We had today a public openSUSE board meeting and came up with the
following proposal. If you like to see stuff added to it, or changed,
please speak up - the board will vote on this in two weeks time.
* Only openSUSE members may vote, each member having one vote.
* Special role for the first election:
Each openSUSE member can vouch for one person that should be part of
the openSUSE community and this person can vote, too.
* Special role for the first election: After the announcement - and
before the election - there will be a 4 week period where people can
apply to be openSUSE members in order to vote.
* An openSUSE election team will be created. It consists of 3 people.
Neither of them can be elected as openSUSE board member.
* The openSUSE board will ask on the opensuse-project mailing list for
volunteers for the openSUSE election team and select appropriate
candidates. At least one member of the election team will be a
Novell employee and at least one member will not be a Novell
employee.
* The openSUSE board election period is two years and every year half
of the board will be elected.
For the first election, the Novell and non-Novell members with the
most votes will be elected for two years, the second runners for one
year.
* openSUSE board members can serve for up to two consecutive
election periods. After that they have to pause for one year.
* openSUSE members will be choosen by the openSUSE election team. The
openSUSE board may be contacted when anybody considers the decision
was wrong, and the board may overrule the membership decision.
Andreas
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Factory testing
Continual bootloader/grub fun (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=371618)
Wireless problems (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354141)
gnome-panel crashes when adding/removing workspace switcher
GSOC 2008
openSUSE participates in GSOC 2008 (http://en.opensuse.org/Summer_of_Code_2008)
A student has applied for the GNOME BS client, others asking about removable media tasks
Student submissions due on Monday
Multihead bug week
Going to be 2 weeks, much to do here
Need people with laptop & projector, a machine with 2 monitors, a TV and a laptop with TV output
http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Multiscreen
Starting April 7th
PackageKit update
The existing PackageKit packages had some bugs and issues
Most are fixed in the next release, testing needed
Packaging days
http://en.opensuse.org/Packaging/Packaging_Day
April 4-5
Bug day for FF 3.0
RC currently building in BS
AI: revisit FF 3.0 bug day in 2 weeks
Package review
contact-lookup-applet to go to G:C
glade-2 will be dropped or put in G:C
Policy review
No real progress this week
Non-gconf policy changes, mail to vuntz(a)novell.com
Will use the wiki voting module to know what policies are important
Pattern review
http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Pattern_Review
Compiz/XGL update
Patch to enable desktop effects in control-center2 package in home:rodrigomoya
yast xgl/aiglx configuration pending
Patch upstreaming
Scripts to display data for our packages:
http://tmp.vuntz.net/opensuse-packages/srcpackage.pyhttp://tmp.vuntz.net/opensuse-packages/patch.pyhttp://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Projects/PatchUpstreamingStats
Will display more information, like build failures, new upstream versions, etc
+-100 patches already removed from our packages
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Hello all,
I'm a student at the Georgia (US) Institute of Technology seeking to
participate in Google's Summer of Code for the general Linux
community. Please forgive this mass distribution, as I was very
unsure of where to send this message to. I'm thinking of sending my
proposal to the KDE, openSUSE, and Fedora communities. I know it's
kind of late to try, but I just realized that I indeed could (and
should) try with an idea I've had festering for a while. I've pasted
below an informal and abridged version of my proposal in the hopes
that I can first get some feedback and input on it. Please, any ideas
and constructive criticism are perfectly welcome and encouraged. ;)
~Nicholas (Alex) Marquez
My name is Nicholas Marquez, and I am a 19-year-old 2nd year
undergrad in CS at the Georgia Institute of Technology. (I am,
however, a 4th year by way of credits.) [I have a good bit more
biographical information to provide, but I'll do so in the formal
version of this.]
In terms of my project proposal... partition management is a bit
of a niche topic, given that it is rarely used in an active manner,
apart from the preparation of the disk in installation and the
tweaking of the disk for power users. Nevertheless, one is given a
few tools with which to do this... one of them being QTParted.
However, this was last actively developed in 2005... 3 years ago.
Worse still, GParted has been suffering from development draught for a
while, only recently gaining a much needed C++ dev. To be clear, I
mean no disrespect to either project. They are simply in need of
updating and a development surge. I do, however, feel that the need
is here for something new and more sustainable for the coming years.
What I propose is that I base something new on VisParted (a recent
GParted fork for partedmagic):
~Abstract it a tad more and adapt it to QT instead of GTKmm (which
seem quite similar).
~I also wish to add optional extra functionality to partition
operations (like block sizes and whatnot) in the form of an extension
arrow in the dialog box for the partition operation.
~If time permits, I'd also like to make it such that one can use
the program as a widget primitive of sorts (a component) to insert it
into installation wizards or any sort of program needing such
functionality.
~Perhaps make the viewing of the partitions separate from the two
panels provided and abstracting the ways that one can change the
partitions (so that one could use, for example, a popup-menu for
that), such that one could easily put it into a Plasma applet to
niftily monitor disk space. Certainly this can be done with KPart,
but I'd rather first see if one could do it in pure QT first, and then
add the option to use a KPart.
~If time permits, I'd like to make certain graphical primitives
(tabs, dialog, etc.) for VisParted and thereby allow it to use either
a QT "backend" or a GTKmm one (of course leaving it abstracted out
enough to provide even an ncurses backend). This program could
hopefully then become the de facto standard for Linux distribution
installation, by embedding it in the native toolkit inside of the
installation medium used.
~Other more minor things that could be done are the possibility
to click on the "X" (denoting lack of functionality for a certain
filesystem type in the capabilities table) which would seek the
required external program via the system's native package manager
(through pluggable scripts that individual distro's developer's can
provide).
This would all make the resulting program a very distinct fork of
VisParted and so would require its own support base and name (though
perhaps the maintainers of VisParted could be contacted and asked to
use this new version, given that it can use a GTKmm backend; thereby
keeping the name). I have indeed viewed the VisParted source and like
what is there thus far, but see far more potential. I have never used
QT before nor C++, but they appeal to me and I'd like to take this
project as a chance to learn how to use them. I do not pretend that I
am the "right person" for this task. I'm sure there are plenty of
other developers out there with more experience in this sort of thing
than I and with possibly more time to dedicate to it. I am, however,
offering myself as available and very interested and willing to
develop this application.
I can offer that I'll work likely around 10~20 hours a week on
this project, given that I plan to intern over the summer as well. (I
don't wish to lie about my availability to the community.) I am
perfectly comfortable working with a mentor through solely online
interaction. As far as where I will be over the summer... this I am
not certain of yet, but I can provide the information as soon as it
becomes available. If need be, I am also fluent in Spanish and
French, and so I can communicate with a developer of that native
language, if it is more convenient to the community. I sincerely hope
that there is interest in this idea, as GUI paritioning has been
ignored and really needed a new breath of life for a few years.
Thank you for your consideration,
Nicholas (Alex) Marquez
nmarquez3(a)gatech.edu (alias: nicholas.marquez(a)gatech.edu)
Greetings All,
It was suggested I also post the content of my 'blog entry[0] on this
list, so here you go.
The #suse channel on the freenode IRC (Internet Relay Chat) network is
one of the places users can go to get support with openSUSE. The
channel has suffered a little over recent months from the loss of some
regular participants. Since the opening of the openSUSE project many
of the channel regulars have become involved in other areas of the
openSUSE project, leaving less time for user support on IRC.
While the regular participants may have decreased, the throughput of
users seeking help shows no sign of abating. There is a danger that
with fewer people helping in the channel, users will either not get
help or be put off by the attitude of a few in the channel.
There are regular complaints from a few about the state of the #suse
IRC channel, often as an excuse for not participating. This does
somewhat irritate me as it is one of the easiest things to fix
yourself. Simply join the channel and participate, even a single
person does make a big difference to the whole channel. Complaining
helps nobody, and only serves to discourage those who are helping
So please join us in #suse [1]. Help, be helped, and have a lot of fun!.
=Reasons for being in #suse=
* Improve end user support
#suse is one of the places users may look for help. It is linked on
http://help.opensuse.org, from the desktop, and the openSUSE IRC
clients default to joining the channel. IRC, being interactive, gives
the opportunity to arrive at a problem diagnosis much more quickly
than possible with a mailing list. It also has the disadvantage that
no-one may be available or able to answer your question. It
supplements the other support fora such as mailing lists & web forums.
* Improve channel atmosphere
#suse, along with the mailing lists and forums, is one of the parts of
the community that new users will come into contact with. Their
experience here may dictate whether they continue using the
distribution or not, or whether they participate in the project or
not. If users do not get their problems solved they may be forced to
look elsewhere. If users have a bad experience in the channel, they
may be discouraged and look for another community. It is therefore
critical that we provide the best possible experience for users in the
channel. This is not a policy problem (we have rules and guidelines),
but a people problem. The people in the channel define its atmosphere
and quality.
* Learn new things about openSUSE
Even if you think you are a suse expert, you will likely be surprised
at the things you will learn by simply watching other people helping
in the channel. This will then help you to help others in the future.
* Get your questions answered
Nobody is an expert in all areas, in addition to helping others you
can have your own questions answered as well.
* Get to know other openSUSE users.
IRC provides interactive chat. With IRC it is possible to socialise
and live the suse motto "Have a lot of fun" much more than is possible
with other media such as mailing lists.
* Learn what the user painpoints are.
If you are involved in the openSUSE project, being in #suse gives a
special insight into the most common problems users experience. It
helps make the problems that need to be addressed in the future clear.
=Possible reasons for not joining #suse=
* I don't like the channel atmosphere / I've heard it's unfriendly
An IRC channel is simply a venue. The atmosphere of the channel is
defined by those who are in it and active at any given time. Since
there is rarely more than a handful of people active at any time, if
you are speaking in the channel then you are pretty much defining the
atmosphere. Improving the channel friendliness is simply a matter of
joining and occasionally talking. If you encounter someone in the
channel being antisocial or in violation of one of the channel rules
[2], then contact one of the ops [/msg susehelp ops], who can then
take appropriate action.
* The channel is too busy. I don't have time to spend in #suse
Just being in the channel does not obligate you to talk, help, or even
read it. Most of those in the channel will be doing other things,
occasionally glancing at the channel. If they happen to see something
they can help with they will. If there are enough people doing this
then it translates into quite good support coverage, and not much of a
timesink.
* I don't know enough to help others
This is rarely true. Not all questions are of equal difficulty. At
least half of user questions are frequently asked questions which can
usually be resolved by supplying a bot factoid or URL. As they are
frequently asked you will see others answering these questions after
spending a little time in the channel, you can then immediately start
helping answer these questions in the future by repeating the
solution. Of the more difficult questions, there is a scale of
difficulty. If you have used openSUSE for any length of time you will
probably be surprised how many questions you will be able to answer.
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[0] http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/bweber/entry/opensuse_irc_call/
[1] Connect to irc://irc.opensuse.org/#suse
[2] http://suse-irc.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?21
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Hello,
according to the wiki, there is a project meeting scheduled tonight
17:00 GMT - http://en.opensuse.org/Meetings/Project_Meeting_2008-03-26
However, I did not see any announcement. [1]
Will the project meeting happen or is everybody still on easter
vacation?
Regards,
Christian Boltz
[1] Don't confuse this with the KDE (19:00 GMT) meeting which was
announced yesterday
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Hello ALl,
FYI,
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Thanx a lot for your comment, will do it for sure and post the details
here.
On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 11:18 -0500, Andrew D. wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm a Linux-using gamer and I would love to see a program like that. I think
> every 1 minutes might be too much... maybe every 5 minutes with a button for
> the user to force a scan might be okay, or at least a configuration screen to
> change how often it scans (my network admins at school tend to frown upon
> excessive bandwidth usage).
>
> I'd say go for it and I'd love to hear how it progresses.
>
> ~~ Andrew D.
> andrewd18(a)gmail.com
>
>
>
> On Thursday 20 March 2008 02:08:25 pm debayan wrote:
> > I am one of those guys trying to spread Linux in the college. I managed
> > to create a local repository
> > (http://lug.nitdgp.ac.in/mukti/repository/ ) which has helped, but most
> > of my friends do not want to switch to Linux because they would not want
> > to miss the games they play on Windows such as CounterStrike and Age of
> > Empires. So i began writing this program which scans the network every 1
> > minute or so for online game servers, and gives a popup alert in the
> > taskbar and gives info such as number of players online, IP address of
> > the server and the map that is on the server.
> > Though quite simple to implement and somewhat lame, its surprising how
> > effective it was in bringing new people to Linux.
> > I want to do this as a GSOC project. Want to add as many games as
> > possible. Will implement multiple scans using threads. I also envisage
> > adding features such as chatting on the game server. Would also like to
> > add a Gtk+ frontend. Skill required is C/C++ and sockets APIs. What do
> > you guys think? Is it a nice idea, or do i need to scratch my head more?
>
>
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I am one of those guys trying to spread Linux in the college. I managed
to create a local repository
(http://lug.nitdgp.ac.in/mukti/repository/ ) which has helped, but most
of my friends do not want to switch to Linux because they would not want
to miss the games they play on Windows such as CounterStrike and Age of
Empires. So i began writing this program which scans the network every 1
minute or so for online game servers, and gives a popup alert in the
taskbar and gives info such as number of players online, IP address of
the server and the map that is on the server.
Though quite simple to implement and somewhat lame, its surprising how
effective it was in bringing new people to Linux.
I want to do this as a GSOC project. Want to add as many games as
possible. Will implement multiple scans using threads. I also envisage
adding features such as chatting on the game server. Would also like to
add a Gtk+ frontend. Skill required is C/C++ and sockets APIs. What do
you guys think? Is it a nice idea, or do i need to scratch my head more?
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Hello James,
I've checked the domain of planetsuse.org today and found that it has
expired. Is it true or am I missed in my DNS configuration ?
The domain planetsuse.org has expired. Please contact your domain name
registration service provider for further assistance. If you need help
identifying your service provider, visit http://domainhelp.tucows.com.
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