Category Archives: Geek

Choosing a default Messenger client

Posted on November 21, 2007 by kenvandine

As we are actively developing Foresight 2, it might be a good time to look for a new default messenger. Pidgin has been good for us and sort of the defacto standard for linux desktops. However, I am very interested … Continue reading →

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Foresight 2 Alpha 1 (GNOME Edition)

Posted on November 10, 2007 by kenvandine

I am very pleased to announce the first alpha release of Foresight Linux GNOME Edition. Yes you heard that right, GNOME Edition. Foresight will no longer be GNOME only, there will soon be KDE and XFCE editions. There are quite … Continue reading →

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The road to FL 2

Posted on November 6, 2007 by kenvandine

Foresight Linux 2 is shaping up very nicely. We should be able to swing a FL 2 Alpha1 release later this week, very exciting. A brief list of what’s new: GCC 4.1.1 Xorg 7.3 Conary 2 (soon) Lightening fast installer … Continue reading →

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Foresight @ SCALE

Posted on October 30, 2007 by kenvandine

Woot! Foresight was just accepted for a dotORG booth at SCALE. What is SCALE? Southern California Linux Exposition in Los Angeles this coming February. Get venue for us, and the guys organzing it are quite cool. Also a big thanks … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Conary BoF tonight

Posted on October 23, 2007 by kenvandine

For those in the Raleigh area, don’t forget to come join us for the Conary BoF tonight @ 7PM. More info can be found here.

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Foresight Linux 1.4.1 Released

Posted on October 19, 2007 by kenvandine

The Foresight Linux Project is proud to announce the release of Foresight Linux 1.4.1. Foresight Linux is a Linux distribution for your desktop that features a rolling release schedule that always keeps your desktop up to date; a revolutionary package … Continue reading →

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GNOME 2.20.1 Live

Posted on October 19, 2007 by kenvandine

GNOME Live images are available for 2.20.1, come get gettem’ http://torrent.gnome.org

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Conary BoF October 23rd, 7PM

Posted on October 16, 2007 by kenvandine

Let’s talk Conary! If you have questions about Conary package management, or just want to get together to chat with people using and managing Conary-based Linux systems, join us at the Conary BOF! A BOF (Birds-of-a-feather) is an informal information … Continue reading →

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PackageKit now included in Foresight

Posted on October 11, 2007 by kenvandine

I am very excited to report that we have decided PackageKit is ready for wider spread use. Foresight users will all get PackageKit with their next update, and hopefully all future updates will be performed with PackageKit. I have been … Continue reading →

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FOSSCamp

Posted on October 4, 2007 by kenvandine

As a distro guy, I am always very interested in ways to encourage open source projects to work together. FOSSCamp is designed to do just that. I would encourage anyone in the Boston area, or willing to visit the fine … Continue reading →

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