October 2002
Sean M. BurkeAs Perl Journal/Sys Admin readers, most of you are probably native speakers of English — but that puts you in the minority of computer users worldwide. If you think that you’ve got it rough just trying to remember all the switches to ls, think about the hundreds of millions of people who put up with the headache of dealing with applications whose interfaces are not localized (i.e., translated) into their native languages. It’s a bad situation, but open source software can make it better.
Marcel GagnéA great deal of attention has been showered on Linux lately as companies look for alternatives to their desktop operating systems. For businesses and individuals, that means applications. Aside from the obvious need for communication, namely email, the core application of any business must be the office suite. In this column, I'll look at a contender from Korea, the Hancom Office suite.
Ed SchaeferThis month, John Spurgeon (john.p.spurgeon@intel.com) presents skulker, a Korn shell script that automates a variety of system maintenance tasks.
Guy LotgeringIf there is one book the administrator of a mixed network needs on his shelf, it is Hungry Minds’ Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems. Surprisingly, that is my claim, and not theirs. In a world full of marketing and advertising, this book could easily qualify for the best book to quietly take its place on the bookstore shelf in a long time – what they would call a “sleeper” in the movie world.
Joe "Zonker" BrockmeierI usually talk about programs for sys admins, but this month I thought I'd cover a simple little program for Web developers. The program I'm going to cover this month is Ide.php.
Jon HolmanRunning open source software on a Mac is a different animal — almost like an x86, but not quite. Configuring new hardware has always been a
problem in Linux; it is now compounded for the Mac user. Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) has built this port of Linux with the hardware of current Macs in mind, such as the iMac and the G4. YDL 2.3 is a treat to install and use on these machines.
Cameron Laird and Kathryn SoraizObject orientation (OO) isn't the silver bullet it was advertised to be about a decade ago. In fact, there are plenty of programmers who say they're ready to abandon it for either a more procedural or functional style. Before you stop doing OO, though, consider a few ways you might do it better. That's the subject of this month's "Regular Expressions".
Ben RothkeKevin Mitnick says "the term 'social engineering' is widely used within the computer security community to describe the techniques hackers use to deceive a trusted computer user within a company into revealing sensitive information, or trick an unsuspecting mark into performing actions that create a security hole for them to slip through." It's suitable that Mitnick, once vilified for his cracking exploits, has written a book about the human element of social engineering — that most subtle of information security threats.
Cameron LairdCameron Laird reviews the 3rd edition of Linux Kernel Programming.
Joe "Zonker" BrockmeierLast month I examined the Common Unix Printer System, better known as CUPS. This month I'll take a closer look at CUPS, specifically how to use it. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised how easy it is to set up.
Randal L. SchwartzOne of the great things about the Perl community is seen in the many ways that Perl information can be obtained to solve typical tasks or to get past those sticky little problems. Besides the professional documentation, there’s also the myriad of man pages that come with the Perl distribution itself, and the CPAN modules. And with a little searching on the Net, you can quickly find very active support for Perl in the way of Usenet newsgroups, mailing lists, and a few Web communities.
Ben RothkeBen Rothke reviews two new XML security books.
Emmett DulaneyOver the past three months, I have examined the first three of four exams required for certification as a Master CIW (Certified Internet Webmaster) Administrator. The first exam was the CIW Foundations exam, followed by the CIW Server Administrator exam, and then the CIW Internetworking Professional exam. This month, the focus turns to the final entry in the series — the CIW Security Professional (1D0-470) exam.
Lawrence D. P. MillerSystems administrators are like small-town sheriffs in horror movies — they like things nice and quiet, but it never stays that way for long. Programmers, on the other hand, are much more like movie serial killers — they believe what they do is the highest form of art, and they're not satisfied until they receive proper recognition. In the post dotcom era, however, more and more admins and programmers find themselves being asked to perform double duty. How do we bridge the gap and support goal-oriented sys admins as well as stylish coders? With Perl.
Joe "Zonker" BrockmeierThe latest addition to O'Reilly's "must-have" references is Network Security with OpenSSL. The book covers pretty much all you'd ever need to know about using OpenSSL in your programs.
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