Community Updates/2009-05-22
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==Distributions== | ==Distributions== | ||
− | * '''[[Om 2009]]''' There | + | * '''[[Om 2009]]''' There have been new additions to features and bug fixes to the last image. The latest testing image for May 9th is available [http://downloads.openmoko.org/distro/testing/NeoFreerunner/ here] |
− | * '''[[Neovento]]''' (formerly FYP) This release has some new features like Zhemes which allows you to change the Zhone/LXDE theme easily and also | + | * '''[[Neovento]]''' (formerly FYP) This release has some new features like Zhemes which allows you to change the Zhone/LXDE theme easily and also it's less memory hungry than the ones before |
* '''[http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2009-May/047147.html Hackable:1]''' now offers phone functionality and sms plus a full PIM suite consisting of contacts, calendar and todo list manager, plus a timesheet time tracker application and more.The detailed steps for installation are [http://www.hackable1.org/wiki/Installation here] | * '''[http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2009-May/047147.html Hackable:1]''' now offers phone functionality and sms plus a full PIM suite consisting of contacts, calendar and todo list manager, plus a timesheet time tracker application and more.The detailed steps for installation are [http://www.hackable1.org/wiki/Installation here] | ||
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* '''[http://www.opkg.org/package_186.html openBmap 0.3.0]''' The details of the release can be found [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2009-May/047514.html here] | * '''[http://www.opkg.org/package_186.html openBmap 0.3.0]''' The details of the release can be found [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2009-May/047514.html here] | ||
− | * '''[http://www.opkg.org/package_141.html MokoGeocaching 0.4]''' This is a | + | * '''[http://www.opkg.org/package_141.html MokoGeocaching 0.4]''' This is a little gtk python script that searches the geocaching.com site for caches near your current position or a user specified lattitude and longitude and add the cache as a poi in TangoGPS. |
* '''[http://www.opkg.org/package_191.html PISI 0.2]''' Enhancements to calendar synchronization,contacts synchronization | * '''[http://www.opkg.org/package_191.html PISI 0.2]''' Enhancements to calendar synchronization,contacts synchronization | ||
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*'''[http://risto.kurppa.fi/blog/its-time-to-contribute-to-om2009-paroli/ It’s time to contribute to OM2009 & Paroli]''' Risto H. Kurppa makes a clear explanation on how and why contribute to the new Openmoko OS release. | *'''[http://risto.kurppa.fi/blog/its-time-to-contribute-to-om2009-paroli/ It’s time to contribute to OM2009 & Paroli]''' Risto H. Kurppa makes a clear explanation on how and why contribute to the new Openmoko OS release. | ||
− | *'''[http://n2.nabble.com/New-Life-in-Openmoko-Phones-tt2934354ef1958.html New Live in Openmoko Phones]''' Wolfgang Spraul | + | *'''[http://n2.nabble.com/New-Life-in-Openmoko-Phones-tt2934354ef1958.html New Live in Openmoko Phones]''' Wolfgang Spraul announce another big step in opening the Openmoko Hardware publishing board outline, footprints and netlist under Creative Commons Share-Alike license. He also introduce the [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Gta02-core gta02-core project]. |
==Event News== | ==Event News== |
Revision as of 22:16, 20 May 2009
Contents |
Period 01, May ~ 22, May, 2009
Distributions
- Om 2009 There have been new additions to features and bug fixes to the last image. The latest testing image for May 9th is available here
- Neovento (formerly FYP) This release has some new features like Zhemes which allows you to change the Zhone/LXDE theme easily and also it's less memory hungry than the ones before
- Hackable:1 now offers phone functionality and sms plus a full PIM suite consisting of contacts, calendar and todo list manager, plus a timesheet time tracker application and more.The detailed steps for installation are here
Applications
New Applications
- Podboy 0.0.1 - pre-alpha release is a podcast aggregator/player written in Python/Elementary
- notifier 0.2 - This is a simple & great python application to remind you if you miss a call. It's really basic with no spectacular features. More features (Treviño patch) and discussions can be found here
Application Updates
- Online level editor for Mokomaze Editor is written in JavaScript. Your browser must support <canvas> tag
- openBmap 0.3.0 The details of the release can be found here
- MokoGeocaching 0.4 This is a little gtk python script that searches the geocaching.com site for caches near your current position or a user specified lattitude and longitude and add the cache as a poi in TangoGPS.
- PISI 0.2 Enhancements to calendar synchronization,contacts synchronization
- OMNewRotate 0.5.4 You can get more details here
- Mokomaze 0.5.1 with completely new physics and graphics engines is released. Packages can be downloaded here
- Dictator 0.2 has been released with some improvements
- Acceleroids v0.1.3 released
- added support of new kernels
- .desktop file fixed
- Intone (0.51) Elementary based mplayer frontend. Discussions on the testing of this version can be found here
Community
- Confundus call recorder competition There were two results to this
- FrOSCon 2009: Call for Participation The Free and Open Source Software Conference, an annual event held at the University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Germany. The fourth edition of FrOSCon will take place on August 22nd/23rd 2009
- Interview of Sean Moss-Pultz and Christopher Hall for Twit TV and FLOSS weekly
- DebConf9 Neo FreeRunner Special Offer Openmoko, Jon "maddog" Hall, and Tuxbrain wants to thank the Debian community for their great work offering a DebConf Neo FreeRunner special pack, only for DebConf9 attendants.DebConf9 The link includes a video of maddog explaining the offer.
- It’s time to contribute to OM2009 & Paroli Risto H. Kurppa makes a clear explanation on how and why contribute to the new Openmoko OS release.
- New Live in Openmoko Phones Wolfgang Spraul announce another big step in opening the Openmoko Hardware publishing board outline, footprints and netlist under Creative Commons Share-Alike license. He also introduce the gta02-core project.
Event News
- 2009-05-22/24 FSOSHRUDCON'09 | Joint FSO/SHR Users and Developers Convention 2009 | to be held in Essen Horst Germany
- 2009-06-25/26 OPEN SOURCE IN MOBILE 2009 | to be held in Westin Taipei Taiwan | Openmoko Sean will give a speech
- 2009-07-02/05 LVEE 2009 | The 5th International conference of developers and users of free / open source software “Linux Vacation / Eastern Europe” to be held in Grodno (Belarus)