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commit e85dfc91301dc28f5ac20bc4406a280c83ce39ca Author: Russell Dickenson (AKA phayz) <ph...@frugalware.org> Date: Thu Oct 14 21:56:43 2010 +1000 Newsletter issue 72 * initial release new file: ../images/newsletter/issue72_misfitmodel3d_plane.png new file: ../images/newsletter/issue72_qtm_screenshot.png new file: issue72.html diff --git a/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue72_misfitmodel3d_plane.png b/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue72_misfitmodel3d_plane.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..adf83bd Binary files /dev/null and b/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue72_misfitmodel3d_plane.png differ diff --git a/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue72_qtm_screenshot.png b/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue72_qtm_screenshot.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f48f30b Binary files /dev/null and b/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue72_qtm_screenshot.png differ diff --git a/frugalware/weeklynews/issue72.html b/frugalware/weeklynews/issue72.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..046a37c --- /dev/null +++ b/frugalware/weeklynews/issue72.html @@ -0,0 +1,355 @@ + <h2>Frugalware Linux Newsletter - Issue 72</h2> + + <h2>...to inform...to educate...to entertain</h2> + + <p>"...the Linux philosophy is "laugh in the face of danger". Oops. Wrong + one. "Do it yourself". That's it."<em>Linus Torvalds</em></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>kikadf is officially a Frugalware developer</li> + + <li>Botchchikii submits more FrugalBuilds</li> + + <li>Tips and tricks - Adding a custom Frugalware repository to pacman-g2's + configuration</li> + + <li>Focus On Package(s) - QTM and cclive</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>kikadf is officially a Frugalware developer</h3> + + <p>Frugalware user kikadf successfully submitted FrugalBuilds for packages + such as Launchy, Kupfer, DeaDBeeF and aTunes. The quality of his work was so + good that it usually needed only a review before being accepted. Developer + VMiklos suggested that kikadf become an official member of the development + team and called for the votes of other developers. Everyone voted "Yes", so + kikadf is officially a member of the Frugalware development team. + Congratulations!</p> + + <h3>Botchchikii submits more FrugalBuilds</h3> + + <p>In newsletter issue 71 I pointed out that Frugalware user Botchchikii had + submitted his very first FrugalBuild for QTM. With only minor changes that + was quickly accepted and added to the 'current' repository. He now has plans + to package Calibre, an e-book reader but it has two main dependencies - + Podofo and Pypdf - that needed to be packaged first. FrugalBuilds for both + have now been submitted, with Pypdf already having been accepted. If Podofo + is also accepted we'll probably see Calibre packaged for Frugalware soon. + Many thanks to Botchchikii for his excellent work.</p> + + <h3>"The goal of the game is ... to win Muhaawhahaha"</h3> + + <p>This quote is from Frugalware user fbiot, who recently submitted + FrugalBuilds for two new applications: tiled and MisfitModel3D. tiled is "a + general purpose tile 2D and iso map editor" and MisfitModel3D is a 3D model + editor. He is using both applications in developing a new game named + Satowerdefense, to be released under a GPL licence. You can take a look at + what he's already achieved at the Sourceforge site - <a href= + "http://sourceforge.net/projects/satowerdefense/";>http://sourceforge.net/projects/satowerdefense/</a>. + There is more work to be done, but the game is playable and already looks + good. When the first release is done, he plans to use OpenGL to give the game + a 3D look, and this is where MisfitModel3D is required. Below is a screenshot + of one of the first models he has created with MisfitModel3D, which I think + looks great.</p><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue72_misfitmodel3d_plane.png"; alt= + "Example Misfitmodel3D model"> + + <h3>Control your PC from your phone</h3> + + <p>Frugalware developer VMiklos recently packaged <a href= + "http://sourceforge.net/projects/anyremote";>anyremote, which allows you to + control your computer from your phone. Using only your phone you can carry + out actions simply and easily for which you would normally use your mouse or + keyboard. Here's a table of common keyboard functions and the matching + 'anyremote' keycodes:</p> + + <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> + <tr> + <th>Function</th> + + <th>Keycode</th> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Up Arrow</td> + + <td>5757509789</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Down Arrow</td> + + <td>9276786263</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Page Up</td> + + <td>6389789268</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Page Down</td> + + <td>2786716862</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Enter</td> + + <td>7367778682</td> + </tr> + </table> + + <p>As you can see from these examples, you can save a lot of time with + 'anyremote'. Instead of pressing just one key on your keyboard, you can + instead enter a 10-digit sequence on your phone. With most keyboards having + over 100 keys, that's over 100 10-digit sequences to remember. Doesn't that + sound like fun! :P Please try it for yourself because I'm sure you will + either love it...or curse VMiklos, forever.</p> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/package.png"; align= + "left">New Packages</h2> + + <p>Here are details of some 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>muCommander-0.8.5</td> + + <td>muCommander is a java based, lightweight, cross-platform file manager + with a dual-pane interface.</td> + + <td>kikadf</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>caps-0.4.4</td> + + <td>A collection of refined LADSPA audio plugins.</td> + + <td>exceed</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>pytz-2010l</td> + + <td>World Timezone Definitions for Python.</td> + + <td>bouleetbil</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>dash-0.5.6.1</td> + + <td>A POSIX compliant shell implementation of /bin/sh.</td> + + <td>ryuo</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>bsh-2.04b</td> + + <td>Lightweight Scripting for Java.</td> + + <td>vmiklos</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>xavante-2.2.0</td> + + <td>A Lua HTTP 1.1 Web server that uses a modular architecture based on + URI mapped handlers.</td> + + <td>Kooda</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>Adding a custom Frugalware repository to pacman-g2's configuration</h3> + + <p>pacman-g2 allows you to add to its configuration a custom Frugalware + repository, such as a developer's work in progress (WIP) repository. The + format in which the configuration lines must be added is detailed in + pacman-g2's configuration file. The name of the repository must be surrounded + with square brackets - '[' and ']'. When pacman-g2 downloads the list of + packages contained in a repository, it downloads a file named the same as the + repository's name, with a suffix of ".fdb". If you don't have the + repository's name right, pacman-g2 won't be able to download the package list + and so you won't be able to install any of its packages. How do I know this? + Because I once typed the name of a repository incorrectly and so couldn't + install packages. Thankfully I soon found my error. :)</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>QTM</h3> + + <p>According to its home page, "<a href="http://qtm.blogistan.co.uk/";>QTM</a> + is a blogging client which is presently capable of composing, formatting and + submitting blog entries to a weblog. QTM will work with blogs based on most + of the major blogging systems available today: Wordpress (including + wordpress.com), Movable Type, Drupal and so on." Using a blogging client + instead of the native interface offers advantages such as independence from + the blogging engine, the ability to write blog entries offline and desktop + integration. QTM provides a functional, attractive and easy-to-use interface, + with all the features you need to maintain your blog. If you blog on one of + the many supported blogging platforms, try QTM.</p> + + <img src= + "http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue72_qtm_screenshot.png"; alt="Screenshot of QTM"> + + <h3>cclive</h3> + + <p><a href="http://code.google.com/p/cclive/";>cclive</a> is "a free, + no-nonsense, command line tool that will help you download videos from + YouTube and similar video-sharing websites." Sites like YouTube offer an + amazing number of videos, ranging from completely silly to educational. These + sites provide an embedded Flash-based player, which requires you to have a + Flash plugin installed in your browser, either the proprietary plugin from + Adobe or Gnash, the FLOSS replacement. An even better option is to download + the video with cclive and watch it whenever you choose, with whatever video + player you choose.</p> + + <p>cclive has a single purpose, and the developer emphasises this, saying it + "is not, nor intended to become, "an universal" flash video download tool." + However on the web site are links to other tools which work well together + with cclive, including:</p> + + <ul> + <li>grake -- Youtube link scanner</li> + + <li>gcap -- Youtube closed captions</li> + + <li>umph -- Youtube playlists</li> + </ul> + + <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 14 October 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";> + 141</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";> + 196</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=2010-09-23&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=2010-09-23&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=2010-09-23&closedto=&do=index";> + 14</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=2010-09-23&closedto=&do=index";> + 2</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 1.3 ("Haven") means that no further security or + bug fixes will be released for Frugalware 1.2 ("Locris") or earlier.</p> + + <p>Here is a list of <a href="/security">security issues</a> which have been + discovered and fixed in the 1.3 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. 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