Category Archives: GNOME/Ubuntu

Answer to Linux hater blog

Whoa, look at that, there is a Linux hater’s blog, and whoa, it has a new post about my whylinuxisbetter.net website. From the post: “[...] it reads like a talking point manual for your local neighborhood Linux zealot. I thought … Continue reading

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How do you guys archive your email?

Like many people, I now rely on web-based solutions for email (namely GMail) and I love it like this. However, I do want to be able to archive my email from time to time. So, lately, I just downloaded all my … Continue reading

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Summer of Code video report

After last year’s Summer of Code, someone at Google (Zaheda Bhorat) suggested that students make a short video (5 minutes) where they would present their project. I actually didn’t see any video coming since that time, probably because it would … Continue reading

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Videos of (very (old)) video games and streaming

Some time ago, I made this website called gameminutes.net featuring lots of videos (a few minutes) of videogames: reasonably recent ones, older ones, and very old ones (and by the way, if you would like to see a particular game … Continue reading

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What’s with the every-minute-email-checking?

Whether you get your email from usual POP/IMAP servers, or have a webmail (e.g. GMail), you can always find countless small pieces of software that will notify you the very second you get a new email, with various gizmos blinking … Continue reading

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New GNOME blogger around!

All right, here’s a new face on Planet GNOME! If we haven’t met at the last GUADEC, a short introduction of what I have been doing lately: This year, I am part of Google‘s Summer of Code program, working for … Continue reading

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Hacking for OLPC

Some news of what I’ve been working on lately, on my summer of code project (thanks Google !) for the One Laptop Per Child project. Gtk Theme/engine Torturer The GTK theme for the laptop needs to be fast and stable. … Continue reading

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Changing times

Various news, because it’s been a loooong time since I last wrote something : I’ve been accepted (again!) into Google’s Summer of Code program (2006, this time). I’ll be working on the One Laptop Per Child project, and will be … Continue reading

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Summer of code

I understand Gervase’s concern about “SoC” not being as successful as it could have been. However, I think the program has actually been a very good thing, and will do even better next year (if they do it again, which … Continue reading

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Why is Linux better ?

Okay, I just created this small website here : www.whylinuxisbetter.net It is still the very beginning but, well, you get the idea So I’d like you guys opinion about this : why do you think Linux is better than other … Continue reading

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