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Supported + architectures already include i686, x86_64 and PPC so this will expand the + range of computers on which Frugalware can be run. "Computers" is now a vague + term because devices using ARM processors include tiny devices such as the + Sheeva Plug, Seagate Dockstar and OpenRD. Progress on this has been + absolutely amazing, given the first commit was just a few weeks ago.</p> + + <h4>Centuri0 is officially a developer</h4> + + <p>Centuri0 has made some great contributions to Frugalware as both a + member of the artwork team and package contributor. His latest + contribution was a FrugalBuild for ebook-tools, "Tools for accessing and + converting various ebook file formats". Welcome to the team, Centuri0, and + we hope you stay for a long time.</p> + + <h4>Frugalware wiki was upgraded</h4> + + <p>As Devil505 recently <a href= + "http://frugalware.org/news/201">announced</a>, the version of Mediawiki + which supports the Frugalware wiki has been upgraded and a catchpa has been + added to reduce the risk of spam. The wiki is a great source of information + about a wide range of topics and contributions are very welcome. If you use + specific hardware, for example, a few notes about your experience can be very + useful to someone with the same hardware. Hints and tips about specific + packages are also welcome. Starting with this issue, a new section has been + added to the newsletter in which I highlight some wiki pages which have been + added or modified recently.</p> + + <h4>Bulgarian translations are in progress</h4> + + <p>Frugalware user bgalakazam has kindly started translating Frugalware + projects into Bulgarian. He/she has already translated the home page and the + most important wiki pages and is now moving on to the installer. Translations + in Spanish, Italian and French are already very active so the addition of + another language to this list is very welcome.</p><br> + + + <br /> + <div class="postheader">New Packages</div> + <img class="face" src="/images/newsletter/package-new.png" width="85" height="85" alt="" /><br /> + + <p>This section of the newsletter features packages which have been added + since the previous issue.</p> + + <table rules="all" width="80%" frame="border" cellspacing="0" cellpadding= + "4"> + <col width="33%"> + <col width="33%"> + <col width="33%"> + + <thead> + <tr> + <th align="left" valign="top">Package</th> + + <th align="left" valign="top">Description</th> + + <th align="left" valign="top">Maintainer</th> + </tr> + </thead> + + <tbody> + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">pycountry-0.12</p> + </td> + + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">ISO country, subdivision, language, currency and + script definitions and their translations</p> + </td> + + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">Devil505</p> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">icedtea-web-1.0</p> + </td> + + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">Provides a Free Software web browser plugin running + applets written in Java.</p> + </td> + + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">Miklos Vajna</p> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">firmware-bnx2-5.2.7.0</p> + </td> + + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtremeII</p> + </td> + + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">bouleetbil</p> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">dotpacnew-0.1</p> + </td> + + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">dotpacnew is a utility to help the user manage + system configuration files in Frugalware.</p> + </td> + + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">Devil505</p> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">kwooty-0.6.3</p> + </td> + + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">A NZB usenet binary downloader for KDE4.</p> + </td> + + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">centuri0</p> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">thunar-dropbox</p> + </td> + + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">Plugin for thunar that adds context-menu items for + dropbox.</p> + </td> + + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p class="table">Devil505</p> + </td> + </tr> + </tbody> + </table> + + <br /> + <div class="postheader">Tips and Tricks</div> + <img class="face" src="/images/newsletter/terminal.png" width="85" height="85" alt=""><br> + + <h4>A git web site in an instant!</h4> + + <p>In the previous newsletter issue I talked about tig, a utility which could + be used as a git repository browser, also a pager for gitâs output. Thereâs + another method of browsing a local git repository using only git and + lighttpd, a web server which is tiny and very light on resources. Open a + terminal emulator and navigate to the git repository you want to browse, then + enter <tt>git instaweb</tt> and prepare to be amazed! You now have available + all the power of gitâs web-based interface, from which you can browse the + local repository. This is the same interface you see if you navigate to the + Frugalware git page - <a href= + "http://frugalware.org/git">http://frugalware.org/git</a>. From here you can + browse the git repositoryâs the tree, viewing individual commits or diffs. + Read the <a href="https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Gitweb">gitweb</a> + documentation to understand the full power of this interface.</p> + + <a id="imagebox" href="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue77_screenshot_gitinstaweb.png" title="Screenshot of gitweb's user interface tool"><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue77_screenshot_gitinstaweb_t.png" alt="Screenshot of gitweb's user interface tool"></a> + + <h4>Make your hobby <strong>their</strong> hobby</h4> + + <p>A geekâs friends and family members sometimes complain that he/she is only + interested in only one thing: technology. Instead they want them to do what + <strong>theyâre</strong> interested in: sport, socialising, movies, music + etc. You might think that the only solution to this problem is to give in and + split your time between what interests you and what interests them. In fact + there is another approach: take part in a geek activity but make it + <strong>appear</strong> to be something else completely. In other words, + disguise what you want to do as something they like to do.</p> + + <p>To properly explain this requires a real-life example, so letâs assume you + have a friend or family member who enjoys doing puzzles. Here are some common + puzzles and how you might swap them for a geek activity.</p> + + <h5>Whereâs Wally?</h5> + + <p>In the classic version of this puzzle you must find Wally, a man wearing + red and white striped clothing, who is in a scene crowded with people. The + geek version can be played in several ways but the easiest is to give + everyone some sample source code containing a mistyped variableâs name. + Everyone must hunt through the source code to find the variable which looks + just like the others but whose name has been mistyped. To make the task + harder, try substituting simlar characters - perhaps swapping a zero (0) for + the lower-case lettter O.</p> + + <h5>Spot The Diff-erence</h5> + + <p>In the classic version of this puzzle you must find a known number of + differences between two similar pictures or photos. This type of puzzle is + especially enjoyed by children. To <em>geekify</em> the game, swap the + pictures for two sections of code, before and after a commit, with the goal + to find the differences between the two. To encourage everyone to play you + might offer a reward for the person who finds the most differences.</p> + + <h5>Bingo</h5> + + <p>In the classic version of this game each player has a page containining a + selection of numbers displayed in a grid. Someone then selects random numbers + within the range of numbers on the pages, with the winner being the first + person to have all the numbers in a row or column selected. The geek version + of this requires that you do a hex dump of your favourite applicationâs + source code and hand one page to each player. The game can then proceed as + normal but with the random selection of numbers and letters being done by a + computer instead of a person.</p> + + <h4>Do you have any tips or tricks to share?</h4> + + <p>This section relies on your contributions! If you have some tips and + tricks that you would like to share, <em>please</em> post them on the forums + or the comments section below.</p> + + <br /> + <div class="postheader">Focus on Packages</div> + <img class="face" src="/images/newsletter/package-new.png" width="85" height="85" alt=""><br> + + <h4>minbif</h4> + + <p>IRC has such a long history that itâs the most popular form of instant + messaging amongst geeks. Unfortunately for geeks though, most non-geeks + prefer other IM networks - e.g. Skype, MSN, Yahoo. In that situation the + choice is usually between using <em>both</em> an IRC and IM client or using + <em>one</em> client which supports both - e.g. Pidgin and Empathy. For anyone + who is really comfortable with their IRC client of choice, irssi and X-Chat + being two examples, moving to another client is like having to move house + when you donât want to. If youâre comfortable where you are and have + everything you need, why move?</p> + + <p>In fact thereâs another option available: use an application which acts as + a gateway between an IRC client and the other IM networks. Frugalware has + packages available for two such gateway applications: Bitlbee and minbif, + with the focus in this article on <a href= + "http://symlink.me/projects/show/minbif">minbif</a>. Using such a gateway + means that you can continue using your much-loved IRC client + <strong>and</strong> communicate with contacts on other IM networks. You can + either install minbif on the PC on which the IRC client runs, or use a minbif + installation on a remote server.</p> + + <p>minbifâs features include:</p> + + <ul> + <li> + <p>Two modes: inetd and daemon fork;</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Only IRC commands are used to control Minbif;</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>IM Certificates check;</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Buddies are IRC users;</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Add and remove buddies from list with /INVITE and /KICK commands;</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Blocked users are bans on the accountâs status channel;</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Conversation channels are supported;</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Display list of channels on an IM account with /LIST;</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>irssi scripts to increase your user experience of minbif;</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>PAM support;</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>TLS support with certificate auth.</p> + </li> + </ul> + + <p>If youâre not willing to let go of your precious IRC client to be able to + contact others, consider using minbif instead. Read the minbif <a href= + "http://symlink.me/projects/10/wiki/Quick_start">Quick Start</a> guide and + youâll soon be happily chatting with all your contacts, no matter what + network theyâre on.</p> + + <h4>Guake</h4> + + <p>Guake is a drop-drop terminal inspired by the one which first appeared in + Quake-style games. If you donât know what a drop-down terminal is, itâs a + terminal emulator which, when a hotkey is pressed, "drops down" at the top of + the screen, on top of all other windows. By default, the height of the Guake + window is about one third but you can increase this or switch into + full-screen mode with a hotley. Such a terminal is very handy useful when + youâre doing something and need a command-line interface for something. The + advantage of this option over a standard terminal emulator is that it doesnât + appear in any list of open windows, with a system tray icon as an option if + you want a visual prompt that itâs running. Guake is not unique, with other + drop-down terminals available for Linux including: yakuake, and tilda. If you + work at the command line a lot then I would recommend you try Guake.</p> + + <br /> + <div class="postheader">Users' Desktop Screenshots</div> + <img class="face" src="/images/newsletter/desktop.png" width="85" height="85" alt=""><br> + + <p>This new section of the newsletter features screenshots of users' desktop + configurations. Whether we use a desktop environment or only a window + manager, most of us like to tweak the appearance of our desktop until it + looks just right. With almost endless configuration options it can become an + obsession. The screenshots which appear in this section are examples of what + you can achieve. You may not like them all but you may learn about an option + or application that you didnât know before. If the creator of the screenshot + has provided details of the configuration, these are provided below.</p> + + <p>If you would like to submit your own desktop screenshot, please submit it + the Frugalware forums and Iâll copy it from there.</p> + + <h4>Lenezir</h4> + + <p>This screenshot was posted by Lenezir in the French forums on 29 January + 2011 and features the following applications: Openbox, tint2, conky and + tilda. This is a great example of how the use of a few applications, when + added to a dedicated window manager, can look as good or better than a + desktop environment. Thanks to Lenezir for providing this screenshot.</p> + + <a id="imagebox" href="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue77_userscreenshot_lenezir.png" title="Screenshot of Lenezir's desktop"><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue77_userscreenshot_lenezir_t.png" alt="Screenshot of Lenezir's desktop"></a> + + <p>If you donât already know:</p> + + <ul> + <li> + <p>Openbox = Window manager</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>tint2 = lightweight panel/taskbar</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>conky = GUI display of system information on top of the desktop + background</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>tidla = drop-down terminal like that in Quake-style games</p> + </li> + </ul> + + <h4>Phayz</h4> + + <p>Since Iâm asking others to submit their screenshots I thought I should do + the same. This screenshot is from my MSI Wind U200 and features a plain GNOME + installation without any extra applications added.</p> + + <a id="imagebox" href="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue77_userscreenshot_phayz.png" title="Screenshot of phayz's desktop"><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue77_userscreenshot_phayz_t.png" alt="Screenshot of phayz's desktop"></a> + + <ul> + <li> + <p>Desktop environment = GNOME</p> + + <ul> + <li> + <p>GTK theme - Dust Sand</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Icons theme - Elementary</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Window border - Dust Borderless</p> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + </ul> + + <h3><span><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/event.png" alt= + "http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/event.png"></span> From the wiki to + youâ¦</h3> + + <p>This new section of the newsletter highlights recent additions and changes + to the wiki. Thanks to developer Devil505 for suggesting the topic be added + to the newsletter.</p> + + <ul> + <li> + <p>GNOME3 - Updated by Bouleetbil with his latest changes</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>NTFS-3G - Created by Devil505 (both English and French)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Hotot - Created by Devil505 (both English and French)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Awesome - Created by Botchchikii (both English and French)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Mediawiki - Upgraded by Xarkam</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>TODO-1.5 - Updated by various people</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>FAQ - Page created by Devil505 from original web page on Frugalware + web site (both English and French)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Xfe - Created by Botchchikii (both English and French)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Main page (Español) - Created by DarkNekros</p> + </li> + </ul> + + <br /> + <div class="postheader">Bug Fixes</div> + <img class="face" src="/images/icons/bug.png" width="85" height="85" alt=""><br> + + <p>The following table gives you a overview of activity on bugs and + feature requests as at 24 March 2011. Click on the link in each cell + for details of the relevant bug reports or feature requests.</p> + + + <table rules="all" width="80%" frame="border" cellspacing="0" cellpadding= + "4"> + <col width="33%" /> + <col width="33%" /> + <col width="33%" /> + + <thead> + <tr> + <th align="left">Activity</th> + + <th align="left">Bugs</th> + + <th align="left">Feature Requests</th> + </tr> + </thead> + + <tbody> + <tr> + <td align="left">Open</td> + + <td align="left"><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=open&percent%5B%5D=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index"> + 147</a></td> + + <td align="left"><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=open&percent%5B%5D=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index"> + 191</a></td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left">Opened since the previous newsletter</td> + + <td align="left"><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=open&percent%5B%5D=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=2011-02-28&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index"> + 5</a></td> + + <td align="left"><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=open&percent%5B%5D=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=2011-02-28&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index"> + 1</a></td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left">Closed since the previous newsletter</td> + + <td align="left"><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=2011-02-28&closedto=&do=index"> + 10</a></td> + + <td align="left"><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=2011-02-28&closedto=&do=index"> + 0</a></td> + </tr> + </tbody> + </table> + + + <br /> + <div class="postheader">Security Announcements</div> + <img class="face" src="/images/icons/warning.png" width="85" height="85" alt=""><br> + + <p><strong>Remember</strong> - According to the normal support arrangements + for Frugalware, the release of 1.4 ("Nexon") means that no further security + or bug fixes will be released for Frugalware 1.3 ("Haven") or earlier.</p> + + <p>Here is a list of <a href="/security">security issues</a> which have + been discovered and fixed in the 1.4 release since the previous newsletter. + </p> + <table rules="all" width="80%" frame="border" cellspacing="0" cellpadding= + "4"> + + <table rules="all" width="80%" frame="border" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> + <tr></tr><th>FSA</th><th>Package</th><th>FSA Description</th><th>Upgrade To</th></tr> + <tr><td>FSA712</td><td>opera</td><td>Two weaknesses and some vulnerabilities have been reported in Opera, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, disclose potentially sensitive information, and compromise a user's system</td><td>opera-11.01-1haven1</td></tr> + </table> + + + <br /> + <div class="postheader">About the newsletter</div> + <img class="face" src="/images/icons/newsletter.png" width="85" height="85" alt=""><br> + + <h4>Author</h4> + + <p>The Frugalware newsletter is written and edited by Russell Dickenson (AKA + phayz). Credit for the Frugalware distribution goes to the development + team.</p> + + <h4>Translations</h4> + + <p>Depending on peopleâs workload, the newsletter <strong>may</strong> be + 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> + + <h4>Release</h4> + + <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 youâve + got the very latest information on these topics, go to the appropriate page + of the Frugalware web site.</p> + + + <br /> + <div class="postheader">Comments</div> + <img class="face" src="/images/icons/newsletter.png" width="85" height="85" alt=""><br> + + <p>If you would like to comment on the Frugalware newsletter, please do so in + the forums or the comments section below. Your feedback is valuable because + we want the newsletter to meet the needs of Frugalwareâs users.</p> +</body> +</html>
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