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KWord mail-merge and footnotes, and
KSpread database connectivity, enhanced
printing and new sorting functionality,
who s to argue?
Mozilla leads the way
And let s not overlook the constant
The Optimoz project is pushing the be performed while the database is improvements in the filters, though the
boundaries of mouse control again. This online and applications are available to HTML import took a step back to take
time with  mouse gestures . With this the end-user. The Oracle RMAN APM full advantage of KHTML s powerful
add-on you can use the mouse to control supports full, differential, incremental HTML parsing in the next release.
the rapid execution of common browser and consolidated backups with an easy Karbon14, the extremely promising
commands with mouse movements. An to use Graphical User Interface. The vector-graphics program (with SVG
example is holding down the mouse Oracle9i RMAN APM costs $995. % support!), is not officially in this release
button and then moving the mouse in a http://www.bakbone.com but many of the packagers have
certain way to add the page as a book- packaged it as well. %
mark. An example of this can now be http://www.koffice.org
Flight Gear
downloaded from the optimoz.mozdev.
org website. Flight Gear the Linux flight simulator
has released version 0.8.0. The new
Quanta Plus 3.0 PR2
version requires SimGear 0.2.0. This
Released
follows on from the release of a new
online tutorial called  A Circuit in The Quanta Plus development team is
FlightGear which is available at www. currently churning out more code than at
flightgear.org. The FlightGear flight any time in its history. So to keep you in
simulator project is an open-source, the loop, the Quanta Plus site has been
multi-platform, co-operative flight
simulator development project.
Source code for the entire project is
available and licensed under the GNU
General Public License. The goal of the
project is to create a sophisticated flight
The next step is piemenus. These can simulator framework for use in research
be thought of as mouse gestures with or academic environments, for the
feedback. Here sectors of a circle act as development and pursuit of other
different menu choice areas. A common interesting flight simulation ideas, and
use in within  The Sims game. This as an end-user application. %
allows context sensitive menus. % http://www.flightgear.org
http://optimoz.mozdev.org
revamped. They have put up some new
screenshots and implemented new site
Bakbone lend support to
features such as a publicly accessible
UnitedLinux
developer todo list. So what s new with
BakBone Software, who provide storage Quanta? 3.0 PR2 has been released.
management software, announced You ll find auto-completion for HTML
support for UnitedLinux. It aims to give and tag attributes, PHP built-in function
a wide range of Linux support with six auto-completion, a revised document
platforms and forty application plugin structure tree recurses PHP structures
modules for its NetVault product. and embedded HTML, and more.
The secure backup and recovery One exciting bit of work in progress is
KDE Ships KOffice 1.2
software is used by ISVs and IHVs to the ability to set different DTDs as well
give a flexible solution with modular The KDE Project announced the as offer tagging functionality in the form
architecture. It has added an Oracle 9i availability of KOffice 1.2. David Faure, of pseudo DTDs to script languages.
module to give support for customers Koffice release co-ordinator and There are other fixes and enhancements
using Oracle RMAN architecture. This developer, noted that the release features and more on the way. %
allows for Hot backup: All backups can  an incredible number of improvements . http://quanta.sourceforge.net
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IPv6 Essentials Browse the code
IPv6, the next generation Internet Hyperscr has been updated to version
Protocol, has been in the works since 5.3.1. Hyperscr is a GPL released GUI
the early 90s when the rapid growth of program for browsing source code. It
the Internet threatened to exhaust exist- displays a list of widgets containing
ing IP addresses. Drawing on 20 years sorted source code tags. The new version
operational experience with the existing takes advantage of regular expression
protocol (IPv4), the new protocol offers searching and the ability to browse
scalability, increased security features, C++ code easier. %
real-time traffic support, and auto- http://www.jimbrooks.org/web/U
configuration so that even a novice user hypersrc/hypersrc.html
can connect a machine to the Internet.
Sodipodi 0.25 released
What does this mean for IT workers?
Having learned all the strengths and Sodipodi is a vector based drawing
weaknesses of the old protocol, do they program, similar to CorelDraw or Adobe
abandon that knowledge and start Illustrator from the proprietary software
afresh with the new? world, and Sketch or KIllustrator from
 IPv6 Essentials provides a well- the free software world. A vertical
organized introduction to IPv6 for writing mode is now supported. It is free
experienced network professionals, software, distributed under the terms of
administrators, managers, and the Gnu General Public License, Version 2.
executives. Hagen covers all the new Sodipodi uses the W3C SVG as its
features and functions in Ipv6, native file format, being thus a very
discussing everything readers will need useful tool for web designers. It has a
to understand to get started, including modern display engine, allowing fine
GNOME
how to configure IPv6 on hosts and antialiased display, alpha transparencies,
Accessibility credited
routers, and which applications vector fonts and so on. Sodipodi is
currently support Ipv6. written in C, using Gtk+ toolkit and The  GNOME Accessibility Architecture
In Asia, many ISPs have to use IPv6 some Gnome libraries. Both source and has been singled out in this year s
today because they do not have enough rpm versions have been released. %  Helen Keller Achievement Award in
address space to cover the demand. In http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net Technology , one of the annual  Helen
Europe and the US, the situation with Keller Awards presented by the
address space is not as critical yet, but it American Foundation for the Blind.
Acronis supports Linux
will become so. IPv6 has many features These coveted awards recognize the
journaling filesystems
that will be needed for current and  notable accomplishments of individuals
emerging technologies like Mobile IP. % Acronis is known for its hard disk who are role models or improve the
http://www.oreilly.com management, and multi-boot products. quality of life for people who are blind or
The company has added Ext3 and visually impaired.
ReiserFS support to its new range According to a pre-press release, the
of tools. The utilities include a disk GNOME Accessibility architecture
imaging package called TrueImage. This demonstrates a commitment to
is used to create exact copies of hard accessible technology which  raises the
disks or partitions for either backup bar for the computing industry and
storage or upgrading hardware. For  dramatically expands the options
upgrading hard drives quickly the available for technology consumers
MigrateEasy utility can be used. who are blind or visually impaired. %
The final product is the OS Selector. http://www.afb.org
This is a multi-boot utility that allows PC
users to run multiple operating systems
Mozilla 1.0.1 Released
on a single computer, including all
versions of Linux. The software also Mozilla 1.0.1 is now available for
repartitions and reorganizes hard disks download. This release is a bug fix and
for seamless installation of new security follow-up to Mozilla 1.0. Mozilla
operating systems. It s the solution for 1.0 users that have not already upgraded
PC users who want a safety net when to Mozilla 1.1 are strongly encouraged to
trying Linux for the first time. % upgrade to 1.0.1. %
http://www.acronis.com http://www.mozilla.org
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