ANNOUNCE: ASPL Fact ML4 "Granada Trip"

[David Marín Carreño <david aspl es>]

Application
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ASPL Fact & AF Architecture ML4 "Granada Trip"

Description
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ASPL Fact es a new invoicing system for GNU/Linux (although it should
compile and work on every platform where glib is available). It's based on
AF Architecture, and it's licensed under the GNU/General Public License.

The AF Architecture is a set of support libraries for
business-managing-application development. What we want with AF Arch is to
set a development environment where, in addition to working with several
stardardized mechanisms, the developer can program his applications in a
very general way, avoiding details about communication, synchronization and
database access, among others.

Enhancements
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ASPL Fact project
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# ASPL Fact
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* Added a very good dynamic method for disabling interface widgets
that give access to services the user has not permission to query.

* Updating the whole system for be compliant with the new library
status.  


# AF-Tax
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* Added the new libafdal session support.

* Adding support for showing the compilation date and time.

* Redesigned code for being compliant with the new libafgs definition.


# LibAfdalTax
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* Adding support for showing the compilation date and time.



AF Architecture
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LibAfgs
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* Added support for gather 2 or more services in an unique permission,
allowing a better administration.

* Added support for querying AF-keys refresh. This is neccessary for
implementing session security policies.

* Added support for creating servers from only one function.

* Added support for showing compilation date and time.

* Added support for storing logs about what is happening: what service
is executed, who executes it and from where.

* Added support for command line options through libpopt for all af-*
servers.

* Added support for enabling or disabling debug messages through
AF_DEBUG environment variable.

* Added support for managing signals.


LibAfdal
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* Replacing old data-structure representing mechanism based on GTree
with a new data-structure provided by libafdal: AfdalList.

* Added support for reporting client interfaces about available
services according to the user's permissions.

* Added support for session refreshing: when libafdal level detects
af-key expirations, asks af-kernel for a new af-key automatically.
If the session expires, it asks client application for the user's
password, and then asks af-kernel for a new session.

* Added support for showing compilation date and time.

* Added invisible mechanism for reconnecting to disconnected servers.


LibCoyote
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* Added support for getting IP addresses from incoming connections.



AF-Kernel
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* Added af-key refreshing service.

* Changing crypt code from libgcrypt to OpenSSL.

* Redesigned code for being compliant with new libafgs definition.

* Added support for showing compilation date and time.

* Now, if status info is saved in database. This way, if af-kernel
is shut down and then restarted, the system continues working with no
problem.

LibAfdalKernel
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* Added support for showing compilation date and time.


Download
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http://fact.aspl.es/index.php?id=14&L=3


GNOME Software Map entry
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http://www.gnome.org/softwaremap/projects/aspl-fact


About Advanced Software Production Line
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Advanced Software Production Line, S.L. is a Spanish firm founded in
November 2000. Our business is centered on enterprise-software
implementation for GNU/Linux operating system, and GNU/Linux
installation and maintainance in enterprise environments. You can get
more info in http://www.aspl.es