[osdn business] August 14, 2003

Computer Expectations of Today, and a Decade Hence? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/2255255

[0]Luciq asks: "The other day I was cleaning out my closet and started
reminiscing about all the good times I had with my 33Mhz 486DX. I got the machine 10 years ago just as the first Pentiums were coming out. With a 33Mhz processor, 212MB hard drive and a whopping 8MB of RAM, I could surf the net at 2400 baud, manipulate photos and even play games with full-screen video like [1]The Seventh Guest. Today I use an Athlon XP 2400, 80GB HD, 512MB [not 512K!] RAM. While I can do some neat things with it, I must say that it's fallen short of the wonderous expectations I had for such a system in 1993 (no immersive VR?, no seamless voice recognition?). What expectations did you have for today's PC, 10 years ago and how does the reality match up? What do you expect from computing, 10 years from now?" Links

0. mailto:damian@luciq.com

http://hcs.harvard.edu/~hcr/95oct/guest.html

Aquarium Modcase
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/142203

zeptic writes "How about an aquarium in your running computer? [0]This casemod shows you how it's done. The cool pictures can be found on
[1]the same site page, and there is an English summary on the [2]last
page."
Links

    0. 
http://www.hardware-test.dk/test_show.asp?id=2010
    1. 
http://www.hardware-test.dk/test_show.asp?id=2013
    2. 
http://www.hardware-test.dk/test_show.asp?id=2014

Afterstep 2.0 Beta Includes XML Graphics System http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1918228

[0]vaevictus writes "[1]Afterstep just released its 2.0 Beta 1, after a
long merge from its development branch. One of the most interesting new features is an XML-based graphics system, where any picture for any part of the WM can be a simple chunk of XML, which can do transformations, scaling, gradients and some other nice graphics mods. I've personally used this to cut my 1600x1200 image size from a 2.4mb PNG to a total of about 37kb. This leads to some very compact themes. If you're not familiar, AfterStep is one of the older WMs out there still in active development; all of you [2]WindowMaker fans should check out the WM your WM branched off of, so long ago." Links

    0. 
http://slashdot at vaevictus.net
    1. 
http://www.afterstep.org/
    2. 
http://www.windowmaker.org/

Supercomputers To Move To Specialization? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1916225

[0]lucasw writes "The Japan Earth Simulator outperformed a computer at
Los Alamos (previously the world's fastest) by a factor of three while using fewer, more specialized processors and advanced interconnect technology. This spawned multiple government reports that many
[1]suspected would ask for more funding in the U.S. for custom
supercomputer architectures and less emphasis on clustering commodity hardware. One report released yesterday [2]suggests a balanced approach."
Links

    0. 
http://icculus.org/~lucasw
    1. 
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030811S0018
    2. 
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030812S0011

Playing God with Monsters
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/199245

[0]Howard writes "Horrified by "There Be Monsters Here" tales, some
members of Congress called for a ban on DNA research in the mid '70s. Because those calls were rejected, millions of people around the world can now hope for DNA-based vaccines against AIDS, malaria and other deadly diseases that have destroyed lives, communities and nations. Here's an illustration: The name of [1]Joseph DeRisi keeps coming up in connection with deadly diseases. No, he's not a modern-day Typhoid Mary. Just the opposite. The University of California, San Francisco researcher is using his own custom-built DNA microarrays to look inside the "minds" of some serious serial killers. The "minds" are genes, and his home-brewed gene chips [2]helped solve the SARS mystery earlier this year. Now, DeRisi has [3]chosen malaria as his next victim. For the complete commentary, please go to [4]Howard Lovy's NanoBot." Links

    0. 
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/
    1. 
http://derisilab.ucsf.edu/
    2. 
http://www.smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=6169
    3. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/12/health/12MALA.html?ex=1061265600&en=cbb7f1d6a0084265&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
    4. 
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2003_08_10_nanobot_archive.html#106078535051790759

Nutch: An Open Source Search Engine
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/191225

[0]Anonymous Coward writes "Someone forwarded me this site working to
create an open source search engine called [1]Nutch. In the age of weighted rankings on search engines for profits, there's an obvious need for an unbiased search engine. After all, isn't a search engine supposed to be for finding relevant data, not as an indirect and sometimes slimy method of advertising? Nutch is clearly in their intial stages, but it would certainly get my vote." You can find the
[2]project on SF.net, and also read [3]the Business 2.0 article on it.
Links

    0. mailto:gman@NOSPAM.sddi.net
    1. 
http://www.nutch.org/
    2. 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nutch/
    3. 
http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,51462,00.html?cnn=yes

Using Cellophane For 3D Displays On Your Laptop http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1856207

[0]prestidigital writes "From the abstract: [the authors] present a
novel, inexpensive, stereoscopic [1]technique for generating 3D displays from cellophane and a laptop computer screen. (Once again my
[2]physnews update sends me email that doesn't suck!)"
Links

    0. 
http://members.cox.net/kmcurry
    1. 
http://individual.utoronto.ca/iizuka/research/cellophane.htm
    2. 
http://www.aip.org/physnews/update/

Newsforge Reports
Global IT firm predicts Linux will have 20% desktop market share by 2008 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1424212

by Chris Gulker - One of the world's largest IT companies is declaring that the Linux desktop will capture 20% of the market for desktop computers in large enterprises within 5 years.

Can't find what you're looking for?

MainActor 5.1 Preview for Linux
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1235235

by Joe Barr - Good news for Linux video editing enthusiasts: On Monday, August 11, Main Concept Multimedia Technologies announced a Linux preview version of its popular MainActor 5.1 video editing application. A production release is due before the end of the year.

Win hearts and minds with Freedom Software! http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/11/131231

By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Open Free Libre FLOSS Permissive Public Service Software. And I'm sure there are plenty of other names that have been proposed for whatever kind of software licenses SCO and Microsoft don't like. Lately, though, I've been leaning toward 'Freedom Software.' I would be proud to be a member of the Freedom Software Foundation, which might be a great name change for the Free Software Foundation.

Newsforge Newsvac
SCO execs unloading shares
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/14/0213220

Anonymous Reader writes "SCO Group executives have sold about 119,000 shares of their company since it filed a lawsuit against IBM in March and the stock price increased more than fourfold."

The Wrong Choice: Two true tales of misspent energy, cash http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/184249

Jan Stafford writes "Buying proprietary software leads two companies to bitter ends in these true stories."

Desktop Linux Breaking Ground
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1741233

Anonymous Reader writes "Desktop Linux started gaining momentum in 2002. Only nine months later, Linux potential looks very real. While some critics take a cynical view, the record does not prove them correct. DesktopLinux.com Contributing Editor Tom Adelstein discusses where the Linux desktop has experienced growth and some upcoming launches to keep your eye on."

Puget Sound Technology teaching *BSD Administration Class in Seattle, Washington http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1624249

Puget Sound Technology is teaching a class covering the fundamentals of *BSD system administration, Sept. 16 - 19, in Seattle, Washington. The class curriculum includes DNS, web and mail services, and standard administration skills applicable to several Unix-type operating systems.

Are Windows and Linux Technology Equals? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/169228

Statistics about dramatic Linux sales growth are numerous, but here is one of the most telling: Sales of Linux servers in the U.S. grew a jaw-dropping 90 percent in Q4 of 2002 compared with the same period the previous year, says Gartner Dataquest.

Internet Attack Disables Thousands of Computers http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1348223

Robert E. Harvey, M.D. writes "The latest Internet attack on Microsoft operating systems by rogue software disabled tens of thousands of computers worldwide Tuesday, though a fix had been available for nearly a month."

The Linux Decision
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1558254

For enterprises, the promise of open source computing is all about proprietary performance at minimal cost. No wonder, then, that Linux has made such inroads into the server market, and that IBM recently made its Lotus suite Linux-ready.

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The SCO(R) Group Announces Final Termination of IBM / Sequent's Contract to Use or License Dynix Sof http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1519232

IBM's Disregard of Sequent's Contract With SCO Leads to Final Termination of UNIX License.

Linux Woos Wall St.
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1511247

The operating system's surprising popularity has turned the Linux revolution--personified by its official mascot, a penguin--into a day at the beach. With firms such as Credit Suisse First Boston, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs becoming recent converts, it's clear that what began as a hobby by a young student named Linus Torvalds has now become a full-fledged measure of technology adoption savvy.

The Shadows Shrouding Sun
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1444242

With the server giant forced to sell lower-margin Linux machines, earnings are suffering. And its R&D won't pay off for a while.

Freshmeat
A Static Lullaby Theme 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132514/

A Static Lullaby Theme is a black and blue theme for the author's favorite band.

Confused? Frustrated?

adamoto 0.4.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132556/

adamoto is an Application Deployment And MOnitoring TOol. It's a client/server based application for deploying software packages with a Web frontend. The Web frontend in conjunction with the server enables sysadmins to administrate and monitor the deployment of software packages on the computers in a network. It supports Linux RPM and Windows MSI files directly.

afick 0.9.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132521/

afick is another file integrity checker, designed to be fully portable between Unix and Windows platforms. It works by first creating a database that represents a snapshot of the most essential parts of your computer system. You can then run the script to discover all modifications made since the snapshot was taken (i.e. files added, changed, or removed).

Agata Report 5 beta 003 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132531/

Agata Report is a database reporting tool and EIS tool (graph generation), like Crystal Reports. It is written in PHP-GTK, and allows you to edit and get SQL results from several databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, DB2, MsSql, Informix, InterBase, Sybase, and Frontbase). It connects to a database, lists its tables and fields, and allows you to link among tables, make constraints and orders, apply functions, and make queries. The result is exported to PostScript, plain text, HTML, or spreadsheet (CSV) format. Its interface has English, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, and Swedish support. There is a Merge tool that allows you to write any document and insert variables from the database, a Dia tool that allows you to generate ER diagrams, and a label tool that allows you to generate address labels. You can also create multi-level reports, with subtotals by group, and a grand total, besides run-time parameters.

AlternC Hosting Software pre-1.0-20030814 (Development) http://freshmeat.net/releases/132612/

AlternC is automatic hosting software suite based on the Valentin Lacambre hosting system and Debian. It features a PHP-based administration interface and shell and Perl scripts that manage server contents. It can manage email, Web, and list hosting. It is available in French, English, and Spanish.

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Ant Shell 20030813
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132565/

Ant Shell is a project that extends Apache Ant to provide a command shell that exposes ant tasks. In Ant Shell, you can run ant tasks in an interactive mode much the same way you can run commands in a command shell such as bash, csh, or DOS. Currently, most of the ant core tasks are enabled. Ant Shell is developer code and is not expected to remain stable or consistent.

Apache Ant 1.5.4 (stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132507/

Ant is a Java based build tool, similar to make, but with better support for the cross platform issues involved with developing Java applications. Ant is the build tool of choice for all Java projects at Apache and many other Open Source Java projects.

beware irc services 2.1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132570/

beware irc services is a set of P10 protocol IRC services that is simple and scalable, for Delphi and FreePascal. It can run on Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. It is easy to code new service bot "modules" for it.

BIE 5.4.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132601/

BIE (Business Integration Engine) is an open source integration system that makes it easy for organizations to exchange data with external trading partners regardless of their native applications. It competes in the same space as applications like Microsoft BizTalk except that it is truly cross-platform since it written in Java.

BitAnarch 1.0.5a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132524/

BitAnarch is a compact BitTorrent client. It is available in three languages, with multiple downloads support, automatic bandwidth distribution, full Unicode filename support, newsgroup scanning, automation, drag-and-drop support, etc.

BlogSpot 0.15
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132609/

BlogSpot is a small piece of software which you can use as your online diary, blogger, and/or news system. It offers a control panel in which you can add or edit your messages and change your layout and other configuration settings.

bogofilter 0.14.4 (Current)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132563/

Bogofilter is a Bayesian spam filter. In its normal mode of operation, it takes an email message or other text on standard input, does a statistical check against lists of "good" and "bad" words, and returns a status code indicating whether or not the message is spam. Bogofilter is designed with fast algorithms (including Berkeley DB system), coded directly in C, and tuned for speed, so it can be used for production by sites that process a lot of mail.

ClarkConnect Internet Gateway 2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132581/

ClarkConnect is a software package that transforms an old beat up PC into a smart, simple, and secure Internet gateway and server for your home or small office network. In addition to connection sharing, the software comes with a strong firewall, Apache, dynamic DNS utilities, and Samba filesharing. The software is based on Red Hat Linux.

ClassiCollect 0.2a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132508/

ClassiCollect is an SQL schema and data entry frontend specifically designed for cataloging a Classical CD collection. The frontend is designed to require as little typing as possible on the user's part, with reference tables for quick selection of composer, title, label, etc.

Clue Fairy 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132495/

"Package for Mr McBride!" The Clue Fairy is all dressed up in her finest IBM blue, swooping over the Great Salt Lake whilst delivering a clue big enough that even SCO can't ignore it. The artwork for this theme was done under Win4Lin 4.0, then handed off to the GIMP for final postwork.

CMSimple 2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132542/

CMSimple is a simple content management system for simple maintainance of small commercial or private sites. It has a simple installation, is easy to modify, and offers an unique combination of features. It uses an HTML-file for storing the entire site, which can be edited in your favorite editor. It has a dynamic TOC and document locator, a WYSIWYG editor (no plugin--functions in IE and Mozilla), a search function, link validation, image handling, and automatic backup. It is easy to set up your own layout; just edit the template and stylesheet.

Cocoon 2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132515/

Apache Cocoon is an XML publishing framework. Cocoon offers a flexible environment based on the separation of concerns between content, logic, and style. A centralized configuration system and sophisticated caching help you to create, deploy, and maintain rock-solid XML server applications. Cocoon interacts with most data sources, including filesystems, RDBMS, LDAP, and native XML databases. It adapts content delivery to many different formats, such as HTML, WML, PDF, SVG, and RTF. Cocoon currently runs as a Servlet or from a powerful command-line interface.

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Conexant HCF (controllerless) driver 0.99lnxtbeta03042700 http://freshmeat.net/releases/132558/

This package contains generic Linux drivers for the Conexant HCF (controllerless) modem family used by many modem and computer system manufacturers. They should work on most current Linux distributions, based on the 2.4.x kernels. Some systems may require kernel recompilation with special ACPI patches.

Conexant HSF (softmodem) driver 5.03.27lnxtbeta03042700 http://freshmeat.net/releases/132559/

This package contains generic Linux drivers for the Conexant (formerly Rockwell) Softmodem HSF modem family, which are used by many modem and computer system manufacturers. They should work on most current Linux distributions, based on the 2.4.x kernels. A Pentium processor with the MMX enhancements is required. Some systems may require kernel recompilation with special ACPI patches. Preemptible kernels are not yet supported.

Conexant Riptide driver 0.5lnxtbeta03042700 http://freshmeat.net/releases/132561/

This package contains Linux drivers for the Conexant (Rockwell) RipTide Audio/Communication Controller found in RipTide HCF and RipTide HSF modems. It is an OSS- compatible sound driver. For the HCF modems this driver is required as well as the HCF driver. For HSF modems this driver is optional to get soundcard and game port functionality.

Conflux Groupware 1.0-6 (Lite)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132575/

Conflux is a Web-based groupware and file management solution intended to organise and facilitate the work of the client. The basic functionality includes shared calendars, tasks, contacts, discussions, and an email client. Built on open source components such as PostgreSQL, Python, mod_python, and Apache, Conflux is a stable and cost-effective solution for optimizing the time you spend on your daily tasks.

Copix 2.00 beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132520/

Copix is a multi-purpose framework for PHP Web applications. It features a multi-layered structure (GUI, services, and database access) and an advanced caching system based on plug-ins (Smarty, internal, or others). Many other components are also integrated, including a calendar, mail sender, and a forum.

CreEPS 1.21
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132541/

CreEPS is a collection of C++ classes that provide an easy-to-use interface for generating vector plots from within code. It features all basic drawing elements, user-configurable fill types, and printf-style text output. Extensive documentation with many examples is included.

Debrief 2003
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132537/

Debrief is an Open Source Java application used to analyze ship and submarine tracks in 2 and 3 dimensions. The analyst is presented with calculated performance data during "runs" of the vessel tracks, and is able to annotate the diagram before exporting it in WMF format.

dialog-mp3-list 0.25
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132580/

dialog-mp3-list generates an organized list of your CDs and directories of MP3s. It shows a numbered list of MP3s with information on their encoding speed and track lengths. It uses Dialog/XDialog and Latex to create lists in .tex, .ps, and .pdf formats, and uses English or Brazilian Portuguese.

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Doc_comment 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132452/

Doc_comment is a simple PHP/MySQL document collaboration system that lets admin users upload documents/files for viewing and wiki-style commenting by other users. It uses .htaccess to provide 3 security tiers, plus an additional password for admin. It relies on browser plugins to display non-HTML files in the viewing frame (.pdf, .doc, .ppt, .xls, etc.).

Ejen 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132560/

The Ejen program is a code and text generation system. It makes use of Java/XML/XSLT technologies and is implemented as an Ant task. It provides a complete generation, compilation, and deployment sequence, using XML "build" files and XSL filters and templates.

Firebird .NET Data Provider 1.5 - Alpha1 http://freshmeat.net/releases/132519/

The Firebird .NET Data Provider is an ADO.NET data provider for Firebird. It is written in C# and provides a high-performance native implementation of the Firebird API. It also includes an implementation of the Firebird Services API and Firebird array datatype support.

Fluxpuff 1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132510/

Fluxpuff is a theme featuring Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, the Powerpuff Girls.

Confused? Frustrated?

Free Realty 2.8.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132604/

Free Realty is a PHP/MySQL set of scripts based upon Jon Roig's original Open Realty project. Jon's description of the package, "... so easy even a real estate agent can use it.." is the ultimate goal of this project.

FXScintilla 1.53
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132606/

FXScintilla is an implementation of the Scintilla source code editing component for the FOX GUI toolkit.

getwmail 0.11
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132587/

getwmail retrieves email from Webmail services such as Hotmail and mail.com. You can use it just to check if the account has mail, or to retrieve it and send it to another email account. It handles HTTP and plain text emails, and also forwards attachments.

GNU 8085 Simulator 1.1.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132506/

GNUSim8085 is a graphical simulator for the Intel 8085 microprocessor. It contains an inline assembler and a debugger.

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Gnu Gatekeeper ACD 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132595/

The GnuGk ACD does automatic call distribution for the Gnu Gatekeeper. It is the first step to a VOIP call-center solution based on GnuGk. Incoming calls are routed to agents based on different distribution algorithms.

GNU Libidn 0.2.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132569/

GNU Libidn is an implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode, and IDNA specifications defined by the IETF Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) working group. It is used to prepare internationalized strings (such as domain name labels, usernames, and passwords) in order to increase the likelihood that string input and string comparison work in ways that make sense for typical users throughout the world. The library contains a generic Stringprep implementation that does Unicode 3.2 NFKC normalization, mapping and prohibition of characters, and bidirectional character handling. Profiles for iSCSI, Kerberos 5, Nameprep, SASL, and XMPP are included. Punycode and ASCII Compatible Encoding (ACE) via IDNA are supported.

GPL Cver 1.10
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132592/

GPL Cver is a full Verilog HDL IEEE P1364 standard simulator. It is a high capacity commercial quality interpretive Verilog simulator. Full support for all three PLI interfaces is included: tf_, acc_, and vpi_. Some Verilog 2001 features are supported.

gwyple 2.4.0 (Main)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132596/

gwyple is a GUI, implemented in Perl and Perl/Tk, for handling bug reports. These reports usually arrive by email, are stored by helper scripts called from procmail, and can then be organized by gwyple independently from the used BTS.

ifplugd 0.16
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132564/

ifplugd is a lightweight Linux daemon which configures the network automatically when a cable is plugged in and deconfigures it when the cable is pulled. It is primarily intended for usage with laptops. It relies on the distribution's native network configuration subsystem, and is thus not very intrusive.

ITracker 2.1.1 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132535/

ITracker is a Java J2EE issue/bug tracking system designed to support multiple projects with independent user bases. It supports features such as full i18n support, multiple versions and project components, detailed histories, issue searching, file attachments, dynamic reports with charts, configurable field values, customizable project level fields, pluggable authentication, a built-in scheduler, and email notifications.

Jaco Portal Server Pre-Alpha
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132577/

Jaco Portal Server is a Java portal server which is compliant with the Portlet Specification (JSR-168).

Java Zaurus Sync 13082003
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132527/

Java Zaurus Sync is a sync program for the Sharp Zaurus. All operating systems with Java support and the Zaurus connected via USB should be able to sync with this program. It is also usable as a standalone PIM on most operating systems.

JHexDump 1.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132530/

JHexDump is a command-line driven hex dump program. It inputs a stream of data from a file and outputs the hexidecimal representation of every byte in the input data.

joeq virtual machine 1.4.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132511/

joeq is a Java 2 (JDK 1.3 and 1.4) compatible virtual machine. It is unique in that it is entirely implemented in Java, leading to greater reliability, portability, maintainability, and efficiency. It is also language-independent, so code from any supported language can be seamlessly compiled, linked, and executed dynamically.

KameVoice 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132576/

KameVoice is a Program to utilize the Microsoft GameVoice USB device as general control device in KDE. It is able to map all sort of standard shell commands to the buttons of the GameVoice. It is easy to configure, and should be 100% stable and use very few resources.

Landscape Themes for Window Maker 0.9 (Icons) http://freshmeat.net/releases/132551/

Landscape Themes for Window Maker contains themes created with landscape paintings by the artist B. Kaemper.

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Landscapes by B. Kaemper 3.1f
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132554/

Landscapes by B. Kaemper is a theme created with artworks of the painter B. Kaemper. It contains a KDE theme, an IceWM decoration, an icon set, images for the slide show screensaver, a console schema, a splash screen, and a KFM background image.

libfgz 0.1a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132600/

libfgz is a small Fortran library to read gzipped files. It can read binary and ASCII files, and even unformatted, gzipped stream files.

Liferea 0.2.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132603/

Liferea (Linux Feed Reader) is an RSS/RDF feed reader. It's intended to be a clone of the Windows-only FeedReader. It can be used to maintain a list of subscribed feeds, browse through their items, and show their contents using GtkHTML.

Linux Bandwidth Arbitrator 2.5 (CD distribution) http://freshmeat.net/releases/132534/

Linux Bandwidth Arbitrator allows beginning-to-advanced network administrators to control bandwidth. It is designed to be completely turn-key in its default configuration. You just plug it into your network trunk, and it self configures and immediately starts slowing "bandwidth hogs". It also comes with finer controls that are easy to use, and can be configured to target specific applications such as Kazaa, IMAP, and POP. Traffic can be limited by host IP, subnet, and content blocking.

linuxsms 0.67
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132547/

Linuxsms is a Perl script to send SMS to GSM phones. There is support for multiple servers/gateways (some servers require registration). The script has an adressbook, the ability to compress SMS, and the ability to check for new versions.

Logrep 1.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132586/

Logrep is a secure multi-platform framework for the collection, extraction, and presentation of information from various log files. It features HTML reports, multi-dimensional analysis, overview pages, SSH communication, and graphs, and supports more than 15 popular systems including Snort, Squid, Postfix, Apache, syslog, iptables/ipchains, NT event logs, Firewall-1, wtmp, Oracle listener, and Pix.

Manim 0.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132517/

Manim is simple graphical tool to make stop motion animation. It uses mplayer, mencoder, and libavcodec to provide support functions.

Martyr 0.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132590/

Martyr is a Java framework around the IRC protocol to allow application writers easy manipulation of the protocol and client state. Martyr can be used to write bots, end-user clients, or add IRC functionality to an existing Java application.

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Media player Video CD plugins 1-rc0 (xine) http://freshmeat.net/releases/132161/

These Video CD plugins strive to add the full compliment of advanced Video CD features, including playback control (PBC), display of hi-res still frames, and menu selections. There is a plugin for xine and one for vlc.

mpc 0.8.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132546/

mpc (Music Player Command) is a command-line tool for interfacing Music Player Daemon (MPD). Its features include bash tab completion and the ability to use the output of other programs as input via piping.

MPlayer 0.91
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132509/

MPlayer is a movie and animation player that supports a wide range of codecs and file formats, including MPEG 1/2/4, DivX 3/4/5, Windows Media 7/8/9, RealAudio/Video up to 9, Quicktime 5/6, and Vivo 1/2. It has many MMX/SSE(2)/3Dnow(Ex) optimized native audio and video codecs, but allows using XAnim's and RealPlayer's binary codec plugins, and Win32 codec DLLs. It has basic VCD/DVD playback functionality, including DVD subtitles, but supports many text-based subtitle formats too. For video output, nearly every existing interface is supported. It's also able to convert any supported files to raw/divx/mpeg4 AVI (pcm/mp3 audio), and even video grabbing from V4L devices.

Music Player Daemon 0.8.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132549/

Music Player Daemon (MPD) is a server that allows remote access for playing music (MP3, Ogg Vorbis, and Flac) and managing playlists. The design focus is on integrating a computer into a stereo system that provides control for music playback over a local network. Currently, it includes a Web interface, phpMp, a GTK frontend, gtk2mp, a command line tool, mpc, and a dock app, WMmp. The goals are to be easy to install and use, to have minimal resource requirements, and to be stable and flexible.

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netrik 1.11 (beta)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132512/

Netrik is an advanced text mode WWW browser. Its purpose is to give access to as much of the Web as possible in text mode, without forsaking any comfort.

Newts 0.12.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132594/

Newts is a notesfile program, a news-like program for use as a message board. Newts is designed for UNIX-like systems, and resembles the Notesfiles program written early in the 1980s at the University at Urbana-Champaign. The client program included emulates the look and feel of Notesfiles, and the UIUC backend is compatible with Notesfiles data files. Future versions of Newts will include a separate daemon to manage multiple local and network connections, additional backends, and additional clients.

noeGNUd 0.8.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132540/

noeGNUd is an alternate ASCII, 2D, and 3D user interface for nethack & slashem that uses SDL and OpenGL.

offmirror 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132529/

offmirror is a utility for mirroring a tree of files. Unlike other mirroring tools, it works offline and does not require a network or some kind of direct connect between the source and the destination. offmirror makes it possible to place all the data that is needed to synchronize a file tree onto a removable storage medium. Offmirror works with regular files, directories, symbolic links, and special files.

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phpLDAPadmin 0.9.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132579/

phpLDAPAdmin is a Web-based LDAP administration tool, written in PHP. You can browse your LDAP tree, create, delete, edit, and copy entries, perform searches, and view your server's schema. You can even copy objects between two LDAP servers and recursively delete or copy entire trees. Formerly known as DaveDAP.

phpMp 0.8.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132548/

phpMp (PHP Music Player) is a Web interface for Music Player Daemon (MPD) written in PHP. It's an uncluttered, easy-to-use method of playing music on a remote computer. It is great for offices and home entertainment centers.

Phrealon Linux 0.90
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132539/

Phrealon is a bootable Linux CD based on Slackware Linux 8.0, designed to allow the easy imaging of multiple workstations. It utilizes the updcast set of Linux tools to accomplish this. It provides an interface that allows users to select options from menus and autodetects most of the supported NICs.

prtunnel 0.2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132578/

prtunnel tunnels a TCP connection through to a remote server using an HTTP or SOCKS5 proxy. It is useful if you are behind a proxy and want to use a program that doesn't have native proxy support.

pWhiteboard 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132555/

pWhiteboard can be thought of as a single-page Wiki. It creates a Web page with built-in WYSIWYG editing, thanks to interactivetools' htmlArea. You can edit the whiteboard contents at any time, and save a snapshot to create a permanent record.

Quadromania 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132567/

Quadromania is a board game. The computer is your partner here. It scrambles the playing field following defined rules. The task of the player is to restore the original state of the playfield by applying the same rules. The game is written in C and uses SDL and SDL_image for graphics and input.

replimenu 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132605/

replimenu is a small menu program mainly for configuration/installation scripts. It's not as powerful as "dialog" but it's small, does the job, and is very customizable. replimenu does not use curses.

RSSOwl 0.52b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132582/

RSSOwl is a GUI desktop client (using SWT as fast graphic libary) that reads the RSS format from a URL or a local file. It is divided into 4 areas: RSS Management includes quickview of an RSS feed, adding new RSS favorites to a category, adding new categories, deleting an RSS feed or a category, and fulltext searching with result highlights. RSS Favorites shows all the saved favorites in the different categories in a tree. RSS TabFolder displays the title and description of the RSS feed plus a list of the newsheaders from the feed; it opens a new tab whenever a new RSS feed is opened. RSS NewsItem displays the selected news from the list of newsheaders from the TabFolder; the link to the news can be clicked to open it in the browser. The supported languages are German and English.

ScummLinux 0.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132513/

ScummLinux is a ScummVM LiveCD. It allows you to play your favorite ScummVM-supported games anywhere; just boot the CD, choose a game, and enjoy. It supports all the soundcards supported by the Linux kernel and TV-Out for some graphics cards, so you can even play on a television set.

SDL Sasteroids 3.0 Beta1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132562/

SDL Sasteroids is a rework of the original Sasteroids game by Brad Pitzel last released in 1994. It allows the original Sasteroids game to be played on modern hardware, without vgalib and older versions of gcc. Old fans of the original will find many suprises in addition to the same old game released years ago.

Seminole Webserver 2.34 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132545/

Seminole Webserver is a portable Web server designed to be used in embedded systems, where memory space is at a premium. It is written in C++, and has a mechanism to direct requests to application-specific code, complete with the decoding of "CGI" parameters. It also includes a "filesystem" that can package up Web content (and optionally compress it) and store it in a ROM or other "flat" device. It comes with a simple example to make it a standalone Webserver under POSIX platforms for evaluation and testing.

Sen:Te Goban 54
http://freshmeat.net/releases/132589/

Sen:Te Goban is a powerful, simple, fast Go board for Mac OS X. You can use it to play the game of Go against a program, play with people on Internet Go servers or your local network, or observe live professional and amateur games on IGS. You can review and analyze games, and also browse joseki or fuseki libraries.