Updates from last month's column:

Peter Weilbacher has released SeaMonkey version 1.1.13 as of 11/13/2008. It is a continuation of the Mozilla Suite, which was discontinued in 2005. Go to ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/seamonkey/releases/1.1.13/contrib/; the file name is seamonkey-1.1.13.en-US.os2.installer.exe (self- extracting executable), or seamonkey-1.1.13.en-US.os2.zip (zip file). More info is at http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/ and http://www.seamonkey-project.org/.

NOTES:

1. Steve Wendt has a Warpzilla tips page at http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html.
2. This is primarily a bug-fix release; however, according to Peter, Cairo support has now been activated, so it now supports SVG and Canvas.
3. If you are upgrading from SeaMonkey version 1.0.x, you may want to uninstall version 1.0.x before installing version 1.1.12; see my comments in the Feb. 2007 Download!.
4. If you are installing the zip file version, you must unzip the file yourself and then create or update a program object accordingly.
5. This version requires the GCC runtime; download that at http://www.os2site.com/sw/dev/gcc/old/libc-0.5.1.exe (self-extracting executable). The EMX runtime is no longer required if you don't already have it installed. The GCC runtime installer defaults to x:\OS2\DLL (where x is your OS/2 or eComStation boot drive); it may be preferable to put the runtime in the same directory as the SeaMonkey executable, or in x:\ECS\DLL (which is where I have it on my eComStation machine).
6. This version requires an updated version of IPLUGINW.DLL for Java support; go to http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html#IPluginw.
7. Tony's notes on installing and running SeaMonkey are at http://www.scoug.com/os24u/2003/scoug310.mozilla.html.

Peter has also released Firefox version 3.0.4 as of 11/13/2008. This has been demoed by Tony Butka at previous SCOUG general meetings. It is a browser based on Mozilla that does not contain mail, newsgroups, Composer, IRC, etc. Go to ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/3.0.4/contrib/; the file name is firefox-3.0.4.en-US.os2.zip. More info is at http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/.

NOTES:

1. If you are looking for an all-in-one suite similar to Mozilla, please take a look at SeaMonkey version 1.1.13 (see the previous item).
2. Steve Wendt has a Warpzilla tips page at http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html.
3. This is primarily a bug-fix release and does not have any new functionality added.
4. You must unzip the file yourself into a directory and then create or update a program object accordingly.
5. As this is a major upgrade over the 2.0.0.x series, be sure to read the README file; there are some known limitations listed there.
6. This version requires the GCC runtime; download that at ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip (zip file), ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0_6_3-csd3.wpi (WarpIN archive), or ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0_6_3-csd3.exe (a self-extracting executable). The EMX runtime is no longer required if you don't already have it installed. The GCC runtime installer defaults to x:\OS2\DLL (where x is your OS/2 or eComStation boot drive); it may be preferable to put the runtime in the same directory as the Firefox executable, or in x:\ECS\DLL (which is where I have it on my eComStation machine).
7. Starting with Firefox 3.0, IPLUGINW.DLL for Java support is already included. Also the Innotek Font Engine is no longer required with Firefox 3.0.x.
8. Tony's notes on installing and running Firefox are at http://www.scoug.com/os24u/2003/scoug310.mozilla.html.

PHPMyAdmin version 3.1.0 has been released as of 11/28/2008. This is a set of PHP scripts to administer MySQL over the Web. Go to http://phpmyadmin.sourceforge.net/.

MagicDraw UML version 16.0 has been released as of 11/28/2008. This is Java-based UML modeling tool. Go to http://www.magicdraw.com/.

Simple Samba Configuration Center is now at version 0.8.2 as of 11/12/2008. This allows you to edit an available SMB.CONF, already available keys, and add and remove shares and printers. There are also other Samba-related utilities on the website. Go to http://members.aon.at/herwig.bauernfeind/samba/.

SmartCVS version 7.0.3 has been released as of 11/27/2008. This is a Java CVS GUI client, with features such as built-in File Compare/Merge, transaction display or List Repository Files, and more. It requires Java 1.4.1 or higher. Go to http://www.syntevo.com/smartcvs/.

SmartSVN version 4.0.10 has been released as of 11/17/2008. This is a Java Subversion GUI client, with features like built-in File Compare/Merge, Change Report or Tag and Branch handling, etc. It requires Java 1.4.1 or higher. Go to http://www.syntevo.com/smartsvn/.

SMPlayer version 0.5.21 has been updated as of 11/24/2008. This is a GUI front-end for MPlayer, based on the QT graphics toolkit. Go to ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/smplayer/.

ArgoUML version 0.26.2 has been released as of 11/20/2008. This is a modeling tool written in Java to help you do your design using UML (Unified Modeling Language). Go to http://argouml.tigris.org/.

SearchPlus version 1.5 has been released as of 11/24/2008. This tool does simultaneous multiple file searches, including in zip archives. Search criteria can include contents, file size, file date, attributes, and actions can include edit, open, delete, copy, move, & execute. Use search key SearchPlus on Hobbes.

From this month's "Paul Smedley has been busy" file:

• GCC version 4.3.2 has been updated as of 11/15/2008. This is an open-source compiler used by many applications, including Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey. Go to http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=gcc.

  NOTES:

  1. Paul documents open issues and closed (i.e. fixed) issues. Some of the open issues include problems building Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.
  2. Having said that, Paul has been able to build Rsync, Apache version 2, MySQL, Firefox version 3.0 (from CVS), GhostScript, FFMPEG, Scribus, etc.
  
  
• Subversion version 1.5.4 has been updated as of 10/31/2008. This is a version control application, intended to replace CVS. Go to http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=subversion.

  NOTES:

  1. You will need the GCC runtime (LIBC063.DLL); for that, go to ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip.
  2. More info on Subversion is at http://subversion.tigris.org/.
  
  
• GhostScript version 8.6.3 has been updated as of 11/15/2008. It is an interpreter for the PostScript language, compatible with GSView. Paul reports he has fixed CUPS support. Go to http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=ghostscript.

  NOTES:

  1. More info on GhostScript is at http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/.
  
  
• UniAud32 version 1.9.11 has been released as of 11/22/2008, where the driver code has been updated to ALSA 1.0.18a. This features better support for HDA than earlier builds of UniAud, and will eventually become UniAud version 2.0. Go to http://download.smedley.info/uniaud32-1.9.11.zip.

This month's new listings - Drivers:

Nveth version 0.0.5 has been released as of 11/11/2008. This is a NDIS driver for Nvidia chipset network adapters. Use search key nveth on Hobbes.

The "widescreen activators" for Intel and ATI chipsets have been updated as of 11/11/2008; these hack the VESA BIOS to support some widescreen modes. Go to http://en.ecomstation.ru/projects/panorama/?action=down.

This month's new listings - Applications:

An update to Maul Publisher has been released as of 11/02/2008, which allows using the latest version of GBM, rather than the one that came with it. This replacement module is not currently intended to be a part of the standard Maul distribution, and is experimental in nature. Use search key maulgbm on Hobbes.

Guiffy, which has been presented at SCOUG general meetings in the past, is now at version 8.6 as of 10/31/2008. It is a file compare / merge (diff-like) tool with a GUI implemented in Java. Go to http://www.guiffy.com/.

Internet Application Integration version 1.0.9.1 has been released as of 10/30/2008. This allows you to specify the default Internet applications for web, mail, news, FTP, and IRC. It can also install the Run! package and add registry entries for FT2Lib support. Go to http://7cities.net/~mckinnis/os2/.

ProjectX version 0.9.10 has been released as of 11/09/2008. This is a Java program that converts, repairs, and/or cuts DVB (MPEG-2) files. Included are some OS/2 startup scripts. Go to http://www.rbri.de/projectx/projectx.html.

OpenSSH version 4.7p1 has been released as of 11/05/2008. OpenSSH is a free version of the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol suite, and uses Security/2 for some features. Use search key openssh on Hobbes.

Calydos/2 version 2.3 has been released as of 10/16/2008. This is a program for organizing digital photos and other images, which includes a web gallery function. Go to http://www.zworks.de/os2/Calydos/eng/.

FM/2 version 3.14.0 has been released as of 11/16/2008. This is an open-source GUI file manager program, with lots of extra helper utilities. Use search key fm2- on Hobbes.

NOTE:

1. Source code is available at http://svn.netlabs.org/fm2.

FlashBlock version 1.5.7 (for Firefox 1.5.x and later) and version 1.3.10 (for other Mozilla browsers) have been released as of 11/15/2008. This is a Mozilla / Firefox extension that replaces Flash animations with a "click to play" placeholder. Go to http://flashblock.mozdev.org/.

XMBmon2 version 0.1 alpha has been released as of 11/15/2008. This XWorkplace widget for MBMon2 monitors temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds of supported motherboards. Use search key XMBmon2 on Hobbes.

Mup version 5.5 has been released as of 11/13/2008. This is a music publishing and score typsetting program, full of useful features for musical typesetting, that outputs high-quality PostScript. Use search key mup on Hobbes.

WPIView version 1.08 has been released as of 11/25/2008. This is a utility to view, install, and extract WarpIN packages. Go to http://members.aon.at/herwig.bauernfeind/wpiview/.

FT2gui version 2.0 beta 3 has been released as of 11/10/2008. This is a utility to switch between the IBM TrueType.DLL and FreeType.DLL, and configure FreeType options. Go to http://members.aon.at/herwig.bauernfeind/ft2gui/.

DejaVu fonts version 2.27 have been released as of 09/27/2008. This is a font family based on the Bitstream Vera Fonts, which provides support for a wide range of Unicode characters. Go to http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/.

JDiskReport version 1.3.1 has been repackaged and modified to run on OS/2 as of 09/26/2008. This Java program gives you a graphical view of how much space the files and directories consume on your hard drives. Go to http://www.rbri.org/jdiskreport/jdiskreport.html.

ipSpool version 1.03a has been released as of 11/22/2008. This is a queue processor that manages the pipe between a printer and an Internet address: this can be used for port 9100 printing, such as with HP JetDirect cards. Use search key ipspool on Hobbes.

SQLite version 3.6.6.2 has been released as of 11/30/2008. It is an embedded SQL database library. Use search key sqlite on Hobbes.

NOTE:

1. An older version (3.4.2) is available at http://members.pcug.org.au/~andymac/libraries/.

SQLite Browser version 1.3d1 has been released as of 11/24/2008. This is a visual tool used to create, design, and edit database files compatible with SQLite. Use search key sqlitebrowser on Hobbes.

ChatZilla version 0.9.84 has been released as of 11/16/2008. This is the IRC client that comes with the Mozilla suite. It now supports SSL and full Unicode nicknames. Go to http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/chatzilla/.

Privoxy (formerly known as JunkBuster) is now at version 3.0.10 as of 11/24/2008. This is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk. Go to http://www.privoxy.org/.

Samba version 3.0.32 has been released as of 11/28/2008; according to Steve Wendt, it is apparently now called "version 1.0.x for eComStation". Provided are both the Samba server, and a client plugin for the NetDrive filesystem, which supports 64-bit file I/O with NDFS 3.0 or higher. It allows you to mount SMB or CIFS shares on OS/2 without the need of NetBIOS (IBM LAN Manager or IBM Peer). Go to ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/server/. More info on Samba is at http://svn.netlabs.org/samba.

ACDataSeeker version 0.5.0 beta has been released as of 11/27/2008. This is a multi-threaded PM text and file finder, intended as a replacement for PMSEEK.EXE. Use search key acdata on Hobbes.

Bison version 2.4 has been released as of 11/26/2008. This is a general-purpose language parser generator, compatible with YACC. Use search key bison on Hobbes.

GNU m4 version 1.4.12 has been released as of 11/26/2008. This is the GNU macro processor, useful for some development projects. Use search key m4 on Hobbes.

WSiever version 2.41 has been released as of 11/20/2008. This is a web update checker; although the web pages are in Japanese, the program itself is in English. Go to http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/os2/net/se281918.html.

JGraphpad version 6.0.6.0 has been released as of 11/20/2008. This is a Java-based powerful, free diagram editor that allows you to create flowcharts, maps, UML diagrams, and more. Go to http://www.jgraph.com/jgraphpad.html.

More from this month's "Paul Smedley has been busy" file:

• ncFTP version 3.2.2 has been released as of 11/02/2008. This FTP client supports resuming uploads and downloads, tab completion, and some command-line utilities. Go to http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=ncftp.

  NOTES:

  1. You will need the GCC runtime (LIBC063.DLL); for that, go to ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip.
  
  
• MySQL version 5.1.30 has been released as of 11/29/2008. The MySQL database server is the world's most widely-used open-source database. The OS/2 port features named pipes, data replication, databases > 2GB, and more. Go to http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=mysql-5-1.

  NOTES:

  1. You will need the GCC runtime (LIBC063.DLL); for that, go to ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip.
  2. A list of what's new in MySQL 5.1 vs. MySQL 5.0 is at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mysql-nutshell.html.
  3. An older version (5.0.67) is available at http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=mysql-v5.
  
  
• Apache version 2.2.10 has been released as of 11/22/2008. Apache is the premier web server of the Internet. Go to http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=apache2.

  NOTES:

  1. You will need the GCC runtime (LIBC063.DLL); for that, go to ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip.
  
  
• Stunnel version 4.26 has been released as of 09/30/2008. This is a program that allows you to encrypt arbitrary TCP connections inside SSL (Secure Sockets Layer); you can secure non-SSL aware daemons and protocols (such as POP, IMAP, LDAP, etc). Go to http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=stunnel.

  NOTES:

  1. You will need the GCC runtime (LIBC063.DLL); for that, go to ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip.
  2. More info on Stunnel is at http://stunnel.mirt.net/.
  
  

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