Category Archives: computer

Anything that has to do with machines, internet, open source and technology.

MyNokia in Maemo’s PR1.2 release

(I’m not the first person to cover this topic, anyway.) After upgrading my Nokia N900 to the latest software version (PR1.2) I got a “MyNokia” screen after rebooting. Nokia was kind enough to offer me both subscribing to their MyNokia … Continue reading

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Heads up: GNOME 2.31 soon to ship GTK+ 2.90

(copying from devel-announce-list) The GNOME Release Team plans to ship GTK+ 2.90 from GNOME 2.31.4 on. This requires module maintainers to port their modules now (if you don’t want an angry release-team mob soon in front of your house). We … Continue reading

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GNOME 3.0 cleanup status.

The first 2.31 release ahead and something you should do:Cleaning up your module. 73 known issues left (three weeks ago: 93 issues). GNOME modules: anjuta: GSeal brasero: GSeal bug-buddy: Bonobo control-center: Deprecated GTK+ symbols dasher: Bonobo and GSeal ekiga: Shouldn’t … Continue reading

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maemo.org Bugday: Tue, May 4th, 17:00-02:00

Last time was big fun, hence time for another maemo.org Bugday: Tuesday, May 4th, 17:00-02:00 UTC in #maemo-bugs on Freenode IRC Bugdays are about hanging out together on IRC, triaging/discussing some reports in maemo.org Bugzilla, and introducing new people into … Continue reading

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GNOME 3.0 cleanup: Call to module developers

I was recently asked (Czech link) “On a scale from 0 to 10 for GNOME 3 as planned to be where would the development be now?” My answer was “From my limited point of view currently a 7: Lots of … Continue reading

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GNOME 2.30 released.

Personally especially happy to see the first modules using topic based help (Mallard) and that Czech language has 100% UI translation for the first time in years, probably for the first time ever. Big thanks to everybody who was involved.

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maemo.org Bugday: March 16th, 18:00-03:00 UTC.

Announcing another maemo.org Bugday: Tuesday, March 16th, 18:00-03:00 UTCin #maemo-bugs on Freenode IRC No specific topic set – see the wiki for some ideas. Bugdays are about hanging out together on IRC, triaging/discussing some reports in maemo.org Bugzilla, and introducing … Continue reading

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GNOME 3.0 schedule proposal published

Today the GNOME release schedule proposal for 2.31/3.0 was published. Please keep discussion streamlined on desktop-devel mailing list. It also lists high risk areas and potential showstoppers (please note the word “potential”) as I want to communicate them clearly to … Continue reading

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GNOME 3.0 module proposals welcome now!

The Module proposal period for the next GNOME release has started! If you are a maintainer of a module that you want to propose for official inclusion in GNOME: Do it now! See the wiki for the guidelines.

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FOSDEM, ah well, why not?

Okay, after checking exam dates, chatting with Olav and the Openismus crew, and having the Maemo and GNOME communities in mind I’d like to state: Just booked a one-way flight to Brussels, not decided yet how and where to go … Continue reading

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