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[osdn developer] December 22, 2002
Date: Sun Dec 22 2002 - 03:15:49 EST
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December 22, 2002 DEVELOPER SERIES
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Sourceforge
UML2EJB 1.3.1 reads XMI 1.2 and UML 1.4
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=237649
UML2EJB is a code generator that builds XDoclet-tagged EJBs from UML models. The models come from CASE tools like Poseidon, Rational Rose and Together ControlCenter. UML2EJB reads XMI format files containing the metadata. The new release features compatibility to XMI 1.2 and UML 1.4, both of which makes it ready to read files created by the very latest Poseidon release (1.5). Now, users are able to leverage all the new features of Poseidon and the fascinating performance increase over 1.4.1. I wish you many successfully built components! Matthias P.S.: You will find the generator at http://uml2ejb.sf.net as well as at http://sf.net/projects/uml2ejb !
oo2c-2.0.1 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=237563
OOC is an Oberon-2 development platform. It consists of an optimizing
compiler, a number of related tools, a set of standard library modules,
and a reference manual. Some bugfixes. Introduces a predefined type
STRING.
gnuplot 3.7.3 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=237543
The gnuplot project is pleased to announce the availability of gnuplot 3.7.3. gnuplot is a well-known scientific plotting package. Most, if not all, known bugs in gnuplot 3.7.2 have been fixed. This will most likely be the final release in the gnuplot 3.7 series, apart from another one or two possible bugfix releases. The developers are now concentrating their efforts on the next major release, gnuplot 4.0, which we hope to release during the first half of next year. For details, please see the gnuplot project page at http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/.
mingw-runtime-2.3 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=237547
MinGW is a set of include files and import libraries that allow one to
use GCC to build native Windows applications that use vendor-supplied
runtime. File: http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-2.3.tar.gz
Earnie has released a new version of the MinGW Runtime. Review the file
notes from
https://sf.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=2435&release_id=84152
which gives the pertinent ChangeLog portion. See
http://www.mingw.org/bugs.shtml for instructions on reporting problems.
General discussion mingw-users@lists.sf.net. File:
http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-2.3.tar.gz
EVMS 1.2.1 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=236792
The EVMS Project uses a layered, plug-in model to provide unparalleled flexibility and extensibility in managing storage. This allows for easy expansion or customization of various levels of volume management for Linux. This release is primarily bug-fixes and minor enhancements to the 1.2.0 release. It is available for download at the project web site: http://www.sf.net/projects/evms/ Please see the notes and changelog at: http://www.sf.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=128619
oc4ware 0.4.1 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=236847
The oc4ware developers team is happy to announce the immediate
availability of oc4ware 0.4.1. Software 4 Open Communities (oc4ware)
provides Web community portal software in the scope of the Semantic Web
initiative for distributed content, knowledge management, online
publishing in self-organised online journals. ### Release Notes ### The
installation wizard has been improved, a new component for access
statistics has been integrated (based on phpOpenTracker
http://www.phpopentracker.de). ### What is oc4ware? ### Software 4 Open
Communities (oc4ware) provides Web community software in the scope of
the Semantic Web initiative for distributed content, knowledge
management, online publishing in self-organised teams. ### Changelog
### See for the changes:
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/oc4ware/oc4ware/CHANGELO
G?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup ### Download ### You
can download the latest release from our project homepage at
Sourceforge:
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Installation and Configuration ### Installation and configuration
instructions are available at the homepage of oc4ware: oc4ware
Installation and Configuration A Comprehensive Guide on Setting Up the
Software 4 Open Communities http://www.oc4ware.org/ddo:1.2.15/14 ###
Support ### If you have problems with installation and configuration
issues, the oc4ware developers team is looking forward to answer you
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the general mailinglist
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Introducing oc4ware ### The ideas, objectives, and concept of oc4ware
are explained in this introductory article: The Software 4 Open
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are ### Contributing ### Please report bugs to
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on how to contribute as a developer can be found in the "oc4ware
Guidelines for Developers" http://www.oc4ware.org/ddo:1.2.15/21 or the
developers mailinglist
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Furthermore, a mailinglist of the people designing the graphical user
interface of oc4ware is available at
http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oc4ware-guis Have a lot of
fun! oc4ware developers team
RCSoccerSim 9.1.5 is available
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=237006
The RoboCup Soccer Simulator is a research and educational tool for multi-agent systems and artificial intelligence. It enables for two teams of 11 simulated autonomous robotic players to play soccer (football). The latest stable release of RCSoccerSim is now available. This version fixes a few defects and introduces a new keepaway mode.
leJOS version 2.1.0 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=237044
leJOS is a Java-based replacement firmware (OS) for the Lego Mindstorms RCX brick that comes with Lego's Robotics Invention System. leJOS is meant to be a more complete (although less compact) alternative to TinyVM. This release includes USB support for Linux, a Vision API for Lego Vision Command, and a new remote control package. There are plenty of new features in this release, including: - a Vision API for Lego Vision Command - 100% Java versions of the lejos tools - USB support for Linux - exhanced USB Mac OSX support, including josx.rcxcomm - a new remote control package See the release notes for more details. Thanks to David Glance for making this a reality, along with the usual suspects.
TixApps 1.8
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=235913
Announcing the release of TixApps 1.8 - the Tix Application Framework for Tcl and Python. Tixapps provides a set of widgets utilities and applications that make use of Tix's object-oriented intrinsics. Applications included are: Tixinspect - a dynamic inspector for Tcl/Tk and Python/Tkinter Tixdebug - a dynamic debugger for Tcl/Tk Tixinfo - a GNU info browser
JFoxMX Release 1.0
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=235906
This version fully implements JMX specification 1.1. JFoxMX brings 15% performance increment than JMX RI.
Slashdot
The Gnutella War: Free vs. Commercial
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/22/058249
[0]Anenga writes "[1]Slyck has an [2]interesting interview with Mike of
[3]Shareaza regarding [4]Gnutella2 (see [5]older [6]stories), where he
expresses his opinions on how Gnutella2 has been recieved within both
the user and developer community. The reaction from the top commercial
clients, [7]Limewire and [8]BearShare, on Gnutella2 (as seen in the
[9]GDF and elsewhere) is that they will not support it because of how
it was presented, however, [10]Gnucleus (free, open source) plans to
support it and feels the GDF is not seeing the bigger picture. John
Marshall of Gnucleus says 'Now it's more like "Free vs Commercial"
clients, which [the latter] would rather develop their own next
generation protocol (which would probably never happen).' The article
in short: Shareaza will keep Gnutella2 open/free, it's already been
very successful with a 80-100k growing userbase, Gnutella2 was *not*
based on [11]Limewire's GUESS proposal and is in fact very different
from it and Shareaza will continue to both support the original
Gnutella ('G1') and of course G2."
Links
0. mailto:chris@aroze.com
1.
http://www.slyck.com/
2.
http://www.slyck.com/news/200212Dec/122002a.html
3.
http://www.shareaza.com/
4.
http://www.gnutella2.com/
5.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/06/1316251&tid=95
6.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/17/192205&tid=95
7.
http://www.limewire.com/
8.
http://www.bearshare.com/
9.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the_gdf/
10.
http://www.gnucleus.com/
11.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the_gdf/files/Proposals/GUESS/guess_01html
DMCA Comments Posted At Copyright.gov
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/22/0445252
Ascaroth writes "The DMCA [0]comments on '[1]Rulemaking on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Measures that Control Access to Copyrighted Works' have been [0]posted." Links
0. http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2003/comments/index.html
FreeBSD 5.0 RC2 Almost Ready
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/22/053223
essdodson writes "Scott Long of the FreeBSD release engineering team
has posted that FreeBSD [0]5.0 RC2 has been compiled and should be
available shortly. Check it out and help make this the best FreeBSD
release so far. The [1] updated release schedule lists Jan 17, 2003 as
the anticipated release date."
Links
0. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html
Vote for 2002's "Best" Vaporware
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/22/0228217
ThatKidYouDid writes "Wired.com is holding a vote for this years best
[0]vaporware. My vote definitely goes to the [1]oqo, although I'd still
snag one if they ever materialized. What do others really wish could
have happened by Xmas?"
Links
0. http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,56697,00.html
Are Blogging and Unemployment Related?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/1931207
[0]Roland Piquepaille writes "The Washington Post is really nice with
bloggers. Yesterday, it carried an article named "[1]Free Speech --
Virtually," or "Legal Constraints on Web Journals Surprise Many
'Bloggers'". Today, Cynthia L. Webb focuses on an hypothesis from
[2]Chris Gulker, which he exposed in a column published by The
Independent, "[3]The View from Silicon Valley: Bloggers come in from
the cold." As said Chris Gulker, "Many of us are Webloggers 'bloggers'
for short. It would be interesting to see if there's a correlation
between the meteoric rise of blogging, the practice of keeping a
frequently-updated online journal, and the rise of unemployment in
Silicon Valley and other tech corridors. Check [4]this column for a
summary or [5]the original article for more details."
Links
0.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/
1.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9204-2002Dec18.html
2.
http://www.gulker.com/
3.
http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/features/story.jsp?story=362104
4.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/2002/12/21.html
5.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16809-2002Dec20.html
Bochs 2.0 Released
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/2310236
Jas Sandys-Lumsdaine writes "[0]Bochs 2.0 has just been released - project lead Bryce Denney writes: "It's been a busy 6 months since our previous release! Bochs is now about twice as fast as version 1.4.1. Also, we can now emulate MMX instructions, SSE/SSE2, and even AMD x86-64 instructions if you turn on the appropriate configure options. The emulation improvements have paid off; several people have been able to install Windows XP recently." Excellent stuff." Links
0. http://bochs.sourceforge.net/
OptimumOnline Bans uploads to P2P networks http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/1930219
An anonymous reader writes "In disturbing news this week Cablevision's high speed broadband unit OptimumOnline has sent [0]letters to subscribers warning that uploading to P2P networks will no longer be tolerated. Obviously bowing to record and movie industry pressure the letter includes a link to a page that gives directions on how to disable file trading on 18 P2P services from KaZaa to Xolox. If you don't comply, they will cut the cord. I remember not to long ago where OptimumOnline ran TV ads touting the ability to grab music from the Net. The story on this can also be read [1]here." Links
0. http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2002/cableban.html
Ultimate Webcam: Rent Time On A CCD Telescope http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/2217247
[0]leighklotz writes "I saw an ad for this in Science News and visited
the site: [1]http://www.arnierosner.com offers CCD-based telescopes
that you control, from his mountaintop in Arizona. $50 for an hour's
tiem gets you started. Too bad I hadn't read this last week when
[2]Saturn's rings were at their peak." I bet this gives some
entrepreneurial ideas ...
Links
0. mailto:klotz@graflex.org
1.
http://www.arnierosner.com/
2.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/13dec_saturn.htmFCC Rule Cuts Bandwidth For 72-Mile 802.11b http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/1943207
sonamchauhan writes "This [0] Computerworld article reported a 72-mile
802.11b wireless link (discussed in [1]this Slashdot story). Now a
[2]Computerworld followup story is reporting the link power has been
reduced by 75% to comply with FCC regulations for the 2.4-GHz band --
reducing the link's throughput from 1 Mbps to 300 Kbps. The owner is
reported saying that: "any violation of the power limits was
unintentional and resulted from the fact that the personnel working [on
it] primarily have expertise in computers and not radio technology.""
Links
0.
http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,75830,00.html
1.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/13/1723231&tid=95
2.
http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,76118,00.html
Sharp 3D Monitor Next Year
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/207246
dOxxx writes "Sharp is bringing out a [0]3D monitor next year that requires no special glasses. It took them one day to convert Quake to work with the monitor. They are already selling cellphones in Japan for the NTT DoCoMo network with scaled-down versions of the screen." Links
0. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-978499.html
Freshmeat
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/663
I first read "Peopleware..." in the late 80s while working at a struggling vibration analysis company that was mightily attempting to create chaos out of order. The management was affronted by the book (I had stupidly lent a copy to the V.P. of engineering) and I only retrieved it when I proved that it was a public library book. At the time, I was excited by its approach and readability, and I greatly enjoyed reading it and sharing it with my downtrodden peers.
123mp3 2.0 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107239/
123mp3 is a frontend to BladeEnc and cdparanoia that produces MP3s from selected tracks on a CD in one automated process.
Adit 0.84
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107264/
Adit is another database interface tool built with Java. It is a lightweight tool for querying any database with a JDBC driver. Features include saved connections, saved queries, export to delimited text, and database metadata.
Allegro 4.1.8 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107265/
Allegro is a multi-platform game library that provides many functions for graphics, sounds, player input (keyboard, mouse, and joystick), and timers. It also provides fixed and floating point mathematical functions, 3D functions, file management functions, compressed datafile, and a GUI.
bash programmable completion 20021221
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107242/
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.
CDox 1.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107266/
CDox generates, edits, and prints CD documents like CD covers, back sides and booklets. It features many image processing options like sharpen, contrast, etc. One can use images and text as elements, and those elements can be flipped/rotated/resized in any way. The program has easy-to-use features for previously made images that are meant to be CD covers.
cOlOrs - Communication Centre 0.1.0pre1 http://freshmeat.net/releases/107261/
cOlOrs is an online communication centre which allows users to read their POP3 email (including HTML email and attachments), and compose/reply/forward email with support for an address book. Newsgroups can be read and searched (also using regular expressions) and headlines from selected RDF/RSS supporting sites can be shown. cOlOrs does not store anything on the server where it lies, so it requires very little space and can reside on any Webserver supporting PHP 4+. It is currently in early development, but quite functional for simple tasks.
Frost 0.9.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107259/
Frost is a compiler wrapper which makes it possible to use functions with virtual arguments and multi methods in C++ programs as if they were a native feature.
gdcalc 2.13
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107235/
gdcalc is a GTK+-based Reverse Polish Notation calculator for Unix and Linux with stats, financial, programming and scientific functions. It features a visible stack, registers, and stack control keys, with some included conversions based on units(1).
gjots 0.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107234/
gjots marshals and organizes text notes in a convenient, hierarchical way. It can be used for notes, jottings, bits and pieces, recipes, and even PINs and passwords (encrypted with ccrypt(1)). It can also be used to "mind-map" larger compositions like manuals, Web pages, articles, etc. It is a bit like the KDE program "kjots", but uses the GTK library and supports a hierarchy of folders. Files can be output to HTML with an automatic table of contents. Encryption is supported with ccrypt(1), so that musings can be kept private. It can also be used to write and organize DocBooks.
GNUnet 0.5.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107258/
GNUnet is a decentralized network with confidential and authenticated communication. A first service implemented on top of the networking layer allows anonymous distribution and retrieval of content. GNUnet supports accounting to provide contributing nodes with better service.
JBoss 3.2.0 Beta3 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107233/
JBoss is an Open Source, standards-compliant, Enterprise JavaBeans application server implemented in pure Java. JBoss provides JBossServer, the basic EJB container and JMX infrastructure, JBossMQ for JMS messaging, JBossMail for mail, JBossTX for JTA/JTS transactions, JBossSX for JAAS based security, JBossCX for JCA connectivity, and JBossCMP for CMP persistence. It integrates with Tomcat Servlet/JSP container and Jetty Web server/servlet container, and enables you to mix and match these components through JMX by replacing any component you wish with a JMX-compliant implementation for the same APIs. The goal is to provide a full J2EE stack in the Free/Open Source software world.
KDE 3.0.5a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107247/
KDE is a powerful graphical desktop environment for Unix workstations. It combines ease of use, contemporary functionality and outstanding graphical design with the technological superiority of the Unix operating system. KDE is a completely new desktop, incorporating a large suite of applications for Unix workstations. While KDE includes a window manager, file manager, panel, control center and many other components that one would expect to be part of a contemporary desktop environment, the true strength of this exceptional environment lies in the interoperability of its components.
KickPIM 0.4.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107245/
KickPIM is an applet for KDE's Kicker panel which displays your KAddressbook entries in a popup menu. You can view and edit address data and send email messages very easily. It will also remind you about birthdays.
MakeMake.pl 20021215
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107241/
MakeMake.pl is a Perl-based makefile generator for C/C++ programs.
Managing Gigabytes for Java 0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107238/
MG4J (Managing Gigabytes for Java) is a collaborative ongoing effort aimed at providing a free Java implementation of inverted-index compression techniques. MG4J tries to make the techniques accessible without having to deal with bit-level operations in a clean, object-oriented environment. It also provides a number of optimized general-purpose classes, including fast and compact mutable strings, bit-level I/O, and (possibly signed) minimal perfect hashing.
PowerDNS daemon 2.9.3 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107263/
PDNS is an advanced high performance authoritative nameserver with a host of backends. Besides plain BIND configuration files, PDNS reads information from MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL and many other databases. Backends can easily be written in any language, and a sample Perl backend is provided. PDNS powers http://express.powerdns.com, a Web-based DNS maintenance site, and the top level domain .TK.
procps 3.1.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107254/
procps is a package of utilities which includes ps, vmstat, top, w, skill, snice, pgrep, pkill, free, sysctl, pmap, uptime, and kill. These utilities report what is running, who is logged in, how long the system has been running, and what is using up memory. They can be used to kill processes and change run-time kernel configuration values.
PySP 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107255/
PySP is a reimplementation of SuckerPipe in Python and Qt to avoid the Java dependency, and hopefully avoid bugs. It is a tool to create a proxy AIM client between two or more AIM users. The user may see all conversations occurring and intercede "on behalf" of any client.
PyTone 1.10.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107253/
PyTone is an MP3 jukebox written in Python with a curses-based GUI. While providing advanced features like crossfading and multiple players, special emphasis is put on ease of use, making PyTone an ideal jukebox system for use at parties.
Qt 3.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107237/
Qt is a toolkit for software developers. Qt simplifies the task of writing and maintaining GUI (graphical user interface) applications. Qt is written in C++ and is fully object-oriented. Qt is a multi-platform toolkit. When you implement a program with Qt, you can run it on the X Window System (Unix/X11) or Microsoft Windows NT/95/98/2000. Simply compile the source code for the platform you want.
Rsync Incremental Backup Script 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107189/
Rsync Incremental Backup Script (RIBS) is an incremental backup system written using PHP, rsync, ssh, and cp. It can backup local machines and other networked devices, and is designed to be highly configurable and informative for system administrators. It performs a large amount of error checking, and includes logging and email capabilities.
SlakbootIBS 8.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107243/
SlakbootIBS is a replacement set of run command scripts and utilities for starting and dynamically configuring Slackware Linux installations. It facilitates server configuration at facilities with multiple Linux servers deployed, and suits many different uses.
Smooth GTK2 Theme Engine 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107226/
Smooth GTK2 Theme Engine is a simple GTK2 theme engine intended to be smooth, fast, and highly configurable, to the point that it could eventually be capable of mimicking most, if not all, major theme engines to high degree of acuracy, while still retaining a small footprint. It is in an early stage of development, so it is buggy, incomplete, and still missing many features.
TINA 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107227/
TINA (Thom's INformation Aggregator) is a simple database written using GNUstep that is being developed as an experiment in free-form data entry and parsing. It can be used to store contacts, to-do lists, notes, cheat sheets, and more. Data is stored in a format that makes it easy to read even without the program. Saving is performed automatically, and the search feature works as you type to find the information you want quickly.
TKAlbum 0.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107244/
TKAlbum is a GUI for assisting in the generation and maintenance of HTML photo albums. It uses the "album" script and Image Magick to generate hierarchically organized HTML photo albums, and can download pictures from digital cameras supporting the USB mass storage protocol.
TopologiLinux 2.0 Beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107246/
TopologiLinux is an easy to install Linux distribution that is designed to be run from a Windows computer without requiring repartitioning. It mounts itself using a loop- back device and can be run from any DOS, Windows 9x, or Windows 2000/XP system with a VFAT partition and a boot disk. It is based on Slackware 8.1 and contains some improved packages.
UltraMake 2.2 build 0.537
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107251/
UltraMake is a powerful tool for the management of build process from source code to binary software releases and for setting up automated test suites for the produced software. Its most important features are access to a standard scripting language (Tcl or Perl), extensive consistency checking of builds, and support for division of larger projects into smaller parts while retaining full consistency checking between the parts. It integrates with version control systems.
wavemon 0.4.0b (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107256/
wavemon is a ncurses-based monitor for wireless devices. It allows you to watch the signal and noise levels, packet statistics, device configuration, and network parameters of your wireless network hardware. It has currently only been tested with the Lucent Orinoco series of cards, although it should work (with varying features) with all devices supported by the wireless kernel extensions written by Jean Tourrilhes.
WebSphere Studio Application Developer for Linux 5.0 http://freshmeat.net/releases/107260/
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xine 0.9.16 (xine-ui)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107268/
xine is a free multimedia player. It plays back CDs, DVDs, and VCDs. It also decodes multimedia files like AVI, MOV, WMV, and MP3 from local disk drives, and displays multimedia streamed over the Internet. It interprets many of the most common multimedia formats available--and some of the most uncommon formats, too. All those features come in a reusable library (xine-lib) which can easily be embedded in your applications.
Yet another Linux FAQ 2.12
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107252/
Yet another Linux FAQ is a comprehensive FAQ about the Linux Operating System. It is a great document for Linux beginners to read. This FAQ tries to help those new to Linux help themselves. It covers topics such as kernel recompilation and X Window System configuration.
zengpan's mail system 0.5.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107240/
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Slashcode
Graphics not appearing in Topic setup
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/0045251
My newly installed topics were given graphics, in the format of ./images/topics/graphicname.ext and the pictures don't show. I've gone back in and tried changing them to absolute URLs, but when I click "save topic" it reverts back to the old entry. I can click and change sections and those update fine, but the graphic entry doesn't.
Adding a rand photo block
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1825223
Hello, i have written something for my slash site deporteyciencia.com for having a nice random photo block, i try to describe the process first, and later put all the code. (locally) you need a lot of free photos (locally) you need imagemagick (locally) run the script create_minis.pl for creating the thumbs. Take a look to the destination directories. You can create a captions.txt with the syntaxis: filename::caption(newline)... The captions will be drawn on the image!! put the original images and the thumbs in your site (remote) put the task rand.pl in your site (and change the directories as needed) (remote)configure crontab for running your task daily or hourly. (remote) write a block who shows rand_mini_foto.jpg and links to rand_foto.jpg do nothing and enjoy, or try to write a way for users uploading photos "one day they will appear" The code:
- CREATE_MINIS.PL (remember to change directories and have imagemagick installed)
- #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; #-------- config my $use_captions=1; my $background="#006699"; my $fore="#ffffff"; my $width="190x190"; #-------- config end my @files=`ls *.jpg`; my %captions=(); if ($use_captions) { open F_captions,"captions.txt" or die "ERROR, lack of \"captions.txt\"\n This file has the following sintaxis:\nfilename1::caption1\nfilename2::caption 2\n..."; while () { chomp; my ($filename,$text)=split (/::/,$_); $captions{$filename}=$text; } close F_captions; } foreach (@files) { print $_; chomp; if ($use_captions) { system("convert -resize $width_height $_ minis_with_captions/$_"); if($captions{$_}) { system("convert -box \"$background\" -font helvetica -fill \"$fore\" -draw \"text 0,10 \\\" $captions{$_}\\\"\" $_ images_with_captions/$_"); system("convert -box \"$background\" -font helvetica -fill \"$fore\" -draw \"text 0,10 \\\" $captions{$_}\\\"\" minis_with_captions/$_ minis_with_captions/$_"); } else { print "Error: lack of captions for file $_\n"; } } else { system("convert -resize $width_height $_ minis/$_"); } } -------------------------------- rand.pl (remember to change directory names)
- #!/usr/bin/perl -w #coge una imagen aleatoriamente y la copia en rand_foto.jpg #lo mismo para una foto de las pequeñas, que están en /minis #llamado cada dia por una tarea use strict; #--- config my $path_in="/home/xavi/slash_2.2.5/fotos_deportivas" ; my $path_out="/home/xavi/slash_2.2.5/images"; #--- config end my $num_files=`ls $path_in/*.jpg|wc -l`; my $file=int rand $num_files; my $count=0; my @files=`cd $path_in;ls *.jpg`; foreach (@files) { $count ++; if ($count == $file) { chomp; system("cp $path_in/$_ $path_out/rand_foto.jpg"); system("cp $path_in/minis/$_ $path_out/rand_mini_foto.jpg"); } } -------------------------- write the block and config crontab for yourself. It's more easy than i can explain with my english level :) Thanks Krow: Yes this is a format nightmare but I thought I would share the submission with people anyways.
Topics not appearing after time
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1654254
Installed slashcode and have been modifying it. I added a topic under the admin section. The topic now appears when I go to "new" to create a new story. I removed the build-in topics and added about 7 new topics. The new topics are not listed in the pull-down when I try and create a new story. I've waited more than 24 hours and tried restarting apache, restarting slashd, and rebooting the web server. The topics are listed everywhere on the site that I can look for them *BUT* they're not options when creating a new story. Anyone know why?
Users can't post comments
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/19/1754214
This is weird...I just put up a new slashsite for our dept. intranet, and the form to comment on a story doesn't appear when a user clicks "Read More" I'm guessing this is a simple matter of setting a variable, but I can't figure out which one. I've set the following vars: commentstatus = 1 defaultcommentstatus = 0 defaultdisplaystatus = 1 Any suggestions? Thanks.
Integrating Slash with e-commerce?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/16/2223251
Does anyone know of sites that have integrated Slashcode with some sort of e-commerce / shopping-cart system? Or, how that might best be done? I'm looking at open-source e-commerce packages such as, for instance, phpShop (http://www.phpshop.org) and osCommerce (http://www.oscommerce.com/) and wondering if and how they could be melded with Slashcode. thanks, Tim.
Spacesci
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/16/0843216
G'DayWe have launched our new slashcode site. spacesci.org is "News and Information for Australian Space Researchers".Our next project will be a peer reviewed online journal.
Stuartdrama.org - JEB Stuart High School Drama Dep http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/15/0643259
I have setup a new slashsite for the JEB Stuart High School drama dept.
- Stuartdrama.org. While this isn't really as publically oriented as many other sites, if you live in the Washington DC area, and enjoy high school theatre, visit us! I warn you however - the site is hosted on a DSL line, so speed isn't something we have much of.
Undocumented Things You Should Set In Apache? http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/13/234233
I've recently discovered a problem with blocks being updated but not appearing to be updated when the main page loads. I believe this has been discussed here. I'm wondering if anyone has written anything about configuration directives for Apache that are going to make your Slashcode site work correctly. Things like limiting the Max requests per child and stuff like that. I'd be happy to collect everyone's replies and make a guide to be posted here or somewhere. The documentation from Mister Orange has been a lifesaver for many I'm sure.
Kinosis.com - Health, Fitness, and Weight Loss News http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/10/1758242
Two formerly fat engineers have created a website to help people learn the correct methods and principles of permanent weight loss. We are serious about answering your questions and seeing that you get results, having been there before and knowing how much it sucked. Yes, we know there are a lot of Twinkie-lovin', Coke swilling UNIX gurus reading this right now who need to get buff for the dates they don't have (yet) so head on over and check it out! ;) We chose LRSE Hosting and they've been very responsive and know how to get things done. Three thumbs up! (yes, I'm a mutant)
Proven developer & Slashbox needed
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/10/1756244
We are looking to implement a Slashbox to drive several medically related slash sites. We are searching for developers (preferably in the NY/NJ area) with a proven ability to implement, deploy and manage the collection of sites. The ability to manage all aspects of implementation including but not limited to networking, firewalling & security , databasing & querying, archiving, GUI modifications, hosting and general maintenance. We have not evaluated third party hosting due to the sensitivity of our data. Obviously, expertise in Perl, Apache, Linux, and MySQL are prerequisites. We have a creative services team that will design any artwork, banners/headers, buttons, and other artistic aspects of the interface one given requirements from the program lead. We are open to contracters or potential employment on a contract to permanent basis. We are only looking for people with past Slash deployment experience as we will need to deploy in mid Q103. Please contact (send resume and cover letter with links to deployed slash site(s)) to Michael Vinegra.
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