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This post will show you how to play old DOS games using DOSBox emulator under GNU/Linux operating system. This post assumes that you’re:
First unzip/copy the DOS game in a suitable directory (preferable your home directory),
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surface from Linux by Examples has written two ‘getting started for SVN’ articles that I find it interesting and useful for beginners.
The article covers important SVN operation (checkout,diff,update,import, check in) necessary for managing a software project.
Here’s the link to the article :
What is SVN (Subversion)
SVN or subversion is an open source tool used for revision control system similar to CVS. It is widely use by popular open source project such as Apache, KDE, Gnome, Python and Samba as their version control program.
Open Source repository site like SourceForge and Google Code Project Hosting provides SVN hosting for free and open source project.
Further Reading
You can find more information about SVN (or Subversion) and maintaining open source software by reading these books:
Visit SVN (Subversion) Official website for more information about the system.
Recommended Reading
The Ubuntu project is planning to release a new variant of its distribution which would appeal ‘Free Software’ purist which want no more than a 100% completely free operating system that works out from the box.
This intention has be made known by Mark Shuttleworth himself in the Ubuntu mailing list few days ago (12 April 2007).
However the unnamed release is not intended to be a ‘variant’ of the main Ubuntu release, putting it inline with the Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu project.
The new variant of the distro will only feature software which only come with source code and that have full rights of modification and redistribution. Mark Shuttleworth also notes that works on the new variant will involve the folks from gNewsense team, an unofficial distro based on Ubuntu, which puts a possibility that the gNewsense distro will be completely integrated into the Official Ubuntu project.
The variant is estimated to be ready on the next cycle of Ubuntu release (Gutsy Gibbon) due on
October 2007. It unclear if the new Ubuntu variant will support playing mp3 or mpeg4 files as codecs for both for format are licensed under a GNU GPL compatible free software license despite their patented status.
p/s: If this plan works, I think you might be seeing FSF (or even Stallman) himself use Ubuntu on their computers anytime soon.
[tags]ubuntu,gnewsense,debian,linux,gutsy gibbon,gutsy,linux,opensource,open source[/tags]
The much anticipated Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (Etch) was finally released on 8th April 2007.
The release was unofficially available since November last year but some technicalities prevented the project from making an official release announcement until all architectures it supported is of release quality.
Among softwares included in Debian Etch are :
Debian is one of the oldest GNU/Linux distribution project which is still active until today. Many of the newer Linux distribution (eg Ubuntu, mepis,knoppix) based their project on Debian codebase.
Debian has the largest collection of softwares and the widest machine architecture support compared to other distro.
Please visit the official Debian GNU/Linux project website to get more information about it.
[tags]debian,linux,distro,opensource, open source[/tags]
Gaim the popular multiprotocol instant messenger client has changed its name to Pidgin recently. Their main reason for changing the project name because it has been plague by legal threats from AOL concerning the name of the project.
The project has also moved to a new website to pidgin.im with the old gaim website served as a pointer to the new project site.
Apart from that, the project will migrate its current version control to monotone from CVS (hosted by Sourceforge). The newly rebranded Pidgin team hasn’t disclosed the reason behind the migration of revision control system or why they chosen to use monotone instead of the more popular SVN.
Here’s the latest screenshot of Pidgin IM (formerly known as Gaim) :
About Pidgin (formerly known as gaim)
For those who don’t know, Pidgin/Gaim is a multiprotocol instant messenger which support popular Instant messenger network including Yahoo, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Google talk, AIM, ICQ and IRC.
More information about Gaim rebranding can be found here : Pidgin.im and Gaim Sourceforge website
p/s: Hopefully after this we can have the latest Pidgin 2.0 release as soon as possible since the project won’t be dragged down with the legal issues anymore.
[tags]gaim,pidgin,open source, instant messenger, yahoo messenger,linux ,opensource,ym[/tags]
The month of April is here and beside fooling your friends on the first of april, let me remind you that Ubuntu Linux (7.04) Feisty Fawn release is just around the corner.
Schedule to be released on April 19, 2007. Free Ubuntu Feisty Fawn CDs is suspected to be back available from ShipIt!
Here’s the screenshot ShipIt interface.
What is Shipit?
For those who are unfamiliar with the term, ShipIt is a service maintained by the Ubuntu project for the purpose of shipping free Ubuntu CD through out the world.
To order free CDs, you need to have a launchpad account and the CDs will take around 1-6 weeks to arrive, depending on where you live (and customs delays).
PowerPC CD won’t be available ?
Also it is worth noting that Ubuntu has dropped PowerPC platform from its official release, so the usual PowerPC CD won’t be available from Shipit as with previous releases.
[tags]powerpc,ubuntu,feisty,feisty fawn, debian,linux, opensource,open source[/tags]
