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Gentoo logoWe produce Gentoo Linux, a special flavor of Linux that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need. Extreme performance, configurability and a top-notch user and developer community are all hallmarks of the Gentoo experience. To learn more, read our about page.

New Packages
Posted on January 12, 2011 by packages.gentoo.org
Larry the Cow
net-libs/libgcal-0.9.6 C/C++ interface to the Google Data API
app-text/paps-0.6.8 Unicode-aware text to PostScript converter
dev-perl/Gentoo-PerlMod-Version-0.2.1 Convert arbitrary Perl Modules' versions into normalised Gentoo versions
games-puzzle/brainworkshop-4.8.1 Short-term-memory training N-Back game
dev-tex/metapost-1.212 System for producing graphics
sys-apps/superiotool-9999 user-space utility to detect Super I/O chips and functionality to get more information about it
dev-ruby/fssm-0.2.3 Monitor API
media-sound/waheela-0.3 Amarok Fullscreen Player
sci-libs/scikits_timeseries-0.91.3 SciPy module for manipulating, reporting, and plotting time series
sci-libs/scikits_statsmodels-0.2.0 Statistical computations and models for use with SciPy

Blog posts
Posted between January 12, 2011 and January 6, 2011 by planet.gentoo.org
Planet Earth
Dane Smith Gentoo on a Droid X
Greg KH I get a lot of email
Jan Kundrát Trojita v0.2.9: a Qt IMAP e-mail client
Patrick Lauer The Gentoo Service Station
Council upgrade!
Staying alive
Paweł Hajdan, Jr. bug: python3 becoming system default

GLSA 201101-01: media-gfx/gif2png
Posted on January 5, 2011 by Gentoo Security Team
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gif2png: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
gif2png contains a stack overflow vulnerability when parsing command line arguments.
See GLSA 201101-01 for more information.

Blog posts
Posted between January 5, 2011 and December 19, 2010 by planet.gentoo.org
Planet Earth
Alex Legler Gentoo @ 27C3
Christian Faulhammer Bazaar Overlay news
Diego E. Pettenò Why there is no third party access to the tinderbox
"Put it there and wait for users to break" isn't a valid QA method
Supporting hardware device drivers
Hanno Böck Goodbye 3DBD3B20, welcome BBB51E42
Jeremy Olexa Gentoo: A critical look at the QA process
Lance Albertson OSUOSL is hiring: Full-Time Developer in Corvallis
Managing Ganeti with finer control
Ganeti Web Manager 0.4 released
LinuxCrazy Podcasts Podcast 87 Openbox + Xorg 1.9 -hal
Paweł Hajdan, Jr. An example of semi-large update
Don't break the tree
www-client/chromium-bin: supporting both arch and ~arch?
Sebastian Pipping genkernel 3.4.10.908 released
Stuart Longland Gentoo/MIPS O32: New builds
Thomas Kahle The silent invasion of the gnome desktop
Redoing e-mail
Virtual Dev Boxes
Zhang Le Linux 2.6.35 + glibc compiled with >linux-header-2.6.34 == Unusable MIPS N32 System

GLSA 201012-01: www-client/chromium
Posted on December 17, 2010 by Gentoo Security Team
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Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Chromium, some of which may allow user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.
See GLSA 201012-01 for more information.

Blog posts
Posted between December 17, 2010 and December 8, 2010 by planet.gentoo.org
Planet Earth
Christian Faulhammer Checking for newer versions
Christian Ruppert Bugzilla feeds
Dane Smith Calling All TrueCrypt Users
David Abbott Gnome 2.32.1 update and random workarounds
Diego E. Pettenò Another good reason to use 64-bit installations: Large File Support headaches
Your symbol table is not your ABI
The extraordinary world of libtool
Donnie Berkholz 7 problems GSoC admins encounter
Gilles Dartiguelongue Things you didn’t known about IPv6 link-local address
Greg KH Android and the Linux kernel community
Ioannis Aslanidis Infrastructure Error
Anonymous : Operation Payback : Brochure
Operation Payback : A Letter From Anonymous
Operation Payback : api.paypal.com under attack
Operation Payback : Visa DOWN
Lance Albertson Ganeti at the OSUOSL
Mike Pagano Kernel Econet root exploit
Paweł Hajdan, Jr. www-client/chromium and "missing" libffmpegsumo.so
New Herd Tester: Mike Gilbert
Raúl Porcel ARM hardfloat and Gentoo
Stuart Longland Gentoo/MIPS O32: New binutils == new builds
Theo Chatzimichos Second KDE BugSquashing Week
Tomáš Chvátal Quo vadis KDE

Gentoo becomes Open Invention Network licensee
Posted on December 6, 2010 by David Abbott
gentoo

This week Gentoo Foundation joined Open Invention Network as a licensee. OIN is an organization which helps protect the Linux ecosystem by building a variety of defenses against patent attacks. These defenses include both traditional mechanisms, like defensive patent pools, and more innovative approaches, like the Linux Defenders project, which uses a variety of methods to pro actively prevent the publication of particularly egregious patents. As a licensee, we’ll have access to OIN resources in case we’re threatened by operating entities with patents, and over time we’ll likely become more involved in providing our own ideas and resources to OIN projects.

Patents owned by Open Invention Network are available royalty-free to any company, institution or individual that agrees not to assert its patents against the Linux System. By joining, Gentoo receives cross-licenses from other OIN licensees, but more importantly, for the long term, it affords us a chance to work with OIN in reducing IP threats to open source development and innovation. This may include a defensive publications program that would make it harder for others to patent work created by Gentoo contributors, sharing defensive tactics, and cooperation to minimize patent threats.

We believe that by becoming an Open Invention Network licensee, we encourage continued open source development and foster innovation in a technical community that benefits everyone. We recognize the importance of participating in a substantial community of Linux supporters and leveraging the Open Invention Network to further spur open source innovation.

Interview with Vilhelm von Ehrenheim
Posted on December 4, 2010 by David Abbott
gentoo

Vilhelm and his team members:

* Sebastian Hallén
* Alex Werther
* Johan Hyldentong

Picked Gentoo to play for and won Robot Fight Night, so $400 US was donated to the Gentoo Foundation to pay for Gentoo Development and Services, etc.

Vilhelm I believe made the suggestion to the others to play for Gentoo and they accepted.

Hi Vilhelm, is that about right?

That's absolutely correct. We got to choose an open source project to fight for and I pitched Gentoo to my friends who gladly accepted.

If you would like to hear more from Vilhelm and his use of Gentoo, check out the complete interview.

GLSA 201011-01: sys-libs/glibc
Posted on November 15, 2010 by Gentoo Security Team
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GNU C library: Multiple vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in glibc, the worst of which allowing local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root.
See GLSA 201011-01 for more information.

Gentoo at OpenRheinRuhr 2
Posted on November 9, 2010 by David Abbott
gentoo

What? OpenRheinRuhr II - Ein Pott voll Software

When? 13th, November 2010 - 14th, November 2010

Where? Rheinisches Industriemuseum | Hansastraße 20 | Oberhausen, Germany

OpenRheinRuhr is almost here, and Gentoo will be there!

Whether you're a developer, user, or simply curious, be sure and stop by our Gentoo booth. We will have Gentoo and Larry t-shirts, plus much more! See you there!

GLSA 201010-01: media-libs/libpng
Posted on October 5, 2010 by Gentoo Security Team
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Libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities in libpng might lead to privilege escalation or a Denial of Service.
See GLSA 201010-01 for more information.

GLSA 201009-09: sys-cluster/fence
Posted on September 29, 2010 by Gentoo Security Team
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fence: Multiple symlink vulnerabilites
fence contains multiple programs containing vulnerabilites that may allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
See GLSA 201009-09 for more information.

GLSA 201009-08: app-admin/python-updater
Posted on September 21, 2010 by Gentoo Security Team
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python-updater: Untrusted search path
An untrusted search path vulnerability in python-updater might result in the execution of arbitrary code.
See GLSA 201009-08 for more information.

GLSA 201009-07: dev-libs/libxml2
Posted on September 21, 2010 by Gentoo Security Team
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libxml2: Denial of Service
Multiple Denial of Services vulnerabilities were found in libxml2.
See GLSA 201009-07 for more information.

GLSA 201009-06: app-antivirus/clamav
Posted on September 7, 2010 by Gentoo Security Team
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Clam AntiVirus: Multiple vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Clam AntiVirus.
See GLSA 201009-06 for more information.

GLSA 201009-05: app-text/acroread
Posted on September 7, 2010 by Gentoo Security Team
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Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader might result in the execution of arbitrary code or other attacks.
See GLSA 201009-05 for more information.

Larry The Cow Graphics Contest
Posted on September 1, 2010 by David Abbott
gentoo

What: Larry the cow t-shirt graphics contest ...

Where: irc.freenode.net, #gentoo-artwork

Starts: Wed, Sep 01, 2010

Ends: Sun, Oct 31, 2010

Introduction:

Larry the cow is our prized mascot and he is not getting the respect he deserves. Just about every other Linux distribution, their mascot is adorned on t-shirts and other types of schwag, but not our Larry, he cannot even decide his gender. Please help up fix this terrible injustice by entering our contest and provide Larry the graphics he deserves. For more information visit this Forum Post.

The top 3 contestants will receive three t-shirts in their design, donated by the Gentoo Foundation. The judging panel includes Dawid Węgliński, Alex Legler, and your host David Abbott.

Requirments:

Preferred format is scalable vector graphics (SVG) but any of the industry standard vector graphics formats will be accepted.

How to Enter?

Please email your graphics to artwork@g.o

1. By making a submission to the contest, you agree to give unlimited, non-exclusive rights to the Gentoo Foundation for your submission.
2. This may include relicensing or trademarking the content the if required to protect it from unfair commercial usage.
3. You may, at your own discretion, also provide the content to any other party under some form of open license (including, but not limited to the full range of Creative Commons licenses, including re-sampling)
4. The Foundation needs to be informed of any future licensing.

Interview with David Gallo and Cassius Adams from SevenL Networks, a sponsor of Gentoo for 6 years running.
Posted on August 30, 2010 by Matthew Summers
gentoo

Greetings! Today we have an excellent interview of two fine gentlemen, Mr. David Gallo and Mr. Cassius Adams from SevenL Networks Inc., conducted by our very own Joshua Saddler.

For those of you that have been around awhile, you will recognize the company represented in this interview. SevenL Networks Inc. has been an infrastructure sponsor for over six years now. David and Cassius took some time to fill us in on their use of Gentoo throughout their extensive operations. We hope you enjoy reading the complete interview which you will find here.

Discuss this!

Gentoo at FrOSCon 5
Posted on August 16, 2010 by David Abbott
gentoo

What? Free and Open Source Software Conference (FrOSCon) - 5th year

When? 21st, August 2010 - 22nd, August 2010

Where? Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg | Grantham-Allee 20 53757 | Sankt Augustin, Germany

FrOSCon 5 is almost here, and Gentoo will be there!

Free Software and Open Source – these are the topics of FrOSCon. Many exciting programs with talks, workshops and an exhibition, supported by LUUSA and FrOSCon e.V. The Saturday night social event gives you the opportunity to exchange opinions with other visitors, speakers or volunteers.

Whether you're a developer, user, or simply curious, be sure and stop by our Gentoo booth. We will have Gentoo and Larry t-shirts, plus much more! See you there!

2010 Gentoo Screenshot Contest Results
Posted on August 10, 2010 by David Abbott
gentoo

Long live Gentoo! As the quantity and quality of this year's entries will attest, Gentoo is alive, well, and taking no prisoners!

Thanks to everyone who entered the contest. There were 103 total entries using 7 different window managers and desktop environments.

The Winners

1. Nickname: Chopinzee. Desktop: E17 built from the official EFL overlay.

2. Nickname: whtwtr. Name: Shawn H. Desktop: Compiz window manager with the Xfce panel.

3. Nickname: GentooApologetin. Desktop: Custom Xfce.

4. Nickname: shpaq. Name: Michał Laszuk. Desktop: Gnome with the Gant icon theme.

5. Nickname: nm. Desktop: dwm (simplicity is elegance).

For all the specifications and cool details please visit the main Gentoo screenshots page. Make sure to check out all the entries!

discuss this!

Gentoo at LinuxTag 2010 in Berlin
Posted on June 7, 2010 by Joshua Saddler
gentoo

LinuxTag 2010 runs from June 9th to June 12th in Berlin, Germany. With more than 10,000 visitors last year, it is one of the biggest Linux and open source events in Europe.

You will find the Gentoo booth at Hall 7.2a, Booth 203a. Come and visit us! You will meet many of our developers and users, talk with us, plus get some of the Gentoo merchandise you have always wanted.

Discuss this!

Alex Legler contributed the draft for this announcement.

Gentoo Screenshot Contest 2010
Posted on June 6, 2010 by David Abbott
gentoo

After the success of the 2009 Screenshot Contest the Contest Team is doing it again!

Gentoo Users, Developers, and Staffers are encouraged to submit their sweetest screenshots. Please head over to the 2010 Contest Page for all of the details.

You can visit this forum post for comments and suggestions. OK enough talk, get started tricking out that desktop.

Older News

* Gentoo White Nights in St. Petersburg/Russia
* Help Wanted: The Gentoo Foundation
* Interview with Andrzej Wasylkowski from the checkmycode project.
* Students, get paid to work on Gentoo this summer!
* Council Meeting Summary
* Chemnitz Linux Days 2010
* Gentoo at SCALE 8x
* Gentoo on the Misa Digital Guitar
* German Gentoo Book
* 26th Chaos Communication Congress
* Yes-No Vote on behalf of the Foundation
* Gentoo KDE3 Deprecation Notice
* Gentoo Ten Live DVD 10.1 Release
* 2009 Gentoo 10 Screenshot Winners
* Gentoo Linux - Ten Years Compiling: 1999 - 2009
* An interview with Patryk Rządziński, head of IT at OSTC Poland.
* Gentoo Ten LiveDVD Testing
* The Gentoo Foundation Board of Trustees Donate $500 to the Electronic Frontier Foundation in honor of the late Ferris E. McCormick, aka fmccor.
* In memory of Ferris E. McCormick (fmccor): trustee, developer, and friend.






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