November 2011 - openSUSE Project - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-project] Chromium package in openSUSE releases
by Raymond Wooninck 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

With openSUSE 12.1 the Chromium browser became part of the openSUSE release, after spending quite some time in the openSUSE:<release>:Contrib repositories. Unfortunately a bug report was created (bnc#731832), where an user complains that openSUSE is releasing an alpha version of the Chromium browser and that this should be a stable version. It seems that the reporter bases his statement on the fact how Ubuntu, Archlinux and Debian are handling the Chromium browser. This seems to be complete based on the Chrome browser. I did some digging of my own and I found the following webpage that explains the release management behind Chrome and Chromium (http://ftagada.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/chromium-release-management- explained/) Half way the page is the following indicated: "I (the author, an Ubuntu packager) said in the introduction that there is no such thing upstream. They have enough in their plate with just Chrome. So it is up to each downstream distribution to decide what is best for its users." So officially there are no alpha, beta or stable versions of Chromium and it is up to each dsitribution to decide what they want to ship. For openSUSE 12.1 it is too late to change anything here as that this would mean that existing users might experience loss-of-data as that their profiles are not compatible with lower versions of Chromium. However for the upcoming 12.2 release there is still time to decide which way openSUSE wants to go. At this moment I see three possibilities: 1) Keep things the way they are. Chromium will be updated regularly to the latest available version. No change from the current procedure 2) openSUSE will use the Chrome release management and the Chromium package will be frozen until the Stable version has reached the current version of Chromium. Then this is the package that will be maintained from that moment onwards. 3) We have a mixture of the above. In the Chromium devel-project (network:chromium), two packages are maintained. The first package chromium will follow the stable releases and a second package chromium-unstable will follow the current procedure and gets a weekly update. However the chromium- unstable package will never be submitted to Factory. Before making m choice in what to provide, I would like to have your feedback on how to continue this. Honestly speaking I do not like option 3 as that this would mean double the work for me, but it is a possibility. Thanks Regards Raymond (tittiatcoke) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] PCP packaging questions from openSUSE 12.1
by Ken McDonell 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

I am the architect and one of the developers of the Performance Co-Pilot (pcp). I'd like to make contact with someone who understands why the PCP rpm spec has been changed in openSUSE 12.1 with apparently no contact or discussion with the upstream developers (pcp(a)oss.sgi.com). There are some issues ... Cheers, Ken. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] Running for the openSUSE Board
by Pavol Rusnak 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Hello everyone! I'd like to announce my candidacy for the openSUSE Board. -- Best Regards / S pozdravom, Pavol RUSNAK SUSE LINUX, s.r.o openSUSE Boosters Team Lihovarska 1060/12 PGP 0xA6917144 19000 Praha 9 prusnak[at]opensuse.org Czech Republic -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-project] One-click-installs
by James Mason 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 14:25 -0800, Greg KH wrote: > I would love to be able to figure out how to add a file like this to the > wiki to be hosted within it, anyone know how to do this? > thanks, Can we generate/host these via OBS ? -- James Mason SUSE Studio Developer openSUSE Ambassador 2925 Roeder Ave Ste 300 Bellingham, WA 98225-2065 +1 360 752 6707 james.mason(a)suse.com -------------------- SUSE -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] Weekly News Issue 203 is coming soon...
by Sascha Manns 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Hello Mates, don't worry about this mail. I just would like to remind that our next openSUSE Weekly News 203 comes out at Saturday evening (UTC +2). Until Saturday 08:00:00 (CEST) +0200 UTC you can propose Articles, Links and all such stuff for integrating into the Weekly News. For people who don't want to write it in XML, you can use our Pad: https://osweeklynews.publishwith.me/1. I've planned to send this Mail each Wednesday to remind on the Weekly News. Have a lot of fun -- Sincerly yours Sascha Manns Community &Support Agent open-slx GmbH http://www.open-slx.de This mail is written with Balsam Professional 12.1

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[opensuse-project] Mirrors cleaning a bit early
by Bruno Friedmann 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Today I've seen that our beloved mirror here in switzerland is killing openSUSE a bit early http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp//mirror/opensuse/update/ miss 11.3 http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp//mirror/opensuse/distribution miss 11.3 and 11.4 Can someone in the project could ask why ? Thanks. -- Bruno Friedmann Ioda-Net Sàrl www.ioda-net.ch openSUSE Member & Ambassador GPG KEY : D5C9B751C4653227 irc: tigerfoot -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] Apply for Board Elections
by Chuck Payne 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Greeting Following Geeko, This e-mail is my offical bid for one of the seats 2011 at the openSUSE Board. My platform is for geeko, I love openSUSE, I pour my heart and life into the distro. Though this year I haven't been out there as in past years. I have been working on getting equipment to create travel kits for the US Ambassadors and I helped with SCALE and SELF. I have accepted a board membership with the Southeast Linux Fest as their community manager after they reached out to me to help. This is my second time to run for the board, call me crazy, but if I didn't have love for openSUSE as I do I would not be Ambassadors, help with the Market Team. After talking to many people around them world I think I have a better understand what it needs to be on the board. I know that road to be on the board is hard and I might not get it again as last year, but my passion for openSUSE makes this trip that I must take. Please accept my name for the 2011 Elections. Chuck "PUP" Payne -- (678) 636-9678 ----------------------------------------- Discover it! Enjoy it! Share it! openSUSE Linux. ----------------------------------------- openSUSE -- en.opensuse.org/User:Terrorpup openSUSE Ambassador/openSUSE Member skype,twiiter,identica,friendfeed -- terrorpup freenode(irc) --terrorpup/lupinstein Register Linux Userid: 155363 Have you tried SUSE Studio? Need to create a Live CD, an app you want to package and distribute , or create your own linux distro. Give SUSE Studio a try. www.susestudio.com. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] Fwd: GCI Contest Open Today
by Manu Gupta 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Carol Smith Date: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 9:01 PM Subject: GCI Contest Open Today To: Google Code-in Announce <gci-announce(a)googlegroups.com> Hi everyone, We're pleased to announce that Google Code-in is now open. If you are interested in participating in the contest, please register as a student [1] and have a look at the Tasks list [2] and see what task you'd like to claim. Please feel free to check out the Frequently Asked Questions [3] if you have questions about participating. [1] - http://www.google-melange.com/gci/age_check/google/gci2011 [2] - http://www.google-melange.com/gci/tasks/google/gci2011 [3] - http://www.google-melange.com/gci/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2011/… Cheers, Carol -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code-in Announce" group. To post to this group, send email to gci-announce(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to gci-announce+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gci-announce?hl=en. -- Regards Manu Gupta -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] [boosters] Standup 2011-11-21
by Henne Vogelsang 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

Hey, these are the meeting minutes for the standup meeting of the openSUSE Boosters. ------- General ------- * Release "Christmas" Party in Nürnberg Klaas will find a volunteer to organize it * Chemnitzer Linuxtage Jan Krings asked for volunteers for next years edition. If you want to go to a nice German user centric event, speak up. ------- Standup ------- Robert * Worked on minor things for the greeter page. * nothing * Worked on the obs.org page. Google code-in mentoring Michal * nothing * nothing * Organizing the release party in Prague. Google code-in mentoring. Work on openSUSE:Factory as its unfrozen again. Pavol * Moved the greeter page to github. Investigated translation. Packaged it so it can get included in 12.2 * nothing * Organizing the release party in Prague. Tom * Finished the screencast howto and resources. http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Screencast_howto * nothing * Help with web-stuff for the release. Get the appliance view into the OBS download page. Will * Work on the 12.1 KDE release, bug fixing and maintenance updates * nothing * nothing Vincent * Work 12.1 maintenance updates with the GNOME team * nothing * Participate in JDLL on booth and with a talk http://www.jdll.org/. Review openSUSE:Factory submissions Christopher * Worked on the screencast screencast. * Finish the screencast today. * nothing Ismail * KDE maintenance updates. * nothing * SLE KDE Bug. Google code-in mentoring. Nanuk * nothing * nothing * sick leave. school. Max * Bug triaging. * Bug triaging. * nothing Klaas * nothing * Work on the start page. * sick leave. mirall 12.1 story. Henne * Press kit. Advertisement on news. * nothing * Help with the 12.1 release. Worked on the obs.org page. Google code-in mentoring ---------- Milestones ---------- As only the screencast screencast story isn't finished and the greeter goal evolved into something for 12.2 (https://github.com/openSUSE/greeter-page) we declare this milestone finished. Time to move on to the next milestones which will be openstack for openSUSE next and appstream for openSUSE after that one. Kick-off for openstack on openSUSE is tomorrow at 11:00 CET on the usual conference line. Henne -- Henne Vogelsang http://www.opensuse.org Everybody has a plan, until they get hit. - Mike Tyson -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] Reminder: openSUSE Board Elections - Deadline Nov 24, 2011 - Candidacy and Apply for membership
by Izabel Valverde 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

The deadline to stand up for a position in the openSUSE Board or to nominate another openSUSE member for the board is next Thursday, November 24th, 2011 - 23:59 UTC. If you intend to run for the board, nominate somebody else or have any questions please contact the Election Committee by sending an email to election-officials(a)opensuse.org. Important! You need to be a member to vote. If you are not take a look at http://en.opensuse.org/Members http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_election#Election_committee http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board Good luck to all candidates. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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