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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Testing Core Team IRC Meeting 2009-10-31 18:00 UTC
by Holger Sickenberg 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, the 5th openSUSE Testing Core Team IRC Meeting will be on: Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at 18:00:00 UTC Please use the following link to find out what that means in your local timezone http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=11&day=29&year=2… We will met in the Channel #opensuse-testing on the Freenode IRC Network. irc://irc.freenode.net/opensuse-testing Best wishes, Holgi - -- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Maxfeldstraße 5, D-90409 Nürnberg T: +49 (0) 911 74053-0 F: +49 (0) 911 74053-483 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iEYEARECAAYFAksOVcsACgkQ539IWoEy06VEegCePYx4f8MJtiHm3VLBoNv0aVzZ N3sAn3m/l3joblDLTdnegHMAFHyl4VWQ =VoL1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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 26th November, 17:00 UTC
by Lubos Lunak 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

The next openSUSE KDE Team meeting will be held tomorrow, Thursday 26th November, at 17:00 UTC. The current list of scheduled topics is: * 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=26&month=11&year=2… 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 #98 out!
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 21 Nov '09

21 Nov '09

We are pleased to announce: Issue 98 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * Board Election 2009 Startup * openSUSE 11.2 Launchparties * openSUSE Spotlight: What does the openSUSE Board do? * Uwe Gansert: Interactive AutoYaST Rules * openSUSE Forums: K3B and mp3 support For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/98/Translations [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/98 Have a lot of fun! -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Member openSUSE Ambassador openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.com ClaimID: http://claimid.com/saigkill -- 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] Maintenance reboot for our infrastructure
by Lars Vogdt 17 Nov '09

17 Nov '09

Hi openSUSE Users There is some maintenance to be done in the following areas of our openSUSE infrastructure: * build.opensuse.org (Buildservice) * download.opensuse.org (Download infrastructure) As result, there will be a brief outage of all services provided by this machines Thursday, 09:30 German time (CET) The downtime is expected to be 15-30 minutes. Apologies for inconveniencies this may cause. Please contact admin(a)opensuse.org with any queries. Your openSUSE Admins -- 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 November 18, 2009 at 16:00 UTC
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

The next openSUSE Project meeting will take place Wednesday, November 18th, at 16:00 UTC. The meeting time in all time zones are listed on the Fixed Time World Clock[1]. Project meetings are always held in the #opensuse-project channel on Freenode. Please add your topics to the meeting wiki page at: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/Project_Meeting_2009-11-18[2] 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. We also take live questions, of course. Logs of the meeting are posted to the wiki here: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/Archive[3] New to openSUSE's IRC meetings? For more on our IRC meetings and how they're run, see: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/About[4]. Not familiar with IRC? A good overview can be found at irchelp.org[5]. This site is not affiliated with openSUSE. For more information on Freenode, see http://freenode.net/. As always, we meet in #opensuse-project on Freenode. Fire up your favorite IRC client and head over to #opensuse-project. Wondering what meeting times are? Check the openSUSE Meetings page[6]. All project meetings and team meetings should be listed there. If you're interested in how the openSUSE Project is run and want to participate, please be sure to join us on Wednesday. See you there! [1]: http://bit.ly/3XhSxD [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/Project_Meeting_2009-11-18 [3]: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/Archive [4]: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/About [5]: http://www.irchelp.org/ [6]: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <jzb(a)zonker.net> openSUSE Community Manager Get openSUSE 11.2! http://bit.ly/EOV8a Twitter: jzb | Identica: jzb About: http://www.dissociatedpress.net/about/ -- 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 November 16, 2009 at 16:00 UTC
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

The next openSUSE Project meeting will take place Wednesday, November 16th, at 16:00 UTC. The meeting time in all time zones are listed on the Fixed Time World Clock[1]. Project meetings are always held in the #opensuse-project channel on Freenode. Please add your topics to the meeting wiki page at: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/Project_Meeting_2009-11-18[2] 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. We also take live questions, of course. Logs of the meeting are posted to the wiki here: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/Archive[3] New to openSUSE's IRC meetings? For more on our IRC meetings and how they're run, see: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/About[4]. Not familiar with IRC? A good overview can be found at irchelp.org[5]. This site is not affiliated with openSUSE. For more information on Freenode, see http://freenode.net/. As always, we meet in #opensuse-project on Freenode. Fire up your favorite IRC client and head over to #opensuse-project. Wondering what meeting times are? Check the openSUSE Meetings page[6]. All project meetings and team meetings should be listed there. If you're interested in how the openSUSE Project is run and want to participate, please be sure to join us on Wednesday. See you there! [1]: http://bit.ly/3XhSxD [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/Project_Meeting_2009-11-18 [3]: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/Archive [4]: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/About [5]: http://www.irchelp.org/ [6]: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <jzb(a)zonker.net> openSUSE Community Manager Get openSUSE 11.2! http://bit.ly/EOV8a Twitter: jzb | Identica: jzb About: http://www.dissociatedpress.net/about/ -- 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 #97 out!
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 14 Nov '09

14 Nov '09

We are pleased to announce: Issue 97 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * openSUSE 11.2 Released! * Launch Party Locations * KDE.NEWS/Will Stephenson: Introducing KDE 4 KNetworkManager * Joe Brockmeier: Microblogging with Choqok in openSUSE 11.2 * h-online/Thorsten Leemhuis: Kernel Log: Coming in 2.6.32 (Part 2) – Graphics For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/97/Translations [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/97 Have a lot of fun! -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Member openSUSE Ambassador openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.com ClaimID: http://claimid.com/saigkill -- 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: Weekly News Team Meeting
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

Hello, The next openSUSE Weekly News meeting will take place tomorrow (Saturday November 14) at 14:30 UTC. As always, the meeting will be held in IRC on the #opensuse-newsletter channel on Freenode. Please add your topics to the meeting wiki page at: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/Meetings/Topics_current We using for our Meeting the Meetbot. Please check http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot for the commands. 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-newsletter on Freenode. Fire up your favorite IRC client and head over to #opensuse-newsletter. 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. All project meetings and team meetings should be listed there. on IRC meetings, see: http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/About. As always, we meet in #opensuse-newsletter on Freenode. Fire up your favorite IRC client and head over to #opensuse-newsletter. 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. All project meetings and team meetings should be listed there. -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Member openSUSE Ambassador openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.com ClaimID: http://claimid.com/saigkill -- 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 is out!
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

Hi all, The openSUSE Project is pleased to announce the release of openSUSE 11.2[1]. openSUSE 11.2 includes new versions of GNOME, KDE, OpenOffice.org, Firefox, the Linux kernel, and many, many more updates and improvements. In 11.2 you'll find more than 1,000 open source desktop applications. openSUSE also includes a full suite of server software and a rich selection of open source development tools. Please take a moment to Digg the announcement here: http://digg.com/d319pa7 You can find a bevy of screenshots[2] and more on the openSUSE wiki, and a lengthy list of packages and version numbers on DistroWatch[3]. Let's take a look at some of the more interesting features of openSUSE 11.2! openSUSE Desktop ================ As always, openSUSE provides everything you need to get started with Linux on the desktop. openSUSE 11.2 includes KDE 4.3 as the "default" desktop. If you install from DVD without changing anything, you'll have the KDE desktop by default. However, we still provide GNOME as an equal choice, and Xfce and other window managers as alternative desktops too! KDE 4.3 is a major update to the KDE platform. It includes improved networking support, and work to make Firefox and OpenOffice.org better integrated with the KDE enviroment. The openSUSE Project also worked closely with the KDE Project on theming and branding to provide a look and feel that meshes both projects nicely. You'll also find plenty of GNOME greatness in openSUSE 11.2 as well. GNOME 2.28, the latest release of the popular GNOME desktop, is included with 11.2. This release includes a brand new theme, improved software update application, improvements in GNOME's Webcam and video application, and many other enhancements and improvements to prepare the GNOME platform for GNOME 3.0 in 2010. OpenOffice.org 3.1 is a complete office productivity suite compatible with Microsoft Office. This release includes improvements in change tracking and collaboration in Writer, and major improvements to the drawing application. Social networking gets a boost in 11.2 with the addition of GNOME and KDE microblogging clients that handle multiple social network sites, Gwibber[4], and Choqok[5]. With openSUSE 11.2, you have the ability to install GNOME or KDE live media from USB, and numerous improvements to make openSUSE 11.2 much better on netbooks. Under the Hood ============== The desktop improvements are the most noticeable, but there's plenty going on under the hood as well in openSUSE 11.2. Storage improvements include the ability to encrypt the entire hard disk, for users concerned about data security. Users can also take advantage of the next generation of filesystems for Linux with Ext4 or btrfs. In case you'd like to learn more about the new kernel features you can go at KernelNewbies.org[6] and have a look at the "cool stuff" part. Want to manage remote openSUSE servers with a Web interface? That day is coming soon! openSUSE 11.2 users can install[7] the first technology preview of WebYaST: a Web-based remote administration tool for openSUSE systems. Finally, you can upgrade in-place using Zypper! Though it's been possible to do an upgrade in place for some time, with caution, it's finally a "recommended" method of upgrade with openSUSE 11.2. For users who want to move from 11.1 to 11.2 using "zypper dup," see Andreas Jaeger's post on Lizards[8] about the process. It's quick, it's easy, and almost competely painless. Linux for Education =================== The openSUSE Build Service provides thousands of applications as 1-click packages to enhance your experience on openSUSE 11.2. The openSUSE Education Community provides hundreds of Educational applications suitable for students of all ages, parents, teachers and IT administrators of educational institutions via the Build Service. The 11.2 release will be followed closely by a very special spin, Li-f-e: Linux for Education. Li-f-e contains GNOME, KDE as well the the award-winning Sugar learning environment for children. With packages from the Packman repository, Li-f-e provides everything required to get rich multimedia experience too. Media and Download ================== openSUSE is now available for immediate download! You have several choices of installation media and live CDs (which are also installable). * openSUSE 11.2 Installable DVD 32-bit * openSUSE 11.2 Installable DVD 64-bit * openSUSE 11.2 GNOME 32-bit Live CD * openSUSE 11.2 GNOME 64-bit Live CD * openSUSE 11.2 KDE 32-bit Live CD * openSUSE 11.2 KDE 64-bit Live CD **Booting openSUSE 11.2 from a USB key**: get one of the Live CDs available above, and 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! We want to hear from you! ========================= The openSUSE Project has many channels of communication[9]! Whether you prefer forums, email, or IRC, there are plenty of ways to communicate about openSUSE. * The official openSUSE forums. * Mailing Lists: be sure to sign up for the mailing lists that fit your interests! * IRC: #opensuse[10] on irc.freenode.net and other channels[11]. * Jabber, usenet, and more[9]. To keep up to date with openSUSE, be sure to keep an eye on openSUSE News[12] and watch Planet SUSE[13] for blog posts from the openSUSE community. We also update the @opensuse account on Twitter[14] and Identi.ca[15] regularly with news about the project. **Want to help the openSUSE Project? To get involved with openSUSE see the How to Participate[16] page on the openSUSE wiki. We can use lots of different skills[17] to help the project, so feel free to jump in!** Thanks! ======= openSUSE 11.2 represents the combined effort of hundreds of developers who participate in openSUSE, and thousands of developers in upstream projects that are shipped in openSUSE. The contributors, inside and outside the openSUSE Project, should be proud of this release, and they deserve a major "thank you" for all of the hard work and care that have gone into 11.2. When we say "contributor," we don't mean only developers and packagers. This includes translators, openSUSE Ambassadors, the openSUSE Board, and the users who help power our forums and support users who are taking their first steps into Linux. We are confident that openSUSE 11.2 is the best openSUSE release yet, and that it will help to encourage the use of Linux everywhere! We hope that you **_have a lot of fun_** while you use openSUSE 11.2! [1]: http://software.opensuse.org/ [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/Screenshots/11.2 [3]: http://distrowatch.com/suse [4]: http://en.opensuse.org/Gwibber [5]: http://bit.ly/1HmB3L [6]: http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges [7]: http://en.opensuse.org/YaST/Web/Installation [8]: http://bit.ly/gJvFo [9]: http://en.opensuse.org/Communicate [10]: irc://irc.freenode.net/opensuse/ [11]: http://en.opensuse.org/Communicate/IRC [12]: http://news.opensuse.org/ [13]: http://www.planetsuse.org/ [14]: http://twitter.com/opensuse [15]: http://identi.ca/opensuse [16]: http://en.opensuse.org/How_to_Participate [17]: http://bit.ly/1MsJpd -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <jzb(a)zonker.net> openSUSE Community Manager Twitter: jzb | Identica: jzb About: http://www.dissociatedpress.net/about/ -- 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 12th November, 17:00 UTC
by Lubos Lunak 11 Nov '09

11 Nov '09

The next openSUSE KDE Team meeting will be held tomorrow, Thursday 12th November, at 17:00 UTC. The current list of scheduled topics is: * 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=12&month=11&year=2… 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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