Linux-Announce Digest #358, Volume #3 Sat, 13 Feb 99 22:13:28 EST Contents: COMMERCIAL: New book "Developing Linux Applications with GTK+ and GDK" (Eric Harlow) First GNUstepWeb version (WebObjects compatible library) (Manuel Guesdon) Rocks'n'Diamonds 1.3.0 - Boulderdash-like game (Holger Schemel) sp4si 0.95b - Script Package for Suck and INN (Peter Sobisch) Mandrake 5.3 (Festen) with KDE1.1 available (Gael Duval) Free ENTERPRISE WEB based Alphanumeric/Digital Paging software (Jerry Geis) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Eric Harlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: COMMERCIAL: New book "Developing Linux Applications with GTK+ and GDK" Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 01:51:06 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== The book "Developing Linux Applications with GTK+ and GDK" is now available. IBSN 0-7357-0021-4 Retail: $34.99, priced less all over the place. The book covers the GTK+ library which is used to develop GUI applications for Linux (and other operating systems) and is becoming the primary toolkit for developing GUI applications under Linux. - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNsYsC1rUI/eHXJZ5AQGj+wP8CtfRkG39AdIoWYU5TW1qkITdFPfXDi9h HprGUC5DuTxA85KlloTSgiBKU34BGyRVHy9KfwJcn+0Tj00pRKVAP76zO/PgIJON Kj3c/PSOorngbfqQt3yyQ3/NrFwHZ1pREuHT3U7rkLZJd21b95vpkVuWpQwL0PdX Hg8kVqb5KQ8= =tPtJ =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Manuel Guesdon) Subject: First GNUstepWeb version (WebObjects compatible library) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 01:42:21 GMT Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Manuel Guesdon) =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== Hello, The first version of GNUstepWeb is available (under GNU Library General Public License) This library is designed to be compatible with NeXT/Apple WebObjects 3.5/4.0 It use GNUstep libraries (http://www.gnusep.org). For more information: http://www.sbuilders.com/misc/GNUstepWeb Manuel Guesdon - -- ____________________________________________________________________ Manuel GUESDON - SOFTWARE BUILDERS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.sbuilders.com PGP Key Id: 12C3E391 LINUX : http://www.linux.org ! - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNsYp/VrUI/eHXJZ5AQFWMwQAnE5/SKlqaoy5+adFX81cATDO4GPdJ3a4 qZvE7SG/92JfmGFS/lEPaE3UHWPDhJE6tXksouIdeg+2uha+Wnm+ihjnDAEO622W S7TP5zemb1Ykl1BNCcLopAJASnRPKxPPHvWbl6ENjn1DtXsqqiSBXqocmGfGvgTI o3E14i3AvpQ= =1+Hg =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Holger Schemel) Subject: Rocks'n'Diamonds 1.3.0 - Boulderdash-like game Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 01:01:54 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== You liked the classic arcade games 'Boulderdash' on your C64, 'Emerald Mine' on your Amiga or 'Supaplex' on your PC, and miss these games under Linux now? Why not try ... R O C K S ' N ' D I A M O N D S - V e r s i o n 1 . 3 . 0 --------------------------------------------------------------- .... which brings them back to you! "Rocks'n'Diamonds" is a colorful, fast-action, arcade style game for your Unix-like operation system with color X11 (or DOS/Windows, if you have no real operation system handy on your computer). The new version 1.3.0 contains a strongly enhanced level editor with powerful drawing functions to design your own levels. Another new main feature are the new 'Supaplex' style elements and levels. Other features of Rocks'n'Diamonds that are already known from the previous version are stereo sound, multi player support (over network and locally), multiple joystick support, completely customizable input devices, smooth soft scrolling with 50 frames per second and the availability of the complete source code. Get it today from: http://www.artsoft.org Here's the Linux Software Map entry for "Rocks'n'Diamonds" version 1.3.0: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Begin3 Title: Rocks'n'Diamonds Version: 1.3.0 Entered-date: 05Feb99 Description: Arcade style game for color X11 with stereo sounds. A game like "Boulderdash" (C=64) or "Emerald Mine" (Amiga). Included are many levels known from the games "Boulderdash", "Emerald Mine", "Sokoban" and "Supaplex" and a lot of new levels designed by other players. Most important changes since last release version 1.2.0: - strongly enhanced level editor - new elements and levels for Supaplex style games - completely rewritten platform independent gadget code (buttons, scrollbars, text and number input gadgets) - nasty sound bug fixed (showed up with Linux kernel 2.2.x) Other features: - joystick support for Linux, FreeBSD and DOS/Windows - network and local multiplayer support - soft scrolling with 50 frames/s - sound server takes advantage of some features of the Linux Open Sound System, but works on plain /dev/audio, too - complete source code included Keywords: game x11 boulderdash emeraldmine sokoban color stereo sound Author: Holger Schemel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Maintained-by: Holger Schemel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Primary-site: www.artsoft.org 1316686 rocksndiamonds-1.3.0.tar.gz (Unix) 2606311 rocks130.zip (DOS/Windows) Alternate-site: artsoft.linuxgames.org 1316686 rocksndiamonds-1.3.0.tar.gz (Unix) 2606311 rocks130.zip (DOS/Windows) Platforms: Should run on any Unix system with color X11, DOS and Windows. Expected/known to work on Linux, HP-UX, SUN, NetBSD, FreeBSD, AIX, IRIX, DOS, Windows95/98 (compiles in Linux DOSEMU). Linux ELF/glibc binary included. Copying-policy: GNU General Public License End - -- Holger Schemel [EMAIL PROTECTED] - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNsYgglrUI/eHXJZ5AQE7vQQAo8iv6sVRwdoFte9W2bbU9DSPl4bXdZql FWyJL3bf0m0GG+eNMcV3VreMIHKgzYpBsjoTS3Xie4ITf+NGX5UnGVgapiKoKCCX gA/w4amo8eWvRKrG5BuJmo2mxKNONA8gqH//i4OV5/nscUTfH23e3d9dwAQLO3wN 9u3+A1433F4= =HoLd =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Sobisch) Subject: sp4si 0.95b - Script Package for Suck and INN Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 01:06:29 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== sp4si ** Script Package for Suck & INN ** ------------------------------------- What is sp4si ? sp4si is a shell script package which replaces get.news and put.news scripts included in suck package. sp4si offers multihosting- and multitaskingable news spool with suck for your INN news system, it will log all activities and sent reports via email or post it to specified newsgroup. What does sp4si ? - - sp4si is able with a single script run to spool all configured news hosts asynchronous or synchronous, optional spool reports will be sent with the result of the spool. - - sp4si is able to download automatically the active file from each configured newshost, to filter the news host active files, to generate a new active file and to replace INN-conform the old active file. - - sp4si is able to rebuild the suck config files in dependence of each newsgroups subscribed in user .newsrc file. - - sp4si is fully replacement for get.news and put.news from suck package. - - sp4si isn'�t a configuration tool for INN, so INN must be configured manually, sp4si will make the daily work much easer as before. - - sp4si supports uucp via tcp with correspondent subscribing by sending mail for remote gup Why and when I need sp4si ? - - if you often subscribe and unsubscribe many newsgroups - - if you want to have more control and synopsis about your newssystem and want to know if the last spool was successfull done. - - if you want simple to expand your newssystem with more than only one newshost - - if your bandwidth to your newshosts is smaller as your connection speed, you can spool all hosts parallel and save your time and money. Where to get sp4si ? more information you will find on: (english) http://home.pages.de/~lamepage/linux/news/sp4si_en.html (english) http://cruise.de/ps/sp4si_en.html (german) http://home.pages.de/~lamepage/linux/news/sp4si_de.html (german) http://cruise.de/ps/sp4si_de.html - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regards, Peter Sobisch - -- Peter Sobisch | Anthony's Law of Force: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | "Don't force it; get a larger hammer." PGP Key: http://homepages.allcon.com/~peter.sobisch/petersob.asc - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNsYhllrUI/eHXJZ5AQFwQAQAlq0VP6/N4eXTDn93oqAeXgukVHLw09S3 v20VpJ7lHg2J6Cha4y4WUJ2anVJM9YYCogAihV+MOBxNygNiiuHn6E8usvptDerR 0XeRjV7UG65wTmhx2Mw+RxfHCaQrdeq1B2Yf6gdU0N9a6AnZ8wTBa4I6rmps5b+q ZEly6I/U/Cw= =ziF/ =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: Gael Duval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Mandrake 5.3 (Festen) with KDE1.1 available Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 02:23:46 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== L I N U X M A N D R A K E "The User-Friendly Linux Distribution" A N N O U N C E S: Linux-Mandrake 5.3 (Festen) released. http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ February, 10 1999 Hello, I am very pleased to announce Linux-Mandrake 5.3 (Festen). This is the latest release of our user-friendly and flexible desktop Linux-based operating system. It is currently available for download via FTP, in both traditional and iso9660 image formats. The latter can be burned directly onto a CDROM and has been very popular. o What's new in 5.3? ----------------- We have decided to release a new version because there were too many major improvements to simply provide updates. So we have put those new components into 5.3: - XFree 3.3.3.1 which recognizes many of the latest video cards - KDE 1.1 for Mandrake, the new fantastic graphical desktop environment (default desktop in Mandrake) - Kernel 2.0.36 final (installation) + new Kernel 2.2.1 (sources + needed RPM updates) - new packages like ksiag (spreadsheet), kisdn, wine (windows apps emulator), kdetoys... - many other packages, updates, and improvements Also included with Linux-Mandrake 5.3 is our new "Installation and Use Guide", in English, German and French. o Compatibility: ------------- Linux-Mandrake is still 100% compatible with RedHat Linux (based on 5.2). You can install any RPM package in Linux-Mandrake. o Details: ------- Please have a look at our website for package details in Mandrake 5.3. Here is a brief overview: First, you get an international installation procedure (including en (default), cs, fi, no, tr, ro, sr, sk, de, da, se, it, es, fr). Mandrake add-ons: kpackage (.rpm/.deb packages manager) x11amp (mp3 player) kvirc (full featured graphical irc client) licq (ICQ client) aktion (mpeg/avi/mov player) ksnapshot (screenshots program) ktelnet (K version of telnet) ktop (graphical system-resources visualizer) kpilot (Pilot synchronization utility) spacesounds (pre-integrated sound-theme for KDE) GPL flash2/3 plugin (pre-integrated to Netscape) krubik (nice Rubik's cube game) kfortune (get a new fortune each time you start KDE!) xkobo (a nice spacewar game) kworldwatch (what time is it currently in...?) wine (windows 16/32 applications emulator) xemacs (the well-known text editor) Mandrake-SOHO (Small Office Home Office) extensions: klyx (WYSIWYG fronted to LaTeX) maxwell (word processor, nice to import word6.0 and RTF files) ksiag (nice spreadsheet) sane (scanning plugin for Gimp) korganizer (full personal organizer) ksendfax (fax utility) kvoice (voice modem utility) kisdn (ISDN utility) X-Server extensions(must be set manually): XBF server (for i740-based boards) Locale (must be set manually) extensions: Various translated manpages Core System details: Linux Kernel version: 2.0.36 (final) + 2.2.1 (sources + needed updates) ld.so version: 1.9.5 glibc version: 2.0.7 egcs version: 1.0.3a gcc version: 2.7.2.3 Base Applications details: RedHat Linux version: 5.2 KDE version: 1.1 XFree86: 3.3.3.1 Gimp version: 1.0.1 Apache version: 1.3.3 Netscape Communicator versions: 4.08 + 4.5 Emacs version: 20.3 XEmacs version: 20.4 o Available platforms: ------------------- x86 (Sparc & Alpha in preparation) o Availability: ------------ ftp (traditional or iso9660 image) http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.html "GPL Edition" (1 CD) http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fsinglecd.html "Power-Pack Edition" (4 CDs - also includes Corel WordPerfect 8.0 Download Edition) http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fpowerpack.html Have fun with Mandrake 5.3! Gael. - ------------------------------------------------------------- LINUX - MANDRAKE "The User-Friendly Linux Distribution" http://www.linux-mandrake.com - ------------------------------------------------------------- What is Linux-Mandrake exactly? - ------------------------------ Linux-Mandrake is an updated Red Hat Linux, with the KDE graphical desktop fully integrated and preconfigured in it. Those two parts have been modified and improved to work properly together. Linux-Mandrake is 100% compatible with RedHat Linux. Main goals of this new distribution: - ----------------------------------- - we wish to provide a working and easy-to-install Linux distribution for people who do not want to spend too much time on installation and configuration of their Linux system : just install it and USE IT. - we wish to provide a very attractive, easy-to-use, Linux System for newbies coming from the very common OS that you know ;-) For example, after having your new Linux-Mandrake installed, just type `startx' and your beautiful KDE graphical environment arrives without crying :-) Now, just click on the cd-rom icon (on your desktop) to mount and use your cd-rom (it's the same for floppy disks). This is very easy and you do not need to be superuser (root) for that! - we wish to provide a new distribution in a well-known linux environment (Red Hat Linux) Previous versions: - ----------------- - - Mandrake 5.1 (Venice) - - Mandrake 5.2 (Leeloo) Current version: - --------------- - - Mandrake 5.3 (Festen) - ----------------END------------------------------- - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNsYzs1rUI/eHXJZ5AQGcYgQAt5dAniUGfwKfXIXtrPlRDQxz11T52ww5 DuJbFDvshmOHkev39eDBO8BxxGIoGKI2eZFhisKoFxwPU/AG+r6YhKJGRnavPr5B E2nBd1A9LpotxJE/iguWXkn/JsyMdYAXzpaNJ1h7ZZADYMlZA4hygvYJKy4cQJWt YVxkRmC6kvA= =2c8A =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: Jerry Geis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Free ENTERPRISE WEB based Alphanumeric/Digital Paging software Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:54:42 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== MessageNet Systems announces a free beta of its popular commercial WEB based Alphanumeric/Digital paging engine called Silent Messenger. Silent Messenger runs as a CGI under the Apache WEB server that comes with Linux Slackware and RedHat distributions. Features include: * Communicates to any number of paging providers by TAP, SNPP protocols * Works under Netscape 4.0+ and Explorer 4.01+ * Documentation of all pages sent and received * Eliminates need for users to know PIN numbers, simply click the users name * group paging * paging authorization lists * pager forwarding * scheduled paging * Automatic return paging * reply to pages capability * API's for interface with other systems * Enterprise Alphanumeric Paging * Eliminates need and cost for each user to have a modem and analog phone line to do alphanumeric paging * Visual Intercom via electronic message signs (LED's) In use by clients such as Toyota, Virginia Tech, Purdue University, Union Pacific Resourses and others. Please look at http://www.pagestation.com/smparts.htm there you will find information on Silent Messenger and the link for downloading. Jerry Geis MessageNet Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pagestation.com - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. 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