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commit 2098cd66369f1c0a2e2208e4b480b58d7de312e2 Author: Russell Dickenson (phayz) <russelldicken...@gmail.com> Date: Tue Aug 4 08:58:18 2009 +1000 Newsletter issue 49 * release new file: images/interviews/exceed_front_door.jpg new file: images/newsletter/gufw_screenshot.png new file: weeklynews/issue49.html modified: xml/news.xml diff --git a/frugalware/images/interviews/exceed_front_door.jpg b/frugalware/images/interviews/exceed_front_door.jpg new file mode 100755 index 0000000..bb0a767 Binary files /dev/null and b/frugalware/images/interviews/exceed_front_door.jpg differ diff --git a/frugalware/images/newsletter/gufw_screenshot.png b/frugalware/images/newsletter/gufw_screenshot.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2bf274a Binary files /dev/null and b/frugalware/images/newsletter/gufw_screenshot.png differ diff --git a/frugalware/weeklynews/issue49.html b/frugalware/weeklynews/issue49.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..77ec360 --- /dev/null +++ b/frugalware/weeklynews/issue49.html @@ -0,0 +1,449 @@ + <h2>Frugalware Linux Newsletter - Issue 49</h2> + + <h2>...to inform...to educate...to entertain</h2> + + <blockquote> + <p>"There are three sides of an argument -- your side, my side + and the right side.."</p> + </blockquote> + + <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 Linux distribution + 'Frugalware'.</p> + + <p>Features of this issue include:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Elentir released fwife 0.5</li> + + <li>Frugalware 1.1 release party plans continue</li> + + <li>Frugalware's developers are people too - Exceed</li> + + <li>Focus On Package(s) - ufw and gufw</li> + </ul> + + + <h2>Events</h2> + + <ul> + <li> + <h3>Kernel vulnerability</h3> + + <p>There is a "local root" exploit for the kernel currently + in the 'current' repository - refer <a href= + "http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2009-July/005810.html";> + here</a> for details. The vulnerability, if exploited, could + allow a local user to get root privileges. No FSA has been + released because:</p> + + <ol> + <li>2.6.30 is in -current, not in -stable;</li> + + <li>pulseaudio must installed to be vulnerable, but we + don't have pulseaudio in our official repos.</li> + </ol> + + <p>For those that are interested, the ID of the vulnerability + is CVE-2009-1897 and the fix is <a href= + "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=3c8a9c63d5fd738c261bd0ceece04d9c8357ca13";> + here</a>. If you're running a vulnerable kernel on systems + other than Frugalware, you may want to fix this + vulnerability. We'll will be waiting until upstream includes + the fix in the next 2.6.30.x release.</p> + </li> + + <li> + <h3>Elentir released fwife 0.5</h3> + + <p>On 29 July 2009, Elentir released fwife 0.5, which + features the following changes:</p> + + <ul> + <li>DHCP research on networks;</li> + + <li>improved network configuration plugin;</li> + + <li>fixed unexpected reverse dependencies due to locale + packages;</li> + + <li>minor bug fixes (ext4 formatting, ...).</li> + </ul> + + <p>If you have the spare time and bandwidth available, + <strong>please</strong> help by downloading a testing fwife. + Elentir needs help in finding any bugs which remain. If can + help, please go to the fwife development web page <a href= + "http://utopia.toile-libre.org/fwife/cdinstall/";>here</a>.</p> + + <p>If Elentir is married I hope that his wife understands + that he sometimes needs to spend time with his "other" wife. + Note: I realise that this "joke" only makes sense in English, + and I hope you forgive me.</p> + </li> + + <li> + <h3>rhyhann's patched packages</h3> + + <p>Frugalware user rhyhann recently submitted patches for 13 + packages. As with all new developers, these patches are being + reviewed, but will probably be committed soon. It's always + exciting to see new contributions, and rhyhann's are very + welcome. Perhaps soon he/she might become an official + developer.</p> + </li> + + <li> + <h3>Frugalware 1.1 release party plans continue</h3> + + <p>In newsletter issue 44 I announced that plans were + underway for the 1.1 release party. Food is always an + important part of any successful party, so we're putting a + lot of time and effort into the menu. We thought it was + important that an international project's release party had + an international menu, so a vote was held and the most + popular food and drinks were chosen. 1.1's release is + scheduled for 1 September 2009 and the menu may change + between now and then, but for the moment, here it is:</p> + + <p><strong>Entreé</strong></p> + + <ul> + <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_legs";>Frogs' + legs in garlic butter sauce</a></li> + + <li><a href= + "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragda_pattice";>Ragda + pattice</a></li> + </ul> + + <p><strong>Main course</strong></p> + + <ul> + <li><a href= + "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulash";>Goulash</a></li> + + <li>Kangaroo steaks, served with roast potato and gravy</li> + </ul> + + <p><strong>Dessert</strong></p> + + <ul> + <li><a href= + "http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/Devils-Food-Cake-L2100.html";> + Devil's Food Cake</a></li> + </ul> + + <p><strong>Drinks</strong></p> + + <ul> + <li><a href= + "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Cola";>Ubuntu + Cola</a></li> + + <li><a href= + "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_coffee";>Java</a> (mainly + for Bouleetbil)</li> + + <li>Beer</li> + </ul> + </li> + + </ul> + + <h2>Frugalware's developers are people too</h2> + + <p>You may have noticed that newsletter issue 48 didn't have an + interview section. Unfortunately no interview was available to be + published. For this issue, though, we have an interview with one + of our most recent new developers - Exceed. Many thanks to him + for agreeing to answer the interview questions.</p> + + <dl> + <dt><strong>What's your name?</strong></dt> + + <dd> + <p>Cédric Archambeau</p> + </dd> + + <dt><strong>What's your IRC nickname?</strong></dt> + + <dd> + <p>Exceed</p> + </dd> + + <dt><strong>In what country do you live?</strong></dt> + + <dd> + <p>France, Bordeaux</p> + </dd> + + <dt><strong>In what country were you born?</strong></dt> + + <dd> + <p>France</p> + </dd> + + <dt><strong>What do you like the most about where you live (the + country and/or town/city)?</strong></dt> + + <dd> + <p>I love it, but I don't know why. It's my city... It's a + very beautiful city (lots of people say it), with the sea + (beach with white sand) at 1 hour in car : Arcachon, Lacanau. + Life in Bordeaux is sweet. I lived in Paris for 8 years (in + order to work), it's beautiful to visit, awful to live.</p> + </dd> + + <dt><strong>What do you do for the Frugalware + project?</strong></dt> + + <dd> + <p>I'm the maintainer for some packages, mainly forensics and + music composing tools. And my best, but sometimes it's not + enough ;-)</p> + </dd> + + <dt><strong>What motivates you to work on + Frugalware?</strong></dt> + + <dd> + <p>So many things :</p> + + <ol> + <li>The free software philosophy : I think you have to give + as much as free software gives you, whatever technical + skills you have;</li> + + <li>The Frugalware community : some GNU/Linux distributions + are now so big that they drain some other OS's users with + their egomania. Frugalware keeps this friendly and in the + helpful spirit I'm looking for;</li> + + <li>Frugalware's developers : a very nice team where + everyone seems to have a place, where everyone listens to + everyone. Many of them have more than 24 hours in a day I + think...or several brains !;</li> + + <li>Frugalware itself of course : it's fast and has a + Slackware base. And pacman-g2 is a must have (only missing + deltas updates now).</li> + </ol> + </dd> + + <dt><strong>What do you do when you're not working on + Frugalware?</strong></dt> + + <dd> + <p>I'm using it! I play music in a band, and try to + concentrate when my wife says something important (about new + clothes, new shoes...).</p> + </dd> + + <dt><strong>What's the view from your front door?</strong></dt> + + <dd><a href= + "http://frugalware.org/images/interviews/exceed_house.jpg";> + <img src="http://frugalware.org/images/interviews/exceed_house_t.jpg"; + alt="View from Exceed's house"></a></dd> + </dl> + + <h2>Getting To Know You</h2> + + <p>In this section of the newsletter, we get to know Frugalware + Linux a little at a time. This is not meant to replace the + official documentation but instead make it easier to read. This + should suit those those people who, like me, have short attention + spans. :)</p> + + <h3>Frugalware's package file format</h3> + + <p>Frugalware's package files are simply tarred gzip files. + Therefore if you want to unpack a package's file instead of + installing it, you can simply rename it with an ".tar.gz" + extension, then open it with your preferred archive manager. Using + this method you can easily review a packages' contents - review + shell scripts contained in it, for example.</p> + + <h2>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>alien</h3> + + <p>'alien' has nothing to do with creatures from other worlds. + Instead, it's a utility which can convert a Linux distribution's + package from one format into another. It supports packages in + Slackware, Debian and RPM format. For Frugalware users, it's + recommended that you use alien only to extract and examine a + "foreign" package's contents. Installing a converted package is + definitely <strong>NOT</strong> recommended. You could very + easily cause big problems when using a software package that's + not from a Frugalware repository. Manually installing artwork + that has been extracted from a package in a foreign format should + be OK.</p> + + <p>This section relies on your contributions! If 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>Focus On Package(s)</h2> + + <h3>ufw</h3> + + <p><a href="https://launchpad.net/ufw";>ufw</a> is a user-friendly + command-line tool for administering an to ease iptables firewall + configuration. Originally developed for Ubuntu, it has proven to + be very popular and, thanks to jercel, + has now been packaged for Frugalware. An iptables firewall's + configuration is a series of commands contained in a text file. + The commands can be daunting to anyone not already familiar with + them, and so ufw was born. Below are some example ufw + commands:</p> + + <p>To allow incoming TCP packets on port 53, the ufw command is + :</p> + <pre> +ufw allow 53/tcp +</pre> + + <p>You can also manage access by service name, as in the + following example, which enables SSH:</p> + <pre> +ufw deny ssh +</pre> + + <p>To make ufw even easier to use, there's also a GUI interface, + named "gufw" (Graphical Uncomplicated Firewall). The command-line + version is most useful in situations where you're not running a + GUI interface - e.g. managing a firewall via SSH, or on a server. + The GUI version is perhaps best used when managing a firewall on + a desktop PC.</p> + + <img src="http://frugalware.org/images/newsletter/gufw_screenshot.png"; + alt="GUFW screenshot"> + + <h3>Specto</h3> + + <p>"<a href="http://specto.sourceforge.net/";>Specto</a> is a + desktop application that monitors for user-configured events, + then notifies the user. For example, it can check for changes to + a web page, new email messages and file changes. As the developer + of Specto says, with it watching for events, you've got more time + to spend on more interesting things.</p> + + <p>Specto is still in beta, but it's already very useful. The + developer needs help with testing and other tasks, so if you're + interested and able, please go to the web site and get in + contact.</p> + + + <h2>Bug fixes</h2> + + <p>The following table gives you a overview of activity on bugs + and feature requests as at 3 August 2009. 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";> + 215</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";> + 185</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=2008-07-19&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";> + 7</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=2008-07-19&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=&do=index";> + 0</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=2008-07-19&closedto=&do=index";> + 12</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=2008-07-19&closedto=&do=index";> + 8</a></td> + </tr> + </table> + + <h2>Security announcements</h2> + + <p><b>Remember</b> - According to the normal support arrangements + for Frugalware, the release of 1.0 ("Anacreon") means that no + further security or bug fixes will be released for Frugalware 0.9 + ("Solaria") or earlier releases.</p> + + <p>Here is a list of <a href="/security">security issues</a> + which have been discovered and fixed in the 1.0 release since the + previous newsletter.</p + + <table border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0><tr></tr><th>FSA</th><th>Package</th><th>FSA Description</th><th>Upgrade To</th></tr><tr><td>FSA614</td><td>drupal6-img_assist</td><td>Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Image Assist module for Drupal, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks or to disclose potentially sensitive information</td><td>drupal6-img_assist-6.x_1.1-1anacreon1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA613</td><td>wireshark</td><td>Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Wireshark, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service)</td><td>wireshark-1.2.1-1anacreon1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA612</td><td>wordpress</td><td>A vulnerability has been reported in WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct script insertion attacks</td><td>wordpress-2.8.2-1anacreon1</td></tr> +<tr><td>FSA611</td><td>phpmyadmin</td><td>A vulnerability has been reported in phpMyAdmin, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks</td><td>phpmyadmin-3.2.0.1-1anacreon1</td></tr> +</table> + + + <h2>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.org";>French</a> and <a href= + "http://frugalware.dk/?cat=5";>Danish</a> by their respective + communities. 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. Your feedback is + valuable because we want the newsletter to meet the needs of + Frugalware's users.</p> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/frugalware/xml/news.xml b/frugalware/xml/news.xml index c35d5f5..e84ffdc 100644 --- a/frugalware/xml/news.xml +++ b/frugalware/xml/news.xml @@ -22,6 +22,25 @@ Example: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:34:56 -0600 --> <news> <post> + <id>141</id> + <title>Frugalware Newsletter Issue 49</title> + <date>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:54:38 +1000</date> + <author>phayz</author> + <hidden>0</hidden> + <content><![CDATA[ + The newsletter's aim is to keep you up to date with what's happened recently in the world of Frugalware.<br /> + Features of this issue include: + <ul> + <li>Elentir released fwife 0.5</li> + <li>Frugalware 1.1 release party plans continue</li> + <li>Frugalware's developers are people too - Exceed</li> + <li>Focus On Package(s) - ufw and gufw</li> + </ul> + You can read it <a href="/newsletter/49">here</a>. We hope you like it! + ]]> + </content> + </post> + <post> <id>140</id> <title>Frugalware Newsletter Issue 48</title> <date>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:42:38 +1000</date>
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