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Linux Expo, Amsterdam |
January 23-24, 2001 Amsterdam, Netherlands http://www.linuxexpoamsterdam.com/EN/home/ |
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6th USENIX Conference on Object-Oriented Technologies and Systems
| January 29 - February 2, 2001 San Antonio, TX http://www.usenix.org/events/coots01 |
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LinuxWorld Conference & Expo | January 29 - February 2, 2001 New York, NY http://www.linuxworldexpo.com |
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Linux Expo, Paris | January 31 - February 2, 2001 Paris, France http://www.linuxexpoparis.com/EN/home |
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Open Source and Free Software Developers' Meeting
| February 3-4, 2001 Brussels, Belgium http://www.osdem.org |
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Internet World Canada/ISPCON | February 5-8, 2001
Toronto, Canada http://www.internetworld.com |
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The O'Reilly Peer-to-Peer Conference |
February 14-16, 2001 San Francisco, CA http://conferences.oreilly.com/p2p/index.html |
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Internet Appliance Workshop |
February 20-21, 2001 San Jose, CA http://netapplianceconf.com |
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Bang!inux |
March 5-7, 2001 Bangalor, India http://www.Banglinux.com/ |
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LINUX Business Expo |
March 7-9, 2001 Sydney, Australia http://www.linuxexpo.com.au |
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Computerfest |
March 10-11, 2001 Dayton, OH http://www.computerfest.com |
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Internet World Spring | March 12-16, 2001 Los Angeles, CA http://www.internetworld.com |
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COMDEX Canada West | March 13-15, 2001 Vancouver, B.C. http://www.key3media.com/comdex/canadawest2001 |
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Game Developers Conference | March 20-24, 2001 San Jose, CA http://www.gdconf.com |
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CeBit | March 22-28, 2001 Hannover, Germany http://www.cebit.de |
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3rd USENIX Symposium on Internet Technologies and Systems
| March 26-28, 2001 San Francisco, CA http://www.usenix.org/events/usits01 |
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LinuxBazaar
| March 28-29, 2001 Prague, Czech Republic http://www.linuxbazaar.cz |
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Colorado Linux Info Quest Conference & Expo/CLIQ 2001 | March 29-30, 2001 Denver, CO http://thecliq.org |
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Association of C/C++ Users (ACCU)
| March 29-31, 2001 Oxford, England http://www.accuconf.com/ |
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LINUX Business Expo | April 2-5, 2001 Chicago, IL http://www.linuxbusinessexpo.com |
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Linux Expo, Madrid | April 4-5, 2001 Madrid, Spain http://www.linuxexpomadrid.com/EN/home |
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Linux Expo Road Show | April 23-27, 2001 Various Locations http://www.linux-expo.com |
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Linux for Industrial Applications 3rd Braunschweiger Linux-Tage | May 4-6, 2001 Braunschweig, Germany http://braunschweiger.linuxtage.de/industrie |
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Linux@Work Europe 2001 | May 8 - June 15, 2001 Various Locations http://www.ltt.de/linux_at_work.2001 |
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Linux Expo, Sao Paulo | May 9-10, 2001 Sao Paulo, Brazil http://www.linux-expo.com |
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SANS 2001 | May 13-20, 2001 Baltimore, MD http://www.sans.org/SANS2001.htm |
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7th Annual Applied Computing Conference | May 14-17, 2001 Santa Clara, CA http://www.annatechnology.com/annatech/HomeConf2.asp |
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Linux Expo, China | May 15-18, 2001 Shanghai, China http://www.linux-expo.com |
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SITI International Information Technologies Week OpenWorld Expo 2001 | May 22-25, 2001 Montreal, Canada http://www.mediapublik.com/en/ |
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Strictly e-Business Solutions Expo | May 23-24, 2001 Minneapolis, MN http://www.strictlyebusinessexpo.com |
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Linux Expo, Milan | June 6-7, 2001 Milan, Italy http://www.linux-expo.com |
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USENIX Annual Technical Conference | June 25-30, 2001 Boston, MA http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix01 |
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PC Expo | June 26-29, 2001 New York, NY www.pcexpo.com |
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Internet World Summer | July 10-12, 2001 Chicago, IL http://www.internetworld.com |
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O'Reilly Open Source Convention | July 23-26, 2001 San Diego, CA http://conferences.oreilly.com |
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10th USENIX Security Symposium | August 13-17, 2001 Washington, D.C. http://www.usenix.org/events/sec01/ |
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HunTEC Technology Expo & Conference Hosted by Hunstville IEEE | August 17-18, 2001 Huntsville, AL URL unkown at present |
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Computerfest | August 25-26, 2001 Dayton, OH http://www.computerfest.com |
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LinuxWorld Conference & Expo | August 27-30, 2001 San Francisco, CA http://www.linuxworldexpo.com |
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Linux Lunacy Co-Produced by Linux Journal and Geek Cruises | October 21-28, 2001 Eastern Caribbean http://www.geekcruises.com |
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LinuxWorld Conference & Expo | October 30 - November 1, 2001 Frankfurt, Germany http://www.linuxworldexpo.de/linuxworldexpo/index.html |
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5th Annual Linux Showcase & Conference | November 6-10, 2001 Oakland, CA http://www.linuxshowcase.org/ |
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Strictly e-Business Solutions Expo | November 7-8, 2001 Houston, TX http://www.strictlyebusinessexpo.com |
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LINUX Business Expo Co-located with COMDEX | November 12-16, 2001 Las Vegas, NV http://www.linuxbusinessexpo.com |
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15th Systems Administration Conference/LISA 2001 | December 2-7, 2001 San Diego, CA http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa2001 |
Linux Journal Competition
Come up with cover ideas for fun and prizes! The LJ crew's brains are growing fatigued after six years of coming up with ideas to put on the cover of Linux Journal, so they'd like to expand the thinking pool by soliciting cover ideas from LJ readers. They need cover ideas for the following issues and editorial foci:
- Issue 84, April--Internet/Intranet
- Issue 85, May--Linux Training and Certification
- Issue 86, June--Internationalization and Emerging Markets
Linux4Chemistry
Linux4Chemistry claims to be the most up to date Linux software list (over
220 links) including the fields of: NMR, molecular modelling,
visualization, graphics, molecular and quantum mechanics, dynamics, kinetics
calculations and simulations, other computational (bio)chemistry software,
drug discovery software and some tools for genetics too.
Nikodem Kuznik, the creator of the site, says that the goal of this web-site is to provide the most up-to-date links to chemical software running on Linux. As the field is still under an intensive development, the web-site will also be continuously under construction and you may even find some not-up-to-date URLs there for this same reason. In that case the author will be very glad of your feedback. Nikodem says that you are very welcome to send your comments, new URLs and so on.
International Support for Linux Job Site
Mojolin has added international support to its full featured online Job/Resume database. Job listings and resumes can now be entered with full location specifics. This new ability is complemented by a feature that allows an individual to search by countries, and by states and provinces in the United States and Canada. In addition, links have been provided to BabelFish for translation of the site into five different languages: German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Other features include a nightly email agent which informs job seekers of the latest opportunities, and the ability for Webmasters to include Mojolin's job listings on their own sites.
LinuxIT acquires 01linux Solutions
LinuxIT, a European Linux Solution Provider, has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the business interests of 01Linux Solutions Ltd, a UK-based Linux Support and Consulting company.
LinuxIT has a Linux portal that includes directories for software, hardware, documentation, job postings and user forums, offering services for Linux users and professionals.
This acquisition strengthens LinuxIT's position as one of the leading Vendor-neutral solution providers in Europe. 01Linux has marketed itself extensively as a solutions and services provider and has acquired a reputation for quality offerings based around excellent technical expertise.
Peter Dawes, Managing Director of LinuxIT commented, "The integration of 01Linux into LinuxIT will further add to our Support and Professional Services offerings. We are now offering Total Linux support for all types of customers ranging from one server through to corporates with hundreds of mission critical systems. Combined with our bespoke development, porting of applications to Linux and our educational offerings, this means that LinuxIT is in a unique position to service the growing demand for Linux and Open Source know-how."
Books, Books, and More Books
First, AW Books
have a couple of titles they asked us to highlight to you:
Writing GNOME Applications
by John R. Sheets
ISBN: 0-201-65791-0
Writing GNOME Applications will help Linux programmers learn the basics of GNOME and understand how to write real-world applications using this important programming environment. Focusing on the essentials, this book guides you through GNOME's fundamental elements and explains how and why these elements function as they do. Rather than serving as an exhaustive reference, the book offers detailed discussion on the most important function calls, demonstrating how to put them to work in application development. This book should appear soon under the OpenBook licence. Keep an eye on the OpenBooks website for updates on this and other titles.
PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts
by Bruce Momjian
ISBN: 0-201-70331-9
PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts, written by a founding member of the PostgreSQL Global Development Team, provides a much-needed tutorial and real-world guide to understanding and working with this complex yet essential system. The book is also available on-line from the PostgreSQL website, at this location.
Manning Books have brought a new title: Data Munging with Perl to our attention. They say: "The transformation of data from one format to another, colloquially 'munging', is one of the most common programming tasks. The new Manning book, Data Munging with Perl, examines this important process in detail and shows how well suited Perl is for these tasks. The book is aimed at programmers using any programming language who carry out data munging as part of their daily routine. Programmers who are more experienced in Perl may learn a number of new Perl techniques to make their jobs easier."
For a closer look at Data Munging with Perl, Manning offers components of the book online: the table of contents, two sample chapters, the index and source code can be viewed at www.manning.com/cross/. As an added perk, the publisher runs an Author Online discussion forum for discussions between readers and the author, Dave Cross.
The book can be bought now, in PDF format at a discount to the paper version which will soon be for sale. Printed Edition - Softbound, 304 pages, $36.95 Ebook Edition - PDF format, 2 MB, $13.50
Finally, CMP Books have brought out a new title on programming for KDE 2.0
Programming KDE 2.0
By Lotzi Bölöni
ISBN: 1-929629-13-3, Price: US$39.95
Trade Paper with CD-ROM, 265 pp.
CMP say that this book aims to explain all aspects of developing applications to run on the K Desktop Environment (KDE). It describes KDE development from the ground up, starting with fundamentals of event-driven programming and object/component-oriented systems. It progresses through design and management of GUI widgets and dialogs, and ends with the details of font and text controls and picture display. The author shows how to use the Applications Programming Interface (API), manage multitasking applications and build embedded applications using object/component models and the new Kannosa shared library techniques.
ZF Linux Devices
ZF Linux Devices has just created what they like to call the "littlest PC", the MachZ. The MachZ fits on an inch square chip, yet is a complete computer, loaded with Linux. More than 60 companies are designing products around the Mach Z, from medical devices and farm equipment to home appliances and vending machines.
Applications for the MachZ PC-on-a-chip include:
- Wireless Networking Hubs
- Internet/Web Connectivity
- Positioning Systems
Linux Links
If you are looking for info on the new Kernel 2.4.0, you could take a look
at the
editorial
on Linux Weekly News
With recent comments on this web-page on the subject of security, it would probably be worthwhile for anyone whose interest has been piqued to peruse the Linux Security FAQ (as pointed to by /.)
ShowMeLinux's January Issue Now Available with a mix of features, news and support.
The Duke of URL have a couple of items that may be of interest to you:
- Linux Buyer's Guide #7 The guide covers 3 systems and a list of peripherals (by popular demand) that work best with Linux (highlight for many may be the new ATI Radeon). Other sections include the month in review, as well as a little overview of what Linux has in store for the future.
- There is a WinLinux 2000 review at The Duke of URL, examining the merits of a distribution which manages to sit on top of Windows 9x (no repartition, no reboot!, or so I'm told).
- With the new release of kernel 2.4, there is an overview covering everything from how to compile the kernel (a mini-howto is included!), to benchmarks between Linux 2.4, Linux 2.2, and Windows 2000 SP1, as well as an overview of all the new changes in the latest and greatest version of Linux, 2.4.0. Worth a look if you are considering taking the plunge and upgrading.
Finally, Slashdot have an article where you can read how Steve Ballmer says Linux is the top threat to MS.
Software Announcements
Linux Server Pages Product for Xbase
January 8, 2001 SAN LEANDRO, CA, PlugSys International today announced its new Max Server Pages (MSP) product. This gives Xbase developers a reliable, economical way to migrate to Linux and perform server-side scripting. Using classic Xbase commands and functions, developers can access data stored in DBF files or ODBC databases and blend the results with HTML and Javascript. Max Server Pages development focuses on creation of HTML templates with embedded Xbase control structures, expressions, commands and functions. MSP Professional also allows developers to precompile source code for even faster loading libraries. The final phase of beta test is in progress. Beta testers are encouraged to apply. The company is particularly interested in Xbase developers with some web development experience and access to a web server machine running Red Hat 6.2.
Try Linux Online with Runaware
Oakland, CA (January 10, 2000) - Runaware, the world's first Evaluation Service Provider for software vendors and consumers, today announced a partnership with SlashTCO, a U.K.-based open source services provider, to promote Linux awareness through online testing and supplementary resources.
Runaware will enable software purchasers to test Linux products through the web browser without downloads or installation. Support materials such as reviews and explanatory articles provided by SlashTCO will enhance the evaluation process.
WordWalla Enters Linux Partnership
FREMONT, Calif. (January 17, 2001) WordWalla, Inc., a leading global language software provider, has joined three key industry organizations to participate in the development and understanding of new, emerging technologies and markets the Embedded Linux Consortium, LISA and the Unicode Consortium
As members of these three leading organizations, WordWalla will help contribute to the latest developments in Linux applications and Unicode standards as it relates to the use and proliferation of new font technologies, and will support and evangelize globalization initiatives.
VMware Release GSX Server
PALO ALTO, Calif., January 23, 2001 - VMware, Inc. today announced that it has concluded its GSX Server beta program with more than 300 companies worldwide participating. The company also announced that the product is available for sale today at www.vmware.com
Based on VMware's patent pending MultipleWorlds technology, GSX Server gives information technology (IT) organizations mainframe-class control on Intel based servers. The software helps IT professionals leverage resources in responding to the growing demand for new applications and services by cutting down on the number of servers required, taking the pain out of staging and testing server applications and automating server installation and management.
VMware GSX Server for Linux systems is priced at $2,499 for a single license purchase and is available today via electronic distribution directly from VMware. Premium support at the Silver, Gold and Platinum levels is available on a per incident basis or via subscription. Packaged versions of GSX Server will be available from VMware and from selected resellers and distributors within imminently.
Internet Cafe Management Software
ISP Daemon,
or ISPd, addresses two issues for ISP's. As a product, it offers a
solution for user maintenance and billing. Currently ISPd features:
- Authentication can be based on native UNIX password files, PAM (and consequently NIS or even NT), or entirely in SQL. SQL based authentication should scale well, allowing authentication to be fast, even with large numbers of users.
- Radius authentication through ISPd. Currently, Cistron radiusd 1.6.4 is being used, but open source means that any radius server could be quickly patched to use ISPd.
- Full control of customer information is provided by a simple, web based interface.
- Command line tools for some functions, such as password maintenance, are available.
- Billing can be run as a cron job. ISPd was designed to require as little maintenance as possible.
- ISPd listens on both a UNIX domain socket and a TCP socket. Services need not run on the same machine as ISPd to take advantage of its authentication scheme.
OTG Announces DiskXtender for Linux and Support for Red Hat
BETHESDA, MD, January 3, 2001 - OTG Software, a software developer of online storage, data access and email management solutions, today announced DiskXtender for Linux, new storage software that supports the Red Hat Linux platform. This new product aims to enable true heterogeneous and centralized storage management. OTG is now further extending its expertise in Windows 2000/NT storage systems to Linux, building on its recent announcement of DiskXtender for UNIX.
Copyright © 2000, Michael Conry and
the Editors of Linux Gazette.
Copying license http://www.linuxgazette.net/copying.html
Published in Issue 62 of Linux Gazette, February 2001