On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 13:10 +0100, Russell Dickenson wrote: > Git-Url: > http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=homepage-ng.git;a=commitdiff;h=2396757dfe539dae723edcdcd931b739f9053ff5 > > commit 2396757dfe539dae723edcdcd931b739f9053ff5 > Author: Russell Dickenson (phayz) <russelldicken...@gmail.com> > Date: Wed Jan 28 12:07:16 2009 +1000 > > Newsletter issue 38 > > diff --git a/frugalware/images/interviews/juky_desktop.jpg > b/frugalware/images/interviews/juky_desktop.jpg > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..71f62f2 > Binary files /dev/null and b/frugalware/images/interviews/juky_desktop.jpg > differ > diff --git a/frugalware/weeklynews/issue38.html > b/frugalware/weeklynews/issue38.html > new file mode 100755 > index 0000000..be4bc39 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/frugalware/weeklynews/issue38.html > @@ -0,0 +1,251 @@ > +<p><h2>Frugalware Linux Newsletter - Issue 38</h2></p> > + > +<p><h2>...to inform...to educate...to entertain</h2></p> > + > +<p>The future depends on what we do in the present. <em>Mahatma > Gandhi</em></p> > + > + > +<a name="welcome"><h2>Welcome</h2></a> > + <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>Features of this issue include: > + <ul> > + <li>Frugalware 1.0 pre2 is released</li> > + <li>Elentir's officially a developer!</li> > + <li>Frugalware's users are people too - juky</li> > + <li>Focus On Package(s) - dkopp</li> > + </ul> > +</p> > + > + > +<a name="events"><h2>Events</h2></a> > + > +<p>Here's a selection of events which have occurred since the previous > newsletter:</p> > + > +<ul> > + <li> > + <h3>Parlez-vous français?</h3> > + <p>Soon after the release of newsletter issue 37, Devil505 said that > I had missed translating just one word - "humour". I looked at where the > word was used and was sure it was correct. I learned then that this word has > the same spelling and meaning in both English and French. Many French words > are commonly used in modern spoken and written English, so it shouldn't have > surprised me, but it did!</p> > + </li> > + <li> > + <h3>Xfce 4.6 work continues</h3> > + <p>Work on Xfce 4.6 continues, with the development team continuing > to release beta versions. This is great news for Xfce users, but it means > more work for Priyank. :( He's been kept busy packaging the latest beta > version - 4.5.93. These packages are maintained in a separate repository > which must be added manually to pacman's repository list. If you want to > test these packages, follow the instructions in newsletter issue FIXME on how > to get these packages with pacman-g2. Since the release and the repository > are beta, be prepared for bugs.</p> > + </li>
forgot to remove a FIXME ? :) > + <li> > + <h3>It seemed like a good idea at the time :)</h3> > + <p>When I thought of the Frugalware developer questions, I thought > it would be interesting to know where people lived and where they were born. > I'm Australian and a large percentage of those living in Australia were born > in other countries. Unfortunately every other Frugalware developer, > contributor and user who has replied to the interview questions was born in > the country that they live in. I had thought about removing the question "In > what country were you born?" but I'm still hoping that someone will give a > different answer to everyone else. Anyone?</p> > + </li> > + <li> > + <h3>Elentir's officially a developer!</h3> > + <p>Elentir has created several FrugalBuilds, and is developing > Fwife, the Frugalware GUI installer (which is undergoing heavy development). > VMiklos recently proposed on the developers' mailing list that he become an > official developer. Soon after this was proposed, the developers voted and > agreed that Elentir become an official developer so congratulations to > him.</p> > + </li> > + <li> > + <h3>"Many hands make light work"</h3> > + <p>Now that Elentir is officially a developer, this will ease the > load of other developers, particularly the French developers. Office duties > assigned to each member of the "French development team" have been reviewed > and the following has been proposed:</a></p> > + <p> > + <ul> > + <li>Hermier - accommodation</li> > + <li>Bouleetbil - coffee</li> > + <li>Devil505 - entertainment (games, mainly Pac Man)</li> > + <li>gholafox - donuts</li> > + <li>Elentir - lunches</li> > + </ul> > + </p> > + </li> > + <li> > + <h3>Frugalware 1.0 pre2 is released</h3> > + <p>On 13 January 2009, VMiklos <a > href="http://www.frugalware.org/news/123";>announced</a> the release of > Frugalware 1.0 pre2. It's exciting that we're getting closer to the final > release of 1.0 and amazing that this release includes 100 new packages and > 800 updates/bug fixes. Well done to the development team. If you have the > bandwidth and time available, please download and test this release.</p> > + </li> > + <li> > + <h3>Death to developers? :P</h3> > + <p>This is quite old news, but it's interesting. On 18 December > 2008, the following was said in the #frugalware IRC channel:</p> > + <p> > + <code> > + < <strong>olegfink</strong>> thanks a lot, that's > something I really missed with archlinux -- ability to bug developers to > death with silly stuff :-P<br /> > + < <strong>vmiklos</strong> > :)<br /> > + < <strong>rafaelmartins</strong> > I agree with olegfink :P > + </code> > + </p> > + <p>If I understood this conversation correctly, it was definitely > <strong>not</strong> meant as a death threat. Instead olegfink was grateful > for the ability to talk directly with developers, even about minor things. > I'm also grateful for this; in fact it's one thing that makes Frugalware > different from other distributions.</p> > + </li> > + <li> > + <h3>It's "hats off" to Devil505</h3> > + <p>It was once traditional in the Western world to take your hat off > when you met someone, as a sign of your respect for them. I take my hat off > to Devil505 for the Frugalware Christmas and New Year images he provided. I > was a little worried when I first saw the New Year logo because the hat > looked like a "fedora". Devil505 said that it certainly > <strong>wasn't</strong> a fedora and that next time he would probably use a > red hat. :P</p> > + </li> > +</ul> > + > +<a name="upgrades"><h2>Upgrades</h2></a> > + > +<p>Here's a selection of packages which have been upgraded since the > previous newsletter:</p> > + > +<ul> > + <li><strong>NEW</strong> - gservice 0.1.0</li> > + <li>kernel 2.6.28</li> > + <li>git 1.6.1.1</li> > + <li>gcc 4.3.3</li> > + <li>spamassasin 3.2.5</li> > +</ul> > + > + > + > +<a name="interview"><h2>Frugalware's users are people too - juky</h2></a> > + > +<p>This interview is the second in a series of interviews with Frugalware > users. Please read on...</p> > + > +<dl> > + <dt><strong>What's your name?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>thierry</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>What's your IRC/forum nickname?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>tyrry & juky</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>In what country do you live?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>France</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>In what country were you born?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>France</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>What do you like the most about where you live (the > town/city and country)?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>The great wines :)</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>What operating system(s) did you use before FW > ?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>Windows 3.1 ---> XP then Ubuntu, Freespire, Parsix, Frugalware > and I'm testing a lot of distros. LOL.</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>When did you start to use Linux (Frugalware)?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>I've been using Linux for about 4 years and Frugalware since > Wanda - thanks to a test published on Quebecos - and more seriously since > Siwenna.</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>What do you like most about Frugalware?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>Using it and the users' community</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>What would you like to see changed in > Frugalware?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>Make a single CD for installation or a live DVD with an installer > like Ubunutu's one.</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>Do you do something active in order to spread the knowledge > of Frugalware?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>I install it on the most peoples' computers I can with a dual > boot (Windows), because many people don't want to remove their mswin.</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>For what purpose(s) do you use Frugalware?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>Usual purpose, it's my only distro</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>How did you find Frugalware - e.g. a friend/Google > search?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>Quebecos, forums and Devil505 !</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>What do you do when you're not using > Frugalware?</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>heu , work, family life etc.........</p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>Please show us a screenshot of your desktop(s)</strong></dt> > + <dd><p><img > src="http://frugalware.org/images/interviews/juky_desktop.jpg"/></p></dd> > + > + <dt><strong>What's the view from your front door? (please provide a > photograph, > +with no people in view) > +</strong></dt> > + <dd><p>It's the neighbours' door LOL, so no photo. It's only buildings > around here.......</p></dd> > + > +</dl> > + > + > +<a name="gettingtoknowyou"><h2>Getting To Know You</h2></a> > + > + <p>In this section of the newsletter, we get to know Frugalware Linux a > little at a time. This is not meant to replace the official documentation > but instead make it easier to read. This should suit those those people who, > like me, have short attention spans. :)</p> > + > + <h3>SHA-1 hash</h3> > + <p>Every Frugalware package has a <a > href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha-1";>SHA1 hash</a> which is used to > validate its integrity when it's downloaded. Before installing a package, > pacman-g2 checks its SHA1 hash against the package database. If it fails the > integrity test, pacman-g2 will tell you and offer to delete the package. > This feature avoids corrupt files being installed, saving you time you might > spend troubleshooting an executable with just one corrupt bit.</p> > + > + > +<a name="tips"><h2>Tips and tricks</h2></a> > + > + <b>Disclaimer</b> - Be aware that the hints & tips provided here > have NOT been tested and so come with no warranty. > +<ul> > + <li> > + <h3>W3C Markup Validation Service</h3> > + <p>The W3C offers a <a href="http://validator.w3.org/";>markup > validation service</a> which checks the markup validity of Web documents in > HTML, XHTML, SMIL, MathML, etc. At this site you can provide the URL of the > document to be validated, upload a file containing the document, or paste the > contents of the document. The service then presents a report which confirms > whether or not the content provided is valid. If it's not valid it provides > details as to where the content has problems.</p> > + </li> > + <li> > + <h3>If you're ugly, you need to read this...</h3> > + <p>Do people sometimes cross the street to avoid you, or offer you a > paper bag to put over your head? Read on for a practical solution to this > problem. To look more attractive, you could have cosmetic surgery but it's > expensive and honestly, the results might not be too good. Here's a cheaper > and easier solution - put a good-looking wallpaper on your PC. If you then > hold your PC's monitor in front of your head you're instantly more > attractive! Note that this works best if your PC is a laptop, otherwise you > need to either (1) buy a very long power cord, or (2) stay in your room.</p> > + <p>Remember:</p> > + <ul> > + <li>the wallpaper should be chosen based on its attractiveness > to other people, <strong>not</strong> yourself;</li> > + <li>wallpapers featuring movie stars are <strong>NOT</strong> > recommended because these will bring you too much attention, mainly from > paparazzi;</li> > + <li>you should measure the size of your monitor so you can be > sure it matches the size of your head;</li> > + <li>you <strong>must</strong> enable the X server's Composite > extension to enable transparency, so that you can see through the wallpaper. > If you don't do this, you will not be able to see where you're walking.</li> > + </ul> > + <p>The following are a few sites from where you can get attractive > wallpapers:</p> > + <ul> > + <li><a href="http://www.digitalblasphemy.com";>Digital > Blasphemy</a></li> > + <li><a href="http://www.kde-look.org";>KDE Look</a></li> > + <li><a href="http://www.gnome-look.org";>Gnome Look</a></li> > + <li><a href="http://gucken.deviantart.com/gallery/";>Gucken's > gallery at Deviant Art</a></li> > + </ul> > + <p><strong>DISCLAIMER:</strong> Individual results may vary and are > dependent upon your selection of wallpaper. Frugalware is not responsible > for any actions which result from following the above advice.</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, <em>please</em> > post them on the forums.</p> > + > + > +<a name="packages"><h2>Focus On Package(s)</h2></a> > + > + <h3>dkopp</h3> > + <p>"dkopp is a free open source Linux program used to copy or > back-up disk files to DVD. Full or incremental backups can be done, with full > or incremental DVD verification. A GUI is used to navigate through > directories to select or de-select files or directories at any level. Backup > jobs can be saved for later re-use. New, deleted, and updated disk files are > handled automatically, without re-editing the backup job. An incremental > backup updates the same DVD used for a prior full backup. Files can be > restored to the same or another location on disk. Large backup jobs can be > done using multiple DVD media."</p> > + > + > +<a name="fixes"><h2>Bug fixes</h2></a> > + > + <p>The following table gives you a overview of activity on bugs and > feature requests as at 27 January 2009. In each cell of the table is a link > to a detailed list of the relevant bugs or feature requests.</p> > + > + <table border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0> > + <tr> > + <th>Activity</th> > + <th>Bugs</th> > + <th>Feature<br>Requests</th> > + </tr> > + <tr> > + <td>Open</td> > + <td><a > href="http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type[]=1&sev[]=&pri[]=&due[]=&reported[]=&cat[]=&status[]=open&percent[]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";>216</a></td> > + <td><a > href="http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type[]=2&sev[]=&pri[]=&due[]=&reported[]=&cat[]=&status[]=open&percent[]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";>210</a></td> > + </tr> > + <tr> > + <td>Opened since the last newsletter</td> > + <td><a > href="http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type[]=1&sev[]=&pri[]=&due[]=&reported[]=&cat[]=&status[]=open&percent[]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=2009-01-10&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";>10</a></td> > + <td><a > href="http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type[]=2&sev[]=&pri[]=&due[]=&reported[]=&cat[]=&status[]=open&percent[]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=2009-01-10&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";>3</a></td> > + </tr> > + <tr> > + <td>Closed since the previous newsletter</td> > + <td><a > href="http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type%5B%5D=1&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=2009-01-10&closedto=&do=index";>30</a></td> > + <td><a > href="http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type%5B%5D=2&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=2009-01-10&closedto=&do=index";>7</a></td> > + </tr> > + </table> > + > + > +<a name="security"><h2>Security announcements</h2></a> > + > + <p><b>Remember</b> - According to the normal support arrangements for > Frugalware, the release of 0.9 ("Solaria") means that no further security or > bug fixes will be released for Frugalware 0.8 ("Kalgan") or earlier > releases.</p> > + > + <p>Here is a list of <a href="/security">security issues</a> which have > been discovered and fixed in the 0.9 release since the previous > newsletter.</p> > + > +<table border=1 cellpadding=5 > cellspacing=0><tr></tr><th>FSA</th><th>Package</th><th>FSA > Description</th><th>Upgrade > To</th></tr><tr><td>FSA575</td><td>openssl</td><td>OpenSSL 0.9.8i and earlier > does not properly check the return value from the EVP_VerifyFinal function, > which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain > via a malformed SSL/TLS signature for DSA and ECDSA > keys.</td><td>openssl-0.9.8-15solaria1</td></tr> > +<tr><td>FSA574</td><td>kernel</td><td>A vulnerability has been reported in > the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a > DoS (Denial of Service)</td><td>kernel-2.6.26-2solaria2</td></tr> > +<tr><td>FSA573</td><td>mplayer</td><td>Tobias Klein has reported a > vulnerability in MPlayer, which potentially can be exploited by malicious > people to compromise a user's > system</td><td>mplayer-1.0rc2-7solaria2</td></tr> > +<tr><td>FSA572</td><td>mantis</td><td>This release solves more issues > relating to the security fixes introduced by > 1.1.3.</td><td>mantis-1.1.5-1solaria1</td></tr> > +<tr><td>FSA571</td><td>thunderbird</td><td>Some vulnerabilities have been > reported in Mozilla Thunderbird, which can be exploited by malicious people > to disclose sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, or > compromise a user's system</td><td>thunderbird-2.0.0.18-1solaria1</td></tr> > +<tr><td>FSA570</td><td>graphviz</td><td>Roee Hay has discovered a > vulnerability in Graphviz, which can be exploited by malicious people to > compromise a user's system</td><td>graphviz-2.20.3-1solaria1</td></tr> > +<tr><td>FSA569</td><td>ndiswrapper</td><td>Multiple buffer overflows in the > ndiswrapper module 1.53 for the Linux kernel 2.6 allow remote attackers to > execute arbitrary code by sending packets over a local wireless network that > specify long ESSIDs.</td><td>ndiswrapper-1.53-6solaria2</td></tr> > +<tr><td>FSA568</td><td>rails</td><td>Some vulnerabilities have been reported > in Ruby on Rails, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL > injection attacks</td><td>rails-2.1.1-1solaria1</td></tr> > +<tr><td>FSA567</td><td>drupal6</td><td>A vulnerability has been reported in > the Content Translation module for Drupal, which can be exploited by > malicious users to bypass certain security > restrictions</td><td>drupal6-6.9-1solaria1</td></tr> > +<tr><td>FSA566</td><td>drupal</td><td>A security issue has been reported in > Drupal, which can potentially be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL > injection attacks</td><td>drupal-5.15-1solaria1</td></tr> > +<tr><td>FSA565</td><td>drupal-i18n</td><td>A vulnerability has been reported > in the Internationalization (i18n) Translation module for Drupal, which can > be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security > restrictions</td><td>drupal-i18n-5.x_2.5-1solaria1</td></tr> > +<tr><td>FSA564</td><td>phpmyadmin</td><td>This fixes an SQL injection, see > http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/7382 for more > info.</td><td>phpmyadmin-2.11.9.4-1solaria1</td></tr> > +</table> > + > + > +<a name="about"><h2>About the newsletter</h2></a> > + > + <h3>Author</h3> > + <p>The Frugalware newsletter is written and edited by Russell > Dickenson (AKA phayz). Credit for the Frugalware distribution goes to the > development team.</p> > + <h3>Translations</h3> > + <p>The newsletter is currently translated into French and Danish. > The <a > href="http://frugalware-fr.tuxfamily.org/forums/index.php?board=34.0";>French > translation</a> is provided by the French Frugalware community. The <a > href="http://frugalware.dk/?cat=5";>Danish translation</a> is provided by the > Danish Frugalware community. Thanks to all those involved in providing and > hosting these translations.</p> > + <h3>Release</h3> > + <p>To allow time for review and corrections, each newsletter is > written ahead of its release date. Therefore it may not mention events which > occured in the few days before its release - e.g. security fixes. To be sure > that you've got the very latest information on these topics, go to the > appropriate page of the Frugalware web site.</p> > + <h3>Feedback</h3> > + <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> > \ No newline at end of file > diff --git a/frugalware/xml/news.xml b/frugalware/xml/news.xml > index 225f355..daaf649 100644 > --- a/frugalware/xml/news.xml > +++ b/frugalware/xml/news.xml > @@ -22,6 +22,25 @@ Example: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:34:56 -0600 --> > > <news> > <post> > + <id>124</id> > + <title>Frugalware Newsletter Issue 38</title> > + <date>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:00:45 +1000</date> > + <author>phayz</author> > + <hidden>0</hidden> > + <content><![CDATA[ > + The newsletter's aim is to keep you up to date with what's > happened recently in the world of Frugalware.<br /> > + Features of this issue include: > + <ul> > + <li>Frugalware 1.0 pre2 is released</li> > + <li>Elentir's officially a developer!</li> > + <li>Frugalware's users are people too - juky</li> > + <li>Focus On Package(s) - dkopp</li> > + </ul> > + You can read it <a href="/newsletter/38">here</a>. We hope you > like it! > + ]]> > + </content> > + </post> > + <post> > <id>123</id> > <title>Frugalware 1.0pre2 (Anacreon) released</title> > <date>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:52:36 +0100</date> > _______________________________________________ > Frugalware-git mailing list > Frugalware-git@frugalware.org > http://frugalware.org/mailman/listinfo/frugalware-git _______________________________________________ Frugalware-git mailing list Frugalware-git@frugalware.org http://frugalware.org/mailman/listinfo/frugalware-git
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