Noticias de OS/2 y eComStation

From: Roger Henson (javaos2DESPAM@DESPAMattglobal.net)

Url:  http://www.os2world.com/java/

Here are the latest updates:
Limewire ------> Updated version to 4.12.11
Phex ------> Added note the new version 3.0 requires Java 1.5
JExpress ------> Updated version to 7.0.3
Mindterm ------> Updated version to 3.1.1
SmartCVS ------> Revised link and added jre 1.4.1 requirement
SmartSVN ------> Revised link and updated version to 2.1.2
SmartSVN ------> Updated version to 2.1.3
SmartSynchronize ------> Added to the page
AlbumGrabber ------> Updated version to 0.80
C.a.R ------> Updated version to 5.2 beta and revised link
C.a.R ------> Updated version to 5.2
JIBS ------> Updated version to 1.8.3
JUMP ------> Added to OS/2 Java Corner
Panoply ------> Updated version to 2.1.4
jOggPlayer ------> Updated to version 1.1.4
Active Region Explorer ------> Removed from the page. Author has discontinued the program.
Night Vision ------> Updated version to 1.3
Borg ------> Updated version to 1.6
JMoney ------> Removed newest version because 0.4.4 is last OS/2 compatible version
JSword Bible Desktop ------> Added to OS/2 Java Corner
MoneyDance ------> Updated version to 2007 (build 562)
PANDA ------> Added to the page
Pauker ------> Updated version to 1.7.3

Thank you for sending information about your Java applications.

Roger

From: Paul Smedley <paulDESPAM@DESPAMsmedley.info>

Hi All,

"PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML."

PHP v5.2.0 beta 2 is now available from http://smedley.info/os2ports

This fixes some major problems with relative vs absolute paths that were introduced in PHP 5.2.0

Thanks to those who reported the problems.

Cheers,

Paul.

Serenity Systems International se complace en anunciar la disponibilidad de la Release Candidate 1 de OpenOffice.org 2.0 para eComStation y OS/2.

Esta versión está basada en la versión 2.0.4 del código de OpenOffice.org.

Release Candidate 1 está disponible para la descarga inmediata en los  idiomas Inglés, Alemán, Español, Francés, Ruso, y Holandés, para todos los clientes con un Support Agreement for OpenOffice.org para eComStation e IBM OS/2, disponible a través del área de descarga de Mensys Online Shop.

** Notas **

- Please make sure to read the included READ1ST.TXT document, which includes hints on installation and a list of known issues.

- Installation takes around 300 MB of drivespace, plus an additional 40 MB per installed language.

- Innotek FontEngine is now fully supported, which provides improved fontrendering.

- It is advised to use TrueType fonts (TTF) over Type1 fonts (eCS default) as they render better with the Fontengine.

- no eComStation or OS/2 specific enhancements are available in this   beta
yet.

- UniClip is required to complete installation. You can get it from Hobbes:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=UClip

- Support for clipboard bitmap formats and unicode text.

- Support for mouse wheel.

- Numerous fixes have been implemented. For more details, please read READ1ST.TXT

** Planned enhancements **

  1) bidi & dbcs font support (depends on demand)
  2) WPS support
  3) native GUI controls
  4) support SANE for scanners.

Support for the following items is not planned:

  1) Java support
  2) Mozilla support


** More information **

More information on OpenOffice.org can be found at:
http://www.openoffice.org/


** User Support **

soporte específico para la versión eComStation y OS/2 puede obtnerse mediante el sistema de tickets: http://www.ecomstation.com/support/ooo2/

Un newsgroup está disponible para el soporte de la comunidad de usuarios en:

news://news.ecomstation.com/ecomstation.support.openoffice
o
http://news.ecomstation.com/thread.php?group=ecomstation.support.openoffice


** Enjoy! **

Saludos,

Serenity Systems International

From: Joachim Benjamins <joachimDESPAM@DESPAMmensys.nl>

A clarification with regard to the 'active Support Agreement' is called for:

"OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 for eComStation and OS/2 is available to all customers with an active OpenOffice.org Support Agreement."

The initial duration of the agreement was 12 months, however, since the GA version of OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 has not been released before the first Support Agreements expired, the duration of the agreement has been extended to match the releasedate of OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 for eComStation and OS/2 GA.

People who already purchased a Support Agreement Renewal will have the date on which that agreement start 'reset' to the releasedate of the GA version.

After the 2.0.4 release, the next available verion of OpenOffice.org for eComStation and OS/2 will be based on the official 2.2 release. Customers with an active Support Agreement at that time will be able to download and beta-test this new version.

Hope this clarifies some of the questions that were raised by the recent expiring Support Agreements.

Best regards,

Serenity Systems International & Mensys BV

From: Paul Smedley <paulDESPAM@DESPAMsmedley.info>

¡Hola a todos!,

Acabo de subir un binario de bzip2 v1.0.4 a mi web http://smedley.info/os2ports

¿Qué es bzip2?

bzip2 es un compresor libremente disponible, libre de patentes y de alta calidad. Típicamente comprime archivos entre el 10% al 15% de las mejores técnicas disponibles (la familia PPM de compresores estadísiticos), manteniéndose cerca del doble de rápido en la compresión y seis veces más rápido en la descompresión.

La versión actual es 1.0.4, publicada el 20 de Diciembre 2006.
Why would I want to use it?

     * Because it compresses well. So it packs more stuff into your overfull disk drives, distribution CDs, backup tapes, Zip disks, etc.
And/or it reduces your phone bills, customer download times, long distance network traffic, etc. It's not the world's fastest compressor, but it's still fast enough to be very useful.
     * Because it's open-source (BSD-style license), and, as far as I know, patent-free. (To the best of my knowledge. I can't afford to do a full patent search, so I can't guarantee this. Caveat emptor). So you can use it for whatever you like. Naturally, the source code is part of the distribution.
     * Because it supports (limited) recovery from media errors. If you are trying to restore compressed data from a backup tape or disk, and that data contains some errors, bzip2 may still be able to decompress those parts of the file which are undamaged.
     * Because you already know how to use it. bzip2's command line flags are similar to those of GNU Gzip, so if you know how to use gzip, you know how to use bzip2.
     * Because it's very portable. It should run on any 32 or 64-bit machine with an ANSI C compiler. The distribution should compile unmodified on Unix and Win32 systems. Earlier versions have been ported with little difficulty to a large number of weird and wonderful systems.
     * Because (by now, late 2006) everybody else uses it too.


Any feedback is appreciated to paulDESPAM@DESPAMsmedley.info

Cheers,

Paul