from django.template import loader, RequestContext

def user_proc(request): 
    """a context processor that provides user information""" 
    return { 'user': request.user, }

def home(request): 
    link_list = Link.objects.order_by('-pub_date') 
    t = loader.get_template('home.html') 
    c = RequestContext(
            request, 
            {'link_list': link_list,}, 
            processors=[user_proc]
            ) 
    return HttpResponse(t.render(c))