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From: Yuji Kosugi <carlos@g.o>
To: gentoo-gwn@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-gwn] Gentoo Weekly Newsletter - Volume 3, Issue 10
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 03:52:26
Message-Id: 20040309030456.GA24917@sparda.dyndns.org
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2 Gentoo Weekly Newsletter
3 http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/current.xml
4 This is the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter for the week of March 1st, 2004.
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
6
7 ==============
8 1. Gentoo News
9 ==============
10
11 Germany: LinuxTag Chemnitz
12 --------------------------
13
14 Gentoo devs Pylon (Lars Weiler), Tuxus (Jan Seidel) and dertobi123 (Tobias
15 Scherbaum), plus Mr.Big (Jens Blaesche) from the German forum - four
16 activists manning the Gentoo booth, four architectures (x86, Mac, Sparc
17 and MIPS) on display! The Chemnitzer Linuxtag[1] on Saturday and Sunday 3
18 & 4 March was quite successful, with scores of fresh x86 and PPC LiveCDs
19 being handed out to visitors. The devs had prepared a shiny new flyer with
20 information about 2004.0 and new features in Portage, but the indisputable
21 main attraction at the Gentoo booth was a veritable Silicon Graphics O2
22 ("visual workstation"), the first O2 ever to be displayed running Linux to
23 begin with, and this one even sporting a 2.6.1 kernel and a working
24 framebuffer, thanks to Tuxus.
25 Figure 1.1: Left to right: Tuxus, dertobi123, Pylon and Mr.Big trying to
26 protect the Gentoo booth from the onslaught of visitors
27 http://www.gentoo.org/images/gwn/chemnitz_crew.jpg
28
29 1. http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/linux/tag/2004/allgemeines/
30
31 =================================
32 2. Featured Developer of the Week
33 =================================
34
35 Damien Krotkine
36 ---------------
37
38 Figure 2.1: Damien (dams) Krotkine
39 http://www.gentoo.org/images/gwn/20040308_dams.jpg
40
41 This week's featured developer is Damien Krotkine[2] (dams), the lead for
42 the Gentoo Desktop Research Project[3]. He is also working on improving
43 Gentoo's configuration tools, specifically by promoting the libconf[4]
44 abstraction layer, a project he also contributes to. He claims these tasks
45 are largely administrative, and that he doesn't get much time to code for
46 Gentoo.
47
48 2. dams@g.o
49 3. http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/research/index.xml
50 4. http://www.nongnu.org/libconf/
51
52 dams (as he prefers to be called), began using Linux in 1998, with Red
53 Hat. He progressed through Mandrake before hearing about Gentoo just prior
54 to the release of 1.2. After Gentoo's 1.2 LiveCD was released, dams began
55 using the new distro. Around the same time, dams had a conversation with
56 Daniel Robbins[5] about libconf and the fact that Gentoo didn't really
57 have any higher-level configuration tools. The end result was dams role in
58 researching improvements and modifications to Gentoo's desktop features
59 and tools.
60
61 5. drobbins@g.o
62
63 dams works as a Technical Project Leader on multi-platform applications
64 using the Mozilla engine - a job he describes as "having fun with cool
65 guys doing cool stuff on mozilla and other multi-platform open
66 technologies". He is a Mandrakesoft alumnus, having coded the early
67 versions of the Mandrake Control Center front-end and the Mandrake Network
68 Configuration tool. He went to school in Frankfurt, Germany and later in
69 Paris, France, where he studied Computer Science.
70
71 Our subject numbers perl[6], emacs[7], screen[8], zsh[9] and firefox[10]
72 amongst his favorite tools. He is a vanilla icewm[11] user and reads his
73 mail in console gnus[12]. He has a number of ix86-based workstations and
74 servers, as well as a "nifty iBook G4 with Gentoo PPC".
75
76 6. http://www.perl.com/
77 7. http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs.html
78 8. http://www.guckes.net/screen/
79 9. http://www.zsh.org/
80 10. http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
81 11. http://www.icewm.org/
82 12. http://www.gnus.org/
83
84 dams claims he is a "typical geek", but does enjoy volleyball,
85 rollerskating and climbing as well as African percussion music. He lives
86 in Paris and spends most of his off-work time with his girlfriend. When
87 asked for a favorite quote, he offered "All your base are belong to us.",
88 which we think wasn't serious, and "perl rules", which probably was.
89
90 ==================
91 3. Gentoo Security
92 ==================
93
94 Libxml2 URI Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
95 ---------------------------------------------------
96
97 A buffer overflow has been discovered in libxml2 versions prior to 2.6.6
98 which may be exploited by an attacker allowing the execution of arbitrary
99 code.
100
101 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[13]
102
103 13. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200403-01.xml
104
105 Linux kernel do_mremap local privilege escalation vulnerability
106 ---------------------------------------------------------------
107
108 A critical security vulnerability has been found in recent Linux kernels
109 by Paul Starzetz of iSEC Security Research which allows for local
110 privilege escalations.
111
112 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[14]
113
114 14. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200403-02.xml
115
116 =========================
117 4. Heard in the Community
118 =========================
119
120 gentoo-user
121 -----------
122
123 Buggy Gentoo?
124
125 As one observant gentoo-user list member pointed out[15] this week, there
126 have been more bugs reported than closed every week for quite some time.
127 Does this mean Gentoo win drown in bugs? Read and find out.
128
129 15. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=gentoo-user&m=107831364419777&w=2
130
131 gentoo-dev
132 ----------
133
134 Grading Portage updates.
135
136 We all love portage for the ease with which it means we can all keep
137 up-to-date systems, but have you just wanted to do critical updates,
138 without having to recompile {X, KDE, GNOME} in the process? Well that was
139 the suggestion made here[16].
140
141 16. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=gentoo-dev&m=107815541006048&w=2
142
143 =======================
144 5. Gentoo International
145 =======================
146
147 Japanese Input Methods
148
149 Gentooists in Japan have started a Wiki trying to get a grip on both the
150 general availability of input methods for Japanese text in a Linux
151 environment, and on how to install and use them in Gentoo Linux. The thing
152 is: there are so many competing, or overlapping, or incompatible, or just
153 redundant methods that even the pros are forgetting half of them all the
154 time. The collection at gentoo.gr.jp[17] is already impressive and
155 includes even some of the more obscure methods, but lacks the popular
156 im-ja, for example. Work in progress.
157
158 17.
159 http://king.gentoo.gr.jp/pukiwiki/index.php?%5B%5B%C6%FC%CB%DC%B8%EC%C6%FE%
160 CE%CF%C0%DF%C4%EA%BB%F6%CE%E3%BD%B8%5D%5D
161
162 ===========
163 6. Bugzilla
164 ===========
165
166 Summary
167 -------
168
169 * Statistics
170 * Closed Bug Ranking
171 * New Bug Rankings
172
173 Statistics
174 ----------
175
176 The Gentoo community uses Bugzilla (bugs.gentoo.org[18]) to record and
177 track bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the
178 development team. Between 27 February 2004 and 04 March 2004, activity on
179 the site has resulted in:
180
181 18. http://bugs.gentoo.org
182
183 * 619 new bugs during this period
184 * 386 bugs closed or resolved during this period
185 * 14 previously closed bugs were reopened this period
186
187 Of the 5168 currently open bugs: 140 are labeled 'blocker', 213 are
188 labeled 'critical', and 405 are labeled 'major'.
189
190 Closed Bug Rankings
191 -------------------
192
193 The developers and teams who have closed the most bugs during this period
194 are:
195
196 * AMD64 Porting Team[19], with 47 closed bugs[20]
197 * Jeremy Huddleston[21], with 28 closed bugs[22]
198 * Perl Team[23], with 22 closed bugs[24]
199 * Gentoo Games[25], with 17 closed bugs[26]
200 * Gentoo KDE team[27], with 16 closed bugs[28]
201 19. amd64@g.o
202 20.
203 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&ch
204 field=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03-04&resolution=FIX
205 ED&assigned_to=amd64@g.o
206 21. eradicator@g.o
207 22.
208 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&ch
209 field=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03-04&resolution=FIX
210 ED&assigned_to=eradicator@g.o
211 23. perl@g.o
212 24.
213 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&ch
214 field=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03-04&resolution=FIX
215 ED&assigned_to=perl@g.o
216 25. games@g.o
217 26.
218 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&ch
219 field=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03-04&resolution=FIX
220 ED&assigned_to=games@g.o
221 27. kde@g.o
222 28.
223 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&ch
224 field=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03-04&resolution=FIX
225 ED&assigned_to=kde@g.o
226
227 New Bug Rankings
228 ----------------
229
230 The developers and teams who have been assigned the most new bugs during
231 this period are:
232
233 * Science Related Packages Team[29], with 29 new bugs[30]
234 * Core System Packages Team[31], with 21 new bugs[32]
235 * x86 Kernel Team[33], with 17 new bugs[34]
236 * AMD64 Porting Team[35], with 13 new bugs[36]
237 * Jeremy Huddleston[37], with 12 new bugs[38]
238 29. sci@g.o
239 30.
240 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s
241 tatus=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03
242 -04&assigned_to=sci@g.o
243 31. base-system@g.o
244 32.
245 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s
246 tatus=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03
247 -04&assigned_to=base-system@g.o
248 33. x86-kernel@g.o
249 34.
250 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s
251 tatus=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03
252 -04&assigned_to=x86-kernel@g.o
253 35. amd64@g.o
254 36.
255 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s
256 tatus=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03
257 -04&assigned_to=amd64@g.o
258 37. eradicator@g.o
259 38.
260 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_s
261 tatus=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2004-02-27&chfieldto=2004-03
262 -04&assigned_to=eradicator@g.o
263
264 ===========================
265 7. Moves, Adds, and Changes
266 ===========================
267
268 Moves
269 -----
270
271 The following developers recently left the Gentoo team:
272 * none this week
273
274
275 Adds
276 ----
277
278 The following developers recently joined the Gentoo Linux team:
279
280 * Bret Curtis - MIPS
281 * Dominik Stadler - KDE
282 * Lim Swee Tat - Java
283
284 Changes
285 -------
286
287 The following developers recently changed roles within the Gentoo Linux
288 project:
289
290 * none this week
291
292 ====================
293 8. Contribute to GWN
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295
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304
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351 Yuji Carlos Kosugi <carlos@g.o> - Editor
352 AJ Armstrong <aja@×××××××××××××.com> - Contributor
353 John Davis <avenj@g.o> - Contributor
354 Brian Downey <bdowney@×××××××××××.net> - Contributor
355 Luke Giuliani <cold_flame@×××××.com> - Contributor
356 Kurt Lieber <klieber@g.o> - Contributor
357 Rafael Cordones Marcos <rcm@×××××××.net> - Contributor
358 David Narayan <david@×××××××.net> - Contributor
359 David Nielsen <Lovechild@××××××××.com> - Contributor
360 Ulrich Plate <plate@g.o> - Contributor
361 Sven Vermeulen <swift@g.o> - Contributor
362 Hendrik Eeckhaut <Hendrik.Eeckhaut@×××××.be> - Dutch Translation
363 Jorn Eilander <sephiroth@××××××××.nl> - Dutch Translation
364 Bernard Kerckenaere <bernieke@××××××××.com> - Dutch Translation
365 Peter ter Borg <peter@××××××.nl> - Dutch Translation
366 Jochen Maes <linux@××××.be> - Dutch Translation
367 Roderick Goessen <rgoessen@××××.nl> - Dutch Translation
368 Gerard van den Berg <gerard@××××××.net> - Dutch Translation
369 Matthieu Montaudouin <mat@××××××××.com> - French Translation
370 Xavier Neys <neysx@g.o> - French Translation
371 Martin Prieto <riverdale@×××××××××.org> - French Translation
372 Antoine Raillon <cabec2@××××××.net> - French Translation
373 Sebastien Cevey <seb@×××××.net> - French Translation
374 Jean-Christophe Choisy <mabouya@××××××××××××.org> - French Translation
375 Thomas Raschbacher <lordvan@g.o> - German Translation
376 Steffen Lassahn <madeagle@g.o> - German Translation
377 Matthias F. Brandstetter <haim@g.o> - German Translation
378 Lukas Domagala <Cyrik@g.o> - German Translation
379 Tobias Scherbaum <dertobi123@g.o> - German Translation
380 Daniel Gerholdt <Sputnik1969@g.o> - German Translation
381 Marc Herren <dj-submerge@g.o> - German Translation
382 Tobias Matzat <SirSeoman@g.o> - German Translation
383 Marco Mascherpa <mush@××××××.net> - Italian Translation
384 Claudio Merloni <paper@×××××××.it> - Italian Translation
385 Christian Apolloni <bsolar@×××××××.ch> - Italian Translation
386 Stefano Lucidi <stefano.lucidi@×××××××××××××.org> - Italian Translation
387 Katuyuki Konno <katuyuki@××××××××.jp> - Japanese Translation
388 Hiroyuki Takeda <hiro@××××××××××××××.jp> - Japanese Translation
389 Masato Hatakeyama <hatake@×××××××××××.jp> - Japanese Translation
390 Masayoshi Nakamura <masayang@×××××××××.com> - Japanese Translation
391 Yasunori Fukudome <yasunori@××××××××××××××××.uk> - Japanese Translation
392 Tomoyuki Sakurai <web-gentoo-doc-jp@××××××××××××.nu> - Japanese Translation
393 Radoslaw Janeczko <sototh@×××.pl> - Polish Translation
394 Lukasz Strzygowski <lucass.home@××.pl> - Polish Translation
395 Michal Drobek <veng@××.pl> - Polish Translation
396 Adam Lyjak <apo@××××××××××××××××××××.pl> - Polish Translation
397 Krzysztof Klimonda <cthulhu@×××××××××.net> - Polish Translation
398 Atila "Jedi" Bohlke Vasconcelos <bohlke@×××××××××.br> - Portuguese
399 (Brazil) Translation
400 Eduardo Belloti <dudu@××××××××.net> - Portuguese (Brazil) Translation
401 João Rafael Moraes Nicola <joaoraf@×××××××××.br> - Portuguese (Brazil)
402 Translation
403 Marcelo Gonçalves de Azambuja <mgazambuja@×××××××××.br> - Portuguese
404 (Brazil) Translation
405 Otavio Rodolfo Piske <angusy@××××××××.org> - Portuguese (Brazil)
406 Translation
407 Pablo N. Hess -- NatuNobilis <natunobilis@××××××××.org> - Portuguese
408 (Brazil) Translation
409 Pedro de Medeiros <pzilla@××××××××.br> - Portuguese (Brazil) Translation
410 Ventura Barbeiro <venturasbarbeiro@××××××.br> - Portuguese (Brazil)
411 Translation
412 Bruno Ferreira <blueroom@××××××××××××.net> - Portuguese (Portugal)
413 Translation
414 Gustavo Felisberto <humpback@××××××××××.net> - Portuguese (Portugal)
415 Translation
416 José Costa <jose_costa@×××××××.pt> - Portuguese (Portugal) Translation
417 Luis Medina <metalgodin@×××××××××.org> - Portuguese (Portugal) Translation
418 Ricardo Loureiro <rjlouro@×××××××.org> - Portuguese (Portugal) Translation
419 Aleksandr Martyncev <amncorp@××.ru> - Russian Translator
420 Sergey Galkin <gals_home@××××.ru> - Russian Translator
421 Sergey Kuleshov <svyatogor@g.o> - Russian Translator
422 Alex Spirin <asp13@××××.ru> - Russian Translator
423 Denis Zaletov <dzaletov@×××××××.ru> - Russian Translator
424 Lanark <lanark@××××××××××.ar> - Spanish Translation
425 Fernando J. Pereda <ferdy@××××××.org> - Spanish Translation
426 Lluis Peinado Cifuentes <lpeinado@×××.edu> - Spanish Translation
427 Zephryn Xirdal T <ZEPHRYNXIRDAL@××××××××××.net> - Spanish Translation
428 Guillermo Juarez <katossi@××××××××××××××××.es> - Spanish Translation
429 Jesús García Crespo <correo@××××××.com> - Spanish Translation
430 Carlos Castillo <carlos@×××××××××××××.com> - Spanish Translation
431 Julio Castillo <julio@×××××××××××××.com> - Spanish Translation
432 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