Free research software for linux

ResearchMaster project has been designed to make working a little easier. Specifically, the application can be either a storage facility for all of your precious, miscellaneous digital information, or for just some of it. The project began as a way for the author to [1] have a centralized library for all the papers and various snippets he collects, and [2] to have some powerful, built-in support for BibTeX, the LaTeX bibliography system ( The LaTeX bibliography system, as described in the Leslie Lamport book. ISBN 0-201-52983-1).
When the application starts up, it creates a virtual filesystem (vfs) from information contained in records. Each record appends itself under at least one folder in the vfs, and the vfs is represented by a tree-widget system of folders and records. The application is divided into folder controls (left) and record controls (right).
Each record is actually a set of three python dictionaries, stored in a flat ascii text file. The three dictionaries correspond to [1] BibTex information corresponding to the record, [2] Meta information (eg. isbn, call number, url, membership) and [3] an endless notes file. When a record is selected from the tree widget, the corresponding three dictionaries are presented in a three-tabbed notebook widget on the right side of the application.
New records are created via a button on the records toolbar. When you create a new record the application pops a filechooser and you are given the opportunity to import a single file. Perhaps the imported file is a pdf copy of a research paper that you dont want to lose. ResearchMaster is a good place to store it. First, the record and the imported file now have each other. Now you can keep a log of your involvement with the file in the notes portion of the record. The Meta portion of the record contains non-BibTex information, such as which folders the record is a member of. The application accesses the records BibTex information whenever the record has membership within the subtree of a particular folder for which a recursive bibliography is being generated.
Heres a typical example: Say you create a folder for some project. Lets say that after six months your folder now has several subtrees of folders and records, all arranged according to the scheme that happened. Now imagine there are twenty records with BibTex information strewn throughout the projects subtree, side-by-side with other records that dont have BibTex information (notes, whatever). By pushing the Create Bibliography button on the left toolbar the application will produce a perfectly formatted BibTex file with all twenty records.
Each record can be made a member of any folder simply by adding the folders path to the membership list in the Meta portion of the record. The tree widget is dynamically constructed by recursively examining a directory tree (corresponding to the folders of the tree-widget) and the membership list contained in each record. This is done so that we only have one physical copy of each record, despite the fact that the record might show up in fifty different places throughout the tree widget.
The file that gets imported with a record can be any file of any format. You can tell ResearchMaster to launch the file as an argument to any external application, based on the filenames suffix (.gif, .avi, .mpg, .mp3). Then, select the record from the tree, push the launch button (on the records toolbar), and voila! The associated application brings up your file. Thats one feature that makes working a little easier.
Enhancements:
- Small correction was needed on line 1140 of ResearchMaster_wxuser.py, where "researchmaster" needed to be "ReseaerchMaster" for preferences initialization.

SARA, the Security Auditors Research Assistant is a third generation network security analysis tool.
Main features:
- Operates under Unix, Linux, MAC OS/X or Windows (through coLinux) OS.
- Supports the FBI/SANS Top 20 Consensus (8 Oct 04).
- Can adapt to many firewalled environments.
- Support remote self scan and API facilities.
- Used for CIS benchmark initiatives
- Plug-in facility for third party apps
- SANS/ISTS Certified
- CVE standards support (20040901)
- Enterprise search module
- Standalone or daemon mode
- Free-use open SATAN oriented license
- Updated twice a month (we try)
- User extension support
- Based on the SATAN model
The first generation assistant, the Security Administrators Tool for Analyzing Networks (SATAN) was developed in early 1995. It became the benchmark for network security analysis for several years. However, few updates were provided and the tool slowly became obsolete in the growing threat environment.
Enhancements:
- Extensive new features, new tests, and new database connectors.
- Many bugfixes and cleanups were made.

Celebrity Search allows you to search movie starts - actors, actresses and directors, musical performers and so on.

Highlight a name of a celebrity on a web page, right click it with the mouse, and choose Search Celebrity menu item to see the info about the celebrity in a separate tab.

You can search movie starts - actors, actresses and directors, musical performers, supermodels, politicians, prominent businessmen, other publicly known people. Nice research tool.

QCADesigner is the product of an ongoing research effort at the University of Calgary ATIPS Laboratory to create a design and simulation tool for Quantum Dot Cellular Automata (QCA). This tool is still under development and is provided free of cost to the research community "as is".
QCA is an emerging nanotechnology concept for the realization of a computer built with arrays of nano-scale QCA cells. These QCA cells are capable of performing all complex computational functions required for general-purpose computation.
QCA has been listed as one of the six emerging nanotechnologies with applications in future computers by the International Technology Roadmap For Semiconductors (ITRS). QCADesigner facilitates rapid design, layout and simulation of QCA circuits by providing powerful CAD features available in more complex circuit design tools.
Main features:
- Intuitive CAD-like user interface
- Easy drag-and-drop circuit design
- Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) printing
- Support for multiple layers (for signal crossover)
- Multilingual support (de hu ro fr - so far)
Enhancements:
- This is a minor bugfix release featuring an improved layer mapping dialog.
- However, the most important change is on the Windows front: The Windows version of QCADesigner now uses the Gaim version of the GTK+ Runtime Environment.
- The new version allows you to upgrade from the dropline.net version of GTK+.

IOSN Live CD is an bootable CD that boots into a usable and fully featured Linux Desktop.

In addition to standard FOSS productivity and multimedia applications, it is bundled with a User Guide to Using the Linux Desktop in print and multimedia formats as well as several IOSN Free/Open Source Software Primers.

IOSN comes from International Open Source Network.

Wb is an remote conferencing application for shared drawing developed by the Network Research Group of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Pre-compiled binaries are available on ftp. Wb-related questions and feedback are welcome and can be sent to the developers via wb@ee.lbl.gov.