Paul Harbunou writes: “Miraplacid Scripting Components are the World-first third-party components for Linux ChiliASP. Is it something like ChiliSoft SpicePack? Yes, but Miraplacid Upload supports multiple files uploading and provides easy access to form fields. Miraplacid Exec component runs OS commands and executables, let’s say sendmail. Miraplacid GZIP compresses and decompresses data in files or in database. Very budget Windows version has an identical functionality. The Windows version is MS IIS compatible, so you can debug your ASP code with MS Developer Studio then just copy it to a Linux server.
http://www.miraplacid.com/shareware/mscgi.shtml“

Jeremy Andrews writes: “KernelTrap has spoken with Larry McVoy, BitMover founder and primary BitKeeper author. BitKeeper, a distributed source control system, has been adopted by Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds and condemned by free software icon Richard Stallman.

In this interview, Larry looks back through the years, describing his exposure to computers and Linux. He also discusses the history of BitKeeper, from writing NSElite for Sun (which turned into their still used SCM, Teamware), to his desire to keep Linus from burning out, to the present day solution. The choice to not license BitKeeper under the GPL is also explained.

Larry discusses much beyond Bitkeeper as well, exploring some of his other interests. Find the full interview on KernelTrap.”

Linux NetworX announced
today the launch of the Linux NetworX Eclipse(TM) Database Cluster — a
high-availability cluster based on the Oracle9i(TM) Real Application Cluster
architecture. This ready-to-run system offers scalability, reliability and
high availability for demanding data warehousing, online transaction
processing, and data management applications. The Eclipse Database Cluster is
integrated with Oracle9i Database to provide a continuous, high performance
solution for organizations that can’t risk downtime.

The Eclipse(TM) Database Cluster completed Oracle certification testing
and can be deployed for database applications that require scalability on
demand, manageability and high availability at a low total cost of ownership.
It’s ideal for data centers, large enterprises or any existing Oracle site
looking to increase its database capacity and reliability. With the
clustering expertise and ICE(TM) (Integrated Cluster Environment)
management tools from Linux NetworX, customers are ensured with a reliable,
easy-to-manage cluster for the database infrastructure.

The shared-everything architecture of the Eclipse Database Cluster is
highly fault resistant. If any hardware or software component fails,
application processes are efficiently re-routed with no loss of data or
application context. The database cluster is comprised of industry-leading
components including multiple Intel Xeon processors, ultra-reliable Dot Hill
storage components, and high-speed gigabit fibre channel interconnects.

The Eclipse Database Cluster is integrated with Linux NetworX ICE(TM)
cluster management tools to provide remote power control, temperature sensing,
and real-time monitoring of critical system functions allowing IT managers to
preempt, accurately diagnose, and quickly respond to any component failure
before it affects system availability.

“The Eclipse Database Cluster is fully certified to work with Oracle,
helping ensure unstoppable power,” said Kevin Rose, enterprise systems
business director for Linux NetworX. “Oracle customers will appreciate this
turnkey solution that seamlessly implements Oracle9i RAC and Linux NetworX
database management tools.”

The Linux NetworX Eclipse Database Cluster is available immediately and
pricing starts at $126,000 for a 2-node system with 360 GB of storage, plus
applicable Oracle license fee. For more information, visit:
http://www.linuxnetworx.com/products/occ.php

About Linux NetworX

Linux NetworX ( http://www.linuxnetworx.com ) brings powerful cluster technology
to demanding high availability and high performance applications. Linux
NetworX provides scalable and reliable database cluster solutions for data
centers, Fortune 1,000 companies and Oracle customers. Linux NetworX provides
clusters to service providers, organizations involved in biotechnology
research, research labs, and oil and gas exploration organizations. Through
its patented Evolocity hardware, ICE(TM) cluster management tools and
professional service and support, Linux NetworX provides turnkey clustering
solutions. To date, the company has built some of the largest cluster systems
in the world, and boasts numerous Fortune 500 customers.

Oracle is a registered trademark and Oracle9i is a trademark or registered
trademark of Oracle Corporation.

Linux is getting all up in the oil industry, with this deal inked between IBM and Landmark Graphics. They’ll use Linux for desktops, servers, and mobile products. Landmark says they’ve seen improvements in speed from 2x to 5x, and even up to 30x. Read more about the details at IDG.net.

Bob Findlay writes: “In Jan 2002 iCanProgram.com began offering its online Linux Programming courses for no fees in return for a voluntary donation to Cancer Research. Under this formula nearly 800 students have benefitted from the courses offered so far in 2002.

We are now taking registrations for the 2nd “Linux Programming the SIMPL way” course which will be starting as soon as we reach the minimum threshold of 30 students. For more information you can visit the course info page at:

http://www.icanprogram.com/linuxSIMPL.html

Where there is an online registration form.

This is an advanced Linux Programming course and will require at least some knowledge of C programming under a Linux/UNIX platform.”

ZDNET notes that Bluetooth support is being built into the Linux kernel. Will the distros offer Bluetooth support soon? Not until the 2.6 kernel, according to this report.

An awful lot of developers all over the world have worked hard on Mozilla, and an awful lot of Loyal Users have suffered through releases and builds of varying degrees of bugginess as Mozilla has crept toward full usability. So the real, final 1.0 release is certainly worth some major partying when (very shortly now) it finally comes to pass. This page can help you find a Moz release party near you — or help you hook up with others and plan one if someone else hasn’t done it already.

“GNOME logo:
We have long needed — and lacked — a vector graphics image for
printing. Tuomas and Jakub have been working on a version of this.
It’s turned out much more stylised than our current one. Should it
be used for GNOME 2? Post to g-h about it. ”

Minutes of GNOME Foundation Board meeting, 21 May 2002

Present                                 Not here

    Jon Blandford                       George Lebl
    Nat Friedman
    Jim Gettys
    Jody Goldberg
    Telsa Gwynne (minutes)
    James Henstridge
    Miguel de Icaza
    Tim Ney
    Federico Mena
    Havoc Pennington
    Daniel Veillard     (missed first 10 minutes)


Completed actions:

  DONE: Tim to draft a description of what the money raised would be
        used for.
        => See discussions.
Actions:

  ACTION: Jim to restart the font discussions with various parties
        => This is still continuing. Jim is cautiously optimistic.

  ACTION: Nat and Jonathan talk to gnome-sysadmin about adding ssh
          tunneling for GNOME CVS access
        => This has been postponed until after GNOME 2.0
        => See discussions.

  ACTION: Havoc, Jody, Nat volunteer for working on producing a first
       draft of ABI rules for GNOME-2 releases, get involvment from
       someone at Sun, and make sure the draft get some review.
        => Still pending

  ACTION: Tim and Jim looking at structuring tutorials
        => Have begun discussing this via email.

  ACTION: Jrb and Nat will work on the Gnome-2.2 Hack Fest announce
        => Nat will send Jon details; Jon will put up webpage todau.

  ACTION: Nat to write up his notes from the 2.x discussion and send
       then out.
        => Mostly done, will send it out imminently.

  NEW: Telsa to come up with description for foundation-list; Daniel
        to add it.

Discussions:

    * the ssh tunnelling action item: 
    Whilst this is going on, it is probably a good idea to think about 
    clarifying copyright and licences and so on as Mozilla do: the
    idea is to ensure that people don't check in stuff that's not theirs
    to check in: http://www.mozilla.org/hacking/form.html

    * Fund-raising: 
    Tim has circulated a draft background paper on GF funding; Steve Fox
    has done a draft "friends of gnome" webpage. 
    We have submitted a "501(c)3 application" to the US IRS: this would
    give us tax-exempt status in the US. Once it is granted, it is 
    retroactive, too. 

    * GNOME 2.x branching plans: 
    Nat outlined his proposals at the last meeting but has not sent his 
    write-up out yet. 
    
    * Boston event:
    There are now five rooms reserved at MIT from 17th to 20th of 
    July 2002 for the event. Housing is not yet settled. This is the 
    2.2 planning session and aimed very much at people contributing 
    to GNOME rather than being a end user event. Jon is going to put
    up a page about it, using information Nat is going to send him. 
    
    * GNOME logo:
    We have long needed -- and lacked -- a vector graphics image for 
    printing. Tuomas and Jakub have been working on a version of this. 
    It's turned out much more stylised than our current one. Should it 
    be used for GNOME 2? Post to g-h about it. 

    * List description for foundation-list:
    Such a description is needed. Telsa to write; Daniel to do the
    mailman admin stuff to put it there.

    * Mechanism for board-funded conference calls for dispute resolution:
    Nice idea, but there's no budget for it atm. The Foundation doesn't 
    fund the board or release team meetings either. If it happened, we 
    might need to ask for minutes of the calls, but it can't happen yet. 

    * Weekly status reports for module maintainers:
    In the run-up to GNOME 2, the GNOME 2 release team have been 
    encouraging this as part of the weekly snapshot releases. The
    results have been useful. Should this be a requirement? Discussion
    about feasibility, tiresome-ness of doing it, time intervals: no
    decision made though. 

Telsa

jeremy writes: “You can now view the man pages online at LinuxQuestions.org in the following formats:

• HTML
• Plain Text
• PostScript
• PDF

The man pages can be viewed here.

–jeremy”

Anonymous Reader writes: “Microsoft, like Enron, now pays zero federal income tax, even though Microsoft’s earnings for the two years ending June 2001 exceeded $15 billion. This nonpayment of federal income tax is indeed the largest source of Microsoft?s massive $40 billion cash balance. http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=972 6 An Overview of Financial Pyramid at Microsoft http://www.billparish.com/msftfraudfacts.html“