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Sisu

2009-04-22T19:36:29Z

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[[Image:Monument to the Finnish sisu.jpg|thumb|left|280px|"Monument to the Finnish sisu" on a [[fell]] in [[Lapland Province|Lapland]]]]

'''Sisu''' is a [[Finnish language|Finnish]] term that could be roughly translated into [[English language|English]] as strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity. The equivalent in English is "to have guts", and indeed, the word derives from ''sisus'', which means something inner or interior. However, sisu has a long-term element in it; it is not momentary courage, but the ability to sustain the same. To [[anthropology|anthropologists]]{{Fact|date=July 2007}}, it is an appropriate invention for a cold northern land, dotted by thousands of lakes, and long under threat of being overwhelmed, militarily, linguistically and otherwise, by more powerful neighbours. Similar concepts exist among other cold-weather peoples, such as the [[Inuit]] and [[Chukchi people|Chukchi]].{{Fact|date=October 2007}}

Due to its cultural significance, ''Sisu'' is a common element of [[brand name]]s in [[Finland]]. For example, there are [[Sisu Auto|Sisu brand cars]] (and [[Sisu Pasi| Sisu armored vehicles]]), [[icebreaker]] MS Sisu, a brand of strong-tasting [[pastille]]s manufactured by [http://www.leaf.fi Leaf], and a Finnish ultranationalist organisation [[Suomen Sisu]]. [[Mount Sisu]] is the name of a mountain first ascended by mountain climbers [[Veikka Gustafsson]] and Patrick Degerman in the Antarctic.

The term is commonly used in everyday speech to describe stoic toughness. It is widely understood in the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]] of [[Michigan]], which is home to a large concentration of Americans of Finnish descent. For instance: "Even after cutting his hand open and getting 12 stitches, he didn't shed a tear. Wow! He's got sisu!" This has extended to include a popular bumper sticker saying simply "Sisu". By analogy, the term has picked up new meanings. Depending on context, "sisu" can refer to spunk, attitude, self-confidence, and so on. However, sisu is not [[bravery]], nor strength. It is distinguished from [[courage]], especially when talking about the military. Sisu is an ability to finish a task successfully, as defined by [[Roman Schatz]] in his book ''[[From Finland with Love]]'' (2005), and decisiveness. Usually sisu means the will and decisiveness to surmount challenges against impossible odds, or to succeed when given the [[Chinaman's chance]].

In Robert Heinlein's "juvenile" novel, "Citizen of the Galaxy", the protagonist was adopted by the captain of an interstellar trading ship which was named, "Sisu". This reflected Heinlein's admiration of the Finnish stand against the Soviets, Heinlein himself being ardently anti-communist. The interstellar trading "family" of which this ship was but a part, is described as being fiercely proud and independent, preferring battle and death to being taken prisoner by raiding pirates.

Sisu can be either good or bad, but the usual meaning is good. Bad sisu (Finnish ''paha sisu'') means malice combined with ruthlessness and implacability: it means relentless striving for mischief, persecution and vengeance. It is in a sense the opposite of good sisu. The Finnish expression ''pahansisuinen'' implies "audacious", "implacable", "full of effrontery", "malevolent", etc. with aggressive overtones. The verb ''sisuuntua'' refers to getting angry, but with an element of determination and even being unforgiving. The idiom ''meni sisu kaulaan'' ("the sisu went to the throat [or neck]") returns to the original meaning of "innards"; to "get a lump in one's throat", as in become too intimidated to act.

In the British TV programme [[Top gear]], [[Mika Hakkinen]] mentions Sisu to [[James May]] as a driving trait particular to the Finnish people.

==External links==
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/22/AR2006032201943.html Washington Post: "The Finnish Line"], about Finnish fortitude and resilience

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Linux Libertine

2008-11-01T06:38:49Z

88.114.247.72:

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| name = Linux Libertine
| image = [[Image:Linux_Libertine.png|250px]]
| style = [[Serif]]
| releasedate = [[September 2003]]
| foundry = [http://linuxlibertine.sf.net Libertine Open Fonts Project]
| shown_here = Version 3.0
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] / [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]]
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'''Linux Libertine''' is a computer font that is open source and free software; it is dual licensed under the [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] and the [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]]. It was created by the [http://linuxlibertine.sf.net Libertine Open Fonts Project] that aims to create free and open alternatives to commercial fonts like [[Times Roman]]. It is being developed with the free font editor [[FontForge]].<ref>Bruce Byfield (2006): ''Linux Libertine Open Fonts offers free Times Roman alternative'', http://www.linux.com/articles/56565</ref>

Linux Libertine is a serif proportional font that looks like a 19th century book type, though it has been developed for today's usability. It contains more than 2000 [[Unicode]] characters, including support for many different languages of the western [[Latin Alphabet|Latin]], [[Greek Alphabet|Greek]], [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]] and [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]] typeset. Additionally it offers several [[Ligature (typography)|ligatures]] (such as ff, fi, ct, …) and has special characters like [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] characters, arrows, floral symbols, [[Roman numbers]], [[Text figures|oldstyle numbers]], [[small caps]] etc. The [[OpenType]] implementation allows automatic positioning and substitution like true fractures, ligatures and [[kerning]].

As of 2006, the following faces are available in TTF, OTF and [[source code]]:
* Regular
* Bold
* Italic
* Bolditalic
* Small capitals

== Special glyphs ==
Linux Libertine includes the Tux logo [[Image:Linux_Logo_in_Linux_Libertine_Font.png|20px]] at the Unicode code point U+E000.

== See also ==
* [[Free software Unicode fonts]]
* [[Unicode fonts]]
* [[List of typefaces]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://linuxlibertine.sf.net/ Official Web Site]

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Linux Libertine

2008-11-01T06:30:57Z

88.114.247.72:

{{Infobox font
| name = Linux Libertine
| image = [[Image:Linux_Libertine.png|250px]]
| style = [[Serif]]
| releasedate = [[September 2003]]
| foundry = [http://linuxlibertine.sf.net Libertine Open Fonts Project]
| shown_here = Version 3.0
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] / [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]]
}}
'''Linux Libertine''' is a computer font that is open source and free software; it is dual licensed under the [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] and the [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]]. It was created by [http://linuxlibertine.sf.net Libertine Open Fonts Project] that aims to create free and open alternatives to commercial fonts like [[Times Roman]]. It is being developed with the free font editor [[FontForge]].<ref>Bruce Byfield (2006): ''Linux Libertine Open Fonts offers free Times Roman alternative'', http://www.linux.com/articles/56565</ref>

Linux Libertine is a serif proportional font with the look of a 19th century book type, though it has been developed for today's usability. It contains more than 2000 characters in [[Unicode]], including support for many different languages of the western [[Latin Alphabet|Latin]], [[Greek Alphabet|Greek]], [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]] and [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]] typeset. Additionally it offers several [[Ligature (typography)|ligatures]] (such as ff, fi, ct, …) and has special characters like [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] characters, arrows, floral symbols, [[Roman numbers]], [[Text figures|oldstyle numbers]], [[small caps]] etc. The implementation of [[OpenType]] allows automatic positioning and substitution like for true fractures, ligatures and [[kerning]].
As of 2006, the following faces are available in TTF, OTF and [[source code]]:
* Regular
* Bold
* Italic
* Bolditalic
* Small capitals

== Special glyphs ==
Linux Libertine includes the Tux logo [[Image:Linux_Logo_in_Linux_Libertine_Font.png|20px]] at the Unicode code point U+E000.

== See also ==
* [[Free software Unicode fonts]]
* [[Unicode fonts]]
* [[List of typefaces]]

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://linuxlibertine.sf.net/ Official Web Site]

[[Category:Serif typefaces]]
[[Category:Unicode typefaces]]
[[Category:Free software Unicode typefaces]]

[[de:Linux Libertine]]
[[it:Linux Libertine]]

Linux Libertine

2008-11-01T06:25:18Z

88.114.247.72:

{{Infobox font
| name = Linux Libertine
| image = [[Image:Linux_Libertine.png|250px]]
| style = [[Serif]]
| releasedate = [[September 2003]]
| foundry = [http://linuxlibertine.sf.net Libertine Open Fonts Project]
| shown_here = Version 3.0
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] / [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]]
}}
'''Linux Libertine''' is a font for computers that is open source and free in the sense of the [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]; it is dual licensed under the [[SIL Open Font License|OFL]]. It belongs to the [http://linuxlibertine.sf.net Libertine Open Fonts Project] that aims at creating free and open type fonts to give users the alternative to commercial fonts like [[Times Roman]]. It is being developed with the free font editor [[FontForge]].<ref>Bruce Byfield (2006): ''Linux Libertine Open Fonts offers free Times Roman alternative'', http://www.linux.com/articles/56565</ref>

Linux Libertine is a serif proportional font with the look of a 19th century book type, though it has been developed for today's usability. It contains more than 2000 characters in [[Unicode]], including support for many different languages of the western [[Latin Alphabet|Latin]], [[Greek Alphabet|Greek]], [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]] and [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]] typeset. Additionally it offers several [[Ligature (typography)|ligatures]] (such as ff, fi, ct, …) and has special characters like [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] characters, arrows, floral symbols, [[Roman numbers]], [[Text figures|oldstyle numbers]], [[small caps]] etc. The implementation of [[OpenType]] allows automatic positioning and substitution like for true fractures, ligatures and [[kerning]].
As of 2006, the following faces are available in TTF, OTF and [[source code]]:
* Regular
* Bold
* Italic
* Bolditalic
* Small capitals

== Special glyphs ==
Linux Libertine includes the Tux logo [[Image:Linux_Logo_in_Linux_Libertine_Font.png|20px]] at the Unicode code point U+E000.

== See also ==
* [[Free software Unicode fonts]]
* [[Unicode fonts]]
* [[List of typefaces]]

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://linuxlibertine.sf.net/ Official Web Site]

[[Category:Serif typefaces]]
[[Category:Unicode typefaces]]
[[Category:Free software Unicode typefaces]]

[[de:Linux Libertine]]
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Archive:Arctic Torrent

2007-09-22T13:28:21Z

88.114.233.73: Added brief mention that a 64-bit build is also provided

{{Infobox_Software |
name = Arctic Torrent|
screenshot = |
caption = Screenshot of Arctic |
developer = Don Phrostbyte |
latest_release_version = 1.2.3 |
latest_release_date = [[September 4]], [[2004]] |
operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] |
genre = [[BitTorrent client]] |
license = [[MIT License]] |
website = [http://www.int64.org/arctic.html dev.int64.org/arctic] |
}}
'''Arctic Torrent''' is an [[open source]] minimalist [[C++]] [[BitTorrent client]] for Windows XP/2k/2k3. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available.

The program is designed to use as little [[RAM]] and [[CPU]] power as possible.

==See also==
* [[Comparison of BitTorrent software]]

==External links==
* [http://www.int64.org/arctic.html Arctic Torrent]

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[[Category:Free BitTorrent clients]]

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