Linux Journal Issue #52/August 1998

Features

Getting Help With Linux by Michael Stutz

So you've heard a lot about the power of Linux and you're eager to try it out for yourself. But where do you start?

Migrating to Linux, Part 1 by Norman M. Jacobowitz

Linux--not just for hackers anymore...

Betting on Darwin by Doc Searls

Doc Searls interviews Marc Andreessen and Tom Paquin on Netscape's Open Source Strategy.

Selecting a Linux Distribution by Phil Hughes

Linux Distributions Table

Having trouble deciding which distribution to go for? Here's help.

News & Articles

Encapsulating IP Using SCSI by Ben Elliston

Mr. Elliston is working on a protocol for using SCSI devices to network Linux clusters in order to transfer data at high speeds.

A First Look at KDE Programming by David Sweet

Mr. Sweet teaches us how to write an application for the KDE desktop--for the experienced GUI programmer.

Linux Stampede by David Haraburda

This article tells us a bit about the new kid on the block--Stampede Linux.

Muscle Flexes Smart Cards into Linux by David Corcoran

The newest kind of card for your pocketbook offers better security for the information it holds.

XSuSE--Adding More to the XFree86 Offerings by Dirk H. Hohndel

In mid 1997, S.u.S.E. Started to release a small family of Xservers, called XSuSE, that are based on XFree86 and are freely available in binary form. This paper explains who is involved in doing this, why we are doing it, what exactly we are doing and what will happen next.

UniForum '98 Report by Phil Hughes

LJ's publisher flies to the east coast for the annual UniForum conference and spends more time at Linux track sessions than on the beach.

Linux Expo a Smashing Success! by Norman M. Jacobowitz and Eric S. Raymond

Read all about it...

Reviews

Evergreen 486 to 586 Upgrade Processor by John Little

The No B.S. Guide to Linux by Zach Beane

UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1, Second Edition by David Bausum

Metamorphosis: A Programmer Looks at the Software Crisis by Harvey Friedman

WWWsmith

Creating Web Plots on Demand by Mark Pruett

Mr. Pruett tells us how his company creates on-the-fly plots of database information for web display.

At the Forge: Speeding Up Database Access With mod_perl by Reuven M. Lerner

Continuing the discussion of mod_perl, Mr. Lerner tells us about the DBI specification and the Apache::DBI module.

Columns

Letters to the Editor

From the Editor

Open Source Software Model by Russell Nelson
Mr. Nelson gives his opinions on how a business can subscribe to the Open Source philosophy and still make money.

Stop the Presses

Sun Joins Linux International by Marjorie Richardson

Linux Apprentice

Linux Directory Trees by Matus Telgarsky
A quick tour of the various directories in Linux and the files contained in each.

Take Command

Implementing a deltree Command in Linux by Graydon L. Ekdahl, Ph.D.
Removing a software package is made easy by using Dr. Ekdahl's deltree command.

Linux Means Business

Linux at the USPS by John Taves

New Products

System Administration

Linux as a Backup E-mail Server by John Blair
Implementing a fall-back e-mail server is easy to do by setting the proper entries in the DNS server and running sendmail on a Debian Linux system.

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