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DHCP Server Open Source Freeware Windows/Linux. MultiSubnet DHCP Server supports Dynamic, Static Leases, Relay Agents, BOOTP, PXEBOOT. Global, Range and Client Specific Options. Supports filtering of ranges on Mac Address, Vendor and User Class. The LDAP version reads all configuration from LDAP, stores lease info into LDAP and allows multiple instances all in sync. It can also update Zones of any LDAP based DNS Server.
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DHCP plus DNS Server Open Source Freeware Windows/Linux. Works as DHCP or DNS Server or both. Using both services adds DHCP allotted hosts automatically to DNS Server. Support Relay Agent, PXEBOOT, BOOTP, Zone Trasfer, DHCP Range Filters. Download.

Download Dual DHCPDNS Server

ELILO is the EFI linux boot loader for IA-64(IPF), IA-32(x86), and x86_64 EFI-based platforms.

Download ELILO: EFILinux Boot Loader

With OpenBLT you can make software updates through an on-chip communication interface (UART, CAN, USB etc.), without the need of specialized debugger hardware. 

Download Lethe -GPL Partition Freezing Software

Virtual Linux 1.1 (Tiger Edition) is basically the Mandrake Linux operating system, modified to run directly from your cd rom drive. With Virtual-Linux 1.1 you get about 1.6 gigabytes of software, all compressed onto one cd rom, using cloop compression. 

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With OpenBLT you can make software updates through an on-chip communication interface (UART, CAN, USB etc.), without the need of specialized debugger hardware. 

Download OpenBLT 

This project's goal is to develop an open source firmware for Sinus 154 DSL Basic SE and similar AR7 based devices. Projektziel ist die Entwicklung einer freien Firmware fÃ�¼r Sinus 154 DSL Basic SE und vergleichbare GerÃ�¤te mit AR7-Prozessor. 

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Committed to the development of fundamental ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) components for Linux. This includes a generic ACPI table parser, AML interpreter, bus and device drivers, policy, user interface, and support tools. 

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Getwifi allows Linux users to join wireless networks easily by joining available networks in an order specified by the user. Getwifi is configured using a single file which specifies networks, optional WEP keys, and the order in which to join networks. 

Download getwifi

Small Linux console getty that is started on the Linux text console, asks for a login name and then tranfers over to /bin/login. Is extended to allow automatic login and starting any app.
Download smallLinux console getty 

Chinese Debian GNU/Linux running on Live! CD 
Download CDLinux

Linux-based Network Bootmanager A graphical bootmanager providing OS deployment and repair for Linux, Windows, possibly other operating systems, via PXE and local cache. 

Download Linux-basedNetwork Bootmanager

qingy is a replacement of getty. Written in C, it uses DirectFB to provide a fast, nice GUI without the overhead of the X Window System. It allows the user to log in and start the session of his choice (text console, gnome, kde, wmaker, ...). 
Download Qingy IsNot GettY

CIniFile is a C++ class to read and write inifiles in microsoft ini format. There is also a plain C version available. IniFiles. 

Download CIniFile 
 
Timer wakes up the computer from the shut down state using the BIOS clock and alarm time (RTC-Alarm). The computer is booted and a user program is started. A next wake-up (restart by BIOS) is programmed and Timer shuts down the computer again. 

Download ATimer - die Zeitschaltuhr

LVM - HPUX version tools for linux. New! Get freevxfs driver for mounting HP-UX VxFS filesystem on Linux! Had been tested on Physical/VMware RHEL 4 or 5 servers. Please send feedbacks and requests to zanzamer1@yahoo.com. 

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InitNG strives to replace the old System V Init completelty. It offers faster startup through parallelization, service and demon monitoring, logging facilities and a dynamic run-time dependency configuration. 

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IXP4xx (IXP425, 422, 421, 420) BSP for Windows CE (wince/Windows Embedded Compact) 4.2/5.0/6.0/7.0 

Download ixp4xx- IXP425 wince project

daemonic provides server packages with an abstract, system-independent interface to system startup scripts and inetd.
 Download Daemonic

init4boot provides iSCSI boot for Xen dom0 and domU, kvm guests and bare metal systems - currently for Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora. It's an extensible tool set for creating initramfs with support for: iSCSI, lvm2, md, multipath, network, tftp config,

 Download init4boot

Several small projects; A simple UDP chat program in visual basic, a full screen movie player, a tv guide program for Canberra, Australia 

Download Maxious\'SF Projects

cfgsh, the Configuration Shell utility, is a small utility for the configuration of embedded systems. 

Download ConfigShell

genhostname is a linux perl script running at runlevel2 boot and changes the computers hostname to PC-XXXXXXXXXX deppending on the eth0 mac address or the wireless network card macaddress there is 2 scrips in the download. install the one you need. 

Download genhostname

Daemond is a daemon control daemon. It can be used as a faster and more flexible replacement for init, or by itself. It has the ability to track complex dependencies, and allows package management systems to easily add and maintain them. 

Download Symbion Daemon Tool 

Eselstall Secure Environment to Launch Software you don't Trust At aLL: Combined chroot/setuid tool to easily launch background processes (servers) in a confined environment. Eliminates the need for su in the changeroot directory. 

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BootRetarder allows to retard the start of some programs, so your computer boots fastly and the programs you want to be starded at the init are ran one by one separated by a defined interval of miliseconds. 

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Tous les Kernels compil�©s par Performant-Hosting.

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tcron integrates 'cron/at' with ATX power-up capability. It can invoke multiple cron/at jobs with power-up/shutdown a day. You can use it to: 1. Power up to play muisc/sound and shutdown (super alarm). 2. Record TV/Radio programs 

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"sysinit" is a system initialization scheme, written in BASH, based on the sysvinit implementation in many Linux distributions and a daemon-management scheme (also in BASH) for use with runit or daemontools. 
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serel is software that helps computers boot faster. serel adds synchronisation and integrity-checking to the operating system service startup phase, allowing a computer's services to start in parallel. 

Download serel - fast boot software

An encrypted root overlay fs. Provides initrd data. For instructional use only. 

Download encrypted linux initrd

RemoteBIOS is a set of tools that helps you to writen LinuxBIOS bios, test it flashing only one time the ROM, with remotebios.bin. And you can remotely execute a ELF binary, or a script, for example memory initialization script,etc through Serial Port. 

Download RemoteBIOS

This project aims to develop a method to use runit and SysV init to enable parallel service startup during boot for Fedora Linux. Standard Fedora Init scripts will be ported to runit init scripts maintaining full functionality. Docs are in the wiki. 

Download Fedora Fast Boot Using Runit

This program is a small and simple tool that manages the available "services" (the programs in the /etc/init.d/ directory) in a Debian box.

Download Debian services control panel

This project aims to make such Open Source utilities by which one can shoot any problem with/without having technical knowledge/skills.Tuxguru's Rescue tablet resolves many problems including Passwords,Grub,Backup,Recovery,Partition,Installations,etc..

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a2webd created to facilitate launch a2web a lightweight Web User Interface for aria2 with remote control support for downloads.

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ItaliOs �¨ un sistema operativo totalmente in italiano.

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Daemond is a daemon control daemon. It can be used as a faster and more flexible replacement for init, or by itself. It has the ability to track complex dependencies, and allows package management systems to easily add and maintain them. 

Download Daemond

DongSheng Yun network laboratory network dedicated to research, development and production technology of virtual disk management system, the core product WL-iSCSI_Server is the leading virtual disk management software. 

Download wl-iscsi-server
 
Set of tools needed to setup and maintain encrypted partitions under unix systems (initially linux). Especially helpfull when doing root device encryption. Features xml configuration, multiple users, usb "tokens" (usb mass storage) and key hierarchy. 
Download cryptoBoot

 Agnix is an educational, network operating system kernel. It is ideal starting point to learn about operating systems. The main goal of the project is to provide a network kernel fully compatible with the Linux Kernel in the system call layer.
Download Agnix Embedded Real-time OS Kernel

Application Keepalive Daemon will run an application until it stops and then run it again. Setup continously run applications not designed as daemons. 
Download Application Keep Alive

The SetConsole is a script for text mode console initialization on Linux platform. It sets up font, application character map, cursor, keyboard LED's, and many other settings for each console. 
Download Console Initialization script

FreeBSD Control Center is a tool that provides a graphical environment for configuration, tuning and making services available in an few clicks of the mouse. 
Download FreeBSD Control Center

Clean room implementation of runlevel/init.d/SYS V init applets for busybox, aiming for LSB compliance.
Download Micro runlevel

This project is for a PE Builder plug-in for the Ext2Fsd software. I decided to develope this solution in order to be able to scan ext2/ext3 partitions using KAV/KIS anti-virus Rescue Disk which is created with PE Builder. 
Download PE Builder Ext2Fsd plug-in

POSYS: Programmers Operating SYStem. A small, fast, dynamic, secure OS project. (In development) Language: NASM + CC386. 
Download POSYS Programmers Operating SYStem

SLAVE is completely modulars set of scripts and programs, made to parallelize Linux Init's services, to increase booting speed. 
Download S.L.A.V.E. Project

Server optimized Linux (SoL) and is a Linux distribution with a revolutionary bootconcept based on XML and contains most common server-applications. 
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a new kind of OS. just an experimental and limited system to test a new concept based of user centric view, but nothing is done because it's "normal" in all OSes , everything is thinked again. The aim is to manage information (represented as XML) wit.
Download blairOS

This is a really simple BOOTP server, which uses NIS maps to retrieve host information (host name, IP address). 
Download bootpd_nis

cinit is a fast, parallel booting, true dependency supporting init system with support for profiles. 
Download cinit - fast and intelligent init system

this is used to extract a chunk of data from a binary disk file such as a disk image. it can be used to extract the boot sector or MBR or a chunk from any position and length. accepts many types of integer number formats. great for building OS's (Operating Systems) or general data extraction and file work.
Download extract chunk from file

A set of bash scripts implementing hardware and system profiles for linux. Configuration files may be switched and scripts run dependent on the state of things such as hardware configuration, power management, or network connections. 
Download hprofile - Hardware and system profiles

Simple `init' program with parallel execution and dependencies via reference counting (`start' and `stop' commands).
Download myinit

pinit is a sysvinit alternative. It's a different way of booting linux. Keywords are: xml configuration, fast and parallel booting of services, modular design, dependecy based booting of services. It's intented to be more robust and faster than sysvini.
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Printer_on is a small program which gives you a warning if you printer is powered on. You can put it in your linux shutdown script, so you'll be notified if your printer is still powered on when you shutdown your computer. 
Download printer_on

qinit is a fast, small, simple replacement for init. It does NOT read rc.d, or init.d; rather it is configured similarly to dwm. Meant to be built against dietlibc. 
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Monitors Input usage such as Mouse/keyboard/gamecontrolers to allow powering down of system when it is idle for a user specified amount of time. 
Download Powers off your linux system when idle
 
The OpenPXA project aims on implementing GPL licensed OBM/IPL (Initial Program Loader) for Marvell PXA3xx CPUs and various related tools. The IPL allows copying and executing of various user-supplied code from NAND flash (like uboot bootloader). 
Download OpenPXA

Do you hate having a few giant directories that hold all of your packages? Do you hate installing something only to find that it doesn\'t work properly, and it doesn\'t have a make uninstall? If so, this script is for you. 
Download Package Installation Manager