March 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] 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] Board meeting minutes - Board call 2013-03-25
by Robert Schweikert 29 Mar '13

29 Mar '13

Hi, Here are the meeting minutes from the board call this past Monday. As always you can find the minutes in the wiki (https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_meeting#Meeting_2013-03-25) and if you have questions, or concerns you may raise them on this list or contact the board directly on the board list. Regrads, Your openSUSE Board Board Meeting 2013-25-03 Present: Richard, Andrew, Robert Excused: Raymond - Company Meeting Vincent - Customer call Will - MIA 1.) Review Action Items - No board report :( - CLT issues followed up 2.) Face to Face Meeting Agenda - Items collected, ready to post first draft of the agenda to the wiki 3.) Accessibility issue - The proposal raised on the board list is to add a new category to our Bugzilla to clearly mark accessibility issues as such. There are two main concerns, one is that this is a technical issue and thus the board should keep its fingers out of this issue. The second concern is that creating a specific category may make it easier for people to "pass the buck" by expecting someone in the non existent accessibility team to fix the problem. Having a separate category for accessibility (a11y) on the other hand will send a clear message that we as the openSUSE community care about people with disabilities. While we have no specific resources to address a11y issues it is important to acknowledge that an a11y issues can easily make the system unusable for a handicapped person. While adding to the bug category list is definitely a technical issue, the a11y topic has a very large community component and thus the board thinks it is appropriate to act in this area. We can certainly not dictate any action, however a message will be sent to the -factory mailing list asking for consideration of the topic by the developers. The argument was made that a11y bugs should fit into the categories we already have and that we might easier fall into a "pass the buck" situation with a new category. It is the consensus that we should be able to address the "pass the buck" issue with a policy/procedure. As far as using existing categories is concerned the problem might be that we get into a priority flip flop situation if we do not have a separate category. A person with a disability might mark a bug as Critical, but a developer not fully understanding the consequences might relabel it as category 2 or 3. Having an a11y category would address such priority flip/flop issues. The board will, after additional discussion on the board list, send a proposal to the -factory list for consideration by the developer community. The proposal will recommend the addition of an a11y category to Bugzilla and a proposal on how to handle the bugs. -- 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 Application Submitted
by Manu Gupta 29 Mar '13

29 Mar '13

Hey all Thanks to Saurabh, we have submitted our application for GSoC 2013 . -- 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] LinuxTag - Call for Volenteers
by Richard Brown 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

Hi all, Thanks to the response of my urgent call for volunteers, we've been able to go ahead and arrange a booth for LinuxTag, which this year is happening May 22-25. We could still do with more volunteers to help with the booth. Anyone who volunteers to commit a significant amount of their time helping at our booth is eligible for a FREE pass to the conference (a saving of €50 for a 4 day ticket) I have to be the one to book the Exhibitor pass for you, so please *email me* if you're able to attend and in need of an Exhibitor pass. I intend to book the first round of tickets for volunteers on Friday 12th April - if you do not volunteer by this date, I cant be sure if I'll be able to arrange an Exhibitors pass. Once you've let me know you're volunteering please update the wiki page here https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:LinuxTag This page is where we're keeping all the event information together so everyone can be sure what's going on. For those community members who might need additional financial support in order to attend, I suggest you consider applying to the Travel Support Programme: https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Travel_Support_Program Please make sure you get an answer from the team before booking any travel or hotel, but don't delay in letting me know you're willing to help :) Many thanks, and here's hoping for a typically great openSUSE presence at LinuxTag in just under 2 months! :) - Richard -- 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: MOSSCon in Louisville in May! Submit your proposal this week!
by Bryen M Yunashko 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

Anybody in the Louisville, Kentucky area? I won't be able to make it, but I was in Louisville last year. A fun city to visit, and since this is a new event, a great opportunity to evangelize openSUSE awesomeness to a new audience. Bryen M Yunashko On Wed, 2013-03-27 at 04:21 -0400, John List wrote: > You are invited to be a speaker/presenter at MOSSCon. > > Preparations are in full swing for the very first Midwest Open Source > Software Conference (MOSSCon), to be held in Louisville on May 18-19. > Your help in spreading the word and helping us fill out our schedule of > presentations and workshops would be appreciated. > > This is going to be a great networking event for the whole region! > Louisville is in such a central location, it can draw from a very wide area. > > We have a great venue: the University of Louisville's Student Activities > Center, with several large halls, a number of smaller meeting rooms, and > plenty of exhibit space available for groups and businesses to make > their presence known. > > We are working on a broadly based "Open" theme, that can include open > source hardware, open data, etc., as well as the full gamut of open > source software. > > We already have some super presentations lined up. But there are still > plenty of pieces that need to come together. Right now we are > concentrating on filling out our schedule with more presentations and > workshops. And soliciting sponsors. > > If you're involved with Open Source (or open anything) you definitely > want to be a part of this. I encourage you to consider speaking or doing > a presentation or workshop on a subject in your area of interest and/or > expertise. > > Check out the conference website at http://mosscon.org/. Click on "Be a > Speaker" for details on submitting your proposal. > > But get to it! The deadline for submitting your preliminary proposal is > this Friday, March 29! > > http://mosscon.org/ > > Spread the word and submit your proposal! > > Thanks, > > John Hicks -- 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 projects on Ideas page
by Saurabh Sood 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

Hi, We are close to the deadline for submitting our applications for GSoC. We have till March 29th. We have prepared our application, and will be submitting it day after. Also, we have many projects on the Ideas page which dont have a mentor, but have interested students. Those who are willing to mentor these projects, please add your name to the list by tomorrow, as we would be cleaning up the wiki, and removing the unmentored projects by 27th March. -- Regards,. Saurabh Sood Have a lot of fun! -- 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] was: XBMC Tutorial - Kiosk Mode + openSUSE 12.3
by Nelson Marques 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

A few things: 1) I've put effort in using Portuguese that would be easy to translate; if you pass through Google translate you will notice that it's easily translated to english in a clear way, except in one sentence. Sure some minor fixes are needed, but for the most, it works fairly nice. Do the same with other pages and see the differences. Now I understand why I had to learn the language for 12 years. 2) I have also a few scripts that I use for some tasks (ex: scanning directories for media files and create NFO files for with 'mediainfo' (already on the distro) for easy library and artwork downloads on XBMC). I have also a few other scripts for cron to integrate with transmission-daemon, but those are custom made for my own use case... but I can share. I've submitted a few time ago an update to run transmission-daemon as system service. So it's just a matter of editing the script and changing one or two path's. 3) I haven't mentioned on the article, but people can also enable the HTTP server on XBMC and use the an Android App as remote control for the laptop. 4) I have the xml files to make a bootable iso with XBMC, I can share those if needed, but in that case a few packages need to go to OBS since I create the iso based on a local repo with a few packages I made (ex: XBMC plymouth theme, which integrates nice) and a few addons I've built RPM packages. If any of this is wanted, let me know I can share them. -- 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] XBMC Tutorial - Kiosk Mode + openSUSE 12.3
by Nelson Marques 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

In recent discussions on a foreign forum I participate there were some references for running XBMC in Kiosk Mode; I've written a tutorial (very minimalist) to run XBMC in Kiosk mode using openSUSE 12.3 in an old laptop (as discussed in the original thread in the foreign forum). The tutorial is here: https://pt.opensuse.org/SDB:Tutorial_XBMC Any translators willing to translate it to other languages, feel free to do it; it's currently written in European Portuguese (the language spoken in Portugal and all former colonies except Brazil). -- 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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