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Slashdot
Using Memory Errors to Attack a Virtual Machine
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/214257
gillus writes "A very cool [0]scientific paper from Appel and
Govindavajhala that explains how virtual machines like java or .Net can
be exploited. How? Quite simple, bomb your DRAM chip with X-rays... or
more simply with 50-watt spotlight, as the authors [1]demonstrate.
Definitively worth a read!"
Links
0. http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~sudhakar/papers/memerr.pdf
1. http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~sudhakar/talks/memerr.ppt
Smart Gun with Minicam and Biometric Access
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1818231
StrawberryFrog writes "Ya well no fine, those crazy South Africans are
at it again, this time with a "[0]intelligent firearm". You may have
heard of guns with fingerprint recognition before, but this also uses a
laser to ignite the propellant, has multiple barrels and incorporates a
minicam to record as evidence what you are shooting at. It's a very
different gun design, and one that depends on electronics to make it
work."
Links
0. http://iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=31&art_id=iol1047630378830C416&set_id=1
Problems in Computer Conservation
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1315248
sobachatina writes "The [0]Computer museum at [1]The University of
Amsterdam has [2]an interesting page with examples of the problems that
they run into maintaining 20+ year old hardware such as rubber rollers
from card readers melting or mold growing inside CRT terminals.I hate
it when I get mold growing inside my monitor!"
Links
0. http://www.science.uva.nl/faculteit/museum/index.html
1. http://www.science.uva.nl/english/
2. http://www.science.uva.nl/faculteit/museum/rampspoed.html
Making a House That Will Last for Centuries?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/0554217
tcyun asks: "The intro text from kaisyain's [0]review brought up a
thought that has been floating around in my head as I am a new
home-owner. If one wanted to design a home that would last for hundreds
of years, what would one have to do? I, and many of my friends, have
recently/ purchased homes. As with all homes, some things are in good
shape, others are not. Many items are the fault of initial design, many
are due to poor upkeep and repairs. Looking around, it is possible to
have a home last for hundreds of years (my family's ancestral home is
about 400 years old and there are [1]castles in [2]Europe that are
older). If one wanted to build/modify a home, what would one need to do
to make sure that the home would still be standing, and usable,
hundreds of years from now?" [3]M: Wired suggests [4]going underground.
Links
0. http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/1530252&tid=156
1. http://flfl.essortment.com/edinburghcastle_rryo.htm
2. http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page557.asp
3. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
4. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.04/suburb.html
Build Your Own Satellite Ground Station
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1814247
kavachameleon writes "A site called Hobby Space has this article at
which there are instructions on how you can [0]build your own satellite
weather station! Something I think all of us have wanted to do at one
point or another, this site tells us all how to "hack" into the weather
satellites and get back usable pictures using our PCs and an AM
antenna. There are more instructions for getting geostationary images."
Links
0. http://www.hobbyspace.com/Radio/WeatherSatStation/setup1.html
First Test of Utah Anti-Spam Law Dismissed
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/174204
[0]fwoomer writes "Apparently, Utah feels that once you've 'opted-in'
you [1]can't opt back out as fast as you've opted in. From the story:
'Gillman requested removal on May 14, 2002, from the e-mailing lists
his visit to Audio Galaxy a month earlier had linked him to. Two days
later, he received a Sprint ad, and on May 28 he filed suit. The court
found his attempt to have himself removed from the lists was
insufficient to void the pre-existing business relationship.' If he was
receiving spam in May after 'opting in' in April, I don't see how it
could be unreasonable to expect to be removed from lists as fast as he
was added. Unfortunately there's not much detail in this story. A good
read, nonetheless." I don't see how signing up with Audiogalaxy
establishes a business relationship with Sprint, but, whatever.
Presumably some of the [2]other lawsuits filed are against people that
have no possible claim to the receiver opting-in.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=14109
2. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/02/206203&tid=111
U.S. Jobs Jumping Ship
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1355257
An anonymous reader writes "As painful as February's big job cuts were,
they're even more painful since many of those jobs are never coming
back as U.S. employers in a wide range of industries move more and more
jobs overseas. [0]CNN has the story." Salon has a good piece detailing
how [1]job requirements are changing, asking more and more for less and
less pay.
Links
0. http://money.cnn.com/2003/03/13/news/economy/jobs_offshore/index.htm
1. http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/03/13/tech_workers/index.html?x
Myth II Updated
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1645246
[0]Bullseye writes "Today, [1]MythDev and [2]Project Magma are
releasing their first update to Myth II: Soulblighter, created by
Bungie Software. This update brings the game to version 1.3.2, and
patches noticeable bugs in Windows XP/2000, as well adding native
support for Mac OS X. Coinciding with this release, the group is also
announcing Myth II 1.4, to be released May 15th, which is a major
update to Myth II that contains over 100 enhancements, including:
graphical and interface improvements, OpenGL support for Windows and
Mac OS X, gameplay bug fixes and improved AI, and the addition of vTFL,
allowing virtual play of Myth: The Fallen Lords in Myth II. The Myth II
1.3.2 update can be downloaded [3]here. New players may also sign up
for Myth IIÂs free community-provided online gaming services,
[4]playmyth.net and [5]mariusnet. An update to the Linux version of
Myth II has been rumored, though not confirmed as of yet." Update:
03/14 23:02 GMT by [6]M: See also [7]MythDev's site about the game.
Links
0. http://bullseye_1 AT yahoo DOT com
1. http://www.mythdev.com/
2. http://www.projectmagma.net/
3. http://projectmagma.net/1.3.2downloads.shtml/
4. http://www.playmyth.net/
5. http://www.mariusnet.com/
6. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
7. http://www.mythdev.com/myth2/
OpenBSD: Hackers Meet Soldiers
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1459221
[0]BSDForums writes "OpenBSD has a well-deserved reputation for
fanatical security. Why is the U.S. military funding it? What do you
get out of it? [1]Cameron Laird and George Peter Staplin investigate
and talk to Theo de Raadt, the creator, overseer, and taskmaster of the
OpenBSD project!"
Links
0. http://bsdforums.org
1. http://www.onlamp.com/lpt/a/3296
Virtual PC 6 Review
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1412253
Connectix recently released [0]version 6 of Virtual PC, the standard
for emulating Windows on a Mac. With version 5, the main feature was
Mac OS X compatibility. With version 6, the focus is on better
performance and Mac integration.
Links
0. http://www.connectix.com/products/vpc6m.html
Freshmeat
4tH compiler 3.3d2 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116266/
4tH is a Forth compiler with a little difference. Instead of the
standard Forth engine it features a conventional compiler. 4tH is a
very small compiler that can create bytecode, C-embeddable bytecode,
standalone executables, but also works fine as a scripting language. It
supports over 85% of the ANS Forth CORE wordset and features
conditional compilation, pipes, files, assertions, forward
declarations, recursion, etc. It comes with an RPN calculator, line
editor, compiler, decompiler, C-source generators, and a virtual
machine.
A Milky Theme 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116213/
A Milky Theme is a theme based on the author's recent urge to drink
milk.
align 1.6.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116314/
align is a general-purpose text filter tool that helps vertically align
columns in string-separated tables of input text. It also includes
width, another general-purpose text filter tool that helps you work
with the printing width or length of lines of input text.
Ark Linux 1.0-0.alpha7.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116257/
Ark Linux is a desktop linux distribution that is aimed primarily at
new Linux users. It is intended to be extremely easy to use while still
being technically sound.
Big Faceless Graph Library 1.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116269/
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.
Big Faceless Report Generator 1.1.5 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116270/
The Big Faceless Report Generator is a Java component for creating PDF
reports from XML. The Extended Edition includes a PDF reader for
importing & editing functionality. Using JSP, ASP, XSL, or similar,
creating dynamic PDF documents directly from a database is now as easy
as HTML. It supports digital signatures, TIFF, Unicode, spot and
calibrated color, CSS2 stylesheets, float positioning, form fields,
JavaScript, tables, HTML-style syntax, hyperlinks, graphs and charts,
TrueType and Type1 fonts, encryption/password protection, OCR support,
and barcodes.
Blackdown Java3D for Linux 1.3.1-beta (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116245/
The Java 3D API enables the creation of three-dimensional graphics
applications and Internet-based 3D applets. It provides high-level
constructs for creating and manipulating 3D geometry and building the
structures used in rendering that geometry. With this software, you can
efficiently define and render very large virtual worlds. Blackdown's
version of Java 3D uses the OpenGL low-level API to take advantage of
3D hardware acceleration.
Bossa Workflow System 0.3.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116303/
Bossa is a workflow engine written in Java. The engine is very fast and
lightweight, uses a very expressive Petri net notation to define
workflows, does not requires a RDBMS, and is very simple to use and
integrate with Java applications. Actually, it was designed to be
embedded. Therefore, Bossa is organized as a library to be used by
server-side applications (especially Web-oriented ones) that need
workflow services.
Business::WorldPay::Junior 1.05 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116264/
Business::WorldPay::Junior is a Perl module to track transactions made
via the WorldPay Select Junior online payment service and to verify
callbacks from WorldPay indicating that a transaction has been
authorised or cancelled. The module handles the standard 3 currency
offering from WorldPay (USD, GBP, and EUR) and will correctly handle
transactions where the payment was made in a different (supported)
currency from that set by the merchant (with a small permitted
deviation). A script is included to be run from cron to update the
exchange rates to those used by WorldPay each day.
C++ Log Engine 1.01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116288/
LogEngine is a C++ library for easy and flexible logging to files. It
is multithreaded, easy to use, and fast. It has automatic logfile
backup (several modes), is only a small amount of code, and is platform
independent.
ChomboVis 3.13.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116286/
ChomboVis is a program for visualization of 2D and 3D AMR data sets. It
is layered on top of the Visualization Toolkit (VTK) and provides a
graphical and programmable user interface for interacting with the data
set.
chosenosfb 1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/115971/
Chosenosfb is a bright gradient style.
Conan 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116208/
Conan is a theme based on a background by Doug Beekman.
Distributor load balancer 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116297/
Distributor is a software TCP load balancer. Like other load balancers,
it accepts connections and distributes them to an array of back end
servers. It is compatible with any standard TCP protocol (HTTP, LDAP,
IMAP, etc.) and is also IPv6 compatible. It has many unique and
advanced features and a high-performance architecture.
Dustismo 1.94
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116284/
Dustismo contains a standard sans-serif TrueType and a serifed Roman
TrueType font good for most applications. It contains most common
glyphs (about 360 for the sans-serif and 470 for the Roman). The
sans-serif font has associated italics, bold, and bold italics.
DvorakNG 0.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116267/
DvorakNG is a Dvorak typing tutor. It's heavily based on Dvorak7min,
but adds many improvements like a progress information database.
EQEmu 0.4.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116162/
The EQEMU project is an attempt to recreate the Everquest server
software runnable from a Windows or Linux machine. Content is stored in
a MySQL database, and allows you to create custom creatures, items, and
quest content in game.
Ever Night 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116123/
Ever Night is a set of eight themes inspired by the Finnish metal band
Nightwish. They are written primarily for the Openbox window manager
but are also usable under Fluxbox, Blackbox, and Blackbox clones for
Win32. The eight themes are named for stones commonly used in jewelry:
Amber, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Obsidian, Ruby, and
Sapphire. While each theme uses the Verdana font from the MS TrueType
core fonts, this can be changed to suit the individual user's
preference.
Exim 4.14 (exim4)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116280/
Exim is a message transfer agent (MTA) developed at the University of
Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the Internet. In style
it is similar to Smail 3, but its facilities are much more extensive.
Exim is in use at many sites around the world.
EzSDK 4.64
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116294/
EzSDK is a PHP SDK which includes a PHP source code generator, a
library of PHP classes, and an application environment consisting of
premade supporting modules. The modules handle user application and
data access security, DB compatibility (with MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle,
etc.), a built-in GUI interface with an interactive desktop, and more.
f2html.pl 0.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116248/
f2html.pl is a command line utility that searches recursively through
directories, builds a file list (with additional file information),
sorts this filelist alphabetically by the filenames, not by the name of
the directory they are stored in, and generates html files. The output
can be controlled, links can be corrected, and more. The script is
mainly desigend to create Web pages, playlists, and databases for MP3
and Ogg files, but can also used for other purposes.
fbdump 0.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116252/
fbdump is a simple tool to capture snapshots from the Linux kernel
framebuffer device and write them out as a PPM file. Currently, most
packed-pixel framebuffer formats and the vga16 framebuffer are
supported.
Firebird Relational Database 1.5 Beta 4 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116291/
Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL-92 features
that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms. It offers
excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support
for stored procedures and triggers.
FOX 1.1.24 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116275/
FOX is a C++-based toolkit for GUI development. It includes a rich set
of widgets and has powerful yet simple layout managers, MDI widgets,
and mega-widgets. FOX incorporates support for XDND for drag and drop,
X clipboard and X Selection, watching other I/O channels and sockets,
timers and idle processing, object serialization and deserialization, a
registry to save persistent settings, and 3D widgets using Mesa or
OpenGL. FOX works on Linux, IRIX, Solaris, HP/UX, AIX, Tru64 Unix,
Windows 9x,NT,2K (VC++, GNUWIN32, Borland, VisualAge C++), FreeBSD, and
Sequent.
gmodconfig 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116247/
gmodconfig provides a simple way for end- users to download, install,
configure, and update Linux kernel modules through an easy- to-use
graphic interface. The backend consists of XML files that contain
module information and translations.
Gnome System Monitor 2.0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116306/
Gnome System Monitor is a GNOME process viewer and system monitor with
a nice easy-to-use interface, It has some nice features, such as a tree
view for process dependencies, icons for processes, the ability to hide
processes that you don't want to see, graphical time histories of
CPU/memory/swap usage, the ability to kill/renice processes needing
root access, as well as the standard features that you might expect
from a process viewer.
GtkHTML Library 2.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116311/
GtkHTML is a HTML rendering/editing library. It is not designed to be
the ultimate HTML browser/editor; instead, it is designed to be easily
embedded into applications that require lightweight HTML functionality.
iBackup 2.23
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116309/
ibackup lets you automate (with cron) the backup of system
configurations. It is easy to extend it for your systems and adapt to
your needs. It supports exclude lists, upload, and encryption of your
backups.
ITracker 1.5.0 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116285/
ITracker is a Java J2EE issue/bug tracking system designed to support
multiple projects with independent user bases. It supports features
such as multiple versions and project components, detailed histories,
issue searching, file attachments, dynamic reports with charts, and
multiple email notifications.
JPluck 0.9 beta 5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116277/
JPluck lets you convert Web sites to Plucker documents for offline
reading on your handheld computer.
kbear 2.1 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116304/
KBear is a graphical ftp client for KDE with ability to connect to
multiple hosts simultanously.
KQ Lives! 0.98
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116251/
KQ is a old school console-style RPG. Take the part of one of eight
mighty heroes as you search for the Staff of Xenarum. Visit over twenty
different locations, fight a multitude of evil monsters, wield deadly
weapons, and cast powerful spells. On your quest, you will find out how
the Oracle knows everything, who killed the former master of the Embers
guild, why no one trusts the old man in the manor, and what exactly is
terrorizing the poor Denorians. It was abandoned by its original author
and rescued by the Allegro community.
Krename 2.5.4 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116253/
Krename is a very powerful batch file renamer for KDE3 which can rename
a list of files based on a set of expressions. It can copy/move the
files to another directory or simply rename the input files. Krename
supports many conversion operations, including conversion of a filename
to lowercase or to uppercase, conversion of the first letter of every
word to uppercase, adding numbers to filenames, finding and replacing
parts of the filename, and many more. It can also change access and
modification dates, permissions, and file ownership.
Leif 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116281/
Leif is a KDE tool for the SonyEricsson T68/T68i mobile phone. It
supports phonebook editing, SMS management, and file uploading.
libcfg+ 0.6.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116310/
libcfg+ is a C library that features multi- command line and
configuration file parsing. It is possible to set up various special
properties such as quoting characters, deliminator strings, file
comment prefixes, multi-line postfixes, and more. It supports many data
types such as booleans, integers, decimal numbers, strings with many
additional data type flags (such as multiple values for a single
option).
Libsigc++ 1.9.6 (Unstable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116250/
libsigc++ implements a full callback system for use in abstract
interfaces and general programming. It is the most complete library of
its kind with the ability to connect an abstract callback to a class
method, function, or function object. It contains adaptor classes for
connecting dissimilar callbacks and has an ease of use unmatched by
other C++ callback libraries.
Linux-Mobile-Guide 3.12
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116255/
The Linux-Mobile-Guide (formerly called the Laptop-HOWTO) is a guide
covering laptop and PDA related Linux features, such as installation
methods (via PCMCIA, without CD drive, etc.), hardware features
(PCMCIA, IrDA, APM, etc.), and configurations for different (network)
environments.
Modeling Framework 0.9pre4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116261/
Modeling Framework fills the gap between the Python object world and
relational databases in that it allows users to transparently create,
retrieve, update, or delete Python objects from a database without
having to write a single line of SQL. Main features include generation
of database schema, generation of Python code templates ready to be
used, support for transparent mapping of (class) inheritance in
relational databases, object-oriented query language, use of standard
Python getters to traverse relationships (the related objects are
automatically fetched when needed and when appropriate), and automatic
checking for referential-integrity constraints, etc. Supported
databases are PostgreSQL and MySQL.
MyAddressbook 2.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116260/
MyAddressbook is an address book in C for the console. It is simple
enough, but has all basic functions of usual addressbook and it is
quite comfortable in use. The output format can be easily changed to
fit a user's needs.
NASM - The Netwide Assembler 0.98.36 (Devel)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116316/
NASM is an 80x86 assembler designed for portability and modularity. It
supports a range of object file formats including Linux a.out and ELF,
COFF, Microsoft 16-bit OBJ and Win32. It will also output plain binary
files. Its syntax is designed to be simple and easy to understand,
similar to Intel's but less complex. It supports Pentium, P6, MMX,
3DNow! and SSE opcodes, and has macro capability. It includes a
disassembler as well.
Newsfighter 0.6.4 alpha
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116205/
Newsfighter is an OpenSource content management system (CMS) for the
indy media movement. It is a free tool that automates the process of
running a website so an independent journalist can spend more time
fighting the info war.
Nuvola 0.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116059/
Nuvola is an SVG-based icon theme.
Opera-Right-Pronto! 0.3b (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116259/
Opera-Right-Pronto! is a script used to import an Opera email contact
list into the email program Pronto!.
Pan 0.13.91
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116313/
Pan is a newsreader which attempts to be pleasing to both new and
experienced users. In addition to the standard newsreader features, Pan
also supports yEnc, offline newsreading, article filtering, multiple
connections, and more features for power users and alt.binaries fans.
Pancho 9.1.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116262/
Pancho is a utility that allows network administrators to make changes
to the configuration for a single node or group of nodes through SNMP
and TFTP. It also provides archiving functionality by allowing you to
copy the device configurations to a remote server through a scheduled
cron or at job.
Pathetic.org Community Software 7.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116230/
The Pathetic.org Community Software is the complete PHP source for the
large community based poetry site. It features a complete member
management system including multiple access levels, community based
membership application review, member based content management, a
member journal system, integrated instant messaging, integrated public
and private forums, many administration features, site content ranking,
commenting, and much more. It uses PHP, Apache, and PostgreSQL.
Perl BookShelf 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116278/
Bookshelf is an HTML page generator that helps users build "What
I'm Reading" pages. Its features include support for Amazon Web
pages, the ability to add a book by merely entering its ISBN number. It
generates static pages, so it does not require CGI or a database.
Plugger for Mozilla 1.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116312/
Plugger for Mozilla is a modification of Plugger, a very small
multimedia plugin for the Unix versions of Netscape, Mozilla, and Opera
which uses external programs to show and play many file formats. This
modification fixes bugs which occurred with Mozilla 1.x and allows a
player to stream a media file directly from the URL.
R3R 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116289/
R3R is an RSS reader that can retrieve and display RSS 3.0 feeds.
Select 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116246/
Select is a text classification program. It uses supervised learning
methods with incremental learning. Several different classification
algorithms are included. It can be used, for example, for email
classification.
SMTP Relay Checker 0.9.6b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116271/
SmtpRC is a fully configurable, multithreaded open mail relay scanner.
It supports scanning of IP blocks, and can print the results to a Web
page. It is intended for Systems Administrators to check IP blocks
under their control.
Sneb_blue 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/115975/
Sneb_blue is a light blue theme.
SQL ToolBox 0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116292/
SQL ToolBox is a database administration and code generation tool that
features a graphical user interface, compatibility with JDBC databases,
a code generator for EJBs, and CSV and XML data support. Its JBuilder
and NetBeans integration supports a database browser and a SQL editor
with syntax highlighting and syntax checking.
Squashfs 1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116287/
Squashfs is a highly compressed read-only filesystem for Linux 2.4. It
uses zlib to compress files, inodes, and directories. All blocks are
packed to minimise the data overhead, and block sizes of between 4K and
32K are supported. It is intended to be used as a filesystem for
archival use and in embedded systems where low overhead is needed, and
has been tested on PowerPC, i586 and Sparc architectures.
SWISH++ 5.13.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116244/
SWISH++ is a Unix-based file indexing and searching engine (typically
used to index and search files on web sites). It was based on SWISH-E
although SWISH++ is a complete rewrite. SWISH++ is at least 10 times
faster and can handle much larger numbers of files. Additionally, it
has unique features such as selective non-indexing, on-the-fly filters,
user-selectable stemming, and more.
TINTFU 0.0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116263/
TINTFU is an editor for the .DOT files of the "GraphViz"
program. Written in Java, it allows you to edit any attribute of a .DOT
file's elements while at the same time displaying an immediate preview
of the changes made.
TreeLine 0.5.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116265/
TreeLine is used to organize and store text data in a tree structure.
It is well suited to keeping track of many different types of
information. Each node of the tree can contain several defined fields,
forming a mini-database. The format of each node can be defined, and
the output can be shown on the screen, printed, or exported to HTML.
The tree structure is navigated and edited in the left pane of the
window, while various views of the child data are shown and editable in
the right pane. The data is stored in XML text files. TreeLine is based
on the PyQt library.
Unofficial SuSE FAQ 14032003
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116283/
The Unofficial SuSE FAQ is compiled from the SuSE English Linux mailing
list and tries to provide answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
Please bear in mind that this is an unofficial document and it is
maintained voluntarily.
VMIPS 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116272/
vmips is a virtual machine simulator based around a MIPS R3000 RISC CPU
core. It is an open-source project written in GNU C++.
XDB-Money 0.02
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116249/
XDB Money is a simple Web-based personal finance tracker that can keep
track of multiple accounts and multiple transactions, grouping these
transactions into categories for reporting facilities.
XPPubWiz.php 1.01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116254/
XPPubWiz.php is a standalone PHP script acting as a server for the
Microsoft Windows XP Web Publishing Wizard (a nice HTTP upload
frontend). It requires no installation and nearly no configuration. It
is based on the Gallery XP Publishing Wizard implementation written by
Demian Johnston and Bharat Mediratta, and is meant to be a simple
starting point for anyone interested in writing a server for the
Publishing Wizard.
xReporter 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116279/
xReporter is a Web-based database reporting framework. It allows you to
create flexible reports without any programming (SQL knowledge is
required). It is based on a lot of Apache open source projects such as
Avalon, Cocoon, and Tomcat. It makes extensive use of XML and related
technologies, such as XSLT.
YASP 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116232/
YASP is an open and simple protocol for building networks with micro
controllers. It has a small footprint and is easy to implement with
minimal hardware resources, without sacrificing advanced features and
future growth. The protocol uses variable length fields, a concept
taken from AX.25 protocol addresses, and has a physical layer based on
the RS232/422/485 asynchronous serial word format, but with dominant
and recessive bus states to reliably detect collisions in a non-
destructive way.
yavipin-conf 0.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116256/
yavipin-conf is a multiple client/server configuration utility for
yavipin. It provides a parser, example configuration files, and a
startup script which allows the user to start/stop/restart a VPN at any
point. In syntax, the configuration is similar to that of vtun.
Yet Another LDAP Administrator 0.11
http://freshmeat.net/releases/116293/
YALA is a Web-based LDAP administration GUI. The idea is to simplify
the directory administration with a graphical interface and neat
features, while remaining a general purpose program (unlike some LDAP
browsers written specifically for managing users on the system).
Newsforge Reports
PCQLinux 8.0 (Aquamarine): A "super" distribution
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/1252203
- By Clinton Goveas - A respected Indian monthly magazine, PCQuest, has
come out with its own Linux distribution based on Red Hat Linux 8.0,
which it claims addresses everything from a home desktop to a
supercomputer.
Linux Advisory Watch - March 14th, 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1025253
by Benjamin D. Thomas - This week advisories were released for zlib,
sendmail, qpopper, file, snort, mysqlcc, netscape-flash, ethereal,
usermode, tcpdump, and lprold. The distributors include Caldera,
Debian, Guardian Digital's EnGarde Secure Linux, Gentoo, Mandrake,
NetBSD, Red Hat, and SuSE.
SmartCertify now offering new Linux Professional Institute courseware
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1837248
- by Tina Gasperson - SmartCertify, a very aggressive online marketer
of its tech training and testing services, is now offering Linux
Professional Institute (LPI) certification courseware. How do we know?
We got a spam - uh, we mean, a monthly newsletter! That's the thing
about having really smart preschoolers. Every time we get up to check
the roast, they're right there in our recently vacated computer chair,
signing us up for more email lists.
Newsforge Newsvac
LindowsOS 3.0 Review
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/2129214
Anonymous Reader writes "A review of LindowsOS 3.0 that doesn't take on
the hype surrounding this distribution. Read it at OSNews.com."
GNOME 2.2 Gains Muscle and Polish
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1915254
One of the cardinal virtues of open-source software is its penchant
for preserving choice. It's no surprise, then, that there's more than
one good option available when it comes to the desktop environments
through which users interact with Linux and similar operating systems.
The Wrong Choice: Company rejects Linux, learns a lesson
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/191230
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Charged with implementing an application
server that ran on both Linux and Windows 2000, webmaster Joe Sechman
immediately chose Linux. Unfortunately, Sechman, who works for a large
organization he preferred not to name, couldn't persuade his company's
executives to back his choice."
Sistina execs: Linux-based SANs spell success
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/173259
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Scalability used to be the straw that broke
Linux's back. That's not the case anymore, according to Matt O'Keefe,
CTO of Sistina Software Inc., in Minneapolis, Minn. "With a Linux
cluster, an IT shop can design the system from the get-go so that it
can handle very large amounts of data," he said."
CA releases more Linux products
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/171204
Computer Associates (M) Sdn Bhd has released more solutions for
integrating Linux-based resources into a cross-platform environment.
Moving to Peanut Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1612205
Walter Kruse offers up his experiences with Peanut Linux. Not talked
about as often as more high profile commercial distros, this flavor of
Linux is fast, lightweight, and suited to both new and advanced users.
Book Review: Linux Apache Web Server Administration, 2nd Ed.
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/169255
I needed to learn how to use Apache, because I needed to maintain a
web site at work. I've been using Apache for years, but I never spent
the time to read a good description of it.
UnitedLinux Operating System
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1542202
UnitedLinux was designed by a group of Linux vendors to streamline
their development and certification around a single Linux version.
Interview with Bero of ArkLinux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1522250
Anonymous Reader writes "Many will remember Bero from his work at Red
Hat among other things. He quit the job on disagreements for the
desktop directions the company was following. Bero has now created his
own distribution, ArkLinux, and version 1.0Alpha7 is just released to
the public. OSNews features a interview with him and they also posted
two screenshots of the default Ark desktop."
LinuxCertified announces "Linux System & Network Administration" course
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1517227
Rajesh writes "LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux
training, will offer its System and Network administration bootcamp on
March 19 - 20, 2003 in San Francisco bay area (south bay). This
workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and
is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas. All
attendees get a Linux laptop.
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Sourceforge
FreeCraft stable 1.18 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=259595
The FreeCraft team is proud to announce the release of FreeCraft 1.18.
Thanks to everyone who contributed code, reported bugs, and suggested
ideas. FreeCraft is a free cross-platform real-time strategy game
engine. Here are the main new features: o Save and Load (Single Player)
o Shared Vision and Diplomacy o Replays o Auto Spell Cast o Much
Improved Multiplayer Support o FcMP and WC2 can be played against each
other o Many bug fixes For a complete list of changes, please see the
ChangeLog:
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/freecraft/fre
ecraft/doc/ChangeLog.html?rev=1.449 You can find a game on
irc.freenode.net, channel #freecraft. Enjoy!
phpESP 1.6 Final
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=259801
phpESP provides scripts to let non-technical users create surveys,
administer surveys, gather results, view statistics. All managed online
after database initialization. MySQL database backend. Version 1.6
incorporates several large changes since version 1.5. New features
include: save/resume feature on surveys, self-sign-up for respondents,
viewing of individual responses, a graphical interface for cross
analysis, and a system test script. Additionally, the install procedure
has been streamlined, and the documentation has been updated.
Non-English translations should be available out of the box for many
more platforms that have GNU Gettext support. Several new translations
are available in 1.6 including: Japanese, Swedish, and Greek. There
have been some minor database changes since 1.5, so please read the
INSTALL guide.
PCGen 4.3.5 is available
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=259786
PCGen is a Java-based RPG character generator and maintenance program
that works on all platforms (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, etc). All
datafiles are ASCII so they can be modified by users, and are available
through the pcgendm project. An XML conversion is underway. We'll soon
be releasing another production release of PCGen - version 5.0.0. We'd
appreciate feedback on the editors, the Companions section of the
Resources tab (especially for Paladins and Blackguards) and the
Equipping tab. We're also considering using that release to migrate
PCGen to using java 1.4.1 now that Apple has released it. This decision
is not final yet, pending our testing efforts. For users who have
trouble getting the 3 zip files to unzip properly, we have some
OS-specific installs that should help minimize the chance of install
related errors. Links to these installs can be found at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen/files/Alternate%20PCGen%20Releases/
These are the same PCGen everyone else uses, just packaged with
installers which target Windows and Mac OS X users specifically.
Typically there is a lag between when the official release is done and
when these special installers are ready. We always recommend that users
install new versions of PCGen in a 'new' directory. Below is a list of
everything that has been addressed in this release. If you reported one
of these, please verify that it is was addressed properly. PCGen is
available at http://pcgen.sourceforge.net , and the main discussion
group is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen . If you wish to
discuss making your own custom lst files for use with PCGen, the data
monkeys have made their home at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgenlistfilehelp and they pride
themselves in being able to field all questions about the data - from
very basic to very advanced. All three zips are required to run PCGen:
pcgen435_part1of3.zip, pcgen435_part2of3.zip and pcgen435_part3of3.zip.
Bugs 588777 LEVEL:X:SA:Something tag misbehaving 700446 4.3.4 - Cannot
reopen some character files 699891 Container behavior 584972 New party
file format breaks mutiuser 698832 Equipping Tab - Keyboard Issue #2
698828 Equipping Tab - Keybard Issue #1 698826 Equipping Tab - Location
Popup autosized wrong 698702 Duplicate loading of familiar 698670 4.3.4
won't load phb.pcc Features 698824 Equipping Tab - Add All Equipment
698840 Equipping Tab - Put plus/minus on Item column 606205 Add Buy%
and Sell% on Right Click menu for items PCGen:DM Bugs 682005
melee+thrown weapons need .Thrown 699141 "thundering" magical attribute
PCGen:DM List File Fixes 686265 added type:humanoid to
slayershobgobraces.lst 686263 added type:humanoid to
slayersgnollraces.lst PCGen:DM Tag Modification Requests 677326
TARGETAREA - sovereignspells.lst 677325 TARGETAREA -
deadlandswebspells.lst 677323 TARGETAREA - wayhucksterspells.lst 677316
TARGETAREA - slayersamazonsspells.lst 677315 TARGETAREA -
necromancyspells.lst 677314 TARGETAREA - montecookwebspells.lst 677313
TARGETAREA - thouhtskillpowers.lst 677312 TARGETAREA -
eldritch2spells.lst 677311 TARGETAREA - eldritchspells.lst 677310
TARGETAREA - kalamarspells.lst 677309 TARGETAREA - arcanaspells.lst
677320 TARGETAREA - deadlandsspells.lst 677319 TARGETAREA -
seabloodspells.lst 677318 TARGETAREA - slayerstroglodytesspells.lst
677317 TARGETAREA - slayershobgobspells.lst 677307 TARGETAREA -
traptreachspells.lst 677306 TARGETAREA - spellsspellcraftspe
spellsspellcraftspells.lst 677304 TARGETAREA - mythicracesspells.lst
677303 TARGETAREA - starfarershbspells.lst 677302 TARGETAREA -
melnibonespells.lst 677301 TARGETAREA - guardianspells.lst 677300
TARGETAREA - touchedgodsspells.lst 677298 TARGETAREA -
beyondtheveilspells.lst 677297 TARGETAREA - warspells.lst 677294
TARGETAREA - dragonsspells.lst 657059 Verify pipe is the only
delimiter:VISION 677295 TARGETAREA - dungeonsspells.lst PCGenDocs:
Output Sheet Bugs 702203 Greatsword outputs with N/A for To Hit & Dmg
699956 SAs missing from _combined 686797 Two-handed weapons: 1-H lines?
697216 TO-HIT under PB Range incorrect PCGenDocs: Output Sheet Feature
Requests 634092 TAG for ONLY Domain Spells 700057 Remove the race name
from the innate spell header The PCGen Development Team
AviSynth 2.0.8 and 2.5.1 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=259821
Two new versions of AviSynth has been released today. The 2.0.8 version
contains critical bugfixes, and is supplied for those who enjoy the
stability of the non-beta versions. Avisynth is a scripting language
and a collection of filters for simple (and not so simple!) non-linear
video editing tasks. It frameserves video to (most) applications.
AviSynth 2.5.1 beta is an update to the first 2.5.0 beta and contains
many fixes and additions, as well as some considerable speedups. Mainly
interlaced processing has been improved vastly, but also general
stability should be better.
Quartz 1.0.6 available
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=258718
This release of Quartz, contains several small corrections and bug
fixes, as well as a few new features (see change log). Quartz is an
enterprise-class Job Scheduler for use in stand-alone and full-blown
J2EE Applications. Quartz is very light-weight, highy scalable, and
extremely easy to use within your own applications. Changes: Changes in
version 1.0.6 ========================== 1- Added DB2v6Delegate for
usage with JDBC-JobStore and older versions of DB2. 2- Added
HSQLDBDelegate for usage with HSQLDB 1.7.X - previously, MSSQLDelegate
was used by HSQLDB users, but that was confusing. 3- Updated JavaDOC
and table-creation docs for all db types / delegates. 4- Implemented
JobStoreTX.getTriggersForJob(name, group) - it used to throw an
UnsupportedOperationException. 5- Misc small JavaDOC corrections. 6-
Additions to the Quartz tutorial. 7- Introduced
"org.quartz.spi.SchedulerPlugin" interface. 8- Introduced
"org.quartz.plugins.history" package - with plugins for recording
historical data. 9- Fixed bug in CronTrigger related to expressions
using "#" in the day-of-week field. 10- Fixed bug using non-global
JobListeners with the JDBC-Jobstore using OracleDelegate.
LameFE 2.2 Final released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=258899
The LameFE project proudly announces the release of LameFE 2.2 Final.
After nearly one year of beta testing we have reached the goal: LameFE
2.2 LameFE is more than a powerfull frontend for LAME. It reads CDDA,
Wave, APE, supports Winamp plugins. Besides MP3 it encodes to
Ogg/Vorbis, Monkeys Audio and Wave. Other Features: Cue-Sheets, FreeDB,
CD-Text, Batchprocessing mode for CD-Ripping, and many more. Download
English or German Version at:
http://lamefe.sf.net/index.php?showpage=download Thees Winkler. ---
Project Admin
Bossogg 0.9.3.1 release
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=259518
Bossogg is a server based music (ogg/mp3) player. Completed clients
include: PHP and SDL (developed for TV out). Uses SQLite/PostgreSQL for
data storage and SDL_sound for playback. Bossogg 0.9.3.1 is a bugfix
release. The configuration file was unusable without modification, and
definatly not ready for end users. This fixes that, plus the link in
README to the home page location.
wv2-0.0.8 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=258862
wv2 is a portable C++ implemenation of a MS Word import library. Right
now it supports importing of Word 97, 2000, and XP documents; support
for Word 6 and Word 95 is planned. The 0.0.8 release contains bugfixes.
TclXML version 2.6 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=258863
Version 2.6 of the TclXML, TclDOM and TclXSLT packages are now
available. The TclXML family of packages provide XML support for the
Tcl scripting language.
bogofilter-0.11.1 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=257794
The bogofilter package implements a fast Bayesian spam filter along the
lines suggested by Paul Graham in his article "A Plan For Spam" . It is
written in C. Supported platforms: Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and OS X.
Version 0.11.1 is available, including a number of enhancements and
bugfixes. See the NEWS-0.11 file for details.
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