Mercurial mirror for Django 3.2 branch
As usual when Django releases a new Alpha version, I’ve settled a new mirror. The URL (both web and clone) is https://freehackers.org/mirrors/django-3.2-production As stated before, I no longer use...
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The first beta for Django 4.0 was just announced, and it’s time for another ‘production’ mercurial mirror.
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At the end of 2020, Nintendo has released a new version of his famous “Game & Watch” mini console. It looks like the old-school one, but has a real screen (with pixels, even color !), a modern...
View ArticleMercurial Mirror For Django 4.1 Branch
The usual ‘production’ mirror for the recently announced Django 4.1.
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View ArticleMercurial Mirror For Django 4.2 Branch
Slightly late, but here’s the 4.2 mirror. As usual, read-only, and aimed at production (aka “using django on servers “), not development (aka “commit”).
View ArticleMercurial Mirror For Django 5.0 Branch
The mirror is up and running since the first beta or so, but I forgot to mention it on the blog. Now that 5.0 is officially released, it seems a perfect timing to fix that. For the record, those...
View ArticleCustom logo on miniware MHP50
The documentation is pretty terse: “160×80 pixels 16-bit (RGB656) BMP”. Here’s how it can be done, at least from linux, but probably also from most other operating systems. From what I understand,...
View ArticleMercurial Mirror For Django 5.1 Branch
Upstream just released the first beta. Now is the time to start the new mirror. For the record, those mirrors are read-only, and aimed at production (aka “I want an easy way to update Django on servers...
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