Linux Journal Issue #52/August 1998
Emphasis: Navigating Linux
Features
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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?
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Migrating to Linux, Part 1
by Norman M. Jacobowitz
- Linux--not just for hackers anymore...
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Betting on Darwin
by Doc Searls
- Doc Searls interviews Marc Andreessen and Tom Paquin on Netscape's Open Source Strategy.
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Selecting a Linux Distribution
by Phil Hughes
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Linux Distributions Table
- Having trouble deciding which distribution to go for? Here's help.
News & Articles
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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.
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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.
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Linux Stampede
by David Haraburda
- This article tells us a bit about the new kid on the block--Stampede Linux.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Linux Expo a Smashing Success!
by Norman M. Jacobowitz and Eric S. Raymond
- Read all about it...
Reviews
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Evergreen 486 to 586 Upgrade Processor
by John Little
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The No B.S. Guide to Linux
by Zach Beane
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UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1, Second Edition
by David Bausum
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Metamorphosis: A Programmer Looks at the Software Crisis
by Harvey Friedman
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WWWsmith
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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.
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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
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Letters to the Editor
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- From the Editor
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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
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Sun Joins Linux International
by Marjorie Richardson
- Linux Apprentice
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Linux Directory Trees
by Matus Telgarsky
A quick tour of the various directories in Linux and the files contained in each.
- Take Command
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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
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Linux at the USPS
by John Taves
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New Products
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- System Administration
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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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Best of Technical Support
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