Dear readers, users, contributors and editors of DesdeLinux :
The day we were waiting for has finally arrived and we have talked so much about through social networks.
Today is a very important day for us, not only because we are launching a new design, but also because we will have the pleasure of announcing something of much greater scope. The news will cheer many, surprise others and is as follows:
FromLinux has merged with Let's use Linux.
Yes, you read that right, Usemos Linux , that excellent blog that has been maintained for many years by our friend and now colleague Pablo Castagnino . But don't take my word for it, you can read the statement that Pablo personally wrote.
And it is that nobody can reject a millionaire offer, which includes an annual payment of $ 500 with a business car and other top-secret agreements. U_U
Joking apart. It fills us with pride, pleasure and satisfaction to include Pablo in our team, who has proven to be an exceptional blogger.
About the merger
This is arguably the most important step we've taken in the two years we've been online. What is the merger? Well, it's very simple:
- From this moment on, Pablo becomes a Official Administrator of this blog (titled with honors, and flush with the ears).
- All articles published in Let's use Linux You can consult them right here (I will show you how later).
- The official accounts and communities in social networks of FromLinux, will now be those of Let's use Linux. Therefore, this means that we will have a greater number of users.
Any questions you may have regarding the merger, you can reflect it through the comments of this post.
About the design
After creating more than 3 mockups, laying them out, programming them, seeing that everything was rubbish, re-laying them out, re-programming them, debating the changes, throwing things at each other and hating each other through email messages, we decided to stick with the theme you are now seeing and which I clarify: It is in beta phase , because more changes are coming.
We have taken details and elements from the current Usemos Linux theme , and at the same time, we have added details from our previous theme, mixed it all together, added colors, and this is the result.
Can it get any better? Of course it can, but believe me when I say that this has been by far the best theme we have designed and programmed for DesdeLinux to date.
A lot of bugs that are present in the previous theme are fixed, tables have been styled, and the theme is supported and fits differently in resolutions:
- 320 × 480
- 360 × 640
- 768 × 1024
- 800 × 1280
- 980 × 1280
- 1024 × 1280
- 1280 × 600
- 1366 × 768
- 1920 × 900
And vice versa. If your resolution differs from the previous ones or if one of them does not display the issue correctly, please share it with us to solve it.
Details and news
I think that the main change or novelty that we must highlight is the evolution of our logo. A new project has started, and therefore a change in our image was imposed. As you can see, we changed the Slogan, and readjusted some details.
Previously, we could identify DesdeLinux using the following characters: <°. Now, we can use: <°, <«, whichever you prefer.
When we come across an article that has been previously published on Usemos Linux , we will know it for two reasons:
- Because of Pablo's writing style (of course).
- For an area that will tell us that the article is from Let's use Linux (see the following image)
Our main menu has grown. In addition to the usual services, we've added other pages inherited from Usemos Linux , which contain excellent information for new users.
You will be able to notice other changes in the cover, and the design in general. We have left behind some highly requested features by users, such as showing the distribution we are using, but don't worry, this will be back again very soon. Anyway, comments still have this functionality.
We have updated the Contributor Guide , so everyone who wants to participate will know how to do so.