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

Tutorial GPRS configuration on KPPP

Hi!
recently KDE-Italia released a tutorial that I've written to show how to configure the dialup software Kppp to make a connection with the GPRS protocol.
I've written this tutorial in Italian and it's filled with images of the operation sequence.
The hardware used is the Telit usb modem sponsored for Wind company

VIEW THE TUTORIAL ON KDE ITALIA

bye
Gio

KSlacky InfoPkg 1.6.1 Released!

Hi!
I've released the 1.6.1 version of KSIP.
Since the last announcement (the 1.5) there alre lots of modification and features.
This is the first really usable and usefull version.
Go and check it!
KSlacky InfoPkg Official Site

DOWNLOAD KSlacky InfoPkg 1.6.1

KSlacky InfoPkg 1.5 Released! forum up!

Hi!
I'm pleased to release the 1.5 version of KSIP that provide full Qt4 code.
From the 1.5 KSIP will be implemented without KDE4 code, so you can also run the tool if you don't have kde installed on your system.

There are also many news:
First of all I want to introduce danix that is the project web designer and packager(when ksip will be stable).
He is doing a great work on the ksip official site and soon may be usable.
I've put online the official forum. So if you want to follow the development o talk with us you can go to:
http://kslackyinfopkg.netsons.org/forum/index.php

That's all for the moment.
Enjoy downloading the new version of KSIP:

DOWNLOAD KSIP 1.5

Bye
Giovanni

KSlacky InfoPkg on sourceforge!

Hi!
I've created a project on sourceforge for KSlacky InfoPkg to make me able to have:

• File Release Management
• Statistics
• News
• Screenshots
• Donation
• Forums/if needed

From now the only way to download updated versions is from sourceforge

GO TO SOURCEFORGE KSlacky InfoPkg PAGE

Enjoy!
Giovanni

Edit on 05-May-2008:
Ops! I've forgot!
It's out the 1.4(beta) version, with option dialogs for install and upgrade packages ;)

KSlacky InfoPkg beta release!

Hi!
I'm pleased to release the first beta version of KSlacky InfoPkg.
KSIP is an information tool that shows information on packages installed on your Slackware and provide a GUI wrapper for package managment offered by pkgtool.
The software is designed for Qt4/KDE4 and provide a full transparent user approach to package management of the system.

(click on the image to show the full size)

The program is still far to be complete, I have to correct the design of the user interface as suggested by alessiodf (www.slacky.eu community member).
Thanks to pinotree (#kde-devel-it user on irc.freenode.org) that explain to me a design concept to use ui files.
Thanks also to ksniffer (www.slacky.eu community member) that is my mentor in kde4 discovering ^_^

DOWNLOAD KSIP 1.3 beta

See you for next updates!
Giovanni

OpenSource document: new Release!

Hi,
I've released a new version of the document: Open Source, Free Software & GNU/Linux after a revision by Slacky members.
There are few major changes.
The first is on the extension of the document to contain the Creative Commons Licence and the Thanks to section.
The second is the corrections of the hacker and UNIX note.
Follows few grammar corrections.

You can download the document HERE or in the menu on the right.
In the next few days the new version of the document can also be downloaded at Slacky home page section "Il nostro mondo"

Bye
Giovanni

Important poll

Hi!
Second post the same day :D
I've make an important poll.
The title is "Why don't you use GNU/linux?"
in the possible choices some are false and some are true. Many peoples thinks some features of this OS that are false or maybe true 20 years ago :)
So I'm curious, why that peoples don't wanto to try the penguin system.
Answer sincerely!

OpenSource document under the Creative Commons licence

Hi!
I've released the paper "Open Source, Free Software e GNU/Linux" under the Creative Commons licence as recommended to me by the Sulmona Lug.
It's a good way to make it open!

Bye!
Giovanni

Matrix-Like ScreenSaver for Linux Console Released!

Hi!
I'm pleased to release the first version of my new program.
It's a screen saver for linux console (it works at the best on frame buffer console) that shows the tipical Matrix code.
The name is Matricurses
It use ncurses, so if you wanto to compile it, you have to run
$ gcc -o matricurses -lncurses matrix.c

It's released under the GPLv3 .
In the package you'll find the source code, a i486 binary to run it on the fly if you have an i486 machine and a Slackware package tgz, to install on your slackware :D .

DOWNLOAD

Bye
Giovanni

Open Source paper on Slacky and SulmonaLUG

Hi!
Thanks to Loris (www.Slacky.eu Administrator) that release the paper on Slacky Community WebSite
http://www.slacky.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5641&Itemid=64

Thanks also to the SulmonaLUG that releases the paper on a news
http://sulmonalug.it/node/404
Next, I will release this document under the Creative Commons Licence.

Bye!
Giovanni

Free Software document new release!

Hi!
I'm pleased to release the new version of the document on Open Source, Free Software and GNU/Linux.
Many changes and corrections are inserted in this document version. The Slacky Community revised this document in the thread http://www.slacky.eu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=23666

You can download the document in the panel on the right or AT THIS LINK

See you!
Giovanni

Paper on OpenSource, Free Software and GNU/Linux

Hi,
I've written a paper that explains the base concepts of OpenSource, FreeSoftware and GNU/Linux to make able everyone to know this world.
The paper is in ITALIAN only.

Salve,
ho scritto un paper per spiegare i concetti base dell'OpenSource, del FreeSoftware e di GNU/Linux per far si che chiunque conosca questo mondo.

DOWNLOAD THE PAPER

If the link doesn't work try this
DOWNLOAD THE PAPER FROM SLACKY

See you!

More news...

Hi!
I'm disappeared for a while in this site :D
Never mind! I'm working on few projects... at early stage, so I don't treat them now :D

For now I just post there a video of a lullaby composed and played by me. Hope you enjoy it! It's dedicated to the nature and the spring that comes!

comment on youtube!
Bye
Giovanni

CCM v0.5 released!

Hi!
I've released the 0.5 version of CCM (CCM is a console mediacenter) that fix the bug that affects the symbols in filenames!

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD CCM v0.5

ToyLog 0.1 Released

Hi!
I'm pleased to release the first version of the micro CMS that I use for publish my simple blog.
This blogger is made to be simple and usable alse for slow connections like 56k and mobile connections.
Toylog is free under the GPLv3 license.
You can see a sample of toylog with my blog http://polystream.altervista.org/
If you want to make donations for my work you can go to DONATIONS

DOWNLOAD TOYLOG v0.1

Enjoy!
Giovanni

My new personal Weblog

Hi!
I've published today my new blog. The blog is personal and written in ITALIAN.
I've written the full code for the weblog. I've named this cms: ToyLog and I hope to release it soon so if you want you can manage your blog with my cms.

The system is designed to make the connection friendly and content publishing also for slow connections (56K,GPRS,1200 BOUD to ^_^);

VISIT MY BLOG NOW

CCM ver0.4 Released!!!

Hi!
I'm pleased to release the 0.4 version of CCM (CCM is a Console Mediacenter).
New features are:
-Image showing

• By fbida (slackware package (http://www.slacky.eu) included) to show images via frame buffer only
• By kview for X server
  

-Possibility to change rapidly the showing program using 3 strings in ccm.py script

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD CCM VERSION 0.4

Giovanni

CCM version 0.3 Released!

Hi,
Few minutes ago I've released the 0.3 version of CCM (CCM is a Console Mediacenter).
This new version features are the dvd chapter selection and the cdaudio track selection.

Actually the 0.3 version is for *nix(GNU/Linux & co.) systems only... Windows XP version will come!... I hope!

DOWNLOAD CCM version 0.3 LINUX

Giovanni

Merry Christmas!

10 REM AUGURI
20 FORI=1TO7000000000
30 PRINT "BEST WISHES "; I ; "WORLD CITIZEN!"
40 NEXTI

Let's think to who is not lucky as us!
Every day not only today!

Giovanni