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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
Event: Wellington OS/2 User Group Meeting
SW: SeaMonkey 1.1.12
SW: Firefox 3.0.2 released
SW: Firefox 2.0.0.17 (Official) Has Been Released
Event: Support Warpstock Europe with a link!
SW: OpenJPEG J2K codec command line tools for OS/2 (update)
SW: GBM (Generalised Bitmap Module) updates
Net: netlabs.org newsletter #70 [ACPI, FM/2, kBuild, Samba, UniAud]
SW: Workplace Sans True Type font Version 0.5
| 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
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
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
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
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
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
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
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
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
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
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
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
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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| Event: Wellington OS/2 User Group Meeting |
2008-09-25
++ 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:
Date: 8th October 2008
Time: 7:30 PM
Place: NEC House, 40 Taranaki St, Wellington
Note that this is the second rather than the first Wednesday of the month.
Also, please remember, if you wish to come to the Christmas function
(Little India, first Wednesday in December) drop us a line.
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| SW: SeaMonkey 1.1.12 |
2008-09-25
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Peter Weilbacher has released the official contribution of SeaMonkey 1.1.12
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."
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/
September 25, 2008 SeaMonkey 1.1.12 has been released.
Installer:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/1.1.12/contrib/seamonkey-1.1.12.en-US.os2.installer.exe
Zip File:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/1.1.12/contrib/seamonkey-1.1.12.en-US.os2.zip
Installation Instructions: http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/#wzinst
Release Notes:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases/seamonkey1.1.12/
MD5SUMS:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/1.1.12/contrib/seamonkey-1.1.12.en-US.os2.MD5SUMS
README:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/1.1.12/contrib/seamonkey-1.1.12.en-US.os2.README
Requires a libc0.5.1 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/#gccrtl
"This release fixes eight security issues and contains a few changes
in cross-platform code.
The one visible OS/2 change was:
- Fix a typo to load long pages as fast as on other platforms
(bug 258136)."
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| SW: Firefox 3.0.2 released |
2008-09-25
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From:Mark Dodel
Peter Weilbacher has built the second alpha of Firefox 3.0.2 -- code-named
Shiretoko -- for OS/2 and eComStation.
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/
September 25, 2008 Firefox 3.0.2 has been released.
Zip File:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.0.2/contrib/firefox-3.0.2.en-US.os2.zip
Release Notes:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.0.2/contrib/firefox-3.0.2.en-US.os2.zip
MD5SUM:http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.0.2/contrib/firefox-3.0.2.en-US.os2.MD5SUM
Requires a libc0.6.3 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/#gccrtl
"It contains many fixes in cross-platform code, including five security issues.
The two visible OS/2 changes were:
- Fix a typo to load long pages as fast as on other platforms
(bug 258136).
- Implement simple glyph matching using all (Type1 and TrueType) fonts
installed in the system (bug 439194).
More details on issues and workarounds in the ReadMe file."
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.0.2/contrib/firefox-3.0.2.en-US.os2.ReadMe
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| SW: Firefox 2.0.0.17 (Official) Has Been Released |
2008-09-25
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Sander Nyman <2sanderDESPAM@DESPAMsbcglobal.net>
Michael Kaply has released Mozilla's Firefox 2.0.0.17 (Official) for OS/2.
This is a stability and security release which fixes 9 security
vulnerabilities, including 4 rated critical, and 1 rated high.
You can download it here:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0.0.17/contrib/firefox-2.0.0.17.en-US.os2.zip
NOTE: This release requires the C runtime DLLs from Innotek. Version
0.5.1 includes an installer. Available here:
http://download.innotek.de/gccos2/runtime/libc-0.5.1.exe
NOTE: This release requires IPLUGINW.DLL to use the Java 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/download/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/2.0.0.17/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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| Event: Support Warpstock Europe with a link! |
2008-09-25
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Christian Hennecke
Support Warpstock Europe and spread the word by placing one of our official
event logos or the banner on your web site! This is free, fast, and quite
simple, and in return you will be added to the list of supporting web sites
on the Warpstock Europe web site.
Our Supporters page offers a selection of different images for you to
choose from and provides instructions and sample XHTML code for convenient
inclusion in your web site.
For more information please see our Supporters page at:
http://www.warpstock.eu/en/contribute/supporters.html
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: OpenJPEG J2K codec command line tools for OS/2 (update) |
2008-09-24
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Heiko Nitzsche
This package contains the JPEG2000 image decoder and encoder provided by
the OpenJPEG library compiled for OS/2 and eCS. Now additionally JPWL
support is included.
More details can be found on the project homepage:
http://www.openjpeg.org
The source code compileable for OS/2 and Windows is available in the GBM
1.61 source code package (see http://heikon.home.tlink.de or Hobbes).
Download from Hobbes
--------------------
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=j2kcodec&pushbutton=Search
Full source code:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=gbmos2pm152_gbm161_lu136_moz137_src&pushbutton=Search
If the link doesn't show anything, the package might not yet have reached
its final location in the Hobbes archive. In this case please lookup the
incoming folder.
It is also available on the GBM homepage (http://heikon.home.tlink.de).
Have fun,
Heiko Nitzsche
(Germany, 25-Sep-2008)
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| SW: GBM (Generalised Bitmap Module) updates |
2008-09-24
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Heiko Nitzsche
GBM plugin 1.36 for Lucide 1.20
-------------------------------
This is a plugin for the Lucide document viewer available for eComStation
that extends Lucide for the support of reading all bitmap formats supported
by GBM.DLL.
Get package gbmos2plugins_lu136_moz137_bin.zip or the WarpIN installation
package from Hobbes (see below).
GBM plugin 1.37 for Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox/SeaMonkey
------------------------------------------------------
This is a plugin for the Webbrowsers Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox and
SeaMonkey available for OS/2 and eComStation that extends them for the
support of reading all bitmap formats supported by GBM.DLL.
Get package gbmos2plugins_lu136_moz137_bin.zip or the WarpIN installation
package from Hobbes (see below).
GBM.DLL 1.61 and GBM command line tools
---------------------------------------
The Generalised Bitmap Module (GBM) is a library capable of loading and
saving bitmap files in a variety of popular and less popular bitmap file
formats. Programs may be written to use this code, and thus be able to
access a variety of file formats without actually knowing what format the
pictures are in, or any details about file format itself. It comes with a
useful set of command line bitmap manipulation tools.
Get package gbmos2_161_bin.zip or the WarpIN installation package from
Hobbes (see below).
Enhanced GBMV/GBMV2 Version 1.52
--------------------------------
GBMV2 is a fast and simple bitmap viewer and editor for the OS/2 and eCS
Presentation Manager. GBMV is a simple bitmap viewer.
Get package gbmos2pm152_bin.zip or the WarpIN installation package from
Hobbes (see below).
Notes for eComStation 1.2/1.2R users:
-------------------------------------
Please read the installation instructions. eCS 1.2/1.2R ships with an old
GBM.DLL (1.12) which prevents loading of the new GBM.DLL (1.61). Please
follow the instructions to use the new GBM.DLL for all programs as well as
for eCS WPS features like bitmap previews.
The homepage of GBM for OS/2 and eComStation
--------------------------------------------
http://heikon.home.tlink.de
- comprehensive documentation (also included in the download archives)
- developer tutorials on how to use GBM libs in your own programs
- download of all sources and binaries
Download from Hobbes
--------------------
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=gbmos2plugins_lu136_moz137_bin&pushbutton=Search
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=gbmos2_161_bin&pushbutton=Search
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=gbmos2pm152_bin&pushbutton=Search
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=gbmos2rx112_bin&pushbutton=Search
WarpIN installation package
(GBM.DLL, GBM command line tools, GBMV2, GBMRX, GBMDLGRX, GBM plugins, J2K
codec, Doc):
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=gbmos2pm152_gbm161_lu136_moz137_bin_wpi&pushbutton=Search
Full source code:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=gbmos2pm152_gbm161_lu136_moz137_src&pushbutton=Search
If the links don't show anything, the packages might not yet have reached
its final location in the Hobbes archive. In this case please lookup the
incoming folder.
All downloads are also available on the GBM homepage (see above).
What's new:
-----------
GBM.DLL 1.61
* JPEG2000 codec:
- add JPWL read support
- fix wrong extension to codec assignment
- add support for rate based compression
- add support for quality based compression
GBMV/GBMV2 1.52
* Fix initialy wrong filename extension handling for file dialog
(after profile settings were written once, the problem was no longer
visible)
GBM File Dialog 1.52
* Fix some selection/preview area synchronization issues
* Fix wrong documentation about JPEG2000 extension/codec assignment
* Fix potential crash when programs use the dialog modeless
GBM plugin for Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox/SeaMonkey (NPGBM.DLL version 1.37)
* Fix wrong extension to codec assignment for JPEG2000
* Move the URL in the plugin info to the GBM homepage to allow correct
appearance in Firefox's plugin manager
OpenJPEG codec tools
* add JPWL read/write support
GCC 3.3.5 compiler support for OS/2
* libc063.dll will be needed to run the executables and dlls
* the distribution is still built with OpenWatcom so that no
additional runtime libs are needed
* required changes are reflected in new revisions of all modules
(GBM for Lucide 1.36, GBMRX 1.12, GBMDLGRX 1.04, all above mentioned
modules)
For more details see the change log in the documentation.
Have fun,
Heiko Nitzsche
(Germany, 25-Sep-2008)
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| Net: netlabs.org newsletter #70 [ACPI, FM/2, kBuild, Samba, UniAud] |
2008-09-22
++ 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:
15. September - 21. September
* ACPI
o Two new tickets
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/timeline
* FM/2
o Another bunch of updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/fm2/timeline
* kBuild
o Quite a lot of updates again
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/kbuild/timeline
* netlabs.org
o Ticket raised and closed about email links
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/netlabs/timeline
* Samba
o FAQ updated
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/samba/timeline
* UniAud
o Various updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud/timeline
8. September - 14. September
* FM/2
o A long list of updates and corrections.
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/fm2/timeline
* kBuild
o Lot of updates and release 0.1.4 is ready.
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/kbuild/timeline
* Samba
o A few cookbook related changes
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/samba/timeline
* UniAud
o More testing going on and updates being applied.
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud/timeline
* WSE Events
o Some fixes on the SQL side.
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: news@netlabs.org
Greetings,
netlabs.org team
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| SW: Workplace Sans True Type font Version 0.5 |
2008-09-21
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Alex Taylor has updated his Workplace Sans TrueType font to Version 0.5.
http://users.socis.ca/~ataylo00/creative/fonts/#wpsu
"Please read the note below before installing.
Workplace Sans is a light condensed sans-serif TrueType font with Unicode
encoding.
This font has been carefully designed to resemble, as much as possible, the
OS/2 bitmap font "WarpSans". This resemblance is at its best when
displayed on-screen at 9 point/120 dpi, or 11 point/96 dpi.
NOTE:
With version 0.5, I have embarked on a fairly extensive re-tooling of
Workplace Sans. Most of the glyphs are a lot cleaner and more regular in
appearance now (although still not perfect).
I decided to recreate the font file from scratch, and add each glyph as I
redesigned it. Version 0.5 represents the first milestone in this effort.
Version 0.5 of Workplace Sans does NOT support all of the characters that
were included in the previous versions. At present, only the Latin-1
character set (basically, OS/2 codepages 850 and 819) are supported."
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