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OS/2 - eComStation News - June, 2007
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SW: DFSee 8.16 released; bug-fixes
Admin: Please send all submissions to submit@os2voice.org
Event: Developer's Workshop - First Schedule Online
SW: Maul Publisher V3.12-13.5.7Ge
SW: CUPS + Gutenprint + ESP Ghostscript available for OS/2 & eComStation
Net: New address - For OS/2 web site!
SW: ClamAV 0.90.3 available
SW: CUPS + Gutenprint + ESP Ghostscript available for OS/2 & eComStation
SW: Maul Publisher V3.12 Translators toolkit]
IRC community based support
Event: DWS 2007 Newsletter
| SW: DFSee 8.16 released; bug-fixes |
2007-06-08
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Jan van Wijk
DFSee 8.16 has just been released.
This is a bug-fix release, solving two annoying bugs:
1) Disk-to-Disk clone using SMART would corrupt FAT partitions
2) Expanding a logical partition would mis-align it and fail
DFSee is a very powerful disk-utility with disk partitioning, filesystem
and disk analysis, file recovery, UNDELETE for HPFS, JFS, and NTFS,
resizing, imaging, cloning and sector editing.
More details at:
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/history
Direct download links from the DFSee website:
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee8xx.zip
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee8xx.msi
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee8xx_warpin.exe
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee8xx_iso.zip
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee8xx_dsk.zip
Note: Most of these can also be downloaded using '816'
instead of the generic '8xx' version number
Or from the HOBBES website:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dfsee816.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dfsee
Most important functional changes since 8.15:
- CR Fix IBM BootManager LSN string syntax in EBR sectors
- CLONE Fixed disk-to-disk smart clone cluster-skip on FAT
- EDIT hex Only use 32-byte wide startup at 140 colums or more
- RESIZE Fixed expanding a LOGICAL resulting in bad alignment
- SCAN New -skipbads option for quick scans, default 1 MiB
Regards, JvW
=========================================================================
DFSee Home: http://www.dfsee.com; Jan van Wijk; Author of DFSee -
infoDESPAM@DESPAMdfsee.com
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| Admin: Please send all submissions to submit@os2voice.org |
2007-06-10
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Currently the list is at 634 subscribers. That is down 21 subscribers
since the beginning of the year. A number of people have been unsubscribed
by myself because of rejections of VOICE News posts as SPAM. So if you
suddenly no longer receive posts, its possible your ISP is rejecting them.
Just a reminder that its important to send all OS/2 and eComStation related
announcements to submit@os2voice.org or use the web form on
http://www.os2voice.org/fSubNews.html Also please send any responses to
any posts to the originating submitter and the feedback@os2voice.org. I
will be away for the next week and Paul Smedley will be moderating the list
in my absence. So sending any submissions to my personal address will
either be missed or delayed.
As always if you are submitting an announcement try to make it as brief as
possible, but with basic information like a description of the item and a
URL where more information can be found as well as a URL where it can be
downloaded if it is software. Also if its an update please list what has
been changed if you know it. Please also give complete identity of the
sender as well as a contact address. We will do our best to obscure that,
but readers may need to contact you.
If you are a developer don't just upload your work to hobbes or your own
web site and forget it. Write a short announcement and send it to VOICE so
the OS/2-eComStation community can know what you have done and what the
software is capable of doing. If so please send out an announcement so
people know what you have worked on. I can only hunt down so much
information on my own and it would be a really big help if people would
send in announcements.
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| Event: Developer's Workshop - First Schedule Online |
2007-06-12
We are happy to announce that we can publish the first
rough schedule
for the netlabs.org Developers Workshop 2007 today. The
schedule is
available online at:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2007
Here is the list of presentations:
Introduction to NOM (Netlabs Object Model)
by Chris Wohlgemuth
Utilizing Multi-Core Processors
by Keith Merrington
The Voyager Project: Where Are We Now?
by Adrian Gschwend
A Freely Programmable USB-Interface for eCS - Focussing on
the DLP-USB245M
by Uwe Hinz
How to create popular software products for eComStation
by Eugene Gorbunoff
eComStation User Interface
by Eugene Gorbunoff
Managing Program Resources
by Christian Langanke
VirtualBox
byAdrian Gschwend
As you can see, we still have three free slots. We are
talking with
developers to fill these slots. If you want to propose a
presentation,
simply contact us at the email address listed below.
More Information:
=================
The workshop is a good chance to talk to other developers
as well as
share your ideas. eCo Software has published a list with
additional
arguments that may help you make up your mind whether to
attend the
workshop or not. Here is the link:
http://en.ecomstation.ru/commentnews.php?id=1396
Links:
======
Workshop Homepage:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2007
Mensys Online Shop for Workshop Tickets:
http://shop.mensys.nl/uk/catalogue/mns_DeveloperWorkshop2007.html
Contact:
DevelopersWorkshop@netlabs.org
We hope to see lots of OS/2 and eComStation developers in
Amsterdam!
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| SW: Maul Publisher V3.12-13.5.7Ge |
2007-06-12
From: "Peter Koller"
Maul Publisher V3.12-13.5.7Ge
========================
Maul Publisher is an industrial strength desktop publisher
capable of
creating virtually all of the printing seen on everyday
household items.You
can use it to easily lay out newspapers, cards, books,
labels, stamps,
posters, charts, forms, and even designs like building
plans or furniture
arrangements.
Further information
===============
For more information and screenshots see
http://www.manglais.com/promo/maul.html
Product, download, purchase and other web pages can all be
accessed via
http://www.manglais.com/subs/php/product.php?MAULE300
New in this version
===============
* Installer now ignores errors in LIBPATH.
* New - Fine positioning of colour transitions when
using shaded borders.
* New - Numeric tabs to make numbers or equations
align, or to right align text items.
* Added - Small selection of circuit design clipart.
* Fixed - text search crash.
* Fixed - failed tab formatting in tables.
Software Maintenance Subscription
===========================
Please help to support further product development with a
low cost
annual software subscription!
New customers and upgraders from V2.xx will get the first
year for free.
Registered customers will get early access to fixes and
new features.
In all cases, you will help to maintain and improve one of
the most
powerful native OS/2 and eCS applications remaining today.
For further information, please see
http://www.manglais.com/products/subsinfo.html
To install or upgrade Maul:-
=======================
Download maulebin312.zip, and either maulelen312.zip or
maulelde312.zip
or both, depending on the language(s) you want. Registered
customers can
simply run 'Check for updates' from Maul's 'Help' menu, or
from the maul
installer.
Try
http://www.manglais.com/download.php
or later
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=maule
Unzip all the files in the .\maul\install directory where
maul was
installed and run the installer. You need to install the
binary executive
and library files, as well as the appropriate language
packs. It is safe to
install later versions of Maul V3.xx over earlier ones.
Bugs
====
Please take the trouble to report any bugs that you may
find!
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| SW: CUPS + Gutenprint + ESP Ghostscript available for OS/2 & eComStation |
2007-06-12
From: Paul Smedley
Hi All,
I've just uploaded a package consisting of CUPS 1.2.11 (www.cups.org) +
ESP Ghostscript 8.15.4 (http://www.cups.org/espgs/) + Gutenprint 5.1.2
(http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/)
This combination should allow printing on OS/2 & eComStation with
printers that have not previously had drivers for our favourite OS - see
http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php3 for details
The package can be downloaded from:
http://svn.netlabs.org/ecups/wiki/CupsPort
Also at that site are some directions on how to use the package.
Assuming success with the directions at that site, people could also try
Bart's cups port driver in order to be able to print from existing OS/2
applications using CUPS (ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/ecups)
As usual, feedback is appreciated to either
paulDESPAM@DESPAMsmedley.info or to the ecups mailing list at
news://news.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.ecups.devel
Cheers,
Paul Smedley
Adelaide, Australia
11th June, 2007
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| Net: New address - For OS/2 web site! |
2007-06-12
From: GreggoryShawDESPAM@DESPAMcableone.net
I have had a lot of people concerned about the IP address. So, I got
dyndns up and working, here is the address:
http://www.os2notes.gotdns.org/
I also setup dyndns to redirect to my up a backup site, when I power
down my computer.
http://myweb.cableone.net/greggoryshaw/
Thanks for all the comments and suggestions!
Cheers,
Greggory D Shaw
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| SW: ClamAV 0.90.3 available |
2007-06-12
From: mc6530DESPAM@mclink.it
ClamAV 0.90.3, 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 0.6.3 runtime:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.wpi
- libc pathrewriter:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/contrib/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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| SW: CUPS + Gutenprint + ESP Ghostscript available for OS/2 & eComStation |
2007-06-13
From: Paul Smedley
Hi All,
Unfortunately a packaging problem crept into the release....
A fix is now available at http://http://svn.netlabs.org/ecups/wiki/CupsPort
An updated zip including the zip is currently uploading and will be
available from the above URL soon.
Sorry for the hassle....
Without the fix, an error about invalid device-url will occur when
trying lpadmin.
Thanks to Ed and Pete for taking the time to report the problem.
Cheers,
Paul.
Paul Smedley wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I've just uploaded a package consisting of CUPS 1.2.11 (www.cups.org) +
> ESP Ghostscript 8.15.4 (http://www.cups.org/espgs/) + Gutenprint 5.1.2
> (http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/)
>
> This combination should allow printing on OS/2 & eComStation with
> printers that have not previously had drivers for our favourite OS - see
> http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php3 for details
>
> The package can be downloaded from:
> http://svn.netlabs.org/ecups/wiki/CupsPort
>
> Also at that site are some directions on how to use the package.
>
> Assuming success with the directions at that site, people could also try
> Bart's cups port driver in order to be able to print from existing OS/2
> applications using CUPS (ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/ecups)
>
> As usual, feedback is appreciated to either
> paulDESPAM@DESPAMsmedley.info or to the ecups mailing list at
> news://news.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.ecups.devel
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul Smedley
> Adelaide, Australia
> 11th June, 2007
>
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| SW: Maul Publisher V3.12 Translators toolkit] |
2007-06-14
From: "Peter Koller"
Maul Publisher is an industrial strength desktop publisher capable of
creating virtually all of the printing seen on everyday household items.
You can use it to easily lay out newspapers, cards, books, labels,
stamps, posters, charts, forms, and even designs like building plans or
furniture arrangements.
The 'Maul Publisher for OS/2 V3.12 language translation toolkit' has
been uploaded to http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/maulettk312.zip
later http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=maulettk
This toolkit is provided to allow others to translate Maul Publisher
V3.12 resources to their own language. As this may require some
concerted effort, please contact Maul Publisher support to coordinate
your effort with other potential translators. Similarly, if you just
want to fix some spelling, please share the result by contacting Maul
Publisher support.
The toolkit already contains both english and german language resources
to help you get started.
See the file TRANSLATE_INSTRUCTIONS to set up translations, and to see
what changes have occurred since the last version.
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| IRC community based support |
2007-06-14
From: ERACC Subscriptions
Hello Folks,
I have had an #ecomstation channel on the Freenode IRC network for
about three months and have worked to get permission to relay the
channel with eCSNet IRC network. I finally got an "ok" from eCSNet to do
this and have set up a helper "bot" to relay with an #ecomstation
channel on eCSNet. The bot is a Supybot with several features, one being
a Factoid database that I hope to use to answer FAQs in the channels.
Now one can use either network, join the #ecomstation channel and help
with promoting eCS in real time.
I intend for this to be a community based advertisement and support
channel for eCS but of course the people involved with developing and
distributing eCS are welcome. If you are a distributor/reseller for eCS
or developer of software for eCS you are especially welcome here and are
welcome to tastefully and minimally advertise your services in the
channel. However, be sure to also offer some free support to end-users
in the channel as well (answer questions, help with problems). One will
be expected to be courteous and refrain from abusive language in the
channel, no exceptions.
eCSNet IRC network: <http://preview.tinyurl.com/yw2ykq>
Freenode IRC network: <http://freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml>
Come join up and start helping your fellow eCS users in real time.
Gene Alexander
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| Event: DWS 2007 Newsletter |
2007-06-15
From: netlabs.org News
Hi developers (coders, testers, translators etc.),
Now Developers Workshop 2007 is nearing, more and more information is
ready. We would like to keep you informed about what is going on via
these newsletters.
Website
The website is updated frequently now.
Please let us know if you have questions or remarks at:
developersworkshop@netlabs.org
Recent major additions are:
- descriptions of presentations have been added
- schedule has been added and is updated already
- new hotel is added
- included VirtualBox presentation and its status on OS/2 and eCS host!
Check for yourself at:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2007
Make sure to have a ho(s)tel reservation soon as well!
Might get better prices and Amsterdam is still a Tourist Magnet :-)
Schedule
Almost all details about the presentations are present now.
Some descriptions still coming. But the timetable is most likely fixed,
so you can base your plans on it.
Saturday
09:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:15 Welcome session
10:30-11:15 Utilizing Multi-Core processors
11:30-12:15 The Voyager Project - Where are we now?
12:15-14:00 Lunch
14:15-15:45 Managing program resources (2 slots)
16:00-16:45 Introduction to NOM
17:00-17:45 How to create popular software products for eComStation
Sunday
09:30-10:15 A freely programmable USB-interface for eCS - Focussing on
the DLP-USB245M
10:30-11:15 eComStation User Interface
11:30-12:15 VirtualBox
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:15-15:00 Overview of (micro)kernels
15:15-16:00 Dmitry Froloff, subject to be announced
16:15-17:00 Dmitry A. Kuminov, subject to be announced
17:00-17:15 Closing session
Registration
As we have to arrange various things based on the amount of visitors and
we don't want to get in trouble of registrations at the location, we ask
you to preregister via the Mensys site early. Thanks a lot!
Here is the direct link: http://www.mensys.nl/developerworkshop2007/
Hope to see you all at the Developers Workshop 2007 in Amsterdam!
A lot of information is shared between developers outside the
presentations, so you better be there ;-)
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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