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  1. Tcl provides just what you ask for on F/OSS Flat-File Database? · · Score: 1

    Not one but two Tcl-based flat file database systems exist:

    TclVSDb (Tcl Very Small Database) http://sourceforge.net/projects/tclvs/
    Provides multiple hierarchical tables (with rows and fields) per database and multi-user concurrent access with locking. Database files are standard ASCII and are portable between platforms.

    Starbase http://wiki.tcl.tk/3444
    A simple relational database system. The basic table manipulating features are similar to the /rdb system (but does not require it). The data files are just ASCII tab delimited tables. You can use either Unix file utilities or a pure tcl interface program.

  2. DIBS on Making Use of Terabytes of Unused Storage · · Score: 1

    Distributed Internet Backup System (DIBS) is a free, cross-platform python-based solution.

    http://web.mit.edu/~emin/www/source_code/dibs/index.html

  3. Zhou's WebCalendar on Which Shared Calendar Package Would You Use? · · Score: 1

    In my opinion, the best open source calendar application by far is Maorong Zhou's WebCalendar (http://www.math.utexas.edu/webcalendar). All the expected features, plus good multiple calendar and group calendar support with various levels of permissions and sharing.

    Web interface only, but imports and exports iCalendar.

  4. Application for solar mirrors? on Coating Promises Scratch-Proof CDs, DVDs, LCDs · · Score: 1

    If this coating is cheap, transparent and can be applied to large reflective surfaces to extend their useful life, it might be a significant advance for solar energy systems.

    Keeping mirrors optimally reflective while exposed to outdoor conditions is an expensive problem for solar collectors.

    If cd's really started coming out with this coating, they might be directly usable in homebrew solar collector arrays.

  5. parallel builds on Win32? on Make Out with SCons · · Score: 1

    gnumake's -j option (for executing jobs in parallel) doesn't work on windows... does SCons'? That might be the killer feature.

  6. Tarproxy on Computationally Cheap Spam Filtering? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Tarproxy (http://www.martiansoftware.com/tarproxy) seems like such an excellent solution, I don't know why it's not more visible. I would think that if just a few large mail servers started using it, spam might virtually stop overnight; thus rendering discussions of efficiency of filters moot.

    I can only think that commercial spam filtering companies are terrified of it, thus are somehow keeping it out of the public eye.

  7. Error in URL on Computationally Cheap Spam Filtering? · · Score: 0

    Should be

    http://tmda.net

  8. Try Tcl. on How Well Does Perl2exe Work for Large Applications? · · Score: 1

    Tcl has two high quality free wrapping programs that turn scripts into executables that will fit onto a floppy - freewrap and prowrap. They're sweet!

  9. Gwen Stacy is dead. on Review: Spiderman · · Score: 1

    Whoops, hope I didn't ruin it for anybody.

    Now perhaps we can at last lay the bitter memory of Nicholas Hammond to rest.

  10. Joel's rule on What Turns You Off About Evaluation Software? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Joel's rule: every barrier to implementation reduces your customer base by 50%

    http://www.joelonsoftware.com

  11. www.giftcultureclub.com on Geek Charities? · · Score: 1

    May I suggest a site I've just set up called The Gift Culture Club. Rather than ask you for money, it allows you to accumulate affiliate rebates from all the online purchases you're going to make this season, and route them to deserving open source related organizations and persons (and maybe a little to yourself).

    The site is at: http://www.giftcultureclub.com

    I've just put the site up this week, comments are welcome.

    Steve Huntley
    gcc@giftcultureclub.com