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Slashdot
Mutating Animations
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1826247
[0]Weird_one writes "Discover magazine's current issue has an
intriguing article involving [1]using genetic algorithims to evolve an
animation of a walking individual."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.discover.com/aug_03/gthere.html?article=feattech.html
Bad Testing Doomed NASA's Hypersonic X-43A
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1833258
[0]RobertB-DC writes "[1]Space.com got hold of NASA's
yet-to-be-released report on the June 2001 failure of the air-breathing
X-43A hypersonic research vehicle, and it doesn't look good for
'Faster, Better, Cheaper'. The report refuses to single out any one
contributing factor, but it cites ground testing 'inaccuracies' and
'misinterpretation' of wind tunnel data -- in particular, failure to
retest the vehicle after additional heat protection was added. As noted
in the [2]original Slashdot article, the craft went out of control when
the fins broke off just seconds into flight."
Links
0. http://www.dixie-chicks.com/
1. http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/x43a_report_030718.html
2. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/02/2211206&tid=160
Build Your Own Gauss Pistol
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/163225
[0]BdosError writes "A Russion software developer has developed a
[1]homemade Gauss pistol. It's not very powerful yet, but as a proof of
concept, it's interesting. Nice, non-chemical slugthrower that should
appeal to fans of Science Fiction and related games, like [2]Traveller
and many others."
Links
0. http://bdoserror&yahoo,com
1. http://www.pskovinfo.ru/coilgun/
2. http://www.travellerrpg.com/
United Nuclear
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1421253
goombah99 writes "Hey Mr. Science, need a [0]rocket pack for your
bicycle? Look no further than [1]United Nuclear scientific supply where
under their [2]dangerous products category you can purchase your own
[3]radioactive uranium ore, as well as a two million volt generator if
you need one. Or what mad scientist can do without his own particle
accelerator (which they advertise can mutate DNA in seed, explore the
atom, or simply transmute elements)"
Links
0. http://www.unitednuclear.com/jetplans.htm
1. http://www.unitednuclear.com/
2. http://www.unitednuclear.com/radex.htm
3. http://www.unitednuclear.com/uranium.htm
Can .NET Really Scale?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/2056208
swordfish asks: "Does anyone have first hand experience with scaling
.NET to support 100+ concurrent requests on a decent 2-4 CPU box with
web services? I'm not talking a cluster of 10 dual CPU systems, but a
single system. the obvious answer is 'buy more systems', but what if
your customer says I only have 20K budgeted for the year. No matter
what Slashdot readers say about buying more boxes, try telling that to
your client, who can't afford anything more. I'm sure some of you will
think, 'what are you smoking?' But the reality of current economics
means 50K on a server for small companies is a huge investment. One
could argue 5 cheap systems for 3K each could support that kind of
load, but I haven't seen it, so inquiring minds want to know!"
Satellite Driven Farming Equipment
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1658227
[0]ravenousbugblatter writes "An article at CNN discusses how
Australian scientists are using GPS to [1]automatically drive tractors
and other farming equipment on predetermined tracks. The technology is
encouraged because it can prevent water loss associated with the
repeated compaction of soil from heavy farming equipment."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/07/18/satellite.tractor.reut/index.html
Seminar On Details Of The GPL And Related Licenses
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1835252
[0]bkuhn writes "Given the recent confusion about LGPL on slashdot, and
the concern it raised for those convincing corporate legal departments
to adopt to Free Software, perhaps your readers might be interested in
[1]FSF's legal seminar on the GPL and related licenses. The first one
is in Silicon Valley, and if it is successful, we hope to hold others
in the next 8 months in New York City and Tokyo." Since the FSF and the
GNU project have long created and fought for software that's shareable,
Free, and [2]Not UNIX, what's taught at these seminars will probably
differ sharply from what you can hear at next Monday's [3]SCO
conference call on the "IBM lawsuit, UNIX Ownership and Copyrights."
Links
0. http://member.fsf.org
1. http://patron.fsf.org/course-offering.html
2. http://www.gnu.org
3. http://ir.sco.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=114097
Instant Messaging Giveaway
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/158211
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft is planning on [0]giving away
$1000/hr randomly to users of the new MSN messenger. They are going to
send instant messages to the winners. I can just see it now, 'You've
won $1000 in the MSN Messenger giveaway, just go this website and enter
your SS# and credit card info for verification.'" Where's Ed McMahon
with the big check when you need him?
Links
0. http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/07/18/msn.giveaway.ap/index.html
Inkblot Passwords
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1452202
TechnoPope writes "Microsoft Research a new way to get users to not
only develop, but remember more secure passwords can be achieved
through [0]using inkblots. Because of how the human brain works, you
can show the same pictures to different people and almost always come
up with different passwords. What's even crazier, is that people
generally are able to remember the complex passwords. Sounds like a
major breakthrough in security."
Links
0. http://research.microsoft.com/displayArticle.aspx?id=417
Exploit Available for Cisco IOS Vulnerability
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1641253
GNUman writes "Cisco's IOS vulnerability, posted by [0]Slashdot and
[1]CERT, has now a [2]published exploit available, as reported recently
by [3]CERT. While there are some [4]some articles claiming that the
Internet survived a major flaw, maybe with a publicly available exploit
could script kiddies start creating havock?. [5]jerw134 wanted to
[6]start a pool to find out when the exploit would be publicly
available, here's the answer."
Links
0. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/0545242&tid=172
1. http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-15.html
2. http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-17.html
3. http://www.cert.org/
4. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=82786
5. http://slashdot.org/~jerw134
6. http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?cid=6458981&sid=71409&tid=172
Freshmeat
AstroFlowGuard 1.000
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129705/
AstroFlowGuard is a Linux-based bandwidth managing stateful firewall,
intrusion detection system, and VPN server. With its user-friendly
interface, automatic failover and smart recovery system, it is the
complete tool for anyone wanting to manage bandwidth and network
security. It uses a hierarchical class-based system which provides a
logical, intuitive view of network classes along with their priorities.
Atlantik 0.5.3 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129777/
Atlantik is a KDE client for playing the Atlantic and Monopoly
boardgames with a monopd/atlanticd server.
AutoUpdate 5.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129754/
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.
BKchem 0.5.0-pre2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129708/
BKchem is a chemical drawing program written in Python.
cereal emulation framework 0.93.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129670/
cereal is an emulation framework able to emulate 8051-compatible CPUs
and connected devices, designed to allow easy addition of other
(application-specific) devices to emulate.
Charles Web Debugging Tool 1.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129697/
Charles is a Web debugging tool, HTTP monitor, and reverse HTTP proxy
for Web developers that includes plain text debugging of HTTPS/SSL. It
is built in Java Swing, and runs on all Java platforms. It is an HTTP
proxy server that displays requests and responses, complete with HTTP
headers. This enables the developer to examine the exact content of
HTTP exchanges, including cookies, caching, and redirects. It can also
throttle your connection in order to simulate modem conditions.
DataVision 0.7.10
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129741/
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.
Divmod Quotient 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129683/
Quotient is a conversation server which is part personal information
manager and part messaging server. It provides services such as full
text indexing and structured information extraction. It currently
supports POP3 and IMAP4 with IRC/IM and SIP coming soon.
DTDDoc 0.0.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129723/
DTDDoc (DTD Documentation) is designed to help document your DTDs
efficiently. It is a straightforward extension of the javadoc concept,
and a not so straightforward implementation of some of the concepts
solidified by Donald E. Knuth.
eCos 2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129734/
eCos (Embedded Configurable OS) is an open source, configurable,
portable, and royalty-free embedded Real Time Operating System. It is
written in C++, provides all the usual OS things. You configure the OS
so that the parts you don't need aren't loaded to the embedded system.
eCos is released under a modified GPL that allows for its use in
embedded systems without having to GPL the embedded application.
Electronic Design Automation - Index 0.2-3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129666/
Electronic Design Automation - Index is a system that can be used in
the electronic world to keep track of your: Schematic, PCB, Front
Plate, and Programmable Logic numbers. This is very useful when you
have drawn some electronic schematics and PCBs in an EDA program such
as Eagle, gEDA, Protel, or Orcad. It is also useful if you've created a
front plate layout in an image editor such as GIMP, Corel Draw, or
Photoshop.
evolvotron 0.1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129699/
Evolvotron is an interactive "generative art" application to
evolve images/textures/patterns through an iterative process of random
mutation and user-selection driven evolution. If you like lava lamps,
and never got tired of the Mandelbrot set, this could be the software
for you. It's implemented using Qt, and is multithreaded.
exifprobe 1.2.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129771/
Exifprobe examines and reports the contents and structure of JPEG and
TIFF image files. It will recognize all standard JPEG markers
(including APPn markers) and will report the contents of any properly
structured TIFF IFD encountered, even when entry tags are not
recognized. Recognized TIFF and TIFF/EP tags are expanded, including
EXIF2.2 sections and camera MakerNotes which are found to be in TIFF
IFD format. GPS and GeoTIFF tags are recognized and entries printed in
"raw" form, but are not expanded. Location, size, and format
of image data is reported.
EzSDK 4.76
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129700/
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.
FatCatalog 1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129774/
FatCatalog is a Perl script that goes through a specified directory and
digs up all of the audio/video information, which is stored in a DB.
There is a Web interface to the DB which alows you to find dupes based
on either the file checksum or the file name.
FreeMarker 2.3pre8 (Lazarus)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129719/
FreeMarker is a template engine that was originally designed so that
servlet-based applications could keep graphical design separate from
application logic. The templates provide an easy and highly flexible
way to generate any kind of text output (HTML, RTF, PostScript, TeX,
source code, etc.) from a variety of data sources such as Java objects,
Jython objects, XML object models, and more.
Group-Office 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129712/
Group-office is Web-based office suite written in PHP that is
extensible with modules. It features user management (optionally
synchronized with system and Samba), module management, an e-mail
client, a file manager, a scheduler, and project management.
Gtk2-Perl 0.90
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129755/
Gtk2-Perl allows Perl developers to write GTK+ 2.x applications. The
bindings use an object oriented syntax that attempts to remain close to
the C API, but take a Perlish approach where appropriate.
HardInfo 0.3.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129725/
HardInfo displays informations about the system's hardware in a GTK
window. Linux 2.4 is officially required, but it might work with 2.2.
HarvestMan 1.1beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129763/
HarvestMan is a multithreaded off-line browser.It has many features for
customizing offline browsing through URL filters, depth-fetching, fetch
levels, domain filters, file limits, thread limits, download depth,
directory checking, and robot exclusion protocol. It is useful to
download an entire Web site or certain files from a Web site to the
hard disk for offline browsing later. It features an XML project file,
and support for the HTTP/HTTPS and FTP protocols. It works
transparently across proxies and can also crawl intranets.
hhmalloc 1.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129692/
Hierarchical heap is an extension of the standard C malloc/free
interface, which allows organizing memory blocks into naturally
occurring hierarchies. HH can be used for a number of tasks including
memory pooling, limited garbage collection, and simplified dynamic
structure management.
jlo 0.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129605/
jLo is a logging framework for Java offering some unique features. It
is a lightweight framework which is easy to integrate and easy to use.
kbarcode 1.3.2 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129715/
KBarcode is a barcode and label printing application for KDE 3. It can
be used to print everything from simple business cards up to complex
labels with several barcodes, such as article descriptions. KBarcode
comes with an easy-to-use WYSIWYG label designer, a setup wizard, batch
import of labels (directly from the delivery note), thousands of
predefined labels, database managment tools, and translations in many
languages. Even printing more than 10,000 labels in one go is no
problem for KBarcode. Additionally, it is a simple xbarcode replacement
for the creation of barcodes. All major types of barcodes like EAN,
UPC, CODE39, and ISBN are supported.
kludge3d 2003-07-18
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129753/
Kludge3d is a simple 3D model editor in the spirit of Worldcraft or
Milkshape. It is the offspring of several other GTK-based editors, with
the best features taken from each. As the name implies, kludge3d is a
kludge.
KnokiiSync 0.3.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129701/
KnokiiSync is a KDE 3.1.x program that transfers entries from a
Gnokii-compatible phone to KDE's Address Book and vice-versa. It can
transfer all the entries as well as the entry types (home, work,
mobile, URL, email, etc).
KnowledgeTree 1.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129727/
KnowledgeTree is a feature-rich document management system featuring
knowledge management, document version control, hierarchical document
management, support for common file formats (MS Word, MS Excel, PDF,
TXT, HTML), extensible meta data, creation of custom document types,
application managed document links that guarantees consistent data and
eliminates emailing documents, easy publication of documents,
subscription agents, archiving according to expiry date, expiry time
period, or utilisation for enhanced speed, and much more.
Lazy Encryption Algorithm 1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129688/
LEA is a simple algorithm for file encryption that uses boolean algebra
and modular arithmetic to test the stream and generate numbers with a
logical order. Using bytes as increments and decrements users can
choose between normal encryption without a pseudo- random data
generator or steganography with or without random data.
libksd 0.1.0-pre2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129772/
libksd is a cross-platform (C++) game framework which is built on top
of SDL and also uses libSigC++ for its signal system. It provides
drawing functions, a simple widget set, multi-threading, plug-ins,
collision detection, joysticks, image loading/saving, simple audio
playing/loading/saving, true-type fonts, and some other stuff too.
libxml++ 0.25
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129775/
libxml++ is a C++ interface for working with XML files, using libxml
(gnome-xml) to parse and write the actual XML files. It has a simple
but complete API.
Linux Bandwidth Arbitrator 5.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129690/
Linux Bandwidth Arbitrator allows beginning-to-advanced network
administrators to control bandwidth. It is designed to be completely
turn-key in its default configuration. You just plug it into your
network trunk, and it self configures and immediately starts slowing
"bandwidth hogs". It also comes with finer controls that are
easy to use, and can be configured to target specific applications such
as Kazaa, IMAP, and POP. Traffic can be limited by host IP, subnet, and
content blocking.
Log Tool 1.2.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129766/
Logtool is a syslog file parser, report generator, and monitoring
utility. It takes logfiles from syslog, multilog, or other ASCII log
generating sources as input from stdin, and depending on command line
switches and/or config file settings, will parse and filter out
unwanted messages from the logfile accordingly, and generate output in
ANSI color, formatted ASCII, CSV (for spreadsheets), or HTML format. It
is very handy for use in automated nightly reports, and online
monitoring of logfile activity. It comes with some simple example
scripts and documentation.
MiaouIRC 0.86
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129662/
MiaouIRC is an RFC 1459-compatible IRC client written in Java/Swing. It
has some useful features like choosing your Look 'n Feel, customizing
your nick friend list, highly verbose logging, searching a keyword in a
channel, private message panels, etc. It supports multi-server
connections, DCC CHAT, SEND, ACCEPT and RESUME, CTCP commands, nick
autocompletions, mIRC colors, autoreconnects, and autojoins. A DCC
queue list is available to tracing your leeching activities with IRC
FServ.
Mimir 2.0-alpha-1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129739/
Mimir is an overkill, threaded, antiflood plugin for X-Chat 2.0.x.
Modeling Framework 0.9pre10
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129738/
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, MySQL, and SQLite.
Modular Access Control System 0.7.1-alpha
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129694/
Modular Access Control System (MACS) is a system for global
authentication, authorization, user/group/resource management, and
application services.
mod_ssl 2.8.15-1.3.28
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129752/
mod_ssl provides provides strong cryptography for the Apache 1.3
webserver via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer
Security (TLS v1). It is based on the SSL/TLS toolkit OpenSSL and
supports all SSL/TLS related functionality, including RSA and DSA/DH
cipher support, X.509 CRL checking, etc. Additionally it provides
special Apache related facilities like DBM and shared memory based
inter-process SSL session caching. per-URL SSL session renegotiations,
DSO support, etc.
monopd 0.8.2 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129730/
monopd is a dedicated game server daemon for Monopoly-like board games.
Clients such as Atlantik can connect and allow users to play various
games with other users of the network.
MProjekt 0.4.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129691/
MProjekt is a PHP project management system that features a file
repository and Unix-like permissions. It is intented for people that
doesn't like CVS and project managers, who must have control over
projects and their components.
netfilter 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129722/
netfilter is a firewall, NAT, and transparent proxy solution for
Server-optimized Linux. It can be used to secure your LAN and give
clients in your LAN access to the Internet using a SoL gateway. Traffic
from the local clients can be filtered by ports and IP addresses.
OBM 0.6.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129733/
OBM is an Intranet application written to help manage a company. It can
also be used as a contact and customer database or as a shared
calendar. It is written with PHP and requires MySQL to work (although
support for other databases is possible). It supports
internationalization and themes, and it includes: sales force, help
desk, time tracking, user, and administration modules.
ocre 0.010
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129703/
OCRE reads an image file and writes ascii characters.
OfflineIMAP 4.0.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129760/
OfflineIMAP is a tool to simplify email reading. It allows you to read
the same mailbox from multiple computers and ensures that your changes
will be automatically reflected on all computers. You can use various
mail clients to read a single box or read mail while offline with full
synchronization when you reconnect. You can read IMAP mail with readers
that lack IMAP support (same goes for SSL). OfflineIMAP's multithreaded
synchronization algorithm performs between 10 and 60 times faster than
many mail readers' internal IMAP support, and it can be used even with
mail readers that support IMAP already. There are five available user
interface modules, including scripted execution, an interactive
terminal interface, and GUI interfaces.
Open Beat Box 0.7.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129778/
Open Beat Box (OBB) is an open-source beat box.
Pearlowis 0.4.1.02
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129768/
Pearlowis allows customers to reconfigure items in a shopping cart on
the fly without ruining your profit margins.
PHP Fedex Class 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129729/
PHP Fedex Class is a class for the Fedex XML Direct Shipping Manager
API.
pixelGDM 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129659/
pixelGDM is a theme with pixel icons.
PMK 0.5.1 (Snapshot)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129743/
PMK aims to be an alternative to GNU autoconf configure scripts. It
attempts to avoid the use of scripts in packages that can hide trojans,
to minimize the number of dependencies, and to be easy to use for users
and developers.
Project LRNJ: Slime Forest Adventure (Tutelary)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129761/
The goal of Project LRNJ is to create an entertaining console-style RPG
that teaches Japanese. Slime Forest is the prototype line: a simple
NES-like CRPG using graphics from the upcoming katakana adventure and a
training set of 1000 kanji. Its purposes are to attract interest and
funding, and to gather data and feedback on compatibility and
effectiveness.
pwdutils 2.3.92 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129776/
pwdutils is a collection of utilities to manage the passwd and shadow
user information. The difference to the shadow suite is that these
utilities can also modify the information stored in NIS, NIS+, or LDAP.
PAM is used for user authentication and changing the pasword. It
contains passwd, chage, chfn, chsh, chpasswd, and a daemon for changing
the password on a remote machine over a secure SSL connection. The
daemon also uses PAM so that it can change passwords independent of
where they are stored.
PyTone 2.0.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129765/
PyTone is a music jukebox written in Python with a curses-based GUI.
While providing advanced features like crossfading and multiple
players, special emphasis is put on ease of use, making PyTone an ideal
jukebox system for use at parties.
qconfirm 0.10.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129707/
qconfirm is an implementation of a delivery confirmation process for a
mail address or ezmlm mailing list. It is invoked by qmail-local
through a .qmail file, and can reduce the amount of junk mail hitting a
mailbox or the mailboxes of mailing list subscribers.
qpopper-mysql 0.12
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129728/
qpopper-mysql is a patch to Qualcomm's qpopper POP3 daemon to enable it
to do user authentication via a MySQL database, support virtual
domains, support Maildir-style mailboxes, and log logins into a MySQL
database for possible MTA SMTP authentication relaying use.
Report Writer 0.02
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129735/
Report Writer produces nice-looking PostScript reports that are defined
in an XML file and based on data that are extracted from a database.
The extraction is performed with DBIx::Recordset, so the syntax is the
same as the syntax used by that package. A sample XML file is included.
This file (trialbal.xml) is a report for Trial Balance from the
FreeMoney project. The XML file contains sections for database,
extraction criteria (the "search" section), page header,
breaks (which is where Report Writer will make a nice total for you),
and fields.
Salvare 0.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129713/
Salvare (from the Latin "to rescue") is a small Linux
distribution designed for small, credit-card sized CDs which typically
hold around 34MB. More Linux than tomsrtbt but less than Knoppix, it
aims to provide a useful workstation as well as a rescue disk. In
addition to providing a rescue environment similart to tomsrtbt, it
adds OpenSSH, a graphical and text mode Web browser (Links), security
tools such as chkrootkit, nmap, and tcpdump, the ability to apt-get
install additional software from Debian into tmpfs, the ability to run
entirely from RAM, and much more to come It's also customisable using a
simple source-code based package management system.
Samba 3.0.0 beta3 (3.0.x)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129767/
The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that implements
the SMB protocol for unix systems, allowing you to serve files and
printers to Windows, NT, OS/2 and DOS clients. This protocol is
sometimes also referred to as the LanManager or Netbios protocol.
Scripting Plugin for Scribus 0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129770/
This project adds Python scripting capabilities to Scribus.
SibylSQL 0.7.2.6.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129369/
SibylSQL is a portable, full-fledged, next-generation, client-server,
multi-threaded, object-relational database system. The primary
technical contribution to the database community is the inclusion of
the SQL Dialect Interface (SDI), originally written for the NightStar
NEXTGRES database. The SDI allows a DBA to grant users or applications
the ability to translate vendor-specific SQL such as Oracle, SAP DB,
MSSQL, and PostgreSQL, into a native SibylSQL parse tree via
dynamically loadable objects at run-time.
Sigit 0.2.4 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129718/
Sigit is a customisable signature creator that can be run either as a
daemon or as a normal foreground process. It allows you to have a
changing signature. If it's configured correctly, it will also change
the information displayed when someone fingers you. It also supports
multiple signature files for different newsgroups, and NFS-mounted
$HOME shares.
Snownews 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129732/
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.
SuxPanel 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129724/
SuxPanel is a GNOME panel clone written from scratch using plain GTK+
2.
tsemgr 0.07
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129757/
tsemgr is a GTK+ application to manage the SonyEricsson T68 mobile
phone. It allows you to read and send short messages (sms), view and
edit the phonebook, upload files via IrDA and Bluetooth, and turn your
phone into a remote control for your Linux box.
vb2py 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129693/
vb2py is a VB to Python tool for automatically converting VB projects
to Python, including both the code and GUI elements.
Vertoo 0.8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129706/
Vertoo is a tool that lightens a developer's burden to maintain
up-to-date versioning information across project's files. Vertoo
provides a simple interface to change the version of a project and
distribute these changes through the project's files. A configuration
file describes the versions used in a project (each in arbitrary,
user-specified scheme) and the formats for each of the occurrences of
the version's data in the project files.
viPlugin 0.1.18
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129698/
viPlugin is an Eclipse plugin that adds vi functionality to the editors
that are provided with Eclipse (JDT, CDT, etc.).
VLC 0.6.0 (Natalya)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129695/
VLC (VideoLAN Client) is a multimedia player for Unix, Windows, MacOS
X, BeOS, and QNX. It can play most audio and video formats (MPEG 1/2/4,
DivX, WMV, DV, Ogg/Vorbis, AAC, etc.), has support for VCD and DVD
(with menus), and can read streams from a network source (HTTP, UDP,
DVB, etc.). It can also act as a server and send streams through the
network, with optional support for transcoding.
WeBSET 2.02
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129702/
WeBSET is a special education management system that operates within
EzEnterprise, a cross platform middleware environment. It is a
full-featured IEP reporting system and screening and evaluation system,
and provides applications that automate all aspects of the IEP process
using a forms builder, report builder, and data dictionary. It provides
solutions specifically designed for teachers, administrators, and
special education staff, can be accessed over the Web, and meets
federal, state, and local reporting needs.
WebSight Directory System 1.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129720/
The WebSight Directory System was originally developed for Electronic
Music World (www.electronicmusicworld.com), to serve as an Internet
link directory related to electronic music. WebSight Directory System
presents collected links in categories and subcategories. It supports
link submission by visitors.
xStats 1.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129736/
xStats is a script generating statistics for xMule and also a dynamic
graphic online signature. The design was taken from Blacklotus Online
Sig.
ZapEdit 1.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129749/
ZapEdit is a site management tool that can be used to update Website
content through a browser. It features a WYSIWYG HTML editor that
provides an intuitive business user authoring environment, and works
with any existing HTML Website and on shared hosting accounts. ASP and
PHP versions are available, and both Apache and Microsoft IIS Web
servers are supported.
Zina 0.9.25
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129773/
Zina is a graphical interface to your MP3 collection, a personal
jukebox, and an MP3 streamer. It can run alone, be embedded into an
existing Web site, or be used as a Postnuke/PHPNuke module. It is
similar to Andromeda, but is released under the GPL.
Zoidberg 0.3c
http://freshmeat.net/releases/129748/
Zoidberg provides a modular Perl shell written, configured, and
operated entirely in Perl. It aspires to be a fully operational login
shell with all the features one normally expects. But it also gives
direct access to Perl objects and data structures from the command
line, and allows you to run Perl code within the scope of your
commandline.
Newsforge Reports
The IP wars
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/15/1911226
- by John O'Sullivan - The first shot in the intellectual property wars
was fired by no less than William H. Gates III on February 3, 1976. In
a famous letter decrying the theft of his programs, Mr. Gates set out
the philosophy that IP was essentially the same as traditional
property, and that the same rights and laws should apply.
Linux Advisory Watch - July 18, 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/0327232
- by Benjamin D. Thomas - This week, advisories were released for pam,
gnupg, mpg123, ucd-snmp, phpgroupware, traceroute-nanog, nfs-utils,
falconseye, php4, unzip, radius, gtksee, kernel, mozilla, xpdf, apache,
and ypserv. The distributors include Conectiva, Debian, Gentoo,
Immunix, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware, SuSE, Trustix, and Turbo Linux.
A centralized server architecture could be the killer Unix app
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/10/1828218
- by Paul Murphy - If you're like me, you probably use Linux or Unix at
home and then go to work and wonder why all the people struggling with
Microsoft products don't just upgrade to Linux. Despite all the cost
and security issues, business's commitment to Microsoft's Windows
desktop products shows few signs of waning. The key to turning this
situation around may be to place the user's perspective above that of
the systems staff.
Newsforge Newsvac
Microsoft Ranks Linux Second On Risk List
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1940203
Microsoft is taking the Linux threat seriously. So seriously, in fact,
that open source software comes in at the number two spot on the
company's top five list of risks.
Linux to Overtake Unix, Leapfrog Windows, Analyst Says
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1935234
Linux will soon overtake Unix as the operating system of choice for
several major enterprise segments, including high-performance
computing, carrier-grade and mission-critical systems, and database
hosting. That's according to a paper published in June by research firm
Aberdeen Group Inc.
ATX form-factor StrongARM SBC gains 30% speed, supports Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1842235
Simtec Electronics has announced a thirty percent speed increase for
its ATX motherboard form-factor, StrongARM-based single-board computer
(SBC). The SBC is intended to be used as a development platform for
prototyping applications such as set-top boxes, routers, CD
duplicators, MP3 juke boxes, and NAS appliances, and server devices,
and is supplied together with a full Debian GNU/Linux operating system,
the company said.
101 Reasons Not To Get A Tablet PC
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1825237
Lora writes "Here is a list of reasons we've heard people say why they
don't want to buy a Tablet PC. We came up with a list of 101. (Not
listed in any particular order.) There are probably more. Maybe you've
got a few?"
Mozilla.org forms new non-profit foundation
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1810245
Mozilla.org, the venerable keeper of the open-source Web browser
flame, last week gave itself a "legal identity" with the creation of
the Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit corporation the group hopes will
better coordinate its efforts to expand its end-user community.
Red Hat releases Linux 2.6 update
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1623244
Red Hat has made good on a promise to let people try out Linus
Torvalds' test version of the new 2.6 kernel, or heart, of Linux. The
Linux seller said Monday that it would release 2.6.0-test1 RPM (Red Hat
Package Manager) update files.
Making a pitch for OpenOffice.org
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1618217
Solveig Haugland writes "You'll sometimes encounter resistance to
switching an organization to OpenOffice.org. The resistance can stem
from simply not knowing about OpenOffice.org to not wanting to leave
the known qualities of Microsoft Office or another suite. To help out
the folks on the front lines of adoption, I've assembled a few
strategies for the searchenterpriselinux.com site on how to go about
convincing your IT or management team to go ...
IBM Servers to Pair Linux, New PowerPC Chips
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1614256
In a quest for a bigger piece of the entry-level server market, IBM
Corp. has drawn up a three-year plan for producing and marketing
systems that pair Linux and IBM's own 64-bit PowerPC family of
processors, sources report.
Europe picks Penguin to link government IT
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1557211
A European Commission working paper on linking national government IT
systems across Europe is recommending open source software.
Lindows Project Steers Open Source Faithful To 'Linux-Friendly' Retailers
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/18/1436220
Attention Linux shoppers: Lindows is launching a consumer web site,
dubbed LFriendly.com. It's an effort to help buyers find sellers of
computers pre-loaded with Linux, or are at least those that are
Linux-friendly.
Thinkgeek
Computing: USB Sharing Hub
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/5f2a/
Computing: Logitech Cordless MX Keyboard & Mouse
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/keyboards/61af/
PC Mods: Lian-Li Side Panel Aquarium Kit
http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cases/6151/
Cube Goodies: LED Binary Clock
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/lights/59e0/
Gadgets: Ambient Orb Device
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/5da2/
Cube Goodies: Desktop Retro Wind-ups
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/6028/
Cube Goodies: The Red Swingline Stapler
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/61b7/
Cube Goodies: Futurama Tin Signs
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/60e2/
Gadgets: USB Memory Pen
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/60a3/
Gadgets: FM Radio Pen
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/60bf/
Interests: Broken Miho Poster
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/coolthings/6188/
Interests: Ph34r t3h Cute Ones Poster
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/coolthings/6193/
Caffeine: Brute Force Energy Drink
http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/drinks/6184/
Caffeine: Chargers Caffeinated Espresso Beans
http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/candy/5f75/
Caffeine: Shock Triple Mocha
http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/drinks/6122/
Computing: ICE-Cube Barebones Mini-PC
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/handhelds/5fd7/
PC Mods: ThermalTake SubZero CPU Coolers
http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cooling/603e/
Computing: Archos AV120 w/ DVR Attachment
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/handhelds/5fe2/
Cube Goodies: Killer coding ninja monkeys Bumper Sticker
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/stickers/5faa/
Cube Goodies: I Brake For LAN Parties Bumper Sticker
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/stickers/5fbe/
Sourceforge
Tkfp Windows 14 July 2003
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=293277
Tk_familypractice is a clinical Medical Records system, written mostly
in Tcl/Tk. Some C, C++, PYTHON, PERL. For Family Physicians,
Pediatricians, Internists or Primary Care. Used in a 4 doctor group for
5 years. Network enabled. Tk GUI and web browser based interfaces.
HCFA1500 claim form. Another new Windows version. Using the file
notebook_start2.tcl, you can run all the windows now inside a tabbed
notebook. The look and feel is now exactly the same as the Linux
version.
pmd-jbuilder-1.1 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=293271
PMD is a Java source code analyzer. It finds unused variables, empty
catch blocks, unnecessary object creation, and so forth. This release
supports PMD 1.1.
QmailAdmin 1.0.24 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=293583
QmailAdmin is a web interface for managing email addresses in virtual
domains created by Vpopmail. This release includes more cleanup as we
get closer to a stable release. Functional changes: works with non-idx
version of ezmlm again, updated Japanese translation.
wlandscape 1.0 build 0461 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=293588
wlandscape 1.0 build 0461 is out with quite a few important bugs fixed
and a lot of improvements added. Build 0461 introduces many new
features. We have added the support of MapBlast again and integrated an
offline browsing tool. From the developers point of view it is believed
to be fairly stable. Wlandscape is a tool for collecting and
visualizing access point data of public wireless networks in order to
share it with anyone. The collected data is shown in really good maps
and of course all for free. Wlandscape is free because it is released
under the GNU General Public License.
phpWebSite 0.9.3 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=293742
Developed by the Web Technology Group at Appalachian State University,
phpWebSite provides a complete web site content management system. All
client output is XHTML 1.0 and meets the W3C's Web Accessibility
Initiative requirements. phpWebSite version 0.9.3 addresses stability
problems from 0.9.2. There have also been many updates to resolve
usability issues. Included with this release is a docbook user manual
for end-users and a skeleton module for developers. Enjoy! The
phpWebSite Development Team
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