January 2014 - 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] SUSE capitalization
by Adam Spiers 27 May '14

27 May '14

Of course we still see people getting this wrong on a regular basis, but googling for "SUSE capitalization" doesn't reveal anything helpful. IMHO we need a wiki page covering the One Absolute Truth, and also a bit of the history behind it. I found this thread from 2005: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2005-08/msg00377.html but it didn't provide the full story. Additionally, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUSE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuSE are (somewhat depressingly) two entirely different articles, neither of which gives any real detail over the renaming from SuSE to SUSE. Shouldn't there be a page https://en.opensuse.org/Capitalization or something? -- 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] Timeline and roadmap V2
by Michal Hrusecky 02 Feb '14

02 Feb '14

Hi all, As you know we had a week-long meeting in Nuremberg. Quite a few of the things we've been working on (openQA, OBS workflow etc) were shared by now. Besides discussing features, we scheduled our work. In the previous thread on $SUBJECT, Simon noted that going for a release in November seemed a far smarter compromise between the benefits of releasing and getting some improvements in our tool chain than skipping a release. Most of the team agreed on this right away and we'd like to go for that. However. This does not mean the initial idea of doing a more 'relaxed' release is off the table. Planning software development is hard, planning experimentation (like the staging projects we are toying with) is impossible so we can not predict when we will be done. This means that we still intend to take those of you who stepped forward to help out with the release up on their offer. The exact nature of what we release is still to be determined and we'd like to make a more final decision on how much effort we can and will put in in August. So far it is sure that we would need some volunteer to keep eye on Factory and release milestones at least till then. So, for now, this will be a 'community release'. This might mean less QA but also no security updates provided by SUSE! Especially if it comes to the latter case we should communicate this carefully to our users as it will be more like a slightly more stabilized milestone than a successor to openSUSE 13.1. How to call it, how to communicate and what exactly it will look like - August. When exactly we will be fully back to working on Factory, releasing milestones, and working on the release we will hopefully be able to determine in August as well. Thoughts? The openSUSE Team -- 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 Project "Better Cloud images with KIWI" Aspirant
by Saket Sinha 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

Hi, Let me quickly grap the opportunity to introduce myself. I am a Master of Science(FOSS) student from India . I have completed my project Hepunion filesystem with CERN last summer. You can find more details about me and my project here https://google-melange.appspot.com/gsoc/proposal/review/google/gsoc2013/dis… I would like to tell a little bit about this project so as to let the community know about my skill sets- Hepunion filesystem is a stackable filesystem I was developing for CERN( the European Organization for Nuclear Research). CERN needs a Union filesystem for LHCb(Large Hadron Collider Beauty) to provide fast diskless booting for LHCb's nodes. For such an implementation, they need a file system with two branches a Read-Write and a Read Only so they decided to write a completely new union file system called Hepunion. The filesystem is stable till 2.6.34 kernel as of now and is being planned to upgraded to newer kernel versions. Now this year also I want to participate in a linux based project. As per my discussion with Saurabh Sood, I came across the project "Better Cloud images with KIWI" . I would like to contribute to this project so as to learn new things and contribute to the OpenSuse Community. I would like to admit that I am a novice in Perl since major amount of my work has been limited to kernel space so I am basically a C programmer though I have written scripts in Perls for automation and testing. I have worked on Embedded Systems(both ARM and X86) and have worked on projects like Linux From Scratch so have some better understanding of concepts involved in Linux Boot Process. Kindly let me know the prerequisites needed to contribute to this project so that I can apply for the same as a GSOC Project for 2014. Regards, Saket Sinha -- 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 and face to face agenda
by Robert Schweikert 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

Hi, The meeting minutes from last Monday's board call are now posted: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_meeting#Meeting_2014-01-27 Additionally the agenda for the board face to face meeting has been posted to the wiki: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_meeting#Face_to_Face_Meeting_2014-02-… As always if you have any questions concerns please respond to this thread or send a message to the board ML. Have a lot of fun.... 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] Re: [oSC14] CfP opens announcement
by Jos Poortvliet 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

On Thursday 23 January 2014 08:59:12 Izabel Valverde wrote: > Em 22/01/2014 14:16, "differentreality" <differentreality(a)gmail.com> > > escreveu: > > Hello! > > > > We need someone from news@ to finalize the announcement for oSC14 CfP > > Opening (and of course post it on news). > > > > It was supposed to go out on Monday, but hasn't. > > > > A draft with main information is provided > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OXw9yZKNAtYQLxrv7hz0bKDE6jGaYwCoAXFcW1f > X4TQ/edit#heading=h.2zahdoz8jleb > > (2nd announcement - CfP opens) > > > > In the gdoc you can find the actual information (when, what ...) for > > you to refine and make pleasant and attractive :) > > > > Thank you! > > Stella > > Hey Stella, > > I can put on News but to refine and make attractive it isn't with me. > > Is it Monday a good day? > > Anyway I will look for it next Saturday if nobody else step in. > > Thank you > > Izabel I've put in a little energy in the Google docs and put it on news.o.o to be published, imho. https://news.opensuse.org/?p=17527&preview=true It misses some pictures, doesn't talk about sponsorship and doesn't mention the business track... But I can't fix that - I have to go to Brazil now :D so somebody else will have to do the actual publishing. Hugs, Jos

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[opensuse-project] Renewing the call for location for oSC15
by Robert Schweikert 27 Jan '14

27 Jan '14

Hi All, As many may know, our search for a location for oSC15 has not been successful so far. Our next gathering, oSC14 in Dubrovnik is approaching fast and it would be great to remove the uncertainty surrounding the openSUSE Conference in 2015. The openSUSE board invites you to consider organizing and hosting the openSUSE conference in 2015. The openSUSE Conference (oSC) is the primary yearly gathering of Geekos from around the world. The conference venue requirements can be found on the openSUSE wiki (https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Conference_venue_requirements .) This is your chance to show the world of Geekos the hospitality and culture of your country. One member of the organizing team will be invited to attend oSC14 at the end of April, 2014 in Dubrovnik and present the location of oSC15. We are looking for a location that can be reached by plane, train, and bus (mainland Europe or the UK.) Please submit your proposals to either opensuse-project(a)opensuse.org or board(a)opensuse.org. We are happy to consider proposals from teams that would like to organize the event but are currently not actively involved with the openSUSE community. oSC15 should take place in the March-May time frame in 2015, roughly 1 year after oSC14. Your proposal should include a description of the location (city/town and venue) and provide information about your organization team and any experience you may have had organizing other events. Items to consider are cost of lodging around the venue, access to public transportation to and from the airport/train station and hotels to venue, and proximity to a venue for a party. Thanks you for considering to host oSC15, we are looking forward to receiving your proposal. The 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] Conference page on the wiki for OSC14
by Bruno Friedmann 27 Jan '14

27 Jan '14

Looking around I've found this page in the wiki with obsolete content which need a refresh. Could one of the osc14 team add the review and refresh in the trello todo And publish accurate informations. https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Conference -- Bruno Friedmann Ioda-Net Sàrl www.ioda-net.ch openSUSE Member GPG KEY : D5C9B751C4653227 irc: tigerfoot -- 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] Fwd: LinuxTag: Call for Papers
by Christian Boltz 26 Jan '14

26 Jan '14

Hello, I just received the LinuxTag call for papers. There are some changes: LinuxTag decided to join up with droidcon and re:publica, which also includes a location change (but it's still in Berlin, Germany). Also note the changed date - May 8 - 10 (an annoucement after last year's LinuxTag contained a date at the end of June) You can find the call for papers below, the call for projects will open in February - I hope we can have an openSUSE booth there again :-) Note: I removed lots of tracking links before forwarding the mail, so please don't be too surprised if the text says "click here" and you can't find a link nearby ;-) - just click here: http://linuxtag.org/2014/ ----- Weitergeleitete Nachricht ----- Von: Linuxtag Newsletter <info(a)linuxtag.org> Betreff: LinuxTag: Call for Papers Datum: Sonntag, 26. Januar 2014 Dear Christian Boltz, since you contributed in the past to LinuxTag, we'd like to update you about this year's event scheduled for ** May 8 - 10, 2014 in Berlin, Germany ** . We stay in Germany's capital, but a lot of other exiting things change: First of all, we ** team up with droidcon ** , the world's larges independent summit for Android developer and ** re:publica ** , one of the world's most important festivals for the digital society. We also move the venue right into the heart of Berlin, to an industrial landmark, a loungy former railway station in Berlin's Kreuzberg quarter. Behind the scenes we've taken over the organization of the whole event and are thus much ** more flexible for special arrangements ** . LinuxTag Association still organizes the program in a ** non-for-profit ** way and depends thus on ** support from sponsors ** . You could help LinuxTag by sending us appropriate contacts from your marketing or recruiting departments to [ sponsoring(a)linuxtag.org ] , if this is feasible. Your help is highly appreciated. Our ** Call for Papers ** is open as in previous years at [ Virtual Conference Center ] and is waiting for your proposals until ** Feburary 7, 2014. ** Our program committee decided to focus the conference on nine main topics. Click on the links to find out about the holistic idea behind the subjects originating from the day-to-day experiences of Linux and Open Source users, administrators, and developers: * [ Find out: Tracing, troubleshooting, and logging ] * [ Protect yourself: Security after Snowden ] * [ Fancy a game? Linux' new steps into entertainment ] * [ Make it so: Configuration management and software deployment ] * [ Roll your own: Bring back your servers home ] * [ Extensible Attic: Deal with vast amounts of data ] * [ Pimp the Web: Speed up your apps and improve user experience ] * [ Go agile: Small steps for your code, but a giant leap for Users ] * [ OpenStack: One IaaS platform for all needs ] We appreciate any proposals and ask you to ** relay this message to friends, team members, or co-workers ** . Apart from the main topics, we also gladly accept ** proposals for other subjects ** . Additionally, for the first time we have also the opportunity to have more informal lectures, workshops, or mini barcamps in the evening, since we may use the venue until late. We're also looking for ** session chairs ** , who support reviewing proposals, and ** moderators/crew members ** who help us during the conference. If you are interested, drop us a note at [ conference(a)linuxtag.org ] . Don't hestitate to ask if you have questions. Suggest ideas to improve LinuxTag. On behalf of the conference team, Tobias Paepke and Nils Magnus ------------------------------------- Regards, Christian Boltz -- >Man kann natürlich immer diskutieren, welche Fachbegriffe man übersetzt diskutieren ist kein Deutsches Wort, sondern ebenfalls Latein. Auf Deutsch hieße das erörtern. [> Ratti und Bernd Brodesser in suse-linux] -- 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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