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multipart binaries
Talkback they need to sort out multipart binaries from newsgroups and then it would be a killer app!
[February 19, 2008, 13:11]
iGrabNews
Downloads iGrabNews allows you to download files (pictures, audio, video.from usenet newsgroups (usually alt.binaries. It is perfeclty fitted for heavy-loaded alt.binaries.newsgroups that hold hundreds of thousands of articles (i.e.thousands of files...
[August 10, 2006, 8:00]
Microsoft publishes Office specs in OOXML push
News Software giant Microsoft has published Office file format binaries as part of its bid for International Organization for Standardization accreditation for Office Open XML, an office document format. The binaries were published in response to...
[February 18, 2008, 14:04]
Zip Tools
Downloads I noticed some time ago that there are a lot of machines out there without a copy of the zip and unzip binaries that Apple installs as part of their Developer Tools. As these tools are very useful, and several people, including myself, have written...
[June 29, 2007, 8:00]
Xslimmer
Downloads Xslimmer reduces the disk space taken up by Mac OS X applications removing localizations you don't need, and preserving just the Intel or PowerPC version of the code in Universal Binaries. This is achieved by removing the code inside the...
[September 21, 2009, 17:04]
Fedora, Slackware, Debian... and Philosophy
Blog Comment Mozilla approves the use of the "Firefox" names almost only for their own pre-packaged binaries. Unless distributions use the binaries supplied by Mozilla or else have special permission, they must compile the Firefox source with an option enabled...
[July 12, 2008, 19:53]
Gentoo finalises 2008 release
News Gentoo calls itself a 'meta-distribution' because of the flexibility of its unusual package updater and installer, Portage, which compiles each software component from source code, rather than using pre-compiled binaries.
[July 9, 2008, 13:37]
Free, you say?
Blog Apparently there is no requirements about how much can be charged for Free Software, except "The one exception is in the case where binaries are distributed without the corresponding complete source code.
[October 16, 2009, 16:07]
Arming Linux against hackers
News The binaries are compatible with current Linux applications and include system calls for applications that are security-aware. Normal Linux system security relies on the kernel and the dependencies created through the setuid/setgid binaries.
[February 18, 2004, 13:40]
The catch in 'free' Solaris 8
News SCSL required developers to return bug fixes to Sun, maintain compatibility and pay fees to Sun when they ship binaries based on Sun source code. Source-code licensors may generate binary copies of standard Solaris 8 from the source code but must...
[January 27, 2000, 8:15]
Sun (almost) opens Solaris
News Those deploying binaries internally also must pass Sun's compatibility tests and publish specifications. And those shipping binaries commercially must pay fees to Sun, adhere to Sun's upgrade schedules and return any changes to other licensees.
[February 26, 1999, 12:04]
Interoperability and the binary ODF conversion dilemma
Talkback Given the importance of being able to convert MS binaries to ODF, one would think that the OASIS ODF TC would do whatever it takes to improve conversion fidelity for both import and export. Yes, the binaries have been a moving target.
[February 29, 2008, 7:24]
Study lauds open-source code quality
News Source code is the collection of instructions written by people and later translated into "binaries" that computers can understand. Companies such as Oracle and Microsoft typically sell binaries incomprehensible to humans rather than the...
[February 20, 2003, 7:42]
NewsHunterFREE
Downloads This allows you to do some light news reading while you download binaries. If you subscribe to alt.binaries.pictures.astro you will find a folder named abp.astro in the Decoded Files folder. All the files downloaded from alt.binaries.pictures.astro...
[September 4, 2005, 8:00]
Love: The competition is not Red Hat
News People will be able to download the source code and compile their own binaries, but they will not be able to use the UnitedLinux brand. The only difference is that the UnitedLinux binaries will not freely distributed.
[May 30, 2002, 16:48]
Mandrake takes UnitedLinux to task
News Software source code, or original programming code, must be compiled into binaries in order to be executed. UnitedLinux will make its source code freely available, as is required under the GPL, but will sell its binaries.
[July 3, 2002, 13:50]
Apple makes the move to Intel
News Going forward, Mac developers will be able to create universal binaries of their programs that will run on both types of chips. A Microsoft executive said the company would create universal binaries with future versions of Office for the Mac.
[June 7, 2005, 9:40]
PPFMaster
Downloads Originally designed for the Halo modding scene, PPFMaster is a simple Applescript GUI wrapper around Paradogs' ApplyPPF and MakePPF3 binaries. Their tool, PPF-O-Matic, doesn't work for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, so ScotiaSoft Systems...
[February 19, 2006, 7:00]
VideoSpec
Downloads VideoSpec is a free AppleScript studio App (Xcode 3.0 on Leopard) making use of MediaInfo CLI, MPlayer, FFmpeg, qt_tools and AtomicParsley binaries to display detailed informations on video files. Compatibility of analyzed media file with QuickTime...
[November 23, 2009, 21:04]
Matlan
Downloads .exe/.zip transfer programm for uploading binaries of any type to your palm.
[December 15, 2001, 7:00]
