Re: No more flash updates?
On 01/17/2013 12:22 AM, Paul Robert Marino wrote: Most of the functions of flash plus better 3D rendering can now be achieved by HTML 5, so really flash is only being used now for legacy web site support. Most mobile devices don't support flash but they all support HTML 5. Adobe has even started changing their development suites to output HTML5 instead of flash whenever possible. There is really no point in developing new web apps in flash any more unless the programmer hasn't learned HTML 5 yet. My small problem is that Adobe applications like Captivate produce HTML5 output using mp3 sound - not supported in Firefox. So we neither will have mp3 nor Flash in Firefox. GS -- Gerhard Schneidere-Mail:g...@ilsb.tuwien.ac.at Institute of Lightweight Design and Tel.: +43 1 58801 31716 Structural Biomechanics (E317) Fax.: +43 1 58801 31799 Vienna University of Technology / AustriaDVR: 0005886 A-1040 Wien, Gusshausstrasse 27-29 http://www.ilsb.tuwien.ac.at/ signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
C++11, the devtools package and PUIAS
Hi, I'd like to get a decent support for the C++11 language on SL6. RH ships the devtoolset [1] package for just this purpose; the PUIAS repo [2] has the RPMs. However, I am not much familiar with the PUIAS, so I would like to ask here for references -- is that a repository which is known to be good? Any plans to make devtools available as a part of the SL? With kind regards, Jan [1] https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/Red_Hat_Developer_Toolset/ [2] http://springdale.math.ias.edu/data/puias/DevToolset/6.3/ -- Trojitá, a fast Qt IMAP e-mail client -- http://trojita.flaska.net/
Re: No more flash updates?
yea I have to admit the mp3 thing is a little annoying but can be fixed by any number of plugins so its not a total loss. but then again audio in websites has always been an odd thing to implement. that being said Ive been using novnc on an almost daily basis. despite the unavoidable latency it adds due to the fact that its translating VNC to HTML 5 and back it probably the handiest remote console client Ive ever used because it just works in any browser on any workstation or phone without using any plugins. On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Gerhard Schneider g...@ilsb.tuwien.ac.at wrote: On 01/17/2013 12:22 AM, Paul Robert Marino wrote: Most of the functions of flash plus better 3D rendering can now be achieved by HTML 5, so really flash is only being used now for legacy web site support. Most mobile devices don't support flash but they all support HTML 5. Adobe has even started changing their development suites to output HTML5 instead of flash whenever possible. There is really no point in developing new web apps in flash any more unless the programmer hasn't learned HTML 5 yet. My small problem is that Adobe applications like Captivate produce HTML5 output using mp3 sound - not supported in Firefox. So we neither will have mp3 nor Flash in Firefox. GS -- Gerhard Schneidere-Mail:g...@ilsb.tuwien.ac.at Institute of Lightweight Design and Tel.: +43 1 58801 31716 Structural Biomechanics (E317) Fax.: +43 1 58801 31799 Vienna University of Technology / AustriaDVR: 0005886 A-1040 Wien, Gusshausstrasse 27-29 http://www.ilsb.tuwien.ac.at/
Re: C++11, the devtools package and PUIAS
Hi Jan, On Jan 17, 2013, at 16:12 , Jan Kundrát wrote: Hi, I'd like to get a decent support for the C++11 language on SL6. RH ships the devtoolset [1] package for just this purpose; the PUIAS repo [2] has the RPMs. However, I am not much familiar with the PUIAS, so I would like to ask here for references -- is that a repository which is known to be good? I've cherry-picked packages from their repos and have been happy with those. There's always some trust involved when you install software from yet another source, but I don't consider this one higher risk than the others we draw from. Back then when the EL clones had problems with the rebuild of nfs-utils in 6.1, PUIAS was bug-compatible with the others including SL ;-) Any plans to make devtools available as a part of the SL? Connie said she was working on releasing them a while ago, but it seems that hasn't happened. Connie, any news? I also managed to rebuild them myself, but the procedure was a bit odd and I would much rather use packages rebuilt by someone more experienced with that. Next time a user asks for them, and they're not available from SL, I'd probably pick them from PUIAS now. Best regards, Stephan With kind regards, Jan [1] https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/Red_Hat_Developer_Toolset/ [2] http://springdale.math.ias.edu/data/puias/DevToolset/6.3/ -- Stephan Wiesand DESY -DV- Platanenenallee 6 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
java vulnerability
What's the status of the java package that's installed on SL6x? java-1.6.0-openjdk. Is it vulnerable to this java security flaw that made the national news this week? Cyber is advising us to remove it but a lot of packages depend on it. The biggie is LibreOffice. Thanks!
Re: [SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS] java vulnerability
On 01/17/2013 10:54 AM, Ken Teh wrote: What's the status of the java package that's installed on SL6x? java-1.6.0-openjdk. Is it vulnerable to this java security flaw that made the national news this week? Cyber is advising us to remove it but a lot of packages depend on it. The biggie is LibreOffice. Thanks! If you've got particular CVEs you are concerned about those are easier to see if they are resolved. At this time there are no unpublished security updates for SL 5 or SL 6 on our build systems. Pat -- Pat Riehecky Scientific Linux Developer
Re: java vulnerability
On Thu, 17 Jan 2013, Ken Teh wrote: What's the status of the java package that's installed on SL6x? java-1.6.0-openjdk. Is it vulnerable to this java security flaw that made the national news this week? Cyber is advising us to remove it but a lot of packages depend on it. The biggie is LibreOffice. I thought that the biggest issue was with Java 7 and not Java 6. -connie Thanks!
Re: java vulnerability
On Thu, 17 Jan 2013, Connie Sieh wrote: On Thu, 17 Jan 2013, Ken Teh wrote: What's the status of the java package that's installed on SL6x? java-1.6.0-openjdk. Is it vulnerable to this java security flaw that made the national news this week? Cyber is advising us to remove it but a lot of packages depend on it. The biggie is LibreOffice. I thought that the biggest issue was with Java 7 and not Java 6. And as Pat said a specific CVE should help answer this. -Connie Sieh -connie Thanks!
Re: java vulnerability
On Jan 17, 2013, at 18:15 , Connie Sieh wrote: On Thu, 17 Jan 2013, Ken Teh wrote: What's the status of the java package that's installed on SL6x? java-1.6.0-openjdk. Is it vulnerable to this java security flaw that made the national news this week? Cyber is advising us to remove it but a lot of packages depend on it. The biggie is LibreOffice. I thought that the biggest issue was with Java 7 and not Java 6. That's what I thought. In any case, removing the browser plugin (icedtea-web with openjdk) seems to be the most important step, and advisable wherever feasible. LibreOffice shouldn't depend on that. A related question: Does anyone know whether openjdk6 will continue to be supported after the Oracle JDK6 end of service life? -- Stephan Wiesand DESY -DV- Platanenenallee 6 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
Re: java vulnerability
On Thu, 17 Jan 2013, Connie Sieh wrote: On Thu, 17 Jan 2013, Connie Sieh wrote: On Thu, 17 Jan 2013, Ken Teh wrote: What's the status of the java package that's installed on SL6x? java-1.6.0-openjdk. Is it vulnerable to this java security flaw that made the national news this week? Cyber is advising us to remove it but a lot of packages depend on it. The biggie is LibreOffice. I thought that the biggest issue was with Java 7 and not Java 6. And as Pat said a specific CVE should help answer this. Synopsis: Important: java-1.7.0-openjdk security update Issue Date:2013-01-16 CVE Numbers: CVE-2013-0422 CVE-2012-3174 was released yesterday for SL 5 and 6 . -Connie Sieh -Connie Sieh -connie Thanks!
smart card read error
I am trying to configure my SL 5.5 system for smart card authentication. I believe I have installed all the required software packages for reading smart cards, but something still seems to be missing. I am using a Dell keyboard with a built in card reader, and when I insert my card I get these messages: Thu Jan 17 18:46:56 2013 Reader 0: Dell smart card reader keyboard 00 00 Card state: Card inserted, ATR: 3B 7D 96 00 00 80 31 80 65 B0 83 11 17 D6 83 00 90 00 Can't locate Chipcard/PCSC/Card.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .) at /usr/local/bin/ATR_analysis line 47. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/bin/ATR_analysis line 47. ATR_analysis '3B 7D 96 00 00 80 31 80 65 B0 83 11 17 D6 83 00 90 00': Success - As near as I can tell, the problem is related to a missing perl utility, specifically a 'pcsc_perl'. I find many RPM's for it, but none that refer specifically to SL or related distributions. Does anyone have any insights into this problem, and any other advice they can share? T. Rosmond
TeXmacs Footnote behaviour
Hello, I have a small issue with TeXmacs footnote behaviour. When i try to insert a footnote to a text inside a cell or a table, the notes is not directed to the footnote area as a new number, instead it points out to an earlier footnote as a green elongated pointer. Is this behaviour correct ? Suggest me a correct way. I need the footnote be displayed as a separate entity with its footnote numbering as 'normally displayed' even when inserted within cell or a table. Thanks ! -- Arun Kishore arunkisho...@imu.co.in
