Archive for April, 2010

Presenting the eyeOS 2.x Roadmap

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

During the last year we have been working very hard on eyeOS 2.0. From the first days of eyeos 1.0 we all knew that eyeos 2.0 would not be just a simple evolution of eyeos 1.x with a new theme. We wanted 2.0 to be something totally new, from scratch: a new desktop metaphor, new base apps, and especially a new way to work. And on March we have released the first Beta version. Now we are still developing to have a complete and stable eyeOS.

On this moment we have a stable base and we think that is a good moment to show you the eyeOS 2.x Roadmap. Note that this releases are scheduled from today (April 27th, 2010) to January 1st, 2011.

The roadmap

Release 1

  • Stable Collaborative Document Editor
  • Basic Management Panel :
    • Basic User Management
    • Management of groups and basic roles
  • Improvements in the file manager:
    • Multi-window file management
    • Right-click bugs resolved
    • Solved more than 20 bugs with file management and routes

Release 2

  • Collaborative Calendar
  • Updates of the system in real time
  • Internal messaging
  • Improved the Preferences Panel

Release 3

  • Adress book synchronized with the system
  • Corrections of bugs not detected now

Release 4

  • Collaborative Spreadsheet
  • Corrections of bugs not detected now

Release 5

  • Mail Manager
  • Corrections of bugs not detected now

Future releases

  • Synchronization tools for Windows


Parallel developments

  • Support for Oasis (implies Spreadsheets graphics and images saved in the Document Editor)

But, this is definitive?

As you know a Roadmap is a guide but it’s possible that it will change. The cirumstances can force us to make small changes. As an Open source project the main source of income comes from our costumers. If one of them wants a feature and he invests on it we will modify the Roadmap and this feature will be able for all of you earlier.

If you want to collaborate on develop some app for eyeOS 2.X, please, contact us on team@eyeos.org and we will give you some proposals!

Stay tuned!

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eyeOS 2.0.0.2 Released

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

We’re glad to announce the immediate availability of eyeOS 2.0.0.2 which is an important release in the stabilization process of eyeOS 2.0 beta which includes some general bugfixes and introduces final translation capabilities.

What’s new?

The main eyeOs 2.0.0.2 comes with four important changes:

  • The Social Bar has restiled his design and a lot of bugs has been fixed.
  • The Files app has implemented drag and drop and the  cut/copy/paste option also between different windows. This comes with a real time actualitzation which allows you to see automacly the changes. Other little bugs has been fixed.
  • The Tabs have now a real time actualization and som bugfixes.
  • The Documents application is much more stable than before. Now is possible to work with the app and create, save and open documents. Next release will include exporting to new formats and stabilization of collaborative mode.

Translations

With eyeOS 2.0.0.2 we have created a translation tool. Now eyeOS is 100% translatable from this release and to do this work is easy and confortabe.

eyeOS 2.0.0.2 is directly available in 19 languages: English, Catalan, Spanish, Bulgarian, Slovak, Portuguese-european, Portuguese-brazilian, German, Swedish, French, Japanese, Vietnamese, Bengali, Polish, Arabic, Lithuanian, Thai, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.

To select a language, please, go to Settings → Configuration and select your language. Then it’s necessary to refresh the browser to have eyeOS in your selected language.

If you want to translate eyeOS to other languages, please, send an email to translate@eyeos.org and we will create your account. If you are an eyeOS translator you can send us an email and we will also create the username and password.

Download and use eyeOS 2.0.0.2

The new version can be downloaded from the downloads page and used from the preview server, which has already been updated.

Important: Please, take a look at the Installation instructions to install eyeOS 2.0.0.2 Beta without problems!

Please remember that while the system is stable now, the base apps must be seen as beta status and testing is really important right now. To report bugs and wishes please use the SourceForge tracker.

Updating an existent version of eyeOS 2.0.0

To update eyeOS 2.0.0 Beta to eyeOS 2.0.0.2 Beta please follow the instructions below. Note that an automatic installer/updater will be added to eyeOS 2.x on future releases.

Instructions

To update your installed 2.x eyeOS, you have to follow this three steps:

1.- Download the update package here
2.- Unpack the downloaded file.
3.- Upload the files in your server (with FTP or another via), overwriting old files.

Develop on eyeOS 2.0.0.2 Beta

You can download and read the 2.0 Development manual abstract to learn how to create applications for eyeOS 2.0 Beta. The manual can be downloaded here.

We have opened a new public SVN server so you can track and follow all the development of eyeOS 2.x. The SVN server is located at https://code.eyeos.org/trunk .

If you have questions about eyeOS 2.x developement, please, ask us on eyeOS forums!

Thanks to all the collaborators and translators that have worked on this release and stay tuned for next releases!

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eyeOS at Campus Party Europe 2010

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

From today to next Sunday (14-18 April) we will be at Campus Party Europe 2010 (Madrid, Spain). eyeOs, as a big example of innovation, has been chosen as coordinator of the innovation area. For four days we are going to demonstrate that software is one of the biggest and most competitive markets of the moment; and, as such, one which needs bigger doses of innovation and collective intelligence.

Rasmus Lerdorf,  known world wide as the first creator of PHP language, or Karlheinz Brandenburg, known for his major contributions to the development of MP3, the compression algorithm that has changed the history of music, will be some of the people with whom we will share our knowledge and discuss and explore interesting themes such as software development and it applications.

The event, which will take place in Madrid (Spain), will be the biggest concentration of digital talent that has ever been brought together in Europe. For four days, 800 young people from each of the 27 member states of the EU will participate in activities such as conferences, workshops and challenges centered around three knowledge areas: Science, Digital Creativity and Innovation.

Campus Party  is recognized as the biggest electronic entertainment event on-line in the world. An annual event that brings together thousands of participants with their computers from all over the world in order to share their concerns and experiences and carry out a whole range of different activities related to computers, communications and new technologies.

See you in Madrid!

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