September 2012 - openSUSE Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-announce] GNOME 3.6 now also for openSUSE 12.2
by Dominique Leuenberger 28 Sep '12

28 Sep '12

Hello GNOMEs! It's official: GNOME 3.6 has been published for openSUSE 12.2. Want to read more? Head over to http://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2012/09/gnome-3-6-for-opensuse-12-2/ Enjoy it! Dominique -- 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] Downtime of some openSUSE services on 2012-09-27
by Marcus Rueckert 27 Sep '12

27 Sep '12

hi, during the maintenance window on 2012-09-27 from 06:00 UTC to 09:00 UTC the following services might experience some downtime to move them to new hardware: tracker.opensuse.org apparmor.opensuse.org connect.opensuse.org retro.opensuse.org openbuildservice.org beans.opensuse.org the individual downtimes should not be longer than 30minutes. with kind regards your openSUSE admin team -- openSUSE - SUSE Linux is my linux openSUSE is good for you www.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] GNOME 3.6 Enters GNOME:Factory
by Bryen Yunashko 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

(Originally posted by Dominique Leuenberger) Hi GNOMEs! I know you are all eagerly awaiting it! * AND IT JUST HAPPENED * GNOME 3.6 (at least what has been released so far; official release date is tomorrow, so there can still some more packages appear) has been submitted and accepted into GNOME:Factory. * FACTORY USERS * GNOME:Factory, as you all know, is the staging project where all packages are being tested against each other and, once deemed working, be forwarded to openSUSE:Factory, to be included into our next release of openSUSE. GNOME:Factory is NOT compatible to 12.2 (due to dependencies). * BUT * Don't be afraid just yet: All this great work has also been submitted and accepted into a new repository GNOME:STABLE:3.6 (which, at this moment, is not published; we will be doing at least a few integration tests on 12.2 before crashing _your_ machine(s).) If all goes well and may the OBS be with us (giving us the build power we need), this should not take too long. Once all this is ready, we'll let you know here again! * BUT BUT * _YOU_ are really brave and don't mind crashing your machine... should this happen, you are a) capable of extracting log files (even if NO gui comes up b) formulate readable bug reports c) FIX the bug :) then there is even a repository for 12.2 published (actually, it is GNOME:STABLE:3.6 published in a different namespace). So if you feel adventerous and comply to at least 2 of the 3 points above (:)), then you are allowed to use the repository home:dimstar:broken on your machine and get up to GNOME 3.6 (don't do this just now: the repository is in a full rebuild due to the checkins!) * WHAT MORE * What? you want even MORE??? Well, formulate your needs, and we'll find a way to make you work on them :) After all, this is a community effort! We need YOU to make this all possible. Hope you're having a lot of fun! The openSUSE GNOME Team * THE END * Dominique Leuenberger openSUSE GNOME Team -- 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] GNOME 3.6 entered GNOME:Factory]
by Dominique Leuenberger 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

Hi GNOMEs! I know you are all eagerly awaiting it! * AND IT JUST HAPPENED * GNOME 3.6 (at least what has been released so far; official release date is tomorrow, so there can still some more packages appear) has been submitted and accepted into GNOME:Factory. * FACTORY USERS * GNOME:Factory, as you all know, is the staging project where all packages are being tested against each other and, once deemed working, be forwarded to openSUSE:Factory, to be included into our next release of openSUSE. GNOME:Factory is NOT compatible to 12.2 (due to dependencies). * BUT * Don't be afraid just yet: All this great work has also been submitted and accepted into a new repository GNOME:STABLE:3.6 (which, at this moment, is not published; we will be doing at least a few integration tests on 12.2 before crashing _your_ machine(s).) If all goes well and may the OBS be with us (giving us the build power we need), this should not take too long. Once all this is ready, we'll let you know here again! * BUT BUT * _YOU_ are really brave and don't mind crashing your machine... should this happen, you are a) capable of extracting log files (even if NO gui comes up b) formulate readable bug reports c) FIX the bug :) then there is even a repository for 12.2 published (actually, it is GNOME:STABLE:3.6 published in a different namespace). So if you feel adventerous and comply to at least 2 of the 3 points above (:)), then you are allowed to use the repository home:dimstar:broken on your machine and get up to GNOME 3.6 (don't do this just now: the repository is in a full rebuild due to the checkins!) * WHAT MORE * What? you want even MORE??? Well, formulate your needs, and we'll find a way to make you work on them :) After all, this is a community effort! We need YOU to make this all possible. Hope you're having a lot of fun! The openSUSE GNOME Team * THE END * -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+owner(a)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] Announcing Vincent Untz as new openSUSE Board Charman
by Jos Poortvliet 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

This week Alan Clark announced to the openSUSE Board that he is stepping down from his position as Board Chair. His duties in SUSE keep him increasingly busy and SUSE has decided, after almost two years, the time has come for someone else to take on his role. So, after thinking about what skills are most relevant for the openSUSE Board right now and who would fit in best, SUSE managers Michael Miller (Marketing and Product Management) and Ralf Flaxa (Engineering) have brought in former GNOME Foundation Chairman Vincent Untz to take on the role as chair. The Board is very pleased having someone with the skills and experience of Vincent on board! Read more about this on our news site: http://news.opensuse.org/?p=14113 And the official announcement from SUSE: https://www.suse.com/company/press/2012/9/opensuse-project-announces- appointment-of-vincent-untz-as-opensuse-board-chair.html Both Alan and Vincent Untz as well as number of the other openSUSE Board members are at the openSUSE Summit right now. If you're there, go and look them up for a chat about where openSUSE is going. If you can't make it, they will surely be at the openSUSE Conference in Prague in October!

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[opensuse-announce] Planned maintenance downtime of rsync.opensuse.org, Monday 2012-09-17
by Lars Vogdt 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

Hi Our public rsync server 'rsync.opensuse.org' will be not available on Monday, 2012-09-17, starting 11:00 local time (CEST) which is 17th of September, 09:00 UTC. The downtime is expected to last for three hours. Please have a look at our webpage with local mirrors: http://mirrors.opensuse.org/ of our distribution and choose one of the closest to your region/country. With kind regards, Your openSUSE admin team -- Lars Vogdt <Lars.Vogdt(a)suse.com> - OPS Engineering Services Team Lead - SUSE Linux Products GmbH - GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix Imendörffer Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nuernberg, Germany - HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) -- 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] Cinnamon Repository
by Nelson Marques 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

I would like to inform of the following: 1) Cinnamon has been moved to the X11:Cinnamon repository and will be normally maintained; 2) As the Cinnamon code base depends a lot on GNOME 3, to simplify things, I've opted for the following repo layout: a) X11:Cinnamon (empty repository) b) X11:Cinnamon:GNOME34 - Cinnamon releases compatible with GNOME34 code base; c) X11:Cinnamon:GNOME36 - Cinnamon releases compatible with GNOME36 code base; d) X11:Cinnamon:Factory - Cinnamon development project for openSUSE:Factory (if it happens); Users who are relying on GNOME:Cinnamon should migrate to X11:Cinnamon:GNOME34 as soon as possible, as GNOME:Cinnamon will be disabled in the nearby future. There are currently no plans of submitting Cinnamon to openSUSE:Factory since I'm not really confortable with this. If it proves to be reliable, I'll submit it. The current release available of Cinnamon is 1.5.7 (muffin 1.0.9) and it's the preview of the upcoming 1.6 series. NM -- 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] Fwd: [opensuse-factory] Tumbleweed is now empty for 12.2
by Andreas Jaeger 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

Greg just announced the following for Tumbleweed, Andreas ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [opensuse-factory] Tumbleweed is now empty for 12.2 Date: Wednesday, September 05, 2012, 09:33:04 From: Greg KH <gregkh(a)linux.com> To: opensuse-factory(a)opensuse.org As part of the Tumbleweed lifecycle, with the 12.2 release of openSUSE, the openSUSE:Tumbleweed repo is now empty so that you can start out with a "clean" 12.2 release. It will stay that way for a few weeks for things to settle down with 12.2, and then will start to add packages back to it (new kernel, KDE 4.9, etc.) as time permits. So, if you wish to stay at 12.1 with Tumbleweed right now, I recommend NOT updating your system until you feel comfortable moving to 12.2. If anyone has any questions, please let me know. thanks, greg k-h -- ----------------------------------------- -- Andreas Jaeger aj(a){suse.com,opensuse.org} Twitter/Identica: jaegerandi SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GF: Jeff Hawn,Jennifer Guild,Felix Imendörffer,HRB16746 (AG Nürnberg) GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126 -- 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 Project Releases openSUSE 12.2
by Christopher Hofmann 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

openSUSE Project Releases openSUSE 12.2 Latest community distro delivers a reliable, modern platform with improved performance and a polished user experience on top of an evolved infrastructure THE INTERNET, September 5, 2012 -- The openSUSE Project, a global open source community, announced today the general availability of openSUSE 12.2. The latest release delivers a reliable, modern and easy to use multi-purpose operating system with improved performance and a polished user experience on top of an evolved infrastructure. openSUSE 12.2 is the latest Linux distribution from the openSUSE project allowing users and developers to benefit from free and open source software in physical, virtual and cloud environments. “openSUSE 12.2 is the shining result of 10 months of global collaboration on Free Software,” said Jos Poortvliet, openSUSE Community Manager for SUSE. “The community has again delivered an important update for this long-established Linux Distribution, finding that exciting sweet spot combining the cutting edge with dependability.” openSUSE 12.2 brings performance enhancements with the latest kernel and system libraries as well as adoption of newly matured distribution technologies and polish to existing features. Performance enhancements openSUSE 12.2 leverages the latest distribution technologies to deliver greater performance and speed. The latest capabilities of systemd 44 make booting quicker. The Linux kernel 3.4 introduces a faster storage layer by preventing blocking of the system during large data transfers. The updated GNU C Library (glibc) version 2.15, speeds up many functions, especially on 64 bit systems. openSUSE ships with the latest version of the cross-platform application framework, Qt 4.8.1, making the desktop more fluid and responsive. Evolution of infrastructure openSUSE adopts the latest developments in Linux distribution technology as they mature. GRUB2 is the default bootloader laying the foundation for booting from LVM and btrfs partitions as well as support for UEFI Secure Boot. Plymouth version 0.8.6.1 provides flicker-free transitions and attractive animations during bootup. openSUSE 12.2 begins the process of revising and simplifying the UNIX filesystem hierarchy to improve compatibility across distributions while also making it easier for packagers and testers. Polished features openSUSE 12.2 delivers improvements to existing functionality to improve the overall user experience. The popular btrfs filesystem includes improved error handling and recovery tools, as well as the Snapper snapshot tool, GNOME 3.4 brings smooth scrolling to all applications and features a reworked System Settings and Contacts manager. KDE 4.8 includes a faster Dolphin file manager. XFCE 4.10 offers an enhanced application finder. In addition to the technical enhancements of openSUSE 12.2, the documentation team has made a major revision of the reference manuals, and has introduced changes to the authoring process to make it easier for community contributors to write openSUSE documentation. “We are proud of this release, maintaining the usual high openSUSE quality standards.” says openSUSE Board member Andrew Wafaa. “Our growth in the last two years means we have to work on scaling our processes. We're looking forward to the upcoming openSUSE conference on October 20 to 23, 2012 in Prague to gather as a community and discuss how we can evolve our current development in order to maintain quality while also making it easier to learn and work together.” For more details about the latest innovations in openSUSE 12.2 visit http://opensuse.org/12.2 Downloads can be found at http://software.opensuse.org/122 ### About openSUSE The openSUSE project is a worldwide effort that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. openSUSE creates one of the world's best Linux distributions, working together in an open, transparent and friendly manner as part of the worldwide Free and Open Source Software community. For more information, visit http://www.opensuse.org. About SUSE SUSE®, a pioneer in open source software, provides reliable, interoperable Linux and cloud infrastructure solutions that give enterprises greater control and flexibility. More than 20 years of engineering excellence, exceptional service and an unrivaled partner ecosystem power the products and support that help our customers manage complexity, reduce cost, and confidently deliver mission-critical services. The lasting relationships we build allow us to adapt and deliver the smarter innovation they need to succeed—today and tomorrow. For more information, visit us at http://www.suse.com. Press Contacts Agustin Benito Bethencourt openSUSE Team, SUSE abebe(a)suse.com Amie Johnson PR Manager, SUSE amie(a)suse.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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