"Linux Gazette...making Linux just a little more lovable!"

Date: Mon, 20 Jan 97 13:22:54 EST
Subject: Linux on Compaq
From: afarnsworth@S1.DRC.COM

Hi,
I just received a brand spanking new Compaq Deskpro 6000 with Adaptec 2940U SCSI card and Compaq Netflex III ethernet card. I think I have the SCSI card problem whipped, but how do I find drivers for the Netflex III card? I have check the usual places, does it even exist?

The Compaq Deskpro 6000 is a fairly new system out, though Compaq has been building Deskpro's for many years. The only problem I have had with them is their proprietary hardware. This is usually either their Network cards or their Hard drive controllers (usually RAID controllers). Other than that, it's pretty standard.

Please reply to my email address : afarnsworth@s1.drc.com for I don't have the ability to check the gazette often. Thanks.

Andy Farnsworth, Dynamics Research Corporation

Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 12:38:45 +0200 (EET)
Subject: Office-tools From: J.Hernetkoski, jjjj@zenith.yok.utu.fi

Hi! Could you write an article about these two office-package for Linux:

• Applixware
• StarOffice

(An article about StarOffice by Dwight Johnson appeared in issue 9 of Linux Gazette. An article about Applixware will be in the April issue of Linux Journal. I can probably get permission to run it in LG also, but not until that issue of LJ is on the stands. Which means it would also be the April issue of LG. Anyone want to do one sooner?--Editor)

Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 09:43:58 -0500
Subject: Linux samba win95
From: nravin@cs.fit.edu

-I am a system administrator....manages 20 PC's....all running windows95

-We were running Windows NT server(4.0) in the lab for some time Then we realised we had only 10 client access licenses and so were forced tp SWITCH to Linux.

-Linux emulates NT, as you may know

-I had the CONFIG.POL working perfectly with the NT network. -But when I switched to Linux I lost that control. No longer are the clients able to access the CONFIG.POL file even though I have kept it in the NETLOGON share.

-Now whosoever uses the PC's(most are novices) play around with the settings( of client) and is giving me nightmares, since I cannot lock them out.

-Is there a way out? How can I make the clients read the system policies from the CONFIG.POL using Linux server?

Please help.

Thanks
Neal

Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 15:03:07 +0000
Subject: dbms connectivity
From: Mike Lewis, mlewis@burly.com

Hi. I love linux but most of the projects I work on preclude it because of a lack of dbms connectivity. None of the major dbms players (Oracle, Sybase, Informix, etc.) or 3rd party developers (Intersolv, Visigenic, etc.) offer access from a linux client. I've tried a middleware solution from Openlink and I guess you could run SCO drivers with emulation, assuming you can get your hands on the low-level libraries.

This seems to be the only thing standing in the way of Linux getting business worthy respect. Could you put together a piece on this issue and explore the future availability of dbms connectivity from linux?

Thanks.
Mike

Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 18:21:57 -0800
Subject: X Windows & Unix
From: Nestor Villalobos, n.villalobos@codetel.net.do

Hi there! I just got Linux from RedHat and I have been wondering how to do Animations in XWindows. I would like a little picture box on the lower right hand corner of the screen on startup to start an animation. Is this possible? If it is, please email me back with instructions!!! Thanks for the help.

One Unix man to the other,
Nestor Villalobos

Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 15:24:16 -0700
Subject: Update web link in my article
From: Henry Lu, honglu@rt66.com

I have changed my web page (email is unchanged). Can you update my web page in the #10 issue, article "setting up a Dynamic web server"?

http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/g625/luxx0024/

I got couple of email inquiry about the bad link.

Henry

(Be happy to fix it up. We like to stay up to date. --Editor)

Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 13:20:49 -0700
Subject: C++ Programming w/ Linux
From: James Cannon, cannonj@jads.kirtland.af.mil

Hi,
About a month ago I asked about help with C++ programming on Linux. I am currently using the Walnut Creek Slackware, kernel 1.3.20. I had a hard time getting a simple "Hello World" program to compile. "cc" couldn't find the ".h" files like "stdio.h", which are normally in /usr/include. I had to create a "$INCLUDE" variable in my ".========================= -->

Linux Browser Project - A New WWW Browser for Linux

Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 06:34:56 GMT
Announcing the Linux Browser Project -- a group of developers developing a world wide web browser for Linux and other platforms. The goal of this project is to develop a web browser which consists of a modular program architecture based around a small, fast kernel which would load necessary modules on demand.

The project is in its early stages, and we are announcing the project at the moment to make ourselves known to the rest of the Linux community. If anyone would be interested in helping us out in any way, please feel free to join the mailing lists or visit the web site and let us know that you are willing to help. For additional information:
See the Linux Browser Project home page at http://www.tjhsst.edu/LBP/.
Jason A. Miller, Project Coordinator, jasonm@trib.com,
The Linux Browser Project Team