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SEPTEMBER 1999 ISSUE: TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Contents/Geekworld

GeekWorld'99

Seven Days, Six Geeks, One T-1
by Jason Compton
Our man on the scene at Red Hat's North Carolina retreat reports on his fun-packed week with Geeks.

Contents SysAdmin Opener

Gettin' GUI Wit' It

Linux System Administration Power Tools
by Æleen Frisch
While the command line remains the hearth and home of many sysadmins, GUI tools can do a thing or two.

Contents Alan Cox Opener

Kernel Driver

After Linus Himself, Alan Cox May be the Most Influential Man Working on Linux
by Robert McMillan
The Guru himself gives us his take on Open Source Software, kernel hacking, and why he'll never work in Redmond.

Contents Samba Opener

The Story of Samba

Linux's Stealth Weapon
by Christopher Hertel and Luke Leighton
Andrew Tridgell's implementation of the SMB protocol allowed Linux to "dance" with Windows, but it wasn't always easy.

DEPARTMENTS

Newbies

by Hal Moroff
Putting Linux and Windows on the Same Machine

In the Trenches

by Larry M. Augustin
Bridging the Corporate Gulf

Guru Guidance

by James Mohr
The Brawn Behind the Brains

Best Defense

by Paul Russell
Anatomy of a Patch

Gearheads Only

by Alan Cox
Advanced SCSI Drivers and Other Tales

Compile Time

by Erik Troan
Blocking and Non-Blocking I/0

Perl Of Wisdom

by Randal L. Schwartz
Writing Nonsense with Perl

Tech Support

by Michael Perry
Top Tech Support Questions

PRODUCT REVIEW

Loki Civilization: Call to Power for Linux

by Jason Compton
All work and no play? Loki Entertainment Software has begun porting popular games to Linux. We examine the first.

REPORT FROM THE FRONT
" SCO and Starnix Team Up on Analysis Tool
" Slashdot Sold
" TurboLinux to Ship With Sendmail Pro
" Apache Group Gets Incorporated
" Microsoft is Listening
" Amiga Pins Future on Linux
" FreeSpeech for Linux
" Apple makes QuickTime Available for Linux
NEW PRODUCTS
" MGE Solution Pac Keeps the Party Going
" Mandrake 6.0 Now Available
" Visualize This: Linux from HP
" Linux Makes iToaster a Reality
" New SGI Drivers Make for Slick Viewing
" Photodex Releases Beta Version of Sophisticated File Manager
" Synapse to Add New Dimension to the User Interface
" White Pine & Red Hat Provide Meeting Point
PUBLISHER'S STATEMENT

United We Stand, by Adam Goodman


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