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May <I>Linux Journal</I>
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<P> 
The May issue of <A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/"><I>Linux
Journal</I></A> will be hitting the newsstands April 10.
The focus of this issue is Cross Platform Development with
articles on building reusable Java Widgets, debugging your Perl programs,
Modula-3, doubly-linked lists, the Python DB-API and much more. Check out the
<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue49/index.html">Table of Contents</A>.
To subscribe to <I>Linux Journal</I>, click <A
HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/ljsubsorder.html">here</A>.

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Linus Torvalds Receives VA Research Excellence Award
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February 26, 1998<BR> 
VA Research granted its Excellence in Open Source Software Award to
Linus Torvalds, father of the Linux operating system and one of the most
important leaders in information technology.  Linus received a
VArStation YMP, worth $4500, at 
The Silicon Valley Linux Users Group meeting in March. (See <A
HREF="./dibona.html">article</A> in this issue by Chris Dibona.)
<P>
The VA Research Excellence in Open Source Software Award honors
exceptional individuals within the free software community.  Torvalds led
this community to create Linux, a freely distributable multi-user,
multi-tasking Unix-like operating system.  Linux is now used in a range of
applications from mission critical servers to desktop workstations.
<P>
VA Research is the oldest and largest Linux systems company.  Founded in
1993 by electrical engineering doctoral students at Stanford University,
VA Research pioneered high performance workstations and servers based on
Linux.  In 1997, VA Research became an affiliate of Umax.
<P>
For More Information:<BR> 
VA Research, www.varesearch.com <BR> 
Samuel Ockman, ockman@varesearch.com.

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New Linux and Open Source Business Usage Advocacy page
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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 21:06:35 +1100 (EST)<BR> 
There is a new advocacy page for Linux (and other
open source, free software). This site is primarily focused on solid
business reasons as to why companies should use Linux. The opening
blurb states:
<P>
...
We (and a growing number of other firms) are heavy users of software such
as Linux, GNU and FreeBSD which can be classified as 'freely redistributable' or 'co-operatively developed',
but feel that there is considerable lack of knowledge of these systems and applications in the
general business community. We (and some of the companies listed below) are therefore
building this web presence to help provide information, documentation, showcase projects, links to
related sites and other useful resources to to help redress this. This will include freely
redistributable systems software, and free and commercial applications which run on these systems which may
be of interest to helping you run your business. 
...
<P>
<A
HREF="http://www.cyber.com.au/misc/frsbiz/">http://www.cyber.com.au/misc/frsbiz/</A> 
<P>
For More Information:<BR> 
Con Zymaris, Cybersource Pty. Ltd.

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UniForum Spring Conference
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<P> 
UniForum's Spring Conference will be held Sunday, May 17 to Wednesday, May
20, 1998 in Ocean City, Maryland. Ralph Nader Janpieter Scheerder, Eric
Raymond and Rick Ross are among the speakers.
<P> 
For more information:
UniForum Association, <A HREF="http://www.uniforum.org/">
http://www.uniforum.org</A> 

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FREENIX at USENIX Annual Conference
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<P> 
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 08:54:19 -0800<BR> 
Here's more than you ever wanted to know:
<P>
Share ideas, and actual code, with developers and avid users of freely
redistributable software--Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and more--at the
23RD ANNUAL USENIX TECHNICAL CONFERENCE,
     includes FREENIX, the Freely Redistributable Software Track,
June 15-19, 1998 in 
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Sponsored by USENIX, the Advanced Computing Systems Association
<P>
FREENIX is co-sponsored by The FreeBSD Project, Linux International, The
NetBSD Foundation, Inc., and The OpenBSD Project
<P>
Full program and on-line registration:<BR> 
<A
HREF="http://www.usenix.org/events/no98/">http://www.usenix.org/events/no98/</A>
<BR> 
Email: <A HREF="mailto:conference@usenix.org">conference@usenix.org</A>
<P>
FREENIX, a Special Track within the conference, showcases the latest
developments and interesting applications in freely redistributable
software. FREENIX offers 28 talks, plus evening BoF sessions.
<P>
USENIX is the Advanced Computing Systems Association.  Its
members are the computer technologists responsible for many of
the innovations in computing we enjoy today.
<P>
For More Information:<BR> 
Cynthia Deno, USENIX ASSOCIATION,
<A HREF="mailto:cynthia@usenix.org">cynthia@usenix.org</A> <BR> 

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Samba: Integrating UNIX and Windows
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Date: Fri,  6 Mar 1998 08:36:32 GMT<BR> 
Samba is the tool of choice for providing Windows file sharing and
printer services from UNIX and UNIX-like systems. Freely available
under the GNU Public License, Samba allows UNIX machines to be
seamlessly integrated into a Windows network without installing any
additional software on the Windows machines. Used in tandem with Linux
or FreeBSD, Samba provides a low-cost alternative to the Windows NT
Server. 
<P>
This book, a combination of technical tutorial, reference guide, and
how-to manual, contains the depth of knowledge experienced network
administrators demand without skipping the information beginners need to
get fast results.  UNIX administrators new to Windows networking will find
the information they need to become Windows networking experts.  Those new
to UNIX will find the details they need to install and configure Samba
correctly and securely.
<P>
The book also contains a CD-ROM containing version 1.9.18 of the Samba
server, a library of useful tools and scripts, the Samba mailing list
archives, and all examples discussed in the book.
<ul>
<li>Title: 		Samba: Integrating UNIX and Windows
<li>Author:		John D. Blair, Samba Team
<li>Publisher:	Specialized Systems Consultants Inc. (SSC)
<li>Pub Date:	2/98
<li>Retail Price:	$29.95
<li>ISBN:		1-57831-006-7
<li>URL:		www.ssc.com/ssc/samba/
<li>Contact:	<A HREF="mailto:samba@ssc.com">Clarica Grove</A>
</ul>
<P>
Currently available at Computer Literacy (Book shops + Online).
www.clbooks.com * 1-800-789-8590 * FAX 1-408-752-9919 

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Netscape turns to Debian for Licensing Guidance!
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<P>
Date: Fri,  6 Mar 1998 09:23:38 GMT<BR> 
When Netscape decided to make their client software free, they
used the Debian Free Software Guidelines for a guide on how to
write their license. You can find the draft Netscape license at
<A HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/">http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/</A>.
This is a historic day for us, since it
means that "Mozilla" (Netscape Communicator) will eventually be in the
"main" part of Debian and all Linux systems, instead of the "non-free" section
as it is now.
<P>
A link to a Netscape press release (containing a quote from Bruce Perens)
can be found at <A
HREF="http://www.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease579.html">
http://www.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease579.html</A>.
The Debian Social Contract and licensing guidelines are at
<A
HREF="http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html">http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html</A>.
A web page on the
Open Source promotional program for free software can be found at
<A HREF="http://www.opensource.org/">http://www.opensource.org/</A>.
<P>
There is work yet to be done - a few license bug-lets will be resolved
within the next few days, and once the source code is released there are
some parts that Netscape does not own that will most likely have to be
replaced with free software.
<P>
For More Information:<BR> 
Bruce Perens, <A
HREF="mailto:bruce@debian.novare.net">bruce@debian.novare.net</A> 

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 Linux Web Watcher News
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<P>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:18:11 GMT<BR> 
<P>
Linux Web Watcher, <A
HREF="http://webwatcher.org/">http://webwatcher.org/</A> 
<P>
The "Linux Web Watcher" now has its own domain, thanks to VA Research. LWW
isn't an ordinary
links page.  It actually keeps track of when the pages were last updated,
so you don't have to waste hours checking to see if your favorite web
pages have been updated since your last visit to them.
<P>
The non-tables page of the Linux Web Watcher have been greatly
enhanced to make things easier
to read for Lynx users. 
<P>
For More Information:<BR> 
Robert E. Blue, <A HREF="mailto:reblue@emry.net">reblue@emry.net</A>
     
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Linux questionnaire
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<P>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:19:49 GMT<BR> 
Aachen Linux User Group (ALUG) proudly presents the
<A HREF="http://aachen.heimat.de/alug/fragebogen2">Linux Questionnaire</A>.
<P>
The questionnaire consists of 20 questions which
cover software, hardware, documentation and installation issues. The
questions are a mixture of multiple choice and text areas. The results
are updated hourly and can be seen at:<BR> 
<A
HREF="http://aachen.heimat.de/alug/fragebogen2/fragebogen_results2.html">
http://aachen.heimat.de/alug/fragebogen2/fragebogen_results2.html</A> 
<P>
The objective  of the questionnaire is to provide a somewhat
standardized  way to report your experience with Linux and  the results
should give (in particular, to the  newcomer) a coarse-grained view on
Linux and  its users.
<P>
For More Information:<BR> 
Aachener Linux User Group (Aachen/Germany),
<A HREF="http://aachen.heimat.de/alug">http://aachen.heimat.de/alug</A>
<BR>
Michael Eilers, <A HREF="mailto:eilers@rmi.de">eilers@rmi.de</A> 

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Perl Conference 2.0 - Call for Participation
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<P>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 14:43:42 GMT<BR> 
The second annual <A HREF="http://conference.perl.com/">O'Reilly Perl
Conference</A> will be held August
17-20, 1998 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California. The
conference will feature two days of tutorials followed by a two
day conference. The conference will include sessions for
submitted papers on practical and experimental uses of Perl;
invited presentations; daily Q and A sessions with leading
Perl developers and trainers; a by-invitation Developers
Workshop; and nightly user-organized Birds-of-a-Feather sessions
for special interest groups.
<P>
In the practical spirit of Perl, we seek papers that describe
how you are using Perl right now for work or play, and how your
experience and your code can help others. This is not a
traditional solicitation for academic papers. While we look
forward to papers on new and useful extensions, applications,
and tools, we are most interested in receiving papers that show
Perl hard at work, saving time, money, and headaches for you and
your organization. We welcome submissions that work under both
Unix and non-Unix systems, such as Win32.
<P>
For More Information:<BR> 
The Perl Institute, Chip Salzenberg<BR> 
3665 E. Bay Drive, Suite 204-A <BR> 
Largo, FL 33771-1990

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UK Linux Conference
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<P>

Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:18:30 GMT<BR> 
These are very preliminary details:<BR> 
<P>
Venue:
UMIST Conference Centre, Manchester.
<P>
Date:
Saturday 27th June
<P>
Time:
A Jam-packed day from 10am (sharp) to around 5:30
<P>
Programme (provisional):
<ul>
<li>Richard Moore (University of Manchester):         KDE Internals
<li>Stephen Tweedie (DEC):                            Journaling File Systems
<li>Gareth Bult (Frontier Technology):                Linux Means Business
<li>Ian Jackson (Debian):                             Title TBDC
<li>Jeremy Chatfield (Xi Graphics):                  X
</ul>
<P>
For More Information:<BR> 
UKUUG, <A HREF="http://www.ukuug.org/">http://www.ukuug.org/</A> 

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French Translation of <I>LG</I> Issue 25
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<P> 
A French translation of some parts of Issue 25 of the <I>Linux Gazette</I> is
available at the following URL's :<BR> 
<a
href="http://www.linux-kheops.com/pub/lgazette/&gt">http://www.linux-kheops.com/pub/lgazette/</a>;<BR> 
<B>and</B> 
<a
href="http://www.linux-france.com/article/lgazette/&gt">http://www.linux-france.com/article/lgazette/</a>;<BR> 
<P> 
For more information: <BR> 
Eric Jacoboni : jaco@mail.dotcom.fr

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Help ToolKit for Motif V0.9: Binary beta release now available
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<P> 
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 23:58:55 -0500<BR> 
Columbia, MD -- The Help ToolKit for Motif V0.9 has been released and is 
now available on the web.
The Help ToolKit for Motif allows developers to easily add and modify 
various types of on-line context-sensitive help to Motif applications. 
 Using a small set of functions to install the library, every widget and 
gadget in a Motif application seemingly inherits new resources allowing 
help to be configured and changed via X resource files.
<P>
The ToolKit supports three core help types: Tips, Cues, and Hints.  All of 
these help types can be assigned to any widget and any Motif-based gadget.
<P>
The Help ToolKit distribution can be downloaded from 
<A HREF="http://www.softwarecomp.com">http://www.softwarecomp.com</A>. 
The complete Programmer's Manual can also be downloaded in PDF format from 
the same site.
<P>
Although the Linux version of this product is freely available for 
non-commercial purposes, it is copyrighted and is not in the public domain. 
There is a license associated with the distribution; please read it if you 
have an interest in the product.
<P>
For more information:<BR> 
Robert S. Werner, <A HREF="mailto:rob.werner@softwarecomp.com">
rob.werner@softwarecomp.com </A> <BR> 
<A HREF="mailto:info@softwarecomp.com">info@softwarecomp.com</A>,
<A HREF="http://www.softwarecomp.com/">http://www.softwarecomp.com/</A> 

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RED HAT SOFTWARE NOW SHIPPING MOTIF 2.1
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<P> 
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 16:16:34 -0500<BR> 
Research Triangle Park, NC--March 2, 1998--Red Hat Software, Inc.,
publisher of Red Hat Linux 5.0, the Operating System that was named
InfoWorld Magazine's Product of the Year, has announced the
availability of Red Hat Motif 2.1 for the Intel Computer.  Red Hat
Motif 2.1 for the Intel computer is the full OSF/Motif development
system.  As with the 2.0.1 version of Red Hat Motif, Red Hat Motif 2.1
can  turn  your  Intel computer running Linux into a complete Motif
development workstation.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Red Hat Software, Inc., <A
HREF="http://www.redhat.com">"http://www.redhat.com/</A>, <A
HREF="mailto:melissa@redhat.com">melissa@redhat.com</A> 

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PostShop, ScanShop and OCR Shop 
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<P>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 11:38:10 -0800 (PST)<BR> 
Vividata, Inc. announced the release of Linux versions of its PostShop, 
ScanShop and OCR Shop software products PostShop transforms inkjet and laser 
printers to PostScript-enabled ones and makes PostScript printers up to 100 
times faster. ScanShop scans, prints, compresses, stores, retrieves and
displays pictures and documents in full color, grayscale, and bi-level
(black & white), and OCR Shop converts paper documents and images into 
editable text.
<P>
For more information:<BR> 
Vividata, Inc., <A HREF="mailto:info@vividata.com">info@vividata.com</A>,
<A HREF="http://www.vividata.com/">http://www.vividata.com/</A>.

Cobalt Qube Ships
<P>
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 17, 1998 - Cobalt Microserver Inc. today
announced that its Cobalt Qube(tm) microserver products, which were
introduced last month at the DEMO 98 conference, have begun shipping to
customers. Cobalt develops and markets simple, low-cost Internet and
Intranet servers.
<P>
The Cobalt Qube microservers are aimed at work groups and branch offices,
Internet service providers, Web developers and educational organizations.
They are simple, versatile, scalable, and offer excellent performance for
work groups at a fraction of the cost of traditional UNIX(R) and Windows(R)
NT servers.
<P>
For more information: <BR> 
Nancy Teater, Hamilton Communications, <A HREF="mailto:nrt@hamilton.com">
nrt@hamilton.com</A>, 
<A HREF="http://web.hamilton.com/">http://web.hamilton.com/</A> 

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LinkScan 4.0
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<P> 
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 13:24:29 -8<BR> 
San Jose, CA, March 10, 1998 - Electronic Software Publishing Corp.
(Elsop) introduces a number of new features to enhance the central
management of multiple Intranet/Internet web sites in organizations where
many different individuals may be responsible for the content. These
developments build upon earlier releases which laid down the foundations
for these exciting new features. LinkScan enables users to split-up very
large sites into smaller sub-sites, to produce different reports for
different departments and to configure LinkScan to handle multiple
domains hosted on a single server. LinkScan/Dispatch adds a new higher
level of capability to those features.
<P>
LinkScan/Dispatch is included with LinkScan Version 4.0. It is designed
for operators of large web sites where the responsibility for maintenance
and updates is distributed among many individuals.
<P>
LinkScan 4.0 is priced at $750 per server. Volume discounts are
available in single order quantities of five copies or more. Orders may
be placed online via a secure server.
<P>
For more information:<BR> 
Kenneth R. Churilla,
<A HREF="mailto:ken@elsop.com">ken@elsop.com</A><BR> 
Electronic Software Publishing Corporation,
<A HREF="http://www.elsop.com/">http://www.elsop.com/</A> 

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WANPIPE FT1
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<P>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 14:25:12 +0000<BR> 
           Sangoma Technologies Inc.
(OFFER VALID UNTIL APRIL 15TH OR WHILE SUPPLIES LAST)
is making available our WANPIPE kit
that includes the T1 and Fractional T1 DSU/CSU for an END USER price
of $799.00!  This represents a reduction of 30% from our already low
standard price of $1139.00. 
<P>
WANPIPE provides all you need to turn your NT, Linux, or 
NetWare server or Windows workstation into a powerful T1 or 
Fractional T1 router for your LAN. Just plug your server into the
wall.
<P>
For more information:<BR> 
David Mandelstam, <A HREF="mailto:dm@sangoma.com">dm@sangoma.com</A> <BR> 
Sangoma Technologies Inc.

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XFree86 3.3.2 Released
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<P>
Date: Fri,  6 Mar 1998 09:59:39 GMT
XFree86 version 3.3.2 is now available.  The XFree86 3.3 distribution is
available in both source and binary form.  Binary distributions are
currently available for FreeBSD (2.2.2+ and 3.0-CURRENT), NetBSD (1.2
and 1.3), OpenBSD, Interactive Unix, Linux (ix86 and AXP), SVR4.0,
UnixWare, OS/2, Solaris 2.6 and LynxOS AT.
<P>
The XFree86 documentation is available on-line on our Web server.  The
documentation for 3.3 can be accessed at http://WWW.XFree86.org/3.3/.
<P>
Source patches are available to upgrade X11R6.3 PL2 from the X Consortium (now
The Open Group) to XFree86 3.3.2.  Binaries for many OSs are also available.
The distribution is available from:<BR> 
<A
HREF="ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/">ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86</A> 
 <P> 
For more information: <BR>   
The XFree86 Team, <A HREF="
mailto:robin@interlabs.com">robin@interlabs.com</A> 

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scwm 0.6 - Scheme Configurable Window Manager
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<P>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 12:38:35 GMT<BR> 
Scwm 0.6 is released.
Scwm is the Scheme Configurable Window Manager. This is a highly
dynamic and extensible window manager for the X Window System (based
originally on FVWM2, but now much enhanced) with Guile Scheme as the
configuration/extension language. Nearly all decorations can be
changed at run-time or per-window, and eventually many decoration
styles and additional features will be supported through dynamically
loaded code. A powerful protocol is provided for interacting with the
window manager while it is running.
<P>
You can download the latest scwm package from:<BR> 
<A HREF="http://web.mit.edu/mstachow/www/scwm-0.6.tar.gz">
http://web.mit.edu/mstachow/www/scwm-0.6.tar.gz</A> <BR> 
<A HREF="http://web.mit.edu/mstachow/www/scwm-icons-0.6.tar.gz">
http://web.mit.edu/mstachow/www/scwm-icons-0.6.tar.gz</A> 
<P>
For more information: <BR>   
Maciej Stachowiak, <A HREF="mailto:mstachow@mit.edu">mstachow@mit.edu</A>,
<BR>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
<A HREF="http://web.mit.edu/mstachow/www/scwm.html">
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Yalsim, Yet Another Logic/Timing Simulator
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<P>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 12:44:50 GMT
This is the second Alpha version of a logic/timing simulator called Yalsim.
Yalsim is a hierarchical timing and logic simulator that has been in
development (on and off) for over fifteen years and the second pre-beta version
is now being sampled. Yalsim can now be obtained (with source code) by
individuals from:
<P>
<A HREF="ftp:/ftp.eecg.toronto.edu/pub/software/martin/yalsim.tar.gz">
ftp:/ftp.eecg.toronto.edu/pub/software/martin/yalsim.tar.gz</A> 
<P>
The current cost for Yalsim is $1 CDN, when you have time to send it.
Sending four U.S. quarters is also acceptable. This may change in the future.
However, seriously, please do read the LICENSE file. Yalsim is not public domain
or being released under a GNU-like license, although individuals, at non-profit
institutions, will always be able to obtain at least binary versions of Yalsim
at no or minimal (overhead) cost.
<P>
For more information: <BR>   
Ken Martin,
<A HREF="mailto:martin@isis.eecg.toronto.edu">martin@isis.eecg.toronto.edu</A> 

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SQL RDBMS PostgreSQL v6.3 released for Linux
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<P>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 12:56:10 GMT<BR> 
SQL RDBMS PostgreSQL v6.3 released for Linux.
PostgreSQL is a RDBMS SQL server which is the "default SQLserver"
shipped with most Linux distributions.
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For more information: <BR>   
<A HREF="http://www.postgresql.org/">http://www.postgresql.org/</A>,
<A HREF="mailto:gold_bag@yahoo.com">gold_bag@yahoo.com</A> 

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nosql-0.9 - Unix RDBMS
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 12:57:56 GMT<BR> 
A new release of NoSQL is available at :
 <A HREF="ftp://ftp.linux.it/pub/database/nosql-0.9.tar.gz">
ftp://ftp.linux.it/pub/database/nosql-0.9.tar.gz</A> 
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NoSQL is a simple Relational Database Management System for Unix.
There have been several major changes from v0.8 to v0.9.
Please read file README-v0.9 distributed with the package.
<P>
For more information: <BR>   
ILS - Italian Linux Society,
Carlo Strozzi, <A HREF="mailto:carlos@linux.it">carlos@linux.it</A> 

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RITW: Very simple network monitoring tool
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:12:39 GMT<BR> 
RITW is a small set of scripts that allow any user to monitor
network/host 
status using a common WWW browser and a central monitoring site through
ICMP and HTTP. 
Although it will probably run on any platform, it was only tested on
Linux.
<P>
Primary site is at <BR> 
<A HREF="http://www.terravista.pt/Ancora/1883/ritw_e.html">
http://www.terravista.pt/Ancora/1883/ritw_e.html</A> <BR> 
<A HREF="http://www.terravista.pt/Ancora/1883/ritw.html">
http://www.terravista.pt/Ancora/1883/ritw.html</A> (portuguese)
<P>
For more information: <BR>   
Rui Pedro Bernardinoa, Parque Expo'98, Portugal,
<A HREF="mailto:rbernardino@expo98.pt">rbernardino@expo98.pt</A> 

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Socket Script v1.5
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:30:15 GMT
   Socket Script has been made for people who wants to create
   networking-oriented programs, but don't want to learn all the socket
   stuff. It has multiple network commands that enable you to tell the
   SScript interpreter where you want to connect, and all you have to
   do is focus on the script itself, leaving the connection parts to
   SScript. The best part is that most scripts will run on most Unix
   workstations, and win32 platforms.
<P>
Available at:<BR> 
<A HREF="http://devplanet.fastethernet.net/sscript.html">
http://devplanet.fastethernet.net/sscript.html</A> 
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newsfetch-1.11 - pull news via NNTP to a mailbox
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 14:10:57 GMT<BR> 
newsfetch: Most Compact and Powerful Utility to download the news from 
           an NNTP server and stores in the mailbox format. 
New version of newsfetch (1.11) is uploaded to sunsite.unc.edu:
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	newsfetch-1.11.tar.gz
	newsfetch-1.11-1.i386.rpm
	newsfetch-1.11-1.src.rpm
<P>
available in ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/Incoming/
and in proper place (/pub/Linux/system/news/reader)  when they move the
files. New version is available in .tar.gz and .rpm format.
<P>
For more information: <BR>   
Yusuf Motiwala, <A
HREF="mailto:ymotiwala@hss.hns.com">ymotiwala@hss.hns.com</A> 

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nv-dc1000 digital camera image reader v0.1 beta
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 14:30:22 GMT<BR> 
A small program to transfer images from the digital still camera known as
NV-DC1000 or PV-DC1000 from Panasonic. First beta version, but it works.
<P> 
For more information: <BR> 
Societas Datoriae Universitatis Lundensis et Instituti Technici
Lundensis<BR> 
Fredrik Roubert, <A HREF="mailto:roubert@df.lth.se">roubert@df.lth.se</A>,
<A HREF="http://www.df.lth.se/~roubert/NV-DC1000.html">
http://www.df.lth.se/~roubert/NV-DC1000.html</A> 

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Cecilia2.0 - electroacoustic music software
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:45:31 GMT<BR> 
<P>
We are happy to announce version 2 of CECILIA, the musician's software that
makes you funnier, smarter and more attractive to the opposite sex. 
<P>
Cecilia was developed by composers of electroacoustic music for composers of
electroacoustic music. If you have to ask, don't bother.
Cecilia is probably the wackiest sound maker in the world at this time. In fact,
we believe nothing else even comes close.
Cecilia is for high-concept audio processing. It is not for sequencing your
rinky-dink samplers and synths. 
<P>
Cecilia is freeware at present. The next version will not be. Count your blessings.
Cecilia runs on Macintoshes, Linux boxes and SGIs. It does not run on
Windows. When it does, we'll sell it and become obscenely wealthy.
<P>
Cecilia is strictly for people who have a sense of humour. We, on the other
hand, are very cranky people.
<P>
Cecilia is available for download at :<BR> 
<A HREF="ftp://ftp.musique.umontreal.ca/pub/cecilia/">
ftp://ftp.musique.umontreal.ca/pub/cecilia/</A> <BR> 
<P>
Cecilia's home page for manuals and info:<BR> 
<A HREF="http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/CEC/">
http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/CEC/</A> 
<P>
For more information: <BR> 
Jean Piche, Universite de Montreal <BR> 
<A HREF="http://mistral.ere.umontreal.ca/~pichej">
http://mistral.ere.umontreal.ca/~pichej</A>,
<A HREF="http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/electro/CEC/">
http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/electro/CEC/</A> 

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Free CORBA 2 ORB - omniORB 2.5.0 released.
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<P> 
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 09:12:28 GMT<BR> 
The Olivetti and Oracle Research Laboratory has made available the second
public release of omniORB (version 2.5.0). We also refer to this version
as omniORB2.
The main change since the last public release (release 2.4.0) is the addition
of support for type Any and TypeCode. For further details of the changes, see
http://www.orl.co.uk/omniORB/omniORB_250/
<P>
omniORB2 is copyright Olivetti & Oracle Research Laboratory. It is free
software. The programs in omniORB2 are distributed under the GNU General
Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. The libraries
in omniORB2 are distributed under the GNU Library General Public
License.
<P>
Source code and binary distributions are available from our Web pages:
<A HREF="http://www.orl.co.uk/omniORB/omniORB.html">
http://www.orl.co.uk/omniORB/omniORB.html</A> 
<P>
omniORB2 is not yet a complete implementation of the CORBA core.
<P> 
For more information:<BR> 
Eoin Carroll, <A HREF="mailto:ewc@orl.co.uk">ewc@orl.co.uk</A> <BR> 
Olivetti & Oracle Research Lab, Cambridge, UK

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Mtools 3.9 - Access MS-Dos/Win 95 disks from Unix without mounting
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<P>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:38:33 GMT<BR> 
I would like to announce a new release of Mtools, a collection of
utilities to access MS-DOS disks from Unix without mounting them.
<P>
 Mtools supports Win'95 style long file names, FAT32, OS/2 Xdf disks
and 2m disks (store up to 1992k on a high density 3 1/2 disk). Mtools
also includes mpartition, a simple partitioning programming to setup
Zip and Jaz media on non-PC machines (SunOs, Solaris and HP/UX).
<P>
Mtools can currently be found at the following places:<BR> 
<A HREF="http://linux.wauug.org/pub/knaff/mtools/">
http://linux.wauug.org/pub/knaff/mtools</A> <BR> 
<A HREF="http://www.poboxes.com/Alain.Knaff/mtools/">
http://www.poboxes.com/Alain.Knaff/mtools/</A> 
<P>
For more information:<BR> 
Alain Knaff, <A HREF="mailto:knaff@tux.org">knaff@tux.org</A>

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New XML.com site
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<P>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 20:08:29 -0800 (PST)
SEBASTOPOL, CA--XML, the industrial-strength mark-up language
used for  Web development, is a
tool for electronic commerce and information management. 
With the recent approval of the XML Specification by the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C), interest in XML development has picked up
considerable steam.
<P>
To promote the development and commercial acceptance of XML, three
companies that have long been Web insiders--O'Reilly & Associates,
their affiliate Songline Studios, and Seybold Publications--have joined
together to create XML.com (http://www.xml.com), a new Web site that
serves as a key resource and nerve center for XML developers and users.
A preview site is now available, and the launch date for the full site
is May 1, 1998.
<P>
XML.com features a rich mix of information and services for the XML
community.  The site is designed to serve both people who are already
working with XML and those HTML users who want to "graduate" to XML's
power and complexity. 
<P>
For more information:<BR> 
Sara Winge, <A HREF="mailto:sara@ora.com">sara@ora.com</A> 


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