gnomeGo 0.3 (Default branch)

Grok Headline matches for gnomeGo 0.3 (Default branch)

gnomeGo 0.1 (Default branch)

gnomeGo 0.1 (Default branch) 03/27/2005 05:18 AM
gnomeGo is a very simple but nice GUI that allows a player to play against gnuGo. There is no support for mulitplayer games. Three boardsizes are supported.

SoC GDS 5.5.0 (Default branch)

SoC GDS 5.5.0 (Default branch) 03/30/2005 06:14 PM
SoC GDS is a platform for enabling hierarchical SoC integration and verification across traditional EDA frameworks based on Virtual Components per the VSIA guidelines. It is also a fast viewer and processor for native GDSII files. It encompasses a set of powerful functions allowing automatic cell renaming, grid verifications, GDS II files merging (AND), physical comparison (XOR), hierarchy modifications, and conversion to text format.

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This release provides extended management of technology files through design kits and Cadence techfile compatibility; LEF reading, validation and display; and hierarchical LEF/GDSII comparison as well as DRC annotation display.

SAM Jr 0.2 (Default branch)

SAM Jr 0.2 (Default branch) 04/14/2005 12:56 PM
SAM Jr is a real-time analysis tool for Snort data. It can easily be extended using plugins.

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This release adds support for multiple script files, adds all current applicable listeners to the scripts files, and fixes a bug which caused the Threat Index Monitor to not read the correct settings from the configuration file.

AAF SDK 1.1.0 (Default branch)

AAF SDK 1.1.0 (Default branch) 04/15/2005 03:24 PM
AAF SDK is a cross-platform SDK that supports the Advanced Authoring Format (AAF). AAF is a metadata management system and file format for use in professional multimedia creation and authoring. The AAF specification is administered by the AAF Association, which also coordinates development of the SDK.

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Major new APIs to support 1.1 of the AAF specification. Several APIs have been extended, and there are many bugfixes to existing APIs and plugin codecs. The codecs DV (within the CDCI codec) and PCM, including the BWF container, have been added. The 2GB filesize limit found on some platforms has been fixed. New utilities: aafextract, aaf2xtl, aafdump. Support for the x86_64 target and UTF-8 filenames has been added. libgsf has been added to available Structured Storage implementations. The plugin loading search path has been fixed to be consistent across all platforms.

Maw 1.1 (Default branch)

Maw 1.1 (Default branch) 06/22/2005 02:26 AM
Maw is mostly black, but it's got lots of blues, purples, and reds in it too. There is also a GTK theme and a GKrellM theme. There are several backgrounds bundled with this theme, including some original ones. It uses the Nexis font.

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License: GNU General Public License (GPL)

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This release fixes some sloppy graphics editing on the opening pixmap and scales it to not tile on displays as high as 2048x1536.

vok 1.1 (Default branch)

vok 1.1 (Default branch) 04/03/2005 07:42 PM
vok is a vocabulary trainer written with OpenOffice macros.

NVU 0.90 (Default branch)

NVU 0.90 (Default branch) 03/14/2005 06:20 PM
Nvu (pronounced N-view, for a "new view") is a complete Web authoring system that combines Web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG Web page editing. Nvu is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking Web site without needing to know HTML or Web coding.

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The pinger now allows connection settings. A link to "Localizing Nvu" was added to the Help menu. The Theme Manager now shows a "Restart Nvu to use theme" option, and the Link dialog has now a "this is an email address" checkbox for people that don't know the syntax of mailto URLs. The Link dialog can now handle the target attribute in the MoreOrFewer section. PHP and comments are now hidden in Preview mode and are correctly displayed in AllTags mode.

Wi.Ser 0.6.9 (Default branch)

Wi.Ser 0.6.9 (Default branch) 04/05/2005 05:35 PM
Wi.Ser is a Java/XML server-side GUI-framework which enables an application to run as either a monolithic Swing app, a client/server Swing app, or as a Web app without any change. It includes a mixed deployment mode, which supports one server to serve Swing clients and Web clients at the same time. The framework uses XML to define an application's GUI. It provides a common widget-based, object-oriented programming interface for Web and Swing GUIs, which prevents the developer from struggling with HTML and HTTP or with the internals of Swing. For Swing client/server applications the client/server split as well as the client/server communication is handled transparently by the framework. The project includes a GUI builder that is based on the framework's functionality (screenshot, deployed as a Web/HTML application).

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This release includes a template pool to speed up HTML rendering. A CSS class can be set for all Web Widgets. A bug in the color settings method of forms has been fixed. New tags for additional widget properties are available within the GUI builder. A fix in the listBox HTML template for Mozilla is included, and the GPL version comes with a build.xml to integrate into the full distribution again.

Ivy 0.9 (Default branch)

Ivy 0.9 (Default branch) 04/06/2005 11:59 AM
Ivy is a simple but powerful dependency manager. Its key features are ease of use, extreme flexibility, easy extensibility, Ant integration, and transitive dependencies. It is ready to use with the Maven ibiblio repository. It eases continuous integration, and makes your software component a lot simpler to use.

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This release mainly focuses on bugfixes, documentation, and some updates like better control over ivy file validation.

SAM Jr 0.3 (Default branch)

SAM Jr 0.3 (Default branch) 04/18/2005 11:04 AM
SAM Jr is a real-time analysis tool for Snort data. It can easily be extended using plugins.

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This release adds a script to email the whois and other info of any IP address with a very high threat index, serving as a complex script example, JavaMail jar files and a SimpleMailSender class, database port number configurability, a whois lookup facility, and keyboard shortcuts for menus.

ANA-MP 0.9.7.4 (Default branch)

ANA-MP 0.9.7.4 (Default branch) 04/05/2005 06:49 PM
ANA-MP is a player for music files (modules) in the .MOD, .XM, and .S3M formats. It runs on any platform with a Java 1.3 implementation, and can be used as a library for playing music in games or demos.

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This release makes the player API much easier to use and understand. Several simple code examples of how to create command line or applet based module players have been added.

svk 0.29 (Default branch)

svk 0.29 (Default branch) 02/01/2005 09:45 PM
svk is a decentralized version control system. While Subversion (svn) aims to take over the CVS user base, svk attempts to take over the user base of the other version control systems, including people who have already switched to another version control system, as well as people who have not yet started using a version control system. It is written in Perl and uses Subversion's underlying filesystem.

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This release improves performance on larger repositories, notably on preparing smart merge.

PMD 3.2 (Default branch)

PMD 3.2 (Default branch) 06/22/2005 02:26 AM
PMD is a Java source code analyzer. It finds unused variables, empty catch blocks, unnecessary object creation, and more. It includes CPD, a tool to detect chunks of identical code.

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License: BSD License (original)

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Three new rules were added. Bugfixes were made. Various internal improvements were done to make writing rules easier.

Tor 0.0.9.6 (Default branch)

Tor 0.0.9.6 (Default branch) 03/25/2005 07:06 AM
Tor is a network of virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to improve their privacy and security on the Internet. It also enables software developers to create new communication tools with built-in privacy features. It provides the foundation for a range of applications that allow organizations and individuals to share information over public networks without compromising their privacy. Individuals can use it to keep remote Websites from tracking them and their family members. They can also use it to connect to resources such as news sites or instant messaging services that are blocked by their local Internet service providers (ISPs).

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This version fixes more stability problems with servers.

ara 1.0.9 (Default branch)

ara 1.0.9 (Default branch) 04/01/2005 03:26 AM
Ara is a command-line utility for querying the Debian package database. It has a query syntax allowing you to search for boolean combinations of regular expressions. It includes a simple syntax and line-editing. A graphical interface, xara, is also provided.

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Some Debian packaging issues have been fixed. Files have been recompiled for Ocaml 3.08.3.

SMK 0.4.2 (Default branch)

SMK 0.4.2 (Default branch) 04/09/2005 02:37 PM
SMK is a software building system, similar in purpose to the popular make and scons tools, but with its own set of wrinkles.

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The new -p/--prefix option was added. The -a/--all option and the -n/--dry-run option were implemented.

Yam 0.7.3 (Default branch)

Yam 0.7.3 (Default branch) 03/25/2005 07:06 AM
Yam builds a local APT/Yum RPM repository from local ISO files, downloaded updates, and extra packages from 3rd party repositories. It takes care of setting up the ISO files, downloading the RPMs, configuring HTTP access, and providing PXE/TFTP resources for remote installations. It was primarily intended for doing remote network installations of various distributions from a laptop without the need for CD media or floppies, but is equally suitable for an organization's centralized update server.

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This release adds IA64 support. The standard and error output is now separated. There is an lftp include/exclude fix, as well as a fix for ISO selection. There is also preliminary SELinux support.

Vex 1.2.0 (Default branch)

Vex 1.2.0 (Default branch) 03/23/2005 05:18 AM
Vex is a visual editor for XML. It features a word processor-like interface.

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This release features easier extension with new doctypes and styles via the new plug-in project mechanism, basic DITA support, the ability to specify which style a document should be shown with, and improved CSS support.

XZX-Pro 4.5 (Default branch)

XZX-Pro 4.5 (Default branch) 06/17/2005 04:58 PM
XZX-Pro is a portable emulator of ZX Spectrum 48K/128K/+3 (8-bit home computers made by Sir Clive Sinclair), and Spectrum clones for machines running UNIX and the X Window system. It is completely written in C, and emulates Spectrum 48K, 128K, +2 and +3, Pentagon and Scorpion, Didaktik, Interface I with up to 8 microdrives, Multiface 1, Multiface 128, and Multiface 3, Beta 128 by Technology Research Ltd. with 4 disk drives, +D by Miles Gordon Technology with 2 disk drives, and D80 with 2 disk drives, ZX Printer, Kempston mouse, Sinclair/Cursor/AGF/Protek/Kempston joystick, Fuller Audio Box, and built-in Z80 machine code monitor.

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License: Shareware

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Support for 16 bit audio has been added to almost all audio drivers. LibAo is now supported as an audio driver. A lot of minor bugs have been fixed.

x48 0.4.2 (Default branch)

x48 0.4.2 (Default branch) 04/11/2005 05:14 PM
x48 is an emulator of the HP48 sx or gx calculator. This is a very nice RPN calculator.

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Two bugs were addressed: the cursor not flashing on input, and the arrow key repeat problem.

Wi.Ser 0.6.8 (Default branch)

Wi.Ser 0.6.8 (Default branch) 03/28/2005 01:34 PM
Wi.Ser is a Java/XML server-side GUI-framework which enables an application to run as either a monolithic Swing app, a client/server Swing app, or as a Web app without any change. It includes a mixed deployment mode, which supports one server to serve Swing clients and Web clients at the same time. The framework uses XML to define an application's GUI. It provides a common widget-based, object-oriented programming interface for Web and Swing GUIs, which prevents the developer from struggling with HTML and HTTP or with the internals of Swing. For Swing client/server applications the client/server split as well as the client/server communication is handled transparently by the framework. The project includes a GUI builder that is based on the framework's functionality (screenshot, deployed as a Web/HTML application).

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This release implements lazy loading for swing widgets, which means that forms are submitted on demand from the server to the client. This feature brings a significant speed up for swing GUIs and a lower memory footprint. A bug in forEach has been fixed, and forEach is able to match names and tags with regular expressions. The tutorial has been enhanced with two new chapters, and errors in the WebWindow management were corrected. A new widget called templateSection has been added to support embedded HTML.

PL/1 for GCC 0.0.10 (Default branch)

PL/1 for GCC 0.0.10 (Default branch) 03/26/2005 05:19 AM
The pl1gcc project is an attempt to create a native PL/I compiler using the GNU Compiler Collection. PL/I is a third-generation procedural language suitable for a wide range of applications including system software, graphics, simulation, text processing, Web, and business applications.

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Many syntax additions and updates were made. The -J option was removed from the compiler.

VCD-db 0.971 (Default branch)

VCD-db 0.971 (Default branch) 02/06/2005 03:08 AM
VCD-db is Web-based movie catalog software. It supports multiple users to collect, manage, and work with their media catalog. New movies can easily be added through several methods, for example by fetching data straight from websites such as imdb.com and dvdempire.com.

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In this release, two new language files are included (Dutch and French), direct play from the Web is now possible, and the user can now personalize their front page with selected RSS feeds. There were also some minor fixes.

P4A 0.15 (Default branch)

P4A 0.15 (Default branch) 04/18/2005 11:02 AM
P4A (PHP For Applications) is a PHP object oriented framework for building Web-based event-driven applications. It features tableless HTML, accesskey support, point and click app generator, auto data type recognition, UTF-8 support, advanced i18n/l10n support, and PEAR integration.

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This release fixes some i18n/l10n bugs in the "products_catalogue" application and allows p4a_message to handle messages without icons.

XC-AST 0.8.1 (Default branch)

XC-AST 0.8.1 (Default branch) 03/22/2005 03:52 PM
XC-AST analyzes data about call queues maintained by an Asterisk PBX. After selecting one or more queues, it provides information on agent logon and logoff, taken calls, and lost calls in formatted reports. It is designed to be used for monitoring call centers that require real-time activity reports.

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This release features Caller*ID area analysis. It is now possible to see the distribution of taken and lost calls by area code (selectable in the number of digits). It is now possible to set the default start hour, end hour, and time period in the configuration file. The default analysis takes data from 8 to 18 during the last 7 days.

gld 1.5 (Default branch)

gld 1.5 (Default branch) 04/13/2005 06:34 AM
Gld is a standalone greylisting server for Postfix. It listen on a TCP port and uses MySQL for storing data. The server supports whitelists based on sender, sender_domain, and client_ip. It also supports light greylisting and DNS white lists.

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This release fixes possible buffer overflows, and adds psql support and some new features.

STL AVL Map 1.0 (Default branch)

STL AVL Map 1.0 (Default branch) 03/22/2005 06:29 PM
This is a fully STL-compliant C++ map/set/multimap/multiset implementation for g++. It uses an AVL tree instead of a Red-Black tree. It currently works only with g++ 3.4.

lvs-rrd v0.6 (Default branch)

lvs-rrd v0.6 (Default branch) 04/08/2005 06:05 PM
lvs-rrd is a tool to collect connection data from an LVS, store them in RRD files, and later graph that data so that trends can be observed.

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This release adds support for specifying the protocol (tcp|udp). A verbose option has been added, and a small change to the PHP page has been made.

GTK+ 2.6.6 (Default branch)

GTK+ 2.6.6 (Default branch) 04/12/2005 08:00 AM
GTK, which stands for the Gimp ToolKit, is a library for creating graphical user interfaces. It is designed to be small and efficient, but still flexible enough to allow the programmer freedom in the interfaces created. GTK provides some unique features over standard widget libraries.

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This release mainly fixes a problem with stock images. It also fixes several bugs and adds translations.

Ivy 1.0-rc1 (Default branch)

Ivy 1.0-rc1 (Default branch) 04/12/2005 05:18 PM
Ivy is a simple but powerful dependency manager. Its key features are ease of use, extreme flexibility, easy extensibility, Ant integration, and transitive dependencies. It is ready to use with the Maven ibiblio repository. It eases continuous integration, and makes your software component a lot simpler to use.

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A new report that indicates all the dependencies resolved, direct and transitives, with the status and place in the dependency graph for each. A new graph report showing all dependencies as a graph. A better include/exclude feature, helping to get only what you need from a dependency you do not control.

nut 10.17 (Default branch)

nut 10.17 (Default branch) 04/03/2005 07:54 AM
nut is nutrition software to record what you eat and analyze your meals for nutrient composition. The database included is the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17, which contains 6,839 foods and 128 nutrients. This database contains values for vitamins, minerals, fats, calories, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, etc., and includes the essential polyunsaturated fats, Omega-3 and Omega-6. Nutrient levels are expressed as a percentage of the Daily Value, the familiar standard of food labeling in the United States, but also can be fully customized. Foods can be added from recipes or food labels, and nutrient intake can be graphed. The program is completely menu-driven and there are no commands to learn.

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This release corrects the formatting of the man page and restores the correct alpha-linolenic acid reference value, which was too low in the last release.

qGo 1.0.1 (Default branch)

qGo 1.0.1 (Default branch) 03/31/2005 07:22 AM
qGo is a Go board, SGF editor, and client for the Internet Go Server. You can review and edit games, connect to IGS, and play against a computer program supporting GTP (like GnuGo). Go is an ancient board game which is very common in Japan, China, and Korea.

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IGS rooms and better handling of GNUgo.

Xen 2.0.5 (Default branch)

Xen 2.0.5 (Default branch) 03/23/2005 07:00 PM
Xen is a virtual machine monitor for x86 that supports execution of multiple guest operating systems in isolated environments.

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Various minor bugfixes and code cleanups were done.

Ivy 1.0-rc2 (Default branch)

Ivy 1.0-rc2 (Default branch) 04/18/2005 06:37 PM
Ivy is a simple but powerful dependency manager. Its key features are ease of use, extreme flexibility, easy extensibility, Ant integration, and transitive dependencies. It is ready to use with the Maven ibiblio repository. It eases continuous integration, and makes your software component a lot simpler to use.

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Several bugfixes, especially one in handling relative paths and backslashes in paths.

gcx 0.8.6 (Default branch)

gcx 0.8.6 (Default branch) 02/05/2005 09:34 PM
GCX provides a complete set of data-reduction functions for CCD photometry, with frame WCS fitting, automatic target identification, aperture photometry of target and standard stars, single-frame ensemble photometry data reduction, multi-frame color coefficient fitting, extinction coefficient fitting, and all-sky photometry. It also controls CCD cameras and telescopes, and implements automatic observation scripting. Cameras are controlled through a hardware-specific server, to which gcx connects through a TCP socket. The program can control telescopes which use the LX200 protocol, and refine pointing by matching images to the GSC catalog position of stars. It generates FITS files with comprehensive header information.

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This release supports moving photometry targets (comets and asteroids). The ccd reduction dialog has been reorganized.

im-ja 1.4 (Default branch)

im-ja 1.4 (Default branch) 04/12/2005 05:18 PM
im-ja aims to be a generic Japanese input module for GTK+ 2. The currently supported input modes are Hiragana, Katakana, Half-Width Katakana, Zenkaku, Canna, Wnn, Anthy, and Kanji character recognition (based on Kanjipad).

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Changes include compose sequence and system tray support in addition to some minor fixes.

OSS 3.99.2c (Default branch)

OSS 3.99.2c (Default branch) 03/23/2005 07:00 PM
OSS provides sound card drivers for most popular sound cards under Linux, *BSD, Solaris, UnixWare, OpenServer, AIX, HPUX, LynxOS, VxWorks, and Tru64. These drivers support digital audio, MIDI, synthesizers, and mixers found on sound cards. These sound drivers comply with the Open Sound System API specification. OSS provides a user-friendly GUI which makes the installation of sound drivers and configuration of sound cards very simple. It supports over 200 brand name sound cards, and provides automatic sound card detection, Plug-n-Play support, support for PCI audio soundcards, and support for full duplex audio.

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Fixes were made for Envy24 memory allocation under BSD. Fixes were made for LynxTWO drivers for Linux. Fixes were made to the audio core for nonblocking support for BSD.

Wi-viz 1.0 (Default branch)

Wi-viz 1.0 (Default branch) 04/18/2005 11:11 PM
Running on a Linksys WRT54G or compatible router powered by the Linux firmware OpenWRT, Wi-viz places the wireless apparatus into a special monitor mode that doesn't interfere with the operation of the router. Here it sits, examining all wireless packets coming into the interface and extracting valuable information about the surrounding wireless infrastructure. With an intuitive Web interface, it exposes this information in a simple, easy-to-use, self-arranging graphical format.

Tor 0.0.9.7 (Default branch)

Tor 0.0.9.7 (Default branch) 04/01/2005 11:58 AM
Tor is a network of virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to improve their privacy and security on the Internet. It also enables software developers to create new communication tools with built-in privacy features. It provides the foundation for a range of applications that allow organizations and individuals to share information over public networks without compromising their privacy. Individuals can use it to keep remote Websites from tracking them and their family members. They can also use it to connect to resources such as news sites or instant messaging services that are blocked by their local Internet service providers (ISPs).

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This release fixes another server race crash bug and a bug which caused a refusal to extend to an unknown server.
Grok Description matches for gnomeGo 0.3 (Default branch)
GrokA matches for gnomeGo 0.3 (Default branch)

NOSI, the Nonprofit Open Source
Initiative, announces the release of its
new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for
Nonprofits."

NOSI, the Nonprofit Open Source
Initiative, announces the release of its
new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for
Nonprofits." 02/17/2004 11:57 PM
As per a recent post, I love to see (and hope to one day do it myself) Open Source Software in Non-Profits. Seems http://www.nosi.net found my post: http://thelostolive.net/tlo/comments.php?id=1786_0_1_0_C And commented the release of its new guide "Choosing and Using Open Source Software: A Primer for Nonprofits." And now in their own words: ___snip____ -- From: Katrin Verclas Email: steering (a) nosi.net Hi, Kevin - NOSI actually just released a new...

Open-source activist Bruce Perens joins
open-source defense group

Open-source activist Bruce Perens joins
open-source defense group 05/07/2004 04:33 PM
A key leader in the open-source software movement has been appointed to the board of Open Source Risk Management, which is defending the legal standing of open-source software.

Do You Suffer from Open Source Phobia? -
six reasons you might relent and be
ready for an extreme makeover - OPEN
SOURCE - Magazine - Darwin Magazine

Do You Suffer from Open Source Phobia? -
six reasons you might relent and be
ready for an extreme makeover - OPEN
SOURCE - Magazine - Darwin Magazine 03/08/2004 11:20 PM
http://www.darwinmag.com/read/030104/open.html ASK A GROUP OF corporate IT leaders whether they'd rather stick their arms into a box of tarantulas or allow open source software (OSS) on their networks, and odds are most would start rolling up their sleeves. Not to do any downloading, either.

Slashdot on Open Source Ideas and Open
Source Life

Slashdot on Open Source Ideas and Open
Source Life 06/23/2004 08:27 PM
As Canada protects the patents on genes, Download Aborted wonders whether the genetic code should be considered Open Source. It's slashdotted here. And as atonement for saying something positive about the people at Microsoft — man, you folks are rough! — here's some slashdottism about the anti-Open Source think tanks that Microsoft is funding. (But I still like the Microsofties I've met. So there.)...

Open source process for open source
development

Open source process for open source
development 04/05/2005 11:50 AM

Sun has given every possible indication that Open Solaris will be run as a true open source project. The latest indication is the make-up of the board of directors: Casper Dik, Roy Fielding, Al Hopper, Simon Phipps, and Rich Teer. (via Simon Phipps - congrats Simon!)

Open source opportunity, open source
risk

Open source opportunity, open source
risk 09/22/2004 10:44 AM
I've been traveling more than usual lately, and while on the road I've been working my way through the ITConversations audio archive. It's full of gems, and one of them is Doug Kaye's interview with Philip Greenspun. While discussing the ArsDigita flameout, Greenspun offers insightful perspectives on the opportunity, and the risk, of open source as a business model. ...

From open source to open services to
open information

From open source to open services to
open information 03/29/2005 12:00 PM
My March 21 entry about upcoming.org turned out to be an odd juxtaposition because, on the same day, a new events database called EVDB was announced and shown at PC Forum. It's due out shortly in public beta but I haven't seen it, so for now I only know what you can also learn from reading, among others: Dan Farber, Ross Mayfield, Om Malik, David Weinberger, and Paul Kedrosky (whose recent archive is missing this morning, yikes). The consensus seems to be that EVDB will be a Web-2.0-style, Wiki-style, RSS-friendly, Flickr-and-del.icio.us-like thingy. Sounds promising! I'll certainly check it out when it's public. ...

Microsoft Depends On Shared Source, Dips
Toe In Open-Source Waters (TechWeb)

Microsoft Depends On Shared Source, Dips
Toe In Open-Source Waters (TechWeb) 04/08/2005 04:56 AM
TechWeb - The software vendor will add to the 20 products it now offers for source-code inspection under its Shared Source Initiative.

Microsoft releases source code to open
source community

Microsoft releases source code to open
source community 05/05/2004 04:06 AM
About a month ago, Microsoft posted some of its source code to SourceForge. SourceForge is a, if not the, major distribution point for open source software. Microsoft's code was put there under the terms of the Common Public License, which allows modification, addition, redistribution - in short, it allows most of the rights and privileges that we associate with open source software.

Advice to Microsoft: Open Source the
Leaked Source

Advice to Microsoft: Open Source the
Leaked Source 02/13/2004 02:37 PM
What should Microsoft do, now that a chunk of its NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 source code have leaked onto the Web? Our guest columnist says Microsoft should make lemonade out of lemons and just open source the whole enchilada.

Open source process for closed source
development

Open source process for closed source
development 04/05/2005 11:50 AM

IBM Adopts Open Development Internally: "Following on the success of its Eclipse open-source development platform, IBM has quietly been using a form of open-source development internally to create technology the company will sell commercially.

IBM calls its model Community Source, which it defines as a collaborative, internal, open-source-style environment for developing and testing new technology.

Danny Sabbah, vice president of strategy and technology for the IBM Software Group, in Armonk, N.Y., said IBM is using its Community Source model across 100 projects and 2,000 developers in the company. These projects span the IBM Software Group, Systems Group, Research and Global Services, he said."

Very interesting. I'd like to learn more about that. What parts of the so called open source development process have they built into the Community Source model? I've found that most developers have different definitions of the open source development process (via Ross Gardler).

Pingtel Breaks Open VoIP Monopolies With
New Open Source Business Model.

Pingtel Breaks Open VoIP Monopolies With
New Open Source Business Model. 02/18/2004 10:41 PM
Pi ngtel Breaks Open VoIP Monopolies With New Open Source Business Model. Interesting.

Open Standards - Open Source. The
Business, Legal & Technical Challenges
Ahead.

Open Standards - Open Source. The
Business, Legal & Technical Challenges
Ahead. 10/28/2003 11:06 PM
The meeting comprised four panels: Business, Technical, Legal, and Social and Ethical, each of which featured an introduction of the issues and follow-up with an interactive discussion between the speakers and the audience. The aim was to capture and publish the issues discussed in order to raise the industry awareness of the benefits of Open Source.

Open-Xchange Server 5 Blends
Proprietary, Open-Source Perks

Open-Xchange Server 5 Blends
Proprietary, Open-Source Perks 04/12/2005 08:07 PM
Accessible through common Web browsers, the collaboration platform lets users share e-mail, calendar, tasks, threaded discussions and documents originating from both proprietary and open-source systems.

Open source hackers release open fixes
for MSFT vulnerabilityware

Open source hackers release open fixes
for MSFT vulnerabilityware 12/19/2003 11:45 AM
MSFT's apparent incapacity for patching MSIE vulnerabilities hasn't deterred open-source hackers, who have released a free software patch for a well-known Explorer vulnerability.

Update: Andrew sez, "...it contains buffer overflow exploits that are wide open for hax0r5 to take advantage of. In addition, it redirects weird URL requests to -it's own website-."

Update: Yoz points out that the patch has been patched. Link (via /.)

When Open Source doesn't open and source
doesn't matter

When Open Source doesn't open and source
doesn't matter 07/20/2004 11:14 AM
One frustration too many: time for a rant. When a bug in Mozilla (keyboard focus is on the previously selected window) has remained unfixed for at least 18 to 24 months, when XFree86 mouse interaction with PS/2 or GPM remains hazardous and makes a system unusable and that bug has been fobbed off to the kernel developers and not dealt with for at least two years - when there are more examples like this that make using Open Source software a pain, what do you do?

Are you one of the few people with the time and money and expertise sufficient to delve into the source yourself to fix the problem?

Do we have it "too good" and these niggles are, by comparison to the rest of the world's computer users (Windows), absolute peanuts?

More Than Open Data at the 2004 O'Reilly
Open Source Convention

More Than Open Data at the 2004 O'Reilly
Open Source Convention 08/09/2004 12:52 AM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Aug 9 2004 5:11AM GMT

Linux Sees Open Field for Open Source
(washingtonpost.com)

Linux Sees Open Field for Open Source
(washingtonpost.com) 08/03/2004 10:28 AM
washingtonpost.com - Plenty of tech experts have spent years trying to convince the general public that the Linux operating system is becoming more of a threat to Microsoft's Windows. With the LinuxWorld conference underway this week in San Francisco, there is finally a sure-fire sign that this may be the case: Microsoft won't be there.

Open source cracks publishing wide open

Open source cracks publishing wide open 06/17/2004 11:24 AM
Once upon a time, publishing was the domain of large corporations. Then came desktop publishing and the tools to produce a book shrank from the cost of an aircraft carrier to the price tag of a PT boat. Now, small publishers on the bleeding edge of technology are fomenting a revolution that may change the publishing market forever. Open source publishing tools, long derided as not being ready for battle, are proving themselves in the trenches of small publishing.

Why open distribution is the real
promise of open source

Why open distribution is the real
promise of open source 06/16/2004 11:32 AM
The White Rabbit has beckoned us down the wrong rabbit hole. Much has been made about the open source revolution, and with good reason. The open source development model produces superior software. But, in my estimation, the real promise of open source lies not in open source, but rather in open distribution. Here's why ...

Why Microsoft Should Open Source the
Leaked Source

Why Microsoft Should Open Source the
Leaked Source 02/13/2004 02:37 PM
ANALYSIS: Redmond would be smart to make lemonade out of lemons by releasing the rest of the Windows code and letting developers have at it.

Open-Xchange Server goes open source

Open-Xchange Server goes open source 08/04/2004 09:46 AM
LINUXWORLD -- Open-Xchange Server, the Microsoft Exchange Server workalike, is being released under the GPL at the end of August. Open-Xchange Server is the engine behind Novell/SUSE's Openexchange Server, and is produced by Netline Internet Service. Netline CEO Frank Hoberg will be in the Novell booth during most of the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, displaying what a company press release describes as "the industry's top-selling Linux-based groupware, collaboration, and messaging application."

Open Arms for Open-Source News

Open Arms for Open-Source News 07/22/2004 06:17 AM
A California newspaper is turning over the news to the people: If you think it's news, it probably is to somebody, so write it up. By Daniel Terdiman.

Open source and visible source

Open source and visible source 06/08/2004 09:11 AM

Zope Corp.'s layered strategy of engagement with open source and visible-source communities is a compelling blend of the strengths of free and commercial software development. In two previous columns, Open source citizenship and Giving back to open source, I explored the tendency of enterprises to fork open source projects rather than join them. Pedhazur suggests that a commercial entity supporting both an open source base and a visible-source layered product can reduce the need to fork. By outsourcing code enhancements, the argument goes, an enterprise can enjoy single-throat-to-choke control without seceding from a project's community. It remains to be seen how broadly this model can apply, but in cases where it does, what's not to like? [Full story at InfoWorld.com]

In this two-minute clip, Zope Corp.'s Chairman Hadar Pedhazur describes the visible source model as a middle-ground option between the few large open source projects, whose direction an enterprise cannot easily influence, and the many smaller ones that enterprises can influence, but typically fork in order to do so. ...

Microsoft open to open-source

Microsoft open to open-source 06/24/2004 08:17 AM

Open season on open source

Open season on open source 05/21/2004 01:07 AM

Microsoft open to open source

Microsoft open to open source 06/24/2004 12:49 PM
Microsoft Corp. says it is looking to turn over more of its programs to open-source software developers, playing a greater role in a process that the Redmond company has criticized strongly at times in the past. Money-makers like the company's Windows operating system and Office productivity suite aren't on the table -- or anywhere near it. But the company has so far released two software-development tools to the open-source community, and it wants to continue the practice, a Microsoft platform manager told an industry group this week.

Wired News: Open Arms for Open-Source
News

Wired News: Open Arms for Open-Source
News 07/23/2004 03:07 AM
turns content control to the people .. Open Arms for Open-Source News

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