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From: Frederick Noronha (FN) (fred_at_bytesforall.org)
Date: 03/13/05

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                 "Spreading the Spirit of Gnu/Linux"
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             WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF GNU/LINUX
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    FSF/UNESCO Free Software Directory **********************************
    The Free Software Directory is a project of the Free
    Software Foundation (FSF) and United Nations Education,
    Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). We catalog
    useful free software that runs under free operating systems
    - particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux
    variants. Licenses are verified for each and every program
    listed in this directory.

    URL:
      http://directory.fsf.org/
      Site to visit 5th Feb-19th March.

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    Rev up your presentations *************************
    We all appreciate well-thought-out slide shows that
    logically step through a topic, especially when they're not
    dull and boring. When creating presentations, many of us are
    tempted to toss in every little feature the software
    supports. Unfortunately, cluttered slides can be hard to
    follow, and obnoxious design elements look cheap. One good
    technique to enhance your presentations is to use the GIMP's
    mask feature to make interesting text and cut-out objects,
    and make those objects move on an OpenOffice.org Impress
    slide.

      Suppose you are trying to convince a client that he needs
    to switch over to a remote support model for his customers.
    His company currently sends its technicians...

    Read Full:
    http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/16/142721
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    Woo Windows Users with Linux-in-a-Box **************************************
    In an effort to convince frustrated Windows users to adopt
    Linux, Novell has introduced a new version of SuSE Linux
    that bundles revamped applications and tools with the latest
    version of the operating system. SuSE Linux Professional 9.3
    includes the complete Linux operating system, more than
    3,000 open-source packages, including the Microsoft
    Office-compatible OpenOffice office suite, and hundreds of
    open-source applications.

      The offering also includes a variety of graphics and
    multimedia applications; multiple development tools; a
    comprehensive set of Internet tools, including the
    open-source Firefox 1.0 Web browser and e-mail and instant
    messaging clients; an integrated firewall, spam blocker and
    virus scanner; and support for VOIP (voice over IP) and
    virtualization. By bundling such a vast array of
    applications and tools, Novell hopes to woo Microsoft users
    who may be frustrated with Windows' security bugs and might
    be open to switching to Linux if the transition is smooth
    and easy...

    Read Full at:
    http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1775214,00.asp?kc=EWRSS
    03129TX1K0000616

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    Desktop Linux wins plaudits for stability
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    CeBIT: Companies who choose open source software over
    Windows for their enterprise resource planning tend to be
    surprised by the absence of crashes, according to users and
    vendors A company that migrated from Microsoft Windows to
    Linux on the desktop has praised the open source operating
    system's stability.

      Günter Stoverock, the data processing manager at German
    import company Heinz Tröber, said on Thursday his firm had
    decided against running its ERP software on Windows as it
    considered it less stable than the open source alternative.
    "We didn't want to rely on Windows-based systems as they
    were quite instable and insecure," said Stoverock. "With
    Linux there is no blue screen and no freezing - that was the
    advantage for us."...

    Read Full at:
    http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,391909
    50,00.htm

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    10 Reasons to Switch to Linux
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    1. It Doesn't Crash
      Linux has been time-proven to be a reliable operating
    system. Although the desktop is not a new place for Linux,
    most Linux-based systems have been used as servers and
    embedded systems. High-visibility Web sites such as Google
    use Linux-based systems, but you also can find Linux inside
    the TiVo set-top box in many livingrooms.

      Linux has proved to be so reliable and secure that it is
    commonly found in dedicated firewall and router systems used
    by high-profile companies to secure their networks. For more
    than ten years, it has not been uncommon for Linux systems
    to run for months...

    Read Full at:
    http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000117

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    Fight Disease with Linux &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
    Like SETI@Home, the Folding@Home project takes advantage of
    distributed computing to analyze data for a singular goal.
    However, rather than searching for extraterrestrial radio
    signals, Folding@Home is focused on protein-folding
    simulations; once doctors understand how proteins behave,
    they can examine the causes of - and hopefully design cures
    for - a plethora of diseases.

    To make these projects more appealing, they're often
    packaged as screensavers that display pretty pictures while
    using your CPU's "spare" cycles to crunch data and send it
    back to the project home (SETI, for example, had a cool
    graph of the radio frequencies and power levels)...

    Read Full at: http://channels.lockergnome.com/linux/archives/20050308_figh
    t_disease_with_linux.phtml

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    GNOME 2.10 Desktop & Developer Platform
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    The GNOME 2.10 Desktop and Platform release is the latest
    version of the popular, multi-platform free desktop
    environment.

      GNOME runs on a variety of platforms, including GNU/Linux
    (commonly called Linux), Solaris, HP-UX, BSD and Apple's
    Darwin. GNOME includes powerful features such as
    high-quality smooth text rendering and first class
    internationalization and accessibility support, including
    support for bi-directional text....

    Read Full at: http://channels.lockergnome.com/linux/archives/20050310_gnom
    e_210_desktop_developer_platform.phtml

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    AmaroK is a step up for Linux audio players
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    With the release of amaroK 1.2 last month, I finally found
    the Linux music player I've been wanting. When I moved to
    Linux full-time about two years ago, the only software that
    I missed from Windows was a quality audio player. Linux
    audio players lacked features like cover downloads, smart
    playlists, or easy burning to CD. Even worse, with a large
    collection of more than 10,000 tracks, the Linux players
    generally locked up when I tried to load them all, or at
    least slowed to an unbearable crawl. AmaroK has all of the
    basic features of modern Windows audio players, and some
    features that I haven't seen in any other player.

      The name "amaroK" was taken from an album by composer Mike
    Oldfield. Developer Mark Kretschmann said, "I've been a
    long-time fan of Mr. Oldfield's work and thought the name
    sounded nice, so I chose it for the application." Of course,
    it doesn't hurt that the name already has a "K" in it. The
    word means "wolf" in Inuit, which explains the various
    amaroK logos....

    Read Full at:
    http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/03/04/174621
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    Torvalds switches to Apple
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    Linux creator Linus Torvalds said this afternoon that he's
    now running an Apple Macintosh as his main desktop, mainly
    for work reasons, although partly simply because he's a
    self-described "technology whore". Torvalds, who initially
    created Linux for the Intel x86 platform, revealed to the
    Linux Kernel Mailing List in February during a discussion on
    kernel size reduction that his main desktop machine no
    longer featured an x86 processor. Hence, Torvalds said, a
    patch specific to the x86 platform that he was submitting to
    the list for consideration was totally untested.

      ZDNet Australia was intrigued by this remark, and sought to
    question Torvalds on why the man who has single-handedly
    revolutionised the use of Unix on the x86 platform would
    move away from it, and where he had moved to. Torvald's
    response came quickly and succinctly. "My main machine these
    days is a dual 2GHz G5 (aka PowerPC 970) - it's physically a
    regular Apple Mac, although it obviously only runs Linux, so
    I don't think you can call it a Mac any more ;)" he said....

    Read Full at:
    http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/0,39023165,39183867,00.htm

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    GNU/Linux user groups..
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    This page contains a list of the useful user groups that
    help in spreading Free/Libre and Open Source Software. Would
    really appreciate any help in updating and correcting this
    list and keeping it current. Let's try to network all the
    'little' GNU/LUGs, who badly need your support to grow. FN
    (Frederick Noronha in Goa)

    Read Full:
    http://wikiwikiweb.de/LugsList

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    My Workstation OS: Linspire 4.5 **********************************
    Built on a Debian Linux core, Linspire is designed for
    simplicity of use, and it delivers this in spades. Linspire
    eliminates the need for me to be technically proficient in
    the nuances of Linux to successfully operate and enjoy the
    OS. This includes loading software, staying updated, and
    never seeing a command-line interface. It makes it very easy
    to just get on with what I have to do and not worry about
    the technicalities of using a Linux-based system.

      Installing Linspire is a often a pleasant surprise for
    seasoned Linux users, as the operating system's hardware
    detection routines are really top-notch. Many of the common
    trouble spots for Linux, such as printers, USB keychain
    drives, and DVD writers, are recognized and installed
    automatically; no need to hunt for obscure libraries and
    drivers. Linspire is also one of the very few distributions
    to offer ...

    Read Full at:
    http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/03/10/1651237

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    FSF offers jobs page for employers, employees
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    While it has carried job listings on its site in some form
    since 2001, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) launched a
    newly revived "Jobs in Free Software" page last month to
    match employers who are committed to the ideals of free
    software with like-minded job seekers.

      John Sullivan, the program administrator for FSF, is the
    man charged with bringing life to the jobs page and the rest
    of the FSF site, which has recently undergone an extensive
    renovation. He says that the job listings can be a valuable
    resource for businesses "concerned with ethics" that want to
    reach a community of job candidates who share the same
    concerns...

    Read Full at:
    http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/03/04/211255

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    More-Secure Linux Still Needs To Win Users
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    The National Security Agency built a version of Linux with
    more security tools that its technologists believe could
    help make the country's computing infrastructure less
    vulnerable. They've won over the Linux developer community
    with the changes. But success depends on its adoption by
    U.S. companies and government agencies, something that
    remains very much in doubt.

      For more than a decade, the National Security Agency has
    worked on a way to use a computer's operating systems to
    control how software applications and users can access data.
    The agency succeeded years ago in creating these "mandatory
    access-control" features for specialized operating systems,
    but very few users deployed them. Taking a gamble in 2000 on
    the emerging Linux operating system, NSA started applying
    its security approach to the open-source code. The result is
    Security Enhanced Linux, which it hopes can raise the
    nation's overall level of cybersecurity...

    Read Full at:
    http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=
    MRP5E2VFVSXTIQSNDBCSKHSCJUMEKJVN?articleID=60405829

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    CLI Magic: Antiword *******************
    It's a simple fact of life. Most people have not yet found
    their way to freedom, and instead try to make themselves as
    comfortable as they can be in captivity. They suffer the
    burdens of the monopoly with only an occasional wince at the
    thought of malware or a curse because of their latest crash.
    This almost always means their word processing is done with
    MS Word. We've got to learn to deal with them, and their
    documents. Antiword is a very handy little tool for doing
    just that. Shake the cobwebs of the GUI out of your head and
    meet me at the CLI and I'll show you how to use it.

      Antiword is a GPLd, multiplatform labor of love by Adri van
    Os, with assistance from others in porting and making it
    available on RISC OS, FreeBSD, BeOS, OS/2, Mac OS/X, Amiga,
    VMS, NetWare, Plan 9, Epic, Zaurus, DOS, and Windows. Those
    in addition to Linux/Unix, of course. Antiword is still in
    beta, but I found it completely usable as it is. The current
    release on Debian is 0.35.1...

    Read Full at:
    http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=05/03/07/0228215
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    Review: Mandrake Corporate Desktop
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    The corporate desktop GNU/Linux distribution is a relatively
    new invention, having begun with SUSE Desktop, then followed
    by Sun's Java Desktop System and Red Hat Desktop. But with
    much less fanfare, Mandrakesoft released a Corporate Desktop
    product last January. It's cheaper, has no minimum purchase
    requirement, and has support options ranging from one to
    five years. Compared to the alternatives, Mandrake Corporate
    Desktop is suited more for smaller shops that need a
    cost-effective and reliable desktop platform with corporate
    support.

      Mandrake is traditionally known as a cutting-edge desktop
    GNU/Linux distribution. It is often the first distro
    recommended for many people when they consider switching to
    GNU/Linux. Unlike other desktop distributions, Mandrake has
    never been shy about including the most up-to-date software
    packages in each new release....

    Read Full at:
    http://distrocenter.linux.com/article.pl?sid=05/03/07/224220

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    Firefox Is Heading Towards Trouble
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    Opinion: I think Firefox is the best browser on the planet,
    but it's not going to stay that way long unless the team
    behind it gets their act together sooner rather than later.
    I love Firefox.

      It is, without a doubt, my favorite browser ever, and I've
    used almost every one that ever rendered a Web page. No
    matter what the operating system-Windows, Linux, heck, even
    NetBSD-one of the first things I do now with any of my boxes
    is to install Firefox on it. Firefox is also gaining
    software support. In addition to smaller open-source add-on
    programs, mainstream helper applications like Yahoo Toolbar
    and Google Desktop Search are now coming to Firefox....

    Read Full:
    http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1774091,00.asp?kc=EWRSS
    03129TX1K0000616

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    A More Business-Friendly BitTorrent
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    Analysis: The latest version of this popular peer-to-peer
    client and protocol makes it easier for both users and
    network administrators to manage its bandwidth-hungry ways.
    Open-source programmer Bram Cohen on Monday released version
    4.0 of his popular BitTorrent client for Windows and Linux.

      BitTorrent is an ad hoc, P2P (peer-to-peer) protocol. Cohen
    created it to address the problem of transferring popular,
    large files over the Internet. Instead of using the
    client-server model of traditional Internet file
    distribution systems, such as FTP or the Web's HTTP or older
    P2P systems such as Kazaa, wherein files are shared directly
    among individual users, BitTorrent took a new approach...

    Read Full:
    http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1775055,00.asp

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    The Oldest Trick in the Book
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    As the reach and deployment of computer technology expand,
    the risks and problems associated with pervasive use and the
    often breakneck speed of innovation and adoption impose more
    and more frequently. And while numerous security advisories
    are issued every day, those alerts probably represent only a
    tiny fraction of the faults that exist and have yet to be
    discovered - either by the good guys or the bad guys.

      One serious problem is vulnerability, where a fault or an
    oversight in a software application allows unauthorized
    access to the computer. While some vulnerabilities are
    "mostly harmless" - for instance, spyware may be unwanted,
    but is otherwise benign - others vulnerabilities can
    undermine privacy and even breach security measures. A
    significant weakness, or exploit, can even permit a
    malcontent to trick a program into doing something it wasn't
    designed to do.

      Oddly enough, the most commonly attacked exploit, the
    buffer overflow, is also the oldest. Around since the
    infancy of computers in the 1960s, buffer overflow first
    gained widespread notoriety in 1988...

    Read Full:
    http://www.linux-mag.com/content/view/129/2123/

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    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
    Getting your digital pix using Linux
    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
    It may lack an all-in-one solution like Apple's iPhoto, but
    there are tools that make using a digital camera with Linux
    easy. In this month's column, I'll be showing you some
    useful methods for accessing your digital camera under
    Linux, as well as JAlbum, a great tool for building
    Web-based photo albums.

      Downloading images from your camera: There are two ways to
    access and download images from a digital camera under
    Linux. Determining which method is best for your camera will
    depend on the model of camera that you have. Some cameras
    work with the first method, others with the second. The best
    way to work out which method suits your hardware is simply
    to indulge in a little trial and error. They're both free,
    after all....

    Read Full at:
    http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;298681864;fp;2;fpi
    d;37

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    Plextor PVRs Now Support Linux
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    FREMONT, Calif. - March 8, 2005- Plextor® Corp., a leading
    developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital media
    equipment, today announced the availability of a free Linux
    Software Developers Kit (SDK) for ConvertX video capture
    devices. For the first time, the Open Source Software (OSS)
    community can enjoy the advanced features of Plextor
    ConvertX PVRs, including real-time hardware-based MPEG-1,
    MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG video encoding in a low-cost
    USB 2.0 video peripheral.

      Licensed under the GNU General Public License, the Linux
    SDK supports the popular Video for Linux 2 (V4L2) and
    Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) specifications. It
    also supports deprecated Open Sound System (OSS)
    applications via the OSS compatibility layer provided by
    ALSA. The new driver, which requires the Linux 2.6 kernel,
    includes sample code that can be reused in open source or
    proprietary applications to help developers get started
    quickly.

    Read Full at:
    http://www.plextor.com/english/news/press/LinuxPVR_pr.htm

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    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Appeal from FSUG-Bangalore (about VTU)
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    VTU-FLOSS Campaign

      Vice chancellor, Visveswaraiah Technologies University,
    Belagum, Karnataka.

      Dear Sir,
      There are thousands of engineering and polytechnic colleges
    in India. Each year lakhs of graduates and diploma holders
    earn their degree. They pay thousands of rupees as fees to
    get the best facilities. A part of this goes to buying the
    software's which they use either in college lab or for doing
    assignments at home.For every software which they use; there
    is alternate Free Software program available. Now this shows
    the amount of money which we can be saved if we start using
    Free Software. This will bring down cost education
    considerably.

      Other than cost benefits, Free Software has other
    advantages
      * No-fee licensing
      * Ease of license fee management
      * Better large-scale programmability
      * Easier integration
      * Better performance
      * Development convenience
      * Better support

      There are hundreds of Free Software's programs which
    colleges or universities can adopt. As Vishweshwaraiah
    Technological University is one of the biggest universities
    in India, its time for VTU to moving towards using Free
    Software. This will make other Universities to follow. Let
    the VTU have pride to be the first. Here I am giving you an
    example of three such alternative Free Software's which can
    be used.

      * (1) Operating System: Windows v/s GNU/Linux
      I don't know what university generally recommends to
    colleges. But presently almost all the colleges use
    Microsoft Windows based operating system. We all know the
    best available operating system today is GNU/Linux. It is
    the best OS any educational institution can have. Students
    can not only use it but also can study.

      * (2) Simulation: Matlab v/s Octave
      Matlab is used in communication and electronics lab. Matlab
    for individual license for university (academic use) costs
    $500. Any college will have to buy minimum 25 licenses.
    Which means shelling out Rs.537500. Octave, which is
    simulation software written by University professors. This
    usually comes with the GNU/Linux Operating System. The
    advantage to students is that they don't have to buy a
    limited student version to use at home. They can use Octave
    both at Lab and at home. SciLab? is another open source
    competitor for Matlab. It uses sophisticated algorithms to
    analyze data and produce lovely graphics. Now you have the
    choice which one you want to include in your curriculum.

      * (3) Office software's: MS Office v/s Open Office
      Well, we all used Microsoft word to submit our project
    documents for review and for other academic purposes. Now we
    have Open Office which is as good as MS office and has some
    feature Microsoft Office lacks like PDF support,
    compatibility with older versions of Microsoft Office, HTML
    editor, a vector drawing application .... It gives you
    everything starting from word processor, presentation
    software to PDF generator [Fully compatible with Microsoft
    Office -- So already existing data in those formats can be
    used]. Don't you think it's the right time to save money of
    a poor student ?

      The above are just examples. There are many such software
    programs from which the students can benefit. We hope the
    university understands the urgency and the need. We would be
    happy to give you any information/help if university needs.
    Here by we urge the university to make an effort in this
    direction.

      Thank you,
      Please sign this petition at:
      http://bangalore.gnu.org.in/?VTU-FLOSS_Campaign

    :: Taken from Little League, posted by Frederick N (FN) ::

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    Some interesting links... freshmeat.net
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    http://freshmeat.net/releases/190257/
    DRBL 1.3.7-2 (Testing)
    by Steven - Fri, Mar 11th 2005 03:13 PDT

    About: Diskless Remote Boot in Linux (DRBL) provides a
    diskless or systemless environment for client machines. It
    works on Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, and Fedora. Unlike LTSP,
    it uses distributed hardware resources and makes it possible
    for clients to fully access local hardware. It also includes
    Clonezilla, a partitioning and disk cloning utility similar
    to Symantec Ghost.

    Changes: This version supports Fedora Core 3 x86_64. Instead
    of apt, yum or urpmi are now the default maintaining and
    updating program for Fedora Core 3 or Mandrake Linux 10.1,
    respectively.

    XXX

    http://freshmeat.net/releases/190256/
    Time Sheets 1.08
    by web-tool - Fri, Mar 11th 2005 03:04 PDT

    About: Time Sheets is an online employee time sheet and
    attendance management program. The time *** administrator
    can setup time periods, and employees can login and enter
    their work times online. All timesheets can be exported to
    Excel for convenient printing and analysis. It is especially
    valuable for a sales team or other employees that are on the
    road or work in remote locations.

    Changes: This release fixes some HTML format problems in the
    main template and corrects some spelling errors.

    XXX

    http://freshmeat.net/releases/190247/
    yawiki 1.0RC3
    by mecky - Fri, Mar 11th 2005 02:54 PDT

    About: yawiki is a wiki system strives to be a perfect place
    for working together and sharing information. The syntax for
    the wiki system is really simple to learn. Getting started
    with a wiki system is easy. It features versioning of every
    page, and the history can be viewed to restore old versions.
    A page can be restricted so that it can only be edited by
    users.
    Every user can add pages to a personal list of bookmarks.
    Different themes are supported. A search engine (Jakarta
    Lucene) is integrated.

    Changes: This is mainly a bugfix release. It also now
    supports different themes. Each user can select an
    individual theme in the user settings. The old theme has
    been enhanced a bit and a new one is included as well. This
    version now also supports a pluggable way to support
    different render engines. The documentation describes how to
    use a different renderer.

    XXX

    http://freshmeat.net/releases/190233/
    Shell Script to Clone Linux System 20050311
    by Swergar Tsang - Thu, Mar 10th 2005 21:46 PDT

    About: Clone Linux System is a script that uses standard
    Linux programs like dump, restore, stat, and parted to clone
    and restore a Linux system. It supports ext2 and ext3
    filesystems. RAID support is experimental. Changes: The full path of
    grub-install/lilo is now used in
    restore.sh. All partitions detected by parted are now
    removed in partition.sh. RAID and non-RAID system dumps are
    now implemented in different scripts. A bug where /tmp was
    used to perform a restore by default despite it not always
    having enough space was fixed. A problem with detecting
    inodes incorrectly was corrected and minor bugfixes were
    made.

    Taken From:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/little_league/

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    Quick Links to Gnu/Linux Groups
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    1. Linux User Groups, Mangalore
        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-mangalore/

    2. Linux Gurus, Bhopal
        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux_gurus/

    3. GNU/Linux Users Group, Hubli
        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxhubli

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        http://groups-beta.google.com/group/floss

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