Comments on: New toys http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2005/07/06/new-toys/ Cool links and commentary Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:29:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Andy King http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2005/07/06/new-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Andy King Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2005/07/06/new-toys/#comment-5 Just tell her it is the latest thing in paper weight;-). Your picture already illustrates it.<p/>Even tell her you maybe helping out on trying to help them design a smaller version. Hee hee.<p/>What was your submission for the contest, if you don't mind me asking? Just tell her it is the latest thing in paper weight;-). Your picture already illustrates it.

Even tell her you maybe helping out on trying to help them design a smaller version. Hee hee.

What was your submission for the contest, if you don’t mind me asking?

]]> By: acidx http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2005/07/06/new-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-6 acidx Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2005/07/06/new-toys/#comment-6 Whoa, already? I guess I'd have to wait until July, 30 to receive one of those toys :) I don't even know if I won one G5, too.<p/>Well, congrats. :) Whoa, already? I guess I’d have to wait until July, 30 to receive one of those toys :) I don’t even know if I won one G5, too.

Well, congrats. :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2005/07/06/new-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2005/07/06/new-toys/#comment-7 I ported granule (<a href="http://granule.sourceforge.net/">http://granule.sourceforge.net/</a>). It was a pretty easy port since it uses GtkMM, and I know the gtk stack pretty well. I ported granule (http://granule.sourceforge.net/). It was a pretty easy port since it uses GtkMM, and I know the gtk stack pretty well.

]]> By: Stephen Thorne http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2005/07/06/new-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Stephen Thorne Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2005/07/06/new-toys/#comment-8 I got a G5 from IBM through the same campaign, but through a different competition (I won a programming competition at <a href="http://linux.conf.au">http://linux.conf.au</a> :)<p/>Yellowdog linux is definately the the linux to run on the G5, neither ubuntu or fedora core 4 liked the radeon 9600 on ppc. Apparently the latest version now supports sound on the g5 as well, but I think you need a subscription to get the isos for that.<p/>Anyway, i just wanted to wave and say "I got one too".<p/>Take a look at <a href="http://buildbot.sf.net">http://buildbot.sf.net</a> - you can help out projects by providing a buildslave. I just started running the OSX buildslave for gstreamer and vorbis - <a href="http://build.fluendo.com:8090/">http://build.fluendo.com:8090/</a> <a href="http://mf3.xiph.org:8090/">http://mf3.xiph.org:8090/</a><br/>and those folk have already found problems on the OS X platform just by being able to run compiles remotely. I got a G5 from IBM through the same campaign, but through a different competition (I won a programming competition at http://linux.conf.au :)

Yellowdog linux is definately the the linux to run on the G5, neither ubuntu or fedora core 4 liked the radeon 9600 on ppc. Apparently the latest version now supports sound on the g5 as well, but I think you need a subscription to get the isos for that.

Anyway, i just wanted to wave and say “I got one too”.

Take a look at http://buildbot.sf.net – you can help out projects by providing a buildslave. I just started running the OSX buildslave for gstreamer and vorbis – http://build.fluendo.com:8090/ http://mf3.xiph.org:8090/
and those folk have already found problems on the OS X platform just by being able to run compiles remotely.

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