June 2024 - openSUSE Project - openSUSE Mailing Lists

TSP for openSUSE Conference 2024
by ddemaio openSUSE 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

Hi all, We will not be accepting any more TSP requests for the openSUSE Conference 2024. We've had a large amount of requests and will do our best to accommodate those that have already been submitted requests. If you know any companies that would like to sponsor the conference, please have them view the prospectus at https://en.opensuse.org/images/f/f6/OSC24prospectus.pdf or people can also donate at https://geekos.org/sponsorship/ to assist with more travel support. v/r Doug

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[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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Reminder meeting : openSUSE Board meeting next Monday (14:00 Europe/Berlin)
by openSUSE Meeting Reminder 29 Jun '24

29 Jun '24

Hello all, The biweekly board conf call will be held in two days at 14:00 Europe/Berlin time (CET = UTC+1) Meeting will be in the regular Board Meeting Room https://meet.opensuse.org/OSBoard Current Topics: https://code.opensuse.org/board/tickets/issues?status=Open&tags=meeting Board Members: If you cannot participate, please advise by replying to this mail.

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Resigning my membership
by Jan Ritzerfeld 25 Jun '24

25 Jun '24

To the openSUSE community, Almost 20 years ago, I subscribed to the project's German mailing list. Unfortunately, in recent years, I've witnessed numerous discussions here ending poorly. While each incident could be attributed to misunderstandings or assumptions, the repeated assumption of bad faith and the subsequent aggressive enforcement of the Code of Conduct, including personal attacks, harassment, or violent language, contradicts the guiding principle of "working together in an open, transparent and friendly manner". So I've decided to resign my membership today, fondly recalling all the positive moments shared within the community. I've already unsubscribed from all of the project's mailing lists, with the obvious exception of this one. Have a lot of fun... Jan

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Board Meeting Minutes for 2024-05-20
by Neal Gompa 24 Jun '24

24 Jun '24

Hey all, Sorry this was delayed, lots of travel and craziness delayed publishing. = Board Meeting Monday 2024-05-20 13:00 CEST = * Present: Gerald, Neal, Patrick, Shawn, Simon * Excused: * Missed: Doug * Minutes: Neal * Guests: == Welcome Shawn == * AI Gerald to finalize announcement, others to review * On-boarding * This meeting going forward: changing time to 14:00 CEST / 5am PDT / 9:30pm ACST * Sadly Shawn won't be able to join the planned board meeting before openSUSE Conference == Alignment board - moderators == * Shawn is going to assist with aligning the board with the moderation team. = End meeting = -- Neal Gompa (ID: Pharaoh_Atem)

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openSUSE Leap 15.6 release retrospective survey ends on June 26th
by Lubos Kocman 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

Hello openSUSE! a friendly reminder that openSUSE Leap 15.6 release retrospective survey is open and will be closed for feedback on June 26th. Survey is available at https://survey.opensuse.org/ We'll be happy for any constructive feedback especially if it is transferable to Leap 16. If some particular package doesn't work please make sure that you and reference a bug where we can continue the discussion. https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Submitting_bug_reports -- Best regards Luboš Kocman openSUSE Leap Release Manager

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Cancellation of today's weekly meeting and most of meetings next week
by Lubos Kocman 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

Hello openSUSE! today's weekly meeting is cancelled because of parallel SUSECon. I expect that Thursday's weekly meeting will happen as we usually find enough people anyway. Pretty much all meetings next week will be cancelled because of the openSUSE Conference. Check https://calendar.opensuse.org/ in case you're unsure. Hope to see you next week in person! -- Best regards Luboš Kocman openSUSE Leap Release Manager

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Ask your openSUSE Board candidates questions
by ddemaio 17 Jun '24

17 Jun '24

Hi all, Per a conversation some of us had at the community meeting last Thursday, we wanted to get discussions for the project started regarding this year's openSUSE Board elections. We listed a few questions in the minutes at https://etherpad.opensuse.org/p/weeklymeeting20221103 You can find some of those questions in the 1103 meeting minutes between lines 48 and line 54. Please ask your questions (Ask us Anything) in this thread so we can keep the conversations focused and centralized for all the candidates and members who want to ask questions of the candidates. All the candidates are in cc and you can find their profiles at the board election wiki. https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_election v/r Doug

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Reminder meeting : openSUSE Board meeting next Monday (13:00 Europe/Berlin)
by openSUSE Meeting Reminder 16 Jun '24

16 Jun '24

Hello all, The biweekly board conf call will be held in two days at 13:00 Europe/Berlin time (CET = UTC+1) Meeting will be in the regular Board Meeting Room https://meet.opensuse.org/OSBoard Current Topics: https://code.opensuse.org/board/tickets/issues?status=Open&tags=meeting Board Members: If you cannot participate, please advise by replying to this mail.

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Fwd: Leap 15.6 is out - openSUSE Project
by Lubos Kocman 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

(fwd of the annoucement from Doug) Hi all, I am delighted to announce the release of Leap 15.6. Please feel free to use the image and article posted at https://news.opensuse.org/2024/06/12/leap-unveils-choices-for-users/ or any details listed in the announcement. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Have a wonderful day! Respectfully, Douglas DeMaio ddemaio(a)opensuse.org

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