Netlabs News

This page will be used to gather news about netlabs.org and it's projects.

If you are looking for the bi-weekly newsletter, please go here: Netlabs_bi_weekly_newsletter

27. November - 3 December

 * SlideShow and ShowImage Modules for Doodles Screen Saver
 * The ShowImage module for DSS was updated (now uses GBM library instead of MMPM/2)
 * First version of the SlideShow module was released
 * Download: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/Modules
 * Uniaud new Release Candidate
 * need more Info
 * WarpVision
 * work on DVD Menu (also more Info needed)

20. November - 26. November

 * GenMAC - Adding new Chipsets
 * Thorolf Godawa will coordinate support for new chipsets in GenMAC
 * Many thanks to Thorolf for stepping forward
 * Please read the full post for more details
 * See: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.genmac.user/695
 * WarpIN 1.0.13
 * Fixed a minor bug in the install script processing.
 * Fixed Install/Close/Cancel processing when the "Archive, View" dialog was open. Bug 849.
 * WIC now defaults to overwriting newer files rather than aborting. Bug 890.
 * WIC deinstalls no longer require the "archive" and "path" elements in the .XCD file. Bug 851.
 * Added an Unlock All option to the "Locked File" dialog. Bug 802.
 * Download: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/warpin/warpin-1-0-13.exe
 * AMPOS2, now with:
 * Apache 2.2.3
 * MySQL 5.0.27
 * PHP 5.1.5
 * Download: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/ampos2/ampos2-a22-20061117.wpi

Guidelines for mail gathering and bi-weekly processing
This is intended to be a procedure on how to create the bi-weekly newsletter, so that multiple people are able to do it, in case others are away.

The news is gathered on a weekly basis. Sources for news are various. We know the following:
 * #netlabs channel, just connect and see what comes by
 * http://news.netlabs.org/
 * various SVN timelines for the projects that are already in SVN (needs to be listed explicitly?)

There is a mail id on netlabs for mailing out the newsletter to various contacts. The mail id is: news at netlabs dot org It uses the following IMAP mailserver: mail dot netlabs dot org

For the start of a new newsletter a copy from the previous one can be made and then copy the new news into it, to make life easy :-) The easiest way to get the text is grabbing it from the webpage in normal view mode. Check the text a second time, and align it a bit. Address it with BCC to the following addresses:
 * martin at os2world dot com
 * stevew at jafar dot hartnell dot edu
 * submit at os2voice dot org
 * webmaster at ecomstation dot com
 * webredactie at os2-gg dot nl
 * ktk at netlabs dot org
 * j dot van dot der dot heide at hccnet dot nl
 * os2info at gmx dot net

Don't forget the subject line with the next number and of it goes.

After the newsletter is sent the 'Netlabs bi-weekly newsletter' webpage has to be updated. (http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Netlabs_bi_weekly_newsletter). Just copy the news on top of the others and add a heading.

Then the draft version of the bi-weekly page can be emptied and the heading for the next week can be added.

That is basicly the process of the bi-weekly newsletter.