2017-02-02

Changes

gitk: colour of remote refs

https-everywhere: Update Debian rules

check-all-the-things:
release,
security fix,
reset terminal modes,
allow running removed checkers,
regression fix
(quote fix),
TODO items (for
deep-text-corrector,
sblint,
decopy,
Coala Bear &
dangerous Python checks)

devscripts:
fix grep-excuses warning

autorevision:
build correctness,
tarball reproducibility (due to
gzip &
AUTHORS.txt)

whowatch: parameter correctness (for
NULL,
int),
spelling/grammar/typos,
https,
remove dead links &
restore terminal status on exit

spelling dictionaries:

codespell:
recod,
undefuned,
normaly,
uner,
buid,
stength,
privide,
decstiption(s),
revrese,
lightweigh,
multible,
asbtraction,
resulution,
meatadata,
seriuos,
transalte,
interractive,
timestan,
partiton,
databas,
claculate,
patern,
substiution,
freee,
operatation(s),
ambigous,
clasified,
coypright,
previlege,
gental,
bacup &
detction

lintian:
recod,
undefuned,
uner,
buid,
stength,
privide,
dimentional,
decstiption(s),
revrese,
lightweigh,
asbtraction,
resulution,
FTBS,
meatadata,
seriuos,
transalte,
interractive,
timestan,
partiton,
databas,
claculate,
patern,
substiution,
freee,
operatation(s),
previlege,
gental,
bacup &
detction

Debian timeline:
latest bug milestones

Debian bits:
FOSDEM draft fixes

Planet Debian derivatives:
add
Netrunner &
update
BlankOn logo

Debian buildd website:
plain text logs
(1
2
3)

Debian uscan multi-redirector:
add github package.json/cmake checker &
remove gitorious

Debian packages website:
update manual pages patch to use https,
merge patches
(1
2)

Debian website:
fix security Makefiles for DLAs (for
2017,
2016,
2015,
2014),
derivatives (wording/formatting fixes
1,
2),
build by default),
link fixes (for CD
brokenness,
stability,
gitweb to cgit)

Debian wiki pages:
AlejandroRios,
ChrootOnAndroid,
CopyrightReviewTools,
CrossCompiling,
CrossGrading,
DebianBootstrap,
DebianDay,
(2017),
DebianEvents
(Asia,
oc)
DebianScience,
DebianWiki/Browsing,
dedup.debian.net,
Derivatives/Census (AstraLinux,
BlankOn,
Netrunner,
SalentOS,
SerbianLinux,
Symbiosis,
Template),
EmbeddedCodeCopies,
ExternalEntities,
Fonts,
fr/GraphicsCard,
fr/Intel HD Graphics,
FrontPage,
gobby.debian.org,
HP/ProLiant,
Ideas,
InstallingDebianOn,
TurrisOmnia (1
2),
InterWikiMap,
josch/notes,
LVM,
Merchandise/BoFDebConf10,
Mobile (1
2),
NewArchiveSections,
PaulWise/InterestingSoftware,
PortTemplate,
ppc64el,
PressCoverage2017,
PressCoverage,
redmine,
ReproducibleBuilds/History,
Services/Debian Packages,
SponsorChecklist,
Sprints
(2017/DebianMed2017 (1
2)),
SystemBuildTools,
systemd,
Teams/Dpkg/FAQ,
ThisWeekInDebian,
WhyDebian,
Year

File Formats wiki pages:
ACE,
File_identification_software,
File_command

Debian package uploads:
autorevision 1.20-1,
check-all-the-things 2017.01.15 &
openchange 1:2.2-6+deb8u1

Issues

Security migration for
check-all-the-things

GPL violations due to embedded copies of Liberation Fonts in
emscripten,
freedink,
gargoyle-free,
gcstar,
manaplus,
minetest,
pcs &
zygrib

Outdated embedded unicode-data copies in
boost1.62 &
boost1.63

Crash in
liferea

Regression in
coreutils date

Missing conffile removal in
dnssec-trigger &
xtightvncviewer

gitorious redirector usage in
fgrun &
spectacle

Annoying issues in
hexchat autorejoin,
totem & a podcast &
gdb messages

Cosmetic issues in
parcimonie menu,
gitk colours &
aptitude debtags

Features in
duck,
apt-file,
needrestart,
packages.debian.org &
aptitude

An already implemented feature in
needrestart

Review

Spam: report spam in 6 Debian bugs, 132 Debian mails and one LWN comment

Patches: point out extraneous whitespace changes in a codespell PR

Debian packages: reviewed and sponsored fsprotect 1.0.7

Debian wiki: RecentChanges for the month, feedback on InstallDebianWithoutLiveCD article

Debian screenshots:

Approved screenshots of
ngraph-gtk
lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
kalgebra
qtile
patat
toilet
sagemath (2)
w3c-markup-validator
pentobi
pentobi-kde-thumbnailer
zygrib (2)
sauerbraten
kmail
aiscm (5)
codeblocks
lxqt
libreoffice-help-es
inkscape
synaptic
thunar
gimp
midori
filezilla
libreoffice
pluma
qupzilla
gnome-2048
simplescreenrecorder
gerbv
keepassx
gcstar
confclerk
onionshare
blockout2
subuser
dosbox
zsnes
dosemu
lmarbles
klickety
geda-gattrib
katomic
kiki-the-nano-bot
freedm
frogatto (2)

Approved removal of screenshots:
seaview screenshot contained advertising,
mupen64plus/mupen64plus-audio-all were weird screenshots with multiple OS windows overlaid &
mkgmap was a screenshot of the OSM wiki instead of the software

Rejected screenshots:
gccgo looked like a Thai mobile phone screenshot,
python-stem was a screenshot for OPENDIME USB,
seaview was downloaded from elsewhere and not an authentic screenshot &
fbreader contained non-free ebook contents

Administration

Debian:
reboot 1 non-responsive VM,
redirect 2 users to support channels,
redirect 1 contributor to xkb upstream,
redirect 1 potential contributor,
redirect 1 bug reporter to mirror team,
ping 7 folks about restarting processes with upgraded libs,
manually restart the sectracker process due to upgraded libs,
restart the package tracker process due to upgraded libs,
investigate failures connecting to the XMPP service,
investigate /dev/shm issue on abel.d.o,
clean up after rename of the fedmsg group.

Debian mentors:
lintian/security updates & reboot

Debian packages:
deploy 2 contributions to the live server

Debian wiki:
unblacklist 1 IP address,
whitelist 10 email addresses,
disable 18 accounts with bouncing email,
update email for 2 accounts with bouncing email,
reported 1 Debian member as MIA,
redirect 1 user to support channels,
add 4 domains to the whitelist.

Reproducible builds:
rescheduled Debian pyxplot:amd64/unstable for themill.

Openmoko:
security updates & reboots.

Debian derivatives

Send the annual activity ping mail.

Happy new year messages on IRC, forward to the list.

Note that SerbianLinux does not provide source packages.

Expand URL shortener on SerbianLinux page.

Invite
PelicanHPC,
Netrunner,
DietPi,
Hamara Linux (on IRC),
BitKey
to the census.

Add research publications link to the census template

Fix Symbiosis sources.list

Enquired about SalentOS downtime

Fixed and removed some 404 BlankOn links (blog, English homepage)

Fixed changes to AstraLinux sources.list

Welcome Netrunner to the census

Sponsors

I renewed my support of Software Freedom Conservancy.

The openchange 1:2.2-6+deb8u1 upload was sponsored by my employer.
All other work was done on a volunteer basis.

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