Should Symbian be Open Sourced?

Belle FP2 is using the Qt framework which is already in Linux. Symbian (Belle) is a dead end. I would not mind running an open source OS on my 808, if possible so that I can extend its life.

read the first paragraph of this article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian
Discussion of Non-official modification of software/hardware is not allowed on these boards.

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Symbian now open sourced, n97 with symbian^2?

Symbian is now open sourced !!!
so now you can head over to www.symbian.org and download the source code for free and modify it in anyway, ofcourse you have to stick to the policies
But im just wondering, could the N97 get a symbian^2 update? cos its just more open sourced and there arn't that much changes to it then symbian^1?
btw apologies to the v21.0.045 disappearing thread, apparently my NSU had a problem with it's log file which i didn't think would ever happen :L
n97.

symbian will skip symbian^2 and will head to symbian^3 in q3 of 2010
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Started From Nokia 3310 , Now with Nokia N97 v.22.0.110 + N900 PR1.2

Adobe Should Open Source Fireworks

OK Adobe... do us all a favor and turn Fireworks into an open source project. Please don't take this valuable software away from us and let it degrade into a worthless mess. We still have uses for your other titles and would be happy to stay if Fireworks remains alive in one form or another, even if it no longer bears the Adobe name. It won't affect your bottom line to give it to the community, but letting it die will definitely sow negative seeds among the Fireworks faithful, so that if a viable alternative comes into play an exodus may ensue.

If history teaches us one thing, it is that Adobe will not open source Fireworks. Recall Freehand? The Freehand community went as far as setting up a "Free Freehand" organization, and took legal action.
They failed. Adobe did not release Freehand's source code into the public domain.
And it will never happen with Fireworks either, because it would become too much of a competitor to Photoshop and Illustrator (and any other software they might have under wraps for now).
Sad, but true.

Adobe is simply a rip off and people should use open source programs

Every time I go to use something you leaches are trying to suck more money from me. I am moving everything to open source. Screw you guys.

Hi John,
I'm so sorry to hear of your frustration. Is there something in particular I can assist you with?
Please let me know.
Looking foward to hearing back from you.
Kind regards, Stacy

Who here thinks that sound diver should be open sourced?

wouldn't it be cool if sound diver was open sourced so that it could be continued?

well. i am a stupid when it comes to that kinda thing. i thought about unisys, but i doubt it will work. i am in the middle of sampling patches into the exs. i bet i am doing that wrong as well. thought about autosampler from redmatica, but needed to save the $135 that it would cost me. so i am rudely doing it myself. i have sound diver for windows, and that works well, but i have to get some of this gear out of my way. i am sick of having to step over things to get to the computer, and well to tell you the truth most of it isn't hooked up. i haven't built my dream home yet so i don't have a dedicated area for recording and booth. blah blah blah.. LOL
just had a thought, and wanted to see who shared it.

Open Source project - request for interest

Hi,
I know this may not be the most appropriate place for this but I couldnt find anywhere else. The project is due to start up in early 2006. The technology is Java based and supports J2EE. It enables developers to work at a high level and generate apps very quickly and more complex functionality can be built using Java to address requirements.
I thought I would post this here for anyone interested in participating in a new Open Source project for a Java development tool.
I apologise in advance if anyone gets upset over this post - but I thought Java developers should be aware of the project.
Thanks.
Be in at the start of an exciting new Open Source initiative!
If you're a Java developer and you'd be interested in participating in the development of a new UK-based Open Source project then read on.
The project would seek to take an existing, powerful J2EE-based rapid web application development tool on to the next level. Sitting happily alongside other well-known open source names such as Red Hat, MySQL and JBoss, it enables the building and deploying of J2EE-based web applications in a fraction of the time that it would otherwise take to develop them. But the possibilities are only limited by your imagination.
So, if you're interested in contributing to the evolution of this project please email us at [email protected] with your contact details and we will be in touch with you.

Thanks for the ponter, I will check it out.
hth,
Sean

A verb conjugator in C (was: Ideas for an open source project in C)

Hi,
I have to write a relatively complex program in C for my university programming course. We can either use a given topic (a hotel management software - quite some work, but not very challenging) or something of our own choice provided it is not too simple.
Being a good open source citizen, I want to do something from which other people might profit.
My first thought was a xmms2 client after an idea I had for a long time, but that's no fun without objects, particularly because xmms2 uses boost as well. I'm not sadistic enough to do this. (I like object orientated programming...:()
We can use external libraries (e.g. ncurses, GTK2), but should use ansi C (that's C89) and it should run on Windows as well, but I might talk my way out of these two things if necessary.
I'll do a lot of brainstorming myself, but I would appreciate it a lot if you could give me ideas. It would be a pity to waste this opportunity with a useless hotel management software if I could create something usefull instead.
Thanks a lot for any ideas.
kind regards
Last edited by wuischke (2007-12-27 11:54:57)

I'm still not very familiar with the Italian conjugation, but judging from Spanish it's a pretty simple thing to do, at least when you only think about outputting all the conjugated forms for an infinitive. I'll make an example with Spanish, but it's almost the same for Italian:
procedure:
Step 1: Check for suffix -ar/-er/-ir and the root of the verb and apply the default rules as defined in the data file. (i.e. suffixes -o,-as,-a,-amos,-áis,-an for -ar and present and so on)
Step 2: Check the data file for an entry for this verb and replace any irregular forms. (This means replacing all forms for a irregular verb or maybe only the participle - imho the most efficient way while still KISS)
Example: comer
Step 1: suffix -er, root com; use rules in data file for -er
Step 2: verb is not in database, regular
Example: escribir
Step 1: suffix -ir, root escrib; use rules for -ir
Step 2: verb is in database, only exception to regular conjugation is the particible "escrito"
Example: ir
Step 1: suffix -ir, no root; apply rules for -er (Doesn't make sense, but it is irregular anyway)
Step 2: verb is in database, about everything is replaced
Recognizing the forms, i.e. doing a reverse search is a bit harder this way, but actually really interesting.
ibendiben: I like the idea, but I wouldn't realize this in C, but a follow-up project written in PHP is very well possible. I'll have the data files and algorithms already, so it's not too much work.
But I wanted to do some work on the aMule skin code as well or we might actually release 2.2.0 before I'm finished...
Edit: I think I'll use a webfrontend (I'll worry about windows later...): http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/syste … -nweb.html
Last edited by wuischke (2007-12-27 11:56:14)

(To SUN DTS) Where is tcp.c in solaris 8 open source foundation?

Dear SUN DTS,
I have downloaded the solaris 8 open source foundation. But I cannot find tcp.c file. Ip.c was there as ip.c.export. Is this SUN's purpose not giving out the tcp.c, or this is someone's mistake when packaging. Without it, the source foundation is not complete.
Thanks
Ken

Hi Ken,
As per the source license agreement, you should pursue questions about the source with the product team on the Solaris 8 Foundation Source Discussion Forum.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Best regards,
Ralph
SUN DTS

Announce: JSTL (Standard Tags) + Struts (MVC) live web Demo (open source)

If you are starting a Java Web, you should use MVC and Standard tags,
          this "kit" is a sample of "best" (at least good) practices.
          It is MVC (Struts/Tiles)+JSTL XSLT DAO (Open Source Data Access Object
          w/ SQL) + DB CRUD (Create update delete and SQL DLL scripts)+ J2EE
          Security ( to make Tomcat run like Apache )
          It is KISS (you'll see how simple and how very standard) , good
          practices Free Open Source Framework to develop any web app, with the
          aim of being 80% of any app, but done as simple as possible and easy to
          teach. Again, everything is standard and simple. And it is the fastest,
          most efficient way to develop maintainable code I know of.
          Samples include CMS (Authorize content, XSLT, CMS Comments, sinkable,
          single sign on, etc.), Issue tracking, + more coming.
          Please download and install and see if you want to attend. Details:
          http://basicportal.sourceforge.net
          I use it to teach Struts + JSTL public and private classes. I epically
          teach WHY you should want to do something in a certain way, not just how.
          To attend and see "best practices"
          http://www.basebeans.com/webEx.jsp
          The seminar requires you know servlets, jsp, SQL, JDBC, and at least
          some MVC. (a plus is if you have already deployed and MVC web app in the
          past) Oh...it is $10.00 ( but free to baseBeans clients and/or apache.org
          committers.)
          To keep in touch on this join "MVC-Programmers" mail list at
          http://www.netbean.net/mailman/listinfo/mvc-programmers
          To keep in touch with open source projects go to
          http://news.netbean.net/cgi-bin/webnews.cgi
          Future plans include more docs, Dream weaver support, mail client, RSS
          feeds, BLOG, Shopping Cart Store, etc. etc.
          Did I say everything is standard and as simple as possible?
          Vic
          "Always code to the least amount of astonishment"
          Elements of Java Style


Hi Devlin.
> And changing the TLD is not
> something I think should be done.
-> http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e7/1f1e405d21c442e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
> I see the portal-inf/lib Is this the
> same as web-inf/lib and gets picked up by the
> webserver?
-> yes. http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/f9/561140d72dc442e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
Regards, Karsten

Is there any product that is same as oracle coherence but is open source?

I donot know if it is suitable to post this question here, but I really want to know it, so please help me~
Is there any product that has same function as oracle coherence but is open source?

You may have a look at for instance JBoss Cache. It does however (as far as I know) lack Coherence most useful (and powerful) caching architectures (i.e. "partitioned" and "near" caches). Nor do I belive you should expect the same level of stability or proven track record for use in demanding applications as coherence has.
This said I think it can be a perfectly useful product for some applications were you don't need the most advanced features and don't have the budget for Coherence or some other commercial product - it is after all a lot better than writing your own project specific caching solution...
/Magnus

Legalities of modifying open source Java classes in a closed source App

If there is a better forum for this thread please let me know. I looked and looked and couldn't find any place where it seemed to fit.
Simply put, I want to know the legal ramifications of modifying open source Java classes which have been included in a commercial closed source application.
The specifics are my problem with the javax.servlet.http.Cookie classes interpretation with RFC 2019 in regards to acceptable cookie names. I currently am debating that in a thread here:
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5313146
I am using Adobe ColdFusion which is a J2EE application server running as a servlet in Macromedia JRun. JRun parses request headers and creates instances of the javax.servlet.http.Cookie class for each cookie. (An error is thrown from the constructor if the cookie name is not accepted)
I was able to work around the problem by modifying the code in the Cookie class, compiling it, and using jar.exe util in my SDK to update the new class into the jrun.jar file. I blogged it here:
http://www.codersrevolution.com/index.cfm/2008/7/15/No-Cookie-For-You-Second-Solution
My problem is I'm not sure if what I did conforms to the license for ColdFusion. Technically JRun is a closed source program I am not allowed to modify, but all I changed was a open source class from Sun. I didn't even need to decompile anything.
I have Googled in vain, but I can't seem to find any information that applies to modifying pieces of open sourced code contained inside of a closed source application.

bdw429s wrote:
"I thought it was straightforward and I didn't feel that lawyers were necessary. But you didn't seem to want to do that."
I'm unclear on whether you are implying that I didn't want to hire a lawyer or that I didn't want to read the licenses myself and make a decision. If you meant the former, you're darn right. I'm not paying anyone a dime to satisfy my personal acedemic curiosity concerning a random project I've been messing with in my spare time that isn't related to to any job or business decision. I'm simply looking for information because that's I do when I don't understand how something works. First, I Google the hell out of it and if I can't turn up satisfactory answers (or any at all) I find an applicable forum and ask there.
If you were implying the latter (that I didn't want to read the licenses myself) then you haven't been reading my posts. I stated to jschell that I have no problem attempting to figure out a license agreement on my own. In fact, I have read the ColdFusion agreement from Adobe before posting here. I talks about modifying the software, but I still don't think it is crystal clear about whether third part code falls under it's own license AND Adobie's or just its own license. Then that is the point at which you must do one of the following
1. Consult a lawyer.
2. Decide to allow for a liberal interpretation (thus you can use the code) and understand that you personally are liable if your interpretation is wrong.
3. Decide to allow for a conservative intepretation to avoid liable on your part.
Regardless of what anyone says here it won't remove your own liability.
>
The source for the java.servlet.http.Cookie class stated that it is release under the Apache license 2.0 whcih I read up on. I will admit I'm not actually sure how to tell the exact verison of the Java Servlet API classes that JRun is built on other than to cross reference which version of the servlet API came out with which version of Java, but that is a suspect method. I have been programming for more than 8 years, but I'm relatively new to the Java landscape.
I'm not looking for handouts here. I know this was a tough subject and I was prepared for NO ONE to respond and I would have been ok with that. I have no problems making decisions on my own and I have no intention of passing the buck to anybody.
Here's the thing though. A useful response is one that states some facts (or opinions), references a similar peice of software for comparison, a court case, or provides a few links to some open source-type websites were I might find more information about my issue.
Telling me to hire a lawyer and chastising me for "pass the buck" is doing about as much good as Linux snobs telling people to RTFM.
Wrong.
A lawyer is the best and most correct answer.
And it is the first answer that should always be given with these sorts of questions.
If you choose not to accept the best and most correct answer then that is up to you.
I understand that a large number of people on public forums are lazy sponges who wish someone would just post all the code they need, but assure you I am not that person. I'll admit I don't know much about open source and I'm not sure where to start looking since I seem to have a scenario which is not really discussed much on the web. All I am looking for is information and sincere help.And presumably you also understand that we certainly can't give you legal advice but also it would be foolhardy for you to accept it as well.
You learn by reading many license agreements and reading as much about legal situations involving computers and related technical cases as you can.
And until you are comfortable making such decisions yourself without asking then the only useful answer is ask a lawyer.

ADF (View Object) with open source database

Hi all,
Recently, I am evaluating JDeveloper 9.0.5.2 ADF with an open source database (Firebird).
I follow the instruction to:
1. Create an entity object
2. Create a view object for the entity object in 1
3. Create an application module for the view object in 2
4. Right click on the application module and test -> all worked fine
5. I created a jsp and drag the view (in 2) to it from Data Control Palette
6. Test it in OC4J -> an error occurred (not because of jdbc config)
JBO-27122: SQL error during statement preparation. Statement: SELECT * FROM (SELECT Department.DEPT_NO, Department.DEPARTMENT AS DEPARTMENT1, Department.HEAD_DEPT, Department.MNGR_NO, Department.BUDGET, Department.LOCATION, Department.PHONE_NO FROM DEPARTMENT Department) QRSLT ORDER BY DEPT_NO
GDS Exception. 335544569. Dynamic SQL Error SQL error code = -104 Token unknown - line 1, char 16 SELECT
To my knowledge, the error should be due to Firebird doesn't support the query syntax " select * (select col1, col2... from table) QRSLT where... order by... "
I am quite headache as this query is automatically generated by JDeveloper. I am figuring out whether I can change it. It seems that I have to play with the ViewObjectImpl class.
I do think ADF is an amazing technology. However, is it only so amazing with the Oracle technologies? Please correct me if I am wrong.
Hons

Dear Shay Shmeltzer,
Thank you for your reply. After hours of trying on Firebird, I still get the error:
JBO-27122: SQL error during statement preparation. Statement: SELECT * FROM (SELECT Department.DEPT_NO, Department.DEPARTMENT AS DEPARTMENT1, Department.HEAD_DEPT, Department.MNGR_NO, Department.BUDGET, Department.LOCATION, Department.PHONE_NO FROM DEPARTMENT Department) QRSLT ORDER BY DEPT_NO
GDS Exception. 335544569. Dynamic SQL Error SQL error code = -104 Token unknown - line 1, char 16 SELECT
I then downloaded the MySQL 4.0 and install on my system to do the exact procedures. No error! Thing works fine! Oh man...
For the Firebird case, a strange thing to note is that the data table (I dragged) contains data, but the error message is on top of it.
Actually, I don't have a particular database preference but I do hope ADF can work equally for these open-source databases. I think the problem may also be contributed by Firebird. Hope that I can figure it out this week.
Regards,
Hons

How Open source Flex looks to a mid level developer

Here is my response to a post Matt made on a blog:
THe whole post:
http://blog.simb.net/2009/01/19/take-flex-back-for-the-community/
@Matt
1st off thanks, now my input:
The crux of your criticism seems to be that the process that we use for decision-making is closed its certainly not how we feel
Unfortuntly, this seems like a case of bad commuication by Adobe and the Flex team. If notable community experts get the impression of closed doors, then *certainly* the rest of us get this impression as well.
but there has been very little participation from the community so far
Im a solid dev, and not an expert but I can contribute in things such as testing and low level optimization; But, the Adobe open source site is a galactic disaster and discourages me from getting invloved. It has so many webpages that just go around in circles - filled with text that is verbose, this frustrates me to a great deal. As opposed to somehting straight foreward like:
http://framework.zend.com/download/latest
or
http://code.google.com/p/papervision3d/
Everything is here and easily notable. I avoid the seamingly endless pages and confusion. If I want to get to the Flex dev mailing list I have to register, then choose the lists, add the lists to my account. go though my account prefs read some directions.. then set up some other preferences..jeeeezzzz. If I want to submit a feature request I am directed to create another login for some Bug and Issue management? HUH? I thought I was submitting a featue request.
Right on papervisions google HOME page I see Getting started > Papervision3D Mailing List.
Next when I finially do get to Flex SVN, this trunk. is nothing like I have seen.what IS all this stuff and where do I go to learn about it? There are countless subfolders filled with things I vaguely understand and if I want to learn what it is. where do I go? Is there even a src folder?
Here is a classic example.
Flex trunk Read Me:
http://opensource.adobe.com/svn/opensource/flex/sdk/trunk/README.txt
vs.
Zend Trunk Read me:
http://framework.zend.com/svn/framework/standard/trunk/README.txt
*What* is the Flex team thinking with this?
I just spent 5 minutes or so twirling through all these SVN directories and Adobes website and I am clueless. I feel like the project is unessarily complex and disorganized - even if it isnt. This just convinced me to delete my Flex sdk bookmark on my SVN client.
Adobe just lost one potential contributor to Flex SDK.
We have another idea that were bouncing around that I hope to share in a week or two but wont get into now.
Saying stuff like this is what gives people the impression of closed. Why not post these ideas the Flex team has? Even if it is stupid or incomplete
Thats the whole point.

Wow, thanks for your response. This is great. I now understand that I had a combination of prejudice and ignorance when regarding Adobe Open Source. Perhaps my ignorance on these particulars is something that other devs encounter ( that whole perception thing ). I have chatted with people who consider the Flex SDK and Flex Builder... not the same... but fused together so much that it'd be just crazy to try and use one with out the other When I mention using Flex without Flex Builder.... people get that glazed over look in their eyes....( FYI I'm a FDT man, but am keeping a close eye on the new Flex Builder ) I'll use Zend as an example ( it's the best that I can come up with ) but I feel like there is a difference between the open source framework and Zend Studio ( commercial software ). Anyway, I'm really excited about how you've responded to all this. I have more ideas, but Ill sit on them and think it through and get ready for next weeks meeting. Thanks, Alan On Jan 23, 2009, at 1:31 AM, Matt Chotin wrote: > A new message was posted by Matt Chotin in > > General Discussion -- > How Open source Flex looks to a mid level developer > > I've delayed responding to this because frankly I'm not sure what to > say for much of it. The first thing I have to point out is that > many of the things you mention are related to Flex Builder and not > the Flex SDK, which is the part that is open source. So things like > the FB features, and NDA as part of its prerelease program, etc are > part of the commercial offerings from Adobe, not the Flex SDK. > Every build of the SDK has been available from the open source site, > the MAX issues were for commercial products. > > The roadmap for Flex 4 has been posted on the Gumbo page now for a > while, we don't put up specific dates because we don't know specific > dates, and as we get closer to feeling certain on a date we've put > it up. I think that having dates up that constantly change is > counter-productive. > > We use a code name because you never know if another version is > going to jump into the middle or what could happen, locking in on a > version number is often just setting yourself up for confusion > later. Plenty of other projects use code names too, the idea that a > code name denotes secrecy is frankly ludicrous. > > Regarding your question about 1000 developers and 80% wanting to go > in a different direction: if 80% of our customers think we should > move one way, don't you think it'd be pretty silly as a company to > go against them? Adobe as a company, and the Flex team as a product > team, are very focused on delivering our customers value. If we > fail to deliver value, not only is our free open source product not > used, but our paid products aren't used as well. The things that > you sometimes run into are long-term vision vs. short-term pains, > and that may be where some aspects of open source vs. closed > differ. The Adobe team has a long-term vision of Flex, which we > have tried to share and get feedback on, and we make decisions based > on that vision while taking into account the short-term needs of > developers. I think this is a pretty reasonable approach overall, > and you as a Flex/Flash developer have probably benefited from it. > > I'm sorry you feel like Adobe is getting the only benefit of open > source and you aren't, we certainly believe that we've put pieces in > place to allow for everyone to benefit, and will continue to take > suggestions on how we can improve. > > Matt > > > On 1/21/09 7:54 AM, "Alan Klement" <[email protected]> wrote: > > A new message was posted by Alan Klement in > > General Discussion -- > How Open source Flex looks to a mid level developer > > Matt, your right. The Adobe Open Source site does have sufficient > resources, but the perception I had , as a developer interested in > getting invloved, was that the information was either not there, > incomplete, or difficult to find. The perception to me is that > Adobe is not serious about 'Open Source" - even if it is, the > perception I have is that it isn't. > > I don't mean disrespect, but I don't take "Adobe Open Source" > seriously. To illustrate my point I'll use this ( albeit a bit > extreme ) example: > > Suppose the Flex community consists of 1000 devoted developers. > 80% of these developers decide to take the sdk into a direction they > feel it needs to go. This decision, regardless if it's 'good' or > not, renders it incompatible with other Adobe products, namely Adobe > Catalyst. WIll Adobe accept the community's decision? > > When Adobe can answer 'yes' to that question, I will take Adobe's > commitment seriously. > > And there are so many other things t! hat send me red flags. > > - Why is the new name of Flex not public, and why am I, as others, > breaking NDA to talk about the renaming process with other Flex devs? > - What business is NDA doing in an 'Open' project. > - Why is Adobe tight lipped about a release for Flex 4? Where is > the roadmap? https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases . > - Why are new features in Flex Builder not public? Adobe asks 'what > do you want', but never tells us the results of these polls and what > features it is actively working on. > - Why are there builds of Flex 4 passed out at MAX, but unavailable > to non-attendies. Had I *paid* to go to MAX, I'd have Flex 4... > - You mentioned that there wasn't a 'budget' to make it easier for > devs to submit feature suggestions? Set up a google mailing list, > that'll cost you 0 dollars. > - What is the term 'budget' doing in open source. If Adobe won't do > something, ask the community to chip in. > -Who are the other Adobe Flex devs? I can go to other open source > projects and see the names and contact info of other devs. Why > aren't THEY posting their opinions on this message board? > _Why all the 'codename' garbage. 'Codename' denotes secrecy. > - and on and on.... > > To me, Adobe looks like they want all the benefits of an open source > project, but none of the consequences. Being open source means > releasing a degree of control over the software. Hell, Richard > Stallman is still trying to convince people to change 'Linux' to > 'Linux-GNU'. > > I would like to help, but I just don't think my efforts would be > seriously considered. I work all day developing Flex applications > and front end Flash web sites. I don't want to then spend my free > time to be engrossed with a project's red tape ( Adobe policies ) - > only to have my efforts to be blown off. > > Sorry guys, it just looks like a win-win for Adobe and a lose-lose > for me. > > ________________________________ > View/reply at How Open source Flex looks to a mid level developer <a href=http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?13@@.59b790da/2 > > > Replies by email are OK. > Use the unsubscribe <a href=http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?280@@.59b790da!folder=.3c060fa1 > > form to cancel your email subscription. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > View/reply at <a href=http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?13@@.59b790da/5> > Replies by email are OK. > Use the unsubscribe form at <a href=http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?280@@.59b790da!folder=.3c060fa1 > > to cancel your email subscription.

Is mysql a free open source database or do you need a license for it in prd

is mysql a free open source database or do you need a license for it in production.

Hi,
It should be free under GPL (General Public license).Usually it will comes with your operating system distribution (eg:RHEL)
If you download it from Oracle site, it should have the commercial license tied to it, and you need to pay for that if it is in use for production.
http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/index.html
regards,
mrak

Logging with whereabouts using open source and freeware

You can find the html version of this at:
http://www.acelet.com/whitepaper/loggingWithWhereabouts.html
Logging with whereabouts using open source and freeware
The purpose of logging is to find out what had happened when needed. When the
time comes to read log messages, you want to know both the log message and its
whereabouts (class name, method name, file name and line number). So you need
to hard code whereabouts.
But hard coded whereabouts are very difficult to maintain: when you modify your
source code, line number changes; when you copy and paste a line, its class name
and method name change. If whereabouts are wrong, you introduce bugs in your logging
logic and the log messages are useless at the best.
This article shows you an example of using freeware Redress tool to rectify whereabouts
programmatically in your Makefile or Ant build file. So your whereabouts are always
correct for both Java and JSP source file.
Redress tool is part of SuperLogging at http://www.ACElet.com. SuperLogging also
provides an open source wrapper Alog.java, which redirects log method calls to
your favorite logging package. Redress tool can rectify whereabouts information
on all Alog's method calls in your application. So, if you call Alog's log methods,
these calls will be rectified by Redress.
JDK 1.4 introduces a new utility package java.util.logging. The example in this
article is based on JDK logging. Log4J is a cousin of JDK logging. Log4J users
should have no difficulties to modify this example for Log4J. Both JDK logging
and Log4J are excellent logging software for single JVM.
Note: Redress tool rectifies method calls on Alog, not JDK logging. You need to
call Alog instead of JDK logging in your application.
Source code of Alog.java
The following is the source code of Alog's JDK logging version. It serves as an
library file and should be on your CLASSPATH:
* Copyright Acelet Corp. 2000. All rights reserved
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* This program (com.acelet.opensource.logging.Alog) ("Software") is an
* open source software. 
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* The Software is licensed to you ("Licensee"). You are granted a
* non-exclusive right to use, modify, distribute the Software for either
* commercial or non-commercial use for free, as long as: 
* 1. this copyright paragraph remains with this file. 
* 2. this source code (this file) must be included with distributed
* binary code. 
* NO WARRANTY. This comes with absolutely no warranty. 
* <<<<<<<<<< License agreement ends 
* The purpose of releasing this open source program is to prevent vendor
* lock in. 
* You can code your program using this class to indirectly use Acelet
* SuperLogging (com.acelet.logging). If later you want to swith to other
* logging package, you do not need to modify your program. All you have
* to do is: 
* 1. modify this file to redirect to other logging packages. 
* 2. replace existing com.acelet.opensource.Alog with your modified one. 
* 3. you may have to reboot your EJB server to make the changes effect. 
* 
* This program is just a wrapper. For detail information about the methods
* see documents of underline package, such as com.acelet.logging.Logging.
* 
* Visit http://www.ACElet.com for more information.
* 
* This file is a modified for using JDK logging as an EXAMPLE.
* 
* You can use Redress tool to keep your whereabouts information
* always correct. See http://www.ACElet.com/freeware for detail.
* 
* Please see http://www/ACElet.com/opensource if you want to see the
* original version.
package com.acelet.opensource.logging;
import java.util.logging.*;
public final class Alog {
* Log level value: something will prevent normal program execution.
public static int SEVERE = 1000;
* Log level value: something has potential problems.
public static int WARNING = 900;
* Log level value: for significant messages.
public static int INFO = 800;
* Log level value: for config information in debugging.
public static int CONFIG = 700;
* Log level value: for information such as recoverable failures.
public static int FINE = 500;
* Log level value: for information about entering or returning a
* method, or throwing an exception.
public static int FINER = 400;
* Log level value: for detail tracing information.
public static int FINEST = 300;
static Logger logger;
static {
logger = Logger.getLogger("");
public Alog() {
public static void alert(String subject, String message) {
public static void error(String text, int level, String fullClassName,
String methodName, String baseFileName, int lineNumber) {
String[] para = {lineNumber + "", baseFileName};
logger.logp(getLevel(level), fullClassName, methodName, text, para);
public static Level getLevel(int levelValue) {
if (levelValue == SEVERE)
return Level.SEVERE;
else if (levelValue == WARNING)
return Level.WARNING;
else if (levelValue == INFO)
return Level.INFO;
else if (levelValue == CONFIG)
return Level.CONFIG;
else if (levelValue == FINE)
return Level.FINE;
else if (levelValue == FINER)
return Level.FINER;
else if (levelValue == FINEST)
return Level.FINEST;
else
return Level.ALL;
public static void log(String text, int level, String fullClassName,
String methodName, String baseFileName, int lineNumber) {
String[] para = {lineNumber + "", baseFileName};
logger.logp(getLevel(level), fullClassName, methodName, text, para);
public static void sendMail(String to, String from, String subject,
String text) throws Exception {
public static void sendMail(String to, String cc, String bcc, String from,
String subject, String text) throws Exception {
Test program
The simple test program is Test.java:
import com.acelet.opensource.logging.Alog;
public class Test {
public static void main(String argv[]){
Alog.log("Holle world", Alog.SEVERE, "wrongClassName", "wrongMethod",
"wrongFileName", -1);
How to run the test program
1. Compile Alog.java (JDK 1.4 or later, not before):
javac Alog.java
2. Download freeware Redress tool from http://ACElet.com/freeware.
3. Run Redress tool:
java -cp redress.jar Test.java
4. Check Test.java. The Alog.log method call should be rectified.
5. Run test program:
java Test
You should see log message with correct class name and method name.

Hi;
I found this code and would like to share it with you :
JCoDestination destination = JCoDestinationManager
.getDestination(DESTINATION_NAME2);
JCoFunction function = destination.getRepository().getFunction(
"RFC_FUNCTION_SEARCH");
if (function == null)
throw new RuntimeException("RFC_FUNCTION_SEARCH not found in SAP.");
function.getImportParameterList().setValue("FUNCNAME", "*");
function.getImportParameterList().setValue("GROUPNAME", "*");
try {
function.execute(destination);
JCoTable funcDetailsTable = function.getTableParameterList()
.getTable("FUNCTIONS");
int totalNoFunc = funcDetailsTable.getNumRows();
if (totalNoFunc > 0) {
for (int i = 0; i < totalNoFunc; i++) {
System.out.println("Function Name: "
+ funcDetailsTable.getValue(i));
} catch (AbapException e) {
System.out.println(e.toString());
return;
System.out.println("RFC_FUNCTION_SEARCH finished");
It is working and retrieving FM.
Regards
Anis

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