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Linux Journal Issue #62/June 1999


Focus

Standards by Marjorie Richardson

Features

The Past and Future of Linux Standards by Daniel Quinlan
The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. --Professor Andrew S. Tanebaum (author of MINIX).

The Distributions Take a Stand on Standards by Norman M. Jacobowitz
Mr. Jacobowitz talks about standards with representatives of the various distributions by e-mail and at the LinuxWorld Expo.

Reviews

WordPerfect 8 for Linux by Michael Scott Shappe

Metro Link Motif Complete! by Liam Greenwood

TclPro v1.1 by Daniel Lazenby

The Linux Network by Duane Hellums

Developing Imaging Applications with XIElib by Michael J. Hammel

Forum

Minivend--the Electronic Shopping Cart by Kaare Rasmussen
If you need a catalog system for your web page, this product may be just what you are looking for.

Introduction to Sybase, Part 1: Setting Up the Server by Jay Sissom
Sybase comes to Linux--here's how it works.

CORBA Program Development, Part 2 by J. Mark Shacklette and Jeff Illian
This month, the more advanced techniques of naming and event services are discussed.

Stephen Wockner of the TAB of Queensland by Bob Hepple
A mission-critical application for 580 Linux computers.

Linux Clusters at NIST by Wayne J. Salamon and Alan Mink
NIST is using Linux clusters for research, benchmarking them against supercomputers.

Columns

At the Forge
Sending Mail via the Web, Part 2 by Reuven M. Lerner
Mr. Lerner continues his look at building a simple, integrated mail system that can be accessed using a web browser.

Focus on Software
Focus on Software by David A. Bandel

Linux Means Business
Making Money in the Bazaar by Bernie Thompson
A look at the business models in use today and how they work.

Kernel Korner
IP Bandwidth Management by Jamal Hadi Salim
A look at the new traffic control code in the kernel and how it aids in bandwidth management.

System Administration
Root File System on RAID by Martin Schulze
What should you do if it is unacceptable to use a single disk or partition for the root file system? Use two or three. This article provides a solution for this problem.

Take Command
The awk Utility by Louis J. Iacona
This column presents an introduction to the Linux data manipulation tool called awk.

Departments

Letters by Marjorie Richardson

More Letters to the Editor

linux.com by Marjorie Richardson

The Other Shoe by Doc Searls

New Products

Best of Technical Support

Strictly On-line

Pro-Lite Scrolling Message Signs by Walter Stoneburner
A review of the Pro-Lite Tru-Color II PL-M2014R, an affordable multi-color LED scrolling message board that is capable of being controlled by a standard RS-232 serial port.

PPR: PostScript Printer Spooling by Olivier Tharan
Mr. Tharan tells us how to use the PPR spooler for large networks.

Linux in Schools by Rob Bellville
How a K-12 school system is using Linux to supply a myriad of stable network services to its students and staff.

Linux for Enterprise-Resource Planning by Uche Ogbuji
Mr. Ogbuji takes a look at enterprise resource planning and Linux's place in this market.

Linux Web Server Toolkit by Keith P. de Solla
A review of the LINUX Web Server Toolkit, a book that takes the reader completely through the procedure of building a web server.