Re: [LIP] Lify Cd request

On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 22:31, vivek khurana wrote:
> This request was originally for linux delhi mailing
> list but i am forwarding it(with modifications) to
> this list, as i believe this is a right place for such
> requests. Deadline is same as original message
> 
> ======================================================
> 
> HI! Everyone
> 
>  LFY's Asst. Editor mayank has given an idea for
> having a cd (for LFY) prepared by ilugd. In our
> initial discussion we had decided that we can have a
> cd containing database(s) + development tools for
> linux.
> 

That's a nice idea. But first of all, I'd love LFY to give in its May
issue a DVD carrying the ISOs for Fedora Core 2 CDs. The
developer's-special edition can come in June. The CDs that LFY
distributes now are not very useful.


>  So i am writing to group members to come up with
> suggestion for the content of databse + development
> tools cd. I had decided few categories to streamline
> the suggestions. the categories are as following
> 
> 1)IDE

(a) Eclipse
(b) NetBeans
(c) Bluefish
(d) Anjuta
(e) Glade
(f) KDevelop
(g) Quanta Plus


> 2)Compilers/Interpretors

(a) The usual, latest GCC/GDB tool chain.
(b) Symbian and Epoch tool chain.
(c) Mono & Gtk# (the Windows installers too)
(d) Blackdown's JDK and IKVM
(e) Tool chain for Simputer
(f) Good old NASM
(g) JDK 1.5 (if it comes) for Linux and Windows, and the docs bundle


> 3)Databases

(a) Firebird
(b) PostgreSQL (but 7.5 is due in Jun 2004, with a native Windows ver)
(c) Berkely DB
(d) MaxDB
(e) MySQL

For the above, please also include ODBC/Java connectors, GUI Client apps
(e.g. PgAdmin) and their Windows installers if available.


> 4)Documentation

(a) All TLDP docs
(b) All RFCs
(c) Free books (advanced-linux-programming.pdf, The Art of Unix
Programming, GNOME/Gtk Application Development, Books by Bruce Perens,
Libtools/Autotools etc)
(d) All previous issues of LFY on the CD ;-)


> 5)Libraries

(a) Middleware - latest ICE & all docs from http://zeroc.com
(b) WxWidgets (Linux source and Windows-installer)
(c) Gtk2 source and Windows-installer (and PyGTK, GtkMM)
(d) Qt source and Windows-installer (and PyQT)


> 6)Testing Tools

...

> 7)Misc

(a) Download managers - D4X, GTM
(b) Scribus
(c) GnuCash and accounting apps (Tally killers)


Regards,
Shantanu
-- 
In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?



-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials
Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of
GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system
administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click