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Slashdot
Celebrating Bad Game Packaging Art
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/21/0537218
[0]May Kasahara writes "Recently, I discovered [1]The Gallery of
Hideous Box Art, a collection of some of the worst illustrations ever
to grace video game packaging. Many of the entries compare the US cover
artwork to the (superior) Japanese ones; in some cases, comparisons
with screenshots are also made. Come browse through the annals of
video-game-artwork badness, from Strider on through to Wonder Boy III."
Links
0. http://www.blueshinra.com
1. http://www.kidfenris.com/stridercover.html
Dancing With A Smart Robot
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/21/022206
[0]Roland Piquepaille writes "Yes, this is possible, thanks to
researchers at Tohoku University, reports [1]Japan Today in a brief
article [Warning: it takes a while for loading]. Equipped with a
computer, sensors and batteries, it can move in any direction on four
wheels and has memory for five steps necessary to dance the waltz.
[2]This sidebar contains a photograph of a student waltzing with the
robot, MS DanceR (Mobile Smart Dance Robot), coming from another short
story carried by [3]Ananova."
Links
0. http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/
1. http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=4&id=266447
2. http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/categories/sidebars/2003/07/18.html
3. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_800705.html
Will Munich's Linux Desktops Be Running Windows?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/21/0018207
An anonymous reader writes "Remember that story about the city of
Munich choosing Linux to power 14,000 desktop computers? One aspect of
this story that most people don't know about is that up to 80 percent
of those Linux desktops will be [0]equipped with VMWare, a virtual
machine emulator, under which they will run Windows and Windows
applications. That's right, folks: The majority of those 'Linux
desktops' will be used to run Â
Windows." [1]This Gartner report from
early June seems to be the one mentioned in the article, though I'm not
sure exactly where Thurrott gets the 80% figure.
Links
0. http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=39614
1. http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=115336
Dutch Experimental IPv6 MP3 Stream Relay
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/2333247
[0]Remco den Besten writes "In order to promote the IPv6 protocol, some
Dutch enthousiasts deploy an IPv6 MP3 stream relay server. So, do
something different with your IPv6 connectivity and listen to the
streams offered! [1]See & listen (both IPv4 and IPv6)."
Links
0. http://www.icecast6.remcom.org
1. http://www.icecast6.remcom.org/
Making Freenet Find Stuff Faster
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/2147203
[0]Sanity writes "Many probably saw the recent [1]announcement of
Freenet 0.5.2. This release represented a vast amount of work -
primarily in reducing Freenet's CPU and memory requirements. However,
streamlining Freenet's current functionality isn't all we've been
working on. I just finished an [2]article that describes the most
fundamental improvement to Freenet's core algorithm since its original
design over three years ago, it is called "Next Generation Routing" and
has the potential to dramatically increase the speed with which Freenet
retrieves information. It could even make Freenet faster than the World
Wide Web in many circumstances, all without compromizing anonymity and
while remaining immune to the /. effect."
Links
0. http://slashdot.org/~Sanity/journal
1. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/16/1931225&tid=158
2. http://freenetproject.org/index.php?page=ngrouting
QA Under The Open Source Development Model
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/2114215
carrowood writes "A survey was conducted questioning open source
developers from both large and small projects concerning their quality
assurance practices. A [0]research paper based on the survey result was
just published in the [1]Journal of Systems and Software. Some
comparisions between QA practices of open vs closed source projects are
made with some interesting observations. While on the whole it looks
like open source QA can be as good as that in traditional software
development, there were a few areas pointed out where the open source
community does not do so well, such as regression testing and setting
release dates. A thought provoking read."
Links
0. http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~luyin/luyin.pdf
1. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01641212
Southeast To Start Video Monitoring Flights
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/1950256
NormalVisual writes "According to [0]this article, Southeast Airlines
will begin digitally recording everything that goes on during one of
their flights. Moreover, they have said they will be retaining the
recorded video for up to 10 years. The privacy implications here are
worrying, and this sets a bad precedent, IMO." (Southeast is a charter
company, not a big scheduled carrier.)
Links
0. http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,59652,00.html
Nationwide Class Action Filed Against DoubleClick
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/1757221
[0]Stanley Ference writes "A nationwide class action lawsuit has been
commenced in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, against DoubleClick Inc. DoubleClick is a leading
provider of products and services used by direct marketers, web
publishers and advertisers to plan, execute and analyze marketing
programs. In 2002, Doubleclick served more than 630 billion ads on the
Internet for thousands of customers." If you've ever been tricked by
one of those ads telling you that your "connection is not optimized" or
that you have "1 new message waiting," you could be part of the class.
Read on for details.
Links
0. http://www.ferencelaw.com/doubleclick
The Most Compatible DVD Format: DVD-R
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/1624209
jbridges writes "[0]CDR-Info tested eight types of media (two examples
of each media type) using five different recorders, then tested
compatibility in twenty-seven standalone DVD players and twenty DVD-ROM
drives. They determined that DVD-R is clearly the most compatible DVD
recording format on the market. To assess the compatibility level of
DVD Formats they created video content on a DVD writer using DVD-R/RW
and +R/RW media. These discs were then played back in other DVD players
and DVD-ROM drives Âover a 1,000 combinations of drive, media and
player were tested."
Links
0.
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Articles/Specific.asp?ArticleHeadline=DVD%20Media%20Format%20Compatibility%20Tests&Series=0
Pods Unite
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/1325202
[0]burgburgburg writes "Apple has released the QuickTime video of the
new commercial they made in conjunction with Volkswagen. The connection
between the two? [1]Buy a New Beetle. Get a new iPod. Take a look at
[2]video. It's the 15 GB iPod and all the accessories needed to hook it
up to the new Volkswagen." It uses a casette adapter, which is really
lame. Of course, I use a casette adapter with my iPod, but I am not a
German engineer.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] minus pi
1. http://www.apple.com/ipod/vw/
2. http://www.apple.com/ipod/vw/video/
Freshmeat
6nome 1.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129891/
6nome is a theme loosely based on the background of the GNOME logo. The
Metacity theme has embossed title text, and features the GNOME
footprint as the menu button. The GTK theme has light and few colors,
and its widgets have rounded corners.
Addns.pl 1.01d
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129877/
Addns.pl is a self-contained DynDNS update client for DynDNS.org (and
possibly others). It supports a variety of IP detection methods
including external webcheck/router pages. It also supports multiple
configurations and hostnames, smart abuse prevention, and
custom/static/dynamic DNS, and can run as a daemon, commandline options
only, or with a configuration file.
aliens-gkrellm 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129851/
aliens-gkrellm is a skin based on the original Aliens theme for
Enlightenment. It has two alternate schemes.
Animal Shelter Manager 1.12
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129886/
Animal Shelter Manager is a complete computer solution for animal
sanctuaries and rescue shelters. It features complete animal
management, document generation, full reporting, charts, Internet Web
site publishing, and more.
Apache::App::Mercury 0.80
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129870/
Apache::App::Mercury is a customizable, extensible customer to customer
store and forward messaging application for Apache mod_perl. It uses a
relational database (accessed via DBI) to store and retrieve messages,
and uses CGI.pm to display them in standard HTML. Its design closely
resembles a MVC design pattern, and it handles all message box
navigation, message composition, sending, replying, etc.
Armagetron 0.2.5 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129892/
In Armagetron, you ride a lightcycle around the game grid. You can only
make sharp turns of 90 degrees and a wall constantly builds up after
you. Make your enemies crash into your wall, but be aware that they are
trying to do the same to you. If you are fast enough, you may be able
to trap them, but the only way to speed up your lightcycle is to drive
close to the dangerous walls. Prepare for exciting strategic
preparations followed by action-packed close combat!
BBStatus 2.0 RC17
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129911/
BBStatus is an IP accounting package and an SNMP and IP monitoring tool
for Linux. It collects, summarizes, and displays the values from its
database. It can be used for IP accounting (allows you to design
various kinds of accounting filters), SNMP monitoring (collects data
making SNMP requests), ICMP monitoring (stores and summarizes values
like min, avg, max reply time, and packet loss), and client traffic
filtering (using various types of filters). It also provides user based
access so that every user can log in and visualize various data
(depending on access rights). It requires PostgreSQL, Apache with
mod_auth_pgsql, Perl(Net::SNMP), and RRDTool.
BG-Rescue Linux 0.1.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129871/
BG-Rescue Linux is a Busybox 0.60.5 and uClibc 0.9.19 based rescue
system with kernel 2.4.21. It is loaded either from two floppy disks or
from one 2.8MB El Torito CD. The system runs entirely in RAM. It has
full IDE/ATAPI support (including disk, cdrom, tape, and floppy). NFS
mounts are possible. Support is included for several recent ISA/PCI,
USB, PCMCIA, and PLIP network adaptors. Supported Filesystems are
ext2/3, Reiserfs, cramfs, devfs, iso9660, minix, MS-DOS, NFS, NTFS
(read), proc, smbfs, tmpfs, UDF, UMSDOS, and vfat. Software raid (0, 1,
4, 5, and linear), LVM, and USB keyboards are supported. Additional
included programs are: e2fsprogs 1.33, reiserfsprogs 3.6.8, lilo
22.5.4, dosfstools, cramfs, umsdos-utils, fdisk, gpart, mdadm, lphdisk,
smbclient, bzip2, cabextract, zip/unzip, loadlin, and pcmcia-cardmgr.
bk_edit 0.6.21
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129896/
bk_edit is an easy to use bookmark manager and editor. The program can
read, write, edit, create, manage, and convert the bookmarks of the
most popular browsers. There is also a simple drag and drop interface
for adding new bookmarks from a running browser in a very comfortable
way. There are plugins for Mozilla, Opera, Galeon, XBEL, Netscape, and
Links 2.
CHM decompiler 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129873/
CHM decompiler is a program that converts the internal files of CHM
files back into the HHP, HHC, and HHK, etc. used to compile the
documentation.
Citadel/UX 6.08
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129918/
Citadel/UX is an advanced client/server messaging and collaboration
system for BBS and groupware applications. Users can connect to
Citadel/UX using any telnet, WWW, or client software. Among the
features supported are public and private message bases (rooms),
electronic mail, real-time chat, paging, etc. The server is
multithreaded and can easily support a large number of concurrent
users. In addition, SMTP, IMAP, and POP3 servers are built-in for easy
connection to Internet mail. Citadel/UX is both robust and mature,
having been developed over the course of the past thirteen years.
ClairVoyanT SysAdmin 0.1.8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129880/
CVTSA is a tool that allows a user to run arbitrary commands remotely
on a Linux system by sending email to the system. It maintains security
by requiring a password to be present in all email messages that
provide commands. There is a command wrapper file where the user can
set denied commands. It also uses a few other security techniques which
are outlined in the documentation. CVTSA can use a local fetcher to
download email, or it can create a connection to a remote mail server
to download email by itself. There is also an option that allows a
pseudo-random password to be created.
Corelian Mplayer 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129839/
Corelian Mplayer is a simple, dark, and useful skin for Mplayer.
cwdaemon 0.6 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129872/
cwdaemon is a small daemon which uses the PC parallel or serial port
and a simple transistor switch to output Morse code to a transmitter
from a text message sent to it via the UDP protocol.
eyeD3 0.5.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129931/
eyeD3 is a Python program and module that provides the ability to read
and write ID3 tags (v1.x and v2.3/v2.4). It also decodes MP3 headers
(bit rate, sample frequency, play time, etc.).
ffproxy 1.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129882/
ffproxy is a filtering HTTP proxy server. It is able to filter by host,
URL, and header. Custom header entries can be filtered and added. It
can even drop its privileges and optionally chroot() to some directory.
Logging to syslog() is supported, as is using another auxiliary proxy
server. Contacting IPv6 servers is supported and allows transparent
IPv6 over IPv4 browsing.
FmPro Migrator 1.46
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129907/
FmPro Migrator migrates FileMaker databases to MySQL, Oracle, Access,
SQL Server, Sybase, and DB2. Perl CGI scripts are generated for each
FileMaker layout within the database, and include customized data entry
and data validation for each layout field (MySQL and Oracle).
FoodClub 0.19
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129866/
FoodClub (the package) contains modules that were written specifically
for facilitating the administration of an organic food-buying club over
the Web. They were designed to run under Apache. If you are also
running mod_perl, this software takes full advantage, and you will
notice substantial performance benefits. The main intended audience for
this software is end-users (non-programmers). It is not meant to be a
component for use in other software.
g-page 2.14 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129933/
g-page is a client/server application designed to send text messages to
pagers or SMS enabled PCS phones. It supports the SNPP, WCTP, and SMTP
(email) protocols, and works on a stand-alone workstation or across a
network.
Goanseech 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129902/
Goanseech is a spinoff of the leverlada IRC leech script. One of its
core parts was extracted and refunded into a standalone server. This
server holds information about the basic pattern specifying the base
name of a TV series, which epsiodes were already fetched, and what is
the maximum number of episodes. Connecting through SSL to this server,
there is a curses client and a GTK shell, a script that parses Web
pages for Bittorrent links, matches them against the information on the
series server, and issues a batch file with ready Bittorrent retrieval
command lines to retrieve files that are wanted by the user (it also
controls the Bittorrent client), and a directory watcher which scans a
given set of directories and updates the series server with newly found
files.
Gtkboard 0.10.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129887/
Gtkboard is a board game architecture and implementation. It implements
all the common aspects of board games, such as the user interface, move
parsing code, AI (i.e., game tree search) and file format. It has a
simple API which makes it very easy to write a new game. Games are
fitted in as plugins. Currently more than 15 games have been fully or
partially implemented.
gURLChecker 0.5.5 (Unstable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129876/
gURLChecker is a C/GNOME 2 tool that can check links on a single Web
page or on a whole Web site in order to determine the validity of each
page.
help2man 1.33.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129875/
help2man is a tool for automatically generating simple manual pages
from program output. It is intended to provide an easy way for software
authors to include a manual page in their distribution without having
to maintain that document. Given a program which produces reasonably
standard --help and --version outputs, help2man will attempt to
re-arrange that output into something which resembles a manual page.
HTML::Tagreader 1.03
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129893/
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=...".
install_latest_kernel 07_20-16_29
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129890/
install_latest_kernel automates the process of fetching, patching,
configuring, building, and installing Linux kernels and updating
bootloaders. It is designed for people that often install the latest
kernel and get a little bit bored by the standard routine. It is not
suitable for newbies and requires a working setup, a kernel
configuration file, and the ability to read scripts and apply patches.
kcd 7.1.0 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129881/
kcd is a directory change utility similar to NCD. It helps you navigate
the directory tree. You can also supply part of the desired directory
name in the command line and let kcd find it for you.
Lame Node System 0.6-8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129929/
Lame Node System is a Web-based idea repository. It supports files,
pictures, external links, and (limited) HTML input.
LiquidIRCd 1.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129898/
LiquidIRCd is the irc daemon used on LiquidIRC. It is based on Bahamut
with many powerful features including CRC or MD5 hostmasking, SSL,
channel owners, protect, halfop, etc.
mcron 0.99.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129901/
Mcron is a 100% Vixie cron replacement written in pure Guile. As well
as accepting traditional crontabs, it also accepts configuration files
written in Scheme for infinite flexibility in specifying when jobs
should run (it could take the system load into account, for example).
Mini-XML 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129889/
Mini-XML is a small XML parsing library that you can use to read XML
and XML-like data files in your application without requiring large
non-standard libraries. It only requires an ANSI C compatible compiler
(GCC works, as do most vendors' ANSI C compilers) and a
"make" program. It supports reading and writing of UTF-8
encoded XML files, and provides a hierarchical view of the file via a
linked-list tree structure of typed nodes and functions for managing,
traversing, and searching the tree.
MoviX2 0.3.1pre1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129885/
MoviX2 is a small Linux distro that transforms your PC in a powerful
multimedia box. Using the GUI version of mplayer to play audio/video
files, after booting your PC with MoviX2 you will be able to play any
DVD/VCD, most video/audio files (most noticeably DivX but generically
any AVI, MPEG, QuickTime, WMV, ASF, MP3, and OGG), and also radio
stations on the Internet if you are connected to a LAN. And since all
systems will be completely loaded in RAM, you do not even need a HD to
use MoviX2.
MoxQuizz 0.8.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129895/
MoxQuizz is a multilingual IRC quiz/trivia script for eggdrops which
acts as a game master. A question is posted to the channel, and all
chatter is searched for the answer. If something matches an answer or
an optional regular expression, the user who said it receives a point.
Highscores and an allstars table are managed. Users can ask their own
questions, too. A large set of German and English questions are
provided, but you can easily run MoxQuizz with your own set. There are
numerous fun commands like !hug, !roll, and others.
myJCQ 0.32-1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129920/
myJCQ (my Java ICQ Client) is a simple ICQ client written in Java. At
the moment, only basic messaging is supported.
navTemplate 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129884/
navTemplate is a parser that parses any HTML template and produces HTML
output from the template. This system can be useful in Web development
when you need to separate design from actual code.
Open64 Compiler Tools 0.16
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129899/
Open64 is a suite of optimizing compiler development tools for Intel
Itanium(TM) systems running Linux. The Open64 project is the
continuation of the SGI Pro64(TM) compiler suite which was released
under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The Open64 compiler suite
currently includes compilers for C, C++, and Fortran90/95 compilers for
the IA-64 Linux ABI and API standards.
OpenSymphony Cache 2.0 Beta 1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129925/
OSCache is a high performance J2EE caching solution that can cache
portions of JSP pages, entire HTTP responses (including dynamically
generated images), and arbitrary Java objects. It can provide your J2EE
application with huge performance gains and graceful error tolerance
(e.g., in the event of a DB failure, cached content is served).
oplaty 1.15
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129935/
oplaty is a simple payment system for users in a LAN. It provides a
Web-based interface that shows a user's charge and info about the user.
It is currently only available in the Polish language.
Oracle Perl Procedure Library 1.02 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129912/
extproc_perl is an Oracle external procedure library that allows Oracle
functions and procedures to be written in Perl. A Perl interpreter is
embedded in the external procedure, and remains persistent for the life
of a client session.
Orpheus 1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129869/
Orpheus is a text-mode menu- and window- driven audio player
application for CDs, Ogg, and MP3. It can retrieve CDDB information for
compact discs with HTTP (even through a proxy), read ID tags from MP3
and Ogg files, and save and load playlists. The color schemes are
configurable.
Perl Webmail 3.0.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129903/
Perl Webmail is a CGI/mod_perl application that interfaces with
external POP3 and SMTP services. It provides all the expected
functionality of a mail client, such as read, reply, forward, delete,
as well as sending and receiving attachments, storage for mail folders,
contacts, and calendar notes.
Pretty Make 1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129883/
Pretty Make beautifies make output. It colorizes it, groups options
together, and hides uninteresting stuff.
Qastrocam 3.6 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129922/
Qastrocam is a capture program that can work with any video4linux
device. Its main purpose is to do astrophotography. It can control a
telescope to do guiding with the images received from the video device.
It can also control the extended features of a webcam modified to do
long exposure (several seconds) captures.
RSSCreator 1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129914/
RSSCreator is a PHP class that provides an easy way to create RSS feeds
from within PHP. RSS 0.91, 1.0, and 2.0 are supported.
rssh 2.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129923/
rssh is a small shell that provides the ability for system
administrators to give specific users access to a given system via scp
or sftp only.
SearchAssist 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129867/
SearchAssist is a simple but practical search engine application that
uses a ternary search tree. It uses Java's dynamic loading feature to
make the search engine highly customizable, and uses takes Mozilla
bookmarks as input. A Swing UI allows users to enter search words and
view the results.
Slim Mplayer 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129840/
Slim Mplayer is a small and cute skin for Mplayer.
Stitch 0.8.7 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129924/
Stitch is a utility for making backups from many computers to a large
storage array. It is written completely in Python and requires SSH and
rsync be installed on the clients.
The Distribulator 0.60
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129915/
The Distribulator is an SSH-based command execution and file transfer
utility. It includes support for both batch and console mode, XML
configuration, multiple server enviornments, and auditing via syslog.
The Distribulator is meant to be distributed computing for the rest of
us.
txt2graph.pl 1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129897/
txt2graph.pl is a tool (written in Perl) to visualize structures and
dependencies between words in a text document via graphviz-tools (you
can get graphviz at http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/graphviz/). It
runs on Windows, MacOs, Solaris, OSF, Irix, Linux. Feedback is welcome.
uncc 0.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129926/
uncc is a C decompiler which helps reverse engineers and programmers
improve their understanding of assembly code.
VideoDB 2003-07-20
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129874/
VideoDB is a database to manage your personal video collection. It's
mainly designed for videofiles but you can also put your DVDs and VHS
tapes in it. It features fetching movie data/covers from the Internet
Movie Database (IMDb), local caching of coverimages, an option to mark
movies as seen, a search by genre or title/subtitle/plot/cast data, a
filter for TV episodes, a random movie function and a simple borrow
manager. It is a personal database, so no user
management/authentication scheme is implemented. Everybody may
add/edit/delete movies.
WebShop 0.9.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129916/
WebShop provides a framework for an Internet shop using EJB 2. It
includes the beans necessary to operate an e-commerce enterprise, as
well as a sample servlet/JSP implementation of a shop.
WindowLab 1.12
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129906/
WindowLab is a small and simple window manager of novel design. It is
click-to-focus, shares its window depth policy with the Amiga, and has
a window resizing/reshaping method similar to that of 8-1/2 from Plan
9. It maintains the illusion of direct manipulation by constraining the
mouse pointer when appropriate (i.e., when a window cannot be dragged
any further in one direction). The pointer is also constrained
vertically (effectively making the target menu items infinitely tall
according to Fitts's law) when it is in the menubar to reduce pointing
time.
Xaraya 0.9.0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129934/
Xaraya is extensible, Open Source software written in PHP. It utilizes
robust permissions, data management, and multilingual systems to
dynamically integrate and manage content. Its modular,
database-independent architecture introduces tools which separate form,
function, content, and design.
Newsforge Reports
Cluster filesystems for Linux?
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1444241
Francesco M. Taurino writes: Do you know good cluster filesystems for
Linux? Is available for Linux a filesystem with cache coherency across
all the nodes in a cluster, efficient locking mechanism or with a
distributed lock manager, with good scalability features and SAN (fibre
channel) compatible?
The IP wars
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/15/1911226
- by John O'Sullivan - The first shot in the intellectual property wars
was fired by no less than William H. Gates III on February 3, 1976. In
a famous letter decrying the theft of his programs, Mr. Gates set out
the philosophy that IP was essentially the same as traditional
property, and that the same rights and laws should apply.
Linux Advisory Watch - July 18, 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/0327232
- by Benjamin D. Thomas - This week, advisories were released for pam,
gnupg, mpg123, ucd-snmp, phpgroupware, traceroute-nanog, nfs-utils,
falconseye, php4, unzip, radius, gtksee, kernel, mozilla, xpdf, apache,
and ypserv. The distributors include Conectiva, Debian, Gentoo,
Immunix, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware, SuSE, Trustix, and Turbo Linux.
Newsforge Newsvac
SCO readies new Linux licensing program
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/20/0343230
Anonymous Reader writes "Per the article at Infoworld.com site: The SCO
Group is preparing a new Linux licensing program that it claims will
allow users of the open-source operating system to run Linux without
fear of litigation. The program will be announced "within the next
month or so," according to SCO spokesman Blake Stowell, but on Monday
the company will announce what he calls a "precursor" to this program
in a press conference with SCO ...
Evolving the Wireless Robot
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1449217
Anonymous Reader writes "This article is one of the first to discuss
wireless robotics from an integrated approach. It explains the ins and
outs of wireless robots: their components, their shortcomings, and how
they can interact in a competitive or cooperative team within
professional environments. Learn how smarter robots can relieve us of
the most tedious -- and dangerous -- tasks."
Red Hat to drop boxed retail distribution
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1446235
Anonymous Reader writes "Red Hat Software is expected to announce
Monday that it is abaonding boxed retail sales and reorganizing its
development to give project maintainers more control over what is
included in Red Hat's distribution."
Do you prefer different Operating Systems on your desktop and server?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1454249
I intended to blog about the $800 TDV Vision Tablet PC reported by The
Register and wonder outloud how it might be as a cheap Linux slate
device. But, then it occured to me. Unless two fell from the sky free
of charge, I would keep Windows XP on the box because most of my
favorite office/home tools (vs. developer tools) run on the Windows XP
side of my world. I just happen to have a preference for JASC PaintShop
Pro, Microsoft PowerPoint, ...
Intel turns 35: Now what?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/19/1452213
For many in the computer industry, the title of Intel Chairman Andy
GroveâÂÂs 1996 book Only the Paranoid Survive came to symbolize the
relentlessly competitive attitude that helped make Intel a dynastic
success. Over three decades, IntelâÂÂs fanatical focus on design and
manufacturing excellence, and its big bets on blockbuster products have
enabled it to dominate the microprocessor business and become a Silicon
Valley legend.
Microsoft Ranks Linux Second On Risk List
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1940203
Microsoft is taking the Linux threat seriously. So seriously, in fact,
that open source software comes in at the number two spot on the
company's top five list of risks.
Linux to Overtake Unix, Leapfrog Windows, Analyst Says
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1935234
Linux will soon overtake Unix as the operating system of choice for
several major enterprise segments, including high-performance
computing, carrier-grade and mission-critical systems, and database
hosting. That's according to a paper published in June by research firm
Aberdeen Group Inc.
ATX form-factor StrongARM SBC gains 30% speed, supports Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1842235
Simtec Electronics has announced a thirty percent speed increase for
its ATX motherboard form-factor, StrongARM-based single-board computer
(SBC). The SBC is intended to be used as a development platform for
prototyping applications such as set-top boxes, routers, CD
duplicators, MP3 juke boxes, and NAS appliances, and server devices,
and is supplied together with a full Debian GNU/Linux operating system,
the company said.
101 Reasons Not To Get A Tablet PC
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1825237
Lora writes "Here is a list of reasons we've heard people say why they
don't want to buy a Tablet PC. We came up with a list of 101. (Not
listed in any particular order.) There are probably more. Maybe you've
got a few?"
Mozilla.org forms new non-profit foundation
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1810245
Mozilla.org, the venerable keeper of the open-source Web browser
flame, last week gave itself a "legal identity" with the creation of
the Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit corporation the group hopes will
better coordinate its efforts to expand its end-user community.
Thinkgeek
Computing: Logitech Cordless MX Keyboard & Mouse
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/keyboards/61af/
PC Mods: Lian-Li Side Panel Aquarium Kit
http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cases/6151/
Computing: USB Sharing Hub
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/5f2a/
Cube Goodies: LED Binary Clock
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/lights/59e0/
Gadgets: Ambient Orb Device
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/5da2/
Cube Goodies: Desktop Retro Wind-ups
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/6028/
Cube Goodies: The Red Swingline Stapler
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/61b7/
Cube Goodies: Futurama Tin Signs
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/60e2/
Gadgets: FM Radio Pen
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/60bf/
Gadgets: USB Memory Pen
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/60a3/
Interests: Ph34r t3h Cute Ones Poster
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/coolthings/6193/
Interests: Broken Miho Poster
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/coolthings/6188/
Caffeine: Shock Triple Mocha
http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/drinks/6122/
Caffeine: Brute Force Energy Drink
http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/drinks/6184/
Caffeine: Chargers Caffeinated Espresso Beans
http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/candy/5f75/
PC Mods: ThermalTake SubZero CPU Coolers
http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cooling/603e/
Computing: Archos AV120 w/ DVR Attachment
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/handhelds/5fe2/
Computing: ICE-Cube Barebones Mini-PC
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/handhelds/5fd7/
Cube Goodies: There's no place like 127.0.0.1 bumper sticker
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/stickers/5fa6/
Cube Goodies: hacker. bumper sticker
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/stickers/5f9e/
Sourceforge
Tkfp Windows 14 July 2003
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=293277
Tk_familypractice is a clinical Medical Records system, written mostly
in Tcl/Tk. Some C, C++, PYTHON, PERL. For Family Physicians,
Pediatricians, Internists or Primary Care. Used in a 4 doctor group for
5 years. Network enabled. Tk GUI and web browser based interfaces.
HCFA1500 claim form. Another new Windows version. Using the file
notebook_start2.tcl, you can run all the windows now inside a tabbed
notebook. The look and feel is now exactly the same as the Linux
version.
pmd-jbuilder-1.1 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=293271
PMD is a Java source code analyzer. It finds unused variables, empty
catch blocks, unnecessary object creation, and so forth. This release
supports PMD 1.1.
QmailAdmin 1.0.24 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=293583
QmailAdmin is a web interface for managing email addresses in virtual
domains created by Vpopmail. This release includes more cleanup as we
get closer to a stable release. Functional changes: works with non-idx
version of ezmlm again, updated Japanese translation.
wlandscape 1.0 build 0461 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=293588
wlandscape 1.0 build 0461 is out with quite a few important bugs fixed
and a lot of improvements added. Build 0461 introduces many new
features. We have added the support of MapBlast again and integrated an
offline browsing tool. From the developers point of view it is believed
to be fairly stable. Wlandscape is a tool for collecting and
visualizing access point data of public wireless networks in order to
share it with anyone. The collected data is shown in really good maps
and of course all for free. Wlandscape is free because it is released
under the GNU General Public License.
phpWebSite 0.9.3 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=293742
Developed by the Web Technology Group at Appalachian State University,
phpWebSite provides a complete web site content management system. All
client output is XHTML 1.0 and meets the W3C's Web Accessibility
Initiative requirements. phpWebSite version 0.9.3 addresses stability
problems from 0.9.2. There have also been many updates to resolve
usability issues. Included with this release is a docbook user manual
for end-users and a skeleton module for developers. Enjoy! The
phpWebSite Development Team
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