Free tech support software for linux

LW Support project is a C++ support library for Linux.
Although it has gone through many iterations of design and goal, LW Support is designed to expose C library functionality in an object-oriented manner (for example, by providing classes for POSIX I/O).
In fact, one of its main features is the I/O hierarchy it uses -- objects such as TCP sockets and serial ports share the same base class.
Enhancements:
Major changes:
- IOListen and IOCallback, deprecated for a long time, have now been completely removed.
- The build system has been upgraded.
- Documentation is now packaged separately.
All changes:
- IOListen and IOCallback, which were deprecated, have been removed. The corresponding interface from NetServer was also removed. The I/O loopback example which used these was removed.
- The build system has been upgraded. It now has proper support for shared library naming semantics and an improved pkg-config script.
- A dependency on libutf8++ has been introduced. Over time, the built-in string conversion routines will be deprecated in favour of libutf8++.
- Minor build fixes which came to light with a new compiler/64-bit architecture.
- Pre-built documentation is no longer included in the source tarball, but is available separately.

The UbuntuLiveChatSupport aims to provide an interface to communicate to other ubuntu users with the same language & location, as well as to connect to the official ubuntu channel in Freenode.org. Ubuntu Live Chat Support also aims to get live chat support from ubuntu users right into the desktop menu, via "System > Help > Live Chat Support".
Rationale
People who dont speak english and want local support in their language will face a challenge to gain help in existing documentations, specially when there are just a few documentations for their language. But if they speak to someone that can understand their language, they can talk to an experienced user to provide them with answers. It might as well be positive, because there might be a good chance that they will collaborate on translation of documentations and software for their language, as well as contributing to the Ubuntu work.
Another problem with the current way of getting help in Ubuntu requires the user to read and browse documentations, but what most users really want is getting the right answers to the questions straight. Browsing and reading documentations sometimes require one to research on a particular problem. But to get the right answer from an experience user is the most easiest way.
Scope
This will use Gaim as an IRC client, but will not alter the main Gaim configurations. It will add the IRC channels defined in InternetRelayChat in Gaim buddy list, namely, Localized Channels, Support Channels, and Team Collaboration Channels.
Enhancements:
- Change the name "Auto-Join Default" to "Default"
- Overhaul the Local Channel names
- A new channel will be autojoined based on language.
- Added the language to "Local Languages" group
- Change the name of "Local Ubuntu Channels" to "Local Channels"
- UI improvements, in Nick registration, add a "Passwords do not match" warning.
- Impliment a settings in login page to choose from 2 different layout, the default top channels tab and alternative left channels tab. The static xchat-gnome look is removed.
- Add a new checkbox for privacy, when registration.
- Impliment registration privacy when the checkbox is toggled.

Tech Mon Lte is a TechMon variation with no frames, Default font used in theme is Bitstream Vera Sans, make sure you have this font.

This version works best on a darker background, please let me know if you need any variations for lighter wallpaper.

As always, any issues, report back here.

KVaio sony_acpi support is a patch for kdeutils 3.5.6 to get very hacky support for brightness selection on Sony Vaio Laptops using the sony_acpi module as well as a working eject button on VGN-TX models.

Further information on sony_acpi: http://www.popies.net/sonypi/index.html

KDesktop transparency support is a KDE patch that adds support for real transparency to kdesktop. It adds two new composite manager related features. To activate the features kdesktop has to be started with the "--bg-transparency" option.

The first one allows you to change the opacity of the background image. This works currently with the beryl transparent cube and will also work with compiz once the transparent cube gets applied. To activate the feature add the following to your kdesktoprc:

[Background Common]
BackgroundOpacity=90 (0 = fully transparent / 100 = opaque)

The second feature allows compiz (and later maybe other composite managers) to tell kdesktop not to paint the background image ("_COMPIZ_WALLPAPER_SUPPORTED" x atom). In this case compiz is able to paint a viewport dependent background or to make it even animated. This feature looks for changes to the x atom, so that kdesktop will automatically switch back to normal background if kwin gets started or compiz stops to render the wallpaper.

This patch is against the current kde3 svn.

Gaim Video and Voice Support is a friendly fork of the gaim project to concentrate on video and voice support, which will eventually be backported.

System Monitor Theme that started out as a High-Tech one, then devolved into this low-tech broken typewriter version.

I love the chaotic nature of it.

This is my 1st theme, please critique!