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Subject:    Linux-Announce Digest #409
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Date:       2003-05-11 17:13:07
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Linux-Announce Digest #409, Volume #4          Sun, 11 May 2003 17:13:07 EDT

Contents:
  Announcing Emacspeak-18.0 GoodDog (fwd) (Hans Zoebelein)
  LILO version 22.5.3 released (johninsd at san dot rr dot com)
  PHILIPPINES: Bayanihan Linux v.2.0 ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")

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From: Hans Zoebelein <hzo@gmx.de>
Subject: Announcing Emacspeak-18.0 GoodDog (fwd)
Date: 11 May 2003 00:05:01 GMT

========== Forwarded message ==========
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:06:45 -0700
From: T. V. Raman <raman@cs.cornell.edu>
To: emacspeak@cs.vassar.edu
Subject: Announcing Emacspeak-18.0 GoodDog
Resent-Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 21:07:00 -0400 (EDT)
Resent-From: emacspeak@cs.vassar.edu

               Emacspeak-18.0 (GoodDog) Unleashed!
               ----------------------------------

For Immediate Release:

San Jose, Calif., (April 29, 2003)
    Emacspeak-2003: Empowering Experienced Users
    --Zero cost of ownership makes priceless software affordable!

Emacspeak Inc (NASDOG: ESPK) --http://emacspeak.sf.net--
announces the immediate world-wide availability of Emacspeak 18.0
--a powerful audio desktop for leveraging today's evolving
semantic WWW.

Investors Note:
===============

With several prominent analysts initiating coverage, NASDOG: ESPK
is now trading over the net at levels close to that recently
attained by  DogCom high-fliers.

What Is It?
===========

Emacspeak is a fully functional audio desktop that provides
complete eyes-free access to all major 32 and 64 bit operating
environments. By seamlessly blending all aspects of the Internet
such as Web-surfing and electronic messaging into the audio
desktop, Emacspeak enables speech access to local and remote
information with a consistent and well-integrated user interface.
A rich suite of task-oriented tools provides efficient
speech-enabled access to the evolving semantic WWW.

Major Enhancements:
===================


1)  Enhanced Emacs 21 support.
2) emacspeak-wizards.el --Additional productivity wizards.
3) New voice lock engine.
4) VC viewer.
5) RSS wizards.

See the NEWS file for additional details.

Establishing Freedom:
=====================

  Never a toy system, Emacspeak is now voluntarily bundled with all major Linux
distributions. Though designed to be modular, distributors have
freely chosen to bundle the entire system without any undue
pressure. The integrity of the Emacspeak codebase is ensured by
the reliable and secure Linux platform used to develop the
software.

Extensive studies have shown that thanks to these features, users
consider Emacspeak to be absolutely priceless. Thanks to this
wide-spread user demand, the present version is being made
available at the same zero-cost as earlier releases.

At the same time, Emacspeak-2003 continues to innovate in the
area of speech and multimodal interaction and carries forward the
well-established Open Source tradition of introducing user
interface features that eventually show up in luser environments.
On this theme, when once challenged by a proponent of a
crash-prone but well-marketed windowing system with the assertion
"Emacs is a system from the 70's", the creator of Emacspeak
expressed surprise at the unusual candor manifest in the
assertion that it would take popular idiot-proven interfaces
until the year 2070 to catch up to where the Emacspeak audio
desktop is today. Industry experts welcomed this refreshing
breath of Courage Certainty and Clarity (CCC) at a time when
users are reeling from the Fear Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD)
unleashed by complex software systems backed by even more
convoluted press releases.

Independent Test Results:
=========================

Independent test results have proven that unlike some modern
software, Emacspeak can be safely uninstalled without adversely
affecting the continued performance of the computer. These same
tests also revealed that once uninstalled, the user stopped
functioning altogether. Speaking with Aster Labrador, the creator
of Emacspeak once pointed out that these results re-emphasize the
user-centric design of Emacspeak; "It is the user --and not the
computer-- that stops functioning when Emacspeak is
uninstalled!".

Note from Aster and Bubbles:
============================

UnDoctored Videos Inc. is currently looking for volunteers to
star in a video demonstrating such complete user failure.

Obtaining Emacspeak:
====================

Emacspeak can be downloaded from sourceforge --see
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/emacspeak/ You can visit
Emacspeak on the WWW at http://emacspeak.sf.net or
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/raman/emacspeak. You can subscribe
to the emacspeak mailing list emacspeak@cs.vassar.edu by sending
mail to the list request address emacspeak-request@cs.vassar.edu.
The latest development snapshot of Emacspeak is available via
anonymous CVS from sourceforge.

History:
========

Emacspeak-18.0 --code named GoodDog-- continues the the Emacspeak
tradition of enhancing user productivity and thereby  reduces  total cost of
ownership.  Emacspeak-17.0 --code named HappyDog-- enhances user
productivity by exploiting today's evolving WWW
standards. Emacspeak-16.0 --code named CleverDog-- the follow-up to
SmartDog-- continued the tradition of working better, faster,
smarter. Emacspeak-15.0 --code named SmartDog--followed up on TopDog
as the next in a continuing a series of award-winning audio desktop
releases from Emacspeak Inc.  Emacspeak-14.0 --code named TopDog--was
the first release of this millennium. Emacspeak-13.0 --codenamed
YellowLab-- was the closing release of the
20th. century. Emacspeak-12.0 --code named GoldenDog-- began
leveraging the evolving semantic WWW to provide task-oriented speech
access to Webformation. Emacspeak-11.0 --code named Aster-- went the
final step in making Linux a zero-cost Internet access solution for
blind and visually impaired users. Emacspeak-10.0 --(AKA
Emacspeak-2000) code named WonderDog-- continued the tradition of
award-winning software releases designed to make eyes-free computing a
productive and pleasurable experience. Emacspeak-9.0 --(AKA Emacspeak
99) code named BlackLab-- continued to innovate in the areas of speech
interaction and interactive accessibility. Emacspeak-8.0 --(AKA
Emacspeak-98++) code named BlackDog-- was a major upgrade to the
speech output extension to Emacs.

Emacspeak-95 (code named Illinois) was released as OpenSource on
the Internet in May 1995 as the first complete speech interface
to UNIX workstations. The subsequent release, Emacspeak-96 (code
named Egypt) made available in May 1996 provided significant
enhancements to the interface. Emacspeak-97 (Tennessee) went
further in providing a true audio desktop. Emacspeak-98
integrated Internetworking into all aspects of the audio desktop
to provide the first fully interactive speech-enabled WebTop.

About Emacspeak:
================

Based at Cornell (NY) http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/raman
--home to Auditory User Interfaces (AUI) on the WWW-- and
SourceForge --http://emacspeak.sf.net-- Emacspeak is mirrored
world-wide by an international network of software archives
and bundled voluntarily with all major Linux distributions. On
Monday, April 12, 1999, Emacspeak became part of the
Smithsonian's Permanent Research Collection on Information
Technology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American
History.

The Emacspeak mailing list is archived at Vassar --the home of the
Emacspeak mailing list-- thanks to Greg Priest-Dorman, and provides a
valuable knowledge base for new users.

Press/Analyst Contact: Hubbell Labrador

Going forward, BubbleDog acknowledges her monopoly on setting the
direction of the Emacspeak Audio Desktop, and promises to exercise
this freedom to innovate and her resulting power responsibly (as
before).

About This Release:
==================

According to Hubbell Labrador, this release does not a toy
environment.  Emacspeak Inc. promises to introduce GoodDog Toys soon
based on customer demand.

Windows-Free (WF) is a favorite battle-cry of The League Against
Forced Fenestration (LAFF).  --see
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f3800/msjudgex.htm for details on
the ill-effects of Forced Fenestration.

CopyWrite )C( Aster and Hubbell Labrador. All Writes Reserved.
GoldenDog (DM),  BlackDog (DM) etc., are Registered Dogmarks of Aster and Hubbell Labrador.
All other dogs belong to their respective owners.

-- 
Best Regards,
--raman


Email:  raman@cs.cornell.edu
WWW: http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/raman/
AIM: TVRaman
PGP:    http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/raman/raman.asc


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From: johninsd at san dot rr dot com <bitbucket@hotmail.com>
Subject: LILO version 22.5.3 released
Date: 11 May 2003 01:35:07 GMT
Reply-To: Read@MY.fullname.FOR.reply.TO

LILO release 22.5.3 is based upon Werner Almesberger's LILO version 21.

Version 22.5.3 is a minor update to version 22.5.2

o  Handle kernels with DEVFS_FS compiled in, but 'devfs' not mounted and
   not supported by the existing /dev directory hierarchy.


Version 22.5.2 is a minor update to version 22.5.1

o  Handles reiser4 filesystem
o  Bugfixes: raid-extra-boot=/dev/XXX where XXX is outside the raid set,
   bootloader get number of hard drives
o  -M switch creates backup files of sectors (-s and -S switches)


Version 22.5.1 is a minor update to version 22.5

o  Writearounds are included for two BIOS bugs which could kill 22.5:
   - Video BIOS destroy's DX register
   - BIOS does not pass boot device code in DL
o  Boot sector backups are handled in a more consistent fashion.
o  Optional configuration file keywords are added:  master-boot, boot-as=,
   raid-extra-boot=mbr, bios-passes-dl= (or -Z switch).


Version 22.5 is a major update to version 22.4.1

o  Booting is based upon industry-standard volume labels (s/n), which are
   translated to BIOS device codes.  Changes in the disk configuration
   which cause the BIOS to assign device codes in a different order should
   be transparent to the user.
o  256-color bitmap boot screens are now supported using VESA video BIOS
   extensions.  Both RGB and RLE encoded  *.bmp  files are supported.


Version 22.4.1 is a minor update to version 22.4.

Version 22.4 is a minor update to version 22.3.

o  Virtual booting is supported with new keywords 'vmdefault', 'vmdisable',
   and 'vmwarn'.


Version 22.3 is a major update to version 22.2.

o  The distribution consists of /sbin/lilo ONLY; all *.b files are
   incorporated within this file (builtin).
o  A bitmap file header editor is incorporated (-E flag).
o  The map file unifies the second stage, chain, message file, and bitmap
   files.
o  -E, -F, and -B flags are added (see man pages).
o  Chain loader will now pass a command line to a second LILO installation.
o  Boot protocol 0203h is now supported.  "large-memory" option added to
   force initial ramdisk loading to highest memory.
o  "vga=" on command line allows any radix input.


Versions 22.2, 22.1, 22.0 are major updates to version 21.


*** THE VERSION 22 RAID1 IMPLEMENTATION IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH VERSION 21.

Those using version 21 should read 'README.raid1' before installing these
new codes.  There is a compatibility mode (lilo -x mbr-only) for existing
RAID1 installations which are not going to be converted to the Version 22
implementation.


Source code is available for download from:

  http://brun.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo         (developer's site)

Or from the main distribution site:

  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/boot/lilo    (please use)


See the distribution file 'CHANGES' for details of the differences between
22.5.3 and prior releases.


--John Coffman <johninsd at san dot rr dot com>


LILO version 22++ links at:
  http://freshmeat.net/projects/lilo

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From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: PHILIPPINES: Bayanihan Linux v.2.0
Date: 11 May 2003 17:10:02 GMT

URL             :  http://bayanihan.asti.dost.gov.ph
     _________________________________________________________________

   [14]Bayanihan Linux version 2.0 is out! Click here for details. 

   Experience Freedom
   Install Bayanihan Linux v2.0 on your Desktop

   The Open Source Project of ASTI invites all to experience freedom on
   your desktop machines with its second release of Bayanihan Linux.
   Bayanihan Linux is an operating system based on the popular RedHat
   distribution and is customized for school and office use. Bundled with
   the latest office suite, image and text editors, internet and
   networking tools and multimedia applications, it's a fully featured
   desktop solution inheriting the reliability and stability that the
   Linux operating system offers. It is easy to install and can be
   customized to co-exist with other operating systems. It comes with
   built-in games for your personal satisfaction.

   As a part of the official Bayanihan Linux v2.0 launch, ASTI will be
   hosting an install-fest this coming January 29th to 30th 2003. Get a
   free CD whenever you choose to install Bayanihan Linux on your PC
   during the install-fest. Remember this is a first come, first serve
   basis so the earlier you register, the more chances of getting a slot
   in the install-fest. Grab the opportunity and experience the Bayanihan
   difference.

   For registration, contact us at (02)435-1065 or email us at
   bayanihan@asti.dost.gov.ph.
     _________________________________________________________________

   National Science and Technology Week Features:
   "A Way Out the Window" - Look for Tux for More Details

   As part of the NSTW celebration, the Open Source group (here
   represented by the Filipino flag wielding and salakot wearing penguin
   nicknamed Tux) of the Advanced Science and Technology Institute (an
   attached agency of the Department of Science and Technology) will give
   a talk and demonstration of Bayanihan Linux at its booth. To be
   discussed are Bayanihan Linux, its many outstanding and user friendly
   applications, as well as the surprisingly simple installation process
   that even a non-techie can do to install the software package on his
   own PC.

   Bayanihan Linux is an Open Source-based desktop solution developed to
   provide state universities, local government units, and small to
   medium scale business enterprises an alternative to commercially
   developed desktop software.

   Open source software is software whose licensing agreements permit the
   use, modification, and redistribution of the software without having
   to pay royalties or licensing fees.

   Bayanihan Linux, being an Open Source software, with its liberal
   licensing features, is a software option that will enable schools and
   offices to inexpensively fulfill their computerization requirements.
   Bayanihan Linux is available to help organizations get around the
   rising cost of commercial software.

   Bayanihan Linux was launched last June 13, 2002 at the Richmonde Hotel
   during the DOST Press Conference.

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