Free e publishing software for linux

DocBook to LaTeX/ConTeXt Publishing project is splitted in two instances working on the same principles. Both instances are intended to produce DVI, PostScript, PDF documents from DocBook SGML or XML sources, by converting first to a high level set of TeX macros.

Even if close, each instance is provided as an independent package and works alone. The available instances are:

dblatex

Publishing is done by using LaTeX.

dbcontext

Publishing is done by using ConTeXt.

Atom Publishing Protocol framework for Rubys goal is to make adopting Atom Publishing Protocol(APP) support in web applications as easy as it can be. This is to be reached by implementing a framework that handles the protocol-level duties for the programmer, while not making any requirements for the site design. Details of the project are laid down in a roadmap.

The way that this framework realizes this functionality is by implementing a base class for each back-end. At the moment there is only one back-end, for Ruby on Rails. The base classes then expect that the users application responds to a certain interface that makes the content information storing the responsibility of the application.

While implementing the framework Im going to follow two principles, simplicity and generality. Simplicity in that sense that the framework only does what it needs to do, nothing else, thus staying out of the way of the developer, laying down as few constraints on the application as possible.

Generality principle follows on the same track. As the overhead from using the framework is in the minimum, the field of application gets wider. From technical point of view the generality will be helped by multiple back-ends that enable the use of framework in many different environments.

The APP is currently an Internet-Draft and hence most likely will change in near future. For this, it is better to keep the framework as simple as possible so that it can be refactored with minimum effort.

The work for this project is freely available(MIT licensed) from this website. I am writing this framework as a part of my final thesis at the Tampere University of Technology, Finland.

Squishdot project is a Slashdot-like weblog application based on Zope.
SquishDot is a web-based news publishing and discussion product for the
Z Object Publishing Environment (ZOPE). It allows you to build a web-based
news site along with the capability to handle threaded discussions with
a minimum of configuration and day-to-day management.
Enhancements:
- Extensive bugfixes and documentation updates.

Debarchiver is a tool to sort debian packages in a automated way so that you can publish debian packages in a easy way.
Main features:
- Sort debian packages in the "potato" way.
- Generates the Packages and Sources files.
- Prepared for web publishing.
The idea is to make a simpler version of the Debian katie software that is useable by system administrators and software publishers. Of course you should try to get your software in the Debian distribution but sometimes that is not possible or even good.
Debarchiver is licensed under GPL.
Enhancements:
- Allows for signed release files (currently only ones without a password).

Thingamablog is a cross-platform, standalone blogging application that makes authoring and publishing your weblogs almost effortless.
Unlike most blogging solutions, Thingamablog does NOT require a third-party blogging host, a cgi/php enabled web host, or a MySQL database.
In fact, all you need to setup, and manage, a blog with Thingamablog is FTP, SFTP, or network access to a web server.
Main features:
- Set up a blog in minutes via an intuitive wizard
- Maintain multiple blogs
- Effortlessly manage thousands of entries
- Dynamically update blog content
- Write entries offline (Dialup users)
- Publish your blog with a single click
- Read news with an integrated feed reader
- Make posts from your favorite feeds
- Create a unique layout with customizable templates
- Import entries from RSS/Atom feeds
- Set up flexible archiving options
- Organize your entries by category or date
- Save entries as drafts
- Define your own custom template tags
- Syndicate your blog via an RSS or Atom feed
- Ping services like weblogs.com, BlogRolling, and Blo.gs
- And much more...

Absolut Engine is a news publishing system. It features three-layer access (admin/chief/editor), article posting, editing, and deleting. Absolut Engine includes a powerful image managing tool, a file manager, and a related articles manager.

Rich text editing is provided via a built-in WYSIWYG editor that produces XHTML 1.0 Strict-compliant code. Absolut Engine is easy to extend via module functionality. The provided modules include Discussions, Surveys, RSS Feed, Search Engine Optimization (static/clean URLs), and a message system for better communication between users.

Absolut Engine produces Web-standards-compliant valid and accessible XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS semantically-correct code.

iScholar project is a content-neutral authoring and publishing system that can be used to write on-line or paper & pen exams and course pages on virtually any topic.
iScholar is ideally suited to deliver or supplement the courses and curriculum of
- Professional Training Programs
- Corporate Training Programs
- Distance Education and Continuing Education
- University Courses
- Grade School or High School Classes
Main features:
Standard Features
- WYSIWYG interface for creating and editing exams
- Print feature lets you print pen & paper versions of on-line exams
Supports many question types including:
- multiple choice, multiple answer, true/false, drop-down
- Fill in the blank, Essay, Number Check, Range Check,
- Expression Check, Function Check
Other Features
- Automated marking
- Hints & Hint Penalties
- Multiple Attempts & Attempt penalties
- Timed Exams
- Test and Exam Certifications
- Questions can include images and audio/video elements.
- Question content can be written in HTML, LaTeX (for equations and math symbols) or plain Text
- Grouping of exams and course pages into modules with prerequisites and anti-requisites