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[osdn everything] August 03, 2003
Date: Sun Aug 03 2003 - 01:45:28 EDT
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August 03, 2003 EVERYTHING SERIES
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Slashdot
There Is No Single Instant In Time
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/03/029213
[0]tekkieRich writes "Some interesting news from the world of physics.
Supposedly, [1]in this paper, the author answers some of the major
paradoxes (achilles vs. the turtle and Zeno) concerning our
understanding of time. 'Impressed with the work is Princeton physics
great, and collaborator of both Albert Einstein and Richard Feynman,
John Wheeler, who said he admired Lynds' "boldness," while noting that
it had often been individuals Lynds' age that "had pushed the frontiers
of physics forward in the past."'"
Links
World's Most Advanced Portable TV
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/03/0110207
[0]Eric Schlaepfer writes "Here's another great toy for your wish list!
[1]ICOM manufactures the highly advanced [2]IC-R3 portable
scanner/television set. Besides picking up radio stations in the
frequency range of 0.495-2450MHz, the IC-R3 also receives regular
television signals, amateur television, and wireless security camera
signals."
Links
0. mailto:schlae@myrealbox.com
1.
http://www.icomamerica.com/
2.
http://www.icomamerica.com/receivers/handheld/icr3main.htmlsnopes.com's David Mikkelson Interviewed http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/03/0116258
[0]pipingguy writes "[1]Online Journalism Review interviews [2]David
Mikkelson of the [3]Urban Legends Reference Pages. While the Internet
has taken its share of knocks for helping scammers perpetrate e-mail
and Web hoaxes (the [4]Bambi hunt reportedly was staged to sell videos
on the proprietor's Web site), not enough credit is given to the folks
who are using the Internet to debunk them. Snopes.com is the work of
the husband-and-wife team of David and Barbara Mikkelson, who have
taken their passion for urban myths to the Web since 1995."
Links
0. mailto:pbowers@pipingREDHATdesign.com minus distro
1.
http://www.ojr.org/
2.
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/glaser/1059692646.php
3.
http://www.snopes.com/
4.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/bambi.asp
Networking Technology At Work In Rural India http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/03/0032258
abhikhurana writes "Whenever a news item about a plan to offer aid to a
poor community in a developing country to set up an Internet backbone
or any similar story is posted on Slashdot, there is always a debate
among the readers if there is any point in spending so much money on
such activities when people in such communities don't have basic
amenities like clean drinking water. So when I came acorss [0]this
story, I decided to post it to slashdot. It's about [1]new software
developed by [2]Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, which allows
video conferencing on low-bandwidth connections, and the impact this
technology is having on the small rural communities where it has been
deployed."
Links
0.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/aug/01spec3.htm
1.
http://tenet.res.in/isee/
2.
http://www.iitm.ac.in/first.shtmlMy Pal Mickey -- Interactive Theme Park Doll http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/2320249
[0]Dan Howland writes "Big Ruxpin is Watching You: Once again, [1]The
Firesign Theatre's [2]I Think We're All Bozos on this Bus proves itself
to be the science-fiction story where the most stuff came true. If you
recall, a hacker named Clem traveled through the Future Fair, followed
by computer generated Holy-Grams who popped up and said things like,
'Why not try [WALL OF SCIENCE], 'cause it's my favorite!' Leave it to
Disney to perfect that spooky technology with [3]My Pal Mickey, an
interactive talking plush doll that knows where it is inside Walt
Disney World, and tells you trivia as you move through the park. Ah ha,
but even better (at least from Disney's standpoint) is that, just like
the Holy-Grams, My Pal Mickey feeds the info back into the central
computer system, so Doctor Memory can track people's movements through
the park in realtime. (Of course, these data will be skewed because
they only track people who buy the dolls...) Here is [4]another link,
with the interesting, Asimov-like sentence: 'He has a strong sense of
self-preservation, and reminds you to put him some place safe when you
get near water play areas, or on wet rides.'"
Links
0.
http://dannysland.blogspot.com
1.
http://www.firesigntheatre.com/
2.
http://www.doctechnical.com/fst/notes/itwa-cd.htm
3.
http://www.jimhillmedia.com/legacy/index.htm?../articles/06162003.1.htm~contentFrame
4.
http://www.mouseplanet.com/wdwupdate/wdw030617avp.htm
Science and Math For Adults?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/2134237
Peter Trepan writes "Like most Americans, I made it through high-school
and college without a thorough understanding of major scientific and
mathematical concepts. I'm trying to remedy this situation both for
personal betterment and so I can supplement my own kids' education. The
problem is, most textbooks are not designed to convey an understanding
of the subject, but to squeeze in all the 'facts' required by state
law. I'm looking for books that don't just tell me an equation or a
concept works, but also explain *why*. Would you please list books that
have helped you gain a greater understanding of the basic concepts of
algebra, chemistry, calculus, physics, and other core areas of
science?" This is similar to an [0]earlier question, but with a broader
focus.
Links
0. http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/01/1940229&tid=146
Measuring The Benefits Of The Gentoo Approach http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/2037221
An anonymous reader writes "We're constantly hearing how the source
based nature of the Gentoo distro makes better use of your hardware,
but no-one seems to have really tested it. What kind of gains are
involved over distros which use binary packaging? [0]The article is
here."
Links
Universities Mull Official Role In Music Distribution http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/192231
An anonymous reader writes "News.com.com is reporting that Universities are considering [0]ways to bring legal Internet jukeboxes to dorm rooms, including entering deals with commercial service providers that would see online music charges included alongside tuition fees or picked up by the schools themselves." Reader ajkst1 adds that "meetings were held between college representatives, music industry reps, and online music services such as Apple's iTunes Music Store, Pressplay, and Listen.com. The discussion wasn't about why they should do it, but about how they should do it. Per-user licenses or a general fee to students were discussed to make it look like the music was free. I'm broke, so free is good. Paying more to go to school is bad." Links
0. http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5059030.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed
Starchaser Rocket Capsule Drop Tests Successful http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/187230
[0]thaig writes "[1]Starchaser Industries reports that their NOVA 2
rocket capsule has [2] completed two manned drop-tests from an altitude
of 10,000 feet. The capsule was put through a number of manoeuvres
during its descent to fully validate the steerable ram-air parachute
canopy that made it possible to fly the craft like a glider. Starchaser
Industries' [3]Thunderbird project is a contender for the $10 million
[4]X-PRIZE. Here's the [5]earlier story."
Links
0. mailto:tmurphy@mailbox.co.za
1.
http://www.starchaser.co.uk/
2.
http://www.starchaser.co.uk/index_news_dt.html
3.
http://www.starchaser.co.uk/news/tbird.html
4.
http://www.starchaser.co.uk/aboutus/index_xprize.html
5.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/04/1340215&tid=160
Build-to-Order Cars?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/2116203
MadMonk writes "Baseline has an article about a new car company that
wants to be 'the [0]Dell of the auto industry.' Build-To-Order, Inc.
could turn the auto industry on its ear. At worst, BTO will be an
interesting technology petri dish. I want a customized car to match my
customized computer."
Links
0. http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,3959,1208845,00.asp
Freshmeat
Arwing AfterStep 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131115/
Arwing AfterStep is a simple, yet cool, transparent blue and gray theme. It has lava and random shapes provided by script-fu as the background, but is made to work with any backgrounds, provided they are some shade of blue, or a complement thereof.
Bacula 1.31
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131378/
Bacula is a set of programs that allow you to manage the backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network of different computers. It is based on a client/server architecture and is efficient and relatively easy to use, while offering many advanced storage management features that make it easy to find and recover lost or damaged files.
BEJY 1.2.1.46
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131257/
BEJY is a modular server application. It has functionality similar to inetd and some helper classes/functions to ease the implementation of new protocols. It provides a generic multithreaded TPC/IP server implementation with optional SSL support, covering the complete connection and thread management. Each supported service provides its protocol implementation(s), where the protocol dependend handling is done. The current version comes with HTTP, SMTP, POP3, and IMAP protocol implementations. The HTTP protocol implementation also contains a servlet engine, a JSP engine, a handler to invoke CGI, and other useful things.
CD-Me 1.16
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131356/
CD-Me is an X application for creating ISO images, burning CDs, creating jewel case inserts, and editing ID3 tags from MP3 files that you have already ripped or downloaded. The program also integrates a very simple MP3 player and volume control, uses M3U playlists as the standard file format, and contains toolbar icons for loading your playlist into XMMS or starting GRip.
Chronicle Lite 1.2.002
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131347/
Chronicle Lite provides a friendly client application for Blogger.com. It also aims to satisfy the needs of "power users" who want a local copy of their journal, as well as the copy that is published on an external Website.
Console Snake 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131361/
Console Snake is an ncurses-based console version of the well-known game.
cpptools 0.1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131411/
Cpptools is a set of C/C++ development tools. This package contains a C++ scanning class coded both in C++ and Python. CppFSMDoc.py is the Finite State Machine diagrammer which uses @FSM comment tags inside sourcefiles. CppClassHierarchy.py parses C/C++ sourcefiles and generates a graphical dependency tree using Graphviz, and CppColorize.py scans sourcefiles and generates a highlighted HTML version.
CUTE User-friendly Text Editor 0.1.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131372/
CUTE is a text editor, based on Qt and Scintilla, which can be easily extended using Python. Its main purpose is to be a user-friendly source code editor with a common graphical user interface.
cvsuser 0.10-beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131352/
cvsuser is a tool that allows easy management of users and passwords on a remote (or local) CVS archive. Communication between the client (cvsuser) and the server (cvsuserd) is performed over a TCP/IP connection using an encrypted protocol employing a weak private key system. Users with developer privileges may use cvsuser to modify their passwords. Administrators can add and remove users, change users' passwords and access rights, list users, and associate a user with a specific system account to provide fine control of access rights.
e4Graph 1.0a8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131394/
e4Graph is a C++ library that allows programs to store graph-like data persistently and to access and manipulate that data efficiently. With e4Graph, you can arrange your data in the most natural form that reflects the relationships between its parts, rather than having to force it into a table-like format. The e4Graph library also allows you to concentrate on the relationships you want to represent, and not on how to store them in a database. You can modify data items, and add and remove connections and relationships between pieces of data on the fly. e4Graph allows you to represent an unlimited number of different connections between pieces of data, and your program can selectively manipulate the data according to the relationships it cares about, not having to know about other connections represented in the data set.
ffproxy 1.4.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131330/
ffproxy is a filtering HTTP proxy server. It is able to filter by host, URL, and header. Custom header entries can be filtered and added. It can even drop its privileges and optionally chroot() to some directory. Logging to syslog() is supported, as is using another auxiliary proxy server. Contacting IPv6 servers is supported and allows transparent IPv6 over IPv4 browsing.
FLP-i18n 2.002 (PHP 5)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131348/
FLP-i18n (Flaimo's Little Package) is a collection of PHP classes for internationalization. It formats date and time strings, replaces keywords, converts measurement units between SI and the US Customary System, and more.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet 2123 http://freshmeat.net/releases/131393/
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet is a German introduction to the technical aspects of the Internet. This book explains both the low-level protocols like IP, TCP, and UDP and the high-level protocols SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, NNTP, HTTP, Gopher, FTP, IRC, DICT, Finger, Daytime, and DNS.
ID3 Tag Framework 0.91b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131339/
ID3Tag.framework is a Cocoa-based framework for reading and writing ID3 tags. It supports 1.1 and 2.0 - 2.4 tag types.
Just For Fun Network Management System 0.7.3 (Stable) http://freshmeat.net/releases/131403/
Just For Fun Network Management System is a PHP-based network management system that features an integrated syslog, Tacacs, TFTP configuration downloading, SNMP polling, SNMP traps, journalling, auto-discovery, performance graphs (RRD), SLAs, and a lot more. It uses MySQL or PostgreSQL as the backend and works under Linux and Windows.
kcd 7.3.0 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131373/
kcd is a directory change utility similar to NCD. It helps you navigate the directory tree. You can also supply part of the desired directory name in the command line and let kcd find it for you.
knoda 0.6.1-test1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131387/
knoda is a database frontend for KDE based on the hk_classes library.
Knoppix Auto-configuration for Installed Distribut 0.2 (Mandrake) http://freshmeat.net/releases/130794/
Knoppix Auto-configuration for Installed Distributions provides ports of Knoppix's Live CD automatic hardware detection system to installed systems.
lcd4linux 0.9.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131240/
LCD4Linux is a small program that grabs information from the kernel and some subsystems and displays it on an external liquid crystal display.
libnodave 0.1 (Ibhnet)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131365/
Libnodave is a free library to connect to and exchange data with PLCs from the Simatic S7-300 and 400 families.
lOhmer 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131346/
lOhmer provides an easy method for converting resistor values to color codes and back. The program should be helpful for electronic engineers and hobbyists. It features a nice GUI.
m0n0wall pb14r457
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131389/
m0n0wall is an all-in-one firewall software package that is based on FreeBSD. It is geared towards embedded PCs, but the CD-ROM version also works on standard PCs. It includes an easy-to-use Web interface like commercial firewall boxes do. PHP is used instead of shell scripts, and the entire system configuration is stored in a single XML-formatted file. There is support for wireless LAN, VPN, traffic shaping, and more.
MacXM 1.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131392/
MacXM is a control program for the XM PCR satellite receiver, an XM radio powered and controlled by a USB connection.
Mserv 0.34
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131390/
Mserv is an MP3 server that has clients for telnet, Web and shell, and is easily extendable to other forms of interface. Using mpg123, it plays songs on the server for people in the room, either randomly using ratings, through queue requests, or filter settings. Telnet interface is much like a talker, the TCP protocol is much like SMTP, and the web interface is just, well, pretty.
myAudioCD 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131406/
myAudioCD is a tool to write music audio CDs on your Linux/Unix workstation, written in Java. It uses sox, mpg123, and cdrecord.
mysqlBind 1.5a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131377/
myqslBind manages multiple DNS/BIND (8 and 9) name servers. It automates updates to multiple DNS servers, centralizes and stores all zone and resource records for sets of related name servers (ns0...nsN.yourisp.net), and even manages different name server sets from a single browser-based interface. Unlimited master and slave name servers update their zone information via a job queue system that uses MySQL socket connections. Advanced operations can use mySQL replication clusters for high availability and redundancy. Large ISPs and other organizations should note that they can easily add SQL functions to customize the program for their special needs. It supports authentication via SSL Unix password login, SSL personal certificate, or IP-based access with multiple permission levels and individual record ownership. It is also compatible with mysqlISP.
NullLogic Groupware 1.2.3 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131391/
NullLogic Groupware is a multi-user web-based groupware package designed for contact management and event scheduling which includes additional features such as private messaging, public discussion forums, shared hyperlinks, file bases, a web e-mail client, and a simple order processing system. The main goal is to make your data accessible to you from anywhere at any time without the need for special software to be installed on the client computer. Linux and Windows are both supported, and NullLogic Groupware has been thoroughly tested with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and ODBC.
nvemFTP 0.1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131398/
nvemFTP is a Qt-based FTP client geared to be compatible with many protocols, with minimal dependencies.
Open Lending Database Project 0.62
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131363/
The Open Lending Database project (OpenDb) is an extremely flexible application to catalogue all sorts of things including DVD, VCD, CD, VHS, games, books, and Laser Discs. Anything that you can collect and lend, you can catalogue with this system. The OpenDb allows you to add new types by describing them in system database tables designed for the purpose.
Peeper 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131355/
Peeper is a program to view an area of the screen at a certain magnification. It has the ability to magnify animations, and view the screen at different levels of magnification. It is designed to support many widget sets and graphics backends.
photom 0.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131395/
photom is a collection of programs designed to take raw, instrumental measurements of stellar brightness and convert them to calibrated magnitudes on some standard system. They were written as part of the TASS Mark IV pipeline, but may work on other datasets.
phpExifRW 0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131370/
phpExifRW is a pure PHP class to read, write, and transfer EXIF information that most digital cameras produce. This class overcomes the problem of most distributions that do not add Exif extensions in their default installation of PHP.
PMK 0.5.3 (Snapshot)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131362/
PMK aims to be an alternative to GNU autoconf configure scripts. It attempts to avoid the use of scripts in packages that can hide trojans, to minimize the number of dependencies, and to be easy to use for users and developers.
Pointless 0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131405/
Pointless is a wywiwyg (what you write is what you get) alternative to PowerPoint and other presentation applications. Presentations are created in a simple mark-up language and rendered using OpenGL and FreeType for optimal visual quality.
pwbuilder 0.6.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131366/
pwbuilder is a powerful tool for creating software packages for Slackware Linux. pwbuilder aims to be the easiest tool in its category. However, pwbuilder provides an advanced API that allows you to make packages exactly in the way you want.
QFaxReader 0.2.6b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131248/
QFaxReader is a monochrome multipage tiff files visualization utility.
qjackctl 0.0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131383/
Qjackctl is a simple Qt application to control the JACK sound server daemon, specifically for the Linux Audio Desktop infrastructure. It is written in C++ around the Qt3 toolkit for X11, most exclusively using Qt Designer. It provides a simple GUI dialog for setting several JACK daemon parameters, which are properly saved between sessions, and a way to control of the status of the audio server daemon.
quicktables 2.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131388/
quicktables is an iptables firewall/NAT (gateway) script generator. It was created to quickly provide a secure set of iptables rules. It will ask you to answer a small handful of questions, and generates your very own personalized firewall script. It supports NAT and no NAT (firewall only) options, default policy of DROP on INPUT and FORWARD chains (all packets dropped), TCP and UDP ACCEPTs on INPUT chain (open ports to the firewall machine), TCP and UPD port forwarding with NAT (forward ports to multiple internal hosts--NAT only), multiple ICMP (ping) options, multiple logging options (syslog - kern.info), explicit host drops, and multiple port forwards for multiple external IP addresses.
RFC 1.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131368/
RFC (Remote Filesystem Checker) is a set of scripts that aims to help system administrators run a filesystem checker (like tripwire, aide, etc.) from a "master-node" to several "slave-nodes" using ssh, scp, sudo, and few other common shell commands.
ScheduleWorld 1.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131381/
ScheduleWorld provides calendaring and scheduling functions using open standards, and is compatible with Microsoft Outlook and others. It also provides TimeSheet capabilities geared towards helping corporations obtain Research and Development tax credits from the government.
ScummLinux 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131354/
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.
ScummVM 0.5.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131360/
ScummVM is a classic gaming interpreter and emulator that includes several interpreters for 2D adventures. There is currently support for several interpreters: AdventureSoft (Simon the Sorcerer 1/2), Revolution Software's Beneath a Steel Sky, and a SCUMM interpreter capable of running classic LucasArts and Humongous adventure games using the SCUMM/SPU engine. This includes titles such as Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Max, The Dig, and more.
seq24 0.4.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131290/
Seq24 is a real-time MIDI sequencer. It was created to provide a very simple interface for editing and playing MIDI 'loops'. It is the software equivalent of hardware sequencers such as the Akai MPC line, the Kawai Q80 sequencer, or the popular Alesis MMT-8.
Sgraph 0.62
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131375/
Sgraph is a utility to create graphs from data supplied by the user. It creates standard stock charts, using open/min/max/close and volume data. Another goal is to create a set of functions that can serve as a static library, to interface with your stock data manipulation routines.
Simple Instant Messenger 0.8.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131409/
Simple Instant Messenger is a simple ICQ client with v8 protocol support (2001) for X.
Snownews 1.0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131367/
Snownews is a text mode RSS/RDF newsreader. It supports RSS feeds that comply to W3C's RDF 1.0 specification and Radio Userland's 0.9x and 2.0. Snownews depends on ncurses and uses libxml2 for XML parsing.
Software Suspend 1.1-pre3 (2.4 Development) http://freshmeat.net/releases/131358/
swsusp enables you to suspend your machine without having to use APM or BIOS support. It creates an image which is saved in your active swaps. At the next system bootup, the kernel detects the saved image, restores the memory from it and then it continues to run as before you've suspended.
SolarWolf 1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131408/
SolarWolf is an action/arcade game written entirely in Python. It is originally based on SolarFox for the Atari 2600.
SpamProbe 0.9a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131384/
SpamProbe is a spam detection program that uses a Bayesian analysis of the frequencies of terms used in the email. Because it filters email based on content rather than on general rules, it easily adapts itself to the types of email that each individual user normally receives.
TightVNC 1.2.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131369/
TightVNC is a VNC distribution with many new features, improvements, and bugfixes over VNC. It is optimized for faster operation on slow network links such as modem connections, provides more configuration options in the server, features automatic SSH tunneling in the Unix vncviewer, and more. The modified servers and viewers are fully compatible with the original VNC software.
UnixODBC.pm 0.23
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131333/
UnixODBC.pm provides Perl programs with a subset of the X/Open ODBC API to the EasySoft unixODBC DBMS libraries, as well as a peer to peer API for querying ODBC data sources on networked systems. In addition, it provides peer client and server scripts and configuration files, sample clients that perform ODBC queries on local and networked systems, and two multi-host data managers: one that uses Apache and CGI to provide a Web browser interface, and another that uses Perl/Tk.
Veejay 0.4.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131336/
Veejay is a live performance tool featuring non-linear editing and mixing from multiple sources (to one). It lets you load multiple video clips or Edit Decision lists, cut and paste portions of video/audio, and save it as a (new) Editlist. Also, you can create video samples from clips or tags from (live) streams. With these samples, you can change playback speeds (slow motion/acceleration), set looptypes, and set markers. With both samples and tags, you can edit the effect chain and mix from multiple sources to one. Veejay has 50+ video effects and many frame blending methods. "Gveejay", a graphical interface, maps the control keys to mouse-click buttons and sliders. Gveejay communicates over TCP/IP, and can be invoked from a remote machine.
VMWare 4.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131345/
VMWare allows you to run 'virtual machines' inside Linux. It is not an emulator. It provides a virtual computer within Linux which can boot whichever OS you decide to put on the filesystem image that is used as a harddrive. It will run DOS 6.22, Win 3.1, Win95, Win98, WinNT 4, Windows 2000, Linux, and more. The only main requirement is a P-II 266 or better, along with lots of RAM (64M minimum, 128M recommended).
WCG 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131385/
WCG (Web Chess Game) is a Web-based chess game written in PHP. Text files are used for storing data and the installation is very easy.
wmconfig 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131386/
Wmconfig generates menus for various window managers (including KDE) with an easy-to-use configuration layout. It was developed by Red Hat but additional features have been added.
Xfprot 0.22beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131399/
XFPROT is a graphical frontend for the F-Prot Antivirus for Linux Small Business Edition. It was based upon the XSTEP-3.5.1 library. Starting from version 0.20beta, it is based on the GTK+ 1.2 libraries.
xMule 1.5.6 (Testing)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131350/
xMule is a multi-platform clone of the popular eMule client for the eDonkey filesharing network. Currently supporting various Linux/Unix/BSD platforms, it aims at higher stability and portability than the competitors.
zgv 5.7 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/131371/
zgv is a full-featured, svgalib-based picture viewer for VGA/SVGA displays which supports most popular formats. It provides a file selector with thumbnails to select file(s) to view, and allows panning and fit-to-screen methods of viewing, slideshows, scaling, etc.
Newsforge Reports
The state of Linux at the retail store
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/2144241
- by James Hutton - I work in a small retail electronics store that has been selling cheap Linux PCs for the last 8 months or so. It was an experiment that returned mediocre results. The hardware wasn't a problem -- it was cheap but solid hardware, and exactly what a lot of people wanted for basic word processing, email, etc. Even the fact that it wasn't running Windows wasn't a problem, people are prepared to overlook that if it's going to do ...
Is my new portable music player safe to use? http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/21/2118255
- By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Portable MP3/Ogg players get better every year. The latest model managing editor Lee Schlesinger and I have received for review is a lovely little piece of engineering and we are happy to share our impressions of it with you. But is this device legal? Will those of us who use it bring the wrath of the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) down on our heads like a corporate version of Maxwell's Silver ...
Linux Advisory Watch - August 1st 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/135213
- by Benjamin D. Thomas - This week, advisories were released for mnogosearch, perl, sup, conq, gallery, xtokkaetama, kernel, stunnel, openssh, and kdelibs. The distributors include Conectiva, Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, and Turbo Linux.
Newsforge Newsvac
WinHelp for Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/227210
Viktor Zadorev writes "The first beta version of the rich-feature viewer of documents in WinHelp file format for Linux - HelpExplorer has been released. HelpExplorer - is a full-feature system of help for OS Linux. It gives a wide range of capacities to customize the user's interface and it can be easily integrated into your applications. One of the main advantages of this system is 100% support of WinHelp help file format widely used in OS ...
Interview with Andy Robinson
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/224247
jleveille writes "Andy Robinson relates to high school kids that are bright, but don't get good grades. He understands the feeling of not fitting in, not getting along in the system, and not knowing where you're going to end up. His parents signed him up for some college computer classes and his life changed. “Not all at once,†he said in a phone interview with Linuxbeginner.org. “Until then I never really had much of an interest in ...
Attorneys critical of SCO
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/222211
Anonymous Reader writes: "An interesting legal commentary on SCO can be found at web page for the Law Office of Lewis A. Mettler which includes some highly critical comments about SCO, their actions, and their legal approach, including:
TuxMobil News Digest 07/2003
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/2155253
Werner Heuser writes: This month's TuxMobil News digest has many good news for Linux PDA and laptop users. Here is an extract of the monthly digest, but note there are much more noteworthy issues, so do not miss to check the whole.
UCITA... no more?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/2150242
aicra writes "NCCUSL pulled support of UCITA. UCITA, The Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act, caused a stir of debate and contention over the past years. UCITA was only passed in Virginia and Maryland. Four states adoped anti-UCITA legislation.
LinuxWorld preview: New 2.6 kernel bringing new level of competition from Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/1918254
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Now that the 2.6 version of the Linux kernel is in beta, enterprise Linux users are anxious to see how the next six months will play out with regard to the core of the operating system and how it expands enterprise adoption."
Interview with Asa Dotzler of Mozilla
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/1916240
linuxquestions writes "In an interview with LinuxQuestions.org Asa discusses the formation of the the Mozilla Foundation, the direction Mozilla is headed, Microsoft's decision to no longer offer IE as a standalone product, acceptance of the browser as a client interface to applications and more."
IBM responds to SCO
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/1911236
Anonymous Reader writes "An IBM executive has commented on what he alleges are the forces behind SCO. More significantly for the case, IBM may be about to respond to SCO's amended complaint. Interesting commentary, including instructions on how to get copies of court documents, at GROKLAW. Non-IBM lawyers have also been looking at the issue too. Eben Moglen has written a position paper for the OSDL. Down under, a lawyer colorfully says, in that ...
Speakers for AUUG national open source conference announced http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/199208
Anonymous Reader writes "The Australian UNIX and Open Systems User Group (AUUG) has released the program for its annual national technical conference, catering to open source software users, businesses, government agencies, developers and vendors. .... Among those confirmed to speak are Samba guru and IBM researcher Andrew Tridgell, National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE) general manager Steve Alford, Sun chief technology officer ...
SCO's official Linux contributions
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/197223
Anonymous Reader writes "Previous reports have covered how SCO employees (back when the company was called Caldera) helped add many of the Linux enterprises features that they need decry and claim as copyright or contractual infringements, for example: SCO Helped Linux Go Enterprise. Some probably questioned whether these contributions were unauthorized activities, but it now seems evidence that these contributions were officially made by SCO."
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Sourceforge
POPSurgeon v1.2 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=298173
POPSurgeon goal is to use an ISP server as backup for emails (or to remove sensitive email from said server). It achieves this goal by allowing one to remove unwanted email from the server. The third release of POPSurgeon is now available. This release allows the inspection of message by looking at the header, the body or both. POPSurgeon is a program to perform discrete deletion on a POP3 server.
Posadis 0.60.0 is out
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=298148
Finally, after nine months of hard work, Posadis 0.60.0 is ready! Posadis 0.60.0, which is a complete re-write of Posadis, now supports caching and resolving, it has a plug-in system, and it can monitor your files for activity. Also, I hope the 100% CPU usage problems of Posadis 0.50.x now finally belong to the past. Also, the website has been completely revamped, so go to http://www.posadis.org/ quickly and get your Posadis 0.60.x build while it's hot!
Open POSIX Test Suite version 1.2.0 released http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=298163
POSIX Test Suite 1.2.0 is a significant release because of its complete threads core conformance tests, timers core conformance tests, complete signals, message queues, and semaphores conformance tests! Also there are added important POSIX functions such as the ones associated with sys/mman.h (thanks to Jerome M.). Bug fixes from previous release as well.
OSDL Database Test 2 Support for PostgreSQL http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=298151
Database Test 2 (DBT-2) v0.8 now includes C stored functions for PostgresSQL. The OSDL Database Test Suite aims to create database workload test kits used to simulate heavy user loads for OLTP, Decision Support, and e-commerce database transactions. These test kits can also be used to gather performance results for Linux.
jfox release 1.0 DR version
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=298168
jfox 1.0 Development Release with a fast scaleable ejb container and a lot of excited features, but DR version is not the final version, only a preview for java developers interested in jfox, the final version is in developing... please download the package and look the docs for more infomation. The JFox is an Open Source, standards-compliant, J2EE based application server implemented in 100% Pure Java, It comes from China.
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