XDCC-Fetch, written entirely in Ruby, is a platform independent tool for collecting, searching and downloading broadcasted XDCC announcements within IRC channels. XDCC-Fetch supports, amoung other features, multiple IRC Servers and search on typing.
The Medlane project is an attempt to create a set of tools that will enable librarians to move from the standard MARC (MAchine Readable Cataloging) format to a new library/museum XML format. This move will ensure traditional library/museum data remains