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Date:   Fri Jun 5 21:50:40 2009 +1000

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+  <h2>Frugalware Linux Newsletter - Issue 45</h2>
+
+  <h2>...to inform...to educate...to entertain</h2>
+
+  <p>"You're only as old as the first computer you used." <em>phayz</em></p>
+
+  <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>Features of this issue include:</p>
+
+  <ul>
+    <li>New Frugalware user bars</li>
+
+    <li>We have a new developer!</li>
+
+    <li>Frugalware's developers are people too - TranzeManiaC</li>
+
+    <li>Tips and tricks - Picture your diff</li>
+  </ul>
+
+  <h2>Events</h2>
+
+  <p>Here's a selection of events which have occurred since the previous
+  newsletter:</p>
+
+  <ul>
+    <li>
+      <h3>New Frugalware user bars</h3>
+
+      <p>Juky, a member of the Frugalware artwork team, has produced some new
+      Frugalware user bars, for display on your own web site, forums etc. User
+      bars were already available, but those were labelled with the URL of the
+      French-language Frugalware web site. While this is an excellent site, the
+      new user bars refer to the official Frugalware web site. Thanks to Juky
+      for his excellent work. The user bars can be found at <a href=
+      "http://www.frugalware-art.org/";>Frugalware's artwork site</a>.</p>
+    </li>
+
+    <li>
+      <h3>Frugalware logo added to OpenLogos font</h3>
+
+      <p>The OpenLogos font is a TrueType font containing Linux and
+      FLOSS-related logos. At Devil505's request, the creator of the font added
+      two versions of the Frugalware logo. Many thanks to Mr. Zafar for
+      creating the font, and thanks to Devil505 for asking him to add the
+      Frugalware logo. As Devil505 mentions on his <a href=
+      "http://devil505.tuxfamily.org/";>French-language blog</a>, an example use
+      for the logo is with Conky because you can put the Frugalware logo beside
+      your PC's information.</p>
+    </li>
+
+    <li>
+      <h3>French-language mailing list</h3>
+
+      <p>To assist those who speak the French language, a French-language users
+      mailing list has been created. To subscribe or un-subscribe to this list,
+      go <a href="http://frugalware.org/mailman/listinfo";>here</a> to the
+      Frugalware mailing lists administration page. Unlike the other user
+      mailing lists, though, entries made in the official French-language forum
+      won't appear in the French-language mailing list, and vice versa.</p>
+    </li>
+
+    <li>
+      <h3>We have a new developer!</h3>
+
+      <p>VMiklos recently proposed that Jercel become a member of the
+      development team. He has submitted just under 10 FrugalBuilds and, after
+      help from the development team, his work has been accepted. The vote was
+      very positive and Jercel is now an official developer. Congratulations to
+      Jercel. It's been exciting to see several new people join the development
+      team in recent months.</p>
+    </li>
+
+    <li>
+      <h3>Question - "What microblogging client does a frog use?"</h3>
+
+      <p>Answer - froggymicroblog. Please read on because it does get better, I
+      promise. :) Like several Frugalware developers, Bouleetbil does more than
+      work on Frugalware. He recently developed a GUI, Mono-based microblogging
+      client named <a href=
+      "http://code.google.com/p/froggymicroblog/";>froggymicroblog</a>. It looks
+      really good, with features including connectivity with Twitter and
+      identi.ca sites, and more features already planned. If you like to
+      microblog then I'd encourage you to try froggymicroblog. Congratulations
+      to Bouleetbil.</p>
+    </li>
+
+    <li>
+      <h3>"Change m8r"</h3>
+
+      <p>Recently there have been a number of git commit messages stating
+      "Change m8r" (or "Change maintainer" in correct English). It's exciting
+      to see new developers taking over a package as its maintainer, because it
+      means their confidence is increasing. Those developers who previously
+      maintained these packages are probably celebrating, because it means they
+      can focus on other things. Whichever view you take, it's good for
+      Frugalware.</p>
+    </li>
+  </ul>
+
+  <h2>Updates</h2>
+
+  <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>GFpm</td>
+
+      <td>Frugalware's GUI package manager</td>
+
+      <td>1.2.3-1 (1.0), 1.2.3-3 (current)</td>
+
+      <td>Version bump. Many bugs were fixed and applied to GFpm in both the
+      'current' and '1.0' repositories.</td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td>Gnome</td>
+
+      <td>GTK-based desktop environment</td>
+
+      <td>2.26</td>
+
+      <td>Version bump</td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td>stjerm</td>
+
+      <td>GTK-based drop-down terminal</td>
+
+      <td>0.12-1</td>
+
+      <td>Version bump</td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td>pidgin</td>
+
+      <td>Multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client</td>
+
+      <td>-2.5.6-1</td>
+
+      <td>Version bump</td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td>rednotebook</td>
+
+      <td>RedNotebook is a desktop diary that makes it very easy for you to
+      keep track of the stuff you do and the thoughts you have.</td>
+
+      <td>0.7.1-1</td>
+
+      <td>Version bump</td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td>usbmanager</td>
+
+      <td>A USB storage management interface</td>
+
+      <td>0.9-1</td>
+
+      <td>New package</td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td>gnote</td>
+
+      <td>Gnote is a port of Tomboy to C++</td>
+
+      <td>0.4.0-1</td>
+
+      <td>Version bump</td>
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+
+  <h2>Frugalware's developers are people too - TranzeManiaC</h2>
+
+  <p>This issue's interview is with TranzeManiaC. I should point out that he's
+  not in a trance, nor is he a maniac. With that explained, here is his
+  interview.</p>
+
+  <dl>
+    <dt><strong>What's your name?</strong></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <p>My given name is Patric Christian Werme.</p>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt><strong>What's your IRC nickname?</strong></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <p>It has varied slightly over the years, but my current one is
+      TranzeManiaC.</p>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt><strong>In what country do you live?</strong></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <p>I live in Sweden in a small town/village named Lammhult approximately
+      20 km from the city Växjö.</p>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt><strong>In what country were you born?</strong></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <p>I was born in Sweden, not very far away from the city
+      Göteborg (Gothenburg) where I grew up.</p>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt><strong>What do you like the most about where you live (the country
+    and/or town/city)?</strong></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <p>What I like best about Lammhult, is that it is a small but still big
+      town. Big in the sense that quite a large number of people live here, but
+      there is still a "village attitude". People greet you when you pass them
+      out walking (even though you may not know them). Also, I like the fact
+      that it is "small" but still close to the store and bank and such things.
+      If I want to get my "hands dirty" or just want to see lots of people,
+      it's only 1 hour to Växjö with public
+      transportation.</p>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt><strong>What do you do for the Frugalware project?</strong></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <p>Not enough. But to answer the question, I work on Swedish translations
+      whenever I have some free time. Also I try to spend some time in the FBTS
+      (Frugalware Bug Tracking System) and see if I can help out creating a
+      package someone would want or maybe even try to kill a bug by providing a
+      solution. Also I try to always create bug reports if I believe something
+      to be a bug. When it comes to packaging, I still have a bit more road to
+      walk, and I need to get more familiar with the _F* commands. (NOT
+      referring to any mature action here, but rather the _F commands used in
+      FrugalBuild scripts.)</p>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt><strong>What motivates you to work on Frugalware?</strong></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <p>Simply put, Frugalware itself and its community and developers. I am
+      motivated by the fact that in this great community of Frugalware, there
+      is a place for me too, who is not yet a very advanced Linux user. I still
+      have a lot to learn, and every day working on Frugalware, I learn
+      something new. This I want to share with Frugalware and its users.
+      Translating Frugalware is one of the ways for me to work with it.</p>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt><strong>What do you do when you're not working on
+    Frugalware?</strong></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <p>When I'm not working on Frugalware I like to play games. Currently I
+      am quite involved in a MMO(R)PG named EVE Online. Also, I recently lost
+      my job, so I'm busy trying to get/find a new one :) When I'm not busy
+      doing any of these things, I like to visit my best (and possibly only)
+      IRL friend who lives only a yawn from me.</p>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt><strong>What's the view from your front door?</strong></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <p>This is what the view looks like from the front door of the apartment
+      house in which I'm living. The view from my apartments' door, is a view
+      of the main front door.</p>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dd><a href=
+    "http://frugalware.org/images/interviews/tranzemaniac_house.jpg";><img src=
+    "http://frugalware.org/images/interviews/tranzemaniac_house_t.jpg"; alt=
+    "Tranzemaniac's house"></a></dd>
+
+    <dt><strong>How did you end up using Frugalware?</strong></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <p>I started to use Frugalware a couple of years ago, coming from
+      ArchLinux. But as I found Frugalware to be more 'sane' (to me), I decided
+      to switch to it. As Frugalware was (and still is) using pacman(-g2) as
+      it's package manager (with a lot of enhancements made by the Frugalware
+      Development Team) the leap didn't feel to big for me. I felt the need to
+      give something back, whatever I could do, so I started to be active in
+      the IRC channel, helping users out as well as I could with various
+      things. I started to work on some packages which people had requested in
+      FBTS. The last thing I started with, after a talk with developer Priyank,
+      was to get involved in translating Frugalware and its various projects to
+      Swedish. The first project I started to work on was gFPM (Graphical
+      Package Manger) for pacman-g2. I believe the reason why I chose this one
+      at that time, was that Priyank was/is the developer of this
+      package/application so I could get a little help every now and then. It
+      was a bit confusing in the beginning, as I had never done anything like
+      this, so there were a lot of questions about what was to be translated in
+      the strings, and what was not. To be honest, I still don't know it all,
+      but I'm getting closer.</p>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dd>
+      <p>Being in the spotlight, I would like to mention, that I am not a
+      developer of Frugalware. I am well, a Translation Developer if that's
+      more accurate. I do not yet possess the know-how and the necessary skills
+      to become a package maintainer/developer for Frugalware. I believe that I
+      am still in the process of getting there. I am an intermediate user with
+      the goal of becoming more and more active within the Frugalware Linux
+      community, whether it be packaging, translating or just doing what I can
+      to assist however I can.</p>
+    </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>Work in progress (WIP) repositories</h3>
+
+  <p>Frugalware's developers make use of "work in progress" (WIP) repositories
+  when making large changes - e.g. upgrading Gnome. What exactly is a WIP
+  repository, though, and why are they used?</p>
+
+  <p>A WIP repository is a pacman-g2 repository - just like current or the
+  stable repositories - with its own git branch. The difference is that they
+  contain packages which are not ready for release. When upgrading Gnome, for
+  example, there are many packages to be updated. All the relevant packages
+  need to be upgraded at once, otherwise dependencies would be broken. The
+  developer who's working on the Gnome upgrade updates all the relevant
+  packages and makes them available in the WIP repository. Once they're all
+  updated - which may take days, weeks or months - he/she can make the
+  repository available for testing.</p>
+
+  <p>With a few changes to pacman-g2's configuration file, the WIP repository
+  is available for download and testing. In this case, with Gnome already
+  installed, a simple "pacman-g2 -Syu" will upgrade Gnome (and any
+  dependencies) to the WIP versions. If testing is successful, the changes
+  which were made to packages for the Gnome upgrade can be merged with the main
+  git repository and the WIP repository can be deleted.</p>
+
+  <p>As the name suggests, WIP repositories should be considered to be "beta".
+  If you want to test a WIP repository, please first contact the developer who
+  owns it. They can then coordinate their testing activities and yours. Please
+  note that bugs with packages from WIP repositories must ''not'' be reported
+  in the Bug Tracker System.</p>
+
+  <h2>Tips and tricks</h2><b>Disclaimer</b> - Be aware that the hints &amp;
+  tips provided here have NOT been tested and so come with no warranty.
+
+  <ul>
+    <li>
+      <h3>Always carry a piece of paper and a pen</h3>
+
+      <p>In today's modern times it may seem strange that I'm recommending that
+      everyone carries a piece of paper and a pen with them, but I have a good
+      reason. Many years ago - and before I was married - I was staying in a
+      small hotel in Paris, France. One night when I was at the bar, I met
+      Halle Berry and we talked for quite a long time. She's a lovely lady and
+      I really enjoyed talking with her. At one point she asked if I'd like to
+      meet "the Gendarme". I immediately understood that she was talking about
+      "Jean Claude Van Damme" (famous action movie actor), but didn't want to
+      use his full name in case others overheard her. Of course I said "Yes"
+      and she promised she would arrange a meeting.</p>
+
+      <p>When she left the bar soon after, I asked if I might see her again and
+      she said "Yes" and gave me her phone number. I didn't have anything with
+      which to write down her phone number, but I felt confident I would
+      remember it. To help me remember the number, she used the American method
+      where letters are substituted for digits - e.g. "1800 HELP ME". The
+      following morning though, I couldn't quite remember the number. I tried
+      many variations of the number she'd given me - 1800 DON'T CALL, 1800 GO
+      AWAY, 1800 GET LOST - but none got me in touch with her. If only I'd had
+      a piece of paper and a pen, I could have written down the number
+      accurately. :( Let this be a lesson to everyone - always carry a piece of
+      paper and a pen!</p>
+    </li>
+
+    <li>
+      <h3>Picture your diff</h3>
+
+      <p>In newsletter issue 43 I mentioned a visual diff tool named 'meld'. I
+      said at the time that I wasn't sure if it was compatible with git, since
+      on the meld home page several version control systems were mentioned, but
+      not git. Well I recently stumbled across a tool that's part of the git
+      suit of tools - git-difftool. As explained on the git site, "git-difftool
+      is a git command that allows you to compare and edit files between
+      revisions using common diff tools. git difftool is a frontend to git-diff
+      and accepts the same options and arguments." In keeping with the Unix
+      ethos of choice, you can chose which diff tool is used by git-difftool,
+      including meld! When you want to view a diff you can choose between the
+      standard git diff with the command "git diff", or your diff tool of
+      choice with the command "git difftool". For those who understand
+      something better with a picture, "git difftool" and a visual diff tool is
+      just fantastic.</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>''arCHMage''</h3>
+
+  <p>In the previous newsletter issue CHM2PDF was mentioned due to its ability
+  to convert CHM (Compiled HTML) format files into PDF format. This time the
+  focus is on <a href="http://archmage.sourceforge.net";>arCHMage</a>. According
+  to the web site - "arCHMage is an extensible reader and decompiler for files
+  in the CHM format. This is the format used by Microsoft HTML Help, and is
+  also known as Compiled HTML."</p>
+
+  <p>"Features</p>
+
+  <ul>
+    <li>Extracting CHM content to set of HTML, CSS files and images</li>
+
+    <li>Dumping HTML data from CHM file into standard output</li>
+
+    <li>Serving CHM contents as a standalone HTTP server</li>
+
+    <li>Serving CHM content with Apache by providing Apache module mod_chm</li>
+
+    <li>Converting CHM file into another file formats (using external tools):
+    Plain Text, Single HTML, PDF"</li>
+  </ul>
+
+  <p>arCHMage has more features than CHM2PDF but it's also a little more
+  complex to use. If you'd prefer to convert CHM format files into something
+  other than PDF, though, arCHMage is a better choice.</p>
+
+  <h3>Wormux</h3><a href="http://www.wormux.org/";>Wormux</a> is a funny,
+  cartoon-style game, and best described by its own web site as follows -
+
+  <p>"War is declared !</p>
+
+  <p>Have the mascots of your favorite free software titles battle it out in
+  the Wormux arena using dynamite, grenades, baseball bats and other
+  bazookas... Exterminate your opponent in a 2D environment with toon-style
+  scenery.</p>
+
+  <p>Each player controls the team of his choice (penguin, gnu, firefox,
+  wilber,...) and must destroy his adversary using more or less casual
+  weapons.</p>
+
+  <p>Although a minimum of strategy is required to vanquish, Wormux is
+  pre-eminently a "convivial mass murder" game where, turn by turn, each member
+  of each team attempts to produce a maximum of damage to his opponents."</p>
+
+  <p>Everyone needs a break from the serious side of life, so I encourage you
+  to try Wormux.</p><a href=
+  "http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue45_wormux_screenshot.jpg";><img 
src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue45_wormux_screenshot_t.jpg";
+  alt="Wormux screenshot"></a>
+
+  <h2>Bug fixes</h2>
+
+  <p>The following table gives you a overview of activity on bugs and feature
+  requests as at 5 June 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=&amp;project=1&amp;type[]=1&amp;sev[]=&amp;pri[]=&amp;due[]=&amp;reported[]=&amp;cat[]=&amp;status[]=open&amp;percent[]=&amp;opened=&amp;dev=&amp;closed=&amp;duedatefrom=&amp;duedateto=&amp;changedfrom=&amp;changedto=&amp;openedfrom=&amp;openedto=&amp;closedfrom=&amp;closedto=&amp;do=index";>
+      222</a></td>
+
+      <td><a href=
+      
"http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&amp;project=1&amp;type[]=2&amp;sev[]=&amp;pri[]=&amp;due[]=&amp;reported[]=&amp;cat[]=&amp;status[]=open&amp;percent[]=&amp;opened=&amp;dev=&amp;closed=&amp;duedatefrom=&amp;duedateto=&amp;changedfrom=&amp;changedto=&amp;openedfrom=&amp;openedto=&amp;closedfrom=&amp;closedto=&amp;do=index";>
+      191</a></td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td>Opened since the previous newsletter</td>
+
+      <td><a href=
+      
"http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&amp;project=1&amp;type[]=1&amp;sev[]=&amp;pri[]=&amp;due[]=&amp;reported[]=&amp;cat[]=&amp;status[]=open&amp;percent[]=&amp;opened=&amp;dev=&amp;closed=&amp;duedatefrom=&amp;duedateto=&amp;changedfrom=&amp;changedto=&amp;openedfrom=2009-05-17&amp;openedto=&amp;closedfrom=&amp;closedto=&amp;do=index";>
+      9</a></td>
+
+      <td><a href=
+      
"http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&amp;project=1&amp;type[]=2&amp;sev[]=&amp;pri[]=&amp;due[]=&amp;reported[]=&amp;cat[]=&amp;status[]=open&amp;percent[]=&amp;opened=&amp;dev=&amp;closed=&amp;duedatefrom=&amp;duedateto=&amp;changedfrom=&amp;changedto=&amp;openedfrom=2009-05-17&amp;openedto=&amp;closedfrom=&amp;closedto=&amp;do=index";>
+      3</a></td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td>Closed since the previous newsletter</td>
+
+      <td><a href=
+      
"http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&amp;project=1&amp;type%5B%5D=1&amp;sev%5B%5D=&amp;pri%5B%5D=&amp;due%5B%5D=&amp;reported%5B%5D=&amp;cat%5B%5D=&amp;status%5B%5D=closed&amp;percent%5B%5D=&amp;opened=&amp;dev=&amp;closed=&amp;duedatefrom=&amp;duedateto=&amp;changedfrom=&amp;changedto=&amp;openedfrom=&amp;openedto=&amp;closedfrom=2009-05-17&amp;closedto=&amp;do=index";>
+      18</a></td>
+
+      <td><a href=
+      
"http://bugs.frugalware.org/index.php?string=&amp;project=1&amp;type%5B%5D=2&amp;sev%5B%5D=&amp;pri%5B%5D=&amp;due%5B%5D=&amp;reported%5B%5D=&amp;cat%5B%5D=&amp;status%5B%5D=closed&amp;percent%5B%5D=&amp;opened=&amp;dev=&amp;closed=&amp;duedatefrom=&amp;duedateto=&amp;changedfrom=&amp;changedto=&amp;openedfrom=&amp;openedto=&amp;closedfrom=2008-05-17&amp;closedto=&amp;do=index";>
+      35</a></td>
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+
+  <h2>Security announcements</h2>
+
+  <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 Frugalware 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 1.0 release since the previous newsletter.</p>
+
+  <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+    <tr>
+      <td></td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <th>FSA</th>
+
+      <th>Package</th>
+
+      <th>FSA Description</th>
+
+      <th>Upgrade To</th>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td>FSA607</td>
+
+      <td>ntp</td>
+
+      <td>A vulnerability has been reported in NTP, which can be exploited by
+      malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a
+      vulnerable system</td>
+
+      <td>ntp-4.2.4p7-1anacreon1</td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td>FSA606</td>
+
+      <td>wireshark</td>
+
+      <td>A vulnerability has been reported in Wireshark, which can be
+      exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service)</td>
+
+      <td>wireshark-1.0.8-1anacreon1</td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td>FSA605</td>
+
+      <td>xpdf</td>
+
+      <td>Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Xpdf, which can be
+      exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's
+      system</td>
+
+      <td>xpdf-3.02-6anacreon1</td>
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+
+  <h2>About the newsletter</h2>
+
+  <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.org";>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 occurred 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>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/frugalware/xml/news.xml b/frugalware/xml/news.xml
index 67f8eb6..a31792a 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>136</id>
+        <title>Frugalware Newsletter Issue 45</title>
+        <date>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:46:02 +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>New Frugalware user bars</li>
+                <li>We have a new developer!</li>
+                <li>Frugalware's developers are people too - TranzeManiaC</li>
+                <li>Tips and tricks - Picture your diff</li>
+            </ul>
+            You can read it <a href="/newsletter/45">here</a>. We hope you 
like it!
+            ]]>
+        </content>
+    </post>
+    <post>
<id>135</id>
<title>Frugalware Newsletter Issue 44</title>
<date>Sun, 17 May 2009 21:42:15 +1000</date>
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