devel-announce December 2011

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GPG Key Signing Event at FUDCon Blacksburg 2012
by Nick Bebout 19 Dec '11

19 Dec '11

We are planning a GPG Key Signing event at FUDCon Blacksburg, which will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 1600 (4pm). If you are interested in participating, please add your info to https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Blacksburg_2012_GPG_Key_Signing_Event so we can compile a list of participants and keys. Thanks, Nick

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Heads-up: GIMP 2.7/2.8 in Rawhide, license change to (L)GPLv3+
by Nils Philippsen 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Hi, I just finished with the Fedora 17 feature page for GIMP 2.8[1] and built gimp-2.7.4 into Rawhide. GIMP changed its licensing to GPLv3+ (app, included plugins) and LGPLv3+ (libraries) from the 2.7 development versions on. I've checked dependent packages and found that all are listed with compatible licenses in their spec files (CeCill v2, GPLv2+, GPLv3+, Public Domain). One minor licensing issues was introduced with this change, namely with poppler, used for importing PDFs and GPLv2 only. For the moment, GIMP packages from 2.7.x on won't use poppler, but the PostScript plugin for importing PDFs. This is a workaround until the next stable version poppler 0.20 which will be based off xpdf-3.03 (or later), thusly GPLv2/GPLv3 dual-licensed and compatible again. While APIs used by external plugins should be backwards-compatible, I'll rebuild packages using GIMP libraries (i.e. having GIMP plugins) against the current (not yet stable) version 2.7.4 and against the stable version when it's there, just to be on the safe side. These are the affected (source) packages: GREYCstoration: deebs gimp-fourier-plugin: fabiand gimp-lqr-plugin: slankes gimp-resynthesizer: ewan gimpfx-foundry: rvinyard gutenprint: twaugh - jpopelka mathmap: rnorwood ufraw: nphilipp xsane: nphilipp I plan to do the first round of rebuilds tomorrow, so if there's any reason why I shouldn't rebuild one of these, or you want to rebuild a package by yourself, speak up ;-). Nils [1]: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/GIMP_2.8 -- Nils Philippsen "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase Red Hat a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nils(a)redhat.com nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 PGP fingerprint: C4A8 9474 5C4C ADE3 2B8F 656D 47D8 9B65 6951 3011

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evolution-data-server 3.3.3 soname version bump in rawhide
by Milan Crha 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Hi, just a note that the upcoming release of evolution-data-server 3.3.3 contains soname version bumps for libcamel and libedatacal, as of today. The release is planned for the next week. I'll rebuild broken deps packages the next day after the update lands to the rawhide, at least those I've commit rights to (it'll be definitely sooner than the last time). Bye, Milan

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A change in Fedora's policy regarding Public Domain
by Tom Callaway 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

In consultation with Red Hat Legal and the Fedora Board, I have implemented a chance to Fedora's policy regarding software marked as being in the Public Domain. The new policy is as follows: ***** Works which are clearly marked as being in the Public Domain, and for which no evidence is known to contradict this statement, are treated in Fedora as being in the Public Domain, on the grounds that the intentions of the original creator are reflected by such a use, even if due to regional issues, it may not have been possible for the original creator to fully abandon all of their their copyrights on the work and place it fully into the Public Domain. If you believe that a work in Fedora which is marked as being in the Public Domain is actually available under a copyright license, please inform us of this fact with details, and we will immediately investigate the claim. ***** The wiki home for this new policy is here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:LicensingGuidelines#Public_Domain This policy is effective immediately. If you have had a package rejected by Fedora because it was in the Public Domain and we were unable to determine the validity of the Public Domain declaration, the declaration was deemed to be incomplete, or there were jurisdictional issues with the declaration, please feel free to open new package reviews or contact legal(a)fedoraproject.org to lift any FE-Legal blocks. If you have questions about this change in policy, feel free to email me directly or send a mail to the Fedora Legal mailing list <legal(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> (note: it is moderated and gets a metric ton of spam, so I probably won't see it if you're not subscribed). Thanks, ~tom == Fedora Project

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Fedora 14 End of Life
by Dennis Gilmore 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 As of 09 December 2011, Fedora 14 has reached its end of life for updates and support. No further updates, including security updates, will be available for Fedora 14. A previous reminder was sent on November 8th [0]. Fedora 15 will continue to receive updates until approximately one month after the release of Fedora 17. The maintenance schedule of Fedora releases is documented on the Fedora Project wiki [1]. The Fedora Project wiki also contains instructions [2] on how to upgrade from a previous release of Fedora to a version receiving updates. Dennis [0] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2011-November/003010.html [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Release_Life_Cycle#Maintenance_Schedu… [2] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DistributionUpgrades -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk7nu/oACgkQkSxm47BaWfcIzQCeLak/LN1R9eCsDpyHNHyybqkD v+kAoLQmOGjqbwY9bbU3IbEuo4xb24tz =FJuU -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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An update on critical path packages
by Bill Nottingham 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

As of this week, bodhi is using the Fedora Package Database to determine the critical path package list. As part of this effort, the critical path package lists have been regenerated for Fedora 15, Fedora 16, and rawhide. Various errors in the generation process have been fixed, causing the critical path package list to change. If you have any questions about why a package you maintain is or isn't in the critical path, feel free to open a ticket with rel-eng at: https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/ Bill, on behalf of rel-eng & FESCo

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Outage: unplanned nfs server outage - 2011-12-08
by Kevin Fenzi 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

Outage: unplanned nfs server outage - 2011-12-08 Our nfs01 server which holds packages and repos for release engineering had a failure at approximately 08:05 UTC on 2011-12-08. The server has been restarted and a filesystem check has been started. Service will be restored as soon as that check is complete. Build jobs submitted during this time will queue and be built as soon as the nfs server returns to service. To convert UTC to your local time, take a look at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto or run: date -d '2011-12-08 08:05' Reason for outage: Unplanned outage with nfs services. Root cause still being investigated. Affected Services: Buildsystem - http://koji.fedoraproject.org/ Unaffected services: BFO - http://boot.fedoraproject.org/ Bodhi - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/ GIT / Source Control DNS - ns1.fedoraproject.org, ns2.fedoraproject.org Docs - http://docs.fedoraproject.org/ Email system Fedora Account System - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts/ Fedora Community - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/community/ Fedora Hosted - https://fedorahosted.org/ Fedora Insight - https://insight.fedoraproject.org/ Fedora People - http://fedorapeople.org/ Fedora Talk - http://talk.fedoraproject.org/ Main Website - http://fedoraproject.org/ Mirror List - https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/ Mirror Manager - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mirrormanager/ Package Database - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/ Smolt - http://smolts.org/ Spins - http://spins.fedoraproject.org/ Start - http://start.fedoraproject.org/ Torrent - http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/ Translation Services - http://translate.fedoraproject.org/ Wiki - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ Ticket Link: https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/3058 Contact Information: Please join #fedora-admin in irc.freenode.net or add comments to the ticket for this outage above.

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Election Results: Fedora Board, FAmSCo, and FESCo
by Jared K. Smith 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

The latest round of Fedora Elections has concluded, and I am pleased to announce the results for elected seats on the Fedora Board and FESCo and FAmSCo. The results are as follows: Fedora Board ------------------- There were two open seats on the Fedora Board this election cycle. A total of 224 ballots were cast. Due to the system of range voting that we use in Fedora elections, this means that each of the four candidates could receive up to 896 votes (224 ballots multiplied by four candidates). Votes | Candidate ---------------------- 638 | Jaroslav Reznik 557 | Christoph Wickert ------------ 334 | Larry Cafiero 228 | Robert 'Bob' Jensen The two candidates receiving the most votes were Jaroslav and Christoph. I'd like to welcome Christoph to the Fedora Board, and welcome Jaroslav back for a second term. Both Jaroslav and Christoph will server for a one-year term. * * * * * * * * * FAmSCo -------- All seven seats on FAmSCo were up for re-election this cycle. There were a total of 104 ballots cast in the FAmSCo election. Each of the eleven candidates could receive up to 1144 votes (104 ballots multiplied by eleven candidates). Votes | Candidate ---------------------- 615 | Christoph Wickert 591 | Neville A. Cross 534 | Igor Soares 439 | Clint Savage 377 | Zoltan Hoppar 348 | Gerard Braad 339 | Caius Chance ---------------------- 287 | Truong Anh Tuan 243 | Shakthi Kannan 236 | Buddhika Chandradeepa Kurera 132 | Rejaul Islam Let me be the first to welcome Christoph, Neville, Igor, Clint, Zoltan, Geraard, and Caius to the new Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee. * * * * * * * * * FESCo -------- There were four FESCo seats up for election this cycle. A total of 225 ballots were cast in the FESCo election. Each of the six candidates could receive up to 1350 votes (225 ballots multiplied by six candidates). Votes | Candidate ---------------------- 778 | Marcela Mašláňová 773 | Miloslav Trmač 642 | Matthew Garrett 526 | Jon Ciesla -------------------- 454 | Justin M. Forbes 358 | John Dulaney The top four candidates were Marcela, Miroslav, Matthew, and Jon. Each will server a full two-term position on the Fedora Engineering Steering committee. * * * * * * * * * I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have previously served on the Fedora Board or FAmSCo or FESCo for their hard work and perseverance. I'd also like to thank all the candidates and volunteers who participated in this round of elections. I look forward to working with each of these people as we strive to make Fedora better over the months and years ahead. -- Jared Smith Fedora Project Leader

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Reminder: Fedora elections end December 5th
by Jared K. Smith 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

If you haven't yet taken the time to vote in the current Fedora elections, I encourage you to take the time to vote before the voting period ends at the end of the day (UTC time) on December 5th. This election cycle has elections for open positions on the Ambassadors steering committee (FAmSCo), the Engineering steering committee (FESCo), and the Fedora Board. Please visit https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting/ to vote. For more information on the elections, refer to https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections -- Jared Smith Fedora Project Leader

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