News.com: “A possible flaw in Intel’s motherboard for
Microsoft’s Xbox may delay manufacturing by a few
weeks but is not expected to push back the scheduled
launch of the video game console, according to analysts. Several sources across the Xbox manufacturing supply chain confirmed the manufacturing delay,
according to Eric Ross and David Readerman, both analysts at investment banking firm Thomas
Weisel Partners.”

News.com: “ATI Technologies boosted its Radeon graphics chip lineup on Tuesday, announcing
processors that it claims offer up to three times better performance than its current
product, for about the same price.

The graphics chipmaker announced its fastest-yet Radeon 8500 and mid-range Radeon 7500,
which will hit the market next month. ATI plans to offer both chips on graphics boards.

The new 8500 is aimed at the high-end PC market and at game enthusiasts, the company said.
The chip performs between two and three times faster than ATI’s current Radeon VE, the company
said.”

August 14, 2001, San Francisco, Solutions, the IBM Technical Developers Conference…IBM today announced a free software kit that will help developers create new applications for the explosive Linux market. With the number of Linux-based applications growing over 40 percent this year, this evaluation kit will help drive new applications for a variety of industries, including finance, retail, and education.

According to Evans Data Corp., more than 40 percent of developers surveyed are likely to write Linux-based applications in 2001.

In an effort to support the Linux development community, IBM has created the Software Evaluation Kit for Linux, which contains the company’s industry leading middleware. The CD is a compilation of IBM software on the Linux and Windows platforms that allows developers to preview the offerings and develop applications for them at no charge.

With IBM’s industry-leading Linux-enabled software portfolio, developers can build static and dynamic Web pages and Web services, manage information, and establish groupware and collaborative team environments. Developer’s can use Visual Age for Java for Linux or download WebSphere Studio for Windows as their development platform. They can use WebSphere Application Server and DB2 Universal Database to get a Web application up and running quickly, while using Lotus Domino to enhance collaboration across a corporation. The software provides developers the first Web Services implementation on Linux to support J2EE, XML, SOAP, UDDI and WSDL.

Developers can use the Kit to create applications on either Windows or Linux for deployment on a Linux server environment. To receive a free Software Evaluation Kit for Linux, please visit the following Web sites: www.ibm.com/linux/software and www.ibm.com/linux/.

IBM’s Software Evaluation Kit for Linux includes:

IBM WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Single Server Edition V4.0 for Linux
IBM DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Edition V7.2 for Linux
Lotus Domino Server Release 5.0.7a for Linux
IBM MQSeries V5.2 for Linux
VisualAge for Java, Professional Edition Version 4
Web Services tools
Java and XML tools
e-business documentation and roadmaps

About IBM

IBM is the world’s largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM creates, develops and manufactures the industry’s most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics. The fastest way to get more information about IBM is through the IBM home page at http://www.ibm.com.

*Denotes a trademark of the IBM Corporation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact: Alise McNeill
IBM Corporation
919-254-6262
alisem@us.ibm.com 

Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS), the developer of BX PRO, the industry’s leading GUI builder for OSF/Motif® on Linux and UNIX systems, announced today the addition of six new Software Engineering courses to its technology training services. The new hands-on courses are: Fundamentals of XML, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML, Object-Oriented Programming C+ +, Advance C+ +, Design Patterns C+ +, and C+ + for non-programmers. These six new courses, along with the rest of the courses offered, are custom designed for professional software developers. ICS’ onsite training brings expert instructors that give real world problems to students and encourages students to bring current projects that they have into their class. Gerry Pintal, Vice President of Services, commented on the new courses and training services offered by ICS,

“These new course offerings extend our dedication to being on the forefront of training. As the high tech industry continues to produce new developments in computer languages, methods and techniques, the learning demands on software developers continue to challenge developers at all levels. Our goal is to assist our customers in meeting the fast pace technological demands of today and tomorrow.”

In addition to its excellent training curriculum, ICS also provides quality consulting and project implementation services, which further assists developers in achieving their project and personal goals. For more information on ICS, its products and services, you can reach us at: 800.800.4271, visit ICS’ web site at: http://www.ics.com or email us at: training@ics.com

This Week’s Summary: MandrakeFreq #3 now available for purchase &
download; Black and White Mandrake T-shirts now shipping; Mandrake in
the News; PPC “Release Candidate” available for download and testing;
Mandrake Cooker in “feature freeze”; Business Case of the Week; This
Week’s online poll; Top Stories from MandrakeForum.

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                      M A N D R A K E   L I N U X

           C O M M U N I T Y      N E W S L E T T E R


                  Issue #9    Tuesday, 14 August 2001

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Welcome to the Mandrake Linux Community Newsletter -- dedicated to 
keeping you up-to-date with the latest Mandrake-related news & info.

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This Week's Summary: MandrakeFreq #3 now available for purchase & 
download; Black and White Mandrake T-shirts now shipping; Mandrake in 
the News; PPC "Release Candidate" available for download and testing; 
Mandrake Cooker in "feature freeze"; Business Case of the Week; This 
Week's online poll; Top Stories from MandrakeForum.


Product News
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MandrakeFreq #3 now available.
Interested in keeping up-to-date with the latest Kernel, KDE, Evolution 
and Nautilus? Get MandrakeFreq #3!

MandrakeFreq is for power users who like to stay on the "cutting edge" 
and run the latest software on their Mandrake Linux system. Although 
MandrakeFreq is tested for obvious bugs, we do not guarantee the same 
high quality of the standard releases; therefore, MandrakeSoft does not 
officially support MandrakeFreq.

This third release is based on Mandrake Linux 8.0 and the new 2.4.6 
version of the Kernel.
 
For details on what MandrakeFreq has to offer, please see:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/mandrakefreq.php3
 
Buy a MandrakeFreq CD and support your distributor! Visit the Mandrake 
Store at http://www.mandrakestore.com
 
MandrakeFreq can also be downloaded via our FTP mirrors:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3

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Black Mandrake Linux T-shirts are now available at MandrakeStore.
Pick up your black or white classic T-shirts for $19 US ea. + $10 US 
shipping & handling.

Classic short sleeve T-shirts, 170 g, 100% cotton with three color 
printing on the back.
http://www.mandrakestore.com/en/storemdkinc.php?LANG=&MDK_STORE_REFERER=


Mandrake in the News
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SystemLogic.net -- WindowsXP Vs. Linux Mandrake: Some Aesthetic 
Observations.
A writer points out some interesting parallels between Windows XP and 
Mandrake Linux that he discovered while installing WinXP on his PC: 
"The first thing that popped up that made me think about this parallel 
during the set up was the Network Connection Wizard built into the tail 
end of the set up process. Of course, XP being as new as it is, has a 
very large database of native drivers for NICs, so odds are that XP is 
going to find your NIC while it's installing itself on the PC...much 
like Mandrake 8.0 currently does."
http://www.systemlogic.net/agurusworld/19/


Slashdot also held a discussion on this same topic:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/08/06/1322219&mode=thread&threshold=1



What's Cooking at MandrakeSoft?
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Mandrake Linux PPC "Release Candidate" now available.
The final Mandrake Linux PPC beta is now available for downloading; 
this is your last chance to test this new port of Mandrake Linux 8.0 
and report any bugs and/or suggestions. The Release Candidate contains 
the following changes from the previous beta:

* Improved modem detection.
* Reworked CD boot scheme to accommodate newer machines.
* Post-install X configuration via XFdrake.
* Reworked installer to accommodate "OldWorld" machines and alternate 
bootloader setups.
* Reworked installer to accommodate complicated partition map setups.
* Security updates.
* Added kernel 2.4.4 with PPC specific patches for video drivers.
* Patched xmms for wave/mp3 files.
* Many other changes based on Beta user feedback.

For information on how to get involved, please see the PPC Beta FAQ:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/

To participate as a beta tester, please subscribe to the PPC mailing 
list by sending an email to sympa@linux-mandrake.com with the words 
"SUB cooker-ppc" in the body of the message.

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The Mandrake Cooker is now in a period called "feature freeze" -- 
during this period no new packages are added to Cooker, only bug fixes 
are worked on in preparation for the upcoming 8.1 Beta cycle.


Business Case of the Week
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Devine Entertainment Corp. and Mandrake 8.0.
"We're a small but successful film company here in Toronto (5 Emmy's 
and counting!) with about 10 regular users on 10 workstations (8 
desktop, 2 laptop). I've been using Mandrake since September of 2000, 
and it was my first foray into the world of Linux OS. Prior to this 
I've used Windows 9.x which we regularly use on our workstations here."
http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/article.php?sid=138&mode=thread&order=0

Read many more examples of Mandrake Linux in the workplace at:
http://www.MandrakeBizCases.com/

If you use MandrakeSoft products in your business, please share your 
story by submitting your own personal "Bizcase".


This Week's online poll
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Are you taking a summer vacation?

Yes, and how!!
Already returned.
Nope, I am married to my work
Nope, I am unemployed.
Nope, I am retired.
Nope, I am a slave.
Vacation?

Cast your vote in the Voting Booth and check the results at:
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/pollBooth.php?op=results&pollID=14



Top Stories of the Week from MandrakeForum
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Hidden Treasures: Fun With sed.
Tom continues his series of tips with 'sed' (the Stream EDitor):
"sed is a seasoned veteran among the Unix tools and can be used to do 
some neat things with text.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1182&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Mozilla 0.9.3 Available On Cooker.
The latest release of the Open Source browser Mozilla is now available 
as a Cooker package.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1179&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

WebWatch: Security For DSL [and cable] Users.
Tom provides a nice selection of links that explain basic security 
terms, listing the most common threats and what to do about them.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1177&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

AppWatch: Replace.
Tom writes: "'replace' replaces one or more strings with others in one 
or more text or binary files or from standard input . In fact it's the 
only tool I know of which allows you to do text replacements in Linux 
fairly easy (I can't do Perl, so shoot me)."
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1175&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

What Updates Get Tested?
Civileme, the Q & A Team Leader, describes some of the work that goes 
on behind the scenes in Quality and Assurance.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1107&mode=nested&order=2&thold=0


How I Got An HP OfficeJet G55 Working In Mandrake 8.0.
The G55 is an integrated printer/scanner; people generally think that 
these devices do not work under Linux but conman describes how he set 
his up.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1117&mode=nested&order=2&thold=0

Read these and other stories at: http://www.mandrakeforum.com/


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Third prepatch of Linux 2.4.9 kernel released; download from kernel.org or your favorite mirror site. Changelog below.

pre3:
                  - Patrick Mochel: fix PCI:PCI bridge 64-bit memory type detection
                  - me: more forgotten nfsd off_t -> loff_t
                  - Alan Cox: ide driver merge
                  - Eric Lammerts, Rik van Riel: when oom, kill all threads.
                  - Ben LaHaise: use down_read, not down_write() in map_user_kiobuf.
                    We don't change the mappings, we just read them.
                  - Kai Germaschewski: ISDN updates
                  - Roland Fehrenbacher: sparse lun check
                  - Tim Waugh: handle awkward Titan parallel/serial port cards
                  - Stephen Rothwell: APM updates
                  - Anton Altaparmakov: NTFS updates



                 pre2:
                  - me: fix forgotten nfsd usage of filldir off_t -> loff_t change
                  - Alan Cox: more driver merges

                 pre1:
                  - Rui Sousa: emu10k1 module fixes, remove joystick part.
                  - Alan Cox: driver merges
                  - Andrea Arkangeli: alpha updates
                  - David Woodhouse: up_and_exit -> complete_and_exit
                  - David Miller: sparc and network update
                  - Andrew Morton: update 3c59x driver
                  - Neil Brown: NFS export VFAT, knfsd cleanups, raid fixes
                  - Ben Collins: ieee1394 updates
                  - Paul Mackerras: PPC update
                  - me: make sure we don't lose position bits in "filldir()"

ZDNet News: “The number of people jumping online from U.S. homes went from 88.2 million in July 2000 to
102.1 million a year later, a rise of 16 percent. That compares with a 41 percent increase during
the previous yearlong period, from July 1999 to July 2000.” Although Internet penetration is slowing, analysts predict that the network is starting to win over people reluctant to adopt new technology.

Network World Fusion reports “Hackers trying to beat government security on
the public information Web site of the Los
Alamos National Laboratory instead succeeded
primarily in denying chemistry students access
to a free posting of the periodic table.”

From a press release at PR Newswire: “SGI (NYSE: SGI), a leading
provider of high-performance computing, visualization and complex data
management solutions for technical and creative users, announces that OpenGL
Vizserver(TM) 1.3, its latest release of SGI(TM) Visual Serving(TM)
technology, is now available via Web download at http://www.sgi.com/software/. This
latest Visual Serving solution from SGI gives networked users of desktop
systems running SGI(TM) IRIX(R), Sun(R) Solaris(TM) or Red Hat(R) Linux(R)
6.2 operating systems the ability to interact visually from powerful remote
SGI(TM) Onyx(R) 3000 series visualization systems.”

BBC News ponders operating system upgrade possibilities, from Windows XP (“check first whether your computer is modern enough to run the system at all”) to Linux (“easier than it used to be”) to BSD or commericial Unices (“definitley not for the faint-hearted”).