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Author: Russell Dickenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat Dec 8 21:24:01 2007 +1000
newsletter issue 11
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+<p>
+</p>
+<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
+<ul>
+ <li><a href="#welcome">1. Welcome</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#events">2. Events</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#tips">3. Tips and tricks</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#fixes">4. Bug fixes</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#security">5. Security announcements</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#feedback">6. Feedback</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#credits">7. Credits</a></li>
+</ul>
+
+<a name="welcome"></a>
+<h2>Welcome</h2>
+<p>
+ The newsletter's aim is to keep you up to date with what's happened
recently in the world of the Linux distribution 'Frugalware'.
+</p>
+<p>
+ In this issue we welcome a new release of Frugalware, put the 'Windows' key
to good use in Gnome, reveal a bug in previous newsletters (:O) and more.
+</p>
+
+<a name="events"></a>
+<h2>Events</h2>
+<p>
+ Here's a selection of events which have occurred since the previous
newsletter:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <h3>We're on the way to Kalgan</h3>
+<p>
+ On 4 December, vmiklos (Miklos) announced the release of Frugalware 0.8
pre-release 1. Frugalware releases are each given a code-name from the series
of fictional planets named by famed science fiction author Isaac Asimov.
Frugalware 0.8 is code-named "Kalgan".
+</p>
+<p>
+ Highlights of the release include -
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ Package updates
+ </li>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Linux 2.6.23 + fixes</li>
+ <li>GNU C Library 2.7</li>
+ <li>GCC 4.2.2</li>
+ <li>espgs is now replaced with the stock ghostscript</li>
+ <li>compiz-fusion replaced beryl, most users now can avoid XGL</li>
+ <li>more than 600 other upstream updates</li>
+ <li>more than 100 new packages, including 20 new games, cgit (an
alternate web front-end for git) and OpenOffice 2.3.1</li>
+ <li>numerous bug fixes, including the "firefox crashes when
selecting print preview" bug</li>
+ </ul>
+ <li>
+ New features
+ </li>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Added FUN (Frugalware Update Notifier), which resides in the
user's system tray and notifies you if package updates are available.</li>
+ <li>Added WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) support to the installer</li>
+ </ul>
+</ul>
+</ul>
+
+<a name="tips"></a>
+<h2>Tips and tricks</h2>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <h3>Using the 'Windows' key in Gnome/Metacity - submitted by
'detto'</h3>
+ <p>
+ I'm used to use the Windows key("hyper" or "mod4") but
gnome-keybinding-properties didn't quite work with it. It is impossible to set
"hyper"/"mod4" as it captures one key only (calling it "Super_L") with no
combination (i.e. I press mod4+ctrl+a to be my shortcut and all I get is
"Super_L").
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ To make this button work, one has to open gnome-keyboard-properties, go
to the third tab, pull down the option "Alt/Win key behaviour" and change it to
"hyper is mapped to the windows key".
+ </p>
+ </li>
+</ul>
+ <p>
+ This section relies on your contributions! If have some tips and tricks
that you would like to be shown in the newsletter, <b><u><i>please</i></u></b>
post them on the forums in the Tips and Tricks section!
+ </p>
+
+<a name="fixes"></a>
+<h2>Bug fixes</h2>
+<p>
+Strange but true! A bug was recently found in the "Bug fixes" section of the
newsletter. The link provided in previous newsletters worked only if you were
logged into the Bug Tracker System at the time. If you were not, the report
you saw was incorrect. Thanks go to Miklos for helping to correct the bug.
+</p>
+<p>
+ A list of bugs closed since the previous newsletter is available <a
href="http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type%5B%5D=&sev%5B%5D=&pri%5B%5D=&due%5B%5D=&reported%5B%5D=&cat%5B%5D=&status%5B%5D=closed&percent%5B%5D=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=2007-11-17&closedto=&do=index&submit=";>here</a>.
+</p>
+
+<a name="security"></a>
+<h2>Security announcements</h2>
+<p>
+ According to the normal support arrangements for Frugalware, when
Frugalware 0.7 (Sayshell) was released, support for the previous release ended.
This means that no further security or bug fixes will be released.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ Here is a list of <a href="/security">security issues</a> which have
been discovered and fixed in the 0.7 release since the previous newsletter.
+</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>FSA330 - cups: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in CUPS,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service)
and potentially to compromise a user's system. The vulnerabilities are
caused due to the use of a vulnerable version of Xpdf.. Please upgrade to
cups-1.3.2-2sayshell2.</li>
+ <li>FSA329 - mysql: A vulnerability has been reported in MySQL, which
can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). Please
upgrade to mysql-5.0.45-2sayshell1.</li>
+ <li>FSA328 - php-pear-mdb2: A security issue has been reported in PEAR
MDB2, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive
information. Please upgrade to php-pear-mdb2-2.4.1-2sayshell1.</li>
+ <li>FSA327 - emacs: Drake Wilson has reported a vulnerability in GNU
Emacs, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system. Please upgrade to emacs-22.1-2sayshell1.</li>
+ <li>FSA326 - samba: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Samba,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Please upgrade to samba-3.0.26-2sayshell1.</li>
+ <li>FSA325 - phpmyadmin: Three vulnerabilities have been reported in
phpMyAdmin, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script
insertion, SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks. Please upgrade to
phpmyadmin-2.11.2.2-1sayshell1.</li>
+ <li>FSA324 - php: Some vulnerabilities and weaknesses have been
reported in PHP, where some have unknown impacts and others can be exploited to
bypass certain security restrictions. Please upgrade to
php-5.2.5-1sayshell1.</li>
+ <li>FSA323 - cpio: There is a vulnerability in cpio, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). Please
upgrade to cpio-2.9-2sayshell1.</li>
+ <li>FSA322 - perl: Tavis Ormandy and Will Drewry have reported a
vulnerability in Perl, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people
to compromise a vulnerable system. Please upgrade to perl-5.8.8-5sayshell1.</li>
+ <li>FSA321 - openldap: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in
OpenLDAP, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service). Please upgrade to openldap-2.3.39-1sayshell1.</li>
+ <li>FSA320 - kernel: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the
Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users and by malicious
people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). Please upgrade to
kernel-2.6.22-7sayshell3.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<a name="feedback"></a>
+<h2>Feedback</h2>
+<p>
+ If you have feedback about the Frugalware newsletter - whether good or
bad - please provide it via the forums. Your feedback is valuable because we
want the newsletter to meet the needs of Frugalware's users.
+</p>
+
+<a name="credits"></a>
+<h2>Credits</h2>
+<p>
+ The Frugalware newsletter is written by Russell Dickenson (AKA phayz).
+</p>
+<p>
+ Credit for the Frugalware distribution itself goes to the development
team.
+</p>
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