Category Archives: fedora

ScriptBot 2.1 is in the works.

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Darren VanBuren

Just a quick post, telling everyone that a new version of ScriptBot is in the works, version 2.1. So far, we’ve done the first xplugin -> bundled plugin conversion in ScriptBot’s short history, as well as added some little features … Continue reading →

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Mind the moving Infrastructure

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Darren VanBuren

When you vote next week in Fedora Elections, try to do it during the workweek. The Infrastructure is moving to a new datacenter. Just remember that the move is happening. Of course don’t forget to vote.

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Fedora 12 Constantine

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Darren VanBuren

Yes, Fedora 12, Constantine has been released.  This release is focused on reinforcing stability, as well as making the desktop easier for new users. I’m hosting a release party on IRC, #Main on theoks.net. You can read the new features … Continue reading →

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Fedora Activity Day – Fedora Talk (Day 1)

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Darren VanBuren

Day One of the Fedora Talk Activity day is over. Here’s some very quick wrapping up: Icecast streaming is now working pretty decently, however the current test server is in… Germany. (http://publictest16.fedoraproject.org:8000/test.ogg) Improvements on documentation, generally on the web site. … Continue reading →

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Packaging ScriptBot for Fedora, a continuing adventure

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Darren VanBuren

You mostly likely know that I’m  a proud contributor to the Fedora Project. I helped out a bit on blogs.fedoraproject.org and I generally also keep the wiki clean. However, I haven’t ever made a package. So my first packaging adventure … Continue reading →

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Things around here might get a lot faster

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Darren VanBuren

I was able to compile the memcache PECL extension for my copy of PHP on my Mac. Now I just need a separate machine for memcached. When I get such a thing, OKS Blog would be much better, as queries … Continue reading →

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Should okswbot retire?

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Darren VanBuren

You probably don’t know OKSWbot, my bot, based on Mozbot, that hangs out in #bots, #classicrock, #astronomy, #flame and #oksw (most activity is in #bots, the other channels are empty) on irc.mozilla.org. OKSWbot has some problems, like it has a … Continue reading →

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Open Source Solutions for WordPress spam comments

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Darren VanBuren

You probably don’t know, but I’m working with some other Fedora contributors on a Fedora install of WordPress MU. The thing is, for a spam solution, all of it has to be open source, so Akismet or reCAPTCHA won’t work. … Continue reading →

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