Author Archives: kenvandine

PackageKit in Foresight

PackageKit is still young, not quite complete, and the API is still in the works. However…. It has amazing potential and I am sure it will really rock. As of now, the conary backend is about 80% complete and needs … Continue reading

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GNOME 2.20 Live

The GNOME 2.20 Live images are all available now, come check them out at http://torrent.gnome.org. This time around I cut out the VMWare ESX and Xen domU images, just no real demand for them. So if anyone has a specific … Continue reading

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Ahoy!

New Foresight and GNOME releases on International Talk Like a Pirate Day — how much fun is that! I am very pleased to announce Foresight 1.4 with GNOME 2.20. In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, we are featuring … Continue reading

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Fun with big wheels at OSCON 2007

Sri and I met up for the Sun Party at OSCON back in July. Here is a picture (crap quality, sorry) of him in the big wheel races… I wish I could say he was the big winner Me pushing … Continue reading

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Michigan!/usr/group, what a great group

I really enjoyed getting to spend some time with the folks from MUG last night. Such hospitality, we were really treated so well, even had a limo driver provided (thanks Jim!). Thanks so much for having us. For anyone looking … Continue reading

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Michigan!/usr/group here i come!

Anyone in the Detroit metro area? Michael K Johnson and I are heading up to the Detroit area to talk about building appliances for the Michigan!/usr/group. We will be discussing software appliances, conary packaging, release management, and so much more. … Continue reading

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More GNOME 2.19.92 Live images

I updated the VMWare image a little and published some other image types. I am quite pleased with 2.19.92 and definately think 2.20 will prove to be a great release. Keep up the good work! VMWare QEMU/Parallels LiveCD

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GNOME Live 2.19.92

I haven’t added it to the torrent yet, but if folks want to play around with a vmware image of 2.19.92, check it out here. I will work on getting the livecd and other image types done soon. I haven’t … Continue reading

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GNOME Live 2.19.92

I haven’t added it to the torrent yet, but if folks want to play around with a vmware image of 2.19.92, check it out here. I will work on getting the livecd and other image types done soon. I haven’t … Continue reading

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Ohio Linux Fest

I didn’t make it last year, but I heard it was a blast. So I wouldn’t dream of missing the Ohio Linux Fest this year. It is Sept. 29th in Columbus, Ohio. Kevin Harriss is heading up the Foresight booth, … Continue reading

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