diff --git a/patches/gtkmeat.patch b/patches/gtkmeat.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..036e7d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/gtkmeat.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+--- tmp/gtkmeat-0.5.5/gtkmeat.c	Tue Jan 12 05:01:53 1999
++++ gtkmeat-0.5.5/gtkmeat.c	Wed Jan 20 14:54:17 1999
+@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
+ 	gchar *article[2], *link;
+ 	FILE *fHnd;
+ 	gint i;
++        int eof_found;
+ 
+ 	fHnd = fopen(fname, "rb");
+ 	if (!fHnd) {
+@@ -112,16 +113,21 @@
+ 		fclose(fHnd);
+ 		return FALSE;
+ 	}
++        g_free(line);
+ 	gtk_clist_clear(GTK_CLIST(list));
+ 	gtk_clist_freeze(GTK_CLIST(list));
+ 	link = NULL;
+ 	rewind(fHnd);
+-	while (line) {
++        for (i=0; i<2; i++)
++            article[i]=NULL;
++	for (eof_found=0;!eof_found;) {
+ 		gboolean bGotit = FALSE;
+-		if (line) /* should only happen once from above */
+-			g_free(line);
+ 		for (i = 0 ; i<num_fields; i++) {
+ 			line = app_getLine(fHnd);
++                        /* we stuff line either into article, into link
++                           or we free it immediatly. The stuff in article
++                           will be freed down below, the link will be freed
++                           with GtkDestroyNotify */
+ 			if (line) {
+ 				bGotit = TRUE;
+ 				switch (i) {
+@@ -138,17 +144,23 @@
+ 					g_free(line);
+ 					break;
+ 				}
+-			}
++			} else {
++                            eof_found=1;
++                            break;
++                        }
+ 		}
+ 		if (bGotit) {
+-			gint index;
+-			index = gtk_clist_append(GTK_CLIST(list), article);
+-			gtk_clist_set_row_data(GTK_CLIST(list), index, link);
+-			for (i=0; i<3; i++) {
+-				if (article[i])
+-					g_free(article[i]);
+-			}
++                    gint index;
++                    index = gtk_clist_append(GTK_CLIST(list), article);
++                    gtk_clist_set_row_data_full(GTK_CLIST(list), index, link, &g_free);
+ 		}
++                for (i=0; i<2; i++) {
++                    if (article[i]) 
++                    {
++                        g_free(article[i]);
++                        article[i]=NULL;
++                    }
++                }
+ 	}
+ 	fclose(fHnd);
+ 	gtk_clist_thaw(GTK_CLIST(list));
+diff -ur tmp/gtkmeat-0.5.5/gtkmeatrc gtkmeat-0.5.5/gtkmeatrc
+--- tmp/gtkmeat-0.5.5/gtkmeatrc	Mon Jan  4 08:49:37 1999
++++ gtkmeat-0.5.5/gtkmeatrc	Wed Jan 20 14:47:19 1999
+@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
+ # Curl command, %s is replaced by ~/recentnews.tmp
+ # Default: none
+ #curl-cmd "C:\Util\curl.exe -s -o %s http://files.freshmeat.net/freshmeat/recentnews.txt"
++#curl-cmd "/usr/local/bin/wget -q -O %s http://files.freshmeat.net/freshmeat/recentnews.txt"
+ curl-cmd "/usr/local/bin/curl -s -o %s http://files.freshmeat.net/freshmeat/recentnews.txt"
+ 
+ # If you'd like to run gtkmeat in "compact" mode (without
diff --git a/patches/gtkmeatrc.new b/patches/gtkmeatrc.new
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce658a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/gtkmeatrc.new
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Configuration file for gtkMeat
+#
+# System Wide:
+# /etc/gtkmeatrc
+# <windowsdir>\gtkmeatrc
+#
+# Per user:
+# <HOME>/.gtkmeatrc
+# <HOME>\_gtkmeatrc
+
+# Number of seconds before a refresh is performed...
+# Default: 1800
+refresh-timeout 1800
+
+# Netscape command, %s is replaced by the URL
+# Default: none
+#browser-cmd "D:\Netscape\Program\netscape.exe %s"
+# Under *nix, we need two commands for netscape - one if the browser
+# isn't running already, and one if it is
+new-browser-cmd "/usr/local/bin/netscape %s &"
+browser-cmd "/usr/local/bin/netscape -remote 'openURL(%s, new_window)' &"
+
+# Curl command, %s is replaced by ~/recentnews.tmp
+# Default: none
+#curl-cmd "C:\Util\curl.exe -s -o %s http://files.freshmeat.net/freshmeat/recentnews.txt"
+curl-cmd "/usr/local/bin/curl -s -o %s http://files.freshmeat.net/freshmeat/recentnews.txt"
+
+# If you'd like to run gtkmeat in "compact" mode (without
+# the buttons on the bottom & the column titles, and
+# launching an article upon a click on its row) set this
+# variable to ON. Default: OFF
+compact-mode OFF
+
+# Number of fields in recentnews.txt. There are 3 fields per
+# record as of 01/03/99.
+# Default: 3
+num-fields 3
diff --git a/patches/patch-0.5.5-b.gtkmeat b/patches/patch-0.5.5-b.gtkmeat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f37c13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/patch-0.5.5-b.gtkmeat
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+*** gtkmeat-0.5.5/gtkmeat.c	Tue Jan 12 04:01:53 1999
+--- gtkmeat-0.5.5b/gtkmeat.c	Wed Jan 13 09:55:53 1999
+***************
+*** 99,105 ****
+  static
+  BOOL app_loadFile(GtkWidget *list, const gchar *fname) {
+  	gchar *line;
+! 	gchar *article[2], *link;
+  	FILE *fHnd;
+  	gint i;
+  
+--- 99,105 ----
+  static
+  BOOL app_loadFile(GtkWidget *list, const gchar *fname) {
+  	gchar *line;
+! 	gchar *article[3], *link;	/*	Changed 2 ==> 3	*/
+  	FILE *fHnd;
+  	gint i;
+  
+***************
+*** 116,125 ****
+  	gtk_clist_freeze(GTK_CLIST(list));
+  	link = NULL;
+  	rewind(fHnd);
+- 	while (line) {
+- 		gboolean bGotit = FALSE;
+  		if (line) /* should only happen once from above */
+  			g_free(line);
+  		for (i = 0 ; i<num_fields; i++) {
+  			line = app_getLine(fHnd);
+  			if (line) {
+--- 116,125 ----
+  	gtk_clist_freeze(GTK_CLIST(list));
+  	link = NULL;
+  	rewind(fHnd);
+  		if (line) /* should only happen once from above */
+  			g_free(line);
++ 	while (line) {
++ 		gboolean bGotit = FALSE;
+  		for (i = 0 ; i<num_fields; i++) {
+  			line = app_getLine(fHnd);
+  			if (line) {
+***************
+*** 143,150 ****
+  		if (bGotit) {
+  			gint index;
+  			index = gtk_clist_append(GTK_CLIST(list), article);
+  			gtk_clist_set_row_data(GTK_CLIST(list), index, link);
+! 			for (i=0; i<3; i++) {
+  				if (article[i])
+  					g_free(article[i]);
+  			}
+--- 143,151 ----
+  		if (bGotit) {
+  			gint index;
+  			index = gtk_clist_append(GTK_CLIST(list), article);
++ 		/*	article[ 2 ] = link ;	/*	Added	*/
+  			gtk_clist_set_row_data(GTK_CLIST(list), index, link);
+! 			for (i=0; i<2; i++) {	/*  Changed lim 3 ==> 2	*/
+  				if (article[i])
+  					g_free(article[i]);
+  			}
+***************
+*** 160,165 ****
+--- 161,167 ----
+  static
+  BOOL app_startApp(const gchar *cmd, BOOL bWait, WORD wShowState) {
+  #ifndef WIN32
++ #if	0
+  	char **args, *work, *twrk;
+  	int cnt, len, scnt, pid, sta;
+  
+***************
+*** 209,214 ****
+--- 211,220 ----
+  		}
+  	}
+  	return TRUE;
++ #else
++ 	int rc = system( cmd );
++ 	return ( (rc == 0 ) ? TRUE : FALSE ) ;
++ #endif
+  #else /* Win32 */
+  	STARTUPINFO startupinfo;
+  	PROCESS_INFORMATION processinfo;
+***************
+*** 347,352 ****
+--- 353,359 ----
+  	} else {
+  		sprintf(cmd, browser_cmd, url);
+  	}
++ 	g_free( fname );	/*	Added	*/
+  #else
+  	sprintf(cmd, browser_cmd, url);
+  #endif /* WIN32 */