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- GNU
- (GNU's Not Unix) A Unix-like operating system developed by the free software movement starting in 1984. In 1992, the almost-complete GNU system was combined with the Linux kernel,...
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- GNU XaoS (exe)
- XaoS allows you to zoom in or out of a fractal in a fluid, continuous motion. This capability makes XaoS great for exploring fractals, and its just plain fun. Fractals are incredibly complex and beautiful images that are created from simple mathematical formulas. If you don't anything about fractals, don't...
- Tags: GNU, Fractal, GNU XaoS
- Software downloads 2008-06-24
- GNU XaoS (dmg)
- XaoS allows you to zoom in or out of a fractal in a fluid, continuous motion. This capability makes XaoS great for exploring fractals, and its just plain fun. Fractals are incredibly complex and beautiful images that are created from simple mathematical formulas. If you don't anything about fractals, don't...
- Tags: GNU, Fractal, GNU XaoS
- Software downloads 2008-06-19
- UniversalIndentGUI (zip)
- UniversalIndentGUI is a cross platform compatible GUI for several code formatter, beautifier and indenter like GreatCode, AStyle Artistic Styler, GNU Indent, BCPP and so on. Main feature is a live preview to directly see how the selected formatting option affects the source code. Version 0.8.2 has added support for new...
- Tags: GNU, Thomas Schweitzer, UniversalIndentGUI, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-06-11
- How do I... Create a 3D logo in GIMP?
- One thing the GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP does very simply is create 3D logos. The application does this with the help of what is called "Script-Fu," which is GIMP's scripting extension. One of the default extensions is Logos. Jack Wallen shows you how to use Logos to create various...
- Tags: 3D, GNU, GIMP, Jack Wallen, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2008-03-18
- JFreeChart (zip)
- JFreeChart is a free 100% Java chart library which eases the developers' work by providing sets of professional quality charts. JFreeChart's is a consistent and well-documented API, supporting a wide range of chart types, flexible design that is easy to extend, and targets both server-side and client-side applications, support for...
- Tags: GPL, GNU, Adobe PDF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, Simba Management, JFreeChart, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-01-10
- OLPC and Intel part ways
- OLPC and Intel part waysgreat article, I completely agreeFinally, a voice of reason. Competition is GOOD - even with these types of laptops. The value of having competing products gets lost in articles favoring having just one uber laptop for the world - the OLPC. Screw that.3rd world should...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, GNU, One Laptop Per Child project, Competition IS good, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-04
- ah, so what's a billion, or two?
- ah, so what's a billion, or two?In today's paperThe tax people promise to be make in operation this Thursday - making it close to a two week shutdown.An unrelated note to B.O.F.H. and NetArchBoth of you noted, last week, that GNU sytood for Gnu's not Unix - and it bothered...
- Tags: Operating systems, GNU, Unix, kernel, OSF
- Discussion threads 2007-03-13
- GIMPshop (exe)
- GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP, intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP. It shares all GIMP's advantages, including the long feature list and customisability, while addressing some...
- Tags: Adobe PhotoShop, GNU, GIMPshop, GIMP, Scott Moschella, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-03-13
- The commie smear against open source
- The commie smear against open sourceDo you blame them?The reaction is based on fear. Open Source is a challenge to the current echo system. Many of the old school developers and programmers aren't sure how or if they can make a living in this new world. People get scared when...
- Tags: Government, communist, commie, open source, GPL, Dana, software, GNU
- Discussion threads 2007-02-20
- Sharp Zip Wrapper (zip)
- Zip Library that wraps the GNU Sharp Zip Library. Easily Zip/Unzip files and directories in your .NET application with a single line of code. A demo form is included. Source code is included.
- Tags: GNU, Sharp Corp., .Net, UNIX, Open Source, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software
- Software downloads 2007-01-12
- What's GNU at Second Life?
- What's GNU at Second Life?GPL switch most likely for virus tacklingI do admit that the GPL allows a fair amount of more control over the code in certain ways especially for virus tracking. If people are interested it wont go away in GPL just morph to another project as always...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, GPL, Second Life, virus, GNU
- Discussion threads 2007-01-08
- What's GNU at Second Life?
- Linden Labs, makers of Second Life, have released their client software source code under the GPL, the same license used by GNU Linux. Thats all their clients - Linux, Windows, even the Mac.As a practical matter this may not be a big deal. Second Life has always been more hype...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, UNIX, GNU, Second Life
- Blog posts 2007-01-08
- The ripple effect of a GPL'd Java will reach far and wide
- Its official. Despite some saying it couldnt be done, not only is Sun open sourcing Java, its doing it under version 2 of the Free Software Foundations GNU General Public License (GPLv2) using an FSF-endorsed footnote known as the "classpath exception." The FSFs classpath exception gives developers a bit...
- Tags: GNU Classpath, GNU, Software Infrastructure, Open Source, IT Management, General
- Blog posts 2006-11-13
- The ripple effect of a GPL'd Java will reach far and wide
- Its official. Despite some saying it couldnt be done, not only is Sun open sourcing Java, its doing it under version 2 of the Free Software Foundations GNU General Public License (GPLv2) using an FSF-endorsed footnote known as the "classpath exception." The FSFs classpath exception gives developers a bit more...
- Tags: General, Open Source, IT Management, Software Infrastructure, Legal, Berlind
- Blog posts 2006-11-13
- "Free" as in "unfettered"
- Jorwell's comment yesterday: I still don't see what Unix has to do with it Given that many mini manufacturers were already delivering exactly what you describe back in the eighties including the smart terminals I cannot for the life of me see what...
- Tags: GNU
- Blog posts 2006-08-11
- ISMS Implementation Guide
- This paper can serve as a guideline for the implementation of ISMS practices using BS7799 / ISO 27001 standards. To give an insight and help those who are implementing this for the first time and for those who will be coordinating with external consultants for ISMS implementations in their organizations....
- Tags: Audit, GNU, Free Software Foundation, Implementation, UNIX, Open Source, Financial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Finance
- White papers 2006-07-01
- KJam Build Tool (zip)
- KJam is a build tool like make. It is the fastest build tool available today. KJam can handle very large projects with tens of thousands of source files. It has the world's fastest dependency scanning, and can build a dependency graph for 40k source files in under one second. It...
- Tags: GNU, Microsoft Visual C++, Dependency, Tool, KJam, Productivity, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, C/C++, UNIX, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2006-06-28
- Building GLib With Sun Studio Tools - A Case Study
- GLib is a General-purpose utility Library, which provides many useful data types, macros, type conversions, string utilities, file utilities, a main loop abstraction, and so on. GLib is released under the GNU Library General Public License GNU LGPL. On UNIX, GLib uses the standard GNU build system, using autoconf for...
- Tags: GNU, Sun Microsystems Inc., Tool, GLib, Sun Studio 11, UNIX, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2006-05-10
- ARM7 Development System (zip)
- This fully integrated system includes: Micro-IDE - a Windows-based Integrated Development Environment, Serial Loader, Terminal, Complete Online Documentation, Project Examples. Support for GNU ARM7 C Compiler. GNU ARM7 C Compiler.
- Tags: GNU, Compiler, Development Tools, UNIX, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2006-02-23
- Building software and documentation in UNIX requires the make program
- The make program generates a sequence of commands for execution by the Unix shell. This chapter excerpt from Unix in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition explains how GNU make works. The make program is a mainstay of the UNIX operating system and plays an integral part no matter...
- Tags: GNU, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2006-02-01
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