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This is the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter for the week of May 12th, 2003. |
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1. Gentoo News |
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Summary |
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* Gentoo Linux to make major announcement at E3 |
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* Gentoo Technologies to partner with Super Computer, Inc. to bring |
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Gentoo Linux to the Opteron and other enterprise platforms |
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Gentoo Linux to make major announcement at E3 |
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Gentoo Linux will be present at the upcoming Electronics Entertainment |
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Exposition[1] in Los Angeles. E3, as it is more commonly known as, focuses |
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on items related to electronic entertainment, including game consoles, |
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computer video games, entertainment and edutainment software and other |
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entertainment-related technologies and industries. Considered as the |
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premier event for its industry, E3 brings all of the major players |
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together under one roof. |
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1. http://www.e3expo.com |
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In addition to building brand awareness and educating people about the |
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benefits of Gentoo Linux, Gentoo Technologies will be making a significant |
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announcement on May 14th that will be covered in detail in next week's GWN. |
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Gentoo Technologies to partner with Super Computer, Inc. to bring Gentoo |
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Linux to the Opteron and other enterprise platforms |
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We're pleased to announce that Super Computer, Inc.[2] (SCI) will be helping |
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the Gentoo Linux development team to create a 64-bit version of Gentoo Linux |
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for the AMD Opteron processor. SCI will initiate this relationship by |
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providing the Gentoo Linux development team with a dual Opteron workstation as |
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well as any other assistance required to officially support for the AMD |
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Opteron platform. |
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In cooperation with RackSaver, SCI will arrange for early access to future |
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enterprise-class hardware. RackSaver has joined SCI in its efforts to support |
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the continued development of Gentoo Linux into an enterprise-level operating |
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system. |
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2. http://www.supercomputerinc.com/ |
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2. Gentoo Security |
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* GLSAs |
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* New Security Bug Reports |
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GLSAs |
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There were no GLSAs issued during the week prior to this summary's |
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compilation. |
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New Security Bug Reports |
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There were no new security bugs reported this week. |
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3. User stories |
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Starting with the current issue, the GWN will feature this brand-new |
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section. Here you'll be given the chance to share your story with the |
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Gentoo community! |
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So did you just switch an entire serverfarm to Gentoo? Have you convinced |
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your grandma not to make steaks out of Larry the Cow? Or did you build a |
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gigantic space station running Gentoo Linux, to take over the world? Tell |
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us! Anything interesting, funny or plain unbelievable you discovered while |
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installing, using or modifying Gentoo Linux is welcome! Just send your |
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story to user-stories@g.o and enjoy your 15 minutes of fame! ;) |
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Due to the sheer volume of responses that we expect, please don't be |
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offended if your submission doesn't make it into the GWN. There are |
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thousands upon thousands of Gentoo users, but only one issue of the GWN |
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each week. |
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Enough talking, let's get the ball rolling and take a look what our first |
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featured user has to tell us: |
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Kai-Uwe Kriewald and rsync7.de.gentoo.org |
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Kai is currently 35 years old and living in Hannover, Germany. There he's |
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working at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts[3] where he and his |
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3 colleagues are trying to keep the University's IT infrastructure up and |
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running. This is not always an easy job when you have to cope with about |
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6000 students, 100 workstations (Windows) and 15 servers |
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(Novell/Windows/Linux). Despite his job his hobbies include everything |
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regarding computers, as well as movies/going to the cinema, riding his |
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bike and reading (especially dramas and Science Fiction). |
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3. http://www.fh-hannover.de/english/ueberblick/index.htm |
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Why Gentoo Linux? |
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Kai discovered Linux when the Kernel was still at version 0.9x and using |
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it involved a lot of DIY. After a while he switched to SuSE Linux which he |
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effectively run for several years. Like Larry the Cow he became frustrated |
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with all the bloat and graphical wizards featured in most of the latest |
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distros and started to look for an optimzed server OS which gives full |
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control over every detail of the configuration to the admin. At the end of |
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2002 he finally discovered Gentoo Linux which seemed to fit his needs just |
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perfect. |
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Running the mirrors |
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Actually Kai found out that he liked Gentoo so much, that he decided to |
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set up a rsync (rsync7.de.gentoo.org) and distfiles mirror. He did this |
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out of two reasons: first he wanted fast access to all the distfiles in |
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the initial phase of trying out and setting up Gento Linux. On the other |
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hand he says he wanted to support Gentoo Linux and give something back to |
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the community which made and still makes this great distribution possible. |
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This is an excellent example of how open source/free software should work! |
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Currently a Celeron 1.3GHz, with 256MB of RAM, a 100GB HDD and a 100MBit |
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connections is used for mirroring. This is soon to be replaced by a P4 |
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2.6GHz, with 1GB RAM, a 250GB HDD and a 1GBit connection. But Kai has |
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bigger plans for the future: he wants to set up a High Availability |
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cluster using two of the latter systems. |
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Conclusion and future prospects |
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Thanks to years of experience in running mirrors (in his "Windows days" |
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Kai used to run the primary Tucows mirror for Germany), good advice by |
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Kurt Lieber[4] and the nice people on the mirror-admin mailing list, he |
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dind't run into any major problems yet (except for using compressed rsync |
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which he deactivated). The mirror is offering distfiles to the users in 3 |
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different ways: rsync, WWW (Apache[5]) and FTP (PureFTPd[6]). All these |
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packages are well tested and documented, so running them shouldn't give |
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you too much headaches. |
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4. klieber@g.o |
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5. http://www.apache.org |
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6. http://www.pureftpd.org |
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With ongoing hardware upgrades Kai and his team continue to replace SuSE |
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installations with Gentoo Linux and plan to also use it as firewall,proxy, |
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database and CMS server. Sadly they couldn't get Gentoo to run Informix |
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9.3 (Kai thinks this is due to too new libraries in Gentoo Linux), which |
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is now run on SuSE 8.1. |
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If you have questions regarding setting up and running mirrors for Gentoo |
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Linux you can contact Kai by mail[7]. |
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7. Kai-Uwe.Kriewald@××××××××××××××××.DE |
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4. Featured Developer of the Week |
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Jack Morgan |
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Jack Morgan[8] is one of the Gentoo-SPARC project co-leads, and as such |
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makes sure that releases get ready, new developers get recruited, bugs get |
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fixed, ISOs get made, and more. A Gentoo-SPARC developer since July 2002, |
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just after the SPARC port began, Jack has met about half of Gentoo's |
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developers at Linux World Expo, FOSDEM, and in Oregon, where he lives, and |
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his goal is to meet over 80%. |
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8. jmorgan@g.o |
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Jack's favorite applications include Mutt and exim, not to mention Tux |
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Racer. He has a SPARCStation 5 on which to do testing, an Ultra 30, his |
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main development box, as well as two Athlon XP boxen: a fileserver and a |
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workstation; he uses SCSI disks whenever possible. He usually doesn't run |
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XFree, but uses fluxbox when he does, as well as irssi, mutt, and many |
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other console apps. Jack recently moved to Eugene, Oregon from Japan, |
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where he lived for eight and a half years and met his wife. He spends most |
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of his free time with his three kids, but also runs marathons and likes to |
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play Japanese board games like Shogi and Go. |
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5. Heard In The Community |
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Web Forums |
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Alleviating the Pressure on rsync Servers |
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Last week's GWN reminded Gentooists that synching the portage tree should |
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be reigned by sanity, as opposed to abusing the system by issuing an |
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'emerge rsync' every other hour or so. A few of the usual suspects in the |
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Forums, always true to form, quickly picked this up and started offering |
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their own clever solutions, including checks of the CVS changelogs and |
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only synching if anything of interest to somebody's own configuration has |
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been updated. |
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* rsync etiquette guideline[9] |
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9. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=51945 |
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Lotus Domino in Gentoo |
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Running applications only available in binary form may be tricky in a |
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source-based distribution. In a nice example of help yourself, help |
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others, steveb[10]has documented his init scripts to get a Lotus Domino |
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server up and running: |
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* IBM Lotus Domino R6/(R5) gentoo init scripts[11] |
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10. http://forums.gentoo.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=6806 |
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11. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=37172 |
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Binary Packages in Gentoo, Portage in Other Distributions? |
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Source distribution evangelists are hardly ever tempted by pre-compiled |
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applications, and even if they were, serving all USE flag permutations via |
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the Gentoo Reference Platform just doesn't look feasible, does it now... |
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Contrary to popular belief, there are rather nice binary package |
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management systems out there, like Arch's Pacman or Crux' cvsup-based |
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ports system, but would they make sense as tools in Gentoo? Have a look at |
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the latest thread about binary vs. source distro virtues: |
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* Superduo?[12] |
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* Installing Portage on Other Distros[13] |
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12. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=52224 |
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13. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=28559 |
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gentoo-user |
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gentoo-user as a newsgroup |
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Let's face it, we can all use some extra time during the day. If you're |
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like the many who suffer through several high traffic mailing lists per |
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day, a little time organizing could save you hours! No, we're not going to |
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sell you a pocket organizer or even encourage you to buy a rolodex. What's |
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at hand here is a sound discussion on how to best sort through the |
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gentoo-user list. Apparently, using gmane[14] as a newsgroup reader and/or |
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gnus[15] to sort through threads is a popular solution. Martin Gramatke |
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pointed out[16] how to subscribe to the gentoo-user list as post only and |
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use gmane to read the list. |
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* gentoo-user as a newsgroup[17] |
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14. nntp://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user |
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15. http://www.gnus.org |
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16. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/32511 |
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17. |
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http://news.gmane.org/onethread.php?group=gmane.linux.gentoo.user&root=%3C2 |
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00305032047.42330.xmit%40gmx.de%3E |
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why rsync? |
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It appears that some members of the gentoo-user community, namely Rev. |
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Jeffrey Paul, question[18] the use of rsync in Gentoo's package managment |
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system. His complaint is simple; "rsync requires special server and client |
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software, increases loads on the servers, and significantly limits the |
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number of mirrors (by not being http/ftp compatible)." Others think a |
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change to the system is not necessary at the moment, as Paul de Vrieze |
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best describes[19]. While others want to see rsync further tweaked[20] ala |
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Mandrake's Troels bandwith saving system. Whatever the case, this is an |
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enlightening thread covering an interesting issue. |
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* life, the universe, and everything (why rsync?!)[21] |
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18. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/32380 |
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19. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/32424 |
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20. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/32387 |
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21. |
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http://news.gmane.org/onethread.php?group=gmane.linux.gentoo.user&root=%3CP |
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ine.LNX.4.44.0305080816370.23093-100000%40datavibe.net%3E |
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More Portage Sync Etiquette |
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Sticking to the topic of bandwith saving and rsync, Louis Candell began a |
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long discussion[22] on the proper methods of updating multiple Gentoo |
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machines on a LAN. NFS[23] (Network File System) was the agreed upon |
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solution. Rex Young let us know that "It[NFS] just works, and it's just |
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easy. If you export /usr/portage to all of the machines on the network, |
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syncing from any one of them leaves all of them synced. It really saves |
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bandwidth, and can be used to ease some of the administration on the |
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machines." If you plan on implementing NFS to share a common /usr/portage |
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tree, reading Marius Mauch's approach[24] may help, and be sure all GIDs |
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and UIDs match on all machines and that you read Lee Fickenscher's |
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advice[25]. |
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* GWN's Portage Sync Etiquette[26] |
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22. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/31892 |
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23. http://nfs.sourceforge.net |
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24. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/32013 |
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25. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/31991 |
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http://news.gmane.org/onethread.php?group=gmane.linux.gentoo.user&root=%3Cu |
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ut7k96t2xz.fsf%40ossh.com%3E |
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gentoo-dev |
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This week there is alot of renewed focus on the init system. Suggestions |
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to add functionality or even entirely replace the current system based on |
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shell scripts with one written entirely in Python. |
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New service dependency |
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The idea came up to add a means of communicating when a script has started |
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successfully, in between init and the service scripts. So the service can |
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rely on another being up and functional before starting up itself.Read |
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about[27] how this would work. |
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27. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/8433 |
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Init replacement |
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An interesting proposal was brought up about writing the Gentoo init |
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scripts in Python. Read about[28] the pros and cons |
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28. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/8445 |
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GentooBSD |
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Also, Jeff Jeter has been working on adapting Portage to run on FreeBSD. |
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Here is how far he is with his project.[29] Interested people should |
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contact Jeff with their feedback and input. |
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29. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/8436 |
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XFree 4.3.0 |
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And finally, we are now well into the second release of XFree 4.3.0. Take |
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a look at the latest[30] discussion. |
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30. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/8456 |
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6. Gentoo International |
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Regional German Gentoo User Meeting in Cologne, not Bonn! |
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Correcting the mistake made in last week's GWN, the meeting of Gentooists |
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in and around Kࣆln/Bonn will indeed take place this Wednesday, 14 May |
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2003, but Hellers Brauhaus[31] is of course located on Roonstrasse in |
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Köln, not Bonn as previously reported. Be there from 18:00, tell the |
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others you're coming right here[32]. |
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31. http://www.hellers-brauhaus.de |
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32. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=40510 |
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German Gentoo User Map |
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It's merely a fallout from a more ambitious project to get German Gentoo |
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users to register for a future all-German meeting, but it's rather nice in |
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itself: [33] holds an interactive map where Gentooists in Germany can mark |
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their current whereabouts based on GPS data. |
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33. http://cybersystem.iq-computing.de/gentoo/ |
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7. Portage Watch |
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The following packages were updated since the last issue: |
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We have started to use a different method to provide the information we |
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present in this section so, please, report any errors or inconsistencies |
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you may find. Thanks!! |
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* app-office/abiword: Fully featured yet light and fast cross platform |
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word processor.[34] |
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* dev-haskell/happy: A yacc-like parser generator for Haskell[35] |
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* dev-haskell/hdoc: A documentation generator for Haskell[36] |
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* dev-haskell/hmake: a make tool for Haskell programs[37] |
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* dev-java/ant: Java-based build tool similar to 'make' that uses XML |
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configuration files.[38] |
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* dev-python/4Suite: Python tools for XML processing and |
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object-databases.[39] |
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* dev-tcltk/Tk_Theme: Theming library for TCL/TK.[40] |
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* kde-base/arts: KDE 3.x Sound Server[41] |
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* kde-base/kde: KDE 3.1 - merge this to pull in all non-developer |
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kde-base/* packages[42] |
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* media-libs/SoGtk: A Gtk Interface for coin[43] |
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* media-video/DFBSee: DFBSee is image viewer and video player based on |
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DirectFB[44] |
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* net-dialup/capi4k-utils: Capi4Linux Utils[45] |
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* net-dns/bind: BIND - Berkeley Internet Name Domain - Name Server[46] |
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* net-firewall/dynfw: Dynamic Firewall Tools for netfilter-based |
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firewalls[47] |
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* net-p2p/bittorrent: BitTorrent is a tool for distributing files via a |
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distributed network of nodes[48] |
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* sys-kernel/gentoo-sources: Full sources for the Gentoo Linux kernel[49] |
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34. http://www.abisource.com |
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35. http://haskell.org/happy/ |
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36. http://www.fmi.uni-passau.de/~groessli/hdoc/ |
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37. http://www.haskell.org/hmake/ |
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38. http://ant.apache.org |
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39. http://www.4suite.org/ |
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40. http://www.xmission.com/~georgeps/Tk_Theme/ |
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41. http://multimedia.kde.org |
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42. http://www.kde.org/ |
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43. http://www.coin3d.org |
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44. http://www.directfb.org/dfbsee.xml |
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45. ftp://ftp.in-berlin.de/pub/capi4linux/ |
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46. http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind9.html |
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47. http://gentoo.org/projects/dynfw |
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48. http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent |
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http://cvs.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/gentoo-x86/sys-kernel/ |
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gentoo-sources/ChangeLog?rev=1.24 |
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Total number of categories available: 82 |
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Total number of packages available: 4167 |
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8. 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[50]) to record and |
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track bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the |
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development team. In the last 7 days, activity on the site has resulted |
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in: |
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50. http://bugs.gentoo.org |
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* 229 new bugs this week |
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* 423 bugs closed or resolved this week |
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* 5 previously closed bugs were reopened this week. |
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* 2523 total bugs currently marked 'new' |
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* 345 total bugs currently assigned to developers |
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There are currently 2914 bugs open in bugzilla. Of these: 48 are labeled |
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'blocker', 104 are labeled 'critical', and 228 are labeled 'major'. |
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Closed Bug Rankings |
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The developers and teams who have closed the most bugs this week are: |
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* Martin Holzer[51], with 20 closed bugs[52] |
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* The x86 Kernel Team[53], with 19 closed bugs[54] |
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* Robert Coie[55], with 18 closed bugs[56] |
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* Daniel Ahlberg[57], with 15 closed bugs[58] |
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51. mholzer@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=2003-05-03&chfieldto=Now&resolution=FIXED&assi |
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gned_to=mholzer%40gentoo.org |
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53. x86-kernel@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=2003-05-03&chfieldto=Now&resolution=FIXED&assi |
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gned_to=x86-kernel%40gentoo.org |
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55. rac@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=2003-05-03&chfieldto=Now&resolution=FIXED&assi |
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gned_to=rac%40gentoo.org |
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57. aliz@g.o |
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58. |
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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=2003-05-03&chfieldto=Now&resolution=FIXED&assi |
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gned_to=aliz%40gentoo.org |
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|
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New Bug Rankings |
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|
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The developers and teams who have been assigned the most new bugs this |
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week are: |
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|
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* Robert Coie[59], with 19 new bugs[60] |
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* Sven Vermeulen[61], with 12 new bugs[62] |
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* Robin Johnson[63], with 11 new bugs[64] |
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* Martin Schlemmer[65], with 9 new bugs[66] |
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|
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59. rac@g.o |
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60. |
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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=2003-05-03&chfieldto=Now&=&a |
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ssigned_to=rac%40gentoo.org |
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61. swift@g.o |
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62. |
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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=2003-05-03&chfieldto=Now&=&a |
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ssigned_to=swift%40gentoo.org |
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63. robbat2@g.o |
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64. |
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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=2003-05-03&chfieldto=Now&=&a |
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ssigned_to=robbat2%40gentoo.org |
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65. azarah@g.o |
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66. |
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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=2003-05-03&chfieldto=Now&=&a |
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ssigned_to=azarah%40gentoo.org |
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|
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9. Tips and Tricks |
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================== |
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|
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Using Fluxbox Autogrouping |
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|
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If you use the Fluxbox window manager, autogrouping and tabs allows you to |
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view programs as a grouped window instead of separate windows. This week's |
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tips demonstrates this feature using Eterm as an example. |
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|
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First, you have to edit your ~/.fluxbox/init file. Make sure the group |
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file is defined. |
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|
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| Code Listing 9.1: ~/.fluxbox/init | |
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
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| | |
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|Add the following line | |
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|session.groupFile: ~/.fluxbox/groups | |
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| | |
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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|
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Make sure there are no tabs or extra spaces at the end of the line or it |
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won't work correctly. |
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|
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The next file to edit is the ~/.fluxbox/groups file. This file specifies |
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program that automatically open inside a tabbed group. Simply add one |
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program per line. |
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|
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| Code Listing 9.2: ~/.fluxbox/groups | |
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
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| | |
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|Using our Eterm example, add this line | |
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|Eterm | |
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| | |
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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|
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To find out the exact name of the command to put in the file, use the |
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command xprop | grep '^WM_CLASS' and paste the name into the file. |
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Now when you open Eterms, they will open as a group. If you want other |
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programs to do the same thing, just add them to your ~/.fluxbox/groups |
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file. |
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|
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=============================== |
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10. Quote/Signature of the week |
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=============================== |
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|
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Starting this week, every issue of the GWN will feature a funny or |
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interesting signature or quote seen in the Gentoo community (forums, IRC, |
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mailing lists). |
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|
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Gentoo Developer Sven Vermeulen[67] uses the following signature for his |
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mails: |
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|
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"Thanks to DRM, you know that something has been built in environment of |
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unspecified degree of security, from source you cannot check, written by |
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programmers you don't know, released after passing QA of unknown quality and |
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which is released under a license which disclaims any responsibility..." |
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|
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Something we should all think about... |
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|
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67. swift@g.o |
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|
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=========================== |
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11. Moves, Adds and Changes |
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=========================== |
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|
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Moves |
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----- |
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|
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The following developers recently left the Gentoo team: |
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|
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* Rodney Rees (manson) |
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|
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Adds |
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---- |
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|
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The following developers recently joined the Gentoo Linux team: |
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|
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* none this week |
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|
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Changes |
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------- |
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|
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The following developers recently changed roles within the Gentoo Linux |
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project. |
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|
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* none this week |
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12. Contribute to GWN |
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===================== |
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|
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Interested in contributing to the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter? Send us an |
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email[68]. |
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|
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68. gwn-feedback@g.o |
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|
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================ |
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13. GWN Feedback |
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================ |
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|
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Please send us your feedback[69] and help make GWN better. |
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|
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69. gwn-feedback@g.o |
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|
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================================ |
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14. GWN Subscription Information |
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================================ |
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|
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To subscribe to the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter, send a blank email to |
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gentoo-gwn-subscribe@g.o. |
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|
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To unsubscribe to the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter, send a blank email to |
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gentoo-gwn-unsubscribe@g.o from the email address you are |
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subscribed under. |
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|
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15. Other Languages |
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=================== |
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|
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The Gentoo Weekly Newsletter is also available in the following languages: |
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* Dutch[70] |
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* English[71] |
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* German[72] |
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* French[73] |
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* Japanese[74] |
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* Italian[75] |
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* Portuguese (Brazil)[76] |
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* Portuguese (Portugal)[77] |
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* Russian[78] |
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* Spanish[79] |
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* Turkish[80] |
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|
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70. http://www.gentoo.org/news/be/gwn/gwn.xml |
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71. http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/gwn.xml |
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72. http://www.gentoo.org/news/de/gwn/gwn.xml |
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73. http://www.gentoo.org/news/fr/gwn/gwn.xml |
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74. http://www.gentoo.org/news/ja/gwn/gwn.xml |
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75. http://www.gentoo.org/news/it/gwn/gwn.xml |
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76. http://www.gentoo.org/news/br/gwn/gwn.xml |
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77. http://www.gentoo.org/news/pt/gwn/gwn.xml |
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78. http://www.gentoo.org/news/ru/gwn/gwn.xml |
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79. http://www.gentoo.org/news/es/gwn/gwn.xml |
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80. http://www.gentoo.org/news/tr/gwn/gwn.xml |
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|
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Kurt Lieber <klieber@g.o> - Editor |
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AJ Armstrong <aja@×××××××××××××.com> - Contributor |
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Brice Burgess <nesta@×××××××.net> - Contributor |
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Michael Kohl <citizen428@g.o> - Contributor |
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Yuji Carlos Kosugi <carlos@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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Ulrich Plate <plate@g.o> - Contributor |
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Peter Sharp <mail@××××××××××××××.net> - Contributor |
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Kim Tingkaer <kim@×××××××.dk> - Contributor |
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Mathy Vanvoorden <matje@×××××××.be> - Dutch Translation |
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Tom Van Laerhoven <tom.vanlaerhoven@××××××.be> - Dutch Translation |
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Peter Dijkstra <phj.dijkstra@××××.nl> - Dutch Translation |
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Bernard Bernieke <bernieke@××××××××.com> - Dutch Translation |
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Vincent Verleye <zu@×××××××.be> - Dutch Translation |
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Jochen Maes <linux@××××.be> - Dutch Translation |
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Ben De Groot <yngwin@××××××.nl> - Dutch Translation |
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Jelmer Jaarsma <j.jaarsma@××××××××××××××××××.nl> - Dutch Translation |
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Matthieu Montaudouin <mat@××××××××.com> - French Translation |
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Martin Prieto <riverdale@×××××××××.org> - French 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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Thomas Raschbacher <lordvan@g.o> - German Translation |
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Klaus-J. Wolf <yanestra@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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Daniel Ketel <kage-chan@g.o> - Japanese Translation |
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Yoshiaki Hagihara <hagi@×××.com> - Japanese Translation |
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Andy Hunne <andy@×××××××××.com> - Japanese Translation |
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Yuji Carlos Kosugi <carlos@g.o> - Japanese Translation |
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Yasunori Fukudome <yasunori@××××××××××××××××.uk> - Japanese Translation |
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Takashi Ota <088@××××××××××.jp> - Japanese Translation |
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Ventura Barbeiro <venturasbarbeiro@××××××.br> - Portuguese (Brazil) |
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Translation |
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Bruno Ferreira <blueroom@××××××××××××.net> - Portuguese (Portugal) |
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Translation |
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Gustavo Felisberto <gustavo@××××××××××.net> - Portuguese (Portugal) |
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Translation |
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Ricardo Jorge Louro <rjlouro@×××××××.org> - Portuguese (Portugal) |
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Translation |
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Ricardo Nogueira <R.Nogueira@××××××××××××××××.au> - Portuguese (Brazil) |
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Translation |
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Sergey Kuleshov <infapx@××××××.ru> - Russian Translation |
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Dmitry Suzdalev <dimsuz@××××.ru> - Russian Translation |
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Lanark <lanark@××××××××××.ar> - Spanish Translation |
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Rafael Cordones Marcos <rcm@×××××××.net> - Spanish Translation |
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Julio Castillo <julio@×××××××××××××.com> - Spanish Translation |
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Sergio Gómez <s3r@××××××××××××.ar> - Spanish Translation |
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Pablo Pita Leira <pablo.leira@×××××××××.com> - Spanish Translation |
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Carlos Castillo <carlos@×××××××××××××.com> - Spanish Translation |
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Tirant <tirant@×××××.net> - Spanish Translation |
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Jaime Freire <jfreire@××.com> - Spanish Translation |
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Lucas Sallovitz <krusty_ar@×××××.com> - Spanish Translation |
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Cagil Seker <cagils@××××××××××.tr> - Turkish Translation |
722 |
Aycan Irican <aycan@××××××××.tr> - Turkish Translation |
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Emre Kazdagli <emre@××××××××.tr> - Turkish Translation |
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Gursel Kaynak <gurcell@×××××××.com> - Turkish Translation |
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Bugra Cakir <19913500@××××××××××××××××.tr> - Turkish Translation |