Category Archives: General

PackageKit now included in Foresight

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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What a great time in Ohio!

This was my first year attending the Ohio Linux Fest, and what a great event. I had a chance to meet lots of cool people and have some great conversations. The .ORG Desktop Corner, which consisted of Foresight, GNOME, Fedora … Continue reading

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Ohio Linux Fest

Michael K Johnson and I just made it into Columbus for Ohio Linux Fest. I am very excited, this is the first show that we will actually have a Foresight booth. Come stop by, we have some DVDs of 1.4 … Continue reading

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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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PackageKit with a conary backend… yay!

Richard Hughsie has been doing an amazing job on PackageKit, thanks for that! Today I managed to get the first cut of the conary backend committed. Currently only searching is implemented, but we are well on our way to a … Continue reading

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PackageKit with a conary backend… yay!

Richard Hughsie has been doing an amazing job on PackageKit, thanks for that! Today I managed to get the first cut of the conary backend committed. Currently only searching is implemented, but we are well on our way to a … Continue reading

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rPath is hiring!

Yes… you heard right… we are looking for Engineers! Check out our jobs page for a list of descriptions. If you have any questions, curious about the work environment or just want to say hi, feel free to ping me … Continue reading

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rPath is hiring!

Yes… you heard right… we are looking for Engineers! Check out our jobs page for a list of descriptions. If you have any questions, curious about the work environment or just want to say hi, feel free to ping me … Continue reading

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OSCON Tutorial

Next week I will be in Portland for OSCON, Tuesday giving a tutorial with Evanndro, Creating a Linux-based Software Appliance for SMBs. If you are in Portland for OSCON, drop by for the tutorial. If you can’t make the tutorial, … Continue reading

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Announcing Foresight Linux 0.9.8.3

This release includes a bunch of version bumps and bug fixes. Most significant updates are Firefox 2.0 and Flash 9. Also sporting Conary 1.1.10 and rAA 1.0.7 which we have started to rebrand for Foresight. It still has the rPath … Continue reading

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