Sonar GNU Linux merges with Vinux

[Milton]

Many thanks Rob and also for your hard work!
Milton

Op 15-03-17 om 13:01 schreef Rob Whyte:
> Hey there Milton,
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> nice to see you about.
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> Yes I guess it will be Vinux 7 indeed.
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> We are still in early stages of planning.
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> We have secured servers etc to develop and build packages on and are
> planning our build process.
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> Basically trying to get our ducks in a row as one would say.
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> Stay tuned to our support list.
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> Subscribe by mailing vinux-support+subscribe at googlegroups.com
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> cheers
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> Rob
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> On 15/03/17 22:59, Milton wrote:
>> Hi Rob,
>>
>> Great news! Will Vinux 7 based on Fedora and when will the release be
>> planned?
>> Milton
>>
>> Op 15-03-17 om 12:53 schreef Rob Whyte:
>>> Hi Werwoelfchen,
>>>
>>> It is our hope to complete our Ubuntu 16.04.2 release of Vinux 6 and
>>> support that whilst we work on a Fedora release.
>>>
>>> Hope this addresses your query sufficiently.
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Rob
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 15/03/17 22:49, Werwoelfchen wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Will the Vinux project finish the Ubuntu support?
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Wolfram
>>>> Am 15.03.2017 um 12:21 schrieb Rob Whyte:
>>>>> Sonar merges with the Vinux Project.
>>>>> http://www.sonargnulinux.com and http://www.vinuxproject.org team up.
>>>>>
>>>>> Exciting news for the Sonar and Vinux communities.
>>>>> A special meeting was held early 2017 between core Sonar and Vinux
>>>>> team
>>>>> members. It was agreed that the two projects will be working together
>>>>> toward common goals. Whilst Vinux has recently indicated to move the
>>>>> distro base from Ubuntu to Fedora, several meetings have been held
>>>>> between Vinux and Sonar core members with an agreement taking place
>>>>> toward common goals that will freshen up both projects. Some teams
>>>>> have
>>>>> been expanded, and new teams have been created within Vinux, with the
>>>>> influx of Sonar developers and users. Project leader Rob Whyte said
>>>>> that
>>>>> the merge will minimize fragmentation and combine resources. Most
>>>>> importantly, having a larger active community will allow us to develop
>>>>> some visions we have had for some time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Going forward in 2017, Vinux hopes to become a not for profit
>>>>> organization and to step up what we can deliver to our loyal user
>>>>> base.
>>>>> Under the new arrangements, Vinux has agreed to stem into the ARM
>>>>> architecture, offering exciting new possibilities, and has also
>>>>> committed to again provide Vinux hardware, focusing primarily on ARM
>>>>> devices.
>>>>>
>>>>> Though mainstream distro accessibility is paramount, we believe after
>>>>> much consultation that a specialised distro is still required.
>>>>> Together with Linux-a11y, most commonly known for the active
>>>>> development
>>>>> of the Fenrir screen reader and the OCRPDF and OCRDesktop text
>>>>> recognition tools, Vinux has agreed to continuously push for and
>>>>> contribute to accessibility inclusion within main line distributions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Vinux plans to produce images based mainly upon the Mate desktop
>>>>> environment, but also Gnome; and builds for Arm devices, including the
>>>>> Raspberry Pi, Odroid XU3, XU4 and C2 and hopefully others,
>>>>> depending on
>>>>> the availability of hardware.
>>>>>
>>>>> We at Vinux are excited for this new chapter we are embracing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards
>>>>> Rob Whyte
>>>>> Vinux project manager
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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