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Linux-Announce Digest #524
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Linux-Announce Digest #524, Volume #4 Tue, 2 Sep 2003 07:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Linux Gazette Issue #94 (Linux Gazette)
txt2txt 1.0 (sanface@sanface.com)
INDIA: Teacher Plus... free software ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
GLLUG September Meeting (Zachary Struhs)
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From: Linux Gazette <lg@ssc.com>
Subject: Linux Gazette Issue #94
Date: 1 Sep 2003 14:50:01 GMT
"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 #94, September 2003, 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/
You need:
ftp://ftp.ssc.com/pub/lg/lg-issue92.tar.gz
and either
ftp://ftp.ssc.com/pub/lg/lg-base.tar.gz
or (if you've already downloaded the full lg-base previously)
ftp://ftp.ssc.com/pub/lg/lg-base-new.tar.gz
For more information, see
ftp://ftp.ssc.com/pub/lg/README
A list of HTTP and FTP mirror sites is at:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/mirrors.html
Topics in this issue include:
* News Bytes, by Michael Conry
* Ecol, by Javier Malonda
* From C To Assembly Language, by Hiran Ramankutty
* Play Encoded DVDs in Xine, by LeaAnne Kolp
* Under /etc (A Simple Guide), by AmirAli Lalji
* Linux based Radio Timeshifting, by Yan-Fa Li
* USENET groups, email, and ssh tunnels over dial-up connection, by
Nokolay Zhuralev
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Read all about it in Linux Gazette.
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From: sanface@sanface.com
Subject: txt2txt 1.0
Date: 2 Sep 2003 09:50:01 GMT
We would like to announce txt2pdf 1.0 version.
http://www.sanface.com/txt2txt.html
txt2txt is freeware for home user; txt2txt is a perl filter to transform text
into text.
It can run on every platform that supports Perl.
If you prefer we distribute 6 executable version (inside every distribution
you can find the perl source): Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Mac OS X.
With txt2txt is simply to transform mainframe textual reports (ASA) into unix
style texts:
* to transform 1 in the first column into control L
* to transform 0 in the first column into end of line
* to transform - in the first column into two end of lines
You can convert unix style text into windows style text, and windows style
text into unix style.
Test txt2txt 1.0!
You can find it at http://www.sanface.com/txt2txt.html
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From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: INDIA: Teacher Plus... free software
Date: 2 Sep 2003 10:20:05 GMT
TEACHER PLUS (teacherplus01@yahoo.co.in) of July-August 2003 carries an
article titled 'Freeing computers in schools'. It says:
Computers are used in many schools these days, as a
teaching/training tool as well as for administration
purposes. Most schools, however use, expensive
software that not only takes away a huge chunk of the
school budget, but also limits the number of
teaching/learning tools that can be used in school.
This article discusses Free Software and why
Free Software makes sense in education....
A cartoon on the front-page has a hand-raising student ask the teacher:
"Now that we have free software, can we also have free periods?"
*Teacher Plus* is published by Orient Longman Pvt Limited, 3-6-752
Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, 500029 and is edited by Girish S Mondkar. It is
compiled by Spark-India, 3-5-820 Hyderguda, Hyderabad, India 500029. More
details from olmailco@hd2.dot.net.in
FN
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From: Zachary Struhs <zjstruhs@btinternet.com>
Subject: GLLUG September Meeting
Date: 2 Sep 2003 11:00:01 GMT
Reply-To: gllugadmin@linux.co.uk
Date: 27th September 2003
Time: 12:00-17:00
Venue: Westminster University
Website: http://www.gllug.ukfsn.org/meeting-20030927.html
Admission: Free
The Greater London Linux User Group is having another meeting. That's right,
there is a GLLUG meeting on Saturday 27th September 2003, between 12noon and
5pm.
We will be meeting in the New Cavendish Street campus of Westminster
University. This is in the shadow of the BT Tower, the nearest tube stations
are Great Portland Street, Warren Street and Goodge Street. You will find a
map at [ http://www.wmin.ac.uk/static/maps.asp ] or via www.streetmap.co.uk
NOTE: you will need to sign in at the front desk to gain access to the
building. There are building works at the moment but we'll post signs if the
entrance has moved.
Survey & Raffle
A survey will be conducted for the purpose of what future talks will be
pursued. All information collected will not be given or sold to a third party
in its raw form. We may publish demographic infomration on the website
As a pursuation we will have some raffle prizes for those who fill out the
survey and hand them back in at the meeting.
Schedule
12:00 - 12:45
Welcome and Introduction.
Survey.
also opportunity to try and debug overhead projectors :-)
12:45 - 13:45
Lene Jenson - Red Hat Certification
Lene will start with an overall talk about the Red Hat Certified Engineer and
the courses which make up the qualification. She will also explain some of
the other courses Red Hat provides. She will describe the Red Hat Academy
too.
Lene is Norwegian, and she has been working with Linux for over a decade, with
Red Hat Linux since 1995. She is self-taught, co-founding a computer
organisation within her university, and having no money for computers or unix
licenses, Linux was the obvious choice. She has worked as an instructor and
sysadmin until she started working for Red Hat, 3.5 years ago.
13:45 - 14:45
Break
14:45 - 15:45
Formi - FreeBSD
Formi will be talking about FreeBSD and will be focussed on the Ports System,
which provides a simple way of installing the newest versions of programs on
FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD.
Formi enjoys playing with computers and has been using them mostly as a hobby.
He is interested in system administration and particulary networking.
Nowadays he runs Mandrake, Red Hat, OpenBSD and FreeBSD.
15:45 - 16:45
Break
16:45 - 17:00
Raffle and closing announcements
Do please be aware that we can't guarantee that the talks will happen at the
times stated, but we will do our best to make sure they do.
Other activities
The network lab, as it is known, can be used for rolling demos of Linux being
installations and to experiment with configuration.
We also have the Multimedia room. This will be used for people to set is up
their own machines. You can do this if you have something to show off, or you
are looking for a solution to some problems. If your are bringing in your own
machine, make sure you sign it in when you arrive, otherwise security won't
let you take it when you go! We'll have monitors, keyboards, mice, and
powerleads available. [So no need to lug all that stuff].
We will have access to some of the latest iso images and a CD-Burner.
If you decide to bring a PC, please have the serial number written down ahead
of time, in case it needs to be registered at the ground floor Reception. We
may also take a picture of you and your PC as proof of ownership.
The network lab and the multimedia room are the places you can go to, should
you be looking for sanctuary away from the formal talks. If we're lucky the
Refectory on the ground floor will have its food and drinks machines
restocked.
After
After the meeting, for those that want, the group will move off to 'The Green
Man' public house, very close to Great Portland Street. Even if you were
unable to make the daytime meeting, please feel free to join us at the pub.
To help you find the pub have a look at this external streetmap link.
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