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Self Introduction - Huzaifa Sidhpurwala
by Huzaifa Sidhpurwala 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi All, My name is Huzaifa, I am currently working in Red Hat in the Help Desk, I am doing some contribution to the fedora laptop project. Along the same lines i would like to start contributing to the documentation project as well. Any idea where i can start with, or what doc i help draft/edit etc. - -- Regards, Huzaifa Sidhpurwala, RHCE, CCNA (IRC: huzaifas) GnuPG Fingerprint: 3A0F DAFB 9279 02ED 273B FFE9 CC70 DCF2 DA5B DAE5 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHcwiwzHDc8tpb2uURAn05AJ4/VkO+QQy4fSxFZr1ySAkPO4xfPACfafge 3dJYUDZXxWXCFeRqeD5XNS4= =Lf4F -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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more observations on F8 release notes
by Robert P. J. Day 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f8/en_US/sn-PackageNotes.html "The cryptsetup-luks package has been renamed to cryptsetup." - not that i can see -- it still seems to be cryptsetup-luks. the *command* is cryptsetup, though. rday ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca ========================================================================

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random observations on the F8 release notes
by Robert P. J. Day 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

(since i'm perusing those notes, might as well comment on them.) http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f8/en_US/sn-Installer.html "After you complete the mediacheck function successfully, reboot to return DMA mode to its normal state." - but there's no mention of DMA before this point, so this is probably going to confuse readers who will wonder what they should have done that's related to DMA before now. "Use of /dev/hdX is deprecated on i386 and x86_64 for IDE drives, and has changed to /dev/sdX except on PPC." - that doesn't seem to be the proper use of "deprecated," which normally suggests a choice. wouldn't it be more correct to say that that notation has simply changed? http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f8/en_US/sn-Live.html "There are four Live images available for Fedora 8." - the list given there doesn't quite seem to match the available spins listed at http://spins.fedoraproject.org/. (games is not listed, and the KDE spins are for only F8t3, not F8.) "To do this, install the livecd-tools package from the development repository." - livecd-tools is not in the dev repo, it's in fedora. that's all for now. rday ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca ========================================================================

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documenting all the available spins
by Robert P. J. Day 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

just an observation: the available fedora spins listed here: http://spins.fedoraproject.org/ don't mention the additional (admittedly tentative) spins mentioned here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/CustomSpins not sure if that's deliberate or not. in addition, given that there is a relatively new f8 live developer release, is there any compelling reason to continue to list the (older) F8t3 version of the same spin? (one could ask the same question about the FEL spin as well, i guess.) rday ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca ========================================================================

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pgp-MIT status
by Karl Larsen 25 Dec '07

25 Dec '07

Well, http://pgp.mit.edu/ is now working at 2027Z on Dec 24 2007. I wanted to "extract data" so read the help and it said if your using a Hex ID you must precide the number with zero and then x (0x) When I did this for Adam Cooper's key ID it worked after a long delay reading the database I suspect. Then I put in my new key ID and in a long delay it was FOUND! So my data is in that server. For fun I selected a verbose out put including my finger and started the search. This what it sent me: Type bits /keyID Date User ID pub 1024D/FE2353A7 2007/12/23 Karl Larsen (This is for Fedora Doc) <k5di(a)zianet.com> Key fingerprint = 4208 4D6E 595F 22B9 FF1C ECB6 4A3C 2C54 FE23 53A7 sig FE2353A7 Karl Larsen (This is for Fedora Doc) <k5di(a)zianet.com> So I am certain that I am in this server but over the Internet I can't get this yet. I try for it with seahorse but it just can't do it. Expect there is one guy working at MIT today... Karl -- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 http://counter.li.org. PGP 4208 4D6E 595F 22B9 FF1C ECB6 4A3C 2C54 FE23 53A7

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I am in
by Karl Larsen 24 Dec '07

24 Dec '07

Well now that is over. I need to put my key in a safe place that will be a 1 gb Kinston pocket device. After a while the problems of wiki navigation and other things I can now do will be explored. I would like a chance to add to the Join wiki with some things I have learned about how the gpg key system works. It will make it longer but the goal is make it more clear what you need to do. Without this you do not know how the key system works. Karl -- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 http://counter.li.org. PGP 4208 4D6E 595F 22B9 FF1C ECB6 4A3C 2C54 FE23 53A7

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CLA
by Karl Larsen 24 Dec '07

24 Dec '07

Do I need to say more? Your signed Fedora Contributor License Agreement titled "Re: Fedora Individual Contributor License Agreement" was processed successfully. You can now contribute to the Fedora Project. If you intend to work with a specific Fedora project, you may need to join additional groups in the Account System. For more information, please see the following page: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/AccountSystem Thank you for joining our team! -- The Fedora Project -- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 http://counter.li.org. PGP 4208 4D6E 595F 22B9 FF1C ECB6 4A3C 2C54 FE23 53A7

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Roger Boussen/oper/ai/gi/audax is afwezig.
by Roger Boussen/audax 24 Dec '07

24 Dec '07

Ik ben niet aanwezig vanaf 24-12-2007 en kom terug op 02-01-2008. Ik antwoord op uw bericht wanneer ik terug ben.

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Other very little fix to TQSG
by Francesco Tombolini 24 Dec '07

24 Dec '07

In the xml file the section: <section id="sn-obtain-translate-modules"> <title>Obtaining and Translating Modules</title> <para> Now that you have prepared a directory structure, you can download a file to translate. </para> <procedure> <step> <para> Visit <ulink url="http://translate.fedoraproject.org/submit/module/"/> and select a target module. The interface will redirect you to a page for that module, such as <ulink url="http://translate.fedoraproject.org/submit/module/comps/"/>. </para> should be: <section id="sn-obtain-translate-modules"> <title>Obtaining and Translating Modules</title> <para> Now that you have prepared a directory structure, you can download a file to translate. </para> <procedure> <step> <para> Visit <ulink url="http://translate.fedoraproject.org/module/"/> and select a target module. The interface will redirect you to a page for that module, such as <ulink url="http://translate.fedoraproject.org/module/comps"/>. </para> the links should point to http://translate.fedoraproject.org/module/ beccause the "submit" url cannot permit to show the files to translate... the url http://translate.fedoraproject.org/module/comps must end without / or it redirect the visitor to http://translate.fedoraproject.org/module/ content. btw, if a visitor point to http://translate.fedoraproject.org/module without the / the webserver goes in error. I try to post those problems via bugzilla but I have a problem with bugzilla too: Internal Error Bugzilla has suffered an internal error. Please save this page and send it to bugzilla-owner(a)redhat.com with details of what you were doing at the time this message appeared along with the full URL string from your browser location window. A legal Version was not set. -- Francesco Tombolini <tombo(a)adamantio.net> Key fingerprint = EDA9 7504 AA93 CEFC 5990 1356 8584 6B05 F140 5F73 http://www.adamantio.net

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CLS problem
by Karl Larsen 23 Dec '07

23 Dec '07

I am not able to do this. I have been trying to reply to email sent to me with the file fedora-icla-karl.txt which I added the I Agree and Karl Larsen to. The new Instructions show how to do this with Gedit and I used that. The resulting file is very different than the one made directly with gpg. Here is the new file: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Fedora Project Individual Contributor License Agreement (CLA) http://www.fedora.redhat.com/licenses/ Thank you for your interest in The Fedora Project (the "Project"). In order to clarify the intellectual property license granted with Contributions from any person or entity, Red hat, Inc. ("Red Hat"), as maintainer of the Project, must have a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) on file that has been signed by each Contributor, indicating agreement to the license terms below. This license is for Your protection as a Contributor as well as the protection of the Project and its users; it does not change your rights to use your own Contributions for any other purpose. If you have not already done so, please complete an original signed Agreement. Use black ink, and hand-print or type the items other than the signature. Send the completed Agreement to Fedora Project, c/o Red Hat, Inc., Attn: Legal Affairs 1801 Varsity Drive Raleigh, North Carolina, 27606 U.S.A. If necessary, you may send it by facsimile to the Project at +1-919-754-3704 or e-mail a signed pdf copy of the document to fedora-legal(a)redhat.com. Please read this document carefully before signing and keep a copy for your records. Full name: Karl Larsen E-Mail: k5di(a)zianet.com Address: 3310 East Street, Las Cruces, NM 88005 Telephone: 575 524-3303 Facsimile: You and the Project hereby accept and agree to the following terms and conditions: 1. Contributors and Contributions. A. The Project and any individual or legal entity that voluntarily submits to the Project a Contribution are collectively addressed herein as "Contributors". For legal entities, the entity making a Contribution and all other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity are considered to be a single Contributor. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity. B. A "Contribution" is any original work, including any modification or addition to an existing work, that has been submitted for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by the Project, where such work originates from that particular Contributor or from some entity acting on behalf of that Contributor. C. 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As of the date any such litigation is filed, your patent grant shall immediately terminate with respect to any party that institutes patent litigation against you (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that your Contribution, or the work to which you have contributed, constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement. 4. You represent that you are legally entitled to grant the above license. If your employer(s) has rights to intellectual property that you create that includes your Contributions, you represent that you have received permission to make Contributions on behalf of that employer, that your employer has waived such rights for your Contributions to the Project, or that your employer has executed a separate Corporate CLA with the Project. 5. You represent that each of your Contributions is your original creation (see section 7 for submissions on behalf of others). You represent that your Contribution submission(s) include complete details of any third-party license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related copyright, patents and trademarks) of which you are personally aware and which are associated with any part of your Contribution. 6. You are not expected to provide support for your Contributions, except to the extent you desire to provide support. You may provide support for free, for a fee, or not at all. Your Contributions are provided on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 7. Should you wish to submit work that is not your original creation, you may submit it to the Project separately from any Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source and of any license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents, trademarks, and license agreements) of which you are personally aware, and conspicuously marking the work as "Submitted on behalf of a third-party: [named here]". 8. You agree to notify the Project of any facts or circumstances of which you become aware that would make these representations inaccurate in any respect. 9. The Project is under no obligations to accept and include every contribution. If you agree to these terms and conditions, type "I agree" here: I agree Enter your full name here: Karl Larsen Signing code: 6314c512cb565e955aec16204c1fad48 E-mail: k5di(a)zianet.com Date: 2007-12-18 17:00:49.46 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHbZIgMnnrsLYmK34RAq9MAJ40OYkyGvAHEqtpPxwBD3wORTTMPQCfcGhz FchikxppPFbM11rVkd7L3BU= =xxyA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- When I reply to the email I put this file in as an Attachment as the Instructions say on Thunderbird but the return message says it didn't work. Any ideas? Karl -- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 http://counter.li.org. PGP 7025 BB6C 7CC3 CFE7 43B2 1574 3279 EBB0 B626 2B7E

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