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Starting from version 1.3.0pre10, the Qemu accelerator module is licensed under the GNU GPL. Details at the Qemu website.
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Yesterday was my first day at ABS-CBN IT department for Orange and Bronze. As soon as I arrived, I saw Martin really busy with things. I had no idea whatsoever of the project at ABS.
The first thing I did was (after setting up the internet connection) to look at the Trac of the project. I didn’t understand anything, LOL. Later, I fixed my Eclipse to import the project for testing. I asked help from Glenn, but had a hard time with the Web App Libraries. Good thing Butch arrived and he was able to set up the project properly on my computer. It was just a matter of deleting one library, and that’s it.
We had a stand-up meeting at 3PM, and everyone reported what he did for the day. I reported that I just set up my PC for the project. I was assigned to work with my officemate Lord on the reports. I still yet to learn Birt, though.
I should have installed Birt while I was at the office, but was afraid that I’d take everyone else’s bandwidth. I decided to go home and download stuff as soon as I get home. I was able to, but the WTP all in one’s always corrupting, even on Linux. I was then able to install that from the Software Updates on Eclipse, but I still have to set up a lot of things like SVN, etc.
I honestly feel overwhelmed about the project, but I’m catching up on things and I want to learn and do as best as I can.
Hmm. Let’s see what happens on Monday.
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Posted on February 03, 2007 at 04:00 PM -
There was a bug in Exaile which caused the program to spew a lot of error messages in the background if directory monitoring was enabled and when the program was running in iconified mode. Came up with a patch to get rid of the error - and looks like it got applied to the exaile source while I was at Indonesia.Posted on February 03, 2007 at 07:08 AM -
I’m back at Kolkata after almost a eight from Jakarta to Kolkata (including a 2 hour break at Singapore). In the flight watched A Good Year and played Dr Mario (but mostly slept).
Came up with a patch for Sabayon issue 397742 - next job is to figure out how to move Pessulus into the same tree as Sabayon and merge the two.
Will start uploading the photos tonight (unless I fall asleep - still pretty sleepy).Posted on February 02, 2007 at 07:28 AM -
Just got home last night from Indonesia via Singapore to attend the Asia Source II camp.
I had a great time there, but got homesick by the last two days of the event. I was kinda sad towards the end, as I hate saying goodbye especially those who became my friends.
It was an enlightening event for me, as I’ve figured out more clearly what I want to do for the next few years. Also, I realized more my strengths, weaknesses, and my interests as well.
While I was there, Yolynne and I were able to give a talk on Firefox extensions. She invited me to join with her, and it was great to know that she wants me to get exposed to these kind of things. It’s nothing much, but I realize that I like teaching people how to do technology. I love doing presentation slides, but I know I still have a long way to develop my skills. I’m very willing to learn, though.
I was thinking of giving a talk on “Eclipse Tips and Tricks”, but my laptop adapter crashed for the last half of the camp (which miraculously worked about 2-3 days before the last day), and my two harddisks crashed while I was there.
Fortunately, I was able to retrieve the data from my internal harddisk, but the USB harddisk was beyond repair. I brought the said harddisk to the vendor this afternoon for replacement. Sadly, most of my files were there in that disk, especially my JDramas and my MP3s! And school files as well.
Oh, and I also met a lot of bigatin people who are well-accomplished, especially in the open-source arena. It was a humbling experience for me as I was amazed at how simple they look, and yet they blended well with mortals like me. I also got inspired to be the best, and have more exposure to software engineering, research, and open-source stuff.
The flight back home was smooth, and it was a good thing that I was able to sleep well on the flight. Bad thing is, I missed some parts of the meals that was served. Oh, and I also got myself some electronic/geeky goodies in Singapore. I finally bought a digital camera, and a Nintendo DS. I was dreaming of buying them for the past few months, and it was great that I’ve finally had the resources to do so.
As soon as I arrived home, I checked my mails, sent a “just got home” email to the participants, and slept.
As soon as I woke up, I sorted my things, which took me 3 hours. After lunch, I got busy downloading school files, and reading some slides for review. I went to school at about 4:30 PM, and waited for 30 minutes before realizing that there were no classes! I then went to the library to read some stuff again, and went to Cubao to just hang out.
Anyway, back to reality. Even if I had a great time in Indonesia, I’m excited to go to school, and work! I’ll be extremely busy this February, because I still have to finish a lot of stuff in school! Classes were fast while I was away, so I need to do a lot of reading.
I’m looking forward to finally finish my studies, and work full time after March. Woohoo!
PS: Some of the photos from Asia Source II are in my Flickr. Feel free to click on the photos on the right.
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Posted on February 01, 2007 at 04:41 PM -
Just wanted to mention that I’m back from a volcano/tropical rainforest trip (still in Indonesia though), and will be back in India on the 31st. Internet connection here is not very good (too many people on a slow link), and will be posting photos, etc once I’m back at Kolkata. There’s a nice picture of the forest at WikiTravel though…
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After a long time, there’s a release of Sabayon with a lot of much needed bug fixes - read all about it at the mailing list.
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The day started off with the introductory morning session by Gunner (apparenly he also did the wake up song, but I couldn’t hear it - I went to sleep too late at night yesterday). The Indonesian minister of Science and Technology also paid us a visit and we had a small question answer session with him. It was really great to see his pro-FLOSS position - very few ministers actually have that outlook (and Sunil told us that he also administers his departmental mail server.. wow!!). We had spectograms on quite a few topics (It’s OK to copy, It’s never right to use proprietary software, etc), and after a fabulous lunch and a leisurly afternoon, we had our introductory migration track with us breaking up into groups and dicussing the challenges and needs of migration to FLOSS. We also had a case study from the people working on Nepalinux, and Simos did a demo of Ubuntu install using Gayatri’s “guinea pig” laptop. After the session was over, we had dinner (with a great chicken soup to start off with - I also took some pictures - will upload those later) and we got a chance to hear some traditional Javanese music and some traditional Javanese music which ended with almost all of us trying to dance (and Simos sneaking away stealthily..
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…anyway - my laptop battery is dying right now, and I don’t see a plug adapter around - so more from me tomorrow…Posted on January 22, 2007 at 04:33 PM -
So I finally arrived in Indonesia for Asia Source II - after around a 8 hour journey from Kolkata (the total time is around 5 hours, I had a 3 hour break journey at Changi airport in Singapore). The place I’m staying is around 4 hours ride from Jakarta - the capital city. It’s a really nice place (I really like the dorm I’m staying in), and I’m meeting a large number of people from all over the world (also met old friends like Dirk, Simos, Suni, Marek…). The next 7 days are going to be really exciting, and I’ll try to blog the things happening here as much as possible. The weather is pretty good (not too hot), and the food is great (I stuffed myself with stuffed hot pepper (”piper”???) today during lunch time
). I think I’ll also try to learn the local language - it did not seem to very difficult to me [:)].
…and oh, to make things more interesting, we are situated at the base of a twin volcanoe… dormant though [:D].Posted on January 21, 2007 at 12:33 PM -
I came up with a small script which lets you apply a given Sabayon profile to members of a given group. It’s a very simple script - but I guess it will work as a stop gap for many admins (support for groups has been on the feature request list for quite a long time) till we figure out a proper way to implement this in core Sabayon itself.
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Continuing on my new found love for Python
, I have been trawling the Exaile bugs as well, and adding patches occassionally. Recently I added support for notification of volume change via OSD (this should be useful for people using LIRC and similar stuff). Right now, I’m trying to modify the banshee plugin of Tangerine into a plugin for Exaile.
In other stuff, Kerala’s draft IT policy seems to be very pro-FLOSS - here’s a snippet from the article:The policy stresses that Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) will be used in e-governance projects. Open standards such as Unicode and Open Document Format and Open Architectures will be followed in e-governance projects to avoid total dependence on select vendors. The Government proposed to develop the State as the FOSS destination in the country. It will provide special incentives to companies developing FOSS.
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Whew. As I’ve said in my earlier post, I was able to install all of them on my Debian system. This how-to is based on Mini-howto: Installing Java on Debian Unstable by Chris Metcalf.
- Download Java 6 and Eclipse for Linux.
- As root, move the downloaded <java>
.binto/opt/, then docp /opt - Create a symbolic link from /opt/jdk1.6.0 to /usr/local/lib/jdk
- As root, do
apt-get install java-package java-common equiv. - Copy the control package by doing
/usr/share/doc/java-common/dummy-packages/*.control - Create dummy packages using equivs by doing
for fn in *.control; do equivs-build $fn; done - Install these dummy packages by executing
dpkg -i *.deb - Add Debian-friendly symbolic links for Java to work by doing
cd /opt/java/jdk1.5.0_03/binand runfor fn in *; do update-alternatives --verbose --install /usr/bin/$fn $fn /usr/local/lib/jdk/bin/$fn 500 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/$fn.1 $fn.1 /usr/local/lib/jdk/man/man1/$fn.1; done - We then move on to install Eclipse. Copy the downloaded Eclipse tarball to
/opt. Unzip the file usingtar - zxvf <eclipse-tarball-filename> - Just run
/opt/eclipse/eclipsewhenever you need to use Eclipse
On to exploring the new features of Java 6!
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The rumors are true - Java 6 is faster!
Yes, I was finally able to download Java 6! That is, after I left my laptop online from 4PM until I reached home at 11:30 PM.
Bad thing is, I still don’t have Java 6 for Windows. But well, maybe it’s a sign that I should start using Debian at work. Bah.
For now, I’ll spend a few days reading through the new features of Java 6.
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Posted on January 14, 2007 at 05:00 PM -
Finally, I was able to finalize my research topic on my Pattern Recognition class. It’s gonna be fun! I hope I’ll be able to produce a significant output, LOL.
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Speaking of school, I don’t know why I feel that I’m exerting much work now than ever before in school. I only have two subjects, but they are totally new to me: Game Development and Pattern Recognition. I am enjoying my subjects, and that’s great.
I realize I can’t be a game developer, though. It’s really a hard job (for me); I can’t be a very creative designer. I like thinking about games, like what’s interesting and what’s not interesting to put in a game. But I can’t design a good model to save my life!
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I’m currently doing a web application for an exercise. I had a discussion about the solution I had in mind with a colleague; he told me it’s an OK solution, but have to consider a good object-oriented solution. I realize that I still think like a C programmer.
I’m still not done with the exercise, but I’m glad that I’ve improved a lot when it comes to Java programming and OOP fundamentals in just two months, thanks to the Java Boot Camp. I was comparing our thesis code written in J2ME and this one, and I think my new set of codes is more maintainable than our previous code for thesis.
Maintainability is a rather important in software development, especially when working with a group. Nothing is more irritating than finding a set of codes that takes a really, really, really long while to understand.
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The core OLPC software is developed at http://dev.laptop.org/ using the GIT source code management system. For the tasks of the translator, one needs to look into the different projects and locate any po/ subdirectory. The existence of this subdirectory show that the piece of software is internationalised (=can be translated). For example, the core component sugar can [...]Posted on January 09, 2007 at 05:22 PM
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When you run the OLPC software you currently have access only to the English locales. If you want to enable Greek support, you need to run (as root) localedef -v -c -i /usr/share/i18n/locales/el_GR -f UTF-8 /usr/lib/locale/el_GR/ localedef -v -c -i /usr/share/i18n/locales/el_GR -f UTF-8 /usr/lib/locale/el_GR.utf8/ You will get a bunch of warnings. You can ignore them for now. The localedef command [...]Posted on January 09, 2007 at 04:35 AM
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In a previous post, we covered how to install fonts and enabling writing support on the OLPC. The OLPC contains a limited number of applications that are available to be translated. These applications include NetworkManager, part of the GNOME project (HEAD, extras) alsa-utils, ??? aspell, external atk10, part of the GNOME project (GNOME 2.18, developer) chkconfig, part of the Fedora [...]Posted on January 09, 2007 at 04:20 AM
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Today is a happy day.
First, as soon as I woke up, I watched the final three episondes of “Fireworks”, a Korean TV Drama. I really am addicted to Asianovelas. I especially like the ending.
Second, I was able to bring my laptop to MicroServ — they repaired my laptop, and now it’s working! (Actually I mistook mDI as Microserv, oops.)
Third, I got a memory upgrade from the company!
Fourth, I accomplished a lot in just a few hours.
Fifth, well, let’s say I feel like Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. But I guess Dad is right - I really, really need to upgrade my wardrobe and fix myself up. I really appreciate his concern even though I fell asleep while he was giving me a sermon.
Sixth, because I was able to find someone on the same flight with me to Jakarta for the Asia Source II. Her name’s Joanna Liza Mariazeta, a developer by profession, and also a Linux enthusiast.
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Posted on January 08, 2007 at 07:06 PM -
(oh, I am writing this through a lousy Net connection; thanks Engelados) I tried out the latest OLPC image, specifically build 218, on Qemu and my aim was to get Greek support configured, if it was not there already. The OLPC does not currently come with a good set of Greek fonts; you will need to install [...]Posted on January 08, 2007 at 08:19 AM
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9. I’m better at expressing myself online, than in real life. I stutter and get nervous in real life.
I’ve been tagged by Kristina and Yolynne. This won’t be a revelation to those who know me personally, though.
1. I want to go to Japan someday and stay for a few months. Oh, and to visit my cousin Concon and her family as well. I’ve been curious about the country since I was a kid, so I hope that I’ll be able to someday.
2. I understand and speak a bit of German. I admit I learned the language because I wanted to follow my first love in Germany.
3. I look up to Jose Rizal. Really.
4. I love traveling. I love traveling more than programming.
5. I really love elegant codes, and I feel bliss whenever I write elegant and effective codes.
6. I have a love-hate relationship with sleeping. There are times that I don’t sleep for more than 24 hours; sometimes I sleep for 16 hours.
7. It’s really, really hard for me to wake up early in the morning. My mom used to spill cold water on my face just to wake me up.
8. My motto in life: Simplicity is beauty.
10. Someone predicted that I’ll die before I’m 30. While I do not believe in fortune tellers, there isn’t a day that I don’t think about that prediction. It’s a good thing, though, as it propels me to live my life to the fullest.
11. I love intelligence. Whether in computers, robots, or people.
12. I have this weird obsession with crimes, especially of missing-person nature. Just don’t commit a crime which involves me or my loved ones — that’s another story.
13. I am of Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish descent.
14. I am obsessed with Super Mario. I used to be a gamer until my PS1 gave up on me. After that, my mother never bought any game stuff at home, ever. I stopped playing games, too.
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Την περασμένη εβδομάδα έγινε ένας ισχυρός σεισμός κοντά στην Ταϊβάν. Το επίκεντρο ήταν στη θάλασσα, κοντά στις νότιες ακτές του νησιού. Υπήρξε ένας αριθμός θυμάτων που ήταν σχετικά μικρός λόγω των αυστηρών πολεοδομικών κανονισμών της χώρας για ανθεκτικά κτίρια. Ένα από τα θύματα ήταν τα καλώδια οπτικών ινών του συστήματος APCN 2 που συνδέουν την ΝΑ [...]Posted on January 03, 2007 at 01:09 PM
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Been doing graphics stuff in OpenGL for more than an hour already — and it seems like someone badly needs an intensive review on sines, cosines, creating spheres, and the like. Am now looking for good math websites to cram.
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I’m now on Debian, and Fluxbox. Yeah. Thanks, Mig, for the suggestion!
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Posted on December 27, 2006 at 07:38 PM -
Been trying to install Debian on my system for some time now (using netinst stable release), but can’t seem to make X work on my system. Am having difficulties finding out the hsync and refresh rate of a Dell Latitude D510 LCD screen. Hrm.
Am now downloading the testing version; hope this is a much better install! But still, I want to find out the exact values of the refresh rate of my LCD. Wah.
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Posted on December 25, 2006 at 10:33 PM -
Hope you all had a very blessed and happy Christmas, everyone!
Oh, I just received a good news: I’m officially going to the Asia Source 2 in Indonesia this January 2007. Yay!
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Touching the top Προέρχεται από τον simosx. No TagsPosted on December 08, 2006 at 01:57 PM
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Take Back The Tech! is a campaign running from 25 November to 10 December 2006 to raise awareness of the role that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play in ending violence against women. “Take Back The Tech!” is initiated [...]Posted on December 01, 2006 at 01:40 PM
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AT HOME IN EUROPE Generous European Culture2000 funding enables ISIS Arts (UK) and it’s international project partners BEK (Norway), InterSpace (Bulgaria) and RIXC (Latvia) to curate a NEW SCREENING PROGRAMME around the theme of European Identity for the Big M, ISIS Art’s inflatable touring space. Daily, more and more European people decide to live in other European countries. With a shifting [...]Posted on November 29, 2006 at 08:27 AM
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Vangelis Karageorgos sent an e-mail to the DejaVu Fonts mailing list regarding his work on the Greek glyphs for the DejaVu Serif face. The original Greek glyphs from DejaVu Serif 2.12 look like The edition of DejaVu Serif (Greek) by Vangelis Karageorgos look like Ben Laenen from the DejaVu project, an gave the following comments/advice > as Simos mentioned, [...]Posted on November 29, 2006 at 08:09 AM
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Google started offering a new service for GMail users; you can download a J2ME application to your mobile phone and start browsing your mails. You do not need to connect through the web interface. You can install the J2ME applicaiton by visiting (through your phone’s browser) the URL http://gmail.com/app/. This page will automatically detect which phone [...]Posted on November 04, 2006 at 05:59 PM
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Χάρις στις προσπάθειες των Δημήτρη Γλέζου, Νίκο Χαρωνιτάκη, Κώστα Παπαδήμα, Δημήτρη Μιχελινάκη, Θεόδωρου Συνοδινού και των υπολοίπων μελών από τη λίστα fedora-trans-el, αυτή τη στιγμή έχουμε στη διάθεσή μας τη νέα έκδοση της διανομής Linux Fedora Core 6. Υπάρχει νέος δικτυακός τόπος για τη διάδοση της διανομής Fedora Core στο ελληνόφωνους κοινό, στο http://fedoraproject.gr/ Οι ελληνικές σημειώσεις [...]Posted on October 31, 2006 at 09:25 AM
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I finished downloading Fedora Core 6 using the Bittorrent protocol in about two days. The download speed was 90Kbps (1Mbps downstream link). It is interesting to note that quite often, downloading files with Bittorrent does not yield good speeds. One reason could be the traffic shaping that the ISP may implement (not common). Another reason is [...]Posted on October 31, 2006 at 07:11 AM
