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[osdn business] May 06, 2003
Date: Tue May 06 2003 - 04:30:28 EDT
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May 06, 2003 BUSINESS SERIES
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Slashdot
Chess Championship: Humans vs. Computer
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/030202
An anonymous reader writes "[0]X-bit labs has posted very interesting editorial called "[1]Chess Championship: Humans vs. Computer". During the last 10 years computers penetrated into various spheres of human life. In this article guys try to find out how well computers can play chess and if it would be correct to say that artificial intelligence is superior to human mind. Interesting read." Links
Ebay Negative Feedback Lawsuit Dismissed http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/0248220
[0]ccnull writes "Slashdot readers may recall the Ebay user who was
[1]suing Ebay over allegedly libellous feedback. That case [2]has now
been dismissed under the CDA, essentially giving Ebay 'common carrier'
immunity, much like an ISP. Victory for free speech or perversion of
justice? You decide."
Links
0.
http://www.chrisnull.com
1.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/2225252&tid=123
2.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=582&ncid=582&e=3&u=/nm/20030505/wr_nm/tech_ebay_dcThe Fix Is In: Ardour Set For Summer Release http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/2346223
[0]uprightcitizen writes "Good news for the open source audio recording
world! [1]Ardour creator [2]Paul Davis has announced a feature-freeze
and has set a binary release date for the now-famous GPL multitrack
audio recording application. Ardour has recently been featured in
[3]Sound on Sound and has been mentioned on Slashdot many times
([4]here(1), [5]here(2), etc..). The feature freeze is effective as of
May 4 and the binary release date is set for sometime in July or
August. Good Job Paul!"
Links
0. mailto:linuxrob@dod.net
1.
http://ardour.sourceforge.net/
2. mailto:paul@linuxaudiosystems.com
3.
http://www.sospubs.co.uk/
4.
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1625253&tid=106
5.
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/04/1340204&tid=141
Software Bug Causes Soyuz To Land Way Off http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/06/0144227
howhardcanitbetocrea writes "[0]A mysterious software fault in the new guidance computer of the Soyuz TMA-1 spacecraft was the cause of the high-anxiety off-course landing over the weekend, according to NASA sources.' Which is why I will never trust the Strategic Defence Initiative - the star wars project. It only takes one line of mistyped code in what will always be a beta release." Links
0. http://www.msnbc.com/news/909677.asp
eComStation 1.1 Entry Edition Review
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/2356247
Gentu writes "[0]OSNews reviews the latest incarnation of the legendary OS/2, [1]eComStation 1.1 Entry Edition. The product was released less than a month ago, after a 1.5 years gap of the original 1.0 eCS version. The Serenity Systems guy seems to have overhaul the installation procedure, but not always with the best results." Links
0. http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3476
What's Your Timeline for IPv6 Migration? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/2327237
SgtChaireBourne asks: "IPv4 has, over the last 20 years, seen
unexpectedly wide adoption. During this time it's proven to be both
flexible and robust, but also several problems, though once small, have
grown. [0]IPv6 looks to solve some scalability problems, add needed
privacy and authentication mechanisms, address quality of service, and
provide better routing and addressing capabilities. What kind of
timeline does your site/institution/business have for rolling out IPv6
and how?" Those interested in IPv6 migration may also be interested in
[1]this article, from a year ago.
Links
Dot ComBack, Or More Of The Same?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/2159244
[0]adamsmith_uk writes "The FT features Wall Street's renewed love
affair with dotcom stocks on Monday with the [1]latest in a $6bn string
of acquisitions that has helped set light to the once-defunct online
commerce sector. Could this be the signs of the tech ComBack ?" But
hold onto your hopes; ekarjala writes "According to [2]this CNet
article, a recent survey by the[3]Information Technology Association of
America indicates that IT hiring in the US is expected to remain flat
or decline slightly over the course of 2003. The main drivers are lack
of demand for IT products/services and outsourcing IT functions
offshore."
Links
0.
http://www.convea.com
1.
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1051389752885&p=1012571727085
2.
http://news.com.com/2100-1022_3-999782.html
3.
http://www.itaa.org/America's Broadband Dream Is Alive-- In Korea http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/2133243
An anonymous reader writes "[0]America's Broadband Dream Is Alive in
Korea thanks to government encouragement, according to the NY times
(free reg, etc...). But profits are elusive." The U.S. is a lot more
spread out than Korea, though -- some American cities are pretty well
connected.
Links
0. http://nytimes.com/2003/05/05/business/worldbusiness/05BROA.html?pagewanted=all&position=
Light-Producing Nanotubes Could Mean Faster Chips http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/2029254
[0]CannibalBob writes "From PCWorld: Researchers at IBM have used
carbon molecules to emit light, a breakthrough that could replace
silicon as the foundation of chips and lead to faster computers and
telecommunication equipment. This is the first time light has ever been
generated from a molecule by applying electricity. [1]Read the
article."
Links
0. mailto:andrew@dairysight.com
Red Vs. Blue - A Halo Fan Flick
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1816200
[0]Universal Nerd writes "[1]Red vs. Blue are the folks with a great
sense of humor who gave us the Apple Switch spoof, [2]Mac Gamer, a
while ago. They're now releasing a new movie called [3] The Blood Gulch
Chronicles, a series of episodes created using in-game footage from
Halo. Well worth a look and a laugh." The fifth and latest episode
[4]came out yesterday, and this is some of the best and funniest
[5]machinima I've seen in a long time. Update: 05/05 19:43 GMT by [6]S:
Here's [7]a BitTorrent link, thanks to [8]Gametab.
Links
0. mailto://universalnerd _at_ arrobaponto.com
1.
http://www.redvsblue.com/
2.
http://www.redvsblue.com/appleswitch.shtml
3.
http://www.redvsblue.com/bloodgulch.shtml
4.
http://www.redvsblue.com/archives/000040.shtml
5.
http://www.machinima.com/
6. mailto:simoniker@NOSPAM.slashdot.org
7.
http://news.gametab.com/torrents.php
8.
http://www.gametab.com/
Newsforge Reports
Knoppix installation tips
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/24/1920257
- by Prakash Advani - Like many Linux aficionados I've been interesting in trying out Knoppix. Knoppix is a Linux distribution that boots and runs off a CD; you don't have to install it on your hard disk. It's the fastest way to demonstrate Linux or check a system for hardware compatibility. I learned a few things from booting Knoppix from CD and later installing it to the hard disk. Here are some tips I hope make your experience with Knoppix ...
Louisiana courts go with Linux
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1527254
- by Anne Zieger - While open source technology hasn't exactly conquered state governments everywhere, it's begun to make inroads in quite a few, including Iowa, Utah, Rhode Island, and Hawaii. Now Louisiana is jumping on the open source bandwagon, too.
MySQL and NetWare: An interview with MySQL's David Axmark and Larry Stefonic http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/1417203
- by James E. Gaskin - "We're the Access for Linux," says David Axmark, co-founder and OpenSorcerer (yes, that's the title on his business card) for MySQL AB. Now Axmark wants MySQL to be the database of choice for NetWare customers everywhere. The company announced at Novell's BrainShare conference last month that the full version 4.0 of its flagship database would ship with NetWare 6.5 this summer.
Newsforge Newsvac
eComStation 1.1 Entry Edition Review
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1922206
Anonymous Reader writes "OSNews reviews the latest incarnation of the legendary OS/2, eComStation 1.1 Entry Edition. The product was released less than a month ago, after a 1.5 years gap of the original 1.0 eCS version. The Serenity Systems guy seems to have overhaul the installation procedure, but not always with the best results."
MontaVista Software to Participate in Programmable World 2003 http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1726241
Annette Oevermann writes "SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 5, 2003 MontaVista Software Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced it will participate in Xilinx Programmable World 2003. MontaVista will join in the IBM booths in select locations in North America and Germany and demonstrate MontaVista(R) Linux(R) Professional Edition targeting and running on the Xilinx ML300 Development Kit.
Open Source Digest - Issue #2
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/198239
Baiju Thakkar writes "Open Source Digest is an online magazine devoted to bringing quality articles about open source to the open source community.
Michael Robertson of Lindows Responds
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1720224
Naturally, when answering your questions, he boosted his company.
(Wouldn't you?) But I assure you, he wrote these answers himself
instead of having them laundered by a PT team. Whether or not you agree
with Michael and the way he runs Lindows (and used to run MP3.com)
you've got to give him credit for speaking more openly than most other
modern American CEOs. (Slashdot and NewsForge are both members of
OSDN.)
Linux Desktop Myths Exploded
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/171231
"Supported versions of Linux are not free," Gartner analyst Michael Silver notes. Consumer versions of Linux are basically free, but "enterprises that require vendor support for their client OS will need to pay for it."
2.6 Kernel to Push the Envelope
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1637201
The Linux 2.6 production kernel promises to be the most advanced open-source platform developed to date, according to computer scientists who have been putting the 2.5 development kernel through its paces.
AMD intros Linux/WinCE reference tablet design http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1634208
The alchemy division of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said it has introduced a reference design for Web tablets using its Au 1500 chip.
Windows 2003 on a slow road
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1631242
Microsoft is touting Windows Server 2003 as an operating system capable of pushing aside Unix and mainframes. But most customers will be upgrading from Windows NT 4 and at a slow pace, analysts say.
Sun rockets on rumors
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1629244
Investors are speculating that Dell Computer Corp., International Business Machines Corp. or Hewlett-Packard Co. may acquire Sun, said Giga Information Group analyst Rob Enderle.
"Exec Shield", new Linux security feature http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1625241
The exec-shield feature provides protection against stack, buffer or function pointer overflows, and against other types of exploits that rely on overwriting data structures and/or putting code into those structures. The patch also makes it harder to pass in and execute the so-called 'shell-code' of exploits. The patch works transparently, ie. no application recompilation is necessary.
Freshmeat
abaXX elements 3.5 final
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121881/
abaXX elements is a development environment for building component-based Web applications on top of JBoss. It is based on the proven J2EE standard technologies, including the JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL). Web applications are built with components called Parts, which are implemented according to the Model-View- Controller pattern, tying together a plain JavaBean as Model, a Controller class, and a JSP page as View. It includes an integrated Portal Builder toolkit and an application skeleton for rapid prototyping.
abcm2ps 3.5.3 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121894/
abcm2ps is a package that converts music tunes from ABC format to PostScript. Based on abc2ps version 1.2.5, it was developed mainly to print baroque organ scores that have independant voices played on one or more keyboards, and a pedal-board. It introduces many extensions to the ABC language that make it suitable for classical music.
Album Cover Art Downloader 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121952/
Album Cover Art Downloader will go through your collection of music albums and for each one download a set of matching cover images for you to choose from. It makes the selected image usable for programs such as KDE, Windows Media Player, etc.
alma 0.39
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121877/
Alma is a software workshop for modeling and analyzing. It reads several sources (languages, models, etc.), helps you design for object-oriented modeling (definition of classes, relations, patterns, etc.), modifies the structure and the code, and outputs new sources, documentation, diagrams, etc. It is designed for object-oriented modelization (definition of classes and relations) and for migrating code in older languages. It meets two needs, offering a simplified software modeling workshop for small projects and making it easier to do rewrites, ports, and encapsulation of non-OO code.
ARIA Business Management 0.97.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121870/
ARIA is business class management (ERP) software. It lets you manage inventory levels, maintain payroll, and process orders. It is written primarily in PHP and incorporates the ADODB database abstraction layer.
Ayam 1.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121876/
Ayam is a free 3D modelling environment for the RenderMan interface. It features good RIB export, CSG (all RenderMan primitives supported), and NURBS modelling. Features instancing, arbitrary number of modeling views, object clipboard, independent property clipboard, n-level undo, console, and Tree-View with Drag-and-Drop support.
bash programmable completion 20030505 (Stable) http://freshmeat.net/releases/121869/
Since v2.04, bash has allowed you to intelligently program and extend its standard completion behavior to achieve complex command lines with just a few keystrokes. Imagine typing ssh [Tab] and being able to complete on hosts from your ~/.ssh/known_hosts files. Or typing man 3 str [Tab] and getting a list of all string handling functions in the UNIX manual. mount system: [Tab] would complete on all exported file-systems from the host called system, while make [Tab] would complete on all targets in Makefile. This project was conceived to produce programmable completion routines for the most common Linux/UNIX commands, reducing the amount of typing sysadmins and programmers need to do on a daily basis.
Bastille Linux 2.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121885/
Bastille Linux aims to be the most comprehensive, flexible, and educational Security Hardening Program for Red Hat, Mandrake, and Debian Linux, as well as HP-UX and Mac OS X. Virtually every task it performs is optional, providing immense flexibility. It educates the installing admin regarding the topic at hand before asking any question. The interactive nature allows the program to be more thorough when securing, while the educational component produces an admin who is less likely to compromise the increased security.
Blue Mist 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121863/
Blue Mist is a tribute to blue. The background is by d-b-c.
BottomFeeder 2.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121938/
BottomFeeder is an application that reads and displays RSS formatted feeds. RSS is a syndication format, used by a growing proportion of sites (including Slashdot).
Browseable Online Backup System 0.6.0pre2 http://freshmeat.net/releases/121942/
Browseable Online Backup System (BOBS) is a complete online backup system. It uses large disks for storing backups and lets users browse the files using a Web browser. It handles some special files like AppleDouble and icon files.
C Comic Collection 0.03
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121951/
C Comic Collection is a GTK+ application for downloading, cataloging, and viewing Web comics. It uses a MySQL database.
cdrtools 2.01a13 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121871/
cdrtools (formerly cdrecord) creates home-burned CDs with a CDR/CDRW recorder. It works as a burn engine for several applications. It supports CD recorders from many different vendors; all SCSI-3/mmc- and ATAPI/mmc-compliant drives should also work. Supported features include IDE/ATAPI, parallel port, and SCSI drives, audio CDs, data CDs, and mixed CDs, full multi-session support, CDRWs (rewritable), TAO, DAO, RAW, and human-readable error messages. cdrtools includes remote SCSI support and can access local or remote CD writers.
Checkbot 1.72
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121925/
Checkbot is a tool to verify links on a set of HTML pages. Checkbot can check a single document, or a set of documents on one or more servers. Checkbot creates a report which summarizes all links which caused some kind of warning or error.
ChewingOSX 0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121899/
Chewing is an intelligent Chinese input method originally developed for xcin on X. ChewingOSX is a port of Chewing to Mac OS X.
Childsplay 0.66-1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121920/
Childsplay is a suite of educational games for young children. It aims to be more games-like then gcompris.
CONNection ManaGeR 1.0.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121913/
CONNection ManaGeR (connmgr) is a Unix command line client wrapper script. It is a handy commandline utility for people who have many remote user accounts that are accessed via ssh, sftp, scp, ftp, telnet, rlogin, rsh, and rcp. connmgr includes sshmgr (Open SSH client wrapper), scmdmgr (which allows for remote command execution), sftpmgr (which is like sshmgr but starts an sftp session), scpget/scpput (scp wrappers), ftpmgr (same as sftpmgr but for normal FTP), telnetmgr (same as sshmgr but for telnet), rloginmgr (same as sshmgr but for rlogin), rshmgr (same as scmdmgr but for rsh), and rcpget/rcpput (rcp wrappers). All of these utilize a shared configuration file for user account profiles. Passwords are not stored in this plain text configuration file and the use of RSA keys for SSH connections is strongly suggested.
csv2latex 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121922/
csv2latex is a file format converter that converts a well formed CSV file (like the ones exported from OpenOffice.org) to the LaTeX document format.
CT Server 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121866/
CT Server is a Perl module that interfaces with Voicetronix computer telephony cards, giving developers a method of creating quick and creative computer telephony applications. A complete PBX is included as an example, which includes a Web interface for configuring and monitoring the PBX.
Damn Small Linux 0.3.8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121931/
Damn Small Linux is a business-card size (50MB) Linux distribution. Despite its miniscule size it strives to have a functional and easy to use desktop.
dbtoyfs 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121883/
Dbtoyfs is a Linux (2.4) kernel module that lets you browse the contents of a relational database though it were a set of files and folders.
Desktop ROCK Linux 2.0.0-beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121950/
Desktop ROCK Linux is a source distribution based upon the distribution build kit ROCK Linux. It is released with an automatic build system as well as prebuilt ISO images. It inherits the state-of-the-art tool chain from ROCK Linux and also includes the latest KDE and GNOME releases and many other packages. The build system allows optimized rebuilds of single packages or the whole ISO.
Dolphin SCI drivers 1.33
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121937/
SCI is a high-speed point-to-point networking technology, using SCI adaptors. The Dolphin SCI drivers in this package will work under Linux, VxWorks, Solaris, Lynx, and Windows NT/2000. They are aimed at Dolphin's SCI adaptor cards. The latency of the driver itself is around 1.4us. It's intended for use in clusters that need the extra performance. Note that the drivers are GPL, and the bundled libraries are LGPL.
eXtended Allow - Deny list for PAM 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121906/
XAD is a very easy to configure PAM module. Through a very easy language you can allow/deny access to users.
Fauna 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121864/
Fauna is a theme with an elegant monkey. The background is by Rick Pirman.
Flash-Ticker 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121955/
Flash-Ticker is a ticker add-on for PHP-Nuke sites. It is designed to put everywhere in your Nuke site a ticker message with a flash movie. An admin page allows you to change the message when you want, linking it to an URL. All previous messages are stored in a text file with hour and date when they were made.
Flower Ribbon 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121915/
Flower Ribbon is an abstract theme in yellow, red, and purple. The background is by Diane Vetere.
Fluxbox Kitten Background 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121825/
Fluxbox Kitten Background is a picture of Yuki playing with sharp objects in a Fluxbox-inspired background.
FOX 1.0.40 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121930/
FOX is a C++-based toolkit for GUI development. It includes a rich set of widgets and has powerful yet simple layout managers, MDI widgets, and mega-widgets. FOX incorporates support for XDND for drag and drop, X clipboard and X Selection, watching other I/O channels and sockets, timers and idle processing, object serialization and deserialization, a registry to save persistent settings, and 3D widgets using Mesa or OpenGL. FOX works on Linux, IRIX, Solaris, HP/UX, AIX, Tru64 Unix, Windows 9x,NT,2K (VC++, GNUWIN32, Borland, VisualAge C++), FreeBSD, and Sequent.
Gambas 0.55 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121910/
Gambas is a graphical development environment based on a Basic interpreter, like Visual Basic. It uses the Qt toolkit, but is able to use any other toolkit that a module is written for.
Ginanh 0.1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121893/
Ginanh (Ginanh Is Neither Adom Nor Hunt) is intended to be an RPG game with a graphical (text mode) user interface and multiplayer support.
gjiten 2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121916/
Gjiten is a Japanese dictionary program for GNOME which uses edict format dicfiles. Besides being a word dictionary it also has a kanji dictionary; any combination of stroke number, radicals, and search key can be used for kanji lookups.
GPC-Slots 2 0.0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121958/
GPC-Slots 2 is a more advanced GPC-Slots. It sports multiple slot machines, a progressive jackpot which is added to by all the slot machines, and Russian roulette.
GUSS 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121907/
GUSS the Universal System Simulator simulates hardware to test, debug, and profile software. It is capable of running an operating system without any modification to the OS itself. It eases the development of system software such as operating systems or device drivers, but can also be useful to test new hardware designs.
Handy 0.1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121933/
Handy is a small commandline tool to synchronize a Lotus Notes appointment scheduler with KDE Organizer and a SIEMENS S35/S45 cellphone. It is able to read the result of the export function of a Lotus Notes client version 5.x. It converts such a file into a vCal 2.0 file for the Organizer and can send the appointments to a cellphone over the IR Port or the serial device.
Hierarchical Data Format 1.5.52 (Development) http://freshmeat.net/releases/121939/
HDF (Hierarchical Data Format) is a general purpose library and file format for storing scientific data. It arranges data into datasets (multidimensional arrays) and groups (a structure for organizing objects).
ipsvd 0.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121904/
ipsvd is a set of "Internet protocol service daemons". It includes daemons for TCP/IP and UDP/IP. An Internet protocol service (ipsv) daemon waits for incoming connections on a socket, and for new connections, it conditionally runs an arbitrary program to handle the connection. ipsv daemons can be told to read and follow pre-defined instructions on how to handle incoming connections. Based on the client's IP address or hostname, it's possible to run different programs, set a different environment, deny a connection, or set a per host concurrency limit. ipsvd can be used to run services usually run by inetd, xinetd, or tcpserver. Normally the ipsv daemons are run by a supervisor process, such as runsv from the runit package, or supervise from the daemontools package.
J2SSH 0.1.6 beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121898/
J2SSH is an object-orientated Java implementation of the SSH version 2 protocol. It provides a rich, powerful, and extensible SSH API that enables developers to gain access to SSH servers and to develop entire SSH client/server frameworks. The API library provides a fully-featured SSH2 implementation specifically designed for cross-platform development. Higher level components, representing both the standard SSH client and SSH servers, are provided which implement the protocol specification for user sessions and port forwarding. The specification currently supports public key and password authentication and a full implementation of the SFTP protocol.
Kent Retargettable Occam Compiler 1.3.3-pre15 (Development) http://freshmeat.net/releases/121940/
The Kent Retargettable Occam Compiler is a multi-platform Occam 2.1 compiler that is designed to allow the Occam programming language to be used on non-Transputer platforms.
libferris 1.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121902/
libferris is a virtual filesystem that exposes hierarchical data of all kinds through a common C++ interface. Access to data is performed using C++ IOStreams and Extended Attributes (EA) can be attached to each datum to present metadata. Ferris uses a plugin API to read various data sources and expose them as contexts and to generate interesting EA. Current implementations include Native (kernel disk IO with event updates using fam), xml (mount an xml file as a filesystem), edb (mount a berkeley database), ffilter (mount an LDAP filter string) and mbox (mount your mailbox). EA generators include image, audio, and animation decoders.
libposition 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121829/
libposition provides a set of functions for calculating motion and displacement in one-, two-, and three-dimensional space. It is part of The Universe Project.
libstldb4 0.3.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121897/
This is a C++ wrapper for the sleepycat db4 database. It uses the STL in the API where sensible, allows standard IOStreams for data access where sensible, e.g. getting the value of a key should be able to use an istream interface to allow simple partial value retreival, and moves the transaction parameter to be the last optional parameter or provides two versions of the same method for trans/nontrans. The API has been modified to use more standard types. Operator overloading is used to allow quick and dirty coding (mydb[ "key" ] = "value";) to set and cerr.
Linux Kernel Module Wrapper 0.1.1 (Development) http://freshmeat.net/releases/121934/
The Linux Kernel Module Wrapper (KMW) aims to provide kernel developers with a quick method for modularizing Linux kernel functions even if they aren't within a module. It can be used for developing and testing kernel functionalities without requiring a reboot.
Mailgust 1.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121909/
Mailgust is a mailing list manager, newsletter distribution tool, and message board system. All sent mail is stored on a Web message board for visitors to read. It features unlimited lists, many different read and write permission settings, HTML newsletters, post approval, no timeouts, a Web archive, list importing, notification management, and much more.
Mckoi SQL Database 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121886/
Mckoi SQL Database is a full featured SQL-92 relational database management system written in Java. The software can operate as either a dedicated multi-client, multi-threaded database server, or can be used as an embedded database inside a Java application. The engine is designed to be easy to use and maintain and versatile for sophisticated database development tasks. The software provides a JDBC 2.0 driver.
MIDAS NMS 2.0b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121946/
MIDAS NMS is a highly configurable network monitoring and network intrusion detection server. It uses a distributed client/server model that allows it to scale to very large networks, and features highly optimized Snort support that dramatically reduces the overhead of both the Snort Sensor and the alert data repository. It also supports Netsaint/Nagios plugins and Big Brother clients, allowing for easy migration.
Mioga 1.2.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121874/
Mioga is a groupware application suitable for intranet use. All the functionality of Mioga can be reached through any HTML browser. The interface is designed with HTML templates which allow the look and feel and the ergonomics of Mioga to be fully and easily customizable. It is written in Perl and uses a PostgreSQL database. It uses DAV for file management, providing you with a complete DAV workspace with Mioga user access controls (ACLs). Mioga includes the followig applications: file manager, organizer, todo tasks, shared folders (with version control), forms, intranet search, and administration tool.
mp3cd 1.01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121828/
mp3cd is a Perl script normalizes and burns MP3 and WAV files to audio CDs, implementing the suggested conversion, sanitization, and burning method outlined in the Linux MP3 CD Burning mini-HOWTO.
Newspost 2.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121919/
Newspost is a full-featured USEnet binary autoposter. It is meant as an all-in-one posting solution. In addition to posting files, it can post text prefixes, and generate and post .SFV files and .PAR volumes.
NMM 0.2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121928/
NMM is a multimedia middleware package that allows you to develop all kinds of multimedia processing applications. A number of plug-ins supporting various media-types, operations, and I/O devices are included. The Multimedia-Box application built on top of NMM provides an extensible home entertainment system for DVD and CD playback, TV with time-shifting, and MP3 playback and encoding.
ogmtools 1.0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121867/
The ogmtools allow users to display information about (ogminfo), extract streams from (ogmdemux), merge several streams into (ogmmerge), and split (ogmsplit) Ogg files. Supported stream types include video streams from AVIs or Ogg files and Vorbis audio from Ogg files. The resulting files can be played back with mplayer or with the OggDS Direct Show filters under Windows.
Open-DVB 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121892/
Open-DVB is an open implementation of digital video broadcasting (DVB) distributed under the BSD license. The purpose of this application is to serve as a benchmark for the MOUSE compiler system.
OWX 1.0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121878/
OWX (OmniaWeb-X) is Web-based site mangement software and a development framework that uses exclusively open source software to run.
pmacct 0.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121888/
pmacct is a network tool to gather IP traffic information (bytes counter and number of packets). Aggregation of statistics is done either by looking at destination, source, both source and destination, or unidirectional IP flows. Data is stored in an in-memory table or using an SQL database (currently only MySQL). The content of these tables can be later retrieved by a client program via a local stream-oriented connection (for simple output or export to MRTG) or via an SQL client. Gathering packets off the wire is done with the pcap library and promiscuous mode of one or more network interfaces.
Project @ssistant 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121889/
Project @ssistant is a modular business system combining CRM, email ticketing, call management, and project management tools into a central system.
Python Desktop Server 0.4.23
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121891/
The Python Desktop Server is a combined Weblog authoring tool, XMLRPC/SOAP server, and news aggregator. It allows one to read RSS news feeds, post to a community server (such as Radio Userland or any Python Community Server installation), and includes tools for Weblog and homepage management. It features a Web interface, a built-in Web server, extensibility through scripts that connect via XMLRPC or macros, and a plugin architecture.
RatRip 1.0 (GUI)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121929/
Rat Rip is a CD audio ripper / Ogg Vorbis encoder designed to record to Ogg right from the CD using the CDDB for id3 tagging. There is a console and a GUI version.
Recon 0.95.0beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121917/
Recon is a general SSL watchdog, checking for common, certificate-related errors in SSL-enabled services. Provide it a list of SSL services for which you are responsible, run it periodically, and Recon will warn you of impending certificate expirations, mismatched certificate names, and unavailable services.
Redbasin Enterprise Automation Server 2.0.5.4.5 http://freshmeat.net/releases/121865/
The Redbasin Enterprise Automation Server allows companies to model corporate databases for intranet applications, and automatically host, deploy, and manage content without the need to write code. It supports a 'schema on demand' data access architecture, using dynamically built data management wrappers to access content using XML-defined metadata. It builds and tears down middleware objects on the fly to perform the application server functions, maximizing run-time efficiency and optimizing resource consumption. It works with any JDBC- supported database and is completely GUI- driven.
RUNT 1.11
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121943/
RUNT (ResNet USB Network Tester) is Slackware Linux designed to run off of a 128 MB USB pen drive. It consists of a boot floppy image and a zip file, similar to zipslack. It is intended to be a fairly complete Linux installation for use as a testing tool capable of booting on any x86 computer with a USB port and a bootable floppy drive.
Seclude 0.1 (Server)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121959/
Seclude is an Instant Messaging service aimed at maintaining freedom of speech and the freedom of private communication via the Internet. It differs from mainstream messenger services in two respects: it is a Free Software project, and it uses advanced encryption techniques to ensure the complete privacy of your conversation.
Securepoint Firewall and VPN Server 3.12 (Securepoint3) http://freshmeat.net/releases/121875/
Securepoint Firewall and VPN Server is a high-performance application designed to offer full protection for network assets. The Security Manager offers a graphical user interface with many features, different configurations, and advanced reporting functions. The Securepoint server is a complete firewall and VPN software system with an operating system based on a secure Linux. VPN operation supports PPTP and IPSec (X.509 certificates, preshared, RSA signature). You can use the firewall on a standard PC with 2 to 16 network cards (including Ethernet, ADSL, ISDN). It is very easy to install and administer. The Securepoint Security Manager is available in English, German, and Spanish, and works in online and offline mode.
ShiFT 0.0.5 alpha
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121901/
ShiFT is a Java-based file transfer application which enables users to transfer files between remote computers by FTP, Samba, and SFTP.
shmux 0.9a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121855/
shmux is a program for executing the same command on many hosts in parallel. For each target, a child process is spawned by shmux, and a shell on the target obtained one of the supported methods: rsh, ssh, or sh. The output produced by the children is received by shmux and either output in turn to the user in an easy to read format, or written to files for later processing, making it well suited for use in scripts.
SlackUpdate 0.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121914/
SlackUpdate is a bash script that can be used to check for, download, and install Slackware updates. It currently supports Slackware 8.1-9.0.
Space Hulk 1.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121880/
Space Hulk is a board game which takes place in the world of Warhammer 40000. It is a two player turn-based game where one player plays the 'Marine', and the other player plays the alien called 'Genestealer'. This video game is a complete conversion of the board game with the 2nd edition rules. It features playing over the network, either in real time or asynchronously via email.
SSHTerm 0.1.3 beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121900/
SSHTerm is a Java SSH client that provides a whole range of features, including port forwarding, password authentication, public-key authentication, ANSI/VT100/VT220/VT320 terminal, full clipboard support, record and playback input/output, and the ability to load/save connection settings to a file.
SSHVnc 0.0.2 alpha
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121890/
SSHVnc is a standalone Java VNC viewer that secures VNC a ccess by integrating the popular TightVNC viewer with the SSH Tools Java SSH API. It features a clean and easy to use interf ace.
Sync4j 0.1 beta 4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121884/
Sync4j is an open source implementation of the SyncML synchronization protocol. It consists in a framework on top of which client and server SyncML applications can be developed. In addition, Sync4j provides a full-featured SyncML server for data synchronization.
Synonymous 0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121862/
Synonymous is a dark-colored theme based on the Anonymous sawfish theme.
TAMS 2.00a9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121935/
TAMS (Text Analysis Markup System) is a qualitative or ethnographic coding and data extraction-analysis system.
tasks 1.5.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121949/
tasks is built on PHP and MySQL. It features a dynamic hierarchical view of your tasks, scheduling due dates and associating URLs with tasks, an iCalendar of your tasks (scheduled tasks can go into the calendar as events or task list). and a mobile version for easy access with a PDA.
Tcpreplay 1.4.beta5 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/121923/
Tcpreplay is a set of Unix tools which allows the replaying of captured network traffic in pcap (tcpdump) format. It can be used to tes