March 2009 - openSUSE Project - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [opensuse-project] vote for suse on the eucalyptus poll
by Andrew Wafaa 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Stephen, As Pavol Rusnak mentioned earlier, all of Eucalyptus' target distros are handled by the Build Service. Surely we should be trying to convince them to use our service and enlightening them that by doing so enables them to have maximum reach with minimal effort. Regards, Andy -- Sent from a Nokia E71 Andrew Wafaa, openSUSE Member: FunkyPenguin. openSUSE: Get It, Discover It, Create It at http://www.opensuse.org . -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Shaw Sent: 30/03/2009 17:52:11 To: opensuse-project(a)opensuse.org; openSUSE Marketing; openSUSE Subject: [opensuse-project] vote for suse on the eucalyptus poll Lets make openSUSE more visible and vote up suse on the eucalyptus poll. http://www.micropoll.com/akira/mpview/564200-152224 The long and short is that eucalyptus is a private internal ec2 cloud. Thanks, Stephen PS. Sorry for the cross post. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] Sample article about new user experience.
by Rajko M. 03 Apr '09

03 Apr '09

Just example what new users hit when they try Linux: http://blogs.computerworld.com/a_newbie_turns_to_linux Samba is notorious problem. It is not installed, user is not warned that it should be installed. Whoever wants more users, has to provide polish in areas that mass market is asking for. -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] Fwd: ***Very Important***: Get Your Students to Submit their Proposals via the 2009 site *now*
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

>From the Google Summer of Code list - please read if you're involved or want to be. Thanks! Zonker ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: LH (Leslie Hawthorn) <lhospo(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 4:30 PM Subject: ***Very Important***: Get Your Students to Submit their Proposals via the 2009 site *now* To: Google Summer of Code Mentors List <google-summer-of-code-mentors-list(a)googlegroups.com> Hello everyone, Right now, we have about 2x the students registered on the site as we do number of proposals submitted. No doubt some of these student registrations are "spam" from folks who won't be submitting proposals. However, I am also hearing things like "We have six applications submitted to the GSoC 2009 site but we're discussing another 20 or so in our forums." I realize that many organizations are working with students to refine their proposal ideas on their mailing lists, wikis, etc. However, a proposal on a wiki, mailing list, etc. does not constitute an actual application for the program; the proposal must be submitted to the GSoC 2009 site. While doing review and refinement outside of http://socghop.appspot.com is a useful exercise, it doesn't allow us to accurately gauge the number of student proposals we're receiving for GSoC 2009. Please help us get an accurate sense of how many proposals will be submitted for GSoC 2009 by asking your students to submit their proposals to the GSoC 2009 site *now*. They are welcome to link to the wiki page, mailing list thread, forum topic, etc. where their proposals are under discussion and refinement as part of the proposal submission process.[0] In case folks are wondering, we want to get this data so we can decide if it's worthwhile to extend the student application deadline. We're pretty much set on "no, we won't be extending the deadline," but we need better data so we can assess if a deadline extension would be a good thing to do. We're still anticipating the usual "near to deadline application submission rush" that we see every year but we'd like to get a more accurate proposal count sooner rather than later. Cheers, LH [0] - http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/program/google/gsoc2009/userguide#… --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Summer of Code Mentors List" group. To post to this group, send email to google-summer-of-code-mentors-list(a)googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-summer-of-code-mentors-list+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-summer-of-code-mentors-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- -- 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-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] openSUSE Project at LinuxExpo in Prague
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

The openSUSE Project is bringing the green to Prague in April! The openSUSE Project will have a booth, demos, and several presentations at the LinuxExpo in Prague, April 15 and 16th at the Hotel Olympik Artemis. LinuxExpo is billed as the largest exhibition and conference for Linux and FOSS in Central Europe. VIP entry to the Expo is CZK 1,300, or CZK 1,200 if you register on the Web site. Other prices apply to one day entry, or for passes that don't come with materials and lunch. Presentations ============= In addition to openSUSE demos at the booth, openSUSE contributors will be giving two presentations as part of the LinuxExpo Programme. * Network Installation Fast and Simple: Katarína Machálková and Michal Žugec will be demonstrating using the network installation, installing to network disks (iSCSI), and remote installation over SSH. The presentation will also cover automatic installations with AutoYaST. * Making a Custom openSUSE Distro: Michal Hrušecký and Marek Stopka will cover use of the openSUSE Build Service, creating your own packages, cooperation with packaging team members, and creation of custom distros using SUSE Studio. openSUSE Discs and Giveaways ============================ We'll have openSUSE 11.1 DVDs available at the booth, as well as openSUSE t-shirts, stickers, and more. Interested in Helping? ====================== Want to help with the booth at LinuxExpo? Contact Katerina Olsakova [kolsakova(a)suse.cz] to make arrangements to get an openSUSE shirt and set up a schedule to meet and greet at the openSUSE booth. More info on the LinuxExpo can be found in English [1] and in Czech [2] on the LinuxExpo Web site. [1] http://www.linuxexpo.cz/?lang=1 [2] http://www.linuxexpo.cz/?lang=0 -- 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-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] vote for suse on the eucalyptus poll
by Stephen Shaw 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

Lets make openSUSE more visible and vote up suse on the eucalyptus poll. http://www.micropoll.com/akira/mpview/564200-152224 The long and short is that eucalyptus is a private internal ec2 cloud. Thanks, Stephen PS. Sorry for the cross post. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] openFate screening team meeting - tomorrow
by Michael Loeffler 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

Moin, just as a short reminder we'll have tomorrow our openFate screening team meeting at 12pm UTC in IRC, Freenode channel #opensuse-project I put up a meeting page: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenFate_screening_team/Team_Meeting_2009-04-01 Please add content, questions etc. where necessary. Thanks M -- Michael Löffler, Product Management SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - Nürnberg - AG Nürnberg - HRB 16746 - GF: Markus Rex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] openSUSE Board Meeting Minutes
by Michael Loeffler 30 Mar '09

30 Mar '09

Hi folks, plese find below the combined meeting minutes of 2 meetings of the openSUSE Board. Next Board meeting will be (was) held on March 25. For questions, topics the Board should address etc. please send an email to board(a)opensuse.org Best M Board Meeting Feb 25 9pm - 11pm CET, Federico Mena Quintero (federico3) Hendrik Vogelsang (henne) Michael Löffler (michl) Bryen Yunashko (suseROCKs) Joe Brockmeier (zonker) Board Meeting March 11 8:15 - 10pm CET Hendrik Vogelsang (henne) Michael Löffler (michl) Bryen Yunashko (suseROCKs) Pascal Bleser (yaloki) Meeting chair: michl Old AI's: spotlight AI: henne WIP - with IS&T Provo spotlight Member approval - henne and yaloki want to hack the thing that it becomes more efficient - for now another round of manually importing from users.o.o into the board wiki is needed Note: meanwhile approx 90 member requests are imported and get reviewed AI: henne/yaloki Improve IRC cloak and email address handling is it possible to let the cloak stuff be handled by somebody non-Novell? We need a second or third group admin to handle IRC cloaks beside of darix - yaloki volunteers to be the second group admin (called group contact) - federico/suseROCKs will ping or meet darix to get knowledge what has to be done and tries to attract some people helping darix AI: federico/suseROCKs Trademark guide lines The guide lines are meanhwile published. This is a first step in the right direction. Any improvements should be written down here: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Trademark_Guidelines_use_cases Anyone who is not covered by the trademark guidelines but wants to use the trademark should ask for usage at permission(a)novell.com. The openSUSE board has a major say to give permission or not. Novell legal will track and archive the requests. Current requests - ixsoft - openSUSE Education project - Benji's software portal - opensuse.ch - suseromania.ro downlaod.o.o outage (March 10) the board should be informed about outages We should improve communication in kind of: we have an issue, we're working on it, the service is back. Just without the live report style from an accident. hosting sw of projects at opensuse.org WIP - need additional hardware AI: michl/zonker to clarify who may sponsor this? openSUSE conference Please send any ideas to zonker. We need to set up a frame work (session, topics, key notes) this month, plan enough roome/time for free discussion. Then announce it and open the call for papers. first: organizational frame AI: zonker -- Michael Löffler, Product Management SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - Nürnberg - AG Nürnberg - HRB 16746 - GF: Markus Rex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] User installation choices/settings
by Rajko M. 29 Mar '09

29 Mar '09

There is a lot of discussions what software should be included in openSUSE, and what to offer as default. Many people, many opinions. I guess that long time ago offered predefined configurations can be solution. Every user can Export list of packages installed on his system. So, this can be one area where openSUSE users can help themselves and development team. Instead of endless complains in all possible directions, export you favorite selection and offer it as a sample, and, just as with screen savers, number of downloads will be the judge. This will remove a lot of guesswork, what people like and, after some time, there will be always some configuration that is close enough to choose from. I'm asking this to hear opinions how to do that. Where to upload files exported from YaST? How to check validity of files? Collect opinions, beside download numbers? How to make users aware of that? -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] [openFATE] Status "Unconfirmed"
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 29 Mar '09

29 Mar '09

Hello Mates, what means the Status "Unconfirmed" in the Features, and how can i confirm the Tickets? -- 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-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] HOWTO - localized live CD
by Jean Cayron 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

Hello, As promised, i made a HOWTO for the making of a localized openSUSE 11.1 LiveCD http://en.opensuse.org/Localized_LiveCD All comments and feedback are welcome. I use now SuseStudio so it's up to you to make the method better. Cheers, Djan, Walloon-team coordinator http://walotux.walon.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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