FileBelong

Hi!
for the Slackware users I've made just for fun a small script with the purpose to find to what package belongs a file.
Providing the full path of a file like
/bin/ls
it returns
/var/log/packages/coreutils-7.4-x86_64-1
standing for coreutils-7.4-x86_64-1.txz package

here is an example of execution
giovanni@darkstar:~/findbasepkg$ python filebelong.py /usr/lib64/libglib.a
/var/log/packages/glib-1.2.10-x86_64-3

giovanni@darkstar:~/findbasepkg$ python filebelong.py /usr/bin/lshal
/var/log/packages/hal-0.5.11-x86_64-5

giovanni@darkstar:~/findbasepkg$ python filebelong.py /bin/ls
/var/log/packages/coreutils-7.4-x86_64-1

giovanni@darkstar:~/findbasepkg$ python filebelong.py /bin/cat
/var/log/packages/coreutils-7.4-x86_64-1

giovanni@darkstar:~/findbasepkg$ python filebelong.py /usr/lib64/kde4/amarok_service_jamendo.so
/var/log/packages/amarok-2.1-x86_64-2

giovanni@darkstar:~/findbasepkg$ python filebelong.py /usr/lib64/vattelapesca.so
File /usr/lib64/vattelapesca.so not belongs to any package

You can download the script here: DOWNLOAD

Enjoy!
Gio

Milvus Trekking Planner 0.1 Released!

Hi,
I'm pleased to release the first version of Milvus Trekking Planner (MTP).
MTP is a trekking planning and logging software that helps a trekker to plan his adventures.

It's written in Java and released with GNU/GPL3 license.

The project is too young but full of ideas.

You can have all the informations you need here: WEB SITE

Enjoy!
Giovanni

Il querceto vicino casa

Un piccolo racconto di una passeggiata che ho fatto nel bosco di Scodanibbio. Scritta in italiano e corredata di foto.

La potete scaricare qui

IL QUERCETO VICINO CASA

Hi, I've written a small tale of a walk that I've made in Scodanibbio woods. The tale is in Italian but there are also some photos of the woods ( there are big oaks :) )
You can download it here

IL QUERCETO VICINO CASA

I'm OK, but lets help who has lost everything

Hi,
To everyone who look here, I'm ok!
The earthquake was an experience that we havent never seen.
Preparation and lots lots lots lots of fortune has made me, my brother and other peoples alive.
But many peoples have lost everything. Also their life.

But lots of peoples now need help. Don't trust of sites born by stupid peoples.
To help with money the victims of earthquake go to governative sites and look for SMS number or bank account to donate.

Now I'm far from l'Aquila but we have to continue to help the victims of the 6 April still alive.

Bye
Giovanni

JKeyring released!!

Hi!
I'm really pleased to release JKeyring.
JKeyring is a password manager written in Java with the goal to make you able to travel with your password and use them in security respect to keyloggers.

With JKR you are able to create an encrypted keyring and requesting password that will be stored to your clipboard.
Simply paste them on the login field and clear the clipboard.
Keyloggers will take only the CTRL+V :P

JKR is released under the GPL3

I'm not responsible to any problem related the use of JKeyring, even password stolen! Use this and use the brain!

DOWNLOAD JKeyring JAR BINARY

DOWNLOAD JKeyring SOURCE

Have a nice day!
Giovanni

Tin Whistle tutorials

Hi!
Someone ask to me how to play some melodies with tin whistle. Unfortunately I play by ear and without any sheet. So I've made some tutorials to show how to play directly with zooming on fingers and slowing the melody.

Check it out! And remember that the original sheets are probably different from my versions.

YOUTUBE TUTORIAL TIN WHISTLE

Enjoy
Giovanni

Slacky Store Opens!

Italiano:
Questa volta non è una mia applicazione o un mio progetto ma ritengo doveroso segnalarlo ugualmente.
Apre infatti lo SlackyStore dove potrete confezionare magici (e un po nerd) regali per voi e per i vostri amici appassionati della filosofia Slackware e puristi di GNU/Linux.

Acquistando un prodotto dello Slacky Store si dona automaticamente una somma per aiutare il mantenimento della community e dei mille servizi che offre.
Le immagini e in generale i loghi che arrecano gli articoli (maglietta, cappelli, tazze, felpe, borse per la spesa e per il tempo libero...) sono state create dagli utenti della community e votate pubblicamente per scegliere le migliori.

Esistono due store. Uno è più "grafico", l'altro più "testuale". A voi la scelta.

http://www.cafepress.com/slackystore

http://www.cafepress.com/slackyclassic

Buone feste!!

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English:
Not a program or my work this time but I feel is good to make a message for this great initiative.

Slacky Store opens! and you have the possibility to help the community buying an article that mount the Slacky.eu logo on it.
Logos and arts in every shirt, caps and etc... are designed by Slacky.eu members and a public pole has selected the most beautyful for each category.

Purchasing an articole, automatically gives a donation to help the community.

There are two stores slackers! One is more graphic and artistic and one is more classic... and a bit command line style xD
These are

http://www.cafepress.com/slackystore

http://www.cafepress.com/slackyclassic

Happy Holidays!

PhoneKISS Released!

Hi,

I'm pleased to release PhoneKISS (Phone Keep It Simple and Strong).

PhoneKISS is a phone book written in Java (using swing and sqlite libs) for GNU/Linux, Windows, OSX, and all the platforms that support the Java Virtual Machine with the javax library (90% of operating systems). 

Here is an image of the memo working

Quickpost this image to Myspace, Digg, Facebook, and others!

To start with PhoneKISS

GNU/Linux:

  $ java -jar PhoneKISS.jar

Windows:

 >java -jar PhoneKISS.jar

 or click on the jar icon.

To download the memo follow this link

DOWNLOAD PHONEKISS

Enjoy!! 

and send me feedbacks

      Giovanni

File name Archivier released!

SHELL SCRIPT

Hi!

I'm pleased to release an extremely simple archivier for filenames that helps you when you have lots of backup DVDs and you have to search into them to find a file.

Whith this script you can make a rapid archive of all the files and directories of your medias and search into this archive to find the dvd where files are stored.

When you download the script, remember to set the correct permissions

$ chmod 0755 detectfile.sh

Here follows an example of usage

let's make the archives for all the dvds

bash-3.1$ pmount /dev/cdrom
bash-3.1$ ./detectfile.sh -c /media/cdrom/ dvdbackup1
bash-3.1$ pumount /dev/cdrom

bash-3.1$ pmount /dev/cdrom
bash-3.1$ ./detectfile.sh -c /media/cdrom/ dvdbackup2
bash-3.1$ pumount /dev/cdrom

let's search for file named Bilbo
bash-3.1$ ./detectfile.sh -f  bilbo
|-- Bilbo.avi
IN ARCHIVE:  /home/giovanni/.detective/dvdbackup1

|-- Bilbo adventure.avi

|-- The Hobbit (BILBO).avi
IN ARCHIVE:  /home/giovanni/.detective/dvdbackup2

That's all!

DOWNLOAD THE ARCHIVIER SCRIPT

Enjoy!!!

    Giovanni

DVD Game Interactive Fiction Released! (ITA)

Salve,

sono lieto di annunciarvi il rilascio del mio primo DVD Game  "La grotta di Bosco del Nibbio". Per questo rilascio ho prodotto una avventura di esplorazione come avvenne per Colossal Cave (ma neanche minimamente paragonabile ad esso).

Per godere a pieno del gioco è sufficiente scaricare la iso e masterizzarla su un DVD.

Inserire il supporto nel lettore e, muniti di telecomando, carta e penna provare a districarsi nei corridoi di un maze vecchio stile.

In definitiva La Grotta di Bosco del Nibbio è una avventura di orientamento e disegno delle mappe.

Il gioco è completamente in italiano e saranno solo le mie parole a guidare il giocatore nei sentieri e ovunque egli possa e voglia andare.

Godetevi nella mente il paesaggio e non dimenticate di divertirvi ;)

SCARICA "LA GROTTA DI BOSCO DEL NIBBIO"

Hi!

I'm pleased to announce the release of my first DVD-Game named "La Grotta di Bosco del Nibbio".

This is an interactive fiction playable with the home dvd player. It's an exploration game similar in concept to the "Colossal Cave" but it's not the half of the half of the half of the quality of this storic game.

So it's funny but only available in Italian.

If you want to try it download the iso and burn on a dvd.

Enjoy

   Giovanni

A.U.T.O. alpha stage released!

Hi!
I'm really proud to share with you all the alpha demo of a new game that I've programmed.

The graphic of this game is made by my friend  "Void"

A.U.T.O. (Accelerate Until the Time is Over) is a 2D Racing game developed with SDL and available for GNU/Linux ,  Windows  and other systems that support SDL libraries.

For this release you know that is only an alpha stage and it's really far from the 1.0 result but I think that maybe I can give you 5 minutes of fun!!!

Don't give up to the first bend :D the game is a bit hard on the beginning but you can take it in full throttle when you are experienced.

THIS DEMO IS DEVELOPED IN 4 DAYS!!! AND THE CODE IS TERRIFIC :D it's not c++ and it's not well written C.  But I'm so busy and I had only the weekend to make something that works.

You can download the test game at

GNU/Linux:    DOWNLOAD

Windows XP:  DOWNLOAD

Enjoy!

and send me feedbacks :P

Do you want to offer me a coffe?

Hi!
If you enjoyed my work and wonna offer me a "virtual coffe" :D now you can use the donation button with paypal.
Thanks and take a look on my softwares, tutorials or youtube playing (4nt1c1t1zen0ne).

Quasi-Random Access Dynamic Array

Hi!

I've written a paper to explain a tecnique that comes in my mind in the previous weekend.

It's concerned a system to make dynamic arrays composed by a list of static arrays.

As you will see in the first step you create ad array large enough to contain all your datas. When you extend the array a new node with the array extension is been created.

In this way you prevent to reallocate a new large array every time and copy all the existing datas on it.

A c++ implementation will follow ASAP

Enjoy the document. Released with Creative Commons licence

DOWNLOAD THE PAPER

Bye

Gio

A lex exercise (memo2html)

I've tried to invent an exercise to take practice with lex.
Here is the result.
We can say that is more a micro-parser than a lexer.
It use a grammar to parse a simple tag language that describes a telephone memo and generate an html page to format it better.

It's just an exercise and you can download it at

DOWNLOAD MEMO2HTML

Obviously GPLv3 licensed :)

Enjoy!
Gio

Other three tunes :)

Hi!
I've recorded yesterday other three tunes with my tin whistle that my brother gives to me!
It's a Feadòg Pro and comes directly from Ireland.
Wonderfull instrument but I've to practice a little more :P

The Shire (Concerning Hobbits)

Loreena McKennitt - Lullaby

A Final Fantasy tune

Enjoy!

Some other videos :D

Hi!
Uploaded some other videos on youtube

Xenosaga the animation main theme
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=1szndiOF2vg

Country classic
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=xV-M4QL9ris

Countri classic 2
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPeedzMmU8

Don't launch vegetables!!! :)

Enjoy
Gio

Generic List [C]

Hi!
I've written a C code that implements a list usable with generic types.
To use this list you have to declare in an enum the types that you want to store in the list ad so you can arrive to generate mixed lists.

In the example I make tha case that you have a list with inside an int, a float and a struct Speed item.

If you want to use this generic list code you have to know that the code i really basic and not tested hard. Probably you have to extend him to your needs.

In the tar you will find also an example of using fully commented.

DOWNLOAD GENLIST SOURCE

Enjoy!
Gio

My Guestbook

Hi!
in a post on my guestbook, jerry ask to me a way to make one.
My GB was just an experiment of php before I made the cms for my blog ( see ToyLog in the Software section)
A GB like mine is really basic so I post here only the source of the gbpost.php file.

POST FILE SOURCE CODE

You have to create the file post.php with this code personalized and the file Guestbook.txt containing an introduction where next the user comments follows.
The GB returns a mail with some info.

To see my GB you can go to CLICK HERE FOR MY GUESTBOOK

To see a posting system more evolved download the php software ToyLog

Gio

KSIP on Slacky repository

Hi!
Thanks to conraid that makes ksip tgz package and to Loris that upload it, you can download KSlacky InfoPkg directly from Slacky Repository.

Conraid also says to me that he wants to upload an i686 package on Slackers.it
Slackers.it is a new site dedicated to Slackware and "the slack" philosophy.
This site has many complements to Slacky such as i686 packages and downloadble pdf of wikislacky documents.

Bye
Gio

Qfold released! (GNU/GPLv3)

Hi!
I'm pleased to release my new program: Qfold.
Qfold is a Qt4 reimplementation of fold(1).
With Qfold you can format text in n-columns ascii text and optionally convert accents like
"è " in "e' " and tabs in " " (4 spaces).
Optionally you can choose to don't cut words.

Here is a screenshot!

DOWNLOAD Qfold SOURCE AND BINARIES

bye
Gio

KSIP and Weblog update

Hi!
I've found the time yesterday to add to my weblog a feed RSS to make easier to control new posts.
The url of the rss feed is http://polystream.altervista.org/rss.php and you can control the feed, for example, directly with your browser (Firefox and Seamonkey natively support the feed reader) or by a dedicated software like akgregator (for KDE users) or shownews / newsbeuter (for console users).

The second update I've made is on KSlacky InfoPkg. I've released the test version of the 1.6.2 that improve the search and introduce the info button that calculate the total size of your slack packages and the biggest tgz in your system.
The test version is ready on the forum by clicking HERE
The tgz package of the 1.6.1 version are ready on the OFFICIAL SITE

Bye
Gio

Bliz Multifile Steganography System

I've written the specs for a steganography system.
With this specs you can build a steganography system that allow the user to encode/decode in an image up to 3 different ascii messages.

The steganography is an encryption system that insert datas to be hidden in an image, so you can preserve in your disk an innocent image that contains a message inside :)

The BMS2 (Bliz Multifile Steganography System) spec is released under the Creative commons licence.
You can download the spec here: DOWNLOAD BMS2 PAPER

Bye
Gio







Bliz Multifile Steganography System by
Giovanni Santostefano is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Italy License.

Ascoltate la mia storia (a blog romance)

Hi!
I'm writing in my few spare time a blog with a romance within.
It's written in Italian and the story (fantasy) is lived like a blog.
the address is

http://ascoltatelamiastoria.blogspot.com/

Bye
Gio

Funny lisp code!

Hi!
Today I want to post a funny code... funny for me that I'm a lisp newbie.
Yesterday I'm starting learning lisp for pleasure.
Today in my strange brain jumps the idea to implement a mergesort.
I started the coding and all seems to be nice.
Since the last function where I take lots of strange behaviors.
The strange thing is that the program duplicate some numbers
{5,4,3,2,1} --a kind of-->{1,22,3333,4444,5}
Why?????
Let's change the method!
In the change I add some recursion to make this mergesort style

(setq M (round (/ I 2)))
(setq C (g_mergesort (g_firsthalf A M)))
(setq D (g_mergesort (g_secondhalf A M)))
(g_merge C D) )

but when I write the C assignment I launch a test with the previous mergesort system.
The code looks like this

(defun g_mergesort(A)
"The mergesort"
(setq I (list-length A))
;(print A)
(if (<= I 1) (return-from g_mergesort A))

(setq M (round (/ I 2)))
(setq C (g_mergesort (g_firsthalf A M))) ;blackbox

(g_merge (g_mergesort (g_firsthalf A M)) (g_mergesort (g_secondhalf A M))) )

It works o_O
but... in my mind not! I'm starting to write another way! this is a mix of the new and the previous code and it WORKS!!!!!
I looks to the recursion tree but scared I close it :D

This is the full code: LISP STRANGE MERGE SORT

enjoy!

Tutorial Introduction to KGpg

Hi!
few minutes ago It was released on KDE-Italia a new tutorial that I've written.
It's an introduction to KGpg a front-end for GNUPG that runs on KDE environment.
GPG is a cryptography tool.

The tutorial is in Italian.

VIEW INTRODUCTION TO KGPG ON KDE-ITALIA

bye
Giovanni