Limited Shell (lshell) is an application that lets
you restrict the environment of any SSH user. It
provides an easily configurable shell: just choose
a list of allowed commands for every limited
account. No installation is required.

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License: GNU General Public License v3

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Changes:
This release corrects and enhances the ‘help’ feature. Interaction with the user is clearer.

HDF (Hierarchical Data Format) is a general purpose library and file format for storing scientific data. It arranges data into datasets (multidimensional arrays) and groups (a structure for organizing objects).

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License: BSD License (original)

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Changes:
h5repack now supports adding multiple filters to all objects. Inputs to command line utilities are now more consistent. There is improved utility handling of values such as NaN. The library will attempt to repair corrupted object header information unless compiled under strict mode.

Butterfly Container is a Java dependency injection
container. It is smaller, yet more flexible and
easier to use than Spring, Pico, and Guice.
Instead of XML, Butterfly Container is configured
using a simple, flexible, Java-like configuration
language. There are no external dependencies.

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License: The Apache License 2.0

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Changes:
This release provides a faster, more memory efficient script parser, and makes it possible to plug in plain non-annotation, non-reflection Java factories.

NS2Html is a tool which converts configuration
files extracted from Netscreen devices into
friendly HTML rulebases. It was developed to
gather data from policies used at old firewalls
under administration.

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License: GNU General Public License (GPL)

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Changes:
This release can proccess objects whose names were written with blank spaces. Previous versions didn´t process this kind of information correctly. Some coding errors were corrected.

The primary aim of Esoteric Combine is the
creation of an interpreter that is able to execute
as many esoteric languages as possible.

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License: GNU General Public License v2

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Changes:
“Befunge-93″ support has been added. “Byter” support has been added.

AgileWiki is a program that explores new knowledge
representation. It is an attempt to implement, at
least in part, Norm Kashdan’s Rolonic Theory, a
profoundly different approach to time and
knowledge representation. CowDb is a high-speed
object store over which the next generation of
AgileWiki will be written. COODBMS is a Copy-on-write OODBMS based on Rolonics.

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License: Common Public License

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Changes:
COODBMS has been reworked to use the new CowDb API and is now fully functional. COODBMS provides a means of organizing nodes into tree structures and organizing those trees into non-cyclic graphs. The power of COODBMS comes not from its capabilities but from its generic nature, as it applies to virtually any application.

Is there anyone who doesn’t collect something? I, for instance, have a sizable collection of books. Remembering who gave me which ones, and keeping track of ones I’ve currently lent to friends, is a nightmarish chore. Happily, the Tellico collection manager can catalog all sorts of collections, including books, movies, games, cards, coins, comic books, and even wine.

Intel has been following a policy of releasing free drivers for its
hardware for some years now, but the company has been a little less
forthcoming with its documentation. That changed at linux.conf.au, where
Intel announced
the release of the manuals for
its 965 Express and G35 Express chipsets. “Containing over 1600
pages of text and figures, the Programmers Reference Manual includes
everything from low level register definitions and discussions on how each
functional hardware block works through descriptions about the hardware
architecture. Each documented feature includes a discussion on how the
hardware works and how the hardware designers expected the software to
operate.” The manuals are available under a Creative Commons license.

Think you’re smarter than the meatheads on your local city council? Now you can prove it — without running for office — courtesy of the original city simulation game. Electronic Arts (EA) has released the source code to SimCity under the GPLv3. The newly freed game is dubbed Micropolis, and it is playable in most major Linux distributions.

“Our expertise and advancements in producing efficient tools for packaging and building the Linux operating system will translate into a lower overall cost in terms of time and money for our partners”

Published: Thursday, January 31 2008 @ 8:01 AM CST Contributed by: Tommy San Diego , CA Linspire has officially announced an initiative to offer a custom desktop Linux OS Build Service to partners. via LinuxElectrons