Gentoo Weekly Newsletter: 21 May 2007Currently, there is no Java plugin available for 64-bit browsers. Sun does not provide one yet, and it is unclear when they will. The Blackdown plugin is broken for most users and had some security problems, so it was disabled recently. Now, only Konqueror handles Java natively, because it calls the binary directly. For Firefox, there is a workaround: Install the binary 32-bit Firefox and 32-bit plugins.
The situation will only improve, when Sun or Blackdown release stable Java plugins for the amd64 platform. The following developers recently left the Gentoo project:
The following developers recently joined the Gentoo project:
The following developers recently changed roles within the Gentoo project:
Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities Samba contains multiple vulnerabilities potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with root privileges. For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement PhpWiki: Remote execution of arbitrary code A vulnerability has been discovered in PhpWiki allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code. For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement Apache mod_security: Rule bypass A vulnerability has been discovered in mod_security, allowing a remote attacker to bypass rules. For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement PPTPD: Denial of Service attack A vulnerability has been reported in PPTPD which could lead to a Denial of Service. For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement This section lists packages that have either been moved or added to the tree and packages that have had their "last rites" announcement given to be removed in the future. The package removals come from many locations, including the Treecleaners and various developers. Most packages which are listed under the Last Rites section are in need of some love and care and can remain in the tree if proper maintainership is established.
The Gentoo community uses Bugzilla (bugs.gentoo.org) to record and track bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the development team. Between 13 May 2007 and 20 May 2007, activity on the site has resulted in:
Of the 9990 currently open bugs: 11 are labeled 'blocker', 109 are labeled 'critical', and 354 are labeled 'major'. The developers and teams who have closed the most bugs during this period are:
The developers and teams who have been assigned the most new bugs during this period are:
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