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PUCK (Program for the Use and Computation of Kinship
data) is a computer program for analyzing genalogical and other kinship related data.
History
Puck is a product of the research group TIP. It is an outcome of
the project "Informatical treatment of kinship phenomena" ("Traitement
Informatique des phenomènes de parenté", 2006-2009) financed by the
French National Research Agency (ANR).
Puck has been written by Klaus Hamberger in Java 1.6. The first version dates from march 2007. Puck (actual version 0.8) is continuously updated.
Download
The following versions are available:
Puck_0.8 (the latest version) Puck 0.7 (march 2009 - largely tested, though there may be some bugs remaining) Puck 0.6 (november 2008 - slower and with less functionalities)
Puck uses the external libraries JFreechart and JCommons for graphical visualization and Jxl for importation from and exportation to excel files. Without them the functions involving diagrams will not work. Click here to download the zip file "Lib" that contains them and put them into the same directory as the file containing the executable file "Puck.jar". Note: the external jar files may be left inside or outside the "lib" directory. For Mac users it is however recommended to put them outside the "lib" directory.
Puck is contained in an executable jar file and is started by double-clicking on the file icon. For the treatment of large datasets (more than 10.000 individuals) download the batch file Puck512.bat or (for very large datasets with more than 30.000 individuals) Puck1024.bat to augment the memory of your Java virtual machine to 512 MB or 1024 MB. Put it into the same directory as the file Puck.jar and double-click on its icon to start Puck.
System requirements Make sure that your computer is equiped with an adequate version of Java:
PC, Linux ou Solaris : Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (click here) Mac OSX 10.5.2 (ou plus) : Java for Mac OS X 10.5, Update 1 (click here) Mac OSX 10.4 : Java SE 6 Release 1 Developer Preview (click here ; if there are problems, click here for identifying its source and here for a solution)
LanguagesPuck can be run in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
The language can be chosen by double-clicking on the label "language" and selecting a language from the dropdown menu in the Opening Window.
HelpClick here to acceed to the Puck Online Help . A mini-manual in English for Puck 0.6 (written by M. Houseman, 23 octobre 2008) is available as a pdf file.
ContactTo talk directly with Puck send a mail to
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Licence
Puck is a free software, distrbuted under CeCILL licence (a french variant of GPL). Puck
has been deposited at the APP (Agence pour la Protection des
Programmes, Program Protection Agency) and is protected by French law.
Disclaimer THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS
IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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Dernière mise à jour : ( 08-11-2009 )
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