Wa alaikum Salaam wa Rahmatullah Is it easy to implement at least one of the suggestions - changing the name of the "Music" folder to "Sound" or "Audio"? Hasan
2009/12/13 Abdelmonam Kouka <[email protected]> > Assalamo alaykom wa rahmato Allah, > > Thanks a lot brother for this effort wa barakallaho fik, be sure we will > discuss this inshalla and we will applicate most of your suggestion in the > next release inshalla (10.04) since we haven't time to do that in the actual > release (9.10). > > After 27/12/2009 we will start discussions about points in your mail > inshalla. > > Assalamo alaykom > > Forwarded conversation > Subject: [sabily-users] The Bundling of the Applications in Sabily > ------------------------ > > From: *macbatac* <[email protected]> > Date: 2009/12/13 > To: Sabily <[email protected]> > > > Assalaamu'alaykoum wa Rohmatullaahi wa Baarokaatuhu. > Alhamdulillaahi Robbil 'aalamiin. > > I am very glad with next Sabily release. Insha Allah that's an event > we has been awaiting. > Before that release, I want to give suggestions, proposition, and > advice that Insha Allah will give much improvement to Sabily for the > next time. Please my brothers and sisters consider it. > > > *** ABOUT COMPARATION OF OTHER DISTROS *** > I ever installed, tried, and compared some Ubuntu derivative distros. > IMHO, maybe there are three good enough bundling from Ubuntu > derivative distros. Each other has superiority and also inferiority in > some applications bundled. But in a general way, that is relative > opinion for each user. Each of these distros have specific users whose > targeted. My attention is right to: Linux Mint, Crunchbang, and > Ultimate Edition (UE). This is my opinion of that comparation: > > -* Linux Mint has beautiful appearance and professional brand design > for the desktop. Linux Mint also has special native applications from > the developers and easy simple plugins supported by the default. The > special native applications give much ease for newbie and GUI fans. > For example, there is an .mint format used by packages to add/remove > software so the user could install any program “by just one click”. > The developers remove Games category by the default on result target > for professional dan productive realm, also could bundled in just one > CD. The inferiority, it has cowsay (image of animal in ASCII) and > fortune (many entertaining quotes in terminal). In Islam, make an > image of living creature is not good. And the name of “fortune” has > contradiction meaning. As our learn from Allah's religion (Islam), > there is no fortune except from Allah. And also I am worrying if there > are many sentences in quotes disfigure about God and religion. Likely > (if I'm not wrong remember) I ever found some of them. Subhaanallaah. > > -* Crunchbang has extra fast booting and access, save harddisk > capacity and memory. The developers of the distro make use of openbox > as window manager, and the distro has good management and good > modification. For the result, the features is not inferior to others > bigger desktop environment like XFCE and Gnome. This distro users can > access the files and multimedia applications easily by point and > click. They also can modify the desktop by self easily. Some favourite > applications in terminal also has pre-installed. Openbox could be > surplus for people who love minimalistic decoration, but can be a > shortage for they who prefer beautiful appearance. > > -* About UE, I never yet try to install it. However, if we go to the > website, it is seem like a distro with PLENTY applications, features, > plugins, themes, desktop environment (KDE, Gnome, XFCE, etc), and > plenty options out-of-the-box. Except Zekr, Thwab, Minbar, and other > Islamic applications like we have. So, perhaps the user become doesn't > need or not urge to connected to the internet for installing any > addition programs. But this point (excessive applications) could be > also the demerits. People who don't like excessive number of > applications, extra capacity, crowded options, or don't feel need too > many extras; little possibilities they will take it. > > I hope my experience of compare other derivative distros could give us > insight to consider some better design for Sabily next time, and > Sabily have to be different with other distros. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sabily" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<sabily-users%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sabily-users?hl=en. > > > > ---------- > From: *macbatac* <[email protected]> > Date: 2009/12/13 > To: Sabily <[email protected]> > > > *** WHAT APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE REMOVED *** > There are some applications which need to be replaced. From my > postings before, I ever hoped that the games could be educational, > professional, productive purpose like used in schools or universities. > But now, in reality, I concern with the kids who become lazy or don't > like exercise their body for outdoor activity, learn to help the > parents in home activity, and something else, because they “busy” > playing the games. Also partly, there are games which has many living > creature image. > > In Al-Qur`an surah Al-Maa`idah [5] aayah 92, Allah said: > وَأَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَاحْذَرُوا فَإِنْ > تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا عَلَى رَسُولِنَا الْبَلَاغُ > الْمُبِينُ > “And obey Allah and obey Rosul (the messenger), and beware! But if you > turn away, then know that the duty of Our messenger is only plain a > clear deliverance (of the message).” > > In Hadith Saheeh Al-Imaam Muslim (rohimahullaah), jouz'u 14 page 93: > ….. From Sa'id ibnu Abi Hasan rodiyallaahu'anhu ….... a man had came > to Ibnu 'Abbas rodiyallaahu'anhu …... (until statement of Ibnu 'Abbas, > he said): I heard Rosulullaah (Muhammad the messenger of Allah) > shollallaahu'alayhi wa sallam said, > كلّ مصوّر في النار, يجعل له بكلّ صورة صوّرها نفسا فتعذّبه في جهنّم > “All of the drawers (of living creature) are located in hell, the > images (ever they made) will get live spirit for them, then give them > torment in hell jahannam.” > > In Hadith Saheeh Al-Imaam Al-Bukhaary (rohimahullaah), jouz'u 10 page > 389: ….. From 'Aishah rodiyallaahu'anhaa ….... she had bought a pillow > which has living creature picture ....... (until statement of > Rosulullaah shollallaahu'alayhi wa sallam,) Rosulullaah said, > إنّ أصحاب هذه الصور يعذّبون يوم القيامة, يقال لهم: أحيوا ماخلقتم, وإنّ > الملائكة لا تدخل بيتا فيه الصورة > “Surely the makers of this pictures will be punished on the judgement > day, ordered to them: give life for anything ever you created! > And surely the angels (of mercy) will not enter to houses where an > image (of living creature) in there.” > > > > * Based on the Qur`an and Hadith Saheeh, I give my advice, there are > some applications which need to be removed: > 1. Potato guy > 2. Tux typing > 3. Tux math > 5. Tux paint > 6. Gcompris > > * And our aim for increase productivity, we need to remove other Games > category. > But other applications in Education category is doesn't need to be > removed. > > * And one more point has to be changed: The folder of “Music” renamed > with “Audio”. > From Abou Malik Al-'Ash`ary rodiyallaahu'anhu, Rosulullaah > shollallaahu'alayhi wa sallam said, > ليكوننّ من أمّتي أقوام يستحلّون الحرّ و الحرير و الخمر و المعازف > “Will be emerge surely, the people part of my society generations who > permitting fornication, silk (for men), liquor (anything intoxicate – > transltr), and musical devices.” > (Hadith Saheeh Al-Bukhaary) > Word of al-ma'aazif means song and musical devices. > > I call to my self, my brothers and my sisters to increase reading Al- > Qur`an. > May Allah give us guidance in every activity of our life. > > ---------- > From: *macbatac* <[email protected]> > Date: 2009/12/13 > To: Sabily <[email protected]> > > > *** WHAT APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE ADDED *** > We love Operating System which give Islamic environment, educational, > professional, and productive system. That is our spesific user target. > And of course for da'awa (Islam propagation). And based on my > comparation of distros above, I propose applications which needed by > our environment. > > The degree of each application popularity could be saw and considered > in menu Applications >> Add/Remove Applications. These is my > suggestion: > > LANGUAGE > - Add support for Malay and Indonesian language in Gnome and Firefox. > Because in both countries there are very large amount of muslims. > > OFFICE AND PRODUCTIVITY > - Openoffice math, > - Openoffice base. > - QiOO (OpenOffice.org extension that support typing Qur`an aayah/ > verses.) > # See: http://code.google.com/p/qioo > - Planner (project manager) > - kfocus (project management from KDE) > - gvim (GUI for vim editor) > - Kompozer (programming editor) > - OSMO Lightweight Personal Manager > - gVim (GUI for vim) > > FROM LINUX MINT's Applications currently release 8 codename Helena > (can be downloaded from http://packages.linuxmint.com) > - mintmenu (Configurable Slab-like main menu in gnome); depends mint- > common; mint-translations > - mintnanny (simple domain blocker) > - mintupload (easy upload manager); > - mintwifi (collection of wireless card drivers, support more than 40 > kind of wifi card) > > > FILES AND MANAGEMENT > - nautilus-script-manager (like script manager in ubuntu-tweak) > - nautilus-script-audio-convert > - nautilus actions (nautilus extension to configure programs to launch > in context menu) > - nautilus-clamscan (a nautilus extension) > - nautilus-image-converter (a nautilus extension) > - pcmanfm (fast and lightweight file manager, support tabbed window, > partition mounting, change permission and other features) > - 7zip: p7zip, p7zip-full (support for compressing file in .7z > format) > - xfburn (lightweight CD/DVD burning like brasero) > - mrename (A tool for easy and automatic renaming of many files) > - pyrenamer (Mass file renamer written in PyGTK) > > > > EDUCATION > - GRAMPS (Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Program. We > could make image for family's tree, tracking our big family, then we > could make itu use for ilmou Al-Faraa`idh [a branch of knowledge/ > science for studying wealth/property inheritance in Islam]). > > - Stardict (an offline dictionary which many language database could > be downloaded and added. If we run it then we choose and activating a > language, it can appear a pop-out translations of a word passed by > cursor over there). We can add the ar-en/en-ar or other language > database by default. > > - kgeography (an application for learn geography) > > > INTERNET > - liferea (gnome feed reader) > - axel (A light download accelerator - Console version) > - axel-kapt (front-end for axel) > - gwget / kget (download manager) > - webhttrack (website copier for offline browsing) > - moonlight (Free Silverlight web platform in Linux) (depend to > libmoon, moonlight-plugin-core, moonlight-plugin-mozilla) > - adblock Plus (firefox extension for filtering advertisement) > - apt-fast (script for accelerating apt download) > # see: > http://www.mattparnell.com/projects/apt-fast-and-axel-roughly-26x-faster-apt-get-installations-and-upgrades.html > - gFTP Client > - Skype (VOIP) > - Google Chrome (fast and secure browser) > - gwibber (microblogging client which support many service) > > SOUND (MULTIMEDIA) > - exaile (Exaile is an audio/media player aiming to be similar to > KDE's Amarok, but for > GTK+, and light) > - soundconverter (convert audio files into other formats) > > GRAPHIC > - agave (Color Pallet Designer) > - gcolor2 (color picker) > - gnome-specimen (Font Previewer) > > TERMINAL APPLICATIONS > - vim > - mc (midnight commander) > - rtorrent > - mocp (audio player) > - newsbeuter (feed reader) > - w3m and w3c-dtd-xhtml (browser) > - elinks (browser) > - mutt (email client) > - irssi (IRC client) > - naim (chat client) > - Terminator (multiple gnome terminal in one window) > > NETWORKING > - gufw (simple front end for managing netfilter firewall), or > - Firestarter (complete firewall tool for linux desktop) > - ndisgtk (graphical frontend for ndiswrapper - installation of > Windows Wifi Drivers) > - giver (GUI easy quick file sharing)? > - iperf (Internet Protocol bandwidth measuring tool) > - bing (Empirical stochastic bandwidth tester) > > SAFETY AND HEALTHY > > - rsibreak (help to prevent repetitive strain/stress injury) > The rsibreak utility can be used to remind us to take a break now and > then. It will show us a random picture from a collection we can > configure ourself for a configurable duration at a configurable > interval. > Homepage: http://www.rsibreak.org > - xwrits (a lightweight app reminds us to take a break from typing, > xwrits helps us to prevent repetitive stress injury.) > xwrits is a small reminder program designed to let us know it is time > to take a break from typing to rest our wrists and prevent any damage > to our wrists (or at least make them feel better). Normally works on > the honor system, but if we find ourself unable to stop typing during > our break, it can also lock our keyboard. > > SECURITY > 11. keepassx (password manager) > > SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION > - Palimpsest Disk Utility > - Hardinfo (hardware inventory and benchmark) > - htop (system monitor in a terminal) > - conky (lightweight desktop system monitor) > - gtweakui (A collection of simple dialogs as a front end to GConf) > > > DESKTOP CONTROL AND ACCESSORIES > # We install these items, but don't activate it in > # startup-service if we want to save resource > # of memory. > - gnome-do (Quick actions control and launch apps on our desktop. Just > need a few keystroke on keyboard. Inspired by Quicksilver (for Mac) > and GNOME Launch Box) > - screenlets (desktop applet), or > - gdesklets (desktop applet) > - avant window navigator ? (like dock-bar in Mac) > - quick-lounge-applet (GNOME 2 Panel Applet to organize your preferred > applications, > With this applet you can organize your preferred applications in a > single place.) > > > ADD SOME BEATIFUL GTK+ THEMES and ICONS > - Mac4Lin project (a packet of themes, icons, and wallpaper) > # http://sourceforge.net/projects/mac4lin/ > > These can be taken from gnomelook.org: > - divinorum (gtk theme) > # http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Divinorum-Revisited?content=89200 > - oxygen blend (gtk theme) > # http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Oxygen+Blend?content=114029 > - raptor (gtk theme) > # > http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Raptor+%28Slickness+remix%29?content=86048 > - charcoal (gtk theme) > # > http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Charcoal+%28SlicknesS+Remix%29?content=104623 > - slickness black (gtk theme) > # http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Slickness+Black?content=73210 > - my colorful slickness > # > http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/My+Colorful+Slickness?content=112426 > > > For all of your efforts, I say Jazaakumullaahu khoyran. > > > > > -- > عبد المنعم كوكة > Abdelmonam Kouka > http://sabily-guru.blogspot.com/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sabily" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<sabily-users%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sabily-users?hl=en. > -- www.ShareIslam.com www.IslamNewsroom.com www.Islam-Guide.com www.GuideUs.TV
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