August 2009 - openSUSE Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Weekly News, Issue #68 is out
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 29 Aug '09

29 Aug '09

We are pleased to announce: Issue 86 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 6 Released * Jan Weber: Summary of openSUSE @ FrOSCon 2009 * Linux.com/RobDay: The Kernel Newbie Corner: Kernel Debugging with proc “Sequence” Files–Part 2 * Will Stephenson: Sub-menus in KDE 4 panels and desktops are back * h-online/Thorsten Leemhuis: Kernel Log – Coming in 2.6.31 – Part 4: Tracing, architecture, virtualisation For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/86/Translations [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/86 Have a lot of fun! -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service openSUSE Features Screening Team Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Project-Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/saigkill Private-Blog: http://saschasbacktrace.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] Apache Foundation's Gianugo Rabellino to Keynote openSUSE Conference
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 27 Aug '09

27 Aug '09

The openSUSE Project is pleased to announce its second confirmed keynote for the first-ever openSUSE Conference[1]. Our closing keynote will be delivered by Gianugo Rabellino, Chief Executive Officer of Sourcesense[2] and member of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Rabellino serves as Vice President of the Apache XML Project Management Committee, is a committer on several ASF projects including Cocoon, Xindice, and Jackrabbit, as well as mentor of a number of projects currently in development at the ASF Incubator. Rabellino's keynote, "Open Development in the trenches: a decade at the Apache Software Foundation" will provide a "look behind the scenes" at the Apache Software Foundation's 10 years of open source leadership. The opening keynote will be given by Leslie Hawthorn of Google. Leslie is a program manager for Google’s Open Source Programs Office, and community manager for the Google Summer of Code. The topic of the keynote is "Mentoring for Fun and Profit," and the full description can be found on the openSUSE Conference Web site. The openSUSE Conference is an opportunity for openSUSE contributors to attend talks, workshops, Birds of a Feather sessions, and collaborate together face to face. The conference will be held from September 17 through September 20 in Nürnberg, Germany. Register today[3] to reserve your spot! The conference will have two daily tracks of pre-planned talks, plus "BarCamp" style tracks for attendees to plan and provide their own content. Scheduled talks include: * openSUSE Build Service and Cross-Platform Packaging: Peter Linnell * Git in the openSUSE Build Service: Andreas Gruenbacher * openSUSE & Moblin: Michael Meeks Unconference ============= The openSUSE Conference will also have a major "unconference" component. We'll have plenty of time for contributors to discuss and work on topics they're interested in face to face. Unconference planning is being done on the openSUSE wiki[4]. Want to lead a session? Jump in and edit the wiki! Register Today! ================ The conference is less than a month away. If you haven't registered yet, you need to do so today! Registration is at conference.opensuse.org/registration. We'll accept registrations up to the conference, but space is limited. Hotels and Getting There ========================= Time is running out to book your hotel for the openSUSE Conference. Limited space is still available in the venue. All registrants should have received information on booking hotel. Registrations are being made through Alexia Henrie (ahenrie at novell.com). More information on hotels[5] and directions[6] can be found on the conference Web site. [1]: http://conference.opensuse.org/ [2]: http://www.sourcesense.com/en/home [3]: http://conference.opensuse.org/registration/ [4]: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Conf_2009_Unconference [5]: http://conference.opensuse.org/where-to-stay/ [6]: http://conference.opensuse.org/getting-there/ -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <jzb(a)zonker.net> openSUSE Community Manager: http://zonker.opensuse.org Blogs: http://blogs.zdnet.com/community | http://www.dissociatedpress.net Twitter: jzb | Identica: jzb http://identi.ca/group/opensuse/members -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 6 Released
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

The openSUSE Project is happy to announce that the openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 6 (M6) is available for download[1]. This release includes new packages on the GNOME and KDE live CDs, Python 3.1, and Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc6. This is a Milestone Release, one of several that lead up to the 11.2 final release in November. It may not be suitable for production systems, but is ready for contributors who want to help with testing and development for 11.2. Changes Since openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 5 ======================================= Milestone 6 includes new packages on the KDE live CD (Choqok, KNode, Kompare, KSystemlog, Okteta and more) and Transmission is now on the GNOME live CD. This release includes Python 3.1, PackageKit 0.5.1, and a number of updated packages, including: * Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc6 * Firefox 3.5.2 * GIMP 2.6.7 * GNOME 2.28 Beta * Konversation 1.2 Alpha 6 * OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 Beta 2 * VirtualBox 3.0.4 * Wine 1.1.27 A more complete list can be found on the wiki[2] and an updated list of Factory packages can be found on DistroWatch[3]. 11.2 is looking fantastic. Want screenshots? We've got 'em! Check out the shots here[4], and/or add your own. Most Annoying Bugs ================== As this is a milestone release, 11.2 M6 does contain a few bugs that we know about, but should not stand between courageous contributors and release testing. The big bugs in 11.2 M6 are: * Evolution not on the GNOME live CDs. * Second stage of live CD installation runs in text-mode. * Calling "Install Software" from start menus of both KDE and GNOME fails, work-around: start module over YaST Control Center. * Downloads/updates with aria/metalink support will fail, work-around: "export ZYPP_ARIA2C=0". You can track the Most Annoying Bugs on the wiki[5] along with 11.2 development. Testing! Testing! Testing! ========================== As you can see, 11.2 M6 does have a few bugs that we know about -- but there may be more lurking somewhere in the release that haven't been found yet. If you want to make sure 11.2 final is free of Most Annoying Bugs, we'll need your help finding, reporting, and fixing those hidden bugs. To learn more about testing openSUSE, visit the Testing[6] pages on the openSUSE wiki. To follow the testing and development process, we suggest that you subscribe to the openSUSE-Factory mailing list, and join the #openSUSE- Factory channel on Freenode to discuss openSUSE development. Get Milestone 6 Today! ====================== What are you waiting for? Grab the milestone release today! Downloads are available at software.opensuse.org/developer/[7] now. Note, if you need to try the live DVD on a machine with no CD-ROM drive, you can copy it to a USB key with the following command: dd if=image.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M Replace "image.iso" with the name of the ISO image that you have downloaded, and replace "sdX" with the actual device name of your USB drive. Be careful! This will erase the target device, so make sure you have the correct device name and have any vital data backed up! The next milestone is scheduled to be released on September 10. A reminder: only two more milestone releases are planned for 11.2, followed by two release candidate (RC) releases. See the detailed roadmap on the on the wiki[8]. [1]: http://software.opensuse.org/developer [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/Factory/News [3]: http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=suse [4]: http://en.opensuse.org/Screenshots/11.2_Milestones [5]: http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs_11.2_dev [6]: http://en.opensuse.org/Testing/ [7]: http://software.opensuse.org/developer/ [8]: http://en.opensuse.org/Roadmap/11.2 -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <jzb(a)zonker.net> openSUSE Community Manager: http://zonker.opensuse.org Blogs: http://blogs.zdnet.com/community | http://www.dissociatedpress.net Twitter: jzb | Identica: jzb http://identi.ca/group/opensuse/members -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] Please announce: opensuse-edu project meeting 2009-08-26, 14:30 UTC
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

We would like to announce, The Education team is meeting on 2009-08-26, 14:30 UTC. We would like to invite all interested parties to join us in discussing what this years openSUSE for Education group will focus on. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] Reminder: openSUSE Project Meeting Wednesday August 26, 2009 at 16:00 UTC
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

The next openSUSE Project meeting will take place today (Wednesday August 26) at 16:00 UTC. See all time zones on the Fixed Time World Clock[1]. As always, the meeting will be held in IRC on the #opensuse-project channel on Freenode. Please add your topics to the meeting wiki page at: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/Project_Meeting_2009-08-26 Please add topics as soon as possible. Also, if you have questions for the meeting, but can't attend (we know that the meeting times can't work for everyone) please add them to the agenda as well. For more on IRC meetings, see: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/About. As always, we meet in #opensuse-project on Freenode. Fire up your favorite IRC client and head over to #opensuse-project. Not familiar with IRC? A good overview can be found at irchelp.org. This site is not affiliated with openSUSE. For more information on Freenode, see http://freenode.net/. Wondering what meeting times are? Check the openSUSE Meetings page[2]. All project meetings and team meetings should be listed there. [1]: http://is.gd/2wstW [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <jzb(a)zonker.net> openSUSE Community Manager: http://zonker.opensuse.org Blogs: http://blogs.zdnet.com/community | http://www.dissociatedpress.net Twitter: jzb | Identica: jzb http://identi.ca/group/opensuse/members -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Weekly News, Issue #85 is out
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 22 Aug '09

22 Aug '09

We are pleased to announce: Issue 85 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * Change in Maintenance for openSUSE 11.2 and Future Versions * Joe Brockmeier: OpenSource World * Ian MacGregor: Finding files on the comand line * Lydia Pintscher: Social Media Guide for free Software Projects * ITManagement/Bruce Byfield: OpenOffice.org and the ‘Ribbons’ Interface Brouhaha For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/85/Translations [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/85 Have a lot of fun! -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service openSUSE Features Screening Team Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Project-Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/saigkill Private-Blog: http://saschasbacktrace.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Weekly News Survey ends
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

Hello Mates, The openSUSE Weekly News Survey ends Sat. 22 Aug 10:00UTC. Fast place your comment: http://2tu.us/nyi -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Ambassador openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Project-Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/saigkill Private-Blog: http://saschasbacktrace.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE KDE Team Meeting - Thursday 20th August, 16:00 UTC
by Lubos Lunak 19 Aug '09

19 Aug '09

The next openSUSE KDE Team meeting will be held tomorrow, Thursday 20th August, at 16:00 UTC. The current list of scheduled topics is: * Disable PulseAudio by default for KDE? * What do to with kdebase3-{apps,session,workspace}? * Not installing 'Desktop Effects' (i.e. Compiz) pattern by default * old action items * status report * Q&A, misc Further items are welcome; please add them http://en.opensuse.org/KDE/Meetings Please use http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=20&month=8&year=20… to get the time of the meeting in your time zone. The meeting will happen in #opensuse-kde IRC channel on irc.freenode.net You are welcome to join and participate! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Weekly News, Issue #84 is out
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 15 Aug '09

15 Aug '09

We are pleased to announce: Issue 84 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 5 released * People of openSUSE: Marcus Schaefer * Linux.com/Rob Day: The Kernel Newbie Corner: Kernel and Module Debugging with gdb * Guillaume DE BURE: More skrooge features * LDN: Kernel Log – Coming in 2.6.31 – Part2: Graphics, Audio and Videor For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/84/Translations [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/84 Have a lot of fun! -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service openSUSE Features Screening Team Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Project-Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/saigkill Private-Blog: http://saschasbacktrace.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] Creating a group of conserned Users and Novell partners/longer life time for openSUSE... (LONG POST)
by Boyd Lynn Gerber 14 Aug '09

14 Aug '09

Hello, With the annoucement today. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2009-08/msg00009.html that openSUSE is on a 18 month cycle, maybe we need to form a group... The thought is that a possible out come of this group maybe an openSLE which would be like this model fedora->centos->RHEL but for SUSE -SLES openSUSE->openSLE->SLE-| -SLED This is from the end of the project meeting. I hope the boat has not sailed already and it is too late. My thoughts from what I have heard from talks with clients, IRC chats, and misc. WARNING (This is my honest view/perception and is not politically correct) 1. Many small business owners/small companies feel there is a lack of attention to their needs from Novell. That is to say Novell only listens to "Monster Enterprise Clients" Solution: We form a group that combined has equivelant $$$ behind it to warrent attention. 2. Many resent replies from Novell people (although it is just their opinion) through the various mediums treat SMB's and their staff as idiots. It comes off as if it comes from arrogant 20-something know it alls dictating what the community has to do. To quote some CEO's and COO... "The SUSE/Novell people act like a bunch arrogant 20-something ... that treat us and are staff like idiots.) SMB's have to contribute more time/money/resources to keep openSUSE going. (Why should we when we are treated like idiots)? Solution: Better communitcation. Some signs of improvement, but a strong feeling of being dictated, rather than lead" 3. They are really concerned "OpenSUSE distro is moving toward just a desktop Ubunto clone. They are ignoreing what was there bigest strength. Providing a Polished First Class Stable Server with necessary Desktop fetures." Solution: This could be solved by openSLE (A openSUSE centos like clone as refered in the above example). 4. "Tired of hearing we do this for fun, it is not my problem/responsibility, hire a programmer or become one." "Fix it yourself as it is a community distro. The community is not doing enough or is too small." What happens is or feels like the various groups that are part of the community are not fully trusted. What I see/feel/hear is that globally the openSUSE distro is moving to the bottom of the Linux Distro Heap. I am being asked to move to CentOS as it has a longer support window. "Having to update my OS every 2 years is a real pain in the butt! Now it is moving to a 18 month window. I really need to look at something else that meets my needs" Business like to stay as long as they are able to the release. "If it aint broke don't fix it!" "We really need a fall back position. What are your recommendations? Doesn't Novell realize who pays their salaries? What about Ubunto, Debian, Fedora/CentOS, or Solaris, BSDs?" Solution: Have the openSUSE->openSLE->SLES/SLED path available. At some of the event I and others I talk with have attended it is often asked "Why doesn't Novell offer an opneSLE alternitive?" People using the fedora->CentOS->RHEL talk of how many of the business they support move this route to become RHEL customers. I think we (being the SUSE prefered" really would benefit from a similar path. That is why I am trying to somehow get a group organized. So we are able to have our voice heard at the higher levels of Novell. Thanks for reading this. I propose using the Freenode IRC #opensuse-server channel and either of the lists in the CC. to further discuss this idea and form a group. Thank you, -- Boyd Gerber <gerberb(a)zenez.com> 801 849-0213 ZENEZ 1042 East Fort Union #135, Midvale Utah 84047 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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