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This is the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter for the week of 25 September 2006. |
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1. Gentoo news |
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2006.1 LiveCD/LiveDVD media refresh |
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Because of several problems with the Installer-based media, a media |
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refresh was done on these pieces of the release. No package versions have |
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changed from the 2006.1 release. The media was rebuilt to work around a |
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couple problems with the media, specifically an issue which would cause |
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network-less installations using the Gentoo Linux Installer to fail. Also, |
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the SPARC Universal InstallCD was rebuilt to resolve a PAM issue with the |
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CD, and the x86 Minimal InstallCD was rebuilt to work for machines <i686. |
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The refreshed media is as follows: |
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* AMD64 LiveCD |
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* SPARC Universal InstallCD |
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* x86 LiveCD |
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* x86 Minimal InstallCD |
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The updated media is already on the mirrors, in the 2006.1 directories, |
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and has replaced the broken media. If you are not concerned about |
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network-less installs, then there is no need for you to download anything |
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new. |
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Note: We will be updating the media on the Bittorrent tracker, also. |
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Another note will be sent out once this is done. |
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2. Gentoo in the press |
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LinuxDevices.com (Sep 14 2006) |
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NASA has been testing several Linux-based planetary surface exploration |
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robots in the Arizona desert near Meteor Crater. One robot in particular, |
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The Scout, is a vehicle that can be controlled remotely or locally via a |
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touchscreen and keyboard. The Scout is powered by two Dell D400 laptops |
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running Gentoo Linux. |
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Figure 2.1: Scout |
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http://www.gentoo.org/images/gwn/20060925_scout.jpg |
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* http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4892438264.html |
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* http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/desert06.htm |
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Open Source On The Air (15 Sep 2006) |
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Last week, James Purser interviewed Gentoo developer Mark Kowarsky[1] for |
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his LA Update[2] radio show on Open Source On The Air. Mark is part of the |
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Forums and User Relations teams and you can find him in the forums or in |
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IRC as mark_alec. |
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1. mark_alec@g.o |
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2. http://www.localfoss.org/node/260 |
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The interview started with Mark talking about himself, his experience and |
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his work with Gentoo. James then asked about the Gentoo community in |
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Australia and its evolution. From there, Mark went on to talk about the |
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Gentoo community as a whole and to reply to questions on the perceived |
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Gentoo's growing pains. James also asked about Gentoo's release cycle and |
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how the community looked upon the derivative distributions. Next, Mark |
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talked about the future of our distribution and its leadership. Finally, |
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Mark was able to address the future plans for Gentoo in Australia. |
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You can hear the complete show in ogg vorbis[3] or mp3[4] formats. You can |
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find more info on this interview, including a transcript and edited |
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versions of the interview, at Mark's Blog[5]. |
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3. http://www.localfoss.org/files/osota_laupdate_6.ogg |
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4. http://www.localfoss.org/files/osota_laupdate_6.mp3 |
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http://planet.gentoo.org/developers/mark_alec/2006/09/24/i_m_on_an_austrlian_radio |
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APC Magazine (22 Sep 2006) |
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Author Ashton Mills writes about source-based distributions, and |
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specifically Gentoo Linux, in his article entitled, "Use the source, |
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Luke?" where he speaks out on his love/hate relationship with Gentoo. He |
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talks about the positive experience of working with portage, as well as |
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the ability to easily tailor his environment to be his own. Some |
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complaints include long download times, massive bandwidth usage, and the |
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biggest problem to any source-based distribution, the simple fact that |
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sometimes, it will break. |
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* http://www.apcstart.com/site/amills/2006/09/1589/use-the-source-luke |
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3. Tips and Tricks |
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Using GNU screen |
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GNU screen[6] is a very useful program, especially if you are a coder or |
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administrator. It has a lot of options, and it's not easy to find your way |
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in its huge man page. Below is a small list of some useful options that |
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you should put in your ~/.screenrc. |
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6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Screen |
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One of the rather useful options aims to replace the main screen key. |
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Instead of 'ctrl-A', it changes it to 'ctrl-O'. This is because 'ctrl-A' |
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is binded for use in many applications, such as emacs, bash, and links, |
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which clashes with the default screen key 'ctrl-A'. |
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Another nifty option sets a caption on the bottom line. It displays the |
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open windows with their number and title, the current one being |
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highlighted in white on blue. Some status information is padded to the |
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right of the screen. |
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| Code Listing 3.1: | |
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|# use visual bell | |
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|vbell on | |
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|# replace ctrl-A by ctrl-O | |
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|escape ^Oo | |
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|# set a big scrolling buffer | |
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|defscrollback 5000 | |
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|# Set the caption on the bottom line | |
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|caption always "%{= kw}%-w%{= BW}%n %t%{-}%+w %-= @%H - %LD %d %LM - %c" | |
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Here is a small screenshot of the caption line in action. |
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Figure 3.1: GNU screen with the caption line enabled |
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http://www.gentoo.org/images/gwn/20060925_screen.png |
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4. Gentoo developer moves |
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Moves |
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The following developers recently left the Gentoo project: |
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* none this week |
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The following developers recently joined the Gentoo project: |
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* none this week |
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Changes |
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The following developers recently changed roles within the Gentoo project: |
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5. Gentoo security |
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Mailman: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Mailman has multiple vulnerable that can result in Denial of Service, log |
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file injection and XSS. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[7] |
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7. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200609-12.xml |
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gzip: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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gzip is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including buffer overflows |
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and infinite loops, possibly allowing the execution of arbitrary code. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[8] |
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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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The Gentoo community uses Bugzilla (bugs.gentoo.org[9]) to record and |
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track bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the |
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development team. Between 17 September 2006 and 24 September 2006, |
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activity on the site has resulted in: |
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9. http://bugs.gentoo.org |
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* 995 new bugs during this period |
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* 473 bugs closed or resolved during this period |
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* 41 previously closed bugs were reopened this period |
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* 152 closed as NEEDINFO/WONTFIX/CANTFIX/INVALID/UPSTREAM during this |
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period |
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* 211 bugs marked as duplicates during this period |
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Of the 11225 currently open bugs: 36 are labeled 'blocker', 122 are |
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labeled 'critical', and 528 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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are: |
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* AMD64 Project[10], with 41 closed bugs[11] |
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* Gentoo KDE team[12], with 21 closed bugs[13] |
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* Gentoo Games[14], with 20 closed bugs[15] |
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* Java team[16], with 19 closed bugs[17] |
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* Luca Longinotti[18], with 16 closed bugs[19] |
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* Gentoo's Team for Core System packages[20], with 16 closed bugs[21] |
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* SpanKY[22], with 14 closed bugs[23] |
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* Crypto herd[24], with 14 closed bugs[25] |
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10. amd64@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=amd64@g.o |
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12. kde@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=kde@g.o |
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14. games@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=games@g.o |
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16. java@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=java@g.o |
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18. chtekk@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=chtekk@g.o |
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20. base-system@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=base-system@g.o |
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22. vapier@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=vapier@g.o |
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24. crypto@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=crypto@g.o |
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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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* Default Assignee for New Packages[26], with 27 new bugs[27] |
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* Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team[28], with 18 new bugs[29] |
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* Krzysiek Pawlik[30], with 17 new bugs[31] |
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* Gentoo Games[32], with 14 new bugs[33] |
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* AMD64 Project[34], with 12 new bugs[35] |
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* Gentoo KDE team[36], with 11 new bugs[37] |
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* Gentoo net-im Herd[38], with 10 new bugs[39] |
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* Default Assignee for Orphaned Packages[40], with 10 new bugs[41] |
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26. maintainer-wanted@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&assigned_to=maintainer-wanted@g.o |
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28. gnome@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&assigned_to=gnome@g.o |
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30. nelchael@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&assigned_to=nelchael@g.o |
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32. games@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&assigned_to=games@g.o |
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34. amd64@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&assigned_to=amd64@g.o |
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36. kde@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&assigned_to=kde@g.o |
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38. net-im@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&assigned_to=net-im@g.o |
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40. maintainer-needed@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2006-09-17&chfieldto=2006-09-24&assigned_to=maintainer-needed@g.o |
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