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This is the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter for the week of March 1st, 2004. |
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1. Gentoo News |
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Germany: LinuxTag Chemnitz |
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Gentoo devs Pylon (Lars Weiler), Tuxus (Jan Seidel) and dertobi123 (Tobias |
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Scherbaum), plus Mr.Big (Jens Blaesche) from the German forum - four |
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activists manning the Gentoo booth, four architectures (x86, Mac, Sparc |
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and MIPS) on display! The Chemnitzer Linuxtag[1] on Saturday and Sunday 3 |
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& 4 March was quite successful, with scores of fresh x86 and PPC LiveCDs |
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being handed out to visitors. The devs had prepared a shiny new flyer with |
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information about 2004.0 and new features in Portage, but the indisputable |
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main attraction at the Gentoo booth was a veritable Silicon Graphics O2 |
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("visual workstation"), the first O2 ever to be displayed running Linux to |
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begin with, and this one even sporting a 2.6.1 kernel and a working |
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framebuffer, thanks to Tuxus. |
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Figure 1.1: Left to right: Tuxus, dertobi123, Pylon and Mr.Big trying to |
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protect the Gentoo booth from the onslaught of visitors |
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http://www.gentoo.org/images/gwn/chemnitz_crew.jpg |
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1. http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/linux/tag/2004/allgemeines/ |
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2. Featured Developer of the Week |
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Damien Krotkine |
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Figure 2.1: Damien (dams) Krotkine |
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http://www.gentoo.org/images/gwn/20040308_dams.jpg |
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This week's featured developer is Damien Krotkine[2] (dams), the lead for |
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the Gentoo Desktop Research Project[3]. He is also working on improving |
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Gentoo's configuration tools, specifically by promoting the libconf[4] |
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abstraction layer, a project he also contributes to. He claims these tasks |
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are largely administrative, and that he doesn't get much time to code for |
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Gentoo. |
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2. dams@g.o |
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3. http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/research/index.xml |
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4. http://www.nongnu.org/libconf/ |
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dams (as he prefers to be called), began using Linux in 1998, with Red |
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Hat. He progressed through Mandrake before hearing about Gentoo just prior |
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to the release of 1.2. After Gentoo's 1.2 LiveCD was released, dams began |
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using the new distro. Around the same time, dams had a conversation with |
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Daniel Robbins[5] about libconf and the fact that Gentoo didn't really |
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have any higher-level configuration tools. The end result was dams role in |
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researching improvements and modifications to Gentoo's desktop features |
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and tools. |
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5. drobbins@g.o |
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dams works as a Technical Project Leader on multi-platform applications |
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using the Mozilla engine - a job he describes as "having fun with cool |
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guys doing cool stuff on mozilla and other multi-platform open |
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technologies". He is a Mandrakesoft alumnus, having coded the early |
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versions of the Mandrake Control Center front-end and the Mandrake Network |
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Configuration tool. He went to school in Frankfurt, Germany and later in |
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Paris, France, where he studied Computer Science. |
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Our subject numbers perl[6], emacs[7], screen[8], zsh[9] and firefox[10] |
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amongst his favorite tools. He is a vanilla icewm[11] user and reads his |
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mail in console gnus[12]. He has a number of ix86-based workstations and |
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servers, as well as a "nifty iBook G4 with Gentoo PPC". |
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6. http://www.perl.com/ |
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7. http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs.html |
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8. http://www.guckes.net/screen/ |
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9. http://www.zsh.org/ |
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10. http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ |
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11. http://www.icewm.org/ |
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12. http://www.gnus.org/ |
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dams claims he is a "typical geek", but does enjoy volleyball, |
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rollerskating and climbing as well as African percussion music. He lives |
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in Paris and spends most of his off-work time with his girlfriend. When |
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asked for a favorite quote, he offered "All your base are belong to us.", |
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which we think wasn't serious, and "perl rules", which probably was. |
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3. Gentoo Security |
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Libxml2 URI Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities |
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A buffer overflow has been discovered in libxml2 versions prior to 2.6.6 |
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which may be exploited by an attacker allowing the execution of arbitrary |
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code. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[13] |
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13. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200403-01.xml |
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Linux kernel do_mremap local privilege escalation vulnerability |
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A critical security vulnerability has been found in recent Linux kernels |
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by Paul Starzetz of iSEC Security Research which allows for local |
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privilege escalations. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[14] |
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14. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200403-02.xml |
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4. Heard in the Community |
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gentoo-user |
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Buggy Gentoo? |
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As one observant gentoo-user list member pointed out[15] this week, there |
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have been more bugs reported than closed every week for quite some time. |
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Does this mean Gentoo win drown in bugs? Read and find out. |
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15. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=gentoo-user&m=107831364419777&w=2 |
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gentoo-dev |
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Grading Portage updates. |
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We all love portage for the ease with which it means we can all keep |
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up-to-date systems, but have you just wanted to do critical updates, |
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without having to recompile {X, KDE, GNOME} in the process? Well that was |
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the suggestion made here[16]. |
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16. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=gentoo-dev&m=107815541006048&w=2 |
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5. Gentoo International |
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Japanese Input Methods |
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Gentooists in Japan have started a Wiki trying to get a grip on both the |
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general availability of input methods for Japanese text in a Linux |
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environment, and on how to install and use them in Gentoo Linux. The thing |
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is: there are so many competing, or overlapping, or incompatible, or just |
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redundant methods that even the pros are forgetting half of them all the |
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time. The collection at gentoo.gr.jp[17] is already impressive and |
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includes even some of the more obscure methods, but lacks the popular |
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im-ja, for example. Work in progress. |
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http://king.gentoo.gr.jp/pukiwiki/index.php?%5B%5B%C6%FC%CB%DC%B8%EC%C6%FE% |
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CE%CF%C0%DF%C4%EA%BB%F6%CE%E3%BD%B8%5D%5D |
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6. Bugzilla |
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Summary |
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* Statistics |
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* Closed Bug Ranking |
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* New Bug Rankings |
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Statistics |
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The Gentoo community uses Bugzilla (bugs.gentoo.org[18]) to record and |
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track bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the |
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development team. Between 27 February 2004 and 04 March 2004, activity on |
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the site has resulted in: |
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18. http://bugs.gentoo.org |
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* 619 new bugs during this period |
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* 386 bugs closed or resolved during this period |
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* 14 previously closed bugs were reopened this period |
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Of the 5168 currently open bugs: 140 are labeled 'blocker', 213 are |
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labeled 'critical', and 405 are labeled 'major'. |
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Closed Bug Rankings |
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The developers and teams who have closed the most bugs during this period |
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* AMD64 Porting Team[19], with 47 closed bugs[20] |
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* Jeremy Huddleston[21], with 28 closed bugs[22] |
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* Perl Team[23], with 22 closed bugs[24] |
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* Gentoo Games[25], with 17 closed bugs[26] |
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* Gentoo KDE team[27], with 16 closed bugs[28] |
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19. amd64@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&ch |
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field=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03-04&resolution=FIX |
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ED&assigned_to=amd64@g.o |
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21. eradicator@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&ch |
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field=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03-04&resolution=FIX |
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ED&assigned_to=eradicator@g.o |
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23. perl@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&ch |
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field=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03-04&resolution=FIX |
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ED&assigned_to=perl@g.o |
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25. games@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&ch |
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field=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03-04&resolution=FIX |
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ED&assigned_to=games@g.o |
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27. kde@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&ch |
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field=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03-04&resolution=FIX |
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New Bug Rankings |
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The developers and teams who have been assigned the most new bugs during |
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this period are: |
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* Science Related Packages Team[29], with 29 new bugs[30] |
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* Core System Packages Team[31], with 21 new bugs[32] |
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* x86 Kernel Team[33], with 17 new bugs[34] |
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* AMD64 Porting Team[35], with 13 new bugs[36] |
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* Jeremy Huddleston[37], with 12 new bugs[38] |
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29. sci@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s |
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tatus=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03 |
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31. base-system@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s |
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tatus=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03 |
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33. x86-kernel@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s |
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tatus=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03 |
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35. amd64@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s |
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tatus=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03 |
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37. eradicator@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s |
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tatus=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03 |
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7. Moves, Adds, and Changes |
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Moves |
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The following developers recently left the Gentoo team: |
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* none this week |
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Adds |
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The following developers recently joined the Gentoo Linux team: |
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* Bret Curtis - MIPS |
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* Dominik Stadler - KDE |
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* Lim Swee Tat - Java |
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The following developers recently changed roles within the Gentoo Linux |
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Yuji Carlos Kosugi <carlos@g.o> - Editor |
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AJ Armstrong <aja@×××××××××××××.com> - Contributor |
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John Davis <avenj@g.o> - Contributor |
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Brian Downey <bdowney@×××××××××××.net> - Contributor |
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Luke Giuliani <cold_flame@×××××.com> - Contributor |
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Kurt Lieber <klieber@g.o> - Contributor |
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Rafael Cordones Marcos <rcm@×××××××.net> - Contributor |
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David Narayan <david@×××××××.net> - Contributor |
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David Nielsen <Lovechild@××××××××.com> - Contributor |
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Ulrich Plate <plate@g.o> - Contributor |
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Sven Vermeulen <swift@g.o> - Contributor |
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Jorn Eilander <sephiroth@××××××××.nl> - Dutch Translation |
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Bernard Kerckenaere <bernieke@××××××××.com> - Dutch Translation |
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Peter ter Borg <peter@××××××.nl> - Dutch Translation |
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Jochen Maes <linux@××××.be> - Dutch Translation |
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Roderick Goessen <rgoessen@××××.nl> - Dutch Translation |
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Gerard van den Berg <gerard@××××××.net> - Dutch Translation |
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Matthieu Montaudouin <mat@××××××××.com> - French Translation |
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Xavier Neys <neysx@g.o> - French Translation |
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Martin Prieto <riverdale@×××××××××.org> - French Translation |
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Antoine Raillon <cabec2@××××××.net> - French Translation |
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Sebastien Cevey <seb@×××××.net> - French Translation |
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Jean-Christophe Choisy <mabouya@××××××××××××.org> - French Translation |
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Thomas Raschbacher <lordvan@g.o> - German Translation |
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Steffen Lassahn <madeagle@g.o> - German Translation |
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Matthias F. Brandstetter <haim@g.o> - German Translation |
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Lukas Domagala <Cyrik@g.o> - German Translation |
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Tobias Scherbaum <dertobi123@g.o> - German Translation |
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Daniel Gerholdt <Sputnik1969@g.o> - German Translation |
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Marc Herren <dj-submerge@g.o> - German Translation |
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Tobias Matzat <SirSeoman@g.o> - German Translation |
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Marco Mascherpa <mush@××××××.net> - Italian Translation |
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Claudio Merloni <paper@×××××××.it> - Italian Translation |
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Christian Apolloni <bsolar@×××××××.ch> - Italian Translation |
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Stefano Lucidi <stefano.lucidi@×××××××××××××.org> - Italian Translation |
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Katuyuki Konno <katuyuki@××××××××.jp> - Japanese Translation |
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Hiroyuki Takeda <hiro@××××××××××××××.jp> - Japanese Translation |
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Masato Hatakeyama <hatake@×××××××××××.jp> - Japanese Translation |
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Masayoshi Nakamura <masayang@×××××××××.com> - Japanese Translation |
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Yasunori Fukudome <yasunori@××××××××××××××××.uk> - Japanese Translation |
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Tomoyuki Sakurai <web-gentoo-doc-jp@××××××××××××.nu> - Japanese Translation |
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Radoslaw Janeczko <sototh@×××.pl> - Polish Translation |
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Lukasz Strzygowski <lucass.home@××.pl> - Polish Translation |
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Michal Drobek <veng@××.pl> - Polish Translation |
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Adam Lyjak <apo@××××××××××××××××××××.pl> - Polish Translation |
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Krzysztof Klimonda <cthulhu@×××××××××.net> - Polish Translation |
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Atila "Jedi" Bohlke Vasconcelos <bohlke@×××××××××.br> - Portuguese |
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Eduardo Belloti <dudu@××××××××.net> - Portuguese (Brazil) Translation |
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João Rafael Moraes Nicola <joaoraf@×××××××××.br> - Portuguese (Brazil) |
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Marcelo Gonçalves de Azambuja <mgazambuja@×××××××××.br> - Portuguese |
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Otavio Rodolfo Piske <angusy@××××××××.org> - Portuguese (Brazil) |
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Pablo N. Hess -- NatuNobilis <natunobilis@××××××××.org> - Portuguese |
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Pedro de Medeiros <pzilla@××××××××.br> - Portuguese (Brazil) Translation |
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Ventura Barbeiro <venturasbarbeiro@××××××.br> - Portuguese (Brazil) |
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Bruno Ferreira <blueroom@××××××××××××.net> - Portuguese (Portugal) |
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Gustavo Felisberto <humpback@××××××××××.net> - Portuguese (Portugal) |
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José Costa <jose_costa@×××××××.pt> - Portuguese (Portugal) Translation |
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Luis Medina <metalgodin@×××××××××.org> - Portuguese (Portugal) Translation |
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Ricardo Loureiro <rjlouro@×××××××.org> - Portuguese (Portugal) Translation |
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Aleksandr Martyncev <amncorp@××.ru> - Russian Translator |
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Sergey Galkin <gals_home@××××.ru> - Russian Translator |
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Sergey Kuleshov <svyatogor@g.o> - Russian Translator |
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Alex Spirin <asp13@××××.ru> - Russian Translator |
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Denis Zaletov <dzaletov@×××××××.ru> - Russian Translator |
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Lanark <lanark@××××××××××.ar> - Spanish Translation |
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Fernando J. Pereda <ferdy@××××××.org> - Spanish Translation |
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Lluis Peinado Cifuentes <lpeinado@×××.edu> - Spanish Translation |
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Zephryn Xirdal T <ZEPHRYNXIRDAL@××××××××××.net> - Spanish Translation |
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Guillermo Juarez <katossi@××××××××××××××××.es> - Spanish Translation |
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Jesús García Crespo <correo@××××××.com> - Spanish Translation |
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Carlos Castillo <carlos@×××××××××××××.com> - Spanish Translation |
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Julio Castillo <julio@×××××××××××××.com> - Spanish Translation |
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Sergio Gómez <s3r@××××××××××××.ar> - Spanish Translation |
433 |
Aycan Irican <aycan@××××××××.tr> - Turkish Translation |
434 |
Bugra Cakir <bugra@×××××××××.com> - Turkish Translation |
435 |
Cagil Seker <cagils@××××××××××.tr> - Turkish Translation |
436 |
Emre Kazdagli <emre@××××××××.tr> - Turkish Translation |
437 |
Evrim Ulu <evrim@××××××××.tr> - Turkish Translation |
438 |
Gursel Kaynak <gurcell@××××××××.tr> - Turkish Translation |