I came across this post about the Fedora naming process. Name origins are always interesting, and so, it is interesting to read how they choose their names for each version. Each version name has to have some sort of obscure relationship to the previous name.
You can read more about it and suggest your own idea here: Name suggestions for Fedora 14
I check today for the countdown, and I now see we have 21 days until Ubuntu 10.04! Unfortunately, I can’t use the Javascript version of the countdown on this site, and the static version still has the 9.10 version on it.
Also, while we are talking about it, I found an interesting article about new the release and the “Light” interface.
InfoWorld: Canonical’s desktop Linux OS fitted with new look and feel
I just tried out RapidSVN to update a Gnome-RDP branch, and it worked pretty well. I just installed it from Synaptic.
Here is the URL that I used to get just the branch:
https://gnome-rdp.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/gnome-rdp/branches/experimental.diskaccess
I just used the checkout option from the Repository Menu to get the copy of the branch.
Then, I used Meld to copy my changes from my working directory into this branch. Then, I used the Commit option in the Modify Directory.
Then, I found my commit online, and it looked like it did what I needed it to do.
I am not much of a game player, but I am always up for a list of software for Linux. I just recently ran across this list of games on the Fedora Wiki:
I noticed though, that they didn’t list the one game that I have been playing: Super Tux Kart. My 3-year old enjoys watching me play it, and I enjoy playing it, so it makes a good combination. I have version 0.6.2, and I just noticed that they are coming out with a 0.7 version!
The other game that my son used to like to watch was Ri-Li. I didn’t see that one in the list either.
I have seen this tool before, but I haven’t had a chance to use it until today. I wanted to backup my computer before I installed a new version on Linux on it. It was very easy to use.
Today, I found this great link that made me laugh:
JEFF KEMP ON ORACLE: SQL Injection License Plate
It looks like the original is here. This takes the XKCD comic one step further — very funny.
From what I am reading, the count down banners don’t come until 1 month before the release. It looks like people are submitting different designs for the banners. The release schedule says that Lucid will release on April 29th.
Here are some of the candidates.
I guess I will check back tomorrow to see if the banner is on the site for the count down.
Resources
I noticed a message saying that I did not have 3d acceleration in my virtual image with VMWare player. I didn’t really need it as all I was doing was using the PeopleSoft IDE and a web browser, but I wondered if it would improve performance. I will probably never know if it made a difference other than get rid of the message.
The fix was to install driconf and enable “S3TC texture compression even if software support is not available”.
Installing driconf was as easy as:
sudo apt-get install driconf
Run driconf from the command line with the command:
driconf
Go to the “Image Quality” tab, and click “Yes” for “Enable S3TC texture compression even if software support is not available”
Today, I was looking for a Sybase JDBC driver, and found this software project:
It is a open source JDBC driver for both SQL Server and Sybase. I haven’t had much opportunity to use it, but it looks great. They claim to be very fast.
I have started incorporating it into my query tool: Project Shaphan.
Here are some links and information to help you get started:
Here is the code that I am working with to create a link:
try {
Class.forName("net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver");
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
(new ProjectJobException(e)).displayException();
}
String serverType = optionsGUI.getServerType();
String serverName = optionsGUI.getServerName();
String portNumber = optionsGUI.getPort().trim();
if(portNumber.length() > 0) {
portNumber = ":" + portNumber;
}
String userName = optionsGUI.getUser();
String password = optionsGUI.getPassword();
try {
connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:jtds:" + serverType + "://" + serverName + portNumber, userName, password);
} catch (SQLException e) {
(new ProjectJobException(e)).displayException();
}
ShaphanApp.getMainWindow().getSQLEditorsPane().setConnection(new ConnectionDetails(connection, ConnectionDetails.CONN_TYPE_SQL_SERVER));
I just discovered a new PC manufacturer (at least new to me): System76. It comes with Ubuntu preinstalled, which sounds cool to me. The price wasn’t too bad either. The 17″ laptop (Bonobo performance) is what interested me since 17″ is what I currently have.
I am not ready for a new laptop (especially considering I just replaced my battery and my hard drive is pretty new too), but this is an option I want to consider the next time I am in the market.
The specs on the 17″ laptop looked pretty good (although I haven’t compared to other vendors). The two things I noticed right off were the battery and the keyboard. The battery was only 6 cell, and I am getting spoiled by my 9 cell battery. I didn’t see any option to upgrade to the 9 cell, and if I had to replace the battery, how would I know which model to buy? Since Dell is pretty popular, lots of options exist for their models. What about System76? Also, the keyboard is more compact with lots of wasted space around the edges. My Dell keyboard has more space around the edges and more extra buttons like volume buttons.
The two things that I would think would be important with Linux laptops would be the price and the innovation. The price wasn’t too bad (without doing comparisons), but the innovation wasn’t the greatest. The hardware offerings weren’t too bad for the innovation department, but I would expect more to make it standout. Maybe an ergonomic keyboard or a big escape button (for vi users) would make the case standout. The Ubuntu logo on the “Start” key was a good touch though. Those are all observations without actually touching or using it.
–Just some thoughts. I would love to hear opinions from people who actually have a System76 computer.