Introduction

diff --git a/en/news/status/Makefile b/en/news/status/Makefile index fe845b12ed..1554baba15 100644 --- a/en/news/status/Makefile +++ b/en/news/status/Makefile @@ -1,50 +1,51 @@ -# $FreeBSD: www/en/news/status/Makefile,v 1.40 2007/10/10 19:04:38 brd Exp $ +# $FreeBSD: www/en/news/status/Makefile,v 1.41 2008/02/18 03:23:14 brd Exp $ .if exists(../Makefile.conf) .include "../Makefile.conf" .endif .if exists(../Makefile.inc) .include "../Makefile.inc" .endif DOCS= status.sgml XMLDOCS= report-2001-06 XMLDOCS+= report-2001-07 XMLDOCS+= report-2001-08 XMLDOCS+= report-2001-09 XMLDOCS+= report-2001-11 XMLDOCS+= report-2001-12-2002-01 XMLDOCS+= report-2002-02-2002-04 XMLDOCS+= report-2002-05-2002-06 XMLDOCS+= report-2002-07-2002-08 XMLDOCS+= report-2002-09-2002-10 XMLDOCS+= report-2002-11-2002-12 XMLDOCS+= report-2003-01-2003-02 XMLDOCS+= report-2003-03-2003-09 XMLDOCS+= report-2003-10-2003-12 XMLDOCS+= report-2004-01-2004-02 XMLDOCS+= report-2004-03-2004-04 XMLDOCS+= report-2004-05-2004-06 XMLDOCS+= report-2004-07-2004-12 XMLDOCS+= report-2005-01-2005-03 XMLDOCS+= report-2005-03-2005-06 XMLDOCS+= report-2005-07-2005-10 XMLDOCS+= report-2005-10-2005-12 XMLDOCS+= report-2006-01-2006-03 XMLDOCS+= report-2006-04-2006-06 XMLDOCS+= report-2006-06-2006-10 XMLDOCS+= report-2006-10-2006-12 XMLDOCS+= report-2007-01-2007-03 XMLDOCS+= report-2007-04-2007-06 XMLDOCS+= report-2007-07-2007-10 XMLDOCS+= report-2007-10-2007-12 +XMLDOCS+= report-2008-01-2008-03 XSLT.DEFAULT= report.xsl # Install a sample entry. DATA= report-sample.xml INDEXLINK= status.html .include "${WEB_PREFIX}/share/mk/web.site.mk" diff --git a/en/news/status/report-2008-01-2008-03.xml b/en/news/status/report-2008-01-2008-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8a393a518c --- /dev/null +++ b/en/news/status/report-2008-01-2008-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,867 @@ + + + + + + January - March + + 2008 + + +

+ Introduction + +

This Status Report covers FreeBSD related projects between January + and March 2008. During this time FreeBSD 7.0 was released. + BSDCan + + is upon us with the Developer Summit starting the 14th and the + Conference starting the 16th.

+ +

Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work! We hope you + enjoy reading.

+ + + soc + + Google Summer of Code + + + + proj + + Projects + + + + team + + FreeBSD Team Reports + + + + kern + + Kernel + + + + docs + + Documentation + + + + FreeBSD Bugbusting Team + + + + + Ceri + + Davies + + + bugmeister_at_freebsd_dot_org + + + + + Remko + + Lodder + + + bugmeister_at_freebsd_dot_org + + + + + Mark + + Linimon + + + bugmeister_at_freebsd_dot_org + + + + + GNATS + + BugBusting + Resources + + February + 2008 Bugathon + + + new PRs in the last 7 days + + + PRs recommended for committer evaluation + + + feedback PRs with no change in 2 months + + + +

As one of the results of our January and February bugathons, we + have granted Volker Werth (vwe@) direct access to GNATS. During the + past few months he has been instrumental in working on several + hundred PRs (mainly src-related), and either closing them or + helping users work through issues they are having. There have been + several commits to the src tree that directly resulted from this. + Welcome Volker!

+ +

As well, several new people are assisting us in classifying + incoming PRs, working with users, and reviewing patches. Among the + most active are Bruce Cran, Dylan Cochran, and Harrison Grundy. We + appreciate everyone's efforts.

+ +

As a direct result of the above, we have been able to hold the + overall PR count down to around 5300 (the peak was around 5500). + despite the facts that PR submissions have jumped recently, and the + ports PR backlog is a little higher than recent trends (due to the + long freeze/slush cycle). What is most encouraging, however, is not + the absolute number, as much as that we are handling incoming PRs + much more quickly and completely. While we are still not where we + need to be, this trend is very encouraging.

+ +

As well, The Bugbusting Team has learned some lessons about how + we can best involve new people in bugbusting, e.g., how to best + leverage people who have varying levels of experience and areas of + interest. Our old response of "just look through the bug reports + and let us know if you see anything that needs doing" tends to + discourage all but the most highly-motivated. Some of these ideas + are being studied to figure how to change our process flow.

+ +

There are still a number of good technical suggestions from the + two Bugathons that need to be written up and discussed. The first + few have resulted in the following: there are a few new web pages + that include: new PRs in the last 7 days; the web representation of + the "recommended by bugbusting team" list; and "PRs in feedback + with no change for 2 months". (See above). Many more need to be + added.

+ +

Much of the work of the second Bugathon was in identifying and + closing PRs for which fixes had already been committed. Others were + identified and relabled as 'patched' to move them along.

+ + + + Think of some way for committers to only view PRs that have + been in some way 'vetted' or 'confirmed.' + + Generate more publicity for what we've already got in place, + and for what we intend to do next. + + Define new categories, classifications, and states for PRs, + that will better match our workflow. + + + + + ProPolice support for FreeBSD + + + + + Jérémie + + Le Hen + + + jeremie@le-hen.org + + + + + + FreeBSD/SSP + + + +

This patch modifies the build infrastructure in order to use + GCC's stack-smashing protection (SSP, aka ProPolice) when building + world, kernel and ports. Don't forget to see the website and + especially the FAQ for a list of ports that fail to build with + ProPolice. The patch extends the meaning of src.conf(5) WITHOUT_SSP + so as to prevent both building libssp and using ProPolice when + compiling. An interesting thing to note is that libssp is GNU + licensed (it is provided with GCC 4.2.1) but since libc includes + the mandatory symbols, programs won't be linked against GNU libssp. + A new knob USE_SSP has been also added for the ports + infrastructure, you can set it to "yes" in make.conf(5) and use + USE_SSP= + + on command-line to disable ProPolice for some ports. The patch has + been reviewed and should hopefully be committed soon. The port part + hasn't been reviewed yet, though.

+ + + + + finstall - Graphical installer for FreeBSD + + + + + Ivan + + Voras + + + ivoras@freebsd.org + + + + + + + + + + +

"finstall" is a graphical installer project for FreeBSD, + sponsored by Google during the 2007 Summer of Code. Its goal is to + create a modern installer, usable by both novice users and experts. + Because it is divided into front end and back end, it can + potentially be used for advanced purposes as system configuration, + remote and custom installs, etc. The project has resulted in a + simple installer ISO image for i386 that can be used for new + installations on empty hard drives. Development has continued + post-SoC but somewhat slowly; recently implemented features include + ZFS support and BSDStats support. To attract more potential + developers (especially those without an account on FreeBSD's + official development systems), the project has moved to + SourceForge. Future development plans include support for headless + / remote installs, partitioning, etc. Talks about finstall will be + given at BSDCan 2008.

+ + + + Remote / headless install support. + + Better partitioning support in the front end. + + GPT boot support. + + Fine grained package selection support. + + + + + The FreeBSD Foundation + + + + + Deb + + Goodkin + + + deb@FreeBSD.org + + + + + The FreeBSD Foundation + Website + + + FreeBSD Foundation Mailing List + + + +

The foundation provided legal counsel for the project to + understand the impact of GPLv3 on the project and to create a + policy on software licenses. We approved a budget of $250,000 for + 2008. We were a sponsor for AsiaBSDCon and provided travel grants + to three people to attend the conference. We are a sponsor for + BSDCan and the BSDCan Developer Summit. We have approved travel + grants for 10 people to attend BSDCan. We are supporting projects + that will provide Java 1.6 binaries for FreeBSD 6.3 and 7.0. Join + our mailing list to recieve monthly updates. See you at BSDCan!

+ + + + + Ideas Web Application + + + + + Murray + + Stokely + + + murray@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Idea Database + + Design + Document + + + +

A prototype web application has been written for the + http://www.FreeBSD.org website which allows authenticated users to + add new development ideas or comment and vote on ideas added by + others. This application is a proposed replacement for the static + webpage that is currently maintained with project ideas for summer + of code students and others looking to get involved with + FreeBSD.

+ +

Some of the features currently available include:

+ +

Allows anyone to propose a new idea.
Allows anyone to comment and vote on previously proposed + ideas.
Provides an RSS feed of the newest ideas.
Provides an RSS feed of the comments/votes for any specific + idea.
Allows one to sort and search the ideas list by category, + proposer, votes, summary title, or full text, and subscribe to + RSS feed of search results.
Anonymous ideas/comments are hidden by default until cleared + by a moderator.
Moderator bits to be set for certain users so that they can + moderate the above (can subscribe to an rss file for unmoderated + ideas and comments needing their attention).
Import functionality to import the current ideas.xml + file.
Graphs and statistics about the ideas in the database are + provided.

+ +

The code is checked into perforce under + //depot/user/murray/www/apps/django/ideas/... + + and I would eventually like to see this hosted on FreeBSD.org + hardware, linked from the main website, and checked into + www/apps/django/ideas.

+ + + + A thorough security review of the code is needed. If you have + experience with reviewing web applications for sql injection, + cross-site scripting, and other vulnerabilities please contact me. + The application uses the Django framework. + + Better import/export tools to get the data from our current + ideas.xml web app into the database and back out again. + + More usability review and suggestions needed to make this a + compelling replacement to the current static XML system. + + + + + Multi-IPv4/v6/no-IP jails + + + + + Bjoern A. + + Zeeb + + + bz@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Webpage + for regularly updates and patches + + + Perforce tree + + + +

The multi-IPv4/v6 jails project was resumed in early January + after previous work had been abandoned in 2006.

+ +

As an alternate solution to full network stack virtualization, + this work shall provide a lightweight solution for multi-IP + virtualization. The changes are even more important because of the + emerging demand for IPv6.

+ +

The current status includes updated user space utilities. Kernel + side has grown support for multiple IP addresses for both address + families in jails, as well as no IP addresses at all. 32bit and + jail version 1 backward compatibility support were implemented.

+ +

The development was moved to perforce and patches for early + adopters are available.

+ + + + The TODO list can be found in the TODO file in + perforce. + + Regression tests and review. + + + + + The Ports Collection + + + + + Mark + + Linimon + + + linimon@FreeBSD.org + + + + + The FreeBSD Ports + Collection + + + Contributing to the FreeBSD Ports Collection + + FreeBSD + ports unfetchable distfile survey (Bill Fenner's report) + + FreeBSD ports + monitoring system + + The FreeBSD + Ports Management Team + + marcuscom + Tinderbox + + + +

portmgr is pleased to announce that Florent Thoumie (flz) has + joined us. We immediately put him to work on cleaning up the pkg_* + tools.

+ +

After the extended freeze and then slush for 7.0R, we have + finally been able to start catching up on the backlog that built up + during that time.

+ +

The ports count is now over 18,200. The PR count has only + dropped to around 1000. We are still turning around PRs fairly + quickly, but are not making progress on the backlog.

+ +

We have only been able to do 2 -exp runs recently. Although a + number of PRs have been closed, we are still at 57 portmgr PRs.

+ +

During this period, GNOME has been updated to 2.22.0. Also, a + new port for linux emulation (emulators/linux_base-f8) has been + introduced for general testing.

+ +

XFree86 has been removed. (It had been deprecated for quite some + time; modern development seems to be happening in X.Org.) This + simplifies the infrastructure. A few other stale ports have been + reaped.

+ +

The following large changes are in the pipeline:

+ +

Upgrade of KDE to 4.0 (being tested)
Upgrade of automake to 1.10.1
Upgrade of gettext to 0.17
Upgrade of libtool to 1.5.26 (not 2.x at this time)
Upgrade of m4 to 1.14.11
Introduction of Perl 5.10

+ +

We are currently building packages for amd64-5, amd64-6, + amd64-7, amd64-8, i386-5, i386-6, i386-7, i386-8, sparc64-6, and + sparc64-7. Note, however, that RELENG_5 will reach end of its + supported life May 31, 2008, and package builds for those 2 + buildenvs will stop as of that date.

+ +

We have been able to use some new machines to speed up the + package builds (in particular, amd64) -- in fact, to the point that + we are now outrunning the capacity of some of the mirrors to stay + current. A solution for the problem is being investigated.

+ +

We have added 4 new committers since the last report.

+ + + + Most of the remaining ports PRs are "existing port/PR + assigned to committer". Although the maintainer-timeout policy is + helping to keep the backlog down, we are going to need to do more + to get the ports in the shape they really need to be in. + + Although we have added many maintainers, we still have over + 4,000 unmaintained ports (see, for instance, the list on portsmon). + We are always looking for dedicated volunteers to adopt at least a + few unmaintained ports. As well, the packages on amd64 and sparc64 + lag behind i386, and we need more testers for those. + + + + + Rewriting the TTY layer + + + + + Ed + + Schouten + + + ed@80386.nl + + + + + + Perforce branch + + + +

About 10 weeks ago I started rewriting the TTY layer. The + existing TTY code is about 20-25 years old and has been extended + over and over, without really improving its design.

+ +

The new TTY layer will allow us to remove usage of the Giant + from drivers. It also includes an improved buffering mechanism, + which has more constant-time operations and prevents copying data + multiple times when moving data to userspace.

+ +

Right now the code should work quite well for most users. The + code in Perforce includes a new pseudo-TTY driver, which is finally + capable of destroying TTY's and their associated buffers when + needed. The syscons, uart and ucom drivers have also been ported to + the new TTY layer.

+ +

The code is quite complete, but it still misses driver + interaction for carrier/connection detection and sending breaks. + Many drivers still need to be ported.

+ + + + People who are willing to test. Contact me if you cannot + perform Perforce checkouts. + + Not all drivers have been ported. Patches or hardware are + welcome. + + Some changes could already be backported. + + + + + Summer of Code + + + + + Murray + + Stokely + + + murray@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Robert + + Watson + + + rwatson@FreeBSD.org + + + + + + + + + + +

The student application period for the Summer of Code is over + and the mentors and administrators are carefully reviewing the + applications, clarifying the project parameters, and deciding which + students to recommend for funding from Google.

+ +

This year we received over 100 student applications from + students in 26 different countries. We also have over 60 potential + mentors that we are currently matching up with students. We will + soon announce the winning students on the summer of code website + and the process of bringing these students into our development + community will begin.

+ +

Each student will again be given Perforce and wiki access and + all developers are encouraged to contact any students working in + related areas, as we don't want the students to have access to our + community only through their formal assigned mentor.

+ + + + Help introduce our new summer of code students to FreeBSD + development. Some students are very experienced at developing on + FreeBSD and others are new to our environment and could use more + assistance. + + Update the ideas database with new project ideas that you'd + like to see for next year's Summer of Code. + + + + + UnionFS Improvements + + + + + Daichi + + GOTO + + + daichi@freebsd.org + + + + + Masanori + + OZAWA + + + ozawa@ongs.co.jp + + + + + + + + +

Our implementation of UnionFS has been merged into HEAD, + 7-stable and 6-stable already. Now we are working on UnionFS + stability improvement. We have developed the following 5 patches. + If you are interested, please try them and report your results.

+ + + + Robert Watson has pointed out that unionfs-p20-5.diff has + some problems around how it treats sockets. We are researching + those. + + + + + USB + + + + + Hans Petter + + Sirevaag Selasky + + + hselasky@freebsd.org + + + + + + Current USB files + + + Current USB API README file + + Install + instructions + + + +

During the last three months there has mostly been bugfix and + documentation commits. The code is currently in a stable and full + featured state. The FreeBSD P4 USB project now has a fully + symmetric USB stack at API level and has been tested to work with + AT91RM9200 ARM based boards and USS820 based devices. There are + currently two USB device side drivers implemented, namely CDC + Ethernet and Mass Storage (SCSI+BBB) so that you can now make your + custom USB Flash Disk using FreeBSD. Don't confuse USB device side + drivers with USB host side drivers.

+ +

Currently the USB P4 project is under review.

+ +

Ideas and comments with regard to the new USB API are welcome on + the FreeBSD + USB + Mailing List + + .

+ + + + + The Spanish Documentation Project + + + + + José Vicente + + Carrasco Vayá + + + carvay@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Gábor + + Kövesdán + + + gabor@FreeBSD.org + + + + + FreeBSD Spanish Website + + Spanish + Translations + + + +

We are progressing better these days again. We have made some + updates to the website and to the Handbook, including the complete + translation of the jails chapter. We have also added a new + translation of an article and an another one is under review.

+ + + + Complete updating of the website. + + Update the Handbook and translate new chapters. + + + + + The Hungarian Documentation Project + + + + + Gábor + + Kövesdán + + + gabor@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Gábor + + Páli + + + pgj@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Hungarian website + + + Hungarian articles + + + +

We are pleased to welcome Gábor Páli as a doc committer. He has + successfully completed the translation of the + FreeBSD Handbook. The final review of his work is pending now + and we will import it soon to the repository. We consider the + translation of the release notes the next important milestone of + this translation project.

+ + + + Review the translated Handbook. + + Translate release notes for -CURRENT and 7.X. + + + + diff --git a/en/news/status/status.sgml b/en/news/status/status.sgml index 042fef0357..b0c2ab0af3 100644 --- a/en/news/status/status.sgml +++ b/en/news/status/status.sgml @@ -1,133 +1,140 @@ - + ]> &header; -

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One of the benefits of the FreeBSD development model is a focus on centralized design and implementation, in which the operating system is maintained in a central repository, and discussed on centrally maintained lists. This allows for a high level of coordination between authors of various components of the system, and allows policies to be enforced over the entire system, covering issues ranging from architecture to style. However, as the FreeBSD developer community has grown, and the rate of both mailing list traffic and tree modifications has increased, making it difficult even for the most dedicated developer to remain on top of all the work going on in the tree.

The FreeBSD Quarterly Development Status Report attempts to address this problem by providing a vehicle that allows developers to make the broader community aware of their on-going work on FreeBSD, both in and out of the central source repository. For each project and sub-project, a one paragraph summary is included, indicating progress since the last summary. If it is a new project, or if a project has not submitted any prior status reports, a short description may precede the status information.

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The January - March, 2008 Status Reports are now + available with 13 entries.

+ + + + + 4 22 Funded Summer of Code Projects Announced

The FreeBSD Project received over 100 applications for Google's Summer of Code program, amongst which 21 were selected for funding. Unfortunately, there were far more first rate applications than available spots for students. However, we encourage students to work together with us all year round. The FreeBSD Project is always willing to help mentor students learn more about operating system development through our normal community mailing lists and development forums. Contributing to an open source software project is a valuable component of a computer science education and great preparation for a career in software development.

A complete list of the winning students and projects is available here. A Summer of Code wiki has been created and additional information about the projects will be added there soon.

New committer: Gábor Páli (Hungarian doc/www)

3 31 Student deadline extended for Summer of Code

The deadline for student applications to participate in the Google Summer of Code has been extended by one week. The new deadline is Monday, April 7, 2008. If you haven't already, please visit our FreeBSD Summer of Code page and look at the example project ideas we've listed there, or propose your own. There are many new ideas listed since the first announcements went out.

26 Now Accepting Student Applications for Google Summer of Code

The student application period for the Google Summer of Code 2008 program has begun. Please peruse our list of FreeBSD specific projects and potential mentors and prepare your application before the March 31 deadline. Earlier applications are encouraged as this provides an opportunity for potential mentors to work on improving the applications with students before the deadline.

17 Participating in Google Summer of Code

The FreeBSD Project will soon be accepting applications for the Google Summer of Code 2008 program. This program will provide funding for students to spend the summer contributing to open source software projects. A list of FreeBSD specific projects and potential mentors is available here.

Once a suitable project and mentor have been identified, interested students should complete a proposal and submit it to Google. The application period begins on March 24, 2008 and the final deadline is April 1, 2008 0:00 UTC. Please see the Google FAQ for more information.

14 New committer: <a href="mailto:rdivacky@FreeBSD.org">Roman Divacky</a> (src). SoC2006-2007 alumnus.

Roman Divacky is now a src/ committer. He participated in the Summer of Code program in 2006 and 2007, where he worked on Linux 2.6 compatibility.

New committer: Felippe M. Motta (ports)

New committer: Philippe Audeoud (ports)

2 27 FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE Available

FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE is now available. The release errata will be updated with late-breaking news and/or issues with 7.0, and should be consulted before installation. For more information about FreeBSD releases, see the Release Information page.

pfSense 1.2 released.

New committer: Ganbold Tsagaankhuu (doc/www)

New committer: Pietro Cerutti (ports)

17 October-December, 2007 Status Reports

The October-December, 2007 Status Reports are now available with 25 entries.

New committer: Oliver Fromme (src)

12 FreeBSD 7.0-RC2 Available

The second release candidate of FreeBSD 7.0 is now available. ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available on most of the FreeBSD mirror sites.

New committer: Antoine Brodin (src)

1 27

New committer: Oleksandr Tymoshenko (src)

18 FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE Available

FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE is now available. Please be sure to check the release errata before installation for any late-breaking news and/or issues with 6.3. More information about FreeBSD releases can be found on the Release Information page.

17 6 New RSS 2.0 Feeds Available

Six new RSS 2.0 feeds have been made available on the FreeBSD website. It is now possible to subscribe to RSS 2.0 feeds for : FreeBSD Project News, FreeBSD In the Media, Upcoming FreeBSD Events, FreeBSD Security Advisories, FreeBSD Java Updates, and FreeBSD GNOME Updates. There is also an RSS 0.91 feed available for FreeBSD KDE Updates.

The new feeds all validate properly and have been tested with popular feed reading software. Please mail freebsd-www@FreeBSD.org if you have any problems with the new feeds.

DesktopBSD 1.6 is released.

New committer: Wesley Shields (ports)

2007 12 31 FreeBSD 6.3-RC2 Available

The second release candidate of FreeBSD 6.3 has been announced. ISO images and distributions for Tier-1 architectures are now available on most of the FreeBSD mirror sites.

30 FreeBSD 7.0-RC1 Available

The first release candidate of FreeBSD 7.0 is now available. ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available on most of the FreeBSD mirror sites.

New committer: Weongyo Jeong (src)

New committer: Rafal Jaworowski (src)

25 Juniper Networks, Inc has donated a reference FreeBSD port to the MIPS architecture

Juniper Networks, Inc. (http://www.juniper.net) has donated a reference FreeBSD port to the MIPS architecture to The FreeBSD Project. This code will be used as one reference for creating an official project-supported FreeBSD/MIPS offering.

Information about the code drop can be found here.

10 End-of-Year Fund Raising Drive

The FreeBSD Foundation has announced an End-of-Year Fund Raising Drive. The goal this year is to raise over $250,000. This money is used for sponsoring FreeBSD related conferences, providing travel grants to developers to attend these conferences, providing grants for projects that improve FreeBSD, and providing legal support on issues like understanding the GPLv3 impact on FreeBSD, trademarks, and other legal issues that come up.

Donations can be made online from http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate/.

5 &os; 7.0-BETA4 Available

The &os; 7.0 release process proceeds and as a consequence the 7.0-BETA4 ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available for download on most &os; mirror sites. We ask our users to report any outstanding bugs, as this will presumably be the last BETA release before the first RC release.

11 29 FreeBSD 6.3-RC1 Available

The first release candidate of FreeBSD 6.3 has been announced. ISO images and distributions for Tier-1 architectures are now available on most of the FreeBSD mirror sites.

19 &os; 7.0-BETA3 Available

The &os; 7.0 release process proceeds and as a consequence the 7.0-BETA3 ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available for download on most &os; mirror sites. We ask our users to report any outstanding bugs.

4 &os; 7.0-BETA2 Available

The &os; 7.0 release process proceeds and as a consequence the 7.0-BETA2 ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available for download on most &os; mirror sites. We ask our users to report any outstanding bugs, as this will presumably be the last BETA release before the first RC release.

New committer: Henrik Brix Andersen (ports)

10 27 The FreeBSD Foundation auctions the first copy of the book "Absolute &os;, 2nd Edition"

The &os; Foundation has started its Fall Fund-Raising Campaign with an auction of the first copy of the book "Absolute &os;, 2nd Edition" which was graciously donated by the author Michael Lucas. The winner of this auction will get a laser-printed Certificate of Authenticity together with a signed bookplate. All proceeds will go to The &os; Foundation! The bidding ends on November 2nd. More information is available on eBay.

Enhanced commit privileges: Martin Wilke (ports, doc)

25 New committer: <a href="mailto:lulf@FreeBSD.org">Ulf Lilleengen</a> (src). SoC2007 alumnus.

Ulf Lilleengen is now a src/ committer. He participated in the Summer of Code program, where he worked on gvinum. In FreeBSD, Ulf will continue to work on gvinum, as well as csup and filesystem-related parts.

22 &os; 7.0-BETA1 Available

The final stage of the &os;-7.0 Release cycle has begun with the first beta release. The &os; 7.0-BETA1 ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available for download on most of the &os; mirror sites. The more people that test and report bugs, the better &os; 7.0-RELEASE will be. For more information about the &os; 7.0 release process, please check the official schedule and the todo list.

10 July-October, 2007 Status Reports

The July-October, 2007 Status Reports is now available with 21 entries.

3 PC-BSD 1.4 Released

PC-BSD 1.4 has just been released. PC-BSD is a successful desktop operating system based on FreeBSD that focuses on providing an easy to use desktop system for casual computer users. The release may be downloaded or purchased on CD.

9 28 New committer: <a href="mailto:kaiw@FreeBSD.org">Kai Wang</a> (src). SoC2007 alumnus.

Kai Wang, a student in the Summer of Code program, is now a src/ committer.

25 New committer: <a href="mailto:rpaulo@FreeBSD.org">Rui Paulo</a> (src). SoC2007 alumnus.

Rui Paulo, a student in the Summer of Code program, is now a full src/ committer.

17 Summer of Code Projects Completed

We are happy to report that 22 students successfully completed their FreeBSD Summer of Code projects. Congratulations to both mentors and students, and thanks to Google for running this program and providing funding.

8 29 FreeBSD Foundation August 2007 newsletter

The FreeBSD Foundation has published their August 2007 newsletter which summarizes their activities so far this year.

New committer: Thomas Abthorpe (ports)

2 IPv6 live at the FreeBSD.org cluster

Most of the machines and services in the FreeBSD.org cluster are now available through IPv6. This includes www, mail and developer ssh access. Connectivity is provided from ISC using a tunnel.

New committer: Fukang Chen (doc)

7 10 April-June, 2007 Status Report

The April-June, 2007 Status Report is now available with 49 entries.

New committer: Lars Engels (ports)

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Enhanced commit privileges: Edwin Groothuis (src, ports)

New committer: Sean C. Farley (src)

New committer: Timur I. Bakeyev (ports)

Enhanced commit privileges: Chin-San Huang (doc, ports)

7 FreeBSD Project Integrates Support for the Camellia Block Cipher

Support for the Camellia block cipher has been integrated into FreeBSD 7-CURRENT and will be part of the upcoming FreeBSD 7-RELEASE. For more information, please refer to the press release.

Enhanced commit privileges: Johann Kois (full doc/www)

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New committer: Beech Rintoul (ports)

29 New committer: <a href="mailto:attilio@FreeBSD.org">Attilio Rao</a> (src). SoC2007 alumnus.

Attilio Rao, a student in the Summer of Code program, is now a full src/ committer.

19 Xorg 7.2 imported into the ports collection.

Thanks to the hard work of Florent Thoumie (and others), the FreeBSD ports collection now uses the modular Xorg 7.2 as its default X server. i386 and AMD64 6.2-STABLE packages are available and other architectures/releases will be available later, or you can compile it from source. In both cases, see the 20070519 entry in /usr/ports/UPDATING on how to upgrade. Please track -ports for last minute information.

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New committer: Marcelo Araujo (ports)

New committer: Tong Liu (ports)

13 Funded Summer of Code Projects Announced

The FreeBSD Project received over 120 applications for Google's Summer of Code program, amongst which 25 were selected for funding. Unfortunately, there were far more first rate applications than available spots for students. However, we encourage students to work together with us all year round. The FreeBSD Project is always willing to help mentor students learn more about operating system development through our normal community mailing lists and development forums. Contributing to an open source software project is a valuable component of a computer science education and great preparation for a career in software development.

A complete list of the winning students and projects is available here. A Summer of Code wiki is also available with additional information.

New committer: Edward Tomasz Napierala (ports)

Mongolian FreeBSD Documentation Project Launches

Under the supervision of Ganbold Tsagaankhuu the Mongolian translation goes live. The official translation of the FreeBSD Handbook, completed by the Mongolian FreeBSD Documentation Project, adds support for documentation in another language. For more information about the ongoing work of the MFDP, please refer to the Translations page of the FreeBSD Documentation Project.

New committer: Alexander Motin (src)

9 January-March, 2007 Status Report

The January-March, 2007 Status Report is now available with 19 entries.

6 ZFS Now Part of FreeBSD

Support for Sun's ZFS has been committed to the FreeBSD 7-CURRENT development branch and will be available as an experimental feature in FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE. For more information please refer to the announcement.

New committer: Martin Matuska (ports)

New committer: Li-Wen Hsu (ports)

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New committer: Sepherosa Ziehau (src)

14 Accepting Applications for Summer of Code

The FreeBSD Project is now accepting applications for the Google Summer of Code 2007 program. This program will provide funding for students to spend the summer contributing to open source software projects. A list of FreeBSD specific projects and potential mentors is available here.

Once a suitable project and mentor have been identified, interested students should complete a proposal and submit it to Google. Proposals are now being accepted and the final deadline is March 24, 2007. Please see the Google FAQ for more information.

12 March 2007 Snapshot Releases Available

FreeBSD 7-CURRENT and 6-STABLE snapshot releases for March 2007 now available. The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team issues snapshot releases to encourage users to test new features and improve the reliability. For more details, please visit the snapshots page.

11 New committer: <a href="mailto:bushman@FreeBSD.org">Michael Bushkov</a> (src). An SoC2006 alumnus.

Michael Bushkov, a successful student from last year's Summer of Code program, has continued working with the FreeBSD Project and is now a full src/ committer.

10 Progress on scaling of FreeBSD on 8 CPU systems

Recently there has been significant progress on optimizing FreeBSD 7.0 for MySQL running an 8-core amd64 system. Under the test workload FreeBSD has peak performance consistent with Linux, and outperforms it by a factor of 4 under higher loads. Continue reading for a more detailed report here.

7 FreeBSD Announces Intel Approval for Redistribution of Wireless Firmware

The FreeBSD project has reached an agreement with Intel about the redistribution of firmware images for Intel wireless cards. Please refer to the press release for more information.

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Information about how the change in Daylight Savings Time for some time zones affects FreeBSD releases.

Enhanced commit privileges: Remko Lodder (doc,src)

New committer: JINMEI, Tatuya (src)

New committer: Stephane E. Potvin (src)

New committer: Benjamin Close (src)

9 Podcast Interview with FreeBSD Core Team Member and AsiaBSDCon 2007 Program Committee Chair George V. Neville-Neil.

In his latest bsdtalk podcast, Will Backman interviews FreeBSD Developer George V. Neville-Neil about the upcoming AsiaBSDCon conference. http://cisx1.uma.maine.edu/~wbackman/bsdtalk/bsdtalk099.mp3.

8 AsiaBSDCon 2007 Announces Conference Schedule

AsiaBSDCon, the BSD conference for Asia, has posted its schedule of tutorials, papers and presentations for the conference, taking place in Tokyo from March 8th through 11th 2007. The complete schedule can be found here.

Registration will begin on or about the 12th of February.

Enhanced commit privileges: Gábor Kövesdán (doc, ports)

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Enhanced commit privileges: Rong-En Fan (src, ports)

New committer: Diane Bruce (ports)

16 October-December, 2006 Status Report

The October-December, 2006 Status Report is now available with 41 entries.

15 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE is Now Available

FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE has been released. Please check the release errata before installation for any late-breaking news and/or issues with 6.2. The Release Information page has more information about FreeBSD releases.

9 Hungarian FreeBSD Documentation Project Launches

Under the supervision of FreeBSD developer Gábor Kövesdán, the Hungarian translation goes live. This official translation, completed by the Hungarian FreeBSD Documentation Project, adds support for documentation in another language. For more information about the ongoing work of the HFDP team, please refer to the Translations page of the FreeBSD Documentation Project.