15 year ago, Dan Dulitz once said, “I’m writing this emulator is so that Win3.1 will run under Linux.” Well, 15 years later, Wine 1.0 will be out finally, on the 1st of June, 2008. I haven’t used wine for ages. basically because of the ultimate power of Virtualbox, and the buggy experience of wine on linux. Just hope there could be a significant improvement on 01/06. After all, it’s still a great project that would be supported by all linuxer.

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Totally gave up Kubuntu, installation of NVIDIA driver is just PAINFUL. And in the end still cant configure my dual panel working at difference resolution.

Changed back to Gnome.

讲的很实在，很客观。

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在使用了将近一年的linux，并给不下十个人装过linux系统之后，回想当初使用windows的感受，再加上最近老有人问我linux到底哪里吸引我，所以在这里写出使用了两种操作系统之后自己的感悟。

Ubuntu Magazine – fullCircle 7 is out.

highlights :

• Ubuntu-Studio installation guide.
• SSH installation
• Terminal Embedded on Desktop
• Scribus Study – Section 7

Enjoy

http://www.fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-7/

Asus P5K3 will be shipped with minimized version linux installed.

chinese link

Looks pretty cool. Though it’s just an embedded version, most basic functions are supported – firefox, system configuration, even skype.

Bios will be replaced with Linux OS in the future? hope so…. at least can solve the drivers installation problem for almost all linux distro.

btw, it’s around US$360. -  about 100 US$ more ex than my P5K deluxe.

Heard from Nick that Compiz-Fusion released it’s 3rd stable version – 0.6. No doubt it’s a must try for the Ubuntu users

Better support for multiple X-screens.

XML-based meta-data system for handling of various kindsfor meta-data like plugin descriptions, default optionvalues, etc.

Major improvements to option initialization based on thenew meta-data system.

Extensible logging framework.

Plugin plugins that make it possible to adjust and extendthe behavior of existing plugins through new plugins.

More dynamic handling of output devices, which allows theoutput device configuration used when rendering to bechanged between frames.

Cube plugin additions: * Transparency support. * Basic background support. * Support for non-power-of-two skydome textures.

Introspection support in dbus plugin.

Multiple modes of resize drawing in resize plugin.

Multiple placement modes in place plugin.

New Plugins:

* Glib plugin that allows plugins that use the glib main loop to integrate properly with the compiz main loop without waking up periodically to check for pending events.

* Ini plugin: Flat file configuration backend.

* Fs plugin: FUSE plugin that maps compiz options to a file-system and allow efficient manipulation of options by reading and writing files.

* Video plugin: Plugin that provides a composited video interface for efficient video playback.

gtk-window-decorator: * Support for configurable button layout in metacity themes. * Support for configuration of middle and right mouse button actions. * Support for mouse wheel scroll actions (currently window shading is supported)

kde-window-decorator: * Added UTF-8 support for window titles. * Fixed display of maximized windows.

Adobe Flex Builder Linux Public Alpha

is OUT!

I have to say, it’s really sth ADOBE did which excites the Linux community. From now on, we can “officially” work on flex applications on linux.

This is the first release of Flex Builder to support Desktop Linux. This version is based on several features from Flex Builder 3 (codenamed “Moxie”). It includes project creation, code coloring, code hints, compilation, the Ajax Bridge, Find All References, and debugging. Not all Flex Builder 3 features are supported, so be sure to check out the release notes for a list of unsupported features.

Download the Flex Builder Linux alpha

release notes

Will definitely try out this babe when back home.

Gutsy Gibbon
Hungry Hippo
Impish Iguana
Jazzy Jackalope
Kinky Kangaroo
Lesbo Leopard
Masturbating Monkey
Nitpicking Narwhal
Orgasmic Ocelot
Pedophile Parrot
Quick Quetzal
Racist Rooster
Stiffy Snake
Transsexual Tiger
Ugly Unicorn
Voluptuous Viper
Well-hung Wombat
Xenophobic Xantus
Yiddish Yak
Zealous Zebra

已经发布的版本代号如下：

Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft
Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake
Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy Badger
Ubuntu 5.04 Hoary Hedgehog
Ubuntu 4.10 Warty Warthog

Gutsy Gibbon will be out 2007.10.18.

Ubuntu versions are all formed by an adj + an cute animal

pic from Thing in a Bag。