This blog now built with GHC 9.4

Double huzzah!

This website has now been successfully built with GHC 9.4!

Fewer bug reports and overrides to support it, but you can always check the website sources: https://github.com/danwdart/websites.git

Very good job to you, Haskell and GHC maintainers!

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Welcome to my new tech blog

Permalink | Author: Dan Dart | Published: 2022-09-11 22:24:11 UTC | Tags: blog company my new tech to welcome

Welcome to my new tech blog! It's intended for things attributable to JolHarg (e.g. release announcements, tutorials, news, assorted tech things), in order to separate my non-code/non-"official" thoughts and opinions from those of my company, for what it's worth. This isn't due to anything I plan to say, but rather so that people who would like code-only thoughts can get them. I've moved some of my older posts from my old blog to here if they were better attributed, too. Please let me know if you think I've miscategorised anything. Please also remember to reset your RSS feed reader, if you use the atom feed.

If this is your first time here, my non-tech blog is here, and its atom feed is here

Also, the comments are back!

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This blog now built with GHC 9.2

Permalink | Author: Dan Dart | Published: 2022-03-24 19:13:00 UTC | Tags: 9.2 blog built cabal ghc haskell with

Huzzah! This blog and set of websites has finally been built using the new latest version of GHC.

Whilst it's not doing anything that special, it marks the ability to use this version to compile all its dependencies, which have had to be modified, bug-reported and pull-requested to get it all to work, and worked around when these have not been responded to.

I've forked a bunch of my dependencies to get them to work, and am very happy that I'm free to update the dependencies I use to work for my needs, and that's really the power of free/libre open source software.

I'm actually quite surprised that the release cycle of GHC itself seems so quick, and it's the main libraries that many people use that lag behind.

TTFN!

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Xenon Web Desktop Alpha2 Released

Permalink | Author: Dan Dart | Published: 2010-02-01 22:17:00 UTC | Tags: blog cool desktop email linux mysql operating system php web xenon

The web desktop Xenon released version Alpha2 today. The release announcement from the website reads:

"Changes from Alpha include many security fixes (including SQL injection), the addition of the Chatroom app, Pictures app, width autoscaling, new tab launching, easier installation and various visual tweaks.

Please either use the https://web.archive.org/web/20100107134808/https://xenon.kevinghadyani.com/ (edit 2021: archived), or ddownload to your server at xenon.kevinghadyani.com/xenon_alpha2.tar.bz2 (edit 2021: not archived). Please help by submitting bugs, patches, new apps, icons, etc to xenon@dandart.co.uk. Thank you."

Xenon is a web desktop, which means that all your applications, work and settings are stored on the web. It can be run from any Internet-connected computer by browsing to the Xenon server or from your own server (in the case that you want a private instance, or want it installed into a netbook in the case where you do not have Internet connectivity). Eventually syncing support will be brought in which allows you to sync your settings and files to and from your local instance and the main server. Other features currently available include:

Audio player (featuring HTML5 Vorbis audio)
Video player (featuring HTML5 Theora video)
Picture viewer
Email (including within Xenon and outgoing email)
Blog
Chatroom (Public, open to all on the same instance)
Notes application
Friends application for social features
My Files, to upload various types of file
Wallpaper switcher

Upcoming features include:

Settings syncing and importing
A small footprint netbook/touchbook operating system to run on
Many others

To try the system out for yourself, you can try the demo (edit 2021: archived) or download the software at xenon.kevinghadyani.com/xenon_alpha2.tar.bz2 (edit 2021: not archived) to your server.

Please send patches, icons, ideas, apps, et al to xenon@dandart.co.uk

The project's website is at https://xenon.kevinghadyani.com (edit 2021: archived) or a shorter version: https://hackerlanes.com (edit 2021: archived)

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Cloud OS

Permalink | Author: Dan Dart | Published: 2008-10-28 16:08:00 UTC | Tags: azure blog cloud computer operating system os windows

I've noticed that a lot of companies have decided the Cloud (applications on the Internet) is the future. For me, I use a fair few to the extent that I don't use OpenOffice any more, just Google Apps. What particularly provoked me is that big companies are now doing it the whole hog. (see www.linux.com/feed/151604 (edit 2021: sorry, page not archived)) So I've decided to make one. It should be: Easy to use Intuitive Aesthetically pleasing Not be anything like today's GUIs

I've gathered a few people to help me with this big task:

From another blog, "5 things I wish Linux had" at https://web.archive.org/web/20090619065522/http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3288.html (edit: archived) gave me inspiration so I contacted the author to ask him for help with ideas for this OS. He has since made a few more blogs about what Linux needs.

This person's blog is now located at: https://thefrugalnetworker.wordpress.com/

Another blog, "10 Features Ubuntu Should Implement" at https://web.archive.org/web/20120226075352/http://www.kumailht.com/blog/linux/10-features-ubuntu-should-implement/ (edit 2021: now archived but imagegave me yet more inspiration of what to include in my custom made cloud OS.

I'd like anyone and everyone to help make this Cloud system by any means possible, be that advertising, programming, or graphics so please contact me on (cloudos@dandart.co.uk) (edit 2021: change email) if you would like to be involved in this project.

Thank you.

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