EPEL Weekly notes 2008-03-02->2008-03-09

= Weekly EPEL Summary = Week 10/2008 2008/03/02 -> 2008/03/08 == Most important happenings == * Week was mostly quiet. Looking to add more packages to get rt3 in place == Mailing list == === Noteworthy discussions === * Very little discussion on the mailling list this week. * More EPEL mirrors signed up. I need to find out how to report the exact number. * GOAL: Get rt3 in place. * GOAL: Find a way to request input from more EL customers on what they need. * GOAL: Need to research how to handle open-source items in RHX that do not meet EL due to patching of core items. == Meeting == === Next Meeting === Wednesday, 20080130 at 18:00 UTC in #fedora-meeting. === Last weeks meeting === There was no meeting scheduled for the past week. == Stats == === General === Number of EPEL Contributors:175 We welcome 1 new contributors: buytenh === EPEL 5 === Number of source packages: 1142 Number of binary packages: 1841 There are 16 new Packages: * apg | Automated Password Generator for random password generation * certmaster | Remote certificate distribution framework * cpdup | Filesystem mirroring utility * flumotion | Flumotion - the Fluendo Streaming Server * perl-Crypt-DES | Perl DES encryption module * perl-Math-Symbolic | Symbolic calculations * perl-Module-Info | Information about Perl modules * perl-Module-Signature | CPAN signature management utilities and modules * perl-Net-SNMP | Object oriented interface to SNMP * perl-Test-Distribution | Perform tests on all modules of a distribution * perl-Test-File | Test file attributes * perl-Test-Prereq | Check if Makefile.PL has the right pre-requisites * perl-XML-Generator-DBI | Generate SAX events from SQL queries * perl-XML-SAX-Writer | SAX2 Writer * php-pecl-mailparse | PECL package for parsing and working with email messages * rkhunter | A host-based tool to scan for rootkits, backdoors and local exploits === EPEL 4 === Number of source packages: 670 Number of binary packages: 1087 There are 6 new Packages: * apg | Automated Password Generator for random password generation * lighttpd | Lightning fast webserver with light system requirements * perl-Module-Signature | CPAN signature management utilities and modules * perl-Net-SNMP | Object oriented interface to SNMP * php-pecl-mailparse | PECL package for parsing and working with email messages * rkhunter | A host-based tool to scan for rootkits, backdoors and local exploits ---- ["CategoryEPELReports"] -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice"