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:: Friday, June 16, 2000 ::

I just got a new update of the code for the SUnit Camp Smalltalk Module.
:: linuxian 6/16/2000 03:28:52 PM [+] ::

AOL released a statement today (16 June 2000) regarding access to the AOL Instant Messager service: Open IM Architecture Design. AOL has deservedly come under severe criticism for its various attempts to block outside access. Go, Jabber, go!!!!!
:: linuxian 6/16/2000 03:14:36 PM [+] ::

Welcome to internet.com's Linux/Open Source Channel.
:: linuxian 6/16/2000 02:32:24 PM [+] ::

Extreme Programming in the Quick-change Era - Software Development: UML World 2000 Show Daily report.
:: linuxian 6/16/2000 02:20:08 PM [+] ::

Here are some links related to the Java VM:

• Non-Java Languages for the Java VM
• Japhar - the Hungry Programmers' Java VM.
• LaTTe - an open source Java VM JIT compiler.
• JSelf - Self for the Java Virtual Machine.
• Java Virtual Machine - book advertisement.
• Java Spec Report - "unofficial errata for the core documents that specify the Java platform." Includes lots of coverage of Java VM issues.
• Javassist - a class library for editing bytecodes in Java, Javassist enables Java programs to define a new class at runtime and to modify a class file when the JVM loads it.
• JPython - the main site for this implementation of Python in Java.
• Kawa - an implementation of Scheme in Java.
• The Java Virtual Machine Specification - The official Sun Book, second edition.
• The Java Virtual Machine - the first edition, superceded by the second edition (above).
• Documentation and Training - the main developer.java.sun.com index to Java documentation.
• Inside the Java VM - class notes by Allen I. Holub.
• Writing Advanced Applications - Chapter 8 contains lots of Java VM information.
• Writing Advanced Applications for the Java Platform - looks interesting and has Java VM information interspersed, particularly in "Chapter 7 Continued: Analyzing Stack Traces".
• Microsoft Virtual Machine Overview.

:: linuxian 6/16/2000 10:02:56 AM [+] ::

A site for The CVS Book. The author and publisher have made several chapters available online for free. The published version is titled, Open Source Development with CVS and the author is Karl Fogel.
:: linuxian 6/16/2000 09:11:45 AM [+] ::

Finnix 0.03

Finnix (the server was down today) is a self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution, based on Red Hat Linux 6.1. Finnix was created as a system maintnence distribution. You can mount hard drives, set up network devices, repair filesystems, and pretty much do anything you can do with a regular distribution.

Finnix has a SourceForge site.

LSL sells Finnix for $1.89 (plus shipping).

:: linuxian 6/16/2000 09:06:00 AM [+] ::

Peanut Linux is a FREE Premium LINUX Operating System. that fits in 148 Mb footprint, with a 48Mb download. Peanut uses Kernel 2.2.16, ICE, and the KDE GUI.
:: linuxian 6/16/2000 08:58:25 AM [+] ::

You can find some links to IBM information about Linux at the IBM - Netfinity site. In particular, check out the Redbooks, click on the "Redbooks Online", and put "Linux" in as your search string.
:: linuxian 6/14/2000 10:17:14 AM [+] ::

UML World 2000 has the daily report on this conference, which runs from June 12th through June 15th.
:: linuxian 6/14/2000 09:53:56 AM [+] ::

Xmlsoft.org maintains libxml, the XML library provided in the Gnome framework.
:: linuxian 6/13/2000 02:29:46 PM [+] ::

Xmlsoft.org maintains libxml, the XML library provided in the Gnome framework.
:: linuxian 6/13/2000 02:29:30 PM [+] ::

I'm not sure what this is for but it showed up in a message on the Jabber JDEV list related to a transport for Yahoo: gtkyahoo/.
:: linuxian 6/13/2000 08:13:34 AM [+] ::

Scriptics has changed its name to Ajuba Solutions, which now manages the development and distribution of Tcl/Tk.
:: linuxian 6/13/2000 08:08:04 AM [+] ::