Turning over the Ambassadors beat
by Larry Cafiero
Hey, all --
I'm finding that my schedule is filling up with life-related things -- none
of them bad, thankfully, but most (if not all) incredibly time-consuming --
so I'm going to have to turn over my Ambassador beat duties to someone else.
I have put up a notice on the Ambassadors mailing list as well as discussing
it on the #fedora-ambassadors IRC channel.
I'll continue on the beat until there's a replacement and I'll work with the
replacement to get him/her up to speed.
I'd like to continue, but as I mentioned before, time constraints are not
allowing me to do so.
Thanks.
Larry Cafiero
13 years, 9 months
FAWN page on the Wiki, among other things.
by Kamisamanou Burgess
I have created a page for FAWN on the wiki at FWN/FAWN, but I didn't know
where to put a link to it. If anyone has any suggestions for the placing of
the link, or for the page in general, they are much appreciated.
On another note: I'm finding that FAWN is both very long 30-35 minutes and
very difficult to recite, and therefore, I would assume, difficult to listen
to. I am planning on writing a script for FAWN 10.230. What does everyone
think about that, and would someone be willing to write future scripts?
--
Sayonara,
Kamisamanou Burgess
http://www.google.com/profiles/kamisamanou
http://identi.ca/kamisamanou
13 years, 10 months
Fedora Weekly News 231
by Pascal Calarco
* 1 Fedora Weekly News Issue 231
o 1.1 Planet Fedora
+ 1.1.1 General
o 1.2 Marketing
+ 1.2.1 SWOT Comparative Analysis
+ 1.2.2 Search for a new name for Fedora Summer of Code
+ 1.2.3 Fedora Microblog content update
+ 1.2.4 A new blog for tracking the community aspects of the Fedora Project
+ 1.2.5 MMM – Marketing Meeting Minutes
o 1.3 Fedora In the News
+ 1.3.1 Fedora NetInstall (Net Install) with gPXE and BFO
(boot.fedoraproject.org)
+ 1.3.2 Fedora 13 “Goddard” Review – Gnome Desktop
+ 1.3.3 Zarafa Collaboration Platform 6.40 Goes Gold
+ 1.3.4 Fedora 13 praised for security and permissions enhancements
(DesktopLinux.com)
+ 1.3.5 Gnote: Fedora 13 note tool (ghacks.net)
+ 1.3.6 Setting up a network printer in Fedora 13 (ghacks.net)
+ 1.3.7 Fedora 13 Goddard. Bah. Meh. Hmm? Ok.
o 1.4 QualityAssurance
+ 1.4.1 Proven testers
+ 1.4.2 AutoQA
+ 1.4.3 Critical path wiki update
+ 1.4.4 Kernel triage
+ 1.4.5 Triage metrics
+ 1.4.6 Setting needinfo on impending end-of-life bugs
+ 1.4.7 Fedora 14 recommendations
+ 1.4.8 Reopening bugs
o 1.5 Translation
+ 1.5.1 Fedora 14 Schedule
+ 1.5.2 gettext-0-18 Available
+ 1.5.3 SELinux FAQ in Spanish, Dutch and Ukrainian
+ 1.5.4 New Translation Process for Wiki
+ 1.5.5 New Sponsor for the Arabic Team
+ 1.5.6 New Members in FLP
o 1.6 Artwork
+ 1.6.1 Maintainers Wanted for the Design Suite Spin
+ 1.6.2 Weekly Design Team IRC Meeting
o 1.7 Security Advisories
+ 1.7.1 Fedora 13 Security Advisories
+ 1.7.2 Fedora 12 Security Advisories
+ 1.7.3 Fedora 11 Security Advisories
- Fedora Weekly News Issue 231 -
Welcome to Fedora Weekly News Issue 231[1] for the week ending June 23,
2010. What follows are some highlights from this issue.
In this week's FWN, we start off with news from the Fedora Planet,
including a posting on yum's "history" command, discussion on how to
handle the Fedora Project's microblogging accounts, and an update on new
features expected for Fedora 14. In Marketing news, coverage of
discussion of SWOT analysis approaches between Fedora and other
distributions, another discussion around an alternate name for the
"Fedora Summer of Code" project, and announcement of a new blog entitled
"Fedora Next: Tracking the bleeding edge of Fedora development". Next up
are a variety of Fedora news pieces in the trade press and blogosphere
in Fedora In The News. In Quality Assurance, coverage of the new proven
testers process, revision of the critical path documentation on the
wiki, and recommendations for Fedora 14 based on the Fedora 13 QA
experience. In Translation team news, details on Fedora 14 tasks for the
team, a new version of gettext-0-18 for rawhide and f13-updates testing,
and details on new sponsors and team members for the Fedora Localization
Project. In Art Team news, a call for maintainers for the Design Suite
Spin, and coverage of the weekly design IRC meeting. Our issue wraps up
with Security Advisories, bringing us current with security-related
packages released in the past week. Read on!
The audio version of FWN - FAWN - is back! You can listen to existing
issues[2] on the Internet Archive. If anyone is interested in helping
spread the load of FAWN production, please contact us!
If you are interested in contributing to Fedora Weekly News, please see
our 'join' page[3]. We welcome reader feedback: news(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
FWN Editorial Team: Pascal Calarco, Adam Williamson
1. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue231
2. http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22FWN%22
3. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NewsProject/Join
-- Planet Fedora --
In this section, we cover the highlights of Planet Fedora[1] - an
aggregation of blogs from Fedora contributors worldwide.
Contributing Writer: Adam Batkin
1. http://planet.fedoraproject.org
--- General ---
Mel Chua wondered[1] how e-mail message threading works and how Message
IDs are generated.
The Red Hat Press Office mentioned[2] some of the happenings at the
Opensource.com's "Open Your World, an online forum exploring how the
open source ideals of participation, collaboration, community,
transparency and meritocracy are applied beyond the technology industry."
Seth Vidal suggested[3] that you should check out the features of yum's
new (in F12/F13) "history" command.
Luke Slater discussed[4] how to handle Fedora's microblogging accounts
and different languages and cultures. "This is a post in response to the
discussions that have been going on in relation to what exactly we
should do with the Fedora microblogging accounts and one of the subjects
that I’m rather concerned about is how we’re going to deal with
different languages and cultures."
Richard W.M. Jones developed[5] a comcept for a graphical libguestfs
browser using Lablgtk2 and OCaml.
Rob Escriva wrote[6] about bootstrapping Python projects. "I'll be
sharing how I use the standard library's doctest module, Georg Brandl's
sphinx package, Logilab's PyLint program and Ned Batchelder's coverage
module to keep the number of inconsistencies and defects in both my code
and documentation low."
Ian MacGregor had[7] some upgrade issues. "Just because xorg isn't
working doesn't mean you can't get things done. Today I proved that you
don't even need xorg to be able to surf the web, check email, download
files, chat in IRC and have multiple windows open - though it's nice to
have a working xorg. Keep some CLI apps installed and learn how to use
the command line.. you never know when all of this may come in handy."
Rahul Sundaram covered[8] a few of the new features to be expected in
Fedora 14.
Peter Hutterer summarized[9] the touchpad features now available in
xorg. Peter also explained[10] some of the common misconceptions and
issues about keyboard input under X.
Clint Savage continued[11] the discussion of "Combating Apathy in [Free
and Open Source] Communities".
Mark McLoughlin announced[12] a new REST API for the Red Hat Enterprise
Virtualization Manager. "The only current API for RHEV-M is a Windows
Powershell plugin which provides a perfectly fine scripting interface
for RHEV-M on Windows, but isn’t so easy to call remotely or to
integrate with another application. By adding a REST API, we’re adding
an integration interface which we hope everyone will find convenient to
use."
Martin Sourada provided[13] an update on artwork for Fedora 14.
Felix Kaechele explained[14] how to filter out those annoying vuvuzelas
using Fedora.
Kam Salisbury found[15] that Cygwin under Windows 7 has some minor
networking issues. "Network communication also works, if you edit the
Windows 7 firewall outbound rules to allow cygwin to communicate."
Andrew Overholt announced[16] the availability of Linux Tools 0.6 as
part of the Helios Eclipse simultaneous release.
1.
http://blog.melchua.com/2010/06/19/partial-adventure-in-learning-about-me...
2.
http://press.redhat.com/2010/06/18/%E2%80%9Copen-your-world%E2%80%9D-open...
3.
http://skvidal.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/yum-history-command-and-other-docs/
4. http://dinosaur-os.com/post/719778908
5.
http://rwmj.wordpress.com/2010/06/17/concept-for-a-graphical-libguestfs-b...
6. http://robescriva.com/2010/06/16/bootstrapping-python-projects/
7. http://ardchoille42.blogspot.com/2010/06/nice-fallbacks.html
8. http://fedoranext.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/kyle-needs-more-alcohol/
9.
http://who-t.blogspot.com/2010/06/incomplete-roundup-of-touchpad-features...
10.
http://who-t.blogspot.com/2010/06/keyboard-configuration-its-complicated....
11.
http://sexysexypenguins.com/2010/06/15/combating-apathy-in-free-and-open-...
12. http://blogs.gnome.org/markmc/2010/06/21/rest-api-for-rhev-m/
13. http://mso-chronicles.blogspot.com/2010/06/f14-artwork-update.html
14. http://fetzig.org/2010/06/13/vuvuzela-filter-using-fedora/
15. http://sites.google.com/site/kamreefsalisbury/blog/cygwinworksonwindows7
16. http://overholt.ca/wp/?p=177
-- Marketing --
In this section, we cover the happenings for Fedora Marketing Project
from 2010-06-16 to 2010-06-22.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing
Contributing Writer: Neville A. Cross
--- SWOT Comparative Analysis ---
Last week a thread was started by Nelson Marques[1] about SWOT -
comparative analysis. This threat aim to establish ground for comparison
among distros. This is a promising topic.
--- Search for a new name for Fedora Summer of Code ---
Robin Bergeron[2] is looking for a more representative name for Fedora
Summer of Code. Apparently this name is creating confusion due
similarity with others summer sessions. Having Northern and Southern
summers included is wonderful. Brainstorming has produced many names.
--- Fedora Microblog content update ---
Paul Frields[3]has working hard for Microblog content. Now that we have
control over fedora account on twitter and now also on identi.ca too[4],
marketing team is discussing on how to make the most of those resources.
A related thread was started by Luke Slater[5] about Microblogging
research. This is leading into new grounds, and the considerations
regarding translation of the content[6].
--- A new blog for tracking the community aspects of the Fedora Project ---
Rahul Sundaram[7] announced a new blog named "Fedora Next: Tracking the
bleeding edge of Fedora development" which tries to show the community
side of developing Fedora.
--- MMM – Marketing Meeting Minutes ---
Finally we have MMM – Marketing Meeting Minutes[8].
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013024.html
2. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013029.html
3. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013033.html
4. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013082.html
5. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013048.html
6. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013119.html
7. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013062.html
8.
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2010-06-22/fedora_marke...
-- Fedora In the News --
In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that
is re-posted to the Fedora Marketing list[1]
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing
Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/
--- Fedora NetInstall (Net Install) with gPXE and BFO
(boot.fedoraproject.org) ---
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a posting from the "If Not True Then False"
blog from 2010-06-8:
"This is guide with screenshots, howto install Fedora (currently Fedora
13) with gPXE and BFO (boot.fedoraproject.org). BFO combines a series of
recent technologies to produce a new boot stack. The glue that holds
everything together is gPXE. Boot method is similar to PXE Boot. It uses
very small images (iso, floppy, disk) to bootstrap a machine that then
contacts a remote server for boot information."
The full post is available[2].
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013059.html
2.
http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/fedora-netinstall-net-install-...
--- Fedora 13 “Goddard” Review – Gnome Desktop ---
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a posting covering Fedora 13 from a blog
from 2010-06-16:
"I faced only one ’serious’ bug during my time in Fedora, but only
because I didn’t think about it. One of Fedora’s defining features is
SELinux, which is a Security Enhancement for Linux, and I forgot to add
an exception into the Firewall/SELinux to allow me to connect to it.
Otherwise, Fedora was completely uneventful and great. I’d rate it about
an eight and a half out of ten."
The full post is available[2].
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013086.html
2.
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2010/06/16/fedora-13-goddard-review-g...
--- Zarafa Collaboration Platform 6.40 Goes Gold ---
Robert Scheck forwarded[1] the official press release about Zarafa that
mentions Fedora nicely:
"Since February 2010, the Fedora Project is shipping the 6.30 series of
the ZCP. The active Fedora releases 12 and 13 will ship Zarafa 6.40.0 as
well as the Fedora Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases 4 and 5. EPEL 6 beta (for the
upcoming RHEL 6 in autumn, which is RHEL 6 beta right now) will also get
Zarafa 6.40.0 as soon as possible[2]. The ZCP 6.40.0 is also available
through the Canonical Partner repository for the popular Ubuntu
distribution. Mandriva, a third free Linux distribution project,
includes Zarafa as well."
The full press release is available[3].
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013122.html
2. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Zarafa
3.
http://download.zarafa.com/zarafa/press/20100610%20Zarafa%20Collaboration...
--- Fedora 13 praised for security and permissions enhancements
(DesktopLinux.com) ---
Kara Schlitz forwarded[1] a posting from Desktop Linux on Fedora 13 from
2009-06-21:
"The community-driven Fedora 13 Linux distribution has been reviewed by
eWEEK, which was highly impressed with its cutting-edge enterprise
features. The review praises Fedora security and permissions features
such as the AccountsDialog user management utility, and it also likes
the new command line interface for NetworkManager.
As was noted in our coverage of the _beta release of Fedora 13 in April,
the new Fedora release has introduced a key features including automatic
print-driver installation, the Btrfs filesystem, and enhanced 3D driver
support. Released last month in final form, Fedora 13 has now been given
the once over from the enterprise angle by Jason Brooks at our sister
publication, eWEEK."
The full post is available[2]
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013133.html
2. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5899605753.html
--- Gnote: Fedora 13 note tool (ghacks.net) ---
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a recent review of the Gnote note tool
available in Fedora 13:
"I take notes. I take a LOT of notes. When I’m not at a PC I use pen and
paper. When I am at a PC I use whatever tool is the most accessible and
the most usable. For the longest time that tool was my text editor (most
likely Nano). The only problem with Nano is it take some serious work to
have any organization…and it’s accessibility wasn’t the best. To take
notes I had to open up a console, enter the command to start nano, type
my notes, and save/title/close my notes. But over the last few years
much better tools have evolved for taking notes. One such tool is the
Fedora default, Gnote[2]."
The full post is available[3]
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013151.html
2. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/18/gnote-fedora-13-note-tool/
3. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/18/gnote-fedora-13-note-tool/
--- Setting up a network printer in Fedora 13 (ghacks.net) ---
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] another posting from ghacks.net about
setting up a network printer in Fedora 13:
"I have been bragging to everyone how user-friendly Fedora has become
with it’s most recent release for a while now. Some people are prone to
believe me and some are not. No matter where you stand, if you have any
experience with Linux, you know there are certain aspects that can be a
bit of a challenge. Printing has been one of those issues for many
people for a while now. That has all changed with recent releases.
Fedora 13 is no exception. The installation and configuration of
printers has become a no-brainer for both local and networked printers"
The full post is available[2].
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013152.html
2.
http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/20/setting-up-a-network-printer-in-fedora-13/
--- Fedora 13 Goddard. Bah. Meh. Hmm? Ok. ---
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a skeptical but ultimately positive review
of Fedora 13:
"Fedora 13 Goddard is ... I don't really know what to say. Personally,
the most important part of system usage is stability. Compared to
previous versions, the difference is huge. Fedora 13 is stable and
robust and this makes it an adequate candidate for daily use. With
autoten and similar programs, you solve the availability problem of
software, including popular applications and codecs. Still, placing a
shortcut on the desktop, which reads "grab your non-free stuff over
here" would have made a big change for the average user."
The full post is available[2].
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013153.html
2. http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fedora-13.html
-- Quality Assurance --
In this section, we cover the activities of the QA team[1]. For more
information on the work of the QA team and how you can get involved, see
the Joining page[2].
Contributing Writer: Adam Williamson
1. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA
2. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Join
--- Proven testers ---
During the QA weekly meeting of 2010-06-14[1], Adam Williamson reported
that he had drafted a set of instructions[2] for proven testers (under
the new proven tester policy[3]), and also had updated various wiki
pages[4] [5] [6] to reference the proven testers process. James Laska
noted that he was monitoring the ticket[7] requesting the infrastructure
team to configure Bodhi to require proven tester feedback on critical
path updates. Adam subsequently announced his draft on the mailing
list[8], followed by a second draft[9]. Aaron Faanes stepped in[10] with
a much-improved revision of Adam's draft[11]. Adam replied[12] to thank
Aaron for his improvements.
--- AutoQA ---
During the QA meeting, Kamil Paral reported that the AutoQA team had
decided to re-prioritize their goals with the aim of delivering concrete
results as soon as possible, even where this meant not immediately
meeting the whole range of aims for the project[13]. They had decided
the current priorities were to test and finish the Bodhi hook,
implementing the ability to run potentially dangerous tests in a virtual
machine, creating a test instance of the autotest environment for
testing new features without breaking the stable instance, getting a
publicly accessible machine for the results database (resultdb), and
working on resultdb.
1. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Meetings/20100614
2.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Adamwill/Draft_proventesters_instructions
3. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/JoinProvenTesters
4. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA
5. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Join
6. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Updates_Testing
7. http://fedorahosted.org/bodhi/ticket/424
8. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091513.html
9. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091552.html
10. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091559.html
11.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Dafrito/Draft_proventesters_instructions
12. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091560.html
13. http://fedorahosted.org/pipermail/autoqa-devel/2010-June/000668.html
--- Critical path wiki update ---
James Laska announced[1] that he had revised the critical path
documentation on the Wiki. He had created a new page[2] to complement
the existing critical path proposal page[3], which had initially been
only the proposal of the critical path process but had come to be used
as a general reference for the implemented process as well.
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091517.html
2. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Critical_Path_Packages
3. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Critical_Path_Packages_Proposal
--- Kernel triage ---
During the Bugzappers weekly meeting of 2010-06-15[1], JP reported that
he had updated the stock responses on the older kernel triage page[2] to
match the style of the newer Bugzappers stock responses[3], and asked
for feedback on the changes.
1.
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2010-06-15/bugzappers.201...
2. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KernelBugTriage and BugZappers
3. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/StockBugzillaResponses
--- Triage metrics ---
During the Bugzappers meeting, Jeff Raber reported his progress on the
new triage metrics project. He had created a Bugzilla query[1] which
lists bugs triaged in the previous 30 days, and was working on some
modifications to python-bugzilla to provide output suited to triage
statistics. Adam Williamson promised to put Jeff in touch with Will
Woods to discuss merging the python-bugzilla changes.
1.
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?cmdtype=dorem&remaction=run&namedc...
--- Setting needinfo on impending end-of-life bugs ---
During the Bugzappers meeting, Matej Cepl suggested that when adding a
comment to bugs on releases that will soon go end-of-life, we should
also set the needinfo state to mark that additional input is needed to
keep the bug open. After some discussion, everyone agreed that this was
a good idea.
--- Fedora 14 recommendations ---
James Laska announced[1] the list of recommendations for the Fedora 14
cycle based on the Fedora 13 QA retrospective[2]. He noted that the next
task would be to organize the recommendations into a set of trac tickets
to track their implementation.
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091538.html
2. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_13_QA_Retrospective#Recommendations
--- Reopening bugs ---
Matt McCutchen brought up the topic[1] of reopening bugs, specifically
the fact that most Bugzilla users can only reopen bugs that they filed
(or which are assigned to them). He mentioned that he had filed an RFE
asking that all users be given permission to reopen bugs[2]. Adam
Williamson said[3] he would forward the proposal to the Bugzilla
maintainers for consideration.
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091541.html
2. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=573535
3. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091546.html
-- Translation --
This section covers the news surrounding the Fedora Translation (L10n)
Project[1].
Contributing Writer: Runa Bhattacharjee
1. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N
--- Fedora 14 Schedule ---
John Poelstra has put together the Fedora 14 schedule for the
Documentation and Translation Teams[1]. FLSco member Noriko Mizumoto has
suggested some changes to the schedule including removal of the tasks to
be done by other teams and to include a few timelines that would inform
translators about the start dates for some tasks[2].
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/trans/2010-June/007726.html
2. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/trans/2010-June/007762.html
--- gettext-0-18 Available ---
Jens Petersen announced the availability of the gettext-0-18 for rawhide
and f13-updates testing[1].
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/trans/2010-June/007735.html
--- SELinux FAQ in Spanish, Dutch and Ukrainian ---
The SELinux FAQ in Spanish, Dutch and Ukrainian is now available at
docs.fedoraproject.org[1].
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/trans/2010-June/007749.html
--- New Translation Process for Wiki ---
Ian Weller has put forward a suggested framework for the process to be
used for localizing wiki content[1]. The draft of the framework is
currently open for review by the FLP.
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/trans/2010-June/007763.html
--- New Sponsor for the Arabic Team ---
The current Co-ordinator of the Arabic Team, Munzir Taha has been
upgraded to a 'Sponsor' role and would now be able to sponsor new
translators in the Arabic Translation Team[1]. Until recently, the
Arabic team did not have any 'Sponsor' which resulted in a number of
pending requests in the sponsorship queue for the Arabic translators.
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/trans/2010-June/007760.html
--- New Members in FLP ---
Okta Purnama Rahadian (Indonesian)[1], Ahmed Samir (Arabic)[2], Petr
Pisar (Czech)[3], Hans Verduguez (Spanish)[4], Tommy Albert Surbakti
(Bahasa Indonesian)[5], Pedro Lucas Farinha (Potuguese)[6] joined the
Fedora Localization Project recently.
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/trans/2010-June/007715.html
2. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/trans/2010-June/007716.html
3. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/trans/2010-June/007732.html
4. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/trans/2010-June/007737.html
5. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/trans/2010-June/007740.html
6. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/trans/2010-June/007745.html
-- Artwork --
In this section, we cover the Fedora Design Team[1].
Contributing Writer: Nicu Buculei
1. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork
--- Maintainers Wanted for the Design Suite Spin ---
Sebastian Dziallas, the maintainer of the Fedora Design Suite spin,
raised[1] a call for help with the maintenance " I'll be starting
college at the end of the summer and I'm suspecting that I might have a
little less time then. Hence, I'm looking at handing the Design Suite
off". So far two people, [ChrisJones|Chris Jones][2] and Papadeas
Pierros[3] showed their interest.
1.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-June/002641.html
2. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2010-June/137800.html
3.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-June/002642.html
--- Weekly Design Team IRC Meeting ---
This week the Design Team IRC Meeting was chaired by Ian Weller and the
agenda[1] included a status check of the Fedora 14 artwork, the
ticketing system (Trac) queue and open discussions. The minutes are
available[2].
Following the meeting, Jef van Schendel reported on the list the
progress of to of the tasks he volunteered on: a background for
microblogging sites[3] and standardized hackergotchi labels for Planet[4]
1.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-June/002640.html
2.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-June/002644.html
3.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-June/002645.html
4.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-June/002647.html
-- Security Advisories --
In this section, we cover Security Advisories from fedora-package-announce.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce
Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco
--- Fedora 13 Security Advisories ---
* moodle-1.9.9-1.fc13 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04329...
* gnutls-2.8.6-2.fc13 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04327...
* squirrelmail-1.4.20-3.fc13 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04325...
* drupal-views-6.x.2.11-1.fc13 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04320...
* drupal-cck-6.x.2.7-1.fc13 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04319...
* beanstalkd-1.4.6-1.fc13 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04316...
* irssi-0.8.15-1.fc13 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04303...
* znc-0.090-2.fc13 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04300...
--- Fedora 12 Security Advisories ---
* moodle-1.9.9-1.fc12 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04328...
* squirrelmail-1.4.20-3.fc12 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04323...
* beanstalkd-1.4.6-1.fc12 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04323...
* drupal-cck-6.x.2.7-1.fc12 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04317...
* drupal-views-6.x.2.11-1.fc12 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04309...
* znc-0.090-2.fc12 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04304...
* sudo-1.7.2p6-2.fc12 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04302...
* sendmail-8.14.4-3.fc12 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04299...
* xinha-0.96.1-1.fc12 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04298...
--- Fedora 11 Security Advisories ---
* moodle-1.9.9-1.fc11 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04334...
* squirrelmail-1.4.20-2.fc11 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04326...
* openssl-0.9.8n-2.fc11 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04319...
* drupal-views-6.x.2.11-1.fc11 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04318...
* drupal-cck-6.x.2.7-1.fc11 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04310...
* znc-0.090-2.fc11 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04304...
* irssi-0.8.15-1.fc11 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04302...
* sudo-1.7.2p6-2.fc11 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04301...
- end FWN 231 -
Pascal Calarco, Fedora Ambassador, Indiana, USA
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Pcalarco
13 years, 10 months
FWN this week
by Pascal Calarco
Folks, I am on vacation this and next week, but need to go into civilization tomorrow for some things, so will carve out time tomorrow morning to put FWN together for this week. Won't be able to wait around for missed beats, though, so what's marked COMPLETE by 10am EDT tomorrow is what goes in. Thanks all!
- pascal (in the wilderness of northern Ontario but with Blackberry e-mail access)
13 years, 10 months
QA in for 231
by Adam Williamson
Got ahead of the game this week, QA is in =)
--
Adam Williamson
Fedora QA Community Monkey
IRC: adamw | Fedora Talk: adamwill AT fedoraproject DOT org
http://www.happyassassin.net
13 years, 10 months
Fedora Weekly News 230
by Pascal Calarco
* 1 Fedora Weekly News Issue 230
o 1.1 Planet Fedora
+ 1.1.1 General
o 1.2 QualityAssurance
+ 1.2.1 AutoQA initscript testing
+ 1.2.2 Fedora 14 QA schedule
+ 1.2.3 Virtualized testing
+ 1.2.4 NSS dependency issue
+ 1.2.5 Triage metrics
o 1.3 Fedora In the News
+ 1.3.1 Sugar on a Stick v3 Mirabelle released (h-online.com)
+ 1.3.2 Fedora’s lucky 13 (ghacks.net)
+ 1.3.3 Counting the Cost of Free: What Value, Linux? (Computer Zine)
+ 1.3.4 Pino: Fedora’s default social tool (ghacks.net)
+ 1.3.5 Sugar on a Stick hits 3.0, teaches us about a new kind of fruit
+ 1.3.6 Can Fedora be the new Ubuntu? (Tech Republic)
+ 1.3.7 Backing up with Deja Dup (ghacks.net)
+ 1.3.8 Fedora 13 Boasts Many Leading-Edge Enhancements (eWeek)
o 1.4 Artwork
+ 1.4.1 Design Team IRC Meeting
+ 1.4.2 Sparkle Share
o 1.5 Security Advisories
+ 1.5.1 Fedora 13 Security Advisories
+ 1.5.2 Fedora 12 Security Advisories
+ 1.5.3 Fedora 11 Security Advisories
- Fedora Weekly News Issue 230 -
Welcome to Fedora Weekly News Issue 230[1] for the week ending June 16, 2010. What follows are some highlights from this issue.
In this week's FWN, we have a shorter issue, with folks taking a breather following the very successful release of Fedora 13. We begin with news from the Fedora Planet, including details on the Project's Twitter presence, new approved features for Fedora 14, an update on multitouch in Fedora, and a discussion on what goes in to Fedora metrics and release stats. In Quality Assurance news, details on the QA schedule for Fedora 14, an update on automated test script review and revision, and a discussion regarding virtualized testing of releases. Next up are a variety of Fedora news pieces in the trade press and blogosphere in Fedora In The News. In Design team news, a new Design Team IRC meeting schedule, and discussion around Sparkle Share, a tool in development. Security Advisories brings us current with security-related packages released in the past week. Read on!
The audio version of FWN - FAWN - is back! You can listen to existing issues[2] on the Internet Archive. If anyone is interested in helping spread the load of FAWN production, please contact us!
If you are interested in contributing to Fedora Weekly News, please see our 'join' page[3]. We welcome reader feedback: news(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
FWN Editorial Team: Pascal Calarco, Adam Williamson
1. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue230
2. http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22FWN%22
3. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NewsProject/Join
-- Planet Fedora --
In this section, we cover the highlights of Planet Fedora[1] - an aggregation of blogs from Fedora contributors worldwide.
Contributing Writer: Adam Batkin
1. http://planet.fedoraproject.org
--- General ---
Luke Slater mentioned[1] that "we've recently acquired the username 'Fedora' on Twitter and we're using this event as the catalyst to start Fedora's foray into the world of Microblogging (or relaunch it, perhaps...). We're currently deciding on what exactly to do in respect to this and a discussion took place in the Fedora Marketing meeting this Tuesday..."
Rahul Sundaram announced[2] that three new features have been approved for Fedora 14: More content in live images, faster picture browsing (replacing libjpeg with libjpeg-turbo) and Multi-path device support including bootup.
Michael DeHaan suggested[3] a way to use Google Analytics to help track down (and presumably fix) common error messages.
John Palmier provided[4] an update on the status of Multitouch in Fedora.
Richard W.M. Jones found[5] that Linux now has a set of APIs for freezing ("Quiescing") filesystems.
Venkatesh Hariharan posted[6] an excerpt from Flash Co-Creator Jonathan Gay, discussing "the challenges they faced in using H.264 standard."
Ian Weller discussed[7] how Fedora metrics are tracked, and the process of releasing the (anonymized) raw data that was used to produce the final statistics.
Clint Savage is trying to comabt[8] apathy, which "is what kills communities around the globe" and how to get people to contribute back.
1. http://dinosaur-os.com/post/691754809/fedora-microblogging
2. http://fedoranext.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/fedora-14-three-new-features/
3. http://michaeldehaan.net/2010/06/09/googling-for-error-messages/
4. http://www.j5live.com/2010/06/09/multitouch-working-in-fedora/
5. http://rwmj.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/freezing-filesystems/
6. http://osindia.blogspot.com/2010/06/challenges-in-using-proprietary.html
7. http://ianweller.org/2010/06/10/datanommer-making-fedora-metrics-more-tra...
8. http://sexysexypenguins.com/2010/06/08/combatting-apathy-in-free-and-open...
-- QualityAssurance --
In this section, we cover the activities of the QA team[1]. For more information on the work of the QA team and how you can get involved, see the Joining page[2].
Contributing Writer: Adam Williamson
1. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA
2. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Join
--- AutoQA initscript testing ---
Josef Skladanka updated[1] the status of the automated initscripts test effort[2]. He explained that 30% of initscripts had now been reviewed, and again asked for people to help in completing the process.
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091466.html
2. http://fedorahosted.org/autoqa/wiki/initscripts
--- Fedora 14 QA schedule ---
John Poelstra posted[1] the QA group schedule for Fedora 14[2], including all the significant dates for the team in the run-up to the next Fedora release.
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091492.html
2. http://poelstra.fedorapeople.org/schedules/f-14/f-14-quality-tasks.html
--- Virtualized testing ---
Bob Lightfoot asked[1] if there was a consensus on the use of virtual machines as opposed to real systems in testing, and whether it is acceptable to run tests of the install media in virtual machines. Richard Ryniker's well-considered response[2] pointed out that "just as an error observed on "real" hardware might be attributed to a quirk or fault in that platform, so too an error in a VM might be the result of some bug in the implementation of the VM," and that "errors observed in a VM environment...should be subjected to the same triage process that might elevate them to "critical" status because they seriously impact operation on many (real or virtual) platforms, or reduce them to "future consideration" status because they have little impact, they occur only on platforms rare enough to suggest a quirk or platform fault is their cause". Adam Williamson said[3] that virtual testing is valuable, but testing on real hardware is also necessary, in both cases.
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091494.html
2. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091497.html
3. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2010-June/091501.html
--- NSS dependency issue ---
During the QA weekly meeting of 2010-06-07[1], Adam Williamson brought up the problem with dependencies in the nss-softokn package which had caused dependency issues during updates for many users of the 64-bit edition of Fedora 13. The group concluded that there had been no failure in the QA processes, but also agreed that it would be a good idea to make sure the AutoQA dependency checks will be able to catch this particular type of problem when they go live. Adam promised to send Will Woods a summary of the issue for this purpose.
1. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Meetings/20100607
--- Triage metrics ---
During the Bugzappers weekly meeting of 2010-06-08[1], Adam Williamson recapped the previous efforts to produce a system for monitoring the triage process and providing metrics on triage work, and proposed an alternative approach of producing some simple Bugzilla queries that would provide some basic information in the short term and without a lot of complex work. Jeff Raber stepped in and volunteered to attempt this.
1. http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2010-06-08/bugzappers.201...
-- Fedora In the News --
In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that is re-posted to the Fedora Marketing list[1]
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing
Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco
--- Sugar on a Stick v3 Mirabelle released (h-online.com) ---
Rahul Sundaram forwarded a posting from The H from 2010-06-14:
"At last week's LinuxTag conference in Berlin, Sugar Labs, the organisation behind the One Laptop Per Child's XO laptop software, released Sugar on a Stick version 3.0, also known as "Mirabelle". Sugar on a Stick is a version of the free open source Sugar Learning Platform that can be installed on a bootable USB flash drive to run on a conventional desktop, notebook or netbook computer."
The full post is available[2].
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/
2. http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Sugar-on-a-Stick-v3-Mirabelle-rele...
--- Fedora’s lucky 13 (ghacks.net) ---
Rahul Sundaram forwarded a review of highlights from Fedora 13:
"I could continue on forever and a day about how Fedora 13 brings a world of improvement to the Fedora/Linux experience. But the best thing I can say is that Ubuntu better watch out or Fedora might well usurp it as the king of Linux for new users. And since Fedora is already one of the most popular distributions with experienced users . . . you get the picture.
If you have never tried Fedora do so now. If you jumped ship on Fedora some where around Fedora 9, I’d say it’s about time you jumped back on the ship and enjoyed an incredible experience."
The full post is available[1]
1. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/11/fedoras-lucky-13/
--- Counting the Cost of Free: What Value, Linux? (Computer Zine) ---
Rahul Sundaram forwarded an interview with Amanda McPherson, marketing and developer programs VP at the Linux Foundation, in which she discusses a recent study calculating the cost of producing the Fedora 9 release:
"Bentley: Why the Fedora community distribution and not another?
McPherson: Fedora is the basis for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which represents a large percentage of the Linux market. This provided us with a very relevant model to assess. Also, David A. Wheeler had used Red Hat for his study in 2002. OpenSuse and Debian/Ubuntu would, of course, also be great targets for this study. We may do that at a later date. We also would like to use an embedded distribution."
The full post is available[1].
1. http://eftu.co.cc/counting-the-cost-of-free-what-value-linux/
--- Pino: Fedora’s default social tool (ghacks.net) ---
Rahul Sundaram forwarded a discussion of the Pino tool within Fedora 13:
"Pino is an outstanding app for Twitter status updates. It’s not nearly as feature-rich as Gwibber, but it won’t gobble up your CPU like Gwibber is prone to. If you are looking for a tool to post twitter status updates, and you use Fedora – look no further than Pino."
The full post is available[1].
1. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/11/pino-fedoras-default-social-tool/
--- Sugar on a Stick hits 3.0, teaches us about a new kind of fruit ---
Rahul Sundaram forwarded a discussion of Fedora-based Sugar on a Stick 3.0:
"Turns out it's a small, orange plum that really has nothing to do with Sugar's Fedora underpinnings, but certainly sounds healthier than Google's versioning schemes. Mirabelle has just been given the Sugar on a Stick treatment, and as with previous releases this one can be loaded to DVD or thumb drive and booted to give a taste of XO without requiring any repartitioning. Sugar on a Stick is now an official Fedora spin, distributed on the Fedora site in both 32- and 64-bit flavors at the other end of that source link below. "
The full post is available[1].
1. http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/sugar-on-a-stick-hits-3-0-teaches-us-a...
--- Can Fedora be the new Ubuntu? (Tech Republic) ---
Rahul Sundaram forwarded a discussion of Fedora 13:
"Fedora has done something that, in many peoples’ eyes, is much more important . . . they have released an amazingly rock-solid operating system. What happened to the good old days of installing Fedora and then having to spend time tweaking it to get it to work right? Now it’s just install and go. And go it does."
The full post is available[1].
1. http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=1616
--- Backing up with Deja Dup (ghacks.net) ---
Rahul Sundaram forwarded a follow-up article in ghacks that discusses Deja Dup in Fedora 13:
"In a recent article I introduced to the Ghacks readers the latest release from Fedora (see “Fedoras Lucky 13“). In this article I mentioned a number of features that helped to make Fedora one of the more user friendly Linux distributions available today. One of the reasons this is so is the inclusion of some tools that make using Fedora 13 incredibly easy. One such tool is the backup system Deja Dup. Deja Dup makes backups incredible simple. With an interface containing no more than a menu bar and two buttons, backing up couldn’t be easier.
But that simplicity doesn’t mean Deja Dup is complete bereft of features. Not at all. In fact, you’d be surprised at how many different ways you can backup with Deja Dup. In this article you are going to see how easy it is to back up your Fedora 13 files and folders with this handy tool."
The full post is available[1].
1. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/15/backing-up-with-deja-dup/
--- Fedora 13 Boasts Many Leading-Edge Enhancements (eWeek) ---
Kara Schlitz forwarded an article in eWeek reviewing Fedora 13's features:
"Since its first version, in 2003, Red Hat's Fedora Linux has been the best place to track what's on the leading edge of Linux and open-source software. Of course, the trouble with running on the leading edge is that it's easy to get cut, and the Fedora distribution's fast development pace has required a certain amount of bug-squashing tolerance from its users.
Fedora 13, which began shipping in late May, boasts many of the leading-edge enhancements—and few of the rough spots—that I've come to expect from the popular Linux-based operating system. In particular, I appreciated the work the Fedora team has done in the area of security and permissions, with progress toward more granular rights management through Fedora's PolicyKit framework, and an implementation of the SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) framework that remained, for the most part, tucked away unobtrusively in the background."
The full post is available[1].
1. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Applications/Fedora-13-Boasts-Many-Le...
-- Artwork --
In this section, we cover the Fedora Design Team[1].
Contributing Writer: Nicu Buculei
1. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork
--- Design Team IRC Meeting ---
Máirín Duffy announced[1] the regular IRC meeting of the Design Team "Just a friendly reminder our second weekly meeting is at 7 PM UTC today in #fedora-design on irc.freenode.net" and after the meeting she published[2] the minutes[3], the meeting covered: website redesign, progress for Fedora 14 artwork, the tickets queue and the new biweekly bounties.
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-June/002629.html
2. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-June/002634.html
3. http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-design/2010-06-15/fedora-design.2...
--- Sparkle Share ---
Máirín Duffy pointed[1] to Sparkle Share, a tool in development which may make easier to share the works inside the Design Team "I think we should try using this when it's first released! ", Nicu Buculei objected[2] about using Mono "Hope some brave souls will do to it what other brave souls did to Tomboy with Gnote" while other members, like Jayme Ayres showed enthusiasm[3] "I loved the idea. Currently I use the Dropbox and is very useful for me to manage my work files and laptop!"
1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-June/002615.html
2. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-June/002617.html
3. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-June/002625.html
-- Security Advisories --
In this section, we cover Security Advisories from fedora-package-announce.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce
Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco
--- Fedora 13 Security Advisories ---
* openssl-1.0.0a-1.fc13 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04285...
* dhcp-4.1.1-22.P1.fc13 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04284...
* sudo-1.7.2p6-2.fc13 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04283...
* python-2.6.4-27.fc13 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04275...
* sonic-visualiser-1.7.2-1.fc13 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04271...
* libfishsound-0.9.1-5.fc13 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04271...
* liboggz-1.1.1-1.fc13 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04271...
* mod_annodex-0.2.2-13.fc13 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04271...
* libannodex-0.7.3-14.fc13 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04271...
* emesene-1.6.2-1.fc13 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04269...
--- Fedora 12 Security Advisories ---
* moin-1.8.8-1.fc12 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04278...
* kernel-2.6.32.14-127.fc12 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04276...
* emesene-1.6.2-1.fc12 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04272...
--- Fedora 11 Security Advisories ---
* sendmail-8.14.4-3.fc11 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04281...
* moin-1.8.8-1.fc11 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04279...
* emesene-1.6.2-1.fc11 - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/04268...
- end FWN 230 -
13 years, 10 months
