[Mageia-dev] No GUI available to burn iso into USB sticks

2012-06-15 Thread Simple w
Hi, I have run liveusb-creator and it does not detect the usb stick, no matter if i unplug and plug the usb stick it continues without being detected. The same problem also happens in unetbootin, so currently in Mageia there is no application providing a GUI to burn .iso images into usb discs.

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Sander Lepik
15.06.2012 18:24, Damien Lallement kirjutas: > Le 15/06/2012 16:57, Angelo Naselli a écrit : >>> I think this would be worth a backport to mga2 - a lot of people will look >>> for it and most don't have a clue how to get stuff from Cauldron and that >>> it is safe to do so (mixing Cauldron and sta

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Damien Lallement
Le 15/06/2012 16:57, Angelo Naselli a écrit : I think this would be worth a backport to mga2 - a lot of people will look for it and most don't have a clue how to get stuff from Cauldron and that it is safe to do so (mixing Cauldron and stable being bad idea in general). Backports are not open y

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Angelo Naselli
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Il 15/06/2012 19:56, Sander Lepik ha scritto: > 15.06.2012 20:43, Claire Robinson kirjutas: >> Shouldn't this be a normal update to get-skype rather than a >> backport? That's why i said what maintainer and our policy can do :D > So long there is no

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Sander Lepik
15.06.2012 20:43, Claire Robinson kirjutas: > Shouldn't this be a normal update to get-skype rather than a backport? > > Claire > So long there is no reason to do that. 2.0.0.35 is still available and has no know secuirty issues. -- Sander

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Claire Robinson
On 15/06/12 18:37, Angelo Naselli wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Well, it's only the tag in name (mga3) that changes. Nothing else. In this case yes, but other folks who don't know the package might not know that and, buoyed by the success of installing this package may

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Angelo Naselli
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 >>> Well, it's only the tag in name (mga3) that changes. Nothing >>> else. >> >> In this case yes, but other folks who don't know the package >> might not know that and, buoyed by the success of installing this >> package may be tempted to install oth

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Thierry Vignaud
On 15 June 2012 17:54, Colin Guthrie wrote: But for that you have to get the rpm manually from cauldron's repo. >>> it's a noarch, and could be installed easily, but you >>> will have a mga3 package in your mga1 or mga2 distro >>> >>> Angelo >> Well, it's only the tag in name (mga3)

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Colin Guthrie
'Twas brillig, and Sander Lepik at 15/06/12 16:18 did gyre and gimble: > 15.06.2012 17:59, Angelo Naselli kirjutas: >> venerdì 15 giugno 2012 alle 14:45, Sander Lepik ha scritto: >>> But for that >>> you have to get the rpm manually from cauldron's repo. >> it's a noarch, and could be installed eas

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Sander Lepik
15.06.2012 17:59, Angelo Naselli kirjutas: > venerdì 15 giugno 2012 alle 14:45, Sander Lepik ha scritto: >> But for that >> you have to get the rpm manually from cauldron's repo. > it's a noarch, and could be installed easily, but you > will have a mga3 package in your mga1 or mga2 distro > > A

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Angelo Naselli
venerdì 15 giugno 2012 alle 14:45, Sander Lepik ha scritto: > But for that > you have to get the rpm manually from cauldron's repo. it's a noarch, and could be installed easily, but you will have a mga3 package in your mga1 or mga2 distro Angelo signature.asc Description: This is a digitally

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Angelo Naselli
> I think this would be worth a backport to mga2 - a lot of people will look > for it and most don't have a clue how to get stuff from Cauldron and that > it is safe to do so (mixing Cauldron and stable being bad idea in general). Backports are not open yet, they should be soon, at the end of our

Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged files lurking in the weeds

2012-06-15 Thread D.Morgan
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Colin Guthrie wrote: > 'Twas brillig, and D.Morgan at 15/06/12 14:38 did gyre and gimble: >> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:23 PM, David Walser wrote: >>> --- On Fri, 6/15/12, Colin Guthrie wrote: From: Colin Guthrie Subject: Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged fil

Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged files lurking in the weeds

2012-06-15 Thread Colin Guthrie
'Twas brillig, and D.Morgan at 15/06/12 14:38 did gyre and gimble: > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:23 PM, David Walser wrote: >> --- On Fri, 6/15/12, Colin Guthrie wrote: >>> From: Colin Guthrie >>> Subject: Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged files lurking in the weeds >>> To: "Mageia development mailing-l

Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged files lurking in the weeds

2012-06-15 Thread D.Morgan
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:23 PM, David Walser wrote: > --- On Fri, 6/15/12, Colin Guthrie wrote: >> From: Colin Guthrie >> Subject: Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged files lurking in the weeds >> To: "Mageia development mailing-list" >> Cc: "David Walser" >> Date: Friday, June 15, 2012, 4:53 AM >> '

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Jan Ciger
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Sander Lepik wrote: > It should be possible to run it on mga1 and mga2 too (i'm using it on > mga2). But for that > you have to get the rpm manually from cauldron's repo. > > I think this would be worth a backport to mga2 - a lot of people will look for it and mo

Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged files lurking in the weeds

2012-06-15 Thread David Walser
--- On Fri, 6/15/12, Colin Guthrie wrote: > From: Colin Guthrie > Subject: Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged files lurking in the weeds > To: "Mageia development mailing-list" > Cc: "David Walser" > Date: Friday, June 15, 2012, 4:53 AM > 'Twas brillig, and David Walser at > 15/06/12 01:42 did gyre an

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Sander Lepik
15.06.2012 15:24, John kirjutas: >>> Eh? All I can see is version 2.2.0.35 ?? >>> >>> John >> Are you using cauldron? Is your mirror synced? > Opps!! Goes back to hole - looking in wrong box :-) > > John It should be possible to run it on mga1 and mga2 too (i'm using it on mga2). But for that you

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread John
On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:16:09 +0300 Sander Lepik wrote: > 15.06.2012 15:14, John kirjutas: > > On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:40:48 +0200 > > D.Morgan wrote: > > > >> this is in nonfree already > > Eh? All I can see is version 2.2.0.35 ?? > > > > John > Are you using cauldron? Is your mirror synced? Opps!

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Manuel Hiebel
Le 15/06/2012 14:14, John a écrit : Eh? All I can see is version 2.2.0.35 ?? Read again "I run Mageia Cauldron 64bit mostly - would be great to get a package in Cauldron for our Distro!"

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Sander Lepik
15.06.2012 15:14, John kirjutas: > On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:40:48 +0200 > D.Morgan wrote: > >> this is in nonfree already > Eh? All I can see is version 2.2.0.35 ?? > > John Are you using cauldron? Is your mirror synced? -- Sander

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread John
On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:40:48 +0200 D.Morgan wrote: > this is in nonfree already Eh? All I can see is version 2.2.0.35 ?? John

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Robert Fox
On Fri, 2012-06-15 at 10:40 +0200, D.Morgan wrote: > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Robert Fox wrote: > > I don't know about you guys, but I've been waiting for this release for > > some time - unfortunately, they only offer it for the "other" > > distributions: > > > > Select your Linux distri

Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged files lurking in the weeds

2012-06-15 Thread Thierry Vignaud
On 15 June 2012 12:20, Pascal Terjan wrote: >> see with upstream. We won't change the behaviour of rpm for this "only >> in mageia" and be inconsistent with fedora/opensuse/... > > Isn't it the upstream behavior already that he is describing? He's basically complaining that mdv's rpm behavior dif

Re: [Mageia-dev] Fortune Cookies Collections Policy

2012-06-15 Thread nicolas vigier
On Fri, 15 Jun 2012, Shlomi Fish wrote: > Hi all, > > I would like to prepare Mageia packages for more UNIX fortune cookies' > collections (see the fortune-mod program and > http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/fortunes/ ), but I'm wondering when it is > acceptable to package them and when it wouldn'

[Mageia-dev] Fortune Cookies Collections Policy

2012-06-15 Thread Shlomi Fish
Hi all, I would like to prepare Mageia packages for more UNIX fortune cookies' collections (see the fortune-mod program and http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/fortunes/ ), but I'm wondering when it is acceptable to package them and when it wouldn't be, given that fortune files often contain texts an

Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged files lurking in the weeds

2012-06-15 Thread Pascal Terjan
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:38 AM, D.Morgan wrote: > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Colin Guthrie wrote: >> 'Twas brillig, and David Walser at 15/06/12 01:42 did gyre and gimble: >>> So, maybe we should do something about this.  My preference would >>> have rpm still complain about unpackaged %

[Mageia-dev] [PATCH]: fix %setup with ruby gems for rpmbuild

2012-06-15 Thread Per Øyvind Karlsen
Hi! Attached you'll find an updated version of the patch that gives %setup special behaviour for ruby gems. This takes care of automatically extracting the data.tar.gz as well so that it's no longer necessary to manually extract it after %setup in %prep. It also replaces use of the obsolete rinde

Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged files lurking in the weeds

2012-06-15 Thread D.Morgan
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Colin Guthrie wrote: > 'Twas brillig, and David Walser at 15/06/12 01:42 did gyre and gimble: >> So, maybe we should do something about this.  My preference would >> have rpm still complain about unpackaged %excluded files, but not >> die, just give a warning inst

Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged files lurking in the weeds

2012-06-15 Thread Colin Guthrie
'Twas brillig, and David Walser at 15/06/12 01:42 did gyre and gimble: > So, maybe we should do something about this. My preference would > have rpm still complain about unpackaged %excluded files, but not > die, just give a warning instead. Personally, I don't see the point in using %exclude to

Re: [Mageia-dev] unpackaged files lurking in the weeds

2012-06-15 Thread nicolas vigier
On Thu, 14 Jun 2012, David Walser wrote: > > So, maybe we should do something about this. My preference would have rpm > still complain about unpackaged %excluded files, but not die, just give a > warning instead. My preference would be to keep upstream behaviour. And I see that the patch has

Re: [Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread D.Morgan
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Robert Fox wrote: > I don't know about you guys, but I've been waiting for this release for > some time - unfortunately, they only offer it for the "other" > distributions: > > Select your Linux distribution > Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit > Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit > Debian 6.0

[Mageia-dev] Skype 4.0 for Linux - Package request

2012-06-15 Thread Robert Fox
I don't know about you guys, but I've been waiting for this release for some time - unfortunately, they only offer it for the "other" distributions: Select your Linux distribution Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit Debian 6.0 32-bit Debian 6.0 64-bit Fedora 16 32bit OpenSUSE 12.1 32bit I ru

Re: [Mageia-dev] Proposed Feature:Backports_update_applet

2012-06-15 Thread David W. Hodgins
On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:07:20 -0400, andre999 wrote: If the fact it is a backport is ignored, then every backport would be, by definition, an update. Even packages newly imported to Mageia. It depends on whether the user has set the backport repsository as an update repository, or not. Bac