X-Git-Url: https://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/dcafbf18aa7afa8b5e210743281153164da29e38..c50a2a50b9aff0a1f0fff2bbc42d68ecd0466cf8:/blog/index.rss diff --git a/blog/index.rss b/blog/index.rss index 99f069c3d3..8c71cecc64 100644 --- a/blog/index.rss +++ b/blog/index.rss @@ -6,6 +6,29 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + ColorHug - USB and free software based screen color calibration + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ColorHug___USB_and_free_software_based_screen_color_calibration.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ColorHug___USB_and_free_software_based_screen_color_calibration.html + Fri, 18 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 + <p>In january, I +<a href="http://blog.cihar.com/archives/2012/01/17/colorhug-has-arrived/">discovered +the ColorHug</a>, a USB dongle from +<a href="http://www.hughski.com/index.html">Hughski</a> to calibrate +the color on a computer screen. The software required is +<a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/c/colorhug-client.html">included +in Debian</a>, and I decided back then to preorder from the next +batch. Yesterday I finally heard back from them, and got the +opportunity to order. Today I ordered mine, and eagerly await the +delivery. I hope it arrive next week, as I got a confirmation that it +should go in the mail on monday. :)</p> + +<p>If you want to ensure the colors on the screen match the indended +colors, I suggest you check out this cheap tool with free software +drivers. :)</p> + + + Dør Unix, eller lever den videre som Linux? http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/D_r_Unix__eller_lever_den_videre_som_Linux_.html @@ -506,87 +529,6 @@ komplett oppgave tilgjengelig. På tide å holde et øye med <a href="http://www.duo.uio.no/sok/search.html?q=skolelinux">Skolelinux-søket</a> til DUO...</p> - - - - - Debian Edu interview: Andreas Mundt - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__Andreas_Mundt.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__Andreas_Mundt.html - Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:10:00 +0200 - <p>Behind <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu and -Skolelinux</a> there are a lot of people doing the hard work of -setting together all the pieces. This time I present to you Andreas -Mundt, who have been part of the technical development team several -years. He was also a key contributor in getting GOsa and Kerberos set -up in the recently released -<a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Squeeze">Debian -Edu Squeeze</a> version.</p> - -<p><strong>Who are you, and how do you spend your days?</strong></p> - -<p>My name is Andreas Mundt, I grew up in south Germany. After -studying Physics I spent several years at university doing research in -Quantum Optics. After that I worked some years in an optics company. -Finally I decided to turn over a new leaf in my life and started -teaching 10 to 19 years old kids at school. I teach math, physics, -information technology and science/technology.</p> - -<p><strong>How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux/Debian Edu -project?</strong></p> - -<p>Already before I switched to teaching, I followed the Debian Edu -project because of my interest in education and Debian. Within the -qualification/training period for the teaching, I started -contributing.</p> - -<p><strong>What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux/Debian -Edu?</strong></p> - -<p>The advantages of Debian Edu are the well known name, the -out-of-the-box philosophy and of course the great free software of the -Debian Project!</p> - -<p><strong>What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux/Debian -Edu?</strong></p> - -<p>As every coin has two sides, the out-of-the-box philosophy has its -downside, too. In my opinion, it is hard to modify and tweak the -setup, if you need or want that. Further more, it is not easily -possible to upgrade the system to a new release. It takes much too -long after a Debian release to prepare the -Edu release, perhaps -because the number of developers working on the core of the code is -rather small and often busy elsewhere.</p> - -<p>The <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianLAN">Debian LAN</a> -project might fill the use case of a more flexible system.</p> - -<p><strong>Which free software do you use daily?</strong></p> - -<p>I am only using non-free software if I am forced to and run Debian -on all my machines. For documents I prefer LaTeX and PGF/TikZ, then -mutt and iceweasel for email respectively web browsing. At school I -have Arduino and Fritzing in use for a micro controller project.</p> - -<p><strong>Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to -get schools to use free software?</strong></p> - -<p>One of the major problems is the vendor lock-in from top to bottom: -Especially in combination with ignorant government employees and -politicians, this works out great for the "market-leader". The school -administration here in Baden-Wuerttemberg is occupied by that vendor. -Documents have to be prepared in non-free, proprietary formats. Even -free browsers do not work for the school administration. Publishers -of school books provide software only for proprietary platforms.</p> - -<p>To change this, political work is very important. Parts of the -political spectrum have become aware of the problem in the last years. -However it takes quite some time and courageous politicians to 'free' -the system. There is currently some discussion about "Open Data" and -"Free/Open Standards". I am not sure if all the involved parties have -a clue about the potential of these ideas, and probably only a -fraction takes them seriously. However it might slowly make free -software and the philosophy behind it more known and popular.</p>