The Linux Advocate

 

by Scott Dowdle
dowdle@icstech.net
ICQ UIN: 15509440

Linux Advocate
Column #55
July 30th, 1999

by Scott Dowdle
dowdle@icstech.net
ICQ UIN: 15509440

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My column wasn't finished in time for the last deadline but that was ok... because Ralph told me that the site was down anyway because of a destructive lightning strike. I'm glad to see that it's back up. I find it amazing that the Linux continues to grow, and grow, and etc...

NEWS:

Item #1: Slackware 4.0: A First Look - The CPU Review folks pull out another Linux distro review... this time Slackware. I'm not that surprised by the review as Slackware doesn't really have that much of a following these days but it is still a solid distro. To get the specifics, read the following URL: http://www.cpureview.com/rev_slack4_a.html

Item #2: Interview with Alan Cox - A not-long-enough-for-me but really decent interview with Alan Cox... you know... Mr. Linux #2. Read what Alan has to say at the following URL: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/hightech/990726/2648940.html

Item #3: New TurboLinux Release Number One OS in Japan - Not that I care that much or anything, but here's a press release that claims that TurboLinux is hot in Japan. Find it at: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/990726/ca_turboli_1.html

Item #4: What webserver does MSN run? - The following stories are a little dated (by Internet time anyway) but I do find them rather humorous. The titles tell you the what's up: MSN Powered by Apache http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/20768.html

Open-source Apache encroaches on Microsoft http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,39241,00.html?owv

Item #5: All the News That's Fit to Wear - Did you ever want to wear your computer around? Well, I've seen more and more stories about wearable computers and the following is just another one on the heap. Talks about Linux a bit though so what the heck?!: http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/20748.html

Item #6: Amiga goes with Linux? - This news is also a little dated by Internet time but it is significant... IF they ever release a darn machine. I don't know what it matters though... how can an Amiga be an Amiga if it is totally different hardware and runs a totally different OS (Linux) than the original? Sounds silly to me. But anyway... other rumors emerged recently about Transmeta possibly producing the CPU in the box but no one knows for sure. Let's just hope that the Amiga isn't packaged in a box with moo cow patterns on the outside of it. Read the following links if you are much of an Amiga follower: Amiga selects Linux as their Next Generation OS Kernel http://www.amiga.com/diary/1999/990709-e.html

Open letter to the community http://www.amiga.com/diary/executive/linux-e.html

Response to Linux feedback http://www.amiga.com/diary/executive/990710-e.html

Gateway's Amiga prepares for return http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,38973,00.html

Amiga Phoenix to use Linux kernel http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/breaking/19990711/A34330-1999Jul11.html

Item #7: Red Hat Software News - Tons of Red Hat news the past couple of weeks... so much that I'm skipping over quite a bit of it. But some may be found below. I'm hoping I can eventually get some Red Hat stock someday... but getting ahold of IPO stock is like getting a date with Cindy Crawford (or insert your wet dream-date here). Waaaaahahahha Red HAT sets IPO at 6 million shares http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/990716/p0.html

Freeware Developer Red Hat Sets Terms For Planned IPO http://dowjones.wsj.com/archive/gx.cgi/AppLogic+retrieve?id=ON-CO-19990716-000843.djml&d2hconverter=display-d2h

Red Hat to add news to Linux site http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,39435,00.html?st.ne.fd.gif.f

Red Hat Unveils Red Hat Europe http://www.redhat.com/about/1999/press_europe.html

Careers at Red Hat http://www.redhat.com/about/careers.html

Is Red Hat becoming Linux's Microsoft? http://www.salonmagazine.com/tech/feature/1999/07/14/redhat/index.html

Red Hat snags Atomic designers http://www.salonmagazine.com/tech/log/1999/07/16/linux/index.html

Item #8: Some SGI stuff - SGI is becoming more and more committed to Linux. Some stories I ran across recently include the following. There is even something for you graphics freaks out there... so I included additional info about IRIS Performer. They are only a click away:

SGI to launch Linux servers http://webserv.vnunet.com/www_user/plsql/pkg_vnu_news.right_frame?p_story=87191&p_type=

Announcing Project Mongoose: IRIS Performer for Linux http://reality.sgi.com/performer/perf-99-07/0103.html

IRIS Performer FAQ http://www.sgi.com/software/performer/faq.html

Item #9: Linux at the Canadian Comdex - Good day, eh? Linux in the Great White North. Speaking of Canada, did anyone go see the South Park movie? Ok, it was tasteless as expected but the scene of Bill Gates getting murdered rocked didn't it!?! Opps, off topic. Anyway, check out the reports from the Canadian Comdex: Report on Day 1 of Comdex Canada http://www.lwn.net/1999/0715/a/comdexcanada.html

Report on Day 2 of Comdex Canada http://lwn.net/daily/linuxcanada/lwn2.html

Item #10: Yet another magazine publisher sponsors a Linux show - If you didn't know that IDG is the sponsor of LinuxWorld Expo (or whatever the proper name of it)... and I'm going to miss all of these shows because I'm a broke dude in the middle of Montana... opps, off topic again. Yeah... so... another magazine publisher decides to make a Linux show. But wait, this particular one also runs a TV network. I like ZD-TV when I can get it (at the in-law's house)... and I like the Linux license plate and the big TUX they have in the backgrounds on some shows... so I'll these magazine publishers even though THEY DON'T PUBLISH any Linux magazines yet. Well, not any print ones anyway. Read about their intentions at the following link: Ziff-Davis Launches Linux Business Expo http://linuxtoday.com/stories/7870.html

Item #11: Interview with Troll Tech - I recently bought a book on Qt programming and I hope to put it to good use someday. I'm very impressed by the developers of Qt (pronounced "cute") and was very interested to read an interview with them... although calling it an interview is kind of weird since there are absolutely no quotes and it doesn't follow the question and answer style. Interesting reading none the less: http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/199907/troll-intervju2&page=1

Item #12: Merging images with the Gimp - Since GIMP is one of those favorite applications people are running mostly on Linux, the following link that has a tutorial on how to merge images (with some sexy example pics) might just interest some of you folks out there. Even you PhotoShop people even: http://ext2.org/99/07/submitted/Girl/071999-submitted4.shtml


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I hope this edition wasn't too disappointing. Sorry there wasn't a software spotlight this time. Remember, I love feedback. See you next time.

Scott Dowdle

 

 

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