The openSUSE Project is happy to announce that the openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 7
(M7) is available for download[1]. This release includes GNOME 2.28 beta 2,
KDE 4.3.1, RPM 4.7.1, and much more.
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.
This release is of "beta" quality, and would have been labeled a beta in past
openSUSE development cycles.
Changes Since openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 6
============================================
Milestone 7 includes an initial version of the YaST2 installer theme, new KDE
theming, is built with RPM 4.7.1, and adds the "--download-only" option for
several Zypper commands. And, of course, it includes many updated packages:
* Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc9
* Valgrind 3.5
* Samba 3.4.0
* Evolution 2.27.91
* OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 RC 1
* Gwibber 1.2
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 M7 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 M7 are:
* grub and bootsplash still use 11.1 artwork
* Bug 537343:[5] GNOME live system asks for root password to mount
* Bug 537470:[6] GNOME YaST Control Center cannot be started
You can track the Most Annoying Bugs on the wiki[7] along with 11.2
development.
Testing! Testing! Testing!
==============================
As you can see, 11.2 M7 does have a few 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.
To learn more about testing openSUSE, visit the Testing[8] 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 7 Today!
==========================
What are you waiting for? Grab the milestone release today! Downloads are
available at software.opensuse.org/developer/[9] now.
Note, if you need to try the live CD 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 is scheduled to be released on October 1, 2009. A reminder:
only one more milestone release is planned for 11.2, followed by two release
candidate (RC) releases. See the detailed roadmap on the on the wiki[10].
[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=537343
[6]: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537470
[7]: http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs_11.2_dev
[8]: http://en.opensuse.org/Testing/
[9]: http://software.opensuse.org/developer/
[10]: http://en.opensuse.org/Roadmap/11.2
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Hi,
as the conference is getting a closer and we are looking forward to it, there
are still some things that need a little bit help.
The Open Day on Saturday will be the day for all who are interested in openSUSE
and Free Software to drop by and get information about all this.
There will be 4 Demo Points in the entrance area, for users to take a look at
openSUSE, this Points need some people to drive them:
So sign up and help with the demo points[1].
Thanks for your help!
Cheers
Jan
[1] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Conf_2009_Demo_Booths
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Hello,
I really like Condorcet Internet Voting Service (CIVS)
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/andru/civs.html
I want to use it in choosing the name. I would like to have the choice
done and have someone annouce it at the openSUSE Conference (Sep 17-20).
So I will take all names and add them to the service. I envision having
all entries by the Sep 8. Starting the voting on Sep 9 and ending on Sep
16.
My question is who should be allowed to vote? Just memeber of the
openSUSE community or having a registration page (location TBD) where I
will take all the names and email addresses. What do you think the
critera for this voting should be?
I have used CIVS in the past and I think it is the best way to get the top
5 names and use them in the order the voting provides.
I want to be able to make sure the name will not infringe on any
copyright, trademark, or ... We will go down the list till we find one
that does not violate any of it.
Thanks,
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There are basically four options. From the new wiki I set up on
http://www.zenez.com/mediawiki/openSLE-openSUSE_LTS-wiki/index.php5/Overvie…
They are as follows.
1. openSUSE [4] Server CD
Server Edition, somewhat alike the GNOME and KDE media
https://features.opensuse.org/305664.
2. openSUSE [5] LTS longer term security and support, community driven
complete release.
3. openSUSE [6] LTS subset (a reduced core of openSUSE[7])
with mainly Server SW.
4. openSLES a CentOS equivalent for SLES[8] based on SUSE Linux
Enterprise[9].
I see only 1, 3, 4 as really possible given the current people that have
said they are willing to work on the options.
>From personal emails to me on options 3 and 4. It currently stands as
23/23. Option 3 could be done on the OBS in league with factory. Option
1 needed a community maintainer/s. As per openFATE.
https://features.opensuse.org/305664
I hope this clears up what I see as the options currently available.
[4,5,6,7] http://en.opensuse.org/Welcome_to_openSUSE.org
[8] http://www.novell.com/products/server/
[9] http://www.novell.com/linux/
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The next openSUSE Project meeting will take place tomorrow (Wednesday
September 9th) 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_2009-09-09
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. We also take live questions,
of course.
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
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Wondering what meeting times are? Check the openSUSE Meetings page[5]. All
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Hello,
After talking with a few people I would like to solicit ideas for a new
name for our openSLES project. The driving factor for this is to avoid
confusion with SLES. It will also allow us to avoid any conflicts with
copyright, trademark and branding.
So put on your hats and assist us with comping up with a new name.
Also, I would like to request that maybe someone could bring up the
subject of forming this group at the up comming SUSE conference.
This is our chance for those attending to discuss what we may do to be
able to have one voice to talk to Novell. I think that maybe using the
new name could assist us in having a larger group of people joined
together that will have enough buying power to be heard by the upper
Novell management.
I think this is a good topic for discussion at the conference. I hope we
may find someone that is attending the conference to chapion it.
Thanks,
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Looking at the world economic situation and a shortage of developers,
not only with openSUSE but other distros this is really a bad time to
be trying to develop a new system.
Companies and people are just not spending and a change over to a new
system even if free still would cost money when most corporations are
looking at ways to cut expenses, not add more by changing over to a
new system.
Individuals are doing their best just to retain their current job or
jobs plus maintaining what they are working on for whichever Linux
system they are currently involved with. Adding to this at the
current time would create further hardships on all. I am not stating
adding SLES is a bad idea but at the current time it just might be
hard starting this up to where it will lead to success down the road.
People to include developers are facing hardships and this idea in
better times would attract a lot more developers and people of
interest than trying to create a system when financial problems beset
most of the world.
I am not against starting SLES but we all need to look ahead and make
sure we have the ability to support this in the future. It is fine to
select names but do we have the actual real time support to keep this
going until the end, have support to maintain the system once it is
finalized? Another words, do we have the base to support this entire
idea and to further maintain it?
PeterPac
InNetInvestigations-Forensic
SLED/openSUSE
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Hi all,
the topic of a "default desktop" was raised in July as a feature[1] in our
openFATE feature tracking system by a community member, and it was a subject
of a lively debate within openFATE and on the openSUSE Project mailing
list[2]. The default desktop is an issue that many openSUSE users and
contributors are passionate about.
After consideration of the project discussion I discussed the feature request
further with the openSUSE Board and other leaders within the openSUSE project
and came to the decision to follow the request: we will default the radio
button to KDE in the DVD installer. Therefore, with openSUSE 11.2 release, the
KDE desktop will be installed if the user accepts the default setting. Users
can also choose the GNOME desktop at this stage.
We want to make clear that both desktops are considered equal citizens within
the openSUSE Project, and this will not have any impact on the quality of the
GNOME desktop within openSUSE. GNOME will continue to be offered as a top-
level installation choice, and we will continue to strive to provide the best
GNOME and KDE desktop experience.
Thanks to everyone for conducting the conversation in a professional and
courteous manner and for the quality of feedback we've received. This shows
the strength of our community, and it's good to know we can address the tough
issues head on and remain focused on the project goals.
Best
Michael
[1] https://features.opensuse.org/306967
[2] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-project/2009-08/
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