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Cube Fodder: Tangle Desktop Toy
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/5a38.shtml
Gadgets: Sharp Zaurus Linux PDA
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a3c.shtml
Gadgets: Key Katcher
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a05.shtml
Tshirts: Kids: newbie
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/59cc.shtml
Caffeine: Energy Gum
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/5a35.shtml
Gadgets: Super Bright GREEN Laser Pointer!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a1d.shtml
Gadgets: SoundBug - Turns Glossy Surfaces Into Speakers!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/5a15.shtml
Tshirts: It Must Be User Error
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/59fe.shtml
Gadgets: Key Katcher Privacy Device
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a05.shtml
Gadgets: Mini Wireless Color Video Cam (for RC rovers)
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59eb.shtml
Cube Goodies: Levitron Desktop Levitation Toy
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59a9.shtml
Tshirts: Bug Off, I'm On My Break
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/5a00.shtml
Watches: onHand PC Watch
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a1a.shtml
Caffeine: Hyperglow Caffeinated Beer
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/beer.shtml
Gadgets: Desktop Zero Point Infinite Power Generator
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/zero.shtml
Cube Fodder: New Desktop Mini Fridge/Warmer
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/5991.shtml
Mods: New Lian-LIi Cases
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/cases-mods.shtml
Cube Fodder: LED Binary Clock
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59e0.shtml
Cube Fodder: Rogers Connection Magnetic Set
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59b4.shtml
Caffeine: Warp Mints In Cinnamon Flavor
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/59de.shtml
Sourceforge
Automated Security Tools
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=51027
Release Candidate 1
phpLotto
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53340
phpLotto 1st Release
Legend of the Wonderer TCG
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=44698
battle system in the project Docs
Advanced Simlulation Toolkit
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48818
Recruiting
PHPortal
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=28568
PHPortal version 0.1.9 released!
PCGen -- A d20 Character Generator
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=25576
PCGen 2.6.3 is available
MySQL Objective C API for Cocoa
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42424
SMySQL version 0.7.0
i810 Framebuffer Device Driver
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=39579
Video Overlay Support for the Intel 810 and 815 Framebuffer
'Just For Fun' Network Management System
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46041
JFF Network Management System 0.6.4
VietPad
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46758
VietPad 1.0.2 Release
Slashdot
Opera, Microsoft, and the Mobile Browser Market
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/22/0453227
[0]DrEspenA writes "[1]Salon has an interesting article on the
[2]competition for the mobile phone browser market. Ostensibly the
article is about [3]Microsoft's efforts to dominate the market, but the
key protagonist is really [4]Opera Software, which may be gaining the
(initial) upper hand simply because they are not Microsoft. Good
discussion of whether standards and familiarity really is necessary in
the mobile browser market."
Links
0. http://www.espen.com
1. http://www.salon.com/
2. http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/21/microsoft_cellphone/index.html
3. http://www.microsoft.com/
4. http://www.opera.com/
Farscape Fans Produce Commercial
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/22/0254259
[0]angst writes "Farscape fans have come together and produced a
[1]commercial called 'I am Farscape'. In the hopes of bringing more
media and consumer awareness that the fans of this show are not happy
that it is being cancelled. So far it will be aired in 24 cities nation
wide. Look for it the week of Nov. 24th if you are in the list."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.watchfarscape.com/news/article.php?newsid=157
Don't Stymie Nanotech
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/193253
[0]Anonymous Coward writes "A new [1]paper released by the [2]Pacific
Research Institute says that nanotechnology holds benefits for society
if not blocked by misguided regulation or outright bans. Already, some
prominent individuals (like Bill Joy) have questioned the rationale of
continuing nanotech research  PRI's paper explains that nanotech has
more benefits than drawbacks, and that bans and heavy regulation are
not in societyÂs best interests"
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.pacificresearch.org/pub/sab/techno/forward_to_nanotech.pdf
2. http://www.pacificresearch.org/
An Interstellar Lifeboat for Humanity
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/1453253
cravey writes "From the people who brought you [0]the Oceania project
so many years ago comes [1]the Lifeboat project. An attempt to create a
spaceship for the purposes of saving the human race from the
singularity predicted by Vernor Vinge. Lots of talk about nanotech
accidents and biological accidents wiping out civilization, but it has
a neat picture of the ship. :)"
Links
0. http://www.oceania.org/
1. http://www.lifeboat.com/
Toledo Uncappers Getting Shafted
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/22/013226
Jacob writes "[0]Broadband Reports has a [1]well written article
detailing the plight of those Ohio cable modem users who found
themselves facing gun wielding FBI agents for uncapping their cable
modems. Buckeye Cable has clearly crossed a line and the tech community
and consumer groups should be all over them like a wet, angry rag.
Kudos to Broadband Reports for not letting this thing die." Granted,
those who were indicted were violating their service contracts, but
having their posessions siezed by FBI agents is overkill.
Links
0. http://www.broadbandreports.com/
1. http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/23727
Slashback: Circumvention, AOLandfill, Scoffing
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/1931255
Slashback tonight with more on efforts to stop the flow of AOL CDs from
their house to yours, getting modded XBoxes on Microsoft's network, a
less optimistic look at NVIDIA's latest chip, and more. Read on for
more. Update: 11/22 00:13 GMT by [0]T: Thanks to the AC who [1]noticed
the goofed headline ("this is only a test," remember), now amended.
Links
0. http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/
1. http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?cid=4727642&sid=45713&tid=167
Living with Darth Vader
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/1949220
[0]rppp01 writes "The BBC is reporting that Lucas Arts is putting the
Star Wars universe online this December. Go here to [1]read all about
it. I know lots of people who are now starting to leave Everquest. Is
this the next everquest? Will we have massive Star War fans calling in
sick everyday in attempts to become a jedi? Will Jar Jar be friend or
foe?"
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2488727.stm
PINE Releases 4.50
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/1845230
[0]wasaty writes "Yesterday new [1]PINE came out. Main new feature is
(at last!) threading support. Look [2] here for a full list of
changes." Ah, my first "real" e-mail program; watching it change is
like watching evolution in motion.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.washington.edu/pine/
2. http://www.washington.edu/pine/changes/4.44-to-4.50.html
Affordable and Safe Data Protection Practices?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/1832239
cfreeze asks: "With the recent [0]fire at the University of Twente, I
started to think 'Are the steps I'm taking to backup my home network
sufficient?'. The first thing going through my mind was the need to
mail a set of recent backup discs to a family member. I feel this is a
good first step, but due to the distances involved it may prove to be
impractical. The second was a small hidden personal safe that is
fireproof. What steps are you taking?" If you are interested in truly
protecting your data, you have to realize that making backups is just a
start. Next comes protecting those backups from floods, fires, and
other catastrophes that might occur. What do you do to protect your
backups?
Links
0. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/20/132259&tid=99
Microsoft Just Says No to .Doc Replacement Panel
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/1726230
[0]Schlemphfer writes "[1]OASIS is a nonprofit consortium backed by top
technology companies, and the purpose of this organization is to set
open standards for desktop and business software. They've just
[2]announced a working group that will create an XML-based document
format standard for [3]openoffice.org. And even though Microsoft is a
member of Oasis, [4]they aren't going to be taking part in this group.
It's a logical move on Bill's part, considering that standardized XML
docs are sure to weaken the hold that Microsoft's proprietary .doc
format has on business software."
Links
0. http://www.vegan.com/
1. http://www.oasis-open.org/
2. http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_11_20_02.shtml
3. http://www.openoffice.org/
4. http://news.com.com/2100-1001-966691.html?tag=fd_top
Freshmeat
Autossh 1.2b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104222/
Autossh is a program to monitor and automatically reestablish SSH
connections. It is similar to rstunnel (Reliable SSH Tunnel), however,
it is implemented in C, and is easier to set up and use, especially for
connections to multiple hosts. Autossh has been compiled and tested on
OpenBSD, Linux, and Solaris, and should run without needing changes on
FreeBSD and NetBSD.
Clam AntiVirus 0.54
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104246/
Clam AntiVirus is an anti-virus toolkit for Unix. The main purpose of
this software is the integration with mail servers (attachment
scanning). The package provides a flexible and scalable multi-threaded
daemon, a commandline scanner, and a tool for automatic updating via
Internet. The programs are based on a shared library distributed with
the Clam AntiVirus package, which you can use in your own software.
Content management module for PHProjekt 0.4.7.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104265/
This module let administrators manage content pages for PHProjekt. It
uses a directory-based model and the PHProjekt database and routines.
Features include file upload capabilities, a comment system, a search
facility, and simple statistics generation.
Courier-IMAP 1.6.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104269/
Courier-IMAP is a lightweight server that provides IMAP access to
maildir mailboxes. It supports folders, custom authentication modules,
and virtual mailboxes. A compatible POP3 server is also provided. The
source code is based on the IMAP module in the Courier Mail Server, but
this build is independently repackaged to work with any other MTA that
delivers to maildir format mailboxes.
course 0_4b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104275/
course is a program for sports events (in French). It is divided into
two parts, a server and a client written with GTK+ 2. Runners are
sorted by their position and by a unique ID.
Dia2Postgres 20021121 (CVS Snapshots)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104241/
Dia2Postgres is a Perl script that can be used to convert Dia diagrams
into PostgreSQL scripts or PHP mirror classes which can add, update,
and modify table entries automatically. It has support for inheritance,
simple references (limited to a single field), and a fake enum type
which creates a table.
DOM Tooltip 0.2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104220/
DOM Tooltip allows developers to have dynamic and configurable tooltips
on HTML pages. This library supports Mozilla/Netscape6+, IE 5+,
Konqueror, and Opera 7. The tooltips are configured through three class
definitions in a stylesheet, and consist of two parts, the caption and
the content, where the caption is optional. Tooltips can be either
greasy or sticky, where sticky tips stick around after mouseout and
require a click to close. Sticky tips are also draggable. The key about
this project is that configuration is minimal, and the function call is
simple and straightforward.
eZ publish 3 Beta 3 (Unstable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104272/
eZ publish is a professional open source content management system
(CMS). It lets you update and maintain the content of your site through
a user friendly Web interface, eliminating the need for HTML code. It
is dual licenced under the GPL and the eZ publish Professional licence,
where you can get the right to use the source code for making your own
commercial software. It is useful for building Web sites, Web shops,
intranets/extranets, news sites, portals, and more.
eZ region 1.1.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104225/
eZ region is a PHP class and an updated set of eZ publish modules that
provide support for regions or states to eZ publish's eZ address and eZ
user modules.
Faerion IRC Daemon 1.17.7 (Main)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104252/
Faerion is a Unicode-based IRC daemon developed by ForestNet IRC
Network. It features enhanced support and transparent conversion for
different charsets, and provides a stealth network model, persistent
channels, compressed links, etc.
Gangplank conferencing system 1.0.0.beta.6 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104240/
Gangplank is a Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) system (or
"chat server") which supports real-time communication between
users, currently using a text-based user interface. It runs as an
Internet server which implements the standard telnet protocol, so no
special client program is necessary for users. Server-side processing
provides input editing/history and terminal- handling features over the
telnet connection for standard ANSI terminals. This code has been in
production use on a private server since early 1993. This
single-process server is fast, efficient and stable.
Gringotts 1.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104257/
Gringotts is a small utility that allows you to jot down sensitive data
(passwords, PINs, small files, etc.) in an easy-to-read,
easy-to-access, and most of all very secure form. Gringotts makes use
of GTK+ 2 for the user interface, and lets the user choose from among
eight strong encryption algorithms (RIJNDAEL-128, RIJNDAEL-256,
SERPENT, TWOFISH, CAST-256, SAFER+, LOKI97, 3DES), two hashing
algorithms (SHA1, RIPEMD 160) and two compression techniques (ZLib and
BZip2) with four compression ratios. Moreover, it allows the user to
use any file or an entire floppy disk as a password, as an alternative
to the usual text string, giving additional choices.
harvest 1.8.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104250/
Harvest is a system to collect information and make it searchable using
a Web interface. It can collect information using HTTP, FTP, NNTP, and
local files. Supported formats include HTML, DVI, PS, fulltext, mail,
man pages, news, troff, WordPerfect, C sources, and many more. Adding
support for new formats is easy due to Harvest's modular design.
JAMlib 1.4.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104258/
JAMlib is a collection of subroutines that encapsulate much of the
format-specific and tedious details of the JAM message base format. By
using these routines, application programmers can concentrate on the
higher-level issues of their programs instead of worrying about their
JAM routines.
Java Parser/Parser Generator 2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104243/
Java Parser is a Java-based parser and parser generator
package/utility. The generator builds parsers from straight EBNF
notation files.
JGraphpad 1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104254/
JGraphpad is a powerful diagram editor for Swing that offers XML, drag
and drop, zoom, automatic layout, print support, and much more. With
JGraphpad, you can create flow charts, maps, UML diagrams, and networks
with thousands of nodes. JGraphpad is available with sourcecode, which
may be used to develop new (commercial) applications.
KDE 3.0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104267/
KDE is a powerful graphical desktop environment for Unix workstations.
It combines ease of use, contemporary functionality and outstanding
graphical design with the technological superiority of the Unix
operating system. KDE is a completely new desktop, incorporating a
large suite of applications for Unix workstations. While KDE includes a
window manager, file manager, panel, control center and many other
components that one would expect to be part of a contemporary desktop
environment, the true strength of this exceptional environment lies in
the interoperability of its components.
KPassCard 0.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104273/
KPassCard is a KDE application for storing passwords on a chipcard
encrypted with a master password.
KSms 0.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104213/
KSms is a KDE 3 application for sending and archiving SMS messages
using a GSM mobile phone.
libspopc pop3 client library 0.4e (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104221/
libspopc is a simple-to-use POP3 client library. It's primary goal is
to provide an easy and quick way to host a POP3 client within a program
to C developers without exposing them to socket programming. However,
the socket layer is also accessible. libspopc allows mail programs to
connect to many POP accounts and manage email. It implements the client
side of RFC 1939. The email client can download email headers before
downloading the entire message.
Memo 1.9.1 (GTK2)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104261/
Memo displays the time as text (e.g. "It's just gone five to
ten"), and your next appointments, memos, and alarms in a small
window.
MessageConfirmed 0.3b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104084/
MessageConfirmed is a form-to-mail application that assigns each
submission a unique confirmation number which is displayed in the email
and the confirmation page. It is useful for client contact logs, work
orders, and intranet communication.
MyPhpMoney 1.2.3.1 (1.2.3.1)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104242/
MyPhpMoney is a tool written in PHP to manage bank accounts through a
Web interface. It uses MySQL to store data and relies on the PHPLIB
(template, session, and database abstraction).
p5-IPA 1.01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104264/
IPA stands for Image Processing Algorithms and is a Perl library of
image processing operators and functions. IPA is based on the Prima
toolkit, which in turn is a Perl-based graphic library. IPA is designed
for solving image analysis and object recognition tasks with Perl.
Pachi el marciano Demo_111802
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104249/
Pachi el marciano is a platforms game inspired by games like Manic
Miner and Jet Set Willy. The goal is to collect all the objects on each
level; when this is done, the exit gate to the next stage will appear.
Palace 0.1.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104226/
Palace is an XMMS plugin originally based on the XPLSISNJASP 0.8.0
plugin, but recently rewritten. Its current function is to use a device
attached to the computer's 25-pin parallel port to control some type of
electronic device in synchronization with music, typically a light
show.
phpMotionDetect 0.81
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104251/
phpMotionDetect is a script that compares snapshots, and on motion
detection a snapshot is stores on disk and/or in a MySQL database. A
Web interface is available to browse snapshots in the databases, and
MPEG movies and GIF animations can be created directly from this
interface.
Prima 1.08
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104262/
Prima is an extensible Perl toolkit for multi-platform GUI development.
Supported platforms include Linux, Windows NT/9x/2K, OS/2, and UNIX/X11
workstations (FreeBSD, IRIX, SunOS, Solaris, and others). The toolkit
contains a rich set of standard widgets and has emphasis on 2D image
processing tasks. A Perl program using Prima looks and behaves
identically on X, Win32, and OS/2 PM.
pylibini 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104208/
pylibini is a Python module which provides powerful access and
manipulation functions which allow easy use of .ini files in Python
applications.
QuaD-Pres 0.6.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104235/
QuaD-Pres is a Perl tool for creating HTML presentations that can
optionally work in conjunction with WebMetaLanguage. It organizes a
lecture into a tree with meaningful URLs, generates a table of contents
and navigation links, and links to a common CSS stylesheet.
Scout Portal Toolkit 1.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104276/
The Scout Portal Toolkit (SPT) is a turnkey software package that
allows groups or organizations who have collections of knowledge or
resources they want to share via the Web to put that collection online
without a big investment in technical resources. It includes keyword
and fielded search engines, a recommender system, a metadata editor,
user agents (push technology to notify users of new resources), forums
(bulletin boards), resource quality ratings, resource annotations by
users, and support for multiple dynamic user interfaces, selectable on
a per-user basis.
sedsed 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104260/
Sedsed is a Python script that masters sed scripts. It generates sed
debug files in sed, which lets you debug scripts with your own version
of sed (Linux, DOS, etc.). It's also a script beautifier, doing
indentation and spaces/comments formatting. It can also convert sed
scripts to colorful HTML files.
Seed Spambots 0.90
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104229/
Seed Spambots generates HTML pages and email addresses for spambots,
sending them to a honeypot SMTP server which reports checksum data to
various clearinghouses and gathers other spam statistics.
SLS886 / CMP 1.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104232/
SLS886/CMP is an exportable, full-strength encryption and compression
library for J2SE 1.4+ (Java 2) enabled devices.
Trackballs 0.2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104216/
Trackballs is a simple game similar to the classic game Marble Madness.
By steering a marble through a track filled with vicious hammers, pools
of acid, and other obstacles the player collects points. When the ball
reaches the destination, the player continue to the next, more
difficult track - unless, of course, time runs out first.
trident 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104237/
trident is a minimal, randomizing ident server written in Ruby. It
returns either random words from a dictionary/wordlist, or random
integers. It supports logging. It does not rely on any external Ruby
libraries, and should (in theory) run on any platform capable of
running a Ruby interpretor.
UgLy Game Search Engine rc 6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104234/
The UgLy Game Search Engine quickly searches the network for game
servers, and then lists them in a qstat-formatted file and html for use
by other programs, such as Server Query and Gametrakker. The script
itself uses very little memory and bandwidth and will happily run in
the background. It supports games such as Quake 1/2/3, Unreal, Jedi
Knight 2, Half Life, and many more.
Umbrello UML Modeller 1.1 rc 1 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104274/
Umbrello UML Modeller is a Unified Modelling Language diagram tool for
KDE. It is able to produce Class diagrams, Sequence diagrams,
Collaboration diagrams, Use Case diagrams, Activity diagrams, and State
diagrams. It uses an XMI-based file format.
UW IMAP Server 2002
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104270/
This is the University of Washington's IMAP source distribution, which
includes the IMAP4rev1 server, as well as a POP server that, in
addition to offering the normal POP service, can relay commands to an
IMAP server, thus permitting existing POP clients to access an IMAP
server.
Very Quick Wiki 2.3.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104223/
Very Quick Wiki is a JSP/Servlet WikiWiki Web clone. It is installed by
dropping a single WAR into Tomcat, Resin, etc. It features built-in
filesystem or MySQL backend, email notification, diff, usernames, file
upload /attachment, admin/topic-locking, recent changes, search engine,
standard Wiki markup, and optional HTML support.
Window Maker 0.80.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104268/
Window Maker is an X11 window manager designed to give additional
integration support to the GNUstep Desktop Environment. In every way
possible, it reproduces the elegant look and feel of the NeXTSTEP[tm]
GUI. It is fast, feature rich, easy to configure, and easy to use. In
addition, Window Maker works with GNOME and KDE, making it one of the
most useful and universal window managers available.
wmFrog 0.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104227/
wmFrog is a weather dockapp for use in Window Maker or blakbox/fluxbox.
It shows the cloud cover (sunny, partly cloudy. etc.), precipitation
(snow, light rain, etc.) the temperature, the wind direction/speed, and
the humidity.
wxPyColourChooser 0.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104239/
wxPyColourChooser is an implementation of a color chooser dialog in
wxPython. It can be embedded inside other widgets or used as a drop-in
replacement for a platform's native color dialog.
X-Hive/DB 4.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104247/
X-Hive/DB is a native XML database supporting open standards including
XPointer, XPath, and XLink. It is designed for large volume XML data
environments. It is a persistent DOM implementation, in which
collections also act as nodes (with libraries as children).
XBattleAI 1.2.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104259/
XBattleAI is an enhanced version of the Unix strategy game XBattle.
XBattleAI is an elegant and abstract realtime strategy game for
multiple players or a single player. It is based on the last stable
version of XBattle (5.4.1), and adds the option of using
computer-controlled opponents, campaigns, some bugfixes, and some
miscellaneous extra features.
XBook 0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/103904/
XBook is a simple, W3C standards-compliant guestbook app for small to
medium Web sites. It does not rely on a database, and it renders valid
XHTML and uses CSS to control the presentation. It allows users to post
name, email, Web site, comment, smilies, and formatted text, plus has a
spam-thwarting algorithm to protect users' email addresses.
xcave 0.7.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104248/
xcave is a wine cellar manager which allows you to browse wine stock,
grouping bottles by country zones. It is currently available in French
and in English, and is written with GTK+.
xdx 0.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104238/
Xdx is a client to connect to a DX-cluster for amateur radio. DX
messages will be displayed in a list, and announcements will go to a
text display.
Zaval Light-Weight Visual Components Library 3.0.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/104263/
Zaval Light-Weight Visual Components Library (LwVCL) is an alternative
to humble AWT-based and SWING-based GUI interfaces. Designed as
light-weight, but built separately from AWT (not on top of the java.awt
library like Swing), the LwVCL is a good alternative for high
performance, memory-efficient, flexible GUIs for standalone and applet
applications.
Slashcode
What exactly is isolation mode for?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/19/074249
Each section has an isolation mode property, that determines (I think)
wether or not sories from that section will be displayed on the front
page or not. In addition, each story has it's own DisplayMode property,
that, in effect, does the same thing. Which takes precedence? If Slash
always uses the individual story's displaymode to determine whether to
display the story, what's the point of the section-level isolation
mode?
Restricting Article Access?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/19/073238
I've just started up a new slash site, however one feature that I would
like, which doesn't seem to exist, is the ability to restrict users
from reading certain stories. I know this seems counter-productive,
however I have a valid reason. Namely that I have a subset of users who
have more privileges, and thus stuff applies to them that wouldn't
apply to regular users. It seems like the concept of a "security
level", which users have, might be an ideal way to restrict Article
viewing. I'm sure I can kludge something myself, but if there's already
a supported/good way to do this, then that would be great.
How to kickstart meta-moderation?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/13/0311207
I have a small slash site with a small number of users (by design) with
a few dozen stories and probably fewer than 200 comments posted so far.
The slash engine is handing out moderation points, perhaps because I
reset some of the configuration variables. But meta-moderation is not
operating.I recall that this has something to do with the number of
moderations (I'd look in the archives but the search function on
slashcode has been down for a while...). Unfortunately, I have one user
who could stand some meta-moderation NOW, before he drives other users
away with his down-mods. Yet I don't see any configuration variables or
anything else I can tweak to make meta-moderation start up. I would
rather the enforcement of community standards come from the community
rather than some heavy-handed act by the site administration. Any way
to force meta-moderation on?
Show Domains: Explain, please.
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/10/057254
On the user comments options page, an option exists to "Show the links
domain only in recommended situations". What are the "recommended
situations", exactly? How does this differ from the option to "Always
show link domains"?
Upgrading to MySQL 4?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/03/015232
In order to support some other projects I need to roll out on my
server, I need to upgrade to a real ACID database, which supports
transactions. Has anybody yet tried using Slash running on MySQL 4.0,
which now supports transactions? Are there any caevats or tricks to
doing the switchover, beyond the general upgrade notes for MySQL?
Slash plugins and version 2.3
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/01/0552241
I've been looking at a lot of modules (specifically email.pm and
Galleria), and it appears that they all require Slash version 2.3. Is
upgrading from 2.2.6 to one of the 2.3 versions dangerous? Is it as
simple as compiling and installing? Are there places to get these
plugins written for the release version of Slash? Or am I being a
nincompoop?
How to Make Users Authors?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/10/30/200220
What is the proper way to turn users into authors? I'm interested in
this because I would like to use Slash as something my group uses to
communicate with each other and the world. I would like the people in
the group to function as the authors since it is their site. I've been
looking around in documentation and FAQs but can't find this documented
anywhere.
SubnetID is masked using what?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/10/30/1959257
When Slash stores the SubnetID in the database, what Subnet mask is it
using? I was hoping to find this in the vars table, but no luck. Any
ideas?
www.vorlonspace.org
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/10/29/2232226
It's still in development for other things, but vorlonspace.org is now
up and running (for the most part). Thanks to the guys on the irc
channel that helped me with some of the configuration issues I had.
This site is going to be a nexus of Babylon 5 information stemming from
the television show to the out of print customizable card game.
www.toborguru.com
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/10/28/037201
I have a new site up and running, not Much in the way of content but I
do have some information about one of my projects up at this point.
Enjoy.
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