O | S | D | N NEWSLETTER
January 26, 2003 BUSINESS SERIES
The 'Business Series' Newsletter is developed to bring Open Source
related content to a user with a focus for business and migration issues
in Open Source. If you'd like to receive more content relating to
Open Source subscribe at http://www.osdn.com/newsletters/
==============================================================
With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility
Learn to use your power at OSDN's High Performance
Computing Channel
http://hpc.devchannel.org/
==============================================================
Slashdot
Why VHS Was Better
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/26/028207
[0]otis wildflower writes "An article in the UK's [1]Guardian describes
why, in the end, [2]VHS is better than Betamax. While this may not be
terribly useful knowledge on its own, the author then makes a pretty
convincing case that viewing something's success or failure purely on
technical merit is not an entirely accurate way of looking at things.
For better or for worse, success of new products and technologies is
determined by a broad range of factors that make up "the whole
product", quality being only one, and possibly a minor one at that.
Kind of explains what happened to the Atari Lynx and Jaguar, dunnit?"
Links
0. http://www.thoughtcrime.com
1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/
2. http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,881780,00.html
Doom For the SonyEricsson P800 smartphone
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/26/1138237
[0]Peter van Sebille writes "It's with the greatest pleasure that I
announce the availability of EDoom for the P800, version 1.0. You may
download EDoom for free from: [1]http://www.yipton.net EDoom for the
SonyEricsson P800 is fully playable by using the stylus as an on-screen
joystick, has 8 channel stereo sound support and an on-screen virtual
keyboard, alpha-blended in the Doom scene. Happy Dooming!!!!"
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.yipton.net/
Ants... In... Space
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/26/0149256
[0]Ant writes "The Fowler students [1]picked an experiment with ants,
rather than plants, because they wanted to see some activity in space.
They have been [2]following the ants' progress on the web. The students
and their teachers also have learned that sometimes the best
thought-out hypothesis does not pan out in reality. 'We predicted that
the ants would tunnel a lot slower in microgravity, but we're finding
out they're moving a lot faster,' said Golash. The students have a
control group of ants at their school, living in a similar environment
except with gravity. After the shuttle returns from its scheduled
16-day flight in early February, the young scientists will have 30 days
to put together a preliminary report. Their "Ants in Space" experiment
was sponsored by SPACEHAB, an aerospace company that has worked with
NASA for many years to design and build hardware for space
experiments."
Links
0. http://antfarm.ma.cx
1. http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/01/25/coolsc.spaceants/
2. http://www.starsacademy.com/sts107
Top of the Crops 2002
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/26/0137236
[0]Steeltoe writes "For those deeply familiar with [1]crop circles,
[2]2, they are truly an amazing wonder of the world. Not only are they
getting unnervingly [3]complex and [4]beautiful, but last year
researchers found themselves dumbfounded by an [5]ET-face with an
accompanying encoded CD-disc, [6]2, [7]3! Clearly, there are not enough
wonders in the world, but lack of wonder and excitement! If you like
adventure, you cannot turn your back on [8]this, [9]2! Check out the
cool circles of 2002 at [10]Crop Circle Connector and at
[11]Circlemakers 'Top of the Crops 2002', or even take a physical
*gasp* [12]tour during the high-peak season next summer and see for
yourself!! Only imagination may tell what will pop up from the crops in
2003."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.paradigmshift.com/defined.html
2. http://www.lovely.clara.net/education.html
3. http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2002/windmillhill/windmillhill2002a.html
4. http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2002/Normanton/Normanton2002a.html
5. http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2002/Crabwood/crabwood2002a.html
6. http://www.swirlednews.com/article.asp?artID=512
7. http://www.swirlednews.com/article.asp?artID=549
8. http://www.lovely.clara.net/biophysical.html#anchor631469
9. http://www.lovely.clara.net/crop_circles_sound.html
10. http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2002/2002.html
11. http://www.circlemakers.org/totc2002.html
12. http://www.chetsnow.com/cropcircles.html
The 1991 "X-Box"
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/2246259
[0]Jim Hall writes "Back in college (1991), I wondered why no one had
bothered to make a DOS-based game console. One day, in the back of a
notebook, I [1]made some notes about how you might go about creating a
DOS-based game console. (I even called it an "X-Box", but really the
"X" was there because I didn't know what else to call it. Microsoft's
current "XBox" console is completely different, and I don't claim any
rights to the "X-Box" name.) I've posted some scans of my notes, and a
discussion about how you would create a DOS-based game console."
Links
0. http://www.freedos.org/jhall/
1. http://www.freedos.org/jhall/xbox/
Attorney Sues eBay over Negative Feedback
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/2225252
Mephie writes "MSNBC is running a story on an attorney who is [0]suing
ebay over negative feedback a seller left about him. It sounds like a
classic case of buyer leaves negative feedback for seller; seller
responds accordingly. The plaintiff claims he'd not be filing the suit
if he didn't feel ebay's policy needs revision, stating 'They can
control content and for them to fail to do so is unconscionable.' Yeah.
That's great."
Links
0. http://msnbc.com/news/863886.asp
DDoS for Fun and Profit
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/2123244
First there's the Microsoft worm, [0]reported earlier, which in
addition to all the other [1]damage has apparently knocked Microsoft's
Windows XP activation servers (and [2]Bank of America ATMs) off the
net. Then we've got a report about the [3]ongoing demise of DALnet,
perhaps not the way [4]we expected it to go. And Canada discovers a
[5]risk of online voting.
Links
0. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1245206&tid=109
1. http://www.msnbc.com/news/864184.asp
2. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43267-2003Jan25.html
3. http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/1573551
4. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/04/01/1239219&tid=98
5. http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/01/25/ndp_delay030125
Buy a Moller SkyCar Prototype on eBay
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1944207
[0]HobbySpacer writes "[1]Moller International has announced that it
will offer its first working Skycar for sale on eBay starting January
31st - [2]Press Release. The M400P prototype has repeatedly flown short
hovering flights on tethers in tests since 2001 (see [3]videos). The
company [4] warns that although '[a]ll systems are operational.
Potential buyers are cautioned that this is a prototype model and
considered an experimental aircraft.' Also, 'the Skycar has not yet
been approved as a road vehicle.' A more powerful 2nd gen production
version is currently under construction for longer [5]untethered test
flights this year."
Links
0. http://www.hobbyspace.com/Links/sciTech.html
1. http://www.moller.com/
2. http://www.moller.com/news/pressrelease/level2_skycarsale.html
3. http://www.moller.com/news/media/
4. http://www.moller.com/news/pressrelease/skycarsale.html
5. http://www.moller.com/test/
Palladium Changes Name
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1658230
thelinuxking writes "According to this CNET article, Microsoft has
[0]changed the code name of its highly controversial 'trusted'
computing platform from 'Palladium' to 'next-generation secure
computing base.' Microsoft claims that the name is being changed to
reflect the fact that Microsoft is 'embracing this technology in terms
of folding it into Windows for the next decade.' Also, an unnamed small
firm has claims to the trademark of 'Palladium'. Microsoft denies that
they changed the name due to the criticism 'Palladium' has recieved,
and released the source code to the core part of the software to show
that the software is secure and does what they claim." Notice the PR
diversionary tactic: it's being criticized because it does what they
claim, not because it doesn't. :)
Links
0. http://news.com.com/2100-1001-982127.html
SOHO Strikes Back
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1637209
[0] Nick Lightfoot writes "As seen on /. [1]several days ago,
[2]Euroseti is holding a conference to show off itÂs collection of
pictures of 'UFOs' taken by SOHO cameras. SOHO has released a
[3]response page to show how a cosmic ray or other similar ccd artifact
could be mistaken for a UFO, especially after the image has been
enhanced. After watching EurosetiÂs [4]video featuring some of the
images, I was able to identify one of the ÂUFOÂ images as a comet,
and several others looked like they were just planets. Hopefully they
will release some images on the web soon so I taking take a closer look
at them without having to buy their £15 cd."
Links
0. http://www.geocities.com/nrlightfoot/
1. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/19/1955238&tid=160
2. http://www.ufomag.co.uk/euroseti.htm
3. http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/hotshots/2003_01_17/
4. http://sabre.legend.co.uk/Euro150kps.wmv
Newsforge Reports
LinuxWorld wrapup: The futility of trying to see it all
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/167242
- By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - No one person can see everything at a
show like LinuxWorld. I was on the go every second the show was open,
and I didn't meet even a fraction of the 150+ exhibitors. And I barely
had time to do more than poke my head into a few of the many conference
sessions, even though they were at least as important as the goings-on
in the exhibit hall.
Linux is a natural for India
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/21/1423219
- By Prakash Advani - Today India is a hot topic for discussion as far
as Linux is concerned. Many users around the world want to understand
the mindset of Indians regarding Linux. This article attempts to give
some insight to the market dynamics here, and how they make Linux a
natural fit for India.
Linux Advisory Watch - January 24th 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1030256
- by Benjamin D. Thomas - Linux Advisory Watch is a comprehensive
newsletter that outlines the security vulnerabilities that have been
announced throughout the week. It includes pointers to updated packages
and descriptions of each vulnerability. This week, advisories were
released for cups, canna, cvs, dhcp, libpng, kde, fnord, vim,
printer-drivers, python, and susehelp. The distributors include
Caldera, Conectiva, Debian, Gentoo, Mandrake, Red ...
Newsforge Newsvac
The Linux Job Market is now in operation.
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/26/1225250
Christopher Lozinski writes "The Linux Job Market is an easy-to-use
online database of Linux resumes, jobs and interviews. It is free to
post your resume. It is free to look at resumes."
Knee-Jerk Reactions in A Penguin World
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/26/1225223
Timothy R. Butler writes "In our on-going GNU/Linux review series, we
have received much criticism from loyal users of the various
distributions we have covered."
DoD offering admin privileges on .mil Web sites
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1727242
Care to register a .mil Web site of your own for free? The DoD has gone
out of its way to make it a snap. An unbelievably badly-protected admin
interface welcomes you to register whatever domain you please
(http://Rotten.mil anyone?), or edit anything they've already got....
JWZ Reviews Video on Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1619244
Slashdot discussion: An anonymous reader writes "The inimitable JWZ
goes once again forth and reviews the state of video on Linux. Expect
no mercy."
Fujitsu, Intel to Work on Linux Servers
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1617254
TOKYO (AP)--Fujitsu Ltd. and Intel Corp. have agreed to jointly develop
high-end computer servers using the open-source Linux operating system.
The net's under attack (through MS SQL servers)
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1616238
Peter Kis writes "As LinuxGear.info (and others: 1, 2, 3 etc.) write,
there's a worm obviously affecting MS SQL Servers and using them for
random DoS attacks (via UDP flooding though port 1434, ms-sql-m) waging
war on the net. The forum entry on forums.military.com mentioned above
says 5 root servers are down, other users report that in the Los
Angeles Area 95% of the web are gone. This seems to be one of the
biggest attack on the web ever."
Bill Gates Promises Better Security
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1614203
(AP) Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is pledging to continue improvements
to security in his company's products, part of a high-stakes campaign
to convince large customers that Windows software is safe.
Hacker Steals Personal Data on Foreign Students
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1612223
BrianWCarver writes "The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article
describing an incident in which "a hacker broke into the computers in
the international-students office of the University of Kansas last week
and stole personal information on more than 1,400 foreign students. The
university had collected the data for the Student and Exchange Visitor
Information System, or Sevis, a database that the U.S. Immigration and
Naturalization Service ...
Free Seminar 1/28: The Role of Product Marketing in Open Source
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1611205
OSEP writes "This free seminar will take a look at how product
marketing can help open source software overcome barriers to entry into
the corporate environment. The presentation will be followed by an open
discussion among product marketing and open source professionals."
Debian Project Leader shares views
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/163254
Anonymous Reader writes "DesktopLinux.com caught up with Debian Project
Leader Bdale Garbee to get his views on what makes Debian a leader."
Freshmeat
AutoPKG 0.5.4 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110668/
AutoPKG lets you keep your Slackware system up to date. It functions
similarly to apt-get, the Debian package manager.
Binc IMAP 1.0.17-1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110681/
Binc IMAP is a simple xinetd/tcpserver based IMAP server with support
for Maildir. It is very easy to install and use.
Bytes Counter 1.0pre9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110667/
Bytes Counter displays detailed information about the number of bytes
that have been transferred over a network interface.
CBoard 0.1.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110676/
CBoard is a console frontend to GNU Chess, using the ncurses library
for the interface. It can edit PGN tags, annotate moves with NAG, and
more.
Childsplay 0.65 (Game modules)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110656/
Childsplay is a suite of educational games for young children. It aims
to be more games-like then gcompris.
Cow Outputs Waves 0.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110665/
Cow is something like a waveform editor in that it generates a wave
file from one or more graphs for amplitude and frequency. A graphical
user interface simplifies this process.
Darik's Boot and Nuke 2003012500 (Beta)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110640/
Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) is a self-contained boot floppy that
securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will
automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that
it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or
emergency data destruction.
dbacl 1.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110648/
dbacl is a digramic Bayesian text classifier. Given some text, it
calculates the posterior probabilities that the input resembles one of
any number of previously learned document collections. It can be used
to sort incoming email into arbitrary categories such as spam, work,
and play, or simply to distinguish an English text from a French text.
It fully supports international character sets, and uses sophisticated
statistical models based on the Maximum Entropy Principle.
DCP-Portal 5.0.2 (Final)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110650/
DCP-Portal is a content management system with advanced features like
Web-based update, link, file, member management, poll, calendar, etc.
Its main features include an admin panel to manage the entire site, a
smart HTML editor to add news, content, and annoucements, the ability
for members to submit news/content and write reviews, and much more.
dmx4linux 2.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110646/
Dmx4linux is a driver package for accessing DMX interfaces with Linux.
DMX is a protocol for controlling devices supporting DMX512 like
dimmers, moving lights, or scanners. Many commercial and free
interfaces are supported. The package includes some simple console and
X applications to test the drivers and your hardware immediately.
DocBook XSL Stylesheets 1.60.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110674/
DocBook is an XML and SGML dialect that enables you to author and store
document content in a presentation-neutral form that captures the
logical structure of the content. Using the modular DocBook stylesheets
and related resources, you can transform, format, and publish your
DocBook content as HTML pages and PDF files, and in many other formats,
including TeX, RTF, FrameMaker MIF, JavaHelp, Microsoft HTML Help, UNIX
man pages, and TeXinfo.
Dr. Genius 0.8.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110644/
Dr. Genius is the GNOME Geometry Exploration and Numeric Intuitive User
System, an Euclidian geometry application where geometry figures are
interactively manipulated. It is Guile aware to allow user
scriptability of the geometric figures.
Examplotron 0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110638/
Examplotron is a XML schema language based of examples: instead of
using a specific syntax to say that there should be an element
"foo" here, you just write the element:
"<foo/>".
gimp-print 4.2.5 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110657/
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.
Hardware lister T.00.01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110642/
lshw (Hardware Lister) is a small tool to provide detailed informaton
on the hardware configuration of the machine. It can report exact
memory configuration, firmware version, mainboard configuration, CPU
version and speed, cache configuration, bus speed, etc.
ImageBackup 1.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110672/
ImageBackup is a fully automatic incremental backup system for digital
pictures. It will create backup CDs, one at a time, until all images
have been backed up. You than then run the program regularly and it
will keep gathering images until another disc is full. Once a disc is
full, it can use AutoScrapbook to create Web-based index files,
automatically generate an ISO image, and reset the staging area. Once
an image has been stored in a backup ISO image, it will not be backed
up again. Any new images, regardless of where they are mixed into your
directory structure, will be added to backups when necessary.
Kemistry 0.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110649/
Kemistry is a collection of chemistry applications written for the K
Desktop Environment. Most of the applications are simply ports to KDE
of existing X11 applications.
KZap 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110673/
KZap is an addictive puzzle game based on Zoop. The object is to clear
the blocks that quickly advance towards the center grid.
LABE 3.2-3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110685/
LABE, the LDAP Address Book Editor, is a Web application created to
administrate a centralized LDAP directory. It's compatible with
Mozilla, Evolution, and Outlook.
Leafwa 0.7.0a1-ap
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110659/
Leafwa is a simple Web-based administration package for the Leafnode
NNTP server, written in PHP. It is a revival of the original Leafwa
scripts by Phil Hunt, and aims to add features and improve security.
libchipcard 0.7.3 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110682/
Libchipcard is a C++ framework for easy access to chipcards/smartcards
via chip card terminals/readers. It uses the CTAPI library provided by
the manufacturer of the reader and provides a filesystem on memory chip
cards. It works under Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows, and has been tested
with Towitoko and Kobil readers even in parallel.
linuxTheTools 0.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110603/
TheTools is a handy collection of bash commandline tools for
administrators and power users. The scripts facilitate day-to-day
management and system navigation. It is a companion package to
slakbootIBS.
LiVES 0.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110641/
LiVES (the Linux Video Editing System) is intended to be a simple yet
powerful video effects and editing system. It will use commonly
available tools (mplayer, ImageMagick, and GTK+, and in the future
possibly gstreamer or xine), so it should work on most systems. It is
currently usable for small video files.
Makecheque 0.1 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110664/
Makecheque is a tool (written in Ruby) to print bank cheques, either
using bank-supplied stationey, or blank check paper (in conjuntion with
a MICR font and perhaps special laser toner). It is intended to be used
as part of an interactive bookkeeping system. Makecheque quickly and
easily prints large batches of checks based on textual format
specifications given as standard input and emits ready-for-printer
Postscript on standard output.
mICQ 0.4.10.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110680/
mICQ (Matt's ICQ Clone) is a portable, small, yet powerful
console-based ICQ client. It supports password changing, auto-away,
creation of new accounts, and other features that makes it a very
complete yet simple client. It is able to send and receive messages
from the ICQ network, list users that are offline and online (including
their online status), search for users by email address, and look up
basic (name, UIN, email) information.
mod_msff 0.99 (Apache 2.0)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110677/
mod_msff returns an informative message and a 403 status to Microsoft
IE on Fridays. It is an easy way to participate in the prank invented
by Dave Winer.
Net::Server::Mail 0.04
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110626/
Net::Server::Mail is a versatile and extensible implementation of the
SMTP protocol and its different evolutions like ESMTP and LMTP. The
event-driven, object-oriented API makes it easy to incorporate the SMTP
protocol to your programs.
Netcat 6 0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110658/
Netcat 6 is a netcat clone with IPv6 support. It is designed to be
tiny, extensible, and elegant, and it makes use of the new extended BSD
socket APIs.
PasTmon 0.2-3 (Beta)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110663/
PasTmon (Passive Application Response Time Monitor) passively monitors
your application servers, measuring and reporting user response times,
throughput and congestion. It currently works with HTTP, telnet,
rlogin, rsh, FTP (control channel), SMTP, POP3, and IRC. Measurements
are recorded in a PostgreSQL database and are presented graphically via
a PHP Web front-end using R statistical analysis scripts to create the
plots.
PennMUSH 1.7.7p6 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110684/
PennMUSH is a MUD server that is often used for running social or
role-playing games, with an extensive internal programming language. It
runs on Unix systems, Windows, and MacOS.
Perl webmail 3.0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110627/
Perl webmail is a CGI script that interfaces with a POP mail server
that you provide. It can check mail, read messages, reply, forward,
delete, send and receive attachments, and it doesn't have to be a local
mail server. This script talks strictly POP3 for receiving and SMTP for
sending mail. It also supports storage for mail folders, contacts, and
calendar notes.
pimentech-dbutils 1.0.23 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110661/
pimentech-dbutils provides a set of tools for designing a database in
XML, computing the SQL database generation code and the diagram (in
dot), and doing other useful tasks.
poBot 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110635/
poBot is an IRC Bot. It is written in object oriented design and is
modular. All of the real features of poBot are provided by the modules.
prometeo 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110647/
Prometeo is a modular, extensible proxy. It supports HTTP, FTP (with
SSL support), and SSL modules. Modules can be added or removed at
runtime and everything can be configured through a Web interface.
RAT 0.5.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110636/
Refractor2 Archive Tool is a multi-platform tool for extracting
Refractor2 archives (rfa).
Razor! Gaming Engine 0.8.8 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110639/
Razor! is a C++ gaming engine for Palm devices. It supports sprites,
three voice music, sfx, double buffering, hard key polling. It
accelerates many gfx operations through the use of optimized assembly
code.
Retro Native Forth 5, Development Release 1 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110670/
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.
SlakbootIBS 8.1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110678/
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.
SQLite 2.7.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110666/
SQLite is a small, fast, embeddable SQL database engine that supports
most of SQL92, including transactions with atomic commit and rollback,
subqueries, compound queries, triggers, and views. A complete database
is stored in a single cross-platform disk file. The native C/C++ API is
simple and easy to use. Bindings for other languages are also
available.
StepTalk 0.7.0pre1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110651/
StepTalk is scripting framework which can be used to create scriptable
servers or applications. It is written using Objective C and is
language independent; you can use it with any available scripting
language that is provided as a separate bundle.
Tapestry 2.4-alpha-2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110683/
Tapestry is a rich, component-based object model for developing
dynamic, robust, highly interactive Web applications. Applications are
constructed in terms of Java objects, methods and properties, instead
of URLs and query parameters. It builds and interprets all URLs,
dispatching directly to application-specific "listener"
methods. It includes complete source code, documentation, tutorials and
a complete example J2EE application.
The Fish 0.2.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110669/
The Fish provides a GTK-based graphical tool to manage and edit FreeBSD
system variables stored in /etc/defaults/rc.conf and /etc/rc.conf. For
testing purposes, or, for users that need to have different
configurations, the program honours two environment variables:
FISH_RC_DEFAULTS and FISH_RC.
uClibc 0.9.17
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110662/
uClibc (µClibc) is a C library for developing embedded Linux
systems. It is much smaller then the GNU C Library, but nearly all
applications supported by glibc also work perfectly with uClibc.
Porting applications from glibc to uClibc typically involves just
recompiling the source code. uClibc even supports shared libraries and
threading. It currently runs on standard Linux and MMU-less Linux (also
known as µClinux) systems with support for ARM, i386, h8300,
m68k, MIPS, mipsel, PowerPC, SH, SPARC, and v850 processors.
UltimateIRCd 2.8.4 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110655/
UltimateIRCd is an advanced IRCd hybrid aiming to improve the IRC
experience for both users and admins alike. It has extended channel
access levels (channel administrators and half operators), and user
hiddenhosts.
UltimateIRCd 3.0.0.alpha28 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110653/
UltimateIRCd is an advanced IRCd hybrid aiming to improve the IRC
experience for both users and admins alike. It has extended channel
access levels (channel administrators and half operators), and user
hiddenhosts.
uMail 0.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110679/
uMail is a very simple message box for local systems.
VideoDB 2003-01-25
http://freshmeat.net/releases/110643/
VideoDB is a database to manage your personal video collection. It's
mainly designed for videofiles but you can also put your DVDs and VHS
tapes in it. It features fetching movie data/covers from the Internet
Movie Database (IMDb), local caching of coverimages, an option to mark
movies as seen, a search by genre or title/subtitle/plot/cast data, a
filter for TV episodes, a random movie function and a simple borrow
manager. It is a personal database, so no user
management/authentication scheme is implemented. Everybody may
add/edit/delete movies.
Thinkgeek
Caffeine: XTZ Energy Truffles
http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/candy/5c54/
Interests: Megatokyo Graphic Novel
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/coolthings/5c2a/
Gadgets: SureFire Z2 Combat Light
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/5c40/
Computing: DVD X Copy
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/5c7f/
Gadgets: Snap Digital Mini Camera
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/5c79/
Gadgets: LED Mini Headlamp
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/5c7d/
Cube Goodies: The Binary Clock
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/lights/2982/
Gadgets: Forever Flashlight
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/5a9f/
Tshirts: Geek Invaders
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/gaming/5c34/
Interests: Linux French
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/oreilly/tshirts/5bc4/
Interests: O'Reilly 2003 Calendar
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/oreilly/other/5c55/
Interests: Perl Gerl
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/oreilly/tshirts/5bcb/
Interests: I dig Mac OS X
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/oreilly/tshirts/5bcf/
Interests: Ninj4 Hooded Sweatshirt
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/altware/5c4e/
Interests: Megatokyo Blanket
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/coolthings/5b59/
Cube Goodies: Smart Mass Thinking Putty
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/5ac8/
Electronics: Archos Jukebox Studio 20/ Radio FM 20 MP3 Players
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/mp3/5784/
Computing: Auravision EluminX Illuminated Keyboard
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/keyboards/5c3f/
Electronics: Universal System Selector
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/video/5c1b/
Other Apparel: Power Golf Shirt
http://www.thinkgeek.com/apparel/golfshirts/5b8f/
Price Compare
Dual DVD+RW/-RW Combo Drive (24x/10x/32x CDRW) (Sony)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=632463
Lowest Price: $324.94
C-4000 Zoom (4.1MP, 3200x2400, 3x Opt, 16MB SM) (Olympus)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=605307
Lowest Price: $344.00
FinePix 3800 (3.2MP, 1600x1200, 6X Opt, 16MB) (Fuji)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=610943
Lowest Price: $299.99
PowerShot G3 (4.0MP, 2272x1704, 4X Opt, 32 CF) (Canon)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=635074
Lowest Price: $635.00
PowerShot S45 (4MP, 3x Opt, 32MB) (Canon)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=668485
Lowest Price: $455.00
TH-42PWD5UY 42'' (Panasonic)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=616341
Lowest Price: $3419.00
DMR-HS2 Recorder (Progressive Scan) (Panasonic)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=632732
Lowest Price: $744.95
RM-AV3000 Universal Remote Commander (Sony)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=561364
Lowest Price: $108.00
42" Plasma PME42V3 HDTV/Multimedia Display Monitor (Sampo)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=536185
Lowest Price: $2899.00
VR-6070 (Kenwood)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=600735
Lowest Price: $389.00
Windows XP Professional (Full Product) (Microsoft)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=477480
Lowest Price: $134.00
Norton Antivirus 2003 (Full Product) (Symantec)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=607193
Lowest Price: $9.95
Windows XP Home Edition (Full Product) (Microsoft)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=477483
Lowest Price: $86.00
Battlefield 1942 (Full Product) (Electronic Arts)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=580465
Lowest Price: $37.95
Windows 2000 Professional (Full Product) (Microsoft)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=217635
Lowest Price: $115.00
==================================================
Copyright (c) 2002 OSDN. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without
express written permission of OSDN is prohibited.
--------------------------------------------------
url - http://www.osdn.com
email - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
