There is a new release of ODIN on the Netlabs FTP server. ODIN is the Open Source project to provide a win32 API for OS/2 and eComStation. Originally to allow OS/2 users to run Windows 32 bit applications. Now used to port windows applications to OS/2 and eComStation. The Odin runtime is a requirement for the newest developed versions of JAVA and Flash 10 for OS/2 and eCS.

ODIN website: http://svn.netlabs.org/odin32

Download: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/0.8.2/odin-0.8.2.zip
SYM files: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/0.8.2/odin-0.8.2-debuginfo.zip

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.

Hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=vlc-1.1.11.zip

It requires: kLIBC v0.6.3, Qt 4.6.3GA

VLC 1.1.11 had been ported by KO Myung-Hun.
Web Site: http://www.ecomstation.co.kr/
KO Myung-Hun also accepts PayPal donation for their eCS-OS2 ports on this page.

You must have already noticed that IBM is celebrating 100 years from being found. The company has published  a nice essay for The Wall Street Journal, summarizing the past 100 years and discussing why the company has survived so long. The essay also mentions OS/2, although as an example of failure: With IBM’s OS/2 operating system, we hung on long after the industry had voted against it.

Firefox version 4.0.1 has been released and it is available for download.

URL: http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/4.0.1/contr...

Qt Creator, Nokia's multiplatform Qt Integrated Development Environment, is now available for OS/2. Debugging is currently not supported.
 
It features:

•     C and JavaScript code editor
•     Integrated UI designer
•     Project and build management tools
•     Support for version control

Netlabs: http://svn.netlabs.org/qtapps/wiki/QT4%20Development

POV-Ray version 3.6.1 has been ported to OS/2. This is an open source graphics rendering program; for more information, and sample scenes.
 
Hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=povray
Home: http://www.povray.org/

Rapidshare Downloader is a simple application that allows you to download your files from Rapidshare.com for premium account users.
 
Hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=rapid-down

Replacement of VIO window. Enable DBCS Input/Output on VIO window on non-DBCS OS/2. Support scroll-back. Support clipboard(unicode). Support FT2LIB.
 
Hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=kshell

The Java 6 for OS/2 requires help to complete its funding. Partial funding is already provided by several companies and individuals, with Mensys BV being the main sponsor, but we still need to cover an amount of 8,000 EUR. If you are interested in sponsoring Java please contact Silvan Scherrer (silvan dot scherrer at aroa dot ch) directly or buy sponsoring units.

VLC media player version 1.1.4 has been ported to OS/2. This is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, MP3, OGG, AAC) as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
 
Source: http://www.os2world.com/content/view/20350/2/