Kubuntu Website Sprint

Sat Feb 28 11:42:34 UTC 2015

Sorry, I didn't notice the moment we went from the kubuntu-devel to private
with devel as the second recipient.

Electricity is back up, but Internet connection is still not reliable.
28 lut 2015 11:59 "Ovidiu-Florin BOGDAN" <ovidiu.b13 at gmail.com> napisał(a):

>  Please use the reply to all function from now on.
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> I'm sending this so the Mail list can keep track of our conversation.
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> În ziua de Sîm 28 Feb 2015, la 10:28:01, Paweł Abramowicz a scris:
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> > Ugh, whole University district is out of electricity. I'll notify you
> when
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> > I get anything to power my laptop and connect it to the Internet.
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> > 28 lut 2015 02:45 "Paweł Abramowicz" <pawelabrams at gmail.com> napisał(a):
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> > > A video chat is fine, I'm available from 11:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC (12-17
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> > > CET) with a 15 min break around 14 UTC to get back home from job
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> > > of wait-until-something-breaks-administration, so yes, I can accept
> calls
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> > > during work). I prefer Skype and web-based technologies; as you are a
> GMail
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> > > user, too, we can talk via Google Hangouts, or just determine details
> there.
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> > >
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> > > I haven't mentioned that, but I would rather use Breeze
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> > > (plasma-next-icons) where available - and seek/ask for fitting icons
> for
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> > > where we can't choose one of them. It just adds to the consistency with
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> > > general look and feel with the system, which is a good thing - you can
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> > > always tell if you're on Kubuntu website, if it looks as Kubuntu
> itself.
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> > > Another reason is that the prospective user can determine if they like
> the
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> > > default UI or they should start looking for customisations as soon as
> they
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> > > start download ;)
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> > >
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> > > Oh, and I forgot to say I've developed themes for Wordpress, so
> anything I
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> > > present as a sketch can be made into a Worpress theme; maybe without
> the
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> > > shiny admin panel where you can change almost everything, but
> certainly a
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> > > good integration with all the needed options can be done.
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> > > 2015-02-28 0:15 GMT+01:00 Ovidiu-Florin BOGDAN <ovidiu.b13 at gmail.com>:
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> > >> What would you say we have a Video chat tomorrow and discuss this?
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> > >>
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> > >>
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> > >>
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> > >> I've already had a few plans on how to achieve what you've said, bit
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> > >> the Advertica Lite theme. There still are a lot of pieces to be put
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> > >> toghether though.
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> > >>
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> > >>
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> > >>
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> > >> I've got a friend of mine do design some new icons and pictures for
> the
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> > >> site.
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> > >>
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> > >>
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> > >>
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> > >> Tell me when you can meet.
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> > >>
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> > >>
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> > >> În ziua de Joi 26 Feb 2015, la 21:50:21, Paweł Abramowicz a scris:
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> > >>
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> > >> > Nah, it really *is* "tl".
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> > >> > So tl;dr:
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> > >> > Advertica Lite good for a news site, which might be different from
> the
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> > >> main landing site.
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >>
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> > >> > Landing site should contain "call-to-action": a simplified way to
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> > >> download Kubuntu; feature tour should either be a cta or be the main
> page.
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >>
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> > >> > Not included in original message: people scroll more, click less
> than
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> > >> before [citation needed, although I've seen some research on this].
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >>
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> > >> > Good examples of distro sites: http://www.ubuntu.com/ ;
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> > >> http://elementary.io/ ; good for its purposes: https://getfedora.org/
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> > >> good usability, not quite good design: http://www.linuxmint.com/ (not
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> > >> incl. in orig.) ; BAD EXAMPLES: https://www.archlinux.org/ ;
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> > >> https://www.debian.org/ .
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >> > Make it more vivid ( ;) ) by showing a photo with a Kubuntu-running
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> > >> Linux in a good-looking environment.
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >> > And yeah, I forgot to mention mobiles: instead of call to download -
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> > >> "let us send you an e-mail with a download link".
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> > >> >
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> > >> > Everything for now, I think.
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> > >> > 2015-02-26 21:48 GMT+01:00 Paweł Abramowicz <pawelabrams at gmail.com
> >:
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> > >>
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> > >> > Hey,
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >>
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> > >> > This is Paweł 'Avras' Abramowicz here, the Quintasan's flatmate from
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> > >> earlier discussion; together with a bunch of my friends we're
> designing
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> > >> websites for some time now.
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >>
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> > >> > To add my two pennies worth; I see Advertica Lite as a very
> refreshing
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> > >> proposal, but as it is a multi-purpose theme, it would need some
> serious
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> > >> tweaking to fit Kubuntu perfectly. Its text pages are really good,
> and it
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> > >> would be a neat theme for Kubuntu News, obviously, but rearranging
> the tour
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> > >> and main page using Wordpress and Wordpress only (even with theme
> options,
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> > >> but without struggling with editing the theme's CSS and PHP) might
> prove
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> > >> difficult. I have minor concerns about the parallax, too; it must be
> done
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> > >> right to achieve any effect, and not just be a pure decoration – and
> when
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> > >> it is, it must be a bit more subtle.
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >>
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> > >> > Browsing through other distros' sites I've observed a few features
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> > >> worth discussing. I'll drop the links on the end of my e-mail.
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >> > To start with, the first page a potential user sees of Ubuntu [1],
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> > >> Elementary OS [2] or even Fedora [3] to some extent, are optimised for
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> > >> newcomers; they have either a feature tour right on the first page, or
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> > >> there is a big button (or, as marketers say, a Call-To-Action) to
> download
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> > >> or see for yourself if you are not yet convinced. Debian [4] tried,
> but the
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> > >> only thing they did is a white button, not big enough for a 1366x768
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> > >> screen, not to mention Full HD ones.
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >>
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> > >> > There is a trend to delegate the news section to a dedicated blog
> [2n],
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> > >> [3n]. It might be a fad, but I think it's a good idea, and you can
> use a
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> > >> distinct, but similar theme for the blog. I think that's where
> Advertica
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> > >> Lite should go, as its typography is perfect, but the landing page is
> not
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> > >> convincing enough. A different look for a news site allows for a few
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> > >> modifications, too; you can expose RSS feed and category listings,
> and hide
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> > >> irrelevant options from the menu. The main page and the rest of the
> site is
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> > >> mostly about visuals; the news site is all about text.
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >>
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> > >> > The question if Advertica Lite won't just be maintaining a status
> quo
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> > >> in people's reaction (except from the change from "oh, it's old" to
> "oh,
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> > >> it's new") is not about what it does right, but about what it
> doesn't, and
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> > >> what's wrong that it doesn't avoid. It's basically another do-all
> news site
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> > >> without a strong feeling of what you should do next. I know Kubuntu
> is not
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> > >> a commercial project, and we don't need to bait people into buying
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> > >> anything, but it would be beneficial even for a veteran user to have a
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> > >> visual cue to locate the download button; the download process itself
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> > >> should be straight-forward and amount of clicks needed should be
> minimised.
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> > >> A new release, or just a current number of a version the download
> button
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> > >> points to, should be easy to spot. The intent of the page – here, we
> have
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> > >> the best Linux for both casual and experienced users, that is good for
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> > >> every environment – should be clear.
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >>
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> > >> > The bad practices are now easy to point in ArchLinux' site[5] - a
> KISS
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> > >> distro that has a reddit-type, complex website, where there is only
> one
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> > >> download button, hidden from plain sight. Debian[4] is not good
> either -
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> > >> it's engineer's interpretation of good practices in design, that
> turned out
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> > >> badly. The 16-colour-palette blue is not a pleasant hue, the download
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> > >> call-to-action is tiny on Full HD screens, and while the site is
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> > >> responsive, it is certainly not mobile-friendly (links are densely
> packed,
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> > >> the colors are too contrasting and hurt eyes in the long run).
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> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >>
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> > >> > To end on a positive note, there are a few features worth using :)
> The
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> > >> double menu (static big one in header and fixed top when scrolled
> down) is
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> > >> a good idea, but its execution could be a bit better [6]. The header
> image
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> > >> is OK, but it can contain a call-to-action within it,
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> > >>
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> > >>
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> > >> --
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> > >>
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> > >> Ovidiu-Florin BOGDAN
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> > >>
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> > >> GeekAliens.com <http://ovidiu.geekaliens.com>
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> > >>
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> > >> Kubuntu România
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> > >>
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> --
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> Ovidiu-Florin BOGDAN
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> GeekAliens.com <http://ovidiu.geekaliens.com>
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> Kubuntu România
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