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diff --git a/blog/20210303.org b/blog/20210303.org deleted file mode 100644 index a1bb161..0000000 --- a/blog/20210303.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,83 +0,0 @@ -#+TITLE: March 2021 News Post -#+DATE: <2021-03-03 Wed> -#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan - -Greetings! I am really happy to announce some few changes to the distribution. I -wanted to write a new blog post to summarise them so you can get up to what is -happening in Carbs Linux. - -#+TOC: headlines 1 local - -** Switching to Sourcehut -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: switching-to-sourcehut -:END: - -I have been thinking of moving development to [[srht:~carbslinux][Sourcehut]] for a while now. If your -repository remotes reside at GitHub you are encouraged to switch them to -Sourcehut. Mailing lists for discussion, development, and announcements have -also been created for both the distribution, and the package manager using -Sourcehut as the host. See the [[file:../mailing-lists.html][page on mailing lists]] for more information on -subscribing to the mailing lists. - -This does mean that issue trackers now reside at Sourcehut, and I will be -deactivating those in GitHub very soon. I have yet to decide whether on keeping -the mirrors or deactivating them completely, but I will be giving three months -of notice if it is decided to move away from GitHub completely. Regardless, the -main repositories are still hosted at [[https://git.carbslinux.org][our own server]], and I have no intentions -on changing that for the foreseeable future. - -*** State of our own Git repository - -In the near future, I will be moving our git server, and will be opening spots -for other users, who want to make use of the git server. People can use it to -serve their own =cpt= repositories, or personal projects that can be related to -Carbs. I will post an announcement when this will happen, and a blog post that -tells more about the new repository. Expect more by the end of March. - -** Wayland and Dbus -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: wayland-and-dbus -:END: - -There are new repositories for [[carbs-pkg:dbus/dbus][dbus]], and [[carbs-pkg:wayland/wayland][wayland]], which are still works in -progress. These are meant to be options for those who /request/ it, and are not -meant to be enforced package repositories. For example, any package outside of -the ~dbus~ repository shouldn't require it to work, and shouldn't list it as a -dependency. Packages can still be written using those as optional dependencies. - -This change also raises the question of whether Carbs is ditching Xorg or not. -No, we are not ditching Xorg, Wayland is added as to serve an extra option for -those who don't own graphics cards from some specific manufacturer. - -** Next release for CPT -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: next-release-for-cpt -:END: - -I had been working on the next major release for the package manager since -December, and it is coming close to completion. This release focuses more on the -library itself, and using the library more effectively on the contrib tools. -Unfortunately, until this time, the library wasn't properly documented, and -there weren't any unit tests for the library. Even though, the changes to the -package manager are close to completion, documentation and tests are what is -holding me from making the next release. - -** Website Update -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: website-update -:END: - -I have recently updated the website in its entirety so that it looks more -appealing. I have updated the stylesheets and created a [[srht:~carbslinux/carbslinux-style][stylesheet repository]] -and I am planning on extending it to use with other Carbs websites. - -The website is now generated using Emacs [[https://orgmode.org][Org Mode]], and its biggest advantage is -that I can freely write posts without thinking about plaintext output, which -held me back from writing big posts. I have also created a few org-mode link -abbreviations such as the one that let me easily link to packages. There are -also few disadvantages from using this method, which I am hoping to resolve as -moving forward. One of these disadvantages made me remove the generated website -from the git repository, now I generate and serve the website through -~post-receive~ hooks. Once I resolve these, however, I will be adding the =docs= -directory back to the repository. |