Re: Arabbix 0.9_Alpha1 is ready for download

[anmar oueja <anmar at canada dot com>]

hehe... well looks like I have to add all of the arabic ones, and french 
too.

Thanks

Anmar

anmar oueja wrote:
> Salam all:
>
> I am happy to announce that Arabbix 0.9 Alpha1 is out and ready for your 
> bug testing, report writing, anmar bugging ;) .
>
> PLEASE PLEASE read the release notes first before downloading the ISO 
> image.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>
>
> Release Notes:
> ---------------
>
> - This release is not for production nor distribution on a large scale 
> due to incompleteness.
>
> - Please download this image and test it on your machine, I am 
> particularly interested in testing the HD installer tools, Arabic 
> localization effort, missing applications, or any requests needed.
>
> - To activate HD install tools open a terminal and type:
>     # sudo su            ( to be root )
>     # morphix-control-panel
>
>
> - This ISO image contains the major applications you come to expect from 
> Arabbix:
>     - Mozilla 1.6
>     - FireFox, Thunderbird
>     - Openoffice 1.1.1
>     - GNOME 2.6.1
>     - OpenOffice 1.1.1 Arabic installer for Windows
>     - Duali
>     - Katoob
>     - Arabic fonts
>     - XMMS
>     - Full C/C++ development environment (No emacs :))
>     - Xfce4
>     - full Python development
>     - VIM
>     - multimedia software
>     - gdesklets
>
> - This ISO lacks the following:
>
>     - Xfce4 (Arabic/English) Boot option
>     - Mozilla Arabic localization interface
>     - Improved boot, and splash screens (thanks to Arafat Medini for the 
> improved images)
>     - HD install tools localization
>     - User environment customization
>     - Arabic linux documentation
>     - Arabeyes specific documentation
>     - CD Root (windows autorun) arabbix/arabeyes specific documentation
>     - GAIM, XCHAT, and Synaptic Arabic localization files
>
> Bugs and requests:
> -------------------
>
> If you have any bugs you wish to report with regards to this release, 
> please point your browser at:
>
> bugs.arabeyes.org
>
>
> Wishes can be granted with a small sum of cash ;) . Just kidding...
> Make sure your feature request is not already present. I will try and 
> incorporate all needs and requests from past releases of Arabbix into 
> this release. To make a wish, point your browser to :
>
> bugs.arabeyes.org
>
>
> Hacking:
> -----------
>
> Arabbix 0.9 Alpha1 is a good candidate to get familiar with Arabbix 
> internals and how to go about modifying it.
>
> I have written a simple, small document on how to hack arabbix and 
> modify its contents. You can find it at:
>
> http://cvs.arabeyes.org/viewcvs/projects/arabbix/doc/Dev-HowTo.txt
>
> Let me know if you encounter any problems.
>
> What is next:
> ---------------
>
> - Next development release of Arabbix will be on July 11th 2004. Next 
> release focuses on completing all the important details such as 
> localization of important apps, and fixing any critical or major bugs.
>
> - All future releses, with the exception of the final release, will 
> follow the naming convention set by Arabeyes development guide
>
> - I hope to have the final release on  August 1st. 2004.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Anmar Oueja
> anmar at canada dot com
>
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