GoblinX Newsletter Ed.224 11/02/2009


 

Note

The GoblinX completed five years of life, hard (almost all time alone) work and some good and bad news and reviews. I continue working with Linux and this project because I believe I can make it a success and in the next months a new project will be born to replace the old GoblinX.

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XBMC Media Center

"The distinction that once existed between the computer and TV is long gone. Computers were used for work, TV was used for entertainment. Today, computers are more than just sophisticated typewriters and TVs are more than just 40kg electron cannon. "

Read More: http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/xbmc.html

Linux is Great But How Does Windows Sit on 90% of Desktops?

"Try the latest iterations of major Linux distributions you will know the platform Linux has come a long way. There have been immense development in kernel, desktop integration and opensource application software, all of which together make a Linux operating system that we know."

Read More: http://pclinuxos2007.blogspot.com/2009/11/linux-is-great-but-but-why-does-windows.html

5 Free Linux Apps You Can't Do Without

"Like a digital Swiss Army knife, these are the Linux utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them."

Read More: http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/159379,5-free-linux-apps-you-cant-do-without.aspx


Syntensity: New FOSS Platform for 3D Games

"... Syntensity isn’t a single game, but rather a platform that can run all kinds of 3D games. There are already a few games, and anybody can create their own. The main game is a multiplayer first/third person shooter (sort of like Quake 3 Arena), and there is also a simple drawing game (in which multiple people can draw and see what each other are drawing in realtime)..."

Read Morehttp://www.linuxgames.com/archives/14289



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Development News

Packages and Upgrades

The development process continue day-by-day on building packages for the next series, but without a single upgrade because we will move our project to another place and name. So far I have to say I am working in preparing GNOME 2.28 (almost close to release) and upgrade X applications. I am also waiting a new Linux live for a new Kernel series to build the first ISO for tests.


Happy Anniversary!!

The GoblinX Project completed five years of life in october 28. Happy anniversary!! The project will rebourn using another name in a few months, perhaps during december.




Tutors & Howtos



Updates

No module upgraded.

Module Repository: http://www.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/goblinx/modules
Mirror#1: http://goblinx.linuxish.net/modules/
Mirror#2: http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/goblinx/
Mirror#3: http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/goblinx/modules/


No package upgraded or added last week. We are compiling several applications.

Mirror#1: http://goblinx.linuxish.net/goblinx-current/
Mirror#2: http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/goblinx/goblinx-current/
Mirror#3: http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/goblinx/goblinx-current/
Mirror#4: http://www.uoc.lkams.kernel.org/pub/dist/goblinx/


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