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Familiar Distribution for iPAQ Handhelds
Russ Nelson writes "The Handhelds.org project has released Familiar 0.7.2, a Linux-based firmware replacement for HP iPAQ handhelds. New to this release is support for the h5400 and h5500, which have built-in wlan interfaces. Both GPE (gtk/X) and Opie (Qt) are at or past version 1.0, and we now have a Python-gtk distribution called 'pypaq'. Why waste that commute time playing Tetris when you could be hacking on Python code?"
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I'm familiar with Beowuld clusters.
Beep. Boop. Beep. You have questions. I have answers and your home address.
(I realise this will get modded offtopic within about 3 seconds, and I fully agree it has nothing to do with Python code and iPaqs, but I implore moderators to have some respect, if not for me, then for the sweets)
Linux Conference 2003
The NX Project
What is NX?
- NX is a remote desktop system based on X-Window
- Adds features to X-Window usually found in proprietary systems like MS RDP and Citrix ICA
- Makes possible to run contemporary Unix applications over the Internet
- Compresses the X protocol by an average factor of 50:1 and more
- Allows users to work comfortably on 28.8Kbps or even 9.6 Kbps modem connections
- Reduces X protocol round-trips nearly to zero
- Implements image streaming algorythms to reduce the perceived latency
- Is able to translate RDP and RFB foreign remote desktop protocols to X
- Runs these foreign remote desktop sessions faster than their native protocols
- It integrates with SMB to provide access to the client's file systems
- It integrates with ARTSD and ESD to allow media playback
- Adds server management tools to handle X, RDP and RFB sessions run by users
- Architecture is designed to distribute the server workload between multiple nodes
- It leverages SSH remote execution capabilities to avoid the need to run a new network server
- It is able to encrypt and protect the network traffic by tunneling the connections through SSH
- Server is intended to run on any Unix OS
- Client runs on Linux, Windows, Solaris, Mac OS/X, Sony Playstation/2, MS Xbox and embedded devices like HP/Compaq iPAQ and Sharp Zaurus
- NX core components and X compression libraries are released under the GPL license
- NX client GUI (nxclient) and the NX server manager (nxserver) are commercial software
- The NX client-server protocol is open
- A library handling the client-server protocol and a compatible command-line NX client have been released under the GPL license
- NoMachine has publicly offered its help to let OSS developers build a free implementation of both the nxclient GUI and the nxserver NX System Architecture X NX "protocol" (internet, modem) Local X display Local NX proxy system Remote NX proxy system Remote X application Windows Terminal Server, XP Prof. (Tight) VNCServer nxagent (based on Xnest) nxdesktop (based on rdesktop) nxviewer (based on vncviewer) RDP X RFB
What features are missing?
- X session persistence and reconnection - Better support of RENDER extension - Better support of X applications in seamless mode
- Better support of SMB file-sharing and printing
- Seamless access to client's peripherals and devices
- A new multimedia architecture with native streaming of media formats
- Better integration with Unix and Windows desktop environments to allow point-and-click remote execution of applications
- Better server management tools, including a Web administration interface
- An open API to let customers and developers to write server extensions What NX would like to become?
- A convenient way to let users of mobile phones and other thin devices to get access to complex, rich applications
- A server infrastructure by which people can easily run applications regardless they reside on the local machine or a remote server
- A peer-to-peer computing environment where users can easily access computing resources, like storage and printers, on any server available on the Internet
- A step in the direction of the "network desktop" envisioned by many
unlike va lairIE/robbIE's stuff that matters slowgun, & their whoreabully infactdead (still not working) PostBlock(tm) commeNT censoring devise, this stuff actually works.
/.puppets to determine which way the wwwind is bullowing at gale force/farce?
& oe =UTF-8&q=microsoft+%22bill+weisgerber%22&btnG=Goog le+Search
& oe =UTF-8&q=microsoft+%22sanjay+ahuja%22&btnG=Google+ Search
& oe =UTF-8&q=microsoft+attacks+linux+open+source&btnG= Google+Search
you won't be needing any phonIE corepirate nazi FUDgePacking devices/?pr? ?firm? hypenosys
that's right, this stuff is unbreakable, wwworks on several (more than 3) dimensions, & requires no 'BiG scIEnce' FUnDing.
'big science' will have to 'discover' it's conscience before it can tap into this stuff.
Two programs got the nod, so far. The top priority is planet/population rescue. Other goals mandated include the permanent disempowerment of unprecedented evile, & assurance that the planet/population is around to enjoy the gnu millennium of open/honest communications/commerce. Your grandchildren will survive to produce additional uses for the powers that are rescuing us from the greed/fear/ego based life0cide, as the lights come up...
consult with/trust in yOUR creator... get ready to see the light. there's never a cover charge/subscription fee. see you there? tell 'em robbIE?
even more corepirate nazi schemes eXPosed?
& what dispositions are to be considered for the felonious payper liesense softwar gangsters as they are rendered invalid, & more&more of their phonIE stock markup scams are known? maybe they'll 'release' linus, & put fuddles et ALL, in prison.
then, let's say fuddles IS the greed/fear/ego based massturdmined softwar gangster bankrolling the phonIE ?pr? ?firm? scriptdead attacks on the hobbyist dogooders. can we say fud wants more, has a conscience deficit, & no regard for the public/his hostages? we could easily say that.
talk about fauxking wags?
nothing gnu about this phonIE ?pr? ?firm? softwar gangster scriptdead crud:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8
wag on at: http://www.trustworthycomputing.com
felonious softwar gangster execrable hired goons?
what else could it be?
Dear representative Mr/Mrs. XXXXXXX,
I'm a citizen and voter in your home district and want to express my concerns with a certain piece of legislation the so called YPADA (Youth Protection And Dedency Act).
It will enter the house of representatives at 12/16 this year and I urge you and other representatives to make sure that some important changes to this law are made before passing it.
The main goal of this law is to protect children from negative influcences to their development and to restrict the distribution and consuption of "sexually pervent" video, literature and electronic material.
While protecting children is something worthwhile and surely not every piece of disgusting "entertainment" material is worth protecting by the freedom of speech and images, the YPADA encompasses far too much cultural material too be acceptable.
Especially the current version YPADA would ban the entire set of highly popular Japanese comic books, computer games and films, the so called "Anime", which would be a great cultural loss for the US public.
The main reason for the inclusion of this set of comics, games and films was the existance of the so called "Hentai" films, books and even games - a type of comics which consist of sexually explicit material.
However, not all "Anime" is such "Hentai" material. Most "Anime" contains normal, absolutely non-sexually related material - it is just the normal entertainment material Hollywood would produce, however from a little different cultural viewpoint.
Making all Japanese comics unaviable just for a certain subclass of comics is unfair and would be a huge cultural loss for the American public.
Therefore I ask you and your collegues the make the required changes to the YPADA to ensure the American citizens can still consume Japanese comics.
Much thanks for your attention and your effort.
Your sincerely
XXXXX YYYYYYYY