ephoenixlife http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix The Life of Open Source Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:09:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en Fun Projects! http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/05/19/fun-projects/ http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/05/19/fun-projects/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 03:41:28 +0000 ephoenix http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/05/19/fun-projects/ For a few months I have been playing with D language. D language is a computer language that is a combination between power of C++  with the program productivity of Ruby and Python.  I have been interested in developing some fun projects.

A few new projects:

1) Number Generator:  This program will generate a certain amount of numbers.

2) SimpleTwo way Communication: A small program between two systems.

3) Black berry Program:  A program that will be a link between linux and my Blackberry.

]]> http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/05/19/fun-projects/feed/ BeOS Resurrection? http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/20/beos-resurrection/ http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/20/beos-resurrection/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:29:21 +0000 ephoenix http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/20/beos-resurrection/ It seems that BeOS is making a comeback.  Well not exactly, its Haiku, which is a clone of BeOS. it was started in 2001 which was the last update to BeOS.  This was one of those operating system that I heard about but never got a chance to play with. It was an operating system for personal computer to handle digital media and multiprocessor systems.  Its GUI was pretty and clean  and easy to use.

Haiku is an open-source operating system currently in development designed from the ground up for desktop computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku aims to provide users of all levels with a personal computing experience that is simple yet powerful, and free of any unnecessary complexities. Haiku will have better networking and 64-bit journaling filesystem with database-like indexing and querying capabilities.

Haiku screen image

Haiku is not Unix nor Linux but its own o/s and maybe better.Haiku is still in its  alpha stage of development but have alot of promise.  I am going to see if  they going to implement some “D” code in the o/s.

]]> http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/20/beos-resurrection/feed/ Something new and interesting!! http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/19/something-new-and-interesting/ http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/19/something-new-and-interesting/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:08:54 +0000 ephoenix http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/19/something-new-and-interesting/ There is a new computer programming language that have interested me which is “D” language .D language is a combination of multiple languages, C/C++, Ruby and Python.  I use to program years ago  in C and C++.  In college, I learn how to program in Pascal and then learn how to program in C.

D is a systems programming language. Its focus is on combining the power and high performance of C and C++ with the programmer productivity of modern languages like Ruby and Python. Special attention is given to the needs of quality assurance, documentation, management, portability and reliability. Its supports many programming styles: imperative, object oriented, and meta-programming.

D programming language builds on the strength of C/C++ less on its weakness.  Its have a different philosophy then Java.

There are a few projects that I am working on.  These are projects that I am working for graduate school.  Its has taken me time to complete which is another story I will talk about later.

]]> http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/19/something-new-and-interesting/feed/ My Open Source!!! http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/17/my-open-source/ http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/17/my-open-source/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:50:47 +0000 ephoenix http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/17/my-open-source/ I have been interested in open source since I  have been using linux over 10 year old.  Open source have come long way from just being just projects to being full productive applications.  Some of these applications are firefox, linux, open office, gnucash, gimp and many others.

Open source is a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in.

]]> http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/17/my-open-source/feed/ My Technology Interests http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/09/my-technology-interest/ http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/09/my-technology-interest/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:46:32 +0000 ephoenix http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/09/my-technology-interest/ I have been interested in technology since the early 1980’s. My first computer that I worked on was Commador 64 where I programmed in BASIC. I got my first computer in 1989 which was Intel 8088. I went on to college to study computer science and receive a degree. Pascal and C were some of the major programming languages that I learned. After college I went on to varies jobs including IBM, where I worked as a computer technician to computer programmer. I am learning how to operate an online businesses.

]]> http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/02/09/my-technology-interest/feed/ My first post! http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/01/01/hello-world/ http://www.lockergnome.com/ephoenix/2008/01/01/hello-world/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:53:04 +0000 ephoenix This is my first post.  I will cover a wide range of topics on open source and the politics of open source. I will make sure that resources are accurate and legitimate to the best of my ability. There are many open source projects like Firefox, Openoffice, Linux and etc. There is be days when I will have lots to say and days when I will not have anything to say.

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