the industry and the
growing popularity of the Free Software/Open Source movement. The
latest update, from August 10, incorporates the SCO lawsuits and the
reactions from IBM, Red Hat and the GNU/Linux community. "A picture is
worth a thousand words", and you will find this image shows an
interesting perspective on current events :-)
It can be viewed at
http://www.atai.org/softwarewar.png
or
http://www.atai.org/softwarewar.jpg
and past versions (dated back to 1998) can be accessed from the top of
the page of
http://www.atai.org/
Enjoy!
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From: Markus Heinz <su1690@sx2.hrz.uni-dortmund.de>
Subject: ink_level v0.1 - check the ink level of your printer
Date: 19 Aug 2003 13:30:08 GMT
Hi!
Version 0.1 of ink_level is now available. ink_level is a kernel module
for the 2.4 series of the linux kernel which enables you to check the
ink level of your printer simply by reading a file in the /proc
directory.
Currently only the HP Deskjet 5550 is supported, but support for other
printers will be added soon. It comes with a tool which helps you get
support for your printer if your printer is not yet supported.
Homepage:
http://studserver.uni-dortmund.de/~su1690/
Download:
http://studserver.uni-dortmund.de/~su1690/ink_level-0.1.tar.gz
Markus Heinz
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From: Amit Chatterjee <amit.chatterjee@quik-j.com>
Subject: Commercial: Ace Operator 1.2.0b released - live customer contact
Date: 19 Aug 2003 13:30:12 GMT
Hello,
Please submit the following announcement to comp.os.linux.announce
newsgroup?
Thanks,
Amit Chatterjee
*/FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/*
QUIK Computing Releases Ace Operator 1.2.0b
*August 4, 2003
Raleigh, NC*
QUIK Computing is pleased to announce the release of Ace Operator
version 1.2.0b. Ace Operator is an e-collaboration tool for interactions
between live agents and online users from web sites. By simply clicking
on the "live help" button, online customers can get access to company
representatives and exchange information in real-time. In addition,
company representatives can monitor online users and initiate a dialog
with a user. Ace Operator is ideal for online companies that offer
products and services over the web. It is also suitable for pre-sales
collaboration and for customer support centers. Ace Operator can be
deployed in a hosting environment as a revenue generating application
for ASP/ISP and web hosting companies. Ace Operator runs on any
Java-enabled computer and is supported on Linux and Windows operating
systems. For more information on the product, please visit
http://www.quik-computing.com .
This release of Ace Operator introduces a number of important features
including improved hosting capabilities, support for proactive web site
monitoring, customizable contact center options, web-based system
administration and on-demand system report generation. Support for
Microsoft Windows operating system has also been enhanced. It is a beta
release and will be followed by a production-grade release in September
2003.
For a limited time, QUIK Computing is offering a free 10-operator
license for ASP/ISP, web hosting and web services companies. This
license enables these companies to host Ace Operator as a service for
their business customers as well as run a web-based contact center for
their own customer support and will provide an additional source of
revenue for these companies. For more details on this offer visit
www.quik-computing.com/press/pr_9-20-2002.htm
<http://www.quik-computing.com/press/pr_9-20-2002.htm> .
About QUIK Computing:
QUIK Computing is a tightly knit group of software developers with
extensive experience working for leading software companies. Every QUIK
Computing developer is an independent thinker with expertise in multiple
disciplines and a passion for software development. Our developers
collaborate on every project to create a blueprint for the solution and
implement it using state-of-the-art development and testing tools.
Contact Information:
URL: http://www.quik-computing.com
E-mail: info@quik-j.com <mailto:info@quik-j.com>, sales@quik-j.com
<mailto:sales@quik-j.com>
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From: johnpaul@jnp.kom (John Palmisano)
Subject: Uterm 0.9 - A Unicode / UTF-8 Terminal Emulator
Date: 19 Aug 2003 13:30:15 GMT
Reply-To: johnpaul@yifan.net
Uterm purports to be a unicode / utf-8 terminal emulator for the
Linux FrameBuffer Console.
It is similar in concept to kon and jfbterm, popular and current
terminal emulators for distros with CJK [ Chinese/Japanese/Korean ]
Linux support.
Please see http://members.ispwest.com/hanpaul/uterm.html for info.
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From: adelste@netscape.net (Dallas)
Subject: Government Forge
Date: 19 Aug 2003 13:30:18 GMT
Our web site http://governmentforge.org exists to help Linux users in
state and local government find each other.
At the same time, we're providing a resource center, discussion
groups, software application indexes, howto's, news and downloads.
We have opportunities for service providers who want to build eGov web
sites and to help with desktop rollouts; conversions from Microsoft to
Linux servers; any LAMP development and help desk support where one
works from home.
A big appetite for Linux exists at the state and local government
level, but our community has produced few applications we can offer
for downloads.
The government sector offers a big opportunity. We just need to become
known.
If you or someone you knows has a Linux application running in
Government and they wish to let others know about it, please contact
me or our webmaster.
We welcome you to this exciting opportunity.
Thanks
Tom Adelstein
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From: Pawel Niewiadomski <paweln@iidea.pl>
Subject: Virtual Qmail version 3 released
Date: 19 Aug 2003 13:35:00 GMT
WHAT IS IT:
Project goal is to create virtual domains managing system, it should
be easy to setup, create and maintain. It should be also very reliable and
fast - it's designed for big sites. It does not support real users and
it won't.
VQ is a set of programs written in C++ that allows to manage virtual domains
system under qmail. Package includes also CGI-s allowing to create new
domain, user, remove user, configure user's account via WWW. They are written
using XML, XSLT so it easy to change user interface.
More information is available at:
Homepage: http://www.iidea.pl/~paweln/proj/vq/
Change log: http://www.iidea.pl/~paweln/proj/vq/OPENCM.LOG.html
Download: http://www.iidea.pl/~paweln/proj/vq/DOWNLOAD.html
--
Paweł Niewiadomski,
paweln()iidea.pl, http://iidea.pl/~paweln/, GG:3107227
Podręczniki SAG,LPG-> http://www.linuxpl.org/{SAG,LPG} <-wersje przetłumaczone
Author of: Virtual Qmail, qmail-patches
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Date: 19 Aug 2003 13:35:04 GMT
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From: Chuan-kai Lin <b86506063@ntu.edu.tw>
Subject: Wipe2fs - Wipe unused space in ext2/3 filesystems
Date: 19 Aug 2003 13:35:07 GMT
Greetings all,
Wipe2fs is a tool that can be used to wipe all unused space in ext2/3
filesystems, so you can be reasonably sure that the deleted information
cannot be recovered by common utilities or computer forensic tools. It
works entirely in user-space with the help of libext2fs, so kernel
support is not necessary for it to function.
You can find the it at http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~b6506063/wipe2fs/
Wipe2fs is made available under the terms of GPL.
--
Chuan-kai Lin
http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~b6506063/
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