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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1997-04-25 04:48:20 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1997-04-25 04:48:20 +0000
commit44a05a36baf16d81d054cd66a2b3309f8f68d5d1 (patch)
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parent12c8d830cf5c1eacdd253f8bceafa333b43699b7 (diff)
downloademacs-44a05a36baf16d81d054cd66a2b3309f8f68d5d1.tar.gz
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
@setfilename tasks.info
@settitle GNU Task List
@c UPDATE THIS DATE WHENEVER YOU MAKE CHANGES!
-@set lastupdate 19 March 1997
+@set lastupdate 24 April 1997
@c %**end of header
@setchapternewpage off
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ alternatives that will be patent-free in late 1997. It cannot support
IDEA, but can use triple-DES and some other alternatives.
@item
-A program to convert compiled programs represented in OSF ANDF
-(``Architecture Neutral Distribution Format'') into ANSI C.
+Free software for doing secure commercial transactions on the web.
+This too needs public key encryption.
@item
An imitation of Page Maker or Ventura Publisher.
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ More scientific mathematical subroutines.
Statistical tools.
@item
+A scientific data collection and processing tool,
+perhaps something like Scientific Workbench and/or Khoros,
+
+@item
Software to replace card catalogues in libraries.
@item
@@ -373,6 +377,12 @@ statistics).
A translator from Scheme to C.
@item
+A fast emulator for the i386 which works by translating
+machine instructions into the machine language of the host machine.
+(Support for emulation of other machines would enhance the program
+but might make it much more difficult.)
+
+@item
Optical character recognition programs; especially if suitable for
scanning documents with multiple fonts and capturing font info as well
as character codes. Work is being done on this, but more help is needed.
@@ -388,10 +398,6 @@ A pen based interface.
@item
CAD software, such as a vague imitation of Autocad.
-
-@item
-Software for comparing DNA sequences, and finding matches and
-alignments.
@end itemize
@node Compilers