Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: 24 hour review for >= dev-libs/glib-2.28 stable news item
On 04/27/2011 11:13 AM, Donnie Berkholz wrote: > On 15:05 Wed 27 Apr , Samuli Suominen wrote: >> The way of setting default URI handlers has changed since >> dev-libs/glib-2.28 and above. If you used the GConf registry to set >> them before, they will now be ignored. > > Do you think all our users will even understand what this means? Can you > provide a more plain-English explanation, and give specific examples? > For example: > > "The method for setting default applications for specific URI types > (https://, mailto://, etc.) changed in dev-libs/glib-2.28 and newer. If > you previously set them in GConf using the Configuration Editor, they > will now be ignored." > Maybe I expect too much from people... I changed it to the way you put it, works just as fine. Also the news item is now committed, a bit sooner than 24 hours but close enough Now arch teams can move forward with the security bug, it's A1 Critical afterall
Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: 24 hour review for >= dev-libs/glib-2.28 stable news item
On 15:05 Wed 27 Apr , Samuli Suominen wrote: > The way of setting default URI handlers has changed since > dev-libs/glib-2.28 and above. If you used the GConf registry to set > them before, they will now be ignored. Do you think all our users will even understand what this means? Can you provide a more plain-English explanation, and give specific examples? For example: "The method for setting default applications for specific URI types (https://, mailto://, etc.) changed in dev-libs/glib-2.28 and newer. If you previously set them in GConf using the Configuration Editor, they will now be ignored." -- Thanks, Donnie Donnie Berkholz Sr. Developer, Gentoo Linux Blog: http://dberkholz.com pgpLMYrMOIz33.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: 24 hour review for >= dev-libs/glib-2.28 stable news item
On 04/26/2011 09:56 PM, Samuli Suominen wrote: > You have 24 hours to comment on this news item. Sorry to put it so > bluntly but this is required for major security bug (#364973). > > See attachment. Based on some comments posted here, and IRC, here is an updated news item. Title: Upgrade to GLIB 2.28 Author: GNOME Team Content-Type: text/plain Posted: 2011-04-26 Revision: 1 News-Item-Format: 1.0 Display-If-Installed: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/mime-actions-spec
Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: 24 hour review for >= dev-libs/glib-2.28 stable news item
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 5:41 AM, Alec Warner wrote: > Can you link to the bug in the news item? > Hmmm, not sure how relevant the polkit vulnerability is to the news item. It's supposed to be about setting mimetype handler information; not to explain the reason why glib is going stable. -- ~Nirbheek Chauhan Gentoo GNOME+Mozilla Team
Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: 24 hour review for >= dev-libs/glib-2.28 stable news item
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Alex Alexander wrote: > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 09:56:06PM +0300, Samuli Suominen wrote: >> You have 24 hours to comment on this news item. Sorry to put it so >> bluntly but this is required for major security bug (#364973). >> >> See attachment. > > Should be wrapped at 72 chars, but looks good otherwise, thanks :) > > >> Title: Upgrade to GLIB 2.28 >> Author: GNOME Team >> Content-Type: text/plain >> Posted: 2011-04-26 >> Revision: 1 >> News-Item-Format: 1.0 >> Display-If-Installed: > >> The way of setting default URI handlers has changed since dev-libs/glib-2.28 >> and above. If you used the GConf registry to set them before, they will now >> be ignored. >> >> If you use GNOME, you must upgrade gnome-session and gnome-control-center and >> set your default browser/mail-client again. >> >> If you don't use GNOME, you should ensure that the file >> ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list has the following content: >> >> [Added Associations] >> x-scheme-handler/http=$browser_name.desktop; >> x-scheme-handler/https=$browser_name.desktop; >> x-scheme-handler/mailto=$mailclient_name.desktop; >> >> Replace $browser_name.desktop and $mailclient_name.desktop with the >> appropriate >> file from /usr/share/applications that can handle http/https/mailto URIs. >> >> Please make sure that your browsers and mail clients have been upgraded to >> the >> latest stable versions before doing all this. Can you link to the bug in the news item? > > > -- > Alex Alexander | wired > + Gentoo Linux Developer > ++ www.linuxized.com >
Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: 24 hour review for >= dev-libs/glib-2.28 stable news item
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 09:56:06PM +0300, Samuli Suominen wrote: > You have 24 hours to comment on this news item. Sorry to put it so > bluntly but this is required for major security bug (#364973). > > See attachment. Should be wrapped at 72 chars, but looks good otherwise, thanks :) > Title: Upgrade to GLIB 2.28 > Author: GNOME Team > Content-Type: text/plain > Posted: 2011-04-26 > Revision: 1 > News-Item-Format: 1.0 > Display-If-Installed: > The way of setting default URI handlers has changed since dev-libs/glib-2.28 > and above. If you used the GConf registry to set them before, they will now > be ignored. > > If you use GNOME, you must upgrade gnome-session and gnome-control-center and > set your default browser/mail-client again. > > If you don't use GNOME, you should ensure that the file > ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list has the following content: > > [Added Associations] > x-scheme-handler/http=$browser_name.desktop; > x-scheme-handler/https=$browser_name.desktop; > x-scheme-handler/mailto=$mailclient_name.desktop; > > Replace $browser_name.desktop and $mailclient_name.desktop with the > appropriate > file from /usr/share/applications that can handle http/https/mailto URIs. > > Please make sure that your browsers and mail clients have been upgraded to > the > latest stable versions before doing all this. -- Alex Alexander | wired + Gentoo Linux Developer ++ www.linuxized.com pgpVhZPucGZtq.pgp Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-dev] RFC: 24 hour review for >= dev-libs/glib-2.28 stable news item
You have 24 hours to comment on this news item. Sorry to put it so bluntly but this is required for major security bug (#364973). See attachment. Title: Upgrade to GLIB 2.28 Author: GNOME Team Content-Type: text/plain Posted: 2011-04-26 Revision: 1 News-Item-Format: 1.0 Display-If-Installed:
