open-source software

gucharmap

2006-06-05

freeware, GUI software, Linux software, loved, open-source software, software, utilities, zombie

Software >

(on Wikipedia)
http://gucharmap.sourceforge.net/

now https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/Gucharmap

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Bad Behavior

2006-06-05

abandoned, dead, freeware, internet software, loved, MediaWiki, open-source software, PHP software, reviews, security, software, software with Subversion repositories, this website, Usability, WordPress plugins

Security > Software >
WordPress > WordPress Plugins >
MediaWiki > MediaWiki extensions >

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bad-behavior/
was bad-behavior.ioerror.us
(WordPress > installation)

Bad Behavior is a set of PHP scripts which automatically blocks harvesters, spam bots, and other funky stuff BEFORE they can even see the content of the website.

It requires browser identification before forms can be submitted.
Forms will work with JavaScript disabled.
Abandoned – Last updated 2019-10-22 – 2.2.24

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MAME

2006-06-01

emulators, freeware, game consoles, gaming, GUI software, Linux software, loved, oldschool games, open-source software, software, Zaurus software

Software >
Games > Oldschool emulation >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.mamedev.org/

Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

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Coffman’s MediaWiki syntax highlight extension

2006-05-08

abandoned, dead, freeware, glances, GUI software, MediaWiki extensions, open-source software, PHP software, software, software with CVS repositories

Software > MediaWiki > MediaWiki extensions >

https://web.archive.org/web/20050910025252/http://www.wickle.com/horde/cvs/cvs.php/mediawikiextensions
https://web.archive.org/web/20050411183429/http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Coffman/Syntax_Highlight

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md5sum

2006-05-07

commandline software, freeware, Linux software, live, loved, open-source software, utilities

(on Wikipedia)
Software >

A file can be “summarized” into a short string. That string can be compared with the file again to determine if it’s the same file. This is often used when downloading a file to check it after the fact. This sort of thing is built into compression software, but using md5sum is way faster/easier because it doesn’t need to put the file in a container and uncompress it to use it.

There are various other programs which do similar things, like sha256sum. These all come with almost all Linux distributions.

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Lynx

2006-04-30

Amiga software, BeOS software, BSD software, commandline software, DOS software, freeware, glances, internet software, Linux software, macOS software, open-source software, OS/2 software, software, web browsers, Windows software, zombie

Software > Web browsers >

(on Wikipedia)
https://lynx.invisible-island.net/

A console web browser included with most Linux distributions.

It’s shit, though.

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Bash

2006-04-23

bash, commandline software, freeware, glances, GNU software, Linux software, live, loved, open-source software, programming languages, shell scripting, shell scripting languages, shells, software, todo

Software > Scripting Languages >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/

A ubiquitous shell. The default for almost all Linux distributions.

Random notes on this software.

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Ruby

2006-04-22

commandline software, dead, freeware, liked, Linux software, macOS software, open-source software, programming languages, projects, reviews, Ruby, software, todo, Windows software

Software > Programming >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/

Ruby is a true object-oriented programming language renown for its ease for comprehension and maintainability. It can do most of the things other programming languages can do, but the programmer has more fun.

Now at the end of 2016, when I look at my very old notes from 2007 I wonder.. Is Ruby’s hayday over?.

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