November 2020 - Arch-dev-public - lists.archlinux.org

[arch-dev-public] [signoff] [extra] postfix-3.5.8-1
by David Runge 11 Nov '20

11 Nov '20

Hi all! I recently upgraded the postfix package and made quite a few adjustments (e.g. using tmpfiles.d instead of a 1000 line POSIX shell script, splitting shared libraries and applying mild hardening on the postfix.service). As for many setups postfix is probably rather mission-critical it would be excellent to get some signoffs on it. Specifically it would be good to test setups in which postfix is not handling virtual mailbox setups, but is using unix user setups (due to the changes introduced to the service file). Best, David -- https://sleepmap.de

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[arch-dev-public] Pam lockout
by Tobias Powalowski 06 Nov '20

06 Nov '20

Hi guys, https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/67644 I second Levente's post of it's a configuration issue that needs to be addressed by user and not by the package itself. Typing 3 times wrong password is a sane default imho. Any other opinions out there? Thanks. greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa(a)archlinux.org

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[arch-dev-public] Orion retirement
by Jelle van der Waa 02 Nov '20

02 Nov '20

Hi All, Our dedicated server orion (used to host repos.archlinux.org/mail.archlinux.org) has been cancelled which means it will be no longer accessible in 30 days. If you have anything of value in your home directory, please copy it before the 10th of November as then the server will be completely wiped. As the DNS entry is already gone you'll need to login into 88.198.91.70 We do have backups of this server, but do not wish to query them on demand if not required :) Greetings, Jelle

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[arch-dev-public] Arch Conf 2020 videoes
by Morten Linderud 01 Nov '20

01 Nov '20

Yo! I'd like to just point out to people that we have uploaded the talks to media.ccc.de :) https://media.ccc.de/c/arch-conf-2020 Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3tfdJ8q1zXRFu6QPELCaIwU3BIzauUJi It went a bit quicker then expected so I'll do a httpdir drop with slides, music, written Q&A and any misc stuff that was used for the production of the conference sometime later this week. I'll also announce it properly on the conference webpage and to our speakers! I recommend everyone to go watch the keynote talk of the conference if you didn't catch it. The surprise from day 2 has also been added :) https://media.ccc.de/v/arch-conf-online-2020-6379-arch-linux-past-present-a… Have a good week<3 -- Morten Linderud PGP: 9C02FF419FECBE16

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[arch-dev-public] archlinux/base docker image will no longer be updated
by Pierre Schmitz 01 Nov '20

01 Nov '20

Hi all, as the archlinux/base image has been replaced by https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/archlinux/archlinux I'll no longer manually build this image alongside the ISO image release. I guess it would be best to remove the repository so people will not silently keep using an outdated image. Greetings, Pierre

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[arch-dev-public] News draft: Accessibility features added to installation media
by David Runge 01 Nov '20

01 Nov '20

Hey all, below is the news item I would like to post once the installation medium is released some time tomorrow: ``` We are very happy to announce that accessibility features have been added to our installation medium with [archiso v49](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archiso/-/tags/v49). From release 2020.11.01 onwards these are available via the 2nd boot loader menu item. Many thanks go to Alexander Epaneshnikov who integrated the features from the [TalkinArch](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/TalkingArch) project into archiso's releng profile, which is used for creating the installation medium. Note: The bootloader timeouts have been set to 15s to allow blind users to select the menu item as the bootloaders themselves do not offer accessibility features. The timeout is stopped as soon as e.g. an arrow key is pressed. ``` If you have improvement suggestions, please let me know! Best, David -- https://sleepmap.de

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