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#use wml::debian::weeklynews::header PUBDATE="2006-04-11" SUMMARY="Election, Internationalisation, General Resolution, Debian-Installer, su+sudo, Xen"
# $Id$
<p>Welcome to this year's 15th issue of DWN, the weekly newsletter for the
Debian community. Martin Zobel-Helas <a
href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2006/04/msg00023.html">sent</a>
out an update of the <a href="http://release.debian.org/stable/3.1/3.1r2/">\
preparations</a> for an updated <a href="$(HOME)/releases/stable/">stable</a>
distribution. When this newsletter is released, the Debian project has <a
href="$(HOME)/vote/2006/vote_002">elected</a> a new project leader.
Congratulations.</p>
<p><strong>Internationalisation Collaboration Server.</strong> Jaldhar H. Vyas <a
href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2006/03/msg00280.html">asked</a>
if it would be possible to set up a central website for coordinating
translation efforts within Debian. He suggested several tools which were
working like Ubuntu's proprietary Rosetta tool.
Margarita Manterola <a
href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2006/03/msg00282.html">added</a>
that such a website would encourage a lot of
people to contribute to Debian who were unable to do so with the
existing translation tools.</p>
<p><strong>Proposed General Resolution.</strong> Josselin Mouette <a
href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2006/04/msg00002.html">proposed</a>
a new general solution to alter the <a
href="$(HOME)/social_contract#guidelines">Debian Free Software Guidelines</a>
in response to the <a href="$(HOME)/vote/2006/vote_001">resolution</a> that
allows some documents licensed under the <a
href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GNU Free Documentation License</a>
to go into the main archive. Jacobo Tarrio <a
href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2006/04/msg00008.html">pointed
out</a> that the wording would allow documents with strong <a
href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2006/04/msg00012.html">\
restrictions</a> to go into main as well.</p>
<p><strong>Debian-Installer for Linksys NSLU2.</strong> Martin Michlmayr <a
href="http://www.cyrius.com/journal/debian/beta2-nslu2">reported</a> that
basic support for Linksys NSLU2 machines has been included in the <a
href="$(HOME)/devel/debian-installer/">debian-installer</a>. This is a sub
$100 ARM device with 32 MB RAM, Ethernet and two USB ports on which one
can attach a USB disk and run a full Debian system. One reason why only few
people are working on the ARM port is probably the lack of a cheap platform,
which has been fixed now.</p>
<p><strong>Changes to su and sudo.</strong> Christian Perrier <a
href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/03/msg00003.html">\
announced</a> changes in the new <code>su</code> program. Arguments to
executed scripts have to be quoted together with the program name. Joey
Schulze <a
href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2006/msg00115.html">\
announced</a> that new <a href="http://packages.debian.org/sudo">sudo</a>
packages will still correct recently reported security <a
href="$(HOME)/security/2006/dsa-946">vulnerabilities</a> but be less strict in
which environment variables are passed to executed scripts.</p>
<p><strong>Xen in Debian.</strong> Julien Danjou <a
href="http://julien.danjou.info/blog/index.php/2006/02/27/233-about-xen-in-debian">\
reported</a> that he has started a <a
href="http://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-xen">Xen packaging</a> project on
<a href="http://alioth.debian.org/">Alioth</a> to foster inclusion in Debian.
Functional and split packages of Xen 3 are also available from the
Subversion <a href="http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-xen">repository</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Security Updates.</strong> You know the drill. Please make sure
that you update your systems if you have any of these packages installed.</p>
<ul>
<li>DSA 1022: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2006/dsa-1022">storebackup</a> --
Several vulnerabilities.
<li>DSA 1023: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2006/dsa-1023">kaffeine</a> --
Arbitrary code execution.
<li>DSA 1024: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2006/dsa-1024">clamav</a> --
Several vulnerabilities.
<li>DSA 1025: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2006/dsa-1025">dia</a> --
Arbitrary code execution.
<li>DSA 1026: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2006/dsa-1026">sash</a> --
Potential arbitrary code execution.
<li>DSA 1027: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2006/dsa-1027">mailman</a> --
Denial of service.
<li>DSA 1028: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2006/dsa-1028">libimager-perl</a> --
Denial of service.
<li>DSA 1029: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2006/dsa-1029">libphp-adodb</a> --
Several vulnerabilities.
<li>DSA 1030: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2006/dsa-1030">moodle</a> --
Several vulnerabilities.
<li>DSA 1031: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2006/dsa-1031">cacti</a> --
Several vulnerabilities.
</ul>
<p><strong>New or Noteworthy Packages.</strong> The following packages were
added to the unstable Debian archive <a
href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/newpkg_main">recently</a> or contain
important updates.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/arno-iptables-firewall">arno-iptables-firewall</a>
-- Single- and multi-homed firewall script with DSL/ADSL support.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/text/aspell-cs">aspell-cs</a>
-- Czech dictionary for GNU Aspell.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/ecl">ecl</a>
-- Embeddable Common-Lisp: has an interpreter and can compile to C.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/games/enemylines7">enemylines7</a>
-- First person 3D-shooter game.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/comm/gammu">gammu</a>
-- Mobile phone management utility.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/gnome/gnome-commander">gnome-commander</a>
-- Nice and fast file manager for the GNOME desktop.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/gnome/gnome-power-manager">gnome-power-manager</a>
-- Frontend for gnome-powermanager.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/kde/kasablanca">kasablanca</a>
-- Fast and free FTP client for KDE.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/kde/kftpgrabber">kftpgrabber</a>
-- FTP client for KDE.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/kmflcomp">kmflcomp</a>
-- KMFL Compiler.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/otherosfs/qpxtool">qpxtool</a>
-- CD/DVD quality checker.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/web/torrentflux">torrentflux</a>
-- Web based, feature-rich BitTorrent download manager.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/ttf-dzongkha">ttf-dzongkha</a>
-- TrueType fonts for Dzongkha language.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/xarchive">xarchive</a>
-- GTK frontend for most used compression tools.</li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/xarchiver">xarchiver</a>
-- GTK frontend for most used compression formats.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Orphaned Packages.</strong> 21 packages were orphaned this week and
require a new maintainer. This makes a total of 293 orphaned packages. Many
thanks to the previous maintainers who contributed to the Free Software
community. Please see the <a href="$(HOME)/devel/wnpp/">WNPP pages</a> for
the full list, and please add a note to the bug report and retitle it to ITA:
if you plan to take over a package.</p>
<ul>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/science/achilles">achilles</a>
-- Artificial life and evolution simulator.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361167">Bug#361167</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/otherosfs/apple2">apple2</a>
-- Apple ][ Emulator.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361344">Bug#361344</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/games/astrolog">astrolog</a>
-- Customisable astrology chart calculation program.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361346">Bug#361346</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/bfr">bfr</a>
-- Nonblocking 8-bit-clean pipe buffer.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/360672">Bug#360672</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/doc/cfi-sv">cfi</a>
-- Copyright finns inte, book about hacker culture.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361294">Bug#361294</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/cl-ftp">cl-ftp</a>
-- Common Lisp FTP library.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361169">Bug#361169</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/cl-sdl">cl-sdl</a>
-- Support for the SDL_ttf library in Common Lisp.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361166">Bug#361166</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/science/drawmap">drawmap</a>
-- Draws customised maps, using raw USGS data files.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361015">Bug#361015</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/ipw2100-source">ipw2100</a>
-- Source for the ipw2100 driver.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/360632">Bug#360632</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/libapache-mod-lisp">libapache-mod-lisp</a>
-- Apache module that interfaces with Lisp environments.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361168">Bug#361168</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/libs/njbtools">njbtools</a>
-- Tools for interfacing with libnjb.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361002">Bug#361002</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/graphics/ogle">ogle</a>
-- DVD player with support for DVD menus.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361297">Bug#361297</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/graphics/ogle-gui">ogle-gui</a>
-- User interface to ogle (Gtk).
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361298">Bug#361298</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/ploticus">ploticus</a>
-- Script driven business graphics package.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361016">Bug#361016</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/doc/ploticus-doc">ploticus-doc</a>
-- Documentation and gallery of examples for ploticus.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361017">Bug#361017</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/math/plotmtv">plotmtv</a>
-- Multipurpose X11 plotting program.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361293">Bug#361293</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/sound/pmidi">pmidi</a>
-- Command line MIDI player for ALSA.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361299">Bug#361299</a>)
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/math/sppc">sppc</a>
-- Simple Panel Plot Composer.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361296">Bug#361296</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/math/tela">tela</a>
-- Interactive tensor language.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361292">Bug#361292</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/text/xml-resume-library">xml-resume-library</a>
-- Set of tools for writing a resume in XML.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361013">Bug#361013</a>)
</li>
<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/web/zope-zshell">zope-zshell</a>
-- Command line interface to Zope.
(<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/361018">Bug#361018</a>)
</ul>
<p><strong>Want to continue reading DWN?</strong> Please help us create this
newsletter. We still need more volunteer writers who watch the Debian
community and report about what is going on. Please see the <a
href="$(HOME)/News/weekly/contributing">contributing page</a> to find out how
to help. We're looking forward to receiving your mail at <a
href="mailto:dwn@debian.org">dwn@debian.org</a>.</p>
#use wml::debian::weeklynews::footer editor="Sebastian Feltel, Martin 'Joey' Schulze"
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