Removing sam2p from Debian
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Issues with sam2p and removal
I have been maintaining the Debian package of sam2p for some time. Unfortunately, the upstream development of that program is no longer active, and it is using an old custom build chain that no longer works with recent version of GCC.
This package is currently failing to build from source, and while I have been able to patch some issues in the past, and it may still be possible to fix it again, this is not really sustainable.
I am therefore considering to remove sam2p from Debian, unless someone has a very good reason to keep it and is able and willing to maintain it.
A desktop file managers failure: writing an USB stick image
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Installing an operating system
When you want to install a new operating system, the first thing to do is to get an installer medium, which usually involves two steps: downloading an image, and writing it to a medium. There are two major types of media usable for that purpose: optical discs and USB sticks. There used to be a third one, floppy disks, but it is no longer used, and it was conceptually very similar to USB sticks.
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Supporting GNU MediaGoblin
You certainly know Picasa Albums Web and Flickr, two commercial picture hosting services. You probably know a few free software projects that allow people to keep control of their own pictures, such as Gallery, Piwigo, Zenphoto or PhotoShow.
GNU MediaGoblin is a similar project, but with some interesting characteristics and features:
- it has a funny name and mascot;
- it is part of the GNU project;
- it is written in Python;
- it does not need a database servers since can use an SQLite database;
- it is designed with a specific care for free culture, allowing to indicate the license of a picture and to provide its source format as an attachment for instance.
- it supports audio, video and 3D models with HTML5 features rather than the dreadful Flash;
- it is a work in progress and is asking for financial contribution.
If you find GNU MediaGoblin as promising as I do, please consider donating!