Tsung is a distributed load testing tool.
The 1.3.0 release adds three new plugins (LDAP, MySQL, WebDAV), a major dynamic variable enhancement, for/repeat loops in a scenario, and many other smaller improvements and bugfixes.

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In this version:
add EXT JS tree component, new custom field types, predefined javascript validation for certaing custom field types, better user manual, and more

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The 7th Annual Southern California Linux Expo has issued a call for papers. SCALE 7x will be held on Feb 20-22, 2009 at the Los Angeles Airport Westin. If you are working on an interesting open-source / Linux related project, or would like address the community, SCALE welcomes you to submit a presentation proposal.

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