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diff --git a/linux-news-7 b/linux-news-7 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0843286 --- /dev/null +++ b/linux-news-7 @@ -0,0 +1,200 @@ +From: Lars.Wirzenius@helsinki.fi (Lars Wirzenius) +Subject: Linux News #7 (November 22 - 28, 1992) + + + L i n u x N e w s + + A summary of the goings-on of the Linux community + + Issue #6, November 22 through 28, 1992 + + + + + + + +**** Highlights in this issue + +- linux-man and linux-serial are gone +- Rik Faith made new utilities binaries +- XConquer 5.5 +- Ingres +- dvi2pcl +- shadow login suite +- new FAQ +- Linux CD-ROM +- DikuMud +- Joe 1.0.7 +- SLS update +- ACM, a flight simulator +- Seyon 1.3 +- mbase 5.0 +- no new kernels + + +**** Editorial + +Um.., the mind is empty and I'm tired. I guess there won't be an +editorial tonight. + + +**** Legalese + +Linux News can be copied, re-published, printed, hung on walls, used +as toilet paper, and used in any other way you wish. If you +distribute LN outside comp.os.linux and the LINUXNEWS channel, please +tell me: the more people I know are reading LN, the more eager I am to +put energy into it. + +In fact, if you read Linux News, and think that it is a Good Thing, +and you want to make me happier, send me a post card to the following +address: + + Lars Wirzenius + Ohratie 16 C 198 + SF-01370 VANTAA + Finland + +(Letter bombs, as long as they are marked as such, can go to the same +address. :-) + +I take no responsibility whatsoever for any information in Linux News, +or any problems due lack of information. If you get killed due to +Linux News, mail me, and I'll feel sorry for you, but that's just +about all I can do. + + +**** Notices + +Linux News is only a summary, if you want more information about a +given subject, please see the source that is referenced at the end of +each note (for Usenet articles, the reference is the Message-ID of the +article). I try to include all the relevant information, including +ftp sites and filenames, as given in the announcements (I probably +won't have the time or energy to check filenames, or to find pointers +to other ftp sites). If possible, I will try to indicate directories +with a trailing /, e.g. ``pub/linux/SLS/''. + +I won't include announcements on mailing lists or testing releases, +only things that are meant to be used generally (I admit that the line +can be somewhat difficult to draw, since the whole system is +pre-release). There will be exceptions. + + +**** News section + + +November 20. Michael K. Johnson annouced the demise of the linux-man +and linux-serial mailing lists at stolaf.edu. They have been +superseded by the DOC and SERIAL channels on the +linux-activists@niksula.hut.fi mailing list (send an empty mail to +linux-activists-request@niksula.hut.fi to get a help text). + (Source: <1992Nov20.021027.15187@news.stolaf.edu>) + + +November 23. Rik Faith announced a set of binaries of a number of +utilities. Included are bison 1.19, gawk 2.14, GNU fileutils 1.34, +groff 1.06, make 3.62, GNU's version of patch 2.0.12u8, GNU shellutils +1.8, GNU tar 1.11.1, GNU textutils 1.3, and assorted utilities from +BSD. + Man pages and info documents have been included when available in +the original packages. The programs have been compiled with gcc +2.2.2d and the 4.1 jump libraries. + The files should be in a form suitable for the SLS sysinstall +program and can also be installed by hand. + FTP: ftp.cs.unc.edu:/pub/faith/linux/utils/, tsx-11.mit.edu, +sunsite.unc.edu. Too many files to mention. + (Source: <17828@borg.cs.unc.edu>) + + +November 23. Andrew J. Cosgriff announced his upload of XConquer 5.5 +binaries (presumably some kind of game). It needs the latest XFree +(libX11.so.2.1) and jumptables 4.1. + FTP: sunsite.unc.edu, tsx-11.mit.edu; source from +export.lcs.mit.edu: xconq5.5.tar.Z + (Source: <ins217t.722563113@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au>) + + +November 24. Zeyd M. Ben-Halim announced a new version of his port to +Linux of Ingres, the relational database manager. Sources only, no +binaries. + FTP: ingres03.lzh (you need lha to unpack this, and byacc to +compile it). + (Source: <1992Nov24.104348.22837@netcom.com>) + + +November 23. Thomas Dunbar announced dvi2pcl, a TeX dvi file +converter for HP PaintJet XL printers. May also work with a DeskJet. + FTP: tsx-11.mit.edu: /pub/linux/packages/TeX/dvi2pcl-bin.tz. + (Source: <9894@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>) + + +November 24. Ed Carp announced a port of John Haugh's shadow login +password suite (version 3.2.2) for Linux. + FTP: tsx-11.mit.edu:/incoming/shadow-3.2.2-linux.tar.Z (full +source), shadow-3.2.2-diffs.Z (patches against base distribution). + (Source: <1992Nov24.072848.2113@unislc.uucp>) + + +November 24. Marc-Michel Corsini uploaded and posted the newest FAQ. + FTP: tsx-11.mit.edu: pub/linux/doc/FAQ. + + +November 24. Monty H. Brekke announced his upload of xv 2.21 +binaries. Xv is a program for viewing pictures; it supports several +image type. + FTP: tsx-11.mit.edu: xv2.21bin.tar.Z + (Source: <By7GDx.Jz6@news.iastate.edu>) + + +November 25. Adam J. Richter announced a Linux CD-ROM. It contains +full sources, Linux 0.98.1, X, gcc, TeX, among other things. The +format is ISO 9660. The price is $99. No shipment outside of +US/Canada yet. Contact + Yggdrasil Computing, Incorporated + CDROM sales + PO Box 8418 + Berkeley, CA 94707-8418 +for more information. + (Source: <3814@news.cerf.net>) + + +November 25. Byong Pak announced his upload of DikuMud for Linux. It +is a multiplayer text adventure game in D&D style. + FTP: tsx-11.mit.edu: diku-linux.tar.Z + (Source: <acVj02t82c1R01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>) + + +November 26. Joseph Allen announced version 1.0.7 of the editor Joe. +This new version includes shell windows, better support for 8-bit +characters, and bug fixes. + FTP: world.std.com: src/editors/joe1.0.7.tar.Z + (Source: <ByBvGL.1D6@world.std.com>) + + +November 26. Peter MacDonald updated the version of SLS to the same +version that Softlanding Systems distributes. This should reduce a +few of the problems. As usual, if you want to upgrade, read the +HISTORY file. + (Source: <1992Nov26.210711.7078@sol.UVic.CA>) + + +November 26. John Hendrickson announced his upload of ACM, a flight +simulator for X. + FTP: sunsite.unc.edu. + (Source: <ByCJMs.DFG@news.cs.andrews.edu>) + + + +November 28. M. Saggaf announced Seyon 1.3, a terminal program for X. +The new version contains bug fixes and a few new features. + FTP: sipb.mit.edu: pub/seyon/ + (Source: <1992Nov28.024154.25143@athena.mit.edu>) + + +November 28. Zeyd M. Ben-Halim announced his upload of mbase 5.0. It +is a database. + FTP: tsx-11.mit.edu:/incoming, sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/Incoming, +file mbase.lzh. + (Source: <1992Nov28.110104.22179@netcom.com>) |