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Linux-Announce Digest #744
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Linux-Announce Digest #744, Volume #4 Mon, 19 Apr 2004 18:13:04 EDT
Contents:
[SLUG] Suncoast LUG Meetings (Paul M Foster)
KLocate 0.50.3 (KDE3) and 0.50.2 (KDE2) available (Alexandre Oberlin)
[ADMIN] comp.os.linux.announce report for Mon Apr 19 00:05:00 CDT 2004 (cola-admin@stump.algebra.com)
web: Linux related at Mstation.org (John Littler)
GNU/Linux news updates... ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 19:38:06 CST
Subject: [SLUG] Suncoast LUG Meetings
From: Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com>
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* Suncoast Linux Users Group (SLUG) *
* Meeting Schedule *
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SARASOTA/BRADENTON ***************************************
21 April 18:00-21:00 Sarasota
(third Wednesday of each month)
Honeywell
8323 Lindbergh Court
Sarasota, FL
See http://www.bish.net/directions/
ST PETERSBURG ********************************************
26 Apr 19:00-21:00 St Petersburg
(usually last Monday of each month)
***** MOVIE SHOWING: "DVD EXTRAS FROM REVOLUTION OS" *****
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.
NEW PORT RICHEY ******************************************
1 May 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.
BRANDON **************************************************
6 May 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.
DUNEDIN **************************************************
8 May 10:00-12:00 Dunedin
(usually fourth Saturday of each month)
Dunedin Public Library,
223 Douglas Ave.,
Community Room B.
Dunedin, FL
See http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#dunedin for directions.
TAMPA ****************************************************
12 May 19:00-21:00 Tampa
(second Wednesday of each month)
Student Services Bldg, Room 108
(to the northeast of the Technology Bldg)
Hillsborough Community College
Dale Mabry Campus
4001 Tampa Bay Blvd
Tampa, FL
See http://www.hccfl.edu/pollock/Docs/DM-Map.htm for directions.
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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: Alexandre Oberlin <alxobr@free.fr>
Subject: KLocate 0.50.3 (KDE3) and 0.50.2 (KDE2) available
Date: 19 Apr 2004 00:45:01 GMT
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Hi,
KLocate is a highly configurable KDE front end to the standard Linux
slocate utility, which uses index files to quickly locate files by
path and name.
Klocate dramatically enhances slocate's usability by allowing targetted
searchs as well as an easy management of index files for local and
remote file systems, including offline collections of removable drives,
CDROMs and data DVDs.
KLocate makes a distinction between read-write and readonly volumes
for a more accurate management of index files, sorts output and avoids
unnecessarily long match lists.
Comparing to previous releases 0.24 (KDE3) and 0.24.2 (KDE2), KLocate
0.50 is much faster for big lists of results, (you can readily make a
textual search in the list afterwards) and allows for multiple volumes
preselection. (see Changelog attached ).
You won't have to rescan your volumes to upgrade
from previous versions, since all DBs are still slocate standard.
You'll need KDE 2.1 or later 2.x installed (libs and support) to install
and use klocate-0.50.2.
You'll need KDE 3.03 or later 3.x installed (libs and support) to
install and use klocate-0.50.3.
Of course that does not mean that KDE Kdesktop must be your window
manager.
By the way, if you don't appreciate too much having your precious screen
space cluttered with widgets you use once a day and could as well have
on a popup menu, you should give a try to Afterstep.
Klocate is GPL.
http://www.gnangnan.com/klocate/index.html
I hope it will save you loads of time and headaches.
Alexandre Oberlin
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Tue Sep 24 00:02:20 CEST 2002 - Alexandre Oberlin <alxobr 'at' free 'dot' fr>
o Initial Creation
KDE 3 version.
Changes between 0.24 and 0.50.3:
* allow use of slocate's secure option when creating databases.
* support of multiple database directories, suppressing the need
to set /var/lib/xlocate as world writable.
* display of lengthy match lists much faster.
* termination signals handling to perform temp file cleanup.
* storage of complex volume selections through customizable
pushbuttons.
* fancy colors in result pane.
* more parameters accessible from tabbed options dialog.
* font selection in file list edit pane.
* documentation error fixes.
Changes between 0.23 and 0.24:
* more tool tips : there should be enough for basic operation.
* nicer Options DB
* bug fix in context menus Run Command and Start Application :
an error message was erroneously displayed in the result pane
when the command succeeded without returning 0.
* bug fix : search history inhibition was ineffective.
* removed some sorting inconsistencies in volume list and file list.
* the Abort button is now more effective.
* the return key may be used to start the search if focus is on the
search pattern box or on the volume list.
Changes between 0.22 and 0.23:
* bug fix: the program could hang when very large output was sent
to QTextEdit. The display is not as fast as it was with KDE 2 version
however.
* Patch integrated
Changes between 0.20 and 0.22:
* Corrected bug in LabelList due to new sort policy of QListBox in qt-3.0.6
* Eventual links found in db dir are described in context menu.
* Fixed AboutData, removed unused What's this in HelpMenu
* Added validator in Options DB
* Help files completed
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From: cola-admin@stump.algebra.com
Subject: [ADMIN] comp.os.linux.announce report for Mon Apr 19 00:05:00 CDT 2004
Date: 19 Apr 2004 05:10:05 GMT
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Subject: comp.os.linux.announce report for Mon Apr 19 00:05:00 CDT 2004
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From: John Littler <jlittler@mstation.org>
Subject: web: Linux related at Mstation.org
Date: 19 Apr 2004 11:30:01 GMT
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Hi All,
Recently up we had, as part of a Listkeepers feature, a conversation
with
Jorn Nettingsmeier who runs the Linux Audio Dev mailing list.
In it he talks about his own personal setup as well as Linux Audio in
general.
Cheers
John
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http://mstation.org
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:23:36 CST
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: GNU/Linux news updates...
========== Forwarded message ==========
LANGA Letter : Linux's Achilles ' Heel
Information Week - USA
New Linux distros still fail a task that Windows 95 -- yes, 95! ... That
sends the cost of commercial, paid versions of Linux dramatically higher.
By Fred Langa. ...
<http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18901660>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&num=30&hl=en&client=google&newsclusterurl=http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml%3FarticleID%3D18901660>
LINSPIRE Gives Away Its Linux OS
CMPnetAsia - Singapore
Linspire, formerly known as Lindows, is giving away its desktop Linux operating
system for the first time as a way to publicize its name change. ...
<http://www.cmpnetasia.com/ViewArt.cfm?Artid=23519&Catid=8&subcat=85>
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FIVE Fundamental Problems with Open Source?
Slashdot - USA
... And Linux will remain within the reach of only those who have the technical
wherewithall to use it or the stubborn patience to learn it (about 5%
of the world ...
<http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/04/04/12/1757244.shtml?tid=117>
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AUJOURD'HUI, la nouvelle la plus lue est :
UnixTech - Belgium
... Cependant, jusque récemment, peu d'utilisateurs de Linux ont apporté
beaucoup d'intérêt ou de ressources au choix de polices . ...
<http://www.unixtech.be/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4431&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0>
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AD NAUSEAM : A world full of geeks
The Statesman - Calcutta,India
THE inventor — that is, the geek who wrote the first software version
- of Linux is a Finn. Perhaps, that’s why the mascot of ...
<http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=19&theme=&usrsess=1&id=41050>
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MAJOR SCO Shareholder Demands Return of $20 Million Investment
CMPnetAsia - Singapore
... SCO claims IBM misappropriated SCO's intellectual property in Unix,
and included the IP in Linux. SCO is now seeking $5 billion in damages.
...
<http://www.cmpnetasia.com/ViewArt.cfm?Artid=23518&Catid=2&subcat=85>
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