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LPI-News for June, 2002
The June, 2002 edition of the LPI News is out with the latest news from the Linux Professional Institute.The LSB rolls out everything with v1.2
The Linux Standards Base has reached version 1.2. "The Free Standards Group (FSG) board of directors approved the Linux Standard Base (LSB) workgroup's gLSB, archLSB-IA32, and archLSB-PPC32 written ABI specifications."
Free Software Distribution Project
Jon Allen has sent us an announcement for his new Free Software Distribution Project, which aims to distribute Linux and BSD software to the masses. Click below for more information.Linux Gazette #80 available
The July, 2002 edition of the Linux Gazette is out with lots of Linux tips and tricks.YAPC Movie Available (use Perl)
Use Perl mentions the release of a movie that was made at this year's YAPC. "Part Homer's Odyssey, part Homer Simpson, it documents a young Python programmer's attempt to get advice from twelve Perl gurus. The movie (in QuickTime, Windows Media, and RealMedia formats), script, cast, and more are all online."
Upcoming Events
Debconf 2 - July 5-7, 2002, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The 2nd Annual Debian Conference begins on Friday, July 5, 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Click below for more information.PC Expo WrapUp (Linux Journal)
Linux Journal covers the PC Expo in New York. "Open source, although not hyped, was everywhere. A fax server by Morgan Hill, California-based Castelle, basically a black box that acted as a multiuser hub for outgoing and incoming messages, runs Linux. Although the screenshots in the company brochure portray a world full of Windows, Tux is running the show."
LinuxTag 2002 report (Mstation)
Frank Neumann summarizes his experience at LinuxTag 2002, with an emphasis on Linux audio developments.Crystal Space Contest Reminder
Crystal Space will be holding a game contest with cash prizes, the deadline is August 1, 2002. Click below for more information.Events: July 4 - August 29, 2002
| July 4 - 7, 2002 | UKUUG Linux Developers' Conference | (University of Bristol)Bristol, UK |
| July 5 - 7, 2002 | Debconf 2 | (York University)Toronto, Ontario |
| July 11 - 14, 2002 | Uniforum NZ 2002 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| July 18 - 20, 2002 | Boston GNOME Summit | Boston, Mass. |
| July 20, 2002 | Fourth Australian Open Source Symposium(AOSS4) | (UNSW, Sydney)Sydney, Australia |
| July 22 - 26, 2002 | O'Reilly Open Source Convention | (Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina)San Diego, California |
| July 23, 2002 August 27, 2002 | Seattle Ruby Brigade Meeting | Seattle, Washington |
| August 1 - 2, 2002 | 3rd annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference(BOSC 2002) | Edmonton, Canada |
| August 2 - 4, 2002 | Defcon | (Alexis Park Hotel and Resort)Las Vegas, Nevada |
| August 5 - 9, 2002 | 11th USENIX Security Symposium | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| August 6 - 9, 2002 | CERT Conference 2002 | Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
| August 12 - 15, 2002 | Linux World Conference & Expo | (Moscone Center)San Francisco, California |
Web sites
LinuxDailyNews launches
A new Linux news site, LinuxDailyNews, has announced its existence. It is a combined operation by the folks at Open For Business, DesktopLinux,com, LinuxDevices.com, Linux and Main, and KernelTrap.KDEnews.UNIXcode.org Launched!
KDE.News has an announcement for a new KDE information and discussion hub known as KDEnews.Version 1.0.1 of Loads of Linux Links
Barbara Irwin has sent us a notification for the next version of LoLL. Loads of Linux Links is a GPLed meta web site of searchable Linux links. Check it out for all of your documentation needs.Linuxquestions.org reaches the 2 year mark
The linuxquestions.org site is celebrating its second birthday, it has had 108,544 posts and 13,452 members.
Software announcements
This week's software announcements
Here are the software announcements, courtesy of Freshmeat.net. They are available in two formats:
- Sorted by section,
- Sorted by license.
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