And now?

Hi there,

Thank you all for your patience, I hope I did not stretch it out too far. After BDOS is released now, what will happen in the future?
First of all, I can now start making tutorials and explanations, as this was my original goal. The reason why I created BSOD was simple: I needed a base to work on. When I write an article about something on Linux, many people will use different software. But this way, I have a foundation to work on.
Secondly, I still don't know what else there is. Yeah, I am still stuck on that one. Maybe I should write more about games, because games are always great.

BDOS released

Finally, after some days of hard work and several hours of testing, it is done. At this point, I present to you, the Blaustil Desktop OS (Short: BDOS).

Morning the eleventh

Morning @all,

I hope you had a great sunday, mine was full of success. As I already told you, the major bug is gone, and since then I only had a few minor issues. But the should be gone by now, so I will power up a good presentation to you. Stay tuned, because today it is getting hot.

Me 1 : Bugs 0

Hi there,

So finally I did it. The Bug is gone and we are now ready for public testing (You might want to call it beta :-) ).
For those who are curios: I removed an additional package, of which I thought was unnecessary. It turns out it had an additional dependency, which is used to create menu entries. And since it was not available, there where no menu entries.
And now I am out of here, the sun is shining and it is warm outside. So please stay patient with me.

Morning the tenth

Morning @all,

Thank you all for your support, it really keeps me motivated. But the bad is still there, the bug is not gone. I have an idea that will maybe fix it, and if this does not work, I don't know what does.
Also, I am sorry for not posting any articles in the last time. I started to write about Wesnoth, but between RL and building and testing a Linux, there is not much time to write.

Hopefully the last status update

Hi there,

As the title says, this is hopefully the last time you have to here from me before the action starts. The package selection is finished and everything is ready, but there is one nasty bug. Somehow, it destroys all application entries, thous the main menu is empty and when opening a file, there is no application available (although it is installed). I hope I can fix this and then it is your turn.

Morning the nineth

Morning @all,

Yesterday I finished the first tests, and besides a bug that I can't trace back, it looks like I'll have a Linux OS ready for you.
On the other hand, it is sunday. So please stay patient with me.

Next status update

Hi there,

Once again I can only give you a status update. The first tests of my upcoming Linux appliance have started. I'll include wine, seems like this is going to be used a lot.

Also, note that this Linux will be installed on an USB stick or any kind of memory card. It is not installable on your hard drive, but I think we can compromise here.

Morning the eighth

Morning @all,

today is a bad day to wake up. Why? Because there is no coffee. Now, I have to get out and buy some, so I am able to work on my Linux distro a little bit more, maybe even finish the first testing.
Also, I have one question. Would you use WINE?

Status Update

Hi there,

Once again this is just a quick status update. I am working on a Linux appliance based on Suse studio, which I want to give away as an easy to use distribution to you. It will support video playback and all the functions you use right out of box (including flash) and fit on a 4Gb USB stick.
I have made my choice in terms of software, now it is testing and configuring. I'll keep you posted.

Morning the sixth

Morning @all,

Today is the day you all waited for: my games list is online. Additionally, I added a Jamendo-widget on my blog, so you can listen to music while you are browsing. And if you want to, you can download this music to your computer/mp3 player for free.
Later this day, I want to add screenshots to the games list. Maybe I will also rework the playlist and add some variety. And last but not least I am thinking about a beginners tutorial for Linux, as there are many request on this topic.

Game: Savage 2 - A Tortured Soul

Alright, as I told you before, I was working on Linux games. At first, I wanted to put this into one article, but now I decided to split it up. And at first I want to start with the real big ones.

Article: Capabilities of Linux

Disclaimer:
The word "Linux" names a useroriented Linux distribution.
I also like to add, that ths article is based on my personal experience and impressions, it may not represent your opinion.
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Like I told you, this will be my next big article, covering what Linux can and can't do. For those who want a short version of it: Linux can be used for your everyday computing, but you'll have to get used to it!
Second of all, don't look for the games section. There is none, because it is way to much to talk about. Therefore, I want to put this in a new article.
And now let's get started.

I need your input

Hi there,

I was thinking about my next article, where I want to talk about what you can and can't do with a linux distribution. So while I think that I have a hand full of good ideas, I wanted to ask you what you want to know or what you want to be said. Just leave a comment, I will most certainly read it.

Article: What is linux?

Okay, so here is my first article about linux, and it'll be a a very basic topic: What is linux? The reason why I'm writing this is pretty simple: Many people tell you something that is absolutly wrong!
Now, what is linux? Linux is not an operating system. It is, technically, the kernel of the operating system. So what it does, can be described best as the doorway for your software to your hardware. With that being said, I may give you this example: If an application wants to save a file on the harddrive, it does not do this by accessing the disk by itself, but by passing the file to the kernel who then saves it. The same with loading a file, showing graphics, or even read an input from the keyboard. Everytime you do something with your hadware, the software has to use the kernel for this.
That was the part for technicians. For beginners, linux normally means the base operating system, GNU/Linux. As you may guessed from the section above, you cannot do anything with the kernel by itself. It doesn't have a user interface, even a commandline interface is not available. So in order to get a minimal user experience, you'll need some basic tools, combien them and call it GNU. Originally, GNU was meant to become it's own operating system, but they where missing a kernel (and they still are, but for those who are interested, look for GNU Hurd). Therefore, they combined the GNU tools with linux, and voila, we have an operating system. Now don't get to exited about this, because it only features a command line interface, a texteditor and many tools to get informations about the hardware. And you can also access your harddrive, yeah.
Then again, for us desktop users, this is still unusable. What we need, is a desktop environment, webbrower, e-mail client, instant messaging tool, office suite, a.s.o. You can get this in one package, and that would be a Linux Distribution. This is the most used solution for our desktop pc, notebook and/or netbook. Here we have a huge selection, and every distribution has it's own pros and cons. But this is not what I want to talk about, because now I only want to tell you: Linux is not an operating system.
The reason for this is pretty simple: There is no standard for an operating system. You may define an OS as what Windows is, but that is only a desktop operating system. There are also OSs for smartphones, in-car computer, TV, DVD players, gaming consoles, microwaves, freezers and in the future your socks. The pretty awesome thing about this is, that GNU/linux runs on all these platforms. So what do you think, is this an operating system?