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OS/2 - eComStation News - May, 2007

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SW: PM123 Beta-3 Release is Refreshed
SW: Beer Battery Widget for eComStation,Version: 7.0 for ACPI systems.
SW: ACPI 2.22 drivers on eComStation betazone
SW: General Network Utilities for professionals
SW: K Movie Player v0.3.0
SW: Correction: ACPI 2.22 drivers on eComStation betazone
SW: Panorama VESA video driver updated 25/05/2007
SW: ClamAV 0.90.2 available
Net: The history of developers workshops
SW: OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 GA released
Net: OS2 World.Com will be down during the next 24h
SW: Firefox 1.5.0.12
SW: Firefox 2.0.0.4
SW: SeaMonkey 1.1.2
SW: SeaMonkey 1.0.9

SW: PM123 Beta-3 Release is Refreshed

2007-05-24
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Sander Nyman <2sanderDESPAM@DESPAMsbcglobal.net>

There was a small problem with PM123 beta-3, that would cause an innocuous
error message upon closing PM123 if the MP3 file was not selected from a
Playlist. I'm happy to report that Dmitry has already corrected the
problem, and refreshed beta 3. In my own testing, it is now working
perfectly. In fact, don't be misled by the incremental version number
given to the 1.32 releases. Most developers would have called it 2.0 by
now. :-)

If you downloaded PM123 before this morning (PST), please download it again
(same link below). If you haven't downloaded it yet, what are you waiting
for? This is one damn fine bit of OS/2 PM programing!

My original post follows:

PM123 is an excellent open source PM based digital audio player for OS/2.
It is capable of playing MP3's, WAV-files, Ogg Vorbis audio files, and
audio CDs. PM123 supports audio streaming, plugins, skins, visualization
and more! There is also excellent documentation in .INF format.

Originally developed by Samuel Audet and Taneli Leppa, it is now being
developed by Dmitry Steklenev. Credit is also given to Marcel Muller for
several fixes, and new features.

This latest version includes MANY new features, fixes, and improvements
over version 1.31. See the history file for details.

PM123 version 1.32 beta 3 is available at:

ftp://ftp.ptv.ru/pub/glass/pm123/pm123-1_32_beta_3.zip

Source code for this version is also available:

ftp://ftp.ptv.ru/pub/glass/pm123/pm123-1_32_beta_3-src.zip

You can download a collection of skins here:

ftp://ftp.ptv.ru/pub/glass/pm123/pm123-1_32_beta_1-skins.zip

Many skins are also available on Hobbes.

You can find Plugins for PM123, and more information on PM123 here:

http://glass.ptv.ru/software/english/pm123.html

Regards,
Sander Nyman
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SW: Beer Battery Widget for eComStation,Version: 7.0 for ACPI systems.

2007-05-26
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Mark Dodel

For those of us running eComStation 2.0 with the ACPI driver for power
management, there is a new battery widget on from the guys at
ecomstation.ru to use. This is a replacement battery monitor widget for
the eCenter.

Its on the ACPI Tools download page:
http://en.ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=down

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SW: ACPI 2.22 drivers on eComStation betazone

2007-05-26

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From: Mark Dodel

"ACPI (short for "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface") is a
standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces
between an operating system and Hardware. It is meant to supersede
the older APM standard (for power management) and provide a generic
interface for recognition and configuration of hardware devices."

ACPI Tools homepage -- http://ecomstation.ru/acpitools

Send bug-reports to: supportDESPAM@DESPAMecomstation.ru

Available to those with access (via Software Subscription Services) to the
eComStation BetaZone: ( via logging in at http://www.mensys.nl )

acpi-20070327.zip 552 kb 27/03/2007 08:23 pm
ACPI for eComStation. Includes the latest Intel ACPI machine. 2.19
Eugene Gorbunoff
20070526 (2.22)
* add compatible with old IO APIC (VIA)
* add AUTOBUS to snooper
* change extraHLT working

acpi-apm-20070327.zip 61 kb 27/03/2007 08:24 pm
APM.ADD (Power management for eComStation; Requries ACPI.PSD 2.19)
1.11 Eugene Gorbunoff
20070426 (1.12)
* AcpiD.cfg, IdleState by default is HLT now

acpi-snooper-20070327.zip 15 kb 27/03/2007 08:24 pm
ACPI snooper (IRQ control, ACPI tables loading). 2.19 Eugene Gorbunoff

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SW: General Network Utilities for professionals

2007-05-27
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Eugene Gorbunoff

Here is the short gallery of GNU screenshots. (Pay attention to
functionality, not bitmaps)

* English -- http://en.ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php?id=156
* Swedish -- http://en.ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php?id=157
* Russian -- http://ru.ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php?id=155

Homepage of GNU -- http://ecomstation.ru/gnu

"General Network Utilities (GNU) is the powerful TCP/IP toolkit for
Presentation Manager which allows you gather and modify TCP/IP related data
easy and quickly. It allows to diagnose and solve TCP/IP problems, optimize
TCP/IP settings on your personal computer. GNU consists of three groups
(conditionally):

1. programs to check and control TCP/IP behavior;
2. programs to check and provide safe TCP/IP usage;
3. programs to search information about Internet nodes, etc"

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SW: K Movie Player v0.3.0

2007-05-27
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Mark Dodel

"K Movie Player v0.3.0 based on FFplay. Removed dependencies on SDL.
Support text file subtitle. Support OSD."

- v0.3.0 ( 2007/05/27 )
.Synchronized with FFmpeg 2007/05/24 sources
.Support to display subtitle/OSD directly to image ( useful for DIVE )
.Support AAC audio format
.Support to resample 48KHz audio to 44.1KHz (experimental )
.Use libswcale instead of libyuv
.Use fastmemcpy()
.Right side of bitmap of subtitle/OSD is truncated. Fixed.
.When seeking, subtitle is not disappeared. Fixed.

Requirement
---------------------
- Audio : DART
- Video : DIVE or WarpOverlay!
- RunTime : kLIBC v0.6.2
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/gcc/libc-0_6_2-csd2.wpi
or
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/gcc/libc-0.6.2-csd2.zip

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/kmp030.zip

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SW: Correction: ACPI 2.22 drivers on eComStation betazone

2007-05-27

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

From: Mark Dodel

The correct file names for the latest ACPI are:

acpi20070526.zip 559 kb 26/05/2007 02:23 pm
ACPI.PSD for notebooks and multicore desktops with VIA chipset 2.22
acpiapm20070526.zip 61 kb 26/05/2007 02:25 pm
APM.ADD (Power management for eComStation; Requries ACPI.PSD 2.22) 1.14
acpisnooper20070526.zip 16 kb 26/05/2007 02:24 pm
ACPI snooper (IRQ control, ACPI tables loading, Core 2 Duo APIC SMP). 2.22
acpifu-20070526.wpi 226 kb 27/05/2007 09:23 am
ACPI Fast Upgrade. If you have working and configured ACPI subsystem and
want upgrade drivers then apply this package. 2.22

-------- Original Message --------

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

From: Mark Dodel

"ACPI (short for "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface") is a
standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces
between an operating system and Hardware. It is meant to supersede
the older APM standard (for power management) and provide a generic
interface for recognition and configuration of hardware devices."

ACPI Tools homepage -- http://ecomstation.ru/acpitools

Send bug-reports to: supportDESPAM@DESPAMecomstation.ru

Available to those with access (via Software Subscription Services) to the
eComStation BetaZone: ( via logging in at http://www.mensys.nl )

acpi-20070327.zip 552 kb 27/03/2007 08:23 pm
ACPI for eComStation. Includes the latest Intel ACPI machine. 2.19
Eugene Gorbunoff
20070526 (2.22)
* add compatible with old IO APIC (VIA)
* add AUTOBUS to snooper
* change extraHLT working

acpi-apm-20070327.zip 61 kb 27/03/2007 08:24 pm
APM.ADD (Power management for eComStation; Requries ACPI.PSD 2.19)
1.11 Eugene Gorbunoff
20070426 (1.12)
* AcpiD.cfg, IdleState by default is HLT now

acpi-snooper-20070327.zip 15 kb 27/03/2007 08:24 pm
ACPI snooper (IRQ control, ACPI tables loading). 2.19 Eugene Gorbunoff

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SW: Panorama VESA video driver updated 25/05/2007

2007-05-27
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Mark Dodel

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 "

This driver is available via the eComStation BetaZone to customers who have
an active Software Subscription Services.
panorama-vesa-20070525.zip 17 kb 25/05/2007 10:34 am
Panorama VESA video driver; Continue experiments with Dive, mouse
cursor 20070525 Eugene Gorbunoff

"20070525
* Prepared stuff for WPS setup
* Experiments with Dive, cursor"

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SW: ClamAV 0.90.2 available

2007-05-27
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: mc6530DESPAM@DESPAMmclink.it

ClamAV 0.90.2, a GPL anti-virus toolkit for eComStation and OS/2 Warp

Clam AntiVirus is a GPL anti-virus toolkit for UNIX (and OS/2). The main
purpose of this software is the integration with mail servers (attachment
scanning). The package provides a flexible and scalable multi-threaded
daemon, a command line scanner, and a tool for automatic updating via
Internet. The programs are based on a shared library distributed with the
Clam AntiVirus package, which you can use with your own software. Most
importantly, the virus database is kept up to date.

A multithread plugin for InetPowerServer is available, ask for details (not
free software).

Download new version from Hobbes:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=clamav

Additional requirements:
- libc 0.6.2 runtime:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.2-csd2.wpi (currently
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/gcc/libc-0_6_2-csd2.wpi )
- libc pathrewriter:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/contrib/klibccfg.wpi (or incoming
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/klibccfg.wpi )

Since this software is ported for free, donations are welcome! you can use
PayPal to donate me and support OS/2 developement. See my homepage for
details, or ask :-)
At least, a post card is welcome!

Yuri Dario

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Net: The history of developers workshops

2007-05-29
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Eugene Gorbunoff

The Developers Workshop 2007
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2007 is coming. Book
the hotel today, inform the organizers which report are you going to present?

Help us remember the history of meetings of eComStation and IBM OS/2 Warp
developers.

* DWS2006 -- http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2006,
gallery
-- http://warp5.dyndns.org/DeW2006/index.html
* DWS2005 -- http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2005,
gallery
-- http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2005#Gallery
* IBM Warp Community Update Workshop, review with photos
-- http://ru.ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php?id=117'> (russian language)
* ???

Full list of conferences -- http://ecomstation.ru/conferences.php

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SW: OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 GA released

2007-05-29
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Joachim Benjamins

Product Announcement
May 29, 2007
Subject: Support Agreement (12 months) for OpenOffice.org for
eComStation and IBM OS/2
Reference SSI Product Announcement, November 4, 2005, same subject
Effective date: May 29, 2007

Effective immediately, Serenity Systems International will be
distributing a GA version of OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 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. OpenOffice.org version 1.1.5 will no longer be distributed.

OpenOffice.org for IBM OS/2 and eComStation users has successfully
passed all the testing procedures in place for other platforms,
including Microsoft Windows(r), Linux, and Solaris(r). This includes a
48 hour automated testing cycle designed to use every dialog and
runtimes exceeding 24 consecutive hours during which the application is
subjected to constant usage.

Support Agreement users whose 12 month term has expired will be able to
download a copy of OpenOffice.org 2.0.4. 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

Planned updates and enhancements include:

- WPS file class: this class will enhance the file details page, showing
the document properties.
- Printing: printing can be enabled by object file icon drag & drop over
printer object, from WPS print menu, with drag & drop from
OpenOffice.org window to the printer object.
- eComStation or IBM OS/2 look & feel.
- Drag & drop from WPS objects to OpenOffice.org window to allow opening
new files, inserting new files, linking existing files.
- NLS language selection for UI using program object properties or by
drag & drop of the locale object.
- Java enablement of OpenOffice.org allows scripts and wizards to
function properly.
- Update of the code base to the latest available level.

These fixes and enhancements will be delivered to all active Support
Agreement users. MSRP for the Support Agreement for OpenOffice.org for
OS/2 and eComStation is $49US. MSRP for renewals is $29US. For more
information, see http://www.ecomstation.com/openoffice
For a list of resellers, see http://www.ecomstation.com/buy

Serenity Systems International will comply with all elements and
restrictions associated with the licensing and distribution and use of
OpenOffice.org.

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Net: OS2 World.Com will be down during the next 24h

2007-05-30
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: kimhDESPAM@DESPAMos2world.com

OS2 World server will be down down for the next 24 hours due to service of
the system. Reason is that we last night noticed that one of the hard
drives was starting to give the server some problems and resulted in that
we need to rebuild the raid volume that the OS is installed on.

So I hope that this little brief message avoids any kind of conspirational
ideas of why the server is off-line.

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SW: Firefox 1.5.0.12

2007-05-31
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Mark Dodel

[Moderator note: 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 award-winning Web browser is now faster, more secure, and fully
customizable to your online life. With Firefox 2, we’ve added powerful new
features that make your online experience even better."

General information and links can be found on
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2 though as of posting I don't see this
release listed.

May 31, 2007 Firefox 1.5.0.12 has been released.
Zipfile:
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5.0.12/contrib/firefox-1.5.0.12.en-US.os2.zip
Release Notes: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/releases/1.5.0.12.html

"What's New in Firefox 1.5.0.12

Firefox 1.5.0.12 is a security and stability update that is part of our
ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We
recommend that all Firefox 1.5.0.x users upgrade to this latest version.

Release Date: May 30, 2007

* Several security fixes

Note: Firefox 1.5.0.x will be maintained with security and stability
updates until April 24, 2007. All users are strongly encouraged to upgrade
to Firefox 2."

Requires a libc0.5.1 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.innotek.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=40&limit=1&limitstart=2

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SW: Firefox 2.0.0.4

SW: SeaMonkey 1.1.2

SW: SeaMonkey 1.0.9

2007-05-31
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Mark Dodel

[Moderator note: 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.]

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." "This release is a security update to the outdated but
stable SeaMonkey 1.0 release series. Since the newer SeaMonkey 1.1 series
is already in stable state and ready for production use, updates for the
1.0 series are only provided for conservative users; all others are
encouraged to upgrade to the newer release listed above."

General information and links can be found on http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2

# May 30, 2007 SeaMonkey 1.0.9 has been released.

Installer:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/1.0.9/contrib/seamonkey-1.0.9.en-US.os2.installer.exe
Zip File:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/1.0.9/contrib/seamonkey-1.0.9.en-US.os2.zip
Installation Instructions: http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/#instreq

Release Notes:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases/seamonkey1.0.9/
* Several security fixes
Fixed in SeaMonkey 1.1.2 and 1.0.9
MFSA 2007-17 XUL Popup Spoofing
MFSA 2007-16 XSS using addEventListener
MFSA 2007-15 Security Vulnerability in APOP Authentication
MFSA 2007-14 Path Abuse in Cookies
MFSA 2007-12 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.0.12/1.8.1.4)

MD5SUMS:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/1.0.9/contrib/seamonkey-1.0.9.en-US.os2.MD5SUMS
README:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/1.0.9/contrib/seamonkey-1.0.9.en-US.os2.README

Requires a libc0.5.1 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.innotek.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=40&limit=1&limitstart=2

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