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THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN [http://www.debian.org/News/project/2008/17/ RELEASED]! PLEASE CHANGE ONLY DEBIAN'S WEBSITE! THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN [[http://www.debian.org/News/project/2008/17/|RELEASED]]! PLEASE CHANGE ONLY DEBIAN'S WEBSITE!
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Luk Claes [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/12/msg00006.html reported] Luk Claes [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/12/msg00006.html|reported]]
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[http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2008/12/msg00209.html being worked on]. Christian Perrier
[http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2008/12/msg00228.html pointed out], that the
[[http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2008/12/msg00209.html|being worked on]]. Christian Perrier
[[http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2008/12/msg00228.html|pointed out]], that the
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[http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ debian-installer website].

The release could also be affected by the outcome of the recently [http://www.debian.org/vote/2008/vote_003 started vote]
[[http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/|debian-installer website]].

The release could also be affected by the outcome of the recently [[http://www.debian.org/vote/2008/vote_003|started vote]]
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debian-vote mailing list; for the full discussion please refer to the mailing list [http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote archives].

In related news, Peter Palfrader [http://lists.debian.org/debian-hppa/2008/12/msg00000.html wondered]
debian-vote mailing list; for the full discussion please refer to the mailing list [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote|archives]].

In related news, Peter Palfrader [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-hppa/2008/12/msg00000.html|wondered]]
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HPPA hardware, Martin Zobel-Helas [http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2008/12/msg00381.html pointed out], HPPA hardware, Martin Zobel-Helas [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2008/12/msg00381.html|pointed out]],
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Helge Deller [http://lists.debian.org/debian-hppa/2008/12/msg00009.html reported] on progress regarding Helge Deller [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-hppa/2008/12/msg00009.html|reported]] on progress regarding
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A recently finished [http://www.debian.org/vote/2008/vote_002 General Resolution] was concerned with
the proposal by Debian Account Manager Jörg Jaspert about [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/10/msg00005.html Debian membership]
A recently finished [[http://www.debian.org/vote/2008/vote_002|General Resolution]] was concerned with
the proposal by Debian Account Manager Jörg Jaspert about [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/10/msg00005.html|Debian membership]]
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Lucas Nussbaum [http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/blog/?p=322 blogged about] the different options, Lucas Nussbaum [[http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/blog/?p=322|blogged about]] the different options,
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Gerfried Fuchs [http://alfie.ist.org/blog/debian/backports-support.en.html announced]
two services that facilitate the tracking of what's going on on [http://www.backports.org backports.org],
Gerfried Fuchs [[http://alfie.ist.org/blog/debian/backports-support.en.html|announced]]
two services that facilitate the tracking of what's going on on [[http://www.backports.org|backports.org]],
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[http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/status/release/stable-backports security tracker], [[http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/status/release/stable-backports|security tracker]],
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Since version 1.2 of the [http://packages.debian.org/src:gtk+1.2 GTK tool kit] has been orphaned by its upstream developers as well as its
Debian maintainers for quite some time and has also collected a number of [http://bugs.debian.org/src:gtk+1.2 bugs] in the
Since version 1.2 of the [[http://packages.debian.org/src:gtk+1.2|GTK tool kit]] has been orphaned by its upstream developers as well as its
Debian maintainers for quite some time and has also collected a number of [[http://bugs.debian.org/src:gtk+1.2|bugs]] in the
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Josselin Mouette [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00294.html created] a list of the concerned packages and tried to Josselin Mouette [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00294.html|created]] a list of the concerned packages and tried to
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Morten Kjeldgaard [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00304.html argued], that there are still Morten Kjeldgaard [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00304.html|argued]], that there are still
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[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00355.html explained], that with nobody taking care of GTK+ 1.2, there [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00355.html|explained]], that with nobody taking care of GTK+ 1.2, there
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Greg Price [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00513.html reported] Greg Price [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00513.html|reported]]
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number of release critical bugs to 105. Greg also pointed to [http://debathena.mit.edu/debian-bts/ some scripts] they found useful to number of release critical bugs to 105. Greg also pointed to [[http://debathena.mit.edu/debian-bts/|some scripts]] they found useful to
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The 11th issue of the [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/12/msg00001.html miscellaneous news for developers] The 11th issue of the [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/12/msg00001.html|miscellaneous news for developers]]
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Charles Plessy [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00108.html wondered] if it would help the Charles Plessy [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00108.html|wondered]] if it would help the
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[http://popcon.debian.org popularity contest value], more or less inactive maintainers [[http://popcon.debian.org|popularity contest value]], more or less inactive maintainers
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[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00113.html answered] affirmed this idea.

Jörg Jaspert [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/12/msg00003.html announced] that Frank
[[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00113.html|answered]] affirmed this idea.

Jörg Jaspert [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/12/msg00003.html|announced]] that Frank
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Junichi Uekawa [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00256.html announced] an upcoming meeting
taking place in [http://tokyodebian.alioth.debian.org/2008-12.html Tokyo, Japan].

Charles Plessy [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00442.html proposed a peer review system]
Junichi Uekawa [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00256.html|announced]] an upcoming meeting
taking place in [[http://tokyodebian.alioth.debian.org/2008-12.html|Tokyo, Japan]].

Charles Plessy [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00442.html|proposed a peer review system]]
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One applicant has been [http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2008/12/msg00049.html accepted] as Debian Maintainer since One applicant has been [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2008/12/msg00049.html|accepted]] as Debian Maintainer since
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According to the [http://bts.turmzimmer.net/details.php unofficial RC-bugs count], According to the [[http://bts.turmzimmer.net/details.php|unofficial RC-bugs count]],
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[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1677 cups],
[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1678 perl],
[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1680 clamav],
[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 Linux 2.6.24],
[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1682 squirrelmail],
[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1685 uw-imap] and
[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687 linux-2.6].
[[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1677|cups]],
[[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1678|perl]],
[[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1680|clamav]],
[[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681|Linux 2.6.24]],
[[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1682|squirrelmail]],
[[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1685|uw-imap]] and
[
[http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687|linux-2.6]].
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[http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/ security mailing list] for announcements. [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/|security mailing list]] for announcements.
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The following packages were added to the unstable Debian archive recently ([http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/newpkg among others]): The following packages were added to the unstable Debian archive recently ([[http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/newpkg|among others]]):
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[http://debaday.debian.net/2008/12/07/gcompris-educational-suite-for-children/ gcompris] (an educational suite for children) and
[http://debaday.debian.net/2008/12/14/ferm-a-straightforward-firewall-configuration-tool/ ferm] (a straightforward firewall configuration tool).
[[http://debaday.debian.net/2008/12/07/gcompris-educational-suite-for-children/|gcompris]] (an educational suite for children) and
[[http://debaday.debian.net/2008/12/14/ferm-a-straightforward-firewall-configuration-tool/|ferm]] (a straightforward firewall configuration tool).
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at the [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00285.html recent]
[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00483.html reports] to see if there are packages
at the [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00285.html|recent]]
[[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/12/msg00483.html|reports]] to see if there are packages
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[http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/help_requested packages which need your help]. [[http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/help_requested|packages which need your help]].
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[http://wiki.debian.org/ProjectNews/HowToContribute contributing page] to find out how to [[http://wiki.debian.org/ProjectNews/HowToContribute|contributing page]] to find out how to

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THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RELEASED! PLEASE CHANGE ONLY DEBIAN'S WEBSITE!



Welcome to this year's 17th issue of DPN, the newsletter for the Debian community. Topics covered in this issue include:

  • Release Update
  • Bug Squashing Party held at MIT
  • General Resolution: Project membership procedures
  • ... and much more.

Release Update

Luk Claes reported about the state of the upcoming stable release Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 "Lenny". While there are still a lot of release critical bugs open, he explained that there is only <q>a "short list" of bugs that must absolutely be fixed for Lenny</q>. At the moment the most important blocking issue is the missing second release candidate for the debian-installer, which is still being worked on. Christian Perrier pointed out, that the best way to help the debian-installer team is to test the so called "daily" builds of the installation images, which are available from the debian-installer website.

The release could also be affected by the outcome of the recently started vote on the General Resolution titled "Lenny and resolving DFSG violations". The vote has been discussed controversially on the debian-vote mailing list; for the full discussion please refer to the mailing list archives.

In related news, Peter Palfrader wondered whether the PA-RISC architecture (also known as "HPPA") is currently fit to be released with Lenny, since Debian's own HPPA infrastructure is in very bad shape. When several people offered their private HPPA hardware, Martin Zobel-Helas pointed out, that the real problem is not missing hardware, but a kernel related issue, which needs to be fixed. Helge Deller reported on progress regarding that issue, but it is not yet fixed completely.

General Resolution: Project membership procedures

A recently finished General Resolution was concerned with the proposal by Debian Account Manager Jörg Jaspert about Debian membership changes, especially in regard to non technical / package-oriented contributions to the project. Lucas Nussbaum blogged about the different options, and the general meaning of this General Resolution. In the end, the second option, "Invite the DAM to further discuss until vote or consensus, leading to a new proposal", won.

Better backports.org Support

Gerfried Fuchs announced two services that facilitate the tracking of what's going on on backports.org, an unofficial service offering updated packages for the current stable release. One of the new services is a security tracker, the other one is a version comparison between the different Debian releases and the package versions available on backports.org.

Future of GTK 1.2

Since version 1.2 of the GTK tool kit has been orphaned by its upstream developers as well as its Debian maintainers for quite some time and has also collected a number of bugs in the meantime, it is scheduled to be removed during the releasing cycle for Debian "Squeeze", the version following Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 "Lenny". However, several packages are still depending on that library. Josselin Mouette created a list of the concerned packages and tried to find alternative applications.

Morten Kjeldgaard argued, that there are still a lot of useful (scientific) applications depending on GTK+ 1.2, which are still in use. Charles Plessy explained, that with nobody taking care of GTK+ 1.2, there is no other choice but to port these applications to newer versions of that tool kit, which has worked very well for other examples.

Bug Squashing Party held at MIT

Greg Price reported about a Bug Squashing Party which was held last Sunday and was hosted by the student computing group of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 15 people contributed to resolutions or partial resolutions of 11 RC bugs, lowering the number of release critical bugs to 105. Greg also pointed to some scripts they found useful to create lists of relevant bugs.

Other news

The 11th issue of the miscellaneous news for developers has been released and covers the following topics:

  • CD/DVD images for Lenny
  • License AGPL v3.0 is suitable for main
  • Building CD/DVD images made easier
  • Mono 2.0 transition in progress
  • SOAP interface to the PTS
  • Tracking GCC 4.4 related build errors
  • Mirror of git repositories on Alioth

Charles Plessy wondered if it would help the release to file properly justified 'requests for removal' bugs for packages that have a low popularity contest value, more or less inactive maintainers and generally seem to be in bad shape, maybe even orphaned upstream-wise. Christian Perrier answered affirmed this idea.

Jörg Jaspert announced that Frank Lichtenheld has been added to the FTP team.

Junichi Uekawa announced an upcoming meeting taking place in Tokyo, Japan.

Charles Plessy proposed a peer review system for the copyright files of Debian packages.

New Maintainer

One applicant has been accepted as Debian Maintainer since the prior issue of the Debian Project News. Please welcome Eugene V. Lyubimkin into our project!

Release-critical bugs statistics for the upcoming release

According to the unofficial RC-bugs count, the upcoming release Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 "Lenny" is currently affected by 112 release critical bugs. 39 of them have already been fixed in Debian's "unstable" branch. Of the remaining 83 release critical bugs, 30 already have a patch (which might need testing) and 7 are marked as pending.

Ignoring these bugs as well as release critical bugs for packages in contrib or non-free, 34 release critical bugs remain to be solved for the release to happen.

Important Debian Security Advisories

Debian's Security Team recently released advisories for these packages (among others): cups, perl, clamav, Linux 2.6.24, squirrelmail, uw-imap and linux-2.6.

Please read them carefully and take the proper measures.

Please note that these are a selection of the more important security advisories of the last two weeks. If you need to be kept up to date about security advisories released by the Debian Security Team, please subscribe to the security mailing list for announcements.

New and noteworthy packages

The following packages were added to the unstable Debian archive recently (among others):

Debian Package of the Day featured the packages gcompris (an educational suite for children) and ferm (a straightforward firewall configuration tool).

Work-needing packages

Currently 492 packages are orphaned and 118 packages are up for adoption. Please take a look at the recent reports to see if there are packages you are interested in or view the complete list of packages which need your help.

Want to continue reading DPN?

Please help us create this newsletter. We still need more volunteer writers to watch the Debian community and report about what is going on. Please see the contributing page to find out how to help. We're looking forward to receiving your mail at debian-publicity@lists.debian.org.

X, Meike Reichle and Z contributed to this issue of the Debian Project News.


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