OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK WEEKLY EDITION * NEWSLETTER
November 25, 2002
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CharlieBot v4.1.7 released (Friday November 22, @11:05AM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/22/160238
CharlieBot is an artificial intelligence program written in the Java
language. It is based on work from the ALICE, ANNA v7.0, and Program D
v4.1.5 projects. It works on Mac OS X or any Java 1.3 VM. Charlie is a
58 year old computer enthusiast. Homepage:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/charliebot/ Changes: 1) Removed
reference to Program D at startup, now says "Charliebot" 2)
console.sh and target.sh now works because the image files they need
now get included in the jar file
JSPBLOG v0.2 released (Thursday November 21, @01:28PM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/1824240
jsp blog : A personal blog (weblog) that is written in 100% JSP. Made
on Apache Tomcat and MySQL. Will ultimately be 100% cross-platform.
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/jspblog/
LwVCL 3.0 released (GUI for PersonalJava platform - Zaurus, iPAQ, etc) (Thursday
November 21, @06:50AM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/120253
Zaval Light-Weight Visual Components Library (LwVCL) is a pure Java
alternative to humble AWT-based GUI interfaces for wide ranges of
platforms, including J2SE, PersonalJava and others. LwVCL can be used
on wide range of PersonalJava compatible devices, including Sharp
Zaurus, Compaq iPAQ and top models of mobil phones with the same API as
it is used in J2SE application; our library is most efficient way to
develop highly scalable GUI applications from PersonalJava to any J2SE
applications. Homepage: http://www.zaval.org/products/lwvcl/ Download:
lwvcl-3.0.0.zip
JBoss 3.2.0 released (Thursday November 21, @04:06AM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/092218
The JBoss is the leading Open Source, standards-compliant, J2EE based
application server implemented in 100% Pure Java. Homepage:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jboss/
Java SMPP API v0.1.3 released (Thursday November 21, @04:02AM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/0859212
SMPP (Short Message Peer to Peer) is a protocol used by short message
entities (SMEs) to communicate with Short Message Service Centres
(SMSC, or just SC) for sending an receiving short messages. This API
allows a Java application to connect to an SMSC over a TCP/IP network
(eg the Internet). Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/smppapi/
SourceJammer v1.3.0 released (Thursday November 21, @03:57AM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/0854217
A platform-indendent, 100% Java, server-based, SOAP-enabled source code
control and versioning system. Homepage:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sourcejammer/
OpenEJB v0.9.0 released (Tuesday November 19, @12:07PM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/19/176245
OpenEJB is a pre-built, self-contained, portable EJB container system
that can be plugged into any server environment including app servers,
Web servers, J2EE platforms, CORBA ORBs, databases, etc. For example,
OpenEJB is used in Apple's WebObjects. Homepage:
http://openejb.sourceforge.net/ Changes summary: usability
enhancements, documentation corrections, more options for the command
line tools, and bug fixes.
iBATIS Database Layer v1.0.7 released (Monday November 18, @08:31AM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/18/1327214
The iBATIS Database Layer is an API that provides services related to
database systems such as Object Relational mapping (SQL Maps),
Connection Pooling (SimpleDataSource) and persistence layer abstraction
(Data Access Objects). Homepage:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ibatisdb/
November 18 - San Francisco Java MEETUP (Monday November 18, @08:22AM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/18/1318247
From Jakarta: "MEETUP with other local Java developers to network
with each other and talk about jobs, code, architecture and innovation
in San Francisco on Monday, November 18 @ 7:00PM. This is a FREE event.
Up until 3 days before the event, you can still vote on the location in
San Francisco that the JAVA MEETUP will occur at. Many people are
voting for StudioZ.tv (314 11th Street @ Folsom) because Jon Scott
Stevens, Java developer and Co-Founder of the Apache Jakarta project,
now owns the space and has graciously offered drink specials all night
long! StudioZ.tv has openly available 802.11b wireless, full liquor
bar, sound system and is 21+ only. So, please sign up for free at
http://java.meetup.com and pick StudioZ.tv as your venue. Then, the
night of the event, show up and let's have some Java geek socializing
fun!"
JFaceDbc v1.0 released (Friday November 15, @11:15AM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/15/1612206
JFaceDbc is a JDBC client application written in Java. It can run as a
stand-aone application or as an Eclipse Plugin The GUI is based on
JFace and SWT libraries from the Eclipse Project. Homepage:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jfacedbc/
JCache pre-alpha available (Friday November 15, @05:33AM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/15/1029238
This is the first snapshot of the Open Source JCache, an implementation
of JSR-107. This version is just a preview of what to come, and have
only super-basic features implemented. There is no sweeper to remove
stale files in the cache, no distribution and no CacheLoaders. Ths
version can be used as a replacement for a Hashtable. Homepage:
http://jcache.sourceforge.net/ Download: jcache1.0-pre-alpha-1 --Frank
Karlstrøm
SISC v1.6.3 released (Wednesday November 13, @02:50PM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/13/1954216
SISC is an extensible Java based interpreter of the algorithmic
language Scheme. SISC uses modern interpretation techniques, and
handily outperforms all existing Java interpreters (often by more than
an order of magnitude). Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/sisc/
Changes: * Added support for SRFIs 19,25,26,28,29 and 30; * SISC now
includes a safe by default source-level optimizer; * A cleaner
interface to call trace and exception printing; * A rewritten,
extensible IO layer with support for arbitrary data sources as Scheme
ports; * Support for binary buffers; * Improvements to the type system
that handles generic functions and Java classes; * Significant
improvements in syntax expansion time for complex macros; * Added
support for compiled Scheme runtime libraries; * Improvements to
serialization for very large structures.
J (text editor) v0.17.1 released (Tuesday November 12, @05:09PM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/12/2211236
J is a text editor written in Java. It features syntax highlighting,
automatic indentation, directory buffers, multifile find and replace,
autosave and crash recovery, undo/redo, FTP/HTTP support, customizable
keyboard mappings, and themes. Homepage:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/armedbear-j/ Changes: custom toolbars,
a shellCommand feature (on Linux only), and a number of minor
improvements added, including support for automatic indentation in Lisp
mode.
javax.usb v0.9.3 released (Tuesday November 12, @05:08PM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/12/228256
This project allows access to USB devices from Java. It was created
under the JCP process and is assigned JSR 080. The official Java
package name is 'javax.usb'. Homepage:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/javax-usb/
Jalopy: Java Source Code Formatter - several releases available (Tuesday November 12,
@04:59PM)
http://java.foundries.sourceforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/11/12/224258
Jalopy is a source code formatter for the Sun Java programming
language. It layouts any valid Java source code according to some
widely configurable rules; to meet a certain coding style without
putting a formatting burden on individual developers. With Jalopy you
will be able to transform any foreign coding style to your own
preferences, without any browbeating or bloodletting. Homepage:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jalopy/
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1204
XNap - java filesharing client
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xnap
1101
PCGen -- A Character Generator
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967
Firebird
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