Comments for 'Til All Are One http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog Freedom is the right of all sentient beings Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:59:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on Will it be Domesday or Doomsday for our information? by Michael Carden http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2009/05/09/will-it-be-domesday-or-doomsday-for-our-information/#comment-6887 Michael Carden Sun, 10 May 2009 04:07:31 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=158#comment-6887 Sridhar, you'll be pleased to know that the Digital Preservation crew at the National Archives of Australia are also firm believers in Open Standards for long term access to data. So much so that we are engaged in FOSS development to make it possible for all to have access to an easy means of getting stuff into open formats. Our Xena software is a good start http://xena.sourceforge.net and for those doing this stuff on an industrial scale and looking for a digital preservation workflow management and audit tool, there's our Digital Preservation Recorder http://dpr.sourceforge.net All released under the GPL and all cross platform (Java). We're committed to Open Standards based formats and as an organisation we get involved in standards processes through Standards Australia. That we can implement all this through Free and Open Source Software is a bonus and in my opinion essential if this kind of work is to be trustworthy. Cheers, Michael Carden (with my NAA hat on) Sridhar, you’ll be pleased to know that the Digital Preservation crew at the National Archives of Australia are also firm believers in Open Standards for long term access to data. So much so that we are engaged in FOSS development to make it possible for all to have access to an easy means of getting stuff into open formats.

Our Xena software is a good start http://xena.sourceforge.net and for those doing this stuff on an industrial scale and looking for a digital preservation workflow management and audit tool, there’s our Digital Preservation Recorder http://dpr.sourceforge.net

All released under the GPL and all cross platform (Java).

We’re committed to Open Standards based formats and as an organisation we get involved in standards processes through Standards Australia. That we can implement all this through Free and Open Source Software is a bonus and in my opinion essential if this kind of work is to be trustworthy.

Cheers,
Michael Carden (with my NAA hat on)

]]> Comment on FOSS Pack exists! (well, kinda) by Rodger http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2009/01/10/foss-pack-exists-well-kinda/#comment-4385 Rodger Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:22:19 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=120#comment-4385 There is a windows Apt clone called <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=154283" rel="nofollow">winget</a>. Hasnt had much work recently but has a repository of Free and Opensource Applications for Windows. There is no Graphical User Interface but adept or synaptic could be ported to windows to work with it. There is a windows Apt clone called winget. Hasnt had much work recently but has a repository of Free and Opensource Applications for Windows. There is no Graphical User Interface but adept or synaptic could be ported to windows to work with it.

]]> Comment on FOSS Pack exists! (well, kinda) by Ant Bryan http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2009/01/10/foss-pack-exists-well-kinda/#comment-4381 Ant Bryan Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:09:07 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=120#comment-4381 Oops, Appupdaer is Windows only. But it's written in python. Oops, Appupdaer is Windows only. But it’s written in python.

]]> Comment on FOSS Pack exists! (well, kinda) by Ant Bryan http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2009/01/10/foss-pack-exists-well-kinda/#comment-4380 Ant Bryan Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:05:40 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=120#comment-4380 Try Appupdater: http://www.nabber.org/projects/appupdater/ It doesn't do your third thing, but that could be added. That feature might need some work though. Try Appupdater: http://www.nabber.org/projects/appupdater/

It doesn’t do your third thing, but that could be added. That feature might need some work though.

]]> Comment on Packing FOSS by Ant Bryan http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2008/12/01/packing-foss/#comment-4379 Ant Bryan Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:03:18 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=117#comment-4379 Great idea! I think Appupdater does most of what you want. It's got a command line and GUI. It doesn't have the predetermined groups (Linux versions for OS transition), but the author is always improving it. http://www.nabber.org/projects/appupdater/ Great idea!

I think Appupdater does most of what you want. It’s got a command line and GUI.

It doesn’t have the predetermined groups (Linux versions for OS transition), but the author is always improving it. http://www.nabber.org/projects/appupdater/

]]> Comment on FOSS Pack exists! (well, kinda) by Mac | FOSS Pack exists! (well, kinda) | Download Free Software http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2009/01/10/foss-pack-exists-well-kinda/#comment-4378 Mac | FOSS Pack exists! (well, kinda) | Download Free Software Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:12:59 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=120#comment-4378 [...] FOSS Pack exists! (well, kinda) [...] […] FOSS Pack exists! (well, kinda) […]

]]> Comment on Packing FOSS by Sebastian Bengtsson http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2008/12/01/packing-foss/#comment-4377 Sebastian Bengtsson Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:22:01 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=117#comment-4377 There are many solutions for unattended remote installation of software packages for windows. Perhaps it is time for apt-msi? ;) There are many solutions for unattended remote installation of software packages for windows.
Perhaps it is time for apt-msi? ;)

]]> Comment on FOSS Pack exists! (well, kinda) by Sebastian Bengtsson http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2009/01/10/foss-pack-exists-well-kinda/#comment-4376 Sebastian Bengtsson Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:04:02 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=120#comment-4376 This sounds like a great idea. I have often heard voices who criticise such efforts to bring the benefits of the GNU/Linux world to the windows platform. (GnuWin is an example that comes to mind.) While I understand the points of competitiveness, I think it is unreasonable to expect switchers to go "cold turkey" on their entire set of proprietary tools. I always recommend people interested in Linux to switch applications first, OS later. Otherwise your friend will come back in a few days with questions such as "How do I install MSN messenger under wine?". This sounds like a great idea. I have often heard voices who criticise such efforts to bring the benefits of the GNU/Linux world to the windows platform. (GnuWin is an example that comes to mind.) While I understand the points of competitiveness, I think it is unreasonable to expect switchers to go “cold turkey” on their entire set of proprietary tools. I always recommend people interested in Linux to switch applications first, OS later. Otherwise your friend will come back in a few days with questions such as “How do I install MSN messenger under wine?”.

]]> Comment on Packing FOSS by ‘Til All Are One » FOSS Pack exists! (well, kinda) http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2008/12/01/packing-foss/#comment-4375 ‘Til All Are One » FOSS Pack exists! (well, kinda) Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:24:42 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=117#comment-4375 [...] That’s a big step in the right direction, albeit not the beauty we have on GNU/Linux through tools like Add/Remove Applications and apt-url. It haven’t tried them (I rarely use Windows and I don’t have a Mac), but here’s what I think they need to truly shine (based on my last post on the subject): [...] […] That’s a big step in the right direction, albeit not the beauty we have on GNU/Linux through tools like Add/Remove Applications and apt-url. It haven’t tried them (I rarely use Windows and I don’t have a Mac), but here’s what I think they need to truly shine (based on my last post on the subject): […]

]]> Comment on Think different by Marcin Trybus http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2008/07/10/think-different/#comment-665 Marcin Trybus Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:03:35 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2008/07/10/think-different/#comment-665 "The NSW NoToPope Coalition will peacefully protest on (...) at (...)." LMAO. A peaceful hate protest to defend the condom and extramarital homosexual sex from an absolute monarch grounded on his statements from 1990s. :-D How more stupid leftists can get? What's strange nobody ever protests to let Jews eat pork, or to let Muslims drink alcohol. Maybe it's because Catholics are nowhere as prone to kick back as the other two. If Muslim youth was meeting would they give away free vodka, because their unnecessary strict religion forbids it? An oppressive govt will always find "legitimate reasons" to cut citizen rights. No WYD held in Europe required any of these drastic measures. You really should blame your govt. I would. “The NSW NoToPope Coalition will peacefully protest on (…) at (…).”

LMAO. A peaceful hate protest to defend the condom and extramarital homosexual sex from an absolute monarch grounded on his statements from 1990s. :-D

How more stupid leftists can get? What’s strange nobody ever protests to let Jews eat pork, or to let Muslims drink alcohol. Maybe it’s because Catholics are nowhere as prone to kick back as the other two. If Muslim youth was meeting would they give away free vodka, because their unnecessary strict religion forbids it?

An oppressive govt will always find “legitimate reasons” to cut citizen rights. No WYD held in Europe required any of these drastic measures. You really should blame your govt. I would.

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