January 2010 - openSUSE Project - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-project] What's the secret of the live installer?
by Jean Cayron 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

Hello everyone, I'm sending a question here want it's now more than 6 months that I'm trying to build a localised live CD of openSUSE with SuseStudio. Everything is fine but I encounter a very big problem: If I install the RPM Yast2-live-installer, the desktop file (on the desktop or in the menu) asks via kdesu the live user for a root password. I've tried many things (adding the user to sudoers, changing the parameters of the desktop file, empty root password, etc...) but nothing does it right. See here for a history: http://n2.nabble.com/yast2-live-installer-asks-for-root-password-tp3344533e… When I run the official oS live CD, everything goes fine: no password asked. So I ask the question to some openSUSE GURU's who build these official live CD: What's the secret of the live CD? I can't imagine distributing a live CD that asks for a password to install itself on the computer and I don't want to make unsafe things like "autologin as root" (someone gave me that as solution). Thank you in advance for your help. Jean Cayron openSUSE member Walloon translation team coordinator -- 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] DVD ISO on Stage Server
by Masim "Vavai" Sugianto 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Hi, I manage a local repository for openSUSE distribution in Indonesia. Is there any reason why the iso dvd is hidden or missing on stage server? I'm trying to rsync from rsync.opensuse.org::opensuse-full/opensuse/distribution/11.3-Milestone1/iso/ but the url only provided the iso cd for milestone. Is this related to official news regarding milestone or do I missed something? -- Best Regards, Masim "Vavai" Sugianto /************************************************************/ Blog (ID) : http://www.vavai.com Blog (EN) : http://www.vavai.net /************************************************************/ -- 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] Browser startup homepage
by Barry Nichols 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

Hi, I completely agree, changing the homepage to www.google.co.uk is one of the first things I do after I install openSUSE. If the homepage was, as Ubuntu's is, similar to google but with some openSUSE branding, I wouldn't even consider changing it. When I had Ubuntu installed I didn't think about changing the home page. 2010/1/9 Wolfgang Rosenauer <wr(a)opensuse.org> > > Hi, > > I would like to bring up a discussion again about what the browser > startpage should be. > I'm not convinced about the current startpage itself and also its > integration into the browser (mainly Firefox in my case obviously). > > Our current startpage is: > http://www.opensuse.org/ > > Compare that with other distributions and the original Firefox startpage: > > http://start.ubuntu.com/9.10/ > http://www.google.de/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official > (this is where it ends up from a mozilla.com redirect) > http://start.fedoraproject.org/ > > I agree with all the others that a global web search should be on that > startpage and it should be pretty simple. > Our current startpage only invites people to change it anyway IMHO. > > What do others think about it? > > From a technical perspective I'm planning to change the Firefox > startpage to load a local document which decides what page to load > dependent on the online status because currently only an error page is > displayed if Firefox is started offline with the current start page. I'm > mentioning that explicitely because it would be nice if someone could > design a page which should be shown when offline. > > > Wolfgang > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org > -- Regards, Barry Nichols -- 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] The openSUSE Shop currency issue
by Barry Nichols 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Hi, I was just looking at the products available on the openSUSE shop: http://shop.opensuse.org/shop-eu.html and I was surprised to find that the only currency the prices are given in is Euros, this would put me off of buying from this site as I wouldn't know how much I was spending and I'm sure others would have similar concerns. I think every other online shop I have seen/used has had at least an approximate reference in other currencies, which can be selected by the user, a good example of this is www.yesasia.com, who make a point of telling the customer their own currency is there for reference only and isn't the exact price. This feature would be very simple to implement, and I believe it would be a huge benefit to the openSUSE shop. There could be a simple lookup of Euros to a range of popular currencies, and based on the currency the user has selected (which could be stored in a cookie) a simple calculation could be done and the approximate price could be displayed, in brackets alongside the actual price, which would still be in Euros. -- Regards, Barry Nichols P.S. sorry if I am sending this to the wrong people, but I wasn't sure where to send it. -- 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] Videofiles from the openSUSE Conference
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Hello Mates, AFAIK are some Talks recorded for Videorecording. But in tube.o.o i can´t find this Videos. Are these Videos on another Place? -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Community & Support Agent openSUSE Marketing Team Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.com Web: http://www.open-slx.de (openSUSE Box Support German) Web: http://www.open-slx.com (openSUSE Box Support English) -- 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] LXDE : current status (what is done and missing things i CANNOT fix)
by Andrea Florio 22 Jan '10

22 Jan '10

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ok people, yeasterday i got finally accepted into Factory the latest 2 LXDE packages, LXDM and xmms2 (and now lxmusic can finally build) yast2 pattern icons has been already pushed into yast svn: [1] and even the new pattern has been submitted for merge into gitorious [2] Jiri Srain, from yast developers told me that before upgrade obs yast2-theme package he want to be sure new pattern is already merged into his package, so i wonder to know who and when is supposed to review such merging request (i'm asking because it's almost time for the first mile stone and i would like to begin testing as soon as i can) just a couple of other things. Can somebody change this feature [3] status? it's no more Unconfirmed. And to finish, now we also need LXDE as Component in bugzilla (openSUSE >= 11.3) i will be the bug owner Regards Andrea [1] http://lists.opensuse.org/yast-commit/2010-01/msg00267.html [2] http://gitorious.org/opensuse/patterns/merge_requests/1 [3] https://features.opensuse.org/307729 - -- - ------------------------------------------ Andrea Florio QSI International School of Brindisi Sys Admin CISCO CCNA Certified openSUSE-Education Administrator openSUSE Official Member (anubisg1) Email: andrea(a)opensuse.org Packman Packaging Team Email: andrea(a)links2linux.de Web: http://packman.links2linux.org/ Cell: +39-328-7365667 - ------------------------------------------ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAktZcsMACgkQyCZT87TFPuivsACdHbIeW4yQ9nVv4OTapcyG45bB rOMAoKcQkkEde9JFWR0MOrmqGn1Ajs9H =3GpO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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] Landing page
by Javier Llorente 21 Jan '10

21 Jan '10

Hello list-mates, The landing page (www.opensuse.org) has been without news for some days (maybe there's a problem with the rss feed?). Also, the language drop-down menu at the bottom doesn't work (tested with Konqueror and Firefox). Could anyone take a look at it? Greetings, Javier Llorente

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[opensuse-project] Help needed: openSUSE at Chemnitz Linux Days 2010
by Jan Weber 19 Jan '10

19 Jan '10

Hi, I am planning an openSUSE booth at Chemnitz Linux Days 2010 [1] in Chemnitz (Germany) March 13th and 14th. As all of you might imagine: I NEED YOU TO HELP! I am looking for volunteers that want to help running the booth, so if you have some spare time March 13th and 14th drop me a note and help spreading the word about openSUSE at Chemnitz Linux Days 2010. Thanks, Jan [1] http://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2010/info/ -- Jan Weber Mail: jan.weber(a)opensuse.org openSUSE - Member Web: http://www.luckylemon.de openSUSE - Ambassador Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/weberjan openSUSE - Education XING: http://www.xing.com/profile/Jan_Weber43 -- 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: [veterans] LinuxTag 2010: Call for Papers due 29 January
by Michael Loeffler 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

Moin, don't miss to submit a presentation for LinuxTag, Berlin June 9-12, 2010. The openSUSE project again tries to get a room for an one day openSUSE conference (call for papers would be later for that one) but maybe you having a topic which goes beyond the openSUSE project itself or is so interesting that it should be covered in one of the conference main tracks of LinuxTag. Best Michael ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [veterans] LinuxTag 2010: Call for Papers due 22 January Date: Sunday 17 January 2010 From: Nils Magnus <magnus(a)linuxtag.org> To: veterans(a)linuxtag.org [Deutsch: siehe unten] Dear former speakers, partners, and friends of LinuxTag, we'd like to let you know that there is two weeks left of this year's LinuxTag Call for Papers. The event takes place in Berlin, Germany from June 9 - 12. We proposed a list of 23 topics or tracks, but any other suggestions are also welcome. Please see the CfP for details: http://www.linuxtag.org/2010/en/program/call-for-papers.html Deadline: Friday, January 29, 2010 Please feel free to forward this invitation to friends, peers, and collegues. We apologize, if we sent you this information more than once. We'd really appreciate to receive a short abstract from you. Regards, Nils Magnus on behalf of the Program Comittee [English: See above] Lieber ehemalige Sprecher, Partner und Freunde des LinuxTag, wir möchten Euch darüber informieren, dass der Call for Papers für den diesjährigen LinuxTag noch knapp zwei Wochen läuft. Wir planen die Veranstaltung in Berlin für den 9. bis zum 12. Juni diesen Jahres. Erstmals haben wir eine Liste von 23 Themen für Tracks vorgeschlagen, nehmen aber natürlich auch Vorschläge darüber hinaus an. Detail gibt's unter: http://www.linuxtag.org/2010/de/program/call-for-papers.html Deadline: Freitag, 29. January 2010 Bitte leitet den CfP auch an interessierte Freunde und Kollegen weiter und entschuldigt, wenn ihr ihn mehrfach auf untershciedlichen Kaälen bekommt. Wir würden uns freuen, von Euch zu hören. Viele Grüße vom Programmkomitee, -- Nils Magnus Director LinuxTag e. V. LinuxTag, Berlin: June 9 - 12, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------- -- 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] Re: [opensuse-packaging] GPL v3 question
by Marcus Meissner 15 Jan '10

15 Jan '10

On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 02:20:13PM +0200, Dave Plater wrote: > Hi, I've come across my first license problem with ghostscript-8.70, it > has switched to GPL v3. There are a lot of packages that depend on > ghostscript, lilypond being one and apparently TeXLive sub packages. How > are problems like this resolved. Having an old ghostscript version isn't > good for attracting people to the distro. I'm totally in the dark about > these things but as a packager I need to know about them. As long as the program calls "gs" via system it is just use and does not impose license requirements the calling programs. Most of those programs do it that way. I am not aware that ghostscript exposes libraries? Ciao, Marcus -- 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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