[Dwn-trans-commit] CVS public_html/src/Writing/DWN
CVS User joey
joey at infodrom.org
Mon Mar 12 08:10:22 CET 2007
Update of /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
In directory finlandia:/home/users/joey/Projects/Web/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
Modified Files:
dwn-2007-04.wml
Log Message:
Security updates, new, orphaned and removed packages
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several <a href="$(HOME)/intl/l10n/po-debconf/rank">other languages</a> with a
steady progress.</p>
+<p><strong>Security Updates.</strong> You know the drill. Please make sure
+that you update your systems if you have any of these packages installed.</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>DSA 1259: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2007/dsa-1259">fetchmail</a> --
+ Information disclosure.
+<li>DSA 1260: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2007/dsa-1260">imagemagick</a> --
+ Arbitrary code execution.
+<li>DSA 1261: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2007/dsa-1261">PostgreSQL</a> --
+ Several vulnerabilities.
+<li>DSA 1262: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2007/dsa-1262">gnomemeeting</a> --
+ Arbitrary code execution.
+<li>DSA 1263: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2007/dsa-1263">clamav</a> --
+ Denial of service.
+<li>DSA 1264: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2007/dsa-1264">php4</a> --
+ Several vulnerabilities.
+<li>DSA 1265: <a href="$(HOME)/security/2007/dsa-1265">Mozilla</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/interpreters/afnix">afnix</a>
+ — Compiler and run-time for the AFNIX programming language.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/aiccu">aiccu</a>
+ — SixXS Automatic IPv6 Connectivity Client Utility.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/kde/biblememorizer">biblememorizer</a>
+ — Bible verses memorizer.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/cbm">cbm</a>
+ — Display the current network traffic in colors.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/math/concalc">concalc</a>
+ — Console calculator.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/admin/coolkey">coolkey</a>
+ — Smart Card PKCS #11 cryptographic module.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/mail/dbmail">dbmail</a>
+ — Base package for the dbmail email solution.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/games/dds">dds</a>
+ — Bridge double dummy solver - frontend.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/git-gui">git-gui</a>
+ — Fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (GUI).</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/gkrelltop">gkrelltop</a>
+ — Top three intensive processes plugin for gkrellm.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/gnome/glchess">glchess</a>
+ — 2D/3D chess interface.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/ii">ii</a>
+ — Minimalist FIFO and filesystem-based IRC client.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/keyjnotegui">keyjnotegui</a>
+ — KDE frontend for the presentation program KeyJnote.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/linuxdcpp">linuxdcpp</a>
+ — Linux port of the famous dc++ client.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/lwat">lwat</a>
+ — LDAP Web-based Administration Tool.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/games/magicor">magicor</a>
+ — Puzzle game in the spirit of solomon's key.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/games/oolite">oolite</a>
+ — Space-sim game Oolite ported to GNUStep/OpenGL linux.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/podget">podget</a>
+ — Podcast aggregrator/downloader optimised for cron.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/provami">provami</a>
+ — Graphical interface to DB-All.e databases.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/sbcinfo">sbcinfo</a>
+ — Subband codec (SBC) analyzer.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/schedtool">schedtool</a>
+ — Queries/alters process' scheduling policy and CPU affinity.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/mail/sigit">sigit</a>
+ — Small utility to change signatures randomly.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/slice2html">slice2html</a>
+ — Slice to HTML translator.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/slice2rb">slice2rb</a>
+ — Slice to Ruby translator.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/speedometer">speedometer</a>
+ — Measure and display the rate of data across a network connection.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/svn-load">svn-load</a>
+ — Enhanced import facility for Subversion.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/taktuk">taktuk</a>
+ — Efficient, large scale, parallel remote execution of commands.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/games/tomatoes">tomatoes</a>
+ — I Have No Tomatoes - tomato smashing game.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/ttf-tuffy">ttf-tuffy</a>
+ — Tuffy Font Family.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/games/treil">treil</a>
+ — Tree structure into tiles.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/tss">tss</a>
+ — Terminal ScreenSaver.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/tex/ttf2tex">ttf2tex</a>
+ — TrueType font installer for Unix.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/unadf">unadf</a>
+ — Extract files from an Amiga Disk File dump (.adf).</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/graphics/x264">x264</a>
+ — Video encoder for the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/electronics/xcircuit">xcircuit</a>
+ — Draw circuit schematics or almost anything.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/xen-shell">xen-shell</a>
+ — Console based Xen administration utility.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/games/xmoto-edit">xmoto-edit</a>
+ — Editor for xmoto, a 2D motocross platform game.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/zoneminder">zoneminder</a>
+ — Linux video camera security and surveillance solution.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/zzuf">zzuf</a>
+ — Transparent application input fuzzer.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p><strong>Orphaned Packages.</strong> 27 packages were orphaned since the
+last issue and
+require a new maintainer. This makes a total of 369 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. To find out which orphaned packages are
+installed on your system the <code>wnpp-alert</code> program from <code>
+devscripts</code> may be helpful.</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/ami">ami</a>
+ — X input method server for Korean text input.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/413305">Bug#413305</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/graphics/babygimp">babygimp</a>
+ — Icon editor in Perl-Tk.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/412626">Bug#412626</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/sound/bongo">bongo</a>
+ — Flexible and usable media player for Emacs.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/413148">Bug#413148</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/web/camas">camas</a>
+ — Versatile WebMail system for the Caudium WebServer.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411674">Bug#411674</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/web/caudium">caudium</a>
+ — Extensible WWW server written in Pike.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411675">Bug#411675</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/dbengine">dbengine</a>
+ — Plug 'n play Web interface for mySQL and PostgreSQL.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411819">Bug#411819</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/dnsdoctor">dnsdoctor</a>
+ — DNS (Domain Name System) checking tool.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/410901">Bug#410901</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/dvbstream">dvbstream</a>
+ — Broadcast a DVB Transport stream over a LAN.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/412480">Bug#412480</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/dvbtune">dvbtune</a>
+ — Simple tuning application for DVB cards.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/412476">Bug#412476</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/editors/emacs-snapshot">emacs-snapshot</a>
+ — GNU Emacs editor (development snapshot).
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/413149">Bug#413149</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/sound/emms">emms</a>
+ — Emacs MultiMedia System.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411422">Bug#411422</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/gtkeyboard">gtkeyboard</a>
+ — Highly-configurable on-screen keyboard for mouse-typing.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/412771">Bug#412771</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/python/python-kiwi">kiwi</a>
+ — Graphical framework to construct simple UI.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/414259">Bug#414259</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/kvdr">kvdr</a>
+ — DVB (digital TV) Video Disk Recorder for KDE.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/412469">Bug#412469</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/linux-igd">linux-igd</a>
+ — Linux UPnP Internet Gateway Device.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411875">Bug#411875</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/otherosfs/mtoolsfm">mtoolsfm</a>
+ — Graphical user interface for accessing dos formatted floppies.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/412770">Bug#412770</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/interpreters/pike7.6-pexts-admintools">pexts</a>
+ — Pike modules.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411678">Bug#411678</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/interpreters/pike-public.network.pcap">pike-public.network.pcap</a>
+ — Pike interface module for the pcap library.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411679">Bug#411679</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/interpreters/pike-public.parser.xml2">pike-public.parser.xml2</a>
+ — Libxml2-based XML parser module for Pike.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411680">Bug#411680</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/interpreters/pike-public.protocols.syslog">pike-public.protocols.syslog</a>
+ — Pike module implementing the Syslog protocol.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411682">Bug#411682</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/interpreters/pike-public.tools.configfiles">pike-public.tools.configfiles</a>
+ — Pike module for accessing ini-style configurations.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411683">Bug#411683</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/interpreters/pike7.6">pike7.6</a>
+ — Recommended meta package for Pike 7.6.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411684">Bug#411684</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href=" http://packages.debian.org/experimental/interpreters/pike7.7-core">pike7.7</a>
+ — Recommended meta package for Pike 7.7.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411685">Bug#411685</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/interpreters/prolog-el">prolog-el</a>
+ — Emacs major mode for editing Prolog code.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411424">Bug#411424</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/doc/s48-refman">s48-refman</a>
+ — Unofficial reference manual for Scheme48.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411423">Bug#411423</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/interpreters/scheme48">scheme48</a>
+ — Simple, modular, and lightweight Scheme implementation.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411425">Bug#411425</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/editors/tramp">tramp</a>
+ — Remote file access in Emacs.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/413146">Bug#413146</a>)
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+<p><strong>Removed Packages.</strong> 19 packages have been <a
+href="http://ftp-master.debian.org/removals.txt">removed</a> from the Debian
+archive during the past week:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li> xbox-cromwell — Xbox BIOS image
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/377862">Bug#377862</a>:
+ Request of QA, orphaned, few popcon installs, buggy.
+</li>
+<li> ccc — Compaq C Compiler for Linux Alpha
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/399101">Bug#399101</a>:
+ Request of QA, orphaned, unused, broken, alternatives available.
+</li>
+<li> firefox-locale-uk — Firefox Ukrainian language/region package
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/403748">Bug#403748</a>:
+ Request of QA, superseded by iceweasel-l10n.
+</li>
+<li> emacs-color-themes — Color themes for Emacs
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/404883">Bug#404883</a>:
+ Request of QA, superseded by emacs-goodies-el, orphaned.
+</li>
+<li> mbpeventd — Apple MacBook Pro & MacBook hotkeys event handler
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/405839">Bug#405839</a>:
+ Request of maintainer, superseded by pommed.
+</li>
+<li> swingwt — Swing/AWT API over SWT library for development
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/405891">Bug#405891</a>:
+ Request of QA, orphaned, no revdeps, few popcon installs, alternatives available.
+</li>
+<li> xkeysw — Keyboard layout switch for the X Window System
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/405893">Bug#405893</a>:
+ Request of QA, uninstallable, maintainer MIA, few popcon installs.
+</li>
+<li> gnobog — GNOME Bookmarks Organizer
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/405899">Bug#405899</a>:
+ Request of QA, orphaned, RC-buggy, GNOME 1 package.
+</li>
+<li> jpilot-syncmal — MAL (AvantGo) plugin for jpilot (Palm Pilot desktop)
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/405946">Bug#405946</a>:
+ Request of maintainer, FTBFS since libmal-dev is no more available.
+</li>
+<li> malsync — Allows a PalmOS PDA to synchronise to a MAL server
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/405947">Bug#405947</a>:
+ Request of maintainer, FTBFS using new pilot-link API.
+</li>
+<li> ldmud — LDMud driver
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/406524">Bug#406524</a>:
+ Request of QA, low user count.
+</li>
+<li> melon — Mail notifier with configurable icons, xbiff replacement
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/406573">Bug#406573</a>:
+ Request of maintainer, abandoned upstream, better alternatives exist.
+</li>
+<li> autodebtest — Automatic as-installed testing for Debian packages
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/406585">Bug#406585</a>:
+ Request of QA, superseeded by autopkgtest.
+</li>
+<li> mozilla-firefox-locale-all — Arabic language package for Firefox
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/407523">Bug#407523</a>:
+ Request of maintainer, superseeded by iceweasel-l10n.
+</li>
+<li> sdljump — Platform game where you have to jump up to survive
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/407539">Bug#407539</a>:
+ Request of maintainer, package has been renamed to gnujump.
+</li>
+<li> repostools — GNU R set of tools to interface and construct R repositories
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/408587">Bug#408587</a>:
+ Request of maintainer, obsolete, no rev-deps.
+</li>
+<li> firefox — lightweight web browser based on Mozilla
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/409883">Bug#409883</a>:
+ Request of maintainer, superseded by iceweasel.
+</li>
+<li> gst-ffmpeg — FFmpeg plugin for GStreamer
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/411258">Bug#411258</a>:
+ Request of maintainer, superseded by gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg, security issues.
+</li>
+<li> gnomemeeting — GnomeMeeting Voice Over IP Suite
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/413280">Bug#413280</a>:
+ obsoleted by ekiga, request of security team.
+</li>
+</ul>
+
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