Featured projects, April 15, 2015

This week we’re featuring the following projects:

  • Kiwix

    Kiwix is an offline reader for Web content. It’s especially intended to make Wikipedia available offline. With Kiwix, you can enjoy Wikipedia on a boat, in the middle of nowhere… or in Jail. Kiwix manages to do that by reading ZIM files, a highly compressed open format with additional meta-data.

  • PMD

    PMD is a source code analyzer. It finds common programming flaws like unused variables, empty catch blocks, unnecessary object creation, and so forth. It supports Java, JavaScript, XML, XSL. Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code in Java, C, C++, C#, PHP, Ruby, Fortran, JavaScript. You can fork us on https://github.com/pmd

  • Bochs x86 PC emulator

    Bochs is a portable x86 PC emulation software package that emulates enough of the x86 CPU, related AT hardware, and BIOS to run Windows, Linux, *BSD, Minix, and other OS’s, all on your workstation.

  • Virtual Lighttable and Darkroom

    Darktable is a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers: it manages your digital negatives in a database and lets you view them through a zoomable light table. It also enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.

  • Luminance HDR

    Luminance HDR is a complete suite for HDR imaging workflow. It provides a wide range of functionalities, both during the fusion and the tonemapping stage. Its graphical user interface, based on Qt4, runs on a multitude of platform, like Microsoft Windows (32 and 64 bit), Mac OS X 10.6 and above and several Linux distribution. Input images can be supplied in multiple formats, from JPEG to RAW files. In the same way, output can be saved in many different formats as well, from JPEG to TIFF (both 8 bit and 16 bit per channel), enabling all the power of your post processing tools.

  • iText®, a JAVA-PDF library

    This library contains classes that generate documents in the Portable Document Format (PDF).

  • Convertigo

    Convertigo is the most advanced Open Source Mobile Application Development Platform for Enterprises, featuring all the required components needed to develop and to run cross-platform mobile enterprises application connected to enterprise’s back-end business applications. – Large variety of connectors to enterprise apps – Mashup sequencer to orchestrate and combine data and processes from multiple enterprise apps. – Cross-platform WebApp and Native app mobile application development tools for iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone platforms – Security managers and Identity managers – Mobile application updates and administration – Monitoring and administration tools. Convertigo can also be used for transactionnal portal integration and for SOA enablement of legacy web or Mainframe applications. Convertigo Community Edition is AGPL based.

  • PyTables – Hierarchical datasets

    The goal of PyTables is to enable the end user to efficiently and easily manipulate large datasets (both homogenous, i.e. arrays, and heterogenous, i.e. tables) on a persistent, hierarchical way.

  • Openfiler

    Openfiler is a browser-based network storage management utility. Linux-powered, Openfiler delivers file-based Network Attached Storage (NAS) and block-based SAN in a single framework. It supports CIFS, NFS, HTTP/DAV, FTP, and iSCSI.

SourceForge projects in the Google Summer of Code

Congratulations to the 35 36 SourceForge projects (Looks like I left GNSS-SDR off of the list!) which were selected to participate in the 2013 Google Summer of Code. That’s 22.5% 23.2% of the 155 projects selected overall (up from 18% last year). We’re really looking forward to what they accomplish in the coming months.

  • Apertium: machine translation toolbox

    Apertium is a toolbox to build open-source shallow-transfer machine translation systems, especially suitable for related language pairs: it includes the engine, maintenance tools, and open linguistic data for several language pairs.

  • Battle for Wesnoth

    The Battle for Wesnoth is a Free, turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme, featuring both single-player, and online/hotseat multiplayer combat. Fight a desperate battle to reclaim the throne of Wesnoth, or take hand in any number of other adventures.

  • Blender

    Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License.

  • Boost C++ Libraries

    Boost provides free portable peer-reviewed C++ libraries. The emphasis is on portable libraries which work well with the C++ Standard Library. See http://www.boost.org

  • BRL-CAD

    BRL-CAD is a powerful cross-platform constructive solid geometry solid modeling system that includes an interactive geometry editor, ray-tracing for rendering & geometric analyses, network distributed framebuffer support, image & signal-processing tools.

  • BuildBot

    Buildbot is a system to automate the compile/test cycle required by most software projects. Buildbot is no longer hosted on SourceForge. See http://buildbot.net for links and documentation, and http://github.com/buildbot for the source.

  • Django

    A high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, MVC design. Includes a template system, object-relational mapper and a framework for dynamically creating admin interfaces.

  • The Freenet Project

    Development of a Java application designed to allow the free flow of information and ideas on the Internet without fear of censorship of any kind.

  • GNSS-SDR

    An open source software-defined Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receiver written in C++ and based on the GNU Radio framework.

  • Inkscape

    A Linux, Windows & OSX vector graphics editor (SVG format) featuring transparency, gradients, node editing, pattern fills, PNG export, and more. Aiming for capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, Visio, etc.

  • JBoss Community

    Community driven projects featuring the latest innovations for cutting edge apps. Our flagship project JBoss AS is the leading Open Source, standards-compliant, Java EE based application server implemented in 100% Pure Java.

  • LyX – The Document Processor

    LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based on the structure of your documents (WYSIWYM) and not simply their appearance (WYSIWYG).

  • MacPorts

    The MacPorts Project is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software on the Mac OS X operating system.

  • MLton

    MLton is a whole-program optimizing Standard ML compiler.

  • Moodle

    Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites. https://moodle.org/

  • OGRE (O-O Graphics Rendering Engine)

    An efficient, object-oriented hardware accelerated 3D engine. It abstracts the differences between APIs and platforms and allows scene-oriented coding through an easy to use object model. Adaptable to multiple scene types (indoor, outdoor, whatever)

  • OpenMRS

    OpenMRS is a community-developed, open source, enterprise electronic medical record system. Our mission is to improve health care delivery in resource-constrained environments by coordinating a global community to creates and support this software.

  • OpenNMS

    An Enterprise-Grade Network Management Application Platform that is 100% Free and Open Source Software.

  • OWASP Source Code Center

    The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) software and documentation repository.

  • PaGMO / PyGMO

    A C++ / Python platform to easily perform parallel computations of optimisation tasks (global and local) via the asynchronous generalized island model. Many state of the art optimization algorithms are included together with an extended set of optimization problems. A common interface is provided to other optimization frameworks/algorithms such as NLOPT, SciPy, SNOPT, IPOPT, GSL

  • phpBB

    phpBB is the world’s leading Open Source flat style discussion forum software. It includes all the features you expect to find in today’s top of the line software.

  • phpMyAdmin

    phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web. Currently it can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add columns, execute any SQL statement, manage indexes on columns.

  • Pidgin

    See http://pidgin.im/about/ for more information. Pidgin is an instant messaging program which lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. It runs on Windows, Linux, and other UNIX operating systems. Pidgin is compatible with the following chat networks out of the box: AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, MXit, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr. It is written in C and makes heavy use of GLib and GTK+. Finch is a command line instant messaging program. It also lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat network simultaneously, and it is compatible with the same chat networks as Pidgin. It is written in C and makes heavy use of GLib and ncurses.

  • RoboComp

    RoboComp is a robotics framework providing a set of open-source, distributed, real-time robotic and artificial vision software components and the necessary tools to create and manage them.

  • ScummVM

    ScummVM is a cross-platform interpreter for several point-and-click adventure engines. This includes all SCUMM-based adventures by LucasArts, Simon the Sorcerer 1&2 by AdventureSoft, Beneath a Steel Sky and Broken Sword 1&2 by Revolution, and many more.

  • Simple DirectMedia Layer

    This project is an unoffcial and partial mirror of the SDL site. It only contains freely downloadable SDL materials. You can reach the official one at http://www.libsdl.org.

  • SimpleCV

    SimpleCV is a python framework for creating a more human readable programming interface to OpenCV.

  • Steel Bank Common Lisp

    A high performance Common Lisp compiler. In addition to standard ANSI Common Lisp, it provides an interactive environment including an a debugger, a statistical profiler, a code coverage tool, and many other extensions.

  • SuperTuxKart

    SuperTuxKart is a kart racing game featuring Tux and friends. It is a fun-racer game, focusing on fun and ease of play.

  • Scaffold Hunter

    Scaffold Hunter is a JAVA-based software tool for the analysis of structure-related biochemical data. It enables generation of and navigation in a scaffold tree hierarchy annotated with various data.

  • TYPO3 Content Management Framework

    TYPO3 is an enterprise class Web CMS written in PHP/MySQL. It’s designed to be extended with custom written backend modules and frontend libraries for special functionality. It has very powerful integration of image manipulation.

  • Wine Is Not an Emulator

    Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix. Wine provides both a development toolkit for porting Windows sources to Unix and a program loader, allowing many unmodified Windows binaries to run on x86-based Unixes.

  • Wireshark

    Wireshark is a powerful network protocol analyzer developed by an international team of networking experts. It runs on UNIX, OS X and Windows. (Looking for Ethereal? You’re in the right place. We switched names in May 2006 due to trademark issues.)

  • WorldForge

    Worldforge is a project aimed at developing “A Complete Gaming System for Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying.” More information is available at www.worldforge.org .

  • XBMC Media Center

    XBMC Media Center is a free cross-platform media player software and entertainment system application framework for Linux, Mac, and Windows. XBMC is capable of playing back and streaming all popular video, audio, and picture formats out-of-the-box.

  • XWiki

    XWiki is the next generation enterprise wiki, a feature rich tool that is secure, easy to use and more organized. At the same time it’s a light and powerful development platform that allows you to customize the wiki to your specific needs.

Featured projects, April 8, 2013

We’re pleased to be featuring the following projects for the week of April 8, 2013.

  • jVi – vi editor clone

    jVi is a vi/vim editor clone built on top of the javax.swing.text package. Available for NetBeans and JBuilder. jVi is designed to quickly and easily integrate into many disparate java based desktop apps, from IDE’s to mail-news readers.

  • 0 A.D.

    0 A.D. (pronounced “zero ey-dee”) is a cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare. It’s a historically-based war/economy game that allows players to relive or rewrite the history of ancient civilizations, each depicted at their peak of economic growth and military prowess.

  • OGRE (O-O Graphics Rendering Engine)

    An efficient, object-oriented hardware accelerated 3D engine. It abstracts the differences between APIs and platforms and allows scene-oriented coding through an easy to use object model. Adaptable to multiple scene types (indoor, outdoor, whatever)

  • AkelPad

    A simple notepad-like text editor with many features. It is designed to be a small and fast.

  • VASSAL Engine

    The VASSAL Engine is a game engine for creating electronic versions of traditional board and card games. It provides support for game piece rendering and interaction, and supports play by email or over a live connection.

  • JabRef

    JabRef is a graphical application for managing bibliographical databases. JabRef is designed specifically for BibTeX bases, but can import and export many other bibliographic formats. JabRef runs on all platforms and requires Java 1.6 or newer.

  • SparkyLinux

    SparkyLinux is a Live Linux distribution created on Debian testing. Featuring customized Enlightenment/LXDE desktops, multimedia plugins and selected set of apps.

  • Vtiger CRM

    Vtiger CRM enables sales, support, and marketing teams to organize and collaborate to measurably improve customer experiences and business outcomes. Vtiger CRM also includes email, inventory, project management, and other tools, providing a complete the business management suite. Download Vtiger CRM here or sign up for a free 15-day free trial of the cloud-based application with free updates and support at http://www.vtiger.com/crm/

  • SciPy: Scientific Library for Python

    SciPy is package of tools for science and engineering for Python. It includes modules for statistics, optimization, integration, linear algebra, Fourier transforms, signal and image processing, ODE solvers, and more.

Final project upgrades push starts April 22nd

As you’re no doubt already aware, we’re in the process of upgrading projects to our new developer platform. The new platform is named Allura, and is in incubation at the Apache Software Foundation.

In recent weeks, we’ve been upgrading projects that have been inactive for a while. Now, it’s time to start upgrading everyone else. As you can no doubt understand, we’re anxious to complete this process so we can spend less time maintaining the old platform, and more time improving the new one. However, we also want to be sure that you have plenty of time to check out the new platform and have your concerns, if any, addressed.

We’re going to start upgrading active projects starting on Monday, April 22, starting with the longest-inactive and moving forward. Since each upgrade takes a different amount of time, depending on the size of the repositories, mailing list archives, and so on, we can’t tell for sure when we’ll get to your project.

If you’re ready to go ahead and upgrade your project now, or to read more what’s involved in the upgrade, you can do that at http://sf.net/p/upgrade/

If you have a specific concern about the upgrade, or need to delay the upgrade of your project, due to a release or other project activity, please get in touch NOW, at communityteam@sourceforge.net so that we can work something out.

Linking to resources hosted elsewhere

If you have different components of your project located at different places, you might want to provide simple navigation to those components. That’s why we provide an “External Link” tool to let you easily add a link to your main project navigation menu.

Go to Admin → Tools, and you’ll see the ‘External Link’ tool there.

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Click that, and you’ll get a dialog for configuring the link.

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This dialog uses the standard terminology we use for all of our tools. The ‘Label’ is what will appear in the navigation menu, and the ‘Mount Point’ is an identifier for your personal reference. After clicking save, click ‘Options’ in the tool badge, and add the URL of the site to which you wish to link.

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In this way, you can provide a convenient link to your main website, an off-site Mercurial repository, a discussion forum, or whatever else you like.