I am always getting asked for Foresight install isos with all the development tools and headers included. I usually just quickly create one off isos for those people using rBuilder. I have now added those development isos to my list of images to create for each release and have published 2.0.6 release images for development. Come and get them here.
Want to learn to package software? We are planning to start a series of IRC based training sessions on the basics of packaging with conary. We will begin with the basics, covering just creating local packages and building them locally for your system. Then next in the series will be slightly more advanced, and will cover setting up your own project on rBuilder, and building packages for others to use with rBuild.
There will be some information sent out to review prior to the class and we will assume attendees are running Foresight Linux either natively or in a virtual machine. The format will be rather informal, for a strong focus on mentoring in a very hands on environment. We will begin with creating a package in a web based editor that everyone can follow along with. Then move on to creating packages from scratch and having mentors available to guide new packagers
I hope to continue both of these on a re-occurring basis for new packagers and for continued practice. Everyone is welcome to attend.
We have put together a survey, to help gauge interest and scheduling. Please fill this out, and let us know if you are already familiar with conary packaging and willing to mentor.
Ashlyn, my 5 soon to be 6 year old, just did a very good deed. She hasn’t had a hair cut in over 2 years, saving up to donate her hair. I am so proud of her, she made the decision to do it herself. This week she got 10 inches cut off to donate to Children with Hair Loss. CHWL is a great organization, they use the hair to cover the heads of children that have lost their hair for medical reasons.
Ars Technica awarded Foresight distro of the year alongside openSUSE. Obviously I am very excited and proud that Foresight was recognized, but I have to send a big congrats out to the openSUSE guys too. They have done some great stuff this year, keep it up!
