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September 19, 2003 BUSINESS SERIES
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Slashdot
Red Hat Posts Its Best Quarter Yet
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/0319257
wrinkledshirt writes "Anybody remember the days when the naysayers said
you couldn't build a viable business model centered around open-source
software? [0]After Red Hat's 2nd quarter report, well, insert(&mouth,
FOOT); is all I have to say. Okay, okay, the hubris of a Linux zealot
aside, the numbers look pretty good. Revenue for the quarter was $28
million, with net income at $3 million. You'd think SCO's blathering
would have damaged them, but they're actually up the last couple of
quarters after posting some net losses in previous quarters." Kudos to
Red Hat. They must be doing something right.
Links
0. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1273788,00.asp
VeriSign Sued Over SiteFinder Service
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/039214
dmehus writes "It was only a matter of time, the pundits said, and they
were right. [0]Popular Enterprises, LLC., an Orlando, Florida based
cybersquatting so-called 'search services' company, has [1]filed a
lawsuit in Orlando federal court against VeriSign, Inc. over VeriSign's
controversial SiteFinder 'service.' While PopularEnterprises has had a
dodgy history of buying up thousands of expired domain names and
redirecting them to its [2]Netster.com commercial "search services"
site, the lawsuit is most likely a good thing, as it provides one more
avenue to pursue in getting VeriSign to terminate [3]SiteFinder.
According to the lawsuit, the company contends alleges antitrust
violations, unfair competition and violations of the Deceptive and
Unfair Trade Practices Act. It asks the court to order VeriSign to put
a halt to the service. VeriSign spokesperson Brian O'Shaughnessy said
the company has not yet seen the lawsuit and that it doesn't comment on
pending litigation."
Links
0. http://www.popularenterprises.com/
1. http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=3471297
2. http://www.netster.com/
3. http://sitefinder.verisign.com/
Monty Python's Holy Grail goes Broadway
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/012236
Sixyphe writes "First sighted on [0]Yahoo News, it would seem that
[1]Eric Idle of [2]Monty Python fame is working on a [3]Broadway
musical [4]adaptation of everybody's favorite source of accurate
medieval data, [5]Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The goal is 2005,
and the working title is Spamelot (and not Spamalot, contrary to what
an [6]AP wire claims). And as a bonus to all you North-American Python
fans, Eric Idle is soon to be [7]touring in Canada and the US."
Links
0. http://movies.yahoo.com/news/eo/20030912/106341030000.html
1. http://www.pythonline.com/plugs/idle/index.shtml
2. http://www.pythonline.com/
3. http://www.musicaltheatre.org.uk/news.htm
4. http://www.dailyllama.com/news/2003/llama206.html
5. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/
6. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/entertainment/events/6748221.htm
7. http://www.pythonline.com/eric_idle.html
Using an Old Satellite Dish as a WLAN Antenna
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/0053233
[0]=m8s=Dark Underlord writes "I was browsing for wireless stuff and
came across this link that shows [1]how to use an old satellite dish as
an 802.11 antenna." The directions tout the range as being 10 miles
given line of sight. We've had other stories about [2]building
antennas, but I think these are cooler because of their focused nature,
but a Primestar dish is a little tougher to locate than a Pringles can
or a floppy disk.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Airport/Primestar/Primestar.html
2. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/07/1633252&tid=193
Computer Makers Sued Over Hard Drive Size
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/2245200
FPCat writes "Finally, some one is doing something about one of my pet
peeves. It seems a [0]group of people are suing Apple, Dell, Gateway,
HP, and others for misleading consumers about hard disk sizes. About
time someone spoke up and said '1000 MB != 1 GB'" It's not much of a
mystery to anyone who's up on industry practices, but it's similar to
the way graphic displays are sized, cereal boxes are filled, and so on.
Andy Rooney could have a field day with this one.
Links
0.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&ncid=581&e=3&u=/nm/20030918/tc_nm/tech_computers_suit_dc
Booting Linux Faster
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/224207
krony writes "IBM's [0]DeveloperWorks explains how to [1]decrease boot
times for your Linux box. The concept is to load system services in
parallel when possible. Most surprising to me is the use of 'make' to
handle dependencies between services." The example system shown is able
to cut its boot time in half, but the article stresses the
effectiveness can vary widly from machine to machine.
Links
0. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/
1. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-boot.html
Finally: Broadband for the Commodore 64
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1857204
GP writes "Now even die-hard Commodore 64 users are able to enjoy the
benefits of broadband Internet connectivity. A [0]newly announced
[1]Ethernet [2]card together with the [3]Contiki operating system lets
you surf the web, send e-mail, host web sites with the built-in web
server, and soon even play LAN games on your good old Commodore 64! All
this with a computer that is old enough to drink."
Links
0. http://www.jschoenfeld.de/news/news88_e.htm
1. http://www.siliconsonic.de/grafik/bundle_big.jpg
2. http://www.siliconsonic.de/grafik/new_details_big.jpg
3. http://dunkels.com/adam/contiki/
New Microsoft Worm Coming Soon?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1855204
[0]Seft sent in a solid article running on the BBC discussing [1]the
next potential worm explosion on the heels of a recent [2]Security
Bulletin from Microsoft. The article is a somewhat general topic piece
on worms in general.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3119316.stm
2. http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-039.asp
G5 PowerBook "Challenge"
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1822219
CarlBenda writes "[0]MacWorld/UK has some interesting quotes from Jon
Rubinstein, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering at Apple
concerning the possibility of a G5 powerbook. He's said that a G5
powerbook is "an issue of good, solid engineering" and that "a few
years ago, nobody thought it would be possible to get a G4 processor in
a PowerBook". Start saving your money."
Links
0. http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=6916
UK Makes Spamming a Fineable Offense
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1729232
[0]woodhouse writes "The BBC has an article about the [1]new UK
anti-spamming law which comes into force later this year. Under the new
law, spammers can be fined up to 5000 pounds in a magistrates court, or
an unlimited amount in the crown court. Sadly, prison terms won't be
used to enforce of the new law."
Links
0. http://elf-stone.com
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3120628.stm
Newsforge Reports
Yet another wormy reason to switch from Windows to Linux
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/2142224
- by Joe Barr - The recent spate of email borne viruses/worms/trojans
and similar nasties which have befallen Windows users isn't over, and
it isn't likely to be for some time. Discussions about why this is true
and who -- if anyone -- can be held responsible for the mess are for a
different time. I simply want to make the point that Linux users have a
huge advantage over those running Windows: We don't have to be afraid
of the email we receive.
Yes, master, you too can build the ER1 Personal Robot
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/15/1115231
- by Joe Barr - The $449 ER1 Personal Robot System from Evolution
Robotics is a fun way to learn about robotics. Using your laptop
computer as a brain, it features video and audio recognition systems
which allow you to program its behavior based on what it sees through
its camera eye or what it hears through your laptop microphone. It also
has a battery-powered motor that allows it to move around to do your
bidding. If you get the optional $249 ...
Introduction to Webmin
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/16/1414230
- by Jamie Cameron - Webmin is a program that simplifies the process of
managing a Linux or Unix system. Traditionally, you have needed to
manually edit configuration files and run commands to create accounts,
set up Web servers, or manage email forwarding. Webmin now lets you
perform these tasks through an easy-to-use Web interface, and
automatically updates all of the required configuration files for you.
This makes the job of administering ...
Newsforge Newsvac
Novell Delays Linux Services for NetWare
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/2014241
Novell is delaying shipment of its much anticipated Linux Services for
NetWare product until the end of this year, due to a decision to
integrate software code from Ximian, a recently acquired ISV that is
very active in the Linux space.
ARM7/uClinux kit supports Xilinx 200K Gates FPGA
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1947211
Wiscore Inc. (Taipei, Taiwan) announced support for incorporating the
Xilinx Spartan-II XC2S200 FPGA into uClinux/ARM7-based embedded systems
and devices. The support consists of an "FPGA daughter board" that
plugs into the expansion connector of Wiscore's NET-Start! platform, an
ARM7/uClinux embedded system development kit.
VeriSign Creating Valid Contracts?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1835241
Ernest_Miller writes "LawMeme 's James Grimmelmann takes a look at
whether or not VeriSign's DNS hijacking creates a real contract for
those who mistype a URL."
Telstra joins Mad Hatter party
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1727231
TELSTRA plans to use Sun Microsystems' just released Mad Hatter
desktop software as a replacement for Microsoft Windows as a part of
its massive technology revamp.
Freeing Computers in Schools
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1714232
Riza is a four-year-old Indian girl who thinks of computers as toys.
Instead of adding one more difficult subject to her already tiring
school day, she occasionally plays educational games on the PC.
NuSphere Corporation announces phpED version 3.2.1 release
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1527251
September 17, 2003 - NuSphere Corporation today announced the release
of PhpED v3.2.1, which is a major update for version 3.2. NuSphere
phpED is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that integrates a
comprehensive set of editing, debugging and deployment tools for PHP
scripting language that can speed up the development time notably.
New search engine for Linux software packages in Debian
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/158209
Users of Debian-based Linux distributions can now benefit from a new
search engine for software packages in Debian format (.deb). The search
engine rpmseek.com now indexes Debian Linux software packages as well.
Astaro Signs Prevare and Wehr to Partner Program
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1454212
jpike writes "Astaro Signs Prevare and Wehr to Partner Program; 325
Astaro Channel Partners to date.
Game Editor
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1451256
Makslane Araujo Rodrigues writes "Game Editor is an interactive
multimedia tool for game development, with a simple and intuitive
interface and a rich set of features which allow anyone, even with
little or no programming knowledge at all, to develop 2D games for
personal computers and mobile devices.
MS: SCO's Sugardaddy
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1449228
Glanz writes "Raving Luni, aka Ron, Webmaster of Linux-Universe has
done it again with more observations on the SCO fiasco."
Freshmeat
Adaptive Website Framework 1.10rc1 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136314/
Liquid Bytes Adaptive Website Framework (AWF) is aimed at software
developers and webmasters. It helps you to create dynamical
personalized Web sites with community functions, database powered
content management, and an administration interface. AWF includes
advanced features like exporting to static HTML, caching, and URL
rewriting.
aerial chat 5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136332/
Aerial Chat is a powerful chat system. It is easy to install, and
features a no flicker update, kick, ban, iptracer, toplists, DHTML
layers, unlimited channels, private messaging, a spy mode,
telescriptor, images, links, easy smiley management, jail mode, MP3s,
graphic effects, and a nice design.
Aero 1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136320/
Aero is an inverse Aqua-style theme in which the gas phase and the
liquid phase have been switched.
Anthill Pro Build and Release Management Server 2.1.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136299/
Anthill Pro is a build management server for the enterprise. It makes
the build and release process easy and efficient. Your entire team can
be greeted each morning with build reports from the overnight build.
The QA team can review the automated test runs, the development team
can start using the new build artifacts, the documentation team can
review the revision log listing newly implemented features, and the
management team can measure progress more readily. It supports many
reposistory adapters, including CVS, Visual Source Safe, Perforce,
Clearcase, PVCS, StarTeam, MKSIntegrity, and FileSystem.
AppComposer 3.0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136353/
AppComposer is an integrated assembly environment for building
applications from reusable Java components. It allows you to visually
wire JavaBeans and non-JavaBeans together to create programs like Web
applications and others. AppComposer is written 100% in Java and runs
on Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, and even Windows.
asmem 1.10
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136358/
asmem is a X11 application with AfterStep look and feel that acts as a
memory utilization monitor. It shows the current amount of memory and
swap space, the free amounts of those, and the bars representing
graphically the different types of memory.
Astaro Security Linux 4.015 (Stable 4.x)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136360/
Astaro Security Linux is a firewall solution. It does stateful packet
inspection filtering, content filtering, user authentication, virus
scanning, spam protection, VPN with IPSec (PKI for X.509 certificates)
and PPTP, Wireless LAN, VLAN, PPPoE, PPPoA, and much more. With its
Web-based management tool, WebAdmin, and the ability to pull updates
via the Internet, it is pretty easy to manage. It is based on a special
hardened Linux 2.4 distribution where most daemons are running in
change-roots and are protected by kernel capabilities.
Astaro Security Linux 3.221 (Stable 3.x)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136313/
Astaro Security Linux is a firewall solution. It does stateful packet
inspection filtering, content filtering, user authentication, virus
scanning, spam protection, VPN with IPSec (PKI for X.509 certificates)
and PPTP, Wireless LAN, VLAN, PPPoE, PPPoA, and much more. With its
Web-based management tool, WebAdmin, and the ability to pull updates
via the Internet, it is pretty easy to manage. It is based on a special
hardened Linux 2.4 distribution where most daemons are running in
change-roots and are protected by kernel capabilities.
AudioLink 0.02
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136309/
AudioLink is a tool that makes searching for music on your local
storage media easier and faster. Your searches can include a variety of
criteria, like male artists, female artists, band, genre, etc. It is
flexible: you can use a command line interface or your choice of
multiple GUIs, design your own search criteria, etc.
baudline 0.96
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136376/
Baudline is a real-time signal analysis tool and an offline
time-frequency browser. It has a built-in tone generation capability
and it can play back audio files with a multitude of effects and
filters. Designed for environmental analysis missions that range from
modulation parameter measurements to searching for transient signals
that go bump in the night, baudline combines fast digital signal
processing, versatile high-speed displays, and continuous capture tools
for hunting down and studying elusive signal characteristics.
Big Faceless PDF Library 2.0beta1 (Version 2.x)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136322/
The Big Faceless PDF Library is a Java class library for creating PDF
documents. The Extended Edition offers the ability to create and edit
AcroForms, PDF's answer to the HTML form. Like HTML forms, PDF forms
can contain text boxes, radio buttons, and can call JavaScript
functions. The Extended Edition also includes a PDF reader for
importing and editing, along with FDF support and verification for
Digital Signatures. Both variations offer full Unicode support,
encryption, embedded TrueType and Type1 fonts, barcodes, hyperlinks,
spot and calibrated color. Advanced text layout engine enables complex
HTML styles. It is small, fast, easy to use, and 100% pure Java.
Broccoli18 PIC18F Programmer 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136396/
Broccoli18 is a suite of programming tools for the PIC 18F series of
microcontrollers made by Microchip. Features include ability to read
and write code memory, data EEPROM, ID bytes, and configuration word. A
simple circuit connecting the PIC to the PC parallel port is required.
bugzilla command line interface 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135946/
bugcli is a group of client and server-side Perl scripts that provide a
command-line interface to the bug tracking tool, bugzilla. It offers
the ability to enter a new bug, view a single bug, or view a list of
bugs based on a number of attributes.
CDlinux 0.4.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136345/
CDlinux is a Linux mini-distribution which runs from a CD-ROM. It aims
to be an administration/rescue tool for Eastern Asian (CJK) users. It
is also highly user configureable, and supports a wide range of
hardware (PCMCIA/SCSI/USB).
Clover framework 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136357/
CloverETL is Java-based framework for creating ETL transformations. It
follows the concept of transformation graphs which consist of
individual nodes performing simple operations on data. Any
transformation can be defined as a set of interconnected nodes through
which data flows.
Cream for Vim 0.24
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136399/
Cream is a configuration of the famous Vim text editor that makes it
easier to use, like an Apple- or Windows-style text editor. It uses
Vim's own extensibility to improve menus, keyboard shortcuts, and
editing behavior. Cream seamlessly maintains Vim's insertmode to access
all the power of the original Vim plus many custom Cream extensions.
cutmp3 0.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136380/
cutmp3 is a small command line MP3 editor. It lets you select sections
of an MP3 interactively or via a timetable and save them to separate
files without quality loss. It uses mpg123 for playback. It works with
VBR files and files bigger than 2GB.
CVSToys 1.0.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136371/
CVSToys is a collection of companion tools for the Concurrent Versions
System, better known as CVS. It currently contains FreshCVS, which
performs actions in response to a commit. Actions include notification
by various methods, updating a working copy, and rsync'ing to backup.
Another key feature of FreshCVS notifications is that you receive one
per commit, not one for each directory of the commit as
loginfo-triggered scripts are prone to do. FreshCVS is extensible with
Python, and notifications may be published by a Perspective Broker
network service, allowing 3rd party clients to listen in.
Delineate 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136388/
Delineate is a tool for converting bitmap raster images to SVG
(Scalable Vector Graphics) using AutoTrace. It displays SVG results
using the Apache Batik SVG toolkit. Valid input formats are TGA, PBM,
PNM, PGM, PPM, or BMP.
DirsSync 1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136375/
DirsSync is a python tool to synchronise 2 directories. This
application will synchronise all the files and all the sub-directories,
and prompt the user to confirm all the moves.
DOCSIS Server 1.2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136389/
DOCSIS Server is a DHCP/TFTP/TOD/syslog server that uses MySQL as a
backend. If you have a DOCSIS Cable Modem headend, you can use this
server to boot up cable modems and assign IP addresses to customer
premise equipment. With a little bit of tweaking you could also use it
as just a DHCP server attached to a MySQL database. It was designed to
boot up more than 150 modems per second.
Dolibarr 1.0.0-RC2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136344/
Dolibarr is a small and simple Web interface with ERP and CRM
capabilities. It is designed for small companies and freelancers, and
can be used to deal with the bills and documentation required for
company management.
Ebotula 0.1.11
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136385/
Ebotula is an IRC bot for administration tasks in one or more channels.
It has four access levels. The top level is the bot master, where a
user has complete access to all functions. The channel owner is the
administrator in one channel. The other levels are friends and other
users. The bot is a multithread application and can execute more
commands simultaneously. The data are contained in gdbm hash files.
epson_setup 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136260/
epson_setup is a graphical tool for controlling text mode printing on
Epson dot matrix printers.
evilwm 0.99.16
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136366/
evilwm is a minimalist window manager for the X Window System. It
maximises screen real estate and provides good keyboard control. It is
currently based on aewm.
Firebird .NET Data Provider 1.5 Beta 1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136331/
The Firebird .NET Data Provider is an ADO.NET data provider for
Firebird. It is written in C# and provides a high-performance native
implementation of the Firebird API. It also includes an implementation
of the Firebird Services API and Firebird array datatype support.
font2svg 0.1.5 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136295/
font2svg can convert any font that GhostScript is capable of rendering
into an SVG-font. This includes all PostScript fonts, GhostScript's own
format, and almost all TrueType fonts.
Free Realty 2.8.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136359/
Free Realty is a PHP/MySQL set of scripts based upon Jon Roig's
original Open Realty project. Jon's description of the package,
"... so easy even a real estate agent can use it.." is the
ultimate goal of this project.
Gamers-Fusion 2.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136352/
Gamers-Fusion is a browser-based game derived from the ExoFusion [V2]
system. It aims to improve the code and have others contribute to it.
GeoIRC 0.3.1a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136381/
GeoIRC is intended to be a stable, customizable, usable, scriptable,
and good-looking IRC client.
giFTui 0.2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136327/
giFTui is a graphical user interface to giFT. It is written in GTK+2
and is designed to be really easy to use. Since it uses giFT, it is
virtually able to connect to any file-sharing network (currently OpenFT
and Gnutella). Its main features over other clients are multiple
"search" and "browse user" tabs, transfer and
status tabs, and the ability to stop a search.
gm4lin 1.2.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136368/
gm4lin is a Linux driver for the serial port GM-45 and GM-10 radiation
detectors. The driver is able to handle virtually any number of
detectors connected to a single computer and to log data to the screen,
to ASCI files or to a MySQL database (local or remote). Average
activity and pulse mode with a fake RC decay are available in order to
come as close as possible to common analog radiations detectors. This
is console-only software.
GNU Enterprise Designer 0.5.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136289/
GNUe-Designer is the IDE for the GNUe tools. It allows you to visually
layout your forms in a RAD-style environment. It has a built in forms
client, so you can quickly test your forms while still in Designer. It
also has support for form creation wizards: answer a few questions,
attach your form to a table, select the fields to include, and a basic
form is created.
GNU Enterprise Forms 0.5.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136292/
GNU Enterprise Forms is a platform and UI-independent forms system. It
reads an XML-based forms definition and creates GUIs for Win32 and GTK.
It has a fully data aware widget set and can be used in both 2-tier and
n-tier environments.
GNU Enterprise Navigator 0.0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136290/
GNUe Navigator is a menuing system for GNUe Forms and Reports. It
presents a consistent menuing interface (in a GUI or text) based on an
XML "process definition." It uses the GNUe Forms or GNUe
Reports clients to run the actual forms and reports.
GNU Enterprise Reports 0.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136291/
GNU Enterprise Reports is a platform and output-independent reporting
system that reads an XML-based report definition and generates
arbitrary XML output that can be further translated into any format for
which there is an adapter. It has outputs for text, HTML, and CSV.
Reports can output directly to a file, as an email attachment, to a
printer, or to a HylaFax server.
Gnumeric 1.2.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136297/
Gnumeric is a powerful and easy to use spreadsheet using GNOME. Its
goal is to provide a full featured spreadsheet and a smooth migration
path for people and organizations currently using proprietary
applications. It provides more sheet functions and greatly improved
accuracy when compared to Microsoft's Excel. A plugin system lets you
extend Gnumeric, adding functions, I/O formats, and real time data
capabilities. The existing Python, Guile, and Perl plugins let you
define complex functions. Gnumeric is capable of reading and writing MS
Excel, and reading Lotus, Applix, Quattro Pro, OpenCalc, XBase, DIF,
SYLK, HTML, Psion, MPS, oleo, sc, misc. text formats, and its native
XML. It can also generate Latex, HTML, and others.
IMMS 0.9.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136398/
IMMS is an intelligent playlist plug-in for XMMS that tracks the user's
listening patterns and dynamically adapts to his/her taste. It is
incredibly unobtrusive and easy to use as it requires no direct user
interaction.
Irrlicht Engine 0.4.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136362/
The Irrlicht Engine is a high performance cross platform 3D engine for
creating realtime 3D applications. Its main aims are to be easy to use,
extremely fast, extensible, and crash safe.
IzPack 3.2.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136326/
IzPack is a powerful Java installer builder. It is able to create
lightweight and modular installers. You have the choice of the
installer panels you want to use (some can do the same job, so that you
can select the one you prefer), and you even have the choice of the
kind of installer that you want to use. IzPack doesn't use any portion
of native code, it is designed to be fully independent from the
operating system that runs it. It is very easy for the end user with a
properly installed JVM to use an installer made with IzPack, since a
single "java -jar installer.jar" will launch it.
JFtp 1.36
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136348/
JFtp is a Swing Java network and file transfer client. It supports FTP
using its own FTP API and various other protocols like SMB, SFTP, NFS,
HTTP, and file I/O using third party APIs. It includes many advanced
features such as recursive directory up/download, browsing FTP servers
while transferring files, FTP resuming and queueing, browsing the LAN
for Windows shares, and more. The FTP API is separated from the GUI and
can also be used in third-party applications. It should ideally be
launched in a Web browser via Java Web Start (contained by the Java 1.4
plugin), but can also be started locally.
JTv_finder 1.61 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136354/
JTv-finder offers a German-language GUI to watch TV-programs. It gets
its data from the Internet as an XML-file. The program parses this file
using the Apache Xerces XML-parser, and saves it into an SQL database.
Karmack 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136307/
Karmack is an amusing CPU load monitor applet for the KDE kicker bar
which uses the the form of the classic Doom game's marine face. The
poor guy will bleed when your machine is heavily used. Other effects
are triggered on different window manager actions.
Koncert 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136301/
Koncert is a clone of an old C64 arcade game (Rootin Tootin), written
for KDE/Qt. It's part of the K64 project.
labmonitor 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136334/
labmonitor is a suite of simple programs that produces a pretty,
colourful page showing the status of a number of systems running Unix
or Windows.
Layer-7 Packet Classifier for Linux 2003-09-19 (Pattern Definitions)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136392/
This project is a filter that classifies packets based on application
(or layer 7) data. This means that it is able to classify packets as
HTTP, FTP, Gnucleus, etc, regardless of what port the services are run
on. It complements existing filters that classify based on route, port
numbers, and so on in the existing Linux QoS infrastructure.
Leafnode 1.9.43.rel
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136329/
Leafnode is a news server, suitable for small, limited-bandwidth sites
with only a few users (and useful for offline news reading). Leafnode
keeps track of which groups are being read and downloads only articles
in those groups. Leafnode has been designed to require no maintenance
and to be easy to set up.
Lesstif 0.93.91
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136346/
LessTif is an LGPL'd implemention of the OSF/Motif standard GUI toolkit
for X11. LessTif aims to be source compatible with the OSF/Motif
versions 1.2 and 2.1. Currently 1.2 support is almost complete and most
Motif 1.2 apps should compile and run out of the box, whilst 2.1 still
has very little functionality.
LilyPond 1.9.7 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136321/
LilyPond is a music typesetter. It produces beautiful sheet music using
a file as input. LilyPond is part of the GNU Project.
linuxsms 0.68
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136364/
Linuxsms is a Perl script to send SMS to GSM phones. There is support
for multiple servers/gateways (some servers require registration). The
script has an adressbook, the ability to compress SMS, and the ability
to check for new versions.
Liquid Installer 1.00 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136315/
Liquid Installer greatly simplifies the installation of software
packages for Web applications. Users can add new modules, themes, or
updates with just one click. Developers can create installation
packages for their own software in less than five minutes and
distribute them using the "share" feature.
LiquidClassifiedsXML 1.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136294/
LiquidClassifiedsXML is a PHP-Nuke and PostNuke compatible client for a
classified ad Web service. All ads are pooled in a centralized database
so that many small Web sites can combine their marketing power to have,
in effect, the classified ad system of a large Web site.
log4cxx 0.9.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136395/
log4cxx is a port to C++ of the log4j project.
Mega Upload 0.10 (JSP Edition)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136347/
Mega Upload provides a progress monitor for PHP file uploads. It is
simple to install and can be easily integrated with existing Web
applications.
moftpd 1.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136365/
moftpd is a powerful FTP server supporting IPv6, virtual hosts, fine
grained permissions, TLS, and much more.
Mp3splt 1.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136300/
mp3splt is a command-line utility that splits MP3 and Ogg files at
specified times without decoding and re-encoding. It works with Mp3Wrap
and AlbumWrap files and has a silence detection split mode and a
"cddb source" mode.
mplayerplug-in 0.91
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136335/
mplayerplug-in is a plugin for Mozilla, Netscape, and other browsers
that accept Netscape plugins to play videos embedded on a Web page. It
uses mplayer to process the video.
Newts 0.12.6 (Main)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136369/
Newts is a notesfile program, a news-like program for use as a message
board. Newts is designed for UNIX-like systems, and resembles the
Notesfiles program written early in the 1980s at the University at
Urbana-Champaign. The client program included emulates the look and
feel of Notesfiles, and the UIUC backend is compatible with Notesfiles
data files. Future versions of Newts will include a separate daemon to
manage multiple local and network connections, additional backends, and
additional clients.
Nutex VServer 1.0.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136256/
Nutex VServer is an ISP system for managing at least one Linux server
centrally. It was designed with security in mind, uses PHP, HTTPS, and
XMLRPC for server communication, and manages Apache, Qmail, Bind,
MySQL, Webalizer, ProFTP, Tomcat, Frontpage, and others.
OCamlI18N 0.0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136340/
OCamlI18N provides an I18N module modeling locales, time zones,
calendars, dates, numbers, and collations for any language, provided
enough locale information has been given.
OpenBSD Network Shell 20030918
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136378/
Nsh is intended to handle configuration for interfaces, bridging,
routing, packet filtering, NAT, and ISAKMP. It presents the user with a
vaguely Cisco-like interface. It also gives the user access to system
information and diagnostics. Nsh replaces the userland commands which
handle these functions, and talks directly to the OpenBSD kernel for
most functions.
OSCAR Cluster 2.3.1 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136342/
OSCAR (Open Source Cluster Application Resource) is a snapshot of the
best known methods for building, programming, and using clusters. It
consists of a fully integrated and easy- to-install software bundle
designed for high performance cluster computing.
Paragon Drive Backup 6.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135964/
Paragon Drive Backup is a universal backup. It creates images of any
partitions of the whole hard disk and places them on CD, DVD, or
another partition or disk. It includes a bootable CD and an
"undelete partition" function. It can be used to repartition,
clone, or upgrade hard disk. It also includes Image Explorer, a tool to
explore your backup images and restore only part of one of them. All
versions of NTFS are supported, and fast processing is provided for FAT
16/32, NTFS, EXT2/3fs, and ReiserFs.
Photo Organizer V2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136304/
Photo Organizer is multi-user photo management tool that was designed
for professional photographers. It offers a searchable photo database
that supports client management, photo submission history, a datebook,
and printing labels and color brochures in PDF and PS formats. It uses
PostgreSQL, features a Web interface, and uses ImageMagick to handle 87
image formats and ps2pdf to generate PDF files.
PhpWebmin 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136316/
PhpWebmin consists of a port of Webmin's weblib.pl to PHP and the
integration of the phplib HTML template class. This is meant to help
you to write Webmin modules in PHP and to have a true separation
between program code and HTML.
Portable OpenSSH 3.7.1 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136303/
This is a Unix/Linux port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH. OpenSSH is a
full implementation of the SSH1 protocol and a 100% implementation of
the SSH 2 protocol, including sftp client and server support.
Poseidon for UML 2.0 (Community Edition)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136377/
Poseidon for UML is a fully featured UML CASE Tool which directly
extends the open source project ArgoUML, and lifts it to a
professionally usable level. It is fully implemented in Java, and it
features platform independence, support for all 9 diagrams of the UML,
compliance to the UML 1.3 standard, support for XMI as the standard
file format, the ability to export diagrams as GIF, PS, EPS, and SVG,
undo/redo, copy/cut/paste, drag and drop, internationalization and
localization for English, German, French, and Spanish, code generation
for Java, reverse engineering from Java sources, auto-layout of reverse
engineered diagrams, cognitive support, and a discrete critique
mechanism. Poseidon for UML seamlessly integrates into Netbeans (3.3
and 3.4), Forte for Java (4.0), and SunOne Studio, and it is easy to
install and update with InstallAnywhere or JavaWebStart.
pppusage 0.2.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136383/
pppusage summarizes average and total transfer volumes, number of
connections, and average and total online time for PPP connections. The
data is collected by reading the syslog files which contain the ppp[d]
messages. A database file is used to store the relevant data. Certain
time ranges (that is: a year, month, or day) may be specified on the
command line.
pyhtmloo 0.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136373/
pyhtmloo is a library allowing Python developers to treat HTML code as
any other Python object.
Quica 20030918
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136356/
Quicka is a Courier MTA frontend that makes tasks like creating
accounts and forwards easy. It manages domains separately, allowing the
delegation of each domain to different people.
RSSOwl 0.62b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136349/
RSSOwl is an SWT-based GUI desktop client that reads RSS files from a
URL or a local file. A tab folder shows RSS channel information and the
headings of the selected feed. After selecting a news item, users can
read the description and open the news in a tab using an integrated
browser. Full-text searching (case-sensitive, entire-word, regex match)
and keyword highlighting are supported. Favorites can be saved within
unlimited nested categories. It also supports exporting newsfeeds to
PDF, HTML, and OPML, importing newsfeeds from OPML, printing news,
saving news feeds locally, and subscriptions (sharing news feeds with
others). It comes with an application bundle for Mac users, making it
easy to run the application.
SEDForth 0.0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136328/
SEDForth is a Forth compiler written as a SED script. It converts Forth
code into subroutine threaded assembly language and Linux console
applications.
smbldap-tools 0.8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136239/
SMBLDAP-TOOLS is a package containing some useful scripts to manage
users/groups when you're using LDAP as source of user/group data (for
Unix and for Samba). These scripts are used in the SAMBA-LDAP PDC Howto
to add/delete/modify users and groups.
Software Suspend 1.1-rc9 (2.4 Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136323/
Software suspend (swsusp) allows you to suspend your machine without
needing APM, BIOS, or ACPI support. It creates an image that is saved
in your active swap partition or swap files. At the next system bootup,
the kernel detects the saved image, restores the memory from it and
then it continues to run as if you'd never powered down.
Squid 2.5 STABLE 4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136367/
Squid is a high performance Web proxy cache that can be arranged
hierarchically for an improvement in response times and a reduction in
bandwith usage. Squid runs on all popular Unix and Windows platforms.
SSC 2003-09-16
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136148/
SSC is a fast paced arcade space shoot'em-up featuring many colorful
bouncy balls. The game focuses on interesting play and physics themes.
streamtuner 0.10.1 (World Cup)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136302/
streamtuner is a stream directory browser. Through the use of a plugin
system, it offers an intuitive GTK+ 2.0 interface to Internet radio
directories such as SHOUTcast and Live365.
TCVP 0.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136355/
TCVP is a modular and configurable audio and video player, transcoder,
and streamer. Most popular file formats and codecs are supported. It
can be used from the commandline or with a GUI. A flexible skin-based
GUI is supplied, as well as a converter for xmms/winamp skins.
The Stump Window Manager 0.0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136306/
Stumpwm is a tiling, keyboard driven X11 window manager written
entirely in Common Lisp. While it is minimalistic in appearance, its
full customizability, event hooks, and 100% pure Lisp implementation
make it startlingly powerful.
TOAD C++ GUI Library 2003-09-16 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136293/
The TOAD C++ GUI Library is a set of classes to create graphical user
interfaces with the X Window System. While still under development, it
aims to be an alternative to other popular GUI libraries in the future
by providing innovative features that ease the development process.
turtle 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136374/
turtle is a portable toy for playing with graphics and sound
programming using Scheme on either Win32 or Linux/X11, and possibly OS
X/Carbon. It is a native application implementing a small platform
abstraction API for graphics and sound, and an embedded Scheme
interpreter (Guile), for developing interesting behaviors on top of
that platform. It features graphics primitives for lines, pixels, text,
and bit blitting, as well as background sound playing, and a library of
useful modules written in Scheme.
Viper IDE 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136318/
Viper IDE is a client-server based multi-developer IDE. It features
instant messaging, sharing files, public realtime chat, and extensive
CVS support.
VPNmonitor 0.15
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136387/
VPNmonitor is a free Java tool for observing network traffic. Network
administrators can use it to monitor VPN (PPTP and IPSec) and SSL
(HTTPS) connectivity of wireline/wireless networks. The graphical
representation makes it easy to visualize messages being sent between
computer nodes. Users can also read messages not of the above types in
plain text. Connection statistics can be used as a measure of network
security.
wdm 1.26
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136379/
Wdm is a modification of the X11 xdm package for graphically handling
authentication and system login. Most of xdm has been preserved with
the login interface based on a WINGs implementation using Tom
Rothamel's "external greet" interface.
Web-FTP 2.2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136351/
Web-FTP is a Perl/CGI FTP client that can provide quick, easy, and
(with an SSL-enhanced Web server) more secure access to your FTP
server. Designed with file management in mind, it supports uploads,
downloads, and all the usual tasks. No spool directories are used; file
transfers are relayed directly from the server to the client and vice
versa. Multiple file and recursive directory downloads are supported by
generating a tar file on the fly. It can also serve as an FTP client,
allowing FTP access to clients behind a firewall. You may view and edit
files as well. There is internationalization support.
white_dune 0.25beta89 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136361/
white_dune is a graphical VRML97 editor. VRML97 (Virtual Reality
Modeling Language) is the ISO standard for displaying 3D data over the
Web via browser plugins. It has support for animation, realtime
interaction and multimedia (image, movie, sound). White_dune can read
VRML97 files, display and let the user change the scenegraph/fields,
and load and store x3d (the next generation VRML XML format) files if
configured to work with the nist.gov x3d translators. It also has
support for stereoscopic view via "quadbuffer"-capable stereo
visuals, and support for 3D input devices like a joystick, spaceball,
or magnetic tracker.
wmCalClockKbd 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136363/
wmCalClockKbd is a simple dockable calendar clock with integrated
keyboard group indicator. It shows the actual time, date, and keyboard
group.
Xmms-Lumi 0.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136393/
XMMS-Lumi is an XMMS plugin that automatically plays new files. Users
give the plugin a directory to watch, and if new files are added to
this directory, it begins to play them.
xSH-paranoia patch 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136308/
xSH-Paranoia Patch is an project started for admins who work in large
system environments. It allows you to see which user executes which
command, when, where, and from what IP address. It logs everything to
syslog, and with syslog-ng, you can log it to another machine where no
user should/would have access. Currently supported shells are bash and
tcsh.
YAPAB 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136338/
YAPAB is an address entry collection system. It has many features
including user accounts with adjustable permissions, multi-language
support, IM between users, import/export functions for common file
formats, group actions to collect entries in reachable places, and the
ability be used under any browser and operating system.
YellowTip Health Reservations 1.0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136394/
YellowTip Health Reservations is software designed to meet the specific
scheduling and reporting needs of spas, health clubs, salons, clinics,
and other health related organizations. It allows an organisation to
schedule appointments with customers, staff, and resources (like
treatment rooms, tanning beds, exercise rooms, etc.). Key features
include advanced conflict checking/prevention, a highly configurable
and customizable interface, extensive management reports, and a user
friendly and intuitive interface.
Yet Another antiVirus Recipe 1.7.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/136382/
Yet Another antiVirus Recipe is a procmail that helps to filter out a
lot of the most common e-mail worms. It detects worms with base-64
signatures (such as Klez, Hybris, and BugBear), HTML IFRAME exploits,
CLSID hidden extension exploits, -XML code base exploits, executable
extensions (bat, pif, vbs, vba, scr, lnk, com, and exe), and macros for
doc, dot, xls, and xla files. It also detects most Nigerian scam
e-mails.
Thinkgeek
Gadgets: Sidewinder Cell Phone Charger
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/6383/
Gadgets: Computer Microscope
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/633f/
Interests: Volatile Hyperlinkage
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Interests: Soothing Green Light
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/slashdot/tshirts/62d1/
Interests: News w/ Nerd Slant
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/slashdot/tshirts/62c9/
Interests: Mainline Geek Culture
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/slashdot/tshirts/62c3/
Electronics: Nikon Coolpix SQ
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/63af/
Computing: 2-Port Integrated KVM Switch
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/62f2/
Gadgets: X-Linx 2-Way Personal Communicator
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/6316/
Computing: Logitech Internet Chat Headset
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/speakers/6326/
Electronics: iRock! Bling CD/MP3 Player
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/mp3/6356/
Cube Goodies: Hot/Cold Mini Fridge
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/622b/
PC Mods: Velcro Wire Ties
http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cables/62ec/
Electronics: Mustek DV-3000 Multi-Function Digital Camera
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/62ae/
Books: BOFH 4 - Dummy Mode Is Forever
http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/humor/6280/
Electronics: 2.4Ghz Cordless Headset Phone
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/phones/63a0/
Gadgets: Watch with Built-in Grounding Strap
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/62f7/
Gadgets: Mobile Power Inverter
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/630f/
Gadgets: Presentation Remote
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/630b/
Interests: Megatokyo Lanyard
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/coolthings/60e9/
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