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Foresight Linux

2008-09-02T21:16:27Z

81.233.196.203:

{{Infobox OS
| name = Foresight
| logo = [[Image:Foresight Linux Logo.png|200px]]
| screenshot = [[Image:Foresight-Linux 1.4-GNOME-2.20.0.png|300px]]
| caption = The Foresight Linux 1.4 desktop with [[GNOME]] 2.20.0
| website = [http://www.foresightlinux.org/ www.foresightlinux.org]
| developer = Foresight Community
| family = [[GNU/Linux]]
| source_model = Mixed
| latest_release_version = 2.0.4
| latest_release_date = {{release date and age|2008|08|06}}
| latest_test_version =
| latest_test_date =
| marketing_target =
| language =
| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]])
| ui = [[GNOME]]
| license =
| working_state = Current
| supported_platforms = [[i386]], [[x86-64|AMD64]]
| updatemodel = [http://www.packagekit.org/ packageKit]
| package_manager = [[Conary (package manager)|Conary]]
}}
'''Foresight''' is a [[Linux distribution]] comprising [[free software|free]] and [[non-free software]] with the stated goal of showcasing the latest in Linux desktop technologies. Foresight is developed by the Foresight community. Foresight's goal is to offer an easy to use desktop featuring the latest desktop technologies. Foresight follows a rolling release cycle, instead of a time based release schedule.

== History ==

Foresight was created by Ken VanDine as a distro to showcase the most current releases of [[GNOME]] while working on the GNOME Marketing team.<ref>{{ cite web |title = Creating the GNOME 2.18 Live Media: An interview with Ken VanDine |url = http://www.gnomejournal.org/article/57/creating-the-gnome-218-live-media-an-interview-with-ken-vandine }}</ref>

Since then it has undergone change through generally minor revisions (via rolling release). This is in contrast to the system of major changes with each version number employed by many other linux distributions, such as [[Ubuntu]]. However, there have been occasional major changes, most notably the transition from Foresight 1.x to Foresight 2. Along the way several original deficiencies have been cured as well, among them the lack of 64 bit support, which was introduced in Foresight 2, and the lack of a graphical package manager, which was filled by [[PackageKit]].

After the release of Foresight 2, the developers held a packaging contest within the community in order to boost the number of applications available for the new release, either by porting them from Foresight 1, or packaging them afresh. The contest was sponsored by [[Shuttle Inc.]], Foresight's OEM partner, in the form of computers (Shuttle's KPC) and peripherals for the winners.<ref>{{ cite web |title = Foresight Contest Announcement |url = http://www.foresightlinux.org/contest.html }}</ref> Though originally planned to last one month, the contest was extended to two near the end of the first so that a greater number of packages could be completed. The process of testing all of the completed packages is currently underway, and no official announcements have been made as to the winner.

While originally a GNOME distribution, two future versions are planned which will include the XFCE and KDE desktops, and are in alpha and pre-alpha stages, respectively.

== Vendor Support ==

Foresight is available pre-installed on the Shuttle's light-weight KPC system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://us.shuttle.com/KPC/techspecs.html |title=KPC Specifications |accessdate=2008-05-26 |publisher=[[Shuttle Inc.]]}}</ref>

== Features ==

Foresight focuses on delivering the latest in desktop technologies. It usually has current packages for the GNOME desktop environment, sometimes even within a day of their release. Projects such as GNOME-Do, Banshee and PackageKit are delivered in the default Foresight installation. Beyond the existing GNOME Edition, Xfce and KDE Edition are under development. The Xfce edition has a released alpha and the KDE edition is in pre-alpha development. These two editions will have the same focus of delivering the latest desktop technologies for the respective desktop environments.

Foresight uses the [[Conary_(package_manager)|Conary]] package management system. This system only updates those specific files in packages which need to be updated, in contrast to other formats, such as the [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]] and [[Deb (file format)|DEB]] formats, which download whole packages. Conary also has the advantage of very granular dependency resolution, and a relatively easy packaging process, with repositories provided to the community, free of charge, by [[RPath|rPath, Inc.]]

All packages are updated in a rolling release style, i.e. as updates are released upstream, or packagers get to them. Packages move between three branches of the foresight repositories, originating usually at the development branch or in the personal repositories of packagers, after which they are promoted to the qa (Quality Assurance) branch, and finally to the stable branch, intended for users. Snapshots are taken every few months, and new ISO images are produced.

==Notes==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.foresightlinux.org/ Project home page]
* [http://us.shuttle.com/kpc/index.htm Shuttle KPC home page]

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Swedish/Nouns and pronouns

2007-12-17T12:03:59Z

81.233.162.139: added translations

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==Nouns==
There are two types of nouns:

===Common - en===
en telefon (a telephone)

en klocka (a clock)

en bil (a car)

en dag (a day)

en kvinna (a woman)

===Neuter - ett===
ett rum (a room)

ett skrivbord (a desk)

ett hus (a house)

ett öra (an ear)

==Pronouns==

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Swedish/Alphabet

2007-12-17T12:02:32Z

81.233.162.139: The swedish alphabet only has 28 letters. Changed from 29 to 28 (the list of letter was correct, and had 28).

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The Swedish alphabet contains 28 letters:

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Xx Yy Zz Åå Ää Öö

'''Notes'''
The last three letters, Å, Ä, and Ö, are regarded as distinct letters, separate from A and O. Whereas in English you might use the term "A - Z", in Swedish it would be "A - Ö". Unlike in English, Y is always a vowel, except in the case of some loanwords. For a time, W was part of the alphabet, treated as a variation of V, but it is no longer a part of it (it is still used however, in some loanwords).

==Special Characters==
'''On a PC:'''

Alt+0229 = å
Alt+0197 = Å
Alt+0228 = ä
Alt+0196 = Ä
Alt+0246 = ö
Alt+0214 = Ö

'''On a Mac:'''

Option+a = å 
Option+A = Å 
Option+u to get ¨ then type a = ä 
Option+u to get ¨ then type A = Ä 
Option+u to get ¨ then type o = ö 
Option+u to get ¨ then type O = Ö

Common phrases in Swedish

2007-12-14T12:28:28Z

81.233.181.241: /* Other Useful Phrases */

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==Greetings==
'''Hej/Hejsan'''
:Hello/Hi

'''Goddag'''
:Good day/Hello (polite form)

'''God morgon'''
:Good morning

'''God kväll'''
:Good evening

'''God natt'''
:Good night

'''Hur mår du?'''
:How are you?

'''Bra'''
:Good/Fine

'''Dåligt'''
:Bad

'''Inte så bra.'''
:Not so good.

'''Hur går det?'''
:How is it going?

==Conversational Phrases==
'''Vad heter du?'''
:What's your name? ('heter' is a transitive verb meaning "to be called")

'''Jag heter [...]'''
:My name is [...]

'''Var bor du?'''
:Where do you live?

'''Jag bor i [...]'''
:I live in [...]'''

'''Varifrån kommer du?'''
:Where are you from?

'''Jag kommer ifrån [...]'''
:I'm from [...]

'''Hur gammal är du?'''
:How old are you?

'''Jag är [...] år gammal.'''
:I am [...] years old.

'''Vad gör du?'''
:What are you doing?

==Goodbyes==
'''Hej då/Adjö'''
:Good bye (the latter is formal)

'''Ha det bra!'''
:Have a nice day!

'''Vi ses!'''
:See you later!

==Other Useful Phrases==
'''Ja'''
:Yes

'''Nej'''
:No
'''Tackar!/Tack/Tack så mycket/Tusen tack'''
:Thanks!/Thank you/Thank you very much/A thousand thanks! (conversational)

'''Ingen orsak.'''
:Don't mention it/You're welcome

'''Förlåt'''
:Sorry/Pardon me

'''Ursäkta'''
:Excuse me

'''Snälla'''
:Please

'''Talar du svenska/engelska?'''
:Do you speak Swedish/English?'''

:'''Ja, lite grann.'''
::Yes, a little. (Response to previous question)

:'''Nej, inte alls.'''
::No, not at all.

'''Jag talar svenska/engelska.'''
:I speak Swedish/English.

'''Jag förstår inte.'''
:I don't understand.

'''Jag vet (inte).'''
:I (don't) know.

'''En öl tack.'''
:One beer, please.

'''Vet du vad klockan är?'''
:Do you know what time it is?

'''Vet du var toaletten är?'''
:Do you know where the toilet is?

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[[Category:Translated phrases]]
[[Category:Languages]]

Common phrases in Swedish

2007-12-14T12:27:35Z

81.233.181.241: /* Other Useful Phrases */

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==Greetings==
'''Hej/Hejsan'''
:Hello/Hi

'''Goddag'''
:Good day/Hello (polite form)

'''God morgon'''
:Good morning

'''God kväll'''
:Good evening

'''God natt'''
:Good night

'''Hur mår du?'''
:How are you?

'''Bra'''
:Good/Fine

'''Dåligt'''
:Bad

'''Inte så bra.'''
:Not so good.

'''Hur går det?'''
:How is it going?

==Conversational Phrases==
'''Vad heter du?'''
:What's your name? ('heter' is a transitive verb meaning "to be called")

'''Jag heter [...]'''
:My name is [...]

'''Var bor du?'''
:Where do you live?

'''Jag bor i [...]'''
:I live in [...]'''

'''Varifrån kommer du?'''
:Where are you from?

'''Jag kommer ifrån [...]'''
:I'm from [...]

'''Hur gammal är du?'''
:How old are you?

'''Jag är [...] år gammal.'''
:I am [...] years old.

'''Vad gör du?'''
:What are you doing?

==Goodbyes==
'''Hej då/Adjö'''
:Good bye (the latter is formal)

'''Ha det bra!'''
:Have a nice day!

'''Vi ses!'''
:See you later!

==Other Useful Phrases==
'''Ja'''
:Yes

'''Nej'''
:No
'''Tackar!/Tack/Tack så mycket/Tusen tack'''
:Thanks!/Thank you/Thank you very much/A thousand thanks! (conversational)

'''Ingen orsak.'''
:Don't mention it/You're welcome

'''Förlåt'''
:Sorry/Pardon me

'''Ursäkta'''
:Excuse me

'''Snälla'''
:Please

'''Talar du svenska/engelska?'''
:Do you speak Swedish/English?'''

:'''Ja, lite grann.'''
::Yes, a little. (Response to previous question)

:'''Nej, inte alls.'''
::No, not at all.

'''Jag talar svenska/engelska.'''
:I speak Swedish/English.

'''Jag förstår inte.'''
:I don't understand.

'''Jag vet (inte).'''
:I (don't) know.

'''En öl tack.'''
:One beer, please.

'''Vet du vad klockan är?'''
:Do you know what time it is?

[[Category:Swedish]]
[[Category:Translated phrases]]
[[Category:Languages]]

Common phrases in Swedish

2007-12-14T12:26:41Z

81.233.181.241: /* Greetings */

Return to ''[[Introduction to Swedish]]''

==Greetings==
'''Hej/Hejsan'''
:Hello/Hi

'''Goddag'''
:Good day/Hello (polite form)

'''God morgon'''
:Good morning

'''God kväll'''
:Good evening

'''God natt'''
:Good night

'''Hur mår du?'''
:How are you?

'''Bra'''
:Good/Fine

'''Dåligt'''
:Bad

'''Inte så bra.'''
:Not so good.

'''Hur går det?'''
:How is it going?

==Conversational Phrases==
'''Vad heter du?'''
:What's your name? ('heter' is a transitive verb meaning "to be called")

'''Jag heter [...]'''
:My name is [...]

'''Var bor du?'''
:Where do you live?

'''Jag bor i [...]'''
:I live in [...]'''

'''Varifrån kommer du?'''
:Where are you from?

'''Jag kommer ifrån [...]'''
:I'm from [...]

'''Hur gammal är du?'''
:How old are you?

'''Jag är [...] år gammal.'''
:I am [...] years old.

'''Vad gör du?'''
:What are you doing?

==Goodbyes==
'''Hej då/Adjö'''
:Good bye (the latter is formal)

'''Ha det bra!'''
:Have a nice day!

'''Vi ses!'''
:See you later!

==Other Useful Phrases==
'''Ja'''
:Yes

'''Nej'''
:No
'''Tackar!/Tack/Tack så mycket/Tusen tack'''
:Thanks!/Thank you/Thank you very much/A thousand thanks! (conversational)

'''Ingen orsak.'''
:Don't mention it/You're welcome

'''Förlåt'''
:Sorry/Pardon me

'''Ursäkta'''
:Excuse me

'''Snälla'''
:Please

'''Talar du svenska/engelska?'''
:Do you speak Swedish/English?'''

:'''Ja, lite grann.'''
::Yes, a little. (Response to previous question)

:'''Nej, inte alls.'''
::No, not at all.

'''Jag talar svenska/engelska.'''
:I speak Swedish/English.

'''Jag förstår inte.'''
:I don't understand.

'''Jag vet (inte).'''
:I (don't) know.

'''En öl tack.'''
:One beer, please.

[[Category:Swedish]]
[[Category:Translated phrases]]
[[Category:Languages]]

Common phrases in Swedish

2007-12-14T03:30:55Z

81.233.181.241: /* Conversational Phrases */

Return to ''[[Introduction to Swedish]]''

==Greetings==
'''Hej/Hejsan'''
:Hello/Hi

'''Goddag'''
:Good day/Hello (polite form)

'''God morgon'''
:Good morning

'''God kväll'''
:Good evening

'''God natt'''
:Good night

'''Hur mår du?'''
:How are you?

'''Bra'''
:Good/Fine

'''Inte så bra.'''
:Not so good.

'''Hur går det?'''
:How is it going?

==Conversational Phrases==
'''Vad heter du?'''
:What's your name? ('heter' is a transitive verb meaning "to be called")

'''Jag heter [...]'''
:My name is [...]

'''Var bor du?'''
:Where do you live?

'''Jag bor i [...]'''
:I live in [...]'''

'''Varifrån kommer du?'''
:Where are you from?

'''Jag kommer ifrån [...]'''
:I'm from [...]

'''Hur gammal är du?'''
:How old are you?

'''Jag är [...] år gammal.'''
:I am [...] years old.

'''Vad gör du?'''
:What are you doing?

==Goodbyes==
'''Hej då/Adjö'''
:Good bye (the latter is formal)

'''Ha det bra!'''
:Have a nice day!

'''Vi ses!'''
:See you later!

==Other Useful Phrases==
'''Ja'''
:Yes

'''Nej'''
:No
'''Tackar!/Tack/Tack så mycket/Tusen tack'''
:Thanks!/Thank you/Thank you very much/A thousand thanks! (conversational)

'''Ingen orsak.'''
:Don't mention it/You're welcome

'''Förlåt'''
:Sorry/Pardon me

'''Ursäkta'''
:Excuse me

'''Snälla'''
:Please

'''Talar du svenska/engelska?'''
:Do you speak Swedish/English?'''

:'''Ja, lite grann.'''
::Yes, a little. (Response to previous question)

:'''Nej, inte alls.'''
::No, not at all.

'''Jag talar svenska/engelska.'''
:I speak Swedish/English.

'''Jag förstår inte.'''
:I don't understand.

'''Jag vet (inte).'''
:I (don't) know.

'''En öl tack.'''
:One beer, please.

[[Category:Swedish]]
[[Category:Translated phrases]]
[[Category:Languages]]