Linux-Announce Digest #454, Volume #3 Thu, 15 Apr 99 01:13:16 EDT Contents: New Cyclades Z and Y drivers available ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Remind 3.0.20 - Sophisticated calendar/alarm program (David F. Skoll) nis-utils-1.0 - Linux NIS+ clients (Thorsten Kukuk) Updated Linux Newbie Administrator Guide ver.0.29 (bklimas) LOCAL: St. Louis Linux Users Group Meeting, April 1999 (Matthew Feldt) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New Cyclades Z and Y drivers available Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:11:16 GMT Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== There is a new release of the Cyclom-Y and Cyclades-Z Linux driver available at http://www.sellcom.com in the tech support page Package Version : 6.1.0 (1999/04/08) Kernel version : 2.2.x Driver Version : 2.1.2.1 (1998/04/08) FW version (Z only) : 3.2.1 (1998/12/17) Kernel version : 2.2.x Driver Version : 2.2.2.1 (1998/04/08) FW version (Z only) : 3.2.1 (1998/12/17) Changes from previous version (6.0.1): - - Kernel 2.0.x driver: - cy_wait_until_sent function revisited; - Module usage counter scheme revisited; - Added support to the upcoming Y PCI boards (i.e., support to additional PCI Device ID's). - - Kernel 2.2.x driver: - Fixed a bug in cy_wait_until_sent that was preventing the port to be closed properly after a SIGINT; - Module usage counter scheme revisited; - Added support to the upcoming Y PCI boards (i.e., support to additional PCI Device ID's). - - Update in the Cyclades-Z firmware loader: - More verbose msg in case the firmware doesn't find any serial port; Technical details provided by Beltran at Cyclades Steve - -- http://www.sellcom.com (Opinions expressed, though generally wise and accurate are not officially positions of SELLCOM) Telecom and internet networking hardware / Security products Cyclades / Siemens / Y2K ODIU support / Zoom / Palmer Safes (Tech assistance provided without warranty express or implied) - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNxPBBFrUI/eHXJZ5AQFrgQP9F/6EoCU1MT07M4irFN04IEa8YqoUgqsJ 6jxm1cBXo5lgJrBawAqYk4EWU+qB2kek4rxrxHw88H39tCcx147se8mv4V+YYwl9 L39zladuyUMh9p3svdNKW3atVflvCMxKPNRsLxOKwfnLAOfpqARrEDe0wQA4hzBj evnsmXmsnvA= =zuUX =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David F. Skoll) Subject: Remind 3.0.20 - Sophisticated calendar/alarm program Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:16:30 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== I have released version 3.0.20 of Remind, a sophisticated multi-lingual calendar alarm program. This release features some bug fixes and a change to the GNU General Public License. Attached is the LSM entry. Begin3 Title: Remind Version: 03.00.20 Entered-date: 12 Apr 1999 Description: Full-featured calendar/reminder program featuring sophisticated date calculation, moon phases, sunrise/sunset, Hebrew calendar, alarms, PostScript output, X-Windows front-end, multilingual messages, and proper handling of holidays. Available for UNIX, MS-DOS, OS/2, and other platforms. Includes scripts for making a nice WWW calendar server. Keywords: calendar reminder alarm datebook PostScript www Author: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David F. Skoll) Maintained-by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David F. Skoll) Primary-site: ftp.doe.carleton.ca /pub/Remind-3.0 304kB remind-3.0.20.tgz Alternate-site: Original-site: Platform: Linux, Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX -- virtually any UN*X-like system. Wish 8.x required for TCL/Tk front-end, but this is not essential to use the software. Copying-policy: GPL End - -- David F. Skoll - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNxPCPlrUI/eHXJZ5AQHIxAQAyHhg/5CMc5tLfq+RgEw3BRVveOLSBNEu bfFAYLH4VOgjFszeIMkoX6sTzQsoOXQQvai2ZkcBd2XHlRGeaA27tJER7Vsqx7l6 CYY8MUUzloDgsl5QokoVvjpYdX5+O5vCWkP7fwl5hSNDEKmaBN3Jr4XeEcjCKRc8 gPzNZ3jewl0= =c9tx =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: Thorsten Kukuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: nis-utils-1.0 - Linux NIS+ clients Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 21:24:13 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== I have released nis-utils-1.0. This package contains the libraries libmd, libmp, libnis_db, the daemons keyserv, rpc.nisd, rpc.nispasswdd and some more NIS+ tools. This is all you need to use Linux as NIS+ client. The tools for a Linux NIS+ client works and are stable. There are the sources for a NIS+ server, but this version is pre alpha. You need linux 2.2.0 or later and as C Library, you need the GNU C Library 2.1.0 or later. You could get the latest version from the main ftp server: ftp://ftp.XX.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/NIS+ where XX is the country code of your nearest mirror. More documentation is on http://www.suse.de/~kukuk/linux/nisplus.html - -- Thorsten Kukuk http://www.suse.de/~kukuk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] SuSE GmbH Schanzaeckerstr. 10 90443 Nuernberg Linux is like a Vorlon. It is incredibly powerful, gives terse, cryptic answers and has a lot of things going on in the background. - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNxO1/lrUI/eHXJZ5AQEI7wP/WnFMDyCJHxK8OzKuIgGTsxx4GuHLfv4h TUAwVBaQ328YNih12iMS31HrGuNzYeOSm3eEApWfpcbI8BawyHIUzd/P2gTj/K6E mIyiHY6t9L+gqcav+xbHEt7OvVklVgqCoPIQzBsIXkntRSG4bVWNvCNGTNwfkS9i tT+O18mS/Dw= =EsPA =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: bklimas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Updated Linux Newbie Administrator Guide ver.0.29 Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 21:23:13 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== Hi. Our family project: "The Linux Newbie Administrator Guide" has been significantly updated again. The current version is 0.29. Since the last public announcement, the contents has increased by 1/3, scores of improvement were made and typos corrected. More additions and improvements are in progress. The Linux Newbie Administrator Guide contains simple (hopefully) and minimalistic answers to some problems that a Linux newbie might encounter while planning, setting up, using, and administrating his/her home machine or home network. Newbie administrators are welcome to visit: http://sunsite.auc.dk/linux-newbie/ Please note that this is a new location and update your links accordingly. Our old home page: http://www.magma.ca/~bklimas/ still exists but, being a rented space at our ISP provider, it is not guaranteed to survive forever. We also received feedback suggesting that our FAQ part may be of interest to "not-so-newbie" home Linux users too: http://sunsite.auc.dk/linux-newbie/FAQ.htm Comments, contributions, links, mirrors, and distributors are greatly appreciated! Best regards, Stan Klimas, Deep River, Ontario - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNxO1wVrUI/eHXJZ5AQHswgQAtE4yRP+8Ac4fax57y1YldUNv6f9XVO1e RGD0MJ0PyHBi+GYu5UAtrwp1+C7laAqY4F7W5rfwrT51RpBRvYABZbQ5J6q68F12 Sdkwm9qXrbQ8w00DFiHlV7k6L5wn2RbuwE9hLPktsaPttImkvJfrMS6AC13kZdAR FIXcw66I18A= =KydL =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew Feldt) Subject: LOCAL: St. Louis Linux Users Group Meeting, April 1999 Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:17:06 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- * Next meeting will be Thursday April 15, 7:00pm at the INDIAN TRAILS County Library (See below for directions) * This months presentation: Debian GNU/Linux Bob Wooldridge * Door prizes as usual! PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION ======================== Introduction What is Linux, what is a distribution What Makes Debian Different? Technical distinctions 1.Package system 2.Stability 3.Support 4.Released only when ready 5.Quality control 6.Multiple plateforms Philosophical distinctions 1.Not for profit organization, no commercial motives. 2.File system structure conforms closely to traditional Unices. 3.All packages in main are GPL'd 4.Has development guidelines to qualify for main package 5.Richard Stallman's Distro of choice. Personal: why I chose Debain. 1.Helpful web site 2.Package system easy to learn and use Installation Methods of installation 1.FTP 2.CD ROM 3.Floppy Conversion 1.RedHat conversion Perform base install What about Bob... Education - Graduated this January from UMSL with Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Also have Bachelor of Music degree from Webster University - Some training in electronics Recent History - Started working for EDS in August of '97. Currently doing C, C++, and Java development in UNIX environment with the EDS Work Force Management Systems Group. - From 1987 to 1994, worked with the Eastman Kodak company as a Field Engineer performing installation and maintenance of blood chemistry and laser camera equipment. - Went back to school full time in '94. Did summer internships with General American Life Insurance (in '96) and Reinsurance Group of America (in '97). Hobbies and other interests - Learning as much as possible about Linux and Linux programming. I especially like working with the Debian distribution. I have an interest in developing educational software. - Last year I got interested in Amateur radio (also called HAM radio). Currently hold Technician grade license but am working on upgrading to General license. Enjoy working VHF/UHF and I have recently taken an interest in QRP and morse code. - I have a small parrot named Jonah who says a few words and does tricks. Unlike many people into computers who like cats, I'm a bird guy all the way! - Also enjoy classical music: Debussy, Ravel, and Stravinsky are my favorites. - Fascinated by science and the bible issues. Other Accomplishments - Created web site, "The Mere Christianity Study Guide" which is receiving about 100 hits per day. http://www.anet-stl.com/~mcsg/ Family - Married to Luz who holds a PHD in Organic Chemistry, no kids yet. 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