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Links to interesting Open Source things

• Linux / development:
  • Linux Weekly News - The definitive site for Linux / Open source news
  • GCC - GNU Compiler Collection
  • LLVM - Collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain components (static analysis)
  • Valgrind - Instrumentation framework with debugging and profiling tools (dynamic analysis)
  • Qemu - Generic machine emulator and virtualizer
  • Tracing book
• Maemo:
  • Scratchbox v1 - chroot based Linux distribution cross-compilation tool
  • Scratchbox v2 - LD_PRELOAD based Linux distribution cross-compilation and build environment virtualization tool
  • Maemo - Linux distribution for Nokia Internet Tablets
  • Maemo-tools - Repositories for Nokia's open sourced Maemo system analysis tools
• Python:
  • Python - Interpreted programming language
  • PyPy - Interpreter and JIT compiler generator + Python on Python implementation (see PyPy JIT generator overview)
  • Jython - Python for the Java Platform
  • IronPython - Python for the .NET framework
  • PyGame - SDL + OpenGL bindings for Python
  • Gramps - Genealogy program (written with Python/Gtk)
• Atari:
  • Hatari - (nearly) cycle accurate Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon HW emulator
  • Aranym - Atari clone in in software (emulator aimed at application speed, not demo compatibility)
  • Atari ColdFire project - open hardware for a new Atari compatible computer
  • EmuTOS - GPL Atari TOS (operating system ROM)
  • FreeMiNT - Unix-like OS and multitasking XaAES UI on top of Atari TOS (Wikipedia)
  • AHCC - GPL C-compiler + IDE for Atari (with partial support for C99)
• Games / graphics:
  • ScummVm - A virtual machine for running classic graphical adventure games
  • SDL - Simple Directmedia Layer
  • Pov-Ray - Persistence of Vision Raytracer
  • Blender - 3D content creation suite, scriptable with Python
  • Airstrike - 2D dogfighting game
  • SolarWolf - Action/arcade game written with PyGame
• Sound:
  • Jack and QjackCtl - System for handling real-time & low-latency audio (and midi) + GUI
  • FluidSynth and QSynth - Real-time SoundFont based software synthetizer + GUI
  • Rosegarden - Audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor
  • Hydrogen - pattern based drum machine
  • VMPK - Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard
  • Horgand - Softsynth, specially designed to produce organ sounds
  • SpiralSynth - Small (and old) sound synthetizer
  • Example of using Csound and ABC-midi for pre-generating game music programmatically
• Hardware / Toys:
  • Arduino - programmable hardware for artists etc
  • 3D printing - prototyping, replacement plastic parts etc
  • Sifteo Cubes - low power toys with games using multiple screens

Eero's Software Trivia

• The earlier SDK for GMATE Yopy PDA (first one using Linux) used WWS, the W window system (at that time W was the most featureful / mature of smaller window systems). However, it isn't compatible with X and didn't include support for bitdepths over 8-bit. GMATE added 16-bit graphics drivers and some other stuff but later decided to use newer, more actively developed and legacy applications compatible windowing system.
• Administration where I worked earlier uses (used?) now and then Clac.