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commit b266b3f49d7ae518fe16096fdd64f04db321d68d Author: Russell Dickenson (AKA phayz) <ph...@frugalware.org> Date: Tue Sep 7 22:57:10 2010 +1000 Newsletter issue 70 * initial release new file: issue70_talika_screenshot.png new file: ../../weeklynews/issue70.html diff --git a/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue70_talika_screenshot.png b/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue70_talika_screenshot.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f7ecb4b Binary files /dev/null and b/frugalware/images/newsletter/issue70_talika_screenshot.png differ diff --git a/frugalware/weeklynews/issue70.html b/frugalware/weeklynews/issue70.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..005803b --- /dev/null +++ b/frugalware/weeklynews/issue70.html @@ -0,0 +1,411 @@ + <h2>Frugalware Linux Newsletter - Issue 70</h2> + + <h2>...to inform...to educate...to entertain</h2> + + <p>"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."</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 Frugalware Linux distribution.</p> + + <p>Features of this issue include:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Frugalware 1.3 released</li> + + <li>bouleetbil - is there only one?</li> + + <li>New contributor - Xarkam</li> + + <li>How to make a feature request</li> + + <li>Focus On Package(s) - Talika and etckeeper</li> + </ul> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/event.png"; align= + "left">Events etc</h2> + + <p>Here's a selection of events which have occurred since the previous + newsletter:</p> + + <h3>Frugalware 1.3 released</h3> + + <p>On 23 August 2010, VMiklos <a href= + "http://frugalware.org/news/182";>announced</a> the release of Frugalware 1.3 + - code name 'Haven'. VMiklos listed the technical changes since 1.2, all of + which were significant. There have been many non-technical changes, + including: new developers, new contributors, new planet software, new forum + software and the highest ever number of wallpapers proposed as the default or + 1.3. It's been a very exciting 6 months for Frugalware and the next 6 months + look even more exciting!</p> + + <h3>frugal-tweak</h3> + + <p>Frugalware developer Bouleetbil is developing a new, Frugalware-only + utility named frugal-tweak. It is a configuration utility, allowing you to + easily change or "tweak" many aspects of Frugalware: change login manager, + change Xorg driver, keep up with latest news and check for package updates. + It's development is very active so please try it and provide feedback to + Bouleetbil.</p> + + <h3>bouleetbil - is there only one?</h3> + + <p>I have concluded that there are in fact two people named bouleetbil, both + who are members of the Frugalware development team. It simply isn't possible + for one person to do so much for Frugalware. The summary of committed changes + for Frugalware release 1.3 indicates the quantity of work he's doing. In + total he alone made 2,427 commits. Of course bouleetbil was not alone and + other developers also made a significant contribution but he got the highest + "score".</p> + + <h3>New contributor - Xarkam</h3> + + <p>Xarkam is a new contributor to Frugalware and has already made some great + contributions. He/she created a custom Frugalware design for the new + phpBB3-powered forums, also volunteered to maintain the forums and the wiki. + Thankyou very much, Xarkam, for all the work you have done so far and we hope + continue contributing.</p> + + <h3>Contributors are very active</h3> + + <p>Some of our newest contributors have been active recently, including + Slown, CenturiO and kikadf. Each of them have continued to contribute new + FrugalBuilds, including: Clementine, Gejengel and gource. Thanks to these + people for their great work. You can be sure that we appreciate your efforts + in making Frugalware a better distribution.</p> + + <h3>Python 2.7 is available in current</h3> + + <p>VMiklos recently updated the Python 2.x series release to 2.7. Since there + are many packages which are dependent upon Python, all of them had to be + rebuilt to use the newer version.</p> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/package.png"; align= + "left">New Packages</h2> + + <p>In this new section of the newsletter I'll highlight some new packages + which have been added since the previous issue.</p> + + <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> + <tr> + <th width="20%">Package's Name</th> + + <th width="50%">Description</th> + + <th width="20%">Maintainer</th> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>drush_make 6.x_2.0_beta8</td> + + <td>An extension to drush that can create a ready-to-use Drupal site</td> + + <td>boobaa</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>frugalware-tweak 0.1.4.1</td> + + <td>Utility to tweak Frugalware settings</td> + + <td>bouleetbil</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>djl 1.2.20</td> + + <td>A game manager inspired by Steam from Valve software.</td> + + <td>Devil505</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>lightning 1.0b2rc3</td> + + <td>An integrated calendar extension for Mozilla Thunderbird.</td> + + <td>Devil505</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>zeitgeist 0.5.0</td> + + <td>Zeitgeist Framework.</td> + + <td>Devil505</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>calcurse</td> + + <td>A text-based calendar and scheduling application.</td> + + <td>Kooda (Contributed by Yakulu)</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>0ad alpha 1</td> + + <td>Cross-platform, 3D and historically-based real-time strategy + game.</td> + + <td>Devil505</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>torrent-search 0.8.2</td> + + <td>Looks for torrent files on different websites.</td> + + <td>Devil505</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>gereqi 0.4.0</td> + + <td>A music organiser and player, clone of Amarok-1.4.</td> + + <td>exceed (Contributed by centuri0)</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>gejengel 0.1.4</td> + + <td>An audio player which focuses on performance and simplicity.</td> + + <td>exceed (Contributed by Slown)</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>deadbeef 0.4.1</td> + + <td>DeaDBeeF is an audio player for GNU/Linux systems with X11 written in + C and C++.</td> + + <td>exceed (Contributed by kikadf)</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>clementine 0.4.2</td> + + <td>Clementine is a modern music player and library organiser. Port of + Amarok 1.4.</td> + + <td>exceed (Contributed by centuri0)</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>python-snippets-brz 99</td> + + <td>Lots of Python snippets that can be used to help understand how to + code in Python.</td> + + <td>Cedynamix</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>wbarconf 0.7.2</td> + + <td>Configuration GUI for wbar written in Python and GTK.</td> + + <td>Devil505</td> + </tr> + </table> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/tip.png"; align= + "left">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> + + <h3>How to make a feature request</h3> + + <p>Feature requests are a type of entry in Frugalware's Bug Tracking System + (BTS). Of course they're bugs but instead are requests, perhaps for an extra + feature in an application, or a new application. When you make a feature + request, please describe briefly <em>why</em> you want the particular feature + or application. This gives the development team some idea of how much work is + involved in meeting the request, also how important it is to you. Frugalware + users feherke recently raised a good example Feature Request - + http://bugs.frugalware.org/task/4300 - in which he/she gave quite specific + details about what they wanted and a brief reason why they were making the + request. Follow these general tips and your request will probably be granted + by the magical Frugalware genies.</p> + + <p>This section relies on your contributions! If you 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><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/package.png"; align= + "left">Focus On Package(s)</h2> + + <h3>Talika</h3> + + <p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/talika/";>Talika</a> is a GNOME + panel applet which allows you to switch between open applications via icons. + Those who use GNOME may already be aware that there are two other application + switching panel applets. This applet is different in that it shows only the + application's icon and it shows a live thumbnail when you hover the mouse + cursor over each application's icon. The layout uses only a little panel + space, making it especially useful for netbooks. Another option improves this + even further, allowing you to group icons so that you see just one icon for + each application, regardless of how many instances of that application are + running. If you are running several terminals, you see just one terminal icon + and when you hover the mouse cursor over that icon you see a preview of + <em>each</em> of the terminals. Talika is a great addition to any GNOME + desktop but is especially good for netbooks.</p><img src= + "http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/issue70_talika_screenshot.png"; + align="left" alt="Screenshot of Talika"> + + <h3>etckeeper</h3> + + <p>The /etc directory is perhaps the most critical folder on a Linux system. + Since this is where all system configuration files are stored, any damage to + files in this directory could stop the system from working. etckeeper is a + simple but power utility which keeps the /etc directory in a git repository. + It integrates with pacman-g2 so that when the installation or removal of a + package requires a change to one or more files in /etc, these changes are + captured via a git commit. This allows you to undo changes made by the + installation or removal of packages. Since it's powered by git, you can also + commit changes you make manually (of course you shouldn't be making changes + here unless <strong>absolutely</strong> necessary. So go on - protect your + /etc and install etckeeper.</p> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/bug.png"; align= + "left">Bug fixes</h2> + + <p>The following table gives you a overview of activity on bugs and feature + requests as at 25 March 2010. 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";> + 129</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";> + 194</a></td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Opened since the previous 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=2010-08-10&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";> + 8</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=2010-08-10&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";> + 4</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=2010-08-10&closedto=&do=index";> + 73</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=2010-08-10&closedto=&do=index";> + 4</a></td> + </tr> + </table> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/security.png"; align= + "left">Security announcements</h2> + + <p><b>Remember</b> - According to the normal support arrangements for + Frugalware, the release of 1.3 ("Haven") means that no further security or + bug fixes will be released for Frugalware 1.2 ("Locris") or earlier.</p> + + <p>Here is a list of <a href="/security">security issues</a> which have been + discovered and fixed in the 1.3 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>FSA693</td> + + <td>openoffice.org</td> + + <td>Charlie Miller has discovered two vulnerabilities in OpenOffice.org + Impress, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a + user's system</td> + + <td>openoffice.org-3.2.1-5haven1</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>FSA692</td> + + <td>phpmyadmin</td> + + <td>Some vulnerabilities have been reported in phpMyAdmin, which can be + exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting + attacks</td> + + <td>phpmyadmin-3.3.5.1-1haven1</td> + </tr> + </table> + + <h2><img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/newsletter.png"; align= + "left">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 <a href= + "http://frugalware.fr";>French</a> and <a href= + "http://frugalware.dk/?cat=5";>Danish</a> by their respective communities as + soon as possible. Please be patient as it can take some time to translate + each issue. 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. 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