well in 2005 it might have been free, but now its full of crappy free (the word free doesnt equate to freeWARE)to download and pay for apps so thats now off this long running thread (nice by the way)
heres some more (real) freeware
http://www.freecommander.com/index_en.htm
"freeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager. The program helps you with daily work in Windows. Here you can find all the necessary functions to manage your data stock. You can take freeCommander anywhere - just copy the installation directory on a CD, USB-Stick or even a floppy disk - and you can even work with this program on a foreign computer."
FreeBASIC
http://www.freebasic.net/index.php
FreeBASIC's Official Forums
http://www.freebasic.net/forum/
Rebol core and view tcp:ip and udp scripting language
and GUI maker in a fully contained average 600kB install depending on your OS.
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better cross platform GUI scripting take a look
rebol/view
for a better crossplatform GUI scripting take a look at rebol/view
one script, run on many OS's
http://www.rebol.com/pre-view.html
http://www.rebol.com/docs/quick-start2.html
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2.../30/rebol.html
i think you might find this rebol/view script interesting as it shows how you might make multi platform front ends etc
just download this rebol script and double click it to load up the rebol/view ( i assume you did install it already, i think you will like the look 8)
http://www.rebol.org/library/scripts/menu-system-demo.r
download (free for personal use, forever)rebol view for your OS here
http://www.rebol.com/view-platforms.html
it would be nice to see some pro looking GUI's for the many existing shell/cli apps that use rebol/view as their starting point, then everyone could take these and extend the full usability as more and more people chip in to help 8)
some ready made scripts to read and run
http://www.reboltech.com/library/script-vid.html
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...2&postcount=84
for a giggle try this rebol view web server, very good it is and so small an portable you wont beleave it
install this windows rebol view
http://www.rebol.com/downloads/view.exe
http://www.rebol.com/download.html
go here
http://www.tgd-consulting.de/Download.html#ServeIt
and grab 77KB
http://www.tgd-consulting.de/REBOL/ServeIt.r
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video front end encoder:
StaxRip
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http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=102652
"StaxRip Introduction
With StaxRip you can easily convert your DVD's, DVB or DV captures or almost any other source format. As a open source application StaxRip is completely free.
Supported Formats
Video formats: DivX, XviD, x264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4
Audio formats: MP3, AC3, MP2/MPA, AAC, DTS, WAV
Container formats: AVI, MP4, MPG, MKV (Matroska), DIVX (DMF(DivX Media Format))
Features- No spyware, adware or any other form of malware.
- Open Source, Freeware."
broadcast is untryed by me as yet, so cant say if its any good but
http://www.getdemocracy.com/broadcast/
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Broadcast Machine
Free software that you install on your website. Post your videos to create internet TV channels, including video blogs and video podcasts (video RSS feeds). Easy to install, easy to use."