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Server software round up |
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- cam_pan
- CareTracker
- Debian GNU/Linux
- GnuDIP
- ivtools
- Kagent
- Linux/IrDA
- Locomotive
- Samba
- SecureVPS
- sendmail
cam_pan |
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| URL: | http://sunmil1.uml.edu/eyes/camera-pan.html |
| Description: | Module used in an Internet-accessible robotic solar telescope and BBS system |
| Contact: | Mike Rushford |
| Contact e-mail: | rushford@wenet.net |
| Lead Developer(s): | Mike Rushford |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Come to conference sesson 21, where Mike Rushford will describe the Eyes on the Skies robotic solar telescope and its GNU Linux Connections. |
CareTracker |
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| URL: | http://www.linuxcare.com/developers.html |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 1.6.3 |
| Description: | CareTracker is a Web-based incident-tracking system based on jitterbug. It's available both as source and as a free service to open source development projects. |
| Contact e-mail: | caretracker@linuxcare.com |
| Lead Developer(s): | Dave Sifry |
| Development started: | 1997 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
SQL database support, enhanced HTML template support |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | Complete back-end accounting system |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Come to the LinuxCare booth, #2034 |
Debian GNU/Linux |
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| URL: | http://www.debian.org/ |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 2.0 |
| Description: | One of the top Linux distributions. With over 3,000 software packages, Debian can meet your needs as a desktop, server, and development platform. |
| Contact: | Joey Hess |
| Contact e-mail: | joey@kitenet.net |
| Contact phone: | (510) 547-0542 |
| Lead Developer(s): | 400, too many to list here. Complete list at http://www.debian.org/devel/people |
| Development started: | January 1994 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
3,000+ software packages, apt - an advanced package installation tool, available for sparc, i386, m68k, alpha |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | GUI installation and configuration, ports to arm, powerpc, HURD |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Debian will have a booth at the show. |
GnuDIP |
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| URL: | http://gnudip.cheapnet.net |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 2.0.2 |
| Description: | Dynamic DNS package, including server daemon and several client utilites |
| Contact: | Mike Machado |
| Contact e-mail: | mike@innercite.com |
| Lead Developer(s): | Mike Machado |
| Development started: | June 1998 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Automated signup process and hopfully dynamic subdomains by then |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | Whatever we can think of |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Send a message to gnudip-list@cheapnet.net with ideas of a meeting place at the conference. I plan on working the expo during mid afternoon and in the conferences the rest of the time. |
ivtools |
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| URL: | http://www.vectaport.com/ivtools/ |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 0.7.4 |
| Description: | Suite of drawing editors, spatial data servers, and corresponding application frameworks |
| Contact: | Scott Johnston |
| Contact e-mail: | johnston@vectaport.com |
| Contact phone: | (650)368-8210 |
| Lead Developer(s): | Scott Johnston, Richard Kissh, Jorge Gautier |
| Development started: | January 1994 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Non-blocking download and display of rasters by URL. Complete online class documentation. |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | Full-featured scripting languages for multi-frame and graph-browsing editors. |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Prearrangement by email, or somewhere near the back of the hall after Torvald's keynote speech. (See http://www.vectaport.com/johnston/mtdiabl1.jpg -- I'm the one with sunglasses.) |
Kagent |
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| URL: | http://www.hinterlands.com.au |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | Alpha |
| Description: | Small business management software Accounts, Stock Control, Contacts, Customer History etc. C++ KDE Perl-CGI & SQL. |
| Contact: | Doug Jordan |
| Contact e-mail: | doug@hinterlands.com.au |
| Lead Developer(s): | Doug, Chris |
| Development started: | January 1999 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Full contacts and client- job histories |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | MYOB Clone |
Linux/IrDA |
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| URL: | http://www.cs.uit.no/linux-irda/ |
| Description: | Software for the Linux v2.2.2 kernel that allows one to talk to other IrDA-compliant devices (printers, PalmPilots, LAN access points.) |
| Contact: | Dag Brattli |
| Contact e-mail: | dagb@cs.uit.no |
| Lead Developer(s): |
Dag Brattli |
| Development started: | August, 1998 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
IrLPT; IrLAN, IrOBEX, some IrCOMM working. |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | better IrOBEX, IrCOMM, IrTranp support |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Email tadavis@jps.net; I live in Oakland, and can make arrangements. |
Locomotive |
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| URL: | http://www.locomotive.org |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 4.1.2 |
| Description: | The Locomotive is a Java-based Web application server that enables developers to quickly and easily build, deploy, and manage sophisticated database-driven applications that generate dynamic content. The Locomotive supports the Servlet API, provides dynamic load balancing and failover capabilities, and utilizes a simple template language, STEAM. It's built with Java, supports many databases (including Oracle, Informix, and mySQL), and integrates with Apache, Netscape, and IIS Web servers. |
| Contact: | Piyush Shah |
| Contact e-mail: | pshah@leverage.com |
| Development started: | March 1996 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Integration with XML, ability to communicate with an EJB server. |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Stop by the Locomotive Project booth in the Greenhouse Pavilion |
Samba |
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| URL: | http://samba.org |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 2.0.2 |
| Description: | Samba provides an SMB server that can be used to provide network services to SMB (sometimes called "Lan Manager") clients, including various versions of MS Windows, OS/2, and other Linux machines. Samba also provides some SMB clients, which complement the built-in SMB filesystem in Linux. Samba uses NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) protocols. |
| Contact: | Jeremy Allison |
| Contact e-mail: | jra@samba.org |
| Contact phone: | (650) 933 3977 |
| Lead Developer(s): | Andrew Tridgell, Jeremy Allison, Luke Leighton, John Terpstra |
| Development started: | December 1991 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Windows NT domain member server support. |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | Standalone Windows NT PDC support. |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Come to the session 13, "Integrating UNIX and NT Environments," given by Jeremy Allison on Wednesday, March 3, 9:00 -10:15 am. Also, a Samba BOF is being arranged. |
SecureVPS |
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| URL: | http://www.strongcrypto.com |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 2.0 |
| Description: | SecureVPS is an open source virtual private networking server that allows private coummunication between two networks over the Internet. |
| Contact e-mail: | vps@strongcrypto.com |
| Lead Developer(s): | Dave Sifry |
| Development started: | December 1997 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Automatic connection creation, text-based scripting tool |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | Windows client |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Come to the LinuxCare booth, #2034 |
sendmail |
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| URL: | http://www.sendmail.com |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 8.9.3 |
| Description: | Installed on over 75% of Internet mail servers worldwide, sendmail is the de facto implementation standard for Internet mail relay. sendmail is a flexible, highly-configurable mail transfer agent (MTA) designed to reliably route messages from one network to another. sendmail is renowned for its maturity, reliability, performance, and security. |
| Contact: | Todd Paoletti |
| Contact e-mail: | todd@sendmail.com |
| Lead Developer(s): | Eric Allman, Greg Shapiro, Claus Assmann, and The Sendmail Consortium |
| Development started: | 1981 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Enhanced tools for spam control such as: -Maximum recipients per message option -Regular-expression matching on addresses -Feature to extract all MX records for a given domain; this allows a site to allow relaying only for hosts for which they are a valid MX server -Allow message rejection on the basis of header contents -New built-in "discard" mailer to allow messages to be accepted and then dropped Enchanced security features for theoretical issues such as: -Fixes for client-side MIME security threats and theoretical headers denial-of-service attacks. |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | -Improved performance in queue management. -Enhanced management, logging and measurement capabilities -Continued improvements for better ease-of-use |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Please visit us at booth #1920 or visit our Web site at http://www.sendmail.com |
cam_pan |
|
| URL: | http://sunmil1.uml.edu/eyes/camera-pan.html |
| Description: | Module used in an Internet-accessible robotic solar telescope and BBS system |
| Contact: | Mike Rushford |
| Contact e-mail: | rushford@wenet.net |
| Lead Developer(s): | Mike Rushford |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Come to conference sesson 21, where Mike Rushford will describe the Eyes on the Skies robotic solar telescope and its GNU Linux Connections. |
CareTracker |
|
| URL: | http://www.linuxcare.com/developers.html |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 1.6.3 |
| Description: | CareTracker is a Web-based incident-tracking system based on jitterbug. It's available both as source and as a free service to open source development projects. |
| Contact e-mail: | caretracker@linuxcare.com |
| Lead Developer(s): | Dave Sifry |
| Development started: | 1997 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
SQL database support, enhanced HTML template support |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | Complete back-end accounting system |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Come to the LinuxCare booth, #2034 |
Debian GNU/Linux |
|
| URL: | http://www.debian.org/ |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 2.0 |
| Description: | One of the top Linux distributions. With over 3,000 software packages, Debian can meet your needs as a desktop, server, and development platform. |
| Contact: | Joey Hess |
| Contact e-mail: | joey@kitenet.net |
| Contact phone: | (510) 547-0542 |
| Lead Developer(s): | 400, too many to list here. Complete list at http://www.debian.org/devel/people |
| Development started: | January 1994 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
3,000+ software packages, apt - an advanced package installation tool, available for sparc, i386, m68k, alpha |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | GUI installation and configuration, ports to arm, powerpc, HURD |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Debian will have a booth at the show. |
GnuDIP |
|
| URL: | http://gnudip.cheapnet.net |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 2.0.2 |
| Description: | Dynamic DNS package, including server daemon and several client utilites |
| Contact: | Mike Machado |
| Contact e-mail: | mike@innercite.com |
| Lead Developer(s): | Mike Machado |
| Development started: | June 1998 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Automated signup process and hopfully dynamic subdomains by then |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | Whatever we can think of |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Send a message to gnudip-list@cheapnet.net with ideas of a meeting place at the conference. I plan on working the expo during mid afternoon and in the conferences the rest of the time. |
ivtools |
|
| URL: | http://www.vectaport.com/ivtools/ |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 0.7.4 |
| Description: | Suite of drawing editors, spatial data servers, and corresponding application frameworks |
| Contact: | Scott Johnston |
| Contact e-mail: | johnston@vectaport.com |
| Contact phone: | (650)368-8210 |
| Lead Developer(s): | Scott Johnston, Richard Kissh, Jorge Gautier |
| Development started: | January 1994 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Non-blocking download and display of rasters by URL. Complete online class documentation. |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | Full-featured scripting languages for multi-frame and graph-browsing editors. |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Prearrangement by email, or somewhere near the back of the hall after Torvald's keynote speech. (See http://www.vectaport.com/johnston/mtdiabl1.jpg -- I'm the one with sunglasses.) |
Kagent |
|
| URL: | http://www.hinterlands.com.au |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | Alpha |
| Description: | Small business management software Accounts, Stock Control, Contacts, Customer History etc. C++ KDE Perl-CGI & SQL. |
| Contact: | Doug Jordan |
| Contact e-mail: | doug@hinterlands.com.au |
| Lead Developer(s): | Doug, Chris |
| Development started: | January 1999 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Full contacts and client- job histories |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | MYOB Clone |
Linux/IrDA |
|
| URL: | http://www.cs.uit.no/linux-irda/ |
| Description: | Software for the Linux v2.2.2 kernel that allows one to talk to other IrDA-compliant devices (printers, PalmPilots, LAN access points.) |
| Contact: | Dag Brattli |
| Contact e-mail: | dagb@cs.uit.no |
| Lead Developer(s): |
Dag Brattli |
| Development started: | August, 1998 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
IrLPT; IrLAN, IrOBEX, some IrCOMM working. |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | better IrOBEX, IrCOMM, IrTranp support |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Email tadavis@jps.net; I live in Oakland, and can make arrangements. |
Locomotive |
|
| URL: | http://www.locomotive.org |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 4.1.2 |
| Description: | The Locomotive is a Java-based Web application server that enables developers to quickly and easily build, deploy, and manage sophisticated database-driven applications that generate dynamic content. The Locomotive supports the Servlet API, provides dynamic load balancing and failover capabilities, and utilizes a simple template language, STEAM. It's built with Java, supports many databases (including Oracle, Informix, and mySQL), and integrates with Apache, Netscape, and IIS Web servers. |
| Contact: | Piyush Shah |
| Contact e-mail: | pshah@leverage.com |
| Development started: | March 1996 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Integration with XML, ability to communicate with an EJB server. |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Stop by the Locomotive Project booth in the Greenhouse Pavilion |
Samba |
|
| URL: | http://samba.org |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 2.0.2 |
| Description: | Samba provides an SMB server that can be used to provide network services to SMB (sometimes called "Lan Manager") clients, including various versions of MS Windows, OS/2, and other Linux machines. Samba also provides some SMB clients, which complement the built-in SMB filesystem in Linux. Samba uses NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) protocols. |
| Contact: | Jeremy Allison |
| Contact e-mail: | jra@samba.org |
| Contact phone: | (650) 933 3977 |
| Lead Developer(s): | Andrew Tridgell, Jeremy Allison, Luke Leighton, John Terpstra |
| Development started: | December 1991 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Windows NT domain member server support. |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | Standalone Windows NT PDC support. |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Come to the session 13, "Integrating UNIX and NT Environments," given by Jeremy Allison on Wednesday, March 3, 9:00 -10:15 am. Also, a Samba BOF is being arranged. |
SecureVPS |
|
| URL: | http://www.strongcrypto.com |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 2.0 |
| Description: | SecureVPS is an open source virtual private networking server that allows private coummunication between two networks over the Internet. |
| Contact e-mail: | vps@strongcrypto.com |
| Lead Developer(s): | Dave Sifry |
| Development started: | December 1997 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Automatic connection creation, text-based scripting tool |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | Windows client |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Come to the LinuxCare booth, #2034 |
sendmail |
|
| URL: | http://www.sendmail.com |
| Version number (as of March 1, 1999): | 8.9.3 |
| Description: | Installed on over 75% of Internet mail servers worldwide, sendmail is the de facto implementation standard for Internet mail relay. sendmail is a flexible, highly-configurable mail transfer agent (MTA) designed to reliably route messages from one network to another. sendmail is renowned for its maturity, reliability, performance, and security. |
| Contact: | Todd Paoletti |
| Contact e-mail: | todd@sendmail.com |
| Lead Developer(s): | Eric Allman, Greg Shapiro, Claus Assmann, and The Sendmail Consortium |
| Development started: | 1981 |
|
Latest features (as of March 1, 1999): |
Enhanced tools for spam control such as: -Maximum recipients per message option -Regular-expression matching on addresses -Feature to extract all MX records for a given domain; this allows a site to allow relaying only for hosts for which they are a valid MX server -Allow message rejection on the basis of header contents -New built-in "discard" mailer to allow messages to be accepted and then dropped Enchanced security features for theoretical issues such as: -Fixes for client-side MIME security threats and theoretical headers denial-of-service attacks. |
| Features expected by LinuxWorld 2000 (March 2000): | -Improved performance in queue management. -Enhanced management, logging and measurement capabilities -Continued improvements for better ease-of-use |
| How/where can people connect with you at LinuxWorld?: | Please visit us at booth #1920 or visit our Web site at http://www.sendmail.com |