Posted by woodsy on 4 December, 2006
I’ve just come across yet another Linux distro. This one’s called Ichthux and it’s aimed squarely at Christians. Perhaps this is just what I need to persuade my mother and brother to switch from the Hell of Gates.
Anyway, Ichthux is based on Kubuntu, the KDE desktop version of Ubuntu Linux and is open source, of course. Speaking of which and beating the likes of Richard Stallman, Bruce Perens and other luminaries of the FOSS movement by nearly two millennia, there’s even justification for free/open source in the Bible, in Matthew Chapter 10, verse 8:
“…freely ye have received, freely give.“
As the first part of the same verse deals with healing the sick, cleansing lepers, raising the dead and casting out devils, could this also be a disguised call to convert Windows users? I’ll leave you to decide.
The features of Ichthux are:
- it’s based on Kubuntu 6.06.1 LTS “Dapper Drake”;
- bibletime with multi-language support, using Frank Ruehl rich Hebrew font;
- kio-sword for Bible study integration in the Konqueror file manager;
- several Bibles installed by default for English (KJV), Spanish (SPARV), French (LSG) and Hebrew (WLC);
- Bible console tools: verse, bible-kjv;
- a Christian emoticons theme by default in the Kopete instant messenger;
- kdict with the Easton and Hitchcock Bible dictionaries;
- culmus Hebrew fonts;
- improved default settings for a better Christian experience of the computer desktop.
Anyway, for the curious there’s a page of screenshots and, for the committed, a download page.
Finally, this has got me wondering if there are any other religious-based Linux distros out there. Let me know.
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Posted by woodsy on 4 December, 2006
I’ve just received the following email from Jim Carpenter at Easton Residents’ Network:
Recently, Easton Residents Network has been meeting with a variety of groups and residents in Easton in order to determine the issues of main concern to Easton Residents.
One common issue mentioned was concerns over rubbish and cleanliness in Easton.
In response to this, ERN will be holding a community meeting with Councillor Gary Hopkins on December 11 at 10:00am at the Easton Community Centre. This meeting will be an opportunity for Easton residents to express their concerns about rubbish to the Council and the Waste Doctors.
We have been told that the Council has not heard a large number of complaints from the Easton area and therefore do not think the problems in Easton are severe. The more of us who come out to attend the meeting on December 11 the greater the chance that we will see action in the future.
Please mark your calendars! We need your support!
Easton Residents Network
ARE YOU TIRED OF SEEING RUBBISH ON THE STREET?
Easton Residents Network and The Somali Voice invite you to…..
WHAT: An open discussion with Cllr. Hopkins about the rubbish problems in Easton
WHEN: Monday, December 11, 2006 from 10:00am – 12:00pm
(lunch and refreshments included)
WHERE: Easton Community Centre, Kilburn Street
WHY: We all deserve to live in a clean community!
Please contact ERN for more information at 0117 952 5383
I know I’ve banged on about cleanliness in Easton before, but I think this is a matter where constant pressure is needed. As regards the lack of rubbish problems reported from the Easton area, the council’s flytipping form is here. Use it!
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