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Linux-Announce Digest #740
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Linux-Announce Digest #740, Volume #4 Thu, 15 Apr 2004 18:13:04 EDT
Contents:
No Starch Press releases "The Official GNOME 2 Developer's Guide" ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
Ensemble Wins 2004 Best Innovative Technology Award From Byte Magazine (Kate Jones)
Hey, Corporate America! Show Taxpayers Some Appreciation! (alejandro@votenader.org)
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Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 02:02:12 CST
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: No Starch Press releases "The Official GNOME 2 Developer's Guide"
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THE OFFICIAL GNOME 2 DEVELOPER'S GUIDE
How to develop GNOME applications
San Francisco, CA--An increasing number of developers worldwide are
interested in GNOME, the user-friendly GUI and desktop development
platform for UNIX and Linux. However, the development documentation for
GNOME, while voluminous, is intimidating to a developer not wholly
familiar with the GNOME development process. To help rectify this
situation, No Starch Press and the GNOME Foundation announce the release
of "The Official GNOME 2 Developers Guide," the first English-language
book about developing with GNOME 2. With this book, current and would-be
GNOME developers can come up to speed with the building blocks of GNOME
development: GLib, GTK, and the GNOME API's.
"The GNOME 2 Developer's Guide" gives the reader a solid introduction to
these GNOME building blocks and teaches the reader how to fully understand
the various libraries and API's that are used to build GNOME applications:
* Use the GTK widget set to design user-friendly interfaces
* Learn the GNOME framework, extension widgets, and GConf to build
graphical applications
* Discover the GNOME virtual file system (GNOMEVFS), a powerful means of
navigating the system
* Learn the GLib standard data structures, algorithms, utilities, and the
GObject system
* Point and click with Glade and libglade for GNOME-style rapid
application development
* Learn the roles of pkg-config, GNU Autotools, and other software
building automation tools
This book contains numerous well-annotated examples that clearly
demonstrate each GNOME feature, with an accompanying reference section to
support each topic. A detailed glossary and extensive index round out the
book, making it a necessary addition to every GNOME developer's library.
"We're very happy that No Starch Press is publishing this book," said
Timothy Ney, GNOME Foundation executive director. "GNOME deployment and
development has been growing rapidly around the globe. This book will be
useful to developers who are new to GNOME, as well as those who have
experience with the development platform."
The GNOME community has been very involved with the creation of this book.
Miguel de Icaza, GNOME Project founder, contributed the foreword to the
book, and Michael Meeks, a respected GNOME developer, technically reviewed
the book for accuracy. Moreover, No Starch Press will be donating a
portion of the proceeds from sales of the book to the GNOME Foundation.
"We're pleased to have the support of the GNOME Foundation on this
project," explains No Starch Press publisher William Pollock, "and to be
able to offer them our support in return."
THE OFFICIAL GNOME 2 DEVELOPER'S GUIDE
by Matthias Warkus
ISBN 1593270305, April 2004, $49.95 ($72.95 Cdn), 520 pp.
Available at fine bookstores everywhere
To order from the publisher: visit www.nostarch.com, email
orders@nostarch.com, or call 800-420-7240
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Table of contents: http://nostarch.com/frameset.php?startat=gnome_toc
Cover image: http://nostarch.com/frameset.php?startat=gnome_big
GNOME home page: http://.gnome.org
GNOME Foundation: http://foundation.gnome.org
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Matthias Warkus has been using Linux since the age of sixteen. He has
worked with the GNOME Foundation to produce the German localization of
GNOME, published articles and lectured on GNOME, and spent considerable
time working on the GNOME source code.
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR
Brian Ward translated "The Official GNOME 2 Developer's Guide" from the
original German, updating and adding to the book in the process. Ward has
been working with Linux since 1993 and has a Ph.D. in computer science
from The University of Chicago. He is author of the Linux Kernel-HOWTO,
"How Linux Works" (No Starch Press), "The Book of VMware" (No Starch
Press), and "The Linux Problem Solver" (No Starch Press).
ABOUT NO STARCH PRESS
Since 1994, No Starch Press has published unique books on computing, with
a focus on Open Source, security, hacking, web development, programming,
gaming, and alternative operating systems. Our titles have personality,
our authors are passionate, and our books tackle topics that people care
about.
ABOUT THE GNOME FOUNDATION
The GNOME Project is an effort to create a complete, free and easy-to-use
desktop environment for users, as well as a powerful application
development framework for software developers. GNOME is part of the GNU
Project, and is Free Software. The GNOME Foundation works to further the
goal of the GNOME Project: to create a computing platform for use by the
general public that is completely free software.
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Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:04:52 CST
From: Kate Jones <kjones@shoorpr.com>
Subject: Ensemble Wins 2004 Best Innovative Technology Award From Byte Magazine
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InterSystems Corporation today announced that its Ensemble rapid
integration platform has been selected by Byte Magazine in Spain as the
winner of its 2004 Best Innovative Technology Award. For more
information, please contact Sabrina Kidwai at 803-699-0710 or by email
at skidwai@shoorpr.com. Press release follows.
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Editorial Contacts
Sabrina Kidwai
Shoor & Company
(803) 699-0710
skidwai@shoorpr.com
Maureen Flaherty
InterSystems
(617) 621-0600
flaherty@intersystems.com
Ensemble Wins 2004 Best Innovative Technology Award
From Byte Magazine in Spain
InterSystems’ Ensemble Rapid Integration Platform Wins Top International
Honors
Cambridge, Mass.—April 15, 2004—InterSystems Corporation today announced
that its Ensemble rapid integration platform has been selected by Byte
Magazine in Spain as the winner of its 2004 Best Innovative Technology
Award.
Launched worldwide in late 2003, Ensemble is the only integration
platform to incorporate the functionality of an integration server,
application server, high performance object database and a unified
development and management environment in a single, architecturally
consistent product. Ensemble takes application integration to the next
level by enabling organizations to rapidly implement new business
solutions that enhance the value of existing applications, orchestrate
new business processes and integrate data across the enterprise. The
prestigious award was presented at a major industry event held on April
14.
“We are extremely pleased and honored by this validation of Ensemble in
the international market,” says InterSystems Vice President of Strategic
Planning Paul Grabscheid. “InterSystems has long been recognized as a
technology innovator in the database sector with our flagship CACHÉ
post-relational database. It’s very gratifying to see that the industry
is already beginning to recognize the recently launched Ensemble product
for its innovations in application and information integration.”
Ensemble is being used successfully for multiple complex integration
products worldwide, according to InterSystems Managing Director of
Enterprise Application Integration Trevor Matz. “Ensemble customers know
what Byte Magazine has now formally recognized—that Ensemble’s
data-centric, seamlessly integrated architecture is a breakthrough in
the ability to successfully achieve rapid, cost-effective integration.”
About InterSystems
Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, InterSystems Corporation
(www.InterSystems.com) has served the needs of IT organizations and
independent software vendors for more than two decades. InterSystems'
showcase products, the CACHÉ post-relational database and the Ensemble
integration platform, enable the rapid creation and fast integration of
high-performance applications. Over four million people use
mission-critical applications based on InterSystems' software. Twenty
regional offices serve application developers and integrators around the
world, and 24 x 7 support is provided for all InterSystems products.
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InterSystems Corporation today announced that its Ensemble rapid integration
platform has been selected by <i>Byte Magazine</i> in Spain as the winner
of its 2004 Best Innovative Technology Award. For more information, please
contact Sabrina Kidwai at 803-699-0710 or by email at skidwai@shoorpr.com.
Press release follows.
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<p><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<p>Editorial Contacts
<br>Sabrina Kidwai
<br>Shoor & Company
<br>(803) 699-0710
<br>skidwai@shoorpr.com
<p>Maureen Flaherty
<br>InterSystems
<br>(617) 621-0600
<br>flaherty@intersystems.com
<br>
<br>
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<p><b>Ensemble Wins 2004 Best Innovative Technology Award</b>
<br><b>From <i>Byte Magazine</i> in Spain</b>
<p><i>InterSystems’ Ensemble Rapid Integration Platform Wins Top International
Honors</i></center>
<p><br>
<br>
<br>
<p><b>Cambridge, Mass.—April 15, 2004—</b>InterSystems Corporation today
announced that its Ensemble rapid integration platform has been selected
by <i>Byte Magazine</i> in Spain as the winner of its 2004 Best Innovative
Technology Award.
<p>Launched worldwide in late 2003, Ensemble is the only integration platform
to incorporate the functionality of an integration server, application
server, high performance object database and a unified development and
management environment in a single, architecturally consistent product.
Ensemble takes application integration to the next level by enabling organizations
to rapidly implement new business solutions that enhance the value of existing
applications, orchestrate new business processes and integrate data across
the enterprise. The prestigious award was presented at a major industry
event held on April 14.
<p>“We are extremely pleased and honored by this validation of Ensemble
in the international market,” says InterSystems Vice President of Strategic
Planning Paul Grabscheid. “InterSystems has long been recognized as a technology
innovator in the database sector with our flagship CACHÉ post-relational
database. It’s very gratifying to see that the industry is already beginning
to recognize the recently launched Ensemble product for its innovations
in application and information integration.”
<p>Ensemble is being used successfully for multiple complex integration
products worldwide, according to InterSystems Managing Director of Enterprise
Application Integration Trevor Matz. “Ensemble customers know what <i>Byte
Magazine</i> has now formally recognized—that Ensemble’s data-centric,
seamlessly integrated architecture is a breakthrough in the ability to
successfully achieve rapid, cost-effective integration.”
<p><b>About InterSystems</b>
<p>Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, InterSystems Corporation
(<a href="http://www.InterSystems.com">www.InterSystems.com</a>) has served
the needs of IT organizations and independent software vendors for more
than two decades. InterSystems' showcase products, the CACHÉ post-relational
database and the Ensemble integration platform, enable the rapid creation
and fast integration of high-performance applications. Over four million
people use mission-critical applications based on InterSystems' software.
Twenty regional offices serve application developers and integrators around
the world, and 24 x 7 support is provided for all InterSystems products.
<br>
<br>
<br>
<center>
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From: alejandro@votenader.org
Crossposted-To: rec.aviation.announce,comp.sys.acorn.announce,rec.games.computer.doom.announce,comp.sys.net-computer.announce,comp.os.netware.announce
Subject: Hey, Corporate America! Show Taxpayers Some Appreciation!
Reply-To: updates@lists.votenader.org
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:06:43 GMT
Hey, Corporate America! Show Taxpayers Some Appreciation!
By Ralph Nader
If you work for a corporation, ask your own employer to support
Taxpayer Appreciation Day. (We?ve included contact information at the
end of the article.)
Take Action Now! April 15 is just around the corner. Please let us know
what action you?ve taken and what type of response you receive at
taxday@votenader.org
I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that April 15th of each
year be designated Taxpayer Appreciation Day, a day when corporations
receiving taxpayer subsidies, bailouts, and other forms of corporate
welfare can express their thanks to the citizens who provide them.
Though it may not be evident, quite a few industries -- and the profits
they generate -- can be traced back to taxpayer-financed programs whose
fruits have been given away to (mostly) larger businesses.
Taxpayer dollars have often funded discoveries made by NASA, the
Department of Defense, and the National Institutes of Health and other
federal agencies. In many instances the rights to those discoveries were
later given away to companies that brag about them as though they were
the fruits of their own investments. Taxpayer dollars have played a
major role in the growth of the aviation and aerospace, biotechnology,
pharmaceutical, and telecommunications industries -- to name only a few.
Though corporate America insists it must file yearly income taxes just
like everyone else, it is responsible for a sharply decreasing portion
of federal tax dollars -- despite record profits. Despite record
profits, corporate tax contributions to the federal budget have been
steadily declining for fifty years and now stand at a mere 7.4% of the
federal government income because of the loopholes they driven into our
tax laws. The average citizen pays more than four to five times that in
federal income tax revenues (with the single exception of payroll
taxes).
Clearly corporations that believe they are self-reliant are often, in
fact, dependent on taxpayer funds to maintain their financial viability.
The least they could do is thank us. Which is why we need something like
Taxpayer Appreciation Day. Consider the following:
General Electric bought RCA (which owned NBC) in the mid-1980s with
funds it was able to save by using an outrageous tax loophole passed by
Congress in 1981. That loophole allowed GE to pay no federal taxes on
three years of profits, totaling more than $6 billion dollars. It also
gave them a $125 million refund! That gave GE the money to buy RCA. GE
should arrange a media extravaganzas on NBC to say "Thank you,
taxpayers.? Pharmaceutical companies constantly ballyhoo their
discoveries in advertisements. What they don't tell us is that many of
the important nonredundant therapeutic drugs -- including most
anticancer drugs -- were developed, in whole or in part, with taxpayer
money and then given to them by the NIH and the Defense Department.
Bristol-Meyers Squibb, for example, controls the rights to Taxol, an
anticancer drug developed all the way through human clinical trials at
the National Institutes of Health with $31 million of taxpayer moneys.
Pharmaceutical companies spend billions on advertisements each year.
Perhaps they should consider a big "Thank You, Taxpayers" ad campaign
every April 15, if only to remind them where their drug research and
development subsidies come from.
Mining companies often receive vast sweetheart deals from taxpayers.
Under the 1872 Mining Act hard rock mining companies are allowed to
purchase mining rights to public land for only $5 an acre, no matter how
valuable the minerals on (or in) that land might be. A Canadian company
recently mined $9 billion in gold on federal land in Nevada after using
the Mining Act to purchase the mining rights to it for about $30,000.
Mining companies owe the taxpayers their gratitude.
Television broadcasters were given free license to use public airwaves
(worth around $70 billion) by a supine Congress in 1997. They too should
thank us. What about all those professional sports corporations that
play and profit in taxpayer-funded stadiums and arenas? The owners and
players should thank the fans/taxpayers who -- in spite of their largess
-- still must pay through the nose for tickets. For years McDonalds
received taxpayer subsidies to promote its products overseas as part of
a foreign market access program. Now McDonalds is a ubiquitous brand
name worldwide, but has it ever thanked the taxpayers who underwrote its
efforts? Then there are the HMOs, hospitals, and defense contractors
that have had their legal fees reimbursed by the taxpayers when our
government prosecutes them for fraud or cost overruns. Those companies
have great public relations firms that can help them show us their
gratitude. Corporate America has taken too much from us for too long.
It's time it shows us a little bit of appreciation.
Corporate Contacts:
General Electric (NBC):
David Frail
Financial Communications
1--203-373-3387
david.frail@corporate.ge.com
Bristol-Meyers Squibb:
Peter R. Dolan, CEO
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York, USA 10154-0037
1-212-546-4000
peter.dolan@bms.com
Viacom (CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, BET, Paramount Pictures, Viacom Outdoor, Infinity, UPN, Spike TV, TV Land, CMT: Country Music Television, Comedy Central, Showtime, Blockbuster, and Simon & Schuster):
Sumner M. Redstone , Chairman and CEO
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
1-212-258-6000
(refused to provide email addresses)
Walt Disney Co. (ABC):
David Eisner, CEO
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521 ABC, Inc.
1-818-460-7477
netaudr@abc.com
McDonalds USA:
Jim Cantalupo, Chairman and CEO
McDonald?s Plaza
Oak Brook, IL 60523
1-800-244-6227
Email on-line form.
Halliburton (Kellogg Brown & Root):
David J. Lesar, Chairman, President & CEO
5 Houston Center
1401 McKinney, Suite 2400
Houston, TX 77010
1-713-759-2600
communityrelations@halliburton.com
In addition to these, pursue your favorite and let us know what they say!
--
acronym
for the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization. NION states
that the " Interreligous Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO). is
our fiscal sponsor." Fiscal sponsorship by IFCO means Not In Our Name
receives donations that are tax deductible because of IFCO's 501c(3)
(charitable, federal tax-exempt) status. IFCO charges a fee for this
service.
Why is NION not a 501c(3)?
Donations to NION/IFCO are then mailed to the Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), which is located at 339 Lafayette Street in
New York City. The address is the same as NION's. The intimate nature of a
financial partnership shows how closely aligned these two organizations are.
And that's scary, because the Women's International League for Peace and
Freedom has been associated with Communist causes since its inception. Molly
Klopot of the WILPF is a NION organizer. The WILPF is related to IFCO as
well as NION. Marilyn Clement, who is the Executive Director of WIPLF, is
the Treasurer of IFCO.
The building where the offices of NION, the WILPF and the War Resisters
League are located is known as the "Peace Pentagon," and is owned by the
A.J. Muste Memorial Institute. A.J. Muste was a "peace" advocate who
compiled frequent flier miles visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War era. The
Muste Foundation funds groups li
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