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Slashdot
Beer-Coated CDs are Optical Biocomputers
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2336258
[0]commodoresloat writes "A DJ and scientist in Melbourne whose
research is in the area of communication through biological cells,
serendipitously created an 'optical biocomputer' when he [1]spilled
beer on his CDs and left them over night. The resulting fungus that
formed distorted the sound of the CDs in interesting and meaningful
ways. Here's [2]some of his research, and some [3]media samples which
include mp3s of the distorted music." Yes, the term biocomputer is used
in the loosest sense.
Links
0. http://nofuncharlie.com
1. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/919_371123,00180005.htm
2. http://www.swin.edu.au/chem/bio/fractals/refslist.htm
3. http://www.swin.edu.au/maths/molecularmediaproject/molecularmedia.htm
GeForce FX Architecture Explained
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2329243
Brian writes "[0]3DCenter has published [1]one of the most in-depth
articles on the internals of a 3D graphics chip (the NV30/GeForce FX in
this case) that I've ever seen. The author has based his results on a
patent NVIDIA filed last year and he has turned up some very
interesting relevations regarding the GeForce FX that go a long way to
explain why its performance is so different from the recent Radeons.
Apparently, optimal shader code for the NV30 is substantially different
from what is generated by the standard DX9 HLSL compiler. A new
compiler may help to some extent, but other performance issues will
likely need to be resolved by NVIDIA in the driver itself."
Links
0. http://www.3dcenter.org/
1. http://www.3dcenter.org/artikel/cinefx/index_e.php
VeriSign Looks At Earning Money on Domain Typos
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2326205
[0]Harald Paulsen writes "In a recent article [1]Computer Business
Review uncovers how [2]VeriSign Inc is testing a service that would
return a webpage if a user mistypes an URL. Basically all nonexistant
domain queries could return an IP address and if the user was trying to
access a page with a webbrowser they could get redirected to a
search-engine, or worse: a page asking them to buy a domain. This is
most certainly breaking the DNS standard and could be compared to
cybersquatting (Hey Ford, want to have a banner ad whenever someone
mistypes Toyota?). This is interesting in relation to [3]an earlier
story about register.com and holding-pages."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.cbronline.com/
2. http://www.cbronline.com/latestnews/d04afc52ae9da2ee80256d9c0018be8b
3. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/10/0142259&tid=123
Beatles Bite Apple
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/232230
blamanj writes "Apple Computer, which once got into hot water with the
Beatles Apple record label, [0]has been sued once again by the same
group. Apple Records says iTunes and the iPod violate the previous
agreement." Apple's broke their agreement in the past when speakers
were first used with their computers to play music.
Links
0.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=77&ncid=738&e=12&u=/mc/20030911/tc_mc/applesuedbythebeatlesoveripoditms
Open Source Database Clusters?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/222240
grugruto asks: "A lot of open source solutions are available to scale
web sites with clusters but what about databases? I can't afford an
Oracle RAC license but can I have something more reliable and fault
tolerant than my single Postgres box? I have seen this recent
[0]article that looks promising for open source solutions. Do anyone
have experiences with clusters of [1]MySQL , [2]Postgres-R, [3]C-JDBC
or other solutions? How does it compare to commercial products?"
Links
0. http://c-jdbc.objectweb.org/current/doc/RR-C-JDBC.pdf
1. http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Replication.html
2. http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/pgreplication/
3. http://freshmeat.net/projects/cjdbc/
AT&T Migrating Phone Network to IP
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2213217
[0]prostoalex writes "Following the lead of [1]Sprint and [2]Telus, who
are moving their telephone networks to IP, AT&T [3]will spend $3
billion to migrate to an IP-based network. By the end of 2005 about 270
legacy systems will be retired." The article also notes how the current
ratio of packet traffic to voice is already 8:1.
Links
0. http://www.moskalyuk.com/deals/
1. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/28/0426219&tid=126
2. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/27/1123232&tid=126
3.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/11/HNattnetwork_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/11/HNattnetwork_1.html
Logitech Ships 500 Millionth Mouse
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1854205
ipxodi writes "Logitech marks the milestone of [0]500 million shipped
mice. Mice first widely appeared in consumer form on the [1]original
Macintosh, but have appeared in various forms back through time to 1964
when they were invented by [2]Doug Englebart. My favorite mouse is also
my current mouse, a [3]Logitech Optical Wheel mouse. I also remember
some oddities beyond the old bar-of-soap shaped mice of the mid 80's,
like one with a crosshair attachment for clicking on specific points of
a blueprintfor CAD input. What's your favorite current or past mouse?"
My first mouse was back in 1987, for my Apple //c. It cost $50, and
came with a double-sided floppy that contained an interactive
instructional program on side one, and MousePaint (a port of MacPaint)
on side two. Memories!
Links
0. http://www.go2net.com/headlines/ap/technology/D7TG8NB80.html
1. http://www.lowendmac.com/compact/bytecover.shtml
2. http://www.ibiblio.org/pioneers/englebart.html
3.
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?page=products/details&CRID=3&CONTENTID=4992&countryid=19&languageid=1
Hands-On With The Nokia N-Gage
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1957244
CokoBWare writes "Finally! Gamesindustry.biz has done a [0]hands-on
review of the Nokia N-Gage cellphone/games machine. The results don't
impress the judges much, but I suppose the consumer will ultimately be
the judge."
Links
0. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=new&aid=2233
Linux Most Attacked Server?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1951201
Anonymous guy who can't remember his login sent in a [0]story from the
Globe And Mail that says "During August, 67 per cent of all successful
and verifiable digital attacks against on-line servers targeted Linux,
followed by Microsoft Windows at 23.2 per cent. A total of 12,892 Linux
on-line servers running e-business and information sites were
successfully breached in that month, followed by 4,626 Windows
servers."
Links
0.
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030911.gtlinuxsep11/BNStory/Technology/
NVIDIA's New Pro Graphics Quadro FX 3000 Reviewed
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/197218
[0]SpinnerBait writes "NVIDIA recently took the wraps off their next
generation Workstation Graphics card, the Quadro FX 3000. This card is
based on the same general GPU architecture as the NV35 but optimized
for CAD and DCC applications. [1] This article over at HotHardware
shows what the new Quadro FX 3000 is capable of and it makes a strong
showing. However, you've got to pay to play (or work) on this card,
that's for sure."
Links
0. http://www.hothardware.com
1. http://www.hothardware.com/hh_files/S&V/qfx3k.shtml
Freshmeat
Anjuta IDE 0.1 (RPM Builder)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135555/
Anjuta is a versatile Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for C
and C++ in GNU/Linux. It has been written for GTK/GNOME, and features a
number of advanced programming facilities. These include project
management, application wizards, an onboard interactive debugger, and a
powerful source editor with source browsing and syntax highlighting.
AstroCam System 2.5.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135596/
AstroCam is an C-based Stepmotor Controlsystem including a PHP Web
interface. You can use it for controlling webcams over the
Internet/intranet or everything else you want to do with a stepmotor.
Asymptopia Flashcard System 1.0 (Flash card Add-Ons)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135599/
Asymptopia Flashcard System uses Motif and LaTeX to produce, manage,
and use attractively formatted flashcards. You load some or all of your
"collections" and set the timer for pop-up frequency. The GUI
interface and "Collection Manager" make modifying flashcards
as simple as a pushing a single button. A knowledge of LaTeX is only
required for when entering special symbols.
AutoUpdate 5.2.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135578/
AutoUpdate is a Perl script which performs a task similar to Red Hat's
up2date or autorpm. It can be used to automatically download and
upgrade RPMs from different HTTP(S) or (S)FTP sites, while also
handling dependencies. Moreover, it can also be used to keep a server
with a customized (Red Hat) distribution plus all clients up to date.
BELTS 1.1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135288/
The Basic E-Learning Tool Set (BELTS) provides a basic set of tools for
using and managing learning objects. Users can search and download
content stored in The Learning Federations Learning Exchange. Set up
classes (groups of users) and lessons (sequences of learning objects)
for others to interact with. The server allows for multiple schools to
be hosted on the same system.
Boost.Build 2.0-m7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135575/
Boost.Build is a build system with a simple and high-level language. It
supports build variants, and several different compilers and tools.
Camera Picture Copier 0.0.2-4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135633/
Camera Picture Copier reads files from a source and copies them, making
a directory for each day and renaming all files to the time they where
last modified. This can be used to copy/rename pictures from a digital
camera (USB-mounted) to have them make more sense.
Command Line Progress Bar 1.03
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135595/
Command Line Progress Bar is a simple command line tool to display
information about a data transfer stream. It will display the number of
bytes transfered, the speed of the transfer, and if the size of the
data stream is known it will display the ETA, percent complete, and a
progress bar.
CUTE User-friendly Text Editor 0.2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135624/
CUTE is a text editor, based on Qt and Scintilla, which can be easily
extended using Python. Its main purpose is to be a user-friendly source
code editor with a common graphical user interface.
DataVision 0.7.13
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135636/
DataVision is a reporting tool similar to Crystal Reports, written in
Java. It supports multiple data sources (JDBC, text files) and output
formats (HTML, XML, PDF, LaTeX, comma- and tab-separated data files,
and DocBook). It lets you design reports with a drag-and-drop GUI.
Report descriptions are stored as XML.
Devil's Pie 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135611/
Devil's Pie is a Metacity window-matching utility, inspired by
Sawfish's "Matched Windows" option. It can be configured to
detect windows as they are created, and match the window to a set of
rules. If the window matches the rules, it can perform a series of
actions on that window.
DSPAM 2.7-beta.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135587/
DSPAM is a server-side anti-spam agent for UNIX email servers. It
masquerades as the email server's local delivery agent and
filters/learns spam using a Bayesian statistical approach which
provides an administratively maintenance-free, self-learning anti-spam
service. Each email is broken down into its most interesting tokens,
each assigned a spam probability. All probabilities are then combined
to produce a statistical probability of spam. This approach, applied to
a mature corpus of email, has the potential to yield a 99.75% success
rate with less than a 0.03% chance of false positives.
eGroupWare 0.9.99.001
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135586/
eGroupWare is a Web-based GroupWare suite. It is a fork of the
phpGroupWare project. It contains many modules, including Calendar
(personal calendar and group scheduling, notifications and alarms),
Mail (Email (IMAP and POP3) or FeLaMiMail (IMAP only)), InfoLog (todos,
notes, and phone calls linked to contacts (CRM)), Contacts (an
addressbook to store and share contact information), and SiteMgr or
JiNN (content management).
FakeNES 0.3.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135593/
FakeNES is a portable, Open Source NES emulator which is written mostly
in C, using the excellent Allegro library for cross-platform
capabilities. Currently tested systems are DOS, Microsoft Windows 9x
and XP, Linux, FreeBSD, QNX, and BeOS.
Flat Assembler 1.49
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135608/
The Flat Assembler is a fast and efficient self-assembling 80x86
assembler for Linux, DOS, and Windows. It supports all
8086-80486/Pentium instructions with MMX, SSE, SSE2 and 3DNow!
extensions. It can produce output in binary, MZ, PE, or COFF formats.
It has advanced but easy-to-use macroinstruction support, and it does
multiple quick passes to optimize the code for size. It is totally
written in assembly language.
FreeRADIUS 0.9.1 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135598/
The FreeRADIUS Server Project is a high-performance and highly
configurable RADIUS server. While the server is conceptually similar to
the Livingston server variants, it has many more features, and is much
more configurable. It includes plug-in modules with support for MySQL,
PostgreSQL, Oracle, IODBC, IBM DB2, MS-SQL, Sybase, LDAP, Kerberos,
EAP, PAM, MS-CHAP and MPPE, Digest authentication, Python, X9.9, and
many more. It allows the administrator to fully customize the behaviour
of authentication, accounting, and logging.
ftv_gnome 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135607/
ftv_gnome is a GNOME front end for the furious_tv personal video
recorder (PVR). It is written in C and integrates well with the GNOME
desktop. It can search, sort, and filter TV listing, and is
considerably faster and easier to set up then ftv_web.
GKrellM 2.1.17 (GTK 2.0)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135627/
GKrellM is a GTK-based stacked monitor program that charts SMP CPUs,
disks, load, active net interfaces, and internet connections. There are
also builtin monitors for memory and swap, file systems with
mount/umount feature, mailbox checking including POP3 and IMAP,
clock/calendar, laptop battery, sensors (temperatures, voltages, and
fans), and uptime. It has LEDs for the net monitors and an on/off
button and online timer for PPP. There is a GUI popup for
configuration, plugin extensions can be installed, and many themes are
available. It also features a client/server monitoring capability.
gnome-core 2.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135554/
GNOME is the GNU Network Object Model Environment. This project is
building a complete, user-friendly desktop based entirely on free
software. This desktop consists of small utilities and larger
applications that share a consistent look and feel. It uses the GTK as
the GUI toolkit for all GNOME-compliant applications.
grade 1.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135576/
grade compares two files, finds differences, and grades them by
checking the spelling. It ignores the word order and punctuation, and
omits content-related aspects.
iksemel 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135610/
iksemel is a simple XML-parsing library written in C, oriented towards
use in the Jabber network. It's fast, has low memory overhead, and is
used in a number of embedded Jabber projects.
iptables-control 1.0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135650/
Iptables-Control is a fast and easy iptables filter configurator It
features a step-by-step interactive configurator script, a TCP/UDP
ports configurator, LAN settings for routing and masquerading, and ICMP
filtering.
Java Service Wrapper 3.0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135571/
Java Service Wrapper is a configurable tool which allows Java
applications to be installed and controlled like native NT or Unix
services. It includes fault correction software to automatically
restart crashed or frozen JVMs. It is built for flexibility.
Java Zaurus Sync 0.03
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135617/
Java Zaurus Sync is a sync program for the Sharp Zaurus. All operating
systems with Java support and the Zaurus connected via USB should be
able to sync with this program. It is also usable as a standalone PIM
on most operating systems.
Jena 1.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135620/
Jena is Java toolkit for developing semantic Web applications. It
includes an RDF API, ARP, an RDF parser used for the W3C semantics Web
sandbox, RDQL (an RDF query language and processor), and a DAML API.
JEXT 3.2 Pre 3 - 1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135629/
Jext is a source code editor that support Java and many other types of
source code including C, C++, C#, ASP, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, TeX,
XHTML, XSLT, Eiffel, JSP, etc.
JKFlow.pm 10092003 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135539/
JKFlow is an easy XML configurable report module for FlowScan. It gives
network administrators the ability to monitor for specific
applications/protocols/services on directions, which are sections of
source- and destination subnets, that can be defined within subnets, on
exporters or globally. JKGrapher.pl is an additional CGI-script for
displaying the RRDTool graphs.
Joseki 2.0.0 Beta 1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135623/
Joseki is a server for publishing RDF models on the Web. Models have
URLs can be accessed by queries using HTTP GET. As part of the Jena RDF
toolkit, it provides a coarse-grained Web API that is based on
extracting a subgraph from the published RDF. The extracted RDF can
then be processed locally with the fine-grained API provided by Jena.
Joseki is extensible - new query languages and new operations can be
added without modifying the core system.
js2mouse 030911
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135572/
Js2mouse converts joystick events into mouse events, so the user can
use his joystick/gamepad as a pointer instead of the mouse. It works
with any kind of joystick (analogic or digital) and with any kind of
program (XFree86, GPM, etc.). The user does not need to be root. It can
emulate PS/2 and IMPS/2 protocols, and joystick keys can be assigned.
Documentation is included.
KAON 1.0 (kaontoedit)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135609/
KAON is an ontology management infrastructure targeted at business
applications. It includes a comprehensive tool suite allowing easy
ontology creation and management. Persistence mechanisms of KAON are
based on relational databases.
KBiff 3.7 (KDE3)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135618/
KBiff is a KDE "biff" or new mail notification utility. It is
highly configurable but very easy to use and setup. It supports session
managment (it "remembers" the last state it was in before you
logged off) and can be docked into the panel. It has support for mbox
(Unix-style), maildir (qmail-style), mh, POP3, IMAP4, and NNTP
mailboxes.
KDE 3.2 Alpha 1 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135557/
KDE is a powerful graphical desktop environment for Unix workstations.
It combines ease of use, contemporary functionality and outstanding
graphical design with the technological superiority of the Unix
operating system. KDE is a completely new desktop, incorporating a
large suite of applications for Unix workstations. While KDE includes a
window manager, file manager, panel, control center and many other
components that one would expect to be part of a contemporary desktop
environment, the true strength of this exceptional environment lies in
the interoperability of its components.
Knoppix 3.2-2003-09-05
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135621/
KNOPPIX is a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software,
automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards,
sound cards, SCSI devices, and other peripherals. It can be used as a
Linux demo, educational CD, rescue system, etc. It is not necessary to
install anything on a hard disk due to on-the-fly decompression.
Konstruct 20030910 (Unstable KDE)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135579/
Konstruct is a build system which helps you install KDE releases and
applications on your system. It downloads defined source tarballs,
checks their integrity, decompresses, patches, configures, builds, and
installs them. A complete KDE installation should be as easy as
"cd meta/kde;make install". Optionally, you can install
additional applications like KOffice, KDevelop, or Quanta (for example,
"cd apps/koffice;make install").
Kroupware 1.0.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135616/
Kroupware is a Microsoft Exchange replacement that was commissioned by
the German government. It features email capability, task planning,
calendar scheduling, contacts management, notes keeping and sharing
resources with your co-workers in the group. On the client side, you
can use the following software packages: KMail, KOrganizer,
KAddressbook, or Kitchensync (for Palm sync).
Landscape Themes for Window Maker 0.9 (Arcades Rosa Clouds)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135582/
Landscape Themes for Window Maker contains themes created with
landscape paintings by the artist B. Kaemper.
Landscape Themes for Window Maker 0.9 (Holliday House)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135581/
Landscape Themes for Window Maker contains themes created with
landscape paintings by the artist B. Kaemper.
libshbuf 0.0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135614/
libshbuf introduces a new IPC concept: the "shared buffer", a
more flexible and faster alternative for standard Unix FIFOs. Take some
shared memory, flavour it with semaphore-based locking and change
notifications, and refine it with an easy-to-use API and you get
libshbuf's "shared buffers".
LibTomCrypt 0.8.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135613/
LibTomCrypt is a comprehensive, modular, and portable cryptographic
toolkit that provides developers with a vast array of well known
published block ciphers, one-way hash functions, chaining modes,
pseudo- random number generators, public key cryptography, and a
plethora of other routines. It has been designed from the ground up to
be very simple to use. It has a modular and standard API that allows
new ciphers, hashes, and PRNGs to be added or removed without change to
the overall end application. It features easy to use functions and a
complete user manual which has many source snippet examples.
LibTomMath 0.17
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135615/
LibTomMath provides highly optimized and portable routines for a vast
majority of integer-based number theoretic applications (including
public key cryptography).
LilyPond 1.9.5 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135585/
LilyPond is a music typesetter. It produces beautiful sheet music using
a file as input. LilyPond is part of the GNU Project.
LinuxMagic magic-smtpd 0.7.2.rc3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135626/
MAGIC-SMTPD is a drop-in replacement for Dan Bernstein's qmail-smtpd,
and was originally designed to be part of the LinuxMagic Magic Mail
Server. This opensource version has been released to allow others to
benefit from its anti-spam components, and valid user checking to
reduce server loads and spam volumes. It is designed to support stock
qmail installations, qmail/vpopmail installations, and database
connectivity. Designed for ISP service, this will work for all mail
servers large and small.
linxvideos 0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135583/
linxvideos is software for managing your personal film collection
(video files, DivX, DVDs, etc.). It can track who has borrowed your
films and can generate HTML forms to send your list to friends.
log4php 0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135565/
Log4php is a PHP port of the most popular Java logging framework,
log4j. It supports configuration through an XML file (with the same
structure as log4j) and custom Configurators. File, RollingFile,
DailyFile, Echo, Console, Mail, PEAR::Db, PHP error, Syslog or NT
events, and socket appenders are supported. Simple, TTCC, Pattern,
Html, and Xml Layouts are supported. Internal debugging can be switched
on and off. Log4php can be used inside a class or inside a main/sub
function.
MiddleMan 1.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135573/
Middleman is a robust proxy server with many features designed to
remove unwanted content, increase privacy, and to simply make surfing
the Web a more pleasant experience. Some of the highlights include
banner and popup blocking, HTTP and FTP content caching, NTLM and Basic
authentication when forwarding through another proxy server, regular
expression substitution in downloaded files and HTTP headers, regular
expression substitution on requested URLs, many URL commands to
temporarily change the proxy settings or to view information about a
requested file, complete support for HTTP/1.1 including persistent
connections and gzip encoding, and an intutive Web interface for
configuring the proxy.
MimerDesk 2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135653/
MimerDesk is a Web-based collaborative learning and groupwork
environment designed for a wide variety of uses such as personal
management, computer-supported collaborative learning, carrying out
projects, and setting up communities. Its main strengths include a very
customizable group system which allows many groups to work
simultaneously on a shared database with tools like Projects, Calendar,
Tasks, Forums, Links, Chat, Reviews, Voting, Files, Instant Messages,
Profiles, and many more.
MiXViews 1.30 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135605/
MiXViews (or mxv for short) is the newest generation in the line of
software which began with "mixview", which has been available
for many years on various archives. It is a graphics-interface program
which runs under the X window system, and it is designed to allow users
to edit and process digital sound and other forms of on-disk data for
musical or other purposes.
mkxvcd.sh 1.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135628/
mkxvcd.sh is a shell script that creates an PAL VCD MPEG1 stream that
fits up to 2 hours of movie data on an 80-minute CDR. It can use any
file that can be played by mplayer as input. It only requires tools
from the mplayer and mjpegtools packages.
ModGeese 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135594/
ModGeese are re-usable modules for common Python programming tasks.
They are AppWatchMod, that uses a change log on the net and a local
file to determine whether the app has been updated since the last
appwatch use, ArgvMod, which delivers the command- line parameters as a
list of params and a list of options, ExcMod, which handles and logs
Python exceptions and errors, and PasswdMod, which securely handles
passwords and password files.
Moodle 1.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135562/
Moodle is a learning management system for producing Internet-based
course Web sites. It is written in PHP and is easy to install and use
on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, and Netware 6. It has been designed to
support modern pedagogies based on social constructionist theory, and
includes activity modules such as forums, chats, resources, journals,
quizzes, surveys, choices, workshops, and assignments. It has been
translated into over 33 languages, with more on the way. Moodle offers
a free alternative to commercial software such as WebCT or Blackboard,
and is being used by a growing number of universities, schools, and
independent teachers for distance education or to supplement
face-to-face teaching.
osdchat 0.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135552/
osdchat allows users to send messages from a console client to the
on-screen display on a remote machine. It uses the xosd library.
phpMySQLDiff 1.3.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135601/
phpMySQLDiff is a PHP script which generates an SQL ALTER script for
the differences between two databases.
Pine 4.58
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135643/
Pine® is a tool for reading, sending, and managing electronic
messages. Pine was designed by the Office of Computing &
Communications at the University of Washington specifically with novice
computer users in mind, but it can be tailored to accommodate the needs
of "power users" as well.
polyxmass 0.6.1 (polyxdef)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135635/
polyxmass is a mass spectrometry framework where users are able to
define brand new polymer chemistries (with the polyxdef module), and
use these definitions in order to make simple mass calculations (with
the polyxcalc module) or perform complex simulations of polymer
chemistry with related mass data computations (with the polyxedit
module). The framework allows full customization of every aspect of the
polymer chemistry being defined, and of the way the polymer sequences
are graphically displayed. This program was formerly called
"polyXmass".
portageMaster 0.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135568/
portageMaster is Java GUI for Gentoo's packaging system Portage.
Povray Tree Generator 1.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135630/
The Povray Tree Generator generates tree structures using Povray.
ProFTPD 1.2.9 RC2 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135597/
ProFTPD is a proven, high-performance, scalable FTP server written from
scratch, with a focus toward simplicity, security, and ease of
configuration. Naturally, ProFTPD powers some of the largest sites on
the Internet. It features a very Apache-like configuration syntax,
modules, and a highly customizable server infrastructure, including
support for multiple 'virtual' FTP servers, anonymous FTP, and
permission-based directory visibility.
PythonCard 0.7.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135563/
PythonCard is a GUI construction kit for building cross-platform
desktop applications on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, using the Python
language. It lets you develop graphical applications quickly and easily
with a minimum of effort and coding.
SalStat 20030911
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135580/
SalStat is an small application for the statistical analysis of
scientific data (with a special concentration on psychology). It is a
bit like SPSS and StatView, and it is written in Python/wxPython.
Server optimized Linux 17.00
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135569/
SoL (Server optimized Linux) is a Linux distribution completely
independent from other Linux distributions. It was built from the
original source packages and is optimized for heavy-duty server work.
It contains all common server applications, and features XML boot and
script technology that makes it easy to configure and make the server
work.
Simply Powerful ToolKit 2.0 Beta 4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135558/
The Simply Powerful ToolKit (SPTK) is a powerful widget toolkit based
on the Fast and Light ToolKit (FLTK). It is geared for business-style
application development with database support (ODBC). All the widgets
support database connectivity. A special CDialog class makes editing
database records very easy. Every widget can be connected to the field,
and CDialog can be connected to the database table.
Slacker ToDo Lists 2.1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135640/
Slacker ToDo Lists is a Mac OS X productivity app that allows you to
get organized, make outlines, write notes, keep appointments,
categorize, keep URL and file links, and get reminders.
slurm 0.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135584/
slurm started as a port of pppstatus to FreeBSD and now is a generic
network load monitor. It features three different modes with real-time
ASCII graphs and interface statistics for all kinds of network
interfaces on FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Linux.
Snownews 1.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135591/
Snownews is a text mode RSS/RDF newsreader. It supports RSS feeds that
comply to W3C's RDF 1.0 specification and Radio Userland's 0.9x and
2.0. Snownews depends on ncurses and uses libxml2 for XML parsing.
Sound Juicer 0.5.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135612/
Sound Juicer is a CD ripping tool that features a clean interface and
automatic tagging of files.
SpamProbe 0.9e
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135588/
SpamProbe is a spam detection program that uses a Bayesian analysis of
the frequencies of terms used in the email. Because it filters email
based on content rather than on general rules, it easily adapts itself
to the types of email that each individual user normally receives.
sparse 2003-09-11
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135649/
Sparse is a semantic parser of source files. It's neither a compiler
(although it could be used as a front-end for one) nor a preprocessor
(although it contains a preprocessing phase). It is meant to be a
small, simple, easy to use library. Its function is to create a
semantic parse tree for some arbitrary user for further analysis. It's
not a tokenizer, nor is it a generic context-free parser. Context
(semantics) is what it's all about: figuring out not just what the
grouping of tokens are, but what the types are that the grouping
implies.
System Rescue CD 0.2.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135590/
SystemRescueCd is a Linux system available from a bootable CDROM that
provides an easy way to perform administrative tasks on your computer,
such as creating and editing the partitions of the hard disk or backing
up data. It contains a lot of system utilities (such as parted,
partimage, and fstools), and basic programs (such as editors, midnight
commander, and network tools). It also includes QtParted, a Partition
Magic clone that makes editing partitons easy with its Qt graphical
user interface. This CDROM aims to be very easy to use and accessible
to everybody.
TaskJuggler 1.9.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135566/
TaskJuggler is a project management tool for Linux and UNIX
system-based operating systems. Projects can be defined in a simple
text format, listing tasks and their dependencies. Reports are returned
in HTML or XML format. TaskJuggler does not only honor the task
interdependencies but also takes resource constrains into account.
Using its powerful filtering and reporting algorithms, the user can
create task lists, resource usage tables, status reports, project
calendars, and project accounting statements.
The Puto Amo Window Manager 1.9.4 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135648/
The Puto Amo Window Manager is a full featured window manager, but
without useless bells and whistles. It is small, fast, etc.
The Quine McClusky Simplification Tool 0.93 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135574/
The Quine McClusky Simplification Tool should optimize boolean
equations by using the Quine McClusky process. The input syntax is very
easy, and it already works with a few variables.
Tiny SHell 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135638/
Tiny SHell is a lightweight client/server clone of the standard remote
shell tools (rlogin, telnet, ssh, etc.), which can act as a backdoor
and provide remote shell execution as well as file transfers. It is
8-bit clean, has full support for pseudo-terminal pairs (pty/tty), and
uses strong 128-bit AES encryption. Tiny SHell can also operate in
"connect-back" (a.k.a. "reverse-connect") mode in
order to bypass firewalls that block incoming connections. Most Unix
platforms are currently supported (Linux, BSD, Cygwin, SunOS, IRIX,
HP-UX, and OSF).
TinyCOBOL 0.61
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135577/
TinyCOBOL is an effort to bring a free COBOL compiler to Linux. It
generates GNU assembler for the i386 Linux platform. A executable
binary is then created using the GNU assembler and linker. The project
is approaching the first beta release with many statements already
implemented.
TOAD C++ GUI Library 2003-09-10 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135561/
The TOAD C++ GUI Library is a set of classes to create graphical user
interfaces with the X Window System. While still under development, it
aims to be an alternative to other popular GUI libraries in the future
by providing innovative features that ease the development process.
UNFS3 0.8.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135639/
UNFS3 is a user-space implementation of the NFSv3 server specification.
It is designed to be portable to different operating systems, with
built-in Linux and Solaris support.
UW-IMAP/Linuxconf VDM 2002c1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135644/
UW-imap/Linuxconf gives support for Linuxconf virtual POP users.
Very Quick Wiki 2.5.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135647/
Very Quick Wiki is a JSP/Servlet WikiWiki Web clone. It is installed by
dropping a single WAR into Tomcat, Resin, etc. It features built-in
filesystem or MySQL backend, email notification, diff, usernames, file
upload /attachment, admin/topic-locking, recent changes, search engine,
standard Wiki markup, and optional HTML support.
VIPS 7.9.1 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135602/
VIPS is a free image processing system. It's particularly good with
large images (i.e., images larger than the amount of RAM in your
machine), and for working with colour.
Visual Effects Engine 0.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135592/
Visual Effects Engine is a powerful particle system engine written in
C++. It is useful for games, demos, animations, and art.
XML Security 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135556/
XML Security is an implementation of the W3C digital signature
specification that makes it possible for programmers to create and
validate signed XML documents. It is currently being expanded to
include the W3C encryption specification.
Yaxi 0.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/135651/
yaxi is a library for OCaml XML data manipulation. It provides
implementations of XML 1.0, XPath, and XSLT with a functional taste.
Newsforge Reports
Sun releases source code for J2EE 1.4 to licensees
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/200257
- by Chris Preimesberger - SAN FRANCISCO -- Sun Microsystems today
released for download a qualification version of the source code for
Java 2 Enterprise Edition 1.4 for licensees of the J2EE platform.
Linux makes the grade at Yale
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/173251
- by Karen D. Schwartz - Rick Beebe has a tough job. Not only is he
responsible for running the email servers, Web servers, and search
engine for Yale University's School of Medicine's 6,000 students,
professors, and administrative staff, but he also manages the medical
school's networking infrastructure. For more than a decade, Beebe has
relied on Unix -- predominantly Hewlett-Packard's Tru64 Unix -- to run
the school's major applications and ...
Tea with Teller: Dr. Strangelove pulls no punches - UPDATED
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/0037257
The story we purchased from a freelance writer that originally appeared
under this headline was apparently plagiarized heavily, if not totally,
from an article in the October, 1999 Scientific American. Please accept
our apologies for publishing this falsified story. We NewsForge editors
have been victims of many gross plagiarisms ourselves, so we understand
how the author of the original article, Gary Stix, must feel toward us
right now. ...
Newsforge Newsvac
New MiniGUI release adds uClinux support
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2220213
Anonymous Reader writes "Feynman Software has released a new version of
MiniGUI which adds support for uClinux. MiniGUI is a GPLed free
software project, that aims to provide a fast, stable, lightweight
Graphical User Interface (GUI) support system for embedded use,
especially for real-time embedded systems based on Linux."
Intel readies personal servers running embedded Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2141249
gulker writes "Intel Labs is prototyping a potentially revolutionary
new "personal server" that runs on embedded Linux. The tiny device --
smaller than a PDA -- comprises a hard disk, BlueTooth, a Web-DAV
enabled HTTP daemon, and other technologies enabling the user to access
and modify their files from any enabled PC within their "Personal Area
Network.""
Data center makeover, part 2: Oracle 9i rocks, but will desktop Linux?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1552207
Michael S. Mimoso writes "In part two of this interview with Golden
Gate University CTO Anthony Hill, he explains the challenges of
standardizing his data center platform on Linux, GGU's use of Oracle
11i and whether he'll eventually move to Linux on the desktop."
Spaghettilearning 1.0 Final is out!
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2031247
Anonymous Reader writes "Spaghettilearning is an E-Learning LMS
platform written in PHP +Mysql, it works in any platform and in any
browser (Xhtml + Css2); Features are: Lessons Upload, Student tracking,
Test, Forum, Chat, Agenda, Notes and many other features. Manuals in
English and Italian and also auto Installer and Auto Upgrader. Is used
in several Universities, Schools, Health, Business and Government. From
Now it support 5 languages ...
CG Linux powers new NEC telecom servers for 3G mobile services
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2014253
NEC has unveiled a new Carrier Grade (CG) Linux based telecom platform
that is intended to support mobile operators' growing appetite for
large-volume IP packet transmission capabilities to deliver video
streaming and GPS (Global Positioning System) services to third
generation (3G) mobile handsets. The devices are being evaluated by NEC
customer NTT DoCoMo for possible use in its FOMA service network, which
NEC calls the most advanced 3G ...
Is Microsoft Really Less Expensive Than Linux?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1811227
Until recently, if you wanted to find someone who thought that a
Windows-based program was cheaper than one based on Linux, you had to
go all the way to Redmond. No more. Not since Microsoft paid Giga
Research to conduct a comparative study of the costs of developing a
Web-based portal. Now you can go to Santa Clara, where Giga vice
president John Rymer can explain in detail the cost saving benefits of
Microsoft.
IBM in bundling deal with Red Flag Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1731253
IBM has expanded its geographic ambitions for Linux, signing a deal to
bundle a version of its database software with a Chinese distributor of
the open-source operating system.
Bill Joy's greatest gift to man - the vi editor
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1755217
Out of all of Bill Joy's contributions to technology, users appear
most fond of one of the simplest - the vi editor.
Linux is favourite hacker target: Study
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/179205
Linux, not Microsoft Windows, remains the most-attacked operating
system, a British security company reports.
Komodo Breathes New Fire into IDE
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1653231
Computer users don't care much about how a program is coded or how
much work it took to get it on their desktop. Software developers, on
the other hand, are under constant pressure to deliver on schedule,
cost, and quality. They grab any tool that makes producing software
faster, cheaper, and better.
Thinkgeek
Electronics: Nikon Coolpix SQ
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/63af/
Computing: 2-Port Integrated KVM Switch
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/62f2/
Gadgets: X-Linx 2-Way Personal Communicator
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/6316/
Computing: Logitech Internet Chat Headset
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/speakers/6326/
Electronics: iRock! Bling CD/MP3 Player
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/mp3/6356/
Cube Goodies: Hot/Cold Mini Fridge
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/622b/
PC Mods: Velcro Wire Ties
http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cables/62ec/
Electronics: Mustek DV-3000 Multi-Function Digital Camera
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/62ae/
Books: BOFH 4 - Dummy Mode Is Forever
http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/humor/6280/
Electronics: 2.4Ghz Cordless Headset Phone
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/phones/63a0/
Gadgets: Watch with Built-in Grounding Strap
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/62f7/
Gadgets: Mobile Power Inverter
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/630f/
Gadgets: Presentation Remote
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/630b/
Interests: Megatokyo Lanyard
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/coolthings/60e9/
Caffeine: Penguin Energy Gum
http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/candy/61f2/
Computing: SnapStream Personal Video Station 3
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/avcards/619c/
Gadgets: Arc LED Flashlight
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/6270/
Gadgets: Laser Widow
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/604c/
Computing: 17" Samsung 170N LCD Display
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/display/lcd/624e/
PC Mods: Startech Cool Aluminator PC Case
http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cases/6297/
Sourceforge
SSHVnc 0.1.2 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=308129
This release of our secure VNC application marks a change in our
software distribution policy. The installation is now catered for using
the ZeroG installer, providing distributions for Linux and Windows with
and without the Java 1.4.2 VM. This release also sees the inclusion of
a number of useful configuration options. These include the execution
of commands on connect/disconnect allowing the user to start/stop their
VNC server remotely, and predefined settings for low/high bandwidth
connections.
QGIS version 0.0.12
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=308044
QGIS 0.0.12 is available. The biggest change is the ability to select
features in shapefiles and zoom to the selected set. Features can be
selected by dragging the mouse or from the attribute table (thanks to
Marco). Quantum GIS (QGIS) is designed to be a Geographic Information
System (GIS) built for Linux/Unix. QGIS will offer support for vector
and raster formats. The other major change is the Identify function now
returns all features within the search radius and displays them in a
tree view. Linux and FreeBSD binaries are available in the download
area. Note - binaries are provided with and without PostgreSQL support.
For PostgreSQL support, choose the
qgis-0.0.12-platform_postgres_bin.tar.gz. You must have the appropriate
libraries installed. See Installation on the QGIS home page for
information on requirements.
phpMyAdmin 2.5.3 is released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=308152
After three release candidates, we are pleased to release this brand
new version. 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.
DWSII 2.0 release
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=308141
The release of DWSII 2.0 is finally out. It contains detailed
documentation, interesting add-on's and of course many new features in
the component itself. DelphiWebScript is a scripting language for use
in Borland Delphi(tm) projects. The programming language is similar to
Delphi. It's HTML features are optimal for web applications and report
modules.
GanttProject 1.9.8 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=308031
After two release candidate, ganttproject 1.9.8 has been released.
Ganttproject is a pure Java application thats lets you plan project
using Gantt charts. It uses a file format based on XML and can export
into HTML Web pages or PNG images.
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