Thank you for this update. It is very nice to have a summary to get an idea about what new there is on OM World.
Thank you Michele Renda 2008/10/6 Minh Ha Duong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Contents > > * 1 Distributions > * 2 Applications > * 3 Hardware > * 4 Wiki and community > * 5 From the stars > * 6 Outside Openmoko > > [edit] Distributions > > * The big affair was the release of Om2008.9 Update on September 19th, the > dot one ASU. Or was it a big non-event, because those who updated daily were > already ahead when it was released ? Some users were surprised that the > stable feeds do not update > almoshttp://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Updatest everything > everyday anymore, but this is what stable is supposed to mean. You don't get > the nice fixes in the latest kernel, but you don't get the nasty new bugs > either. > * Another big point release: Qtopia 4.4. It's now called Qt Extended, we > will need to update that string on about ~100 wiki pages! > * FSO repositories moved to http://downloads.freesmartphone.org. Thanks > Beartech for the interim hosting. > * A startup announced NeoPwn, a distribution geared towards penetration > testing. I am not sure if they are shipping yet. Their hat color is unclear > to me, their slogan is Own it.. before it owns you. > * FDOM is really gearing up. They now have a mailing list, a code > repository, and a mission. > > [edit] Applications > > * Sephora, settings manager in PyGtk for XFCE started. > * Also, openmoko-panel-plugin went from 0.1 to 0.4. It is a gtk based > plugin that draws the powerstate of some FR hardware devices(i.e. gsm, gps) > to a gtk based panel. Theses panels are used i.e. in xfce4. so you can enable > or disable the state of your gps receiver. > * Brian Code from Koolu documented how he made Linphone, that is voice > over IP, work fine for him. > * A screen Rotate daemon was developed successfully. > > [edit] Hardware > > * Battery#DIY external battery pack from a Minty case, or how to run the > Neo from batteries (NB: a pair of AA cells will not provide as much as 1 amp > of current.) > * Thanks to Claus and Lothar, the CAD files are now available in other > formats (BRLCAD, IGES, STEP) > * Michael negociated with a custom-case making company, they could build > something more rugged/waterproof if the demand was high enough. > > [edit] Wiki and community > > * The Documentation Team recategorized everything using a two-levels > scheme. Browsing should be is easier now, try it! Of course we now need to > clean up the pages inside each subcategory, but at least the big POS is not > many small pos. Divide-and-conquer. > * We also organized the list of applications. Now there is a master > directory, then detailed lists by topic, and then application pages. > * Coming soon: "Use google search", "Add page in this category", "Site > directory" extensions. > * Some nice artwork flew by on the community list. Raster is still with > us. Following some advertisement, the Desktop wallpaper gallery grew from 1 > to 4 images. Keep them coming ! > * We are having a defining hearts-to-hearts discussion on the community > list in Risto's initiated thread The Lost Openmoko community. See also the > Weeky Engineering News 38 for Om's plans to involve the community more in the > release process. > * Good things are the pipeline for the Community Repository, including a > submit by web interface (tickets 1518, 1543) > > [edit] From the stars > > * There were many kernel patches about SD cards and bus speed. Confusion > about which kernel version goes into which branch and about packaging > strategies led to some module mismatch issues. > * There are still interesting discussions on the kernel mailing list on > the state of the wlan driver. For the rest of us, it means that the Wifi > driver is still being actively developed. In plain English: likely to be full > of bugs. > * The alsa sound configuration still puzzle most users. I think that as > long as alsa-mixer is based on a linear list of cryptic acronyms, we are in > the dark. Internship idea: redo the mixer as a clickable image map based on > the sound chip circuits. Make that work for all Linux distros. > * Developers should be aware that the Meta-toolchain was refreshed. > * The kernel guys have banged their heads together about how to send all > their changes upstream. Conclusion: good luck, that is a tough job. > > [edit] Outside Openmoko > > * The leading websearch company released their mobile OS called Android, > nothing was said about an Openmoko port. > * Pandora pre-sells thousands of their handheld linux gaming console. > Sorry if you missed it, the next batch will be for 2009. > > == > > Thanks to all those who are helping to improve the wiki. As for the last > issue, this page can be fixed at: > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Community_Updates/October_3rd%2C_2008 > > And interesting events can be posted real-time at: > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Updates > > Yours, > Minh > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community