The April 1998 issue of Linux Journal (#48) will be mailed from the printers in Post Falls, Idaho on March 6, 1998 TABLE OF CONTENTS LINUX JOURNAL April 1998 _________________________________________________________________ Features * Using Linux in a Control and Robotics Lab by Jon Davis How a lab at Queen's University is using Linux. * Biomedical Research and Linux by Roger S. Flugel Linux is entering a new field of study: medical informatics and data analysis. * Latvian Government Uses Linux by Dmitrie Komarov Linux used to solve database problems in Latvia. * Satellite Remote Sensing of the Oceans by Simon J. Keogh, Emmanouil Oikonomou, Daniel Ballestero and Ian Robinson Data analysis of remote sensing data using Linux. * Small Business Marketing of Linux by Cliff Seruntine The why, how and who of selling Linux. * Helping Netscape Make History by Eric S. Raymond The why, how and who of selling Linux. News & Articles * Building Projects With Imake by Otto Hammersmith * Linux Network Programming, Part 3: CORBA: The Software Bus by Ivan Griffin, Mark Donnelly and John Nelson * Financial Calculation Programs for Linux by James Shapiro * LJ Interviews Mr. Eid Eid of Corel Computer by Marjorie Richardson WWWsmith * At the Forge: Using What We've Learned by Reuven M. Lerner Reviews * Practical Programming in Tcl and TK by John McLaughlin * Protecting Your Web Site with Firewalls by Leam Hall * Visual SlickEdit: A Commercial Editor for Programmers by Larry Ayers * WordPerfect 7 for Linux by Michael Scott Shappe * TeraSpell 97 for Emacs by Daniel Lazenby Columns * Letters to the Editor * From the Editor: Workplace Solutions * Stop the Presses: The Software world--It's A-Changin' * System Administration: Managing Your Logs with Chklogs by Emilio Grimaldo * Kernel Korner: Writing a Linux Driver by Fernando Matia * Linux Gazette: Configuring Procmail with The Dotfile Generator by Jesper Pedersen * New Products + DupliDisk-PCI, ARCO Computer Products + Visual MATCOM 1.0, MathTools Ltd. + Scientific Astronomer, Wolfram Research + Cyclades-PR3000, Cyclades Corporation + ARIA 2.5, Andromedia + FairCom Server Development System, Faircom Corporation + NetTracker 3.5, Sane Solutions + S.u.S.E. 5.1, S.u.S.E. LLC + Samba 1.9.18, The Samba Team Directories & References * Advertisers Index _________________________________________________________________ Linux Journal is carried by some newsstands (including all Computer Literacy stores) and is delivered to newsstands by a newsstand distributor. If you know a place that sells magazines that you feel should stock LJ, send e-mail to dist@ssc.com or have them call SSC at 206-782-7733. Getting LJ on newsstands is one of the best ways we can show the non-Internet crowd that Linux is for real. Subscriptions are: US$22/year U.S. US$27/year Canada US$37/year Foreign US$39/2 years U.S. US$49/2 years Canada US$59/2 years Foreign Linux Journal P.O. Box 85867 Seattle, WA 98145-1867 Fax: +1 206-782-7191 Tel: +1 888-66-LINUX E-mail: subs@ssc.com URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/ Our public key (for encrypting your credit card number) is available by fingering info@ssc.com. Subscriptions begin with the *upcoming* issue. Back issues are available (except for Issues #1, #3, #4, #5, #7, #30 and #44, we're out) for $6 each, or $8 each non-North American airmail. ***Note: All funds should be in U.S. dollars*** Other questions/comments can be sent to: linux@ssc.com