Indeed, I shall be hosting an exhibition during the weekend long event where anyone can walk up, grab a pen, pencil, pastel, paintbrush, prittstick or many other wonderful things begining with 'p', and apply them to a large piece of paper. The aim being to create at least one piece of art produced in a (vaguely) similar fashion to how Open Source software is produced. Seemed like a fun, and reasonably apt idea - and the handsomely large gents over at LugRadio towers appear to have agreed.

The idea behind this originated while I was studying art a sixth form, as for one of the modules I did I could choose anything so long as it could be connected to the subject of "freedom", I believe - something like that... So I chose FOSS, somewhere near the end of the course I remember talking to a friend about how great it would be to produce a piece of artwork in a similar fashion to the collaberative way that FOSS software is developed. Unfortunately, it was too far into the year to actually arrange that. However the idea stuck with me all this time - gently simering in the depths of my brain, like some kind of exqusite stew - and finally I decided to mentioned to the LugRadio guys earlier this year. The idea, not the awful stew analogy.

Anyhow, as much as it pains me to admit, I am only one of many great reasons why you need to attend LugRadio Live UK this year. In addition to the swarths of great speakers at the event - there will also be parties held each night starting on Friday. In addition to this you get to meet loads of great people also exhibiting at the event, talk to people about stuff you're interested in during BoF sessions, see some poor guy in a thong banging on a gong, and - most importantly - shed a tear while whitnessing the very last LugRadio Live live LugRadio.

As it happens, I'm going away to make some final preperations for the exhibit (or rather, eat some tortilla chips and then go do something useful like that). Incidentally, for those who don't know, I'm a big fan of LugRadio and it does feel a little strange that I'm exhibiting at the finale of this cherished thing. Although, at the same time I'm very excited about what might come out of this exhibition.

Don't forget to pop round my table and draw/paint/pen/verb something if you are attending!

Chris Hayes

Si estas remodelando, creando un nuevo concepto, piensas construir tu casa o simplemente quieres ver como se veria un cambio, entonces debes de echarle un vistazo a Sweet Home 3D.

Sweet Home 3D es un programa Open Source el cual es del tipo de Blender o 3D Studio Max pero mas sencillo que usar. Con este programa puedes ver en 3D como se veria tu casa, modificar los mueble, cambiarlos de lugar, agregar o quitar cosas, etc.

Una herramienta perfecta para aquellas personas que desean una remodelacion de su casa y lo mejor de todo es que es Open Source.

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Modificando mi cuchitril desde Linux.com

Un nuevo sitio web ha sido lanzado para los amantes de Linux, el sitio se llama TuxSoftware.com este sitio viene siendo algo parecido al  Linux App Finder pero para la plataforma Debian, Ubuntu y todo lo derivado de Debian como LinuxMint, gOS o DreamLinux. Este sitio esta orientado a hacer mas facil la busqueda de programas y la instalacion de los mismos con unos cuantos clicks, algo de verdad muy bueno cuando no encuentras los mismo en los repositorios (lo que en Debian es algo raro, debido a su gran cantidad de Software).

La siguiente es una lista de puntos por los cuales el sitio web de Tux Software es una gran alternativa para descargar los paquetes.

• Una lista de paquetes de buena calidad, bien documentados y con los cuales el usuario no tendra problemas al instalarlos.
• La forma de descarga e instalacion es sencilla, incluso para aquellos que son novatos o nuevos en Linux
• Los usuarios podran aprender mas de las aplicaciones con los screenshots, links, reviews, etc. que existen en el sitio web. tutorials, etc.
• Es totalmente compatible con Debian, Ubuntu y cualquier distro derivado de esto.
• El sitio web es de manejo amigable, diseño profesional y con buen mantenimiento. Aqui me gustaria dar un aplauso, por que muchos de los sitios web del Open Source son un asco (Hay que ser sinceros y decir la verdad en este aspecto, les falta un buen diseño web a muchos, como el sitio web de Debian, es funcional pero muy simple)
  

Pues bien, este es un pequeño review, espero les sirva ya que tuve que traducir varias cosas para poder mostrarlo en nuestra bella lengua (Me refiero a la del idioma :P )

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Mejorando el Open Source desde Linux Format

আরো কিছু সাইট
www.turbocash.co.za/
www.tranglos.com/free/keynote.html
ftp://ftp.linuxcanada.com/pub/Quasar/1.4.7/binaries/Windows/
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal.htm
www.frostwire.org/
www.shatters.net/celestia/download.html
www.stellarium.org/
http://source.bungie.org/link/
http://codenautics.com/zombies/
http://bzflag.org/
www.wesnoth.org/
http://creativecommons.org/tools/ccpublisher
www.wireshark.org/download.html
www.truecrypt.org/downloads.php
www.heidi.ie/eraser/download.php
http://mp3bookhelper.sourceforge.net/
http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/
www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm
www.xemacs.org/Download/win32/
http://kompozer.net/download.php
www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/Download/
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
http://scintilla.sourceforge.net/SciTEDownload.html
http://www.devside.net/server/webdeveloper
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
http://www.padowan.dk/graph/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/st-m
http://www.freeotfe.org/mobile_site/index.html
http://armagetronad.net/

Despues de que RadioHead a inovado en la industria de la musica creando un nuevo concepto con su album pay what you like en donde tu pagabas lo que tu quisieras por bajar su album completo, ahora vuelve a la revancha con el video de su single "House of Cards". El video ha sido creado usando avanzadas tecnicas de visualizacion y varios renders, creando una teammate con Google, RadioHead a liberado este video y su Codigo bajo la licensia Creative Commons license.

Cabe aclarar que solo el video a sido liberado bajo esta licensia, no asi la musica, asi que ojo con esto. Puedes ver el video de youtube llamado Making of the Video que como su nombre lo dice, es como hicieron el video. A disfrutar de RadioHead y un merecido aplauso a esta gran iniciativa.

Bajate el codigo del video desde este link de Google Code

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Viendo el futuro de la musica desde Slashdot

Secondo quando dice Mozilla Italia, si tratta di un aggiornamento che risolve tre vulnerabilità critiche scoperte nella precedente release (Firefox 3.0).

Per coloro che utilizzano ancora la versione 2 è disponibile un aggiornamento che la porta alla 2.0.0.16 (note di versione), ed in questo caso l'aggiornamento risolve due vulnerabilità critiche presenti nella precedente versione.

Per coloro che utilizzano la versione 2 di Firefox va comunque aggiunto che continueranno ad aggiornarla fino a Dicembre 2008.

troppo divertenti ;)

Surprised, Amazed or Shocked!...

(.. keep reading)
If you are shocked, here are some screen shots of this 'Open Windows Flavor' , with their description, website or (may be) their direct link .

Alright list of Open Windows Flavors is here:

1) aLinux:

aLinux is a Linux distribution created and maintained by Jay Klepacs. It uses KDE as its default window system and can use Enlightenment with an add-on pack. It is designed to have a Windows XP-style "look".
Download it here.

2) DebXPde (previously known as Barnix):
DebXPde was a Knoppix-based Linux distribution which integrates the XPde user interface into Linux in order to give new users a familiar, WindowsXP-like experience. This distribution appears to have been discontinued.

3) Famelix:

Famelix is a GNU/Linux distribution developed by Brazil's Faculdade Metropolitana de Guaramirim (FAMEG) and based on Debian GNU/Linux. Its peculiarity lies in the adaptation of the user interface so that it resembles Windows Vista as much as possible. This distribution uses elements present in other distros such as Debian, Knoppix and Kurumin. For some unknown the website of this distro is down.
You can still download it via torrent from here.

4) Linux XP:
Linux XP is a shareware Linux distribution that was first released by EnabledPeople. It is designed to imitate the Windows environment and attract more Windows users to using Linux. It is currently owned by Trustverse and is under development. The current version's graphical interface is designed to imitate Windows Vista. Via the use of the open-source Wine compatibility layer, Linux XP can run some Windows programs. The current stable version of Linux XP is titled Linux XP Desktop 2008. Linux XP uses the GNOME Desktop Environment.
The English version is available here.

5) ReactOS:
ReactOS is an effort to create a Free Software replacement for Windows that is compatible with existing hardware and software! ReactOS is a free and open-source operating system based on the Windows NT architecture design, providing support for existing applications and drivers and an alternative to the current dominant consumer and server operating systems. Although the project is in the alpha development stage as of 2008, many Windows programs already work well. While the ReactOS kernel has been written from scratch, the userland is mostly based on the Wine compatibility layer for Unix-like operating systems.
Download it here.

6) Satux:
Satux is a 100% Brazilian Linux distribution. It was and is mainly developed by the Institute of Technology JRSC (iTJRSC), establishment of research and development with it's headquarters in Manaus and São Paulo. The Satux has the philosophy to practicality, intensifying the user experience in interface and usability, reaching out (or even surpassing) the simplicity of use of the Microsoft Windows operating systems. The Satux can be downloaded from the Internet, through http://www.satux.org.br/, and also can be acquired in the purchase of CCE Info, Bluesky, Nextera and Acteon Digital desktop and laptop computers.

7) URLI:
Urli is fast and easy to use for everyone, home and office users. With URLI you can simplify all your tasks, customize your desktop and increase your productivity to a new level. Urli is an Open Source Software based on distributions like Ubuntu and Debian, putting together the strength of Linux plus a intuitive interfase with high graphical impact prepared to meet the needs of all users.
Download it here.

8) Vixta.org:
Vixta.org – a Fedora-based distribution that focuses on easy-to-use Linux, with a custom KDE interface that resembles Windows Vista.
Download it here.

In reality there is noting as OpenWindows Flavor. Microsoft products will never go open source. The above list is some flavor of Linux distribution targeted at new users with Windows background.

Anyways, if you are the one who had used above mentioned distro please let us know your experiences. And do comment about this article and express your opinion.

A través del siguiente enlace puedes inteactuar con los datos!

In the 3 days that the conference consisted, we had so many different speeches in some others topics. From presentations of official Libre software masters to the rights in of the content in media types now at days. I was there because I am part of the team in NetGenners, one of the projects related with this issue that we were discussing there.

What we could get from there is that the use of FLOSS in the teaching, mostly in the high level (university and masters) is growing and growing because of his facility to be used and studied, due to you have everything  online to study it and the added value of a community, either big or small, behind each project. That is one of the reasons that make teachers to introduce this type of software (or other projects not software related such as documentation, …) into the classrooms. And I'm not only talking about university students, also this type of projects is used to continue with the formation of some other professionals that want to improve their knowledge in this technology because they need it or because they like it.

Also the meeting was good to know new people interested in open new projects together big or small collaborations that helps the community to be more active and create a bigger social network working together in different topics of with the same base, the FLOSS in the teaching.

TOMTOM si basa su linux, GARMIN si basa su linux.

Guardate questo progetto: http://www.openstreetmap.org/ si tratta di un progetto open, a cui chiunque puo' contribuire, che ha lo scopo di realizzare delle mappe stradali open. Se avete un navigatore che vi permette di registrare i vostri percorsi (produrre files gpx) perche' non partecipate?

Qui invece il progetto OPENTOM, un progetto di aggregazione per chi si diverte a creare software che girano su TOMTOM. Occhio, come descritto sul sito se "smanettate" sul vstro TOMTOM potreste perdere la garanzia e tutti i dati in esso contenuti.

../c-client/c-client.a(osdep.o): In function `ssl_onceonlyinit': /home/cybercolumbuzz/Desktop/imap-2007a/c-client/osdep.c:302: warning: the use of `tmpnam' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'

mtest.o: In function `smtptest':
/home/cybercolumbuzz/Desktop/imap-2007a/mtest/mtest.c:782: warning: the `gets' function is dangerous and should not be used.

/usr/local/ssl/lib/libssl.a(ssl_algs.o): In function `SSL_library_init': ssl_algs.c:(.text+0x1e): undefined reference to `EVP_idea_cbc' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Yup, ada yang salah dengan make slx SSLTYPE=unix tersebut padahal source Makefile telah saya ubah sama persis seperti ini. Semua direktori letak path openssl juga sama, source IMAP Tookit yang saya gunakan juga sama, tapi mengapa tetap saja error ya ?

Padahal logika port yang didefinisikan oleh dokumentasi tool ini baik baik Gutsy maupun Feisty sama-sama bertipe slx (**secara mereka turunan debian tapi port kompilasi nya kok bukan ldb ya? Ada yg tau mengapa ?**).

Setelah berdukun ke google dan sedikit berbekal sok tau, coba-coba berbagai kombinasi flag, akhirnya saya memutuskan utk mencoba kompilasi letak path openssl berbeda dari yang pertama. Apabila path openssl yang pertama adalah path hasil kompilasi manual sedangkan path kedua adalah hasil kompilasi apt :-p.
Dan source IMAP Toolkit yang saya gunakan juga berbeda. Apabila source IMAP yang pertama menggunakan source versi IMAP2007b, maka source yg saya gunakan kali ini adalah source versi IMAP2007a.

Tidak lupa saya mencoba bereksperimen dengan flag-flag kompilasi seperti flag CC utk build multilib OS 32 bit, flag EXTRACFLAGS dan sedikit nekat memakai flag SHLIBNAME (**secara pada dokumentasi dianjurkan tidak memakai flag ini :D)

cybercolumbuzz@blackhole:~/Desktop/imap-2007a$ make slx CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" EXTRACFLAGS="-fPIC" SSLTYPE=unix SHLIBBASE=c-client SHLIBNAME=libc-client.so.1 SSLINCLUDE=/usr/include/openssl SSLLIB=/usr/lib SSLCERTS=/etc/ssl/certs

../c-client/c-client.a(osdep.o): In function `ssl_onceonlyinit':
/home/cybercolumbuzz/Desktop/imap-2007a/c-client/osdep.c:302: warning: the use of `tmpnam' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'

make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/cybercolumbuzz/Desktop/imap-2007a/tmail'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/cybercolumbuzz/Desktop/imap-2007a'
cybercolumbuzz@blackhole:~/Desktop/imap-2007a$

oui...voila....WELL DONE !!
Happy IMAPing :D

**note : source Makefile hanya saya ubah pada bagian $(BUILD) BUILDTYPE=$@ menjadi $(BUILD) BUILDTYPE=slx
**warning ignored :D

Qui fanno il punto della situazione. Consiglio la lettura.

Bignami: funziona, batteria con autonomia ancora limitata, ma economica e con possibilità del problema di essere risolto, noie a volte col GPS di cui sembra essere stata identificata la causa.

Tomato is a small, lean and simple replacement firmware for Linksys' WRT54G/GL/GS, Buffalo WHR-G54S/WHR-HP-G54 and other Broadcom-based routers. It features a new easy to use GUI, a new bandwidth usage monitor, more advanced QOS and access restrictions, enables new wireless features such as WDS and wireless client modes, raises the limits on maximum connections for P2P, allows you to run your custom scripts or telnet/ssh in and do all sorts of things like re-program the SES/AOSS button, adds wireless site survey to see your wifi neighbors, and more.

Please read the instructions, and make sure you the right version ( the newer ND version is for the Buffalo G125). If you don't know what you are doing, DON'T do it!

Linky

OpenSUSE is one of the most popular Linux distributions and sponsored by Novell and AMD. It is fully maintained by open source community inspired based on SUSE Linux version. The current version of openSUSE is 11.0 which have been released on 19^th June 2008 (Download openSUSE here).

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I installed openSUSE 10.3 on this laptop. After the cdrom read the installer cd, it showed the language selection, next the installation selection and then the loading Linux kernel.

Firstly, it asks the media check (checking installer cd) but it is an optional. It took around a minute to finish the media check process. Then it automatically probing the system hardware as shown in figure below.

Before the installation started, the network set up is performed. I used to ignore this process by unplugged the network cable, and resulted failure to access the network and internet after installation finished. Therefore, I suggest allowing this process and plugging the network cable to the router or switch.

After that, the installer automatically probing the system and list down the suggestion for partitioning and software or packages to be installed. User can use those suggestion or change with desired setting.

The installation process is performed after finishing formation the partition. Figures below show the installation process.

The user account is created after the system is rebooted when installation finished as figure below.

The system is now complete installed. I browsed and played around at the system. One thing that I realized is, the network is still problem with a weird condition. I can only access the google and google mail, not the other links. i have no idea why it can only access google link.

That’s all folks.

So if it really has to be the 'Google' way, the rumor about g-phone being the centerpiece of it, does not sound convincing. There is a philosophical difference in how 'Google' thinks about its businesses than 'Apple'. Google will never be the 'sexy machine' company that will pull users into using it. Rather, it is known for working below the surface and capturing the whole ecosystem under its clutches. So whosoever makes any money in the system, a cut of it is always bound to be directed to Google's coffer. Open Handset Alliance (OHA) or Open Social platform under the 'Android' program is a very definite indicator to that direction.

After Google bought Android in July 2005, Silicon Valley pulsed with gossip and speculation about what the search giant was planning. Everyone figured Apple had a phone in the works and assumed Google must be developing one too...but when Google finally broke its silence in early November, there was nothing about a gPhone. In stead there was a talk of building an alliance of 34 wireless companies including Intel & Sprint Nextel. This was how Google planned to shake up the nearly trillion-dollar global wireless market? A consortium?

Read more about this interesting 'Wired' article here.

Although the importance of the client device, supposedly named gPhone, is equally strategic to Andy Rubin, the original proponent of Android, now in Google; it should not be compared to the i-phone for the fairness' sake.

"The comparison between Android and the iPhone is unfair. The iPhone, with all its glorious UI experience, is a very closed and tightly controlled platform. The promise of Android is not a better user experience but rather an open experience - the sort of stuff that the mobile web really requires at this stage."

Read the full story here.

With the power of openness, comes the loss of control. But that does not matter as long as the user can fulfill their goal seamlessly rather than worrying about compatibility all the time. Again from the Facebook experience, we have seen users are not willing to trust the third party applications in terms of security and traceability. Google will have to address that problem in a major way if Android has to become the de facto mobile web standard in the near future. They need to carefully trade off how much control to let go and how much to retain, in order to maintain sanity.

Since Mobile web, that is 'always on' and 'always available', scores a major point towards being 'Cloud Computing Ready', Google seems to have big plans to create completely new grounds of business with the launch of Android, particularly in PAAS (Platform as Service) or IAAS (Infrastructure as service). These new offerings will allow anyone to create and launch web applications on Google 'App Engine' hosting service. Even some applications can be custom made by the user communities for very narrow usage bands. And that just may be the beginning of a very different kind of Internet. Sounds too much like Web 3.0? We will have to wait and watch it play out to know the real worth of such ambitious vision...

Torvalds wrote that disclosing the bug itself was enough, without having to label each individual security flaw. He added that taking the bugs to the "security circus" level only glorified the wrong kind of behavior. "It makes heroes out of security people, as if the people who...fix normal bugs aren't as important," wrote Torvalds.

"I think the OpenBSD crowd is a bunch of masturbating monkeys, in that they make such a big deal about concentrating on security to the point where they pretty much admit that nothing else matters to them. To me, security is important. But it's no less important than everything else that is also important!"

This reminds me of a slide I often use with the text;

Security < Performance < Functionality

So is the average "security researcher" the picture above or this one?

Paul King, Chief Executive of the UK-GBC,: “Industry needs a clear and practical route map and milestones that are aligned with Government policy to give it the confidence and knowledge to move forward on a trajectory to 2019.

UK-GBC Chairman Peter Rogers , “The UK-GBC wants to see very wide take-up of robust and customer-friendly tools, and we believe that the standards at the heart of a new Code for Sustainable Buildings should be ‘open source’, meaning that such a Code could potentially be incorporated into a range of different tools, from a range of providers who could then compete in terms of service provision, without confusing the industry with different standards.”

The concept of open source, is to be welcomed, allowing the code to be incorporated into regional, corporate and community developments, and also allowing other standard bodies, building firms and consultancies to use elements of the code in their own green building guidelines.  And it flies in the face of the more closed and commercial approaches from BREEAM and LEED

The final code, which is scheduled to be published in March next year, is expected to mirror the government's Code for Sustainable Homes and as such, will feature wide-ranging rules and guidelines on the metrics and best practices builders should embrace to limit the environmental impact of offices, commercial properties and other non-domestic buildings.

Is there something else here,? Can codes, approaches, tools and technologies which in essence will improve environmental performance, carbon emissions, sustainability generally, and 'save the planet' morally be closed and commercial. The emerging models of wikinomics, freeconomics etc must be applied to sustainability, where the economic model is built upon giving away free 'lead' products.

I would love to see much more open approaches with the built environment sustainability agenda using for example the creative common model.

Uno degli stereotipi più banali adottati dai responsabili delle grandi imprese italiane per rifiutare la scelta dell'Open Source è il timore di non avere un adeguato supporto. Consideriamo però che le società che si occupano di Open Source hanno fatto del supporto la loro attività primaria, quella più consistente. Perciò accade che mentre i venditori di software proprietario offrono essenzialmente licenze e considerano il supporto come un'attività collaterale e di minore interesse economico, i responsabili delle Imprese confidano inspiegabilmente in questo atteggiamento commerciale e se ne sentono protetti.

Allo stesso tempo, le società di Open Source vendono principalmente supporto e considerano le eventuali licenze commerciali come un business collaterale, eppure ciò non riesce comunque a contenere l'ansia da supporto dei nostri manager.

Nel tentativo di dare risposta a tale quesito, l'unica possibile soluzione che mi sovviene è data dalle dimensioni dell'azienda che vende: di fronte a nomi come SAP, IBM e Microsoft il manager si sente più tranquillo anche se spesso il supporto fornito viene erogato da piccole aziende collegate in "trenini" commerciali senza fine, alla cui guida c'è sempre il venditore di licenze.

La cosa che a loro sfugge, però, è che un'azienda Open Source costituita appositamente per sopravvivere con la fornitura di supporto e assistenza potrebbe essere in grado di erogare, nella maggior parte dei casi, un supporto molto più efficiente rispetto a un grande venditore di licenze per il quale il supporto è solo un fatto di secondaria importanza commerciale.

Non voglio qui affermare che il supporto Open Source è sempre migliore di quello fornito dai venditori proprietari, ma solo evidenziare che rifiutare l'adozione dell'Open Source a causa di una sensazione di assenza di supporto, è una decisione errata e fuori dai tempi. Siamo nel Nuovo Millennio!

(Foto: An Eyeful of Puddle di tarotastic)

A veces, por pereza nomás, no nos gusta andar seleccionando la carpeta en que queremos guardar los archivos que descargamos y dejamos que Firefox tire todo en el escritorio. El escritorio es un lugar de trabajo cómodo. Todo está a mano y esa es su función. Pero llega un momento en que se llena.

Una solución interesante sería disponer de un lanzador (un simple ícono) sobre el cual arrastrar los archivos y que, según su tipo, se dirijan automáticamente a la carpeta que corresponde cada uno (Imágenes, Música, Documentos, etc.).

Esa es la idea de este simple script para bash. Las comillas dobles alrededor de $1 nos aseguran que no habrá problemas con los archivos con espacios en su nombre y los square brackets se usan para tener en cuenta mayúsculas y minúsculas.

#!/bin/bash
while [ $# -ge 1 ];
do
case "$1" in
*.[mM][pP]3)
mv "$1" ~/Musica
;;
*.[jJ][pP][gG] | *.[gG][iI][fF])
mv "$1" ~/Imagenes
;;
*.doc | *.[tT][xX][tT])
mv "$1" ~/Documentos
;;
*)
exit 0
;;
esac
shift
done

Creamos un archivo cuyo contenido sea el de arriba y lo grabamos en una carpeta donde tengamos nuestros scripts. Por ejemplo, podríamos llamar al script magic.sh y guardarlo en la carpeta /scripts, asegurándonos que todos los usuarios tengan permiso de paso sobre el directorio y ejecución del script. Para ello, una vez creado el archivo (si lo hicimos como root):

chmod -R a+x /scripts

Ahora que tenemos el script, debemos crear un lanzador en el escritorio. Botón derecho > Crear un lanzador. Le ponemos un nombre, un comentario y en comando escribimos la ruta completa al script; en este caso /scripts/magic.sh. Le ponemos un ícono lindo y listo.

Cuando tengamos un archivo con extensión jpg en el escritorio y lo arrastremos hasta nuestra "carpeta mágica", irá a parar automáticamente al directorio imágenes. Se pueden agregar tipos de archivos y carpetas extras. Es necesario que las carpetas destino estén creadas de antemano, claro.

Fuente:
Ubuntu Life
Ubuntu Forums

Sebenarnya bisa saja aku menggunakan Google Reader atau pun Bloglines, tapi kok rasanya kurang nyaman. Akhirnya aku memutuskan untuk membuat sendiri aggregator yang berbasis web.

Berbekal pengetahuan pemrograman PHP & CSS yang ala kadarnya, aku membuat aggregator ini. Untuk menghemat waktu, aku mencari script PHP pembaca RSS yang paling mumpuni. Dari beberapa kandidat, aku memilih Magpie RSS (open source) yang sangat simple dan jelas sehingga mudah untuk digunakan & dimodifikasi.

Akhirnya jadilah pembaca RSS buatan sendiri yang aku host di: "Dewo & Gadget". Saat ini aku baru mendaftarkan 3 RSS feed dari situs Engadget, PCWorld dan NotebookReview. Tidak menutup kemungkinan feeder-nya bertambah.

Dari pembuatan aggregator ini yang paling sulit adalah menyusun layout-nya. Maklum, pengetahuan CSS-ku pas-pasan. Belum lagi segi artistik-nya. Tapi bagiku sudah cukup lumayan-lah. Hehehe... Jadi, jangan lupa berkunjung ke Gadget untuk tetap up-to-date di dunia TIK.

One was solved by disabling the virtual sound card emulation that Virtual PC does by default on evert virtual machine. Uncheck, rerun, voilà.

The other one was not as easy. Googling for "isapnp ubuntu virtual pc" gave me lots of chaff but also some wheat, and I found an obscure forum where somebody reported how decreasing the amount of available RAM for the virtual machine would make the Ubuntu installer continue despite of the isapnp error. So, the error is still there, but the installation continues. So I decreased my virtual machine's RAM from 1 GB to 512 MB, launch, install... and there it flies. Great. But... why does decreasing the RAM make an ISA PnP error be less important?

I had to fiddle a bit with the video settings for the installation, but after a couple of frustrating attempts, I got Ubuntu up and running on a Virtual PC machine. Running? Well, barely.

It does run. In fact, performance is quite nice as compared to Vista. But it is unusable. First of all, the system clock goes ballistic. I mean, I set it to the current time, and after a few seconds it has gone two or three minutes ahead. I can actually see the minutes running on the task bar. Yes, the minutes, not the seconds! Secondly, the keyboard repeat time is so low that pushing any key on my keyboard generates a sequence of 2 to 5 identical letters. I guessed that some setting could be adjusted to improve this, but first I had to log on! So I armed myself with patience and after 6 minutes (not kidding) I managed to type my user name and password at the prompt and be let in. You need to take into account that alphanumeric keys generated a sequence of characters, but the backspace key also generated a "sequence" of back spaces! Anyway. I logged on and found the setting. But even at its minimum, the repeat time is so low that most key strokes generate a couple of characters. Fortunately, there is another setting to disable key repeat altogether. Unfortunately, this also disables the very handy backspace repeat.

Finally, the mouse pointer jumps erratically to a random spot on screen every few seconds. No apparent pattern. It occurs at full screen and running on a window. Odd.

Ubuntu has installed, reluctantly. It is still unusable because of a crazy pointer, a runaway clock and a fastidious keyboard repeat setting. I will continue investigating in my spare time. And reporting. So far, my verdict is still: very substandard.

So I downloaded the current Ubuntu desktop release as an ISO file, created a brand new Virtual PC 2004 virtual machine, and fired up the installation. After a nice menu with some flashy graphics where I choose the option to install Ubuntu, the screen goes blank (i.e. black) and the message:

Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.

appears on top. Nice. After a few seconds and no perceptible CD or HD activity, it pops up:

[   40.487708] isapnp: checksum for device 1 is not valid (0x89)
[   40.495012] isapnp: checksum for device 2 is not valid (0xbe)

And that's it. Nothing happens. 30 minutes later and still the same.

First reaction is to think "bloody Linuxen and their cryptic messages". Second thought is "I knew my mum could not use this. Even I can't use this. What the hell are device 1 and 2? Is the install program continuing or is it hung? What can I do?"

Third reaction is to google for the error message, and by doing this I find multiple reports of people obtaining the same messages as me. Some are related to Ubuntu and some are not. Some occur on top of Virtual PC, some do not. Most list lengthy chunks of boot-up sequences or configuration options. Not for my mum. And not for me.

My first experience with Ubuntu has been short and disappointing. It is not only that it does not install on my machine. It is the fact that it says nothing that can help me diagnose the problem.

The old myth says that Linuxen are hard to install (and use), much harder than Windows. The advocates of OSFS try hard to debunk this myth and convince others that this belongs to the past, and modern Linuxen have the usability of Windows, if not better. Well, I've never seen a Windows installer behaving like what I've just described. And I've seen quite a few of them!

Shame on Ubuntu.