Gentoo Monthly Newsletter: February 2015

Gentoo News

Infrastructure News

Service relaunch: archives.gentoo.org

Thanks to our awesome infrastructure team, the archives.gentoo.org website is back online. Below is the announcement as posted on the gentoo-announce mailing list by Robin H. Johnson.

The Gentoo Infrastructure team is proud to announce that we have
re-engineered the mailing list archives, and re-launched it, back at archives.gentoo.org.
The prior Mhonarc-based system had numerous problems, and a
complete revamp was deemed the best forward solution to move
forward with. The new system is powered by ElasticSearch
(more features to come).

All existing URLs should either work directly, or redirect you to the new location for that content.

Major thanks to a3li, for his development of this project. Note
that we're still doing some catchup on newer messages, but delays will drop to under 2 hours soon,
with an eventual goal of under 3 minutes.

Please report problems to Bugzilla: Product Websites, Component
Archives [1][2]

Source available at:
git://git.gentoo.org/proj/ag.git (backend)
git://git.gentoo.org/proj/ag-web.git (frontend)

[1] https://tinyurl.com/mybyjq6 which is really [2]
[2] https://bugs.gentoo.org/enter_bug.cgi?alias=&assigned_to=infra-bugs%40gentoo.org&attach_text=&blocked=&bug_file_loc=http%3A%2F%2F&bug_severity=normal&bug_status=CONFIRMED&comment=&component=Archives&contenttypeentry=&contenttypemethod=autodetect&contenttypeselection=text%2Fplain&data=&deadline=&defined_groups=1&dependson=&description=&estimated_time=&flag_type-4=X&form_name=enter_bug&keywords=&maketemplate=Remember%20values%20as%20bookmarkable%20template&op_sys=Linux&priority=Normal&product=Websites&rep_platform=All&requestee_type-4=&short_desc=archives.gentoo.org%3A%20FILL%20IN%20HERE&version=n%2Fa

Gentoo Developer Moves

Summary

Gentoo is made up of 235 active developers, of which 33 are currently away.
Gentoo has recruited a total of 808 developers since its inception.

Additions

Changes

  • James Le Cuirot joined the Java team
  • Guilherme Amadio joined the Fonts team
  • Mikle Kolyada joined the Embedded team
  • Pavlos Ratis joined the Overlays team
  • Matthew Thode joined the Git mirror team
  • Patrice Clement joined the Java and Python teams
  • Manuel Rüger joined the QA team
  • Markus Duft left the Prefix team
  • Mike Gilbert left the Vmware team
  • Tim Harder left the Games and Tex teams

Portage

This section summarizes the current state of the Gentoo ebuild tree.

[table th=”0″]
Architectures, 45
Categories, 164
Packages, 17997
Ebuilds, 36495
[/table]

[table]
Architecture, Stable, Testing, Total, % of Packages
alpha, 3534, 687, 4221, 23.45%
amd64, 10983, 6536, 17519, 97.34%
amd64-fbsd, 2, 1589, 1591, 8.84%
arm, 2687, 1914, 4601, 25.57%
arm64, 536, 93, 629, 3.50%
hppa, 3102, 535, 3637, 20.21%
ia64, 3105, 707, 3812, 21.18%
m68k, 592, 135, 727, 4.04%
mips, 0, 2439, 2439, 13.55%
ppc, 6748, 2536, 9284, 51.59%
ppc64, 4329, 1074, 5403, 30.02%
s390, 1364, 469, 1833, 10.19%
sh, 1466, 610, 2076, 11.54%
sparc, 4040, 994, 5034, 27.97%
sparc-fbsd, 0, 315, 315, 1.75%
x86, 11560, 5583, 17143, 95.25%
x86-fbsd, 0, 3235, 3235, 17.98%
[/table]

gmn-portage-stats-2015-03

Security

The following GLSAs have been released by the Security Team
[table tablesorter=”1″ id=”glsas”]
GLSA, Package, Description, Bug
201502-15, net-fs/samba, Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities, 479868
201502-14, sys-apps/grep, grep: Denial of Service, 537046
201502-13, www-client/chromium, Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities, 537366
201502-12, dev-java/oracle-jre-bin (and 2 more), Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities, 507798
201502-11, app-arch/cpio, GNU cpio: Multiple vulnerabilities, 530512
201502-10, media-libs/libpng, libpng: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code, 531264
201502-09, app-text/antiword, Antiword: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code, 531404
201502-08, media-video/libav, Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities, 492582
201502-07, dev-libs/libevent, libevent: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code, 535774
201502-06, www-servers/nginx, nginx: Information disclosure, 522994
201502-05, net-analyzer/tcpdump, tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities, 534660
201502-04, www-apps/mediawiki, MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities, 498064
201502-03, net-dns/bind, BIND: Multiple Vulnerabilities, 531998
201502-02, www-plugins/adobe-flash, Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities, 536562
201502-01, media-sound/mpg123, mpg123: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code, 500262
[/table]

Package Removals/Additions

Removals

[table]
Package, Developer, Date
dev-ml/obrowser, aballier, 02 Feb 2015
games-server/tetrix, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
app-emulation/wine-doors, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
dev-libs/libgeier, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
dev-games/ggz-client-libs, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
dev-games/libggz, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
games-board/ggz-gtk-client, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
games-board/ggz-gtk-games, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
games-board/ggz-sdl-games, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
games-board/ggz-txt-client, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
games-board/xfrisk, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
games-mud/mcl, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
media-gfx/photoprint, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
media-gfx/rawstudio, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
app-office/imposter, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
dev-python/cl, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
sci-physics/camfr, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
net-analyzer/nagios-imagepack, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
dev-python/orm, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
dev-python/testoob, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
app-misc/fixdos, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
app-arch/mate-file-archiver, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
app-editors/mate-text-editor, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
app-text/mate-document-viewer, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
app-text/mate-doc-utils, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
mate-base/libmatekeyring, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
mate-base/mate-file-manager, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
mate-base/mate-keyring, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
mate-extra/mate-character-map, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
mate-extra/mate-file-manager-image-converter, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
mate-extra/mate-file-manager-open-terminal, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
mate-extra/mate-file-manager-sendto, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
mate-extra/mate-file-manager-share, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
media-gfx/mate-image-viewer, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
net-wireless/mate-bluetooth, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
x11-libs/libmatewnck, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
x11-misc/mate-menu-editor, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
x11-wm/mate-window-manager, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
net-zope/zope-fixers, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
sys-apps/kmscon, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
app-office/teapot, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
net-irc/bitchx, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
sys-power/cpufrequtils, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
x11-plugins/gkrellm-cpufreq, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
media-sound/gnome-alsamixer, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
sys-devel/ac-archive, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
net-misc/emirror, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
net-wireless/wimax, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
net-wireless/wimax-tools, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
rox-extra/clock, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
app-arch/rpm5, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
app-admin/gksu-polkit, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
sys-apps/uhinv, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
net-libs/pjsip, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
net-voip/sflphone, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
net-im/ekg, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
sys-firmware/iwl2000-ucode, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
sys-firmware/iwl2030-ucode, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
sys-firmware/iwl5000-ucode, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
sys-firmware/iwl5150-ucode, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
net-wireless/cinnamon-bluetooth, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
net-wireless/ussp-push, pacho, 03 Feb 2015
app-vim/zencoding-vim, radhermit, 09 Feb 2015
x11-drivers/psb-firmware, chithanh, 10 Feb 2015
x11-drivers/xf86-video-cyrix, chithanh, 10 Feb 2015
x11-drivers/xf86-video-impact, chithanh, 10 Feb 2015
x11-drivers/xf86-video-nsc, chithanh, 10 Feb 2015
x11-drivers/xf86-video-sunbw2, chithanh, 10 Feb 2015
x11-libs/libdrm-poulsbo, chithanh, 10 Feb 2015
x11-libs/xpsb-glx, chithanh, 10 Feb 2015
app-admin/lxqt-admin, yngwin, 10 Feb 2015
net-misc/lxqt-openssh-askpass, yngwin, 10 Feb 2015
games-puzzle/trimines, mr_bones_, 11 Feb 2015
games-action/cylindrix, mr_bones_, 13 Feb 2015
net-analyzer/openvas-administrator, jlec, 14 Feb 2015
net-analyzer/greenbone-security-desktop, jlec, 14 Feb 2015
dev-ruby/flickr, mrueg, 19 Feb 2015
dev-ruby/gemcutter, mrueg, 19 Feb 2015
dev-ruby/drydock, mrueg, 19 Feb 2015
dev-ruby/net-dns, mrueg, 19 Feb 2015
virtual/ruby-rdoc, mrueg, 19 Feb 2015
media-fonts/libertine-ttf, yngwin, 22 Feb 2015
dev-perl/IP-Country, zlogene, 22 Feb 2015
net-dialup/gtk-imonc, pinkbyte, 27 Feb 2015
[/table]

Additions

[table]
Package, Developer, Date
dev-python/jenkins-autojobs, idella4, 02 Feb 2015
net-analyzer/ntopng, slis, 03 Feb 2015
app-leechcraft/lc-intermutko, maksbotan, 03 Feb 2015
x11-drivers/xf86-input-libinput, chithanh, 04 Feb 2015
dev-python/cached-property, cedk, 05 Feb 2015
games-board/stockfish, yngwin, 05 Feb 2015
dev-util/shellcheck, jlec, 06 Feb 2015
app-admin/cgmanager, hwoarang, 07 Feb 2015
app-admin/restart_services, mschiff, 07 Feb 2015
app-portage/lightweight-cvs-toolkit, mgorny, 08 Feb 2015
lxqt-base/lxqt-admin, yngwin, 10 Feb 2015
lxqt-base/lxqt-openssh-askpass, yngwin, 10 Feb 2015
sys-apps/inxi, dastergon, 10 Feb 2015
dev-python/pyamf, radhermit, 10 Feb 2015
app-doc/clsync-docs, bircoph, 11 Feb 2015
dev-libs/libclsync, bircoph, 11 Feb 2015
app-admin/clsync, bircoph, 11 Feb 2015
dev-ruby/hiera-eyaml, robbat2, 12 Feb 2015
dev-ruby/gpgme, robbat2, 12 Feb 2015
dev-ruby/hiera-eyaml-gpg, robbat2, 12 Feb 2015
app-shells/mpibash, ottxor, 13 Feb 2015
dev-ruby/vcard, mjo, 14 Feb 2015
dev-ruby/ruby-ole, mjo, 14 Feb 2015
dev-ml/easy-format, aballier, 15 Feb 2015
dev-ml/biniou, aballier, 15 Feb 2015
dev-ml/yojson, aballier, 15 Feb 2015
app-i18n/ibus-libpinyin, dlan, 16 Feb 2015
dev-libs/libusbhp, vapier, 16 Feb 2015
media-tv/kodi, vapier, 16 Feb 2015
dev-python/blessings, jlec, 17 Feb 2015
dev-perl/ExtUtils-CChecker, chainsaw, 17 Feb 2015
dev-python/wcwidth, jlec, 17 Feb 2015
dev-python/curtsies, jlec, 17 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Socket-GetAddrInfo, chainsaw, 17 Feb 2015
dev-python/elasticsearch-curator, idella4, 17 Feb 2015
dev-java/oracle-javamail, fordfrog, 17 Feb 2015
net-misc/linuxptp, tomjbe, 18 Feb 2015
dev-haskell/preprocessor-tools, slyfox, 18 Feb 2015
dev-haskell/hsb2hs, slyfox, 18 Feb 2015
media-plugins/vdr-recsearch, hd_brummy, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/ohsnap, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
sci-libs/Rtree, slis, 20 Feb 2015
media-plugins/vdr-dvbapi, hd_brummy, 20 Feb 2015
dev-ml/typerep_extended, aballier, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-assamese, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-bengali, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-devanagari, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-gujarati, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-gurmukhi, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-kannada, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-malayalam, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-marathi, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-nepali, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-odia, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-tamil, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-tamil-classical, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/lohit-telugu, yngwin, 20 Feb 2015
media-fonts/ipaex, yngwin, 21 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Unicode-Stringprep, dilfridge, 21 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Authen-SASL-SASLprep, dilfridge, 21 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Crypt-URandom, dilfridge, 21 Feb 2015
dev-perl/PBKDF2-Tiny, dilfridge, 21 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Exporter-Tiny, dilfridge, 21 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Type-Tiny, dilfridge, 21 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Authen-SCRAM, dilfridge, 21 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Safe-Isa, dilfridge, 21 Feb 2015
dev-perl/syntax, dilfridge, 21 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Syntax-Keyword-Junction, dilfridge, 21 Feb 2015
net-analyzer/monitoring-plugins, mjo, 21 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Validate-Tiny, monsieurp, 22 Feb 2015
sys-firmware/iwl7265-ucode, prometheanfire, 22 Feb 2015
media-fonts/libertine, yngwin, 22 Feb 2015
net-dns/hash-slinger, mschiff, 22 Feb 2015
dev-util/bitcoin-tx, blueness, 23 Feb 2015
dev-python/jsonfield, jlec, 24 Feb 2015
dev-lua/lualdap, chainsaw, 24 Feb 2015
media-fonts/powerline-symbols, yngwin, 24 Feb 2015
app-emacs/wgrep, ulm, 24 Feb 2015
dev-python/trollius, radhermit, 25 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Pegex, dilfridge, 25 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Inline-C, dilfridge, 25 Feb 2015
dev-perl/Test-YAML, dilfridge, 25 Feb 2015
dev-python/asyncio, prometheanfire, 26 Feb 2015
dev-python/aioeventlet, prometheanfire, 26 Feb 2015
dev-python/neovim-python-client, yngwin, 26 Feb 2015
dev-lua/messagepack, yngwin, 26 Feb 2015
dev-libs/unibilium, yngwin, 26 Feb 2015
dev-libs/libtermkey, yngwin, 26 Feb 2015
app-editors/neovim, yngwin, 26 Feb 2015
dev-python/prompt_toolkit, jlec, 27 Feb 2015
dev-python/ptpython, jlec, 27 Feb 2015
dev-python/oslo-log, prometheanfire, 28 Feb 2015
dev-python/tempest-lib, prometheanfire, 28 Feb 2015
dev-python/mistune, jlec, 28 Feb 2015
dev-python/terminado, jlec, 28 Feb 2015
dev-python/ghp-import, alunduil, 28 Feb 2015
dev-python/mysqlclient, jlec, 28 Feb 2015
[/table]

Bugzilla

The Gentoo community uses Bugzilla to record and track bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the development team.

Activity

The following tables and charts summarize the activity on Bugzilla between 01 February 2015 and 28 February 2015. Not fixed means bugs that were resolved as NEEDINFO, WONTFIX, CANTFIX, INVALID or UPSTREAM.
gmn-activity-2015-02
[table]
Bug Activity, Number
New, 1820
Closed, 1519
Not fixed, 281
Duplicates, 162
Total, 6621
Blocker, 3
Critical, 18
Major, 68
[/table]

Closed bug ranking

The following table outlines the teams and developers with the most bugs resolved during this period
[table]
Rank, Team/Developer, Bug Count
1, Gentoo Games, 188
2, Gentoo Security, 52
3, Python Gentoo Team, 45
4, Gentoo’s Team for Core System packages, 37
5, Gentoo KDE team, 35
6, Gentoo X packagers, 30
7, Gentoo Science Related Packages, 29
8, Gentoo Perl team, 29
9, Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team, 27
10, Others, 1046
[/table]
gmn-closed-2015-02

Assigned bug ranking

The developers and teams who have been assigned the most bugs during this period are as follows.

[table]
Rank, Team/Developer, Bug Count
1, Gentoo Games, 177
2, Gentoo Linux bug wranglers, 133
3, Gentoo Security, 66
4, Python Gentoo Team, 50
5, Portage team, 46
6, Gentoo KDE team, 38
7, Gentoo X packagers, 36
8, Gentoo’s Team for Core System packages, 36
9, Java team, 35
10, Others, 1202
[/table]
gmn-opened-2015-02

 

Getting Involved?

Interested in helping out? The GMN relies on volunteers and members of the community for content every month. If you are interested in writing for the GMN or thinking of another way to contribute, please send an e-mail to gmn@gentoo.org.

Comments or Suggestions?

Please head over to this forum post.