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February 2000 <I>Linux Journal</I>
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<P> 
The February issue of <A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/"><I>Linux
Journal</I></A> is on the newsstands now.
This issue focuses on Linux on the desktop.

<P> <I>Linux Journal</I> has articles that appear "Strictly On-Line".
Check out the Table of Contents at
<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue70/index.html">
http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue70/index.html</A> for articles in 
this issue as well as links to the on-line articles. 
To subscribe to <I>Linux Journal</I>, go to <A
HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/subscribe/index.html">
http://www.linuxjournal.com/subscribe/index.html</A>.

<P> 
<font color="green">
For Subcribers Only</font>: <I>Linux Journal</I> archives are available 
on-line at 
<A HREF="http://interactive.linuxjournal.com">
http://interactive.linuxjournal.com/</A> 


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<FONT COLOR="green">Best
</FONT>
</H3> 


<P> Technology Center Hermia, Tampere, Finland - December 28, 1999 

<P> SOT, publisher of the #1 Linux in Finland - the home country of 
Linux and Linus - today released the beta version of their 
Best Linux operating system to English-speaking users around
the globe.

<P> "We now have over 3300 registered T-1 beta testers. They will
be providing us important feedback, suggesting new features
and testing the product thoroughly. I believe that this beta 
release is more stable and has better hardware support than 
any of the final distributions currently available." said 
Santeri Kannisto, CEO, SOT. "Happy Y2K!"

<P> The English beta version is called Best Linux T-1. SOT will 
start shipping the CD-ROMs free-of-charge to registered beta 
testers this week. A ready-to-burn iso image is also available 
for those who don't want to wait for snail mail. Direct links 
to the image and additional information are available at 
the Best Linux web site, http://bestlinux.net

<P> SOT will also distribute CDs from its offices in Tampere, 
Helsinki and Tallinn. Detailed contact information is available 
at <A HREF="http://www.sot.com">http://www.sot.com</A>

		





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<FONT COLOR="green">Caldera
</FONT>
</H3> 

<P> As part of its "Linux for eBusiness" strategy, 
Caldera Systems, Inc. has announced that its 
soon-to-be introduced OpenLinux eServer will 
ship with IBM open-source e-commerce products... 
<A HREF="http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000124-8.shtml">
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000124-8.shtml</A> 



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<FONT COLOR="green">Corel
</FONT>
</H3> 

<P> Ottawa, Ontario - January 18, 2000 - Corel Corporation  today announced it
has entered into an agreement to acquire up to a 30 per cent stake in
OE/ONE.com, a start-up company developing an "Information Appliance" platform
or thin-client Internet Appliance platform.

<P> Founded by former Corel executive Eid Eid this past year, OE/ONE.com has
developed a software tool kit, specifications and an industrial design for
the product, and is currently working with OEMs - including Tier One
consumer electronics manufacturers - to develop the appliance, expected to
hit the market in the sub-US $500 range.

<P> Corel will assist OE/ONE.com in implementing many Corel LINUX features
with the OE/ONE.com software. By leveraging what Corel has done with the
File Manager, Browser, Control Center and GUI (graphical user interface),
OE/ONE.com can bring ease-of-use at the screen and display level to the
Information Appliance while running on Linux's stability and performance. At
the same time, Corel will develop a scaled-down version of the Corel LINUX
OS optimized for specific devices and applications.

<P> Corel has also released WordPerfect Office 2000 Beta for Linux
on its online beta testing sites.
<A HREF="http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000131-1.shtml">
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000131-1.shtml</A>




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<FONT COLOR="green">Mandrake
</FONT>
</H3> 

<P> Linux-Mandrake 7.0 (Air) has been released.
<A HREF="http://www.linux-mandrake.com">http://www.linux-mandrake.com</A>




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<FONT COLOR="green">Red Hat
</FONT>
</H3> 

<P> Red Hat announced 
this week that it has begun shipping a new version of its 
Linux OS for Compaq Alpha computer systems... 
<A HREF="http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000113-5.shtml">http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000113-5.shtml</A>




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<FONT COLOR="green">SuSE
</FONT>
</H3> 


<P> San Francisco, CA - January 4, 2000 - SuSE is announcing the availability
of a beta-quality version of SuSE Linux 6.3 for the Macintosh PowerPC at
MacWorld in San Francisco. The sales release of SuSE Linux for Power PC is
planned for this spring. Offering SuSE Linux on PowerPC supports SuSE's
strategy of cross-platform availability.

<P> Nuremberg, 17th January 2000 -- SuSE Linux AG, one of the leading Linux
specialists worldwide, is continuing to expand its support services. The
opening of a new support center in Bremen is directly connected to the
worldwide success of SuSE Linux AG's existing support services. The
declared aim of SuSE Linux AG is to continue with this success, and to
meet the continually growing demand in the area of support services for
Linux.
The Support Center in Bremen will begin operating on February 15, 2000.

<P> Langenhagen/Nuremberg, Germany - 19 January 2000 - SuSE has teamed up
with Minolta to facilitate printer support. The resultant benefits are
significant. Linux users can now enjoy high-quality output from the
Minolta PagePro 8, 18 and 25 monochrome laser printers. The recently
launched Version 6.3 of SuSE Linux features a driver utility that also
includes installation support for the PagePro 8, 18 and 25 printers. In
practical terms, this means that these Minolta printers will be visible
and selectable in the Linux user's windows and functions such as paper
trays, mail bins, etc., will also be easily selectable - an important
consideration for printers with hundreds of individually customizable
configurations. Another practical advantage is that Minolta has just
launched an extended version of its network management utility, PageScope,
to make life easier for Linux network administrators.












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<A NAME="transmeta"></A>
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<FONT COLOR="green">Transmeta secrecy lifted
</FONT>
</H3> 

<P> Transmeta, the company that employs Linus Torvalds, has finally let the
world in on what it has been working on.  On January 19, Transmeta announced
a line of Crusoe CPUs.  These chips utilize Code Morphing (TM) software to
emulate other CPUs (most notably, Intel x86)--this is the part Linus was
working on.  

<P> Transmeta is also creating a Linux distribution called Mobile Linux for
computers without hard disks, with enhancements in the areas of power
management and efficient memory use.  The distribution will not be sold to
the public, however.  Instead, it will be offered to OEMs so that they can
have an operating system to go with their new chip.  Transmeta promises to
release Mobile Linux as open-source software.

<P> The information above was gathered from Transmeta's web pages
<A HREF="http://www.transmeta.com">www.transmeta.com</A> (also known as
<A HREF="http://www.crusoe.com">www.crusoe.com</A>), and especially from
the FAQ
<A HREF="http://www.transmeta.com/about/faq.html">
http://www.transmeta.com/about/faq.html</A>.

<P> Analyses from the industry:
<UL>
<LI> <A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/zdtv/zdtvnews/features/story/0,3685,2119139,00.html">
Transmeta's Mystery Unveiled</A>
<LI> <A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/articles/business/030.html">
Transmeta: So Now We Know</A>
<LI> <A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/articles/conversations/012.html">
Studly Work: Talking Transmeta with Linus Torvalds</A>
<BR><EM>Includes a discussion by Linus on what exactly is in Mobile Linux.</EM>
</UL>




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<FONT COLOR="green">Linux curriculum begins today in Utah Public Schools
</FONT>
</H3> 

<H4>DATC press release--</H4>

<P> I am proud to announce what I believe to be the first ever Linux-based
class to be held in any public school.  Today begins the start of Linux'
inroads into the mainstream educational arena here at the Davis Applied
Technology Center (http://www.datc.tec.ut.us) .

<P> The class itself, Introduction to GNU/Linux, is a course designed for
people who have had some experience in computers, but do not know what
Linux is, or how it operates. It does require some hands-on experience
with computers, but only to make sure that students understand basic
hardware and software concepts.  It is also the fruit of a survey
question asked of the Linux community in October's issue of the Linux
Gazette (http://www.linuxgazette.com/)

<P> This coursework (version 0.99) is currently in the process of gaining
distribution approval by the Utah Attorney General's office, so that it
can be posted in whole to the Linux Documentation Project. (This is
because the State of Utah holds the ultimate copyright - I forsee no
problems in gaining approval, however.) Once the curriculum is posted,
it will be distributed under the auspices of Open Documentation, which
means that it can be distributed and used much like Open Sourced
software. A full declaration and conditions sheet is included in the
document concerning the use and distribution of this curriculum.

<P> The curriculum can be used as a self-paced/self-study guide (as is our
normal mode of classwork here at DATC) or you can just as easily use it
as an instructor's guide on the secondary educational level. I would
also encourage those teaching undergrad-level college or technical
courses to make full use of this document, once it is posted on the LDP.

<P> I actively encourage all public school instructors to use this guide,
and especially encourage all interested parties (be they teachers,
students, or simply IT sysadmins) to feel more than free to mail me with
constructive criticisms, suggestions for addition to this coursework, or
even technical corrections. (Although I have tested all of the labs and
coursework here, there may be some things I still may have missed.)  Any
questions about the course in general can be directed to me at
tjmiller@datc.tec.ut.us As an aside, I am also actively working to add
Sair Inc. Linux certification (http://www.linuxcertification.com) to the
list of courses as well, since DATC also offers Novell, Cisco, and
Microsoft MCP/MCSE courses.

<P> My goal in writing this curriculum is simple: To bring Linux out of the
back offices and hobbyists' desktops, and into the minds (and the
hearts) of IT's future - the Comp Sci students of today. I find that the
schools are where students discover and incorporate their loves and
hates of the computer industry, and the sooner they can get started on
learning the mysteries of Linux, the greater the benefits to the
GNU/Linux movement in general.


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<FONT COLOR="green">"Open-source" Books
</FONT>
</H3> 

<P> <A HREF="http://forums.oreilly.com/~publishing">
http://forums.oreilly.com/~publishing</A>

<P>   The groundswell of Open Source, or free software, technologies has
  created a sea change in commercial book publishing. Several
  publishers, including O'Reilly &amp; Associates, have started offering
  books under various open-content licenses so that they can be freely
  displayed on Internet sites, distributed with software on CD-ROMs,
  taken apart to be used for course handouts, and in some cases
  printed by other people besides the original publisher. As
  revolutionary for the publishing industry as this distribution
  mechanism is, some projects go even further to work directly with
  the developers of Open Source projects. We are likely to see the
  integration of professionally edited and produced documentation into
  the model of Open Source development over the next few years.

<P>   Having recently finished one project myself under an open-content
  license -- Using Samba -- and having started work on several other
  such projects, I'd like to invite all interested persons to a
  discussion on how the Open Source community and professional
  publishers can

<P>   1. Involve developers of open source software more directly in the
     development of high-quality guides and other
     professionally-edited content.

<P>   2. Find the development models for open documents that work well
     with the successful models used for open-source software.

<P>   There are many angles to consider -- quality control, Internet-time
  release schedules, the big-picture thinking required to keep the
  book's balance and structure strong during updates, risks and
  benefits of forking, adequate compensation for writers and
  publishers, dealing with the natural tendency to want to hide work
  in progress with competitive publishers -- so take your pick and
  give us a thoughtful post!

<P> 
-Andy Oram, Editor, O'Reilly &amp; Associates, Inc.<BR>
<A HREF="mailto:andyo@oreilly.com">andyo@oreilly.com</A>



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<FONT COLOR="green">Linsight launches
</FONT>
</H3> 

<P>
Linsight is the professional approach toward providing a single and complete information resource for Linux.  By providing resources for interested readers, Linsight will advocate Linux to an entirely new audience and raise awareness of the operating system to new markets.  The need for a complete Linux information resource will be met, and Linsight stands ready to accomplish this goal.
<P>
Phase 1 of Linsight, launched today, is comprised of two resources:
<P><B>LinEvents:</B>

<P> <P> LinEvents (<A HREF="http://linevents.com/">http://linevents.com</A>)
exists to make information pertaining to upcoming events that are related
to Linux and Free Software/Open Source accessible. 

<P> <P> LinEvents has been created to achieve the following goals: 

<P> <P>
<OL>
<LI>To provide a single and authoritative resource of all upcoming events, both geographically limited and world-wide. 
<LI>To assist interested Linux users in finding local Linux user groups. 
<LI>To assist interested Linux users in making informed decisions about upcoming events, and their importance to the community. 
<LI>To provide additional content for LinTraining through an upcoming workshop listings directory. 
<LI>To assist non-United States markets in locating geographically local events. 
</OL>

<P> <P> <B>LinTraining</B>:

<P> <P> LinTraining (<A
HREF="http://lintraining.com/">http://lintraining.com</A>) exists to make
information pertaining to Linux training and certification accessible.  

<P> <P> LinTraining has been created to achieve the following goals: 

<P> <P>
<OL>
<LI>To provide a resource where interested individuals can easily locate available Linux training resources. 
<LI>To publicize the classes that are provided by Linux training centers. 
<LI>To provide resources for training centers who want to start teaching Linux classes. 
<LI>To encourage courseware publishers by proving that there is a market for Linux courseware material. 
<LI>To promote the ongoing efforts to create a Linux certification program. 
</OL>

<P> <P> Linsight (<A HREF="http://linsight.com/">http://linsight.com/</A>) is
founded by Dave Whitinger, co-founder of Linux Today, and is wholly owned
by Atipa Corporation.



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<FONT COLOR="green">IDG/Linus Torvalds Community Award
</FONT>
</H3> 

<P> Framingham, Mass. - January 3, 2000 - IDG World Expo today announced that The XFree86 Project, Inc. is the recipient of the February 2000 IDG/Linus Torvalds Community Award. IDG Chairman and Founder, Patrick J. McGovern and Linux creator Linus Torvalds will present the $25,000 award at LinuxWorld Conference &amp; Expo, following Torvalds' keynote address on Wednesday, February 2, 2000 at the Jacob Javits Center, New York City, NY. 

<P> "The XFree86 Project embodies the essence of the free software movement," said Charlie Greco, IDG World Expo president and CEO. "Their work on the upcoming release of Xfree86 with Linux vendors like SuSE, VA Linux Systems and Red Hat ensures Linux compatibility with future releases of Xfree86." 

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<FONT COLOR="green">Software Carpentry's Open Source design competition
</FONT>
</H3> 

The aim of the <a href="http://www.software-carpentry.com">Software
Carpentry</a> project is to create a new generation of easy-to-use
software engineering tools, and to document both those tools
and the working practices they are meant to support. 
The <a href="http://www.acl.lanl.gov">Advanced Computing
Laboratory</a> at <a href="http://acl.lanl.gov">Los Alamos
National Laboratory</a> is providing $860,000 of funding for
<a href="http://www.software-carpentry.com">Software Carpentry</a>,
which is being administered
by <a href="http://www.codesourcery.com">Code Sourcery, LLC</a>.
All of the project's designs, tools, test suites, and documentation
will be generally available under the terms of an Open Source
<a href="http://www.software-carpentry.com/license.html">license</a>.  

<p> The first stage of the <a
href="http://www.software-carpentry.com">Software Carpentry</a> project
is a <a href="http://www.software-carpentry.com/contest-rules.html">design competition</a>,
with $100,000 in prizes for entries in four categories:

<ul>

<li>
a dependency management and program reconstruction tool to to supercede
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/make/make.html"><tt>make</tt></a>;
</li>

<li>
a platform investigation and project reconfiguration tool to supercede
<a href="http://sourceware.cygnus.com/autoconf"><tt>autoconf</tt></a>;
</li>

<li>
a testing framework to replace tools such as
<a href="http://www.xprogramming.com/software.htm"><tt>XUnit</tt></a>,
<a href="http://expect.nist.gov/"><tt>Expect</tt></a>,
and
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/dejagnu/dejagnu.html"><tt>DejaGnu</tt></a>;
and
</li>

<li>
an issue tracking system to supercede
<a href="http://sourceware.cygnus.com/gnats"><tt>gnats</tt></a>
and
<a href="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org"><tt>bugzilla</tt></a>.
</li>

</ul>

<p> Entries will be published on the web, along with the judging
panel's comments, in order to encourage discussion, and provide
examples of good practice for the community at large.

<p> Once winners have been announced, the project will provide
$200,000 for implementation, review, testing, and documentation.  All
tools will be required to run on both Linux and Microsoft
Windows&nbsp;NT, and to be implemented primarily in, or scriptable
with, <a href="http://www.python.org">Python</a>.

<P> For more information, please see the Software Carpentry web page
(<A HREF="http://www.software-carpentry.com">www.software-carpentry.com</A>).

<P> Greg Wilson
gvwilson@nevex.com
(416) 593 2428





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<FONT COLOR="green">Wave Technologies acquires Sair
</FONT>
</H3> 

<P> 	ST. LOUIS, January 11, 2000--
Wave Technologies International, Inc. 
(<A HREF="http://www.wavetech.com">www.wavetech.com</A>),
has acquired Sair, Inc. (<A
HREF="http://www.linuxcertification.com">www.linuxcertification.com</A>). Sair
develops comprehensive vendor-neutral Linux training materials and is the
architect of  the Sair Linux &amp; GNU Certification and its associated exams.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

<P> Wave intends to continue a separate Sair Linux &amp; GNU subsidiary that will
promote and market  Linux training and certification programs.  The combined
organizations will pursue four major strategic initiatives consisting of:

<P> 1. Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) sales of training materials. The companies have disclosed existing development agreements with Compaq, Linuxcare, Caldera(r) and others.  

<P> 2. Certification Exams.  Wave's strategic focus has been on IT
certification, and Wave plans to support and continue to expand its
certification programs including boot camps currently delivered for individuals
pursuing the Linux Professional Institute certification,  the Red Hat(
Certified Engineer designation and the Sair Linux &amp; GNU Certification.

<P> 3. Boot Camp Programs. Wave currently offers intensive integrated training
programs that provide self study, Internet-based training and intensive live
labs targeted at major certifications.  Wave and its global network of
independent distributors plan to expand Linux certification training programs.

<P> 4. Publishing and Distribution. The company plans to expand its
distribution of courseware under Sair's existing Authorized Centers for
Education (ACE) program and to leverage Wave's existing global distribution
network for expanded training sales and distribution.

<P> Founded in 1992, Sair is a leading provider of live Linux certification
exams. The Sair Linux &amp; GNU Certification is comprised of three levels, each
containing four exams. Sair has a contract with Sylvan Prometric for delivery
of the 12 Sair Linux &amp; GNU exams, making them available to more than 140
countries. To date, four exams have been submitted to Sylvan for delivery. The
three levels of certification include: Level I- Sair Linux &amp; GNU Certified
Administrator (LCA); Level II-Sair Linux &amp; GNU Certified Engineer (LCE); and
Level III-Master Sair Linux &amp; GNU Certified Engineer (MLCE). 





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<FONT COLOR="green">Linuxnerds certification test wants contributions
</FONT>
</H3> 

<P> <A HREF="http://Linuxnerds.com">Linuxnerds.com</A> is attempting to
assemble a comprehensive Linux certification test.  This test would be issued
over the web at no cost the Linux community.  At this time we at Linuxnerds.com
would like to request contributions in the form of question and answer for
inclusion.  People whose questions are included will be given credit for them.
Questions should be submitted to Questions@Linuxnerds.com in essay form and
elicit an explanation not true/false or multiple choice.  On 1/30/2000 we
hopefully, as a community, will sort through the contributions and post a draft
certification test by 2/15/2000 with a final copy posted by 3/1/2000.  Comments
and questions concerning this announcement should be sent to <A
HREF="mailto:Nerd@Linuxnerds.com">Nerd@Linuxnerds.com</A>.












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<FONT COLOR="green">Colorado Linux Info Quest conference
</FONT>
</H3> 

<P> Denver, CO (Jan 17, 2000) -- In response to the tremendous growth of Linux 
over the past few years, Colorado Linux Info Quest (CLIQ) is proud to announce
the first ever Linux conference and exhibit to be held along the Colorado
Front Range, Saturday, April 1st, 2000 at the Denver Tech Center Marriott.

<P> CLIQ, in association with local Linux user groups and local and regional
Linux business sponsors, will be holding a one day event featuring a full days
schedule of Linux exhibits, invited talks, real world demonstrations and Birds
of a Feather sessions. 

<P> Vendors and visitors should check the CLIQ web site, http://thecliq.org, 
often for more up to date information.








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<FONT COLOR="green">Embedded Linux Polls from LinuxDevices.com
</FONT>
</H3> 


<P> PALO ALTO, CA., December 12, 1999 -- LinuxDevices.com, the popular 
embedded Linux portal, today launched the web's first automated 
Embedded Linux Polls center.  The online polls will track developer 
and user trends and preferences in the hot emerging market for Linux 
in non-desktop "embedded" system applications.  These are non-desktop 
applications for computers where the device is not itself considered 
a computer, such as ATM machines, internet kiosks, industrial process 
control, medical instruments, and telecommunications devices.

<P> "In contrast to the desktop PC domain" says LinuxDevices.com founder 
Rick Lehrbaum, "Microsoft doesn't dominate the embedded space." 
"The big players, here, have until recently been Wind River Systems 
(VxWorks), Microtec (VRTX), Microware (OS9), QNX Software Systems 
(QNX OS), and Lynx Real-time Systems (LynxOS)," adds Lehrbaum. 

<P> "Although over the past year, Microsoft has made a strong play for 
the embedded space with a dual -- though somewhat confused -- approach 
consisting of both Windows CE and Windows NT Embedded, most embedded 
developers are wary of designing a Microsoft desktop or palmtop 
operating system into small footprint or real-time embedded applications 
where performance and reliability are paramount," continues Lehrbaum. 
"Against this backdrop, the ability of developers to tune and customize 
Linux, in combination with its well known robustness, has made Linux 
a growing alternative to both the Microsoft Windows OSes and the 
traditional proprietary RTOSes," concludes Lehrbaum.  

<P> Through its new Embedded Linux Polls function, LinuxDevices.com intends 
to measure and characterize current and future preferences and trends of 
embedded system developers.  Like Linux itself, the polls data collected 
by LinuxDevices.com will be fully available for all to review once 
each weekly poll has closed.  A new poll will be held each week, with the 
results of past polls readily available for inspection.  Users and 
prospective users of Linux in embedded applications are encouraged 
to participate in the polls, which can be found at 
http://www.linuxdevices.com/polls.  Companies or developers are also 
invited to submit proposed poll questions to LinuxDevices.com via email, 
at polls@linuxdevices.com.







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<P> <A HREF="http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/font_howto/">
Linux font HOWTO</A> (from C.O.L.A.)

<P> <A HREF="http://www.inux.com">iNUX inc.</A> sells Linux desktop computers
"distinguished by the stunning and interactive 3D graphics of our intuitive
user interface. Upon system start-up, users are presented with comfortable
access to ten, instead of just one, computer desktops."

<P> <A HREF="http://myfreedesk.com">MyFreeDesk.com</A> offers a suite of office
applications run directly on their web site.

<P> <A HREF="http://www.sasi.com">Linux-based DSL modem</A>.  (Silicon Automation
Systems Limited)

<P> <A HREF="http://www.linuxlinks.com">LinuxLinks</A> reached just over 8,000
verified LinuxLinks after the new Millennium.  This represents a rapid increase
in the number of new links entered into database per month and further
demonstrates the continuing expansion of quality websites on the net covering
Linux.

<P> <A HREF="http://www.linuxnetmag.de/en/">LinuxNetMag</A> is a Linux ezine
published in German and English.

<P> The <A HREF="http://www.lpi.org">Linux Professional Institute</A> has
released the first exam in its Linux certification program.

<P> <A HREF="http://linuxdevices.com/cgi-bin/article_view.cgi?artid=AT7351624613">
Interview with Red Hat CTO Michael Tiemann</A>

<P> <A HREF="http://gettux.com">GetTux.com</A> offers SubX: HowTo Edition, a
monthly CD-ROM containing Linux HOWTOs and kernel updates.  The cost is US$10
per month.  A portion of each subscription cost will be donated to the Linux
Documentation Project.

<P> <A HREF="http://www.linu-x.com">www.linu-x.com</A> is a Linux 
news/download portal.




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</H3> 

<P> <A HREF="http://pysol.tsx.org">PySol 3.30</A> now contains 160 solitaire
games.
It even has its own <A HREF="http://www.geekcomix.com/si/fall99/10-23.html">
comic strip episode</A>.

<P> <A HREF="http://home.zf.jcu.cz/~zakkr/kim/">kim</A> is an interactive
user-friendly process manager.  It looks similar to Midnight Commander.


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</FONT>
</H3> 

<P> <A HREF="http://www.ibss.net">Integrated Business Systems &amp; Services,
Inc.</A> has certified Synapse Manufacturing and Synapse EAI+ for Linux.

<P> <A HREF="http://www.cygnus.com">Cygnus</A>, which recently merged with
Red Hat, announced a software development environment for 
Nintendo's Game Boy Advance video game system.


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