This package provides a diverse set of general helper classes. This includes {@link nl.nikhef.slcshttps.util.BareBonesBrowserLaunch} which gives the same functionality as the browse() method of the Java 1.6 java.awt.Desktop class, but for Java JDK 1.5 and 1.6. Similarly it provides a class {@link nl.nikhef.slcshttps.util.PasswordReader} which gives similar functionality as the readPassword() method of the Java 1.6 java.io.Console class, but for Java JDK 1.5. The class {@link nl.nikhef.slcshttps.util.ConsoleTools} class provides various static methods for stdio interaction with users. @see nl.nikhef.slcshttps @since 0.1