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OS/2 - eComStation News - September, 2007

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SW: tesseract 2.01 available for OS/2 / eComStation
Net: netlabs.org newsletter #44 [ACPI, FM/2, kBuild, kLibC, NewView,
SW: Panorama VESA video driver 20070920 on eCS BetaZone
Net: OS2World.com Bounty System
Event: Wellington OS/2 User Group Meeting



SW: tesseract 2.01 available for OS/2 / eComStation

2007-09-27
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Franz Bakan

Tesseract-2.01 (Tool for Optical Character Recognition)

I just uploaded a new version of tesseract to

http://www.fbakan.de

Now other languages than english are supported.

Have fun
Franz

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Net: netlabs.org newsletter #44 [ACPI, FM/2, kBuild, kLibC, NewView,

2007-09-27
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Netlabs News

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:

17. September - 23. September

* ACPI
o Various new defects raised and quite some closed
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/timeline
* FM/2
o Quite some updates again
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/fm2/timeline
* kBuild
o Interesting additions
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/kbuild/timeline
* kLibC
o Made it working on 64 bit programs as well
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/libc/timeline
* NewView
o Number of fixes
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/newview/timeline
* Samba
o Various fixes
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/samba/timeline
* UniAud
o Some cleaning
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud/timeline
* WSE Events
o Some more updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/wse_events/timeline
o http://warpstock.eu/

10. September - 16. September

* ACPI
o Quite some defects solved
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/timeline
* FM/2
o Number of fixes and additions
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/fm2/timeline
* kBuild
o Minor updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/kbuild/timeline
* kLibC
o Some typo fixes
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/libc/timeline
* Lucide
o Some defects raised
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/lucide/timeline
* NewView
o Pile of fixes
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/newview/timeline
* Samba
o Fixes and upgrades
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/samba/timeline
* UniAud
o Some defects raised
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud/timeline
* Voyager Triton
o Some fixes and initial plugin added
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/v_triton/timeline
* WSE Events
o Now also in Dutch
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/wse_events/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: Panorama VESA video driver 20070920 on eCS BetaZone

2007-09-27
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Mark Dodel


See list of supported adapters on:
http://en.ecomstation.ru/projects/panorama/?action=desc

"Panorama is an alternative modern video driver for eComStation and OS/2.

The goals of Panorama project:
* Create accelerated VESA video driver
* Create accelereated video driver for the most popular video adapter,
maintain it, upgrade it
* Create more video overlays
* Create tools for widescreen activation
* Collect knowledge for developers of multimedia applications "


Requires eCo Software runtime (base)
http://en.ecomstation.ru/ecosoft/runtime.php

FAQs for this project can be found at
http://en.ecomstation.ru/projects/panorama/?action=faq

This driver is available via the eComStation BetaZone to customers who have
an active Software Subscription Services. There is both a zip and a WPI
version.

panorama-vesa-20070920.wpi 140 kb 21/09/2007 10:19 pm
Panorama VESA video driver; WarpIn package; install over SNAP or
GENGRAD 20070920 Eugene Gorbunoff

Panorama-vesa-20070920.zip 136 kb 21/09/2007 10:20 pm
Panorama VESA video driver. Locking shadow buffer memory. Try it if you
have garbage or freeze 20070920 Eugene Gorbunoff


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Net: OS2World.com Bounty System

2007-09-27
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Martín Itúrbide

We will like to remind to the OS/2 and eComStation community the current
Bounties we are running at OS2World.com.

Also we will like to encourage developers to see the "Open Bounties" that
are at OS2World.com and also encourage the community to "chip in" with the
prize for this ports.

Currently the Open Bounties are:

* OS/2 native port of Java 6 ($320)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/337/71/
* GemPlus PC400 driver support ($215)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/352/71/
* Extend multimedia support for OS2 & eCS ($210)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/14800/71/
* TrueCrypt port ($200) http://www.os2world.com/content/view/330/71/
* OpenWengo port ($185) http://www.os2world.com/content/view/339/71/
* Common File Open/Save Dialog ($180)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/336/71/
* Eclipse.org Standard Windowing Toolkit (SWT) OS/2 Port ($125)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/340/71/
* Skype for OS/2 ($110) http://www.os2world.com/content/view/343/71/
* Universal Webcam drivers ($110)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/335/71/
* Driver for Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet NICs ($100)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/14798/71/
* Port of FreeMat ($100)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/345/71/
* Interface InnoTek's font-engine ($100)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/334/71/
* PCMCIA USB 2.0 cards drivers ($100)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/329/71/
* Maul XHTML import handler ($100)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/328/71/
* USB extended keyboard driver ($85)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/332/71/
* Mpeg2Schnitt port ($84)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/333/71/
* SWTSwing ($70) http://www.os2world.com/content/view/14799/71/
* Icon routines in OS/2 ($60)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/331/71/
* Porting free gnat ADA 2005 compiler on OS/2 ($50)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/14630/71/
* Native OS/2 Port of Lotus Notes (Hannover) ($50)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/347/71/
* OS2 & eCS kernel ($50)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/346/71/
* General Win32 Plugin for Mozilla/Firefox ($50)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/344/71/
* OS/2 device drivers for Minolta filmscanners ($50)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/342/71/
* Porting AbiWord ($25) http://www.os2world.com/content/view/341/71/
* libMTP Port and Implementation ($25)
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/14873/71/

To sponsor a bounty or suggest a new one please visit:
http://www.os2world.com/bounties


Thanks to all the Bounty Sponsors


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Event: Wellington OS/2 User Group Meeting

2007-09-30
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Andrew Elzenaar

The next meeting of the Wellington (New Zealand) OS/2 user group will be
held on Wednesday 3rd October at 7:30 pm
Location 40 Taranaki St Wellington



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