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[opensuse-gnome] Collecting Reviews
by JP Rosevear 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

Thought it would be a good idea to gather up praise and criticism for the past and present so I added: http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Reviews Please add GNOME mentioning reviews as you find them. -JP -- JP Rosevear <jpr(a)novell.com> Novell, Inc. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-gnome] GNOME:STABLE and GNOME:UNSTABLE
by Michael Wolf 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

Hello As you all know, we've been discussing how to best maintain and utilize the GNOME:STABLE and GNOME:UNSTABLE projects. We discussed this in the past meeting. The relevant part of the transcript is here: http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Meetings/20070927/transcript#GNOME:STABLE_merg… Here's my plan. Note that it's different from what I said in the meeting; after further thought and discussion with a few people, I've changed my opinion on how best to proceed. * GNOME:STABLE We'll repopulate GNOME:STABLE with the contents of the relevant packages as they currently exist in Factory. As a result, GNOME:STABLE will soon include GNOME 2.20.0. Because we'll be upgrading GNOME:STABLE to 2.20.1 soon (20071017), we'll be copying packages, not linking them. * GNOME:UNSTABLE We'll also repopulate GNOME:UNSTABLE with the contents of the revelant packages as they currently exist in Factory. However, the future of this repository will be different. When GNOME 21 comes out, we'll be tracking it closely. At the same time, we'll stop directly updating the GNOME packages directly in Factory. Instead, packages from GNOME:UNSTABLE will be (automatically, I hope) synced to Factory on a regular basis. Tarballs for GNOME 21.1 are due on 20071029, so we'll start updating it then, but we can start improving our .specs as discussed in http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Patches sooner than that. * Timeline ** GNOME:STABLE update I intend to start updating it on Thursday, 20071011. ** GNOME:UNSTABLE update Since GNOME:STABLE and GNOME:UNSTABLE will for a time contain the same packages, I plan to do this at the same time as the GNOME:STABLE update. * Issues and Questions ** Workflow Doing our ongoing development in GNOME:UNSTABLE will make it easier for anyone interested in contributing to do so. There will be some hitches for people who work for Novell/SUSE and use the internal autobuild system. Expect a different mail to address that soon. Its main thrust will be asking everyone to submit fixes to GNOME packages via the Build Service once GNOME:UNSTABLE has been updated. ** GNOME:ALMOST-STABLE? When will we update GNOME:STABLE to 2.22.0? Only when GNOME 2.22.0 is released? When GNOME 2.21.90 is released? Etc. ** Security We'll need help from the SUSE security team in preparing security updates. I've already sent mail to Marcus, the security team lead, about this. ** Other problems / questions / suggestions? Let me and the rest of the list know. I'd like to stress how important the GNOME:UNSTABLE repository will be for all of us. As I said above, anyone interested in shaping our corner of the distro will have the opportunity to do so directly. You won't be limited to sending patches or making suggestions -- although contributions in this form will of course always be welcome. Additionally, since GNOME:UNSTABLE will be available for older distros (at least on 10.3), it'll be possible to run an experimental desktop without the risk and hassle of of an entire distribution under development. I think that's it. Let the list know what you have to say. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-gnome] Testing needed for updated yast2-gtk package (Package Selector Improvements)
by Justin Haygood 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

>Okay, I've reposted new RPMS in the same location: > >http://151.155.4.222/opensuse-10.3/ > >sudo rpm -e yast2-gtk (do this first because the version hasn't changed) > >The patterns, categories, etc. should all be working now. Please let >me know if you discover otherwise. > >Cheers, > >-Boyd > The patterns lets you install individual packages from patterns, but in Qt, it lets you select a pattern and automatically select the packages from that pattern that are installed by default. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-gnome] openSUSE GNOME meeting (2007/09/27)
by Rodrigo Moya 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

Wiki Status: - Better organisation of GNOME-related wiki content (http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME) - People can help on any task (http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Tasks) - Vote for this bug -> https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=325753 - People add themselves to http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME_Team Patch upstreaming: - OSC plugins to help manage patches (osc-plugins-gnome): - http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/maw/ - Rodrigo's branch: http://www.gnome.org/~rodrigo/git/osc-plugins.git - Michael's branch: http://primates.ximian.com/~maw/git/osc-plugins - We're going to force annotation on patches for a better organisation - http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Patches **** AI: add info about these plugins to the wiki Bug plan: - Important bugs to be fixed at http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Bugs - Use topics to fix bugs related to them, like http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Multiscreen - Use voting system in Bugzilla to know what bugs openSUSE community wants fixed - Policy for when upstreaming bugs GNOME:Community policy status: - Clear policy for what should be in GNOME:Community (http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Community_Inclusion_Policy) - Need specific GNOME packaging guidelines, templates in the build service **** AI check if the build service can have GNOME templates or write a OSC plugin that creates the basic spec with all the goodies GNOME:STABLE merge status: - Link packages from G:S to FACTORY - What to do with GNOME:UNSTABLE? Features requests and mini-projects - We need a good way for getting feature requests instead of bugzilla/fate. Use the wiki? idea.opensuse.org? **** AI cyberorg, jpr, and captain_magnus volunteering Q&A: - Automated tests. Use LDTP? osc run-tests plugin? - Use GNOME/ prefix for wiki pages, linking when needed **** AI Write more HOWTOs about GNOME on the wiki - More compiz/xgl integration for applications. - Organise next meetings based on user/developer audience -- Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo(a)novell.com> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-gnome] Update GNOME:STABLE to 2.20, fate of GNOME:UNSTABLE
by Stanislav Brabec 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

Hallo. I am just thinking about update of GNOME:STABLE to GNOME 2.20. In difference to previous versions, we may stick it to factory for awhile by using package links. Later we can copy frozen packages there physically. What about GNOME:UNSTABLE? If anybody volunteer to start update to 2.21, there is a chance. Otherwise, we can freeze or drop this repository for some time. What is your opinion about this plan? -- Best Regards / S pozdravem, Stanislav Brabec software developer --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX, s. r. o. e-mail: sbrabec(a)suse.cz Lihovarská 1060/12 tel: +420 284 028 966 190 00 Praha 9 fax: +420 284 028 951 Czech Republic http://www.suse.cz/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-gnome] new packages in GNOME:Community basesystem
by Stanislav Brabec 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

Hallo. There are two new packages, which are now part of basesystem for all packages in GNOME:Community for <= 10.2: extra-rpm-macros gconf2-rpm-macros It means, that you can recycle Factory packages easier. What more could be done to recycle Factory packages better: - aggregate fdupes and licenses packages from GNOME:STABLE - Think about a trick for defining proper GNOME prefix. For example, we might try to add macros for easy change of prefix to /opt/gnome for <= 10.2. I don't yet have any idea about technical background of it. -- Best Regards / S pozdravem, Stanislav Brabec software developer --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX, s. r. o. e-mail: sbrabec(a)suse.cz Lihovarská 1060/12 tel: +420 284 028 966 190 00 Praha 9 fax: +420 284 028 951 Czech Republic http://www.suse.cz/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-gnome] Bugs for 10.3 Release
by JP Rosevear 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

Hey all, we have the following bugs marked critical atm for GNOME/10.3, we'd like to close out as many as possible for the release Thursday: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=328985 (gathering information, can anyone duplicate this?) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=326829 (seeing if cyberorg and I can poke this ahead) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=327130 (in progress) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=304399 (in progress) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=328016 (in progress) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=328048 (in progress) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=326744 (in progress) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=328742 (partial fix upstream, should we take it?) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=310273 (fixed, waiting to be submitted) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=326059 (fixed, waiting to be pushed) https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=329047 (fixed, waiting to be pushed) If anyone has any info or ideas, please poke the bugs. -JP -- JP Rosevear <jpr(a)novell.com> Novell, Inc. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-gnome] Bugs from 10.2 that are still in 10.3
by Federico Mena Quintero 02 Oct '07

02 Oct '07

Hi, everyone, As part of our bug classification scheme [1], it would be useful to know if people have filed bugs for openSUSE 10.2 that are still present in 10.3. These obviously need to be fixed quickly :) So, did you file a bug for 10.2 and have you seen it happen also in 10.3? Please feel free to reply here or in the wiki. [1] http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Bugs Federico -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-gnome] Changing the path opened by default by GTK/Gnome file open dialogue
by Tero Pesonen 02 Oct '07

02 Oct '07

Hi! I've asked this on the general openSUSE list but so far have had no luck. Since GTK and GNOME are closely related, I thought maybe someone here had something to say on this. I'm running KDE on 10.2, and would like to change the default path opened by the file open dialogue that is used by GTK applications. Now the dialogue always opens my home folder, and I'd like to have it open one of my documents folders instead, so I don't have to navigate there manually. I regularly use a number of Gnome/GTK apps, and it would be nice to get this set somewhere. On KDE I can simply go to the Control Centre and set paths there. I tried running Gnome and looked at the Control Centre there, but found nothing. I also tried something called GTK or Gnome configuration etc. tool that allowed me to change system and application settings, but using the find to search for '~' or '~/' only resulted some application specific settings. I tried to google for this but found nothing there either. Nor do any of the .gnome* folders in my home folder contain anything that would seem to affect this. I'm starting to have a feeling the apps simply use $HOME or something similar and I can't change what the dialogue opens. It would be nice to still receive an educated opinion on this before giving up. Thanks for any ideas! Regards, Tero Pesonen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-gnome] GNOME Meeting Thursday at noon EDT/18:00CST/1600 GMT
by JP Rosevear 02 Oct '07

02 Oct '07

Greetings GNOME/openSUSE lovers. After holding a very successful first meeting, the GNOME team will be holding its next meeting this Thursday at noon EDT/18:00CST/1600 GMT). In general we will follow the meeting guidelines (http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/About) outlined for the openSUSE project, except we use #opensuse-gnome as the IRC channel. Please add agenda items and questions to the meeting page. This particular meeting will be centered around 10.3 cleanup, 11.0 planning and the process/planning improvements for the team (ie having these meetings, and re-organizing the wiki like we've done over the past couple of weeks). Last meeting: http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Meetings/20070927 Next meeting: http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Meetings/20071004 or http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Meetings/Current Meeting info: http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Meetings -JP -- JP Rosevear <jpr(a)novell.com> Novell, Inc. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-gnome+help(a)opensuse.org

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