November 2013 - openSUSE Project - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-project] openSUSE Board
by js＠johest.de 10 Nov '13

10 Nov '13

Dear madame or sir, i guess the timeframe is still up, so i would like to run as candidate for the openSUSE Board As an openSUSE board member i would like to improve on reliability and stability of openSUSE and make it more trustful for our users. I would like to add more money and power to our ambassadors cause they are the guys talking to all of our current, former and upcomming users. Cheers Jörg "johest" Stephan -- 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] Cinnamon screenshots
by Ish Sookun 09 Nov '13

09 Nov '13

Hello folks, I have updated "zypper" instruction for Cinnamon installation on openSUSE 13.1 : http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Cinnamon#Zypper I've also included some screenshots here : http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Cinnamon_Screenshots Cheers! Ish Sookun - Geek by birth ... Linux by choice. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |H|A|C|K|L|O|G|.|i|n| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ -- 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] Question for Upcoming Board elections
by Robert Schweikert 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

On 11/06/2013 03:04 PM, Greg Freemyer wrote: > On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Robert Schweikert <rjschwei(a)suse.com > <mailto:rjschwei@suse.com>> wrote: > > On 11/06/2013 01:38 PM, Manu Gupta wrote: > > Hi > > I have a question, if someone wants to stand for the elections, > can he > or she specifially apply for a one year or a two year team as there > are 2 seats on one year term. > > > Ultimately the Election Committee has to answer the question. My > interpretation is that the answer to your question is "No" > > The decision about who gets 1 or 2 year terms is based on the number > of votes each candidate receives. > > In this election the 2 highest vote getters will receive the 2 seats > with the 2 year terms and the next 2 vote getters will get the 1 > year term seats. > > That is my interpretation of the rule and not "official" the > Election-Committee has the final ruling on the interpretation of the > Election rules. > > HTH, > Robert > > > Logic dictates that someone running could state in advance that they are > only running for a one-year slot. Otherwise they might win a 2-year > slot, but then resign at the end of one year. That would be > counter-productive. I do not necessarily disagree, but changes to that effect would possibly require a change to the rules and that is a separate discussion. Implementing a change to the election guidelines right before the election is probably difficult and thus may be best addressed after the current elections have concluded. My $0.02 Robert -- Robert Schweikert MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU SUSE-IBM Software Integration Center LINUX Tech Lead Public Cloud Architect rjschwei(a)suse.com rschweik(a)ca.ibm.com 781-464-8147 -- 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] Starting openSUSE build for ppc64le architecture
by Dinar Valeev 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Hi, I'd like to announce that I started to work on bringing openSUSE Factory to powerpc64 little endian architecture. This is the real architecture and not compatible with ppc64. I already sent pull requests to several projects. You can expect more patches, submit requests, pull requests coming for your project. Core have already support for that (gdb,gcc,libtool,binutils). Our build workers are capable to run little endian guests, plus third 7R2 machine is on the way to OBS network. That should help with increased build number. Have fun, Dinar -- 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] (re)Standing for the openSUSE Board
by Andrew Wafaa 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Aloha fellow Geekos! I was fortunate enough to have been elected to the Board two years ago, and as always when you have fun time flies. As such my current tenure on the Board is due to end this year. As the openSUSE project is something that I value, believe in and enjoy I would like to stand for re-election. I will not present my campaign yet but will do so as of the 18 Nov, but what I will say is this: As an existing Board member I believe I can add further to what we have done over the last two years and help continue the forward growth of the project. Being on the Board is not all Unicorns and Bunnies, there are some painful and somewhat ugly things thrown in there which can be daunting; but as I have experienced them already I feel I am better prepared to deal with any future gremlins and ultimately better serve you. The Board is here to represent you the community and not any corporate entity, yes I work for ARM Ltd. but ensuring ARM is a well supported architecture is not why I am running for re-election. I am running for re-election because I believe that I am one of the right people to help openSUSE prosper as a project and become a shining example of what an open project can achieve. Many thanks for your vote of confidence over the last two years, and I hope you continue to trust me with your votes in the near future. Kind regards and thanks for all the fun, Andy -- Andrew Wafaa IRC: FunkyPenguin GPG: 0x3A36312F -- 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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