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| 19.12.2006 |
| eCo Software newsletter, week 51 (from http://www.os2news.com) |
| The fourth quarter is the most strenuous. Seems that we survived it. Large projects were debugged, new utilities created. We presented our solutions at Warpstock Europe 2006 -- http://www.warpstock.net/wse2006/agenda_ses.html (7 appearances) and the main goal today is withstand users pressure. eCo Software laboratory (aka #ecolabs) * eCo Software is testing 'engineering sample' Intel motherboards with EFI 'INTEL DG965RYC'. * Other research projects -- http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft/?action=research Warpstock Europe 2006 The presentations were prepared by large group of developers and consultants from other teams. * Developers of native eComStation software vote for evolutionary way of the operating system development. The main idea of the Evolutionary Sprint (aka ES-Way): 'Let's create more original software for eCS users, then promote it on other markets to attract new users'. Read the introduction to ES-way: 'Community perspectives' -- http://ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php?id=148 * 'eComStation is ready for modern notebooks and desktops' - report about current status of ACPI subsystem. Thanks to ACPI, we can use modern Core 2 Duo, AMD X2 notebooks and desktops, setup IRQs, control power consumption. The secret purpose of ACPI driver is reanimate sleepy developers of device drivers, they are updating own drivers for compatilbity with new generation of eComStation. * 'Modern eComStation Desktop' - we demonstrated new WorkPlace Shell extenders and applications which bring life to the desktop (eSchemes, eSchemes Deluxe, Personal Cards Manager, Central Remote Control, USB Dock, etc) Disk utilities Download repacked JUne -- http://ecomstation.ru/june (contains updated translations: Italian, Danish, etc) JRescuer (JUne) best-seller is aimed to unerase files from JFS volume, recover files from damaged JFS volume. Read more about modern features of JFS.IFS for eComStation: http://en.ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php?id=139 USB applications USB Dock 1.7 is released. Whatsnew: more NLS resources, more devices added to database. Screenshot: USB Dock: http://ecomstation.ru/projects/usbtools/pic/USBDock-20061219b.png Internet utilities * General network utilities were updated -- http://ecomstation.ru/gnu GNU are aimed to collect TCP/IP information, diagnose and solve network problems, optimize IP settings for your computer. Whatsnew: improvements in user interface and functionality; new utilities are included! * We have ported OpenVPN to eComStation -- http://openvpn.net OpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN solution which can accomodate a wide range of configurations, including remote access, site-to-site VPNs, WiFi security, and enterprise-scale remote access solutions with load balancing, failover, and fine-grained access-controls. Download beta from hobbes -- http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=openvpn&pushbutton=Search * We released PM Downloader version 1.0 some weeks ago http://eros2.by.ru/pmdownloader_en.shtml all users like this http/ftp/https retriever! Whatsnew: http://eros2.by.ru/pmdownloader_en.shtml#news WorkPlace Shell extenders * eSchemes 1.37 is uploaded to eComStation betazone -- http://betazone.ecomstation.nl We continue to improve the editor. eSchemes FAQ is updated -- http://ecomstation.ru/projects/eschemes/?action=faq Download fresh schemes from our site -- http://ecomstation.ru/eschemes * Personal Cards Manager (Address book integrated to desktop), is updated again, download the latest beta -- http://ecomstation.ru/pcm Whatsnew: fixes to improve usability. * eSchemes Deluxe 3.1. Download it now http://ecomstation.ru/projects/eschemes/download/eschemes-deluxe-3-1-20061019.zip Whatsnew: Added support of eWPS/XWP status bar, Added support of systems older eCS 1.2 (CWMM Classes need to be installed) ACPI drivers To accelerate the final stage of ACPI development, we invite testers to ecolabs irc-channel: irc://irc.ecomstation.com/ecolabs The testing may require 30 minutes or 1 month x 2 hours per day. * ACPI 2.15 was released. Please read all documentation and FAQs again. There are many notes for users which want run eComStation on multiprocessor computers. Now you can run SMP machine with SATA controller without extra efforts (simply enable snooper with default acpi.cfg, acpi.psd /SMP), Whatsnew: Multiprocessor Dell notebooks are working with ACPI now, fixes for embedded controller support, throttling, OEMHLP$ driver (i.e. the development of eComStation kernel continues) * New APM.ADD (1.7) Whatsnew: fixed external battery call, Check brightness control and other events, acpidaemon fixes. * New ACPI snooper (2.15) You need it if running Core 2 Duo in APIC mode or if you want manage IRQs. ACPI is available via eComStation beta-zone -- http://betazone.ecomstation.nl Multimedia applic -> comments: 0 [ Version for printing ] [ Send via eMail ] |
| 18.12.2006 |
| eComStation 1.2R and 2.0Beta Preloads (from http://www.os2news.com) |
| Curtis Systems Software P.C., http://www.curtisSystemsSoftware.com Dec 17, 2006, announces preLoaded systems NOW wtih your favorite operating system, eComStation 1.2R, on quality hardware, with other key software installed, and also installing optional ecs 2.0Beta on a separate partition. submitted by paul curtis -> comments: 0 [ Version for printing ] [ Send via eMail ] |
| 13.12.2006 |
| Call for Warpstock 2007 Bids (from http://www.os2news.com) |
| The Board of Directors of Warpstock Corporation is now accepting bids from groups or individuals wishing to host Warpstock 2007. The Board of Directors of Warpstock Corporation is now accepting bids from groups or individuals wishing to host Warpstock 2007. The challenge for the Warpstock Board is to be able to announce the location of Warpstock 2007 in the not too distant future. Teams wishing to bid on hosting Warpstock 2007 should submit a letter of their intent to host this event to: bids AT warpstock DOT org. This letter of intent should contain a list of the individuals involved, the city or area in which the event would be held, and the suggested time of year for the event. The letter of intent may contain any additional information about the proposed bid that the team wishes to share. It should also include the benefits of holding the event in their suggested location. This letter does not need to be in great detail about the proposed event, but rather, a commitment from the group about entering into the bid process. The Board of Directors will remain in close contact with the Teams throughout the entire bid process, including final site selection. The Board of Directors contains a number of past Event Team members and will be available to provide support for any group wishing to submit a proposal. Now is the time to start! Let's make Warpstock 2007 the best Warpstock yet! Warpstock Corporation is a Virginia corporation. The Warpstock annual conference is a gathering of OS/2 users, developers, and vendors from around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. More information is available at the Warpstock web site: http://www.warpstock.org -> comments: 0 [ Version for printing ] [ Send via eMail ] |
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