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With the release of Gentoo Linux 2004.0 at the end of February, planning and work on release 2004.1 have already begun. The goals for this release include:
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This is the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter for the week of March 15th, 2004.
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1. Gentoo News
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Release 2004.1 Information
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With the release of Gentoo Linux 2004.0 at the end of February, planning=20
and work on release 2004.1 have already begun. The goals for this release=
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include:=20
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* Clear and concise guidelines so that the release goes much more=20
smoothly and enjoyably.=20
* A better use of infrastructure by revamping the current way releases=20
are coordinated to be put on the mirrors.=20
* Catalyst enhancements and bugfixes.=20
* Better communication from releng to the arch release coordinators, and=
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vice-a-versa.=20
* Internet-based GRP for Portage's binary download and install=20
functionality.=20
* Completion of all items on the 2004.1 Feature Request list.=20
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The 2004.1 Feature Request list[1] includes items like "emerge security"=20
functionality, which would integrate GLEPs into Portage so that=20
security-related updates can be installed, and a Bootable X GameCD for=20
Unreal Tournament 2004.
1.=20
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/releng/release/2004.1/releng/feature-request.
xml
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The tentative release date for 2004.1 is April 28, 2004. For more=20
information on release 2004.1 and other releases, see the Release=20
Engineering[2] page.=20
2. http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/releng/
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2. Featured Developer of the Week
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Caleb Tennis
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Figure 2.1: Caleb Tennis
http://www.gentoo.org/images/gwn/20040315_caleb.jpg
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This week, we feature Caleb Tennis[3] (caleb), who works on maintaining=20
the KDE[4] and related ebuilds, including such things as Qt[5]. His main=20
tasks are ensuring that the KDE packages are up to date with the upstream=
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versions, testing and debugging for various architectures, and the=20
ubiquitous dev task of troubleshooting and clearing bug reports -- a=20
daunting task with packages as complex and popular as KDE.=20
3. [e-mail:caleb@gentoo.org]
4. http://www.kde.org/
5. http://www.trolltech.com/products/qt/index.html
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Caleb began using various Unices in the early 1990s, and was introduced to=
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Slackware Linux by our very own Corey Shields[6] in 1996. He has been=20
using Linux extensively in his job since 2001. Caleb's work includes=20
configuring and administrating a large number of custom workstations .=20
After struggling with package dependencies and install processes under Red=
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Hat, he moved the computers to the source distro Linux From Scratch (LFS).=
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This worked better but proved difficult to manage when multiple versions=20
of source packages and compile options were being used on various=20
computers. After some research, he settled on Gentoo as a solution that=20
would allow him to compile from source yet still have good package=20
management. He completed the migration of his workplace in early 2003.=20
6. [e-mail:cshields@gentoo.org]
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Caleb became a Gentoo dev when Dan Armak[7] put out a call for assistance=
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on maintaining the KDE ebuilds. As Caleb puts it: "Since I use Gentoo and=
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KDE at work, and have a vested interest in it continuing working, I=20
volunteered." In addition to his Gentoo work, Caleb was the release=20
co-ordinator for the 3.x release of KDevelop[8] as well as a contributor=20
of code or documentation to other KDE projects, including the comedi[9]=20
control and measurement device interface. Caleb frequently contributes=20
patches and bug fixes he encounters in his work and spends significant=20
time keeping Gentoo's KDE maintained as well as responding to forum=20
queries. He comments that this "is what the community is about".=20
7. [e-mail:danarmak@gentoo.org]
8. http://www.kdevelop.org/
9. http://www.comedi.org
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Caleb works for a small research and development company specializing in=20
diesel engine technology. Among his tasks at work was the development of a=
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GUI-based data acquisition system that is used for dynamic control and=20
testing of engines. He also teaches classes in Linux Systems=20
Administration and Solid State Electronics at his local university. He=20
holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering, and is working on his Master's at=20
Purdue, focusing on Control Systems design. He is an avid mountain biker=20
and water skier, and plays piano. His time at such pursuits is somewhat=20
limited by a hectic work week, teaching night courses, and his own studies=
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(not to mention an apparently patient girlfriend).=20
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Caleb took the opportunity to share some thoughts on Qt and KDE bug=20
reports: "Qt and KDE are two of the most compilation resource-intensive=20
sets of programs that an end user will install in Gentoo - due to the fact=
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that they're written in C++. As such, many users experience build failures=
=20
due to bugs in the C++ compiler or local hardware problems, and not due to=
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anything related to KDE itself. The easiest fix, and one that works 90% of=
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the time, is to simply use less aggressive compiler optimizations=20
(CFLAGS). Remember, Gentoo is all about customization, and gives the end=20
user a lot of freedom in how they do things - but in the end, we're all=20
still limited by the abilities of the software and the hardware. Sometimes=
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the only way to make things work is to not push them to their limits. I=20
implore all users who have problems to go to the forums or IRC first, and=
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file a bug report only after they don't find a solution." He was frank in=
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admitting that "sometimes [he] breaks things", when attempting to keep=20
things current on such a complex set of packages, despite testing. But,=20
after all, he's both human and a volunteer. He concluded with his favorite=
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quotation: "tact is for people who don't understand sarcasm".=20
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3. Gentoo Security
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No new security announcements were posted this week.=20
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4. Heard in the Community
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Web Forums
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udev, Gentoo Style=20
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Gentoo Linux used to be one of the rare Linux distributions to adopt the=20
devfs device file system structure across the board. Naturally, since=20
devfs has been obsoleted for the 2.6 kernel series, Gentooists are=20
experiencing an above average level of confusion when it comes to=20
switching to udev. The fact that the latter is still somewhat a work in=20
progress leads to interesting results at times... Check the central "udev,=
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now what?" thread at the forums, it has been going for three months=20
already, but hasn't lost any of its entertainment value:=20
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* Got udev working, now what?[10]=20
10. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t115096
gentoo-user
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Gentoo in a distro shootout
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One gentoo-user list member has decided to pick up the gauntlet and=20
support Gentoo in his local LUG "distro shootout". This week, he asked[11]=
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the list to help him with topics he can touch on. Help support our=20
favorite distro!
11. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/70836
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Root mounting twice!
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One reader this week was having some odd problems with his root partition=
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-- it was mounting twice! Read up here[12] for a helpful tip on why this=20
was happening, and also a quick lesson on /etc/fstab formatting!
12. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/70700
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5. Bugzilla
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Summary
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* Statistics=20
* Closed Bug Ranking=20
* New Bug Rankings=20
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Statistics
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The Gentoo community uses Bugzilla (bugs.gentoo.org[13]) to record and=20
track bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the=20
development team. Between 05 March 2004 and 11 March 2004, activity on the=
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site has resulted in:=20
13. http://bugs.gentoo.org
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* 553 new bugs during this period=20
* 336 bugs closed or resolved during this period=20
* 10 previously closed bugs were reopened this period=20
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Of the 5246 currently open bugs: 137 are labeled 'blocker', 206 are=20
labeled 'critical', and 425 are labeled 'major'.=20
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Closed Bug Rankings
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The developers and teams who have closed the most bugs during this period=
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are:=20
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* AMD64 Porting Team[14], with 32 closed bugs[15] =20
* Gentoo KDE Team[16], with 24 closed bugs[17] =20
* Sven Vermeulen[18], with 20 closed bugs[19] =20
* Gentoo Games[20], with 20 closed bugs[21] =20
* Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team[22], with 17 closed bugs[23] =20
14. [e-mail:amd64@gentoo.org]
15.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_statusRESOLVED&bug_statusCLOSE=
D&ch
fieldbug_status&chfieldfrom2004-03-05&chfieldto2004-03-11&resoluti=
onFIX
[e-mail:ED&assigned_toamd64@gentoo.org]
16. [e-mail:kde@gentoo.org]
17.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_statusRESOLVED&bug_statusCLOSE=
D&ch
fieldbug_status&chfieldfrom2004-03-05&chfieldto2004-03-11&resoluti=
onFIX
[e-mail:ED&assigned_tokde@gentoo.org]
18. [e-mail:swift@gentoo.org]
19.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_statusRESOLVED&bug_statusCLOSE=
D&ch
fieldbug_status&chfieldfrom2004-03-05&chfieldto2004-03-11&resoluti=
onFIX
[e-mail:ED&assigned_toswift@gentoo.org]
20. [e-mail:games@gentoo.org]
21.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_statusRESOLVED&bug_statusCLOSE=
D&ch
fieldbug_status&chfieldfrom2004-03-05&chfieldto2004-03-11&resoluti=
onFIX
[e-mail:ED&assigned_togames@gentoo.org]
22. [e-mail:gnome@gentoo.org]
23.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_statusRESOLVED&bug_statusCLOSE=
D&ch
fieldbug_status&chfieldfrom2004-03-05&chfieldto2004-03-11&resoluti=
onFIX
[e-mail:ED&assigned_tognome@gentoo.org]
New Bug Rankings
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The developers and teams who have been assigned the most new bugs during=20
this period are:=20
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* Core System Packages Team[24], with 16 new bugs[25] =20
* x86 Kernel Team[26], with 13 new bugs[27] =20
* Desktop Misc. Team[28], with 11 new bugs[29] =20
* Media-Video Herd[30], with 10 new bugs[31] =20
* Gentoo KDE team[32], with 9 new bugs[33] =20
* Portage Team[34], with 9 new bugs[35] =20
24. [e-mail:base-system@gentoo.org]
25.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_statusNEW&bug_statusASSIGNED&b=
ug_s
tatusREOPENED&chfieldassigned_to&chfieldfrom2004-03-05&chfieldto=
2004-03
[e-mail:-11&assigned_tobase-system@gentoo.org]
26. [e-mail:x86-kernel@gentoo.org]
27.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_statusNEW&bug_statusASSIGNED&b=
ug_s
tatusREOPENED&chfieldassigned_to&chfieldfrom2004-03-05&chfieldto=
2004-03
[e-mail:-11&assigned_tox86-kernel@gentoo.org]
28. [e-mail:desktop-misc@gentoo.org]
29.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_statusNEW&bug_statusASSIGNED&b=
ug_s
tatusREOPENED&chfieldassigned_to&chfieldfrom2004-03-05&chfieldto=
2004-03
[e-mail:-11&assigned_todesktop-misc@gentoo.org]
30. [e-mail:media-video@gentoo.org]
31.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_statusNEW&bug_statusASSIGNED&b=
ug_s
tatusREOPENED&chfieldassigned_to&chfieldfrom2004-03-05&chfieldto=
2004-03
[e-mail:-11&assigned_tomedia-video@gentoo.org]
32. [e-mail:kde@gentoo.org]
33.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_statusNEW&bug_statusASSIGNED&b=
ug_s
tatusREOPENED&chfieldassigned_to&chfieldfrom2004-03-05&chfieldto=
2004-03
[e-mail:-11&assigned_tokde@gentoo.org]
34. [e-mail:dev-portage@gentoo.org]
35.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_statusNEW&bug_statusASSIGNED&b=
ug_s
tatusREOPENED&chfieldassigned_to&chfieldfrom2004-03-05&chfieldto=
2004-03
[e-mail:-11&assigned_todev-portage@gentoo.org]
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6. Tips and Tricks
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Reading binary data with strings
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This week's tip shows you how to extract ascii content from binary data=20
using strings. This program is useful for determining the contents of=20
non-text files such as core or other binary error files.=20
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Use strings filename to print the strings of printable characters in the=20
file.
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For more information, see man strings.
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7. Moves, Adds, and Changes
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Moves
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The following developers recently left the Gentoo team:=20
* Brad House (brad_mssw) amd64, kernel=20
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Adds
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The following developers recently joined the Gentoo Linux team:
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* Stephen P. Becker (geoman) - MIPS=20
* Geoff Cant (archaelus) - dev-lisp=20
* Joel Martin (kanaka) - media-sound=20
* Scott Taylor (swtaylor) - hardened=20
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Changes
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The following developers recently changed roles within the Gentoo Linux=20
project:
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* none this week=20
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