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March 03, 2003

Freshmeat Latest Updates

backup by loop 3.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114921/

loop backup is a bash script for automatic and complete system backups with a large but simple configuration. Destination can be CDR(W), hard disk, tape, Samba, FTP or SCP (SSH). The backups include the configuration and data of the most-used applications/utilities/services on any GNU/Linux workstation or server. It has support for English and Spanish at the moment, with easy translation to other languages.

blinkperl 2003-03-02
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114905/

    blinkperl is a telnet server (written in Perl) which plays a random
(ASCII-Art) Blinkenlights-Movie if a telnet client connects. In a
    properly configured system, you do not need a 'usual' telnet server
(because of the plaintext password transmission, ssh is better and uses
    another port), so why not play ASCII-Art Movies on the telnet port?

chk4mail 2.14
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114902/

Do you need help?

chk4mail lists the number of read and unread messages in all the folders in your mail directory and inbox. This is especially useful to people who automatically filter their mail to several folders. It supports standard mbox format, MMDF, MH, Maildir, and remote mail folders using IMAP.

Coccinella 0.94.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114882/

Coccinella is a Jabber client with a whiteboard. The whiteboard is a shared desktop which supports text, drawings, images, and multimedia in a number of formats, such as MP3 and video. It runs in two main modes, a peer-to-peer configuration and a mode compatible with the Jabber Instant Messaging system. A flexible plugin architecture may be used to support additional formats. It should run on any machine that runs Tcl/Tk.

Dropline GNOME 2.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114871/

Dropline GNOME is a version of the GNOME Desktop that has been tweaked for Slackware Linux systems. It is available in Slackware's standard .tgz package format, in addition to the usual source code. The current release is based on the latest GNOME 2 distribution from the GNOME Project. It is also compatible with Slackware-derived distributions, including Vector Linux, CollegeLinux, and Yoper.

e3 2.41
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114879/

e3 is a full-screen, user-friendly text editor with an interface similar to that of either WordStar, Emacs, Pico, Nedit, or vi. It's heavily optimized for size and independent of libc or any other libraries, making it useful for mini-Linux distributions and rescue disks. The assembler version supports Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Win9x, QNX, Atheos, BeOS, ELKS, and DOS. There is also a separately distributed version written in C which supports some other Unix versions and CygWin. It is also possible to use regular expressions by using child processes like sed. e3 has a built in arithmetic calculator.

ECLiPt Roaster 2.2.0-0.2 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114908/

Do you need more help?

ECLiPt Roaster is a GNOME interface to mkisofs and cdrecord which can be used for writing data and audio CDs and ISO images on the fly.

EOS Image Manager 0.8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114856/

EOS Image Manager is a pure Cocoa application that enables users to quickly view, rename (add and remove chars, change case), and manage
(move, copy, and rename) all of their images from a single, uncluttered
interface. With this application users can organize thousands of downloaded images and digital photos in minutes.

EtherApe 0.9.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114894/

EtherApe is a GNOME/pcap-based etherman, interman, and "tcpman" clone. It displays network activity graphically. Active hosts are shown as circles of varying size, and traffic among them is shown as lines of varying width. It supports Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring, ISDN, PPP, and SLIP. Additional statistics windows will let you concentrate on protocols or nodes.

eXtended Allow - Deny list for PAM 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114883/

XAD is a very easy to configure PAM module. Through a very easy language you can allow/deny access to users.

Falsoyd 0.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114906/

Can we help you?

Falsoyd is a little shoot-em-up for your desktop. It is an entirely plotless game intended for hours of frivolous and violent entertainment while you should be working.

Fandango 0.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114869/

Fandango is a GL-rendered, Python-scripted CAD program. The low-level functionality is programmed in C++, and then the relevant functions are exposed to Python and used as building blocks for more functions. Currently the memory core allows lines, triangles, line strips, and triangle strips. Texture, blending, and lighting can be switched on and off from a command line.

FCKeditor 0.9 beta (ASP.NET Custom Control) http://freshmeat.net/releases/114898/

FCKEditor is an HTML editor that brings to the web many of the powerful functionalities of known desktop editors like Word. It's really lightweight and doesn't require any kind of installation in the client computer.

Fingerprint Verification System 0.0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114910/

Fingerprint Verification System is an easy-to-use library that allows programmers to integrate fingerprint technology into their software without specific know-how. It is fast and small, and is great for embedded systems.

GMime 2.0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114934/

Can't find what you're looking for?

GMime is a set of utilities for parsing and creating messages using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME).

HTTP-WebTest 2.01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114889/

HTTP-WebTest is a Perl module which runs tests on remote URLs or local Web files containing Perl/JSP/HTML/JavaScript/etc., and generates a detailed test report. This module can be used "as-is" or its functionality can be extended using plugins. Plugins can define test types and provide additional report capabilities. This module comes with a set of default plugins, but can be easily extended with third-party plugins.

im-ja 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114891/

im-ja aims to be a generic Japanese input module for GTK+ 2. Currently supported input modes are Hiragana, Katakana, Zenkaku, Canna (using the Canna conversion engine), and Kanji character recognition (based on Kanjipad).

IMAPFilter 0.8.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114890/

IMAPFilter connects to remote IMAP mail servers and processes messages according to defined filters (rules). It is intended to be executed before a user accesses his/her mailboxes.

Impact 0.2.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114881/

Don't know where to look next?

Impact is a finite element program based on an explicit time stepping algorithm. It can be used to simulate dynamic events such as car crashes or other large deformation events. It is written in Java and is kept very simple, to make it intuitive to use and easy to change and extend. It is very flexible and can handle several different input and output formats.

iptables-control 1.0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114886/

Iptables-Control is a fast and easy iptables filter configurator It features a step-by-step interactive configurator script, a TCP/UDP ports configurator, LAN settings for routing and masquerading, and ICMP filtering.

Jabberwocky 1.0.RC1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114903/

Jabberwocky is a Lisp IDE containing a Lisp-aware editor with syntax highlighting, parentheses matching, a source analyzer, indentation, a source level debugger, a project explorer, and an interaction buffer. It is the replacement for the Lisp Debug project.

JamochaMUD beta10-03-03-02
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114900/

JamochaMUD offers Unicode, plug-in, and multi-language support (8 different languages) to allow a more enjoyable MUCKing/MUDding experience. It features command history, synchronized window controls, experimental SOCKS 5 support, and greatly improved ANSI colour support. It plays nice on Unix systems, supports a wide range of MU*s, and also includes emulation of some TinyFugue editor controls. It uses Java 1.1, and includes classes to be easily reused in other Java applications.

jpop 0.33
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114911/

Confused? Frustrated?

Jpop is a Java replacement for Winpopup. It allows popup messages to be sent to any machine which is capable of running Java.

KFli4L 1.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114932/

KFli4L is a control panel for the Linux floppy ISDN router, fli4l. It allows for viewing the status and controlling the operation of the router through a window with several tabs. It also docks into the system tray, and provides a traffic monitor to visualize the actual net load.

libmng 1.0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114917/

libmng is the reference library for MNG, the animation extension to the popular PNG format. It provides powerful animation features combined with PNG's robustness and patent freedom.

LinCVS 1.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114852/

LinCVS is an easy-to-use, graphical frontend for the CVS-client supporting both CVS-versions 1.9 and 1.10. It can check out a module from and import of a module to a repository, update or retrieve the status of a working directory or single files, and common operations like add, remove and commit, diff against the repository or view of the log messages in list form.

linuxTheTools 0.3.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114919/

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TheTools is a handy collection of bash commandline tools for administrators and power users. The scripts facilitate day-to-day management and system navigation. It is a companion package to slakbootIBS.

MacMP3Gain 1.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114873/

MacMP3Gain is an AppleScript Studio application which brings an Aqua GUI to the command line version of mp3gain, a utility that performs statistical analysis to determine how loud the MP3 file actually sounds to the human ear and performs lossless volume adjustments.

Modeling Framework 0.9pre3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114925/

Modeling Framework fills the gap between the Python object world and relational databases in that it allows users to transparently create, retrieve, update, or delete Python objects from a database without having to write a single line of SQL. Main features include generation of database schema, generation of Python code templates ready to be used, support for transparent mapping of (class) inheritance in relational databases, object-oriented query language, use of standard Python getters to traverse relationships (the related objects are automatically fetched when needed and when appropriate), and automatic checking for referential-integrity constraints, etc. Supported databases are PostgreSQL and MySQL.

newfile 1.0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114924/

newfile generates "starting-out" files using a full featured template preprocessor. It can also generate trees of files, for example, a FreeBSD port or a project using automake and autoconf. A user can add their own template files and directories to those supplied with the package. It includes templates for making "empty" files for Ruby, make, shell, C, C++, C & C++ headers, and more.

nut 7.15
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114872/

Do you need help?

nut is nutrition software to record what you eat and analyze your meals for nutrient composition. The database included is the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 15, which contains 6,220 foods. This database contains values for vitamins, minerals, fats, calories, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, etc., and includes the essential polyunsaturated fats, Omega-3 and Omega-6. Nutrient levels are expressed as a percentage of the Daily Value, the familiar standard of food labeling in the United States, but also can be fully customized. Recipes can be added. The program is completely menu-driven and there are no commands to learn.

P2Z 0.3a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114878/

P2Z converts Palm Memo, ToDo, Addressbook, and Datebook data to the Zaurus builtin applications.

POWA 0.20
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114907/

POWA intends to be an all-in-one program to operate a Webcam either on a Website or for personal uses. It is in development but supports live video, snapshot taking (with a timer or with a button), and more.

R3R 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114877/

R3R is an RSS reader that can retrieve and display RSS 3.0 feeds.

rdiff-backup 0.11.2 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114876/

Do you need more help?

rdiff-backup backs up one directory to another. The target directory ends up a copy of the source directory, but extra reverse diffs are stored in a special directory so you can still recover files lost some time ago. The idea is to combine the best features of a mirror and an incremental backup. rdiff-backup can also operate in a bandwidthefficient manner over a pipe, like rsync. Thus you can use rdiff-backup and ssh to securely back up to a remote location, and only the differences will be transmitted. It can also handle symlinks, device files, permissions, ownership, etc., so it can be used on the entire file system.

RSSLibJ 1.0-RC1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114929/

RSSLibJ is a Java class library designed primarily to generate RSS data in various formats, based on a simple object model. Either RSS or RDF can be generated, and custom generators can be supplied as well.

SlakbootIBS 8.1.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114860/

SlakbootIBS is a replacement set of boot scripts and utilities for starting and dynamically configuring Slackware Linux. IBS makes it easier for administrators to configure new installations and facilities operations where multiple servers are deployed.

swaret 1.1.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114935/

swaret lets you keep your Slackware system up to date. It functions similarly to apt-get, the Debian package manager.

TBFirewall 3.0 (Iptables)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114885/

Can we help you?

TBFirewall is a front-end created to control firewall rules. Its config files are constructed in the form of tables. TBFirewall is designed to connect one or more local networks to another, forming an internetwork, but it can also run without problem in other network models.

TCP Re-engineering Tool 1.2.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114901/

TCP Re-engineering Tool monitors and analyzes data transmitted between a client and a server via a TCP connection. It focuses on the data stream (software layer), not on the lower level transmission protocol
(as packet sniffers do).

TinyMARE 1.0.9355
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114870/

TinyMARE (Multi-user Adventure Roleplaying Epic) is a text-based MUD server completely rewritten for efficiency using TinyMUSH and TinyMUSE as a basis for its game engine. The server is designed for creating an extensive, novelistic role-playing atmosphere supporting real-time combat, day & night, seasons, and global weather. Using a telnet client, players can log on to explore a virtual world, find magical items, learn skills and techniques, and group together to surpass obstacles you create in your own epic adventure.

tk2 0.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114904/

tk2 is a configuration tool for the ICOM IC-R2 portable radio receiver. It lets you read a memory image from the radio, manipulate the settings using a graphical user interface, and save the result to a file or back to the radio. Memory channel information can be imported from CSV file or ICF files downloaded from the Percon Web database, and exported to CSV files.

toolame 02l
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114884/

Can't find what you're looking for?

Toolame is an optimized MPEG-1/2 Layer II audio encoder based upon the ISO demonstration source code that borrows heavily from the LAME project, as well as introducing new optimizations and additional features such as VBR.

vdr2dvd.pl 0.5.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114931/

vdr2dvd is a simple script, handling all needed steps to create a DVD out of a VDR recording, including the burn process itself. The script merges multiple .vdr files to a big one per DVD title, converts it into a PS stream using ds.jar, multiplexes to the correct DVD-stream, creates the DVD structure, uses mkisofs to create the ISO image and uses dvdrecord to burn the image to the disc.

VideoDB 2003-03-02
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114895/

VideoDB is a database to manage your personal video collection. It's mainly designed for videofiles but you can also put your DVDs and VHS tapes in it. It features fetching movie data/covers from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), local caching of coverimages, an option to mark movies as seen, a search by genre or title/subtitle/plot/cast data, a filter for TV episodes, a random movie function and a simple borrow manager. It is a personal database, so no user management/authentication scheme is implemented. Everybody may add/edit/delete movies.

WTP 0.5.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114880/

WTP is a Web-based FTP client that features bookmarks, uploading, downloading, deleting, moving, and renaming of files and directories. It allows administrators to limit the hostnames to which users can connect. Currently only Unix FTP servers are supported.

XawTV 3.85
http://freshmeat.net/releases/114899/

Don't know where to look next?

XawTV is a simple Xaw-based TV program which uses the bttv driver or video4linux. It also contains various command-line utilities for grabbing images and AVI movies, tuning in TV stations, etc.

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