Wed Jun 30 04:51:49 UTC 2010

l/libpng-1.4.3-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  Upgraded to libpng-1.2.44 and libpng-1.4.3.
  This fixes out-of-bounds memory write bugs that could lead to crashes
  or the execution of arbitrary code, and a memory leak bug which could
  lead to application crashes.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1205
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2249
  (* Security fix *)
l/libtiff-3.9.4-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This fixes image structure handling bugs that could lead to crashes or
  execution of arbitrary code if a specially-crafted TIFF image is loaded.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1411
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2065
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2067
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+
Sun Jun 27 17:25:18 UTC 2010
xap/mozilla-firefox-3.6.6-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This changes the crash protection feature to increase the timeout
  before a plugin is considered non-responsive.
+--------------------------+
Sun Jun 27 03:43:13 UTC 2010
ap/ghostscript-8.71-x86_64-3.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Merged an upstream patch from Till Kamppeter to fix printing black pages
  with CUPS and certain printers.
+--------------------------+
Fri Jun 25 05:28:02 UTC 2010
a/cups-1.4.4-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  Fixed a memory allocation error in texttops.
  Fixed a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) that could allow a remote
  attacker to reconfigure or disable CUPS if a CUPS admin logged into the
  web interface visited a specially-crafted website.
  Fixed a bug where uninitialized memory from the cupsd process could
  reveal sensitive information.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0540
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0542
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1748
  (* Security fix *)
d/ccache-3.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
d/gdb-7.1-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Added --with-python=no to fix errors about missing backtrace.py, which is
  not yet in stable glib.  Thanks to David Woodfall.
l/imlib-1.9.15-x86_64-7.txz:  Rebuilt.
  This fixes problems linking with libpng.
l/seamonkey-solibs-2.0.5-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
n/bind-9.7.1-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This fixes possible DNS cache poisoning attacks when DNSSEC is enabled
  and checking is disabled (CD).
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4022
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0097
  (* Security fix *)
  Thanks to Rob McGee for help with the upgrade to BIND 9.7.x.
xap/mozilla-firefox-3.6.4-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This fixes some security issues.
  For more information, see:
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox36.html
  (* Security fix *)
xap/mozilla-thunderbird-3.1-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  (* Security fix *)
xap/seamonkey-2.0.5-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This release fixes some more security vulnerabilities.
  For more information, see:
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/seamonkey20.html
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+
Sat Jun 19 00:59:41 UTC 2010
testing/packages/btrfs-progs-20100618-x86_64-1.txz:
  Added btrfs-convert.  Thanks to mancha.
+--------------------------+
Fri Jun 18 18:12:04 UTC 2010
ap/alsa-utils-1.0.23-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Patched alsaconf to generate /etc/modprobe.d/sound.conf.
  Thanks to Alan Hicks.
kde/kdebase-workspace-4.4.3-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Patched xinitrc.kde to launch with ck-launch-session only if the
  DESKTOP_SESSION variable is empty.  This fixes a bug where a ck-aware
  login manager such as KDM may have already launched a ConsoleKit
  session, causing the xinitrc to launch another one and marking the
  first one inactive.  This can lead to auth failures.
  Thanks to Robby Workman.
n/samba-3.5.3-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xap/xfce-4.6.1-x86_64-9.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Patched xinitrc.xfce to launch with ck-launch-session only if the
  DESKTOP_SESSION variable is empty.  Thanks to Robby Workman.
+--------------------------+
Wed May 19 08:58:23 UTC 2010
Slackware 13.1 x86_64 stable is released!
Lots of thanks are due -- see the RELEASE_NOTES and the rest of the
ChangeLog for credits.  The ISOs are on their way to replication,
a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a dual-sided 32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD.
We are taking pre-orders now at store.slackware.com, and offering
a discount if you sign up for a subscription.  Consider picking up
a copy to help support the project.  Thanks again to the Slackware
community for testing, contributing, and generally holding us to a
high level of quality.  :-)
Enjoy!

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+
+This is an archive of the speakup project's GIT HEAD snapped on the given
+day, and was used to build the speakup.s kernel.  Grabbing Speakup's GIT
+repo (if you want the very latest) is done like this, by the way:
+
+git-clone http://www.linux-speakup.org/speakup.git
+
+To build the same kernel as Slackware included as speakup.s, you'll
+need to do this:
+
+Untar the speakup archive, and cd into the speakup directory:
+
+tar xf speakup-2009-12-30.tar.xz
+cd speakup-2009-12-30
+
+Patch whatever kernel you happen to want to compile:
+./install /usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4
+
+Change to the kernel directory:
+cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4
+
+If you want to start with the defaults one of Slackware's kernels, you can do
+that like this:
+
+cat /boot/vmlinuz-huge-2.6.33.4 > .config
+
+Or, better yet, if you have access to the Slackware tree use the
+Speakup .config that was used:
+
+cat (slacktree)/kernels/speakup.s/config > .config
+
+Then do any additional configuation to the kernel that you may require:
+
+make menuconfig
+
+You might want to check in Device Drivers -> Accessibility -> Speakup
+to make sure that Speakup support is configured to your liking.
+
+After that, it's build and install:
+make
+make modules_install
+make bzImage
+cat arch/x86/boot/bzImage > /boot/vmlinuz-huge-2.6.33.4-speakup
+
+I put the -speakup on the end of the kernel name so that I can remember
+which kernel I've patched, but that part is entirely optional.
+
+The next step will be to edit add the new kernel's modules to an initrd if
+you use one (if you didn't build in the root filesystem or something like
+that you will need an initrd).  See "man mkinitrd" for more details on the
+subject of making an initrd.
+
+Now just add the new kernel (and possibly the /boot/initrd.gz) to
+/etc/lilo.conf, run lilo as root, and you are ready to reboot.  Make sure
+to use an append="speakup parameters" type line in /etc/lilo.conf to
+configure speakup to use the proper synth driver.  You many also need to
+specify the serial port or other parameters, like this:
+
+append="speakup.synth=dectlk speakup.ser=2"
+
+This line would attempt to use Speakup with a DecTalk Express on /dev/ttyS1.
+
+Note that with Speakup 3.x, the kernel parameter names have changed to
+contain dots rather than underscores.  Other options have changed as
+well.  Although perhaps not a complete list, I found these changes noted
+on the linuxfromscratch web site:
+
+speakup_synth became speakup.synth, and the "sftsyn" synthesizer became "soft";
+
+speakup_ser became speakup.ser, and serial ports are now numbered starting from 1,
+not from 0 (i.e., speakup_ser=1 became speakup.ser=2);
+
+speakup_quiet became speakup.quiet, valid values are 0 and 1;
+
+speakup_port became speakup.port.
+
+Good luck!  :-)
+
+Pat
+