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July 8, 2008

15:21
wxRemind is a wxPython-based front/back-end for Remind, a powerful calendar and alarm application. The display features a calendar and daily event list suitable for visualizing your schedule at a glance. Dates and associated events can be quickly selected either with the mouse or cursor keys, and dates in the calendar are color coded to reflect the total duration of scheduled events. wxRemind integrates with an external editor of your choice to make editing of reminder files more efficient, provides hotkeys to quickly access the most commonly used options, and allows popup, sound, and/or spoken alarms. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes:
A bug in automatic configuration in which integers were erroneously converted to strings has been fixed.
15:21
GAMGI (General Atomistic Modelling Graphic Interface) is a program to build, view, and analyze atomic strucures such as molecules, crystals, glasses, liquids, etc. It aims to be useful for: the scientific community working in Atomistic Modelling that needs a graphic interface to build input data and to view and analyse output data, calculated with Ab-Initio and Molecular Mechanics programs; the scientific community at large studying chemistry, physics, materials science, geology, etc., that needs a graphic interface to view and analyse atomic structural information and to prepare images for presentations in classes and seminars; teaching chemistry and physics in secondary schools and universities; science promotion in schools, exhibitions and science museums. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes:
This release adds mass data for most important isotopes, including isotope abundance and half-life (Wikipedia). It adds radius data including natural half-distances, effective and calculated atomic radius, effective and calculated (2008) covalent radius, and Van der Waals radius (WebElements). It adds the widely used Shannon ionic radius, depending on valence and coordination (Acta Cryst. paper). Option menus have been cleaned up and replaced by combo boxes in Cell->Link, Cell->Create, and Cell->Modify. New screenshots have been added. There is improved Help information for exported type formats, Atom->Create, and Atom->Modify.
15:18
CorneliOS is an easy-to-use and cross-browser "Web Desktop Environment", "Web Operating System", or "Web Office" that comes with a set of cool applications. It includes a Content Management System (CMS) so that you can easily set up and manage your own website as well as a Database Management System that allows you to rapidly build any kind of database application. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes:
This is a maintenance release that features a new SQL application launcher with enhanced security, an object parser with built-in JavaScript support, several critial fixes (a render engine bug that could corrupt background images, a parser problem that corrupted textarea contents, and an io.pl bug that could overwrite existing images during upload), and an updated file system structure (external POD files were replaced by internal module POD information).
15:17
ISPConfig is an ISP management and hosting control panel. It manages your Web server, email server, BIND DNS, proftpd + vsftpd FTP server, MySQL databases, SpamAssassin, and disk quotas with an easy to use Web interface for administrators, resellers, and clients. License: BSD License (revised) Changes:
This release adds support for CentOS 5.2 and OpenSuSE 11.0. A new interface for cron jobs and support for mod_python have been added. Several minor bugs were fixed.
15:16
GromJS is server-side JavaScript implementation of Mozilla's SpiderMonkey interpreter. It provides Web designers and programmers with the ability to use JavaScript object-based code for creating dynamic pages and Web scripts and to interact with objects on the Web server. For example, it can be used to manipulate files and directories, handle client- sent data and databases, and to create content management systems. It includes support for files, SQLite3 databases, session variables, hash arrays, HTTP file-upload, cookies, pipes, and many other. It currently supports Linux and FreeBSD. License: Mozilla Public License (MPL) Changes:
This release includes an easier installation procedure for the GromJS server-side JavaScript interpreter, a number of new features/enhancements, and additions to the documentation.
15:15
Ember is a 3d client for the WorldForge project. It uses the Ogre 3d graphics library for presentation and CEGUI for its GUI system. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes:
This release fixes a couple of memory leaks and improves memory handling overall, as well as fixing some problems with Ogre 1.4.8+ and CEGUI 0.6.1+. The admin interface has been expanded and the terrain editor has been enhanced, as well as entity movement functionality.
15:14
The massXpert software package is a mass spectrometry environment for linear (bio-)polymers. It inherits all the innovations of GNU polyxmass. It allows the detailed definition of new polymer chemistries in the XpertDef module. These chemistry definitions are then used in the desktop calculator-like mass calculator (XpertCalc) and in the sophisticated polymer sequence editor and (bio-)chemical/mass spectrometric simulations module (XpertEdit). Available simulations include polymer and monomer chemical modifications, polymer sequence cleavage, gas-phase fragmentation, m/z ratio calculations, and more. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes:
This release adds the ability to stack oligomers obtained via different cleavages using different cleaving agents. This makes it possible to gather in a single window all the oligomers generated in a number of cleavage simulations. There are bugfixes. The documentation has been updated.
15:13
dim_STAT is a performance analysis and monitoring tool for Solaris and Linux (as well all other UNIX) systems. Its main features are a Web based interface, data storage in a SQL database, several data views, interactive (Java) or static (PNG) graphs, real-time monitoring, multi-host monitoring, post analyzing, statistics integration, professional reporting with automated features, and more. License: Freeware Changes:
A major performance update.
15:13
Fusil project is a fuzzing program. Currently, it's specific to Linux command line programs, but the code is designed to be used with any project type (remote process, fake HTTP server, fuzz network socket, etc.). It is based on a multi-agent system instead of a monolithic architecture. License: GNU General Public License v2 Changes:
Support for Mac OS X, PyPy, and Windows (partial). An incremental mangle algorithm. Fuzzers for the gstreamer, Firefox, and Python modules. Improved logging. Minor changes to get less false positives. Many bugfixes.
15:11
The "Virtual Universe" is a realistic, three-dimensional cyberspace and virtual reality simulation. People can meet, interact with each other, build houses and whole worlds, simulate workflows, test designs, and much more. Due to its extensive programming interface, this virtual reality environment can be used for scientific and engineering tasks such as simulation and visualization applications. License: GNU General Public License v2 Changes:
Several sections of copyrighted code were replaced by free implementations, and the software licensing functionality was removed. The full Universe sources are licensed under the GPL v2 now for non-commercial applications.
12:36
phpLogCon is a Web front-end for syslog and other network event data. It provides easy browsing and some basic analysis. Data are taken from databases or plain syslog text files, so phpLogCon does not require changes to an existing logging infrastructure. Depending on the log data present, it can process syslog messages, Windows event log entries, and some more exotic things. Its troubleshooting support enables users to quickly find solutions to problems seen in the log data. License: GNU General Public License v3 Changes:
Initial stable version taken from the 2.1.x beta branch.
12:35
Surfraw (Shell Users' Revolutionary Front Rage Against the Web) provides a Unix command line interface to a variety of popular Web search engines and sites, including Google, Altavista, Wikipedia, Babelfish, Ebay, Wayback, Research Index, Yahoo!, Slashdot, freshmeat, CPAN, dictionaries, weather, currency conversion, and many others. License: Public Domain Changes:
New search tools: arxiv (to search arxiv.org) and javasun (to search the Java API docs). Support for archive.debian.net has been added to debpackages and debcontents tools. A -country option has been added to the Google tool. The original port tool has been restored, as the site has returned. All breakages caused by sites that have changed their search interfaces have beeen fixed. URL quoting and surfraw-update-path(1) have been fixed.
12:26
phpBB is a popular discussion forum system. The JumpBox for phpBB allows anyone to be up and running with this system in under a minute on any OS. Its self-contained nature makes it perfect for offline development, and the backup/restore feature simplifies the process of upgrading to newer versions. License: Free To Use But Restricted Changes:
This JumpBox is now running on the production release of the v.1.1 platform, and includes several enhancements. Most notably, this includes built-in automated backups to Amazon S3, integrated Web stats for the application, a GUI-based SSL cert configuration tool, a GUI-based method for configuring an email relay, and an update of the underlying OS to Ubuntu Base 8.04 LTS.
12:23
Ultimate++ is a cross-platform C++ rapid application development suite. It includes set of libraries (for things like GUI and SQL) and an integrated development environment. Rapid development is achieved by smart and aggressive use of C++ rather than through fancy code generators. In this respect, U++ competes with popular scripting languages while preserving C/C++ runtime characteristics. Its integrated development environment, TheIDE, introduces modular conception to C++ programming, and can be used to develop non-U++ applications.
12:23
Babel is a distance-vector routing protocol for IPv6 and IPv4. It is designed to be robust and work efficiently on both wired networks and wireless mesh networks. License: MIT/X Consortium License Changes:
This version fixes a rather unpleasant bug that could cause link quality to remain stuck at infinity under some circumstances. It also recovers faster when a neighbor has the bad taste to change its link-local address, and further improves scalability when redistributing massive amounts of external routes.
12:22
JExpress is a cross platform Java installer builder. JExpress generates native installers on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It installs the exact version of the JVM you want and also configures your customers' machines to launch your Java application from a native executable on Windows and Mac OS X. You customize your installer, updater, and uninstaller using Java. Installers can be designed with multiple install types or components. An installer can be created quickly with a simple wizard or a powerful advanced interface. License: Other/Proprietary License with Free Trial Changes:
This release adds a launchApp method to the installer's API. It automatically finds the package name of custom classes. Customizing the uninstaller to send feedback has been simplified. The list of files in a project is alphabetized.
12:21
The JumpBox for Moodle is a production ready installation of Moodle. Moodle is a course management system that allows educators to create online learning communities for their students. It has an open design with a large developer community creating plugins, themes, and modules. The JumpBox for Moodle is an easy way to get up to speed with Moodle and requires a minimal investment in time and money. It includes the JumpBox management tools and backup system to help make operations as simple as possible. License: Free To Use But Restricted Changes:
This JumpBox is now running on the production release of the v.1.1 platform, and includes several enhancements. Most notably, this includes built-in automated backups to Amazon S3, integrated Web stats for the application, a GUI-based SSL cert configuration tool, a GUI-based method for configuring an email relay, and an update of the underlying OS to Ubuntu Base 8.04 LTS.
12:20
qingy is a replacement for getty. It uses DirectFB to provide a fast, nice GUI without the overhead of the X Windows System. It allows the user to log in and start the session of his choice (text console, GNOME, KDE, wmaker, etc.). License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes:
'-br' has been added to the default X args. This release no longer tries to create /etc/X11/Sessions if it was not found.
12:19
Mokoi Gaming is a open game platform with easy-to-use creation tools. Games for Mokoi are designed to be played on any OS, hand-held, or console once the platform is ported. License: zlib/libpng License Changes:
Many fixes to editor, along with initial coding for saving and networking in the engine.
12:19
Jess is a fast, light rule engine and scripting environment written entirely in Java. You can build Java software that has the capacity to "reason" using knowledge you supply in the form of declarative rules. It is supplied as a programmer's library, making it ideal for embedding in larger applications. Jess includes development tools built on the Eclipse platform. It is free for academic use and can be licensed for commercial use. License: Other/Proprietary License with Free Trial Changes:
This release contains many enhancements to rule engine performance and rule language usability. The semantics of "Java patterns" are greatly improved, and the rule compiler is far more aggressive about optimization.