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Gentoo Weekly Newsletter |
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http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/current.xml |
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This is the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter for the week of 23 October 2006. |
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1. Gentoo news |
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Gentoo Linux certified on Sun Fire T1000/T2000 |
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Gentoo Linux 2006.1 for SPARC is one of only two Linux distributions that |
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have been certified[1] by Sun to run on their Sun Fire Servers with |
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CoolThreads. These servers utilize the new UltraSPARC T1 processor. Sun |
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has worked with the Gentoo/SPARC team[2] to ensure support of their latest |
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servers in Gentoo Linux. Many thanks to Sun for also donating a Sun Fire |
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T2000 server for the Foundation to use to further development on |
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Gentoo/SPARC. |
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1. http://www.sun.com/servers/coolthreads/tnb/linux.jsp |
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2. http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/sparc |
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2. Heard in the community |
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forums.gentoo.org |
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Idea: Gentoo Automated Error Reporting/Resolution Client |
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ThinkingInBinary posted an idea for an automated error reporting system to |
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help out developers and users. The client would collect information after |
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a crash and submit it to the developers. Besides automatically collecting |
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data for the developers, the client could also give step-by-step |
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instructions to the user if the problem has already been resolved. |
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* http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-507606.html |
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gentoo-user |
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want to ditch kopete |
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Roy Wright couldn't get rid of kopete-3.5.5-r1. When he tried to delete |
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it, portage insisted on bringing it back and it prevented him from |
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updating world. As a workaround, Neil Bothwick proposed: |
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| Code Listing 2.1: | |
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|Adding kopete to package.provided | |
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|# mkdir -p /etc/portage/profile | |
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|# echo "kde-base/kopete-3.5.5-r1" >>/etc/portage/profile/package.provided| |
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Roy reported the problem solved, but wondered what he'd done. User bn |
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explained that he'd convinced portage that kopete was installed even |
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though it wasn't. Haarm Geerts pointed out that this was a workaround |
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rather than a solution and that it might come back to haunt Roy someday in |
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the future. |
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* http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/172526 |
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xorg-server update problem |
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james was trying to emerge xorg-server-1.1.1-r1. Compiling failed with |
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"Cannot write to '/usr/share/X11/xkb/compiled'". |
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/usr/share/X11/xkb/compiled was a symlink to /var/lib/xkb, a non-existent |
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file. |
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Alan McKinnon noted that running "equery belongs /var/lib/xkb" on his |
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system showed the file to have been installed by xkbcomp and suggested |
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recompiling it. James reported problem solved. |
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* http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/172393 |
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gentoo-dev |
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vim syntax global use flag |
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Caleb Cushing has suggested adding a vim-syntax global use flag to allow |
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users to more easily manage vim syntax ebuilds. For example, such a use |
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flag when set would make it so that when one installed x11-wm/fluxbox it |
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would also install app-vim/fluxbox-syntax as a dependency. The idea met |
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with positive reactions and Mike Kelly has opened a bug report[3] to track |
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the progress of implementing this on the about 12 affected packages. |
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3. http://bugs.gentoo.org/152275 |
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* http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/43442 |
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support for i386 |
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Mike Frysinger has brought to the attention of Gentoo developers that the |
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i386 sub-architecture is facing a difficult future. Starting with |
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glibc-2.6, upstream plans to require TLS and the i386 lacks the atomic |
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instructions required to support it. Debate is being had as to what |
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support, if any, Gentoo will be able to offer when this change occurs. |
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While glibc-2.5 can continue to be used (which has relevance to Release |
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Engineering which makes use of CHOST="i386-*" for its builds), once an |
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exploit of glibc-2.5 comes along, it could spell the end of i386. |
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* http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/43417 |
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3. Gentoo developer moves |
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Moves |
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The following developers recently left the Gentoo project: |
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* Denis Dupeyron (calchan) |
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Adds |
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The following developers recently joined the Gentoo project: |
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* Matti Bickel (mabi) PPC |
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* Piotr Jaroszyński (peper) voip/mozilla |
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* Jurek Bartuszek (jurek) dotnet |
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Changes |
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The following developers recently changed roles within the Gentoo project: |
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* none this week |
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4. Gentoo security |
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Seamonkey: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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The Seamonkey project has reported multiple security vulnerabilities in |
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the application. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[4] |
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4. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200610-04.xml |
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CAPI4Hylafax fax receiver: Execution of arbitrary code |
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CAPI4Hylafax allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[5] |
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5. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200610-05.xml |
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Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS): RSA signature forgery |
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NSS fails to properly validate PKCS #1 v1.5 signatures. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[6] |
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6. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200610-06.xml |
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Python: Buffer Overflow |
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A buffer overflow in Python's "repr()" function can be exploited to cause |
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a Denial of Service and potentially allows the execution of arbitrary |
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code. |
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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-200610-07.xml |
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Cscope: Multiple buffer overflows |
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Cscope is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows that could lead to the |
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execution of arbitrary code. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[8] |
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8. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200610-08.xml |
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libmusicbrainz: Multiple buffer overflows |
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Multiple buffer overflows have been found in libmusicbrainz, which could |
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lead to a Denial of Service or possibly the execution of arbitrary code. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[9] |
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9. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200610-09.xml |
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5. Upcoming package removals |
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This is a list of packages that have been announced to be removed in the |
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future. The package removals come from many locations, including the |
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Treecleaners[10] and various developers. |
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10. http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/qa/treecleaners |
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Last Rites: |
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Package: Removal date: Contact: net-misc/klapjack 15 Nov 06 Alberto |
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Suárez López[11] sys-devel/odinmp 16 Nov 06 Olivier Crete[12] |
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www-apps/issue-tracker 19 Nov 06 Renat Lumpau[13] www-apps/back-end 19 |
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Nov 06 Renat Lumpau[14] app-editors/xwpe 19 Nov 06 Alec Warner[15] |
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dev-ruby/rudl 20 Nov 06 Diego Pettenò[16] |
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11. bass@g.o |
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12. tester@××××××.ca |
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13. rl03@g.o |
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14. rl03@g.o |
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15. antarus@g.o |
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16. flameeyes@g.o |
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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[17]) to record and |
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track bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the |
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development team. Between 15 October 2006 and 22 October 2006, activity on |
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the site has resulted in: |
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11. http://bugs.gentoo.org |
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* 901 new bugs during this period |
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* 546 bugs closed or resolved during this period |
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* 26 previously closed bugs were reopened this period |
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* 159 closed as NEEDINFO/WONTFIX/CANTFIX/INVALID/UPSTREAM during this |
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period |
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* 167 bugs marked as duplicates during this period |
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Of the 11121 currently open bugs: 33 are labeled 'blocker', 116 are |
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labeled 'critical', and 494 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[18], with 31 closed bugs[19] |
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* Gentoo Developer Relations Team[20], with 26 closed bugs[21] |
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* Gentoo Games[22], with 22 closed bugs[23] |
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* Default Assignee for Orphaned Packages[24], with 20 closed bugs[25] |
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* Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team[26], with 16 closed bugs[27] |
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* Gentoo KDE team[28], with 15 closed bugs[29] |
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* Portage team[30], with 13 closed bugs[31] |
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* Gentoo Toolchain Maintainers[32], with 12 closed bugs[33] |
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18. amd64@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=amd64@g.o |
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20. devrel@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=devrel@g.o |
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22. games@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=games@g.o |
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24. maintainer-needed@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=maintainer-needed@g.o |
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26. gnome@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=gnome@g.o |
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28. kde@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=kde@g.o |
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30. dev-portage@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=dev-portage@g.o |
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32. toolchain@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=toolchain@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 Orphaned Packages[34], with 36 new bugs[35] |
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* Default Assignee for New Packages[36], with 26 new bugs[37] |
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* Python Gentoo Team[38], with 13 new bugs[39] |
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* Perl Devs @ Gentoo[40], with 11 new bugs[41] |
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* AMD64 Project[42], with 11 new bugs[43] |
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* Java team[44], with 10 new bugs[45] |
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* Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team[46], with 10 new bugs[47] |
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* Alpha Porters[48], with 10 new bugs[49] |
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34. maintainer-needed@g.o |
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35. |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&assigned_to=maintainer-needed@g.o |
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36. maintainer-wanted@g.o |
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37. |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&assigned_to=maintainer-wanted@g.o |
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38. python@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=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&assigned_to=python@g.o |
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40. perl@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=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&assigned_to=perl@g.o |
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42. 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=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&assigned_to=amd64@g.o |
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44. java@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=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&assigned_to=java@g.o |
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46. 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=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&assigned_to=gnome@g.o |
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48. alpha@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=2006-10-15&chfieldto=2006-10-22&assigned_to=alpha@g.o |
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