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OpenOffice.org build 1.9.123 has been released:

This package contains Desktop integration work for OpenOffice.org, several back-ported features & speedups, and a much simplified build wrapper, making an OO.o build / install possible for the common man. It is a staging ground for up-streaming patches to stock OO.o.

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GLib 2.8.0 is now available for download at:

ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.8/

glib-2.8.0.tar.bz2 md5sum: 803305bfd59cf7421d90983bf63e5227
glib-2.8.0.tar.gz md5sum: a1447fdb1d4c989ec7852d8f935403ad

GLib is the low-level core library that forms the basis for projects such as GTK+ and GNOME. It provides data structure handling for C, portability wrappers, and interfaces for such runtime functionality as an event loop, threads, dynamic loading, and an object system.

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Teatime 2.4.4 has been released:

Teatime is an applet for the GNOME panel, that reminds you if your tea is ready. You can select from prediffened and user configurable teas and drawing times, different tea cups and the kind of alarm (visual and/or sound) if drawingtime is reached.

*** Home

http://dr.dhis.org/teatime/index.rbx

*** Download

http://dr.dhis.org/pakete/teatime_applet_2-2.4.4.tar.gz

*** ScreenShots

http://dr.dhis.org/teatime/shots.rbx

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A gpdf security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Moderate: gpdf security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:708-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-708.html
Issue date: 2005-08-10
Updated on: 2005-08-10
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CAN-2005-2097
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1. Summary:

An updated gpdf package that fixes a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

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libgda/libgnomedb are a complete framewok for developing database-oriented applications, and currently allow access to PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, SQLite, FireBird/Interbase, IBM DB2, mSQL and MS SQL server, as well as MS Access and xBase files and ODBC data sources.

libgda/libgnomedb are the base of the database support in the GNOME Office application suite, providing database access for many features in both Gnumeric and Abiword.

1.3.91 is a bugfix release, containing an important fix that prevented the XML provider from working properly.

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Tomboy is a simple note-taking application designed to be unobtrusive and friendly, while supporting inter-note links similar to a WikiWikiWeb to help you organize your notes and ideas. It can run either as a Gnome panel applet or a notifiication tray-icon.

Visit the Tomboy website at http://www.beatniksoftware.com/tomboy for downloads, screenshots, and more information.

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GnomePythonExtras 2.11.4 has been just released. This is a unstable release for testing and unstable application development.

GnomePythonExtras provides python interfacing modules for some GNOME libraries not part of the Developer Platform. The following Python modules are included:

- gtkhtml2
- gnomeapplet
- gnomeprint, gnomeprint.ui
- gtksourceview
- egg.trayicon, egg.recent
- wnck
- gtkspell
- gtkmozembed
- gdl
- totem.plparser
- gtop
- nautilusburn
- gda
- gksu, gksu.ui
- mediaprofiles (new!)

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Epiphany is the GNOME web browser, based on the mozilla rendering engine. It aims to be simple and easy to use.

Epiphany 1.7.4 is the fourth release in the unstable series leading up to GNOME 2.12.

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A new cairo release 0.9.0 is now available from:

http://cairographics.org/snapshots/cairo-0.9.0.tar.gz
http://cairographics.org/snapshots/cairo-0.9.0.tar.gz.md5
f87f5f89ac3e2d809bcacda36acd0aea cairo-0.9.0.tar.gz

This is a development release leading up to cairo 1.0.

The cairo 1.0 release will be source and binary compatible with the cairo 0.9.x series. All API changes in cairo 0.9.x are finalized at this point, and cairo 0.9.x should be considered API frozen. Barring discovery of serious issues with the new APIs, no API changes are anticipated between this release and the 1.0 release.

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The System Tools Backends are a set of cross-platform scripts for Linux and other Unix systems. The backends provide an standard XML interface for modifying the configuration regarless of the distribution that's being used.

Right now the System Tools Backends fully support various distros/OS such as: Redhat, Mandrake, SuSE, Fedora, Debian (and derivations like Ubuntu, Linex, Guadalinex...), Gentoo, Slackware, FreeBSD, OpenNA, PLD, Vine and Specifix.

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ooo-build-1.9.121.1 has been released:

This package contains Desktop integration work for OpenOffice.org, several back-ported features & speedups, and a much simplified build wrapper, making an OO.o build / install possible for the common man. It is a staging ground for up-streaming patches to stock OO.o.

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The 2.8.0.2 release of GDM2 is a minor release with a few enhancements and bug fixes.

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Library for writing different kinds of workspace switchers, window lists, task bars, task menus, etc. Window Navigation Construction Kit. Pronounced "lib-wink"

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Metacity is a simple window manager that integrates nicely with GNOME 2.

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Gcalctool is the default GNOME desktop calculator.

It has Basic, Advanced, Financial and Scientific modes. Internally it uses multiple precision arithmetic to produce results to a high degree of accuracy.

This release is for the GNOME 2.11.91 (beta2) distribution.

Note that in order to build, gcalctool now requires Gtk+ v2.6.1 (or later).

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GNOME Nettool 1.3.91 has been released

GNOME Nettool is a network information tool which provides user interfaces for some of the most common command line network tools, like ping, whois, traceroute, etc.

It was originally based on Mac OS X's network information tool, but has since then improved over so much that it now clearly exceeds Mac OS X's tool with more features and a better UI.