Re: [opensuse-factory] Re: new discussion on what kind of patterns we should have
Andreas Hanke [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What about a pattern for console users instead? A pattern that includes software which is rarely used or unnecessary on desktops, but handy for the console. Some ideas for this pattern include: mc findutils-locate Surely useful on the desktop as well. Maybe, a subset of the beagle tools could be part of the console pattern. antiword vorbis-tools (for ogg123) lynx These days, we prefer w3m... You forgot to mention emacs-nox ;) -- Karl Eichwalder RD / Documentation SUSE Linux Products GmbH Key fingerprint = B2A3 AF2F CFC8 40B1 67EA 475A 5903 A21B 06EB 882E - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse-factory] openSUSE 10.2 Features and Roadmap
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Andreas Jaeger wrote: The upcoming openSUSE 10.2 will basically have similar content like its predecessor but comes of course with latest and stable Open Source packages available at that time. We went through Bugzilla, the feature list and package wishlist and try to accomodate your wishes and suggestions. You missed some :) Note that the list below is neither complete - it's just some of the highlights - nor a commitment. Here an overview about areas we like to enhance, change or add things: [SNIP] Please give feedback and of course if there's something missing - tell us. Looks promising! The performance improvements in Software Management are dearly needed, I guess. Here is my little wishlist: - Please consider using LVM by default instead of plain disk partitions for new installations (BUG#180762): http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2006-06/msg4.html - Get Bluetooth Support in KDE fixed (BUG#171120) and improved in general, e.g. by supporting Bluetooth Headsets out of the box (important for better VoIP support) (BUG#76782) - Support first Installation via WLAN: (BUG#149113) - Better support the merged framebuffer modes in SaX2 when using dual-screen setups (make it easier to configure cloned and large desktops and how to switch between these modes at runtime) - Something I really liked about Kubuntu: the Installation CD can be used as either a live demo CD (without installation) and for easy installing on hard disk. Bye, LenZ - -- - -- Lenz Grimmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] -o) [ICQ: 160767607 | Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/\\ http://www.lenzg.org/ V_V -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE8qZGSVDhKrJykfIRAjsUAJ9nftEUWqgJknOwazDAdHvcob+pTwCeOuz6 HqSbyuStkJvNg3SLlL8hbY0= =XIT6 -END PGP SIGNATURE- - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse-factory] Re: Announcing Yast-GTK (forw)
On Friday 25 August 2006 20:33, Philipp Thomas wrote: Forget it. That would require that someone writes a qt# library and possibly kde# libraries first in order to then rewrite zmd and other zen stuff thats written in mono. That someone would then have to constantly maintain all the stuff. IMNSHO that's never going to happen. http://en.opensuse.org/KDE_Updater_Applet Duncan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse-factory] Adding SBIG CCD camera support to SUSE?
Jasem Mutlaq [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello, Sorry if this is not the appropiate list to discuss this issue. Santa Barbara SBIG CCD camera is one of the most popular cameras used in astronomy. In order to operate, the CCD requires a firmware to be uploaded upon detection on the USB port. Otherwise, you can't establish any further communications at all. What is the license of this firmware? Is it possible to re-distribute it? If this is not the case, then we cannot include it, Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126 pgpzJRtiOPoOb.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [opensuse-factory] Adding SBIG CCD camera support to SUSE?
Matthias Koenig [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/28/06 1:38 PM Andreas Jaeger [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jasem Mutlaq [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello, Sorry if this is not the appropiate list to discuss this issue. Santa Barbara SBIG CCD camera is one of the most popular cameras used in astronomy. In order to operate, the CCD requires a firmware to be uploaded upon detection on the USB port. Otherwise, you can't establish any further communications at all. What is the license of this firmware? Is it possible to re-distribute it? If this is not the case, then we cannot include it, Unfortunately the Linux Developer Kit from SBIG does not contain any hint about the license of the firmware. Though the included example code is mentioned to be free. Note, that the camera needs a USB driver, which is provided by SBIG as a binary only non-kernel driver also without any license. I think the best thing in this case is to get in touch with the vendor and ask for an explicit permission to redistribute the drivers / and firmware within our openSUSE bundle. For sure there IS any sort of license bound to their source code. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse-factory] openSUSE 10.2 Features and Roadmap
Joerg Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 01:36:19PM +0200, Andreas Jaeger wrote: - Kernel 2.6.18 Desktop Productivity Software - support for rt2500 wlan card, Bug 149141 Why is this considered Desktop/Prod instead of kernel? No idea why Michael sorted it this way ;-( - adding Broadcom WLAN support Please add the devicescape wireless stack into 2.6.18 (you might just be one release early ;) The reason why is, that some wireless drivers are only maintained (or usable) for the devicescape wireless stack, not the regulare one. Let's see what our mobile devices team think what is needed, I would prefer to not add a complete new stack :-( Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126 pgpx1C3af7dFK.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [opensuse-factory] openSUSE 10.2 Features and Roadmap
Lenz Grimmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, Andreas Jaeger wrote: The upcoming openSUSE 10.2 will basically have similar content like its predecessor but comes of course with latest and stable Open Source packages available at that time. We went through Bugzilla, the feature list and package wishlist and try to accomodate your wishes and suggestions. You missed some :) See the quoted text just below of this ;-) Note that the list below is neither complete - it's just some of the highlights - nor a commitment. Here an overview about areas we like to enhance, change or add things: [SNIP] Please give feedback and of course if there's something missing - tell us. Looks promising! The performance improvements in Software Management are dearly needed, I guess. Here is my little wishlist: - Please consider using LVM by default instead of plain disk partitions for new installations (BUG#180762): http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2006-06/msg4.html For later... - Get Bluetooth Support in KDE fixed (BUG#171120) and improved in general, e.g. by supporting Bluetooth Headsets out of the box (important for better VoIP support) (BUG#76782) - Support first Installation via WLAN: (BUG#149113) This is getting evaluated. - Better support the merged framebuffer modes in SaX2 when using dual-screen setups (make it easier to configure cloned and large desktops and how to switch between these modes at runtime) - Something I really liked about Kubuntu: the Installation CD can be used as either a live demo CD (without installation) and for easy installing on hard disk. I'll put it on my list to consider for future, Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126 pgpv0oWK6i2Do.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [opensuse-factory] Re: new discussion on what kind of patterns we should have
Marc Collin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: that could be nice if somebody could post the pattern for gnome, kde... suse use and we could said what package is not really used Check the files in: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/suse/setup/descr/ Just look at i586.pat, e.g.: kde-10.2-15.i586.pat kde_basis-10.2-15.i586.pat ... Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126 pgpKwFjhMvSjY.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [opensuse-factory] Re: new discussion on what kind of patterns we should have
Andreas Hanke [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, Andreas Jaeger schrieb: I don't like Experienced user - this should be split into several patterns... What about a pattern for console users instead? A pattern that includes software which is rarely used or unnecessary on desktops, but handy for the console. Yes, this is an idea. I'll work on it the next days and take your list as first proposal, Thanks, Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126 pgpqy2cPoNFnu.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [opensuse-factory] Re: new discussion on what kind of patterns we should have
Andreas Jaeger wrote: Check the files in: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/suse/setup/descr/ Just look at i586.pat, e.g.: kde-10.2-15.i586.pat kde_basis-10.2-15.i586.pat I'd love to have a yast-development pattern :) Lukas - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse-factory] Re: new discussion on what kind of patterns we should have
Lukas Ocilka [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Andreas Jaeger wrote: Check the files in: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/suse/setup/descr/ Just look at i586.pat, e.g.: kde-10.2-15.i586.pat kde_basis-10.2-15.i586.pat I'd love to have a yast-development pattern :) Feel free to create it yourself and add it in a private repository ;-) Or start proposing it here... Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126 pgp1pB01sLr29.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [opensuse-factory] Adding SBIG CCD camera support to SUSE?
--- Andreas Jaeger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matthias Koenig [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Andreas Jaeger [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jasem Mutlaq [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello, Sorry if this is not the appropiate list to discuss this issue. Santa Barbara SBIG CCD camera is one of the most popular cameras used in astronomy. In order to operate, the CCD requires a firmware to be uploaded upon detection on the USB port. Otherwise, you can't establish any further communications at all. What is the license of this firmware? Is it possible to re-distribute it? If this is not the case, then we cannot include it, Unfortunately the Linux Developer Kit from SBIG does not contain any hint about the license of the firmware. Though the included example code is mentioned to be free. Note, that the camera needs a USB driver, which is provided by SBIG as a binary only non-kernel driver also without any license. With such an unclear license situation, we cannot take these for openSUSE at all. I'll get back to the vendor and ask them for the license details regarding the firmware. We'll try to distribute the binary-only library as a non OSS RPM if possible as well. Regards, Jasem - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse-factory] Postfix 2.3.2 slightly incorrect
I just found a little annoying thing in Postfix 2.3.2 from factory.. There's a missing definition in the SPEC that disables cyrus sasl authentication. I simply added export CCARGS=$CCARGS -DUSE_CYRUS_SASL to the %build block, and everything worked fine. Oh, 10.2 isn't yet defined in Bugzilla, so I didn't post anything in there about this. -- Anders Norrbring Norrbring Consulting - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse-factory] Postfix 2.3.2 slightly incorrect
Andreas Jaeger skrev: Anders Norrbring [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just found a little annoying thing in Postfix 2.3.2 from factory.. There's a missing definition in the SPEC that disables cyrus sasl authentication. I simply added export CCARGS=$CCARGS -DUSE_CYRUS_SASL to the %build block, and everything worked fine. Oh, 10.2 isn't yet defined in Bugzilla, so I didn't post anything in there about this. openSUSE 10.2 is defined, please report it, Andreas Bug 202162 Submitted -- Anders Norrbring Norrbring Consulting - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse-factory] SL-Factory vs. SL-Factory-debug
On Saturday 26 August 2006 19:25, Andreas Hanke wrote: jdd schrieb: but why couldn't you have _one_ repository and _several_ metadata files? why not? it looks like you can have as much primary's, other, filelists etc as you want. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? repomd xmlns=http://linux.duke.edu/metadata/repo; data type=patches... /data data type=primary../data data type=filelists.../data /repomd I already sugested this, split primary by letter primary-a,xml primary-b.xml and/or by arch. Does not save parse time, but allows smarter chaching on slow connections, in bg repos like factory. Duncan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse-factory] Adding SBIG CCD camera support to SUSE?
On Aug 28, 06 05:58:16 -0700, Jasem Mutlaq wrote: Unfortunately the Linux Developer Kit from SBIG does not contain any hint about the license of the firmware. Though the included example code is mentioned to be free. Note, that the camera needs a USB driver, which is provided by SBIG as a binary only non-kernel driver also without any license. With such an unclear license situation, we cannot take these for openSUSE at all. I'll get back to the vendor and ask them for the license details regarding the firmware. Yes please do so. Please also ask for permission to distribute the firmware with commercial SUSE Linux Products. thanks, Jw. -- o \ Juergen Weigert paint it green! __/ _===.===_ V | [EMAIL PROTECTED] wide open suse_/_---|\/ \ | 0911 74053-508 (tm)__/ (//\ (/) | __/ _/ \_ vim:set sw=2 wm=8 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
