OS/2 is a greatly different operating system for PC (ArcaOS, eComStation, IBM OS/2 Warp)
Applications, news, reviews, support of users, hardware, questions and answers.
OS/2 VOICE used to organize IRC speaks with developers and organizations
supporting the OS/2 community.
The good news is we will be holding a series of speaks ups via IRC.
If you are unfamiliar with how IRC works, then no problem.
While you can use an IRC client you can also use a your browser, which
in my opinion is easier:
Before the meeting starts you goto the following URL:
https://webchat.freenode.net/
Fill in your nickname: Its preferred if you use your real name.
At the channel name fill #os2voice.
The speakup with Arca Noae LLC will be held on the Saturday the 17th of
February and start at
(The first IRC speakup will be targeted at Westen Europe, Afrika and the
American continent.)
17:00 hours Amsterdam/Berlin Time.
19:00 Moscow time
11:00am New York time
08:00am Los Angeles time
The second speakup is will be held on the Sunday the 25th of February.
It will start at
02:00 Moscow time,
0:00 Amsterdam time, local time
Syndey 09:00 in the moring.
This means for people in New York the second speakup will start on 24th of February 18:00 hours New York time!
(This second speakup is to try and accommodate the OS/2 users in Asia,
Australia and New Zealand.)
Its the in tension that as many of the developers from Arca NOae will be
present to answer your questions. The speakup is intended to not last
longer then 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
D day is coming, the conference is planned to the end of May 2018.
What is the agenda?
inform WSE organizers and os2.guru site (email: support at os2.guru) what presentation are
you going to show, name, title. We are going draw promo banners.
What to expect:
(we don't have information what is the list of presentations and speakers)
Usually Arca Noae demonstrates new version of the system and the updates
Moreover Arca Noae talks about plans for future. What to expect
Dmitry Kuminov talks about Firefox / software porting
Q1: How to setup Poscript printer? how to import PPD file?
What happend if you should import several PPD files for different printers?
Q2: How to repair borken RPM/YUM?
Q3: How to connect to WiFi in hotels,
a) OS/2 computer is connected via Ethernet and Access Point,
working as wifi adapter,
b) but router shows additional pages *to the access point* and waits for confirmation from you
Q4: Is it safe to use AirBoot included to ArcaOS 5.0,
if UEFI disk/flashdisk is attached? Does UEFI disk stay working or becomes broken?
Q5: What to write to the history of OS/2 in 2017?
Neo OS/2
The board of VOICE International is pleased to announce that
Warpstock Europe 2018 will be held in Berlin, Germany on May
26 and 27 2018. The conference will take place in the NH Hotel
Alexanderplatz at the Landsberger Allee 26-32.
The hotel offers good conference facilities and has rooms
at a reasonable rate. As you can see in the picture there is a
tram running in front of the hotel which connects Alexanderplatz
in the city center with S-Bahn station Landsberger Allee; the
latter has a direct connection to Sch?nefelder airport.
How to make the conference successful?
1. It's necessary rotate banners about the conference at OS/2 sites
(in 3-5 monthes before the conference)
2. it's necessary publish list of speakers and presentations in advance.
(in 2-3 monthes before the conference)
The conference, it's like a flash / flicker. 2 or 3 days and it's over.
In reality, it takes 3-5 monthes, the developers are working,
the speakers are preparing the materials. The organizers are spending efforts.
We are searching for person which can make a report from the conference.
OS/2 VOICE will be hosting Warpstock Europe 2017 in Rotterdam the Netherlands.
The location will be the Central library. Dates 20 May Saturday and Sunday.
Day 1) Friday - Social Event
Day 2) and Day 3): Access for 2 days will 50 Euro. The location is a bit expensive,
but the location is perfect. Mayor intercity train station under
the library. A direct train from Schiphol (Dutch national airport).
(one stop from Rotterdam Central station).
If you would like to support OS/2 VOICE and Warpstock Europe 2017!
arcanoae.com
While some people that can not make it to Warpstock who sponsor VOICE.
We will provide a videostream again so you can tune in! The event this
year (Warpstock Europe 2016) in our view has been inspiring for all.
People talked about new OS/2 projects to develop! In other words Warpstock Europe played its part to keep OS/2 moving forward.
Today:
What questions to make to the managers of Arca OS?
What to ask from the developers? What impressions to collect from the users?
The conditions of OS/2 support
A) Until the end of 2016, such conditions of OS/2 / eComStation / ArcaOS users support
are accepted:
1) company: eCo Software
2) we work by principle: "goodwill", "as far as possible".
We are interested answer to every question related to OS/2,
but our resources are restricted so we can process the request
"as far as possible".
3) the user should have access to Internet.
3.a) support by email only. Support by phone is not provided
3.b) we don't send CD with drivers and applications.
The users should get all updates via internet.
4) speed of processing: 1 - 7 days
5) minimal quality of reply:
we can send the link to FAQ collection, in other words
show our message which we have generated in the past
when discussing similar topic with other users.
B) Preliminary, In 2017 the conditions of OS/2 support will stay the same
as in 2016.
C) Usually US and european users are supported by other company:
Arca Noae
Clarification: the same message in short:
"Until the end of 2016 we will not provide support by phone.
Please send an email with your questions or check our FAQ
section on our website. eCo Software does not send drivers
or applications via mail on CD. Please download from the internet."
Yes while the website still needs to be updated and details still
need to be put online. I am pleased to announce that OS/2 VOICE
will be hosting Warpstock Europe 2017 in Rotterdam the Netherlands.
The location will be the Central library.
Dates 20 May Saturday and Sunday.
There MAYBE a social event on Friday evening but this is not CERTAIN YET.
I need to work out the final details. Before I say yes.
But event location is booked!
Access for 2 days will 50 Euro. The location is a bit expensive,
but the location is perfect. Mayor intercity train station under
the library. A direct train from Schiphol (Dutch national airport).
(one stop from Rotterdam Central station).
If you would like to support OS/2 VOICE and Warpstock Europe 2017!
https://www.arcanoae.com/shop/voice-sponsoring/
While some people that can not make it to Warpstock who sponsor VOICE. We will provide a videostream again so you can tune in! The event this year (Warpstock Europe 2016) in our view has been inspiring for all. People talked about new OS/2 projects to develop! In other words Warpstock Europe played its part to keep OS/2 moving forward.
As mentioned before. Warpstock Europe will be held on the 21st and 22 second
of May 2016 in Cologne at Hostel where Warpstock Europe was also held in 2015.
The rooms have been reserved.
What presentation are you going to present?
What topic do you offer to discuss?
The cost of OS/2 license is very high for russian/ukrainian users,
as result the sellings of OS/2 software in russian speaking countries dropped down to 0 several years ago.
To reanimate the market, we create the fund which 1) will accumulate sponsor money,
2) maintain logs of users activity, 3) => compensate the cost of
OS/2 licenses/subscriptions for the most active users.
