Gentoo Weekly Newsletter 17 January 2005
Ulrich Plate <[email protected]> Mon, 17 Jan 2005 01:39:45 +0100
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- Gentoo Weekly Newsletter http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/current.xml This is the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter for the week of 17 January 2005. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 1. Gentoo News =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 Gentoo name and logo usage guidelines ------------------------------------- =20 As many might have noticed from last week's front page news item, the=20 Gentoo Foundation and Gentoo Technologies have drafted a document on=20 Gentoo name and logo usage[1] containing legalese instructions when peopl= e=20 and projects are allowed to use the Gentoo name and/or logo. To make thos= e=20 as easily understandable as possible, here's a summary of the general=20 ideas behind those guidelines.=20 1. http://www.gentoo.org/news/20050111-namelogo.xml =20 The Gentoo trademark is described as follows:=20 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- | Code Listing 1.1: = | |Gentoo Trademark = | Description--------------------------------------------------------------= -- --------- | = | |Computer software, namely operating system software that automatically = | |configures and optimizes performance on the underlying hardware and is = | adapted |for a large number of usage scenarios and applications, namely, secure = | servers, |development workstations, professional desktops, gaming systems and = | embedded |solutions. = | | = | -------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- =20 Section 4[2] and Section 6[3] describe when people and projects are=20 allowed to use the Gentoo name in content that falls under the descriptio= n=20 of the Gentoo trademark. These last words are very important - when you=20 use Gentoo in any meaning other than the description given above, then=20 this document does not apply to you. So you're free to talk about the=20 Gentoo penguin[4] or start an insurance company called "Gentoo Insurance"= .=20 2. http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/name-logo.xml#doc_chap4 3. http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/name-logo.xml#doc_chap6 4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_Penguin =20 So, when are you allowed to use "Gentoo" in a project or content that doe= s=20 relate to operating system software (including the Gentoo operating syste= m=20 specifically)?=20 =20 We ask project managers not to call their project "Gentoo" or have=20 "Gentoo" in its name. Otherwise users might get confused where to go for=20 official information, support or feedback. We also ask that, if you use=20 "Gentoo" in any other way (i.e. not within the name of a project) that=20 still relates to operating system software, that you clearly mention that= =20 Gentoo is a registered trademark and that whatever you use "Gentoo" for i= s=20 not part of the Gentoo project and not directed or managed by the Gentoo=20 project or the Gentoo Foundation. It is common practice to add a =E2=84=A2= symbol=20 behind "Gentoo" and mention "Gentoo is a registered trademark of Gentoo=20 Technologies, Inc." at the end of your document.=20 =20 Hold it! Does that mean we can't create a site that helps Gentoo users?=20 Surely not, that's not our intention. The more Gentoo community sites we=20 see, the happier we are. Section 6[5] grants explicit approval to=20 community sites to use the "Gentoo" name in their project name if they=20 acknowledge the "Gentoo" trademark and follow the conditions stated:=20 5. http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/name-logo.xml#doc_chap6 =20 * Each page must clearly state that the site is not officially part of=20 the Gentoo project. This informs their users that they should not try to=20 get feedback or support from the Gentoo project about that project -=20 chances are very likely that the Gentoo developers don't know how to deal= =20 with their requests. =20 * The website may not look like an official Gentoo website. The layout=20 used by the Gentoo website (both the current and the upcoming new layout)= =20 are only to be used by official Gentoo websites. Using the same (or a=20 similar) layout might confuse users about the origin of the website and=20 where to go with feedback or comments. =20 =20 So far about the Gentoo name. What about the "g" logo?=20 =20 When you plan on using the Gentoo logo on a software/hardware product for= =20 commercial purposes, we ask you not to have the Gentoo logo as the=20 primary, largest logo on the product. People who then use this product=20 will know that the product contains or is based on Gentoo, but that=20 support and feedback should be directed to you.=20 =20 What about other products, such as merchandise? We currently deny any use= =20 of the Gentoo logo or artwork on such products for commercial purposes.=20 The foundation will grant approval to parties on a case-by-case basis to=20 sell such material, most likely to receive some funding from the sales, o= r=20 to allow projects that help Gentoo to fund their actions (such as=20 conferences) with the sales of these products.=20 =20 You are free to use the Gentoo logo for any non-commercial purpose as lon= g=20 as the logo is used to refer to the Gentoo project. For instance, you can= =20 use the Gentoo logo to accompany an article about Gentoo, or on Gentoo=20 LiveCDs you give away on conferences.=20 =20 Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish translations, mailing list for German GW= N=20 installed --------- =20 The new year started with excellent news for people in some non-English=20 environments who would like to read the GWN in their own language:=20 Building on the success of the French, Russian and Turkish GWN who=20 re-emerge in the final days of last year, two other language versions wer= e=20 softly woken from their year-long sleep, and put up with fresh material t= o=20 the Gentoo website: =20 * Marcelo G=C3=B3es and Fernando Vaz have started the Brazilian Portugue= se=20 translation project again, the first issue (10 January 2005[6]) has been=20 published just last week. They've requested additional help via a Forum=20 thread[7], please join them if you can contribute! =20 * After an equally long silence, a team of Spanish translators has begun= =20 working on their version, with the same 10 January issue[8] as their firs= t=20 being fresh out of the blocks, too, signed by five initial collaborators=20 (Dem=C3=B3stenes, Andr=C3=A9s Pereira, V=C3=ADctor Arg=C3=BCelles, Miles = Lubin and Alexander=20 Moreno). =20 6. http://www.gentoo.org/news/br/gwn/20050110-newsletter.xml 7. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=3D277628 8. http://www.gentoo.org/news/es/gwn/20050110-newsletter.xml =20 A warm welcome to our new translator teams! If you would like to=20 contribute to a GWN version in your own language, please send a short not= e=20 to [email protected].=20 =20 Note: We have received offers to translate the GWN to Esperanto, Basque,=20 Romanian and other languages. We'd love to let volunteers start working o= n=20 those versions, but require a sufficient number of translators to be=20 available in the first place. In order to provide a consistent service, a= t=20 least three to five translators are recommended for each language. =20 Meanwhile, a long-standing request by readers of the German GWN has been=20 answered. On top of being available at the official Gentoo website, the=20 German version will be delivered to subscribers of a mailing list set up=20 last week. Distribution will start from the current issue, if you would=20 like to subscribe, send a message to [email protected]=20 and follow instructions. =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 2. Future zone =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 Project goals for 2005 ---------------------- =20 Continued from last week's GWN[9], this section today keeps track of more= =20 goals set forth for some Gentoo projects again. After Release Engineering= ,=20 Kernel, and Gentoo/BSD defined their goals last week, here's what else is= =20 on the agenda for the next months:=20 9. http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/20050111-newsletter.xml#doc_chap2 =20 Portage =20 * Stabilize portage-2.0=20 * Finalize a plan for (CVS-)HEAD portage features=20 * Roll out a useful API=20 * Release new versions with extensive changes=20 =20 Web-app =20 * Improve turn-around time on responses to security bugs=20 * Publish a Gentoo webserver handbook (in progress)=20 * Release webapp-config v2, and vhost-config v1 (in progress)=20 * Remove webapp-apache.eclass from Portage=20 * Find more maintainers for our packages=20 =20 Documentation project =20 * Pull in developers/contributors: contributors for non-x86, contributor= s=20 for Gentoo projects, maintainers for existing documentation=20 * Reintroduce status updates for all team members=20 * Improve documentation on GuideXML=20 * "Writing Style" documentation=20 * Audit the existing documentation=20 * More USE-case documentation (e.g. "Virtual Mailhosting Guide")=20 * Documentation project update=20 =20 Forensics Herd =20 * Include more packages=20 * Develop a bootable CD for network and disk forensic tools=20 =20 Embedded =20 * Include more packages=20 * Solve bugs related to packages=20 =20 Netmon =20 * Catch up on bugs=20 * Recruit more people=20 * Integrate gentoo-security announcements and nessus=20 =20 Managers' meetings =20 * Rotate schedules across timezones so that more developers may=20 participate=20 * Discuss usefulness of these meetings and implement needed changes=20 * Assign task to get logs put up on the web=20 =20 GLEPs =20 * Possibly recruit another GLEP editor=20 * Consider allowing plain-text GLEPs=20 =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3. Gentoo security =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 Dillo: Format string vulnerability ---------------------------------- =20 Dillo is vulnerable to a format string bug, which may result in the=20 execution of arbitrary code.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[10]=20 10. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-11.xml =20 TikiWiki: Arbitrary command execution ------------------------------------- =20 A bug in TikiWiki allows certain users to upload and execute malicious PH= P=20 scripts.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[11]=20 11. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-12.xml =20 pdftohtml: Vulnerabilities in included Xpdf ------------------------------------------- =20 pdftohtml includes vulnerable Xpdf code to handle PDF files, making it=20 vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code upon converting a malicious PDF= =20 file.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[12]=20 12. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-13.xml =20 mpg123: Buffer overflow ----------------------- =20 An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code by way of specially=20 crafted MP2 or MP3 files.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[13]=20 13. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-14.xml =20 UnRTF: Buffer overflow ---------------------- =20 A buffer overflow in UnRTF allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code b= y=20 way of a specially crafted RTF file.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[14]=20 14. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-15.xml =20 Konqueror: Java sandbox vulnerabilities --------------------------------------- =20 The Java sandbox environment in Konqueror can be bypassed to access=20 arbitrary packages, allowing untrusted Java applets to perform=20 unrestricted actions on the host system.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[15]=20 15. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-16.xml =20 KPdf, KOffice: More vulnerabilities in included Xpdf ---------------------------------------------------- =20 KPdf and KOffice both include vulnerable Xpdf code to handle PDF files,=20 making them vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary code if a user is=20 enticed to view a malicious PDF file.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[16]=20 16. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-17.xml =20 KDE FTP KIOslave: Command injection ----------------------------------- =20 The FTP KIOslave contains a bug allowing users to execute arbitrary FTP=20 commands.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[17]=20 17. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-18.xml =20 imlib2: Buffer overflows in image decoding ------------------------------------------ =20 Multiple overflows have been found in the imlib2 library image decoding=20 routines, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[18]=20 18. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-19.xml =20 o3read: Buffer overflow during file conversion ---------------------------------------------- =20 A buffer overflow in o3read allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code=20 by way of a specially crafted XML file.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[19]=20 19. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-20.xml =20 HylaFAX: hfaxd unauthorized login vulnerability ----------------------------------------------- =20 HylaFAX is subject to a vulnerability in its username matching code,=20 potentially allowing remote users to bypass access control lists.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[20]=20 20. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-21.xml =20 poppassd_pam: Unauthorized password changing -------------------------------------------- =20 poppassd_pam allows anyone to change any user's password without=20 authenticating the user first.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[21]=20 21. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-22.xml =20 Exim: Two buffer overflows -------------------------- =20 Buffer overflow vulnerabilities, which could lead to arbitrary code=20 execution, have been found in the handling of IPv6 addresses as well as i= n=20 the SPA authentication mechanism in Exim.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[22]=20 22. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-23.xml =20 tnftp: Arbitrary file overwriting --------------------------------- =20 tnftp fails to validate filenames when downloading files, making it=20 vulnerable to arbitrary file overwriting.=20 =20 For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[23]=20 23. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-24.xml =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 4. Heard in the community =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 Web forums ---------- =20 Flurry of fits over GCC update =20 GCC 3.3.5 was marked stable for keyword=3D"x86" last week, but caused maj= or=20 uproar because of highly unpleasant side-effects. The symptoms include=20 errors when compiling some libraries like Gtk+-2, which in turn lead to a= =20 few dozen duplicate bug reports in Bugzilla, and an equally frenetic=20 activity in the Forums. The fix is simple enough, but people are still=20 puzzled how something like this could have happened in the first place: =20 * Problems after upgrade gcc to 3.3.5 (solution)[24]=20 24. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=3D278673 =20 gentoo-user ----------- =20 Linux and TV tuner cards =20 Linux supports various TV Tuner cards, but no one ever said it was=20 trivial! This massive thread leads up our coverage of the gentoo-user lis= t=20 this week, and it involves a Gentoo user using a WinTV card. Read this=20 thread for an important lesson learned on using and configuring with make= =20 menuconfig!=20 =20 * BT848 driver.[25]=20 25. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/114954 =20 Soliciting initial advice =20 Just about everyone has a few stories regarding their first installation=20 of Gentoo. While Gentoo's install has undoubtedly improved by leaps and=20 bounds over the past few years, Linux users migrating from other=20 mainstream distributions like SuSE and Fedora are often intimidated with=20 the "daunting" task of installing the operating system from source. One=20 potential Gentoo recruit solicited advice fom the list this week, with a=20 handful of great tips in the tow.=20 =20 * before beginning[26]=20 26. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/114817 =20 gentoo-dev ---------- =20 Encrypted root file system =20 Paranoid? Trying to hide something? This thread gives you lots of good=20 hints on encrypting even your root filesystem to keep your data away from= =20 bad people=20 =20 * Encrypted root file system[27]=20 27. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/24099 =20 Ideas for desktop TLP goals? =20 Donnie Berkholz[28] asks "Where would you like to see the Gentoo desktop=20 go? What's been done poorly, what's been done well?"=20 28. [email protected] =20 * Ideas for desktop TLP goals?[29]=20 29. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/23973 =20 2005.0 cleanups =20 Mike Frysinger[30] In preparation for the 2005.0 release, Mike Frysinger=20 warns that some of the older profiles (2004.0 mostly) will be removed wit= h=20 the appearance of 2005.0. Please update your profiles!=20 30. [email protected] =20 * 2005.0 spring cleanup[31]=20 31. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/24097 =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 5. Gentoo International =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 USA: Gentoo booth at the Linux World Expo in Boston, MA (14 to 17 Februar= y) -------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- =20 Preparations for Gentoo's presence from 14 to 17 February 2005 at the=20 Linux World Expo, Boston edition[32], are well under way. Architectures o= n=20 display will include x86 and others, with a possibility of including a fe= w=20 MacMinis. There's a Forum thread[33] for people looking for directions to= =20 the booth (and possibly to announce their intentions to visit the show),=20 and if you need help with accommodation or other tips, Bostonian Andrew=20 Fant[34] has volunteered to serve as a local coordinator and pivot for=20 informations.=20 32. http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/events/12BOS05A 33. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=3D278336 34. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/24064 =20 UK: Gentoo UK conference online registration open ------------------------------------------------- =20 Online registration for the second Gentoo UK conference on 12 March 2005=20 is now possible via Stuart Herbert's web space[35] at dev.gentoo.org.=20 According to Stuart, there are even a few slots for presentations still=20 available to interested developers.=20 35. http://dev.gentoo.org/~stuart/2005/ =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 6. Gentoo in the press =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 Linux Format (Issue #62, January 2005) -------------------------------------- =20 The UK based magazine's print version has an article on "the ultimate=20 distros". Ranking Gentoo 6th among 15 distributions under scrutiny, their= =20 peculiar judgement of Gentoo including a not entirely satisfactory=20 assessment of its usefulness has already triggered some repercussions in=20 the Gentoo Forums[36].=20 36. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=3D280195 =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 7. Bugzilla =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 Summary ------- =20 * Statistics=20 * Closed bug ranking=20 * New bug rankings=20 =20 Statistics ---------- =20 The Gentoo community uses Bugzilla (bugs.gentoo.org[37]) to record and=20 track bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the=20 development team. Between 09 January 2005 and 16 January 2005, activity o= n=20 the site has resulted in:=20 37. http://bugs.gentoo.org =20 * 968 new bugs during this period=20 * 500 bugs closed or resolved during this period=20 * 31 previously closed bugs were reopened this period=20 =20 Of the 7959 currently open bugs: 116 are labeled 'blocker', 229 are=20 labeled 'critical', and 567 are labeled 'major'.=20 =20 Closed bug rankings ------------------- =20 The developers and teams who have closed the most bugs during this period= =20 are:=20 =20 * AMD64 Porting Team[38], with 40 closed bugs[39] =20 * Gentoo's Team for Core System packages[40], with 32 closed bugs[41] =20 * Gentoo Security[42], with 31 closed bugs[43] =20 * Gentoo KDE team[44], with 19 closed bugs[45] =20 * Jeremy Huddleston[46], with 18 closed bugs[47] =20 * Java team[48], with 16 closed bugs[49] =20 * Net-Mail Packages[50], with 13 closed bugs[51] =20 * media-video herd[52], with 12 closed bugs[53] =20 38. [email protected] 39.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO= SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chfieldto=3D2005-01-16&= resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected] 40. [email protected] 41.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO= SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chfieldto=3D2005-01-16&= resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected] 42. [email protected] 43.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO= SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chfieldto=3D2005-01-16&= resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected] 44. [email protected] 45.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO= SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chfieldto=3D2005-01-16&= resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected] 46. [email protected] 47.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO= SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chfieldto=3D2005-01-16&= resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected] 48. [email protected] 49.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO= SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chfieldto=3D2005-01-16&= resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected] 50. [email protected] 51.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO= SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chfieldto=3D2005-01-16&= resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected] 52. [email protected] 53.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO= SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chfieldto=3D2005-01-16&= resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected] =20 New bug rankings ---------------- =20 The developers and teams who have been assigned the most new bugs during=20 this period are:=20 =20 * AMD64 Porting Team[54], with 22 new bugs[55] =20 * Gentoo Sound Team[56], with 18 new bugs[57] =20 * Gentoo X-windows packagers[58], with 15 new bugs[59] =20 * Net-Mail Packages[60], with 15 new bugs[61] =20 * Gentoo Kernel Bug Wranglers and Kernel Maintainers[62], with 15 new=20 bugs[63] =20 * Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team[64], with 14 new bugs[65] =20 * OpenOffice Team[66], with 12 new bugs[67] =20 * Gentoo KDE team[68], with 12 new bugs[69] =20 54. [email protected] 55.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED= &bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chf= ieldto=3D2005-01-16&[email protected] 56. [email protected] 57.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED= &bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chf= ieldto=3D2005-01-16&[email protected] 58. [email protected] 59.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED= &bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chf= ieldto=3D2005-01-16&[email protected] 60. [email protected] 61.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED= &bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chf= ieldto=3D2005-01-16&[email protected] 62. [email protected] 63.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED= &bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chf= ieldto=3D2005-01-16&[email protected] 64. [email protected] 65.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED= &bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chf= ieldto=3D2005-01-16&[email protected] 66. [email protected] 67.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED= &bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chf= ieldto=3D2005-01-16&[email protected] 68. [email protected] 69.=20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED= &bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2005-01-09&chf= ieldto=3D2005-01-16&[email protected] =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 8. Tips and tricks =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 Gentoo bugzilla search plugin for Firefox ----------------------------------------- =20 Are you using the little search input field on the upper right of your=20 Firefox browser window? Most people do, and most of most people use it=20 only to google for search terms. A little lesser known is the possibility= =20 to add plugins for limited searches at specific websites - or the Gentoo=20 bug report system, for that matter. This extremely useful little add-on=20 was concocted by developer Mike Frysinger[70], and hunts for your search=20 terms in the overview of bug reports at Gentoo's central Bugzilla. 70. [email protected] =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- | Code Listing 8.1: = | |Download two files from the Mozilla searchplugin = | repository---------------------------------------------------------------= -- -------- | = | |# wget http://mycroft.mozdev.org/plugins/Gentoo-Bugs.{src,png} = | | = | -------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- =20 Next, copy those files to the path where Firefox looks for plugins to use= .=20 Be root if you do this, or prepend the following command with sudo:=20 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- | Code Listing 8.2: = | |Install searchplugin in the appropriate = | directory----------------------------------------------------------------= -- ------- | = | |# cp Gentoo-Bugs.src Gentoo-Bugs.png = | /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/searchplugins/(or sudo if not done as root) | = | -------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- =20 That's it. 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