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| − | * A [http://scalde.free.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93:pong-pogresses&catid=43:openmoko&Itemid=66 Pong]
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| − | * [http://blog.1407.org/2008/11/19/openmoko-newrotate-050-lazy-edition-is-out/ Newrotate 0.5] is out, uses really little CPU now.
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| − | * Valério won the first 24h-coding prize at Sapo Codebits by turning [http://www.valeriovalerio.org/?p=187 freerunner in a mouse and gamepad] using the accelerometers. Code will be merged with [[ReMoko]].
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| − | * [[Gtkaddpoi]] 0.5 : software to add a Point Of Interest to TangoGPS.
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| − | * neoqplayer 0.1 : codenamed frog. A media player that conserves CPU cycles.
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| − | * First release of [[TwitterMoko]], a twitter client for openmoko.
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| − | * ShortOm 0.2 : an application/shell launcher.
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| − | * openmoko-panel-plugin 0.6 : support for fso frameworkd milestone 4.
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| − | * [[Unison]] works.
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| − | * [http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~taw27/openmoko/openmoocow/ OpenMooCow] 0.2. Mooes more, runs headless, tickleable.
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| − | * [http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/rantalai/freerunner/aaterm/ AaTerm], an improved openmoko-terminal2.
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| − | * Azmodie proposed a solution for right and middle clicking: Use the gnome accessibility tool [http://live.gnome.org/Mousetweaks/Home mousetweaks] ([http://packages.debian.org/lenny/mousetweaks .deb]).
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| − | == Distributions ==
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| − | * SHR: a [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td1576966 newer snapshot] is available.
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| − | * ASU: The [http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/ official 2008.9 image] is back online without the questionable audio codecs. This month's 2008.11 is not going to see the light, but here are instructions to [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-November/036694.html install the current 2008.testing build]. It has all the goodies from optimization team (read their [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-November/036276.html progress report], [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-November/035769.html previous reports]), i.e. about 1 minute boot and [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=qtopia.git;a=commit;h=eb855af76018bedf6a89b9ac736d2ffa3961932b Volume control] during call... The bug count is decreasing in the latest [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/devel/2008-November/003493.html testing report]. See also the [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/devel/2008-November/003312.html previous testing report] hardware revision A7 with capacitor was declared good for m<i>e</i>ss production ;).
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| − | * For [[Android]]: Walter Chang [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-November/036054.html made a soft keyboard]. Rui Castro implemented an [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-November/036564.html OnScreen Keyboard]. It was immediately included in Sean's image, to be released at [[User:Seanmcneil3|the usual page]] without mp3 support soon.
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| − | * For an armband to hold the Freerunner while exercising, Gilles Casse recommends the [http://www.caselogic.com/universal_mp3_sport_case_large/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=120544 UMC-3] from Case Logic.
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| − | * Patrick Beck grafted a light on a miniusb - connector, to make an [http://yourse.de/wiki/doku.php?id=openmoko:usb_light OpenMoko flash light]. More lumens the bright white screen one get with the [http://projects.openmoko.org/projects/flashlight/ Flashlight] script.
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| − | * The [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-November/036132.html official fix] for buzzing is to add a 100uF capacity here and replace one resistor there. Technical details to be published in an Openmoko rework SOP paper. The company is looking at how to fix *all* devices sold.
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| − | * The Calypso GSM firmware moko10 was released, it fixes {{ticket|666}} for those users with 3G SIM cards. A few Indiana Jones types did try and follow [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GSM/Flashing the wiki instructions] to reflash, most with success, some with hubris (def: <i>excessive pride</i>). For the rest of us, a user-friendly installer is being prepared.
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| − | == Kernel and bootloaders ==
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| − | Big bad bug of the month prize goes to {{ticket|1841}} white screen of death (WSOD) after resume. This bug shows itself only by cold weather! Nicolas Dufresne found out that the culprit was probably a too tight timing in the JBT driver. Hopefully this will be fixed soon now, and we can all switch to Linux 2.6.28 happily everafter. Developers must read [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-November/036142.html Andy's explanations] about kernel branch management.
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| − | * Preview upcoming [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td1569863 changes to the /sys] directory.
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| − | * Improvements to the touchscreen, backlight and accelerometer kernel drivers.
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| − | * [[Qi]] gets lots of GTA03 love, audio back and a memory test ability (called when there are no valid kernels).
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| − | * The opkg package manager was patched to cache downloaded files.
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| − | ==Community==
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| − | * Removed the tagcloud extension that messed up with page formatting.
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| − | * There are many links to nice [[Ringtones]] on the wiki, but the page and the whole topic need a good overhaul.
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| − | * GnuPhone here we come: Sten Kvamme explains how to [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/devel/2008-November/003318.html make a call from the command line] (on FSO).
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| − | * For your pleasure, here is the OpenMoko [[Jokes]] page. Thanks to the community, keep them coming ;) We (Coolcat and I) are also thinking about adding a pic of the week to the homepage, so stay tuned.
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| − | * Courtesy of Dale Maggee, [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-November/036053.html here] and [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-November/036142.html here] are a few funny splash screens. Note that you already trust Dale if you are using ''neotool'' to flash your Neo.
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| − | * A few brave souls signed up to attempt a 3D driver for Glamo.
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