TYPOlight version 2.7.0 is available. The minor release includes a new 2-column back end layout, improved security functions, extended search engine optimization options, featured news, a book navigation module and a lot more. Furthermore, all plugins …

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If you set snapshots directory on a ext4 partition the system may freeze.
It seems to be a problem in ext4 on Ubuntu:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/330824
http://thunk.org/tytso/blog/2009/03/12/delayed-allocation-and-the-zero-length-file-problem/

Solution (thanks to mahikeulbody)
You need to  set ‘nodelalloc’ option for each ext4 partition it accesses into fstab file .

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Lodz, April 29th 2009 — The Midgard Project has released stable
release of Midgard2 9.03 “Vinland” – the new generation of the
Midgard content repository.

About this release

Midgard2 9.03 is targeted at web framework and desktop application
developers. It provides a comprehensive set of content repository APIs
that can be used to build replicated information applications that
share their information using a common storage layer and replication
tools.

Vinland series of Midgard2 is not intended to act as a content
management system, and so no CMS tools are shipped with the release.
Midgard2 Vinland however can be used to build a CMS, or to refactor
existing CMS tools to work with a repository-centric model.

In this release we provide Content Repository API bindings for the
following programming languages: C, Python, PHP and Objective-C. D-Bus
signals are used to inform different Midgard2 applications about
things happening in the repository, enabling for example a PHP website
and a Python background process to communicate with each other.

Midgard2

Midgard2 is a content reporitory. It provides an object-oriented and
replicated environment for building data-intensive applications.

Midgard’s philosophy includes building on top of a well-known and
supported GNOME libraries like glib and libgda on the system end, and
connecting with popular programming languages like PHP and Python.
Data storage can utilize SQLite with desktop and mobile applications,
or a database server like MySQL or Postgres for web application
storage.

The Midgard2 platform enables developers to define a storage structure
once and use it on both web and desktop applications, with the
possibility of easy data replication between the two.

Read more about Midgard’s content repository approach:

• http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/midgard2_at_fscons-your_data-everywhere
• http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/midgard_and_jcr-a_look_at_two_content_repositories
• http://teroheikkinen.iki.fi/blog/midgard_workshop_at_fscons

New Midgard architecture

Language independence

Midgard is also language independent and due to its powerful
architecture has proven as stable, secure and flexible solution
implemented in various environments:

• PHP5 extension for web application and CMS development
• Python module for desktop application and background process development
• Objective-C package for Mac OS X and GNUstep developers

Database independence

The Midgard 1.x was heavily coupled with the MySQL database. The new
Midgard2 architecture is instead built on top of libgda, the GNOME
database abstraction layer. This enables Midgard to be used with
various storage engines, including:

• MySQL
• Postgres
• SQLite
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Oracle
• DB2

Built-in replication and metadata

All Midgard objects are automatically equipped with a consistent set
of metadata properties that can be used for access control and
workflow.

In addition, Midgard provides an API for serializing and unserializing
stored objects in XML format that can be used for replicating data
between different systems. The replication architecture can be used
for staging/live web environments or mobile applications that
synchronize between each other or a web back-end.

Planned for next Midgard2 releases

• Midgard MVC, an elegant PHP MVC framework written for Midgard2

Midgard resources

• Download page and changelog for latest release
• Bug reporting

User and developers support:

• Users’ forum
• Developers’ forum
• IRC: #midgard on irc.freenode.net
• #midgard on Qaiku

About Midgard

The Midgard Framework development started in 1997 and it was initially
released as free software in May 1999. Midgard Project has since
gathered an active user and developer community, powering thousands of
web sites ranging from simple organizational intranets to large
community portals.

Midgard is being developed by an international team of professionals.
Midgard’s development team includes new media designers, system
integrators and content management consultants. Midgard development
has been supported by several commercial and governmental entities
including the European Union and the Swedish Internet Foundation.

Midgard2 is free software available under the GNU LGPL license.

http://www.midgard2.org

Contacts

Piotr Pokora, Midgard release manager
piotrek.pokora(at)gmail.com

Henri Bergius, Midgard spokesman
henri.bergius(at)iki.fi

The Midgard Project
http://www.midgard-project.org

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On the behalf of the Sabayon Linux team, we are happy to announce the immediate availability of Sabayon Linux 4.1 KDE, dedicated to Abruzzo’s earthquake victims.

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The ability to attach files to any type of content is just one of the many new features being showcased in the Exponent 2.0 webinar tomorrow night.

All modules in the new Exponent have a configuration option to use Attachable Files. You can then select from a list of display types for your files to display as.

Once your module is configured, the Attachable Item selector becomes available in your module’s edit form.

You can now add multiple files to your module.

These files will now be displayed with your content, dependent on what configured view you’ve selected.

Done are they days of creating file upload forms on a per-module basis. Attaching files to your content is just one of the many things Exponent now does for you.

Learn about Attachable Files and more April 29th at the Exponent 2.0 Webinar.

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On the behalf of the Italian Sabayon Linux team, we are happy to announce the seminar that will take place at the Milano-Bicocca University – Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication (also known as DISCo) – 12.30 UTC (14.30 local time)

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We’ve posted a second alpha release of Bitfighter 011 now available (sorry, it’s Windows only, but should compile on Linux or OS X).

Most of the updates since the first alpha release are related to improvements in the robot programming, done with the Lua scripting language. Expect more improvements and progress in the near future.

An improved (but still rough) documentation page has been set up in the Wiki if you want to get some idea where things are going. We’ve added more code samples and examples. If you are interested in helping design the robot interface, please contact us.

Stay tuned for more exciting news!

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We have default installation of Micro CMS for testing purposes on this address . Admin interface is located here and username and password are both ‘ admin ‘. Notice that you can drag and …

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Lodz, April 27th 2009 — The Midgard Project has released the fifth maintenance release of Midgard 8.09 Ragnaroek LTS. Ragnaroek LTS is a Long Term Support version of the free software
content management framework.

The 8.09.5 “First Decade” release focuses on API and architecture cleanups in order to ease transition from Midgard 1.x series API to Midgard 2.x APIs.

“First Decade” means Midgard CMS turns ten. Come to celebrate!
Stable 8.09.5 release is recommended for all users of Midgard.

Main changes from 8.09.4:

• Authentication routines fixes (#485, #765).
• Fixed major memory corruption in php5-midgard (#1054, #1058).
• Midgard installer improvements.

More than 70 tickets have been closed for this release. See the Midgard
issue tracker for a full list:
http://trac.midgard-project.org/query?status=closed&milestone=8.09.5+Ragnaroek

Planned for next maintenance release:

• More performance tuning
• Unit tests for midgard-php and MidCOM DBA layers
• New Midgard visual guidelines deployed more widely
• Filesync git integration for collaborative site development
• MidCOM packages distributed by a Midgard-powered PEAR channel

See the full list in:
http://trac.midgard-project.org/query?status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&status=closed&milestone=8.09.6+Ragnaroek&order=priority

Source downloads
http://www.midgard-project.org/download/

Binary packages
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/midgardproject:/ragnaroek/

Getting started
http://www.midgard-project.org/documentation/getting-started/

Issue tracker
http://trac.midgard-project.org/roadmap

More information

Piotr Pokora, Midgard release manager
piotrek.pokora(at)gmail.com

Henri Bergius, Midgard bug master
henri.bergius(at)iki.fi

The Midgard Project
http://www.midgard-project.org/

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