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commit c21cfd46569a58ca3245581409aebfb024d5214b Author: Russell Dickenson (phayz) <[email protected]> Date: Mon Mar 23 21:30:27 2009 +1000 Newsletter issue 41 new file: images/interviews/lgee_desktop.png new file: images/interviews/lgee_house.JPG new file: weeklynews/issue41.html modified: xml/news.xml diff --git a/frugalware/images/interviews/lgee_desktop.png b/frugalware/images/interviews/lgee_desktop.png new file mode 100755 index 0000000..c64297d Binary files /dev/null and b/frugalware/images/interviews/lgee_desktop.png differ diff --git a/frugalware/images/interviews/lgee_house.JPG b/frugalware/images/interviews/lgee_house.JPG new file mode 100755 index 0000000..3454b00 Binary files /dev/null and b/frugalware/images/interviews/lgee_house.JPG differ diff --git a/frugalware/weeklynews/issue41.html b/frugalware/weeklynews/issue41.html new file mode 100755 index 0000000..177850b --- /dev/null +++ b/frugalware/weeklynews/issue41.html @@ -0,0 +1,375 @@ +<p><h2>Frugalware Linux Newsletter - Issue 41</h2></p> + +<p><h2>...to inform...to educate...to entertain</h2></p> + +<p>âComing together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working +together is success.â <em>Henry Ford</em></p> + + +<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 is here!</li> + <li>A Frugalware award!</li> + <li>Frugalware's users are people too - LGee</li> + <li>Getting To Know You - Frugalware is beautiful</li> + <li>Focus On Package(s) - Gigolo and medit</li> + + </ul> +</p> + + +<h2>Events</h2></a> + +<p>Here's a selection of events which have occurred since the previous +newsletter:</p> + +<ul> + <li> + <h3>Frugalware 1.0 is here!</h3> + <p>On 22 March 2009, Frugalware 1.0 - code name 'Anacreon' - was + released to the world. VMiklos has said that the number alone doesn't + mean anything but after 5 years of development, I think Frugalware is + quite mature. In the past 12 months, there has been a lot of work going + on that is not visible to Frugalware users. We have new developers, the + excellent work of the artwork team, new translations, a GUI service + management tool, excellent progress on a GUI installer and new + contributors. The future looks very good for Frugalware.</p> + </li> + <li> + <h3>Xfce 4.6 has been released</h3> + <p>On 27 February 2009, the Xfce development team announced the release + of Xfce 4.6. Improvements included in this release include:</p> + <ul> + <li>a new configuration backend;</li> + <li>a new settings manager;</li> + <li>a brand new sound mixer;</li> + <li>several huge improvements to the session manager.</li> + </ul> + <p>Unfortunately Xfce 4.6 won't be included in Frugalware 1.0 because + it's still being packaged and tested.</p> + </li> + <li> + <h3>A Frugalware award!</h3> + <p>Solisius wins the award for most bug reports in one day, with five on + 3 March 2009. Well done!</p> + </li> + <li> + <h3>Vietnamese translations</h3> + <p>Clytie Siddall has begun providing Vietnamese translations of + Frugalware projects, including GFpm, fw-control-center and gservice. + Since we want Frugalware to be accessible by as many people as possible, + translations are required to achieve this goal. Thanks to Clytie and all + other translators.</p> + </li> +</ul> + + +<h2>Updates</h2> + +<p>Here is a selection of packages which have been updated since the previous +newsletter:</p> + +<table border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 width=80%> +<tr> + <th width=10%>Package</th> + <th width=50%>Description</th> + <th width=10%>Upgrade Version</th> + <th width=50%>Comments</th> + +</tr> +<tr> + <td>wammu</td> + <td>Mobile phone manager</td> + <td>0.30.1-1</td> + <td>Version bump</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>simpleburn</td> + <td>Basic application for burning CDs and DVDs</td> + <td>1.0.6.2-1</td> + <td>Version bump</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>watsup</td> + <td>Watsup monitors Linux system resources and the processes using those + resources</td> + <td>1.6-1</td> + <td>Version bump</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>git</td> + <td>Version control system</td> + <td>1.6.2.1-1</td> + <td>Version bump</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>gservice</td> + <td>Frugalware's GUI service management tool</td> + <td>0.1.0-3</td> + <td>Bug fixes</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>gfpm</td> + <td>Frugalware's GUI package manager</td> + <td>1.2.0-3</td> + <td>Bug fixes</td> +</tr> +</table> + + + +<h2>Frugalware's users are people too</h2></a> + +<p>This issue's interview is with LGee.</p> + +<dl> + <dt><strong>What's your name?</strong></dt> + <dd>Locsei Gábor. In Hungarian, we use reverse order, the family name + is the first. My given name is a Hungarian version of Gabriel.</dd> + + <dt><strong>What's your IRC/forum nickname?</strong></dt> + <dd>LGee. I used to sign my e-mails with my monogram 'LG', later I + extended it to 'LGee' when some of my friends began calling me by my + nick in real life.</dd> + + <dt><strong>In what country do you live?</strong></dt> + <dd>In Hungary, Europe. I live in Budapest, the capital of the country. + </dd> + + <dt><strong>In what country were you born?</strong></dt> + <dd>Hungary.</dd> + + <dt><strong>What operating system(s) did you used before FW ?</strong></dt> + <dd>I started with Windows 3.11, NT and 98 but I never got too far with + them, I was only using a browser and MS Office. In 2003, a friend + introduced me to UHU-Linux, a Hungarian distribution, and my Unix + adventure began. Later, I became a more demanding user, and I saw that + UHU's development model is not acceptable for me. In the same time, the + first releases of Frugalware appeared, and after several other distros + I decided to give it a try... It was almost 4 years ago,and I'm a happy + user ever since. + By the way, I have also used NetBSD/OpenBSD before Frugal, but those are + just different systems. I don't feel any of them could replace my Linux + desktops, but I respect their philosophy.</dd> + + <dt><strong>When did you start to use Linux (Frugalware)?</strong></dt> + <dd>In 2005, with 0.2 (Aurora).</dd> + + <dt><strong>What do you like most about Frugalware?</strong></dt> + <dd>The simple system which will not try to override my preferences, + the open and friendly behaviour of the developers and the nicely built + infrastructure around it (documentation, wiki, bug tracker, code + management etc).</dd> + + <dt><strong>What would you like to see changed in Frugalware?</strong></dt> + <dd>The installer... and maybe the marketing. It looks like Frugalware + is getting out of focus. I don't know what could be done, maybe it's + just a natural phenomenon.</dd> + + <dt><strong>Do you do something active in order to spread the knowledge of + Frugalware?</strong></dt> + <dd>I try to answer questions and I keep telling people that Frugalware + is worth trying. I write bits of information in the wiki. When I have + really much time, I check some bug tracker tickets.</dd> + + <dt><strong>For what purpose(s) do you use Frugalware?</strong></dt> + <dd>I use Frugalware on our 2 home laptops for simple functions, on my + work desktop for everyday work, and I'm just building another file + server for myself - this will be my first 64bit FW installation.</dd> + + <dt><strong>How did you find Frugalware - e.g. a friend/Google search? + </strong></dt> + <dd>By reading the news on the biggest Hungarian Unix community portal, + http://hup.hu.</dd> + + <dt><strong>What do you do when you're not using Frugalware?</strong></dt> + <dd>I work as a Unix administrator, mostly with AIX which is an + excellent server operating system - though it's closed source. I love + sports, especially mountain biking and skiing. I'm preparing for the + birth of my second child. I take lots of photographs whenever I can. + </dd> + + <dt><strong>Please show us a screenshot of your desktop(s)</strong></dt> + <dd>I use Openbox and Pypanel, so don't expect anything spectacular. + <a href="http://frugalware.org/images/interviews/lgee_desktop.jpg";>Here + </a> it is.</dd> + + <dt><strong>What's the view from your front door? (please provide a + photograph, with no people in view)</strong></dt> + <dd>I hope to be able to move away from + <a href="http://frugalware.org/images/interviews/lgee_house.jpg";>here + </a>.</dd> +</dl> + + +<h2>Getting To Know You</h2> + +<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>Frugalware is beautiful</h3> +<p>Since it started, Frugalware has had some fantastic artwork, including +startup screens, login screens and wallpapers. The recently formed Frugalware +artwork team is continuing this great work.</p> +<p>Anyone can be a part of the artwork team but all work has to comply with the +Frugalware artwork rules. These rules exist to protect everyone's right to +use the artwork and, if they want to, improve it. You can find the artwork +rules <a href="http://www.frugalware.org/docs/stable/artwork-rules.html";>here</a> +.</p> + + +<h2>Tips and tricks</h2> + +<p><b>Disclaimer</b> - Be aware that the hints & tips provided here have NOT +been tested and so come with no warranty.</p> + +<ul> + <li> + <h3>Linux Quick Fix Notebook</h3> + <p>The "Linux Quick Fix Notebook" is a fantastic guide for anyone who is + interested in Linux system administration. It's available for free in + PDF format, as are all of the + <a href="http://www.informit.com/promotions/promotion.aspx?promo=135563";> + "Bruce Perens Open Series "</a>. It's written in quite simple language, + with each part explained clearly. All the instructions are written for + Red Hat Linux but they're easy to adapt to suit Frugalware. As explained + at the book's web site, "Peter Harrison addresses virtually every aspect + of Linux administration, from software installation to security, user + management to Internet services - even advanced topics such as software + RAID and centralized LDAP authentication."</p> + </li> + <li> + <h3>S5 Presentation Application</h3> + <p>If you need to do a presentation, consider using the S5 presentation + application. As described on its web site: + "<a href="http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/";>S5</a> is a slide show + format based entirely on XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript. With one file, you + can run a complete slide show and have a printer-friendly version as + well. The markup used for the slides is very simple, highly semantic, + and completely accessible. Anyone with even a smidgen of familiarity + with HTML or XHTML can look at the markup and figure out how to adapt it + to their particular needs. Anyone familiar with CSS can create their own + slide show theme. It's totally simple, and it's totally + standards-driven."</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> + + +<h2>Focus On Package(s)</h2> + +<h3>Gigolo</h3> +<p><a href="http://www.uvena.de/gigolo/";>Gigolo</a> "is a frontend to easily +manage connections to remote filesystems using GIO/GVfs. It allows you to +quickly connect/mount a remote filesystem and manage bookmarks of such." Gigolo +is distributed as officially part of the Xfce Goodies project but Xfce is not a +dependency. "Gigolo" seems a strange name for such an application, but as +explained by its author, "...actually it fits pretty well for what it does: +It mounts what it is told to. That's all." If you don't know the meaning of the +word, I'd suggest you check a dictionary.</p> + +<h3>medit</h3> +<p><a href="http://medit.sourceforge.net";>medit</a> is a text editor written +using the GTK+ toolkit. Its behaviour and appearance are very similar to gedit, +the default Gnome text editor. To enhance its features, medit offers plugins +and user-defined tools. Plugins are written in C and medit comes with three - +a file browser pane, a file list pane, and a function browser. User-defined +tools appear in the "Tools" menu and can be written in a scripting language, +Lua or Python. For those who use both Windows and Linux, medit works in both +operating systems. Its main dependency is the GTK+ toolkit so it's not +dependent on any desktop environment. If your text editing requirements are +fairly simple, try medit.</p> + + + +<h2>Bug fixes</h2></a> + +<p>The following table gives you a overview of activity on bugs and feature +requests as at 23 March 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";>204</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";>222</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=2009-03-01&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";>26</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=2009-03-01&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";>6</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=2009-03-01&closedto=&do=index";>77</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=2009-03-01&closedto=&do=index";>6</a></td> +</tr> +</table> + + +<h2>Security announcements</h2></a> + +<p><b>Remember</b> - According to the normal support arrangements for +Frugalware, the release of 1.0 ("Anacreon)" means that no further security or +bug fixes will be released for 0.9 ("Solaria") 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>FSA588</td><td>gnutls</td><td>A vulnerability has been reported in GnuTLS, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions</td><td>gnutls-2.2.5-3solaria1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA587</td><td>xemacs-sumo</td><td>A vulnerability has been reported in XEmacs, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system</td><td>xemacs-sumo-20090217-1solaria1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA586</td><td>trac</td><td>Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Trac, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to conduct phishing attacks</td><td>trac-0.11.2-1solaria1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA585</td><td>enscript</td><td>Some vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Enscript, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system</td><td>enscript-1.6.4-5solaria1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA584</td><td>qemu</td><td>The code in hw/cirrus_vga.c has changed a lot between CVE-2007-1320 has been announced and the patch has been applied</td><td>qemu-0.9.1-5solaria1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA583</td><td>firefox</td><td>Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Mozilla Firefox, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks, bypass certain security restrictions, disclose sensitive information, or compromise a user's system</td><td>firefox-3.0.7-1solaria1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA582</td><td>seamonkey</td><td>Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Mozilla SeaMonkey, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, or compromise a user's system</td><td>seamonkey-1.1.13-1solaria1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA581</td><td>vlc</td><td>Four vulnerabilities have been reported in VLC Media Player, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system</td><td>vlc-0.9.6-1solaria1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA580</td><td>imlib2</td><td>A vulnerability has been discovered in imlib2, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise an application using the library</td><td>imlib2-1.4.1-2solaria1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA579</td><td>mplayer</td><td>Tobias Klein has reported a vulnerability in FFmpeg, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise an application using the library</td><td>mplayer-1.0rc2-7solaria3</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA578</td><td>ffmpeg</td><td>Tobias Klein has reported a vulnerability in FFmpeg, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise an application using the library</td><td>ffmpeg-ffmpeg-20080427-8solaria1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA577</td><td>firefox</td><td>Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Mozilla Firefox, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to potentially disclose sensitive information, and by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, bypass certain security restrictions, disclose sensitive information, or potentially to compromise a user's system</td><td>firefox-3.0.6-1solaria1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA576</td><td>wireshark</td><td>A vulnerability has been reported in Wireshark, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's system</td><td>wireshark-1.0.6-1solaria1</td></tr> +</table> + + +<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> diff --git a/frugalware/xml/news.xml b/frugalware/xml/news.xml index cf737a5..1bb938e 100644 --- a/frugalware/xml/news.xml +++ b/frugalware/xml/news.xml @@ -22,6 +22,26 @@ Example: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:34:56 -0600 --> <news> <post> + <id>130</id> + <title>Frugalware Newsletter Issue 41</title> + <date>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:15:05 +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 is here!</li> + <li>A Frugalware award!</li> + <li>Frugalware's users are people too - LGee</li> + <li>Getting To Know You - Frugalware is beautiful</li> + <li>Focus On Package(s) - Gigolo and medit</li> + </ul> + You can read it <a href="/newsletter/41">here</a>. 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