October 2013 - 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] opensuse-user not on gmane any more?
by Jim Henderson 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

I just noticed today that the gmane.linux.suse.opensuse.user group is missing from gmane.org - did the project request the list be removed from gmane? Just wondering if it was intentional or if something went wrong somewhere. 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] FOSDEM 2014
by Agustin Benito Bethencourt 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Hi, deadline for lightning talks and stands at FOSDEM is 20th November: https://fosdem.org/2014/news/2013-09-17-call-for-participation-part-two/ Saludos -- Agustin Benito Bethencourt openSUSE Team Lead at SUSE abebe(a)suse.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] 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] A message for board candidates
by Robert Schweikert 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Hi, First we would like to thank the Election Committee for getting the election process rolling and announcing the time schedule. [1] For those of you considering candidacy for the openSUSE Board we thought that the following information may be useful to you. As a member of the board you obviously volunteer your time and we know you will do the best you can in making a positive contribution. While the future is unpredictable it would be great if you can take a peek into the crystal ball and see if you feel comfortable with making a 2 year time commitment. During your time on the board you are expected to participate in most IRC project meetings and the board calls that take place every other week (currently scheduled for 1 hour on Mondays.) You are also expected to participate in a face to face board meeting that usually takes place in Nuremberg at the SUSE office over a weekend shortly after the new board is formed and you are expected to participate in the openSUSE conference (end of April 2014). Last but not least you need to form opinions about project related things that are brought to the boards attention and volunteer for board activities. All of this is doable while working full time, obviously, but it has to be a priority. Just some food for thought, Your openSUSE Board [1] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-project/2013-10/msg00063.html -- 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] Board Announcement
by Robert Schweikert 03 Nov '13

03 Nov '13

Hi, On November 1st, 2013 Richard Brown will start to work for SUSE. This will create an imbalance of SUSE employed elected board members over non SUSE employed elected board members. With Will's resignation we currently have 3 elected board members as opposed to the expected 5 board members. Two of the 3 will be employed by SUSE, thus constituting a 66% position on the elected board in favor of one company. This does not meet the guidelines for board composition. In order to meet the guidelines two additional SUSE employed elected board members (Richard and Robert) would have to step down leaving the board with 1 elected member, Andrew. But hen 1 company would hold 100% of elected positions on the board, also violating the guidelines. Thus, we do not consider this to be a workable solution. Another option is to appoint two new members that do not work for SUSE in short order. This has it's own complication with the ongoing election process. As we write this, we also realize that we have been violating the 40% rule for some time. Ever since Raymond decided to step down and his seat was not filled. The seat was not filled due to concerns regarding favoritism with respect to closeness to the election. Both concerns are valid now as well, of course. The past violation of this rule was an honest mistake and we apologize for the oversight. With the election pending we propose to continue as a 3 elected member board, with 2 seats held by SUSE employees (Richard and Robert) and one seat held by a member not employed by SUSE (Andrew), until the end of the year. The new board will take the reigns in January and the percentage rule will once again be upheld. Collectively we can jump through a number of hoops to move all the puzzle pieces in the proper location, the "what-if" scenarios could probably fill multiple pages. However, with the election period upon us, it is the board's opinion that this is not necessary. The decision ultimately rests with the community and we will follow the guidance provided in the discussion of this topic. Regards, Your openSUSE Board -- 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] Stepping down from the openSUSE Board
by Will Stephenson 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

The time has come for me to step down as an openSUSE Board member. I ran for the board on a platform of realistic goals for the Board but over the last years several factors have reduced my time for the openSUSE project considerably. First, I became a father for the second time last September (which while a very happy event, has proved rather more demanding than anticipated) and second, I left the openSUSE Team in April this year for an internal team at SUSE without any involvement in openSUSE. Thirdly, changes in how the openSUSE project is handled by SUSE shifted many new tasks to the Board. So in the last few months the time I have to meet my responsibilities to the Board has approached zero. As a result I would like to tender my resignation to my fellow Board members so that they can get on with organising the upcoming Board elections with a clear idea of who will be running. In closing I would like to thank my colleagues on the board, Vincent Richard, Robert and Andy for their work in facilitating the project's smooth running and most importantly in sincerely and determinedly representing the interests of the independent openSUSE project. Will Stephenson -- Will Stephenson, openSUSE Board, KDE Developer SUSE LINUX GmbH, GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix Imendörffer, HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg) Maxfeldstraße 5 90409 Nürnberg Germany -- 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] RC2 is out, help test it!
by Jos Poortvliet 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Hi all, The release team made openSUSE 13.1 RC2 available - help us test it, as we're close to release! See https://news.opensuse.org/?p=16786 for some idea of what's new and what needs extra attention: the live images, secure boot and of course btrfs. It's all over our mirrors, see software.opensuse.org/developer and get it. /J

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[opensuse-project] Extended Chromium builds for openSUSE !
by Raymond Wooninck 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Dear list mates, Based on the official chromium tarballs, the process of building Chromium for openSUSE has become a lot easier. This allowed me to extend the Chromium offering for openSUSE users and the following is now available: openSUSE releases and Factory will follow the stable channel updates. I believe this is the right way where a stable Chromium is provided with a stable openSUSE release The OBS repository network:chromium, will provide besides the chromium package (stable channel), also the following packages: chromium-beta (This is based on the beta channel releases) chromium-dev (This is based on the dev channel releases). Please be aware that these packages are mutual exclusive and it is ONLY possible to install one of them. This to prevent issues with the chromium config files for the user. The Packman OBS has been updated to build the corresponding ffmpeg packages for each build to prevent issues. Regards Raymond -- 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] Minutes of openSUSE Project Meeting of October 30th, 2013
by Vincent Untz 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Here are the minutes of today's meeting. Cheers, Vincent Minutes: http://community.opensuse.org/meetings/opensuse-project/2013/opensuse-proje… Minutes (text): http://community.opensuse.org/meetings/opensuse-project/2013/opensuse-proje… Log: http://community.opensuse.org/meetings/opensuse-project/2013/opensuse-proje… =========================================== #opensuse-project: openSUSE Project meeting =========================================== Meeting started by vuntz at 15:04:00 UTC. The full logs are available at http://community.opensuse.org/meetings/opensuse-project/2013/opensuse-proje… . Meeting summary --------------- * action items review (vuntz, 15:06:30) * ACTION: jospoortvliet to check with TSP about ability to deal with reimbursement of local materials (vuntz, 15:20:13) * ACTION: toscalix_ to discuss reimbursement of local materials with Ilmehtar and/or vuntz (vuntz, 15:20:48) * LINK: https://en.opensuse.org/Screenshots_13.1 (jospoortvliet, 15:25:01) * ACTION: Everyone help with documenting new features and providing screenshots for the release, this is important to the release and its quality (vuntz, 15:25:41) * Create a new Project 'Application:ERP' (vuntz, 15:26:11) * bug already filed https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=847342 (vuntz, 15:32:06) * nobody with any objection (vuntz, 15:32:12) * any other topic? (vuntz, 15:32:22) Meeting ended at 15:34:42 UTC. Action items, by person ----------------------- * Ilmehtar * toscalix_ to discuss reimbursement of local materials with Ilmehtar and/or vuntz * jospoortvliet * jospoortvliet to check with TSP about ability to deal with reimbursement of local materials * toscalix_ * toscalix_ to discuss reimbursement of local materials with Ilmehtar and/or vuntz * vuntz * toscalix_ to discuss reimbursement of local materials with Ilmehtar and/or vuntz People present (lines said) --------------------------- * vuntz (43) * toscalix_ (25) * jospoortvliet (10) * robjo (9) * bugbot (4) * antlarr (4) * lupinstein (1) * henne (1) * Ilmehtar (1) Generated by `MeetBot`_ 0.1.4 -- Les gens heureux ne sont pas pressés. -- 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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