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OpenCL – Open Computing Language

November 21, 2023 Steve Emms Programming

OpenCL (Open Computing Language) is a multi-vendor open standard for general-purpose parallel programming of heterogeneous systems.

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Fantom – programming language

November 21, 2023 Steve Emms Programming

Fantom (previously known as Fan) is a general purpose object-oriented programming language that runs on the Java Runtime Environment.

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Haxe – cross-platform toolkit

November 21, 2023 Steve Emms Programming

Haxe is a powerful general-purpose, high-level, multiplatform programming language and compiler.

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Clojure – dynamic, general-purpose programming language

November 21, 2023 Steve Emms Programming

Clojure is a dynamic, functional, homoiconic, open source programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine (and the CLR, and JavaScript).

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Julia – dynamic programming language for technical computing

November 21, 2023 Steve Emms Programming

Julia is a high-level, high-performance, open source, flexible, dynamic programming language for technical computing. It is multi-paradigm.

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Dart – programming language for structured web engineering

November 21, 2023 Steve Emms Programming

Dart is a free and open-source, dynamically typed, web programming language for structured web engineering developed by Google.

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UniConvertor – universal vector graphics translator

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

UniConvertor is a multiplatform universal vector graphics translator. It’s a command line tool which uses sK1 object model to convert one format to another.

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Necromancer’s Dos Navigator – clone of Norton Commander

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Necromancer’s Dos Navigator (NDN) is a clone of the famous “Norton Commander”. It uses an easy to use and learn text-mode interface.

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Music

Volumio – audiophile music player

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

Volumio is an audiophile music player which works on embedded systems: small, low consuming and cheap computers.

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Music

qomp – music player

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

Quick Online Music Player (qomp) is a very easy to use music player for various online music services.

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Yarock – easy and pretty music browser based on cover art

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

Yarock is a modern looking music player, jam packed with features, that does not depend on any specific desktop environment.

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Music

Pragha – lightweight music player

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

Pragha is a lightweight open source music player based on Gtk, sqlite, and completely written in C. It is designed to be fast and light.

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Music

Mesk – audio player

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

Mesk is an open source audio player. It’s written in Python with a Gtk+ graphical user interface.

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gPodder – podcast client written in Python

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

gPodder is a tool that downloads and manages free audio and video content (“podcasts”).

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TupiTube Desk – 2D animation tool for desktop environments

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Graphics

TupiTube Desk (a fork of KTooN) is a desktop application focused on 2D vector-based content like images (PNG), storyboards (HTML) and animations.

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Skencil – vector drawing software

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Graphics

Skencil is a flexible and powerful tool for illustrations, diagrams and other purposes. The software is developed in Python.

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F-Spot – photo management software

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Graphics

F-Spot is a full-featured personal photo management application for the GNOME desktop. F-Spot simplifies digital photography by providing intuitive tools.

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Writing

XSane – featureful graphical frontend for SANE

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Graphics

XSane is a featureful graphical frontend for SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy).

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Email

iRedMail – mail server solution

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

iRedMail is a full-featured mail server solution based on Postfix and Dovecot.

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Email

procmail – mail delivery agent

November 16, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Procmail is a mail delivery agent (MDA) or mail filter, a program to process incoming emails on a computer.

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