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Debian have a new service -- screenshots. They're asking for users to contribute screen shots of applications

see post to debian mailing list:

a picture is worth a thousand words. And thanks to
screenshots.debian.net this finally comes true for Debian packages.
Several people have proposed a service to provide screenshots for them. So
after getting other developers' opinions and suggestions I sat down and
crafted a web application that allows to upload and provide screenshots.

Qtopia's green phone.

Appears to be GSM - which is a bummer because i work with a cdma telco. Looks like it all works, must find one to play with.

Hewlett Packard and Debian

Sounds like they're good buddies.
Lunch!
thought about heckling at the mysql "self healing databases" (why not right schemas that enforce not needing healing in the first place?)

Copyright and Copyleft

Someone made a kids card game involving publishing content. I arrived 10 minutes early, to find they had already started. They also finished very early.

Synchronization and Gnome

approached from the idea that MS windows and MacOs already do this, so gnome need to. They seem to want to create their own thing instead of using existing stuff. ipod syncing was one thing (isn't there heaps already in linux?) Think syncing your photos with flickr. I'm not sure if they really grasped "sync", not just push. If i tag my flickr photo will that tag make it's way back to my desktop? (maybe i should get involved with that one -- i do spend far too much time querying the flickr API).

Sys-admining with user packages

One of the catalyst directors described how catalyst maintain the account for on call sysadmins on so many servers. We use debian packages to create required packages (to get new accounts created) and conflicting packages (to remove staff who no longer need access).

Auto building Live CDs

i admit i got a bit absorbed in the distro flames on the irc channel, and missed much of this