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SW: Subversion updated to v1.5.3
Event: Warpstock Europe 2008: Speaker Support Page Available
SW: SeaMonkey 2.0 alpha 1
SW: TextHelper 1.06 is released
SW: GCC 4.3.2 news - Firefox builds (and runs) with it
SW: FtpServer version 1.321 available
SW: OpenOffice.org 2.4 GA released
Net: netlabs.org newsletter #71 [ACPI, FM/2, netlabs.org, Samba,
SW: Correction: z! MP3 player oct_2_2008
SW: z! MP3 player oct_2_2008
Net: Notice: eracc.com web site changes
SW: Port of GCC 4.0.4 available
SW: GCC 3.4.6 port updated 2008-09-30
SW: ACPI 3.11
Event: Warpstock Europe 2008: More Presentations Confirmed
SW: Firewall ports setup updated on eComStation Betazone
SW: Uniaud32 1.9.8 released
SW: FtpServer version 1.32 released
SW: The Battle for Wesnoth port updated to v1.4.5
SW: Firefox 3.03 (Official) - Corrections
Net: eComStation PC: Week of barebones
SW: Firefox 3.0.3 (Official) for OS/2 Has Been Released
SW: Sunbird 0.9
SW: Mozilla's Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 Has Been Released
| SW: Subversion updated to v1.5.3 |
2008-10-11
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Paul Smedley has updated Subversion to v1.5.3.
http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/
"The goal of the Subversion project is to build a version control system
that is a compelling replacement for CVS in the open source community. The
software is released under an Apache/BSD-style open source license.
The main Subversion website is at http://subversion.tigris.org/
New in the 1.5.3 build for OS/2:
* Updated to 1.5.1 source code
* Switched to GCC 4.3.2 as a compiler"
Subversion 1.5.3 - updated 20081011
http://download.smedley.info/subversion-1.5.3-20081011.zip
REQUIRES: libc063.dll - ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip
Please let Paul know if you find this software useful. He needs user
feedback to continue work on these projects. He maintains a bug tracker
for many projects at http://mantis.smedley.info It just requires a simple
registration.
If you'd like to help support continued development of this project (and
many others) for OS/2 & eComStation, please consider making a donation
either via Paypal using the link on Paul's website, or using the Mensys
Online Store http://www.mensys.net/os2ports/
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| Event: Warpstock Europe 2008: Speaker Support Page Available |
2008-10-10
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Christian Hennecke
The Warpstock Europe 2008 event team has started to publish dedicated
information for this year's speakers and everyone interested in becoming
one. Besides general information and frequently asked questions, it also
contains the first set of official, downloadable slide templates for usage
in presentations. The page is available at:
http://www.warpstock.eu/en/contribute/speakers.html
Ever thought about ways to support your annual community event? Start off
by taking a look at:
http://www.warpstock.eu/en/contribute.html
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements regarding even more presentations and
the initial schedule.
The ninth Warpstock Europe conference will be held at the City Hostel,
Germany from November 14 to 16. Warpstock is an annual conference for the
OS/2 and eComStation operating systems and related technology. It is
dedicated to information, education, support, and exchange and addresses
users, developers, and software vendors. To achieve these goals, the event
offers seminars and workshops, exhibition areas, and room for personal
exchange.
More information is available at:
http://www.warpstock.eu
Warpstock Europe is powered by warpevents.eu
Warpstock is a trademark of Warpstock, Inc.
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| SW: SeaMonkey 2.0 alpha 1 |
2008-10-10
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Peter Weilbacher has released the official contribution of SeaMonkey 2.0
alpha 1 for OS/2 and eComStation. SeaMonkey is a "Web-browser, advanced
e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple
-- all your Internet needs in one application."
From the release notes: "Warning! The SeaMonkey version described on this
page is a testing-only preview of the next generation of our Internet
suite. Please test it carefully, it's not yet in a state where we can
encourage you to use it for daily browsing and mail operations.
For daily use, we strongly advise you to download the current stable
release instead."
Please send all comments and general discussion to the news group
news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2 Please enter all problem
reports into https://bugzilla.mozilla.org
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/
October 9, 2008 With a few days delay, the long awaited SeaMonkey 2.0 alpha
1 has been released for OS/2.
Zip File:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/2.0a1/contrib/seamonkey-2.0a1.en-US.os2.zip
Release Notes: http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/seamonkey2.0a1/
README:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/2.0a1/contrib/seamonkey-2.0a1.en-US.os2.ReadMe
MD5SUM:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.0.3/contrib/firefox-3.0.3.en-US.os2.MD5SUM
Requires a libc0.6.3 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/#gccrtl
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| SW: TextHelper 1.06 is released |
2008-10-09
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Don Hawkinson
TextHelper is a text manipulation tool with special support for printing on
HP Deskjet and Laserjet printers. TextHelper is also a simple editor based
on the MultiLineEditor class from the IBM Open Class Library.
With TextHelper:
* you can easily reformat text to the desired maximum line length with
automatic word wrapping.
* You can remove forwarding marks from email text with one command.
* You can remove blank lines from text with one command.
* You can remove multiple spaces between words with one command.
* You can strip leading numbers from lines with one command.
* You can insert a timestamp with one command.
* You can translate windows "smart quotes" and mime encoding with one
command.
* You can perform a ROT13 on the text in the editor.
* You can create a list of files via a file dialog box.
* You can create a ZIP file using the file list.
* You can apply a command template to list of files to create command file.
* You can view the contents of a ZIP file.
Added functions since version 1.05
Added function to insert line numbers at the start of each line
Added function to insert a string at the start of each line
Added function to remove a specified number of characters from the start
of each line
Fixed upper and lower case functions
Added Printer Ink submenu with options to choose which ink cartridge to use
Added Print option to print a range of lines based on current line wrap
Fixed Strip Leading Number function to remove all that was added by
the Add Line Numbers function
Modified File Save so that user is not asked about existing file if
making backup option is enabled.
Added selections to print marked text and specified line numbers
The trial version of TextHelper may be downladed from my web page.
The direct download link is:
http://home.tulsaconnect.com/dwhawk/ths_106.zip
For the next week, TextHelper may be registered for $7 (US) instead of the
regular price of $10. The same offer is available of any of my shareware
programs. For information about my shareware use the following link:
http://home.tulsaconnect.com/dwhawk/share.html
If you have questions contact me via email.
Don Hawkinson , author of CCA, DH-Grep-PM,
PMStripper, Pastry Box, DH_ClipSave/2,
DJPrint, and TextHelper
http://www.dwhawkinson.com
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| SW: GCC 4.3.2 news - Firefox builds (and runs) with it |
2008-10-08
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Paul Smedley
Hi All,
I managed to get some form of dllexport support working in GCC 4.3.2 today,
and successfully built Firefox 3.0-cvs using it
(http://smedley.info/mozilla.jpg) It required just a couple of extras
changes above those required to build using 3.4.6
There are still known issues with my current GCC 4.3.2 build:
- precompiled headers do not currently work
- no thread support in gcc.exe as I forgot to --enable-threads when running
configure - this will be fixed in the next drop
- for some strange reason, gcc fails to produce an executable where there
are libs added on the command line that are not required, ie
gcc -Zexe -Zomf -s conftest.c -lgcc FAILS
gcc -Zexe -Zomf -s conftest.c WORKS
- no support yet for the GOMP multiprocessor library
- link warning when using -Zomf - emxomf will require updating to deal with
the new stabs types, but according to Knut, the warnings can be safely ignored
This build hasn't had huge amounts of testing, but has been used to build
Scribus, Firefox 3.0cvs and ffmpeg successfully. Any feedback on things
that work/don't work vs GCC 3.3.5 would be appreciated!
The binary itself can be downloaded from
http://download.smedley.info/gcc-4.3.2-os2-20081008.zip Please also keep
checking http;//os2ports.smedley.info for newer builds.
Feedback appreciated :)
Cheers,
Paul.
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| SW: FtpServer version 1.321 available |
2008-10-08
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Peter Moylan
FtpServer (an FTP daemon) is being re-released because of a small bug in
the Setup program in version 1.32: it was not possible to toggle the "log
to screen" option. The repaired version can be fetched from
http://www.pmoylan.org/pages/os2/FtpServer.html
or from
ftp://ftp.pmoylan.org/FtpServer/ftpser1321.zip
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| SW: OpenOffice.org 2.4 GA released |
2008-10-06
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Joachim Benjamins
October 6, 2008
Subject: Support Agreement (12 months) for OpenOffice.org for eComStation
and IBM OS/2
Effective date: October 6, 2008
Effective immediately, Serenity Systems International will be distributing
a GA version of OpenOffice.org 2.4 to all users who ordered the Support
Agreement for OpenOffice.org product. This version has been compiled to run
on IBM OS/2 and eComStation as a native application. This release replaces
OpenOffice.org version 2.0.4.
It is available to anyone with a current OpenOffice.org Support Agreement
for eComStation and OS/2, via their download-area at the Mensys Online
Shop. http://www.mensys.net/login/
** Features **
Support for XWP/eWPS sliding menu hilite (requires XWorkPlace 1.0.8 or eCS
2.0 RC4 or higher)
Support for clipboard bitmap formats and unicode text.
Support for mouse wheel.
Support for WPS integration via seperate package (OOoWPS101.WPI)
FT2: this release supports the FreeType2 font engine for better text rendering.
NLS: multiple NLS versions can be installed, you can change the language as
follows: Tools -> Options -> Language settings -> User Interface. The
following languages are available: English, German, Italian, French,
Spanish and Dutch.
EMAIL: e-mail related settings are now supported, you can email your
current document, but only ThunderBird is supported. WEB: the default
browser will be used for opening web pages. To enable these features, the
Internet Application Integration tool must be installed and configured for
your browser.
A more complete list of changes in this version of OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 can
be found at: http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.4.0.html
** Requirements **
- At least one language pack is required to complete installation.
- UniClip is required to complete installation.
- LibC 0.6.3 is required to complete installation.
- Innotek Font Engine is required to run OpenOffice.org 2.4 for
eComStation and OS/2.
- this installation will not overwrite existing installations, you can
use it alongside OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 and OpenOffice.org 2.0.4, however it
may be advisable to remove previous 2.4 profiles from your home directory.
- installation should preferably be done on a JFS volume, as it may run
slow otherwise. The installation target volume must support long filenames.
- installation takes around 400 MB of drivespace.
- this build is based on the 2.4.0 m12 sourcecode of OpenOffice.org.
- For better rendering of the GUI font, it is suggested to install
Workplace Sans TrueType font. This will also visualize the numbering for
the vertical ruler, since the default font, WarpSans, cannot be rotated.
You can download the Workplace Sans font from the following website:
http://users.socis.ca/~ataylo00/creative/fonts/index.html
WPS integration package for OpenOffice.org 2.4 for eComStation and OS/2:
- Extends the WPS data file class to recognize OpenOffice.org document files
- Integrated support for WPS-Wizard hint and folder info area
- Rexx hooks for reading document properties
[To enable this package for OpenOffice.org 2.4, you need to install the
OOoWPS101.WPI package (if not already installed) and run
?:\OpenOffice.2.4\program\ooodoc.cmd
This script will activate the WPS integration for this release of
OpenOffice.org 2.4 and remove it from older releases]
** Support **
Support Agreement users whose 12 month term has expired will be able to
download a copy of OpenOffice.org 2.4. Current Support Agreement users will
also be able to:
- Report issues and open support tickets
- Download fixes, updates, and enhancements
- Test new versions as they become available
Support specific to the eComStation and OS/2 version can be obtained
through the ticketing system at: http://www.ecomstation.com/support/ooo2/
A newsgroup is available for community support at:
news://news.ecomstation.com/ecomstation.support.openoffice
or
http://news.ecomstation.com/thread.php?group=ecomstation.support.openoffice
** Enjoy! **
Best regards,
Serenity Systems International
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| Net: netlabs.org newsletter #71 [ACPI, FM/2, netlabs.org, Samba, |
2008-10-06
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: netlabs.org:
This is the latest edition of the bi-weekly netlabs.org newsletter. The
newsletter can be read on the web at the following URL:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Netlabs_bi_weekly_newsletter
News from netlabs.org:
==> Warpstock Europe coming, November 14-16 in Düsseldorf Germany
==> Check out http://www.warpstock.eu for the latest news!
29. September - 5. October
* ACPI
o Good progress, version 3.11 released
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/timeline
* FM/2
o A few updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/fm2/timeline
* netlabs.org
o Jabber newly configured and a new ticket raised
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/netlabs/timeline
* Samba
o Updated to 3.0.32 level
o See http://svn.netlabs.org/samba/timeline
* SWT
o Some updates again
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/swt/timeline
* UniAud
o Various updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud/timeline
* WSE Events
o New version uploaded
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/wse_events/timeline
22. September - 28. September
* ACPI
o A handfull of fixes
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/timeline
* FM/2
o Some updates again
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/fm2/timeline
* Samba
o Initialisation fixes
o See:http://svn.netlabs.org/samba/timeline
* UniAud
o Big pile of updates again
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud/timeline
Netlabs.org relies on your support as well, we hire developers to have
better progress on projects. For sure this costs money so any sponsoring is
very welcome! You can support netlabs.org via netlabs.org sponsoring units:
http://www.mensys.net/NETLABS/
Thanks for your support!
We can be reached at: newsDESPAM@DESPAMnetlabs.org
Greetings,
netlabs.org team
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| SW: Correction: z! MP3 player oct_2_2008 |
2008-10-06
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Corrected URL for the OGG Vorbis plugin:
http://hobbes2.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/sound/convert/oggvorbis-1.0.1-os2.zip
A new release by Dink of z!, the VIO MP3 player for OS/2. Also plays OGG
Vorbis ( requires plugin files from
http://hobbes2.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/sound/convert/oggvorbis-1.0.1-os2.zip
) and streaming MP3. Can be used as a web browser helper app for playing
MP3s or standalone to search for streaming MP3s. See main web site:
http://dink.org/z/
There is a z! message board: http://dink.org/z/zmsgboard.html
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| SW: z! MP3 player oct_2_2008 |
2008-10-05
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
A new release by Dink of z!, the VIO MP3 player for OS/2. Also plays OGG
Vorbis ( requires plugin files from
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/sound/convert/oggvorbis-1.0.1-os2.zip
) and streaming MP3. Can be used as a web browser helper app for playing
MP3s or standalone to search for streaming MP3s. See main web site:
http://dink.org/z/
There is a z! message board: http://dink.org/z/zmsgboard.html
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| Net: Notice: eracc.com web site changes |
2008-10-05
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Gene Alexander
Hello all. I made the decision to start over with our main web site and
shopping cart. If you want to follow the progress or know more please see
this article at our web log:
http://blog.eracc.com/2008/10/05/moving-to-drupal/
Thank you.
Gene Alexander
Owner
ERA Computers & Consulting
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| SW: Port of GCC 4.0.4 available |
2008-10-03
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Paul Smedley
Hi All,
A preliminary port of GCC 4.0.4 is now available.
Seems to do most of the things that GCC 3.4.6 can do - EXCEPT build Mozilla
- that fails build javascript with some 'declaration of C function xxxxx
conflicts with previous declaration yyyyyyy' errors to do with
js_static_assert that I need to investigate.
Binary & patches available from
http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=gcc
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| SW: GCC 3.4.6 port updated 2008-09-30 |
2008-10-02
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Paul Smedley has updated his OS/2 port of the GNU C Compiler.
http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/
"Mainly due to the fact that GCC 3.3.5 (which is what is currently used by
kLibc) is becoming too old to build the latest Mozilla trunk code, I
started working on building a newer version of GCC.
I've started with v3.4.6 - as the thought was that the amount of changed
between 3.3.5 and 3.4.6 would be comparatively small compared with aiming
for the 'latest' GCC (currently 4.3.2).
The current binary has been used to build several projects successfully -
ie rsync, Apache2, MySQL, Firefox 3.0-cvs, Ghostscript, ffmpeg amongst others
Known issues:
* strange warnings about make cycles when linking
* currently installs into \usr\local not usr
Changes since 20th September build
- Built with high-memory support enabled
- Added support for 'fastcall' calling convention (fixes warnings when
building mozilla)
- statically link stdc++ to avoid using the older libstdc++ contained
within libc063"
Download: http://download.smedley.info/gcc-3.4.6-os2-20080930.zip
http://download.smedley.info/gcc-3.4.6-os2-20080930-patch.zip
REQUIRES: libc063.dll - ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip
Please let Paul know if you find this software useful. He needs user
feedback to continue work on these projects. He maintains a bug tracker
for many projects at http://mantis.smedley.info It just requires a simple
registration.
If you'd like to help support continued development of this project (and
many others) for OS/2 & eComStation, please consider making a donation
either via Paypal using the link on Paul's website, or using the Mensys
Online Store http://www.mensys.net/os2ports/
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| SW: ACPI 3.11 |
2008-10-02
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Eugene Gorbunoff
Why to use ACPI for eComStation? You should install ACPI for eComStation to:
Common (Notebooks, servers, barebones):
* to initialize PC (the devices are not initialized on boot without ACPI),
* to use multi-core CPU (Core Duo, AMD X2). Especially, if you want run
computer in APIC mode,
* device drivers for eComStation depend on ACPI,
* ACPI provides information about the computer to drivers, applications
and system information utilities.
Notebook, barebone:
* to control power management (suspend/resume/poweroff)
* to reduce power consumption
For developer:
* The main purpose of the driver is to provide ACPI interface to applied
developers.
ACPI 3.11 is released, download new version from BETAZONE --
http://betazone.ecomstation.nl
please pay attention to node resources:
A) Check your system (util\acpi-test.cmd) if PC doesn't boot with ACPI driver.
B) Listings of tested hardware:
* Motherboards --
http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category§ion=mb
* Notebooks, servers, barebones --
http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category§ion=brand
* Short list -- http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=hardware
* ACPI compatibility matrix --
http://ewiki.ecomstation.nl/ACPICompatibilityMatrix
C) Discussing How to boot eComStation on PC with AMD-chipset if ACPI is enabled
(the behavior of PC changes, eComStation is not ready for this behavior),
forum -- http://forum.ecomstation.ru/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6456
D) Team of ACPI developers --
http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=imprint
E) Bug-tracker, The rules changed:
ACPI tracker -- http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/report/1 -> [New ticket]
Register to Login -- http://www.netlabs.org/site/member/
don't use short name&password, save your password
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| Event: Warpstock Europe 2008: More Presentations Confirmed |
2008-10-01
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Christian Hennecke
Warpstock Europe 2008 is drawing nearer and more presentations have been
confirmed. This year's selection again covers a wide range of topics and
offers something interesting for everybody:
* “warpevents.eu - Setting the Stage for Events” by Christian Hennecke,
Thomas Klein, and Michael Oehlhof
* “Quo vadis Warpstock Europe? - Motion and stillness” by Christian
Hennecke and Thomas Klein
* “Virtual Memory Problems Under OS/2 and eComStation” by Sjoerd Visser
* “Voyager: Beyond the Browser” by Adrian Gschwend
* “MPEG2 to MPEG4 Video Conversion Under OS/2 and eComStation” by Sjoerd
Visser
* “Update on PMMail” by David Saville
* “ Digital I/O with eComStation via the USB Interface Box meM-PIO” by
Uwe Hinz
* “Google: The Oracle & the Beast” by Adrian Gschwend
* “eComStationNews.com - Rebirth of a News Agency for OS/2 and
eComStation” by Christian Hennecke and Roderick Klein
For more information please see the Agenda page at:
http://www.warpstock.eu/en/agenda.html
Stay tuned for the next updates to sessions, speakers, exhibitors, and
visitor information.
Ever thought about becoming a speaker? Contact our Speaker Manager at
infoDESPAM@DESPAMwarpstock.eu. Please see our Wish list wiki for topics
that visitors might be interested in.
The ninth Warpstock Europe conference will be held at the City Hostel in
Düsseldorf, Germany, from November 14 to 16. Warpstock is an annual
conference for the OS/2 and eComStation operating systems and related
technology. It is dedicated to information, education, support, and
exchange and addresses users, developers, and software vendors. To achieve
these goals, the event offers seminars and workshops, exhibition areas, and
room for personal exchange.
More information is available at:
http://www.warpstock.eu
Warpstock Europe is powered by warpevents.eu
Warpstock is a trademark of Warpstock, Inc.
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| SW: Firewall ports setup updated on eComStation Betazone |
2008-09-30
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Eugene Gorbunoff has put up an update for the firewall feature which is
built into the Multi-Protocol Transport Services version 5.3 (WRx8600) and
above. This appears to only be available to Software Subscription Service
customers only.
FirewallPortsSetup-20080930.zip 112 kb 30/09/2008 03:42 pm Firewall
ports setup
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| SW: Uniaud32 1.9.8 released |
2008-09-30
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Paul Smedley
Hi All,
Based on the significant fixes for HDA that have been checked in recently
(See
http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud/timeline?from=10%2F01%2F08&daysback=7&changeset=on&update=Update),
I've been inspired to fix SB Live! support in the Uniaud 1.9.x branch.
This release also included an updated uniaud16.sys based on fixes that have
been checked in since Uniaud 1.1.4RC6.
All users of uniaud are encouraged to unzip this build over their existing
setup and see if there are any regressions, as going forward, this is the
codebase that will be used for Uniaud 2.0.
For new users, install the latest install package for Uniaud 1.1.4 first,
then replace uniaud16.sys and uniaud32.sys with the ones in the links below.
Download links:
Release version: http://download.smedley.info/uniaud32-1.9.8.zip
Debug version: http://download.smedley.info/uniaud32-1.9.8-debug.zip
All feedback appreciated!
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| SW: FtpServer version 1.32 released |
2008-09-29
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Peter Moylan
FtpServer has been upgraded to version 1.32. You can fetch it from
http://www.pmoylan.org/pages/os2/ftpserver.html
or from
ftp://ftp.pmoylan.org/FtpServer/ftpser132.zip
or by searching for ftpser132.zip on Hobbes.
FtpServer is an FTP daemon for OS/2 and eCS. Although the standard OS/2 and
eCS distributions already include an ftp daemon, this one has a lot more
features. In particular, you have much more precise control over what
directories the clients can see.
LIST OF CHANGES since version 1.31
Version 1.32 (29 Sep 2008)
User names may now be up to 255 characters long.
Option to disable logging of SITE MNGR commands.
More choices in how to restrict IP addresses.
Can now restrict IP addresses on a per-username
basis as well as globally.
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| SW: The Battle for Wesnoth port updated to v1.4.5 |
2008-09-28
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From: Mark Dodel
Paul Smedley has updated his port of The Battle for Wesnoth to v1.4.5.
http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/
"The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme."
Download: http://download.smedley.info/wesnoth-1.4.5-os2-20080926.zip
REQUIRES: libc063.dll - ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip
Please let Paul know if you find this software useful. He needs user
feedback to continue work on these projects. He maintains a bug tracker
for many projects at http://mantis.smedley.info It just requires a simple
registration.
If you'd like to help support continued development of this project (and
many others) for OS/2 & eComStation, please consider making a donation
either via Paypal using the link on Paul's website, or using the Mensys
Online Store http://www.mensys.net/os2ports/
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| SW: Firefox 3.03 (Official) - Corrections |
2008-09-28
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From: Sander Nyman <2sanderDESPAM@DESPAMsbcglobal.net>
In my post announcing the Firefox 3.0.3 release, I stated that:
"This release requires IPLUGINW.DLL to use Java (not currently working)"
That was incorrect. This release comes with a newer version of
IPLUGINW.DLL included in the archive. It has been reported that the Java
plugin is working with this version. Please do not use the older version.
Thanks to Steve Wendt for the information.
Sander
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| Net: eComStation PC: Week of barebones |
2008-09-28
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From: Eugene Gorbunoff
The next week is dedicated to collection of info about
compatible/non-compatible barebons. Our database contains 249 records only
- http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category§ion=brand Major
part of the models are not manufactured anymore. Post new reports using the
web-form -- http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=new
If you are going install home media-center based on eComStation, pay
attention to silent barebones from Shuttle, ASUS, Dell, AOpen.
What is eComStation PC? http://ecomstation.ru/ecspc
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| SW: Firefox 3.0.3 (Official) for OS/2 Has Been Released |
2008-09-27
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From: Sander Nyman <2sanderDESPAM@DESPAMsbcglobal.net>
Mozilla's Firefox 3.0.3 (Official) for OS/2 has been released. Firefox 3
is Mozilla's next generation web browser based on the Gecko 1.9 platform.
This release fixed a problem where users were unable to retrieve saved
passwords or save new passwords (bug 454708). Known problems in this
release include: Printing to normal OS/2 printer queues is disabled.
Printing operations will instead create a PDF file. PDF files can then be
printed using Acrobat, Lucide, GSview, or Lucide (eCS). For more
information and suggestions, take a moment to review the README.TXT file
included in the archive.
You can download it here:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.0.3/contrib/firefox-3.0.3.en-US.os2.zip
NOTE: This release requires the C runtime DLLs from Innotek. In the
unlikely event that you do not already have version 0.6.3 installed, it is
available with an installer here:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0_6_3-csd3.wpi
NOTE: This release requires IPLUGINW.DLL to use the Java (not currently
working) and Flash plugins. Available here:
http://e-vertise.com/warpzilla/ipluginw20050915.xpi
or here:
http://download.innotek.de/javaos2/mozilla/ipluginw20050915.xpi
NOTE: To have both Firefox, & Thunderbird in use at the same time (or ANY
other Mozilla app) they *MUST* be at the SAME version level, or a
mismatched DLL will still be in memory when you attempt to start a second
Mozilla based program. The easiest way to get around this limitation, and
use DIFFERENT version levels of Firefox, Thunderbird, Kompozer, etc., is
with Rich Walsh's Run! utility. It is tiny, and VERY easy to set up. To
make life even easier, I HIGHLY recommend that you download & use the
Internet Application Integration utility from Chuck McKinnis, which
actually contains the Run! utility, and sets it up for you, along with
coordinating your web browser with your email client for "mailto" links,
etc. You can find it here:
http://7cities.net/~mckinnis/code/iai1090.exe
Or, if you'd rather do it yourself, here is the Run! utility:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/wps/run_075.zip
Firefox extensions (add-ons) that add new functionality are available here:
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=firefox
Firefox themes (skins) are available here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/themes/?application=firefox
For release notes, and a list of new features, follow this link:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0.3/releasenotes/
The official Warpzilla homepage can be found here:
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/
If you have questions, or just want the latest, greatest tips for Firefox,
Thunderbird, & Seamonkey, Steve Wendt's excellent "Tips For Warpzilla" page
can be found here:
http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html
For Firefox "Tips & Tricks", see:
http://www.tweakguides.com/Firefox_6.html
And finally, if you still have questions, or just want to participate in a
Mozilla for OS/2 discussion forum, the Warpzilla newsgroup can be found here:
news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2
Regards,
Sander
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| SW: Sunbird 0.9 |
2008-09-26
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From: Mark Dodel
Peter Weilbacher has updated the Mozilla based calendar application Sunbird
to version 0.9. Please send all comments and general discussion to the
news group news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2 Please enter
all problem reports into https://bugzilla.mozilla.org
"The Sunbird calendar application is now available as version 0.9 for OS/2.
Please get it from
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/releases/sunbird0.9.html#contributedbuilds
There were no OS/2 specific changes since the 0.8 release but so much has
happened in cross-platform development that it hardly looks like the same
application any more."
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| SW: Mozilla's Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 Has Been Released |
2008-09-26
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From: Sander Nyman <2sanderDESPAM@DESPAMsbcglobal.net>
Michael Kaply has released Mozilla's Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Official) for
OS/2. Thunderbird is Mozilla's state of the art, full-featured e-mail, RSS
and newsgroup client. It is OPEN SOURCE, and free. This release contains
fixes for stability and security.
You can download it here:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/2.0.0.17/contrib/thunderbird-2.0.0.17.en-US.os2.zip
NOTE: In the unlikely event that you don't already have it, this release
requires the C runtime DLLs (libc-0.5.1) from Innotek. Version 0.5.1
includes an installer. Available here:
http://download.innotek.de/gccos2/runtime/libc-0.5.1.exe
NOTE: To have both Firefox, & Thunderbird in use at the same time (or ANY
other Mozilla app) they *MUST* be at the SAME version level, or a
mismatched DLL will still be in memory when you attempt to start a second
Mozilla based program. The easiest way to get around this limitation, and
use DIFFERENT version levels of Firefox, Thunderbird, Kompozer, etc., is
with Rich Walsh's Run! utility. It is tiny, and VERY easy to set up. To
make life even easier, I recommend that you download & use the Internet
Application Integration utility from Chuck McKinnis, which actually
contains the Run! utility, and sets it up for you, along with coordinating
your web browser with your email client for "mailto" links, etc. You can
find it here:
http://7cities.net/~mckinnis/code/iai1090.exe
Or, if you'd rather do it yourself, here is the Run! utility:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/wps/run_075.zip
Thunderbird extensions (add-ons) that add additional functionality are
available here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/browse/type:1
Thunderbird themes (skins) are available here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/browse/type:2
A utility to migrate mail from PMMail to Thunderbird is available here:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/mail/reader/pmm_tbird.zip
For a list of what's new in this release:
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/releases/
For more information on the Thunderbird e-mail and newsgroup client:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
Tips and tricks for Thunderbird can be found here:
http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/tips
If you have questions, or just want the latest, greatest tips for Firefox,
Thunderbird, & SeaMonkey, Steve Wendt's excellent "Tips For Warpzilla" page
can be found here:
http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html
And finally, if you still have questions, or just want to participate in a
Mozilla for OS/2 discussion forum, the Warpzilla newsgroup can be found here:
news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2
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