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2001 Archives January February March April May June July August September October November December Birthday Greetings Posted By Ken Guest - 00:01, 29 December 2001 ...to our ILUG Secretary, Noel Carroll. Happy Christmas Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 08:45, 24 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 08:45, 24 December 2001 It's been an interesting year, from highs to lows. We'll all have our memories, both good and bad. So in the spirit of the season. Finnish city closer to switch from Windows to Linux Posted By Adam Beecher - 12:51, 20 December 2001 The Register: The Finnish city of Turku has moved closer to switching to Linux, following a preliminary study of the platform's suitability. Red Hat powered Christmas tree! Posted By Adam Beecher - 15:37, 19 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 15:37, 19 December 2001 From the ObscureLinuxAdvocacyDepartment, an interactive Red Hat 7.2 powered musical Christmas tree. ??? Pity we can't hear the toons ourselves, but hell, we can drive the people who can nuts anyway, eh? Linux takes obscurity route to datacentre Posted By Adam Beecher - 15:28, 19 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 15:28, 19 December 2001 The Register: "Is STOMITH absolutely required?" A valid question I think you'll agree! I don't understand it meself, but if you want to start a debate on hardware V software storage, this article will likely get you started. Linux.ie goes bilingual Posted By Ken Guest - 12:53, 19 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 12:53, 19 December 2001 We're proud to announce that you can read parts of linux.ie as Gaeilge - so long as you have set your webbrowser's primary language to Irish. You may need to press reload for the bilingual magic to work. webhosting page updated (host.ie) Posted By Ken Guest - 12:49, 19 December 2001 The webhosting vendors page has been updated, seeing as iwdhosting has morphed into host.ie. Mandrake 8.1 easier than Win-XP Posted By Adam Beecher - 11:25, 18 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 11:25, 18 December 2001 The Register: Windows addicts curious to see how the other half lives but wary of the installation challenges Linux is supposed to present will find Mandrake 8.1 considerably easier to install and configure than Win-XP. IBM beckons Linux fans to server line Posted By Adam Beecher - 11:25, 18 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 11:25, 18 December 2001 CNET: In an effort to increase the number of programs available for its relatively unknown iSeries line of special-purpose servers, IBM is courting Linux programmers by letting them tap into an iSeries server over the Internet. Microsoft takes potshots at Linux Posted By Adam Beecher - 13:45, 13 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:45, 13 December 2001 ZDNet: Linux companies are incensed by a recently published Microsoft document that compares Windows XP Embedded to embedded Linux. The critics are calling some of the document's claims misleading or factually wrong. If Linux is getting so easy, why not use Windows? Posted By Adam Beecher - 13:43, 13 December 2001 Edited by Adam Beecher - 13:43, 13 December 2001 NewsForge: Looks odd on linux.ie, but it sounds worse than is. (Thanks to logic1 on boards.ie for today's stories btw.) Sun considers charging for StarOffice Posted By Adam Beecher - 13:39, 13 December 2001 eWeek: Sun Microsystems is evaluating the pricing plan for its StarOffice desktop productivity suite, and one option under consideration is charging users for the software. Belated Birthdays Posted By Ken Guest - 17:33, 12 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 17:33, 12 December 2001 Belated Birthday greetings to the ILUG chairperson Proinnsias Breathnach, and website guru Donncha O'Caoimh. Making Linux look harder than it is Posted By Adam Beecher - 12:45, 7 December 2001 Edited by Adam Beecher - 12:45, 7 December 2001 The Register: There's a hidden moral in this article for many of the ILUG regulars. Actually, it isn't very well hidden. Actually, it isn't hidden at all. Read it and take note reg'lars! Queen dismisses Linux Posted By Adam Beecher - 01:58, 6 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 01:58, 6 December 2001 CNET: After a two-year reign as the power behind the throne, Linux has been usurped by Microsoft software on the royal family's Web site. Big Blue's Big Bet on Free Software Posted By Adam Beecher - 23:51, 3 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 23:51, 3 December 2001 BusinessWeek: IBM says Linux is ready for prime time--and it's spending a third of its TV ad budget this quarter to make the software a household name. Sharp's new handheld runs Linux Posted By Adam Beecher - 23:49, 3 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 23:49, 3 December 2001 CNET: Seeking to prove it isn't the dinosaur of the handheld market, Sharp Electronics on Monday relaunched the Zaurus in the United States. New tutorial: GPG and mutt Posted By Ken Guest - 13:26, 29 November 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:26, 29 November 2001 Kevin Lyda graces linux.ie with a tutorial on how to get GPG working in the mutt mail client. RMS tagged as Gnomewhere man in board elections Posted By Adam Beecher - 19:12, 28 November 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 19:12, 28 November 2001 The Register: The Christmas p*ss-up of the Gnome board of directors should be a melodic one this year. Free software pioneer and evangelist Richard M Stallman has failed to be elected to the board, and we can assume, won't be serenading attendees with his rendition of The Free Software Song. Linux in Your Palm Posted By Adam Beecher - 19:07, 28 November 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 19:07, 28 November 2001 Tech Review: "Linux, the open-source operating system that some say could give Microsoft Windows a run for its money, is now taking aim at a new market: personal digital assistants." RSS Feeds of ILUG Mailing list. Posted By Ken Guest - 08:30, 28 November 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 08:30, 28 November 2001 Any RSS fans can now check the latest ILUG mails (with abstracts of the text) at http://taint.org/mmrss/ILUG.html http://taint.org/mmrss/ILUG.rss It's a dog's name? Posted By Ken Guest - 12:22, 27 November 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 12:22, 27 November 2001 Time to vote for your favourite pair of names for dogs. Seriously. New download entry: SpamAssassin Posted By Ken Guest - 09:55, 23 November 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 09:55, 23 November 2001 SpamAssassin is a mail filter to identify spam by Justin Mason. Windows App Alternatives page updated (DTP & Webpage editing) Posted By Ken Guest - 09:40, 22 November 2001 The Alternatives to Windows Software page has been updated with new sections for DTP and Webpage editors. IBM and Linux: the dinosaurs and the penguin Posted By Adam Beecher - 10:26, 20 November 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 10:26, 20 November 2001 The Register: Not long ago, commentators were referring to mainframes as dinosaurs, heading for extinction. IBM's mainframe revenues were clearly in decline and high-end Unix servers, including even IBM's own variety, were threatening its existence. DistroWars Details updated. Posted By Ken Guest - 14:35, 19 November 2001 So as to let you all know, there has been a change of plan with regards to the paintballing venue - please check the DistroWars homepage for details. Details for DistroWars 2001 Posted By Ken Guest - 14:06, 16 November 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 14:06, 16 November 2001 The DistroWars details are now mentioned on the site proper. Follow the link for details on the BOF sessions, the Alan Cox talk et al. New entry in downloads page Posted By Ken Guest - 08:45, 15 November 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 08:45, 15 November 2001 Padraig Brady's fslint tool has been added to the list. You can use fslint to find different forms of filesystem lint. POTD Thursday 15th November Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 10:31, 8 November 2001 Edited by Proinnsias Breathnach - 10:31, 8 November 2001 The ILAP (I'd Love A Pint) SIG will be holding another meeting on Thursday 15th November. Venue is O'Donoghues on the St. Stephen's Green end of Baggot St. (opposite Irish Ferries). Free conference in Irish Film Center Dublin November 17th 2001-10-23 Posted By Ken Guest - 14:27, 3 November 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 14:27, 3 November 2001 As contributed by Nicky Gogan Free conference in Irish Film Center Dublin November 17th 2001-10-23 The Darklight Perspectives Conference Darklight Perspectives sets out to directly address a fundamental issue of importance to the future development of digital creative community in Ireland and their audience. This conference, the first of its kind in Ireland, will bring together speakers at the top of their fields of on-line visual arts, music, film, open source/free software advocates and law. Speakers include: Laurence Lessig: Stanford Law School Ian Clarke: Developer Freenet Joshua Davis: Designer and Flash Developer Seating is limited so early registration is essential. To register e-mail events@darklight-filmfestival.com with register as the subject. LEWD: Second Meeting Posted By Ken Guest - 13:01, 2 November 2001 The second meeting of LEWD (Linux Enthusiasts West Dublin) will take place on Wednesday Nov. 7 in Courtney's in Lucan village from 20.00 or so. DistroWars 2001 Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 00:00, 22 October 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 00:00, 22 October 2001 While we had to postpone LinuxWorld 2001 that doesn't mean we don't want to have fun. The ILUG presents Distro-Wars BOF Sessions, A Pissup in a Brewry, and a Paintball tournament to prove once and for all which is the best ... Vi v Emacs or RPM v .deb you choose ... Dates are 24th and 25th of November ... New .rdf files Posted By Ken Guest - 08:02, 12 October 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 08:02, 12 October 2001 There are 2 more rdf files that you can now link to, bringing news of the last 10 postings of the ILUG@ and Cork@ mailinglists to your Evolution Summary page (or alternates). The URIs of the files are: LinuxWorld 2001 Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 15:00, 9 October 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 15:00, 9 October 2001 Due to the events of Sept. 11th last we have decided to postpone LinuxWorld 2001 until April next. This is primarily because the terrorist attack in the US has created some setbacks with regard to both sponsorship and speaker declines. We are currently organising a mini-event in November, and will keep you informed. Progeny Linux Reviewed Posted By Ken Guest - 12:51, 18 September 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 12:51, 18 September 2001 John Gay kindly wrote a review of Progeny Linux. Condolences Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 20:00, 11 September 2001 Edited by Proinnsias Breathnach - 20:00, 11 September 2001 The committee and members of the Irish Linux User Group would like to convey our deepest sympathy and condolences to those who have been injured or lost loved ones in the attacks on New York and Washington. Our hopes and prayers are with you in this difficult time.
Proinnsias Breathnach
Can anyone interested in presenting a business case at the show please contact committee -at-linux.ie Quotes page updated Posted By Ken Guest - 17:02, 31 July 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 17:02, 31 July 2001 The quotes page has been updated, with a quote from Paul Jakma. Distro Wars Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 17:00, 20 July 2001 The results are out ... IrelandOffline's first public meeting. Posted By Ken Guest - 09:24, 19 July 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 09:24, 19 July 2001 IrelandOffline has announced their first public meeting since they formed in May 2001. Representing hundreds of Internet users from around Ireland, the group's executive committee has set the meeting for Thursday July 19, 2001, from 7:30p to 9:30p in the Green Room at the Mercer Hotel in Dublin. Opposing Spam Posted By Ken Guest - 14:03, 12 July 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 14:03, 12 July 2001 Our Public Relations Officer will be speaking with Ireland's EU Commissioner later on today to inform him that the ILUG opposes spam in all its forms, in relation to an EU committee blocking plans to outlaw spam. Please take the time to participate in this poll to help give a clearer picture on how many of us oppose spam. Distro Wars Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 16:32, 11 July 2001 Edited by Proinnsias Breathnach - 16:32, 11 July 2001 Is Debian nicer than RedHat, does SuSE's support for ReiserFS have what it takes? The ILUG brings you Distro-Wars Vote for your favourite distribution of Linux, let us know what you're using ... Support and Service Vendors Page Updated Posted By Ken Guest - 16:44, 9 July 2001 The Support And Service Vendors page has been updated. New Committee Page Posted By Ken Guest - 14:27, 9 July 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 14:27, 9 July 2001 There is now a Committee page on the website, listing the newly elected members along with contact details. ILUG AGM on Saturday 23rd June. Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 16:09, 15 June 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 16:09, 15 June 2001 The ILUG will hold it's now annual AGM in Trinity College Dublin in the Hamilton Building. If you were there last year, it's the same theatre, but keep an eye on the list for further updates as they happen! Training Vendors Page Updated. Posted By Ken Guest - 17:12, 30 May 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 17:12, 30 May 2001 Just a quickie to let you know that the Training Vendors page has been updated with a better link to information on the courses that Beckinridge provide. Ireland Offline announce website Posted By Ken Guest - 14:45, 21 May 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 14:45, 21 May 2001 A Web site's been set up for Ireland Offline, a new group that's started to not only address Esat's recent debacle of Surf-No-Limits, but also to campaign for unmetered, affordable access to the internet in Ireland for home users and small businesses. For details about the Surf-No-Limits (SNL) problem---2000 customers are being cut off on May 31 just because they actually used it the way it had been pitched as having "no limits"---see Dave Walsh's story in today's Irish Times for more details. This issue has caught the attention of people in Ireland who realize that options for Internet connectivity are few and far between. e-Xpo Thank You Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 16:48, 10 May 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 16:48, 10 May 2001 As most of you are probably aware I was co-opted into organising this years ILUG stand at e-Xpo. As Donncha mentioned last year, it's not an easy job, and I couldn't have done it without the help and support of those who came forward with their time and resources ... New Vendor Pages Posted By Ken Guest - 17:58, 5 May 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 17:58, 5 May 2001 2 new pages have been added to the Vendors section: Training Providers and Development Tools Alternatives to Windows Software Posted By Ken Guest - 16:41, 5 May 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 16:41, 5 May 2001 This was going to be called "I want to use Linux Exclusively but..." - anyhow, this new page in the New Users section of the site describes some of the Linux based alternatives. No excuses now. B^) Live Pics From Expo Posted By Ken Guest - 15:28, 3 May 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 15:28, 3 May 2001 See live pics from our stand at e-Xpo. Borland Open Dublin Office Posted By Ken Guest - 13:30, 2 May 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:30, 2 May 2001 Borland have recently opened an office In Dublin, and have a stand here at the e-Xpo. Also there is a talk on Kylix later on today at the e-Xpo at 3 o'clock. News Portal Software Back In Service Posted By Ken Guest - 22:33, 1 May 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 22:33, 1 May 2001 The news portal suite is now back in action, meaning that you can yet again pull down ILUG news to your own website. Linux.ie at e-Xpo Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 10:42, 1 May 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 10:42, 1 May 2001 Your very own linux.ie have kindly been donated a stand at this year's e-Xpo (May 2nd/3rd, RDS, Dublin). We will have giveaways courtesy of RedHat Ireland (Thanks David) and plenty of people to answer your questions. Visit us on stand 107! Adventures in the Museum, part One. Posted By Ken Guest - 19:36, 26 April 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 19:36, 26 April 2001 Glen Gray describes how he got Mandrake 8.0 running on an old legacy PC which he now uses as an 'internet gateway' for his HAN. TV3 Agenda Linux Debate. Posted By Ken Guest - 08:19, 25 April 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 08:19, 25 April 2001 February 2001 saw Agenda, the TV3 current affairs debate programme, host a debate on Linux. An mp3 of the debate is available. Sign The Linux Drivers Petition Posted By Ken Guest - 16:20, 24 April 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 16:20, 24 April 2001 As contributed by Francisco Baena I guess that more than once and twice, you've found yourself with a peripheral that just seems to tell you "Sit in my interface". The guys of "libralinux" are trying to collect 200K signatures to convince manufacturers that there's a real demand for drivers for the Linux environment. IBM's Small Business Suite Posted By Ken Guest - 16:54, 23 April 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 16:54, 23 April 2001 As contributed by Frank Carlos: Take a good look at the IBM Small Business Suite for Linux. It has all of the major software products IBM has ported to Linux, and at a cost a small business or just about anybody can easily afford($499 per server and $90 per desktop). If you want a complete, enterprise-grade software base for business solutions - robust, secure and scalable and you want to use Linux to do it, then take a serious look at the Linux suite IBM is offering. new backend system nears completion Posted By Ken Guest - 02:54, 19 April 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 02:54, 19 April 2001 A new system for entering news for the site is close to completion and will once again make it possible for you to pull down news from the website to your own webpages. Updates Posted By Ken Guest - 19:56, 5 April 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 19:56, 5 April 2001 The Intersocs '98 and LAID sections have been moved from the old site into the Community Events section. All you need to know about Debian! Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 17:46, 15 March 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 17:46, 15 March 2001 Following a mail I sent to ILUG about Debian, the following messages are worth looking over if you're thinking of installing Debian! Posts by: Analysis of Port Sentry Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 17:45, 7 March 2001 Ka Chun Leung has written a good comparision between Port Sentry and Snort which he posted to the ILUG today. Paul Jakma agreed later on when Kate asked, "Did you have a look at Snort?". Lots of related apps can be found on freshmeat.net too. Win a Red Hat Scooter! Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 03:03, 7 March 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 03:03, 7 March 2001 Red Hat donated 4 scooters to the Irish Linux Community. You can win one in our great competition. Closing date is 2pm, Friday the 9th of March. Competition is only open to Irish residents. Updates Posted By Ken Guest - 18:42, 1 March 2001 The quotes page has been updated. Updates Posted By Ken Guest - 18:44, 28 February 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 18:44, 28 February 2001 The hardware vendors page has been updated again. Updates Posted By Ken Guest - 13:37, 22 February 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:37, 22 February 2001 The hardware vendors page has been updated (thanks to Noel Carroll). About the ILUG Posted By Ken Guest - 22:52, 21 February 2001 Noel Carroll wrote an introduction to the ILUG which is now in the Community Section for all newcomers to read. Games, games, games. Posted By Ken Guest - 13:13, 21 February 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:13, 21 February 2001 You can now point your Unreal clients at unreal.games.linux.ie - Woohoo! Updates Posted By Ken Guest - 19:03, 20 February 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 19:03, 20 February 2001 The 'in the press' section has been brought back into the fold and renamed to 'In The News'. Updated Pages Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 20:13, 19 February 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 20:13, 19 February 2001 Mod_gzip is a module for Apache that can compress web content before sending to the browser thus resulting in dramatically reduced page sizes. We have a tutorial on getting it working. Installing mod_gzip with Apache and PHP Updates Posted By Ken Guest - 19:19, 19 February 2001 The webhosting providers page and the ILUG FAQ have been updated. Essential Guide To ILUG Posted By Ken Guest - 08:27, 19 February 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 08:27, 19 February 2001 ComputerScope published a 'Essential Guide' to Irish User Groups. This is the guide to the Irish Linux Users' Group which was published in October 1999. Linux on TV3 Posted By Ken Guest - 13:26, 16 February 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:26, 16 February 2001 TV3 will feature Linux on their Agenda program. This has already created quite a stir on the ILUG mailing list and will have guests from Microsoft and IBM discussing our favourite operating system. The show will be broadcast on Sunday afternoon next at 12 noon. It will be repeated at 11:30pm that night too. Tell it to NTL Posted By Ken Guest - 13:33, 9 February 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:33, 9 February 2001 Stephane Dudzinski sent us a link to his NTL - Time for Answers page for those of us in Dublin to register our impatience with NTL's procrastination with regard to cable modems. Do's and Don'ts of CVS. Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 12:44, 5 February 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 12:44, 5 February 2001 CVS runs on many platforms and isn't restricted to just Linux, but I thought this link I got from Camworld deserved a mention. Random CVS Notes is a rambling discourse from a long-time CVS user and well worth a read for all developers. Charting the Linux anatomy Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 13:42, 3 February 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:42, 3 February 2001 I want to know where I can buy one of these posters! Or does anyone know a printer who'll print them for us? PDF version is available for download, and you can register for a chance to win a copy of the poster! Stop spam dead! Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 12:06, 3 February 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 12:06, 3 February 2001 No more spam! is an article in the latest Linux Gazette on defeating spam using procmail. Spam Bouncer is worth a look too for a ready-made generic spam detection tool. website on the move Posted By Ken Guest - 13:35, 31 January 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:35, 31 January 2001 www.linux.ie will be moving to a nice shiny server on Sunday, if you notice any odd behaviour after then please let the webmaster know so things can be sorted out in a timely fashion. New Vendors Page - Software Posted By Ken Guest - 18:17, 29 January 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 18:17, 29 January 2001 Adam Beecher has kindly seeded a Distribution and Software Vendors page. Updates Posted By Ken Guest - 21:55, 27 January 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 21:55, 27 January 2001 The Vendors section has been brought back into the fold and some broken links fixed. Alan Cox in Wired! Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 13:50, 27 January 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:50, 27 January 2001 Alan Cox, "second in command of the Linux Kernel", and all-round smart guy appears in this month's Wired magazine. Adam Beecher scanned in a picture of Alan from the magazine and made it available for the rest of us! LVM again Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 13:55, 26 January 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:55, 26 January 2001 Just after we mentioned LVM, Paul posted another mail correcting himself on a version number typo, and today a new version of LVM appeared on Freshmeat Snapshot review of LVM Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 12:58, 25 January 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 12:58, 25 January 2001 Paul Jakma recently posted a good snapshot review of LVM, to the ilug mailing list. Linux From Scratch Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 13:01, 23 January 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:01, 23 January 2001 The hints page on The Linux From Scratch site has some useful info on all sorts of stuff, ie installing gnome, grub, device files etc. Thanks to Eoin Kelly for the link. New Tutorial Posted By Ken Guest - 22:21, 19 January 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 22:21, 19 January 2001 Securing DNS with Transaction Signatures by James Raftery. Updated Pages Posted By Ken Guest - 17:23, 19 January 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 17:23, 19 January 2001
Linux.ie really is your site! Posted By Ken Guest - 13:13, 19 January 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:13, 19 January 2001 Recently some questions were posed by people volunteering to write for Linux.ie. This message seems to answer them rather well and is recommended reading if you are interested in writing for Linux.ie Updated Pages Posted By Ken Guest - 20:30, 5 January 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 20:30, 5 January 2001 The downloads section has been updated. Updated Pages - Search Facility Posted By Donncha O'Caoimh - 19:32, 3 January 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 19:32, 3 January 2001 The search facility has been fixed, and indexing is done every night. |
