The GPL Quest Map editor which can edit Quake maps and runs on multiple OSs has a Linux version in the Quest project's CVS tree, this is a tweaked version by Nelson Rush (palisade) which fixes a lot of the problems inherent in the CVS version. You have to edit the quest.cfg before using it. Email Palisade for questions or comments.
Windows 95/98/NT and DOS
For Win95/98/NT users, Putty is a good program that will allow you to telnet into your shell1.sourceforge.net account using SSH 1.x.
There is a port of unix cvs, ssh and scp to Win9x/NT (console only) here.
Grab Palisade's batch file to make using the Windows port of scp with sourceforge easier. (not midasoft)
Grab Palisade's batch file to properly set up the Windows port for ssh and cvs. (not wincvs/midasoft)