Favorite programs list (from the meeting)

[Marcel Kunath]

I got to add speakfreely. works flawlessly and I will never need a phone ever
again. has added bonus that you don't get those darn calls around dinner
time.....

> > Last night's meeting topic was "Your favorite Linux application."
> These are the programs that were mentioned, who brought them up, and
> a little description of what they are (sorry for the broken English,
> I didn't take my notes in complete sentences... ;) ):
>
> LaTeX - Ben Pfaff - Document processing language, used for making
> things look nice on paper, etc.
>
> VIM - Edward Glowacki - VI text editor clone, has syntax highlighting
>
> PHP - Jeff Goeke-Smith - Programming language, designed for HTML,
> lots of libraries (databases, etc.), similar to CGI programs.
>
> PostgreSQL - Mark Szidik - Database, runs stably
>
> Apache - Ben Minshall - Web server, extendable, virtual hosting,
> works with PHP/perl, runs more than half the websites in the world
>
> /dev/null - Mark Szidik - Always works!
>
> Hey You - Steve Duane - Interfaces with X-10 home automation
> equipment, plus Blue Lava web interface
>
> Fortune - Matt Cloutier - fortune cookies!
>
> PINE - Edward Glowacki - Mail program, stable, good interface
>
> SSH - Jeff Goeke-Smith - Secure replacement for telnet, rsh/rcp/etc.
> X11 forwardgin (secure)
>
> ipchains and snort - Alex Nelson - Firewall and connection logging,
> auditing, packet logging
>
> EMACS - Ben Pfaff - Text editor and everything else including the kitchen sink

>
> --
> Edward Glowacki                glowack2@msu.edu
> GLLUG President                http://www.gllug.org
> Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.
>                 -- Jules de Gaultier
>
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Marcel Kunath

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