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[osdn everything] January 28, 2003
Date: Tue Jan 28 2003 - 03:45:27 EST
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Slashdot
Mono - 'Breaking Down the .Net Barriers'
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/1316204
ceejayoz writes "MSNBC has an [0]interesting article about the [1]Mono
project, saying that the 'volunteer effort could oblige Microsoft to
work with Linux'."
Links
0. http://www.msnbc.com/news/864039.asp
KDE 3.1 Released
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/125216
[0]Ashcrow writes "KDE 3.1 was released early this morning and boasts
[1]new usability enhancements, [2]VNC-compatible [3]desktop sharing,
[4]tabbed browsing, and a new [4]download manager, among other
[5]enhancements. You can read the [6]release anouncement here and start
downloading from the closest [7]mirror. Kudos to the [8]KDE Team!"
Links
0.
http://www.gnulinux.net
1.
http://promo.kde.org/3.1/feature_guide.php?page=7
2.
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/
3.
http://promo.kde.org/3.1/feature_guide.php?page=3
4.
http://promo.kde.org/3.1/feature_guide.php?page=4
5.
http://promo.kde.org/3.1/feature_guide.php
6.
http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.1.html
7.
http://www.kde.org/ftpmirrors.html
8.
http://www.kde.org/people.htmlOpenBSD (Still) Seeks UltraSparc III Docs From Sun http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0329254
An anonymous reader writes "There is a very interesting article on kerneltrap regarding OpenBSD's lingering [0]battle with Sun over UltraSparc III documentation (that's right ... it still hasn't been resolved). Jeremy Andrews relates his efforts to get a position from Sun on the matter. In summary, he was completely stonewalled ... and that is exactly what makes the article so noteworthy." Links
0. http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568
Australia May Adopt DMCA-Style Copyright Regime http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0021222
beaver1024 writes "Australia, desperate to garner more U.S. trade, has [0]indicated that it is willing to follow a more stringent regime for protecting copyright. This follows [1]attempts by MediaForce to force Australian ISPs to comply with U.S. DMCA provisions. I fear that due to the current Australian government's weak spineless nature, the harsh provisions of the DMCA will soon arrive in the land down under." Links
0. http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,5896759%255E15306,00html
Kazaa Fights Back
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0556245
[0]Cracula writes "CNET [1]is reporting that tonight Kazaa filed a
lawsuit against the major record labels and Hollywood studios,
asserting that they are attempting to stifle a legitimate and
potentially profit-cutting business model. Sharman Networks (owner of
Kazaa) says that their model is fundmentally different than Napster
because their major goal is to make money off their companion program
Altnet that delivers authorized, paid content. While this may sound
like a shot in the dark, last year a federal judge actually ruled that
the record labels' current efforts to provide online access to their
music may run afoul of anti-trust laws. Kazaa may actually have a
hope."
Links
Why We Refactored JUnit
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/237245
Bill Venners writes "In [0]this article, three programmers tell the story of how their frustration with [1]JUnit's API led to the creation of [2]Artima SuiteRunner, a free, open source test toolkit and JUnit runner. These programmers simply wanted to create a small add-on tool to JUnit, but found JUnit's design non-intuitive and API documention poor. After spending time reading through JUnit's source code and attempting to guess at the API contracts, they gave up and rewrote it." Links
0.
http://www.artima.com/suiterunner/why.html
1.
http://www.junit.org/
2.
http://www.artima.com/suiterunner/index.htmlP2P File Sharing Could Cost You A Bundle http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0142209
geekee writes "CNET posted an article claiming [0]you could be liable for $250,000 in fines and up to 3 years in prison for p2p file sharing. This is due to an obscure law called the No Electronic Theft ([1]NET) act passed in 1997 (signed by Bill Clinton). Although the Justice Department has not prosecuted anyone under this new law, some members of congress have asked John Ashcroft to begin prosecuting. In response to the request, John Malcolm, a deputy assistant attorney general, said to expect some NET Act prosecutions." Links
0. http://news.com.com/2010-1071-982121.html?tag=fd_nc_1
Preserving the Sound of America
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0030228
[0]jonerik writes "The Associated Press (by way of MSNBC) has [1]this article on [2]the Library of Congress' [3]National Recording Registry, which 'seeks to ensure even greater protection for some of the most notable songs, speeches and other utterances.' To that end, the library's extensive collection of recordings and photos will soon be moved to a massive 41-acre complex built into the side of a mountain in Culpeper, Virginia. When construction on the site is completed - in about three years - anything stored in Culpeper should be available via computer at the library's Madison Building on Capitol Hill. The Library of Congress has been collecting recordings for almost 100 years, the first being a recording of a speech by German Emperor Wilhelm II. Since then the library has collected recorded speeches by every American President since Theodore Roosevelt, oral histories, music, radio broadcasts, and other examples of recorded sound." This sounds like a collection which will become more valuable as more people have access to the actual content of the collections. Links
0. mailto:jonerik@@gis.net
1.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/864552.asp?0cv=CB10
2.
http://www.loc.gov/
3.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/nrpb-nrr.html
Red Hat Announces Product EOL Calendar
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/239231
[0]BrunoC writes "Looks like Red Hat is getting a little Microsoftish
and is quietly introducing its brand new 12-month-only [1]Errata.
Quoting The Reg: 'Red Hat's current death list EOLs RH 7.1-8.0 at the
end of this year, while 6.2 and 7.0 get theirs as of the end of March.'
You can read the [2]whole article here." I don't see how this is
"Microsoftish" -- the code Red Hat creates or includes is still GPL,
and you can pay anyone willing to fix it. They're not required to
support it forever :)
Links
0.
http://brunoc&easynet,com,br
1.
https://www.redhat.com/apps/support/errata/
2.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/29053.html
Google vs. Boilerplate Activism
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/2147246
[0]ArmorFiend writes with this [1] NYTimes article which "details the efforts of journalists to discern real reader-written letters from boilerplate form letters. Seems like there should be a centralized searchable DB of letters to the editor." Links
0. http://www.speakeasy.org/~morse/email.jpg
Freshmeat
abcm2ps 3.3.1 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110810/
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.
Abstract Enigma 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110778/
Abstract Enigma is a clean looking theme. It is designed for Openbox, and should work in [Flux|Black]box, but the menu bullets may not display correctly.
AllTasks.net 2.00 alpha (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110769/
AllTasks.net allows a company to manage all parts of a task from idea to execution and evaluation. Work together on big projects and/or gather daily tasks into one common system.
Aranha 0.0.276
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110826/
Aranha is a piece of software written to allow Web applications to be written more cleanly and more easily. It is a Local FastCGI Responder, although work is in progress to allow it to work as a FastCGI Authoriser and a FastCGI Filter. It is based on the programming language Lua, and contains many extensions to enable easy Web site development and maintenance.
Biaroza 0.5 (Biaroza)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110874/
Biaroza is a multi-dictionary system for human languages which aims to set a standard on such type of software. It works internally (and externally if you want so) in UTF-8. The software itself supports querying by particles, customizable in/out filtering, and interface mode (for using with another software) among other features.
CASM 0.2.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110690/
CASM is an offline content management tool. It is ideal for creating and maintaining dynamic or static Web, WAP, or XML sites. CASM is implemented as an integrated command-line application which contains the Content Assembling Language compiler, an optimizer for HTML, CSS, and XML, HTML tidy integration, a powerful site file structure builder, and more. Content Assmebling Language (CAL) is a markup language designed to separate site content from display properties. CAL has a comfortable templating mechanism, if-then-else structure, variable substitution, file including, recordset handling, looping functions, and more.
cgi-exec 1.0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110792/
cgi-exec preprocesses data from an HTML form and redirects the data to a CGI script specified in a database located next to cgi-exec. It acquires the input from the browser, regardless of method; decodes the input into plain text; places that input into environmental variables corresponding to the fieldnames designated in the HTML form; searches a database to determine the name of the script to be executed to process the form data; spawns the script, after appropriate headers are emitted; and prints out footers after the return of the script. The environment is protected by disallowing the overwriting of existing variables.
Cherokee 0.4.0 Beta7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110890/
Cherokee is a tiny, ultrafast, lightweight Web server. It is implemented entirely in C, and has no dependencies beyond a standard C library. It provides only the most basic HTTP functionality, but is extremely fast and small.
cvsdelta 1.5.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110865/
cvsdelta helps manage a CVS project, identifying the local files that have been added, changed, or deleted. The relevant files can be automatically added to and removed from CVS. A list of files is produced, with a summary of content differences, i.e. the number of lines of code that have been added, changed, and deleted.
Damascus 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110791/
Damascus is a GTK+ 2.x client for the Gale communication protocol. It
is somewhat modelled after IM/ICQ-style interfaces. If you don't know
what Gale is, this client probably won't be very useful; you need a
valid Gale key to send anything, and Damascus can't generate them
(yet). Gale is also scary and confusing.
Dav 0.7.6 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110799/
Dav (Dav Ain't Vi) is meant to provide a stable text editor that is efficient in both memory and processor usage. Its user interface is designed to be intuitive and to increase productivity.
Deadman's Redirect 7.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110873/
Deadman's Redirect is designed to replace whatever is loaded when you click on the Home button in your browser. It is a Web surfer's power tool that can be completely customized, using HTML, to fit the needs of the user. It allows for URL redirection as well as an interface to various search engines through its aliasing system. It also supports user-set aliases with functional arguments, RSS headlines, and a history of all the URLs that pass through it.
Downloader for X 2.4.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110851/
Downloader for X is a tool for downloading files from the Internet via both HTTP and FTP with a powerful but userfriendly interface. It supports reconnecting and resuming on connection timeouts, has a download queue for multiple files, support for simultaneous downloads, and many other features for powerful downloading.
dvd::rip 0.49.9 (Unstable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110847/
dvd::rip is a full featured DVD copy program written in Perl. It provides an easy-to-use but feature-rich GTK+ GUI to control almost all aspects of the ripping and transcoding process. It uses the widely known video processing swissknife, transcode, and many other Open Source tools.
E-Xoops Beta 1.05
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110825/
E-Xoops is a content management system written mainly in object oriented PHP. It includes everything you'd expect from a portal system, including downloads, links, sections, polls, forum, news, a FAQ, RSS feeds, members lists, and customizable blocks and themes. It also integrates XMLRPC and the ability to manage users as groups with module- or block-specific access permissions.
Easta 1.21
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110817/
Easta is a Napster-inspired peer to peer filesharing system, built to operate entirely over email (POP/IMAP+SMTP). More people have access to email than any other service, and in addition it gives easy access to file-sharing for the 90% of the planet stuck behind a firewall without a SOCKS connection. There's some nice side-effects too, such as asynchronous downloading, even when you're offline.
edit-on Pro 3.0.168 (3.x)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110829/
edit-on Pro is a cross-platform, in-browser, WYSIWYG editor Java applet which enables XHTML content authoring with XML markup. The editor is compact, powerful and requires no special libraries or client plugins. It includes CSS support, table editing, a spelling checker, multi-language support, and features an API that allows full customisation and seamless integration into Web-based applications. It perfectly complements content management systems, e-learning, knowledge management systems, and CRM. A free trial version is available for download and includes complete developer samples and a comprehensive integration manual.
Emergency CD 2 2.01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110807/
Emergency CD 2 is a is console-only mini live Linux CD distribution based on RedHat 7.3. It features kernel 2.4.19-xfs(i586), and many console tools and utilities.
EnderUNIX spamGuard 1.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110850/
spamGuard is a collection of small applications that automagically monitors spammer activity in mail server logs. The program supports qmail (multilog/syslog), sendmail, and postfix.
EOS Image Manager 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110785/
EOS Image Manager is a pure Cocoa application that enables users to
quickly view, rename (add and remove chars, change case), and manage
(move, copy, and rename) all of their images from a single, uncluttered
interface. With this application users can organize thousands of
downloaded images and digital photos in minutes.
EvilEntity Linux DR-0.2.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110846/
EvilEntity Linux is a multimedia-focused desktop OS designed for desktop home computers and professional multimedia productivity. EvilEntity Linux flaunts high performance, and a "Nothing Like Windows" philosophy. EvilEntity uses a simplified method of installation and deployment. The installation is designed to be easy, fast, stable, and simple.
EXT2IFS 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110805/
EXT2IFS is an Installable File System for Windows NT4, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. The driver can read both the EXT2 and EXT3 filesystems. A simple installation program makes using the driver easy.
FreeMarker 2.2pre2 (Lazarus)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110831/
FreeMarker allows Java servlets to keep graphic design separate from application logic, by encapsulating HTML in templates. Templates generate HTML dynamically, using data provided by the servlet. The template language is powerful and intuitive, the compiler is fast, and the output approaches the speed of static HTML pages.
gimp-print 4.3.8 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110794/
Gimp-Print is a collection of very high quality printer drivers for UNIX/Linux. The goal of this project is uncompromising print quality and robustness. Included with this package is the Print plugin for the GIMP (hence the name), a CUPS driver, and two drivers (traditional and IJS-based) for Ghostscript that may be compiled into that package. This driver package is Foomatic-compatible and provides Foomatic data to enable plug and play with many print spoolers. In addition, various printer maintenance utilities are included. Many users report that the quality of Gimp-Print on high end Epson Stylus printers matches or exceeds the quality of the drivers supplied for Windows and Macintosh.
GiNaC 1.0.13
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110872/
GiNaC (GiNaC is Not a CAS (Computer Algebra System)) is a C++ library for symbolic calculations. It is designed to allow the creation of integrated systems that embed symbolic manipulations together with more established areas of computer science (like computation-intense numeric applications, graphical interfaces, etc.). Contrary to other CASes it does not try to provide extensive algebraic capabilities and a simple programming language but instead accepts a given language (C++) and extends it by a set of algebraic capabilities.
GNU Simple Authentication and Security Layer 0.0.5 http://freshmeat.net/releases/110802/
GNU SASL is a library that implements the IETF Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) framework and some SASL mechanisms. SASL is used in servers (e.g. IMAP, SMTP, etc.) to request authentication from clients, and in clients to authenticate against servers.
GNU Transport Layer Security Library 0.8.1 http://freshmeat.net/releases/110820/
GNU Transport Layer Security Library is a library which implements a secure layer over a reliable transport layer such as TCP/IP. It implements the TLS 1.0 and SSL 3.0 protocols. GnuTLS is available for beta testing.
gPHPEdit 0.0.24 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110822/
gPHPEdit is a GNOME2 editor that is dedicated to editing PHP files and other supporting files, like HTML/CSS. It has support for drop-down function lists, hints showing parameters, and syntax highlighting.
gpsdrive 1.32
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110833/
Gpsdrive is a map-based navigation system. It displays your position on a zoomable map provided from a NMEA-capable GPS receiver. The maps are autoselected for the best resolution, depending of your position, and the displayed image can be zoomed. Maps can be downloaded from the Internet with one mouse click. The program provides information about speed, direction, bearing, arrival time, actual position, and target position. Speech output is also available.
hk_classes 0.5.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110800/
hk_classes is a set of C++ libraries for rapid development of database applications with all features a modern database application should have, like forms and reports. hk_classes is database and GUI independent. It also includes command line tools to use hk_classes in scripts.
IMAP Proxy 1.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110875/
The IMAP Proxy server is a caching IMAP proxy server. It was written to reduce the load that Webmail clients put on an IMAP server by keeping server connections alive for reuse, thus avoiding a new server connection for each Webmail transaction.
isp4you 0.8.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110824/
isp4you is a Webmin module that creates a virtual Apache Web server and a user (with a random password). It automatically creates DNS entries, up to 100 mail accounts, a MySQL database, quotas, etc. You can also create a new Webmin user that will only have access to its own new account. The supported languages are English, Dutch, Spanish, German, Turkish, and French.
Jess 6.1b1 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110867/
Jess is a fast, light rule engine and scripting environment written entirely in Java. You can build Java software that has the capacity to "reason" using knowledge you supply in the form of declarative rules. It is supplied as a programmer's library, making it ideal for embedding in larger applications. It is free for academic use and can be licensed for commercial use.
Kismet 2.8.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110795/
Kismet is an 802.11b network sniffer and network dissector. It is capable of sniffing using most wireless cards, automatic network IP block detection via UDP, ARP, and DHCP packets, Cisco equipment lists via Cisco Discovery Protocol, weak cryptographic packet logging, and Ethereal and tcpdump compatible packet dump files. It also includes the ability to plot detected networks and estimated network ranges on downloaded maps or user supplied image files.
KVocabulary 0.2.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110819/
KVocabulary is a vocabulary trainer for one or more foreign languages. Lessons are comprised of questions, which can be presented according to different criteria and edited.
latex4jed 1.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110809/
latex4jed is an S-Lang file for the Jed editor which provides a greatly enhanced LaTeX mode, similar to AUC TeX. It features menus, shortcuts, templates, syntax highlighting, document outlines, integrated debugging, symbol completion, full integration with external programs, and more. It was designed with both the beginner and the advanced LaTeX user in mind.
mminstance 1.20
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110857/
The mminstance package creates instances of PostScript Type1 multiple master fonts. (An instance is a version of the font as it looks at one point in its design space.) Mminstance lets you use multiple master fonts with programs that don't handle them directly, such as afm2tfm, ps2pdf, ps2pk, and X Type1 font servers. Mminstance contains two programs. Mmafm creates AFM font metrics from multiple master AMFM and AFM files, and Mmpfb creates a single-master font outline file (PFA or PFB) from the multiple master font itself.
MRTS 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110793/
MRTG RRDtool Total Statistics is a PHP script that uses MRTG and RRDtool to sum up traffic monthly and yearly.
MuseScore 0.0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110838/
MuseScore is a WYSIWYG musical score typesetter for Linux. It uses TrueType fonts for display and printing.
Mutella 0.4.3 RC3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110852/
Mutella supports all the functionality required to participate as a full-featured node in the Gnutella network (which implies support for file search, download, and sharing). It is optimized for a high-bandwidth connection where it sets standards for the server performance and stability, but it can also run on a modest-speed line. It features real multiple search support, passive search (all query-reply packets are checked against local search list), automatic re-submission of the queries, unlimited download retry, automatic search for alternative locations when download fails to start immediately, auto-get function for broken downloads, and much more.
myBeasties 0.40
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110864/
myBeasties is a highly flexible evolutionary programming module. It is designed to be extendable and customisable for maximum use by the Perl developer. Many species of genotypes can be evolved, and these can be used to build phenotypes of any size or complexity. These can be as simple as a list or as large as a whole class of objects.
nALFS 1.1.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110860/
nALFS is interactive, ncurses-based application used for parsing the
ALFS profiles (simple instructions in XML) and doing various things
(like executing commands), one by one, to compile some packages from
source.
Network Dumper 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110789/
Network Dumper is a multi-platform socket sniffer, creating a local socket and dumping whatever it is pointed at to disk.
Nive 3d 0.1.2pre2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110801/
Nive 3d is an object oriented portable 3D engine. The library is built in C++ and uses OpenGL for 3D rendering. Its main features include terrain rendering, character animation (via its bones system), some special effects, and an OO design. The engine is shipped with a custom 3ds Max 4 exporter which can also handles Character Studio models.
Presenting XML 0.8.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110804/
Presenting XML is an extendible component-based framework for XML/XSLT applications that aims to achieve a complete separation of content and presentation. It supports various kinds of content including XML files, dynamic content, and flat files, and can perform XSLT transformations in a SAX pipeline. It also supports filtering a stream of XML content in a pipeline without requiring the construction of a tree representation of the document, serialization to PDF using the Apache fop processor, user defined serializers and instructions, and different kinds of media with different flavors of markup (such as HTML and WML).
pwdutils 2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110848/
pwdutils is a collection of utilities to manage the passwd and shadow user information. The difference to the shadow suite is that these utilities can also modify the information stored in NIS, NIS+, or LDAP. PAM is used for user authentication and changing the pasword. It contains passwd, chfn, chsh, and a daemon for changing the password on a remote machine over a secure SSL connection. The daemon also uses PAM so that it can change passwords independent of where they are stored.
RealizationEngine Desktop Status Checker 0.0.4 http://freshmeat.net/releases/110868/
A stand alone desktop client to alert you to new messages in one or more RealizationEngine accounts.
Retro Native Forth Development Release 2 (Development) http://freshmeat.net/releases/110866/
RetroForth is a clean, usable Forth-based operating system for computers using 80386 and higher CPUs. It provides a small, functional core and several tools to aid in programming.
ripMIME 1.2-dev (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110837/
ripMIME extracts attachment files out of a MIME-encoded email pack.
RPL/2 4.00pre6b (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110827/
RPL/2 (Reverse Polish Lisp/2) is a langage derived from the RPL made by Hewlett-Packard for its HP-28S. It has some extensions (preprocessor, compilated libraries, new functions), a TeX output, and can draw graphics.
RTF to HTML convertor 2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110856/
The RTF to HTML convertor converts RTF files (in Windows-1250 encoding) to HTML file (in ISO-8859-2 encoding).
runit 0.7.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110828/
runit is a daemontools alike replacement for SysV-init and other init schemes. It currently runs on GNU/Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and can easily be adapted to other Unix operating systems. runit implements a simple three-stage concept. Stage 1 performs the system's one-time initialization tasks. Stage 2 starts the system's uptime services (via the runsvdir program). Stage 3 handles the tasks necessary to shutdown and halt or reboot.
SDBA Revolution 1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110834/
SDBA Revolution is an open-source server written in Perl which provides an architecture to simplify and streamline the process of writing applications that run on an instant messaging network. It features easy scripting of IM responses, session variables which are consistent across messages, session time limits, support for multiple "apps" from one bot, basic security, and the ability to use multiple access lists of password files. It makes writing IM apps very much like writing mod_perl or PHP pages. The homepage has full tutorials and documentation.
Siag Office 3.5.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110849/
Siag Office is a free office package which consists of the spreadsheet Siag, the word processor PW, the animation program Egon, the text editor XedPlus, the file manager Xfiler and the previewer Gvu. Siag is easy to use, yet infinitely flexible through multiple embedded interpreters and a plugin mechanism that allows other programs to run inside the main document. The supported interpreters are SIOD, Guile, Tcl, and Python.
SILC 0.9.12 (Server)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110818/
SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing) is a protocol which provides secure conferencing services in the Internet. It can be used to send any kind of messages, in addition to normal text messages. This includes multimedia messages like images, video, and audio stream. All messages in the SILC network are encrypted and authenticated, and messages can also be digitally signed. SILC protocol supports AES, SHA-1, PKCS#1, PKCS#3, X.509, OpenPGP, and is being developed in the IETF. The software is delivered as SILC Client for end users, SILC Server for system administrators, and SILC Toolkit for application developers.
SNARE 0.9.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110813/
SNARE (System iNtrusion Analysis and Reporting Environment) is a dynamically loadable kernel module and daemon that provide a host intrusion detection facility and C2-style auditing/event logging capability for Linux similar to the Basic Security Module (BSM) for Solaris, or the Windows Event Log.
swiggle 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110854/
swiggle is le's simple web image gallery generator. It is a small commandline tool that generates HTML pages, including thumbnail indexes, for given images. It's intended to be easy to use, and since it is written in C, it's quite speedy. It uses libjpeg for decompression and compression of images, libexif for getting EXIF information contained in the images, and it caches scaled images so that subsequent runs don't need to scale images again and are faster. Of course, the original images aren't changed. Currently, it processes only JPEG images, and it's thought to be used primarily with images taken with digital cameras.
System Configurator 2.0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110871/
System Configurator is a configuration API for Linux. It will setup hardware, networking, and bootstrapping in a unified way. It is primarily designed to be the configuration engine for System Installation Suite, though is modular enough to be used in other environments.
The Tamber Project 1.2pre.3 (Pogo)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110861/
The Tamber project is a componentized n-tier Web site engine that uses open languages such as XML and JavaScript. Content is stored in separate XML files, in databases, or other data objects. Business functions are carried out by JavaScript and ASP. Presentation is controlled by an XSL transformation, which allows for delivery over multiple channels such as HTML, WAP, and MHEG. Currently, Tamber can deliver to HTML and WAP, and contains modules that support e-commerce shopping carts, secure sign in, data access and conversion services, and advanced session management.
Trackballs 0.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110844/
Trackballs is a simple game similar to the classic game Marble Madness. By steering a marble through a track filled with vicious hammers, pools of acid, and other obstacles the player collects points. When the ball reaches the destination, the player continue to the next, more difficult track - unless, of course, time runs out first.
TTY-Grin 0.5.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110811/
TTY-Grin is a screen-orientated interactive news and email client with support for MIME and other message format extensions, multiple news servers, IMAP, PGP/MIME, and Maildir.
Turbo Vision 2.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110840/
Turbo Vision is a C++ library that provides a very nice user interface
for console applications. This UNIX port is based on Borland's version
2.0 with fixes. It was made to create RHIDE, a nice IDE for gcc and
other GNU compilers. The library supports /dev/vcsa devices for fast
access to local consoles, and it uses ncurses to run from telnet and
xterm. This port, in contrast to the Sigala's port, doesn't have
"100% compatibility with the original library" as goal.
Instead, many modifications were made for the sake of security
(especially buffer overflows). This port is also available for the
original platform (DOS).
Tux Paint 0.9.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110806/
Tux Paint is a simple and entertaining drawing program geared towards young children. It has a simple interface, sound effects, and a cartoon character (Tux, the Linux penguin). Along with drawing brush strokes, lines and shapes, you can also enter text and place "rubber stamp" (or "sticker") images on the picture. Tux Paint is extensible, and could be useful in an educational environment (such as a grammar, elementary, or grade school). It's portable across numerous platforms, and runs well even on slower systems like the Pentium 133MHz.
U.S. Cavalry 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110832/
U.S. Cavalry is a Velocity to FreeMarker template conversion tool. It only converts the templates, not the underlying Java code, which still must be adjusted by hand. Also, certain constructs cannot be translated automatically because of different semantics between FreeMarker and Velocity. Still, the tool is very useful for anyone with a large body of Velocity templates who wants to switch to FreeMarker.
Verlof 0.4.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110839/
Verlof is a Web application for registering and viewing leave
information. It records hours of leave rights and hours of leave within
categories like normal leave, special leave, reduced working-hours
(ADV), and the begin and end dates for the leave's period. The few
rules imposed on the entries are mainly sanity checks like "begin
date is in the weekend". The act of entering a new leave entry
sends an email to the group manager and a copy to the employee. The
advantages of this electronic version over the paper version are: there
is a single information location (no employee-card and mother-card
discrepancies), questionable entries immediately draw the manager's
attention (with email), and various up-to-date views of the leave
history are available (total, year, and list). Verlof is a Dutch-only
application and a little specific to Leiden University.
Vupdate 0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110812/
Vupdate is a Tcl script which will download the latest virus dats from the McAfee FTP site. After downloading, it can also inform you of its status by sending an email or SMB message.
WindowMaker Menu Builder 1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110790/
WindowMaker Menu Builder converts RedHat 8.0 .desktop files into a functional WindowMaker menu file.
XML Security Library 0.0.12
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110863/
XML Security Library is a C library based on LibXML2 and OpenSSL. It provides an implementation for major XML security standards: XML Digital Signature and XML Encryption.
XSLTUnit 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110815/
XSLTUnit is a test unit framework for XSLT, itself implemented as a XSLT transformation. With XSLTUnit, developers can easily perform unit tests on each of their XSLT templates (named or not). The home page includes the documentation and a link to "xsltunit.xsl", which is the actual implementation.
Zorum 3.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110836/
Zorum is an easy-to-install Web-based forum, message board, or bulletin board. It requires a MySQL database, and the PHP4 script module. Features include an easy Web-based install, embedded administration, a style manager, personalization, threaded and linear views, moderators, password reminder, post blocking rules, bb code, mark unread messages, and much more.
Newsforge Reports
Predicting the weather with Linux at the National Weather Service
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/2324236
- By Norbert Cartagena - Government institutions are often maligned for their spending habits, especially when it comes to computer hardware and software. With the increasing popularity and reliability of open source software, more and more government institutions are looking to Linux to help reduce their computing costs. But can Linux really live up to all the hype? The National Weather Service (NWS) thinks so. In fact, the implementation of ...
Dept. of Homeland Security site switches to Linux from Windows 2000 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/1831240
- by Tina Gasperson - The United States Department of Homeland Security
(www.dhs.gov) changed its servers over to Oracle on Linux last week,
after running on Windows 2000 for several months. Experts say that it is unlikely the change is a reaction to "Slammer," the MS SQL server worm that rocked the Internet last week.
Open Source and the Art of First Programming http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/26/1834204
- By Dan Razzell - In recent years, I've seen an increasing tendency for computers to be presented, not only to the public but within the industry, as if they were appliances. I recognize the mindset: the sizes and shapes are about right, and you plug them into the wall. Just another kind of television, really. User manuals are seen as intimidating, so the solution is to eliminate them. What does a consumer need to know anyway, except where to ...
Newsforge Newsvac
PeerDirect adds Linux support
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/1028222
Data synchronisation company PeerDirect has introduced Linux support for its Distributed Enterprise software, following customer demand.
Dearth of Tools Hampers Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/1025217
An IDE could be the missing link that's keeping Linux from being widely deployed in the enterprise. At least that's what SuSE Linux AG and a growing number of other Linux vendors contend.
Building bridges between Microsoft and Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/1023223
A lot of people are watching Miguel de Icaza, a bubbly young Mexican programming whiz behind an unusual project he named "Mono," Spanish for monkey.
Is Linux shooting itself in the foot catering to W http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/1021225
Anonymous Reader writes "A rather interesting look at a different opinion into the cause and effect of Linux becoming easier to use and more people converting from Windows to use it because it's 'free.'"
Langa Letter: Linux Has Bugs: Get Over It http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0218232
Fred Langa contends that some Linux proponents harm their cause by hiding from the facts--it's just as buggy as Windows XP.
The Apache of the Future
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/027243
Many of the standard modules used with Apache 1.3, such as PHP and mod_perl, are still considered "experimental" in the latest version -- and this is delaying adoption, according to Greg Stein, chairman of the Apache Software Foundation. See Complete Story
Aegir CMS 1.0 RC1 released
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/2337256
POZNAN, ESPOO, Jan 27th 2003 -- The Aegir CMS development team has released the first release candidate of the Aegir CMS Open Source Content Management System version 1.0.
Sun blocked from Linux meet
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/2335258
A FEDERAL government seminar next month on open source platforms will feature Microsoft prominently despite its status as chief tormentor of the Linux and open-source software movements.
Red Hat intros 12 month only support on 'consumer' OSes http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/2333256
Microsoft comes under regular fire for its apparent eagerness to end-of-life its products, making them more difficult and expensive to support, and hence forcing users to upgrade to the next version. But without fanfare Red Hat has quietly introduced its own approach to end-of-life, and compared to this, Microsoft's idea of an upgrade cycle looks pretty sedate. As of the release of Red Hat 8.0, the company is only guaranteeing errata maintenance ...
HP plans major OS shake-up
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/2328246
HEWLETT-Packard has announced the long-awaited port of its OpenVMS to Intel's Itanium and revealed plans to move Tru64 Unix features into its Unix flavour, HP-UX.
Thinkgeek
Interests: QuickKill
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/leetware/5c45/
Caffeine: XTZ Energy Truffles
http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/candy/5c54/
Interests: Megatokyo Graphic Novel
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/coolthings/5c2a/