An open question, does it pay to suck? (ie in your work, studies, etc)
Windows users – UWIN an alternative to CYGWIN
UWIN (Unix for Windows) is a collection of softwares created by AT&T Laboratories can be seen as an alternative to Cygwin. UWIN provides a unix-like environment for windows, complete with unix-emulation api and Korn shell.
UWIN is generally useful for developers who wants to compile certain unix applications in windows. Much like Cygwin, UWIN contains a DLL file POSIX.DLL that provides substantial unix API functionality instead of windows built-in posix layer. UWIN package also include files and unix development tools such as C compiler (but not gcc, obviously!).
The unix-environment also comes with Korn shell (AT&T ksh) and various other standard unix utilities which brings you the right unix-like environment in your Windows system.
You can download UWIN from AT&T AST/UWIN open source downloads.. UWIN is licensed under Common Public License 1.0.
p/s: this may be a great environment for those who wants to try out Unix environment without GNU stuff (even without gcc!).
HelpFireFox and Million Dollar Homepage preparation
If you are planning to open yet another MillionDollarHomepage clone, then I suggest you to consider having a stable server before launching it. Because HelpFirefox website has been knocked down due to overwhelming response in just a couple of day.
The website has been closed with a notice “The first 24 hours of this site has been a true success, with more than 13 800 pixels being sold.”.
Beside having a stable server, I think it would be wise if “Million Dollar Homepage” operators could register their domain(s) for a minimum of 3-4 years, because that would bring confidence to the prospective advertisers.
Nobody would want to advertise on unreliable websites, for a short (unspecific) duration of time.
The long pause
Phew, this must me the longest pause between my posts since I started this blog. Sorry guys and girls, I was just swamped out with my work that I’m too tired to write to this blog. Will resume writing after this.
Stay tune
del.icio.us downtime
I can’t post my del.icio.us bookmark due to this downtime around 1:15am MYT. The page simple gives a standard 404 Not Found error. I wasn’t aware of schedule downtime announcement by del.icio.us. Now I realised how I’ve already used to social bookmarking :D
Gnash a free flash player for GNU/Linux
If you are particular about using Free Software, then you might appreciate Gnash, a free implementation of Flash player. Gnash is compatible with Flash version 7, and implements all ActionScript classes. Though not all of the classes are implemented, Gnash is the best of the free (as in freedom) flash player available.
Gnash flash player will be available as a standalone player or as a Mozilla Firefox plugin. Although haven’t been released, Gnash sources can be obtained through CVS access from Savannah project.
The Gnash project website : http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/