DeveloperIQ: Compile your kernel, get new GNU/Linux software.... - Fsf-friends

9 Aug 2002


      Some updates from the August 2002 issue of DeveloperIQ www.developeriq.com
* LINUXmag section has a special article on how to
      compile your own Linux kernel, by Philip de Groot.Get
      better hardware support by compiling your kernel... or
      move to a more faster and stable kernel.
* On the CD: Corel Photo-Paint 9 for Linux.
* Editorial: Microsoft is learning a few tricks from the
      Open Source space (by Ramdas S ramdas@developeriq.com)
      "You would not get the source code of any Microsoft products
      at least as of now! The strategy is to offer free products
      in space where the competition from Open Source is strong
      to match in offerings. The new ASP.Net Web Matrix, which
      supports ASP programming, is now freely available.And 
      Microsoft is backing it up with support, unlike the
      Open Source Community." (Whatever this is supposed to mean!!!FN)
* Ramdas says: "At the point of writing, we were trying to
      figure whether we could connect it to MySQL on Windows
      instead of the more expensive MS SQL server..." (So, the
      freedom of affordability is important too ;-)
* Special DeveloperIQ Linux applications collection CDs:
      RedHat 7.2, 2 CDs Rs 299
      RedHat 7.3, 5 CDs Rs 699
      Caldera OpenLinux - Workstation 3.1.1, 2 CDs Rs 199
      Caldera OpenLinux - Server 3.1.1., 2 CDs Rs 199
      Mandrake 8.2, 3 CDs Rs 499 with support Rs 999
      Debian 2.2, 3 CDs Rs 499 or with support Rs 999
      (support for 30 days or 30 e-mails, whichever earlier)
* LINUX MAG INDIA-on-CD: 18 Cs in a year. Rs 1499. Get a 
      whole lot of Linux apps and the latest updates. Log on
      to www.linuxmagindia.com for full details.
      Five CD starter kit contains RedHat 7.2, Openoffice 1.0,
      Galeon 1.2.1, KDE 3.0, Mozilla Internet suite 1.0rc2,
      Netscape 6.2.1, Acrobat reader 4.05, Gimp 1.2.3, 
      Ximian Gnome 1.4, Kmail 1.0.29.2, gqmpeg 0.12.0, Etherape
      0.8.2, Kyahoo 0.7, Image 0.1.9, Qcad 1.4.7, Blender 2.12,
      Cross Artist 1.1, sfront 0.7 and more
      Development tools: j2re1.4.0, j2sdk1.4.0, j2sdk1.4.0Forte,
      Redhat 7.2 manuals: installation guide, getting started
      guide, customization guide, reference guide, release notes,
      MySQL 3.23 a Redhat RPM, server (i386), Behcnmark/test
      suites, client program, libraries and header file for 
      development, client shared libraries, binary package, Glade,
      Anjuta 0.1.7, clip 0.93, DDD 3.3.1, DejaGNU 1.4.2,
      gIDE 0.3.5, GNU Debugger 5.0, gnome debut 0.1.5,
      jDBA 0.7, KDE SDK 2.2.1, Open DAP 2.0.19, pyut 1.0, Libtool
      1.4.2 and more
      ENTERTAINMENT:  Half-life Opposing Force Server, Trophy 1.0.1,
      Tux Racer 0.61, Mojoworld Transporter 1.02, Search and
      Resume Game, Q3Text (Linux)1.07, Armagetron, abuse-SDL0.6.0,
      Vega Strike 0.2.0-14, 4st Attack Version, SDL_Paradroid,
      EasySok Version: 0.3.0., FreeDroid 0.7.0, Decopter
      Version 0.2.3, Penguin Command Version, gf passthru Version;
      0.0.1-alpha, Iter Vehemens Ad Necem Version 0.311, Operation
      Blacksun 2 Version.
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