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Sourceforge
Audacity sound editor 1.1.3 beta
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=261798
Audacity 1.1.3 is the latest development snapshot of Audacity, a
multitrack sound editor for MacOS, Linux and Windows. Version 1.1.3
includes a mixer toolbar for directly controlling the hardware input
and output levels and recording source, gain and pan controls in every
track, improved audio I/O with lower latency, higher quality
resampling, and more. Audacity's project files now use standard AU
files, so they can be read by other programs, but unfortunately this
version of Audacity cannot open project files written by previous
versions of Audacity.
SOURCEFORGE.NET UPDATE - 2003-03-18 EDITION
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=262061
0. Intro 1. New RSS Feeds 2. New SF.NET Download mirrors. 3. Project of
the month 4. Work for SourceForge.net 5. Stats and Top Projects SF.NET
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Dear SourceForge.net Developer, With this sitewide update, I'm pleased
to announce two new enhancements to SourceForge.net. First, we've
implemented new RSS feeds that are accessible to all projects and
developers to aid in the publishing of information and project status
to other sites. Second, SF.NET has added two new download servers,
including our first mirror in Australia. Details below. Progress on IBM
DB2's deployment on SF.NET continues. We are in the final phases of
testing before we rollout it out to SouceForge.net itself. Currently,
only mailing list archives are being powered by DB2. As you might have
noticed in recent weeks, SF.net's project search database has been
overwhelmed at times. As we roll out DB2 to the rest of the site in
April, we expect this issue, and other issues like it to be resolved.
Finally, in this time of global political uncertainty, it is good to be
reminded that Open Source software has no boundaries. The work you do
on your Open Source project benefits countless individuals and nations
in every corner of the globe. Regardless of location, faith, or race,
developers are collaborating together to create software that will not
only benefit themselves, but all of humanity. At a time when it's hard
to see something positive in the news, remember in our own way, the
Open Source community is making a difference. Thank you for supporting
SourceForge.net and the Open Source software movement. As always, if
you have a question or want to share feedback regarding the site,
please feel free to email me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pat- Patrick
McGovern Director, SF.NET [EMAIL PROTECTED] New RSS Feeds.
--------------------------------------------- A convenient way to keep
up-to-date with the SourceForge.net site, project news, activity
information, and new projects is now available. SourceForge.net
provides a number of RSS feeds that may be accessed using an RSS reader
or aggregator (some content management systems also allow you include
data from an RSS feed on your website, much as Slashdot and Freshmeat
do in the right sidebar of their layout). Using these RSS feeds, you
can keep up-to-date with the latest project news and file releases,
Site Status updates and SourceForge.net statistics (such as top
projects). Project-specific RSS feeds may now be accessed using the
"View list of RSS feeds available for this project" link on the Summary
page for each project. Information about the full set of the available
SourceForge.net RSS feeds (14 feeds, in all), including information on
the software needed to view RSS feed data and a complete list of the
options available for each RSS feed, may be found at:
https://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=15483&group_id=1
New SF.NET Download mirrors.
--------------------------------------------- SF.NET now has two
additional download mirrors. The first, Flow Communications, is our
first mirror in Australia. We know, from looking at statistics, that
SF.NET has many enthusiastic developers 'down under'. We are very
excited that SF.net now has a server in Australia to allow users in
that part of the world acquire files faster. To learn more about Flow
Communication, please visit their website at: http://www.flow.com.au/
Our second new mirror is Aleron, located in Virgina, USA. Aleron
provides high-speed, high-performance Internet connectivity, data
transmission and value-added network applications for it's customers.
For more information, please visit their website at:
http://www.aleron.com/ The SF.NET team would like to thank Flow
Communications, Aleron, and our other download partners, in helping
distribute Open Source code and Open Source binaries around the world.
Currently SF.NET serves approximately 500,000 files daily and these
mirrors help a great deal in providing global accessibility to all of
the software generated by our 60,000 projects. SourceForge.net's March
2003 Project of the month.
--------------------------------------------- Keeping a team of people
on task and well organized is a difficult chore. There are timelines to
meet, information to organize, and the need to be more efficient.
SourceForge.net's March 2003 Project of the Month helps with all of
these difficult issues. TUTOS, 'The ultimate team organization
Software', is a broad focused Open Source Application targeted at
making groups of individuals more successful when collaborating. Tutos
Project of the month page: http://sourceforge.net/pom_0303.php Tutos
Home Page: http://www.tutos.org Tutos SF.NET Summary Page:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tutos Work for SourceForge.net
--------------------------------------------- We have a new position
for a senior web developer available at SourceForge.net. We are looking
for someone to help us maintain, upgrade, and add new features to
SourceForge.net. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of development
experience on high end, high volume websites (3+ million page views a
day). He/she as a vast level of knowledge of Internet technologies:
PHP, PostgreSQL, MYSQL, DB2, Linux, PERL, Apache, LDAP, Mailman. A
flare for design / UI is a bonus. SourceForge is a unique site with
unique challenges. We are looking for someone at the top of his/her
game. Location of Job is in Fremont, California. Please send resume and
URL's of sites you have worked on to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Text resumes
only. (No MSWORD files!) Stats and Top Projects.
--------------------------------------------- Number of Projects:
58,245 Number of Registered Users: 586,017 Daily Stats for March 12,
2003 SF.NET : 1,907,806 pages served SF.NET project web space :
3,211,337 pages served Total Pages: 5,119,143 CVS updates: 14,161 Open
Source Files downloaded in 24 period: 454,134 Outgoing Mailing list
emails: 1,362,151 Top 20 SourceForge.net Projects 1. Gaim
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/ Gaim is an all-in-one IM client
that resembles AIM. Gaim lets you use AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, MSN, IRC,
Jabber, Napster, Zephyr, and Gadu-Gadu, all at once. Gaim is NOT
endorsed by or affiliated with AOL, Yahoo, MSN or Napster. 2.
phpMyAdmin http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/ phpMyAdmin is a
tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over
the WWW. Currently, it can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter
tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys
on fields. 3. XboxMediaPlayer http://sourceforge.net/projects/xbplayer/
The XboxMediaPlayer for the Xbox allows you to use a modded Xbox to
play/view DivX, XVID, MPEG-1/2, MP3, JPG & other supported
video/audio/picture formats via your TV so it can used as a multimedia
jukebox. It also supports streaming media over a network. 4. DC++
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dcplusplus/ This project is aimed at
producing a C++ version of the popular DirectConnect client, enhancing
functionality and performance. A hub (server) is planned. 5. JBoss.org
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jboss/ The JBoss/Server is the leading
Open Source, standards-compliant, J2EE based application server
implemented in 100% Pure Java. 6. eMule for Linux
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lmule/ This is a Linux port of eMule
client (see http://www.emule-project.net) using wxWindows class
library. 7 Miranda IM Client
http://sourceforge.net/projects/miranda-icq/ A free Win32 instant
messaging client. Smaller, Faster, Easier. 8. zenTrack
http://sourceforge.net/projects/zentrack/ A complete project
management, bug tracking, ticket, and tech support/help desk/phone log
system. Tracker is configuable and adaptable; a simple design. Supports
most databases, including mySql, Oracle, postgres, others. Works on
Windows and Unix. 9. Compiere ERP + CRM Business Solution
http://sourceforge.net/projects/compiere/ Smart ERP+CRM solution for
Small-Medium Enterprises in the global marketplace covering all areas
from customer management, supply chain and accounting. For $2-200M
revenue companies looking for "brick and click" first tier
functionality. 10. POPFile - Automatic Email Classification
http://sourceforge.net/projects/popfile/ POPFile is an email
classification tool with a Naive Bayes classifier, a POP3 proxy and a
web interface. It runs on most platforms and with most email clients.
11. PCGen -- A Character Generator
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pcgen/ PCGen is a java character
generator and maintenance program. All datafiles are ASCII so they can
be modified by users, and are available through the pcgendm project. An
XML conversion is underway. 12. Dev-C++
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dev-cpp/ Dev-C++ is an full-featured
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Win32. It uses GCC, Mingw
or Cygwin as compiler and libraries set. 13. ScummVM
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/ ScummVM is a cross-platform
interpreter for SCUMM-based games, used by LucasArts in games like
Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, Day Of The Tentacle, The Dig, etc. It
also includes a non-SCUMM interpreter for Simon The Sorcerer 1/2. 14.
Newsfighter http://sourceforge.net/projects/newsfighter/ Newsfighter is
a J2EE web portal designed and geared for indy media. It combines a
skinnable template engine with a host of web-based content management
features. Cross-site data sharing and trust modelling features are in
the queue. 1.5 FreeCraft real-time strategy game engine
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freecraft/ This is a free
cross-platform real-time strategy game engine. It is possible to play
over LAN, internet or against the computer and to build C&C, W*rCr*ft,
St*rCr*ft or AOE like RTS games with it. Currently, only a W*rCr*ft II
compatible theme is available. 16. Hibernate
http://sourceforge.net/projects/hibernate/ Hibernate - Relational
Persistence for Idiomatic Java. 17. TUTOS
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tutos/ TUTOS is the ultimate team
organization software; a webbased groupware or ERP/CRM system to manage
events/calendars, addresses, teams, projects, tasks, bugs, mailboxes,
documents, and your time spent with these things. 18. XMeeting
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xmeeting/ The project goal is to
produce a Mac OS X native application that does Internet VoIP and video
conferencing. The application will base on protocol stack developed by
openh323.org. 19. bitpim http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitpim/ BitPim
allows synchronization of Phone Book, Calendar, WallPapers and
RingTones with the LG VX4400 cell phone. 20. Fink
http://sourceforge.net/projects/fink/ Fink is an attempt to bring the
full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X.
Packages are downloaded, built automatically and installed into a tree
managed by dpkg.
New release lksctp-2_5_65-0_6_8 available
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=262312
A new release of lksctp based on linux kernel 2.5.65 is available for
download. This includes a kernel patch against 2.5.65 that includes
sctp specific changes that didn't go into 2.5.65; and a lksctp tools
tar ball that includes the user level library and test programs for
sctp users and developers. Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)
is a reliable, message-oriented, multihomed transport protocol.
Developed by the IETF SIGTRAN working group to transport SS7 over IP,
it is now the third general-purpose transport developed by the IETF.
NOTE: Several users reported build/configure issues for the previous
release of lksctp-tools. We are still investigating this issue, but
have been unable to reproduce this issue locally. If you see the
following error: ... checking for BSD-compatible nm... /usr/bin/nm -B
ltconfig: you must specify a host type if you use `--no-verify' Try
`ltconfig --help' for more information. configure: error: libtool
configure failed make: *** [config.status] Error 1 we'd greatly
appreciate any debugging/fix for the issue. Best Regards, Jon Grimm
SpamAssassin 2.51 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=262344
SpamAssassin is a mail filter to identify spam using text analysis.
Using its rule base, it uses a wide range of heuristic tests on mail
headers and body text, to identify "spam", or unsolicited commercial
email. Download at: http://spamassassin.org/downloads.html If you're
running 2.50, this release is strongly recommended, since 2.50 cannot
expire Bayes tokens from its databases. It's also no longer a beta
release. Changes: - Bayes locking and concurrency issues fixed - Bayes
expiration was not working; fixed - spamd was not enabling Bayes after
auto-learning without restart; fixed - safer way to attach spams, for
broken mail clients, using 'report_safe 2' - a few doco cleanups
EJBCA 2.0 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=261721
EJBCA 2.0 is finally released after extensive development and testing.
This is an important milestone for EJBCA and with all the new features
it is ready for the enterprise. EJBCA is a fully functional certificate
authority with a very flexible and powerful administration interface.
Changes ------------- Added Hard Token funtionallity, EJBCA can now
store store pin/puk data in database. Added email notification to added
end entities. Added Key Recover funtionallity. Changed initial
temporary super administrator from "CN=Walter" to "CN= SuperAdmin".
Removed CA and ROOTCA types in "ra adduser" cmd, from now on use
certificate profiles. Added allowOverrideKeyUsage in certificate
profiles. New fields in DN, givenname, surname, initials.
ExtendedKeyUsage extension (for use in OutLook). New servlet in
adminweb, AdminCertReqServlet that creates users out of PKCS10-
requests. Moved batch and deploy scripts into build.xml. Moved external
jars into ear-file. Tested on Weblogic 7.1. Lots of bugfixes and
cleanups. A copy of our latest release can be found here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=39716&release_id=
147439
XOOPS 1.3.9 released!
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=261713
The XOOPS team is pleased to announce the release of XOOPS 1.3.9 If you
are already running XOOPS2 RC2 or a first time user, please read
http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=700 This release
includes a number of security based enhancements which fix possible
cross site script and SQL injection vulnerabilities. Therefore all
1.3.8 users are STRONGLY ADVISED to upgrade as soon as possible. It
also includes an upgrade script that will modify one of the database
tables to enhance performance of database access. - Full Package
http://www.xoops.org/modules/mydownloads/viewcat.php?cid=16 For new
users that would like to use XOOPS 1.3.x for some reason instead of
XOOPS2 ;-). This package contains entire XOOPS 1.3.9 source and a
several number of language packages. - Patch Files
http://www.xoops.org/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?lid=341 ->
[tar.gz]
http://www.xoops.org/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?lid=342 ->
[zip] For those who already have XOOPS 1.3.8 running. This package
contains only the files that have been modified from XOOPS 1.3.8. To
upgrade from 1.3.8, overwrite the old files with the new ones, then
point your browser to 138_to_139.php and follow the instruction
displayed. Don't forget to remove this file from the server after the
upgrade is complete.
DataVision 0.7.4 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=261734
DataVision 0.7.4 is now available from SourceForge at
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=33343 DataVision
is an Open Source reporting tool similar to Crystal Reports. Reports
can be designed using a drag-and-drop GUI. They may be run, viewed, and
printed from the application or exported as HTML, XML, PDF, LaTeX2e,
DocBook, or tab- or comma-delimited text files. The output files
produced by LaTeX2e and DocBook can in turn be used to produce PDF,
text, HTML, PostScript, and more. Changes: * Moved from MinML to MinML2
XML parser. * Output app version number when printing stack traces. *
If a SQL table or column name can't be found, look for it again while
ignoring schema names. * Stop running a report after the first Ruby
script error. This way, you won't see the same error message over and
over. Bug fixes: * Parameters, formulas, and user columns can now
appear in suppression procs. * Fields, parameters, formulas, and user
columns are now found within suppression procs or the report's startup
script when a report is looking for them. This fixes a few related
problems. * The suppression proc edit command now appears properly in
the Undo and Redo Edit menu items.
GLE -- alpha blending in version 3.1.0
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=261419
GLE is a library of C functions that draw extruded surfaces, including
surfaces of revolution, sweeps, tubes, polycones, polycylinders and
helicoids. GLE uses the OpenGL(R) API to perform the actual rendering.
The new version 3.1.0 includes new varients of existing functions that
allow alpha-blending (transparency) to be used. Any subroutines that
used to take RGB arguments now have analogous *_c4f() versions that
take RGBA (alpha) colors. A simple demo showing alpha transparency can
be found in the examples/alpha.c file. Also in the 3.1.0 release: -- a
minor memory leak fix -- other minor, forgetable fixes You can get our
latest release here:
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5539&release_id=
147184
Razor! Gaming Engine for Palm devices 0.91 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=261369
Razor! allows you to develop all kinds of fun games for your Palm
device :-) Enjoy color, sprites, perfect timing and sound. Can be used
with the popular PRC-Tools and CodeWarrior development environments.
This release focuses on full compatibility with the CW9 development
tool. A copy of our latest release may be found here:
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=54402&release_id
=147113 Enjoy!
ToscanaJ 1.0 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=261403
After having tested the last release for a while on a workshop, we now
consider the current version of ToscanaJ stable enough to be called a
1.0 release. Development will of course go on, but this version gives
you a rather complete feature set for creating and deploying conceptual
systems based on simple relational databases. The feature list esp. of
ToscanaJ as the main viewer component exceeds what has been there
before, hopefully opening new applications for Formal Concept Analysis.
As usual you will find more information in the change log and release
notes. A copy of our latest release can be found here:
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=37081&release_id
=143007
Slashdot
New Animatrix Trailer Available
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/22/0016200
[0]hin writes "The new trailer of the Animatrix is available for
download from [1]www.whatisthematrix.com. Check out the [2]medium
resolution version." Use the broadband if you got it I guess ;)
Links
0. http://www.hinjang.com/
1. http://www.whatisthematrix.com/
2.
http://progressive1.stream.aol.com/wb/gl/wbonline/progressive/thematrix/us/med/ani_tr_4_480_dl.mov
Trigun Coming to Cartoon Network
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/2018240
[0]MoeMoe writes "Well I was just watching Cartoon Network and it looks
like Trigun will begin airing in just a couple of weeks. The CN website
gives a brief description [1]here" [2]Trigun is among my favorite anime
series. It gets a little crazy by the end, but for the most part it's
pretty lighthearted fun, with some great action. CN sure seems to love
the Anime Sci Fi Westerns. I wonder if they'll carry some of the
fluffier stuff besides Tenchi. Love Hina would be a fun choice. Or
Excel Saga.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.adultswim.com/gen/faq/index.html
2. http://www.animefu.com/index.pl?lastnode_id=42&node_id=4828
Microsoft: We Make Hackers Obsolete
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1524213
bahamat writes "[0]This article explains how Microsoft was forced to
yank a magazine ad by the Advertising Standards Authority. In the ad MS
claims that they'll make the [1]hacker extinct. The tagline reads
"Microsoft software is carefully designed to keep your company's
valuable information in, and unauthorised people and viruses out. Which
means that your data couldn't really be safer, even if you kept it in a
safe. Which is great news for the survival of your company. But tragic
news for hackers." Does MS really think that people are too stupid to
remember [2]what happened less than 2 months ago? My favorite quote
from the article is "Clarke described Microsoft's claim as "laughable".
"
Links
0.
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2003/0303201315.asp?A=SFT&S=Software&T=Section&O=FPSH
1. http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/h/hacker.html
2. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/25/1245206&tid=109
The XFree86 Fork() Saga Continues
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/2225212
Mortimer.CA writes "[0]An article up on OSNews about the XFree story
[1]mentioned earlier. Included is: replacing fontconfig with Sun's
stsf; XFree86 co-founder David Wexelblat saying that XFree is today
obsolete and should be changed; Keith Packard replying, and more."
Links
0. http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3090
1. http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/1215243&tid=104
Farscape Finale Tonight
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1529249
[0]Sim9 writes "Just a reminder that [1]Farscape, the critically
acclaimed sci-fi television show, is having its *series* finale Friday
night! Showing times are 8PM and 12AM ET/PT (7PM and 11PM Central) on
SciFi Channel. Catch this great show one last time before it's gone!"
Thanks to everyone involved in producing this show. One of my
favorites. All I have left on Sci Fi now is SG1.
Links
0. http://www.editingarchive.com
1. http://www.scifi.com/farscape/
Library of Congress to Hold DMCA Hearings
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/2123252
petong writes "The Library of Congress's [0]Copyright Office will be
holding hearings to find out if changes need to be made to the DMCA,
according to [1]News.com. 'Anyone with strong feelings about the DMCA,
one way or another, may submit a request by Apr. 1 to testify during
the public forums, the Copyright Office said in its announcement. The
hearing dates in the U.S. capital will be Apr. 11, Apr. 15 and May 2.
The dates and locations in California have not been set yet.'"
Links
0. http://www.copyright.gov/?tag=nl
1. http://news.com.com/2100-1028-993495.html
A Positive Outlook on the Software Industry
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/2021244
joechang writes "According to this [0]article in [1]Business 2.0, our
IT sector jobs are not as glum as we make them out to be. Despite the
downturn in the economy, the article maintains that our jobs are as
stable as ever, and that pay increases are actually at reasonable
levels. In addition, software development is still one of the largest
growing industries, and that Billings, MT is a high growth area. Of
course, I haven't heard of any of my co-workers taking a job in
Billings..."
Links
0. http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,47135,00.html?ref=newhp#
1. http://business2.com/
Web Site Hacks Rise as War Rages in Iraq
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1922222
An anonymous reader noted a Reuters news story talking about [0]Website
Defacement during the war. Apparently protesters and hackers are
defacing hundreds of US and UK sites, both corporate and government.
Links
0. http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=focusIraqNews&storyID=2425026
BBC on Website Slow Downs
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/1912209
[0]HiveMaster writes "The BBC is carrying a report about the [1]impact
on websites as people try to get news regarding the war in Iraq. It
talks of a report from Keynote Systems, which tests the reponsiveness
of websites, which shows that the BBC news site has shown a fourfold
increase in response times. However, Government sites in both the US
and the UK are being hit, with the US Army site taking over 80 seconds
to load at peak times." Also, here is [2]a press release this. You can
also read [3]My journal where I've talked quite a bit about what
Slashdot has done in preperation for traffic bursts.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2867855.stm
2. http://www.keynote.com/news_events/releases_2003/03march20.html
3. /~CmdrTaco/journal/27736
Brian Hook Interview
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/147235
A reader writes:"I just read this very in-depth [0]interview with Brian
Hook on a site called [1]Curmudgeon Gamer. Hook used to work for id
Software (Quake 2 and 3) and later for Verant (Everquest) and he
apparently worked on Glide for the old 3DFX cards. Now he runs his own
smaller game company called [2]Pyrogon. In the interview he talks about
development styles of Q2 and Q3, MMORPGs, the lessons of 3DFX, and
development of cross-platform games like his [3]Candy Cruncher (which
is available for MacOSX and Linux!). He even gets into some criticism
of modern games and the life of a smaller game developer. Lengthy read,
but lots of stuff to think about there since he tells it like he sees
it."
Links
0. http://curmudgeongamer.com/article.php?story=20030317123706258
1. http://curmudgeongamer.com/
2. http://www.pyrogon.com/
3. http://www.pyrogon.com/games/candycruncher/index.php
Freshmeat
aBridge 0.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117127/
aBridge is a cross-platform game that allows you to play bridge online
with other real people.
Air Force 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117083/
Air Force is a theme created out of the author's nostalgia for his time
in the U.S. Air Force.
Alicq 0.8.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117042/
Alicq is pure Tcl/Tk implementation of the ICQ client with a flexible
modularized architecture, support for ICQ2000/Oscar protocol, and
ability to pick up Licq configuration files and user database.
Apache Axis 1.1 RC 2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117072/
Apache AXIS is an implementation of the "Simple Object Access
Protocol" (SOAP) submission to the W3C. It is the descendant of
the Apache SOAP project.
AudiStat 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117049/
AudiStat is a PHP application for generating and showing statistics for
your Web site. It gives you statistics about hit counts, referring
page, visitors country, visitors domain name, etc.
Big Faceless Graph Library 1.1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117063/
The Big Faceless Graph Library is a Java class library for creating
graphs and charts. It is backed by a full 3D engine, allowing you to
create shaded 3D pie, bar, and line graphs as GIF, PDF, PNG, or other
image formats. Its features include transparent backgrounds, extensible
axes to graph dates, currencies, custom fonts, and spline curve
fitting. It is small, fast, and easy to use.
Booby 0.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116996/
Booby is a multiuser, multilanguage, fully themeable Web-based desktop
application which provides online management for bookmarks, contacts,
todo's, and notes. It is written in PHP and is database independant
(sort of) by using the database abstraction layer 'ADOdb'. Themes are
provided by the Smarty template engine.
Bubble Shooter Arcade 3.13
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117075/
Bubble Shooter is an addictive arcade game for Linux combining simple
rules with many combinations and various strategies. It takes some
features from Tetris, Lines, and Pool, and adds things of its own. It
is similar to Bust-a-Move, but with a very relaxed feel.
Celtic Pyre Vintage 1.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117105/
Celtic Pyre Vintage is an electric green theme.
Celtic Pyre Vintage 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116982/
Celtic Pyre Vintage is an electric green theme.
CIFS VFS 0.7.0 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117114/
The CIFS VFS is a virtual file system for Linux to allow access to
servers and storage appliances compliant with the SNIA CIFS
specification version 1.0 or later.
Colloquy 1.0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117095/
Colloquy is an intriguing, lightweight Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client
rich in both features and ease of use.
Courier 0.42.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117041/
The Courier mail transfer agent (MTA) is an integrated mail/groupware
server based on open commodity protocols such as ESMTP, IMAP, POP3,
LDAP, SSL, and HTTP. Courier provides ESMTP, IMAP, POP3, Webmail, and
mailing list services within a single consistent framework. Individual
components can be enabled or disabled at will. Courier implements basic
Web-based calendaring and scheduling services integrated in the Webmail
module.
Courtney Theme 0.60.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116989/
This is a very simple Courtney Cox theme that is easy on the eyes.
crconack 1.0.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117069/
crconack provides two libraries, a "clean" one and one for
obstinate programs intended to be used with LD_PRELOAD to override the
behaviour of libc's connect() and accept() to transparently perform a
challenge-response handshake where client and server have to
authenticate each other before the connection is passed on to the
application. (Two independent secrets are needed which are taken from a
file specified in an ENV variable.) This does not help against TCP
injection attacks, but is well suited to cover otherwise totally
unprotected potentially exploitable servers.
Cu 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116987/
Cu (Copper) is a theme that has a retro-futuristic machinelike look.
Daemonic Power Background 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117057/
Daemonic Power Background is wallpaper with a "NetBSD Daemonic
Power" slogan.
edictionary 1.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117104/
edictionary is a commandline interface to online dictionaries.
Fusion X Aqua 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117059/
Fusion X Aqua is inspired by Max Rudberg's BBX appearance theme
designed for use with Apple's OS X operating system.
gAlan 0.2.14
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117112/
gAlan is an audio-processing tool for X Windows and Win32. It allows
you to build synthesizers, effects chains, mixers, sequencers, drum
machines, etc. in a modular fashion by linking together icons
representing primitive audio processing components.
Genuts Framework 6.3b (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117055/
The Genuts project provides a consistent Java framework for game
development. It contains a library with classes primarily intended for
sprite-based games, including functions for sprite manipulation and
collision detection.
GKrellM Mailwatch 2.3.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117048/
GKrellM Mailwatch is a GKrellM plugin which monitors mailboxes. It can
monitor multiple mailboxes with extra counters and supports the mbox,
maildir, and MH formats.
GkrellMMS 2.1.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117046/
GkrellMMS is a plugin for controlling XMMS from within GKrellM.
glrParser 1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117056/
The glrParser template library is a programmer's tool for creation of
syntactical analysers which works with the GLR(0) algorithm. The
library can handle wide ambiguous grammars containing the
epsilon-rules. GLR is generalization of the LR algorithm (published by
Marasu Tomita) which can handle ambiguous grammars. The library
implements the GLR(0) algorithm but defines neither the method of
reading input nor the actions to make when making reductions. The
format of the grammar files is defined but it is easy to make the
parser to handle different ones without modifiyng the library itself.
Goben 0.0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117087/
Goben is a GTK+ 1.2 GUI for playing Go. It allows any combination of
human vs computer, computer vs computer, or human vs human play, and
supports any board size from 5x5 to the full 19x19. Computer players
are controlled via GTP for compatibility with GNUGo and other GTP
talking Go programs.
gqueue 0.8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117067/
gQueue is a Gnome2 frontend for lpq and lprm working with CUPS. It has
Gnome system tray support and can show all jobs in printing queues as
well remove jobs.
Hail & Farewell Columbia 1.0.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117022/
Hail & Farewell Columbia is a GDM2 theme in tribute to the space
shuttle Columbia and its crew. It utilizes images from NASA of the
Columbia on the pad for STS-1, the first shuttle mission ever, and just
clearing the pad during launch on STS-107, her last mission.
harvest 1.9.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117078/
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.
Hell World 0.1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117071/
Hell World is a thrilling FPS adventure game which features excellent
graphics, a dark atmosphere and an excellent scenario. It is designed
to be a port of the Windows-only version of Hell World.
Hierarchical Data Format 1.5.49 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117092/
HDF (Hierarchical Data Format) is a general purpose library and file
format for storing scientific data. It arranges data into datasets
(multidimensional arrays) and groups (a structure for organizing
objects).
HTML::Tagreader 1.00
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117116/
HTML::TagReader is a Perl module which allows you to read HTML/XML
files by tag. Its package contains some application programs which are
very useful for Webmasters. They all start with the prefix
"tr_" to make it easy to remember their names. tr_blck is a
utility to check for broken links in Web pages. tr_llnk is a utility to
build tar archives. tr_xlnk can process HTML files and expand links on
directories. tr_mvlnk modifies links in HTML files with Perl commands.
tr_staticssi expands the SSI directives #include virtual and #exec cmd.
tr_tagcontentgrep greps for a tag (e.g., "img src").
tr_imgaddsize adds "width" and "height" to
"img src=...".
incident.pl 2.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117119/
incident.pl is a small script that, when given syslogs generated by
snort or other tools, can generate an incident report for events that
appear to be attempted security attacks, gather information on the
remote host, and report the attack to the appropriate administrators.
InstallBase Multi-Platform Installer 1.0a5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117110/
InstallBase MPI is a multi-platform GUI installer designed to work on
Windows, Mac, and virtually any flavor of Unix/Linux. Using a
full-featured, easy-to-use install builder, it builds a single binary
executable for each platform that can be easily distributed without any
other third-party libraries or applications. The install is entirely
self-contained.
IOG 1.01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117077/
IOG is a network I/O byte grapher made to graph cumulative KB/MB/GB
totals for hours/days and months. It is intended to be simple, fast
(support thousands of interfaces) and integrate well with MRTG (not
required). Data for each host is updated hourly and HTML graphs are
created. It uses a data consolidation algorithm which allows for a
small, non-growing database file for each host. Perl is required, but
no external graphing libraries or binaries are needed.
IRC Stats 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117084/
IRC Stats provides statistical services for EFnet, IRCnet, and Dalnet
IRC daemons. It supports Hybrid/Comstud (5, 6, 7, comstud 1.x, CSr,
csircd, ircd-ratbox), IRCnet 2.10.x, and Bahamut. It features a full
fledged StatServ, a SplitServ, flood protection, customized HTML
output, and optional JUPE. It fully supports many Hybrid 6 and 7
extensions.
Issue Manager 0.8.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117090/
The Issue Manager is a simple product for managing (structuring,
editing, prioritizing, categorizing) issues. It is primarily used to
manage information.
J2ME VNC Alpha 0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117106/
J2ME VNC is a VNC client for J2ME devices, such as new mobile phones
and the PalmOS (with J2ME runtime).
jlGuiApplet 2.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117117/
jlGuiApplet plays any MP3 or M3U loaded from your Web server. It
supports playlist, pause, resume, volume, and balance features, and can
use WinAmp skins.
KmusicdB 0.10.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117102/
KmusicdB is a music information manager for KDE, using PostgreSQL as a
backend. You can add your music collection to the database, and view it
in a convenient browser. It currently supports the ability to add and
edit artists, add and edit titles (with album pictures), and a track
editor. The ability to generate reports and statistics, and also to
search the database is implemented, as well as creating and opening,
backing up and restoring databases. It is highly customizable, and
fast. CDDB functionality has also been implemented.
Kooka 0.40
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117085/
Kooka, part of the kdegraphics package, is a raster image scan program
which supports OCR. It is based on the scanner access library SANE. It
supports scanning in different modes and resolutions, preview, scan
area selection, and an image save assistant which features a gallery
organised in a treeview with a comfortable image viewer and thumbnail
support. OCR is supported through GOCR, an open source project. Kooka
uses the libkscan, which offers scanner support to all KDE
applications.
Lazarus Newsreel 1.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117082/
Lazarus Newsreel is a CGI application for maintaining news articles on
your Web site. It supports multiple authors (with attribution) and
keeps everything in convenient, easy to back up Berkeley database
files.
lfwmail 0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117120/
lfwmail is a lightweight webmail program. It will run with acceptable
speed even on a Pentium 100Mhz Linux mailserver. It has just basic
features and no calendar or folders, but it is fully MIME capable and
can handle attachments. It is also very secure when you use https
encryption. It converts HTML messages to ASCII for security reasons,
but you can still see the HTML versions if you want. The code is clean
and structured. The installation is straightforward and doesn't require
a lot of non-standard modules.
libike 0.9.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117123/
libike is a cross-platform C library for managing IKE negotiations. The
library implements RFC-standard ISAKMP/IKE exchanges and utilizes a
callback mechanism to delegate tasks of the actual packet transmission
and security policies management to the external code.
libQGLViewer 1.3.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117065/
libQGLViewer is an open source C++ library which enables you to quickly
start the development of a new 3D application. It is designed for 3D
developers, who can very easily display and move around a 3D scene by
simply providing the openGL orders that define their 3D geometry. The
viewer is designed to be as general as possible and is not designed for
a specific 3D application. It provides some useful classical
functionalities such as a camera trackball, screenshot saving, mouse
manipulated frames, stereo display, keyFrames and more.
libwebserver 0.4.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117099/
libwebserver is a library for adding Web-based remote interfaces to
your programs. It is independent of other Web servers, easy to use, and
supports HTTPS with OpenSSL.
LJKit 0.9.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117124/
LJKit is a framework of Objective-C classes that provide a wrapper to
the LiveJournal client protocol. It is based on Apple's Cocoa framework
(and could possibly be ported to GNUstep).
mod_ssl 2.8.14-1.3.27
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117074/
mod_ssl provides provides strong cryptography for the Apache 1.3
webserver via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer
Security (TLS v1). It is based on the SSL/TLS toolkit OpenSSL and
supports all SSL/TLS related functionality, including RSA and DSA/DH
cipher support, X.509 CRL checking, etc. Additionally it provides
special Apache related facilities like DBM and shared memory based
inter-process SSL session caching. per-URL SSL session renegotiations,
DSO support, etc.
Mutt 1.4.1 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117050/
Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based MIME mail client. It is
highly configurable, and is well-suited to the mail power user with
advanced features like key bindings, keyboard macros, mail threading,
regular expression searches, and a powerful pattern matching language
for selecting groups of messages.
netmap 1.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117062/
Netmap is a network weather map creator. It collects data from network
devices using SNMP and 'prints' them on existing images creating
traffic maps. It provides a Web-based interface and does not require
any command-line interaction or text file editing to design the maps.
noppp 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117107/
noppp is Linux/x86 software to drive the rather misleadingly-named
No-Parts PIC Programmer, the cheapest and simplest programmer for
Microchip's 18-pin microcontrollers. This is an update of the most
recent Linux version converting it to commandline options and
incorporating support for more recent microcontroller models.
ObjectBox o:XML Compiler 0.9.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117086/
ObjectBox is an o:XML compiler and interpretor written in Java. o:XML
is a complete object oriented programming language, with features such
as multiple inheritance, function overloading, recursive procedures,
and much more. The syntax is straight-forward, intuitive XML. It also
features an extensible expression language modelled on XPath. The
ObjectBox is a complete implementation of the language and adds
comprehensive Java Language Extensions and Servlets support.
of_calendar 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117054/
of_calendar is an add-on to the OOHForms family of elements. This could
have been achieved by adding three elements separatly, but the
validation would have been difficult, confusing, and lengthy. The aim
is to make life easier by making a single element which can
automatically generate a drop-down and handle all of the possible
validation. PHPlib's OOHForms is need in order to use this class.
Onyx 4.4.1 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117096/
Onyx is a powerful stack-based, multi-threaded, interpreted, general
purpose programming language similar to PostScript and Forth. It can be
embedded as an extension language into other applications, and was
designed to have a small memory footprint. It is among the smallest
embeddable interpreters available.
PHAkt 2.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117068/
PHAkt is an open-source PHP extension for Macromedia Dreamweaver MX,
allowing PHP generation using the same techniques as when developing
ASP/JSP/CF. PHAkt has a lot of improvements over the original PHP_MySQL
server model of Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, including support for
multiple databases in a transparent way, support for MySQL, PostgreSQL,
and MsSQL date locales, user authentication server behaviors,
master/detail server behaviors, go to detail page server behaviors,
improved code generation, and multiple and extensible recordset
support. IIS and Apache 2 are supported by using absolute redirects.
PHP Text File Database 0.1.4-beta-01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117109/
With the PHP Text File Interface (Txt-Db-API) you can access normal
text files like an SQL Database. You don't need any special database
software on the Web server, yet you can still use SQL calls. You can
use the API to create, query, change, or delete SQL tables, and you
don't have to bother with the text files themselves; almost everthing
can be done with the supported API calls. The Txt-Db-API is
object-oriented and very simple to use.
Php-ZeroNet 1.2.1 Beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117061/
Php-ZeroNet is a content management system which features addons which
can be disabled and enabled at the administrator's discretion. They
include Clubs, User Registration, Online Statistics, Polls, News, an
Administrative Tracker, etc. Php-ZeroNet uses multiple database classes
to interface with many databases, including MySQL, mSQL, msSQL,
Interbase, FrontBase, Sybase, PostgreSQL, and Oracle.
phplib2Smarty 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117052/
phplib2Smarty is a drop-in replacement extension of Smarty class for
PHPLib template class. Even though the syntax is like that of PHPLib
template but the compiling technique of Smarty has been used. Several
advantages of Smarty that PHPLib lacked can now be used more
conveniently.
Platform Independent Petri Net Editor Alpha 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117060/
Platform Independent Petri Net Editor (PIPE) creates and analyses Petri
Nets quickly, efficiently, and effectively. A key design feature is the
modular approach adopted for analysis, enabling new modules to be
written easily and powerfully, using built-in data layer methods for
standard calculations. Six analysis modules are provided, including
Invariant Analysis, State-Space Analysis (deadlock, etc.), and
Simulation Analysis and Classification. PIPE adheres to the XML Petri
net standard (PNML). The file format for saving and loading Petri Nets
is extensible through the use of XSLT, the default being PNML.
PlayList Generator FX 2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117070/
PlayList Generator FX is perl-CGI script that generates a jukebox type
HTML playlist from media files, for listening them over the Internet.
You don't need to worry about updating links in a Web page, if you add,
delete, or rename some files. Users get always an up-to-date list of
available files. Supported players and formats are: Windows Media
Player (wma, asf), WinAmp (mp3), and RealPlayer (ra, rm).
Radiance 3.5 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117118/
Radiance is a set of tools which provide an advanced lighting
simulation software package. It allows very detailed definition of
materials' and light sources' properties through the use of advanced
techniques like brdf and ies files, as well as a powerful mathematical
scripting language, resulting in accurate renderings of scenes which
are usually imported from CAD and 3D modelers. It uses the hybrid
approach of Monte Carlo and deterministic ray tracing to achieve a
reasonably accurate result in a reasonable time.
rcalc 0.3.99
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117043/
rcalc is a fast and light symbolic calculator for the GNOME desktop
environment which aims to occupy the middle ground between simple
point-and-click calculators and full featured mathematical packages.
The emphasis is on useability; adding up should be as simple as on a
handheld calculator, yet the more complex features should be there as
required.
Ringtone Tools 2.11
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117053/
Ringtone Tools is a set of tools for creating ringtones and logos on
mobile phones.
RPL/2 4.00pre6d (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117047/
RPL/2 (Reverse Polish Lisp/2) is a langage derived from the RPL made by
Hewlett-Packard for its HP-28S. It has some extensions (preprocessor,
compilated libraries, new functions), a TeX output, and can draw
graphics.
samhain 1.7.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117097/
samhain is a daemon that can check file integrity, search the file tree
for SUID files, and detect kernel module rootkits (Linux only). It can
be used either standalone or as a client/server system for centralized
monitoring, with strong (192-bit AES) encryption for client/server
connections and the option to store databases and configuration files
on the server. For tamper resistance, it supports signed
database/configuration files and signed reports/audit logs. It has been
tested on Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, and Unixware.
SFT 0.4.7 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117108/
SFT (Simple File Transfer) is a file transfer program, a bit like rcp.
It is designed to simplify file transfers from one computer to an
another when they are connected to the Internet. The person receiving
the file has to run the program in server mode (-s), while the sender
of the file has to run the program in client mode (-c), specifying the
destination host IP and the file names. File integrity is checked by
using checksums.
SimpleData 3.0.12
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117126/
SimpleData is a Web application for managing your sales, inventory,
invoices, quotes, purchases, and requests for quotes. It offers the
ability to track all payments and balances on purchases and orders, and
allows reports and forms to be printed or emailed. The printed forms
are intended to fit in a standard 2-pane envelope for easy mailing. It
features four sales and purchase reports, and can be easily extended.
Slackware 9.0 (Current)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117040/
Slackware is the longest-running distribution of the Linux operating
system. Slackware offers a stable and secure version of Linux that is
perfect for home, office, or educational use. Slackware is easy for
beginners to install, but contains all the advanced features required
by the experienced UNIX power-user.
Soya 3D 0.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117113/
Soya 3D is a high-level 3D engine for Python, designed with games in
mind. The engine is fully object oriented, high level (even more than
traditional "scene graphs"), and practical.
Space Hulk 1.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117039/
Space Hulk is a great board game which takes place in the world of
Warhammer 40000. It is a two player turn-based game where one player
plays the 'Marine', the other player plays the alien called
'Genestealer'. This video game is a complete conversion of the board
game with the 2nd edition rules. It features playing over the network,
either in real time or asynchronously via email.
The Minstrel's Song 1.2 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117088/
The Minstrel's Song is a roguelike game which seeks to let the user
interact with a rich and extensive world. Among roguelikes, emphasis is
on providing nonlinear play in a detailed environment. Effort has been
made to provide races that have not only stats but cultures.
Unreal Tournament 2003 Gentoo LiveCD 20030310 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117051/
Epic Games' much-anticipated Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo is now
available on a self-booting Gentoo Linux-based LiveCD, allowing you to
play the Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo using any modern PC with an NVIDIA
GeForce 2 or greater graphics card and a CD-ROM drive. It has full
networking, complete OSS sound support, and additional Creative
Soundblaster Live! and Audigy support included, allowing for the full
gaming experience including LAN/Internet play, EAX environmental audio,
and 3D accelerated OpenGL graphics. The CD also serves as a
fully-functional Gentoo Linux installation CD.
uSTL 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117080/
uSTL is a partial implementation of the Standard Template Library which
reduces code size by factoring memory management code into a
non-template base class and deriving containers from it.
vendue::auctions online 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117081/
vendue is a highly extensible online auction platform, implemented in
o:XML (object-oriented XML programming language).
Video CD plugin for xine 1-beta4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117024/
Video CD plugin for xine adds the full compliment of advanced Video CD
features, including playback control (PBC), display of hi-res still
frames, and menu selections. The plugin displays a good deal about the
internals of the Video CD and allows a bit of customization of display,
and where to start playing.
Video Disk Recorder 1.1.26 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117089/
Video Disk Recorder (VDR) is a digital sat-reciever program using Linux
and DVB technologies. It can record MPEG2 streams, as well as output
the stream to TV. It also supports plugins for DVD, DivX, or MP3
playback and more.
winbackup.pl 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117121/
winbackup.pl utilizes rsync and smbmount to create pseudo-snapshot
backups of a Windows network on a large local hard drive.
WMALMS 1.0.0c
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117058/
wmalms monitors data obtained from a sensor chip: temperature, fan
speed, and voltage. It can be used as a dockable/swallowed applet with
Window Maker or any window manager that supports swallowing, including
GNOME, kwm (KDE), fvwm, and its clones. Alternatively, you can run
wmalms as a normal window with any window manager. wmalms is designed
to suit any hardware supported by lm_sensors. It provides a wide range
of customized features, including window appearence, order and
representation of sensor data, refresh frequency, alarm mode, etc.
X11::GUITest 0.12
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117045/
X11::GUITest is a Perl package intended to facilitate the testing of
GUI applications by means of user emulation. It can be used to test and
interact with GUI applications which have been built (Xlib, GTK, etc.)
upon the X toolkit.
XDU 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117066/
XDU is a graphical disk usage tool. It lets you know very easily which
directories and files are consuming the most disk space.
zervlet 1.0b1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117076/
Zervlet is a C servlet container with support for the common Servlet
technology and Servlet API. The container is a highly efficient,
scalable, and robust Web server with support for HTTP/1.1, SSL,
distributed sessions, and load balancing. The software includes support
for Server Pages similar to Java Server Pages. The Servlet Container is
also shipped as a native library, and native applications may link with
the library and utilize the Servlet Technology.
ZynAddSubFX 1.2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/117044/
ZynAddSubFX is a powerful real-time, multi- timbral software
synthesizer for Linux. It has microtonal capabilities, and the
instruments it creates sound like those from professional keyboards. It
includes effects like reverb, echo, chorus, and phaser.
Slashcode
Cluster Rant
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/21/234230
Yet another slash site for Beowulf/HPC cluster users. Check out Cluster
Rant if you are interested. --deadline
Upgrading
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/15/2012236
I just wanted to suggest that someone out there who's rather good with
Slash write a How-To on Upgrading to the latest CVS, or upgrading to
the latest release, or both! It'd sure help me out. (a simple how-to in
the comments to this article would help a great deal as well!)
Misusing backSlash as Instant Messenger
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/13/1712245
We just recently noticed, that backSlash is (in 1.x as well as 2.x) a
very fine instant messenger between authors who just have web access or
not liking IRC or ICQ. Just start a new story, put the message (up to
50 characters) in the title field, and hit preview. Immediately your
message is shown to all logged in authors when they load the next Slash
page. And if you then have the submission list open with it's refresh
of 900 seconds (the default valalue), you always have the newest
messages even without hitting the reload button. It also proofed to be
useful to send replies or ACK messages to acknowledge, that the message
has been read. But be careful not to submit those messages as stories.
This can be awkward. (So there's even a little bit of thrill when using
this type of IM... ;-)
What is the Mysterious future and why did it show
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1952234
Currently Slashdot has an article posted "in the Mysterious future"
showing on the main page. What up with dat?
SSL and slashcode fulltime
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/0737249
Does anyone know if Slash works with SSL (not just for auth. but full
time https)???? I need this and I'm not sure where to go from here.
Current setup: Linux 8.0 / apache 1.3 / latest slash. (works very
well). Some links and instructions would greatly be appreciated.
thanks, -Kam.
Streetnoise.org - Your Daily Political Roller Coaster
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/10/1820238
Without further ado, here are the fruit of my last 12 weekends. The
site runs on 2.6.6 and I probably won't touch it until there is a more
decent upgrade strategy. Let me know if you like it and if you're
interested in politics, please don't be shy and post a story when you
run into something outrageous (which is easy these days).
New Features!
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/10/0322236
So bunch of new features are in the latest CVS. Including image and
file support int stories. Other hight lights include: Slash::Relocate,
an href tool that changes all of your links on your site to
relocateable links. Coming soon to this will be a task to track if the
link is dead or not (and give you an alternate link to google if it
is). Slash meta language. Now in stories (and soon in Journals) you can
use custom slash links to do all sorts of nifty little things. If you
notice the story before this one with the like to you will noticed the
hyper link to their homepage. Plus if you are logged in it will show
you your Zoo Relationships. Finally, we now have image and file support
with stories. Here is with his cat. Multi page documents are now
supported by using the SLASH tag language. Bunch more that I am
probably forgetting....
Storing Variable Calues
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/10/0216217
Another questions about template editing, but more specifically about
grabbing everything in an existing site that you've optimized and
converting that information into something you can use in a theme. I've
asked questions previously about templates and boxes (thanks to
lottadot and ), but now I'd be interested to find out if I can grab
things like site variables and menu alterations and stuff like that
from the database, and put them in a form that is convenient to install
in a new site. My guess is that it'll be in the form of some sql
queries that need to be run on initial installation (in the sql_prep
and _dump files in the theme)? Can anyone help me out? Is there an easy
way to do it? If there isn't, why hasn't this been implemented?
Innodb and Slash
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/09/1952228
I'm wondering if people are using Innodb with Slash. The big issue
seems to be converting tables that have FULLTEXT on them (like
stories). Anyone know if there are any advantages to having Innodb
tables?
File Management System?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/09/0559213
Krow added Blob support for stories. That is great, however, it stores
all the info into a database. How hard would it be to design a plugin
that works more like the gallery plugin for slash. IE: To be able to
add PDF/Mp3s/Images, etc, into a story or comment, but have it stored
in a directory or something rather than the database.
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