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commit a34e44df0df3522fd8045111d80bb144492959c3 Author: Russell Dickenson (AKA phayz) <[email protected]> Date: Thu Sep 23 22:41:21 2010 +1000 Newsletter issue 71 * initial release new file: ../images/newsletter/issue71_faenzaicons_screenshot.png new file: ../images/newsletter/issue71_pinta_screenshot.jpg new file: ../weeklynews/issue71.html modified: news.xml diff --git a/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue71_faenzaicons_screenshot.png b/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue71_faenzaicons_screenshot.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..169a50c Binary files /dev/null and b/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue71_faenzaicons_screenshot.png differ diff --git a/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue71_pinta_screenshot.jpg b/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue71_pinta_screenshot.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0eb42b8 Binary files /dev/null and b/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue71_pinta_screenshot.jpg differ diff --git a/frugalware/weeklynews/issue71.html b/frugalware/weeklynews/issue71.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..430c2b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/frugalware/weeklynews/issue71.html @@ -0,0 +1,351 @@ + <h2>Frugalware Linux Newsletter - Issue 71</h2> + + <h2>...to inform...to educate...to entertain</h2> + + <p>"IRC is just multiplayer notepad."</p> + + <h2>Welcome</h2> + + <p>The newsletter's aim is to keep you up to date with what's happened + recently in the world of the Linux distribution 'Frugalware'.</p> + + <p>Features of this issue include:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Frugalware 1.4 code-name 'Nexon'</li> + + <li>Helicon is alive again!</li> + + <li>Botchchikii's first Frugalbuild</li> + + <li>Pingax delivers more FrugalBuilds</li> + + <li>Tips and tricks - tar and xz</li> + </ul> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/event.png"; align= + "left">Events etc</h2> + + <p>Here's a selection of recent events and other items that you might find + interesting:</p> + + <h3>Helicon is alive again!</h3> + + <p>Helicon, Frugalware's X86_64 build server, was recently brought back to + life with extensive hardware replacements. The server had had some hardware + fail about 12 months ago and so had been turned off until now. With a new + brain, Helicon is again back in service, reading and willing to build + packages for the x64 architecture, 24 x 7.</p> + + <h3>Frugalware 1.4 code-name 'Nexon'</h3> + + <p>After reading through his "Great Big Guide to All Things Asimov", + Frugalware lead developer VMiklos decided that Frugalware release 1.4 will be + code-named 'Nexon'. According to the standard timetable, it will take us + about 6 months to reach our next interstellar destination. Until then, please + remain seated, and ensure that your safety belt is on at all times. For your + pleasure we will be showing all 2,342,428 Star Trek episodes on the + entertainment system. Look out for the classic scene in which Captain Kirk + issues the immortal words "Spock...<em>I</em> am your father." There is no + need for headphones as the video and audio will be streamed directly to your + consciousness. Enjoy! (or not :P).</p> + + <h3>Botchchikii's first Frugalbuild</h3> + + <p>Frugalware user Botchchikii has taken a break from dancing with wolves to + submit a FrugalBuild for Qtm, a blogging application which supports many of + the major blogging platforms. If you don't know how he spends his time when + he's not packaging applications, please refer to recent interviews <a href= + "http://www.frugalware.org/newsletter/60";>here and <a href= + "http://bloggate.fr/linux/frugalware/entretien-avec-botchchikii";>here. The + Frugalbuild has already been reviewed by Frugalware packaging experts + bouleetbil and Devil505 and the signs are very good so far. Well done, + Botchchikii, and we hope this is the first of many FrugalBuilds. Just + remember to keep those wolves away from your door!</p> + + <h3>Pingax delivers more FrugalBuilds</h3> + + <p>Frugalware user Pingax has submitted more FrugalBuilds, this time for an + applications rhythmarty ("Plugin for Rhythmbox which allow browsing by album + art display." and nautilus-terminal ("Integrate a terminal in Nautilus"). + Keep up the good work, Pingax.</p> + + <h3>xz is great!</h3> + + <p>In newsletter issue I mentioned that we were switching to the LZMA2 + compression method with the 'xz' utility. As an example of the difference + this can make to package sizes, here are the sizes of binary packages for + Opera (from the official web site, not the Frugalware repositories):</p> + + <ul> + <li>opera-10.70-9048.i386.linux.tar.gz - 14 Mb</li> + + <li>opera-10.70-9048.i386.linux.tar.bz2 - 12 Mb</li> + + <li>opera-10.70-9048.i386.linux.tar.xz - 10 Mb</li> + </ul> + + <p>It may not appear to be a big difference in this example, but when you + consider how many times each package is transferred over the Internet, to the + various mirrors and users' PCs and servers, it can make a big difference. + It's especially important to consider that many people may still be using + dial-up Internet access methods, or be charged according to the amount they + download. Reducing the size of all packages helps not just these people, but + every user of Frugalware.</p> + + <p>The mathematical data in this item is dedicated to Elentir, Frugalware + developer and mathematician. I hope that a few figures might excite him, even + though there were no complex computations involved. :P</p> + + <h3>Texlive</h3> + + <p>TeX Live is a complete TeX distribution, which provides all the tools + necessary to edit documents in LaTeX format and output these to various + formats. Frugalware developer Elentir packaged TeX Live as a replacement for + teTeX. Recent .tex files require LaTeX packages available in Texlive but not + in teTeX so the addition of Texlive to Frugalware was necessary. Thanks to + Elentir's work this problem is solved.</p> + + <h3>Faenza icon set for GNOME</h3> + + <p>If I remember correctly, I haven't ever mentioned an icon set in the + Events etc. section before but the <a href= + "http://tiheum.deviantart.com/art/Faenza-Icons-173323228";>Faenza</a> set is + very special. The icons are generally square which may sound strange but + visually works well, resulting in a very neat desktop layout. Each icon is + quite unique, with some great choices of icon design for various + applications. The Thunderbird icon features the Thunderbird logo on a stamp, + the Firefox logo is the eye of a fox and the launcher icon is a styled + rocket. The Faenza icon set features monochrome icons for the notification + area of the GNOME desktop, both in dark and light colours to suit both a + light and dark panel. Monochrome notification icons are designed to still + provide all necessary information about such things as wireless signal + strength, time and battery life, but without being distracting. I think the + design and overall effect of the Faenza icons is just amazing. Try it for + yourself and see what it does for your own desktop environment.</p><img src= + "http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue71_faenzaicons_screenshot.png"; + alt="Screenshot of sample Faenza icons"> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/package.png"; align= + "left">New Packages</h2> + + <p>In this new section of the newsletter I'll highlight some new packages + which have been added since the previous issue.</p> + + <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> + <tr> + <th width="20%">Package's Name</th> + + <th width="50%">Description</th> + + <th width="20%">Maintainer</th> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>gfan-0.4</td> + + <td>A software package for computing Grobner fans and tropical + varieties</td> + + <td>Elentir</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>gnome-activity-journal-0.5.0</td> + + <td>GUI to browse and search your Zeitgeist activities.</td> + + <td>Devil505</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>cherrypy-3.1.2</td> + + <td>A pythonic, object-oriented web development framework.</td> + + <td>Devil505</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>nautilus-terminal-0.4</td> + + <td>Integrate a terminal in Nautilus.</td> + + <td>Devil505 (Contributed by Pingax)</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>qtm-1.3</td> + + <td>Blog management application based on Qt4."</td> + + <td>Miklos Vajna (Contributed by Botchchikii)</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>rhythmarty-0.1</td> + + <td>Plugin for Rhythmbox which allow browsing by album art display</td> + + <td>Devil505 (Contributed by Pingax)</td> + </tr> + </table> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/tip.png"; align= + "left">Tips and tricks</h2> + + <p><b>Disclaimer</b> - Be aware that the hints & tips provided here have + NOT been tested and so come with no warranty.</p> + + <h3>tar and xz</h3> + + <p>'xz' is the standard extension for an archive which uses the LZMA2 + compression method. In the "Events etc." section above, I mentioned that the + official Opera builds are available in this format. To uncompress such an + archive in a terminal, you could use the command:</p> + <pre> +tar xJvf archive.tar.xz +</pre> + + <p>When you're typing this command you could use BASH's tab completion + feature (assuming you're using the BASH shell) and type "tar xvJf ", then the + first few unique characters of the archive's name, then press the [Tab] key + and the archive's name should be automatically completed for you. The same + method works for all archive types. For a .tar.gz archive you would start + with "tar xvzf" and for a tar.bz2 archive you would start with "tar xvjf". In + these examples, it's the third letter in the tar parameter which indicates + the archive type.</p> + + <p>It's easy to type the wrong parameters to tar, using a 'j' instead of a + 'J', for example, but BASH's autocompletion helps identify your mistake. If + you have used the wrong parameter, BASH's autocompletion of the archive's + name will not work. When this happens, it tells you that you have entered the + wrong character for the archive type. When you correct that flag, filename + completion will work as expected.</p> + + <p>This section relies on your contributions! If you have some tips and + tricks that you would like to be shown in the newsletter, <em>please</em> + post them on the forums.</p> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/package.png"; align= + "left">Focus On Package(s)</h2> + + <h3>Pinta</h3> + + <p><a href="http://pinta-project.com/";>Pinta is a clone of Paint.NET, a + bitmap image creation and editing application which is popular on Windows. + Like Paint.NET, Pinta provides an excellent array of functions and features + in a easy-to-use user interface. Unlike The Gimp, for example, the panels + which contain various tools are contained within the main window and can be + hidden, either automatically appearing when the mouse cursor is hovered over + it, or always visible for easy access. It offers functions which are + considered standard in any image editing application, including: resizing, + rotation, cropping, layers, and a wide range of colour adjustment tools. It + also features a large range of image effects, including several which are + useful for anyone who does a lot of photo editing, with red eye removal just + one of the predefined effects. If you're editing photos of people, you might + want to use the blur effect quite heavily if they're ugly, or the sharpen + effect if they're good looking. Whether you're creating bitmap images or + editing photos, please try Pinta.</p><img src= + "http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue71_pinta_screenshot.jpg"; alt= + "Screenshot of Pinta"> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/bug.png"; align= + "left">Bug fixes</h2> + + <p>The following table gives you a overview of activity on bugs and feature + requests as at 23 September 2010. In each cell of the table is a link to a + detailed list of the relevant bugs or feature requests.</p> + + <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> + <tr> + <th>Activity</th> + + <th>Bugs</th> + + <th>Feature<br> + Requests</th> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Open</td> + + <td><a href= + "http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type[]=1&sev[]=&pri[]=&due[]=&reported[]=&cat[]=&status[]=open&percent[]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";> + 137</a></td> + + <td><a href= + "http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type[]=2&sev[]=&pri[]=&due[]=&reported[]=&cat[]=&status[]=open&percent[]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";> + 195</a></td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Opened since the previous newsletter</td> + + <td><a href= + "http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type[]=1&sev[]=&pri[]=&due[]=&reported[]=&cat[]=&status[]=open&percent[]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=2010-09-07&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";> + 9</a></td> + + <td><a href= + "http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type[]=2&sev[]=&pri[]=&due[]=&reported[]=&cat[]=&status[]=open&percent[]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=2010-09-07&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";> + 3</a></td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Closed since the previous newsletter</td> + + <td><a href= + "http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type%5B%5D=1&sev%5B%5D=&pri%5B%5D=&due%5B%5D=&reported%5B%5D=&cat%5B%5D=&status%5B%5D=closed&percent%5B%5D=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=2010-09-07&closedto=&do=index";> + 3</a></td> + + <td><a href= + "http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type%5B%5D=2&sev%5B%5D=&pri%5B%5D=&due%5B%5D=&reported%5B%5D=&cat%5B%5D=&status%5B%5D=closed&percent%5B%5D=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=2010-09-07&closedto=&do=index";> + 3</a></td> + </tr> + </table> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/security.png"; align= + "left">Security announcements</h2> + + <p><b>Remember</b> - According to the normal support arrangements for + Frugalware, the release of 1.2 ("Locris") means that no further security or + bug fixes will be released for Frugalware 1.1 ("Getorin") or earlier.</p> + + <p>Here is a list of <a href="/security">security issues</a> which have been + discovered and fixed in the 1.2 release since the previous newsletter.</p> + + <p><strong>NONE</strong></p> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/newsletter.png"; align= + "left">About the newsletter</h2> + + <h3>Author</h3> + + <p>The Frugalware newsletter is written and edited by Russell Dickenson (AKA + phayz). Credit for the Frugalware distribution goes to the development + team.</p> + + <h3>Translations</h3> + + <p>The newsletter is currently translated into <a href= + "http://frugalware.fr";>French</a> and <a href= + "http://frugalware.dk/?cat=5";>Danish</a> by their respective communities as + soon as possible. Please be patient as it can take some time to translate + each issue. Thanks to all those involved in providing and hosting these + translations.</p> + + <h3>Release</h3> + + <p>To allow time for review and corrections, each newsletter is written ahead + of its release date. Therefore it may not mention events which occurred in + the few days before its release - e.g. security fixes. To be sure that you've + got the very latest information on these topics, go to the appropriate page + of the Frugalware web site.</p> + + <h3>Feedback</h3> + + <p>If you have feedback about the Frugalware newsletter - whether good or bad + - please provide it via the forums. Your feedback is valuable because we want + the newsletter to meet the needs of Frugalware's users.</p> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/frugalware/xml/news.xml b/frugalware/xml/news.xml index d6cd5c0..c5ef9ea 100644 --- a/frugalware/xml/news.xml +++ b/frugalware/xml/news.xml @@ -23,6 +23,27 @@ Example: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:34:56 -0600 --> <news> <post> <id>184</id> + <title>Frugalware Newsletter Issue 71</title> + <date>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:38:56 +1000</date> + <author>phayz</author> + <hidden>0</hidden> + <content><![CDATA[ + The newsletter's aim is to keep you up to date with what's happened + recently in the world of Frugalware.<br /> + Features of this issue include: + <ul> + <li>Frugalware 1.4 code-name 'Nexon'</li> + <li>Helicon is alive again!</li> + <li>Botchchikii's first Frugalbuild</li> + <li>Pingax delivers more FrugalBuilds</li> + <li>Tips and tricks - tar and xz</li> + </ul> + You can read it <a href="/newsletter/71">here</a>. 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