June 2011 - openSUSE Project - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-project] [gsoc] ICC profiles repository, week 4
by Sebastian Oliva 20 Jun '11

20 Jun '11

Hello, I posted my second update on this year's GSOC project, an ICC Profiles Repository. I was unable to work on my project for the last two weeks, so I'm getting up to date for this upcoming weeks. Feel free to check http://www.sebastianoliva.com/en/2011/05/gsoc-week-4/ and to post your feedback or direct it to my e-mail. Greetings, Sebastian -- 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] [gsoc] osc code cleanup - summary of week 4
by Marcus Hüwe 19 Jun '11

19 Jun '11

Hi, here's a small summary of the 4th (coding) week. I spent most of the time with writing the RemoteFile classes and the BuildResult class (+ testcases of course:) ). TODO for this week: * improve RemoteFile classes * add APIInfo class: - resolve url-like parameters (api://foo/bar repo/arch) - raise an exception if required parameters are missing - initialize optional parameters with the config default - encapsulate "context-sensitivity" logic (sometimes parameters should be read from the working copy (like apiurl, project or package)) 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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[opensuse-project] openSUSE @ Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften Nürnberg
by Henne Vogelsang 19 Jun '11

19 Jun '11

Hey Peepz, again this year we will participate at the "Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften" in Nürnberg at Saturday the 22. Oktober 2011. The LNDW is a science festival that want's to introduce ordinary people to science. Klaas and me will organize the logistics this year and currently we are looking for people to present something. What we present should have at least a touch of computer science and should be comprehensible for laymen. Ideas? The deadline to have a "program" for the marketing material they do is July the 8th. With better ideas we'll be featured more prominently. This pays off greatly with usually more then 25.000 People that attend! So get cracking :) Henne -- Henne Vogelsang, openSUSE. Everybody has a plan, until they get hit. - Mike Tyson -- 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] Entomologist UI Changes - Weekly Report #4
by David Williams 17 Jun '11

17 Jun '11

Hi everyone, You can find my weekly report at either [0] or in plain text below. I recommend reading the blog post as it has images to go along with the text. ----Report Text Below---- This week has been involved tidying up my code and finalising the features for the first iteration of the UI changes. I am well on target with regards to my timeline this week and I will move on to the TODO list integration on Monday. The tabbed interface took a little longer than I expected because I hadn’t accounted for some of the learning curves I would encounter but after 3 weeks of connecting everything together I can say I am happy with how it looks. The only thing I haven’t finished is the New Comments dialog, which I will complete by Monday. The process for this has been good as it has made me much more familiar with the code base and it has also given me the opportunity to think about other things to add and ways to improve the code as it stands. Once all of the primary features I’ve targeted have been implemented I will move on to improving the code base by separating things out more and adding more comments. The tab interface sans New Comments dialog has been merged into the master branch so everyone can go and test it by doing the following: git clone git://entomologist.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/entomologist/entomologist qmake make make install This will then install it to the right place on your system and make it work (These instructions only count for Linux but Windows/Mac OS X are detailed in the INSTALL text file). Thanks, David Williams Entomologist UI Enhancements.-- 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] [GSoc 2011] A utility for merging configuration / sysconfig files – Week 3 Report
by Christos Bountalis 17 Jun '11

17 Jun '11

Hello to everyone, I just posted my third report on the progress of my gsoc project. You can find the link[1] below. I hope I am doing well. Kind Regards, Christos [1]http://cbounta.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/a-utility-for-merging-configurati… -- 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-factory] The road to systemd for openSUSE 12.1
by Guido Berhoerster 17 Jun '11

17 Jun '11

* Kay Sievers <kay.sievers(a)suse.de> [2011-06-16 15:09]: > We expect 'proper' services to have their own config files, and not let > every distro invent their own options on top in some additional file. > Most services work that way, and it's just good enough. > > In short, 'foo' should have a native /etc/foo/config instead > of /etc/sysconfig/foo. That will be the same on any system, any Linux, > any distro. Yast should be able to edit this file, if needed, not bring > its own files. > > Some of the sysconfig options can be imported into the environment with > the systemd service file. > > Some services which still rely on weird sysconfig options SUSE invented > will need to be started by a shell script wrapper. > > In the future we want /etc/defaults and /etc/sysconfig, and all the > other friends distros invented to die. :) Different distros have different policies and objectives which is why such efforts have failed before, and with Debian and Ubuntu two major distros have already opted out of that. Information in /etc/sysconfig also does not necessarily only contain configuration information specific to a service but also information on how to manage that service (my own /etc/sysconfig/zfs-fuse comes to mind and there are others). And how is all this supposed to integrate with YaST? > > To systemd maintainers: > > 2) While I agree with systemd's performance goals and recognise the persuasive > > narrative for the socket activated design in the LP blog series, I hear that > > it additionally replaces other parts of userland. Massive uncertainty rules in > > my head about what those are and the wider effects of those changes. > > > > As an example, http://lwn.net/Articles/441328/ mentions that there are plans > > to remove ConsoleKit and merge its functionality into a systemd helper daemon. > > What changes of this type to the runtime platform are implied by systemd that > > would affect eg a KDE session (other than > > https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=655141) , and who is planning to > > do the work to adapt to those? > > It's all optional for now. The 'systemd --user' part will land in the > next weeks. It already kind of works. > > The session tracking is also already part of systemd proper and will > land in the next weeks. It will include out-of-the box multi-seat setup, > where USB graphic+keyboard+mouse+sound adapter plugged in, will create a > new seat with a login manager running on it. > > Existing users can still pull-in the current ConsoleKit and don't need > to switch now. The stuff will just run in parallel. > > For GNOME it is planned to switch gnome-session over to systemd > bit-by-bit, but it will take its time until 'systemd --user' will be any > harder requirement. It might just happen by the fact that people doing > the work don't run non-systemd systems anymore. > > But stuff that works today should not stop working. It might just be, > that in the background systemd is doing some stuff for sessions (like > ConsoleKit) that is not used by anything. One example why committing to systemd is not simply about switching the init daemon. And it seems from the responses on the Fedora and GNOME lists that I'm not the only one getting the impression that systemd employs technology to push personal and political agendas. -- Guido Berhoerster -- 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 Weekly News 180 coming soon...
by Sascha Manns 17 Jun '11

17 Jun '11

Hello Mates, don't worry about this mail. I just would like to remind that our next openSUSE Weekly News 180 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: http://os-news.ietherpad.com/2. Have a lot of fun :-) -- Sincerely Yours Sascha Manns open-slx Community & Support Agent openSUSE Membership Comitee openSUSE Marketing Team Web: http://saigkill.homelinux.net German Community Portal: http://community.open-slx.de -- 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] topics for the openSUSE conference
by Jos Poortvliet 16 Jun '11

16 Jun '11

Hi all, While we have quite a number of submissions for the openSUSE conference now, there is lots of room for more. We would like to actively ask for ideas on sessions and based on that approach people if they want to do it. So the question is - what would you like to talk about and do at the openSUSE conference? - What talks could be given to give an overview of the status of things - What BoF's do we need where things can be discussed - What workshops are needed to teach each other the skills we have to offer - What hack sessions are needed to get certain work done If you can and want to lead any of those sessions, you can just submit a proposal on the website: http://bitly.com/j9TtUe Let us know, The oSC CfP team

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[opensuse-project] openSUSE Conference and BoF sessions
by Jos Poortvliet 15 Jun '11

15 Jun '11

Hi all, A couple of days ago I wrote an article for news.o.o about BoF sessions for the openSUSE conference. As you know we're looking for more 'read-write' sessions, as opposed to the traditional one-way-talk style. A BoF is one of such a session, others would be workshops (to teach some skill) and hack sessions (get coding or packaging or other work done). If you want to know what we mean by BoF and what we are looking for in that area, read http://bit.ly/lIzf5E A short synopsis follows. A BoF (Birds of a Feather) meeting is an informal, open session which brings together people with a comon interest. An example topic would be "improve the package submission process for Factory" or "discuss what software to include in the GNOME liveCD". Organizing a BoF is VERY easy: a good title (problem description) will make sure the right people turn up and then the work is half done. You don't need more than pen and paper to ensure an effective meeting: make sure the discussion doesn't wander off in all directions, but results in written-down decisions with actions and names attached if possible. Afterwards, send a report to the mailinglist to inform those not at the meeting! Note that you do NOT have to be a core developer of a team to organize a BoF! Anyone can do it. If you're not entirely sure you'll make it to the conference, just talk to the team about it. In case you can't be there, someone can take over! You don't have to be an openSUSE community member to organize a BoF at the openSUSE conference either. We are more than happy if a Fedora member wants to talk about the Fedora support in OBS or if the KDE team wants to discuss the educational applications with the EDU team. Planning a BoF is similarly easy. Send a proposal with the title and rough outline via the conference website: http://bit.ly/j9TtUe It does not need a nailed down agenda, not even a super concrete topic - for example, if you feel the Medical team needs to get together to talk about what's part of the DVD and what not, that's concrete enough. Planning a BoF now is important: we (the conference team) can ensure there is no overlap between BoF's and talks. While we will leave room to schedule BoF's at the conference, there's a good chance the only spots left will be early in the morning and nobody likes those :D So, go to http://bit.ly/j9TtUe and shoot in a proposal!

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[opensuse-project] Wrong turns and dead ends in the wiki.
by Dave Plater 15 Jun '11

15 Jun '11

I don't know if this is the right list but I've been "stumbling" around the new wiki and somehow ended up in the old one. When you reach the dead end at : http://old-en.opensuse.org/Welcome_to_openSUSE.org it's as if you are frozen in time with the countdown to 11.3. Somebody should edit the page and add an explanation that you are actually in June 2011 and that the new wiki is this way out :-) Dave P -- 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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