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[opensuse-announce] Change in maintenance for openSUSE 11.2 and future versions
by Michael Loeffler 14 Aug '09

14 Aug '09

Moin, with regards to the discontinuation mail for openSUSE 10.3 [1] sent out by Marcus the other day I'd like to clarify the changes in the maintenance period of openSUSE. openSUSE will shorten the maintenance period to 2 versions plus 2 months which translates with the current release cycle of 8 months to 18 months instead of 24 months we had with openSUSE 11.1 and previous releases. With that we now can guarantee an overlap time from a maintenance perspective which gives enough time to update machines to newer versions. Best Michael [1] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2009-08/msg00008.html -- Michael Löffler, Product Management SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - Nürnberg - AG Nürnberg - HRB 16746 - GF: Markus Rex -- 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] Advance notice of discontinuation of openSUSE 10.3
by Marcus Meissner 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

Dear opensuse-announce subscribers and openSUSE users, SUSE Security announces that openSUSE 10.3 will be discontinued soon. Having provided security-relevant fixes for two years, we will stop releasing updates after October 31st 2009. As a consequence, the openSUSE 10.3 distribution directory on our server download.opensuse.org will be removed from /distribution/10.3/ to free space on our mirror sites. The 10.3 directory in the update tree /update/10.3 will follow, as soon as all updates have been published. The discontinuation of openSUSE 10.3 enables us to focus on the openSUSE distributions of a newer release dates to ensure that our users can continuously take advantage of the quality that they are used to with openSUSE products. This announcement holds true for openSUSE 10.3 only. As usual, Novell/SUSE will continue to provide update packages for the following products: openSUSE 11.0 (supported until June 30th 2010) openSUSE 11.1 (supported until December 31st 2010) openSUSE 11.2 (currently in development, to be released November 12th 2009) for the next two openSUSE releases plus two months overlap period. Please note that the maintenance cycles of SUSE Linux Enterprise products and products based on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system are not affected by this announcement and have longer life cycles. To learn more about SUSE Linux business products, please visit http://www.novell.com/linux/suse/ . For a detailed list of the life cycles of our Enterprise Products please visit http://support.novell.com/lifecycle/ and http://support.novell.com/lifecycle/lcSearchResults.jsp?sl=suse If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please do not hesitate to contact SUSE Security at <security(a)suse.de>. -- 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 5 Released
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 5 (M5) is now available for download[1]. It includes several updates, new features, bugfixes, and other improvements. This milestone includes KDE 4.3 final, a kernel built specifically for desktop systems, and beta 1 of OpenOffice.org 3.1.1. 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 4 =========================================== Lots of changes since the M4 release! This release is built with GCC 4.4.1, and debug packages are generated for each sub-package. It also includes many updated packages and a few new packages, including: * Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc4 * Xen 3.4.1 RC10 * GNOME 2.27.5 * PackageKit 0.5 * Apache 2.2.12 * Choqok 0.6.1 * VirtualBox 3.0.2 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 M5 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 M5 are: * Live CD ISOs will not boot from USB on some hardware * The GNOME Live-CD image is missing Tomboy, Beagle, and GNOME-Do. * Bug #529098[5]: x86_64 DVD ISO doesn't fit on DVD * Bug #522025[6]: X doesn't display properly in VirtualBox machines with big video memory. Workaround: reduce video memory size or switch to first console and back (default: right Ctrl-F1, right Ctrl-F7) * Bug #529113[7]: and Bug #482749[8]: kdesu does not work (for example, starting YaST), work-around: 'su -c "unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS;yast2"' * Bug #528397[9]: X server might hang with some video drivers (vesa, intel) in runlevel 5 before the KDM logon occurs. A workaround can be found in this comment[10]. You can track the Most Annoying Bugs on the wiki[11] along with 11.2 development. Testing! Testing! Testing! ============================== As you can see, 11.2 M5 does have a few annoying 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. Holger Sickenberg has put out a call for testing team members. If you're interested in doing some heavy testing on openSUSE, check out Holger's announcement[12]. To learn more about testing openSUSE, visit the Testing[13] 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 5 Today! ========================== What are you waiting for? Grab the milestone release today! Downloads are available at software.opensuse.org/developer/[14] 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 will be released on August 20th. [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]: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529098 [6]: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522025 [7]: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529113 [8]: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=482749 [9]: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528397 [10]: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528397#c3 [11]: http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs_11.2_dev [12]: http://lizards.opensuse.org/2009/07/24/call-for-opensuse-core-test-team/ [13]: http://en.opensuse.org/Testing/ [14]: http://software.opensuse.org/developer/ -- 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 #83 is out (Resend)
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 09 Aug '09

09 Aug '09

The lastpost was false. We release the Issue #83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are pleased to announce: Issue 84 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * KDE 4.3 review * Marek Stopka: YaST Education module is no more GSoC project * Linux.com/Rob Day: The Kernel Newbie Corner: What’s in That Loadable Module, Anyway? * Jeff Jaffe: Cloud Securityv * Nat Friedman: Running Linux in the browser For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/83/Translations [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/83 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, Issue #84 is out
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 08 Aug '09

08 Aug '09

We are pleased to announce: Issue 84 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * KDE 4.3 review * Marek Stopka: YaST Education module is no more GSoC project * Linux.com/Rob Day: The Kernel Newbie Corner: What’s in That Loadable Module, Anyway? * Jeff Jaffe: Cloud Securityv * Nat Friedman: Running Linux in the browser 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

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[opensuse-announce] Reminder: openSUSE Project Meeting Wednesday August 12, 2009
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

The next openSUSE Project meeting will take place today (Wednesday August 12) 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_2009-08-12 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/26uKE [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] Unofficial openSUSE KDE 4.3 RPMs and Live CDs
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Get the latest KDE hot off the presses! The KDE Project announced the stable KDE 4.3[1] release this week, and openSUSE users can get the goods right away. The KDE 4.3 release is available via One-Click Install[2] for openSUSE Factory, 11.1, 11.0, and 10.3. Stephan Binner has provided a KDE 4.3 live CD[3] using the openSUSE Build Service and KIWI[4]. The live CD is a pure KDE showcase based on current openSUSE 11.1 packages. Note that the live CD and packages are not an official openSUSE release and have not been as fully tested as final openSUSE releases. The latest KDE includes a number of new features, application updates, performance and usability improvements, and much more. See the KDE 4.3.0 release announcement[5] for a list of improvements and updates. [1]: http://www.kdenews.org/2009/08/04/kde-430-released-caizen [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/KDE4 [3]: http://home.kde.org/~binner/kde-four-live/ [4]: http://en.opensuse.org/Build_Service/KIWI [5]: http://kde.org/announcements/4.3/index.php -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier openSUSE Community Manager http://zonker.opensuse.org/ -- 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] Reminder: Team Meeting
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Hello, we are pleased to invite you (Editors/Translators) to the Weekly-News Team Meeting. The Topics from our Meeting are placed in: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/Meetings/Topics_current New Topics can included until Sat, 10h UTC ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Date: next Saturday {8. August 2009} Time: 14:30h UTC Channel: #opensuse-newsletter @ irc.freenode.net ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/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 KDE Team Meeting - Thursday 6th August, 16:00 UTC
by Lubos Lunak 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

The next openSUSE KDE Team meeting will be held tomorrow, Thursday 6th August, at 16:00 UTC. The current list of scheduled topics is: * easing KDE4 one-click installs feature request added to openfate. Is anything missing? (AI was: file new .ymp and do fate request) * dropping remaining poorly maintained KDE3 apps from Factory (http://en.opensuse.org/KDE/Community/kde3_eval and KDE:KDE3) * default sound backend (bug #440786) * Default Plasma containment (http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-kde/2009-07/msg00113.html) * Revisision of greeter text, writing of new KDE4 introduction * 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=6&month=8&year=200… 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 #82 is out
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

We are pleased to announce: Issue 82 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * Milestone 4 released * Hackweek IV Results * Vincent Danen: System monitoring with Conky * Joe Brockmeier: Does openSUSE need a default desktop? * openSUSE Forums: Firefox and _64 Java Issue For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/82/Translations [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/82 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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