Mandriva Linux 2007 is the ultimate version of Mandriva Linux. It is the fruit of the convergence of three technologies: Mandriva, Conectiva and Lycoris.

Mandriva Linux 2007 is also more easy-to-use, more user-friendly and more powerful. It is ideal for the needs of all customers, from the beginner to the SOHO user.

Whats New in 2007.1 Stable Release:

· Mandriva is proud to announce the release of its brand new distribution that provides up-to-date and freshly released open source software: Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring. Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring integrates the latest innovations in the fields of office suite applications, Internet, multimedia and virtualization technologies. Not only does Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring bring to users the most advanced Linux operating system, it also includes some very special new features: WengoPhone, Google Picasa and Google Earth, Drakvirt...

Whats New in 2008 Beta 1 Development Release:

· The first beta of Mandriva Linux 2008, code-named Cassini, is now available. This beta is available only as a 3-CD Free edition (containing no non-free software or drivers) for the x86-32 architecture, with a traditional installer. Future betas will be available in One live / install CD hybrid editions with proprietary drivers, and in x86-64 variants." Whats new? " Default NTFS write support; AppArmor; modular IDE drivers; new devicescape wireless stack; Compiz Fusion replaces Beryl; Linux kernel 2.6.22, GNOME 2.19, KDE 3.5.7 and 4 preview, Xfce 4.4.1....

The IBiz E-Payment Integrator provides a way to add secure and reliable Internet payment processing to your applications.

The product contains libraries and PHP extensions for credit card and electronic check (ACH) processing via major Internet payment gateways (more than 50 gateways supported including Authorize.net, IBill, LinkPoint, etc.).

It includes source code for compilation on various Unix platforms, a framework for Objective-C (Cocoa) Mac OS X development, native PHP extensions, and more.

Here are some key features of "IBiz E Payment Integrator":

Credit Card & eCheck Components

· Components for Credit Card processing and e-Checks included in a comprehensive, e-commerce suite

128-bit Strong SSL Security

· Built on top of the IP*Works! SSL secure communications framework - trusted by thousands of secure applications worldwide.

Outstanding Support

· Backed by a decade of professional technical support. Unlimited free Email support or paid Premium Support options.

All Major Internet Gateways

· A single easy-to-use interface for transaction processing with any Major Internet Payment Gateway.

High Volume Processing

· The components are built using a highly efficient asynchronous socket architecture for blazing performance.

Other Features

· AVS Support, Pre-authorization validity checks, No External Dependencies, Royalty free licensing options, and more!

Whats New in This Release:

· More than 50 gateways are now supported.

Create Your Own Adventure project is an interactive adventure in which the users themselves write the adventure. When the user reaches the end of the adventure, the user will be given the option to continue writing the next part of the adventure.

The user can upload a picture (in any format supported by Web browsers) and define how many choices the player will have. Its possible to connect choices to other parts of the story simply by selecting the chapter number from the dropdown list next to the choice.

JExpress Professional lets you create multiplatform, multilingual installers and auto-updaters. An easy-to-use Swing interface lets you design your installers quickly without requiring any programming.

You can build a single installer for multiple products or install types. JExpress Professional allows you to efficiently customize your installers using Java. JExpress Professional goes beyond just building Java installations; it can also select the exact classes your Java app uses, build your directory tree, and produce JAR files.

JExpress Professional can even use a sophisticated algorithm to upload your software to your Web site without user intervention. It can create native installers for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Solaris that install the JVM if it isnt already installed.

JExpress Professional goes way beyond just building installers and updaters. It can also select the exact classes your Java app or applet uses, build your directory tree, and produce JAR files.

And, you can customize your installers and updaters using Java. JExpress Professional can even use its sophisticated algorithm to upload your software to your website without user intervention.

Whats New in This Release:

· Customers that offer a trial version of their software can now create a customized uninstaller that sends feedback if a prospect decides to remove the product.

ICS::Simple is a simple interface to CyberSource ICS2.

SYNOPSIS

Here is some basic code. Hopefully Ill come back through soon to document it properly.

use ICS::Simple;

my $ics = ICS::Simple->new(
ICSPath => /opt/ics,
MerchantId => v0123456789, # CyberSource supplies this number to you
Mode => test,
Currency => USD,
Grammar => UpperCamel, # defaults to raw ICS responses, so you might want to set this
#ErrorsTo => all-errors@some.fun.place.com,
CriticalErrorsTo => only-critical-errors@some.fun.place.com,
);

my $request = {
OrderId => order19857219,
FirstName => Fred,
LastName => Smith,
Email => fred.smith@buyer-of-stuff.com,
CardNumber => 4111111111111111,
CardCVV => 123,
CardExpYear => 2008,
CardExpMonth => 12,
BillingAddress => 123 Main St,
BillingCity => Olympia,
BillingRegion => WA,
BillingPostalCode => 98501,
BillingCountryCode => US,
ShippingAddress1 => 6789 Industrial Pl,
ShippingAddress2 => Floor 83, Room 11415,
ShippingCity => Olympia,
ShippingRegion => WA,
ShippingPostalCode => 98506,
ShippingCountryCode => US,
ShippingFee => 25.05,
HandlingFee => 5.00,
Items => [
{ Description => Mega Lizard Monster RC,
Price => 25.00,
SKU => prod15185 },
{ Description => Super Racer Parts Kit,
Price => 15.30,
SKU => prod23523 },
{ Description => Uber Space Jacket,
Price => 72.24,
SKU => prod18718 },
],
};

my $response = $ics->requestBill($request);

if ($response->{success}) {
print "Woo! Success!n";
$response = $response->{response};
print "Thanks for your payment of $$response->{BillAmount}.n";
}
else {
print "Boo! Failure!n";
print "Error: $response->{error}->{description}n";
}

GNOME is an international effort to build a complete desktop environment the graphical user interface which sits on top of a computer operating system entirely from free software. This goal includes creating software development frameworks, selecting application software for the desktop, and working on the programs which manage application launching, file handling, and window and task management.

GNOME is part of the GNU Project and can be used with various Unix-like operating systems, most notably Linux, and as part of Java Desktop System in Solaris.

The name originally stood for GNU Network Object Model Environment, though this acronym is deprecated. The GNOME project puts heavy emphasis on simplicity, usability, and making things “just work”.

Instructions:

• Right click on your desktop and select Change Desktop Background
• Click on the first tab: Theme
• Drag and drop the themes archive in the Appearance Preferences window.
• If everything is OK, you will receive a confirmation message and you can activate the theme just by clicking on it.
  

Enhancements: Mar 3 2008

• Added new mime and device icons
  

Requirements:

• GNOME

QSClient is a system-independent client application to access over 25 internet-services.

It ́s currently available for windows and unix systems and fits perfectly into the desktop or shell environment. The main reason for writing this application was the fact that there is no real standard to start internet tasks like a remote desktop connection, ssh sessions or just web logins.

Everything depends on the system: Somtimes you find a rdp client here, or download a ssh client from there. Or just think about pptp-connections: how many posts do you find on the internet, where the normal user surrenders by such a simple task like setting up a pptp connection.

The QSClient will be the perfect solution for all of this problems. Just download and install, put the connection information into a qsc file and click on it - Everything will be done within a blink of your eyes. The QSClient auto-installer has all the missing tools and clients you need and puts them together into a common framework.

Here are some key features of "QSClient":

· Automatic installation (selfextracting archive)
· Small size (Linux: 1,2 MB, Windows 2,2 MB)
· Installable to e.g an USB/Stick
· All client applications included
· Taskbar/Traymenu to easy access all functions
· Uniform client GUI on all systems
· SSH-Keygen SSH Keyimport GUI
· Remote Server control GUI for init.d
· Usable in script files like .sh and .bat
· QSC-Files (Double-click and the Connection will be established)
· Protocol-Handles: All protocols accessible from Web browser

Whats New in This Release:

· directrly connect on ras-qsc-file
· modem-connections (using kppp)
· Network Menu
· porta-inst - fixed
· fix dircolors for busybox
· Added SSH-Key Export gui
· Added netcat binary

IzPack is an installers generator for the Java platform. IzPack project produces lightweight installers that can be run on any operating system where a Java virtual machine is available.

Depending on the operating system, it can be launched by a double-click or a simple java -jar installer.jar on a shell. The most common use is to distribute applications for the Java platform, but you can also use it for other kinds of projects.

The main benefit of IzPack is that it provides a clean and unique way of distributing a project to users using different operating systems.

A big care has been put in making IzPack as small as possible in order to reduce the weight of IzPack itself in the final installer archive. Also, IzPack has been designed around modularity and flexibility.

As a consequence, you are able to specify how your installer should be by selecting the panels that you want to show to the final user. Sometimes there are even several panels for the same usage so that you can pick the one that suits the best your needs.

If ever you dont find your way through the available panels, you can still develop your own ones with the nice and easy IzPack API. Theres even an embedded XML parser !

Here are some key features of "IzPack":

· XML-based installer descriptors
· Uses the maximum Jar archives compression level
· Jakarta Ant integration
· Great flexibility and modularity, it is very easy to extend IzPack
· No native code is required, but you can extend IzPack with native code
· Shortcuts creation system
· Flexible and powerful user input panel
· Automatic uninstaller creation
· Easy localization with XML langpacks: 16 langpacks are provided by default
· Variable substitution system
· OS-specific scripts interaction

Whats New in This Release:

· This is a normal maintenance release containing various bugfixes and translation updates.
· Vista/Java 6 compatibility has been enhanced.

web-nsupdate is a web-based dynamic DNS update utility.

The web-nsupdate package provides a simple, web-based facility for clients to send dynamic DNS updates. Clients are typically DHCP hosts, such as a Linux system acting as a gateway for residential broadband service.

The client sends a simple web request (such as with the wget(1) or lynx(1) commands) to the web-nsupdate service to register their host request.

This package has been tested on a server with the following Debian packages:

* bind9 (ver 9.2.4-1)
* apache2 (ver 2.0.54-5)
* php4 (ver 4.3.10-16)

BE ADVISED: Its a pain in the butt to configure BIND to do dynamic DNS. You are going to need to do that to make "web-nsupdate" work. These instructions describe that process, so follow carefully. I *strongly* urge you to review the dnssec-keygen(8) and nsupdate(8) man pages first, so you can get some idea of what we are trying to accomplish.

Installation Instructions:

1. Copy the "web-nsupdate" files to a location such as
"/usr/local/lib/web-nsupdate". It is OK to install somewhere else,
just adjust the following directions accordingly.

2. Generate a TSIG key that "web-nsupdate" will use to authenticate
itself to the DNS server.

SECURE THIS KEY! Do not leave readable copies around. This key can
be used to make changes to DNS records managed by "web-nsupdate".

Here are the steps to generate the key:

cd /usr/local/lib/web-nsupdate
/usr/sbin/dnssec-keygen -a HMAC-MD5 -b 512 -n HOST web-nsupdate
chmod 440 Kweb-nsupdate*
# Below, adjust "www-data" to the GID your web server runs under.
chgrp www-data Kweb-nsupdate*

3. Setup the "web-nsupdate" definitions file, starting with the provided
sample. This file needs to be secured, to protect the client passwords
from being revealed.

cd /usr/local/lib/web-nsupdate
cp nsupdate-defs.php.sample nsupdate-defs.php
chmod 640 nsupdate-defs.php
# Below, adjust "www-data" to the GID your web server runs under.
chgrp www-data nsupdate-defs.php
vi nsupdate-defs.php

4. Verify that "nsupdate.php" has the correct path to the "nsupdate-defs.php"
file.

vi nsupdate.php
# Check the require_once() statement near the top.

5. Symlink the update script into your web site.

# Below, adjust "/var/www/nsupdate.php" to a location in your web server.
ln -s /usr/local/lib/web-nsupdate/nsupdate.php /var/www/nsupdate.php

At this point, the "web-nsupdate" front-end is configured. Now to
configure the nameserver back-end.

6. Assuming you dont already have a place for nameserver keys, create
a new file called "named.keys" that contains the TSIG key that
"web-nsupdate" will use. The file will look something like:

key web-nsupdate {
algorithm HMAC-MD5;
secret "jzzoMR4ocgZGq5pQho2Pr5r9DDHT4lWK8QO09cpvVtpvHqaUdzktBs1DHCslpPR8PwXU3ni8zjST/5FxEwg44Q==";
};

Replace the "secret" value show above with the key in the
"Kweb-nsupdate.+157+nnnnn.private" file you generated in step 2.

7. Install the "named.keys" file to the directory where your "named.conf"
resides. This file needs to be secured, to protect your namesever
from unauthorized updates.

If your "named.conf" directory is "/etc/bind", do:

# Below, adjust /etc/bind to directory where named.conf lives.
mv named.keys /etc/bind/named.keys
chmod 400 /etc/bind/named.keys
# Below, adjust "bind:bind" to the UID:GID your nameserver runs under.
chown bind:bind /etc/bind/named.keys

8. Add a line to your "named.conf" that says:

include "named.keys";

9. Modify your "named.conf" to list each host that web-nsupdate will
be updating. If, for example, you want to allow dynamic updates
from hosts "host1.example.com" and "host2.example.com", then modify
the "example.com" stanza in "named.conf" and add two lines:

zone "example.com" {
type master;
.
.
.
# add the lines below, one per host in thie zone
update-policy {
grant web-nsupdate. name host1.example.com. A;
grant web-nsupdate. name host2.example.com. A;
};
};

10. Test the update capability. Point your web browser to the installed
"nsupdate.php" script. This should bring up a form for manual
entry. Submit your entry, and verify the update was successful.

ECC is a package for Elliptic Curve cryptography.

ECC is implemented by using OpenSSL 0.9.6a or higher, for message digests and symmetric ciphers, and by using the Portable Object Compiler and Computer Algebra Kit for the elliptic curve cryptography.

Important note: you need version 3.2.5 of the compiler to compile this package.

See the README and INSTALL files in the package for instructions on how to use and how to install the ec-keygen, ec-sign, ec-verify, ec-crypt and ec-decrypt commands.

List nicknames of curves:

ec-keygen -l
c47n23r1:secp112r1:secp112r2:secp160r1:secp384r1:sect113r1:sect163k1

Generate a public and private key:

ec-keygen -e secp112r2 -o stes

Generated files:

ls -ltr stes.pub stes.prv
-rw-r--r-- 1 stes users 311 Jul 12 22:00 stes.pub
-rw------- 1 stes users 135 Jul 12 22:00 stes.prv

Digital Signature:

ec-sign -c sha1 -k stes.prv -f README -s README.sign

Verify the signature:

ec-verify -k stes.pub -f README -s README.sign
echo $?
0

Encrypt:

ec-crypt -c aes-128-cbc -k stes.pub -f README -s README.key -o enc
ec-crypt: unable to get 16 bytes of key from this curve, use a different curve
ec-crypt -c rc4-40 -k stes.pub -f README -s README.key -o enc

Decrypt:

ec-decrypt -k stes.prv -f enc -s README.key -o myREADME

install4j project is a powerful multi-platform Java installer builder that generates native installers and application launchers for Java applications. install4j excels in its ease of use, its tight integration into the target platforms and its flexible JRE management and deployment options.

Here are some key features of "install4j":

freely define your distribution tree

· In each directory of the distribution tree you can include the contents of entire directories or single files from arbitrary directories on your disk. The definition view and the results view give you full control over the files that will be distributed by your installers.

handle platform-specific differences

· install4j offers convenient include/exclude mechanisms that let you tailor your distributions in a platform specific manner.

define file rights for Unix, Linux and Mac OS X

· For each element of the distribution tree, you can define custom access rights for installation on Unix-like platforms.

define a fine-grained uninstallation policy

· For each element of the distribution tree, you can determine whether you want the uninstaller to remove it or not.

define the overwrite policy

· For each element of the distribution tree, you can set a different overwrite police that determines what install4j will do when it has to overwrite files during an installation.

define installation components

· You can define groups of files and directories that constitute separate installation components. You can offer the user to select only certain components for installation.

Whats New in This Release:

· This release adds significant new functionality, including a new screen and action system, configurable form screens, multi-language installers, console installers, net installers, 64-bit Windows support, and Windows Vista support.
· Multiple installation roots and "magic" folders are now supported.
· An installation component tree with optional component descriptions and dependencies has been added.
· Pack200 compression can be applied to all JAR files.
· install4j is now extensible with a JavaBeans-based component model.

X File Explorer (Xfe) is an MS-Explorer like file manager for X. X File Explorer is based on the popular, but discontinued, X Win Commander, originally developed by Maxim Baranov.

Xfe aims to be the file manager of choice for all the Unix addicts!

Why another file manager when the excellent Konqueror or Nautilus exist on Linux systems? The answer is quite simple : these file managers are very good, features rich and look wonderful, but they are like a brontosaurus when you are a console addict and only want to copy some files or delete it. Another problem is that they require either the whole Gnome or KDE desktops to be installed on your system!

On the contrary, Xfe is small, very rapid and only requires the FOX library to be fully functional. It can be launched from the command line in a fraction of second, and can efficiently complete the set of command line tools.

Here are some key features of "X File Explorer":

· Four different file manager styles (one panel, two panels, tree list and one panel, tree list and two panels)
· Integrated text viewer (X File View, xfv)
· Integrated RPM viewer / installer / uninstaller (X File Query, xfq)
· Status line
· File associations
· Auto save registry
· Right mouse click pop-up menu in tree list and file list
· Change file(s) attributes
· Mount/Unmount devices (for Linux only)
· Toolbar
· Bookmarks (up to 20)
· Color schemes (GNOME, KDE, Windows...)
· Drag and Drop ( ctrl -> copy, shift -> move, alt -> symlink )
· Create / Extract archives (tar, zip, gzip, bzip2, compress formats are supported)
· Tool tips for long file names
· Progress bars or dialogs for lengthy file operations
· Image preview as thumbnails
· Ability to enqueue multimedia files (open command)

Key bindings:

· Help - F1
· View - F3, return
· Edit - F4
· Copy - F5, ctrl-c
· Cut - ctrl-x
· Paste - ctrl-v
· Move - F6, ctrl-d
· Rename - ctrl-n
· Delete - F8, del, ctrl-del
· Symlink - ctrl-s
· New file - F2
· New folder - F7
· Properties - F9
· Tree and one panel - ctrl-F1
· Tree and two panels - ctrl-F2
· One panel - ctrl-F3
· Two panels - ctrl-F4
· Hidden files - ctrl-F5
· Hidden folders - ctrl-F6
· Execute - ctrl-e
· Go home - ctrl-h
· Go up - backspace
· Terminal - ctrl-t
· Console file manager - ctrl-k
· Refresh - ctrl-r
· Select all - ctrl-a
· Deselect all - ctrl-z
· Invert selection - ctrl-i
· Add bookmark - ctrl-b
· Mount (Linux only) - ctrl-m
· Unmount (Linux only) - ctrl-u
· Quit - ctrl-q

InstallJammer is a multiplatform GUI installer designed to be completely cross-platform and function on Windows and most all versions of UNIX.

InstallJammer is a re-design of my previous installer, InstallBase. The initial release has not been done yet, but it should be released very soon.

Here are some key features of "InstallJammer":

· A full-featured install builder.
· Installs are packaged in single binary executables for each platform making web distribution easy.
· Support for multiple install themes.
· Default install themes that resemble popular, commercial installers.
· A high level of configurability.
· Built-in support for Windows and Linux conventions.
· Automatic creation of an uninstaller.
· Easily extended to new platforms.