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• 20.10.03: Tutorial: Intro to vi
Руководство для быстрого изучения VIM и его расширений. [Linux.box.sk]
• 21.10.03: Getting to know GRUB
Про установку и использование загрузчика GRUB (Grand Unified Boot Loader). Grub обгоняет Lilo по возможностям, удобству использования, надёжности и гибкости... [Linux.box.sk]
• 22.10.03: An Easy Way to Avoid Spam
Cezary M. Kruk, редактор польского журнала Chip Special Linux, делится своим Perl-скриптом для фильтрации спама. [LinuxJournal]
• 25.10.03: The Ultimate Linux FAQ
Цель этого FAQ - опровергнуть некоторые мифы о Linux. Рассчитано на широкую аудиторию - Linux-новички, Windows-пользователи, и т.д. [Linux.com]
Супер!!! 30 вопросов, ~21 Kb чистого текста. Скоро на LB появится мой перевод этого документа - это точно :)).
• 26.10.03: Learn how to use Linux laptop for wireless
Настройка беспроводной сетевой карты под Linux (на лаптопе). Для примера взят дистрибутив Gentoo.
[Desktoplinux.com]
• 27.10.03: Branding Mozilla: Towards Mozilla 2.0
Интересная статья о рекомендации бренда и визуальной идентификации Mozilla, написанная Стивеном Гаррити, который также разрабатывает скин для Mozilla с нативным видом для виндовса. [linuxtalk@yahoogroups.com]
• 28.10.03: System recovery with Knoppix
В статье приведен пример сеанса по восстановлению переставшей загружаться Linux-системы при помощи CD диска с Knoppix. [Opennet.ru]
• 28.10.03: GKrellM: Geek Eye-candy, Monitors, and More
'Набор средств для мониторинга быстродействия системы' от Bill Wilson'а (более известный под названием GKrellM) стал таким популярным, что многие используют его не по назначению, а просто как украшение рабочего стола... [Newsforge]
• 28.10.03: JOE PRANEVICH: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF LINUX 2.6 (DRAFT 2)
Второй по счёту черновой вариант статьи 'Wonderful World
of Linux 2.6', который основан на недавно вышедшем ядре 2.6.0-test9. [Linuxtoday]
• 30.10.03: Post-Halloween v0.46
Ещё один документ про новшества ядра 2.6. [LWN.net]
• 31.10.03: NEWSFORGE: TRAINING ANNOYANCE FILTER TO COMBAT SPAM
• 31.10.03: NEWSFORGE: INTEGRATING ANNOYANCE FILTER AND KMAIL
Установка и настройка Annoyance Filter + интеграция с почтовым клиентом. [Linuxtoday]
• 31.10.03: NEWSFORGE: K3B: BETTER THAN ADVERTISED
Раньше у меня были проблемы с записью Audio CD. Я попробовал
K3B... [Linuxtoday]
• 31.10.03: CLI for noobies: files
• 31.10.03: CLI for noobies: man for hier
Вторая и третья статья из серии "Командная строка для новичков". Расположение файлов в Linux + поиск файлов с помощью find и locate. [Newsforge]
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• 22.10.03: TUX REPORTS: LIBRANET TO ARK LINUX: AN EXPERIMENT IN MIGRATING
FROM ONE DISTRIBUTION TO ANOTHER
Переход с одного дистрибутива на другой. [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: LINUX UNIVERSE: SLACKWARE 9.1: REBUILDING THE KERNEL
Пересборка ядра в Slackware
9.1. [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: OSNEWS: FEDORA CORE TEST 3 REVIEW
Самый первый обзор Fedora!!! "Fedora не слишком отличается от RedHat Linux. Первое впечатление - очень быстрая и стабильная система. Самое большое различие, которое заметят пользователи - новая версия графического интерфейса BlueCurve и новая графическая загрузка..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 STORMS THE ENTERPRISE
Рассказ о новом наимощнейшем средстве для крупных предприятий от RH - Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3. [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: OSNEWS: REVIEW: MANDRAKE LINUX 9.2
Обзор нового Mandrake. [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: SCREAMING-PENGUIN: SHOULD I SWITCH FROM RED HAT TO DEBIAN?
Now in support of them Red Hat has stated that they will have
a new free version and will support each new free version for
a period of one year. While that is something, it isn't good
enough for me. [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03:
MAD PENGUIN: VECTORLINUX 4 AGAINST ALL ODDS
Обзор VectorLinux 4.0. [Linuxtoday]
• 29.10.03: Опыт установки SuSE Linux 9.0 на Dell Inspiron 8600
Товарищ делится своим опытом установки SuSE 9.0 на notebook от Dell. Познавательно для всех, кто хочет знать, какое железо брать не стоит ;).
[LOR]
• 31.10.03: Devil Linux 1.0: some questions to Heiko Zuerker
Интервью с Heiko Zuerker, лидером проекта Devil Linux. [Newsforge]
• 31.10.03: Is There a Place for Debian in the Enterprise?
Если заменить RedHat на полностью свободный Debian, можно ещё больше сэкономить... [Newsforge]
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• 20.10.03: COMPUTERWORLD: Q&A: CITRIX CEO MARK TEMPLETON ON LINUX, LICENSING
"In an interview with Computerworld today, Templeton discussed
a range of topics, including the company's bond with Microsoft
Corp. and ongoing user concerns about Citrix's complex licensing
schemes..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: NEWSFORGE: INTERVIEW: JON 'MADDOG' HALL
"Do you often get asked about Microsoft's many 'sponsored' TCO
studies that show Windows is a more cost-effective server OS...?" [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: TECHNEWSWORLD: ENTERPRISE LINUX SERVER DISTRIBUTIONS
Четыре вопроса для Red Hat и
SuSE. [Linuxtoday]
• 30.10.03: Interview: Brian Hatch
Автор "Hacking Linux Exposed" - о безопасности софта. [LWN.net]
• 31.10.03: Analyst advises CIOs on fence about SCO and Linux
1) Предприятия не должны платить лицензионные взносы SCO. 2) В процессе принятия решения должны обязательно участвовать юридические консультанты. [Newsforge]
• 31.10.03: FSF General Counsel Eben Moglen on Cisco and SCO
Интервью с Eben Moglen, генеральным консулом Free Software Foundation. Про Cisco и про SCO. [LWN.net]
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• 20.10.03: ZDNET: RIDING THE OPEN STANDARDS WAVE TO LOWER COSTS
Открытые стандатры имеют очень важное значение для IT-индустрии - такое же, как создание персонального компьютера или появление Интернета... [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: NETWORKWORLDFUSION: WHAT USERS WANT FROM LINUX
На сайте NWFusion, после анализа мнений различных групп пользователей Linux, опубликован top10 список наиболее важных тем, к реализации которых следует стремиться в первую очередь: улучшенное управление системой, безопасность, поддержка драйверов, а так же более тесное взаимодействие между производителями различных дистрибутивов. [Opennet.ru]
• 22.10.03: 'Free' or 'Open Source' - Which Kind of Software Do We Need Most?
"Если проект распространяется под лицензией GPL, то это ещё не значит, что он - "open source"...". Различия между двумя основными терминами. [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: NEWSFORGE: DEFICIENCIES IN RESOLVING DEPENDENCIES LIMIT LINUX'S
APPEAL
Обработка зависимостей - это огромное препятствие, которое нужно преодолеть Linux'у для более широкого распространения... [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: TECHNEWSWORLD: PROS, PRIESTS AND ZEALOTS: THE THREE FACES
OF LINUX
"I have a hard time seeing the Linux Zealots as any different
from terrorists because of the nature of their threats. I expect
one of them--or perhaps a group of them--will go too far at some
point and do significant damage to the open-source movement..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: THE INQUIRER: GARTNER CLAIMS THERE ARE EIGHT LINUX DESKTOP MYTHS
Шесть мифов о десктопном Linux'е. [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: OPEN ASIA: OPEN SOURCE IN THE TAJIKISTAN, TAIWAN, AND THAILAND
"We continue our country-by-country survey of the availability
of open source software across Asian countries with a look at
developments in Tajikistan, Taiwan, and Thailand..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: LINUXWORLD: THE 'REAL WORLD' IS EMBRACING OPEN SOURCE MORE
"Traditionally dominated in the past by OEM vendors hawking
off-shore CD-R drives and line printers for resale, COMDEX this
year has shifted toward more of a software focus, including
Open Source, says LinuxWorld senior editor James Turner wearing
a different hat as a conference track chair..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03:
FORBES: FOLLOW-UP TO LINUX'S HIT MEN
Daniel Lyons responds to the "flood of reader e-mail" with a
brief reply. [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: ONLAMP: OPEN SOURCE: THE WHOLE PRODUCT
"In this article, we'll look at the different types of technology
adopters, how they have responded to open source products,
and how Pragmatists can find comfort in using open source..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: LINUXWORLD: THE CORNUCOPIA OF THE COMMONS
"Open source software (OSS) development and use, as described
by the General Public License (GPL) and other similar licenses,
creates tremendous gains in the quality and volume of software
development and use, says Paul Nowak--in a refutation of Garret
Hardin's seminal 1968 Science Magazine paper, 'The Tragedy of
the Commons...'" [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: ENTERPRISE UNIX ROUNDUP: SOLARIS X86 RESURGENT, SUN'S SIDE OF
THE STORY
"Several weeks ago, we cocked a collective eyebrow at Sun. When
executive VP Jonathan Schwartz said 'we do not believe that
Linux plays a role on the server. Period,' we didn't have much
of a choice..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: LINUX WORLD: CAN OPEN SOURCE TRULY SAVE THE WORLD?
"The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), convened
by the United Nations at the urging of the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU), intends to address the global
economic, societal, and political changes being wrought as
our information-based society replaces the old industrial
one. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), was to play a major
role in WSIS's plans for closing these information gaps. Until
recently..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: INFORMATIONWEEK: ABOUT LINUX: AN OPEN LETTER TO MICROSOFT
"Your new threat is embodied within Linux and open systems,
yet those technologies themselves aren't the gravest danger to
your future. That gravest danger is you yourself..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: COMPUTERWORLD: MYSQL BREAKS INTO THE DATA CENTER
"Once dismissed as inadequate for high transaction volumes,
the open-source database's improved performance and low cost
are winning new converts -- and shaking up the status quo in the
database world..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: OSNEWS: SUN SOLARIS VS LINUX: THE X86 SMACK-DOWN
"Sun's new story is that Solaris x86 is a better, safer, and
more stable alternative to Linux. Sun has even gone so far as
to offer a a couple of top-of-the-line Intel-based x86 systems
in single and dual processor configurations..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03:
VNUNET: RETURNING AN OPEN VERDICT
"Does the decision of a bunch of Bavarian civil servants tell
us anything about the appetite for open source software in
the wider world, and does it have any pointers for what your
customers are thinking...?" [Linuxtoday]
• 24.10.03: Enterprise Linux Today: PC World: Is the Age of Desktop Linux Approaching?
Enterprise Linux Forum: "Inroads cited, but don't expect Linux to slay the giant soon,
advocates say..."
[Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: I, CRINGELY: HOW MICROSOFT'S MISUNDERSTANDING OF OPEN SOURCE
HURTS US ALL
"And thanks to those remarks and the blinding realization
they caused for me, I finally understand exactly why Microsoft
doesn't understand Open Source..." [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: TEKNOLOGI-RÅDET: POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR PUBLIC SAVINGS IN
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
"The report shows that there are potential for major savings for
the public administration in the use of open source software. The
report has now been translated for download..." [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: CNET NEWS: IBM SHOULD INDEMNIFY OPEN-SOURCE CUSTOMERS
"IBM is giving its customers the blues by asking them to assume
financial and legal risk with its open-source software--that's
after those same customers have already shelled out hundreds
of thousands of dollars for the code..." [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: SERVERWATCH: ENTERPRISE UNIX ROUNDUP: A RED HAT RETROSPECTIVE
"What's the most interesting about Red Hat's news this week is
how with the release of its Enterprise Linux 3 product--and
recent changes in approach--Red Hat is looking like a 21st
century Linux company more than it ever has..." [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: SEARCHENTERPRISELINUX: HIGHWAY PATROL GIVES LINUX A GREEN LIGHT
"As Microsoft's support for Windows NT Server 4.0 grinds to
a halt, many enterprises will be tackling challenging server
upgrades..." [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: COMPUTERWORLD: LINUX: NOT ALWAYS THE BEST IT ANSWER?
"Illuminata President Jonathan Eunice urged an open-minded
approach to open-source..." [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: NEWSFACTOR: SHOULD UNITEDLINUX BOOT SCO?
"In short, can an organization that promotes Linux be relevant
when one of its members has instigated a legal battle that
could hinder Linux adoption...?" [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: Linux Is the Enterprise Operating System
"And don't mistake me: These are not executives and techs who
are merely putting Linux on the edge of their enterprise as
Web servers... No, these are people deploying Linux at the
heart of their agencies or companies..." [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03:
ZDNET AUSTRALIA: SPECIAL REPORT: THE BIRTH OF SAMBA
"In this ZDNet Australia special report, the creator of the open
source file-sharing software Samba, Andrew Tridgell, explains
how he came to write the software that has earned him Bulletin
magazine's Smartest 100 award in the ICT sector for 2003..." [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: INFOWORLD: OPEN SOURCE CITIZENSHIP
Is all take and no give the dirty little secret of the open
source movement? [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: ASIA COMPUTER WEEKLY: LINUX FINDS MORE HOMES AMONG ENTERPRISES
"Linux cannot hold a candle to Microsoft in the fight for
OS space yet, but it is gaining popularity among enterprises
because of its low cost and support from governments. [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: NEWSFORGE: OPEN ASIA: OPEN SOURCE IN THE UAE AND VIETNAM
"We conclude our country-by-country survey of the availability
of open source software across Asian countries with a look at
the state of open source software in the United Arab Emirates
and Vietnam..." [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: ASIA COMPUTER WEEKLY: TAIWAN TO PLUG OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE
"To increase its autonomy over software products and reduce
costs, Taiwan will pour US$3.4 million into the promotion of
open-source software development this year and the next. Working with twenty local companies, the government is helping subsidize development of Linux. The goal? The government aims to have 30% of servers and 5% of personal computers operating on open-source software by 2007. [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: INFOWORLD: THE ULTIMATE FRONTIER FOR FILE SHARING
"It's pop quiz time. Is Panasas a Greek island; a storage vendor;
or an Australian airline...?" [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: NEWSFORGE: IF I COULD RE-WRITE LINUX
Если бы сейчас пришлось переписать Linux заново - каким он будет после этого? [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: SEARCHENTERPRISELINUX: LINUX A FARE DEAL FOR ONLINE TRAVEL AGENT
"Linux is now a power behind the screen for millions of people
making airline reservations on the Web, be it through online
agents, major carriers or travel agencies..." [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: LINUXINSIDER: LINUX AND THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
"'If an operating system does not easily allow other devices
to connect or third-party software to be written for a device,
it will lose,' said Lloyd Switzer, director of consultancy
Stratego. 'And the more open a device becomes, the more
Linux-like it becomes, so why not just use Linux...?'" [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: COMPUTERWORLD NZ: SUN RISING ON THE DESKTOP
"The struggle for the corporate desktop will enter a new phase
in December when Sun?s forthcoming Linux desktop is released
in New Zealand..." [Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03:
IT MANAGER'S JOURNAL: ENTERPRISE LINUX FORUM: SMALL BUT
IMPORTANT EVENT
"But smaller conferences, such as last week's Enterprise Linux
Forum [ELF], are just as important in their own way and may even
be more effective venues for Linux advocacy than the giants..." [Linuxtoday]
• 31.10.03: COMPUTERWORLD: Q&A: U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND'S CIO CALLS UNIX
'THE BETAMAX OF SOFTWARE'
"But Maj. Gen. Dale Meyerrose said Linux is likely to endure..." [Linuxtoday]
• 31.10.03: YAHOO!: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY PREDICTS 185 PERCENT RETURN ON
INVESTMENT WITH ORACLE AND LINUX
"Vanderbilt University has migrated its critical business
operations to Oracle software and expects to achieve a 185
percent return on its investment running Oracle on Linux..." [Linuxtoday]
• 31.10.03: ZDNET AUSTRALIA: MICROSOFT: AN OPEN-SOURCE CHAMPION?
"In 1998, high-riding computer maker Digital Equipment met its
demise after being acquired by Compaq Computer..." [Linuxtoday]
• 31.10.03: ITWEB: LINUX IDEAL FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, SAYS IBM
"With [South Africa] part of the developing world, Voaden says
Linux is suited to local conditions..." [Linuxtoday]
• 31.10.03: LINUXHARDWARE.ORG: A TALE OF TWO MOBILE OPTIONS
"Then you add us Linux users to the mix and the argument takes
on a whole new direction. While we?re just as interested in
reliability and features, we?re really much more interested in
performance and compatibility with our beloved OS..." [Linuxtoday]
• 31.10.03: WinFS Vs GNOME Storage? Can you Say OS/400?
В последнее время было много дискуссий о создании файловых систем на основе базы данных - по слухам, в Microsoft Longhorn будет именно такая FS... [Newsforge]
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• 20.10.03: Linux Is Sometimes a Pleasant Surprise
Sometimes companies aren't actively seeking Linux for the solution to their problems; sometimes Linux just happens to be the best solution for their needs. One NY-based sporting goods chain found itself in this position recently, and they are so far pretty impressed with the benefits of the unsought platform. [Linuxplanet]
• 20.10.03: NEWSFORGE: ENVIRONMENT CANADA USES LINUX TO TRACK HURRICANES, PREDICT, AND ANALYSE WEATHER
"A few days later, I was on the phone with Ross Ashbourne,
Manager of Informatics at Environment Canada in Dartmouth, Nova
Scotia. Yes, he told me, not only does the Hurricane Centre
use Linux, but all Canadian weather centres use Linux..." [Linuxtoday]
• 20.10.03: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD: MP TANZCOS ALMOST A GEEK
"Tanzcos says Mandrake is good to use, even if it does mimic
the look of Microsoft's Windows, and would like the Government
to ditch its use of Microsoft systems and move to Linux..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: WORLDNETDAILY: BREAKING UP WITH BILL
"...I've obediently upgraded Windows in step with the masses,
from 3.11 to 95, 98 and finally, 2000. But no more..." [Linuxtoday]
• 26.10.03: The EU Open Source Migration Guidelines
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• 29.10.03: Government Linux deployments bolster business case for "switch"
AP reports that governments who move to Linux from Microsoft offer compelling testimony to big corporate customers that large enterpises can successfully run open source software. According to Ted Schadler, principal analyst at Forrester Research, companies are now realizing that "if huge public bureaucracies can adopt platforms like Linux, so ...
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• 31.10.03: Midsize German firms say ja to Linux
"Let me be very frank -- German midsize companies don't care much about IT today because they're being forced more than ever to focus on their core business. They have two primary criteria: IT must perform, and, above all, it shouldn't cost much. That's why open-source software is high on just about everyone's agenda." [Varlinux.org]
• 1.11.03: Doctor's Prescription calls for Desktop Linux
"The Desktop Linux Consortium's conference will be hosted at Boston University's Corporate Education Center on November 10 and new program information is now available. Highlighted at the event is a presentation by Dr. Martin Echt, CEO and Cardiologist of Cardiology Associates (CCA) that demonstrates the business case for switching to Linux thin clients in his Albany-NY based cardiology practice". [Linuxtoday]
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• 23.10.03: Building an LDAP Server on Linux, Part 2
LDAP предоставляет возможности централизованного управления доступом, аутентификацией и авторизацией - другими словами, упрощает жизнь сисадмина. Во второй части описывается установка и запуск LDAP-сервера.
[Linuxtoday]
• 28.10.03: Samba 3.0 Does Windows Even Better
The latest version of Samba, the free software that provides systems running Linux and Unix with Windows-compatible file and print services, now works more closely than ever with Windows. Samba 3.0, which became available last month, enables machines to join an Active Directory domain as a native member and to authenticate users with LDAP and Kerberos. [Varlinux.org]
• 28.10.03: Linux a fare deal for online travel agent
MySQL also excelled in ease of deployment, stability and cost. "It was the fastest to get working, taking us two or three days to port our whole code base to it and get going. It never crashed," Walker said. "Then, of course, MySQL saved us million of dollars" over competing high-profile commercial databases. [Varlinux.org]
• 28.10.03: A Comparison of Snort Books
How do Rehman and Koziol's new Snort books stack up to each other?
[LinuxJournal]
• 29.10.03: CrossOver Office Server Edition
When users need to
use Microsoft Office software and file formats but don't want to open
their systems to Windows exploits and pitfalls, CrossOver Office
offers another option.
[LinuxJournal]
• 30.10.03: Lutel's Firewall
Lutel's Firewall Script is a Linux IPtables shell script written in bash for use as a firewall and NAT/masquerade router for home networks or multiple subnets applications. It shares access to a internet connection from multiple workstations. It makes use of . . . [LinuxSecurity.com]
• 31.10.03: Linux Security: Tips from the Experts
"Is Linux more secure than Windows, or vice versa? Fueled by
conflicting industry reports, this controversy keeps raging. To
arrive at a well-informed opinion on the subject, you need to
know as much as you can about what kinds of security measures
are actually available for Linux. Moreover, if you're administering Linux already, some implementation tips from Linux security pros can undoubtedly come in handy." [Linuxtoday]
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• 20.10.03:
DEVELOPERWORKS: SMASHING PERFORMANCE WITH OPROFILE
"This article looks at OProfile, a profiling tool for Linux
that will be included in the upcoming stable kernel..." [Linuxtoday]
• 20.10.03: DEVX: PERL + R: OPEN SOURCE PROGRAMS SIMPLIFY DATA MANIPULATION
"Extracting data from huge data stores for real-time reporting
and analysis can be frustrating, especially if your data
processes rely on bulky, expensive apps designed for a
large-scale enterprise. Perl and R are two open source
technologies that can be used to simplify everyday data
extraction needs, cheaply and easily..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: WINDOWSFORDEVICES: PORTING GCC AND BINUTILS TO WINDOWS CE
"Earlier this year, Vitaliy Pronkin, a young Russian programmer,
launched a project to port the open source GCC C/C++ compiler
and supporting tools (library, manager, linker, etc.) to Windows
CE and the Pocket PC platform..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: The Art of Rewriting Old Games
Geoff Draper explains how he transformed the old 8-bit game Nellan Is Thirsty into the new GUI-driven Thirsty Nellan for the next generation of gamers. [LinuxJournal]
• 22.10.03: DEVELOPERWORKS: STORE OBJECTS USING THE PREFERENCES API
"The Preferences API--a lightweight, cross-platform persistence
API introduced in JDK 1.4--is designed to store small amounts
of data (string, simple byte arrays, and so on.) and was not
intended to be an interface to a traditional database..." [Linuxtoday]
• 22.10.03: Debugging with strace
Sometimes when an application encounters an error, you are none the wiser. This is where debugging tools come in. One tool I cannot live without is called strace which is a system call tracer. You can trace calls made by a program that is already running (bind strace to an existing PID) or you can tell strace to start a process to examine. [Linux.com]
• 28.10.03: Cultured Perl: Inversion lists with Perl
"Inversion lists are an essential part of any Perl programmer's
toolkit, especially for those who deal with ranges and
Unicode. In this article, Ted explains inversion lists,
illustrated by a Perl implementation that he wrote and put on
the CPAN network, and shows how inversion lists can be used to
compress normal data in addition to bit strings..." [Linuxtoday]
• 29.10.03: PHP Performance Profiling
Jonathan Oxer shows you how to use the Advanced PHP Debugger to help figure out where the bottlenecks are on your Web application server.
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• 29.10.03: Programming Linux sockets, Part 1
This introductory-level tutorial shows how to begin programming with sockets. Focusing on C and Python, it guides you through the creation of an echo server and client, which connect over TCP/IP. Fundamental network, layer, and protocol concepts are described, and sample source code abounds. [Varlinux.org]
• 29.10.03: Cross-Platform Software Development Using CMake
Build your project on every system without knowing all the magic of creating executables and shared libraries.
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