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Linux-Announce Digest #153, Volume #5 Thu, 9 Jun 2005 18:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 released (fwd) ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
Site@School, the CMS for primary schools, Version 2.3 released! (fwd) ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
INDIA: Call for freedom from patents, copyrights ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
Inviting you to join in Software Freedom Day, September 10, 2005 ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
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Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 01:51:45 CST
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 released (fwd)
========== Forwarded message ==========
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The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 released press@debian.org
June 6th, 2005 http://www.debian.org/News/2005/20050606
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Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 released
The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian
GNU/Linux version 3.1 codenamed ``sarge'' after nearly three years of
constant development. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system which
supports a total of eleven processor architectures, includes KDE, GNOME
and GNUstep desktop environments, features cryptographic software, is
compatible with the FHS v2.3, and supports software developed for the LSB.
With the development of the new debian-installer, this release features
a new, modular and sophisticated installation routine with integrated
hardware detection and unattended installation capabilities. The
installation is available in about thirty languages and includes
configuration of the X server for many graphic cards.
The task selection system has been revamped and made more flexible. The
debconf tool has been integrated into most packages that need to be
configured and makes this easier and more user friendly. Debian
GNU/Linux can be installed from various installation media such as DVDs,
CDs, USB sticks, a few floppies, or from the network. It can be
downloaded now, and will soon be available on DVD and CD-ROM from
numerous vendors <http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/>.
Debian GNU/Linux runs on computers ranging from palmtops and handheld
systems to supercomputers, and on nearly everything in between. A total
of eleven architectures are supported, including Motorola 68k (m68k), Sun
SPARC (sparc), HP Alpha (alpha), Motorola/IBM PowerPC (powerpc), Intel
IA-32 (i386) and IA-64 (ia64), HP PA-RISC (hppa), MIPS (mips, mipsel),
ARM (arm) and IBM S/390 (s390).
This release includes a number of up-to-date large software packages,
such as the K Desktop Environment 3.3 (KDE), the GNOME desktop
environment 2.8, the GNUstep desktop, XFree86 4.3.0, GIMP 2.2.6,
Mozilla 1.7.8, Galeon 1.3.20, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2, Firefox 1.0.4,
PostgreSQL 7.4.7, MySQL 4.0.24 and 4.1.11a, GNU Compiler Collection 3.3.5
(GCC), Linux kernel versions 2.4.27 and 2.6.8, Apache 1.3.33 and 2.0.54,
Samba 3.0.14, Python 2.3.5 and 2.4.1, Perl 5.8.4 and much more.
This is the first Debian release that includes OpenOffice.org (1.1.3).
It also features cryptographic software integrated in the main
distribution. OpenSSH and GNU Privacy Guard are included in the default
installation, and strong encryption is present in web browsers, web
servers, databases, and many other applications available in this
release.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 includes the efforts of the Debian-Edu/Skolelinux,
Debian-Med and Debian-Accessibility sub-projects which boosted the number
of educational packages and those with a medical affiliation as well as
packages designed especially for people with disabilities.
Upgrades to Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 from the previous release Debian
GNU/Linux 3.0 codenamed ``woody'' are automatically handled by the
aptitude package management tool, and to a certain degree also by the
apt-get package management tool. As always, Debian GNU/Linux systems can
be upgraded painlessly, in place, without any forced downtime. For
detailed instructions about installing and upgrading Debian GNU/Linux,
please see the release notes
<http://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/releasenotes>.
About Debian
============
Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system, developed by more than
thousand volunteers from all over the world who collaborate via the
Internet. Debian's dedication to Free Software, its non-profit nature,
and its open development model make it unique among GNU/Linux
distributions.
The Debian project's key strengths are its volunteer base, its dedication
to the Debian Social Contract, and its commitment to provide the best
operating system possible. Debian 3.1 is another important step in that
direction.
Contact Information
===================
For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at
<http://www.debian.org/> or send mail to <press@debian.org>.</p>
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Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 01:50:20 CST
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: Site@School, the CMS for primary schools, Version 2.3 released! (fwd)
>From Dirk Schouten <schoutdi@knoware.nl>
========== Forwarded message ==========
Site@School, the OSS/GPL website content management system
for primary schools has many improvements and added functionality
in version 2.3.
For example:
- A chat module: unlimited and safe chatpages with logging (*).
- Template editor: now every school can create a beautiful site without
knowing HTML.
- TV module: use a tv set as kiosk browser.
- Now in 16 languages: Dutch, French, German, English, Finnish,
Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Italian, Danish,
Portugese-Brazilian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Bulgarian.
- Maximum of 99 homepages per pupil. Improved e-mail alerts for teachers
when pupils add or change their page content.
- An Intranet for teachers.
- Teachers can have their own webpages.
- Project pages where pupils can collaborate.
- Simplified site management: every admin, teacher or pupil
can manage a section of the site.
- Improved and simplified installation.
- Bugfixes, numerous small improvements to modules, etc.
- Comprehensive users' guide with over 300 screenshots.
- Coding guidelines and a developers manual.
- And much more ....
(*) These modules are available: advertisments, agenda, picture
gallery, calendar, class pages, e-mail, forms builder, forum,
guestbook, news,newsletters, search, sitemap, up/download.
Siste@School is Open Source Software, licensed under the General
Public License, usable under Linux and Windows.
Cordial greetings and good luck with S@S,
The Site@School Development Team
Links:
Site@School download (software, users' guide, etc.):
http://sourceforge.net/projects/siteatschool
Site@School homepage:
http://siteatschool.sourceforge.net
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Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 03:31:31 CST
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: INDIA: Call for freedom from patents, copyrights
Call for freedom from patents, copyrights
Special Correspondent
http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/30/stories/2005053002640400.htm
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The two-day four-nation conference on free
software concluded here on Sunday evening with a call for freedom
from patents and copyrights.
A declaration adopted by the conference, attended by delegates from
Brazil, Italy, Venezuela and India, pointed out that patent,
copyright and other legal and institutional systems related to human
knowledge are not suitable for the development of knowledge society.
Not all the rules about copyright, patent and other knowledge-related
laws answer the need for protecting the author. The rights of the
author should be balanced against other human rights, it said.
The conference, titled `Free Software, Free Society', noted that in
the new networked and digitised society, non-materialistic aspects of
reality are becoming more important in comparison to material ones.
Several years of material-centred development has not helped humanity
to create a better world for everyone. To face the challenges of the
day, we need a new model of development that is centred around non-
material aspects of life such as collaboration, sharing and
compassion. Such a society is evolving today on the foundations of
freedom, collaboration and shared knowledge. The knowledge society
prefers freedom over bondage, sharing over monopoly, common wealth
over private profit, free human beings over free market and
cooperation over competition, it said.
The declaration said the emerging social forces and new information
and communication technologies have led to the creation of a high
inter-connected human society. This change has transformed the way in
which knowledge is constructed, disseminated and applied in the
world. It is also transforming other fields of human activity such as
music, painting and literature. Creative works today live in a
digital world, travelling at the speed of light, getting transformed
in seconds, becoming part of several other creations and a lot more.
Free software has convincingly demonstrated that knowledge building
is enhanced by freedom, openness and social consciousness and that
such feature are very effective in creating a fairer socity and
common wealth, the declaration said.
Addressing the valedictory session of the conference, Senator Felipe
Perez Marti, economist and former Minister from Venezuela, pointed
out that participation, solidarity and wisdom are the characteristics
of the new era. Describing the conference as the beginning of a new
revolution, he said, "We shall not be hijacked by anyone any more".
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Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 05:00:29 CST
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: Inviting you to join in Software Freedom Day, September 10, 2005
We would like to invite you and your user group to join this network of
grassroot marketing for Free/Libre and Open Source Software! Looking forward
to having you with us on September 10, 2005 in whatever way you would like
to mark the event! -FN (Frederick Noronha)
Introducing Software Freedom Day 2005!
Mark September 10th 2005 on your calendar! It is the second annual
Software Freedom Day. We will be staging a range of events around the
world to raise public awareness of Free and Open Source Software.
This is a global grassroots effort, and we invite the Free and Open
Source Software community around the world to join in the celebration and
help spread the word! Over 70 teams joined the celebration in 2004,
organising a range of events at schools, universities and public places.
This year, we have every opportunity to grow and make an even greater
impact on community awareness.
What will happen?
You may celebrate the day locally however you would like, but we
encourage you to engage in some sort of outreach activity to spread the
FOSS message in your community. For example, you could organise a seminar
or an installfest or simply invite people to meet up in the park for a
picnic.
If you want to participate, please stop by the SFD website
(http://softwarefreedomday.org/) and register a team so that others in
your area can find you and hook up. Our website and wiki have pictures
and reports from some of the SFD2004 events, so you can get an idea of
what worked well. If you participated last year, please join us again,
and please share your experiences with the new teams.
How does it work?
As last year, we will prepare special promotional materials for
distribution by the SFD teams. In 2004 this included ISO images of a
custom version of TheOpenCD and a custom version of Knoppix along with
some printed materials. Due to our budget constraints we were only able
to produce CD covers while the local teams did a great job of burning
their own CDs and copying materials.
This year we have funding for up to 15.000 of our custom CDs shipped out
to 150 teams world-wide. Be sure to sign up
(http://softwarefreedomday.org/) for supplies before the July 1st
deadline! In addition, other supplies (such as t-shirts and balloons)
will be available, but the quantities and distribution process of these
items is not yet determined.
What can I do?
The best way to participate is to start forming a SFD team and make sure
you register with us
http://softwarefreedomday.org/index.php?option=com_mosforms&mosform=1&Itemid=50
and apply for sponsorship (http://softwarefreedomday.org/). We also need
help with lots of things on the global level:
* Writing
* We would appreciate well-written articles about SFD or about
FOSS in general that can be submitted to local media or
distributed on the day. Form letters that can be sent to
schools, businesses government organisation, etc. will also be
useful.
* Material Design
* We have some artwork already, but we need designs for the
SFD2005 CD labels and covers, as well as T-shirts, balloons,
stickers, or even temporary tattoos! If you or your friends have
some artistic inclinations feel free to pop into the SFD Forums
(http://softwarefreedomday.org/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=47)
to share your ideas and your work.
* Donations:
* SFD funds cover the costs of material and logistics support that
we provide. Any surplus funds can be used for advertising in the
week before the event. You can Donate Online
http://softwarefreedomday.org/index.php?option=com_static&static
file=donate.html&Itemid=51 if you would like.
http://maitri.ubuntu.com/softwarefreedomday/wiki/index.php/LaunchDoc
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