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November 23, 2008

03:39
DAViCal (previously called the Really Simple CalDAV Store) is a server implementation of the CalDAV protocol for storing calendaring resources (in iCalendar format) on a remote shared server. An increasing number of calendar clients support the maintenance of shared remote calendars through CalDAV including Mozilla Calendar (Sunbird/Lightning), Evolution, Mulberry, Chandler, and Apple's iCal. DAViCal supports basic delegation of read/write access among calendar users, multiple users or clients reading and writing the same calendar entries over time, and scheduling of meetings with free/busy time displayed. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes:
Collections can now be deleted in the administrative interface. You can now allow a person to see confidential appointments where they are an organizer or attendee. XML namespace handling was much improved. The French translation was updated.

03:37
TeamGit is a git GUI for small teams. License: GNU General Public License v2 Changes:
The major new feature is the "Advanced" menu. This menu is constructed on the fly by parsing the output of "git help --all". When you click on a menu item, it issues "git help command", parses the manpage, and presents its options in the user interface. It even display nice tooltips describing each option. Many minor bugs were fixed as well.

03:23
aMember Member Coupons is a plugin for aMember that allows for the creation of targeted coupons available for a single member only (rather than normal coupons). It is fully integrated with aMember, and it allows coupons to have time limits, discount by amount or percentage, and either one shot or recurring use.

00:41
PHP Live is a live support system for Web sites. Its functions include unlimited operators, unlimited departments, chat initiation, click tracking, Web site traffic monitoring, and more. License: Other/Proprietary License with Source Changes:
The code was changed to reflect the new URL.

00:40
ERDlauncher is a simple file launcher written in Erlang and using the ERDialog framework for a Web interface. It will list files in a Web browser, and clicking will open files in the browser or handle them according to the browser setup for that MIME type. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes:
The directory structure was refactored. ERDialog files were added for the beginning of the lightweight Web framework.

00:37
Slurchin is a Web interface to a Quickcam for Notebooks Deluxe connected to a NSLU2 running Linux. (It might work for other webcams, hardware, and OSes, but it hasn't been tested.) The application allows the user to take pictures and see them through the Web. It also allows the user to check if the necessary drivers to make the camera work are installed and loaded. It requires w3camd to be installed in the device. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes:
This release works, but the functionality is very limited.

00:36
YML (Why a Markup Language?!) is an easy language to compile into XML. YSLT is an easy language for code generation, automating your software development tasks. License: GNU General Public License v2 Changes:
The "reverse" keyword was added to the include directive. Together with file globbing, an XML tree can be built using data in files in reverse order. Some slight corrections to YHTML were added.

00:36
Weblog is a blog publisher. It takes structured text files as input and outputs static HTML and RSS files. It aims to be simple and robust. License: BSD License (revised) Changes:
New documentation was written, including a rewritten tutorial and a more detailed reference manual. Headers are now handled correctly with markdown. More elements were added in the Atom feed. Nothing is displayed instead of "unknown author" when there is no author. Date parsing and formatting were fixed. Escaping of UTF-8 entities was fixed.

00:32
Yet Another Dynamic Engine (YADE) is an extensible framework that is designed with dynamic libraries in a way that it is easy to add new numerical models and objects. There are four different models: Discrete Element Method based on spheres, a second method based on tetrahedra, modelling with lattice elements, and Finite Element Method. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes:
Several Python interface improvements, a code for plotting histogram of interaction directions, and a new contact algorithm for facets were added. A Python script for making videos and a TCP server on port 9000 with a Python console in it were made. There is a new dependency on the python-numpy package, which allows faster math in Python. A script for parametric studies was written.

00:31
jQuery Timecloud is a pure JavaScript visualization of tagclouds over time. The widget has similar navigation controls to the Google Finance graph. Examples for usage include visualization of delicious tags or subversion developer activities.

00:30
ERDmpd is an interface to the mpc command line utility to control the MPD audio server. It should work anywhere MPD and mpc can run. License: GNU General Public License v2 Changes:
This initial release can play and pause the loaded playlist on MPD.

00:29
SAM is a real-time Snort alert monitor. It provides many ways to indicate that you may be experiencing an intrusion attempt on your network, including audio/visual warnings, email warnings, etc. License: MIT/X Consortium License Changes:
A bug was fixed so that the default dashboard now shows the correct timeframe. Dashboard widgets now refresh automatically. ARIN links were added to all IP addresses. A visual cue was added for high threat indexes.

00:28
libopkele is a C++ implementation of an OpenID decentralized identity system. It provides OpenID protocol handling, leaving authentication and user interaction to the implementor. License: MIT/X Consortium License Changes:
Minor bugfixes and portability improvements were made.

November 22, 2008

12:46
Mozilla Thunderbird is a total redesign of the Mozilla mail component to produce a cross-platform, stand-alone mail application using the XUL user interface language. It has many new features, among them the ability to customize your toolbars the way you want them. a new look and feel with a large number of downloadable themes which alter the appearance of the client, and the ability to add UI extensions. License: Mozilla Public License (MPL) Changes:
Security issues with moderate maximum severity were fixed.

12:44
Cryptkeeper is a FreeDesktop.org (KDE, Gnome, XFce, etc.) system tray applet that manages EncFS encrypted folders. License: GNU General Public License v3 Changes:
A small bug in dealing with mount points that are symbolic links was fixed.

12:43
The eobjects.org MetaModel is a project created for maximum reuse of a SQL 99 compliant domain model of the database domain. The MetaModel is a model that contains classes that represent the structure of a database (schemas, tables, column, relationships) and interaction with the database (queries). In short, it is a model for modelling data in databases and other datastores. With MetaModel you can query different datastores like databases, CSV files, Excel spreadsheets, and XML files using the same approach and the same domain model. License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Changes:
The equals() method of SelectClause had a minor bug related to comparing the distinct property. The Column and Table classes have had a getQualifiedLabel() method added. Similarly, the DataContext offers a getColumn/TableByQualifiedLabel method to retrieve them again. Getters and setters have been added to the SelectItem class.

12:42
clive-utils is a project that contains additional utilities that can be used together with the clive utility. License: GNU General Public License v3 Changes:
This release adds the clivepass utility and reflects the clive project changes by removing Metacafe support from the clivescan utility.

12:41
Draco is an econometrics and statistics package written with ease of use in mind. The software offers a variety of regressions for econometric analysis, and data is presented in a familiar, spreadsheet-like interface. Draco features data plotting and manipulation as well. It interoperates with common open source formats, including OpenDocument spreadsheets and Scalable Vector Graphics. License: GNU General Public License v3 Changes:
Probit Maximum Likelihood Estimator regression has been implemented. A new user preferences panel has been added, allowing for minor user interface changes and the specification of settings for the Draco plugin system. The plugin system has been further enhanced with the introduction of parallel matrix multiply operations for multiprocessor systems. The library used for loading and saving Draco worksheets has been upgraded, providing an order-of-magnitude decrease in file loading times. Minor outstanding bugs have been addressed from version 1.1.

12:40
clive is a command line utility for extracting videos from Youtube and other video sharing Web sites. It was originally written to bypass the Adobe Flash requirement needed to view the hosted videos. It is non-interactive, meaning it can work in the background while the user is not logged on. This allows the user to start an extraction and disconnect from the system, letting clive finish the work. License: GNU General Public License v3 Changes:
This release adds support for the clivepass utility, removes Metacafe support, fixes the Youtube log-in feature, and makes minor tweaks to the source code.

12:35
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, a image format converter, etc. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes:
Some bugs were fixed. No new features were added.