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|Name=GNU Alive
 
|Name=GNU Alive
|Short description=Automatic login and keep-alive utility for Internet connections.
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|Short description=Autologin and keep-alive daemon.
|Full description=GNU Alive is a periodic ping program. It functions similarly to ‘ping -n -i PERIOD HOST’ (so if you are comfortable typing that at a shell prompt you probably do not need GNU Alive).
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|Full description='''Alive''' is a keep-alive program for internet connections. It repeatedly pings a series of user-specified hosts, thereby encouraging (one hopes) the involved networks to not disappear.
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Previously known as '''qadsl''', it was created to automate the annoying login process of several Swedish ISP's, e.g., Telia ADSL, COMHEM and Tiscali.
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This is a GNU package.
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/alive/
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/alive/
|User level=none
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|Is High Priority Project=No
 
|VCS checkout command=git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/alive.git
 
|VCS checkout command=git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/alive.git
|Documentation note=Older releases (up through 1.4.0) included auto-login functionality for some (Swedish) ISPs can be found [http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/alive/ here]. Note that it was previously called qadsl.
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|Documentation note=https://www.gnu.org/software/alive/manual/
|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=No
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|Version identifier=2.0.2
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GNU Alive is a periodic ping program. It functions similarly to ‘ping -n -i PERIOD HOST’ (so if you are comfortable typing that at a shell prompt you probably do not need GNU Alive).
|Version date=2013/09/08
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|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
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|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/
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|Related projects=gnustandards
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|Version identifier=2.0.3
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|Version date=2021/01/01
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
|Version download=http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/alive/alive-2.0.2.tar.xz
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|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/alive/alive-2.0.3.tar.xz
|Version comment=2.0.2 stable released 2013-09-08
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|Last review by=Genium
|Last review by=Bendikker
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|Last review date=2021/01/02
|Last review date=2018/02/20
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|Submitted by=Database conversion
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
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|Submitted date=2011/04/01
|Is GNU=Yes
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|User level=intermediate
|GNU package identifier=alive
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|Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/
|License verified date=2005-10-18
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|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
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|OpenPGP signature=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/alive/alive-2.0.3.tar.xz.sig
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|Test entry=No
 
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{{Project license
 
{{Project license
 
|License=GPLv3orlater
 
|License=GPLv3orlater
|License verified by=genium
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|License verified by=Genium
|License verified date=2013/10/04
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|License verified date=2021/01/02
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|License note=https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/alive.git/tree/COPYING
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{{Software category
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|Interface=daemon
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|Programming-language=scheme
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|Runs-on=BSD, GNU/Linux, GNU/Hurd
 
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{{Person
 
{{Person
 
|Real name=Thien-Thi Nguyen
 
|Real name=Thien-Thi Nguyen
 
|Role=Maintainer
 
|Role=Maintainer
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|Email=ttn@gnu.org
 
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{{Person
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{{Resource
|Real name=Joachim Nilsson
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|Resource audience=Savannah
|Role=Rewrote and restructured most of the code for releases 1.3.0 and later.
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|Resource kind=Developer
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|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/alive/
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Savannah (Ref)
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|Resource audience=Bugs
|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/alive
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|Resource kind=E-mail
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|Resource URL=bug-alive@gnu.org
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Bug Tracking
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|Resource audience=Bugs
|Resource kind=Mailing List Info/Archive
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
|Resource URL=http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-alive
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-alive/
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Developer
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|Resource audience=Savannah
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
|Resource URL=http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/alive.git
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|Resource URL=https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/alive.git/
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=Savannah
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|Resource kind=Download
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|Resource URL=https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/alive/
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|Resource audience=FTP
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|Resource kind=Download
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|Resource URL=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/alive/
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|Resource audience=FTP
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
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|Resource URL=https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/alive/
 
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|Interface=daemon
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|Resource audience=Wikidata
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|Resource kind=General
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|Resource URL=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71171749
 
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Revision as of 10:41, 2 January 2021


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GNU Alive

https://www.gnu.org/software/alive/
Keep-alive program for internet connections.

Alive is a package that provides a command-line program to periodically make network contact with (aka “ping”) a specified host.

Originally known as qADSL, it was also created to automate the annoying login process of several Swedish ISP's, e.g., Telia ADSL, COMHEM and Tiscali. After several years of inactivity, it was rewriten from scratch in 2012 by Thien-Thi Nguyen, leaving only the periodic ping.

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Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Thien-Thi Nguyen Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
FTPDownloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/alive/
SavannahDownloadhttps://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/alive/
FTPMailing Listhttps://ftpmirror.gnu.org/alive/
WikidataGeneralhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71171749
BugsMailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-alive/
BugsE-mailbug-alive@gnu.org
SavannahDeveloperhttps://savannah.gnu.org/projects/alive/
SavannahVCS Repository Webviewhttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/alive.git/


Software prerequisites

This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 4 January 2022.




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