LOGIN:
Well, I've been playing more with VMware
this week. I got 640x480, 800x600, and
1024x768 resolutions in 8-bit and 16-bit
color working well. I got sound working
although with the speed CPU I have, it is a
bit choppy at times. I also got bridged
networking going... which is pretty cool
because it allows for a LAN inside a single
computer. I have IP Masquerading support in
Linux so Windows95 in a window is able to use
the Internet over my Linux PPP connection.
Sweet. I just happened to buy a game for my
son that wouldn't run in my wife's Windows95
setup but ran fine under VMware... which
means in some situations, VMware is more
Windows compatible than Windows is. I know
that's a very particular situation but I
thought it was kind of funny. The following
link talks about the commercial release of
VMware and special pricing they will have in
place although, at time of writing, I've yet
to find confirmation on the www.vmware.com
website.
VMware for Linux Released for Commercial
Shipment -
http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CnZJ8WbWbu0zxmdu4&FQ=Linux&SymHdl=1&Nav=na-search-&StoryTitle=Linux
Thank goodness for the special pricing.
I'm not much to pay $299 for a piece of
software... but my needs aren't too
complicated. Everything I tried running on it
ran fantastically (I did upgrade to 64MB of
RAM). Not quite as fast as the real thing but
then again, I had a lot of Linux stuff going
on too. I had hoped to take a lot of
screenshots for a full writeup but I think
I'll wait for the full release version and do
it right.
NEWS:
Item #1: A-Z of Linux - The Linux Lounge
on ZDNet UK has put together a pretty
informative yet humorous dictionary like
resource. What exactly is that? Check it out
for yourself and see: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/specials/1998/10/linux_lounge/az/
Item #2: Linux Versus NT - HotWired put
together a decent piece that offers opinions
and counter opinions from top web site
developers about how NT and Linux stack up
against each other. I think it is a fair and
well rounded piece so check it out if you are
interested in that sort of thing: http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/99/20/index3a.html
Item #3: Linux for dummies? - I just love
Salon magazine. They did a sort of a review
on the latest Caldera OpenLinux release...
and go on to point out potential splits in
the Linux community with the various
distributions. I don't believe that splits
stuff as they all work together. Decent story
though, so check it out at the following URL:
http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/05/11/openlinux/index.html
Item #4: Linux Gazette May issue released -
Just trying to be informative: http://www.ssc.com/lg/issue41/lg_toc41.html
Item #5: Linux development kernel 2.3.0
introduced - (Linux 2.2.8 released also) Just
when everyone was wondering when the
development tree for the next version of
Linux would start, out pops 2.3.0. Linus made
a complete copy of 2.2.8 and renumbered it as
a starting point for the new development
kernel. A message from Linus on the subject
can be found at the following URL: http://linuxtoday.com/stories/5869.html
Item #6: Mac-on-Linux - I've talked a bit
about Linux for the PowerPC based systems but
I don't think I've talked to much about
running native Macintosh programs under
Linux. There is a commercial, software based
Mac emulator available, but I'll not get into
that now. The following URL talks about
another development effort to get Linux on
Mac to run native Mac software. Pretty
interesting I'd say so read on brother (or
sister): http://www.ibrium.se/linux/mac_on_linux.html
Item #7: Toshiba Expands Server Line - Ok, so
like... the OEMs that have jumped on the
Linux bandwagon has been growing by leaps and
bounds in 1999. Toshiba is the latest member
of the bunch. Read the press release that
sneaks in the Linux reference at the very
bottom: http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990510S0012
Item #8: Mobile Linux for Bluetooth -
spanner for Microsoft? - Interested in short
range radio frequency connectivity
technology? If so, read the following article
that talks about yet another area where Linux
has a foothold among developers: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/1999/18/ns-8070.html
Item #9: Linus Torvalds to Keynote at Lotus
DevCon99 - Even more proof that Linus has
gained notoriety and fame in circles outside
the Linux community... by being asked to
deliver a Keynote at Lotus DevCon99. Read the
press release at the following URL: http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CnZERqbWbtKvuvtaWnq
Item #10: Yet another Unix Vendor going Linux
- It appears that yet another Unix vendor has
put together a package to run Linux programs
within their environment. Who? Sun for
Solaris, that's who. Solaris on Intel anyway.
Read for yourself at the following URL: Sun
increases Linux support http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,0-36460,00.html?st.ne.lh..ni
Run Linux binaries unmodified on Solaris http://www.sun.com/linux/lxrun/
Item #11: Linux Approaches the Enterprise -
Nothing to amazing about the following
link... it's just on Intel's site so that
makes it worthwhile reading, right? :) Check
it out for yourself at: http://www.intel.com/tech/work/server/linux.htm
Item #12: The dope on Civilization: Call To
Power - I'm not much of a gamer but I'll
probably pick up a copy of Civ:CTP if I ever
see it sitting on a store shelf somewhere.
Read the Slashdotter's reaction to the recent
release of this popular title for Linux: http://www.slashdot.org/features/99/05/11/1750246.shtml
Item #13: Which Linux? - Distributions,
distributions, distributions... what's it all
about? Information Week does a mini-survey of
the various Linux distributions. It can be
found at the following URL: http://www.informationweek.com/langaletter/
Item #14: Deconstructing Linus - Last but not
least is an article discussing some of the
stuff Linus said during a recent speech.
Come, on... I don't really need to provide a
description of this because you are going to
rush out and read it anyway... because you
are a rabid Linus fan like me... right? :)
You know where to click: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/technology/archive/1999/05/07/linus.dtl&type=printable
SPOTLIGHT: Ok, ok... one VMware screenshot to
wet your appetite!

LOGOUT:
Let it be known that I visited http://www.cheapbytes.com
and ordered myself a copy of Caldera
OpenLinux 2.2 as well as 20 copies of the
unofficial RedHat 6.0 CD. Sound like a lot?
Well, you have to remember, I'm the Linux
Advocate and I have a lot of people who come
to me for Linux stuff. Those cheap CDs only
cost $1.99 and buying them in bulk really
saves on the postage.
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