I am not sure, in fact I think that we should change gnome code for that, if any one has an idea how to do that, it will be welcome.
2009/12/19 Hasan Syed <[email protected]> > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~sabily.team<https://launchpad.net/%7Esabily.team> > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~sabily.team<https://launchpad.net/%7Esabily.team> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- عبد المنعم كوكة Abdelmonam Kouka http://sabily-guru.blogspot.com/
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