[Ref] Posted patch to the GPP list to add the RPM-Fu to gucharmap Uploaded updated beagle packages – version 0.0.11
Monthly Archive: June 2005
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Jun 14 2005
Tuesday
Not much to report… Updated my Planet SuSE hackergotchi Uploaded updated gnome-session packages to use zenity to provide a GNOMEish version of the first-time login message – try them with a new user to test, or remove $HOME/.skel/gnome2-plugger-info [Ref] Working on this for gucharmap – will pop a patch on the list when it’s ready
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Jun 12 2005
Packaging again
Luis (et al): I’ve put a first draft of notes on Cross Distro Spec Files on GNOME Live! Also included an example .spec to demonstrate it.
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Jun 12 2005
Majority World Debt
The story broke yesterday about the G8 finance ministers agreeing to write off 100% of the debt owed by 18 of the world’s poorest countries. This is fantastic news, but it’s just the beginning. For a start, the other nine nations that qualify for HIPC debt relief need to be assisted to reach the standards …
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Jun 11 2005
Packaging
Luis: You’re absolutely right about the importance of the Packaging Project. If we could get packages for RH/Fedora and SUSE of each stable and unstable release, including proposed modules, that would make it so much easier for people to submit useful bug reports. I’m still planning on putting up some guidelines on creating .spec files …
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Jun 11 2005
Saturday
Uploaded 2 new packages today: gDesklets and gTweakUI – hope you like them. Also uploaded photos of Thursday’s open air Eucharist service and this morning’s commissioning service at college. Update: Uploaded abiword-beta[-plugins-impexp/-plugins-tools/-clipart] version 2.3.1 – this will become the next stable version 2.4.0 eventually, get testing, and get filing those bugs.
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Jun 10 2005
Gaim
Uploaded Gaim 1.3.1 packages, they fix a bunch of security issues. Tomorrow is the college commissioning service. Will be really sad to see all the leavers depart.
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Jun 08 2005
Linux Decals
Oh man! This is so cool. I actually still have the XP decal on my notebook, alongside the sticker from my boxed copy of 9.1 (not sure where the sticker from my 9.3 box is going to go yet – maybe on the lid…), and rather than leave the sticky patch (like on the front …
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Jun 08 2005
Syndication
Monday had a day of lectures of how technology shapes theology and ethical thought, and blogging was mentioned as part of it, got me thinking about something… I know that my blog is syndicated on Planet SuSE, and Planet N, but I don’t know about other places it may be read, so… …if you’re reading …
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