[cover97.png] Linux Journal Issue #97/May 2002 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Features Lowering Latency in Linux: Introducing a Preemptible Kernel by Robert Love Love explains just how this kernel patch does its magic. How the PCI Hot Plug Driver Filesystem Works by Greg Kroah-Hartman Oh, the simplistic sweetness of a RAM-based filesystem. Netfilter 2: in the POM of Your Hands by David A. Bandel Now that you've got the basics, it's time for advanced iptables building. Taking Advantage of Linux Capabilities by Michael Bacarella Bacarella gives the skinny on the security benefits of POSIX capabilities in the Linux kernel. Debugging Kernel Modules with User-Mode Linux by David Frascone Keep your kernel (and hardware) safe by running it in user space with UML. Indepth Crystal Space: an Open-Source 3-D Graphics Engine by Howard Wen Finally the advantages of open source come to 3-D graphics engines. The Beowulf State of Mind by Glen Otero An introduction to Beowulf clusters and a HOWTO on setting up a Rocks cluster. Interview LJ Talks with Linux Kernel Developer Ted Ts'o by Don Marti and Richard Vernon Ted talks about current kernel development, his passion for amateur radio and more. Toolbox At the Forge Databases and Zope by Reuven M. Lerner Cooking with Linux Getting to Know You...My Kernel by Marcel Gagné Paranoid Penguin Understanding IDS for Linux by Pedro Bueno GFX Tippet Studio and Nothing Real's Shake by Robin Rowe Columns Focus on Software: Pessissism or Realism? by David A. Bandel Focus on Embedded Systems: Embedded Linux Targets Telecom Infrastructure by Rick Lehrbaum Linux for Suits: It's Elemental--Natural Advantages by Doc Searls Geek Law: The Role of Standards by Lawrence Rosen Departments Letters upFRONT From the Editor: From the Editor by Richard Vernon Best of Technical Support New Products Advertisers Index Strictly On-Line Are You a Linux Waif? by Kim Moore Linux Internals: a Book Review by Ralph Krause Emulate This, Part 1 by Marcel Gagné Hollyood FX--An Industry-Wide Conversion to Linux by Michael Hammel