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Gentoo Weekly Newsletter
http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/20070402-newsletter.xml
This is the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter for the week of 2 April 2007.
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1. Gentoo News
==============
virtual/x11 removal
-------------------
The virtual/x11 package will be removed from the tree on or after 25 April.
This package was used as part of the migration from the monolithic to the
modular X.Org packages. If any packages you have installed on your system
are still requiring virtual/x11, you should file a bug with the maintainers
of the package or overlay.
=========================
2. Heard in the community
=========================
forums.gentoo.org
-----------------
Gentoo Tat
How Gentoo are you? Forums user krogebry decided to show his love for his
favorite distribution by having its recognizable logo inked into his flesh
for future posterity. This thread quickly turned to ideas for future tats
amongst Gentoo's users.
* http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-549630.html
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3. Gentoo in the press
======================
LinuxDevices.com (28 Mar 2007)
------------------------------
Chip-maker AMD has thrown its financial clout behind a non-profit
organization setting up Linux-based computing and communication centers in
East Africa.
Inveneo claims to have set up 20 Linux-based computing centers in six
African nations over the past year, at the behest of various NGOs
(non-governmental organizations), local governments, and private entities.
The centers use Linux-based networking equipment, VoIP servers based on
Linux and Asterisk, and thin clients running Inveneo's own Gentoo-based
"Inveneo Linux" distribution.
* http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6428796596.html
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4. Gentoo developer moves
=========================
Moves
-----
The following developers recently left the Gentoo project:
* none this week
Adds
----
The following developers recently joined the Gentoo project:
* none this week
Changes
-------
The following developers recently changed roles within the Gentoo project:
* none this week
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5. Gentoo security
==================
mgv: Stack overflow in included gv code
---------------------------------------
mgv improperly handles user-supplied data possibly allowing for the
execution of arbitrary code.
For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[1]
1. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-24.xml
Ekiga: Format string vulnerability
----------------------------------
A format string vulnerability in Ekiga may allow the remote execution of
arbitrary code.
For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[2]
2. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-25.xml
file: Integer underflow
-----------------------
A buffer underflow vulnerability has been reported in file allowing for the
user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.
For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[3]
3. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-26.xml
Squid: Denial of Service
------------------------
Squid is affected by a Denial of Service vulnerability.
For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[4]
4. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-27.xml
CUPS: Denial of Service
-----------------------
CUPS incorrectly handles partially-negotiated SSL connections allowing for a
Denial of Service.
For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[5]
5. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-28.xml
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6. Gentoo package moves
=======================
This section lists packages that have either been moved or added to the tree
and packages that have had their "last rites" announcement given to be
removed in the future. The package removals come from many locations,
including the Treecleaners[6] and various developers. Most packages which
are listed under the Last Rites section are in need of some love and care
and can remain in the tree if proper maintainership is established.
6. http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/qa/treecleaners
Removals:
---------
Package: Removal date: Contact:
media-tv/rivatv 26 Mar 2007 Michael Sterrett[7]
x11-plugins/gkrellm-console 26 Mar 2007 Jim Ramsay[8]
x11-plugins/gkrellm-logwatch 26 Mar 2007 Jim Ramsay[8]
x11-plugins/gkrellmouse 26 Mar 2007 Jim Ramsay[8]
x11-plugins/gkrellm-sensors 26 Mar 2007 Jim Ramsay[8]
x11-plugins/gkrellmwho 26 Mar 2007 Jim Ramsay[8]
x11-libs/gtkDPS 26 Mar 2007 Doug Goldstein[9]
net-p2p/kenosis 27 Mar 2007 Mart Raudsepp[10]
games-sports/toycars 28 Mar 2007 Michael Sterrett[7]
net-p2p/freenet 28 Mar 2007 Raúl Porcel[11]
dev-java/avalon-logkit-bin 28 Mar 2007 Petteri Räty[12]
app-misc/pyge 28 Mar 2007 Tiziano Müller[13]
x11-base/opengl-update 29 Mar 2007 Jeremy Huddleston[14]
sys-devel/gcc-powerpc64 29 Mar 2007 Markus Rothe[15]
dev-embedded/picptk 31 Mar 2007 Denis Dupeyron[16]
7. mr_bones_ [at] gentoo
8. lack [at] gentoo
9. cardoe [at] gentoo
10. leio [at] gentoo
11. armin76 [at] gentoo
12. betelgeuse [at] gentoo
13. dev-zero [at] gentoo
14. eradicator [at] gentoo
15. corsair [at] gentoo
16. calchan [at] gentoo
Additions:
----------
Package: Addition date: Contact:
dev-embedded/srecord[17] 26 Mar 2007 Denis Dupeyron[16]
dev-util/bugle[18] 26 Mar 2007 Markus Ullmann[19]
mail-filter/policyd-weight[20] 26 Mar 2007 Andrej Kacian[21]
net-mail/dbmail[22] 26 Mar 2007 Andrej Kacian[21]
dev-ml/ocamlduce[23] 28 Mar 2007 Alexis Ballier[24]
www-servers/ocsigen[25] 28 Mar 2007 Alexis Ballier[24]
dev-java/commons-vfs[26] 29 Mar 2007 Petteri Räty[12]
virtual/c++-tr1-memory[27] 29 Mar 2007 Danny van Dyk[28]
virtual/c++-tr1-type-traits[29] 29 Mar 2007 Danny van Dyk[28]
virtual/c++-tr1-functional[30] 29 Mar 2007 Danny van Dyk[28]
app-misc/hal-info[31] 30 Mar 2007 Stephen Klimaszewski[32]
dev-perl/Gtk2-MozEmbed[33] 30 Mar 2007 Michael Cummings[34]
net-misc/nxnode[35] 30 Mar 2007 Bernard Cafarelli[36]
net-misc/nxserver-freeedition[37] 30 Mar 2007 Bernard Cafarelli[36]
media-libs/freeimage[38] 31 Mar 2007 Tristan Heaven[39]
dev-ruby/ruby-yadis[40] 31 Mar 2007 Robin H. Johnson[41]
dev-ruby/ruby-openid[42] 31 Mar 2007 Robin H. Johnson[41]
net-dialup/umtsmon[43] 31 Mar 2007 Alin Năstac[44]
games-arcade/snake3d[45] 31 Mar 2007 Alfredo Tupone[46]
media-video/ffmpegthumbnailer[47] 31 Mar 2007 Samuli Suominen[48]
net-news/hellanzb[49] 31 Mar 2007 Alexis Ballier[24]
net-wireless/fsam7400[50] 31 Mar 2007 Stefan Schweizer[51]
dev-java/junit-addons[52] 31 Mar 2007 Petteri Räty[12]
sys-apps/usbmon[53] 01 Apr 2007 Robin H. Johnson[41]
games-board/pysol-cardsets[54] 01 Apr 2007 Alfredo Tupone[46]
12. betelgeuse [at] gentoo
16. calchan [at] gentoo
17. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-embedded;name=srecord
18. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-util;name=bugle
19. jokey [at] gentoo
20. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=mail-filter;name=policyd-weight
21. ticho [at] gentoo
22. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-mail;name=dbmail
23. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-ml;name=ocamlduce
24. aballier [at] gentoo
25. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=www-servers;name=ocsigen
26. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-java;name=commons-vfs
27. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=virtual;name=c++-tr1-memory
28. kugelfang [at] gentoo
29. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=virtual;name=c++-tr1-type-traits
30. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=virtual;name=c++-tr1-functional
31. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=app-misc;name=hal-info
32. steev [at] gentoo
33. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-perl;name=Gtk2-MozEmbed
34. mcummings [at] gentoo
35. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-misc;name=nxnode
36. voyageur [at] gentoo
37. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-misc;name=nxserver-freeedition
38. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=media-libs;name=freeimage
39. nyhm [at] gentoo
40. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-ruby;name=ruby-yadis
41. robbat2 [at] gentoo
42. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-ruby;name=ruby-openid
43. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-dialup;name=umtsmon
44. mrness [at] gentoo
45. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=games-arcade;name=snake3d
46. tupone [at] gentoo
47. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=media-video;name=ffmpegthumbnailer
48. drac [at] gentoo
49. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-news;name=hellanzb
50. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-wireless;name=fsam7400
51. genstef [at] gentoo
52. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-java;name=junit-addons
53. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=sys-apps;name=usbmon
54. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=games-board;name=pysol-cardsets
Last Rites:
-----------
Package: Removal date: Contact:
net-misc/nxcomp[55] 26 Apr 2007 Bernard Cafarelli[36]
net-misc/nxesd[56] 26 Apr 2007 Bernard Cafarelli[36]
net-misc/nxproxy[57] 26 Apr 2007 Bernard Cafarelli[36]
net-misc/nxssh[58] 26 Apr 2007 Bernard Cafarelli[36]
net-misc/nx-x11[59] 26 Apr 2007 Bernard Cafarelli[36]
net-misc/nx-x11-bin[60] 26 Apr 2007 Bernard Cafarelli[36]
dev-java/datavision[61] 27 Apr 2007 William L. Thomson Jr.[62]
dev-util/jcvs[63] 27 Apr 2007 Petteri Räty[12]
dev-java/j2ssh[64] 27 Apr 2007 Petteri Räty[12]
dev-java/javatar[65] 29 Apr 2007 Petteri Räty[12]
dev-java/saxon-bin[66] 30 Apr 2007 Petteri Räty[12]
12. betelgeuse [at] gentoo
36. voyageur [at] gentoo
55. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-misc;name=nxcomp
56. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-misc;name=nxesd
57. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-misc;name=nxproxy
58. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-misc;name=nxssh
59. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-misc;name=nx-x11
60. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-misc;name=nx-x11-bin
61. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-java;name=datavision
62. wltjr [at] gentoo
63. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-util;name=jcvs
64. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-java;name=j2ssh
65. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-java;name=javatar
66. http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-java;name=saxon-bin
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7. Bugzilla
===========
Summary
-------
* Statistics
* Closed bug ranking
* New bug rankings
Statistics
----------
The Gentoo community uses Bugzilla (bugs.gentoo.org[67]) to record and track
bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the development
team. Between 25 March 2007 and 01 April 2007, activity on the site has
resulted in:
67. http://bugs.gentoo.org
* 567 new bugs during this period
* 378 bugs closed or resolved during this period
* 23 previously closed bugs were reopened this period
* 129 closed as NEEDINFO/WONTFIX/CANTFIX/INVALID/UPSTREAM during this
period
* 101 bugs marked as duplicates during this period
Of the 10136 currently open bugs: 15 are labeled 'blocker', 100 are labeled
'critical', and 381 are labeled 'major'.
Closed bug rankings
-------------------
The developers and teams who have closed the most bugs during this period
are:
* media-video herd[68], with 22 closed bugs[69]
* Perl Devs @ Gentoo[70], with 20 closed bugs[71]
* Gentoo Games[72], with 16 closed bugs[73]
* IA-64 team[74], with 15 closed bugs[75]
* Gentoo Sound Team[76], with 14 closed bugs[77]
* AMD64 Project[78], with 13 closed bugs[79]
* Gentoo Toolchain Maintainers[80], with 11 closed bugs[81]
* Portage team[82], with 11 closed bugs[83]
68. media-video [at] gentoo
69. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=media-video [at] gentoo
70. perl [at] gentoo
71. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=perl [at] gentoo
72. games [at] gentoo
73. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=games [at] gentoo
74. ia64 [at] gentoo
75. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=ia64 [at] gentoo
76. sound [at] gentoo
77. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=sound [at] gentoo
78. amd64 [at] gentoo
79. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=amd64 [at] gentoo
80. toolchain [at] gentoo
81. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=toolchain [at] gentoo
82. dev-portage [at] gentoo
83. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&resolution=FIXED&assigned_to=dev-portage [at] gentoo
New bug rankings
----------------
The developers and teams who have been assigned the most new bugs during
this period are:
* Default Assignee for New Packages[84], with 14 new bugs[85]
* AMD64 Project[78], with 9 new bugs[86]
* media-video herd[68], with 7 new bugs[87]
* Tony Vroon[88], with 5 new bugs[89]
* Gentoo Toolchain Maintainers[80], with 4 new bugs[90]
* PPC Porters[91], with 4 new bugs[92]
* Gentoo Kernel Bug Wranglers and Kernel Maintainers[93], with 4 new
bugs[94]
* Java team[95], with 4 new bugs[96]
68. media-video [at] gentoo
78. amd64 [at] gentoo
80. toolchain [at] gentoo
84. maintainer-wanted [at] gentoo
85. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&assigned_to=maintainer-wanted [at] gentoo
86. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&assigned_to=amd64 [at] gentoo
87. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&assigned_to=media-video [at] gentoo
88. chainsaw [at] gentoo
89. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&assigned_to=chainsaw [at] gentoo
90. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&assigned_to=toolchain [at] gentoo
91. ppc [at] gentoo
92. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&assigned_to=ppc [at] gentoo
93. kernel [at] gentoo
94. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&assigned_to=kernel [at] gentoo
95. java [at] gentoo
96. http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&chfield=assigned_to&chfieldfrom=2007-03-25&chfieldto=2007-04-01&assigned_to=java [at] gentoo
===============
8. GWN feedback
===============
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ideas and articles. If you are interested in writing for the GWN, have
feedback on an article that we have posted, or just have an idea or article
that you would like to submit to the GWN, please send us your feedback[97]
and help make the GWN better.
97. gwn-feedback [at] gentoo
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