Washington Area Computer User Group

GNU/Linux CD of the Month

March 2005

All executable programs are for Intel x86 Linux distributions unless stated otherwise.

Size: 520,381,446 bytes

Abe's Amazing Adventure - v1.1. Free GNU General Public License source code by Gabor Torok and executable packages for Linux Mandrake and Fedora Core 3. A scrolling, platform-jumping, key-collecting, ancient pyramid exploring game, vaguely in the style of similar games for the Commodore+4. Requires SDL and the X Window System.

OpenTaxSolver - v2.08. Free GNU General Public License source code and executables. OpenTaxSolver (OTS) is a free program for calculating Tax Form entries and tax-owed or refund-due, such as Federal or State personal income taxes. An optional graphical front-end, OTS_GUI, was recently added. TaxSolver versions are available for 2004 tax year: US 1040 and Schedules A, B, C, & D; States: California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina, New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Virginia. Preliminary versions for Canada and United Kingdom were posted for 2003 tax year.

Xen - v2.0.5. Free GNU General Public License source code and executable by the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. Xen is a virtual machine monitor (VMM) for x86-compatible computers. Xen can securely execute multiple virtual machines, each running its own OS, on a single physical system with close-to-native performance. Xen currently runs only on the x86 architecture, requiring a 'P6' or newer processor (that's any Intel or AMD x86 CPU purchased in the last five years). Multiprocessor machines are supported, including basic support for HyperThreading (SMT). A port specifically for x86/64 is in progress, although Xen already runs on such systems in 32-bit legacy mode.

GNU/Linux Distibution Updates - Security and bug fix monthly updates for Fedora Core 3.

Kernel Source - kernels 2.4.29 and 2.6.11.4 with optional 2.4.30-pre3 and 2.6.12-rc1 patches. Grsecurity 2.1.3 patches and administration utilities are included for 2.4.29 and 2.6.11 kernels, respectively.