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My Debian Activities in February 2023

FTP master

This month I accepted 284 and rejected 49 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 286.

I love this calm and peaceful time now within the Debian project, when everybody only cares for RC bugs and NEW does not grow.

Debian LTS

This was my hundred-fourth month that I did some work for the Debian LTS initiative, started by Raphael Hertzog at Freexian. 

This month my all in all workload has been 8h.

During that time I uploaded:

  • [DLA 3310-1] xorg-server security update for one CVE

As I added all missing ELA uploads to the git repository I also had a look at package-operations and added stuff to make my life a bit easier.

Debian ELTS

This month was the fifty fifth ELTS month.

  • [ELA-794-1] xorg-server security update of Jessie and Stretch for one CVE

I also made myself familiar with the mandatory git workflow and committed all my packages of this years ELA to the corresponding repository.

Debian Astro

This month I uploaded improved packages or new versions of:

Debian Printing

This month I uploaded new versions or improved packages of:

As ippsample does not build on i386, I filed a RM bug for this architecture. Maybe in a later upstream release it will be available again on all architectures.

I could also close lots of bugs that happen to be fixed upstream, but have not been closed with the upload of the new version.

Parts of this work is generously funded by Freexian!

Other stuff

This month I uploaded improved packages of:

The upload of feynmf could only happen due to the help of several people (please see #1029439). Thanks a lot!

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My Debian Activities in January 2023

FTP master

This month I accepted 419 and rejected 46 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 429. Looking at these numbers and comparing them to the previous month, one can see: the freeze is near. Everybody wants to get some packages into the archive and I hope nobody is disappointed.

Debian LTS

This was my hundred-third month that I did some work for the Debian LTS initiative, started by Raphael Hertzog at Freexian. 

This month my all in all workload has been 14h.

During that time I uploaded:

  • [DLA 3272-1] sudo (embargoed) security update for one CVE
  • [DLA 3286-1] tor security update for one CVE
  • [DLA 3290-1] libzen security update for one CVE
  • [libzen Bullseye] debdiff sent to maintainer
  • [DLA 3294-1] libarchive security update for one CVE

I also attended the monthly LTS meeting and did some days of frontdesk duties.

Debian ELTS

This month was the fifty fourth ELTS month.

  • [ELA-772-1] sudo security update of Jessie and Stretch for one CVE
  • [ELA-781-1] libzen security update of Stretch for one CVE
  • [ELA-782-1] xorg-server security update of Jessie and Stretch for six CVEs
  • [ELA-790-1] libarchive security update of Jessie and Stretch for one CVEs

Last but not least I did some days of frontdesk duties.

Debian Astro

This month I uploaded improved packages or new versions of:

I also uploaded new packages:

Debian IoT

This month I uploaded improved packages of:

Debian Printing

This month I uploaded new versions or improved packages of:

I also uploaded new packages:

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My Debian Activities in December 2022

FTP master

This month I accepted 276 and rejected 27 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 288.

Debian LTS

This was my hundred-second month that I did some work for the Debian LTS initiative, started by Raphael Hertzog at Freexian. 

This month my all in all workload has been 14h but due to Christmas I managed only to do 10h.

During that time I uploaded:

  • [DLA 3256-1] xorg-server security update for six CVEs
  • [DLA 3255-1] mplayer security update for ten CVEs

Debian ELTS

This month was the fifty third ELTS month.

During my allocated time I marked all CVEs of the multipath-tools as not-affected and started to work on another snapd update. As I spend more time than expected with my family, I also failed to accomplish my ELTS workload.

Last but not least I did some days of frontdesk duties.

Debian Astro

This month I uploaded improved packages or new versions of:

I also updated almost all of the about 50 indi-3rdparty packages.

Debian Mobcom

This month I uploaded improved packages of:

Debian IoT

This month I uploaded improved packages of:

Debian Printing

This month I uploaded improved packages of:

Other stuff

This month I uploaded improved packages of:

Further I uploaded new versions of a bunch of golang packages.

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My Debian Activities in November 2022

FTP master

This month I accepted 292 and rejected 43 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 295.

Debian LTS

This was my hundred-first month that I did some work for the Debian LTS initiative, started by Raphael Hertzog at Freexian. 

This month my all in all workload has been 14h.

During that time I uploaded:

  • [DLA 3200-1] graphicsmagick security update for one CVE
  • [DLA 3201-1] ntfs-3g security update for one CVE
  • [inetutils]found unfixed CVE in latest DLA

I also started to work on ring, but this seems to be a pile of work. Not least because at the moment the package does not migrate to testing.

Further I started to investigate what packages are really affected by CVE-2018-17942. It looks like some upstreams and their corresponding maintainers did not care about that CVE in the embedded gnulib.

Last but not least I did some days of frontdesk duties.

Debian ELTS

This month was the fifty second ELTS month.

During my allocated time I uploaded:

  • [ELA-736-1] ntfs-3g security update of Jessie and Stretch for one CVE
  • [ELA-745-1] snapd security update of Jessie for two CVEs
  • [ELA-746-1] inetutils security update of Jessie for two CVEs

Last but not least I did some days of frontdesk duties.

Debian Mobcom

This month I uploaded improved packages of:

Other stuff

This month I uploaded improved packages of:

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My Debian Activities in October 2022

FTP master

This month I accepted 484 and rejected 55 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 492.

Debian LTS

This was my hundredth month that I did some work for the Debian LTS initiative, started by Raphael Hertzog at Freexian.  Woohoo, There is a party. (yes I am old). Unfortunately there are already 101 completed month listed in the debian-lts-announce archive, so I seem to have counted wrong once. *sigh*, yes I am old.

This month my all in all workload has been 14h.

During that time I uploaded:

  • [DLA 3168-1] openvswitch security update for one CVE
  • [DLA 3167-1] ncurses security update for one CVE
  • [#1020596] bullseye-pu: mod-wsgi/4.7.1-3+deb11u1 upload
  • [graphicsmagick] debdiff for Bullseye sent to security team (update as DLA or via PU?)
  • [graphicsmagick] prepared upload for Buster
  • [libvncserver] debdiff for Buster and Bullseye sent to maintainer (no upload yet :-()

I also started to work on virglrenderer.

Last but not least I took care of NEW packages on security-master.

Debian ELTS

This month was the fifty first ELTS month.

During my allocated time I uploaded:

  • [ELA-719-1] graphicsmagick security update of Jessie and Stretch for one CVE
  • [ELA-720-1] bluez security update of Jessie and Stretch for three CVEs
  • marked two CVEs of curl as not-affected for Jessie and Stretch
  • checked that all patches for dpdk need to be backported, unfortunately that was beyond my capabilities

I also started to work on snapd.

Last but not least I finally managed to become familiar with the git workflow and imported several packages to the salsa repository.

Debian Astro

This month I uploaded new upstream versions or improved packaging of:

I also uploaded a new package pysqm. This software supports the Sky Quality Meters made by Unihedron. I was kindly given an SQM-LU for USB and SQM-LE with network adapter. I plan to put a working Python3 version of the old PySQM software into Debian, package the UDM (Unihedron Device Manager) and finally check the support within Indi.

Debian IoT

This month I uploaded new upstream versions or improved packaging of:

Debian Mobcom

This month I finished the transition of the Osmocom packages, except
osmo-mgw and osmo-msc seem to have problems. I have no idea how I can solve this, so help is appreciated.

Other stuff

This month I uploaded new packages:

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My Debian Activities in September 2022

FTP master

This month I accepted 226 and rejected 33 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 232.

All in all I addressed about 60 RM-bugs and either simply removed the package or added a moreinfo tag. In total I spent 5 hours for this task.

Anyway, I have to repeat my comment from last month: please have a look at the removal page and check whether the created dak command is really what you wanted. It would also help if you check the reverse dependencies and write a comment whether they are important or can be ignored or also file a new bug for them. Each removal must have one bug!

Debian LTS

This was my ninety-ninth month that I did some work for the Debian LTS initiative, started by Raphael Hertzog at Freexian.

This month my all in all workload has been 14h.

During that time I uploaded:

  • [DLA 3111-1] mod-wsgi security update for one CVE
  • [#1020596] bullseye-pu: mod-wsgi/4.7.1-3+deb11u1
  • [DLA 3119-1] expat security update for one CVE
  • [DLA 3125-1] libvncserver security update for two CVEs
  • [DLA 3126-1] libsndfile security update for one CVE
  • [DLA 3127-1] libhttp-daemon-perl security update for one CVE
  • [DLA 3130-1] tinyxml security update for one CVE

I also started to work on frr.

Last but not least I did some days of frontdesk duties and took care of issues on security-master.

Debian ELTS

This month was the fiftieth ELTS month.

During my allocated time I uploaded:

  • [ELA-685-1] ntfs-3g security update of Stretch for eight CVE
  • [ELA-686-1] expat security update of Jessie and Stretch for one CVE
  • [ELA-690-1] libvncserver security update of Stretch for one CVE

Last but not least I did some days of frontdesk duties.

Debian Printing

This month I uploaded new upstream versions or improved packaging of:

Debian IoT

This month I uploaded new upstream versions or improved packaging of:

Debian Mobcom

This month I started another upload session for new upstrea versions:

Other stuff

This month I uploaded new packages:

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My Debian Activities in August 2022

FTP master

This month I accepted 375 and rejected 25 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 386.

I also had a closer look at the RM-bugs. All in all I addressed about 90 of them and either simply removed the package or added a moreinfo tag. In total I spent 13 hours for this task.

Anyway, if you want to have your RM-bug processed in a timely manner, please have a look at the removal page and check whether the created dak command is really what you wanted. It would also help if you check the reverse dependencies and write a comment whether they are important or can be ignored or also file a new bug for them. Each removal must have one bug!

Debian LTS

This was my ninety-eighth month that I did some work for the Debian LTS initiative, started by Raphael Hertzog at Freexian.

This month my all in all workload has been 30.00h. As I started to become a Freexian collaborator in this month, I only worked 17h on the LTS project.

During that time I uploaded:

  • [#1010380] buster-pu: flac/1.3.2-3+deb10u2, upload
  • [#1009076] buster-pu: minidlna/1.2.1+dfsg-2+deb10u3, upload
  • [#1009251] buster-pu: fribidi/1.0.5-3.1+deb10u2, upload
  • [#1008578] buster-pu: golang-github-russellhaering-goxmldsig/0.0~git20170911.b7efc62-1+deb10u1, upload
  • [#1016391] bullseye-pu: libhttp-daemon-perl/6.12-1+deb11u1, upload
  • [DLA 3088-1] net-snmp security update for six CVEs
  • [unstable] mod-wsgi for one CVE

I also started to work on upx-ucl.

Debian ELTS

This month was the forty-ninth ELTS month.

During my allocated time I uploaded:

  • [ELA-655-1] libhttp-daemon-perl security update of Jessie and Stretch for one CVE
  • [ELA-659-1] mod-wsgi security update of Stretch for one CVE
  • [ELA-667-1] gst-plugins-good1.0 security update of Jessie and Stretch for seven CVEs
  • [ELA-668-1] net-snmp security update of Jessie and Stretch for six CVEs

Debian Printing

This month I uploaded new upstream versions or improved packaging of:

Debian Astro

This month I uploaded new upstream versions or improved packaging of:

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My Debian Activities in July 2022

FTP master

This month I accepted 420 and rejected 44 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 422.

I am sad to write the following lines, but unfortunately there are people who rather take advantage of others instead of doing a proper maintenance of their packages.

So, in order to find time slots for as much packages in NEW as possible, I no longer write a debian/copyright for others. I know it is a boring task to collect the copyright information, but our policy still requires this. Of course nobody is perfect and certainly one or the other license or copyright holder can be overlooked. Luckily most of the contributors maintain their debian/copyright very thouroughly with a terrific result.

On the other hand some contributors upload only some crap and demand that I exactly list what is missing. I am no longer willing to do this. I am going to stop processing after I found a few missing things and reject the package. When I see repeatedly uploads containing only improvements with things I pointed out, I will process this package only after all others from NEW are done.

Debian LTS

This was my ninety-seventh month that I did some work for the Debian LTS initiative, started by Raphael Hertzog at Freexian.

This month my all in all workload has been 35.75h. Unfortunately Stretch LTS has moved to Stretch ELTS and Buster LTS was not yet opened in July. So I think this is the first month I did not work all assigned hours.

Besides things on security-master, I only worked 20h on moving the LTS documentation to their new destination. At the moment the documentation is spread over several locations. As searching over all those locations is not possible, it shall be collected at one place.

Debian ELTS

This month was the forty-eighth ELTS month.

During my allocated time I uploaded:

  • [ELA-643-1] for ncurses (5.9+20140913-1+deb8u4, 6.0+20161126-1+deb9u3)
  • [ELA-655-1] for libhttp-daemon-perl (6.01-1+deb8u1, 6.01-1+deb9u1)
  • [6.14-1.1] upload to unstable
  • [#1016391] bullseye-pu: libhttp-daemon-perl/6.12-1+deb11u1

I also started to work on mod-wsgi and my patch was already approved by the maintainer. Now I am waiting for the security team to decide whether it will be uploaded as DSA or via PU.

Last but not least I did some days of frontdesk duties.

Other stuff

This month I uploaded new upstream versions or improved packaging of:

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My Debian Activities in June 2022

FTP master

This month I accepted 305 and rejected 59 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 310.

From time to time I am also looking at the list of packages to be removed. If you would like to make life easier for the people who remove packages, please make sure that the resulting dak command really makes sense. If this command consists of garbage, please adapt the Subject: of your bug report accordingly.

Also it does not make sense to file bugs to remove packages from NEW. Please don’t hesitate to close such bugs again …

Debian LTS

This was my ninety-sixth month that I did some work for the Debian LTS initiative, started by Raphael Hertzog at Freexian.

This month my all in all workload has been 30.25h. During that time I did LTS and normal security uploads of:

  • [DLA 3058-1] libsndfile security update for two CVEs
  • [DLA 3060-1] blender security update for three CVEs
  • [#1008577] bullseye-pu: golang-github-russellhaering-goxmldsig/1.1.0-1+deb11u1 package has been accepted
  • [#1009077] bullseye-pu: minidlna/1.3.0+dfsg-2+deb11u1 package has been accepted
  • upload of blender to buster-security, no DSA yet
  • upload of blender to bullseye-security, no DSA yet, this upload seems to have failed 🙁

I have to admit that I totally ignored the EOL of Stretch LTS, so my upload of ncurses needs to go to Stretch ELTS now.

This month I also moved/refactored the current LTS documentation to a new repository and started to move the LTS Wiki as well.

I also continued to work on security support for golang packages.

Last but not least I did some days of frontdesk duties and took care of issues on security-master.

At this point I also need to mention my first “business trip”. I drove the short distance between Chemnitz and Freiberg and met Anton to have a face to face talk about LTS/ELTS. It was a great pleasure and definitely more fun than a meeting on IRC.

Debian ELTS

This month was the forty-seventh ELTS month.

During my allocated time I uploaded:

  • ELS-629-1 for libsndfile

Due to the delay of my ncurses upload to Stretch LTS, the ELTS upload got delayed as well. Now I will do both uploads to ELTS in July.

Last but not least I did some days of frontdesk duties.

Debian Printing

This month I uploaded new upstream versions or improved packaging of:

Debian Astro

As there has been a new indi release arriving in Debian, I uploaded new upstream versions of most of the indi-3rdparty packages. Don’t hesitate to tell me whether you really use one of them :-).

Other stuff

This month I uploaded new upstream versions or improved packaging of:

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My Debian Activities in May 2022

FTP master

This month I accepted 288 and rejected 45 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 290.

Debian LTS

This was my ninety-fifth month that I did some work for the Debian LTS initiative, started by Raphael Hertzog at Freexian.

This month my all in all workload has been 40h. During that time I did LTS and normal security uploads of:

  • [DLA 3029-1] cups security update for one embargoed CVE
  • [DLA 3028-1] atftp security update for one CVE
  • [DLA 3030-1] zipios++ security update for one CVE
  • [DSA-5149-1] cups security update in Buster and Bullseye
  • [#1008577] bullseye-pu: golang-github-russellhaering-goxmldsig/1.1.0-1+deb11u1 debdiff was approved and package uploaded
  • [#1009077] bullseye-pu: minidlna/1.3.0+dfsg-2+deb11u1 debdiff was approved and package uploaded
  • [#1009250] bullseye-pu: fribidi/1.0.8-2+deb11u1 debdiff was approved and package uploaded

Further I continued working on libvirt and started to work on blender and ncurses.

I also continued to work on security support for golang packages.

Last but not least I did some days of frontdesk duties and took care of issues on security-master.

Debian ELTS

This month was the forty-seventh ELTS month.

During my allocated time I uploaded:

  • ELS-618-1 for openldap

I also moved/refactored the current ELTS documentation to a new repository.

Further I started to work on blender and ncurses in ELTS as well as in LTS.

Last but not least I did some days of frontdesk duties.

Debian Printing

This month I uploaded new upstream versions or improved packaging of:

The reason for the new upstream version of ipp-usb was a strange bug. Some HP printers claim to have fax support but fail to respond to corresponding IPP queries. I understand that nowadays sending a fax is no longer a main theme for quality assurance. But if one tries to advertise as much features as possible, all these features should basically work and not prevent the things a printer should normally do.

The reason for the new upstream version of cups was a security issue. You now should have the latest version of cups installed (there have been updates in other Debian releases as well).

Debian Astro

This month I uploaded new upstream versions or improved packaging of:

Other stuff

This month I uploaded new packages: