Patrick's playground

It's that week of the time again where Not the GWN disappears. Or something. Anyways, Not the GWN has been released. It's bigger, better, faster ...

Highlights are some hints on recruiting and project managment, random statistics and an overview of the mail we received. Have fun!

Again Not the GWN has appeared.
This edition includes a Gentoo motto contest, Gentoo jokes and a special Tips & Tricks section about perl.
And again it's not on time!

Recently I've been compiling a few packages. Ans now I accidentally grepped over them.

Here's those candidates where gcc spews a deprecation warning - in other words packages that may be broken with gcc 4.3 or later.

Well, there's a chance it just continues working, so feel free to ignore :)

app-admin/gkrellm-2.3.0
app-admin/usbview-1.0-r3
app-crypt/bestcrypt-1.6_p15
app-dicts/ebview-0.3.6
app-editors/zoinks-0.4.1
app-i18n/scim-bridge-0.4.13-r1
app-i18n/scim-canna-1.0.0
app-i18n/scim-prime-1.0.0
app-misc/toilet-0.1
app-text/sword-1.5.10-r1
dev-cpp/commoncpp2-1.6.1
dev-cpp/gtkmm-1.2.9-r2
dev-cpp/gtkmm-2.2.12
dev-db/mysql-5.0.44-r2
dev-java/resin-servlet-api-3.1.4
dev-scheme/guile-1.6.8
gnustep-base/gnustep-base-1.14.2
kde-base/certmanager-3.5.8
kde-base/kdebase-3.5.8-r5
kde-base/kdegraphics-3.5.8-r2
kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.8-r3
kde-base/kdepim-3.5.8
kde-base/kstars-3.5.8
kde-base/ktalkd-3.5.8
kde-base/ktouch-3.5.8
kde-base/kuiviewer-3.5.8
kde-base/kuser-3.5.8
kde-base/kverbos-3.5.8
kde-base/kviewshell-3.5.8
kde-base/kvoctrain-3.5.8
kde-base/kxkb-3.5.8
kde-base/kxsldbg-3.5.8
kde-base/lilo-config-3.5.8
kde-base/lskat-3.5.8
kde-base/mpeglib-3.5.8
kde-base/networkstatus-3.5.8
kde-base/nsplugins-3.5.8-r1
kde-base/pykde-3.5.8
kde-base/quanta-3.5.8-r1
kde-base/secpolicy-3.5.8
kde-base/umbrello-3.5.8
kde-misc/kalbum-0.8.0
kde-misc/kdirstat-2.5.3
kde-misc/kdissert-1.0.7
kde-misc/kdmtheme-1.2.2
kde-misc/kexchange-1.0
kde-misc/kgraphspace-0.3.0_pre1
kde-misc/kio-locate-0.4.5
kde-misc/kleansweep-0.2.9
kde-misc/kload-0.9.4
kde-misc/krd-1.6
kde-misc/krecipes-1.0_beta1
kde-misc/krename-3.0.14
kde-misc/krusader-1.80.0
kde-misc/mtaskbar-0.7
kde-misc/rsibreak-0.8.0
mail-client/claws-mail-3.2.0
mail-client/pine-4.64-r7
mail-filter/dspam-3.8.0-r9
mail-filter/maildrop-2.0.4
mail-filter/normalizemime-1.15
mail-filter/spamprobe-1.4d
mail-mta/nullmailer-1.02-r1
mail-mta/postfix-2.4.6-r1
media-fonts/pcf2bdf-1.04-r1
media-gfx/aqsis-1.2.0
media-gfx/comical-0.8
media-gfx/digikam-0.9.1
media-gfx/enblend-3.0
media-gfx/flphoto-1.3.1
media-gfx/gwenview-1.4.2
media-gfx/inkscape-0.45.1-r1
media-gfx/megapov-1.2.1
media-gfx/pixie-2.2.2
media-gfx/potracegui-1.3.4
media-gfx/povray-3.6.1-r2
media-gfx/sfftobmp-3.0
media-gfx/showimg-0.9.5
media-gfx/surf-1.0.5
media-gfx/swftools-0.8.1
media-gfx/yafray-0.0.9-r1
media-libs/adplug-2.0.1
media-libs/aldumb-0.9.3
media-libs/ftgl-2.1.2-r2
media-libs/gle-3.1.0-r1
media-libs/gst-plugins-bad-0.10.5
media-libs/guilib-1.1.0-r1
media-libs/libclxclient-3.3.2
media-libs/libdc1394-2.0.0_rc3
media-libs/libdvb-0.5.5.1-r3
media-libs/libextractor-0.5.18a
media-libs/libfishsound-0.8.1
media-libs/libflash-0.4.10-r1
media-libs/libfpx-1.2.0.13
media-libs/libjsw-1.5.6
media-libs/libmodplug-0.8.4-r2
media-libs/libmp4v2-1.5.0.1
media-libs/libofa-0.9.3
media-libs/liboggz-0.9.5
media-libs/libprojectm-1.01-r1
media-libs/libsidplay-2.1.1
media-libs/loadpng-1.4
media-libs/mlt++-20060601
media-libs/musicbrainz-2.1.5
media-libs/tse3-0.3.1-r1
media-libs/tunepimp-0.5.3-r1
media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.9
media-libs/yiff-2.14.5
media-plugins/caps-plugins-0.4.0
media-plugins/gst-plugins-sidplay-0.10.6
media-plugins/gst-plugins-taglib-0.10.6-r1
media-plugins/libvisual-plugins-0.4.0-r2
media-plugins/libvisual-projectm-1.0
media-plugins/live-2007.08.03a
media-plugins/vdr-admin-0.4.0
media-plugins/vdr-atmo-0.1.1
media-plugins/vdr-avards-0.1.1
media-plugins/vdr-bitstreamout-0.85-r2
media-plugins/vdr-calc-0.0.1_rc5
media-plugins/vdr-cdda-0.1.0-r1
media-plugins/vdr-clock-0.0.6
media-plugins/vdr-director-0.2.8-r1
media-plugins/vdr-dvd-0.3.7_pre20071113-r1
media-plugins/vdr-dvdconvert-1.0.2
media-plugins/vdr-dvdselect-0.8
media-plugins/vdr-dvdswitch-0.1.3-r2
media-plugins/vdr-epgsearch-0.9.23
media-plugins/vdr-epgsync-0.0.2
media-plugins/vdr-extrecmenu-1.1
media-plugins/vdr-femon-1.1.4
media-plugins/vdr-fepg-0.3.1
media-plugins/vdr-ffnetdev-0.1.0
media-plugins/vdr-freecell-0.0.2-r2
media-plugins/vdr-fritzbox-0.0.9
media-plugins/vdr-games-0.6.3
media-plugins/vdr-image-0.2.7-r1
media-plugins/vdr-joystick-0.0.3
media-plugins/vdr-kvdrmon-0.6
media-plugins/vdr-lcdproc-0.0.10-r2
media-plugins/vdr-lcr-0.0.8
media-plugins/vdr-loadepg-0.1.11
media-plugins/vdr-mailbox-0.5.0
media-plugins/vdr-mp3ng-0.0.1_pre4
media-plugins/vdr-mplayer-0.10.0
media-plugins/vdr-newsticker-0.0.4
media-plugins/vdr-nordlichtsepg-0.8a
media-plugins/vdr-osdserver-0.1.1
media-plugins/vdr-osdteletext-0.5.1-r1
media-plugins/vdr-pilotskin-0.0.2-r1
media-plugins/vdr-powermate-0.0.3
media-plugins/vdr-prefermenu-0.6.6-r1
media-plugins/vdr-premiereepg-0.0.8
media-plugins/vdr-radio-0.2.4
media-plugins/vdr-recstatus-0.0.5
media-plugins/vdr-reelchannelscan-0.4.3-r3
media-plugins/vdr-remote-0.3.9
media-plugins/vdr-remoteosd-0.0.2
media-plugins/vdr-remotetimers-0.0.1
media-plugins/vdr-rssreader-1.0.1
media-plugins/vdr-screenshot-0.0.11
media-plugins/vdr-serial-0.0.6a-r1
media-plugins/vdr-skinelchi-0.1.1_pre2-r3
media-plugins/vdr-skinenigmang-0.0.5
media-plugins/vdr-skinreel-0.0.1
media-plugins/vdr-skinsoppalusikka-1.0.5
media-plugins/vdr-sleeptimer-0.6
media-plugins/vdr-sndctl-0.1.3
media-plugins/vdr-span-0.0.6
media-plugins/vdr-streamdev-client-0.3.3_pre20070510
media-plugins/vdr-streamdev-server-0.3.3_pre20070510
media-plugins/vdr-sudoku-0.1.3
media-plugins/vdr-svdrpext-0.0.1
media-plugins/vdr-svdrpservice-0.0.3
media-plugins/vdr-taste-0.0.2d
media-plugins/vdr-timeline-1.0.141
media-plugins/vdr-tvonscreen-1.0.141
media-plugins/vdr-undelete-0.0.6-r1
media-plugins/vdr-vcd-0.8
media-plugins/vdr-vdrcd-0.0.10.1-r1
media-plugins/vdr-vompserver-0.2.7
media-plugins/vdr-xineliboutput-1.0.0_rc2
media-sound/aacgain-1.7
media-sound/alsamixergui-0.9.0.1.2-r4
media-sound/alsaplayer-0.99.80_rc4
media-sound/beast-0.7.1
media-sound/bmpx-0.40.13
media-sound/cheesetracker-0.9.15.3
media-sound/ecasound-2.4.5
media-sound/freewheeling-0.5.5
media-sound/gtkguitune-0.7-r1
media-sound/id3v2-0.1.11
media-sound/jaaa-0.4.2
media-sound/jack-rack-1.4.6
media-sound/k3guitune-1.0
media-sound/krecord-1.16
media-sound/mp3blaster-3.2.3-r1
media-sound/muse-0.9.2
media-sound/noteedit-2.8.1-r1
media-sound/ogmtools-1.5-r1
media-sound/opmixer-0.75
media-sound/orpheus-1.6-r1
media-sound/peercast-0.1217
media-sound/protux-0.50.100
media-sound/qmpdclient-1.0.8
media-sound/rosegarden-1.6.1-r1
media-sound/scret-0.1.3
media-sound/sidplay-2.0.9
media-sound/sooperlooper-1.1.0
media-sound/soundkonverter-0.3.6
media-sound/spiralmodular-0.2.2a-r1
media-sound/splay-0.9.5.2
media-sound/streamtranscoder-3.1.11
media-sound/synaesthesia-2.4
media-sound/tapiir-0.7.1
media-sound/vlevel-0.5
media-sound/yconsole-3.4.3
media-sound/zynaddsubfx-2.2.1-r3
media-tv/tvbrowser-2.5.3
media-video/avidemux-2.4
media-video/bbtools-1.9
media-video/gxine-0.5.11
media-video/kino-1.2.0
media-video/kmplayer-0.10.0c
media-video/ksubtile-1.3
media-video/lives-0.9.8.6
media-video/mkvtoolnix-2.1.0
media-video/mmsv2-1.0.8.5
media-video/mpgtx-1.3.1-r1
media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2_p24929-r2
media-video/noad-0.6.0-r9
media-video/okle-0.4
media-video/sswf-1.8.0-r1
media-video/streamdvd-0.4-r1
media-video/transcode-1.0.5
media-video/vdr-1.4.7-r10
media-video/vdr-1.4.7-r9
net-analyzer/hyperic-hq-agent-2.6.27
net-analyzer/ifstatus-1.1.0
net-analyzer/ksniffer-0.3.1
net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.4.1-r3
net-analyzer/nethogs-0.6.0
net-analyzer/nload-0.6.0-r2
net-analyzer/nmap-4.52
net-analyzer/ns-2.31
net-analyzer/pchar-1.5
net-analyzer/sancp-1.6.1-r2
net-analyzer/sara-7.0.3b
net-analyzer/tcptrack-1.2.0
net-analyzer/xprobe-0.3
net-dialup/cutecom-0.14.1
net-dialup/komport-0.5.9
net-dialup/serlook-0.3.3
net-dialup/wvdial-1.60
net-dns/dnsquery-0.60.6
net-dns/ez-ipupdate-3.0.11_beta8-r4
net-dns/mfedit-0.60.6
net-dns/ndu-0.4-r4
net-dns/pdns-2.9.21
net-dns/pdns-recursor-3.1.4
net-dns/posadis-0.60.6
net-firewall/fwbuilder-2.1.14
net-firewall/guarddog-2.6.0
net-firewall/itval-1.0
net-firewall/knetfilter-3.5.0
net-ftp/easyftp-6_beta
net-ftp/kftpgrabber-0.8.1-r1
net-ftp/pftpfxp-0.11.4.6-r3
net-im/kadu-0.5.0
net-im/kmess-1.4.3
net-im/licq-1.3.5
net-im/openfire-3.4.3
net-im/silc-toolkit-1.1.5
net-irc/inspircd-1.1.14
net-irc/irssi-svn-0.3
net-irc/konversation-1.0.1-r4
net-irc/kvirc-3.2.6_pre20070714
net-irc/xchatosd-5.19
net-irc/znc-0.052
net-libs/ccrtp-1.5.1
net-libs/gloox-0.9.8
net-libs/libgsasl-0.2.21
net-libs/libnet-1.0.2a-r3
net-libs/libtelepathy-0.3.1
net-libs/libzrtpcpp-0.9.0
net-libs/socket++-1.12.12-r1
net-libs/wvstreams-4.4
net-mail/mailman-2.1.9-r2
net-mail/mailsync-5.2.1
net-mail/qlogtools-3.1
net-mail/qpopper-4.0.5-r3
net-mail/vpopmail-5.4.20
net-misc/aria2-0.11.5
net-misc/arpd-0.2
net-misc/d4x-2.5.7.1-r2
net-misc/dibbler-0.6.1
net-misc/gsasl-0.2.21
net-misc/jigdo-0.7.3
net-misc/kbandwidth-1.0.4-r1
net-misc/knutclient-0.9.3
net-misc/kphone-4.2-r1
net-misc/kwebget-0.8.1
net-misc/mrouted-3.9_beta3
net-misc/sendfile-2.1a
net-misc/tiers-1.1
net-nds/openldap-2.3.40
net-news/eventwatcher-0.4.3
net-nntp/nzbget-0.2.3-r1
net-nntp/pan-0.132-r1
net-p2p/btg-0.9.6-r1
net-p2p/ctorrent-3.2-r1
net-p2p/dc-qt-0.1.2
net-p2p/kmldonkey-0.10.1-r1
net-p2p/ldcc-2.0.7
net-p2p/linkage-0.1.4
net-p2p/linuxdcpp-1.0.0_p20071210
net-p2p/mutella-0.4.5
net-print/gnome-cups-manager-0.31-r2
net-print/hplip-2.7.12
net-print/xpp-1.5
net-proxy/dansguardian-2.9.9.2_beta
net-proxy/paros-3.2.13
net-voip/telepathy-stream-engine-0.4.0
net-wireless/kdebluetooth-1.0_beta8
net-www/gecko-mediaplayer-0.5.2
net-zope/plone-2.5.5
net-zope/zodb-3.6.0
net-zope/zope-2.9.7
rox-base/rox-clib-2.1.10
sci-astronomy/celestia-1.4.1-r2
sci-astronomy/ds9-5.0
sci-astronomy/setiathome-4.18-r1
sci-biology/muscle-3.6
sci-biology/seaview-2.2
sci-biology/treeviewx-0.5.1
sci-biology/vienna-rna-1.6.5
sci-calculators/kunit-0.5
sci-calculators/pgcalc2-2.2.6
sci-calculators/rpc-0.98
sci-chemistry/autodock-4.0.1-r1
sci-chemistry/ghemical-2.10
sci-chemistry/mpqc-2.3.1-r1
sci-chemistry/xdrawchem-1.9.9
sci-electronics/alliance-5.0.20070718
sci-electronics/freehdl-0.0.4
sci-electronics/iverilog-0.8.6
sci-electronics/qucs-0.0.13
sci-libs/blas-atlas-3.8.0
sci-libs/galib-2.4.6
sci-libs/gdal-1.4.2
sci-libs/libghemical-2.10
sci-libs/scipy-0.6.0-r3
sci-mathematics/Macaulay2-1.0
sci-mathematics/axiom-3.9-r1
sci-mathematics/drgeo-1.1.0
sci-mathematics/euler-1.61.0
sci-mathematics/geomview-1.9.4
sci-mathematics/ginac-1.3.7
sci-mathematics/koctave-0.65-r1
sci-mathematics/kseg-0.403
sci-mathematics/octave-2.1.73-r2
sci-mathematics/octave-forge-2006.03.17-r1
sci-mathematics/scilab-4.1.1
sci-mathematics/singular-3.0.3
sci-mathematics/wxmaxima-0.7.3a
sci-mathematics/yacas-1.2.2
sci-misc/boinc-4.72.20050813-r3
sci-misc/boinc-5.8.15
sci-misc/gri-2.12.16-r1
sci-misc/netlogo-bin-3.1.4
sci-visualization/hippodraw-1.19.1
sci-visualization/pyxplot-0.6.3.1
sci-visualization/quickplot-0.8.13
sys-apps/hal-0.5.10
sys-apps/lshw-02.12.01b
sys-apps/paludis-0.26.0_alpha5-r1
sys-apps/readahead-list-1.20060421.1016
sys-apps/smartmontools-5.37
sys-auth/bioapi-1.2.3
sys-auth/pam_ldap-184
sys-cluster/lam-mpi-7.1.2
sys-cluster/mpich-1.2.7_p1
sys-cluster/openmpi-1.2.4-r1
sys-cluster/pvm-3.4.5-r2
sys-fs/autorun-3.17
sys-libs/libraw1394-1.2.1
sys-libs/libstdc++-v3-3.3.6
sys-libs/openipmi-2.0.11
sys-power/acpitool-0.4.7-r1
sys-power/apcupsd-3.14.2
sys-process/audit-1.6.2
www-apache/mod_perl-2.0.3-r2
www-apache/mod_python-3.3.1
www-apps/Embperl-2.2.0
www-client/epiphany-2.20.2
www-client/galeon-2.0.4
www-client/kazehakase-0.5.1
www-client/kita-0.177.3-r1
www-servers/apache-2.0.61
www-servers/resin-3.1.4
x11-apps/ttmkfdir-3.0.9-r3
x11-base/xorg-server-1.4.0.90
x11-drivers/xf86-input-tek4957-1.1.0
x11-libs/gtkscintilla2-0.1.0
x11-libs/wxGTK-2.8.7.1-r1
x11-libs/xfc-4.3.2
x11-misc/3ddesktop-0.2.9
x11-misc/3dfm-1.0
x11-misc/accessx-0951-r1
x11-misc/bbkeys-0.9.0-r1
x11-misc/bbpager-0.4.3
x11-misc/fbpager-0.1.4
x11-misc/fireflies-2.07
x11-misc/fluxbg-0.7
x11-misc/fluxter-0.1.0
x11-misc/gaia-0.1.2
x11-misc/gmrun-0.9.2
x11-misc/hotkeys-0.5.7.4.0.1
x11-misc/icecc-2.9
x11-misc/karamba-0.17-r2
x11-misc/mixer_app-1.8.0
x11-misc/nitrogen-1.0
x11-misc/obpager-1.8
x11-misc/qcomicbook-0.4.0
x11-misc/rss-glx-0.8.1-r4
x11-misc/slim-1.3.0-r1
x11-misc/stripclub-0.9.1.2-r1
x11-misc/wdm-1.28-r1
x11-misc/xchm-1.14
x11-misc/xlockmore-5.23-r1
x11-misc/xnc-5.0.4
x11-misc/xosview-1.8.3
x11-misc/xplanet-1.2.0
x11-misc/xvidcap-1.1.6-r2
x11-plugins/enigmail-0.95.5-r1
x11-plugins/wmsmixer-0.5.1
x11-wm/aewm++-1.0.24
x11-wm/aewm++-goodies-1.0
x11-wm/blackbox-0.70.1
x11-wm/pekwm-0.1.6
x11-wm/selectwm-0.4.1
x11-wm/wm2-4

Just over 400 items ... Yay!
And no, I'm not going to file bugs for every single one of those ...

It seems that Not the GWN is not appearing weekly - Vol.1 of NGWN has been published a few days ahead of the expected weekly cycle. And it makes even less sense than the first one!

Now this is just ridiculous ... but it's not the GWN, and it makes no claims to be coherent. I feel my mind melting in a strange hue of purple ...
Strange people out there, I tell you. Strange people ...