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OCTOBER 1999 ISSUE: TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES
Contents Perl Opener

Uncultured Perl

Perl's Creator Shares his Thoughts on a Subversive Lifecycle
by Larry Wall
A brief history of baby Perl's development from the womb to her first steady boyfriend.

Contents Security Opener

It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World

But Understanding the ABCs of Linux Security Can Make It Better
by Dave Wreski
Learn what you need to know before an intruder teaches it to you the hard way.

ContentsI/Linuxcare Opener

The Last Agnostics

The Linuxcare Trio
by Robert McMillan
The guys who gave Linux its very own 800 number look to serve the Fortune 1000, without losing perspective.

SGames/Opener

Serious Games

New Technologies and a Handful of Companies are Making Linux a Lot More Fun
by Jason Perlow
With Linux' increasing popularity, there is a growing need for the most essential of all applications.

DEPARTMENTS

Newbies

by Hal Moroff
Administrivia

In the Trenches

by Bruce Schneier
Doing Security the Open Source Way

Guru Guidance

by James Mohr
Doors to Devices

Best Defense

by Paul Russell
Beyond Ipchains

Gearheads Only

by Alan Cox
Writing Linux Mouse Drivers

Compile Time

by Erik Troan
Multiplexed I/O

Perl Of Wisdom

by Randal L. Schwartz
Launching Processes

On the Desktop

by Michael J. Hammel
Five Steps to GIMP Nirvana

Tech Support

by Michael Perry
Top Tech Support Questions

PRODUCT REVIEW

Virtual Microsoft: VMWare 1.0 for Linux

by Jason Perlow
Forget Windows emulation. With VMWare you can now create virtual machines right on your own Linux system.

REPORT FROM THE FRONT
" Torvalds: Linux 2.4 by Year's End
" Intel, VA Show Off Merced Linux Prototype
" CA Launches Linux Product Line
" Enter the Public Linux Company
" Best of Times, Worst of Times for SGI
" Charge it to Linux
" Andover Buys Freshmeat, Too
" Amiga + Linux + Transmeta?
NEW PRODUCTS
" Getting Productive the Linux Way
" Internet Microwave
" One for the Number Crunchers
" LCorel Unveils its Own Distro
" DiskDrake to the Rescue
" The PIA's Adorable
" Win4Lin = Fun4U
" Pastoral Progress from Giganet
PUBLISHER'S STATEMENT

We Are Family, by Adam Goodman


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