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2010 Gentoo Screenshot contest reminder, plus IRC basics.

LINKS:
Gentoo Screenshot Contest 2010
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/pr/2010-screenshot-contest.xml
Screenshot Judges
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/pr/2010-screenshot-judges.xml
Screenshot Contest Album
http://picasaweb.google.com/Markos.Chandras/GentooScreenshotContest2010#
XChat
http://emerald.obsidian.com.au:8083/hosts/computerbank/computerbank/supp...
Chat Abbreviations
http://nooone.info/downloads/chatabrv.pdf
Freenode Server
http://freenode.net/faq.shtml
Screen and irssi
http://lizzie.spod.cx/screenirssi.shtml

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Installing and using Gentoo is widely regarded as a complex task. One of our biggest strengths has been our documentation team. Gentoo provides documentation and tools to simplify the process and make it straight forward for all levels of users. We really need your help.

LINKS:
Documentation Help
http://dev.gentoo.org/~dabbott/pr/20100601-docs-help-wanted.xml

Foundation Help
http://www.gentoo.org/news/20100517-trustees-help-wanted.xml

Compiz Troubleshooting
http://wiki.compiz.org/Troubleshooting#Is_the_Window_Decoration_Plugin_E...

Maintainer-needed Bugs
http://xrl.us/bhnpyw

Gentoo Python Developers Guide
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/Python/developersguide.xml

Gentoo Ten LiveDVD
http://linuxcrazy.com/?q=node/76

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In this Podcast, I talk about the libpng upgrade. If you have any questions, you can reach me at david at linuxcrazy dot com, or on freenode irc, channel #linuxcrazy.

The Gentoo libpng 1.2.x to 1.4.x upgrade didn't go very smoothly. Reason seems to be that libpng usage is odd, it provides both libpng14.* and libpng.* files.

Some packages like to use versioned libs while some other don't and it seems to lead to giant mess in *.la files.

In the past, if a source code package developer wanted to take advantage of the power of shared libraries, he needed to write custom support code for each platform on which his package ran. He also had to design a configuration interface so that the package installer could choose what sort of libraries were built.

GNU Libtool simplifies the developer's job by encapsulating both the platform-specific dependencies, and the user interface, in a single script. gnu Libtool is designed so that the complete functionality of each host type is available via a generic interface, but nasty quirks are hidden from the programmer.

GNU Libtool's consistent interface is reassuring... users don't need to read obscure documentation in order to have their favorite source package build shared libraries. They just run your package configure script (or equivalent), and libtool does all the dirty work.

Links
Libpng Update Tips
http://gentoo-pr.org/

libtool
http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/libtool.html

SONAME + Shared Libs Explained
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Library-related_Commands_and_Files#O...
http://blog.flameeyes.eu/2009/10/27/a-shared-library-by-any-other-name
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Program-Library-HOWTO/shared-libraries.html
http://blog.flameeyes.eu/2010/04/06/important-names-pointless-names
http://blog.flameeyes.eu/2010/05/12/gentoo-failed-us-again

irc network freenode channel #linuxcrazy

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In this Podcast, I give an overview of the Hottest Linux Distributions. If you have any questions, you can reach me at david at linuxcrazy dot com, or on freenode irc, channel #linuxcrazy.

The Picture to the right is my Test Box that I recorded this Podcast on because my main box was busy working on updating itself. You will notice some popping from the microphone I was using in the picture.

Links
Distrowatch
http://distrowatch.com/

irc network freenode channel #linuxcrazy

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