Free experienced software for linux

CRUX is a lightweight, i686-optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users.
The primary focus of this distribution is "keep it simple", which is reflected in a simple tar.gz-based package system, BSD-style initscripts, and a relatively small collection of trimmed packages.
The secondary focus is utilization of new Linux features and recent tools and libraries. CRUX also has a ports system which makes it easy to install and upgrade applications.
There are many Linux distributions out there these days, so what makes this distribution any better than the others? Well, its all about taste really. I can give you a hint about my taste, and perhaps we share the same taste, or we dont.
First of all, I want a distribution made with simplicity in mind from beginning to end. Further, I want my packages up-to-date, not the latest bleeding-edge-alpha version, but the latest stable version. I want to easily create new and update old packages (updating a package in CRUX is often just a matter of typing pkgmk -d -u).
I want packages optimized for my processor (think -march=i686). I dont want my filesystem cluttered with files I never use (think /usr/doc/*, etc). If I need more information about a specific program, other than information found on the man-page, Ill find it on the net. And finally, I want to use new features offered by recent Linux kernels (think devfs, reiserfs, ext3fs, etc).
If you are a somewhat experienced Linux user that wants a clean and solid Linux distribution as the foundation of your installation, prefers editing configuration files with an editor to using a GUI, and doesnt hesitate to download and compile programs yourself, then this distribution might suit you well.
Enhancements:
- CRUX 2.3 has been released." Whats new? "CRUX 2.3 includes glibc 2.5 and GCC 4.1.2; the monolithic x11 package has been replaced by the new modular X.Org distribution - as the results of this update, crux.nu now hosts a dedicated xorg ports repository, installed by default; the netkit-base port has been replaced by inetd and iana-etc; by popular request we included iproute2 and iputils in the core collection.

IceWM Control Panel is a full-featured, GTK-based control panel for IceWM. It features an IceWM theme designer, Ice Sound Manager (for sound events), IcePref2, and tools to manage desktop wallpaper, cursors, keys, window options, and more.
IceWM Control Panel has a familiar, Windows-like Control Panel user interface.
Enhancements:
- This release patches bugs that many users of Python 2.3 experienced while attempting to run the applications.
- In addition, this release adds support for the latest changes and features of IceWM versions 1.2.14 and 1.2.15 .
- This release also features Russian translation updates and French Help file additions .

DOOM 3 is a sci-fi horror masterpiece, DOOM 3 is like nothing you have experienced.
id Software has released a new patch for its FPS DOOM 3. This update brings your retail game to v1.3.1 and adds various fixes and improvements, Vista compatibility, and bringing back cross-platform multiplayer compatibility with the Mac.
Minimum System Requierments:
3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX 9.0b compatible 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card and the lateset drivers*.
English verision of Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
Pentium IV 1.5 GHz or Athlon XP 1500+ processoror higher
384MB RAM
8x Speed CD-ROM drive (1200KB/sec sustained transfer rate) and latest drivers
2.2GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows swap file)
100% DirectX 9.0b compatible 16-bit sound card and the latest drivers
100% Windows compatible mouse, keyboard, and latest drivers
DirectX 9.0b (included)
Multiplayer Requierments:
Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported.
Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers
LAN play requires network interface card and latest drivers
Enhancements:
- Tested and improved Vista compatibility
- Fix a potential crash in physics
- Fix an issue with pak downloaded being immediately appended without filesystem restart
- Fixes to DNS lookup, reduced the stalls
- Updated the code to gcc 4.0 compliance, for Mac OSX universal binaries and GNU/Linux x86 binaries
- Threading implementation for Mac and Linux is more compliant with the Win32 behaviours
- Fix Alsa sound backend (Linux)
- Fixes to tty code (Linux)

Ports Tree Explorer (PTE) is a small tool that allows you to navigate through your /usr/ports tree, showing you information about a selected port, tree view, software categories (/usr/ports main dirs) and finally allows you to install a selected port using childs for the installation.
PTE Allows you to monitor background installs and allow you to perform certain operations related to your software ports tree, with a plain and simple GUI requires almost minimum shell interaction.
Newer versions will include CVS updates off the ports, managing/modifying a specific port, see available FLAVORS and finally specify compilation options for this port. Ports Tree Explorer is written in perl/tk and its working (tested) on Open BSD. PTE is free and improvements, adjustments etc. are more than welcomed.
PTE aims to be an easy to use tool. Plain and simple as possible, functional for new users of /usr/ports tree along with experienced users that get bored often.
The scope of this project is to provide an easy way to use/maintain and install programs from your ports tree.
At the current stage, we aim to be usable and all the required functions be implemented and work.
After this goes to a stable release, security enhancements and extra functionality will be added.
Main features:
- Ports Category separation
- Ports Program separation
- Description of Port
- Install selected port
- History of executed commands (Installations)
Enhancements:
- Kill a background install.
- Changed the state of background install from Started to Finished (when the install is actually finished)
- Save history to file.
- Direct output from the fork to the output window.
- Support for other ports, like NetBSD, Free BSD ports.

The G System, often simply called "G", is an effort to create exactly this: simulation of evolution. This is both, a scientific exercise and a virtual reality where many "users" can participate in an ever changing, realistic and ... evolving universe.
G is basically a framework for virtual world simulations. And not only a framework (the "G System") but a virtual reality itself, which will become the application created with the G System.
- Multi-User 3D virtual world experience. The G System provides a 3D virtual reality that can be experienced by many users at the same time. The Users are part of the evolving universe.
- Simulation. The goal of G is to simulate a realistic, dynamic and evolving universe. To allow great flexibility a well designed core system provides the infrastructure for the world. The whole world is made up with elements.
Elements allow for creation of rule systems (like realistic physics, impact of feelings,...) to be applied to elements as well as integration of artificial intelligence (and anything else that is needed) to create evolutionary abilities.
Rule systems are created with "agents". These agents can reach arbitrary complexity and are executed as a thread, thus allowing maximum freedom to the agent design. Users can enter the world and interact with their environment, which ultimately has an impact on the evolution of the virtual universe. Thus, users make up a part of the overall simulation.
Enhancements:
LIBRARIES
G Core System (GCS):
- GCS::GObject does not store the IDs of the children anymore
- GCS::GWorldData can now return a list of children of an element
G World Engine (GWE):
- Bugs fixed concerning connecting to the G Universe
- Mutex deadlocks fixed that prevented the demo to run
- XMPP Presence subscriptions are now handled and in use
- Added new GStorage class wich implements a Qt based database layer, every database supported by Qt is supported by the G System, tested and known to work so far: QSQLITE, QMYSQL3, QPSQL7
- GStorage now used instead of GXmlStorage
- All GXmlNetwork related classes have been removed
- Fixed iterator bug that could cause crashes
- The factory has been adapted to the new database options
BINARIES
guniverseclient:
- Extracted the communication/chat area into a separate widget
- Now differentiates between internal and external contacts in the
- contact list.
- The default configuration file is now in $HOME/.guniverseclient.xml
- This makes it easy to have different configurations for every user
MISC
installer:
- 2 questions less

GSpeakers is a loudspeaker design program designed for the Gnome desktop.

GSpeakers is built using the Gtkmm libraries (C++ wrapper for the Gtk+ libraries http://gtkmm.sf.net).

The reason I started to work on this program was that I could not find any other Gtk/Gnome based loudspeaker design program. The question I had to ask myself was: How can I make it easier to design loudspeakers?

GSpeakers aims to be easy to use but still powerful enough ful the experienced loudspeaker designer.

JourneySat lets you show to your friends and relatives the places youve travelled to. You can combine diary notes, photos and satellite images and embed them into your web site either when youre back home or when youre still on the road.
After writing a diary note and adding the photos of the day, you can find out the exact geographical location of the places youve visited to let your friends see them from a satellite viewpoint, using the images provided by Google Maps TM.
In this way theyll see much more than what can be normally experienced through photos. As a further bonus, you can even specify the locations where you shoot your photos and theyll be marked on the satellite view.
And, well, why limit oneself to documenting travels? You can use JourneySat for anything that you do on the planet Earth.
One more word before directing you to the demo: JourneySat is free software. That means both that it costs no money and that you can modify it as you wish. JourneySat is licensed under the GNU General Public License. Read the terms of the license.
Enhancements:
- Several bugs were fixed in the code and in the documentation.
- The internal API has been completed with the implementation of methods to navigate through and edit the sequences of places and contents.

Harvs Hamshack Hack is a remaster of the KNOPPIX distro for Amateur Radio Operators (Hams).

This project is directed primarily at Amateur Radio enthusiasts (Hams) who have no prior experience with LINUX. Hopefully, experienced LINUX users (perhaps, even a "guru" or two) will give it a spin and offer corrections and suggestions for improvement ... in fact, they are obligated to do so!

The CD contains a complete LINUX-Knoppix operating system and enough software to accomplish the usual tasks we all perform daily from our homes ... web browsing, email, letter writing, etc.

In addition, there is a huge library of programs for our Amateur Radio hobby.

The Hamshack Hack is a "Live CD". As a "Live CD" system, no installation to your machines hard drive is necessary. The whole package will run off the CD by building a "ram disk" in your machines memory. As soon as you re-boot your machine, the LINUX system vaporizes and youll be back with whatever system is installed on your hard drive.

To obtain your very own copy of the "the Hack", you must download the "hamshack.iso" image file and then, using your favorite CD burner (I use K3B on Linux, or Nero on Windows), burn the image to a CD. Pick the "Burn CD Image" option, else youll end up with just another copy of the .iso file. Then, when the smoke clears, youll boot your machine with this new CD.