Re: [Gnewsense-dev] reintigrate gNewSense with Amagi

[Sam Geeraerts]

Quiliro Ordóñez schreef:
> Greetings Quiliro. Basicaly, they are the same distribution, with
> respect to binaries. At least version 1.0 (which is the one you have
> now) it is that way. The difference is that the selection of packages
> was made taking into consideration some modifications: Compile the
> last version of LXDE (which may, why not, end up being a .deb package
> for gNewSense and so have a diferent referential repository for the

We've already made some backports, so I think we can manage this if you 
are willing to maintain it. Any special reason to have this version 
instead of the one in gNS?

> distribution), as well as trnslation to spanish of the web navigator
> that is being used [epipahny] (I have half the .po translated) About

I'm not sure, but doesn't it already have a Spanish translation? Anyway, 
make sure you also submit new or updated translations upstream (i.e. GNOME).

> the rest, there are no major differences but there would in the
> measure that we work on it. If the gNewSense team would accept our
> suggestion of changes it would be marvelous. Thanks! Es de más vale
> así. Pero a mi me gusta mejor que sea también
> > > en inglés.
> > >
> > > In english is a great option too. It is very welcome. We will
> > > work on that.
>
>
> > > > > By request of Octavio Rossell, I am trying to reintegrate
> > > > > Amagi to gNewsense...
> > >
> > > That would be great.  Could it be as a choice in the desktop
> > > installation?
> > >
> > > No problem with that.

You mean as a "Minimal desktop" installation?

> > > While this is being integrated, it might be a good time to sort
> > > out and remove unnecessary dependencies in the main branch of
> > > gNewSense.  For example, I noticed that in gnewsense ekiga is
> > > tied to evolution  :(   :(   :( Or, that openbox is missing xorg
> > > as a dependency.
> > >
> > > Please give me some pointers on how to do that.

File bug reports to Debian.

> > > PS.  Regarding your sig, lower system requirements generally mean
> > > lower power consumption.  That is easy to measure and might make
> > > an advertising advantage if it can be show to be 'greener' than
> > > other options.
> > >
> > > Great idea! Thanks  :-)
>
>
> There is one more thing (I think) that Octavio forgot to mention. The
> kernel used is 2.6.31.6-libre1.

People who want newer kernels can download them from 
http://aligunduz.org/gNewSense/