October 22, 2003
2003 - Debian 發光發亮的一年
Debian 甫獲 2003 年 Linux Journal 雜誌讀者票選為 2003 年最受歡迎的 Linux Distribution 。2003 年可以說是 Debian 發光發亮的一年....
除了獲得 Linux Journal 讀者票選為最受歡迎的 Linux Distribution 之外，其實這一年裡 Debian 還獲得來自於各地的肯定。 http://www.linuxforce.net 網站上還闢了一個名為 Why Debian/GNU Linux 單元，記載 Debian 2003 年的光榮事蹟，這邊就將以此篇文章為主軸來跟大家一起分享 Debian 再這一年裡的光輝時刻！
A Computing Platform to meet your needs: Debian GNU/Linux
Debian GNU/Linux 是一套 Linux distributions ， 何謂 Linux distributions ？通常 Linux distributions 是以一個 Linux® kernel為基礎，然後附加上許許多多編譯好的函式庫 ( 如 libc ) 與軟體 ( 如一些常用的 command utilities : ls 、 tar 、 cp .. etc ，或更高階軟體如 KDE 、GNOME)集合而成的大套件，不同的 Linux distributions 會搭配不同的安裝程式與軟體管理機制 ( 如 rpm 、deb ) ，目前世界上較著名的 Linux distributions 有 Debian、RedHat 、Mandrade、SuSE、Slackware .. 等等。
Debian 總是能夠提供滿足我們需求的平台:
- Debian has the most carefully thought out policy of any computing
platform. - Relatively straightforward configuration and upgradeability capability.
- Source code availability to help us find bugs and customize features
for your benefit. - Supported by a community that includes over 1000 developers.
- Supported by a guiding vision in its Social Contract and Software
Guidelines that will ensure a dedicated army of committed people to keep
Debian growing better and better on a sustainable basis.
- The best bug tracking system of any Linux distribution to route out bugs
and misfeatures. - The synergetic effect of these advantages is that our Debian-focused
development is less expensive and more robust than if we based our software on
other Linux distributions. - More advantages are discussed in the
Debian
Advantages HOWTO.
2003: A Banner Year for Debian in the News
2003 has been a banner year for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. Debian
celebrated its tenth anniversary and won many awards, placed high in many
industry surveys, and was cited in case studies and white papers. Here is
a sampling of the most important news about Debian GNU/Linux from 2003:
- Debian GNU/Linux won the 2003 Linux Journal Reader's Choice Award for "favorite distribution".
- Debian GNU/Linux won the German
Linux Enterprise magazine
reader's choice award for "Best Enterprise Distribution". - Debian GNU/Linux placed third in
LinuxDevices.com's annual Embedded Linux Market Survey for most popular GNU/Linux distribution for embedded development.
Netcraft rated Debian GNU/Linux as the second most popular distribution on Internet web sites and the most cosmopolitan.- The Ministerio paralas Administraciones Públicas ("Ministry for Public Administration") recommended the use of Debian as a free GNU/Linux distribution in its guidelines for standardization,
security
and conservation
of information. - LinuxForce published a
case study featuring our Remote Responder service for a Debian GNU/Linux
ISP network. - LinuxForce published a case
study featuring our Remote Responder service in a Debian GNU/Linux web
hosting environment. - LinuxForce
announced the development of a new, web-based educational application
built under Debian GNU/Linux. - HP published a white paper using Debian GNU/Linux to demonstrate
open source for web services development". - Colm
MacCárthaigh and Colin Whittaker publish a Case-Study in
Best Practice for Operating System Management featuring Debian
GNU/Linux..
Debian Projects Targeting Important Market Segments
- Debian-Lex: Debian for Law Offices
- Debian-Med: Debian for Medical Care Practices and Research
- DebianEdu: Debian for Education
- Debian Usability Research
- Debian on the Desktop: The Universal Operating System as your Desktop
- Debian Jr. Project: Debian for Children
- Debian for Non-Profits
- emdebian: Debian for embedded projects
October 14, 2003
給小螢幕專用的 Window Manager - Matchbox
Matchbox 是一套專門針對低解析度、資源有限裝置如 PDA 所設計的 X Window Manager 事實上這個 Project 所包含的軟體不單單只有一個 Window Manager , 而且還有一個 panel bar , 一個 desktop, 一些 shared utility library,以及數個 panel 上的小軟體...
Matchbox 的設計宗旨為小巧、快速、高彈性，所以它可以在只有 xlib 的環境底下執行，不倚靠任何的 widget toolkit.
您可以在編譯 Matchbox 時透過一些參數的調整來製作不同特色的 Matchbox 以適合您的目標平台.
Matchbox 遵循 FreeDesktop.org標準，所以可以很容易的與 GNOME2 , KDE3 做整合，另外一項比較重要的特色是 Matchbox 也支援最新的 X11 技術，像是 XRandR,Xft , Fontconfig .. 等等
當然 Matchbox 也是自由軟體的一員依照 GPL 的授權發行.
Screenshots:
TabletPC
Matchbox 官方網站:http://handhelds.org/~mallum/matchbox/
關於作者:
Matthew Allum is a 27 year old freelance programmer living in London, England. He's been interested in Linux for a number of years and is currently focused on improving its suitability for personal/portable platforms. When he's not hunched over his laptop, Allum enjoys spending time with his fiance, Sidske, and his cat, Lazaru. He dreams of one day owning a circa-1960 Shelby Mustang.