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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Weekly News, Issue #78 is out
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 30 Jun '09

30 Jun '09

We are pleased to announce: Issue 78 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * openSUSE Forums hits 30,000 Users * Google Summer of Code Status Reports * Jigish Gohil : Stop ssh brute force attack using SuSEfirewall * metaverse: More Free and Open Source Tools for Writers * openSUSE Forums: How to Read a .docx file in SUSE? For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/78/Translations [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/78 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] iFolder Packages Available for 11.1
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 30 Jun '09

30 Jun '09

Good news, everybody! iFolder client packages[1] are now available for openSUSE 11.1 from the openSUSE update repositories. This means you can install iFolder client on openSUSE 11.1 using YaST or zypper, without any modifications to your installed system. Like openSUSE, iFolder is an open source project sponsored by Novell. iFolder is a simple and secure storage solution that can make syncing and sharing files easy. You can back up, access, and manage your personal files from anywhere, at any time. Once you have installed iFolder, you simply save your files locally and iFolder automatically updates the files on a network server and delivers them to the other machines you use. To install iFolder, just fire up YaST's Software Manager and search for "ifolder3", or open a terminal and type the following: sudo zypper ref sudo zypper in ifolder3** The iFolder server is available in the openSUSE Build Service. Just search for "ifolder3-server" at software.opensuse.org/search[2]. For more information on iFolder, see the iFolder site. Want to run an iFolder server without having to set up a server from scratch? Stephen Shaw, Mario Carrión[3], and Andrés G. Aragoneses[4] created[5] a openSUSE- based server appliance[6] using SUSE Studio. Just download the VMware image and fire it up in VMware or VirtualBox. To get involved with iFolder, see the how to contribute[7] doc and join real-time discussions in the #ifolder channel on Freenode[8]. [1]: http://ifolder.com/ifolder [2]: http://software.opensuse.org/search [3]: http://blog.carrion.ws/ [4]: http://www.blogger.com/profile/00267496347097861887 [5]: http://knocte.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-all-about-synchronization.html [6]: http://www.decriptor.com/2009/05/22/ifolder-on-opensuse-11-1/ [7]: http://is.gd/1jopr [8]: irc://irc.freenode.net/ifolder -- 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] Reminder: openSUSE Project Meeting Wednesday July 1 at 16:00 UTC
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 30 Jun '09

30 Jun '09

The next openSUSE Project meeting will take place Wednesday July 1 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_2009-07-01 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[5]. All project meetings and team meetings should be listed there. [1]: http://is.gd/1jldZ [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 11.2 Milestone 3 Available
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 29 Jun '09

29 Jun '09

The openSUSE Project is pleased to announce the release of openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 3. Images are ready for download[1] and testing. This release includes the 2.6.30 Linux kernel, KDE 4.3 beta 2, GNOME 2.27.2, OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 Alpha, and more! This is a **Milestone Release**, one of several leading up to the 11.2 release[2] in November. It may not be suitable for production systems, but should be stable enough for testing. Screenshots of the milestone releases and factory development can be found (or added) on the wiki[3]. Changes Since openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 2 ======================================== A lot has changed since the M2 release, and many packages have been updated for 11.2 M3. Some of the major changes in this release include: * Linux kernel 2.6.30 * GNOME 2.27.2 * KDE 4.3 beta 2 * PulseAudio 0.9.15 * Konversation 1.2 Alpha 3 * VirtualBox 2.2.4 * Wine 1.1.23 * OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 Alpha See the openSUSE Wiki for additional changes[4] in 11.2 Milestone 3. You can see the latest packages in Factory on DistroWatch[5], which tracks 203 major packages in openSUSE. Getting Milestone 3 =================== The latest development versions are available from software.opensuse.org/developer Choose from x86 or x86-64 install DVDs or the KDE and GNOME Live CDs. Testing ======= Help us make openSUSE 11.2 the best release yet! Please run the release through your usual routine, and let us know about any bugs or other issues that you find. Remember that this is a milestone release, and is not suitable for use on production systems. Though many openSUSE users can and do use the Factory distribution and/or testing releases for day-to-day work we want to stress that it’s entirely possible that you will encounter serious bugs. See openSUSE.org/Testing for more information on Testing. 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. [1]: http://software.opensuse.org/developer [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/Roadmap [3]: http://en.opensuse.org/Screenshots/11.2_Milestones [4]: http://en.opensuse.org/Factory/News [5]: http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=suse -- 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] [Weekly News] Dashboard
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 27 Jun '09

27 Jun '09

Hello Mates, i'm pleased to announce that we have created an Weekly News Dashboard. If you find an interesting Article or Post, you can leave us a Note with the URL in the Dashboard. The Dashboard-URL is: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/Dashboard Try it out -- 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

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE KDE Team Meeting - Thursday 25th June, 16:00 UTC
by Lubos Lunak 24 Jun '09

24 Jun '09

The next openSUSE KDE Team meeting will be held tomorrow, Thursday 25th June, at 16:00 UTC. The current list of scheduled topics is: * Factory opening, package requests [https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512631] * Suggestion: add the [https://addons.mozilla.org/en/firefox/addon/12196 Plasma Notify Firefox Add-on] to the default KDE/openSUSE 11.2 install. * Suggestion: "Show space information" enabled by default on Dolphin/openSUSE 11.2. * Akademy plans/preparations * Cross-distribution packaging of KDE applications * Please add other topics here as they come up * 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=25&month=6&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 #77 is out
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

We are pleased to announce: Issue 77 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * openSUSE Factory is now open * GSoC Status Reports * Lubos Lunak: OpenOffice.Org KDE4 Integration * openSUSE 11.2 Launch Planning * Linux.com/Rocky: The Plasma desktop shell of KDE 4 For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/77/Translations [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/77 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] Linuxtag is starting tomorrow in Berlin - some tickets available
by Andreas Jaeger 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

Linuxtag 2009 in Berlin, Germany is starting tomorrow (see www.linuxtag.org) and openSUSE is having a booth and the openSUSE day at saturday there. We have a few free day tickets left, please contact Henne <hvogel(a)suse.de> if you want one. Looking forward meeting you in Berlin! Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, Director Platform / openSUSE, aj(a)suse.de SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Factory is Now Open
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 18 Jun '09

18 Jun '09

openSUSE development is now even _more_ open than before. Factory development is changing, and we're making it easier for contributors to take responsibility for packages and to contribute directly to openSUSE. This means contributors will be able to be directly responsible for packages, without having to go through a Novell employee to make changes. Factory development is being split into devel projects organized by topic areas, such as KDE, GNOME, Education, Java, and so on. Devel projects are responsible for sets of packages and will be able to organize themselves rather than following a top-down model of management. The idea is to allow teams to be self-organizing and for all contributors to have equal footing in terms of being able to contribute to openSUSE Factory. To get started, the current Novell and openSUSE package maintainers will be working with each other to define responsibility within the devel projects and how the team will work together. As time goes on, they will integrate new maintainers into the teams and commit privileges will be based on merit and not whether a person is employed by Novell. How to Get Started ================== If you're new to working with Factory and the openSUSE Build Service, you can start with the Factory Packaging page on the openSUSE Wiki[1]. This explains the Factory workflow, how to check out packages and submit changes, how to create new devel projects, and so on. Have questions or need help getting started? There are plenty of openSUSE Factory contributors who'd be happy to answer questions and help you get started. To learn more, join the opensuse-factory mailing list[2], or get real-time help in the #opensuse-factory IRC channel on Freenode. The policy changes that have been made with Factory are another step in making openSUSE a more independent project, and allowing all contributors to take equal responsibility. As Factory development and devel teams evolve, we hope to see more contributors taking a lead role in leading openSUSE development and shaping the openSUSE distro. Factory is open! [1]: http://en.opensuse.org/Factory/Packaging [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/Mailing_Lists -- 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] Reminder: openSUSE Project Meeting Wednesday June 17th at 12:00 UTC
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 16 Jun '09

16 Jun '09

The next openSUSE Project meeting will take place Wednesday June 17th at 12:00 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_2009-06-17 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/13MLI [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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