From schwern at pobox.com  Wed Mar  2 08:14:02 2005
From: schwern at pobox.com (Michael G Schwern)
Date: Thu Mar  3 12:04:18 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] sanity check:  how to use system()
In-Reply-To: <200503010003.34878.ewilhelm@sbcglobal.net>
References: <200503010003.34878.ewilhelm@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <20050302161402.GA17544@windhund.schwern.org>

On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 12:03:34AM -0600, Eric Wilhelm wrote:
> What's the deal with this bit of code:
> 
>   unless(system(join ' ', @command) == 0) ...
> 
> ?!

<snip>

> Then, I come across the above needless join of a perfectly LISTlike 
> @command and I think I surely must have lost it.  Is there a historical 
> reason or something here that I'm missing?

Do not attribute to malice (or design) what can easily be attributed to
ignorance.

More than likely they're simply not aware that system() can take a list.
Many people don't look at perldoc, they read awful books with misleading
examples.  Or they naturally figure that system() only takes a string and
don't bother to look at a man page.  Additionally, security or special shell
characters are not taken into account and don't come up.

Now it is possible they deliberately want to run the command through the
shell but rather unlikely.  Don't pull your hair out over it.

From kellert at ohsu.edu  Fri Mar  4 13:14:02 2005
From: kellert at ohsu.edu (Thomas J Keller)
Date: Fri Mar  4 13:14:33 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] HTML::Parser help
Message-ID: <93189574b259e3c61795696bd5483f02@ohsu.edu>

Greetings all.

The HTML::parser module provides methods for, literally, parsing HTML. 
It can handle HTML text from a string or file and can separate out the 
syntactic structures and data. You shouldn't use HTML::Parser directly, 
however, since its interface hasn't been designed to make your life 
easy when you parse HTML. It's merely a base class from which you can 
build your own parser to deal with HTML in any way you want.

I've been away from Perl for a couple of months (grant due). But now 
I'm back to tasks that are way more fun.
I find I have to parse an html file to extract some data. I installed 
HTML::Parser today, but  I'm having trouble understanding how to write 
the subs that get me what I want. Does anyone know of a good tutorial, 
or some well commented examples?

muchas gracias,
Tom K.

Thomas J. Keller, Ph.D.
Director, MMI Core Facility
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd.
Portland, OR, USA,   97239

http://www.ohsu.edu/research/core
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From johnl at johnlabovitz.com  Fri Mar  4 13:35:55 2005
From: johnl at johnlabovitz.com (John Labovitz)
Date: Fri Mar  4 13:36:05 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] HTML::Parser help
In-Reply-To: <93189574b259e3c61795696bd5483f02@ohsu.edu>
References: <93189574b259e3c61795696bd5483f02@ohsu.edu>
Message-ID: <f100e8ebf295f08da0b588539e54be04@johnlabovitz.com>

On Mar 4, 2005, at 1:14 PM, Thomas J Keller wrote:

> I find I have to parse an html file to extract some data. I installed 
> HTML::Parser today, but  I'm having trouble understanding how to write 
> the subs that get me what I want. Does anyone know of a good tutorial, 
> or some well commented examples?

I recommend using HTML::Tree (and its associated classes, 
HTML::TreeBuilder and HTML::Element), not HTML::Parser directly.

Once you've got HTML::Tree installed, look at the HTML::Element 
documentation, specifically at the look_down() method.  That's one that 
I tend to use a lot.  Also extract_links().


--
John Labovitz
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John Labovitz Consulting, LLC
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www.johnlabovitz.com/consulting

From jeff at vpservices.com  Fri Mar  4 13:49:31 2005
From: jeff at vpservices.com (Jeff Zucker)
Date: Fri Mar  4 13:46:14 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] HTML::Parser help
In-Reply-To: <93189574b259e3c61795696bd5483f02@ohsu.edu>
References: <93189574b259e3c61795696bd5483f02@ohsu.edu>
Message-ID: <4228D7EB.4020200@vpservices.com>

Thomas J Keller wrote:

> I find I have to parse an html file to extract some data.

Depending on what form the data is in, there may already be a subclass 
of HTML::Parser or another module for dealing with that data.  For 
example, if the data is in an HTML table, use HTML::TableExtract to get 
at it directly or DBD::AnyData (which uses HTML::TableExtract under the 
hood) to get at it with a DBI interface.  There are similar modules for 
parsing HTML forms, etc.  I'm not trying to steer you away from 
HTML::Parser , just pointing out that there may already  be a higher 
level module to get at the particular data you need.

-- 
Jeff
From publiustemp-pdxpm at yahoo.com  Fri Mar  4 13:46:13 2005
From: publiustemp-pdxpm at yahoo.com (Ovid)
Date: Fri Mar  4 13:46:27 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] HTML::Parser help
In-Reply-To: 6667
Message-ID: <20050304214613.3977.qmail@web60804.mail.yahoo.com>

Hi Thomas,

HTML::Parser is great, but not everyone can wrap their head around it
that easily.  Many prefer a procedural approach as this better maps to
how we're used to getting things done.  If that is appealing at all,
you may find HTML::TokeParser::Simple of use.  It's ridiculously easy
to use.  For example, to only print out the "visible" text in an HTML
file:

  my $parser = HTML::TokeParser::Simple->new($html_file);
  while (my $token = $parser->get_token) {
    print $token->as_is if $token->is_text;
  }

There are several more comprehensive examples in the distribution.  Of
course, while I admit to being biased, I do find it easier to use than
HTML::Parser.

Cheers,
Ovid
--- Thomas J Keller <kellert@ohsu.edu> wrote:
> Greetings all.
> 
> The HTML::parser module provides methods for, literally, parsing
> HTML. 
> It can handle HTML text from a string or file and can separate out
> the 
> syntactic structures and data. You shouldn't use HTML::Parser
> directly, 
> however, since its interface hasn't been designed to make your life 
> easy when you parse HTML. It's merely a base class from which you can
> 
> build your own parser to deal with HTML in any way you want.
> 
> I've been away from Perl for a couple of months (grant due). But now 
> I'm back to tasks that are way more fun.
> I find I have to parse an html file to extract some data. I installed
> 
> HTML::Parser today, but  I'm having trouble understanding how to
> write 
> the subs that get me what I want. Does anyone know of a good
> tutorial, 
> or some well commented examples?
> 
> muchas gracias,
> Tom K.
> 
> Thomas J. Keller, Ph.D.
> Director, MMI Core Facility
> Oregon Health & Science University
> 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd.
> Portland, OR, USA,   97239
> 
> http://www.ohsu.edu/research/core>
_______________________________________________
> Pdx-pm-list mailing list
> Pdx-pm-list@pm.org
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If this message is a response to a question on a mailing list, please send
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From schwern at pobox.com  Fri Mar  4 13:47:15 2005
From: schwern at pobox.com (Michael G Schwern)
Date: Fri Mar  4 13:47:03 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] HTML::Parser help
In-Reply-To: <93189574b259e3c61795696bd5483f02@ohsu.edu>
References: <93189574b259e3c61795696bd5483f02@ohsu.edu>
Message-ID: <20050304214714.GA14196@windhund.schwern.org>

On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 01:14:02PM -0800, Thomas J Keller wrote:
> I've been away from Perl for a couple of months (grant due). But now 
> I'm back to tasks that are way more fun. 
> I find I have to parse an html file to extract some data. I installed 
> HTML::Parser today, but  I'm having trouble understanding how to write 
> the subs that get me what I want. Does anyone know of a good tutorial, 
> or some well commented examples? 

First off I'd recommend Sean Burke's HTML::Tree.  He's also written a
book on the subject.  He also wrote quite a good book on the topic of
Perl and the Web with several chapters on HTML parsing.  "Perl & LWP"
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perllwp/

Otherwise it depends on what you want.  There's plenty of existing packages to
convert HTML into text, HTML-Format being one.  HTML::LinkExtor and 
HTML::LinkExtractor can both pull links out of HTML.
From andy at petdance.com  Fri Mar  4 13:55:38 2005
From: andy at petdance.com (Andy Lester)
Date: Fri Mar  4 13:55:50 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] HTML::Parser help
In-Reply-To: <93189574b259e3c61795696bd5483f02@ohsu.edu>
References: <93189574b259e3c61795696bd5483f02@ohsu.edu>
Message-ID: <20050304215538.GA8587@petdance.com>

On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 01:14:02PM -0800, Thomas J Keller (kellert@ohsu.edu) wrote:
> I've been away from Perl for a couple of months (grant due). But now 
> I'm back to tasks that are way more fun. 
> I find I have to parse an html file to extract some data. I installed 
> HTML::Parser today, but  I'm having trouble understanding how to write 

What are you looking to extract?  If you just want links or images, then
use WWW::Mechanize.  If you want more than that, you can have a look at
how Mech does the parsing.

xoa

-- 
Andy Lester => andy@petdance.com => www.petdance.com => AIM:petdance
From publiustemp-pdxpm at yahoo.com  Fri Mar  4 14:00:03 2005
From: publiustemp-pdxpm at yahoo.com (Ovid)
Date: Fri Mar  4 14:00:20 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] HTML::Parser help
In-Reply-To: 6667
Message-ID: <20050304220003.19494.qmail@web60801.mail.yahoo.com>

Clearly no one wants poor Thomas to use HTML::Parser :)

--- Andy Lester <andy@petdance.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 01:14:02PM -0800, Thomas J Keller
> (kellert@ohsu.edu) wrote:
> > I've been away from Perl for a couple of months (grant due). But
> now 
> > I'm back to tasks that are way more fun. 
> > I find I have to parse an html file to extract some data. I
> installed 
> > HTML::Parser today, but  I'm having trouble understanding how to
> write 
> 
> What are you looking to extract?  If you just want links or images,
> then
> use WWW::Mechanize.  If you want more than that, you can have a look
> at
> how Mech does the parsing.
> 
> xoa
> 
> -- 
> Andy Lester => andy@petdance.com => www.petdance.com => AIM:petdance
> _______________________________________________
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From perl-pm at joshheumann.com  Mon Mar  7 09:52:25 2005
From: perl-pm at joshheumann.com (Josh Heumann)
Date: Mon Mar  7 09:52:32 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] March Meeting Wednesday
Message-ID: <33285.130.94.161.146.1110217945.squirrel@joshheumann.com>

For those of you who were wondering if we were even having a meeting this
weekend, stop leaving me threatening messages!  Allison Randal will be
enthralling one and all with a Perl 6 Update.

March 9th, 2005 6:30pm at Free Geek, 1741 SE 10th Ave
Allison Randal: What's up with Perl 6?

It's a little Perl 6 syntax, a little Parrot, a little PGE, and a little
Pugs.

If any of that confuses you, Allison has all the answers, and she'll be
enlightening minds on Wednesday.

-Fearless Leader


From perl-pm at joshheumann.com  Mon Mar  7 11:03:24 2005
From: perl-pm at joshheumann.com (Josh Heumann)
Date: Mon Mar  7 11:03:35 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] New releases from O'Reilly
Message-ID: <33472.130.94.161.146.1110222204.squirrel@joshheumann.com>

Here are the books that O'Reilly release this month.  If anyone wants to
review one, let me know and I'll order it.

I also recieved a few copies of MAKE magazine (http://make.oreilly.com/),
and will bring them to the meeting Wednesday.

----------------------------------------------------------------
-Jakarta Struts Cookbook
-Apple I Replica Creation
-Programming Flash Communication Server
-The Linux Enterprise Cluster
-Programming C#, 4th Edition
-Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion
-PC Hardware Buyer's Guide
-Game Coding Complete, Second Ed.
-Office 2004 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual
-Linux in a Windows World
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
New Releases
----------------------------------------------------------------
***Jakarta Struts Cookbook
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 059600771X
"Jakarta Struts Cookbook" is an amazing collection of code solutions to
common--and uncommon--problems encountered when building web
applications with the Struts Framework. With solutions to real-world
problems, this look-up reference is perfect for independent developers,
large development teams, and everyone in between who wishes to use the
Struts Framework to its fullest potential. Plus, it is completely
up-to-date with the latest versions of Framework, so readers can be sure
the information is viable.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jakartastrutsckbk/index.html

Chapter 14, "Tiles and Other Presentation Approaches," is available
online:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jakartastrutsckbk/chapter/index.html


***Apple I Replica Creation
Back to the Garage
Publisher: Syngress
ISBN: 193183640X
Computers like the Apple I are incredibly simple machines. Even if you
have no experience with electronics, this book will teach you how to
build your own replica of the Apple I, show you how to program it
yourself, and introduce you to exciting ways to expand your Apple I to
control lights, motors, and more.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/193183640X/index.html


***Programming Flash Communication Server
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596005040
"Programming Flash Communication Server" not only explains how to use
the pre-built FCS components to construct a simple application, it also
explains the architecture so that developers can program custom
components to make even more advanced applications. In addition, the
book explains how to truly optimize performance and talks about
considerations for networked applications as well as the media issues
pertaining to FCS. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progflashcs/index.html

Chapter 1, "Introducing the Flash Communication Server," is available
online:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progflashcs/chapter/index.html


***The Linux Enterprise Cluster
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593270364
"The Linux Enterprise Cluster" is a practical guide for building and
installing an enterprise-class cluster for mission critical applications
using commodity hardware and open source software. Includes information
on how to build a high-availability server pair using the Heartbeat
package, how to use the Linux Virtual Server load balancing software,
how to configure a reliable printing system, and how to build a job
scheduling system with no single point of failure.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270364/index.html


***Programming C#, 4th Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596006993
Aimed at experienced programmers and web developers, this fourth edition
of the top-selling C# book focuses on the features and programming
patterns that are new to C# and fundamental to the programming of web
services and applications on Microsoft's .NET platform. This edition has
also been updated to reflect the C# ISO standard as well as changes in
Microsoft's implementation of the language.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progcsharp4/index.html

Chapter 12, "Delegates and Events," is available online:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progcsharp4/chapter/index.html


***Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
ISBN: 0974514063
Half of all project teams in the U.S. don't use any version control at
all, and many others experience problems. Version control is the
lifeblood of software projects, but it doesn't have to be complicated or
time consuming. This recipe-based book covers the theory behind version
control and shows how it can help developers become more efficient, work
better as a team, and keep on top of software complexity.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0974514063/index.html


***PC Hardware Buyer's Guide
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596009380
This handy guide is the ideal shopping companion for people who wish to
build their own desktop computer. Loaded with valuable information, the
"PC Hardware Buyer's Guide" helps you choose which parts are best for
you by linking compatibility and performance with your own particular
profile. This book features a component overview, valuable rules of
thumb, and a quick-lookup reference chart with recommended brands and
models.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pccbg/index.html


***Game Coding Complete, Second Ed.
Publisher: Paraglyph Press
ISBN: 1932111913
"Game Coding Complete, Second Ed." is the essential hands-on guide to
developing commercial quality games written by master game programmer
Mike McShaffry. This must-have second edition has been expanded from the
bestselling first edition to include the absolute latest in exciting new
techniques in game interface design programming, game audio development,
game scripting, 3D programming, and game engine technology.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1932111913/index.html


***Office 2004 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596008201
Whether you're an Office beginner eager to understand the applications
in the suite or a longtime Office user looking for power-user techniques
and detailed coverage of what's new in Office 2004, this book delivers
everything you need to master all four Office 2004 programs for
Mac--Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. According to Microsoft, the
average Office user taps into less than 15 percent of the suite's
features. Get 100 percent out of Office 2004 by getting the Missing
Manual.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/officemactmm/index.html


***Linux in a Windows World
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596007582
An invaluable companion for any system administrator interested in
integrating Linux into their Windows environment, this book takes an
in-depth look at exactly how Linux can be brought into an organization
that's currently based on Microsoft Windows systems. Featuring a litany
of insider tips and techniques, "Linux in a Windows World" dispenses all
the practical advice you need to migrate to this revolutionary open
source software.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxwinworld/index.html

Chapter 7, "Using NT Domains for Linux Authentication," is available
online:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxwinworld/chapter/index.html


From perl-pm at joshheumann.com  Wed Mar  9 10:57:07 2005
From: perl-pm at joshheumann.com (Josh Heumann)
Date: Wed Mar  9 10:57:15 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] March Meeting Tonight
Message-ID: <33228.130.94.161.146.1110394627.squirrel@joshheumann.com>

Tonight's meeting:

Allison Randal will be enthralling one and all with a Perl 6 Update.

March 9th, 2005 6:30pm at Free Geek, 1741 SE 10th Ave
Allison Randal: What's up with Perl 6?

It's a little Perl 6 syntax, a little Parrot, a little PGE, and a little
Pugs.

If any of that confuses you, Allison has all the answers, and she'll be
enlightening minds tonight.

(Tolerance of Haskell recommended, but not required.)


From brendan at hollyking.org  Wed Mar  9 13:44:54 2005
From: brendan at hollyking.org (brendan@hollyking.org)
Date: Wed Mar  9 12:59:04 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Writing Daemons with Perl?
Message-ID: <20050309214454.GA25282@hollyking.org>

Greetings!

I have a program that I need to convert to run as a daemon.  That's the
easy part, I found some web pages that showed me how to make the
conversion.

The information I can't seem to find is how to handle communicating with
the program.  What's a good way to make sure it can shutdown
gracefully, reload if the configuration file is changed and things like
that?

Can anyone point me to a book or websites that might have information on
writing daemons?  I can make the conversion to Perl if the necessary.

Thanks!
Brendan

-- 
Wollhandschuhe halten dich warm.
From andy at petdance.com  Wed Mar  9 13:11:12 2005
From: andy at petdance.com (Andy Lester)
Date: Wed Mar  9 13:11:20 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Writing Daemons with Perl?
In-Reply-To: <20050309214454.GA25282@hollyking.org>
References: <20050309214454.GA25282@hollyking.org>
Message-ID: <20050309211112.GA14530@petdance.com>

On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 09:44:54PM +0000, brendan@hollyking.org (brendan@hollyking.org) wrote:
> Can anyone point me to a book or websites that might have information on
> writing daemons?  I can make the conversion to Perl if the necessary.

Lincoln Stein's "Network Programming With Perl" is very good on the
subject.

-- 
Andy Lester => andy@petdance.com => www.petdance.com => AIM:petdance
From ewilhelm at sbcglobal.net  Wed Mar  9 13:19:06 2005
From: ewilhelm at sbcglobal.net (Eric Wilhelm)
Date: Wed Mar  9 13:15:10 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Writing Daemons with Perl?
In-Reply-To: <20050309214454.GA25282@hollyking.org>
References: <20050309214454.GA25282@hollyking.org>
Message-ID: <200503091519.06855.ewilhelm@sbcglobal.net>

# The following was supposedly scribed by
# brendan@hollyking.org
# on Wednesday 09 March 2005 03:44 pm:

>I have a program that I need to convert to run as a daemon. ?That's
> the easy part, I found some web pages that showed me how to make the
> conversion.
>
>The information I can't seem to find is how to handle communicating
> with the program. ?What's a good way to make sure it can shutdown
>gracefully, reload if the configuration file is changed and things
> like that?

FYI:  There's been a discussion about this on module-authors over the 
last couple of days.  So, someone has invented that wheel in Perl very 
recently!

http://www.mail-archive.com/module-authors%40perl.org/msg03242.html

--Eric
-- 
"It works better if you plug it in!" 
                                          -- Sattinger's Law
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From 9nn24e402 at sneakemail.com  Wed Mar  9 13:33:22 2005
From: 9nn24e402 at sneakemail.com (Steve Bonds)
Date: Wed Mar  9 13:33:36 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Writing Daemons with Perl?
In-Reply-To: <20050309214454.GA25282@hollyking.org>
References: <20050309214454.GA25282@hollyking.org>
Message-ID: <16472-88074@sneakemail.com>

On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 21:44:54 +0000, brendan-at-hollyking.org wrote:

> I have a program that I need to convert to run as a daemon.  That's the
> easy part, I found some web pages that showed me how to make the
> conversion.
> 
> The information I can't seem to find is how to handle communicating with
> the program.  What's a good way to make sure it can shutdown
> gracefully, reload if the configuration file is changed and things like
> that?
> 
> Can anyone point me to a book or websites that might have information on
> writing daemons?  I can make the conversion to Perl if the necessary.

The book "Advanced Programming in the UNIX environment" by W. Richard
Stevens has an excellent section on daemon programming for UNIX.  The
examples are all in C, but the principles are the same.

For info on finding this book, try:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Booksources/0201563177

I didn't find it at the Multnomah or Washington county libraries. 
Amazon has it, though it's a bit pricey:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0201563177

This book is an excellent general reference for UNIX programming and
covers a lot of the nasty topics like interprocess communication,
multiprocessing, signals, etc.

  -- Steve
From wcooley at nakedape.cc  Wed Mar  9 13:48:08 2005
From: wcooley at nakedape.cc (Wil Cooley)
Date: Wed Mar  9 13:48:24 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Writing Daemons with Perl?
In-Reply-To: <200503091519.06855.ewilhelm@sbcglobal.net>
References: <20050309214454.GA25282@hollyking.org>
	<200503091519.06855.ewilhelm@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <20050309214807.GP7907@rheingold.nakedape.priv>

Also Sprach Eric Wilhelm <ewilhelm@sbcglobal.net> on Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 01:19:06PM PST:
> 
> FYI:  There's been a discussion about this on module-authors over the 
> last couple of days.  So, someone has invented that wheel in Perl very 
> recently!
> 
> http://www.mail-archive.com/module-authors%40perl.org/msg03242.html

Interesting; they don't seem to mention Net::Server, which does much or
most of what they describe.  I'm not subscribed, but if you are you
might want to point it out to them.  (I've just requested Gmane carry
it; it looks interesting.)

Wil
-- 
Wil Cooley                                 wcooley@nakedape.cc
Naked Ape Consulting                        http://nakedape.cc
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From schwern at pobox.com  Wed Mar  9 17:28:28 2005
From: schwern at pobox.com (Michael G Schwern)
Date: Wed Mar  9 17:28:06 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] HOP goes to print!
Message-ID: <20050310012828.GE6991@windhund.schwern.org>

MJD sez "Higher Order Perl" is finally in print!

This morning I held the first copies in my own hands.  

        http://perl.plover.com/hop/photo/20050309/MVC-041F.JPG

The publisher tells me that their warehouse will be stocked in another
few days.  Online booksellers like Amazon and B&N will have it in another
1-3 weeks---sometimes it takes less, and sometimes it takes more.

If you were waiting to order a copy until the book was actually
available, you can order it now.  I get an extra kickback if you order
from

        http://perl.plover.com/hop/ORDER.html

From publiustemp-pdxpm at yahoo.com  Thu Mar 10 15:32:17 2005
From: publiustemp-pdxpm at yahoo.com (Ovid)
Date: Thu Mar 10 15:32:26 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] The Corvallis LUG Curse
Message-ID: <20050310233217.82564.qmail@web60803.mail.yahoo.com>

Twice now, I've been contacted by someone from the Corvallis LUG about
giving a talk down there and twice now, I've lost the email.  This is
most embarrassing.

If you're the person in question, can you please contact me offlist?

Cheers,
Ovid

-- 
If this message is a response to a question on a mailing list, please send
follow up questions to the list.

Web Programming with Perl -- http://users.easystreet.com/ovid/cgi_course/
From paull at peak.org  Sun Mar 13 10:54:08 2005
From: paull at peak.org (paull@peak.org)
Date: Sun Mar 13 11:00:53 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Job at OSU
Message-ID: <1311.64.28.62.24.1110740048.squirrel@64.28.62.24>

This text appeared in the Corvallis paper (Mar 13th)

Analyst/programmer:
OSU's college of Oceanic and Atmospheric science Sciences:
Full-time temporary from May16, 2005-Jan31, 2006.  Advanced Perl
programmer for the Spatial Climate Analysis Service.  Required skills
include substantial experience with PERL, plus experience in Fortran,
C and Postgres/MySQL database programming.  Position announcement
available at www.ocs@oregonstate.edu (click on employment opportunities)
or call (541)737-2531.  For full consideration, submission deadline
March 25th 2005.

-pal

From schwern at pobox.com  Sun Mar 13 11:51:12 2005
From: schwern at pobox.com (Michael G Schwern)
Date: Sun Mar 13 11:50:43 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Job at OSU
In-Reply-To: <1311.64.28.62.24.1110740048.squirrel@64.28.62.24>
References: <1311.64.28.62.24.1110740048.squirrel@64.28.62.24>
Message-ID: <20050313195112.GC24260@windhund.schwern.org>

On Sun, Mar 13, 2005 at 10:54:08AM -0800, paull@peak.org wrote:
> This text appeared in the Corvallis paper (Mar 13th)
> 
> Analyst/programmer:
> OSU's college of Oceanic and Atmospheric science Sciences:
> Full-time temporary from May16, 2005-Jan31, 2006.  Advanced Perl
> programmer for the Spatial Climate Analysis Service.  Required skills
> include substantial experience with PERL, plus experience in Fortran,
> C and Postgres/MySQL database programming.  Position announcement
> available at www.ocs@oregonstate.edu (click on employment opportunities)
> or call (541)737-2531.  For full consideration, submission deadline
> March 25th 2005.

Looks interesting, if it wasn't all the way out in Corvallis. :(

From perl-pm at joshheumann.com  Mon Mar 14 14:55:05 2005
From: perl-pm at joshheumann.com (Josh Heumann)
Date: Mon Mar 14 14:55:17 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] New releases from O'Reilly
In-Reply-To: <33472.130.94.161.146.1110222204.squirrel@joshheumann.com>
References: <33472.130.94.161.146.1110222204.squirrel@joshheumann.com>
Message-ID: <33148.130.94.161.146.1110840905.squirrel@joshheumann.com>

I don't think anyone asked for it, but O'Reilly sent us a copy of "Linux
in a Windows World: a system administrator's guide to heterogeneous
networking."  If someone did order it, let me know.  Otherwise, it's up
for a review.

Those of you who have books out, you don't have to write a monster review,
or even a positive one.  O'Reilly just wants to know what the community
thinks of their books, so if you have one, write a review and/or make the
book available to someone else who wants to read it.

For guidelines on a good book review, O'Reilly has some suggestions[1], as
does Slashdot[2].  Our own Gabrielle Roth wrote an excellent review[3], if
you want a more pertinent example.

-Fearless Leader

[1]: http://ug.oreilly.com/bookreviews.html
[2]: http://slashdot.org/book.review.guidelines.shtml
[3]: http://pdx.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?BRNessusNetworkAuditing

<quote who="Josh Heumann">
> Here are the books that O'Reilly release this month.  If anyone wants to
> review one, let me know and I'll order it.
>
> I also recieved a few copies of MAKE magazine
> (http://make.oreilly.com/), and will bring them to the meeting
> Wednesday.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Jakarta Struts Cookbook
> -Apple I Replica Creation
> -Programming Flash Communication Server
> -The Linux Enterprise Cluster
> -Programming C#, 4th Edition
> -Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion
> -PC Hardware Buyer's Guide
> -Game Coding Complete, Second Ed.
> -Office 2004 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual
> -Linux in a Windows World
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> New Releases
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> ***Jakarta Struts Cookbook
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 059600771X
> "Jakarta Struts Cookbook" is an amazing collection of code solutions to
> common--and uncommon--problems encountered when building web
> applications with the Struts Framework. With solutions to real-world
> problems, this look-up reference is perfect for independent developers,
> large development teams, and everyone in between who wishes to use the
> Struts Framework to its fullest potential. Plus, it is completely
> up-to-date with the latest versions of Framework, so readers can be sure
> the information is viable.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jakartastrutsckbk/index.html
>
> Chapter 14, "Tiles and Other Presentation Approaches," is available
> online:
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>
>
> ***Apple I Replica Creation
> Back to the Garage
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 193183640X
> Computers like the Apple I are incredibly simple machines. Even if you
> have no experience with electronics, this book will teach you how to
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> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/193183640X/index.html
>
>
> ***Programming Flash Communication Server
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596005040
> "Programming Flash Communication Server" not only explains how to use
> the pre-built FCS components to construct a simple application, it also
> explains the architecture so that developers can program custom
> components to make even more advanced applications. In addition, the
> book explains how to truly optimize performance and talks about
> considerations for networked applications as well as the media issues
> pertaining to FCS. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progflashcs/index.html
>
> Chapter 1, "Introducing the Flash Communication Server," is available
> online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progflashcs/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***The Linux Enterprise Cluster
> Publisher: No Starch Press
> ISBN: 1593270364
> "The Linux Enterprise Cluster" is a practical guide for building and
> installing an enterprise-class cluster for mission critical applications
> using commodity hardware and open source software. Includes information
> on how to build a high-availability server pair using the Heartbeat
> package, how to use the Linux Virtual Server load balancing software,
> how to configure a reliable printing system, and how to build a job
> scheduling system with no single point of failure.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270364/index.html
>
>
> ***Programming C#, 4th Edition
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596006993
> Aimed at experienced programmers and web developers, this fourth edition
> of the top-selling C# book focuses on the features and programming
> patterns that are new to C# and fundamental to the programming of web
> services and applications on Microsoft's .NET platform. This edition has
> also been updated to reflect the C# ISO standard as well as changes in
> Microsoft's implementation of the language.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progcsharp4/index.html
>
> Chapter 12, "Delegates and Events," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progcsharp4/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion
> Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
> ISBN: 0974514063
> Half of all project teams in the U.S. don't use any version control at
> all, and many others experience problems. Version control is the
> lifeblood of software projects, but it doesn't have to be complicated or
> time consuming. This recipe-based book covers the theory behind version
> control and shows how it can help developers become more efficient, work
> better as a team, and keep on top of software complexity.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0974514063/index.html
>
>
> ***PC Hardware Buyer's Guide
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596009380
> This handy guide is the ideal shopping companion for people who wish to
> build their own desktop computer. Loaded with valuable information, the
> "PC Hardware Buyer's Guide" helps you choose which parts are best for
> you by linking compatibility and performance with your own particular
> profile. This book features a component overview, valuable rules of
> thumb, and a quick-lookup reference chart with recommended brands and
> models.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pccbg/index.html
>
>
> ***Game Coding Complete, Second Ed.
> Publisher: Paraglyph Press
> ISBN: 1932111913
> "Game Coding Complete, Second Ed." is the essential hands-on guide to
> developing commercial quality games written by master game programmer
> Mike McShaffry. This must-have second edition has been expanded from the
> bestselling first edition to include the absolute latest in exciting new
> techniques in game interface design programming, game audio development,
> game scripting, 3D programming, and game engine technology.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1932111913/index.html
>
>
> ***Office 2004 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596008201
> Whether you're an Office beginner eager to understand the applications
> in the suite or a longtime Office user looking for power-user techniques
> and detailed coverage of what's new in Office 2004, this book delivers
> everything you need to master all four Office 2004 programs for
> Mac--Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. According to Microsoft, the
> average Office user taps into less than 15 percent of the suite's
> features. Get 100 percent out of Office 2004 by getting the Missing
> Manual.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/officemactmm/index.html
>
>
> ***Linux in a Windows World
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596007582
> An invaluable companion for any system administrator interested in
> integrating Linux into their Windows environment, this book takes an
> in-depth look at exactly how Linux can be brought into an organization
> that's currently based on Microsoft Windows systems. Featuring a litany
> of insider tips and techniques, "Linux in a Windows World" dispenses all
> the practical advice you need to migrate to this revolutionary open
> source software.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxwinworld/index.html
>
> Chapter 7, "Using NT Domains for Linux Authentication," is available
> online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxwinworld/chapter/index.html
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Pdx-pm-list mailing list
> Pdx-pm-list@pm.org
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From perl-pm at joshheumann.com  Thu Mar 17 14:23:48 2005
From: perl-pm at joshheumann.com (Josh Heumann)
Date: Thu Mar 17 14:23:58 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Tshirt designs
Message-ID: <33076.130.94.161.146.1111098228.squirrel@joshheumann.com>

If you missed the meeting last week, you missed out on a great talk by
Allison Randal about Perl 6 and what we can all look forward to when it
comes out.  Her slides are linked from the pdx.pm kwiki:
http://pdx.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?March2005Meeting

You also missed the announcement that we are looking for a new design for
our tshirts for 2005!  Designs should be two colors, and should be
something that we'd all want to wear at oscon in August.  Submit designs
at the April meeting.

-Fearless Leader


From perl-pm at joshheumann.com  Thu Mar 17 15:49:43 2005
From: perl-pm at joshheumann.com (Josh Heumann)
Date: Thu Mar 17 15:49:57 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] New Books from O'Reilly
Message-ID: <32807.130.94.161.146.1111103383.squirrel@joshheumann.com>

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ISBN: 193226647X
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that shows you how to set up a simple wireless network, connect that
network to the Internet, connect your wireless devices to other people's
wireless networks, and prevent others from sneaking onto your network.
All without wires, and the most amazing thing is that it actually works.

http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/excerpt/winxpannoy2_ch07_05/index.html

---------------------
Java
---------------------
***Building Modular Applications with Seppia
Isn't object-oriented programming supposed to be about code reuse? The
Seppia framework encourages reuse by allowing you to combine
functionality collected in multiple .jar files, stitching the behavior
together with JavaScript. Lorenzo Puccetti has an introduction to this
interesting framework.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/03/16/seppia.html


***Reducing Upgrade Risk with Aspect Oriented Programming
Upgrading code in the field is usually frowned upon, if not prohibited
outright, because of the risk and expense of pushing code changes
through a release cycle. But could you just insert the tiny bit of code
you need with AOP? Stephen B. Morris looks at how careful design and
separation of responsibilities can make this less risky.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/03/16/aop-mgmt.html

---------------------
Digital Media
---------------------
***High Tech Hybrid: the Casio EX-P505 Digital Camera
The Casio EX-P505 is a smart-looking, 5-megapixel camera that fits in
the palm of your hand. It captures full-frame, full-motion digital
movies with ease, and it's packed with creative features sure to stir
the imagination of fun-loving photographers. Derrick Story helps you
decide if this is a high-tech toy or a real photographic tool.
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/03/09/casio_p505.html


***Doc Wiley: Master of the 30-Hour Album
Pro Tools wiz Doc Wiley combines studio psychology and cutting-edge
technology to coax the best performances out of artists ranging from U2
to Whitney Houston. Here are some of his favorite approaches.
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/03/16/doc.html

---------------------
Web
---------------------
***Customizing Gmail with Grease Monkey
Learn about using Firefox Extensions to customize Gmail, or any other
web site you visit, thanks to the power of the Document Object Model and
JavaScript.
http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=239170


***Why Consistency is Critical
Consistency is the cornerstone of a positive user experience. But
consistency means more than simply putting your nav at the top left,
your search on the right. Gerry explores consistency, explaining what it
is, why it's important, and the areas where consistency counts.
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/why-consistency-is-critical

================================================
>From Your Peers
===============================================
***Powered by Detroit Flash/ColdFusion Conference, Detroit, MI--
  April 9-10
The conference will feature expert speakers on Flash, ColdFusion, Flex,
Dreamweaver, and more, with emphasis on development of Rich Internet
Applications. Participants will engage in two days of cutting-edge
seminars, talks, and discussions on the latest web development tools and
techniques, while also enjoying the company of like-minded
professionals. The event features Macromedia's Greg Rewis and Ben Forta
as keynote speakers, and other top experts, including Kevin Hoyt,
Michael Dinowitz, Hal Helms, Simon Horwith, Jeffry Houser, Charlie
Arthart, Shlomy Gantz and Alexandru Costin.
http://poweredbydetroit.org/

Don't forget to check out the O'Reilly UG wiki to see what user groups
across the globe are up to:
http://wiki.oreillynet.com/usergroups/index.cgi

Until next time--

Marsee



From raa at mailporter.net  Fri Mar 18 15:49:34 2005
From: raa at mailporter.net (Roderick A. Anderson)
Date: Fri Mar 18 15:49:48 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Parsing Radius Accounting Files
Message-ID: <423B690E.6030101@mailporter.net>

I have spent the better part of today trying to _not_ re-invent the 
wheel when it comes to parsing RADIUS files.  Guess what ... no luck. 
So just before I write my own routine I'll ask if I totally missed the 
module or script.  CPAN had Logfile::Radius but I couldn't figure out 
how to get just it formatted on one line -- well with specific fields 
chosen.  Other modules were no help either.

A search using Google found one script radiusreport ( by Paul Greeg in 
1998 ) but it didn't work even after changing the chops to chomps as the 
data file had CRLFs.

So did I miss something or just plain use the wrong terms searching -- 
radius , parsing , reporting , perl?


TIA,
Rod
-- 
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[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]

From glim at mycybernet.net  Sat Mar 19 12:21:00 2005
From: glim at mycybernet.net (glim@mycybernet.net)
Date: Sat Mar 19 12:48:55 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Yet Another Perl Conference, North America,
	2005 Registration now open
Message-ID: <m1DCksz-000YsrC@mail.cybrnet.net>

    ---------->
    Yet Another Perl Conference, North America, 2005 Registration now
    open.

    Conference dates:  Monday - Wednesday 27 - 29 June 2005

    Location:  89 Chestnut Street         http://89chestnut.com/
               University of Toronto
               Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Info at: http://yapc.org/America

    Direct registration: 
http://donate.perlfoundation.org/index.pl?node=registrant%20info&conference_id=423

    Full registration fee $85 (USD)

    Book now for great deals on accommodations and ensure a space for
    yourself.

    Speaking slots are still open.  If you would like to present at
    YAPC::NA 2005, see: http://yapc.org/America/cfp-2005.shtml

    Details of this announcement:
       http://yapc.org/America/registration-announcement-2005.txt
    <----------

More Details
============

Registration for YAPC::NA (Yet Another Perl Conference, North America)
2005 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is now open.

The conference registration price is USD$85.  This price includes
admission to all aspects of the conference, respectable amounts of
catering, several activities and a few conference goodies.

The YAPC North America 2005 conference features...

     * Fantastic speakers

         +  most are the core creators of the technology on which
            they present

         +  many are professional IT authors, trainers and conference
            speakers

     * An excellent learning opportunity

     * A chance to meet Perl professionals from all over North America
       and the world

         +  YAPC attendees tend to be very involved in Perl and so are
            another great way to learn more about what the language
            has to offer beyond just what the speakers have to say

     * Extra-curricular / after hours activities

     * A great location in downtown Toronto

All this, and the price is more than an order of magnitude cheaper
than what commercial conferences can offer.  This is because YAPC is a
100% volunteer effort, both from its organizers and its speakers.
Quality is *not* sacrificed to achieve this stunning level of
affordability.

YAPC provides the best value-for-dollar in IT conferences.  And it's a
ton of fun, too.

The dates of the conference are Monday - Wednesday 27-29 June
2005. The location is 89 Chestnut Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. (Note that a different date block was previously announced;
we moved the conference date to accommodate venue availability.)

http://89chestnut.com/  -- a facility within the University of Toronto

If you are at all interested in attending the conference...

                              Book now!

                              Book now!

                              Book now!

We have room for about 400 attendees and we hope to sell out well
in advance of the late June conference date.  However, the critical
matter is that of hotels.

The YAPC::NA 2005 organizers have made group arrangements with several
facilities around the city to provide _excellent_ quality
accommodations in _very_ convenient locations at _terrific_ prices for
the _full_ capacity of conference attendees (around 400 people).

(Finding, booking and paying accommodations is the responsibility of
the attendees, but we will provide you with a list of the hotels and
university dorms to try first based on our group arrangement with them
when you register for the conference.  Also, see the web site at
http://yapc.org/America/accommodations-2005.shtml.  More details will be
up shortly.  The dorm option will be approx. C$55/night, the hotel
options will be more like C$90/night, and for slightly different prices
there will be options for putting more than 1 person in a room.  Exact
details and how to book will be emailed directly to people who have
registered for the conference as soon as they become available.)

*The catch is -- book now!!*  The group reservations will expire in
early May, at which point in time the group rates will mostly still
apply, but the rooms will be given out on an "availability basis".
Which means that someone else outside of the YAPC group can book the
rooms as well.

Make no mistake -- the rooms *will* be sold.  Toronto is a very active
conference city in the summer and there will be _no_ guarantee of
vacancies either at the facilities we made arrangements with or
anywhere else in the city if you leave it to within 6 weeks of the
conference date.  So, if you want to save yourself the likely-fruitless
headache of scrambling around looking for accommodations at the last
minute,

                              Book now!

                              Book now!

                              Book now!

Have any questions?  Email na-help@yapc.org for more details.

Additionally, we are still welcoming submissions for proposals via:

       http://yapc.org/America/cfp-2005.shtml

The close of the call-for-papers is April 18, 2005 at 11:59 pm
(Toronto time).

If you have any questions regarding the call-for-papers or speaking at
YAPC::NA 2005 please email na-author@yapc.org

We would love to hear from potential sponsors. Please contact the
organizers at na-sponsor@yapc.org to learn about the benefits of
sponsorship.

From keithl at kl-ic.com  Sun Mar 20 01:04:47 2005
From: keithl at kl-ic.com (Keith Lofstrom)
Date: Sun Mar 20 01:01:58 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Perl Conference in Toronto - a guest house
In-Reply-To: <m1DCksz-000YsrC@mail.cybrnet.net>
References: <m1DCksz-000YsrC@mail.cybrnet.net>
Message-ID: <20050320090447.GC5427@gate.kl-ic.com>


Regards YAPC in Toronto:

When I was in Toronto in 2004 for the World Science Fiction Convention,
I had a pleasant stay at the vegetarian Les Amis Bed and Breakfast just
east of Yonge, near College/Carlton, a short streetcar ride east of the
University .  They didn't have internet then, but Toronto was littered
with internet cafes, and by now this comfortable little place may be
equipped.  If not, there is an internet cafe about 1.5 blocks away.

They did have the Bud Clark "expose yourself to art" poster in one of
the bathrooms, so they have a Portland connection. :-)

http://www.bbtoronto.com

Keith

-- 
Keith Lofstrom          keithl@keithl.com         Voice (503)-520-1993
KLIC --- Keith Lofstrom Integrated Circuits --- "Your Ideas in Silicon"
Design Contracting in Bipolar and CMOS - Analog, Digital, and Scan ICs
From perl-pm at joshheumann.com  Sun Mar 20 12:54:39 2005
From: perl-pm at joshheumann.com (Josh Heumann)
Date: Sun Mar 20 12:54:47 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] oscon guest
Message-ID: <33081.130.94.161.146.1111352079.squirrel@joshheumann.com>

Perlmongers,

Adam Kennedy (cc'd) is coming to talk at oscon this summer and would like
a place to stay.  His dates are flexible, but he would like to stay long
enough to give a talk to us on the Wednesday after the conference.  He can
either give one of his talks, "PPI - Parsing, Analyzing and Manipulating
Perl (without perl)" and "Code Metrics with CVS Monitor - Who's really
doing all the work?", or he's willing to talk about any of his modules, a
list of which can be found at http://search.cpan.org/~adamk/

So the questions to the group are these: can anyone house Adam for the
duration of the conference (and a couple of days afterwards), and what
talk would we like him to give for the August meeting?

-Fearless Leader


From perl-pm at joshheumann.com  Tue Mar 22 18:19:59 2005
From: perl-pm at joshheumann.com (Josh Heumann)
Date: Tue Mar 22 18:20:18 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] [Fwd: News from O'Reilly--SafariU]
Message-ID: <33464.130.94.161.146.1111544399.squirrel@joshheumann.com>

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: News from O'Reilly--SafariU
From: Marsee Henon  <marsee@oreilly.com>
Date: Tue, March 22, 2005 4:34 pm

Hello,

I wanted to pass along the following news in case you or anyone you know
are educators or trainers:

O'Reilly and Safari Books Online announce SafariU, a new service that
offers computer technology educators a rich platform for creating both
online and print materials tailored precisely to your teaching needs.
Safari Books Online is a joint venture of O'Reilly and the Pearson
Technology Group.

With SafariU (http://safariu.oreilly.com), instructors can compile a
custom book from a wealth of information resources, and deliver it to
students at a lower cost than a traditional textbook. The custom book is
professionally printed and delivered in as little as two weeks. In
addition to print books, SafariU offers an online subscription to a
syllabus that links to the complete content of up to 10 of the books
used in the custom book, plus any supplementary information the
instructor chooses, including audio, video, additional reading material,
exercises, and links to outside resources. SafariU also provides a peer
network where instructors can share learning objects and other teaching
resources.

"Over the past few years, as we've converted our books to digital
formats, we realized that the shift from paper to pixels opened up a
host of new possibilities for delivering information," said CJ Rayhill,
SafariU General  Manager. "Just as iTunes made it possible for music
fans to find and  build playlists of songs from many albums, SafariU
lets trainers and educators remix, add to, and assemble digital chunks
of information into  a unique package.  It's designed to take full
advantage of three classic disruptive technologies that are now
converging: digital information, print-on-demand, and web services."

"Students and faculty want more choice and value in their instructional
materials," said Gary June, Chief Marketing Officer of Pearson
Education. "SafariU continues blazing the path O'Reilly and Pearson
started four years ago and adds even more flexibility to the university
environment."

SafariU has been available to beta testers since January 2005. Several
hundred instructors are currently using and testing the service. Beta
tester Kent Sandoe, Professor of Management Information Systems,
California State University, Chico, commented, "O'Reilly owns a
tremendous quantity of well-written, valuable information. The fact that
they're willing to disaggregate it, allowing a professor to go and
re-aggregate the content in a way that is meaningful to students, to a
particular audience, to a particular course--that's revolutionary."

There is no cost to educators for SafariU. A SafariU textbook costs 16
cents per page, including the cover and binding, so the price of an
average book of 200 pages is $32, plus the bookstore markup. A course
subscription to SafariU's online resources is less than $10 per month
per student.

Visit SafariU to view a video demo and sign up for access:
http://safariu.oreilly.com

Please pass this along to anyone who may be interested. And let me know
if you have any questions.

Thanks for your help,

Marsee



From srau at rauhaus.org  Wed Mar 23 09:09:08 2005
From: srau at rauhaus.org (Stafford A. Rau)
Date: Wed Mar 23 09:09:19 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Job opening at Integra Telecom
Message-ID: <20050323170908.GC28742@rauhaus.org>

Integra Telecom has an opening for an ISP Lead Systems Administrator in
our Portland office.

This individual will serve as Team Lead for the ISP Systems
Administration group. The responsibilities of this position will
include:

Provide a lead role in designing an overall architecture for a scalable,
high availability ISP environment.

Evaluation, design, maintenance, issue resolution, administration,
system tracking and capacity planning for all ISP related hardware and
software used by Integra Telecom.

Provide support for the Unix and Windows ISP platforms.

Qualified candidates should have experience designing a large scale
information systems architecture from the ground up, or will have lead a
major systems architecture redesign project.
 
The ability to clearly and effectively communicate with third-party
technology vendors and internal facilities staff is a must. Also needed
is the ability to solve problems quickly and completely while still
focusing on long range, big picture issues.

Education, training and/or experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in
Computer Science, Engineering or related field plus 8+ years of systems support
experience. Experience administering a production ISP environment.  Hands on
experience with Sun, IBM, and/or Linux servers and storage devices in a mission
critical computing environment.  Proficiency with UNIX utilities and scripting
(PERL, shell, expect, etc.) Understanding of UNIX OS concepts such as paging,
swapping, IPC, devices, and file systems. Hands on experience with TCP/IP
networking, including NFS, SAN, IP addressing and subnetting, routing, and
network troubleshooting. Hands on experiences with DNS, BIND, qmail, Apache and
FTP. Previous ISP experience with a large customer base is desirable.

Qualified applicants should apply online here:
http://www.integratelecom.com/about/careers/

Thanks,
-- 
Stafford A. Rau
Sr. Network Engineer
Integra Telecom
From stigliz at gmail.com  Thu Mar 24 14:26:25 2005
From: stigliz at gmail.com (Amedeo Guffanti)
Date: Thu Mar 24 14:26:32 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Reseach on Open Source Developers
Message-ID: <a2f9676f050324142660470cbc@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,
I'm Amedeo Guffanti,
a 22 years old  Italian student at Bocconi university in Milan,

I' m doing a research to write a work about Open Source Movement, in
particular, about the developers.

I try to collect the opinions of developers like you.

My little poll is at this page :

http://www.alberocavo.com/OSSprojects.asp

It takes less then 4 minutes.

I hope the Open Source Communities will give me a help for my research.

I apologize for taking your time and for my English that I hope it's
understandable ^^

Sincerly,
Amedeo Guffanti
From keithl at kl-ic.com  Sun Mar 27 19:01:09 2005
From: keithl at kl-ic.com (Keith Lofstrom)
Date: Sun Mar 27 18:56:43 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Library for executables
Message-ID: <20050328030109.GA12723@gate.kl-ic.com>


Greetings.  I am writing a linux command line application with a small
set of executables that will go in /usr/local/sbin, or alternately
/usr/sbin .  These executables will share a platform-independent common
library, which I will call parse.pl, to do application specific parsing.   
I will be using a library rather than a package because I specifically
want to set up some global variables.

Where should such libraries go?

One possibility is "share":
/usr/local/share/<appname>/parse.pl or /usr/share/<appname>/parse.pl
... this is used by automake, latex2html, linuxdoc-tools, and w3m.

A second possibility is "lib":
/usr/local/lib/<appname>/parse.pl or /usr/lib/<appname>/parse.pl
... this is used by mrtg2

A third possibility is "libexec":
/usr/local/libexec/<appname>/parse.pl or /usr/libexec/<appname>/parse.pl
... this is used by webmin

I plowed through a dozen perl and linux books looking for an answer
to this, and was unsuccessful.  The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
( http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.pdf ) seems to suggest
"share", but I'm not clear about that.  I will probably go with that
if I don't hear otherwise.

Any expert opinions available?

Keith

-- 
Keith Lofstrom          keithl@keithl.com         Voice (503)-520-1993
KLIC --- Keith Lofstrom Integrated Circuits --- "Your Ideas in Silicon"
Design Contracting in Bipolar and CMOS - Analog, Digital, and Scan ICs
From schwern at pobox.com  Sun Mar 27 19:49:26 2005
From: schwern at pobox.com (Michael G Schwern)
Date: Sun Mar 27 19:49:37 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Library for executables
In-Reply-To: <20050328030109.GA12723@gate.kl-ic.com>
References: <20050328030109.GA12723@gate.kl-ic.com>
Message-ID: <20050328034926.GB11509@windhund.schwern.org>

On Sun, Mar 27, 2005 at 07:01:09PM -0800, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> Greetings.  I am writing a linux command line application with a small
> set of executables that will go in /usr/local/sbin, or alternately
> /usr/sbin .  These executables will share a platform-independent common
> library, which I will call parse.pl, to do application specific parsing.   
> I will be using a library rather than a package because I specifically
> want to set up some global variables.
> 
> Where should such libraries go?

Alas, it depends on the Linux distribution.

But there's the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard which people at least try to
follow.
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html

Debian, for example, follows the FHS.


> I plowed through a dozen perl and linux books looking for an answer
> to this, and was unsuccessful.  The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
> ( http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.pdf ) seems to suggest
> "share", but I'm not clear about that.  I will probably go with that
> if I don't hear otherwise.

If you're not targetting a specific Linux distro, use share.  Though nobody 
would yell at you (too much) for using lib.  If you are targetting a specific
distro do whatever it does.

libexec is just weird.

Or you can just let something like autoconf decide.

What ever you do make sure its configurable, then no matter what decision
you make it can be corrected for a given dist.

From perl-pm at joshheumann.com  Thu Mar 31 21:01:52 2005
From: perl-pm at joshheumann.com (Josh Heumann)
Date: Thu Mar 31 21:02:08 2005
Subject: [Pdx-pm] Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program
Message-ID: <33227.130.94.161.146.1112331712.squirrel@joshheumann.com>

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effective ways to manage your PC hardware.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1933097035/index.html


***Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596007736
"Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition" covers all the extensive changes in
Java 5.0. This classic remake has undergone a complete editorial
makeover in order to more closely meet the needs of the modern Java
programmer. Included among the improvements are more discussion on tools
and
frameworks and new code examples to illustrate the working of APIs. And,
as in previous editions, the fifth edition is chock-full of poignant
tips, techniques, examples, and practical advice.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javanut5/


***Access 2003 Personal Trainer
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596009372
Written in a non-technical and engaging style, this book lets people of
any technical level learn exactly what they need to know at their own
pace. The book starts with Access fundamentals and then moves up to
tables, fields, queries, forms, reports, and advanced topics, like
linking information from an external source. Included are detailed
diagrams, dozens of task-oriented lessons, and a fully interactive
training
simulation CD.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/accesspt/


***SharePoint User's Guide
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596009089
This straightforward guide shows SharePoint users how to create and use
web sites for sharing and collaboration. Learn to use the document and
picture libraries for adding and editing content, add discussion boards
and surveys, receive alerts when documents and information have been
added or changed, and enhance security. Designed to help you find
answers quickly, the book shows how to make the most of SharePoint for
productivity and collaboration.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sharepoint/

Chapter 1, "Working with Sites and Workspaces," is available online:
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***Apache Security
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596007248
This all-purpose guide for locking down Apache arms readers with all the
information they need to securely deploy applications. Administrators
and programmers alike will benefit from a concise introduction to the
theory of securing Apache, plus a wealth of practical advice and
real-life examples. Topics covered include installation, server sharing,
logging and monitoring, web applications, PHP and SSL/TLS, and more.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/apachesc/

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***Tax Time: A Year-End Checklist of Accounting Tasks
Whether you handle your company's accounting yourself or hand off the
major accounting tasks to an accountant, Bonnie Biafore provides a
checklist of eight accounting tasks you'll want to complete shortly
after the end of your fiscal year. Bonnie is the author of "QuickBooks
2005:  The Missing Manual."
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/03/28/quickbooks.html


***Opting in to Privacy Problems
Brian McWilliams looks at yet another way internet users may be putting
their privacy at risk. With list brokers now cutting deals with
e-commerce sites and internet marketing firms for data that includes
home addresses, phone numbers, and corresponding IP addresses, you may
be opting in for more than you bargained for when you shop online. Brian
is the author of "Spam Kings."
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/03/17/optin.html


***SafariU Revolutionizes the Textbook
With SafariU, educators and trainers can create and publish their own
textbooks, selecting exactly the book chapters, sections, or articles
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Visit SafariU to view a video demo and sign up for access:
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***Automating Windows (DNS) with Perl
Perl is a fantastic tool for system administrators--even on Windows.
Though the shiny GUI is astonishingly useless (or at least too
mouse-friendly) for all but the simplest changes, there's plenty to
automate under the shell. Thomas Herchenroeder explains how he
wrapped dnscmd with Perl to make changes easily.
http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2005/03/24/perl_dns.html


***make for Nonprogrammers
If you're a typical FreeBSD user, you may never have compiled C source
code on your own. Yet if you've ever issued a make command, it's
compiled code for you. How does it do that? What does it do, anyway? And
what else can it do? Dru Lavigne answers all of these questions.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/03/24/FreeBSD_Basics.html


***Closed Source PHP
A look at the many different options PHP Developers have for
protecting their source code from prying eyes when creating
commercial PHP Applications.
http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=238739

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Mac
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***Movies Made Easy in iPhoto 5
One of the best features in the current crop of consumer digital still
cameras is their ability to capture high-quality video. iPhoto 5 is in
step with this evolution and provides a great environment for taking
those snippets and creating real movies. Derrick Story shows you how.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/22/iphoto_movies.html


***Exploring the Mac OS X Firewall
Like so many tools built in to Mac OS X, the firewall just works. But
what's really going on inside it? Peter Hickman explains why the
firewall works so well, and then takes you inside and shows you how to
fiddle with things. In the end, he returns you safely to the default
settings. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/15/firewall.html


***Owen Linzmeyer ("Apple Confidential 2.0") on MacRadio
Listen to No Starch's author Owen on the Mac Night Owl Radio on the
March 24 show.
http://www.macradio.com/thursday/nightowl/index.php

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Windows/.NET
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***Five More Annoying PC Annoyances
After his first "PC Annoyances" was released, Steve Bass was surprised
by the barrage of email he received with yet more annoyances to fix.
That led to the just-released second edition of "PC Annoyances," where
he added 150 more fixes to irritating PC quirks. And if that's not
enough, he offers five more here.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/03/28/pcannoyances.html


***Microsoft, Blogging, and Transparency
Author James Avery recently wrote about his experiences publishing his
latest book and how Microsoft bloggers helped him immensely. To James,
the benefits of increased transparency through the use of blogs cannot
be understated. James is the author of "Visual Studio Hacks."
http://dotavery.com/blog/archive/2005/03/28/2767.aspx


***Miguel de Icaza Explains How to "Get" Mono
It's perhaps the most controversial project in the open source world,
but this mostly stems from misunderstanding: Mono, the open source
development platform based upon Microsoft's .NET framework. Immediate
reactions from many dubious Linux developers have ranged from confusion
over its
connection with .NET to wondering what the benefits of developing under
it are. Throughout the course of its four years of intense development,
sponsored by Novell, Mono founder Miguel de Icaza has had to frequently
clarify the .NET issue and sell the community on it. In this new
interview, Howard Wen asks Miguel to explain himself one more time.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/03/21/interviewmiguel.html

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Java
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***Flexible Event Delivery with Executors
Event-handling is critical to any GUI application, and many developers
know the hazards of making a method call to unknown or poorly behaved
code from the event-dispatch thread. J2SE 5.0's concurrency utilities
offer more fine-grained control over how code executes. Andrew Thompson
applies that to offer better ways to handle events.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/03/23/executors.html


***Java Component Development: A Conceptual Framework
In general terms, a component is one or more classes with an external
API that satisfy some requirement. But how do you build components that
are really practical--that handle configuration changes or third-party
integration well? Palash Ghosh has some ideas about the concepts behind
components.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/03/23/components.html

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Digital Media
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***HDTV on Your Mac
Even though the Mac is a little late to the HDTV party, you can roll
your own setup for not too much time or money. Erica Sadun shows you
how. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/29/hdtv.html


***Resurrect Your Old PC for Music--with Linux
Dig that clunker out of the closet! This step-by-step guide explains how
to upgrade even a 486-based PC to an efficient, Linux-powered music
machine. Total cost? About ten cents for a blank CD.
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/03/23/linuxmusic.html

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Web
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***Ajax: New for 2005
Ajax is a term coined for an approach that utilizes the Document
Object Model, JavaScript, and XMLHTTPRequest to allow web
developers to create applications that don't require constant
page-refreshes to be used.
http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=238333

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