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This is the Linux Project Registry, v.1.1. It is divided into several parts, as
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follows:
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* (I) Short Listing of Projects Underway
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* (II) Abstracts/Descriptions of Projects from (I)
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*(III) Short Listing of Continuing Projects
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* (IV) Abstracts/Descriptions of Projects from (III)
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* (V) Linux Mailing Lists/Channels
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* (VI) Completed projects
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But first, some Administrivia.
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First and foremost:
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You will notice that there are two new sections:
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(V) Linux Mailing Lists/Channels
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(VI) Completed Projects
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If you have additional entries, send 'em my way. I know there
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are more lists and channels,but danged if I know what they are. :-)
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Also:
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This is a Project Registry. I am not a project coordinator, and
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unless my name is listed on a project, I really can't help you
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with questions on that project. I'd like to, but I really can't.
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Please direct questions on projects to the appropriate person,
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mailing list, or to comp.os.linux.
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Next:
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The list is going weekly, at least until it gets established.
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I've recieved excellent responses to the list, and it looks
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like this thing will actually work! :-)
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Oh, yeah. It's moving from every Friday to every Monday.
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Last:
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New entries or changes to entries will now be marked with an
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asterisk (*) in the first column. Also, the section listing
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above will have a * in front of its section number if there's
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a changed entry in the section.
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As always, We Thank You for Your Support! ;-)
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And now begins the Linux Project Registry...
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================ PART I ============================================
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Project Name Status Email Address
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1) X386 port for VGA Middle Burner hzatz@graphics.cornell.edu
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2) Keyboard key switching in fridge thoth@uiuc.edu
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(Ctrl -> Caps Lock, etc.)
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3) Kernel TCP/IP Alpha.3 Rel. bir7@leland.stanford.edu
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Testers Needed
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(See PART II)
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4) Boottime Root Choice Init. Code geek@cmu.edu
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Eval & Struct bg11@andrew.cmu.edu
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5) ISO9660 file system(CDROM) beta eric@tantalus.nrl.navy.mil
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6) SCSI CDROM support beta rafetmad@cheshire.oxy.edu
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7) X386 port for 8514/A Alpha test martin@cs.unc.edu
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Testers needed
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8) Common LISP implementation Alpha test
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haible@ma2s2.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de
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9) Linux Kernel 0.97-pl2 torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi
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10) Linux Root Disk 0.97.1 jwinstea@jarthur.Claremont.edu
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11) Linux man(2) pages (see PART II) jwiegand@moe.eng.temple.edu
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12) SoundBlaster/SB Pro/Adlib (see PART II) gt7080a@prism.gatech.edu
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support
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13) AHA 1732 32-bit SCSI begin late Aug. mikee@seas.gwu.edu
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14) PLP printer spooler Primary port dhs@moeng2.minc.umd.edu
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project
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15) X386 for Trident SVGA alpha test alanh@logitek.co.uk
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16) MS-DOS file system support alpha test almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch
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17) LILO--Generic Boot Loader alpha test almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch
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18) Port of GRASS 4.0 porting asmall@mach1.wlu.ca
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19) Port of sc (spreadsheet) beta test djansa@shorty.cs.wisc.edu
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20) Math emulator refinement on hold lynch@ccwf.cc.utexas
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21) Extended File System enhancing card@masi.ibp.fr
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functionality
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22) Linux kernel TCP/IP pre-alpha gc@eng.cam.ac.uk
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support(BSD sockets) ceh@eng.cam.ac.uk
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23) Xenix emulation alpha test lfoard@turing.org
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24) User Space Block Devs back burner lfoard@turing.org
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25) port of xtank executes,
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unstable sinster@scintillal.capitola.ca.us
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26) IEEE 754 implementation reading stds
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sinster@scintillal.capitola.ca.us
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27) more generic bootsect.S testing... gt7080a@prism.gatech.edu
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* 28) "Enhanced serial driver" initial test tytso@mit.edu
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================ PART II ===========================================
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I have translated the comments of the programmers/porters as best I could.
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Quotes ("") indicate that the programmer/porter's own description is used.
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(If I've messed anything up, please feel free to let me know. Nicely. :-)
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1) Port of X386 to work with standard VGA
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2) Keyboard patches to allow switching of keys (eg--<Ctrl> for <Caps Lock>)
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gone from back burner to fridge.
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3) Kernel TCP/IP support, in Alpha.3 Release. Testers are needed; see the
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NET channel of the mailing list for more information or to volunteer.
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4) "boottime root choice. i.e. at boot time, as user for root partition
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(with default and timeout)."
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5) "ISO9660 filesystem (CDROM)" now beta; no known or outstanding bugs.
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6) "SCSI support for CDROM" works fine, but has known bugs and difficulty
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with existing SCSI support; now beta
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7) Port of X386 server to work with video cards regiter-compatible with
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IBM 8514/A Display Adapter. Alpha testing begins 27 July, 1992, and
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testers with non-ATI, 8514/A-register-compatible adapters are needed.
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Please contact martin@cs.unc.edu (Kevin E. Martin) to volunteer.
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8) Implementation of Common Lisp for Linux
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9) Err, 'nuff said, eh? :-) 0.97, Patch level 2 is the most currentest
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version (as of Noon, CST, 28 August, 1992 :-).
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10) 0.97.1 is the most current version of the root disk.
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11) Due for an end-of-August release (maybe). "Hopefully the best damn
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guide you will ever see." ;-)
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12) SoundBlaster/SoundBlaster Pro/AdLib sound card support; currently only
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plays sampled sounds; full support in the works.
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13) Will begin work on AHA 1732 32-bit SCSI drivers in late August (unless
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someone beats him to it).
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14) porting Patrick Powell's PLP lpd software from U of Minnesota.
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15) X386 Trident support is in alpha test stage, and has been sent to Orest
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for inclusion in the next release of X386.
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16) MS-DOS file system support is currently supported in the kernel, and
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allows MS-LOSS (err-I mean "MS-DOS" :-) floppies and HDs to be mounted.
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17) LILO is a fs-independent boot loader which can boot other systems and
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allows interactive selection of the kernel or OS to be booted.
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18) GRASS (Geographical Resources Analysis Support System) 4.0 is a PD
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raster/vector GIS (Geographic Info System), image processing system,
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and graphic production system used extensively at government offices,
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universities, and commercial organizations encompassing 250 user
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programs, written in C, containing over 300,000 lines of code.
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(Description provided by Alastair Small, from "Intro to GRASS 4"
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by Jim Westervelt, 17, July, 1991)
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19) sc (spreadsheet calculator) is in beta test, working on arrow key support.
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20) Math Emulator Refinement is currently on hold.
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21) The extended fs is now included in the kernel, but Remy is still working on
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enhancing its functionality.
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22) Linux kernel TCP/IP support to provide BSD4.3 socket support, as BSD source-
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based FTP and TELNET will form part of alpha release. Hopefully, socket
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routines will allow development of NFS routines.
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23) Xenix emulation; now in alpha test, testers needed.
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24) User space block devices--requests for read/write ops passed to user
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process instead of device driver. Once network support is added, could be
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easily modified to allow remote (non-shared) mounts of HDs. Currently works
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well enough to have user process ramdisk; wants to make Stacker-like
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program, but needs block compression code. If you want to take it over,
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email him.
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25) port of xtank
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26) implementation of IEEE 754 standard; still reading standards
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27) working on more generic bootsect.S, to allow boot from floppy or 1M HD
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partition. Currently works on his machine, but diffs in boot sequences
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causing problems on others.
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* 28) Enhanced serial drivers
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================ PART III ==========================================
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On-going Projects
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Project Name Last "Issue" Email Address
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1) Project Registry 21 August, 1992
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constellation!biglaw!registry@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu
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or callison@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu
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2) FAQ list 11 July, 1992 linux@numero6.greco-prog.fr
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3) Meta-FAQ Last Monday Lars.Wirzenius@helsinki.fi
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4) Bug Reports/Fixes (none; ongoing) ml-linux-bugs@dg-rtp.dg.com
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5) Mtools FAQ 21 July, 1992 almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch
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6) Linux BBS list 12 August, 1992 healyzh@holonet.net
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* 7) Linux ftp site 21 August, 1992 boyer@sumax.seattleu.edu
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file listing
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================ PART IV ===========================================
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1)This list, obviously :-). To get your project on this list (which will be
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posted bi-weekly, or weekly, if there's sufficient demand), send a
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message with the Subject line: Linux Project Registry, and the
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body containing:
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1) your email address (if you don't include it, I'll use the address
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from the mail-header, which tends to be messy around here)
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2) a short description of your project (see above for examples)
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and 3) a status report (eg, Alpha.3 Release, beta testing, etc.)
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to
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constellation!biglaw!registry@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu
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(constellation!biglaw!registry works from some sites;
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constellation's full address is constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu)
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or, (IF and ONLY IF the above address doesn't work for some reason)
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callison@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu
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If you send me something to include in the list, please send me a note
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when the status changes, as well. It's kinda hard to keep up with you
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guys, as fast as you're going on some of these projects. :-)
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2) the Frequently Asked Questions List. If you have a question, read it
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first. 'Nuff said.
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3) The "Meta-FAQ"; a short list of pointers with accidental answers :-)
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4) The "official" Linux Bug-Report site. The proper procedure is:
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1) post to comp.os.linux to determine if your bug is, in fact, a bug, or
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if it is a problem with your system (or your system's admin :-)
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2) get the Bug Report Template, fill it out, and mail it to
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ml-linux-bugs@dg-rtp.dg.com
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If you have a bug fix/workaround, follow the same procedure, but with
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a different template.
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5) Frequently Asked Questions about mtools; primarily addresses installation
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issues. Posted regularly.
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6) Linux BBS registry: a world-wide list of Linux-carrying BBSs (for those
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without Internet access).
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* 7) "00-index.txt" ASCII file, lists directory contents with 40 character
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file descriptions, like those at wsmr-simtel20.army.mil and
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wuarchive.wustl.edu. Needs info on what is what at tsx-11.mit.edu.
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================ PART V ============================================
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Mailing lists/channels:
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Use the first address to send messages to the list; use the second to
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join the list. PLEASE remember to use the -request address to join
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mailing lists...
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Alpha testing channel:
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linux-activists@niksula.hut.fi
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linux-activists-request@niksula.hut.fi
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Man page channel:
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linux-man@stolaf.edu
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linux-man-request@stolaf.edu
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================ PART VI ===========================================
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Completed Projects:
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Project Version Site Notes
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1) BPE (Binary Patch Editor) 1.3 A port of DOS BPE editor
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2) zoo (archive program) ??? A
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3) zip (zip18g, unz50m) (none) waiting for info-zip official
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release
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4) diskgeom ??? D DOS program to read HD ROM
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5) time (time command) ??? AB not date from timebin.tar.Z,
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but time
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SITE CODES:
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A tsx-11.mit.edu
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B reggae.oit.unc.edu
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C nic.funet.edu
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D ???.tamu.edu
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================================================================================
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Any constructive comments can be sent to me,
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callison@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu
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and any flames can be sent to /dev/null :-)
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James
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James P. Callison Microcomputer Coordinator OU Law Library
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Callison@aardvark.ucs.uoknor.edu /\ Callison@uokmax.ecn.uoknor
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constellation!biglaw!callison@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu
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DISCLAIMER: I'm not an engineer, but I play one at work...
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You don't tug on Superman's cape,
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You don't spit into the wind,
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You don't pull the mask off that ol' Lone Ranger
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And you don't mess around with Jim
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--Jim Croce, "You Don't Mess Around with Jim"
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