Linux Journal Contents #81, January 2001

Features

• Focus: Multimedia  by Don Marti
  
• Part II: A Profile of SoundTracker  by Dave Phillips
  This article is based on a chapter from the author's book Linux Music & Sound, published by No Starch Press in October 2000.
  
• FIASCO—An Open-Source Fractal Image and Sequence Codec  by Dr. Ullrich Hafner
  FIASCO provides state-of-the-art image and video compression.
  
• Moviemaking on a Linux Box? No Way!  by Adam Williams
  Broadcast 2000 aims to bring together the art of making movies and the power of the Linux platform.
  
• Running a Net Radio Station with Open-Source Software  by Andy Faulkner, Rich Smith, Brad Baylor, Jim Bailey, Paul Mack, Jim Lemaster and Tom Hartel
  Seven Linux enthusiasts broadcast a weekly internet radio show.
  
• Streaming Media  by Frank LaMonica
  LaMonica describes the hardware and software technology used on the server side of the streaming process.
  
• The Story of OpenAL  by Bernd Kreimeier
  Kreimeier explores one of Loki's free software projects.
  
• A Crash Course in SDL  by John Hall
  An adaptation of a chapter from the author's upcoming book.
  
• Ogg Vorbis—Open, Free Audio—Set Your Media Free  by Jack Moffitt
  Ogg Vorbis is the Open Source Community's hot alternative to MP3.
  
• An Introduction to MSERV  by Joshua Drake
  Drake explains how MSERV can end musical dictatorship.
  

Indepth

• Code Reviews  by Larry Colen
  The best code reviews are the ones that actually get done.
  

Toolbox

• Kernel Korner   Meddling with Memory  by Zhang Yong
  
• At the Forge   Three-Tiered Design  by Reuven M. Lerner
  
• Cooking with Linux   Music to Feed Your Soul  by Marcel Gagné
  
• Paranoid Penguin   The 101 Uses of OpenSSH: Part I  by Mick Bauer
  

Columns

• Linley on Linux: Home Network Push Accelerates  by Linley Gwennap
  
• Focus on Software  by David A. Bandel
  
• Focus on Embedded Systems  by Rick Lehrbaum
  
• The Last Word  by Stan Kelly-Bootle
  
• Games Penguins Play: Soldier of Fortune for Linux  by J. Neil Doane
  
• Linux for Suits   The Morlock Market  by Doc Searls
  

Reviews

• TuxTops Obsidian 30W  by Jon Valesh
  
• SuSE Linux 7.0  by Stew Benedict
  
• StarOffice 5.2  by Stephanie Black
  
• CorelDRAW for Linux: f/x and Design  by Clifford Anderson
  

Departments

• Letters  
  
• upFRONT  
  
• From the Editor   Editors' Choice Awards  
  
• Best of Technical Support  
  
• New Products