May 2012 - openSUSE Project - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-project] How we will use the GSoC money
by Vincent Untz 18 Jul '24

18 Jul '24

Hi, (let's see how a public discussion about money goes :-)) The Google Summer of Code brings us great students, but also means that the openSUSE project will get $8000 (if I'm not mistaken) at the end of the summer. That's $500 per student. A while ago, I requested comments on my blog about what to do with the money, but didn't get any feedback. So I take this as "do what you feel is best", and this mail is about the plan. As a reminder, the main issue is that we will likely not have the openSUSE Foundation created in time for this. For instance, Google would like us to get some form filled before the end of June; this is not a mandatory timeline, but I think it shows that we won't be ready with the Foundation for that. The current plan is to give that money to another organization we feel close to, and I have two candidates in mind: - the Software Freedom Conservancy (http://sfconservancy.org/) it's a really nice org that provides a home for various cool projects (see http://sfconservancy.org/members/current/) and those projects help make openSUSE a great project. - the Desktop Summit (https://www.desktopsummit.org/) it's one of the biggest event this year, and this would help us have some more visibility (since we'd be sponsors, I guess). I'm sure they would welcome this to secure their budget. Note that an alternative solution would be to leave the money to Google for a future GSoC or similar program, but I feel it's better to use the money where it can make a difference today. Now, it's not too late to change the plan. If you have a better suggestion, please tell us. There's no need to argue forever about it, just explain why you think it's good. Keep in mind that if we cannot receive the money ourselves, this also means that we cannot use it to buy stuff for openSUSE. Pavol and I will take the final decision since we are the GSoC admins for openSUSE. Thanks, Vincent -- Les gens heureux ne sont pas pressés. -- 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] download.opensuse.org IPV6 address breaks updates
by Gerald Pfeifer 15 Nov '13

15 Nov '13

I am seeing this with an openSUSE 12.1 system at home, and also a Factory system at work: % host download.opensuse.org download.opensuse.org has address 195.135.221.134 download.opensuse.org has IPv6 address 2001:67c:2178:8::13 And then, when running zypper patch or zypper up, I see Retrieving: repomd.xml [error] Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/12.1/repodata/repomd.xml': Error code: Connection failed Error message: Failed to connect to 2001:67c:2178:8::13: Network is unreachable Alas, my provider nor that network at work support IPv6. Still, my system has IPv6 enabled since roaming around on different networks, IPv6 may be present, or even necessary there. (This does not happen all the time, sometimes if I retry a bit later the system uses IPv4 and everything works.) Now, is this just a setup problem and I should simply and unconditionally disable IPv6? Or are some parts of our update or network stack in need of some adjustments? For the time being, unless this is just me running into this, should we disable IPv6 on download.opensuse.org? Gerald -- Dr. Gerald Pfeifer <gp(a)suse.com> || SUSE || Director Product Management -- 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] Scanny: week report
by Piotr Niełacny 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

Hi guys, this is my first report about scanny for #1 week: http://ruby-blog.pl/GSoC/2012/05/28/scanny-week-1/ -- Piotr Niełacny -- 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] Improving the bug management lifecycle/process
by Jim Henderson 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

OK, so this is something I'd like to start trying to get my arms around so we can have a more comprehensive approach to dealing with bug reports and increase the rate of resolution as well as the follow-up rate when additional information is needed. It seems that we have a few areas that we should be looking at: 1. There should be some sort of "screening" that takes place before a bug is accepted - to ensure that the devs aren't seeing multiple copies of the same bugs. I think it's fair to say that those who write code would far rather *write code* than try to sort through duplicate bug entries. While it's likely there still would be dupes with a screening process, the incidence should be reduced. 2. There needs to be more of a "human" reply, especially on older bugs, that are being addressed. Looking at the current Bugzilla stats, I see that (for example) 12.1 has 183 bugs in a "NEEDINFO" state - there needs to be some sort of consistent follow-up to ensure that the info needed to fix the issues is provided, and if it isn't and the information can't be obtained (because the issue cannot be duped, those looking at it don't have the necessary hardware, etc), then the bug needs to be closed. 3. For older bugs, (such as on 10.3-11.3, which there are still open bugs on), a determination needs to be made as to whether the current supported releases have those issues, and if they do, the bugs need to be updated. If they don't, then the bugs need to be flagged in an appropriate way. 4. It would be extremely useful, I think - especially for the non-techie audience - to put some specific training together on things like (a) how to submit a bug and include the relevant information, (b) what to expect with your bug and how to monitor progress, (c) how to provide additional information when requested (and what to do if you've upgraded/moved to another version/changed distributions/decided to go back to Windows/MacOS/ whatever) so the bug can continue to be evaluated by those evaluating it. Ultimately, the goal of this project is to increase resolution rates, reduce the time to resolution as much as possible, and to visibly improve the bug resolution process so more people don't perceive (correct or not) that reporting bugs is useless because they don't get resolved (and actually, looking at the stats on bug status, I think it's pretty unfair to say bugs aren't getting resolved. I see, for example, that of the reported bugs on 11.1, for example, over 3/4 of the bugs are marked as resolved.) And overall across all releases of openSUSE, and SUSE Linux Professional/ SUSE Linux from 8.2 on, the bugs marked resolved are 13026/18285, which is nearly 3/4. 75% isn't bad (the Pareto rule is 80/20, and on 11.1 we're actually around 78% "resolved"), but I'm sure that if we can guide the process and streamline it, we can increase that. Of course those are just rough statistics and the reason bugs are marked as 'resolved' isn't included in that - and there is a further breakdown that can be done that might help identify trends that would be useful. There's clearly more that we should be looking at, but these four areas are a good place to start. For my own part, I'm willing to do more than talk and discuss the ideas, but it's going to take more than just one person working in his spare time to move this along. I also think something similar to this should be done for FATE, but that's perhaps a topic for another day. :) Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- 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] Upstream Tracker Project - GSoC 2012 - Week 1 Report
by N B Prashanth 29 May '12

29 May '12

Hello! This is my first week work report for the Upstream Tracker Project. I have chosen to start my work by implementing the web interface first. This is because, by having a functional web interface, we could start crowd sourcing the data to proceed further. Also, the base work for the python scripts are already in place. Here is the list of things I have managed to do this week. 1. Created a rails application to manipulate records. Each record consists of data required to obtain the latest version of an application such as package name, method, URL etc. 2. Added support for XML and JSON Formats. 3. Added a page to view records which are erroneous after being processed. 4. Added color coding on main page to indicate record status. Red for Error, Green for OK and None for not processed. 5. Added Basic validation for user input. 6. Wrote pycurl scripts to Add, Delete, Update and Show records. 7. Set up a home server to host the rails application for feedback and testing. This can be found at nbprashanth.no-ip.org. List of things planned for the upcoming week: 1. Evaluate logging requirements and implement a solution. 2. Update the records model in the rails app to include version information after processing is complete. 3. Fill in gaps and test the rails app. the code is hosted at : 1. https://github.com/nbprashanth/Upstream-Tracker-Rails 2. https://github.com/nbprashanth/Upstream-Tracker-Python The project description can be found at http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/proposal/review/google/gsoc2012/nbprasha… -- Regards, N.B.Prashanth -- 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 Project Meeting tomorrow at 20:00 UTC
by openSUSE Meeting Reminder 29 May '12

29 May '12

Hello all, The biweekly project meeting will be held tomorrow at 20:00 UTC in #opensuse-project on freenode. Everybody is invited to join and participate! Find out what time the meeting will be in your timezone: http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=30&month=5&year=2012&h… Agenda of the meeting: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Project_meeting#Agenda_for_the_next_meeting If you cannot participate and want a specific question to be answered during the meeting, please add your question to: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Project_meeting#Questions_Section Minutes and logs of previous meetings can be found at: http://community.opensuse.org/meetings/opensuse-project/ Thanks, -- openSUSE Meeting Reminder -- 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] GSoC Weekly Report #1
by Saurabh Sood 29 May '12

29 May '12

Hi, This is my first GSoC report for the new One Click Install system. I had been busy with exams for some time, so, this is an update on the progress so far. I have started the user interface, and am closely following the mockup. So far, I have implemented two menus for the main screen and the settings. I am planning to implement the dynamic part of the interface as a set of Widgets which I will integrate in the main UI. On the backend side, I have implemented the parser for the YMP file, which currently takes a YMP file as input and retrieves the set of repositories involved and packages to be installed. I have also managed to add repositories using libzypp. Currently, I am not checking for any exceptions and errors, but plan to incorporate this later on. Right now, I am working on implementing a test case for the Parser, implement the rest of the UI, and do some prelimnary work on installing the read packages. I will also work side by side on packaging the software. Regards,. Saurabh -- 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] fdisk project - GSoC weekly report 1
by Davidlohr Bueso 25 May '12

25 May '12

Hi, This is my first report of what we've been doing regarding the fdisk redesign project. 1) What's been done in previous weeks, before SoC development officially started: - Consolidate and agree on internal fdisk API and data structures with Petr and mainstream util-linux community. - Isolate DOS specific label logic. This is important since DOS partition table context was deeply embedded in the heart of fdisk logic, making it impossible to implement a new API. Now DOS, like all other supported labels, has its own file and functions. - Fixed two nasty bugs that are currently present in most distros. http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux/util-linux.git;a=commit;h=50f6100… http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux/util-linux.git;a=commit;h=44d2fc8… - Generic code cleanups. 2) What's been done during week 1: - Implemented and merged in mainstream the initial functions and data structures of the new internal API. http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux/util-linux.git;a=commit;h=823f0fd… - Implement dynamic debug support. By reading environment variables ($FDISK_DEBUG) developers and users can quickly be informed of important events during that occur during fdisk's entire execution. http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux/util-linux.git;a=commit;h=f7b1f75… - Generic code cleanups. 3) What's immediately next? - Add device topology and geometry to the API. We have decided to go strictly with libblkid for the former, therefore fdisk will probably depend 100% on it. This enables us not to reinvent the wheel, specially since this blkid is also part of util-linux. -- All in all I believe we have had a good, solid start. It really helps that Petr, I and util-linux maintainer are quite familiar with the code, thus making quick and important progress. Petr's willingness and knowledge really make a difference and couldn't be happier working with him. Thanks, Davidlohr -- 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] Does the project have a publicly accessible project management tool?
by Jim Henderson 22 May '12

22 May '12

General question to those more closely involved in oS project management - is there a tool we have access to that can help track tasks and progress on projects within the oS project? I'm thinking something like a Kablink (or Vibe OnPrem) task list. I've got Vibe installed at home with a limited number of users, but I'd rather track the bugzilla/bug process project in a more visible way than on a private server in my house. :) If we don't, I can set something on on the Kablink site so those who are interested can follow along and help document the tasks that need to be completed and their progress. Thanks, Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- 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] LinuxTag update
by Jos Poortvliet 21 May '12

21 May '12

Heya all, The current status of http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:LinuxTag Berlin - We've got a booth. I'm quite confident it'll be 14m2, have 2 tables and 6 chairs. Nothing else, LT is out of budget for furniture :( - We will have 40 crates of openSUSE beer to hand out for €1 donation to LT - We'll do that in collaboration with Fedora, which hands out hotdogs - I have a few hundred DVD's, some flyers and some posters here. Will probably walk into a copy shop to create some more. - don't know yet how many tickets I'll get but anyone who helps at LT will get a free ticket. Helping =/ hacking at the booth! We won't have place to sit for anything other than showing ppl something. -Tuesday evening is booth setup. Pls come to LT location and help out a bit! Now what is still to do. I like to do the Booth program thing, but that requires a big screen and presentations. I'll do something every day on installing ownCloud on openSUSE (demoing Studio and OBS-for-endusers while at it) and Christian Boltz was willing to do something on AppArmor. Christian, if you pick a time and add how many times you're willing to do it, we're only looking for one more :D Then we need to make sure we get the right things from Nue. I know some people are going by car so I hope they can bring some stuff. At the least the box with booth-stuff like tape, pens etcetera. We need (please tell me if Nue has this): - some stand(s) to put our merchandise on and hang up posters - a big screen for the presentations (one of the two big touch-screen- computers? is transport doable for those?) - 2-3 power cord extensions (I know Nue has this, don't forget pls) - I know I forgot things as it's past 1:10 and I need sleep, ideas? /Jos

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