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[Syllable] The free desktop and server operating system family

Kaj
29-Sep-2008
[1797]
Which ones have all the REBOL stuff integrated?
Graham
3-Oct-2008
[1798]
Looks like Ubuntu are aiming at the vm hosting platform as well http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/jeos
Kaj
3-Oct-2008
[1799]
Yes, I may have mentioned JeOS here. It's been out for about a year
Oldes
28-Oct-2008
[1800]
Is it possible to install Syllable on bootable SD card?
Kaj
28-Oct-2008
[1801x3]
Depends
If it is connected through an IDE interface, it should work just 
like a hard disk
If it is connected through a USB interface, like on the Asus EeePC 
for example, you may hit bugs in our USB support
BrianH
28-Oct-2008
[1804]
Assuming that interface is bootable on the computer in question, 
or course.
Kaj
28-Oct-2008
[1805x3]
Yes, that, too
In any case, if you want to try you need our development build
But that currently has a nasty binary incompatibility, so if you 
get it installed, you may not be able to run some other software
Kaj
9-Nov-2008
[1808x3]
The Dutch website of Software Freedom Day is now running on Syllable 
Server and Cheyenne:
http://softwarefreedom.nl/
It was already made with my REBOL CMS
Anton
9-Nov-2008
[1811]
Page loads nice and quick.
Kaj
9-Nov-2008
[1812x4]
Thanks. We made sure it would by having static pages, but on the 
other hand, the connection is not overly powerful at 10 Mb/s
The server is just a P3 650 MHz with 128 MB memory and an old 8 GB 
disk
It's running Cheyenne, possibly with QuarterMaster, FTP and an SSH 
server
If anyone here wants a test account on it, let me know
Gregg
10-Nov-2008
[1816]
Very cool Kaj.
Kaj
10-Nov-2008
[1817]
Thanks
Kaj
17-May-2009
[1818x4]
It's taken a long time this time, but we released Syllable Desktop 
0.6.6
Many bugs were fixed, including several regressions from earlier 
releases. The window decorators don't destabilise the system anymore. 
The installation procedure is greatly enhanced with options to fix 
hardware support problems. The native web browser is replaced with 
Webster, based on a newer version of the WebKit engine. Many enhancements 
were made to standards support, leading, among others, to the ability 
to run QEmu - so now you can run virtual machines. The documentation 
was improved and several translations were added. Read more in the 
full release notes: http://downloads.syllable.org/Syllable/i586/systems/Desktop/0.6.6/README-SyllableDesktop-0.6.6.txt
ISO CD images, (VMware) emulator images, an upgrade pack and documentation 
are available from the download page: http://web.syllable.org/pages/get-Syllable.html
Extra software is available here: http://web.syllable.org/Syllable/downloads.html
Here's the announcement on OSNews:
http://www.osnews.com/story/21501/Syllable_0_6_6_Released
BrianH
17-May-2009
[1822]
Is running in VirtualBox tested?
Kaj
17-May-2009
[1823x2]
Yes. We have some conflicting reports about it, but it should work, 
using the boot entry we supply for it
On the other hand, VirtualBox is weird. VMware and QEmu often give 
better results
Kaj
21-Oct-2009
[1825x4]
Maxim, the OpenGL situation in DirectFB is still quite unclear
DirectFB 2, with OpenGL support, still seems to be just a plan
There's an old OpenGL extension that was revived a year ago and then 
again not updated. If it works, it probably only supports hardware 
acceleration on one old video chip
So it looks like for some time to come, you will still need X11 for 
hardware accelerated OpenGL
Maxim
21-Oct-2009
[1829]
ok
Kaj
21-Oct-2009
[1830]
Software OpenGL should be possible on SDL, though, for testing or 
low speed requirements
Kaj
23-Nov-2009
[1831]
I am connected running AltME on Syllable Server now
Graham
23-Nov-2009
[1832]
eh???  syllable server has a gui?
Kaj
23-Nov-2009
[1833x2]
It has now :-)
I ported Nix as extra package manager and used that to install X11
Graham
23-Nov-2009
[1835]
Can it run Hylafax ?
Kaj
23-Nov-2009
[1836x2]
Sure, if you compile it
I don' t think it' s in Nix
Graham
23-Nov-2009
[1838]
And rebol 2?
Kaj
23-Nov-2009
[1839]
Been included with Syllable Server since the beginning, a few years 
now
Graham
23-Nov-2009
[1840]
cheyenne I guess is okay?
Kaj
23-Nov-2009
[1841x2]
With X11 you could also run View now, but the X11 installation process 
is currently a lot of work
Using Cheyenne to run tens of websites here, including Try REBOL
Gregg
23-Nov-2009
[1843]
Excellent news Kaj!
Geomol
23-Nov-2009
[1844]
I really wish, I had more time, so I could also try this out. Well, 
hopefully some day, I'll see this in action.
Kaj
23-Nov-2009
[1845]
Thanks!
Kaj
13-Dec-2009
[1846]
Got R3 running through the host build on both Syllable Desktop and 
Syllable Server