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1 REVIEW : Is s ue #4 - Augus t 2007 M IRO - AUDIO, VIDEO, PO DCASTS, EVEN TO RRENTS, BUT IS IT ANY GO O D? fu circ e H OW TO : TH E IND E PE ND E NT M AG AZ INE FO R TH E U BU NTU CO M M U NITY K EEPING K IDS SAFE IN LINUX LEARNING SCRIBUS PART 4 H O STING CO DE O N LAUNCH PAD DEM OCRACY IS DEAD, LONG LIVE M IRO! W E PREVIEW TH E LATEST VERSION BLOG IT! TOP 5 TOOLS TO M AK E BLOGGING E AS IE R INSTALL: EDUBUNTU 7.04 : FEISTY FAW N W H AT'S IN IT FO R TH E K IDS? H OW BAZ AAR! 1 H OS TING YOU R COD E ON LAU NCH PAD AND BAZ AAR fu circ e m agaz ine is not affi iate d w ith or e ndors e d b CanonicaLtd.

2 F avour of th e M onth - Edubuntu fu circ e p.04 Th is m onth Ph i ipp H oh n s h ow s us w h at app ications are in Edubuntu Is it us e futo our k ids? H ow -To H os ting Code on Launch pad p.06 K e e ping K ids Safe in Linux p.08 Scribus - Part 4 p.13 Pre vie w - M iro p.16 Inte rvie w - Co in W ats on p.18 Th e app ication form e r k now n as De m ocrac P ae r ge ts a ne w nam e and a face ift. M Stor - An Appropriate Nam e p.21 Figh ting to ive w ith Linux afte r e ars of W indow s us e. Ubuntu Youth P.13 P.06 P.08 P.16 K IDDIESAFE FEATURE P.04 Le tte rs p.23 W e bs ite of th e M onth p.26 Q& A M De s k top & M PC Sh ow us our m e an-m ach ine! P.28 P.26 p.22 p.25 p.27 Th e Top 5 p.28 H ow to Contribute p.30 Andre w M in pre s e nts h is Top5 b ogging too s A te xt and im age s containe d in th is m agaz ine are re e as e d unde r th e Cre ative Com m ons Attribution-B-Sh are A ik e 3.0 Unporte d ice ns e. Th is m e ans ou can adapt, cop, dis tribute and trans m it th e artic e s but on unde r th e fo ow ing conditions : You m us t attribute th e w ork to th e originaauth or in s om e w a (at e as t a nam e, e m aior ur ) and to th is m agaz ine b nam e (fu circ e ) and th e urw w w.fu circ e m agaz ine.org (but not attribute th e artic e (s ) in an w a th at s ugge s ts th at th e e ndors e ou or our us e of th e w ork ). And If ou a te r, trans form, or bui d upon th is w ork, ou m us t dis tribute th e re s u ting w ork unde r th e s am e, s im i ar or a com patib e ice ns e. 2

3 W ED ITO RIA L e com e to anoth e r is s ue of Fu Circ e. A th ough m an pe op e probab th ough t w e w e re ignoring th e m, far from it, w e 've be e n continua introducing itt e ch ange s a ong th e w a s ince our big aout ch ange in is s ue #2, I'm s ure ou' notice anoth e r one or tw o ch ange s in th is is s ue a s o. W e h ave to be fair and give Edubuntu its s h are of th e s pot igh t, but s ince its ins ta is pre tt m uch ide nticato th at of Ubuntu w e w e re n't s ure w h at w e cou d do w ith it s o w h at w e 've done in th is m onth 's F avour of th e M onth is focus on w h at e xact m ak e s Edubuntu s uitab e for th e ounge r ge e k s out th e re. Anoth e r im portant th ing to re ad th is m onth re garding k ids and com pute rs is our artic e on k e e ping k ids s afe w ith in Ubuntu. Cre ating a ne w us e r account is one th ing but h ow do ou s pe cif w h at our ch i d can and can not do w ith in th at account?th is artic e te s a. From Is s ue #5 w e w ou d ik e to add a ne w fe ature w h e re ou, th e re ade rs, can put acros s our opinions on w h ate ve r ou h ave on our m ind. Sure, w e h ave th e e tte r page, but for th e opinion fe ature ou w ou d h ave a w h o e page to ge t th ings off our ch e s t. So if ou h ave s om e th ing to s a (no M icros oft bas h ing artic e s ) p e as e e m aiour artic e to: artic e fu circ e m agazine.org Anoth e r nigg e w e 've h ad w ith th e m agaz ine is ong URLs. To com bat th is w e 've ins ta e d Ph ur on our w e b s ite. Th is give s us s h ort URLs s h ou d ou ne e d to tpe URLs in m anua. I h ope ou e njo th e m agaz ine and do k e e p th os e e m ai s com ing! A th e be s t, Ronnie Editor, Fu Circ e M agaz ine fu circ e m agazine.org 3 Th is m agaz ine w as cre ate d us ing :

4 FLAVO UR O FTH E M O NTH W ritte n b Ph i ipp H öh n I'm s ure b now ou w i h ave notice d h ow s im i ar th e ins ta proce dure is w ith m os t f avours of Ubuntu. Rath e r th an s h ow ou th e s am e proce dure again w ith anoth e r inte rface, th is m onth, Ph i ipp w i w i s h ow ou w h at ou can e xpe ct to s e e in th e e ducation orie ntate d e dition of Ubuntu, Edubuntu. U ntinow w e h ave cove re d th re e s e tups of diffe re nt f avours of Ubuntu. W h i e we us e d th e Live CD for Ubuntu and K ubuntu, w e s h ow e d h ow to us e th e A te rnate CD for an ins ta ation of Xubuntu. Th is m onth w e w i be going one s te p furth e r b s h ow ing ou s om e m ajor app ications of Edubuntu. Th ough Edubuntu h as e xact th e s am e ins ta ation as th e oth e r Ubuntu dis tributions, th e re are s e ve ram ajor diffe re nce s in th e app ications s h ippe d w ith Edubuntu. Edubuntu is de s igne d for s ch oo s and oth e r e ducationae nvironm e nts. It inc ude s a Ubuntu app ications but h as s om e e xtras pre ins ta e d. Th ough m os t of its additionaapp ications are bas e d on K DE, Edubuntu its e f s ti us e s Gnom e. Afte r ins ta ation, w h ich is th e s am e proce dure as Ubuntu, K ubuntu and Xubuntu (dow n oad Fu Circ e m agaz ine, is s ue s one th rough th re e, to s e e th e ins ta proce dure ) ou are th e n pre s e nte d w ith a s igh t diffe re nt de s k top de s ign. app ications de s igne d to ch a e nge s tude nts and ch i dre n to th ink cre ative and abs tract. Th e re are e ve n a fe w gam e s th at give ch i dre n th e opportunit to e arn about diffe re nt s ubje cts and practis e th e ir s k i s b p aing fun e ducationa gam e s. Le t's h ave a c os e r ook at s om e of th e s e Edubuntu app ications : K Bruch W h i e ou are s ti ab e to do th e s am e th ings ou are us e d to from Ubuntu, th e re are q uite a fe w app ications ou probab h ave n't s e e n be fore. Th e s e range from m ath e m aticatoo s to vocabu ar training as w e as oth e r 4 K Bruch is a training program for fractions th at fe ature s varie d e xe rcis e s and m u tip e e ve s of difficu t. It w i a s o k e e p track of s tatis tics to give ou th e opportunit to be at our ow n h igh s core s.

5 K m P ot K m P ot e ts ou draw p ots b s im p tping a function ik e f(x)=x^2 (re d p ot). Th is can re a be us e fu for ch e ck ing pupi s ' m ath h om e w ork! H angm an. Gue s s th e w ord b s pe ing th e e tte rs. Be care futh ough, too m an m is tak e s and ou w i os e and s e e th e h angm an! w ith Tux's as e r- ik e m ach ine. K anagram K Pe rce ntage K a zium Anoth e r m ath e m aticatraining app ication. B s e e cting one of th re e difficu t e ve s ou can train our pe rce ntage s k i s w ith diffe re nt e xe rcis e s. K a z ium is an e e ctronic pe riodic tab e. Be s ide s th e nam e s and picture s of th e e e m e nts it offe rs de tai s ik e atom ic m ode s, s pe ctrum s and oth e r various ch e m icadata. K H angm an Th is is th e Edubuntu ve rs ion of th e we -k now n s ch oogam e TuxM ath Anoth e r gam e inc ude d in Edubuntu, TuxM ath m ak e s ou te s t our m e nta arith m e tic b s topping m ath e m atica te rm s fa ing from th e s k b s o ving th e m 5 In th is gam e ou are ch a e nge d to re ad anagram s. Le tte rs in th e w rong orde r are to be put in th e righ t orde r to form a w ord. Th is gam e s upports th e de ve opm e nt of abs tract th ink ing for a age s. Th e s e are jus t a fe w of th e m an Edubuntu app ications. If ou h ave a ch i d or m abe ou are a te ach e r, Edubuntu is de finite w orth a tr. Ne xt m onth in Fu Circ e w e ' be fe aturing an Edubuntu pre s e ntation w h ich w as us e d b th e Co orado LocaCom m unit (CoLoCo) to h igh igh t th e us e s and fe ature s of Edubuntu to a group of s ch oo te ach e rs.

6 H O W - TO W ritte n b Ch ris Row s on H O STING YO UR CO D E O N LA UNCH PA D A ND BA Z A A R I re ce nt put s om e code up onto Launch pad (a s upe rb s oftw are de ve opm e nt toofrom CanonicaLim ite d), but it w as n t im m e diate appare nt to m e h ow to do it. I found tips on a fe w diffe re nt w e bs ite s, but th ough t I d bring it a toge th e r h e re for conve nie nce. F irs t of a ou ne e d a aunch pad account. Cre ate one at: h ttps :// aunch pad.ne t/+ ogin Now ou re q uire an SSH k e. Th is is s o ou can prove to aunch pad/baz aar th at ou are w h o ou s a ou are. If ou don t a re ad h ave one, h e re s h ow to m ak e one. ssh-kegen -t dsa Now ou ne e d to introduce ours e f to baz aar. bzr whoami 'Your Name emai@exampe.com' To cre ate a baz aar branch on our com pute r, navigate to th e fo de r th at contains ou code, and tpe th e fo ow ing. bzr init You w i now be as k e d for a s e cre t pas s w ord. Ch oos e one and pre s s e nte r. Your k e h as now be e n ge ne rate d. You can s e e it b tping You now ne e d to te baz aar w h ich fi es or fo de rs w ith in th e branch ou w ant to re cord ch ange s to. For th is e xam p e we h ave a branch fo de r ca e d te s t, w h ich contains th e fi e s h e o.ph p, ins ta.txt and a s ub fo de r ca e d s tuff. nano ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub bzr status Go to our aunch pad profi e now, and cop/pas te th e te xt from th e fi e ou ope ne d in th e s e ction above, into th e s e ction m ark e d Update SSH K e s. Th at s th at bit done. w ou d re turn unknown: heo.php insta.txt stuff/ You ne e d to te baz aar w h ich fi es and fo de rs ou w ant to add to th e s s te m. You can do th is b is s uing th e com m and: bzr add Th is w i add a of th e fi e s and fo de rs in th e curre nt dire ctor re curs ive. You can a s o add fi e s and fo de rs individua. bzr add heo.php bzr add insta.txt bzr add stuff If s tuff containe d an fi e s, th os e fi e s w ou d be adde d too. To re m ove a fi e (in th is ins tance ins ta.txt ) ou can e ith e r de e te it, th e fo de r on our com pute r, or run bzr remove insta.txt 6

7 bzr commit -m "added m first fie" You can a so se e ctive com m it s pe cific fi es. bzr commit -m "added GPL icence info" insta.txt Now th at ou ve finis h e d e diting our code and ge tting it re ad on our ocacom pute r, ou w ant to up oad it to aunch pad. bzr push sftp://username@bazaar.aunch pad.net/~usernameorteamname/p roject/branch To bre ak dow n th at ura itt e m ore, Us e rnam e is our Launch pad us e rnam e, afte r th e ~ ou can th e n inc ude e ith e r our aunch pad us e rnam e or a te am nam e, proje ct is th e nam e of th e proje ct in th e aunch pad urand branch is w h at ou w ou d ik e to ca th e branch. Note th at th e proje ct m us t be cre ate d in aunch pad be fore ou can pub is h to it. If ou don t w ant to pub is h to a particu ar proje ct, ou can pus h to th e + junk proje ct ins te ad (Th ank s De an). So in practice. bzr push sftp://uberperson@bazaar.aunch pad.net/~uber-devteam/ubuntu/deveopment w ou d cre ate a branch ca ed de ve opm e nt in th e ubuntu proje ct w h ich can be e dite d b anone in ube rde v-te am. Th e pe rs on w h o cre ate d th is up oad w ou d h ave th e us e rnam e ube rpe rs on on aunch pad. Give it a coup e of m inute s, and ou s h ou d be ab e to s e e our fi e s go ive on th e aunch pad s ite. H e pfu ink s : Fu Baz aar Tutoria- h ttp://doc.bazaarvcs.org/bzr.de v/tutoria.h tm Ne xt m onth : M atth e w Re ve from Canonica w i e xp ain h ow to us e Launch Pad to prope r re s e arch and re port an bugs ou m a h ave notice d in K /X/Ubuntu. 7 LAUNCH PAD.ne t W h e n ou h ave our code in a s tate th at ou w ant to up oad th e n ou ne e d to run th e com m it com m and. Th is cre ate s a re vis ion and a ow s ou to add a m e s s age re garding th e ch ange s ou ve m ade.

8 K EEP YO UR K ID S SA FE IN UBUNTU H O W - TO W ritte n b Pe te r Durri In th is artic e, I w i e xp ain th e s te ps I us e d to cre ate a us e r account in Ubuntu for m s ix e ar o d ne ph e w 's us e. W h i e th is configuration is particu ar to h is ne e ds, m an of th e s e cons ide rations w ou d app to anone configuring an account for us e b a ch i d. A s m ne ph e w h as be com e m ore e arne d, and can ge ne ra be counte d upon not to accide nta de s tro s om e th ing as fragi e as a h om e com pute r, I h ave a ow e d h im s upe rvis e d acce s s to m com pute r. H e m os t us e s it to p a s om e of th e gam e s I h ave ins ta e d for h im, or to acce s s th e w e bs ite s of h is favore d te e vis ion ne tw ork s, s uch as pbs k ids.org, and s prouton ine.com. H ow e ve r, h e h as re ach e d a e ve of proficie nc w h e re h e s e dom ne e ds mhe p. W h i e I w ou d pre fe r to s ta th e re w ith h im and continue to s upe rvis e dire ct, I s im p don't h ave th e tim e s o, in th is artic e, I w i e xp ain th e s te ps I us e d to cre ate a us e r account in Ubuntu for m s ix e ar o d ne ph e w. Firs t, I ne e de d to cre ate a s e parate account for h im to us e. In GNO M E, I w e nt to Ss te m > Adm inis tration > Us e rs and Groups. Afte r I e nte re d m adm inis trator's pas s w ord, th e Us e rs s e ttings w indow ope ne d. I c ick e d on Add Us e r and and th e Ne w us e r account w indow appe are d. O n th e account tab ( e ft), I e nte re d th e us e rnam e I w ant th e account to h ave, and th e re anam e. I ch os e to s e t th e account to unprivi e ge d and e ft th e contact inform ation b ank. For th e pas s w ord, I ge ne rate d s e ve rapas s w ords untii h ad 8 one th at s e e m e d com p e x e nough. Unfortunate, th e random pas s w ords don't inc ude an s pe cia ch aracte rs, but th e can be adde d dire ct into th is fie d. Th is w ou d be ne ar im pos s ib e for m ne ph e w to re m e m be r. Fortunate, th at w on't be a prob e m, but m ore on th at in a m om e nt. Ne xt, I w e nt to th e Us e r Privi e ge s tab (be ow ) and adde d th e privi e ge s I w ante d m ne ph e w to us e : * Acce s s ing e xte rna s torage de vice s autom atica * Us e audio de vice s * Us e CDRO M drive s

9 W ith noth ing on th e advance d tab ne e ding m atte ntion, I c ick e d O K and th e n c os e d out of th e Us e r s e ttings w indow. Be fore ogging out of m account, I w e nt to Ss te m > Adm inis tration > Login W indow ( e ft) to configure th e GNO M E dis p a m anage r. In th e Login W indow Pre fe re nce s w indow, I w e nt to th e Se curit tab. Th e re I ch e ck e d th e Enab e Tim e d Login box, s e e cte d m ne ph e w s account in th e drop dow n m e nu, and s e t th e tim e d ogin de a to 10 s e conds. Th is a ow e d m e to us e a ve r s e cure pas s w ord, w ith out m ak ing m ne ph e w m e m oriz e it. W ith th at done, I c os e d out of th e ogin pre fe re nce s and re s tarte d m m ach ine be fore te s ting th e tim e d ogin. M m ain obje ctive in pre paring h is account w as to m ak e it e as for h im to us e. I w ante d to s im p if as m uch as pos s ib e. I can a w as add to th e com p e xit ate r. Th e firs t th ing I ch ange d w as to ope n th e w ork s pace s w itch e r pre fe re nce s and s e t th e num be r of w ork s pace s to one. Th e n I re m ove d it from th e pane a -toge th e r. I a so re m ove d th e "Quit..." app e t. As a ge ne raru e, I w ante d to avoid c utte r, but I m ain w ante d to m ak e it e as for h im to find w h at h e w ants to us e, w h i s t avoiding th e th ings I m a not w ant h im to us e, s o th e ne xt ite m on m age nda w as th e m e nu. I cons ide re d jus t adding aunch e rs to th e de s k top and doing aw a w ith th e m e nu a toge th e r, but th e re are far too m an program s to m ak e th at an optim as o ution. So, I ope ne d up a acarte, th e m e nu e ditor inc ude d in Ubuntu, and s tarte d cutting aw a. Th e re are m an s ubm e nus in th e de fau t ins ta, and pre cious fe w app ications I fe e h e w ou d find us e fu. M ch oice s h e re w e re rath e r s pe cific to m cas e, but e s s e ntia I re m ove d th e m ajorit of th e pre fe re nce s, th e e ntire adm inis tration m e nu, and a e ntrie s for 9 program s th at I did not ins ta s pe cifica for h is us e -- w ith th e e xce ptions of com m on ite m s ik e th e Te xt Editor, Ca cu ator, and Fire fox. W h i e th e "Se arch for Fi e s " m e nu e ntr is avai ab e th rough th e p ace s m e nu, I w ante d to m ak e s e arch ing m ore e as i avai ab e, s o I adde d th e de s k bar to th e top pane and s e t th e aout to e ntr in pane on th e vie w tab of th e de s k bar pre fe re nce s. I a s o dis ab e d m an of th e e xte ns ions unde r th e Se arch e s tab, e aving on : * Fi e s and Fo de rs Se arch * H is tor * W e b Book m ark s * W e b h is tor * Re ce nt Docum e nts Th e ide a be ing, again, to im it th e am ount of inform ation h e h as to proce s s.

10 H aving configure d th e pane s to m ik ing, I ran Pe s s u us, a ock dow n e ditor for GNO M E. W h i e Pe s s u us is not ins ta e d in Ubuntu b de fau t, it is avai ab e from th e Ubuntu re pos itorie s. I don't e xpe ct m ne ph e w to active atte m pt to bpas s th e re s trictions I h ave p ace d on h is account. H one s t, I w ou d go s o far as to e ncourage it. So, de s pite Pe s s u us ' m an options, m ne e ds h e re are s im p e. Sw itch ing to th e "Pane " s e ction in pe s s u us, I ch e ck e d tw o options, Lock dow n th e pane s and Dis ab e ock s cre e n (be ow ) th e n c os e d th e ock dow n e ditor. H ope fu th is w i pre ve nt th e a -to-com m on "m is s ing" pane s and app e ts, bane of ne w us e rs and te ch s upport a ik e. As a finas te p, I ran gconf-e ditor and navigate d to apps > nauti us > pre fe re nce s in th e e ft h and pane and ch e ck e d de s k top_ is _ h om e _ dir (be ow ). Th is w i ch ange th e de s k top dire ctor from /h om e /jim m /De s k top to jus t /h om e /jim m. W h i e th e re is s om e dis agre e m e nt as to w h e th e r th is s h ou d be a de fau t gnom e s e tting, I ce rtain th ink it is appropriate for m particu ar s ituation. Th e prim ar pie ce of s oftw are I w ant to configure is Fire fox. Th e re are m an va uab e re s ource s for s tude nts on th e w e b. Not to m e ntion (w ith F as h and Java ins ta e d) th e ne ar e nd e s s varie t of gam e s. H ow e ve r, th e re are m an m ore th ings to be found out in th e w i ds of th e inte rne t. W ith th at in m ind, I w i fo ow up m us uaround of s im p ifications w ith a particu ar s trong form of "pare nta contro s." In addition to th at, I h ave 10 ins ta e d an ad-b ock e r. W h i e th e re are m an va id argum e nts agains t us ing dis rupting adve rtis ing s e rvice, I h ave far m ore pre s s ing conce rns about oung im pre s s ionab e m inds be ing bom barde d b com m e rcia is m. Now, as I s aid be fore, one of m prim ar goa s w ith th is w h o e proce s s h as be e n to s im p if us e r inte rface s. To th is e nd, m firs t action in Fire fox w as to re m ove a but th e forw ard and back buttons in th e navigation bar, as w e as unch e ck us e s m a icons in th e Cus tom iz e too bar w indow. O nce I w as s atis fie d w ith th e m e nu, I s e arch e d th e M oz i a add-ons page for an e xte ns ion ca e d Pe rs ona M e nu and ins ta e d it. Th e m os t curre nt ve rs ion as of th is w riting is

11 Afte r re s tarting m brow s e r, I ope ne d up th e pre fe re nce s for Pe rs onam e nu. Pe rs onam e nus is a gre at e xte ns ion for s im p ifing th e inte rface, it a ow s ou to cre ate a m e nu button for th e navigation too bar, m ove ite m s from th e s tandard m e nu bar m e nus (Fi e, Edit, Vie w, e tc) into our buttons m e nu, and th e n h ide th e m e nu bar. So, afte r adding m ch oice s from th e s tandard m e nus, I p ace d th e cus tom iz e d m e nu on th e far righ t of th e navigation bar, w ith th e s e arch e ntr fie d jus t to its e ft. Th e ite m s I ch os e w e re fair s tandard: * H om e * Print * Save Page As... * Fu Scre e n W ith th e e xce ption of Save Page As... none of th e s e ite m s are avai ab e on th e s tandard page conte xt m e nu. As I h ave s aid be fore, I don't anticipate m ne ph e w active atte m pting to bpas s an q uantit of ne w page s cre ate d e ve r da; on top of th os e ve r re a prob e m s, th e re is th e prob e m of th e cre ator's pre judice tow ards w h at page s s h ou d be b ock e d. re s trictions I p ace on h is account. Th at re as on a ow s m e to s im p if m approach to im iting h is inte rne t acce s s. Afte r s h opping around, I found th e s o ution th at I w as ook ing to us e : a w h ite is t. M os t "pare ntacontro " s o utions e ith e r us e a b ack is t, w h ich is a is t of forbidde n w e b addre s s e s, or a com bination of a b ack is t and a conte nt fi te r th at s e arch e s th e conte nts of re q ue s te d page s for ce rtain k e w ords. Th e re as num e rous dis advantage s to th e s e approach e s : m an w ords th at are us e d as profanit can a s o h ave va id us e s ; b ack is t cre ators cou d ne ve r h ope to cata ogue a e xis ting page s, m uch e s s th e m as s ive 11 Fortunate, I can m ak e th os e k inds of de cis ions m s e f. B ch oos ing a w h ite - is t s o ution, I can pick w h at page s I w ant m ne ph e w to acce s s. An page th at is not on th e w h ite is t is b ock e d b de fau t. As m ne ph e w 's inte re s t grow s, I w i h ave to inve s tigate s ubje cts th at h e is inte re s te d in and a ow acce s s to th os e I don't find acce ptab e. W h i e th is doe s invo ve m ore e ffort on m part, it doe s e ns ure a be tte r unde rs tanding be tw e e n us. Th e p ugin I us e d for th is is ca ed B ock Site ( e ft), and is a so avai ab e at th e officia M oz i a Fire fox addons page. B ock Site

12 h as a ve r s im p e inte rface and a ow s both b ack is t and w h ite - is t bas e d b ock ing. W i dcards are s upporte d, s o b adding *w ik ipe dia.org/* ou can acce s s a page s on e ve r s ub-dom ain of th e w ik ipe dia.org s ite. If ou fe e th e ne e d, ou can add a pas s w ord, w h ich m us t be e nte re d be fore acce s s ing th e B ock Site pre fe re nce s. H ow e ve r th e w h o e e xte ns ion cou d be dis ab e d in th e Add-ons w indow, s o th at's not a te rrib e ffe ctive s o ution. For troub e s om e s ite s, tr ook ing for prox or fire w a inform ation. For e xam p e, I w ante d to add th e w e bs ite for th e Stor ine O n ine.ne t w e bs ite, w h ich offe rs vide os of profe s s iona actors re ading ch i dre n's book s. Th e s ite oade d fine, but th e vide os w ou d ne ve r p a. O n th e h e p page, I found th e re as on. It turne d out to be th at th e vide os w e re h os te d b a s ite w ith a diffe re nt dom ain nam e. Afte r adding th at to th e w h ite - is t as w e, th e a p ae d w ith out is s ue. For anone w h o m igh t w ant a s igh t m ore s e cure s o ution, th e re is Pub icfox, w h ich ook s to be a m as h up or e xte ns ion of B ock Site w ith s om e additions th at w i a ow th e pas s w ord prote ction to be e xte nde d to oth e r ite m s ik e th e brow s e r Pre fe re nce s, about:config page, and th e Add-ons w indow. I trie d th is for a w h i e, but th e cons tant pas s w ord e ntr pop-ups don't offe r a te rrib frie nd e xpe rie nce. Us e d in conjunction w ith Pe s s u us to dis ab e th e com m and ine and pre ve nt running Fire fox w ith th e -profi e m anage r s w itch, th is cou d offe r a de ce nt ock dow n s o ution. Again th ough, th e re is a w as a w a around re s trictions, as s um ing ou k now th e w a. In th is cas e, th e us e r w ou d s im p h ave to acce s s th e ir profi e dire ctor and e dit a fe w te xt fi e s to dis ab e th e e xte ns ion. Th at's it for m s e tup. In th e future, if m ne ph e w be gins to m irror h is unc e 's dow n oading h abits, I m a h ave to re cre ate h is account us ing dis k q uotas. For anone inte re s te d in s e tting up s uch a fe ature, it m igh t h e p to re fe r to th is pos t b As iu on th e Ubuntu forum s h e re : 12 h ttp://ubuntuforum s.org/s h ow pos t.ph p?p= & pos tcount=10. If h e e ve r s e e m s to de ve op unh e a th com puting h abits, s uch as s pe nding e ntire too m uch tim e in front of it, gnom e a re ad offe rs a s o ution. Unde r K e board Pre fe re nce s, in th e GNO M E pre fe re nce s, th e re is a tab abe e d Tping Bre ak. Tping Bre ak can be s e t to ock th e s cre e n afte r a ce rtain am ount of tim e, w h ich is adjus tab e in incre m e nts of one m inute, from one to one h undre d th ous and m inute s. If it com e s to th at, I' h ave to s e t gdm to ogin to m ne ph e w 's account autom atica, and m e m oriz e h is pas s w ord. Re gard ess, I th ink th is is a good s tart. Since th is is m pe rs onacom pute r w e are us ing, I s aw no re as on to ins ta Edubuntu, but I did ins ta bas ica a of th e e ducationa s oftw are avai ab e in th e re pos itorie s, as w e as one th at is not: Gute np, A cata og brow s e r and te xt re ade r for Proje ct Gute nbe rg, w h ich I h igh re com m e nd. W h i e it doe s not h ave an Ubuntu s pe cific.de b fi e avai ab e, I h ave us e d th e De bian pack age avai ab e at h ttp://gute np.s f.ne t/ w ith gre at s ucce s s.

13 H O W - TO W ritte n b Ronnie Tuck e r In th is fourth artic e in th e Scribus s e rie s w e w i dis cus s cre ating 'co our s t e s ' w h ich w i a ow us to q uick and e as i a te r various te xt or s h ape co ours at th e c ick of a m ous e button and w ith z e ro gue s s w ork. H aving continuit in our pub ication is e s s e ntiato e ns ure th at a our page s com e toge th e r to form a s ing e pub ication. Las t m onth w e s aw h ow to cre ate Paragraph St e s th is m e ans th at w ith th e c ick of a button ou can as s ign th e s am e font, co our and s e ttings e ve r tim e w ith m inim a w ork and, m ore im portant, no gue s s w ork. Th is m onth w e ook at Co ours, th is m e nu option w i do a s im i ar th ing to Paragraph St e s but w ith boxe s, ine s and s o on. Im agine th is : ou are on page fift of our pub ication and ou w ant our im age to h ave a borde r w h ich h as th e s am e co our and s t e as th e im age on page one. You cou d e as i s cro, or jum p, to page one but w ou dn't it be e as ie r to jus t h ave a pa e tte of co ours, w ith nam e s, th at ou can ca upon?w e w ith Scribus ' Co ours s e ttings, ou can. Firs t e t's m ak e a nam e d co our. PART 4 Th at is t is th e de fau t co ours th at Scribus cre ate s for a m os t e ve r docum e nt, ou can k e e p th e m a if ou w ant but I find it confus ing and am going to de e te th e m a and s tart a fre s h. But w ait! W h at if I de e te th e co ours us e d in m h e ade r and te xt? To s ave th is h appe ning, c ick th e Re m ove Unus e d button. H e re 's m is t now. C ick on th e Edit > Co ours m e nu option. Th is is w h e re w e e ft off in Is s ue #3, Paragraph St es: M uch ne ate r! 13

14 So e ts cre ate a ne w co our for our pa e tte. C ick th e Ne w button. You' s e e s om e te xt at th e top e ft w h ich s as 'Ne w Co our', ch ange th at to w h at ou w ant to ca th is co our, I'm going to ca it 'Ph oto Borde r'. Be ow th at it s as 'CM YK '. You can ch ange th at to RGB or W e b Safe. If our going to s e nd our docum e nt to a profe s s ionaprinte r th e n us e CM YK (s am e for im age s too!) but s ince th is is for a PDF (and not be ing printe d profe s s iona ) I' ch oos e RGB. Th e m e nu at th e top righ t w i give a is t of pre -m ade pa e tte s if ou w ant th is but I'm going w ith m cus tom pa e tte. I've ch os e n m co our from th e rainbow ook ing box in th e righ t of th e w indow and now c ick O K. You s e e th e tw o icons?o n th e righ t is th e 'Fi ' button, th is is w h at co our ou w ant our Sh ape co oure d as (it w on't do anth ing to an im age but it w i co our th e ins ide of oth e r s h ape s s uch as re ctang es, circ e s and s uch ik e ) and be ow th e fi icon is th e co our th at fi is us ing, in th is cas e, none. To th e e ft is th e Line Co our, th is is w h at contro s th e borde r co our, at th e m om e nt it is s e t to none, s o e ft c ick on our Ph oto Borde r co our. A th ough th e re probab ook s ik e th e re 's no ch ange, re m e m be r th at jus t c ick ing th e im age a one give s it a re d borde r to s h ow s e e ction s o c ick on And th e re 's m cus tom m ade co our in th e is t. C ick O K to re turn to docum e nt e diting. Re m e m be r, s am e as w ith Paragraph St e s : if ou ch ange a co our th at is us e d in our docum e nt, a ins tance s of th at co our w i ch ange to th e ne w va ue. Ne xt I ne e d a borde r around m im age s o s e e ct th e im age and ook at th e Co our tab in th e Prope rtie s w indow 14 a b ank pie ce on th e page. I've got a b ue borde r but I'd ik e it a bit th ick e r. To controth e ine

15 th ick ne s s and tpe, c ick on th e im age (re m e m be r, a th is w i a s o w ork for an s h ape s ou draw too) and c ick th e Line tab in th e Prope rtie s w indow. C ick ing th e 'Tpe of Line ' m e nu w i et ou ch oos e from a range of s t e s, I' ch oos e th e das h e s. If ou've draw n a ine th is is a s o w h e re ou can ch oos e to h ave an arrow h e ad on it. 'Line W idth ' is th e th ick ne s s of th e ine, I' go for a s e tting of th re e to m ak e s ure it s h ow s on m s cre e ns h ots. 'Edge s ' and 'Endings ' e dit e ith e r th e s tart/e nd of a ine or th e corne rs of a s h ape. Un ess ou h ave particu ar w ide s h ape s ou probab w on't notice a gre at de aof ch ange w h e n ou p a w ith th e s e s e ttings. O k, I'm h app w ith th at. H ow doe s it ook?again, I c ick on a b ank pie ce of th e page to de s e e ct th e im age (or s h ape!) th e Line tab and a te r th e th ick ne s s of th e ine. To prove m point: c ick th e 'Ins e rt Sh ape ' button w h ich is be ow th e Print icon. C ick, h o d, and drag out a re ctang e s h ape (or w h ich e ve r s h ape ou ch oos e from ) and re e as e th e m ous e button. You' probab s e e a b ack s h ape : Th e s e are th e de fau t co our s e ttings for a s h ape but k e e p th e s h ape s e e cte d and c ick th e Co ours tab in th e Prope rtie s w indow. C ick th e Fi icon and ch oos e a co our and c ick th e Line icon and ch oos e a co our for it too. Again, s am e as w ith th e im age, ou can c ick 15 P a around w ith th e s h ape s, borde rs and co ours w ith in our docum e nt. Sh ape s are good for banne rs or to put te xt in, and re m e m be r: ou can co our th e ins ide of a s h ape as trans pare nt b ch oos ing 'None ' for th e co our. Norm a ou don't w ant to go craz w ith co ours. Sam e as w ith Paragraph St e s : ch oos e m abe s ix or s e ve n and s tick w ith th e m. Too m an co ours and te xt s t e s w i m ak e our docum e nt ook confus ing and unprofe s s iona. Ne xt m onth w e ' dis cus s Lae rs. Rath e r th an h ave one docum e nt w ith e ve rth ing s pre ad acros s fift page s, w e can p ace ite m s on s e parate ae rs. Th is m e ans -- ik e GIM P or Ph otos h op -- w e can turn ae rs on/off to s h ow /h ide groups of s h ape s, te xt, im age s e ve n e ntire artic e s, w h ich can im prove pe rform ance on s ow e r m ach ine s.

16 PREVIEW W ritte n b Ronnie Tuck e r M iro is 'th e app ication form e r k now n as De m ocrac P ae r'. It is atte m pting to be a bit of an a -in-one tpe app ication th at w i ook afte r a our audio and vide o ne e ds inc uding podcas ts. It e ve n h o ds a itt e s urpris e too... W h e n ou firs t s tart M iro, it is a bit daunting, to s a th e e as t. You are s h ow n th e M iro Guide w h ich is re a jus t a w h o e bunch of ink s to s ubm itte d conte nt from various s ource s s uch as YouTube, Ve oh and e ve n s om e big nam e s w ith vide os for dow n oad ik e : Com e d Ce ntra, NationaGe ograph ic, e ve n Adu t Sw im! Th e top portion of th e page s cro s from righ t to e ft s h ow ing ou th e fe ature d ite m s. Be ow th at is th e Popu ar, Jus t Adde d and a is t of cate gorie s. Be ow th e M iro Guide is th e contro s w ith th e us uap a/paus e and s k ip buttons. To th e e ft of th e contro s is th e s e arch box. Se e ct a s ite (ou can ch oos e from : YouTube, Ve oh, Goog e Vide o, B ogdigge r, Re vve r, Dai M otion and b ip.tv) and tpe in a fe w w ords to s e arch for. Dow n th e e ft of th e s cre e n is a pane w h ich contains our p a is ts and book m ark e d podcas ts. 16 Adding our favourite podcas ts is e as e nough, ou can add a fo de r (to organis e th ings ) th e n Add Ch anne from th e Ch anne s m e nu. M iro w i now k e e p an e e on our podcas ts and autom atica dow n oad ne w e pis ode s as th e be com e avai ab e. You can paus e or re m ove a dow n oad and afte r ou've is te ne d to th e podcas t ou can de e te th e fi e if ou w is h. A nice fe ature is th at ou can Sh are a podcas t b e m ai ing a frie nd about it or b s ubm itting it to one of th e m an s ociane tw ork ing s ite s s uch as Re ddit.

17 Se arch ing th e m an vide o s ite s is q uick and e as and re s u ts are dis p ae d w ith in M iro s o no s w itch ing be tw e e n M iro and a brow s e r. Your s e arch re s u ts can a s o be s ave d as a ch anne for q uick acce s s to th os e re s u ts at a ate r date. C ick ing th e dow n arrow w h ich is on th e vide o pre vie w im age be gins a dow n oad. I s a again: a dow n oad. ik e w h e n s h ou d fi e s e xpire and be autom atica de e te d, but th e re 's a so a s urpris e in th e re too: tak e a ook at th e bottom option. BitTorre nt?th at's righ t, M iro is a s o a BitTorre nt c ie nt! A th ough it did tak e m e a itt e w h i e to re a is e th at to ope n a torre nt fi e ou ne e d to go to th e m e nu and ch oos e Vide o > O pe n and doub e c ick our torre nt fi e (be ow ). No m e ntion at a in an m e nu of 'torre nt'. Th at ne e ds fixing. dow n oade d from a re pos itor[1] to s ave com pi ing it from s ource. I fe e it w ou d be unfair to m ark M iro s ince it is s ti in be ta but w ou d de finite e ncourage pe op e to give it a tr if our ook ing for a one s top s h op for a our audio, vide o, podcas ting and BitTorre nt fi es. Ins te ad of s tre am ing th e vide os from th e s ite s it actua dow n oads th e m to our m ach ine (above ). Th at's a fe ature of th is s oftw are th at I re a ik e. M iro is a so igh t on options w ith on one pre fe re nce s w indow (righ t). M os t are jus t bas ic th ings [1]h ttp://ftp.os uos.org/pub/pcu tu Vide o p aback (righ t) is w h at ou w ou d e xpe ct from an oth e r vide o p ae r s ince it us e s e ith e r Gs tre am e r or Xine for p aback. Th e ow q ua it of th e vide o in th e s cre e n (righ t) is due to it p aing a YouTube vide o in th is cas e. Th e on ne gative for M iro is th at it's s ti in be ta. Th e ve rs ion I te s te d w as 17 re.org/m iro/ inux/re pos itorie s /ubunt u fe is t/

18 INTERVIEW W ritte n b Robe rt C ips h am CO LIN W ATSO N UBUNTU D EVELO PER Co in W ats on is one of th e e ad de ve ope rs for Ubuntu and is an e m p oe e at Canonica. H e re w e as k h im h ow h e firs t got invo ve d, w h at h e ik e s be s t about th e Ubuntu com m unit and about h is m os t up ifting e xpe rie nce. H ow ong h ave ou be e n program m ing? Since I w as 7, s o a itt e ove r 20 e ars. M pare nts got m e a Z X Spe ctrum +, and I taugh t m s e f to program in BASIC. Th e firs t anguage I e arnt th at I s ti us e toda w ou d be C, w h ich I th ink I pick e d up around th e age of 17. H ow ong h ave ou be e n invo ve d w ith Ubuntu? I w as one of th e founding m e m be rs of th e Ubuntu core de ve opm e nt te am. I s tarte d w ork ing on Ubuntu in M a 2004 upon be ing e m p oe d b Canonica(th ough ne ith e r Ubuntu nor Canonicaw e re ca e d th at back th e n). M e m or is unc e ar, but it's pos s ib e I w as invo ve d in com ing up w ith th e nam e "M O TU" H ow h as our e xpe rie nce as a M OTU de ve ope r be e n? W ith th e s am e cave at (core de ve ope r), it's be e n am az ing; I ove be ing in a pos ition to s e t up a re a we -inte grate d s s te m acros s th e board w ith a m inim um of bure aucrac, and of cours e it's h uge re w arding to s e e Ubuntu ge t s o m uch favourab e atte ntion. It's be e n a ot of w ork but w e w orth it s o far. H ow h as our e xpe rie nce be e n w ith th e com m unit be e n? I've be e n ve r im pre s s e d w ith h ow m uch th e Ubuntu com m unit's grow n in th re e e ars, and h ow incre dib active it h as be e n. I've a s o be e n p e as e d th at it ge ne ra w ork s as a com m unit; it doe s n't te nd to ge t s tuck in e nd e s s back -andforth or m ire d in bure aucrac. Th at's a be e n gre at to s e e. Are ou a s o w ork ing w ith ups tre am (or De bian)? If e s, h ow is th at e xpe rie nce? I've be e n a De bian de ve ope r s ince e ar 2001, and th at h as n't ch ange d. Natura th e re 's on so m uch tim e ou can put into ope rating s s te m de ve opm e nt in th e da and re m ain s ane, but I tr to contribute w h at I can in m fre e tim e e ve n th ough it's m da job too; I s ti care ve r m uch about both proje cts, and I th ink th e re 's p e nt of room for th e m both to e xce. W h i e I've h ad a fe w argum e nts w ith pe op e about de tai s of w h e th e r s uch -and-s uch a ch ange s h ou d h ave be e n 18 contribute d back to De bian or not, on th e w h o e I've trie d to s ta c e ar of f am e w ars on th e s ubje ct, and I find th at I s ti w ork we w ith De bian de ve ope rs on a te ch nica e ve. I'm h app w ith th is s ituation and it a s e e m s q uite s tab e now. H ow m uch tim e did it tak e ou to be com e a de ve ope r? We, um, I th ink it m igh t h ave be e n a coup e of w e e k s afte r I s tarte d at Canonica untith e ve r firs t Ubuntu arch ive w as actua in p ace s o th at w e cou d up oad to it... H ave ou h ad an up ifting e xpe rie nce s w h i e w ork ing for Ubuntu and its com m unit? Th e W art pre vie w re e as e w as re a q uite s om e th ing. I'd be e n up for goodne s s k now s h ow ong de a ing w ith th e re e as e (I'm in ch arge of cdim age.ubuntu.com and re e as e s.ubuntu.com, s o I w as th e one w h o h ad to put a th e fi e s in p ace and pre s s th e Big Re d Button), and s traigh t afte r th at I w e nt off to s e e p for 16 h ours. W h e n I got

19 back, #ubuntu h ad EXPLO DED; it took m e a s o id h our to catch up w ith a th e activit th e re, w h e n pre vious it h ad be e n th is q uie t itt e de ve opm e nt ch anne. I th ink a ot of us h ad a "w ow, pe op e m igh t actua be inte re s te d in th is s tuff" m om e nt around th e n. W h at do ou s e e h appe ning in Ubuntu's future? I don't s e e it s ow ing dow n, ce rtain. B ne xt e ar, if a goe s to p an, w e ' h ave anoth e r ong-te rm -s upport re e as e unde r our be t, and th is tim e w e ' h ave h ad th e e xpe rie nce of 6.06 to e arn from, s o I th ink it' w ork out pre tt w e. I th ink th at w i give us an e xce e nt bas e for e xpanding into bigge r audie nce s. th re e e ars w ork ing on th e ins ta e r, it's probab not s urpris ing th at th at's w h at I e njo m os t. I th ink I ik e ins ta e r w ork be caus e it's s om e h ow im m e ns e s atis fing to bui d a s s te m up from th e ve r bottom, and to be th e firs t e xpe rie nce pe op e h ave w ith th e ope rating s s te m. Th e re 's s ti p e nt of varie t th e re, e ve n th ough th e ins ta e r m anife s t w ork s w e for s o m an pe op e, jus t be caus e h ardw are a w as m anage s to find m ore w e irdne s s to th row at us. For s om e w h at s im i ar re as ons, I s uppos e, I a so ik e w ork ing ondis tribution infras tructure : th e bits ou ne ve r re a both e r to ook at th at w ork out th e fu is t of pack age s w e ne e d to s h ip, or th e proce s s of k ick ing off a ne w de ve opm e nt dis tribution afte r w e re e as e. I th ink it's fun to be in at th e ground f oor. W h at do ou th ink th e be s t w a for th e Ubuntu com m unit to h e p w ith Ubuntu? Is th e re anth ing ou w ou d ik e to s e e in Ubuntu in th e future? h ttps ://w ik i.ubuntu.com / Contribute ToUbuntu I'd ik e to h ave inte grate d s upport for producing cus tom Ubuntu CD im age s. I'd ik e to h ave th e graph icains ta e r be m ore re iab e and m ore f e xib e, particu ar in te rm s of partitioning. I'd ik e to m ak e a conce rte d as s au t on e xce s s ive us e of s s te m m e m or. I can re a on point to for th is ; pe op e h ave s uch a varie t of diffe re nt s k i s th at cou d be put to good us e. W e 're de finite a w as in ne e d of ne w de ve ope rs and e ve n core de ve ope rs w h o can put conce rte d e ffort into im proving th e q ua it and re iabi it of Ubuntu, th ough, and pe op e w h o can accurate s ift th rough bug re ports to find ite m s th at de ve ope rs ne e d to w ork on. W h ich part of Ubuntu do ou ik e de ve oping th e m os t? Give n th at I've s pe nt a good ch unk of th e as t In ge ne ra, I w ou d ik e to s tart a big pus h for s s te m atic im prove m e nts in q ua it and re iabi it. M pare nts s e e m q uite h app w ith th e ir Ubuntu s s te m, but it s ti bre ak s fair fre q ue nt in w as th e don't k now h ow to fix. I ce rtain don't m ind he ping th e m out, but it re a s h ou dn't bre ak to s tart w ith, or w h e n it m us t bre ak it s h ou d be c e are r w h at to do (for e xam p e, th e w h o e us e r inte rface around fs ck is difficu t for e nd us e rs ). O ne th ing w e 're doing in Guts is to m ak e th e 19 s s te m m ore robus t agains t running out of dis k s pace, s o ou can s ti og in and c e an up s om e fi e s. Th e re 's ots of th at k ind of th ing to be tack e d. W h at advantage s doe s Ubuntu h ave ove r oth e r Linux dis tributions? It h as a functionaand e nth us ias tic de ve opm e nt com m unit, toge th e r w ith s trong com m e rciaback ing to m ak e s ure th at it k e e ps m oving forw ard and to do th e boring jobs ik e infras tructure. I th ink w e 've s truck th e be s t ba ance th e re of an dis tribution I've s e e n: on controve rs ia de cis ions th e com m unit re a h as ove rru e d th e com pan at tim e s w h e n its te ch nicaargum e nts h ave be e n s tronge r. W e h ave th e s upe rb bas is of De bian, and de ve ope rs w ith p e nt of e xpe rie nce in s om e ve r ce ntraparts of De bian s o th at w e are n't jus t riding on its coat-tai s. We re e as e ofte n e t h ave th e LTS re e as e s for pe op e w h o w ant a s ow e r upgrade cc e. W e h ave a s trong be ie f in h aving th ings Jus t W ork. Is Ubuntu th e firs t Dis tribution ou h ave w ork e d on? No; as m e ntione d above, I w ork e d on De bian be fore Ubuntu. I us e d (but ne ve r de ve ope d) Re d H at for about a e ar be fore s w itch ing to De bian, but th at's th e e xte nt of m dis tribution e xpe rie nce.

20 W h e n did ou firs t s tart de ve oping Ubuntu? M a W h at program m ing anguage (s ) do ou ne e d to de ve op Ubuntu? Pe rs ona, I us e an ad-h oc m ixture of C, sh e s cript, Pth on, and Pe r ; th at's s k e w e d be caus e d-i (th e ins ta e r ou s e e on our a te rnate ins ta CDs ) is w ritte n in C and sh e, th ough ne w de ve opm e nt w ork in Ubuntu is us ua in Pth on w h e re pos s ib e. You ne e d to h ave a bas ic w ork ing fam i iarit w ith GNU M ak e in orde r to h and e De bian/ubuntu-s t e pack aging, too. Are as of Ubuntu oth e r th an th os e I te nd to w ork in m a h ave th e ir ow n re q uire m e nts. I've pick e d a of th e s e up ove r th e e ars, s o it's ve r h ard to s a h ow ong it took m e to m as te r th e m. C took s e ve rae ars, th ough I w as going th rough unive rs it at th e s am e tim e. Sh e and m ak e w e re jus t th ings I abs orbe d gradua bas e d on w h at I ne e de d at th e tim e. I taugh t m s e f Pe rand Pth on in a fe w w e e k s e ach w ith ots of re ading. Re a, th e m ore anguage s ou're us e d to, th e e as ie r it ge ts to pick up ne w one s. I ve r m uch re com m e nd a broad e ducation in as m an anguage s as ou can s o th at ou don't ge t s tuck in a rut. W h at advice w ou d ou give to s om e one w is h ing to h e p out w ith Ubuntu? Th e re is no be tte r advice in m book th an to find s om e th ing ou care about and m ak e it be tte r. I e arnt Pe rbe caus e a program I w as w riting for fun w as ridicu ous s ow in s h e. Th e point w h e re I re a got into s e rious De bian de ve opm e nt w as w h e n I s tarte d w ork ing on m andb (th e 'm an' program and s o on) be caus e nobod e s e w as doing s o, and fixing s w ath e s of bugs th at h ad be e n annoing ots of pe op e.i s tarte d w ork ing on d-i be caus e I ne e de d to do s o in orde r to ge t De bian to ins ta on m ne w Pow e rbook. Th e re 's no h arm in as k ing q ue s tions, but s pe nd our ow n tim e doing our ow n re s e arch too. It w i tak e onge r th e firs t tim e, but in orde r to be a s e rious de ve ope r ou ne e d to cu tivate th e s k i of finding th ings out for ours e f, w h e th e r it be from m anuapage s or th e s ource code or th e w e b or w h ate ve r; it w i s ave ou tim e in th e ong run be caus e ou' be ab e to find th ings out e ve n w h e n th e e xpe rts are n't around; and pe op e w i h ave a h igh e r opinion of ou if ou de m ons trate th e capacit to e arn q uick. Be bo d. W e ik e pe op e w h o m ak e th e m s e ve s e xpe rts in a fie d and are cons is te nt righ t and he pfu. Don't w ait for s om e bod to give ou pe rm is s ion to do th at. Re m e m be r th at e ve rone e s e h ad to e arn e ve rth ing from s cratch! None of th e core de ve opm e nt te am w e re born w ith e xpe rie nce of Ubuntu, or De bian, or w h e re ve r w e s tarte d; w e a h ad to e arn it too. Ne xt m onth s inte rvie w e e w i be Joh n Ph i ips from th e O pe n Fonts Librar w e b s ite w w w.ope nfont ibrar.org Em aiour q ue s tions to: q ue s fu circ e m agaz ine.org 20

21 M Y STO RY UBUNTU - A VERY A PPRO PRIATE NA M E W ritte n b David M aino I be gan us ing Linux about 4 e ars ago out of ne ce s s it rath e r th an inte re s t. Th e re w as a program I ne e de d to e arn to us e (Radiance ) w h ich w ou d on w ork re as onab we on a *nix s s te m, s o I fire d up De bian and got m firs t tas te of th e w onde rfuw or d of Linux. I h ate d it. I h ad to re e arn e ve rth ing I k ne w about com puting, s pe nd h ours e diting config fi e s to ge t m h ardw are to w ork prope r, and h ad to e arn h ow to s cript and us e th e com m and ine to run th is program th e w a I w ante d. Th e e tte rs RTFM q uick burne d into m re tina as I trie d h ope ess to ge t h e p from various forum s and IRC ch at room s. For 2 1/2 e ars I bare touch e d Linux as a re s u t, e xce pt w h e n I ne e de d to do a Radiance run. Th e n I h e ard a rum b ing on th e inte rw e bs. Som e th ing w as bre w ing th at w as part De bian and part s ane O /S de s ign. Cou d it be true?a Linuxbas e d O /S th at w as be ginne r frie nd, both in function and in com m unit?i burne d m firs t ISO (H oar H e dge h og), poppe d it in, ins ta e d it and w as unim pre s s e d. Th e s am e th ings th at didn't w ork in De bian didn't w ork in H oar. I grudging s e t off to th e Ubuntu forum s, fu e xpe cting to be taunte d and m ade fun of. Th e n a s trange th ing h appe ne d. M q ue s tions w e re ans w e re d, and not jus t w ith a s im p e, une xp aine d re s pons e, but in a courte ous and at- e ngth m anne r th at im p ie d th at th e pe op e he ping m e w e re ge nuine inte re s te d in giving advice s o th at m s s te m w ou d function prope r. W ith th is ne w found re s ource I be gan to e njo th e inne r w ork ings of m O /S and re ve e d in th e tink e ring and adjus ting. Th e re a iz ation th at th is w as m com pute r and I cou d fina s e t it up h ow I w ante d it w as ove rw h e m ing. Th is w onde rfu com m unit of pe op e he pe d m e un ock m com pute r and ope ne d up a th e pos s ib e th ings th at I cou d do w ith it, s h ou d I s o ch oos e. And ch oos e I did; in no tim e I w as s e tting up cron jobs, w riting s cripts to autom ate tas k s, s e tting up w e b and fi e s e rve rs, bui ding a pe rs onavide o 21 re corde r and, e s, e ve n running Radiance. Ubuntu as an O /S is good, but in m an w as is no diffe re nt th an m an oth e r dis tributions out th e re. W ith a itt e e ffort, th e th ings ou can do in Ubuntu ou can a s o do w ith De bian, Ge ntoo, S ack w are, or an oth e r dis tro. W h at diffe re ntiate s it, for m e at e as t, are th e pe op e and th e ir w i ingne s s to h e p. I am w h at I am be caus e of w h at th e h e pe d m e be com e, and be caus e of w h at th e a are. If ou h ave a s tor to te, p e as e e m aiit to: e tte fu circ e m agazine.org

22 UBUNTU YO UTH F W ritte n b Ph i ip H öh n or th is m onth 's artic e I s pok e w ith Andre w (ak a: Tuna) about h is w a in to K ubuntu and h is Linux w e b s ite Te e ns on Linux w h ich jus t re ce nt m ade it into th e UK m agaz ine Linux Form at. Te e ns O n Linux (above ) Tuna is 15 e ars o d and s tarte d us ing K ubuntu about 6-8 m onth s ago as h is firs t Linux dis tribution. Fo ow ing th e advice of our Fu Circ e Editor (Ronnie ), h e de cide d to give Linux a tr afte r h is aptop h ad a corrupte d ve rs ion of W indow s. W h e ne ve r h e boote d up, h e e ith e r got an 'O pe rating Ss te m not found' Th e future of O pe n Source is in th e Young Pe op e of toda; th at's w h th is corne r of th e m agaz ine is for oung pe op e or s im p th os e w h o are oung at h e art. m e s s age or th e infam ous 'B ue Scre e n of De ath ' (BSO D). Th e advice : "Sounds ik e ou ne e d a ne w ope rating s s te m " fina pe rs uade d h im to m ak e th e m ove. w as bas ica th ank ing m e for putting it into action. So I m ade h im adm inis trator and th ank e d h im for th e ide a. It w as th e e as t I cou d do. Jus t ik e an ne w us e r, h e w as initia os t. Ins te ad of th e us uafrie nd a coup e of b ock s aw a w h o cou dhe p, it w as, in th is cas e, s om e one a w h o e contine nt aw a. Fortunate, h e found an IRC c ie nt and th e K ubuntu ch anne. A th ough h aving gaine d s e ve ra m e m be rs s ince be ing m e ntione d in Linux Form at, one m s te r re m ains : e ve n Te e ns on Linux don't k now h ow th e m ade it into Linux Form at, Th e didn't e ve n e m aim e about it!" As k e d for th e re as on w h h e s tarte d Te e ns on Linux, Tuna ans w e re d: W e te ch nica, it w as a bjw e bb's ide a. H e goe s w a unde r-cre dite d for it. H e s e nt in a is te ne r q ue s tion to th e Linux Action Sh ow as k ing about a te e ns ' Linux com m unit. Now at th is point in tim e, ne ith e r of us h ave e ve n h e ard of Te e nlug. So I is te ne d to th at, and prom pt m ade a pos t on th e LAS forum s as k ing for th at gu to e m aim e. Be fore h e e ve n got th e ch ance to s e e th e pos t, w e a got toge th e r and cre ate d a s ite ca e d "Te e ns on Linux" Afte r a fe w das of bui ding th e s ite, bjw e bb e m ai e d m e, it Fina, Tuna de s cribe d w h at ne w fe ature s h e w ou d ik e to s e e in th e ne ar and dis tant future for h is be ove d K ubuntu. Be s ide s m ore s upport for vide o cards, nam e ATI, h e h ope s for be tte r s upport for m u tim e dia k e boards and w ire ess. Future p ans for Te e ns on Linux inc ude a podcas t fe aturing Tuna and Ew anm 89. Th e m a w e be on oppos ite s ide s of th e p ane t, but i'm s ure th e ' w ork s om e th ing out. 22 h ttp://w w w.te e ns OnLinux.org

23 I LETTERS h ave to tak e s om e is s ue w ith th e artic e in is s ue 3 about ph otograph on Ubuntu. Th e auth or is a profe s s ionaw e dding ph otograph e r, and I unde rs tand th at. It's an inte re s ting artic e and I appre ciate an in-de pth ook at h ow h e w ork s. H ow e ve r, h e s e e m s to be focus ing on proprie tar s oftw are pack age s, w h ich is a itt e odd s ince Ubuntu is about th e pow e r and ph i os oph of Fre e /O pe n Source Softw are. H e prom ote s Bibb e for raw proce s s ing and M e m orie s O ntv w h ich are both proprie tar. And M e m orie s O ntv is a vide o program re q uiring W INE. M os t vide o program s don't w ork w e, if at a, in W INE, and if th e do, th e are e xtre m e uns tab e and rath e r difficu t to ins ta and ge t w ork ing. H e a s o w rite s about Ligh tz one, w h ich I'm q uite fam i iar w ith, and w h i e th e Linux ve rs ion is fre e, it's uns upporte d and proprie tar, and th e curre nt Linux ve rs ion is not up to th e W indow s ve rs ion num be r. It is unfortunate th at no m e ntion w h ats ove r is give n to Raw Studio or Eve r m onth w e ik e to pub is h s om e of th e e m ai s w e re ce ive. If ou w ou d ik e to s ubm it a e tte r for pub ication, e ve n if it's a com p im e nt or com p aint, p e as e e m aiit to: e tte fu circ e m agaz ine.org. PLEASE NOTE: s om e e tte rs m a be e dite d for s pace re as ons. m an oth e r capab e ope n s ource ph oto and graph ics program s. Gim p is an e norm ous pow e rfuand an am az ing app ication, e t h e dis m is s e s it (as do s o m an pe op e w h o w e re rais e d on Ph otos h op) for, of a re as ons, h aving poor te xt- aout abi itie s. O ne, I w ou d tak e is s ue w ith th at. Tw o, not re a s ure th at te xt aout h as m uch to do w ith ph otograph. Th re e, m abe ook into a ve ctor i us trator program, w h ich m os t graph ic artis ts k now are m uch be tte r for com p ex aout w ith ph otos and te xt th an a Ph otos h op/gim p tpe bitm ap program. Ink s cape is a w onde rfuve ctor program. M abe a future artic e cou d tak e a m ore pure FO SS approach to th e ne e ds of a ph otograph e r s uch as M r Ste ph e ns. A big prob e m is th at pe op e are s o th orough attach e d to Ph otos h op th at th e 're ve r unw i ing to e ve n s it dow n an ge t to k now Gim p, w h e n in re a it Gim p is one of th e m os t pow e rfu and s oph is ticate d ph oto apps th e re is, as we as one of th e be s t FO SS program s. Eric Pe tze r 23 I h ave be e n us ing Ubuntu for a w h i e now and it s atis fie s e ve r ne e d e xce pt for th e gam e s as pe ct of it. I re ce nt trie d running Re gnum O n ine and I cou d not ge t it to run for th e ife of m e. I w as to d it w as a drive rs Is s ue. ATI h as drive rs out for Linux, e t th e re s e e m s to be an is s ue w ith Ubuntu us ing th e s e drive rs. I don't k now w h at th at Is s ue is, w ou d it be pos s ib e ou gus can c arif th is for us Linux gam e rs? I trie d to ins ta th e proprie tar ATI drive rs and Ubuntu did not ik e th at at a, s o w h not m ak e Ubuntu us e th e s e drive rs ins te ad of m e s s ing w ith th e m if th e are bui t for Linux bas e d O S th e s h ou d w ork righ t. Re Ange es Editor: anone out th e re w ant to m ak e com m e nt on th is?is Ubuntu m is s ing drive rs th at gam e rs ne e d?

24 F O ur M ac fanbo ( inuxge e k e r) te s irs t e tm e is th e re us th at: th e actuas s te m s are n't a s a th at th at diffe re nt, but th e do ge t q uite s om e th ing I Fu Circ e h ot. I s e t th e te m pe rature on m ine s h ou d s e t to is an us ing SM Cfancontroto about a ow th e com pute r e xce e nt 2800RPM - gre at for norm aus e, to run coo e r? pub ication and is and k e e ps m m ach ine at around m uch ne e de d to th e 40 C m ark. e ducate th e m as s e s about Ubuntu. M q ue s tion h rough re ading fu circ e I h ave pe rtains to our re vie w of Ubuntu on found s om e fabu ous s oftw are, th e M acbook. You m e ntion th at th e s uch as : GRAM PS and XCh at com pute r ne ve r h e ats up and its a th ough I h ave n't us e d IRC w ith coo ing s s te m is ade q uate to k e e p XCh at as e t. th e m ach ine coo. W h e n Ubuntu is ins ta e d on th e M acbook Pro th e I w ant to e arn m ore about Linux and m ach ine be com e s ve r h ot. Did our Ubuntu, s o I re vie w e r com pi e h is ow n k e rne afte r w i a w as if anone ins ta ing or is th e re s om e th ing th at I re ad Fu Circ e. w ants to form s h ou d s e t to a ow th e com pute r to m aik e 618 a Ch ine s e run coo e r? Th e picture s s a it a, s h e w as DE- LIGH TED! T Daw ud Sidote Editor: I pas s e d our e m aionto Luca w h o re p ie d: In m re vie w I ana z e d a M acbook, not a M acbook Pro, tw o ve r diffe re nt be as ts. App e s a th at it is norm afor a M acbook Pro to run h ot, but i'm not convince d. To coo our M acbook Pro in O SX ou' w ant to tr th e program SM Cfancontro, but in Ubuntu ou jus t h ave to s e t th e m inim um fan s pe e d m anua. Trans ation Te am, Editor: You fe e fre e! s aid in th e introduction of our e m aith at ou're Ch ine s e. Th e re as on I m e ntion th is is th at w e 've h ad s e ve rape op e e ave com m e nts on our b og as k ing for a Ch ine s e e dition of Fu Circ e. If anone w ants to form a Ch ine s e Trans ation Te am, fe e fre e! A th e de tai s are on th e Trans ation page on our w ik i, h ttp://w ik i.ubunu.com /UbuntuM agaz ine 24 K nigh tw is e Editor: W e ove ou too Ubuntu Grandm a! Se e Is s ue #3 for K nigh tw is e 's s tor about h aving h is grandm a (above ) us e Ubuntu.

25 Q& A Q A W ritte n b Robe rt C ips h am If ou h ave an Ubuntu re ate d q ue s tion w h ich ne e ds ans w e ring, e m aiit to us h e re at q ue s fu circ e m agazine.org, and w e ' pas s th e m to Robe rt for ans w e ring in a future is s ue. P e as e inc ude as m uch inform ation as ou can about our prob em. : H ow can I og in as root? : It is not re com m e nde d ou og in as root, s o as a s e curit fe ature, it is dis ab e d b de fau t. If ou are us ing a te rm ina, ou can us e th e pre fix 's udo' on th e com m and ine in orde r to run app ications w ith adm inis trative privi e ge s. If ou h ave a ot of com m ands th at ne e d s udo, ou can us e 's udo s u' to gain acce s s to th e root te rm ina. If ou m us t og in as root, do it for as itt e tim e as pos s ib e. To e nab e ogging in as root, go to Ss te m > Adm inis tration > Login W indow, th e n go to th e s e curit tab, and ch e ck 'A ow ocas s te m adm inis trator ogin'. h ttp://ubuntuforum s.org/s h ow th re ad.ph p?t= It is not re com m e nde d ou og in as root : Is it pos s ib e to s h are m Fire fox/th unde rbird s e ttings (e g book m ark s, contacts, e m ai s e tc.) be tw e e n W indow s and Ubuntu? Q us e rnam e, and <com m and> w ith th e com m and. Us e CTRL+ X to s ave and e xit. If e rrors are re porte d, go back and e dit it; don't s ave th e fi e! : Ye s. You ne e d to cre ate a s h are d profi e w h ich can be acce s s e d b W indow s or Ubuntu. You can find out h ow to do it us ing th e guide in th e ink be ow. It is de s igne d for Dappe r, but s h ou d a so w ork for Edg and Fe is t. Q A h ttp://ubuntuforum s.org/s h ow th re ad.ph p?t= Q A : Ce rtain com m ands ne e d m e to us e s udo.is th e re a w a I can s pe cif com m ands th at w i not ne e d m e to us e s udo? : Ye s. Run 's udo vis udo -f /e tc/s udoe rs ', and add '<us e rnam e > ALL = NO PASSW D: <com m and>' to th e e nd of th e fi e, re p acing <us e rnam e > w ith our 25 h ttp://ubuntuforum s.org/s h ow th re ad.ph p?t= A : H ow can I re pair X s o I can ge t back to a GUI? : Run th e com m and 's udo dpk g-re configure -ph igh xs e rve r-xorg', to re configure X. You w i ne e d to k now th e righ t graph ics card drive r, and th e m axim um re s o ution our graph ics card/m onitor s upport. Fo ow th e ons cre e n s e tup, th e n w h e n ou h ave finis h e d re s tart X (Ctr + A t+ Back s pace ). Now ou s h ou d be ab e to ge t to a GUI. h ttp://ubuntuforum s.org/s h ow th re ad.ph p?t=

26 W EBSITE O FTH E M O NTH W ritte n b Danie Coh e n Th e aim of th is s e ction is to find de ce nt and re ative unk now n w e bs ite s th at w i h e p ou w ith our dai Ubuntu ne e ds (and ge ne racurios it). I w i s um up th e good and th e bad points of th e w e bs ite, and -- w ith an uck -- th e w e bs ite ow ne r w i re ad th e artic e and th e n re ctif an prob ems m e ntione d! s uch as s cre e ns h ots or th e ate s t gam e s /app ications adde d. You can a so us e th e s e arch fe ature w h ich I found m uch m ore conve nie nt. W INE App ications Databas e h ttp://appdb.w ine h q.org/ T h is m onth 's fe ature d w e bs ite is pe rh aps m ore w e k now n th an I w ou d h ave ik e d, but its us e fu ne s s m ak e s it w orth of m e ntion. It is a databas e of gam e s and app ications w h ich run (or don't run) in W INE, and to w h at de gre e. Th e w e bs ite is c e an and s im p e, w ith q uick oading tim e s. Dow n th e e ft s ide are ink s w h ich provide e as acce s s to s pe cific th ings on th e s ite Each app ication is give n a rank from "garbage " to "p atinum." Each rank 's m e aning is jus tifie d on th e w e bs ite. You can re gis te r and th e n be com e an "app ication m aintaine r" for app ications th at ou us e re gu ar unde r W INE, give it a rank and s a w h at w ork s, and w h at doe s n't. M os t app ications h ave s e ve ra m aintaine rs w h ich give s a ba ance d ove rvie w of w h at rank th e app ication de s e rve s. A nice fe ature is th at th e re are th re e is ts, one for p atinum, one for go d and one for s i ve r, s o ou can find app ications th at run w e s traigh t aw a due to th e s e is ts be ing on th e m ain page. At th e bottom of e ach page pe op e can pos t prob e m s and th e n h ope fu ge t he p to fix th e s e is s ue s. Th e re is a so a 26 is t of k now n bugs s o th at ou can im m e diate s e e w h e th e r th e re is s om e th ing ou ne e d from a program th at is not going to w ork. Th e s e are us ua s o ve d ove r tim e, th ank fu. Th e w e bs ite is not w ith out its fau ts, h ow e ve r. Th e e xce e nt s e arch function m e ans th at th e ink s at th e s ide be com e s om e w h at unne ce s s ar. And be caus e it is a s ub-dom ain of th e officiaw INE w e bs ite, if th e m ain W INE s ite goe s off ine th e databas e a s o goe s dow n, w h ich h as h appe ne d s e ve ratim e s, ofte n around th e re e as e of a ne w ve rs ion of W INE. Th e s e prob e m s are m inor and do not ge t in th e w a of th e purpos e of th e w e bs ite, and s o I fu re com m e nd th is as a guide for us e rs ook ing to run app ications from W indow s in Linux.

27 M Y D ESK TO P W ritte n b Javie r Rave o Th is is our ch ance to s h ow th e w or d our fanc de s k top or PC. P e as e e m aiour s cre e ns h ots and ph otos to: m is c@ fu circ e m agazine.org and inc ude a brie f paragraph about our de s k top, our PC's s pe cifications and an oth e r inte re s ting tidbits about our s e tup. Th is is a picture of m re ce nt ins ta e d Com piz -Fus ion, and th e s pe cs of m PC: I'm running Ubuntu 7.04 us ing: Pe ntium IV EM 64T 3.2 GH z 512 M B RAM 160 ATA H D 256 M B ATI Vide o Card 19 " W ide s cre e n F at Pane M onitor s e t at 1440 x 9 00 re s o ution. I s tarte d Ubuntu w ith th e firs t re e as e ('H oar H e dge h og') in Now th at I've s e e n a th e im prove m e nts and th e h ard w ork be h ind Ubuntu, I inte nd to re m ain faith fu. M Y PC W ritte n b Rob K e rfia As ou m a h ave a re ad notice d, m aptop is a M acbook Pro. It dua -boots M ac O S X and Ubuntu If ou're w onde ring w h ich one I ik e be s t - it w ou d be Ubuntu but on b a s im m argin. M ac O S X is q uite nice, and th e re are ots of ope n s ource proje cts th at h ave be e n porte d from Linux (ou can actua ins ta a BSD-s t e ports s s te m for it to ins ta w h ate ve r Linux app ications ou w ant). H ow e ve r I pre fe r th e contro, e ve of cus tom iz ation and com m unit invo ve d w ith Ubuntu. You re a can't s a th e s am e w ith O S X. M M acbook Pro is one "ge ne ration" be h ind, m e aning it doe s n't us e th e ate s t and fas te s t Core 2 Duo, but it is s ti q uite nice. It h as a 2.33GH z Core 2 Duo w ith 2 GB of RAM and a 256M B ATI Rade on X1600 in it. It's q uite fas t (e xtra fas t s ince I us e O pe nbox) and h and e s e ve rth ing ou th row at it (e ve n Fo ding@ H om e.) O n th e s oftw are s ide, m de s k top is q uite s im p e. It's jus t Ubuntu 7.04 but w ith a cus tom k e rne and th e ate s t bui d of O pe nbox. No w a pape r or anth ing e se. 27

28 TO P5 BL O G G ING TO O LS W ritte n b Andre w M in Your m onth Top5 is t of obs cure Linux gam e s or app ications from th e de pth s of th e Inte rne t. If ou h ave an ide a for a is t, p e as e e m ai : m is c@ fu circ e m agazine.org K B ogge r QTM H om e page : h ttp://k b ogge r.pw s p.ne t H om e page : h ttp://q tm.b ogis tan.co.uk f a ou w ant is a w a to pos t a b og e ntr w ith out a ot of be s and w h is t e s, K B ogge r is our ans w e r. It's a s im p e K ick e r app e t w ith a rich -te xt e ditor, prox s upport, abi it to e dit pas t e ntrie s, s upport for fi e up oads, s pe ch e ck ing and m ore. Supports B ogge r and th e M e taw e b og API (inc uding W ordpre s s, Drupaand W indow s Live Space s ). f ou ne e d m ore pow e r w h e n b ogging, give QTM (a Qt 4-bas e d b og c ie nt) a tr. It h as te m p ate s, Quick Pos ts (a fas t w a to pos t a ink to our b og), track back s, pings, Te ch norati tags, drafts and m ore advance d form atting options. Protoco s upport inc ude s B ogge r, M e taw e b og (inc uding W ordpre s s, Drupaand W indow s Live Space s ) and M ovab e Tpe. To tr it, jus t ins ta th e k ick e r-k b ogge r pack age from th e unive rs e re pos itorie s. You can th e n add th e K B ogge r app e t to K ick e r b righ t-c ick ing on K ick e r, ch oos ing "Add App e t To Pane " and s e e cting K B ogge r. QTM is not in th e Ubuntu re pos itorie s. Luck i, th e auth or h as cre ate d a Ubuntu.de b at th e ir w e bs ite. Dow n oad and ins ta it w ith our favorite pack age m anage r. I I 28

29 GNOM E B og H om e page : h ttp://w w w.gnom e.org/~ s e th /gnom e b og/ I f ou ik e th e s im p icit of K B ogge r but us e Gnom e, give Gnom e B og a tr. It's a s im p e Gnom e Pane app e t th at, ik e K B ogge r, focus e s on s im p icit and e as e -of-us e. It s upports W YSIW YG e diting, s pe ch e ck ing, im age s and bas ic form atting. Protoco s inc ude B ogge r, M e taw e b og (inc uding W ordpre s s, Drupa, and W indow s Live Space s ), M ovab e Tpe and Pb os xom. To ge t Gnom e B og, ins ta th e gnom e -b og pack age from th e unive rs e re pos itor. Th e n add th e "B og Entr Pos te r" to th e Gnom e pane b righ t-c ick ing on th e pane, c ick ing "Add to Pane " and ch oos ing "B og Entr Pos te r." Drive JournaEditor H om e page : h ttp://w w w.drop ine.ne t/drive / D rive is a pow e rfugnom e b og e ditor for ge e k s. Ins te ad of W YSIW YG e diting, it us e s th e H TM L coding anguage. Th is give s th e us e r m ore f e xibi it. Drive s upports Live Journa, B ogge r, M ovab e Tpe, Advogato and Atom (it a s o c aim s s upport for W ordpre s s and Drupa, but I cou dn't figure out h ow to s e t th at up). To ge t Drive, jus t ins ta th e drive pack age from th e unive rs e re pos itor. Scribe Fire H om e page : h ttp://w w w.s cribe fire.com / S om e tim e s, th e be s t w a to b og is to do s o dire ct from ins ide th e brow s e r. Th at's w h e re Scribe Fire (form e r k now n as Pe rform ancing) com e s in. It's a Fire fox e xte ns ion th at e ts ou drag-'n'-drop rich te xt from page s into pos ts. It a s o inc ude s tagging, pow e rfuform atting, note s and m uch m ore. It s upports Live Journa, M e taw e b og (inc uding W ordpre s s, Drupaand W indow s Live Space s ), Je e ran, Pe rform ancing.com, M ovab e Tpe, Te xtpatte rn, Ro er (e xpe rim e nta ) and B ogge r. To be gin us ing Scribe Fire, c ick th e "Ins ta Now " button at h ttps ://addons.m oz i a.org/e nus/fire fox/addon/