This paper introduces DeMuDi, the first Multimedia Distribution for GNU/Linux. It states the need for this project, presents its goals, current state, and also covers some technical aspects of the implementation.

This paper outlines the history and development of GNU Octave, an interpreter for a high-level matrix-based language for numerical computations. A number of undesirable features of the current implementation are examined, and proposals for future development are presented.

The GIS software sector has developed rapidly over the last ten years. Open Source GIS applications are gaining relevant market shares in academia, business, and public administration. In this paper, we illustrate the history and features of a key Open Source GIS, the Geographical Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS). GRASS has been under development for more than 28 years, has strong ties...

Our focus in this paper is mainly on the GNU/LINUX operting system and the advantages that it affords developing countries seeking to bridge the global digital divide. In the early parts of the paper we argue that, although GNU/LINUX can generate substantial savings when used instead of the proprietary alternative in numerous institutional settings, the most telling opportunities for developing...

Modern society depends on a range of systems that need to guarantee the safety of their users and the environment. Therefore it is crucial which operating system is used for such safety-critical systems. This thesis examines the potential use of the operating system kernel Linux, and the GNU/Linux operating system for safety-critical systems. To gain confidence that GNU/Linux can be used as a p...

The GNU automatic software configuration tools, Autoconf, Automake, and Libtool, were designed to help the portability of software to multiple platforms. Such autotools also help improve the readability of code and speed up the development cycle of software packages. In this paper we quantify how helpful such autotools are to the open-source software development process. We study several large ...

This document describes the QSPN, the routing discovery algorithm used by Netsukuku. Through a deductive analysis the main proprieties of the QSPN are shown. Moreover, a second version of the algorithm, is presented. i ar X iv :0 70 5. 08 17 v1 [ cs .N I] 6 M ay 2 00 7 This document is part of Netsukuku. Copyright c ©2007 Andrea Lo Pumo aka AlpT . All rights reserved. This do...

a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Eucb is a standalone program for geometrical analysis of molecular dynamics trajectories of protein systems. The program is written in GNU C++ and it can be installed in any operating system running a C++ compiler. The program performs its analytical tasks based on user supplied keywords. The source code is freely available from No. of lines in distributed ...

Last month we examined using the bootstrap and robust estimation to calculate statistical power, this month we explore the use of the smoothed bootstrap with small data sets. The GNU S language, "R" is used to implement this procedure. R is a statistical programming environment that is a clone of the S and S-Plus language developed at Lucent Technologies. In the following document we illustrate...