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This is the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter for the week of 20 December 2004. |
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1. Gentoo News |
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Gentoo UK conference call for speakers |
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Stuart Herbert[1] has renewed his call for papers to be presented at next |
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year's Gentoo conference for developers and users in the UK[2]. The topic |
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for the conference to be held on Saturday 12 March 2005 at the University |
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of Salford will be "Success with Gentoo". Please submit proposals to his |
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contact address before 31 December 2004. |
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1. stuart@g.o |
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2. http://dev.gentoo.org/~stuart/2005/ |
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New Catalyst mailing list |
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Everything you always wanted to know about catalyst, the Gentoo release |
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engineering's meta-tool[3] for creating LiveCDs, Gentoo Reference Platform |
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(GRP) packages and the installation stages 1 to 3, can now be discussed on |
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a mailing list of its own. Joining the new list will be particularly |
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useful for all those who wish to create their own customized versions of |
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Gentoo Linux. gentoo-catalyst@g.o has been spun off the main |
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release engineering mailing list where these matters were usually |
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discussed before. Subscription help and other information can be found on |
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the mailing list page[4]. |
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3. http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/releng/catalyst/ |
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4. http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/lists.xml |
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GWN needs additional translators |
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The newsletter is currently translated into Japanese, German, Italian, |
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Polish, Dutch and Turkish. Since our last call for help quite a number of |
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volunteers have been found to give new life to some of the other formerly |
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translated versions of the GWN, namely Spanish, Russian and French, and |
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even an entirely new one: Romanian! If you would like to join the new |
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teams that are in the process of being created, please contact |
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gwn-feedback@g.o. The team leaders would like to emphasize that |
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it's not just a question of "the more, the merrier" - translating is hard |
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work, and if you're unable to split it among a group of people, it's |
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almost impossible to sustain for a longer period of time. |
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2. Future zone |
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Pre-Christmas vacation |
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Future zone takes a short rest before coming back with more stories from |
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bleeding edge development, fascinating technology insights and lesser |
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known projects that deserve more attention. If you would like to see |
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something you work on covered in this section, please send a short |
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description to our feedback address[5], and we'll get right back to you. |
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5. gwn-feedback@g.o |
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3. Gentoo security |
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file: Arbitrary code execution |
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The code for parsing ELF headers in file contains a flaw which may allow |
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an attacker to execute arbitrary code. |
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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-200412-07.xml |
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nfs-utils: Multiple remote vulnerabilities |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in nfs-utils that could lead |
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to a Denial of Service, or the execution of arbitrary 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-200412-08.xml |
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ncpfs: Buffer overflow in ncplogin and ncpmap |
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ncpfs is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to local |
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execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges. |
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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-200412-09.xml |
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Vim, gVim: Vulnerable options in modelines |
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Several vulnerabilities related to the use of options in modelines have |
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been found and fixed in Vim. They could potentially result in a local user |
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escalating privileges. |
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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-200412-10.xml |
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Cscope: Insecure creation of temporary files |
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Cscope is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user |
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to overwrite arbitrary files. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[10] |
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10. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-11.xml |
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Adobe Acrobat Reader: Buffer overflow vulnerability |
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Adobe Acrobat Reader is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to |
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remote execution of arbitrary code. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[11] |
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11. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-12.xml |
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Samba: Integer overflow |
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Samba contains a bug that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary |
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code. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[12] |
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12. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-13.xml |
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PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Several vulnerabilities were found and fixed in PHP, ranging from an |
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information leak and a safe_mode restriction bypass to a potential remote |
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execution of arbitrary 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-200412-14.xml |
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Ethereal: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Ethereal, which may allow an attacker to |
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run arbitrary code, crash the program or perform DoS by CPU and disk |
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utilization. |
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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-200412-15.xml |
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kdelibs, kdebase: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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kdelibs and kdebase contain a flaw allowing password disclosure when |
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creating a link to a remote file. Furthermore Konqueror is vulnerable to |
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window injection. |
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[15] |
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15. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-16.xml |
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4. Heard in the community |
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Web forums |
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At the strike of the falling log it's - 0 postcounts |
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Bit of a nasty surprise for some of the regulars frequenting the notorious |
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"Off the Wall" section at the Gentoo Forums last week: In a coup that is |
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aimed at restoring some of the credibility to the poster rankings |
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displayed below each user ID at the forums, nothing posted in the openly |
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off-topic OTW forum is counted towards the user ranking any longer, and |
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previous posts have been subtracted as well. The measure implemented by |
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the forum administrators has yielded some painful results for numerous |
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posters who had collected hundreds or even thousands of posts over their |
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subscription period, but ended up having lost their "veteran" status now |
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because all those posts had been in OTW. Moderators and admins are hoping |
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this will help shift some of the emphasis of the Forums back to its prime |
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objective, support for Gentoo Linux users. |
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* [forums-announce] OTW posts no longer count towards total[16] |
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* OTW will be deleted soon[17] (not really...) |
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16. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=266883 |
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17. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=266580 |
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Cool console tip thread of the week |
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It all started with a simple question: How to stop emerge's output from |
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scrolling off the screen when there are many packages to merge. That |
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question got answered quickly, but then came the other tips: How to scroll |
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up and down in virtual terminals, increase your VT buffer history size, |
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bash history searching, and more! |
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* Visualize Packages List on Console[18] |
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18. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/111441 |
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File system discussions |
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The many virtues of running Linux include having a variety of file system |
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formats to choose from. There are the old reliables: ext2 and ext3 that |
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most seasoned Linux geeks know about. But in Linux's recent history, many |
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more file systems have come about. XFS, JFS, and ReiserFS to name a few. |
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This informative thread shares some of the experiences of Gentoo users on |
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all these file systems, and discusses the pros and cons of running a "less |
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popular" file system format. |
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* JFS and XFS[19] |
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19. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/111710 |
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X11 mice and udev |
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It's enevitiable, udev is the next stop for Linux's /dev filesystem. udev |
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brings along a slew of great features that are easy to use, but be on the |
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lookout for this common problem when switching from devfs. |
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* Problems with X11 and udev[20] |
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20. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/111770 |
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Makefile variables inside ebuilds |
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Robin H. Johnson[21] asks: "I've seen a lot of ebuilds lately where the |
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author has tried to get a variable set inside the Makefile, but their code |
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actually doesn't work, and it hasn't been noticed." Read on to learn what |
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works and what doesn't, and get a lecture in advanced bash-magic as you |
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read along. |
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21. robbat2@g.o |
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* Makefile variables inside ebuilds[22] |
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22. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/23417 |
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libtool help |
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Mike Frysinger[23] offers some information on a libtool-related series of |
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bugs. As of libtool-1.5.10, some ebuilds fail with: |
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23. vapier@g.o |
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This is an ebuild error, so if you hit this error, check on |
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bugs.gentoo.org if it is known and open a bug if there isn't one yet. The |
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fixes are relatively simple, a howto can be found in the mail thread. |
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* libtool help[24] |
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24. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/23449 |
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5. Gentoo in the press |
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Hardware Upgrade (9 December 2004) |
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In an extensive, eleven-page-long test titled "Gaming con Linux"[25], the |
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Italian magazine Hardware Upgrade puts Linux against Windows in a whole |
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series of performance tests for games like Unreal Tournament and Doom 3, |
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on graphics from both ATI and Nvidia. Author Raffaele Fanizzi chose Gentoo |
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Linux as his platform for the Linux side of benchmarking, and concludes |
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that using Nvidia NV40 in Linux offers better performance in Gentoo than |
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Windows XP, despite manufacturer optimizations for the hardware being |
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biased towards the Windows platform, with ATi Radeon cards being even more |
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heavily predisposed for optimal performance in Windows. |
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25. http://www.hwupgrade.it/articoli/1131/index.html |
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O'Reilly XML.com (15 December 2004) |
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Nick Kew, author of various XML applications and this recent article on |
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"XML Namespace Processing in Apache"[26], mentions Gentoo alongside |
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FreeBSD and Debian as an example for incorporation of his "unexpectedly |
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most popular" mod_proxy_html, "which rewrites URLs into a proxy's address |
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space and is an essential component of a reverse proxy." |
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26. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2004/12/15/apache-namespaces.html |
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Linuxtimes.net (15 December 2004) |
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Gentoo has been voted "Favourite distribution"[27] in a poll conducted by |
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Linuxtimes.net (owned by, interestingly enough, Linare Corporation), |
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leading the pack with almost a quarter of all 2500+ votes. |
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27. http://www.linuxtimes.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=467 |
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Linux Journal (17 December 2004) |
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In an interview with Linux Journal[28], Bill McCarty who recently |
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published a new book on "Security Enhanced Linux"[29] draws encouraging |
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signs of more widespread availability of SELinux in the future from the |
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fact that it's "now an integral component of several Linux distributions, |
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such as Fedora Core, Gentoo and the beta release of Red Hat Enterprise |
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Linux 4." |
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28. http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7955 |
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29. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/selinux |
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6. Bugzilla |
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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[30]) to record and |
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track bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the |
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development team. Between 12 December 2004 and 19 December 2004, activity |
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on the site has resulted in: |
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30. http://bugs.gentoo.org |
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* 738 new bugs during this period |
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* 368 bugs closed or resolved during this period |
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* 30 previously closed bugs were reopened this period |
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Of the 7750 currently open bugs: 126 are labeled 'blocker', 233 are |
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labeled 'critical', and 551 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 Porting Team[31], with 26 closed bugs[32] |
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* Gentoo Games[33], with 24 closed bugs[34] |
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* Gentoo Security[35], with 16 closed bugs[36] |
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* ppc64 architecture team[37], with 15 closed bugs[38] |
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* Gentoo's Team for Core System packages[39], with 15 closed bugs[40] |
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* Java team[41], with 14 closed bugs[42] |
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* SpanKY[43], with 11 closed bugs[44] |
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* Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team[45], with 11 closed bugs[46] |
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31. amd64@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=amd64@g.o |
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33. games@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=games@g.o |
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35. security@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=security@g.o |
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37. ppc64@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=ppc64@g.o |
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39. base-system@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=base-system@g.o |
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41. java@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=java@g.o |
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43. vapier@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=vapier@g.o |
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45. gnome@g.o |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=gnome@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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* media-video herd[47], with 16 new bugs[48] |
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* AMD64 Porting Team[49], with 14 new bugs[50] |
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* Gentoo's Team for Core System packages[51], with 13 new bugs[52] |
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* Gentoo Sound Team[53], with 10 new bugs[54] |
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* Gentoo Science Related Packages[55], with 10 new bugs[56] |
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* Java team[57], with 9 new bugs[58] |
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* Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team[59], with 9 new bugs[60] |
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* Embedded Gentoo Team[61], with 9 new bugs[62] |
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47. media-video@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=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&assigned_to=media-video@g.o |
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49. 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=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&assigned_to=amd64@g.o |
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51. base-system@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=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&assigned_to=base-system@g.o |
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53. sound@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=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&assigned_to=sound@g.o |
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55. sci@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=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&assigned_to=sci@g.o |
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57. 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=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&assigned_to=java@g.o |
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59. 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=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&assigned_to=gnome@g.o |
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61. embedded@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=2004-12-12&chfieldto=2004-12-19&assigned_to=embedded@g.o |
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7. Tips and Tricks |
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Devtodo: Nifty tool for developers and others |
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This small program provides a per-directory todo list. Items can be added, |
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deleted, edited and changed in priority. The list is always sorted with |
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the most important items on top, equal priority items sorted by time, |
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oldest first. |
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| Code Listing 7.1: | |
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Let's see a small demonstration: |
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Now lets check the output: |
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The following developers recently left the Gentoo team: |
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65. http://www.gentoo.org/news/da/gwn/gwn.xml |
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66. http://www.gentoo.org/news/be/gwn/gwn.xml |
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67. http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/gwn.xml |
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72. http://www.gentoo.org/news/pl/gwn/gwn.xml |
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73. http://www.gentoo.org/news/br/gwn/gwn.xml |
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74. http://www.gentoo.org/news/pt/gwn/gwn.xml |
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75. http://www.gentoo.org/news/ru/gwn/gwn.xml |
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76. http://www.gentoo.org/news/es/gwn/gwn.xml |
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