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[Syllable] The free desktop and server operating system family

Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1161x2]
I'd consider using it as a virtualisation platform, but I guess I'd 
wait till a GUI was wrapped around at least the installation
and I could VNC into the server
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1163x3]
Yeah, I'm looking at VNC and stuff like that for the next round
QEmu has a built-in VNC server, so if you run virtualised systems 
on Server, you should be able to VNC into them; but I haven't tried 
it yet
There's also VNC support in the DirectFB video subsystem, so that 
we be another level to integrate at, but I have to build it in first
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1166x2]
make sure that you have an image that can run on S3 :)
.. I mean EC2
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1168x3]
Ehm, that's a secret plan...
Our website already runs on S3, and our downloads
Supported by my CMS, albeit through Ruby
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1171]
interesting
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1172x2]
Starting to feel for my way? ;-)
A basic installer is one of the next projects, but it's one of those 
things that I don't know when I will get to
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1174]
a movie will do :)
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1175]
An instruction movie?
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1176]
yeah ..
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1177]
Do you think that would add to command-line instructions?
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1178]
it means I wouldn't have to read the instructions :)
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1179]
You won't get away with that :-)
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1180]
Amazon have all those instructional movies
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1181]
But I could do a slideshow when I prepare an emulator image]
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1182]
Only hard core users will do a console install .. so need to bridge 
to those others
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1183x2]
Yeah, it's for hardcore and adventurous users now. After you install, 
you're on your own configuring, anyway
But I made sure that all standard configurations have useful default 
settings, unlike most Linuxes
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1185x2]
We moved our daylight saving this year ...
I think all my linux boxes have the wrong time.
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1187]
If you're installing on a stand-alone machine, you could get away 
without configuring anything, and with a different partition setup 
you only have to modify the filesystem table, which is standard practice 
for Unix types
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1188]
and there doesn't appear to be a fix for windows 2000
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1189]
Yeah, I read Debian refused to update it?
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1190]
Will Syllable be better ?
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1191]
Eventually...
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1192]
Support NZ's new daylight saving hours?
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1193]
We don't do timezone database updates yet, but we've been discussing 
it
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1194x2]
my rebelBB.cgi script has stopped working
because the imap server thinks the time is wrong and keeps shutting 
down :(
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1196]
Yet another REBOL bulletin board? :-)
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1197]
Yep .. French one
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1198]
Of course I'm planning my own :-)
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1199]
uses an IMAP server to store the messages
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1200]
Integrating with legacy stuff always brings headaches
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1201]
perhaps I should just use UTC and forget about it
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1202]
I can already see why I wouldn't want to use that one
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1203x2]
I think it's just a very finicky imap server .. dovecut .. that I 
picked
dovecot
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1205]
Years ago I chose Cyrus. Not sure if that's still the best
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1206]
How about a vmware image ??
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1207]
My project leader is working on it, but we're going to release images 
a few days later
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1208x3]
Cool ..
I can wait for that.
Include Rebol and Cheyenne :)