ZETA 1.5 Reviewed by OSNews
Stephen B. - March 21st, 2007
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OSNews editor Thom Holwerda has posted a review of the new ZETA 1.5 update (as ICO has already reported on) . The review is generally quite positive and – although he does fault ZETA 1.5 for some rough spots in its multi-user implementation – Thom does give the impression that the update is a worthwhile upgrade from previous versions.
It’s hard to believe that almost a year and half has passed since BeOSNews was originally launched in November of 2005 – and that I’ve been using the same default theme for that entire time. The BBlog software and its default theme have served me quite well – but it appears that its development has largely stalled and BeOSNews was getting seriously-overdue for a visual update. Since I’ve been playing around with WordPress quite a bit at work – and have a professional web designer in the family – I had the opportunity to kill the proverbial two birds with a single stone (disclaimer: no actual birds were harmed during the writing of this post). The result: a largely-completed WordPress-based redesign of BeOSNews. Read on for some details on the new version of the site and a sneak-peak at some features we have planned.
It’s hard to believe that almost a year and half has passed since BeOSNews was originally launched in November of 2005 – and that I’ve been using the same default theme for that entire time. The BBlog software and its default theme have served me quite well – but it appears that its development has largely stalled and BeOSNews was getting seriously-overdue for a visual update. Since I’ve been playing around with WordPress quite a bit at work – and have a professional web designer in the family – I had the opportunity to kill the proverbial two birds with a single stone (disclaimer: no actual birds were harmed during the writing of this post). The result: a largely-completed WordPress-based redesign of BeOSNews. Read on for some details on the new version of the site and a sneak-peak at some features we have planned.
Back in January, “3dEyes**” posted a program on BeBits called eSpeak, which is a port of an open-source speech synthesizer. As anyone who as used SimpleText on a Mac knows, text-to-speech is fun to play with for a little while, but there’s not much practical use for it aside from specific niches like screen-reader applications for the blind (or old Radiohead songs). Today, though, I found a handy use for the “speak” program – for audio notifications when tasks have completed in the Terminal. Read on for the details.
Back in January, “3dEyes**” posted a program on BeBits called eSpeak, which is a port of an open-source speech synthesizer. As anyone who as used SimpleText on a Mac knows, text-to-speech is fun to play with for a little while, but there’s not much practical use for it aside from specific niches like screen-reader applications for the blind (or old Radiohead songs). Today, though, I found a handy use for the “speak” program – for audio notifications when tasks have completed in the Terminal. Read on for the details.
It’s a cliche, but the Haiku Project has proven the old adage of “third time’s the charm”; after being rejected for the previous two years, Haiku has been accepted for the upcoming Google Summer of Code 2007 (coverage available at OSNews, IsComputerOn, HaikuNews, and BeGroovy). A list of projects was posted a week or two back and now that Haiku has been accepted, instructions have been posted for any students who are interested in taking part. For those not familiar, the programme – known colloquially as the “GSoC” – is an annual Google-sponsored event that helps bring together open source projects and computer science/programming students looking for real-world experience. The results of past GSoCs have reportedly positive overall for those involved, with many students continuing to contribute to their chosen projects past the summer’s end. Congrats to the Haiku Team on being accepted this year!
In a post made on the BeUnited website back in January, Donovan “Deej” Schulteis announced that BeUnited was officially destablished, but that the site would remain online for archive purposes. This Tuesday, Deej posted on BeGroovy announcing that the existing BeUnited CVS repository will be moving to the newly-launched OsDrawer.net. Also related to OsDrawer, Studio-33 has posted a brief intereview with Francesca – one of the people behind the OsDrawer site. The interview clarifies a few points and also includes some interesting details about additional features that are planned such as a Jabber server.
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