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Sourceforge
FileZilla Server 0.8.0 has been released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=239676
Another version of this powerful FTP Server has been released. From now
on, FileZilla Server can run as service under WinNT based operating
systems (NT4, 2K and XP). Also, the server interface now runs in a
different process, so that I'll be able to implement remote
administration in the next version. Of course, FileZilla Server still
works well under Win9x (i.e. 95, 98(SE) and ME). Happy new year, Tim
PS: Still reading? OK, here's a list of all changes: new features: -
Separated server from the user interface, interface now runs in its own
process - Sever now runs as service under Windows NT4, 2000 and XP
fixed bugs: - fixed problems with non relative paths and drive letters.
This should also fix the compatibility to some versions of the IE and
other browsers (fixed by TJ Drennan) - fixed crash if a directory did
contain files with a year larger than 2038 - server no longer sometimes
stops responding after issuing shutdown PPS: Don't drink too much ;-)
Mailman 2.1
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=239746
This is the stable release of GNU Mailman 2.1. Mailman is free software
that enables users to manage email mailing lists and e-newsletters. Its
integrated web interface provides easy-to-use access for list members
and list administrators. Mailman supports built-in archiving, automatic
bounce processing, content filtering, digest delivery, spam filters,
and more. Mailman 2.1 is fully internationalized, supporting 17
languages out-of-the-box. This new version also supports
through-the-web list creation and removal, real name support, new
moderation controls, and much more. See http://www.list.org or
http://mailman.sf.net for details.
JMichelleSui 0.9.7 released. (File Manager in Java and SWT)
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=239763
JMichelleSui is a File Manager written in Java and SWT. J2SE 1.4.0 (or
later) and SWT 2122 (in Eclipse 2.1M4) is required. URI (RFC 2396)
based directory and file implementation. Transparent ftp client
(includes ftp connection pooling. contains timeout function). Drag &
Drop and Clipboard availability. Simple and fast UI. 7.License : GNU
LGPL or IBM CPL, or both Changes: 0.9.7 (2003/01/01) 1.crush dump
logging is added. 2.ProgressDialog.setMaximum() is added for display
detail progress. 3.when file copy, show transfer rate. 4.move menuitem
from View->Move into Open. 5.add home directory and start directory
into Favor list. 6.add menu to show memory status on ? menu. 7.show SWT
version when launch JMichelleSui. 8.try to use SWT 2122 9.dump stack
trace into file when exception or error occured. 10.add menu to move
parent directory. 11.ftp connect fail causes NPE, is fixed. 12.copy:
show detail about files to copy.
PhpWiki developer release 1.3.4
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=239495
PhpWiki is a WikiWikiWeb clone in PHP. A WikiWikiWeb is a site where
anyone can edit the pages through an HTML form. All pages are stored in
a DBMS and hyperlinking is dynamic. It's for collaboration,
conversation and documentation all at once. Featuring many new plugins,
bug fixes, and lines of code.
nntp//rss v0.1 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=239506
nntp//rss is a Java-based bridge between RSS feeds and NNTP clients,
enabling you to read your favorite RSS syndicated content within your
existing NNTP-based newsreader. This first public release supports
web-based administration, RSS versions 0.91 through to 2.0, and has
been tested with popular NNTP newsreaders. nntp//rss is a Java
application that can either be run locally on an end-user's machine, or
on a group server. Administration is through an easy-to-use web-based
interface, facilitating group/channel management, status monitoring,
and channel configuration import/export. nntp//rss is *feed friendly* -
utilizing the Last-Modified and ETag features of the HTTP protocol
ensures that the bandwidth of content providers web servers isn't
inconsiderately used during polling. Download nntp//rss v0.1 from:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=68044&release_id=
130632 nntp//rss Home Page http://www.methodize.org/nntprss nntp//rss
SourceForge Project Page http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/nntprss
Panorama 0.18 now available
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=239491
Panorama is a framework for 3D graphics production. This will include
modeling, rendering, animating, post-processing, etc. Animation is not
currently supported, but will be added soon. It is officially part of
the GNU project. Panorama 0.18 is now available for download.
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7862 Before I
get a lot of questions, I'll state here why I jumped some numbers in
the versions. The ultimate goal of this project is to eventually end up
stable, with version 1.0. As such, I believe that there was enough
added and fixed as to further the number more than 1 notch. There is
another version being developed in CVS (0.19), which is another large
leap, but I don't want to end up with numbers which are prematurely
high. As a potential roadmap, here's how I see the versions stacking
up: 0.25 -- Time added, so that objects, textures, lights, etc. can
vary over time. 0.50 -- Plugin system rewritten and functional for both
*nix and Win32 (possibly other OSs), most objects verified. 0.75 --
Multiple SDLs (scene description languages), with at least one
compatible to POV (http://www.povray.org). 0.90 -- Partially
functioning GUIs for X (GTK--), Win32, and possibly other windowing
systems. These will have full modeling capabilities. 1.00 -- Stable.
Objects verfied to work, GUIs perform nicely, animation working
correctly. These numbers are not fixed, and the order of completed
features may be rearranged. It is, indeed, a very lofty goal. At the
rate things have been progressing for the past 2 years, it will
probably take me another 8 years for panorama to become stable, unless
I can find some help. Questions or comments are welcomed.
Medi 0.1.93 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=239378
A new version of Medi, 0.1.93, has been released. This is in fact
(really this time...) the new 0.2.0 version. Configuration tables have
been transferred into configuration local files, to reduce database
rage. By running MediUpdater.jar, included in the package, the new
version of the database will be installed. No data will be lost. Medi
is a Java application useful to manage files in your CDs, floppies,
etc. It can parse MP3 files, cataloguing them by author, genre and
data, and can display (preview) some picture types. It uses a database
(currently supported DBs are MySQL, Firebird and PostgreSQL) to store
the data.
SecureDataManager 1.0.1 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=239510
Secure Data Manager (SDM) is a full featured Java password manager
application. Store logins and other private information for web sites,
computers, credit cards, etc. This release is a patch to the 1.0
release -- fixes the 'save' disabled menu-item bug. This stable release
contains many new features, including: searching, expiring dates,
random password generator, CSV and XML import/export, Tree and Table
views, printing, and more. Visit http://sdm.sourceforge.net to see
screenshots. Installation is easy. Download, unzip, and run using Java
1.4.1. Comments are welcome. Please remember to monitor releases so you
can be notified of future updates. -From the SecureDataManager Team
RubyCocoa 0.4 was released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=238973
RubyCocoa is a Mac OS X framework that allows Cocoa programming in the
Object-Oriented Scripting Language Ruby. RubyCocoa allows writing a
Cocoa application in Ruby. It allows creating and using a Cocoa object
in a Ruby script. In Cocoa application, mixture of program written by
both Ruby and Objective-C is possible. RubyCocoa 0.4.0 was released!
http://www.imasy.or.jp/~hisa/mac/rubycocoa/
http://rubycocoa.sourceforge.net/ Changes from 0.3.2 ------------------
* Ruby 1.8 supported * revive RubyCocoa.framework * rename the extended
library and move the library The '.pkg' binary package is available for
Mac OS X 10.2. All of framework, library, documents, samples and
ProejctBuilder templates are contained in the package. These items will
be installed into the appropriate place. It is available to start of
RubyCocoa programming or use of RubyCocoa application immediately.
What's RubyCocoa? ----------------- RubyCocoa is a Mac OS X framework
that allows Cocoa programming in the Object-Oriented Scripting Language
Ruby. RubyCocoa allows writing a Cocoa application in Ruby. It allows
creating and using a Cocoa object in a Ruby script. In Cocoa
application, mixture of program written by both Ruby and Objective-C is
possible. Some cases using RubyCocoa: * Exploration of a Cocoa object's
feature with 'irb' interactively * Prototyping of a Cocoa application *
Cocoa application that include good feature of Ruby and Objective-C *
Wrapping Mac OS X native GUI for Ruby script
PHPEclipse 1.0.3 preAlpha released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=238989
PHPEclipse is an open-source PHP IDE. Built as an Eclipse plugin, it
takes advantage of a well-designed, robust and widely used application
framework. Project Page: http://www.sf.net/projects/phpeclipse
Homepage: http://www.phpeclipse.org ChangeLog:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=57621&release_id=
130306
Slashdot
High Tech Foosball Mod Project
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/01/228208
[0]JakeBullet writes: "Project: Take a standard [1]foosball table and
make it a little bit smarter. 1. The table should be aware of who's
playing, the score and the status of the game. 2. Take the data from
the game and use it to create a stats engine and player ranking system.
3. Project all relevant information about gameplay onto a flat screen.
4. Spend under $50.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://stage.itp.tsoa.nyu.edu/~dc788/fall2002/physcomp/foosball/
Linux Number Crunching: Languages and Tools
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/01/2217234
[0]ChaoticCoyote writes " You've covered some of my past forays into
benchmarking, so I thought Slashdot might be interested in [1]Linux
Number Crunching: Benchmarking Compilers and Languages for ia32. I
wrote the article while trying to decide between competing
technologies. No one benchmark (or set of benchmarks) provides an
absolute answer -- but information helps make reasonable decisions.
Among the topics covered: C++, Java, Fortran 95, gcc, gcj, Intel
compilers, SMP, double-precision math, and hyperthreading."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.coyotegulch.com/reviews/almabench.html
Mood-Sensing Computer
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/01/2058224
[0]handy_vandal writes "'A team at Vanderbilt University is ...
developing a robotic assistant whose goal is .. [to] [1]respond to the
moods of its human master.' For use on the battlefield -- e.g. when a
soldier is overcome with anxiety."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,56921,00.html
Chemistry Sets for Adults?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/01/0649208
An Anonymous Coward asks "IÂve been pursuing a few different lines of
study, to refresh myself in basic sciences before I return to school.
Right now I am reading up on Chemistry, and thought it would be fun to
acquire a chemistry set just to play around with and maybe learn a few
things from. Do any science geeks here have any suggestions?" My
childhood garage probably still has purple and black stains all over it
(lucky I was wearing glasses). 300 in one electronics kits, anyone?
The State of GNU/Linux in 2002: It was Good.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/01/216205
An anonymous reader writes "This year has proven most interesting for
GNU/Linux. While there was not any amazing surprises, there were
numerous events that are noteworthy for review. The upshot to all of
this is that most of what happened was good overall for the Free
Software community. Read the [0]full story."
Links
0. http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=188
Typewriter Keyboard Conversion
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/01/2151236
[0]graymalkn writes "My wife has repetitive stress problems and prefers
typing on old-fashioned mechanical typewriters. For Christmas, I
[1]converted a mechanical typewriter to work as a computer keyboard. My
favorite feature: slap the carriage return for Enter."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.multipledigression.com/typewriter
Oregon Considers GPS-based Road Taxes
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/01/1855259
Oregon is [0]considering instituting a road tax - a tax based on the
mileage driven within the state. The tax would be implemented with
mandatory GPS boxes in each vehicle recording the mileage driven in
Oregon. We've done a couple of [1]previous stories on Great Britain's
initiatives in this area.
Links
0. http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=54184
1. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/24/1536230&tid=99
Linux and Forensic Discovery
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/01/1846253
[0]Max Pyziur writes "Found this on cryptome.org where [1]Linux is
cited in a DOJ document against Moussaoui (sometimes referred to as the
"20th man"). FBI: Moussaoui E-mail Not Recoverable - January 1, 2003."
An interesting read which gives some insight into how computer evidence
is handled in court.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://cryptome.org/usa-v-zm-email.htm
Review of Mozilla's 2002
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/01/1819222
An anonymous reader writes "[0]MozillaZine is currently featuring [1]an
article looking back at the last 12 months of the Mozilla project. It's
amazing to see how far things have come in 2002. A year ago, there was
no [2]Mozilla 1.0, no [3]Netscape 7, no [4]Phoenix, no [5]Chimera and
no shipping [6]AOL clients using [7]Gecko (Mozilla's rendering engine).
An interesting read."
Links
0. http://www.mozillazine.org/
1. http://www.mozillazine.org/articles/article2795.html
2. http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.html
3. http://browsers.netscape.com/
4. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/phoenix/
5. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/chimera/
6. http://www.aol.com/
7. http://www.mozilla.org/newlayout/
Dow vs. Parody
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/01/1456218
[0]tres3 writes "I stumbled across this [1]item on [2]Wired about
[3]Verio cutting off [4]The Thing's Internet access after seven years
of service. It seems that [5]The Yes Men have upset [6]DOW Chemical
with their [7]parody press release concerning a poison gas leak at the
Union Carbide plant (now owned by Dow) in Bhopal, India, in 1984, that
killed thousands. It was posted by [8]RTMark.com, one of hundreds of
customers (mostly artists and political activists) of The Thing, but
has gone missing following the DMCA claims by DOW. Some European sites
are now hosting the site [9]here and [10]here (slightly different).
What really sent me into orbit was Dow's [11]response to all of this.
While writing this submission I noticed that I have become a victim of
The Yes Men and "Dow's" response is actually one of their parodies! :-)
The story is still valid but the only thing I could find that really
came from DOW was the DMCA [12]complaint (pdf) to Verio. To add insult
to injury (and death (pun intended)) Dow has committed a reprehensible
act, even for corporate America, by [13]suing the survivors for ten
years of income ($10,000) for protesting Dow's failure to clean up the
mess. [14] Greenpeace has set up a site for you to [15]protest this
action." We did an [16]earlier story on this.
Links
0. mailto:class5.pacbell@net
1. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,57011,00.html
2. http://www.wired.com/
3. http://www.verio.net/
4. http://isp.thing.net/
5. http://theyesmen.org/
6. http://www.dow.com/Homepage/index.html
7. http://www.dowethics.com/r/about/corp/newleader.htm
8. http://rtmark.com/
9. http://www.dowethics.com/r/Homepage/index.html
10. http://www.mad-dow-disease.com/
11. http://www.dowethics.com/r/environment/freedom.html
12. http://theyesmen.org/dow/Dow-Chemical_DMCAnotice.pdf
13. http://www.greenpeace.org/international_en/news/details?news_id=95504
14. http://www.greenpeace.org/homepage/
15. http://act.greenpeace.org/ams/e?a=Bhopal&s=blue2
16. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/23/1316239&tid=153
Freshmeat
ActiveDeveloper 2.10
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108086/
ActiveDeveloper is a runtime Objective-C and C IDE, JIT compiler, and
debugger for Cocoa and WebObjects 4.x. It features fast incremental
Objective-C and C compilation, full native speed applications in
deployment, and no ActiveDeveloper dependency in your products.
Adium 1.6.2c
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108076/
Adium is an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) client which focuses on speed
and features a highly customizable interface.
AVInfo 0.4b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108061/
AVInfo is a utility for displaying AVI header information. It returns
the length of a clip, FPS, resolution, codec, sound parametrs, and the
number and type of streams, including detailed information for each.
Binary diff utility 1.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108094/
bdiff is a simple and small program to do what the very common
utilities "diff" and "patch" do with text files,
but also works with binary files.
Biorhythm Program 5.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108079/
This program will print your biorhythm for a given birthday and number
of days to the screen or to a file.
bonnie++ 1.93b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108103/
Bonnie++ is based on the Bonnie hard drive benchmark by Tim Bray. The
most notable features that have been added are support for >2G of
storage and testing operations involving thousands of files in a
directory. This program is used by ReiserFS developers, but can be
useful for anyone who wants to know how fast their hard drive or file
system is. It now includes ZCAV in the package. This program tests the
performance of different zones on the hard drive. ZCAV has been
released separately before but will now only be released as part of the
Bonnie++ suite.
calc 2.11.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108057/
Calc is arbitrary precision arithmetic system that uses a C-like
language. It's useful as a calculator, an algorithm prototype, and as a
mathematical research tool. More importantly, calc provides a
machine-independent means of computation. Calc comes with a rich set of
builtin mathematical and programmatic functions.
Chimera 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108075/
Chimera is a Web browser that has a Cocoa user interface, and embeds
the Gecko layout engine. It is intended to be a simple, small, and fast
browser for Mac OS X.
direx - directory dino 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108022/
direx - directory dino allows you to run your own Web site directory.
It is easy to setup, and runs correctly out of the box. Experienced Web
masters can also customize the HTML layout. Static HTML pages are
created for low server load and good search engine position. It
features unlimited categories, an automatic check for double entry of
URLs, searchability, and sendmail support.
dvdrtools 0.1.3 (Beta)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108091/
dvdrtools is a fork of cdrtools, with the primary goal of supporting
writing to DVDs.
Gengen 0.4.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108090/
Gengen (GENerator GENerator) is a tool that, starting from a
parameterized text (template), generates a text generator that can
substitute parameters with values.
GNU gengetopt 2.8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108089/
gengetopt takes an easy-to-do description of options and generates a C
function that uses the GNU getopt_long(3) function to parse the options
and validate them. gengetopt is GNU software, but the code generated is
not under any particular license. gengetopt is perfect if you are too
lazy to write all the stuff required to call GNU getopt_long(3), or if
you have a program and wish it took many options. The generated code
works if you use autoconf or automake.
GNU Mailman 2.1 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108108/
GNU Mailman is software to help manage email discussion lists and
e-newsletters. Its integrated Web interface provides easy-to-use access
for list members and list administrators. Mailman supports built-in
archiving, automatic bounce processing, content filtering, digest
delivery, spam filters, topics, Usenet gateways, and more. It is fully
internationalized, and supports digests and email commands. It runs on
any Linux or Unix-like operating system and is compatible with most
email and Web servers, mail readers, and Web browsers.
Gnumeric 1.1.15 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108072/
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.
gtkmm 2.1.3 (Unstable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108106/
gtkmm (previously known as Gtk--) is a C++ interface for the popular
GUI library GTK+. It provides a convenient interface for C++
programmers to create graphical user interfaces with GTK+'s framework.
Highlights include typesafe callbacks, widgets which are extensible by
inheritance, and many classes that can be easily combined to quickly
create complex user interfaces.
iConquer 1.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108078/
iConquer is an addictive game of world conquest, played by 1 to 6
players. The object of the game is to conquer the world by occupying
all 42 countries on the map. It features artificial intelligence
algorithms to set the player up against formidable computer opponents
with six AI "personalities" to choose from. It also supports
network play, a powerful help system with detailed information on each
stage of the game along with tips and strategies, customizable strategy
play, and gorgeous graphics.
ISPMan 0.9.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108109/
ISPMan is a distributed system used to manage components of an ISP from
a central management interface. Its written entirely in Perl, using an
LDAP backend to manage DNS, Apache virtual hosts, Postfix, Cyrus, FTP,
etc. It provides a central Web-based user interface for admins/helpdesk
and a commandline interface to automate tasks or hook to other systems.
Java+ Preprocessor 0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108087/
Java+ is a Java preprocessor that adds its features to any Java
compiler. It has long, multi-line strings with executable inclusions
like Perl or Ruby, optionally segregates Java+ strings into
ResourceBundle files, eliminates the need for JSP or ASP and their
implied need for Java compilers on deployment servers (a security
concern), and adds absolutely no overhead in either space or time.
There are graphical and command line interfaces, and a simple, general,
and recursive string syntax.
JGAP 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108098/
JGAP is a genetic algorithms package written in Java. It is designed to
require minimum effort to use "out of the box", but is highly
modular and allows custom components to be easily plugged in by the
more adventurous.
jGnash 1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108083/
jGnash is a personal finance application written in Java. A JVM of 1.4
or greater is required. jGnash supports basic account types and simple
investment accounts at this time. jGnash has support for split
transactions, nested accounts, and currencies. jGnash can import QIF
files excluding investment accounts and transactions. Data is stored in
an XML format so it is easy to manipulate and read the data external to
the program.
JMP 0.25
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108085/
Java Memory Profiler (JMP) uses the JVMPI interface to track objects
and method times in the JVM (Java Virtual Machine). It uses a GTK+
interface to display statistics. The current instance count and the
total amount of memory for each class is shown as is the total time
spent in each method.
KTagebuch 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108105/
KTagebuch is a simple but sufficient diary program for KDE 3.
MAHO·WM -- Hazuki 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108080/
MAHO·WM -- Hazuki is a theme inspired by the Japanese animation
series "Ojamajo Doremi" (See "Magical Doremi" in
Europe, not counting Spain, at least.). The idea was to create one
color scheme for each character, starting with Hazuki (the orange
witch).
MailScanner 3.27 and 4.11
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108077/
MailScanner is an Email virus scanner, vulnerability protector, and
spam tagger. It supports the Sendmail and Exim MTAs, and the Sophos,
McAfee, F-Prot, F-Secure, CommandAV, InoculateIT, Inoculan 4.x,
Kaspersky, Nod32, AntiVir, RAV, Panda, and Clam anti-virus scanners. It
supports SpamAssassin for highly successful spam identification. It is
specifically designed to handle Denial Of Service attacks. It is very
easy to install, and requires no changes at all to your sendmail.cf
file. It is designed to be lightweight, and won't grind your mail
system to a halt with its load. It can be integrated into any email
system, regardless of the software in use.
Meta-CVS 1.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108107/
Meta-CVS is version control system created around CVS. It retains most
of the features of CVS while adding support for first class directory
structure versioning, storage of symbolic links, and versioning of
execute permissions and user-defined properties. Meta-CVS greatly
simplifies branching and merging by keeping track of what is merged
where. It records file types and automatically assigns a CVS keyword
expansion mode to newly added files whose suffixes match previously
recorded types. Meta-CVS also has an importing feature that
automatically figures out renames and moves, making it possible to
easily keep up with patches from multiple sources in spite of directory
structure changes.
MPEG Menu System Version2 0.60
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108101/
MPEG Menu System Version2 is a menu system for the dxr3. It supports
movie and audio playback and is very easily controlled from a remote
control using Lirc.
nanoFTPd 0.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108081/
nanoFTPd is a basic FTP daemon written in PHP. Currently it supports
user authentication via a database (MySQL or PostgreSQL), a custom
authentication library, passive mode, dynamic IP, and basic FTP
commands.
Ogg::Vorbis::Header 0.01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108062/
Ogg::Vorbis::Header is a Perl module for viewing and modifying info and
comment fields of files encoded in the Ogg Vorbis compressed audio
format. It uses Inline::C to access the underlying Vorbis libraries and
provides an object oriented interface, an incremental loading scheme,
and maintains no open filehandles between operations, which allows data
structures containing many Ogg::Vorbis::Header objects to be created.
ogmencoder 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108100/
ogmencoder is a Perl script that uses MPlayer/Mencoder and Transcode to
create an OGM (audio Vorbis) backup of your DVD, ready to be burned to
a CD-R. OGM is the file format for multimedia developed by the Xiph.org
Foundation. It is very similar to the common Microsoft AVI. The main
difference between OGM and AVI is that the new format can store audio
with the Ogg Vorbis codec. With this codec, you can decrease the
bitrate of your movies (I use 64 kbps), saving space to increase the
video bitrate. Ogmencoder is completely automatic. Basically, the only
thing you have to do is to insert the DVD in the reader and launch the
program.
Pancho 9.0.1 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108073/
Pancho is a utility that allows network administrators to make changes
to the configuration for a single node or group of nodes through SNMP
and TFTP. It also provides archiving functionality by allowing you to
copy the device configurations to a remote server through a scheduled
cron or at job.
PowerAdmin 1.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108102/
PowerAdmin is a Web-based frontend for the PowerDNS DNS server. It
interfaces with PowerDNS's generic database backends, such as MySQL,
PostgreSQL, and Oracle, to add/modify/delete both forward and reverse
zones, with full IPv6 support.
prtunnel 0.0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108044/
prtunnel tunnels a TCP connection through to a remote server using an
HTTP or SOCKS5 proxy. It is useful if you are behind a proxy and want
to use a program that doesn't have native proxy support.
Trickster Streaming Server 0.04
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108099/
Trickster Streaming Server is a pure Perl MP3 streaming server with a
simple Web interface that allows you to manipulate and browse the
queue. The queue management API is done in a fairly simple UNIX manner,
and can be easily extended.
vhost 3.02r1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108074/
vHost is a one-step solution for all virtual hosting needs. It enables
a Linux/BSD server with single or multiple IP addresses to handle
unlimited Web/FTP/email domains. It comes with both command-line and
Web-based graphical user interface, which gives maximum control to a
domain's owner, while relieving the system administrator of most
routine administration tasks. The latest version also offers a
"clustering" capability.
Webmin Navigation and Layout 0.29a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/108082/
The Webmin Navigation and Layout project aims to create a new and
better navigation system for Webmin. It is easy to install over the
Thememanager.
Slashcode
Odd tag behavour
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/01/2020255
I've added the IMG and SRC to the list of allowed tags in the var for
that at geekizoid - problem is, it still doesn't allow those in
comments - did I miss something? Slashd and apache have been restarted.
--Pinkerton Floyd
Best Practices for Secure Remote Admin?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/31/1821256
What are best practices for securely administering a Slash site over
the Web? I'm trying to use SSL for the purpose, which would be ideal,
but I'm meeting with only limited success. There appears to be a bug in
the user login code that keeps flipping the browser back to the non-SSL
index. Is it just me, or am I barking up the wrong administrative tree?
What happened to the headlines e-mails?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/28/2239207
I've subscribed to the headlines e-mails from several slash sites, but
most particularly to me, slashcode and use.perl. For some reason,
despite my settings still seeming to be correct, slashcode has stopped
sending them. I still get use.perl's headlines though. Any idea why?
Problems with runtask
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/1754206
I just recently installed slash 2.2.6 on a server in my company
intranet. We're going to make use of it as a technical forum for the
developers to collaborate. For the most part, everything has gone
smoothly and I've had little trouble getting slash configured the way I
want. The one problem I have come across is that I can't run runtask
with any of the tasks in my slash-site. Every time I try to do it, I
check my slashd.log and find a similar error: Tue Dec 24 15:01:50 2002
Starting runtask with pid 10011 glob failed (child exited with status
1) at /home/usr1/app/slash/bin/runtask line 118. No task
'refresh_authors_cache.pl' found in
/home/usr1/app/slash/site/emmaus.saic.com/tasks I've tried looking
overthe code for runtask, but I'm a pretty novice perl programmer and
have had little luck tracking the problem down. If anyone has ideas
what might be causing this, please share. I don't want to have to wait
a day for new users to have changes made to their accounts, since we're
immediately going to make everyone authors (w/ seclev 100) because of
the environment we're in.
Geekizoid.Com
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/0239255
Well, we were going to wait until 31 Dec 2002, but since the cat is out
of the bag already, Geekizoid.Com is back. Hosted by LRSE.
The Last Straw
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/23/1915205
I just put up my first site using slashcode. It took about a week to
get from downloading the Mandrake ISO's to having the site pretty
complete. I have never used Linux before and I took this on as a
learning experience. I am quite happy with the way it all turned out!
Anyway, about the site - I found that people seem to complain about
celebrities a lot, so I figured that a slash site related to the stupid
things celebrities say and do might be a good idea. Check it out and
let me know what you think!
WML functionality?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/23/1742230
I have been wondering if there is anyone out there using the WML/WAP
functionality of Slash? There were some past articles on this subject,
but seemingly with no clear answers. I was hoping to be able to
generate .wml pages somehow like slashdot.org currently does. Any tips
appreciated.
Graphics not appearing in Topic setup
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/0045251
My newly installed topics were given graphics, in the format of
./images/topics/graphicname.ext and the pictures don't show. I've gone
back in and tried changing them to absolute URLs, but when I click
"save topic" it reverts back to the old entry. I can click and change
sections and those update fine, but the graphic entry doesn't.
Adding a rand photo block
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1825223
Hello, i have written something for my slash site deporteyciencia.com
for having a nice random photo block, i try to describe the process
first, and later put all the code. (locally) you need a lot of free
photos (locally) you need imagemagick (locally) run the script
create_minis.pl for creating the thumbs. Take a look to the destination
directories. You can create a captions.txt with the syntaxis:
filename::caption(newline)... The captions will be drawn on the image!!
put the original images and the thumbs in your site (remote) put the
task rand.pl in your site (and change the directories as needed)
(remote)configure crontab for running your task daily or hourly.
(remote) write a block who shows rand_mini_foto.jpg and links to
rand_foto.jpg do nothing and enjoy, or try to write a way for users
uploading photos "one day they will appear" The code:
-------------------------------- CREATE_MINIS.PL (remember to change
directories and have imagemagick installed)
-------------------------------- #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict;
#-------- config my $use_captions=1; my $background="#006699"; my
$fore="#ffffff"; my $width="190x190"; #-------- config end my
@files=`ls *.jpg`; my %captions=(); if ($use_captions) { open
F_captions,"captions.txt" or die "ERROR, lack of \"captions.txt\"\n
This file has the following
sintaxis:\nfilename1::caption1\nfilename2::caption 2\n..."; while () {
chomp; my ($filename,$text)=split (/::/,$_);
$captions{$filename}=$text; } close F_captions; } foreach (@files) {
print $_; chomp; if ($use_captions) { system("convert -resize
$width_height $_ minis_with_captions/$_"); if($captions{$_}) {
system("convert -box \"$background\" -font helvetica -fill \"$fore\"
-draw \"text 0,10 \\\" $captions{$_}\\\"\" $_
images_with_captions/$_"); system("convert -box \"$background\" -font
helvetica -fill \"$fore\" -draw \"text 0,10 \\\" $captions{$_}\\\"\"
minis_with_captions/$_ minis_with_captions/$_"); } else { print "Error:
lack of captions for file $_\n"; } } else { system("convert -resize
$width_height $_ minis/$_"); } } --------------------------------
rand.pl (remember to change directory names)
-------------------------------- #!/usr/bin/perl -w #coge una imagen
aleatoriamente y la copia en rand_foto.jpg #lo mismo para una foto de
las pequeñas, que están en /minis #llamado cada dia por una tarea use
strict; #--- config my
$path_in="/home/xavi/slash_2.2.5/fotos_deportivas" ; my
$path_out="/home/xavi/slash_2.2.5/images"; #--- config end my
$num_files=`ls $path_in/*.jpg|wc -l`; my $file=int rand $num_files; my
$count=0; my @files=`cd $path_in;ls *.jpg`; foreach (@files) { $count
++; if ($count == $file) { chomp; system("cp $path_in/$_
$path_out/rand_foto.jpg"); system("cp $path_in/minis/$_
$path_out/rand_mini_foto.jpg"); } } -------------------------- write
the block and config crontab for yourself. It's more easy than i can
explain with my english level :) Thanks Krow: Yes this is a format
nightmare but I thought I would share the submission with people
anyways.
Topics not appearing after time
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1654254
Installed slashcode and have been modifying it. I added a topic under
the admin section. The topic now appears when I go to "new" to create a
new story. I removed the build-in topics and added about 7 new topics.
The new topics are not listed in the pull-down when I try and create a
new story. I've waited more than 24 hours and tried restarting apache,
restarting slashd, and rebooting the web server. The topics are listed
everywhere on the site that I can look for them *BUT* they're not
options when creating a new story. Anyone know why?
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