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Fresco M1 Released

Posted by timothy on from the actually-not-x dept.

rajan r writes "The first release after 18 months, Fresco, previously known as Berlin, released M1 or Milestone 1. The release notes here, screenshots here. The original 'press release' follows: 'I'm proud to announce that milestone 1 of Fresco (formerly known as Berlin) has (at long last) been released. A lot has changed since the last release, but this isn't that surprising, since the last release was more then 18 months ago; most of the real work for the past few months has been behind the scenes (changing hosts, a new web site infrastructure, improved build system, an issue tracker (hooray!), better documentation (and more to come), etc.). Source (no packages at the moment, but debs will be available soon, and the tree contains .spec files for building your own rpms) The name change. Enjoy! -- Nathaniel '"

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  1. gui by SigmundK · · Score: 4, Funny

    personally, i'm waiting for the graphical server previously known as prince.

  2. CTWT by kentyman · · Score: 2, Funny
    I propose a new geek acronym, usually applied to open source projects...

    CTWT: 'Cause They Want To.

    Can be changed to work better in first person...

    CIWT: 'Cause I Want To.

    Maybe I'll try it on my girlfriend next time she "has a headache."

    -kentyman

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  3. Re:Why...? by httpamphibio.us · · Score: 2, Funny

    This was obviously meant in the way that Hollywood computers (ie. films in movies) have overly fancy and unrealistic interfaces and bringing some of those pure eyecandy features to the Linux desktop. Way to *totally* miss the point.

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  4. Re:Berlin by __past__ · · Score: 3, Funny
    I'm wondering why they changed their name from Berlin to Fresco.
    Ever been in Berlin recently? It's fucking cold there in winter, the natives talk a horrible dialect, public transport is expensive, there are way too much schmocks who love living in the Reichshauptstadt because they could meet Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre or some other aesthetically challengend famous "artist" in some lousy yuppie bar, and the beer sucks.

    Nobody wants to have his toy project associated with it anymore. It was cool in the 90s, but the times, they are changing...

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