LinuxFocus: March 1998

Exploring the X Window Environment The focus of this issue is the X Window environment. There are several interesting articles describing the X environment, applications, window managers, etc. Given the importance of the subject expect to see many more articles in the future. Also in this issue we bring you the second installment of the OpenGL & GLUT series.

The Piegate As you all now know, Bill Gates was greeted with a pie at his arrival to a meeting with EU authorities in Belgium few weeks ago. Thankfully the Linux community has nothing to do with the incident -- it was sponsored and executed by an idiot seeking publicity and money. Had this been done by a Linux fan it could have been a public relations catastrophe. Meanwhile one of our collaborators has gotten ahold of the police report apparently filed with the Belgium police (The Report). Interesting Things We Heard... Did you know...You can delete the Macro Error Dialog Box that frequently appears on your screen when using Excel by simply banging on the side of your monitor a few times. Did you know...If your modem is broken or your E-mail destination is busy, you may communicate with friends by means of objects called "paper", "envelopes" and "telephones" Has Our Mascot Gone Apple Picking? Is this a sign of desperation or what? Do our Linux users see any familiarity between this recent Apple logo and the well-known Linux penguin? Here is an URL you can check out: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

Tips of the day. Those AOL disks that you constantly get in the mail can be easily erased and used for your own purposes. Tips of the day. You can avoid neck injury and eyestrain at work by just quitting your job and finding one that doesn't involve computers in any way. Did you know... That Bill Gates and many of the top designers at Microsoft are just as confused and frustated by W95 as you are. Did you know...If your hard drive crashes and you haven't backed up your files on floppy disks, there is a small cyanide capsule taped to the inside of the box this program came in. Go Redhat! Recently RedHat has formed the Advaced Development Labs to create a graphical desktop environment to make it simple for non-UNIX users to configure, navigate, run programs and manipulate files in a UNIX environment.

Contents

• Interview with Linus Torvalds by
  Linus Torvalds talks about the past and future of Linux and shares his opinions on current events
• Interview with Miguel de Icaza by
  Miguel de Icaza gives us an interesting peek at a select group of linux kernel developers. He is involved with the Linux/Sparc, Gnome project and RedHat's Lab.
• OpenGL Programming: More about Lines by
  The Author describes more of the line rendering capabilities of OpenGL
• GLUT Programming: Windows Management by
  This article explains the usage of the GLUT windows management sub-API
• Hardware Review: OpenGL & GLUT with Voodoo 3Dfx in Mind by
  Phil gives us a more detailed description of how to program OpenGL on a Voodoo 3Dfx graphic card.
• POV-Ray: First Steps by
  In this first article, Antonio covers POV-Ray installation, configuration and the first steps of POV-Ray programming.
• Lyx Review by
  Lyx is a wonderfully capable editor -- Ismael reviews this powerful application.
• Building, Installing and Configuring sendmail 8.8.x by
  This is a copy of a Mini HOWTO concerning sendmail
• Through the Window by
  Quick review of the Window Desktops available for Linux
• Graphical Photocomposition with Photoshop by
  .. and The Gimp by
  There is no better way to learn than by example. The authors show us a very simple photocomposition technique using Photoshop & Gimp. Now you have a chance to compare both tools.
• Configuring X by
  Learn how to configure your X window environment -- find out what all those dotfiles are for!

In previous issues...

• What is Linux? by (November 1997)
  Short introduction to Linux for novice users.
• Connecting to the Internet by (November 1997)
  About setting up a ppp connection to an ISP provider.
• I got Linux installed, What next? by (November 1997)
  Pointer to resources & Tips for beginners.
• Making Shared Libraries by (November 1997)
  Learn how to build and use your own shared libraries.
• PGP under Linux by (November 1997)
  Installation and usage of Pretty-Good-Privacy under Linux.
• Managing Your Mail with procmail by (November 1997)
  configuration of procmail and some of its basic capabilites.
• Linux in Hospitals by (November 1997)
  Comercial use of Linux in the Healtcare environment.

Coming in the future to your friendly Screen:

• Miguel A Sepulveda will continue the GLUT and OpenGL series. He will tell us more about GLUT windows management and more about polygon rendering.
• Phil Ross will write about the programming peculiarities of 3Dfx cards.
• Juan M Sepulveda and Phil Ross take on the job of comparing Photoshop and Gimp's functionality.
• Various authors will describe the X environment and the utilities available