{"title":"Bits from Debian","link":[{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/","rel":"alternate"}},{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/feeds\/atom.xml","rel":"self"}}],"id":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/","updated":"2026-05-15T16:00:00+02:00","subtitle":"Blog from the Debian Project","entry":[{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2026)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2026\/05\/new-developers-2026-05.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2026-05-15T16:00:00+02:00","updated":"2026-05-15T16:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2026-05-15:\/2026\/05\/new-developers-2026-05.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Filip Str\u00f6mb\u00e4ck (fstromback)<\/li>\n<li>Arthur Diniz (arthurbd)<\/li>\n<li>Manuel Traut (manut)<\/li>\n<li>Xiyue Deng (manphiz)<\/li>\n<li>kpcyrd (kpcyrd)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chris Talbot<\/li>\n<li>Gabriel Filion<\/li>\n<li>Mate Kukri<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes the 2026 GSoC interns","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2026\/05\/welcome-gsoc2026-contributors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2026-05-02T12:04:00+02:00","updated":"2026-05-02T12:04:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Abhijith PA"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2026-05-02:\/2026\/05\/welcome-gsoc2026-contributors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"GSoC logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gsoc.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>We are very excited to announce that Debian has been assigned seven contributors\nto work under mentorship on a variety of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2026\/Projects\">projects<\/a> with us during the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/summerofcode.withgoogle.com\/\">Google Summer of Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of the projects and contributors, along with details of the\ntasks to be performed.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2026\/ApprovedProjects\/DebianizeProduction\">Automated Debian Packaging with debianize<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributor: Anurag Nayak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Debianize is a tool that aims to automatically\ncreate debian packages from scratch from upstream source trees. As for the\ncurrent version, it works for some of the packages but it is not reliable. This\nproject aims at making it production ready such that it can work with most of\nthe projects. Along with that improving its reliability, coverage, integration\nwith the broader ecosystem and other enhancements.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2026\/ApprovedProjects\/LinuxLivePatching\">Linux Livepatching<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributor: Aryan Karamtoth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Linux Kernel Livepatching is the process of\nreplacing functions in the kernel code affected by CVEs with the patch-applied\nfunctions during system runtime. It's basically a method to apply security\nkernel patches to a running system.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2026\/ApprovedProjects\/DebNet%3A%20Visualising%20the%20Bus%20Factor%20%E2%80%93%20Graph%20Analysis%20of%20Debian%27s%20Infrastructure\">DebNet: Visualising the Bus Factor \u2013 Graph Analysis of Debian's Infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributor: Fabio Ruhland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: DebNet models the Debian archive as a graph to\nidentify critical packages maintained by too few people. Using data from the\nUltimate Debian Database (UDD), it builds a package dependency graph and a\nmaintainer-package graph to compute practical metrics like the Bus Factor,\nFragility Score, and Dependency Impact for every source package.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2026\/ApprovedProjects\/AttackOfTheClonesFightBack\">Attack of the Clones: Fight Back Using Code Duplication Detection From Security Patches<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributor: Gajendra Nath Soren<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: This project aims to detect vulnerable code clones\nin the Debian archive by automatically extracting signatures from security\npatches. Using a two-signal approach that separates vulnerable patterns from\nfix patterns, the system generates high-specificity queries to search the entire\narchive via Debian CodeSearch.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2026\/ApprovedProjects\/DebusineDebuginfodServer\">Debusine: debuginfod server<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributor: Jugal59<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: This project implements a debuginfod-compatible\nserver within Debusine to provide automated debug symbol resolution for Debian\ndevelopers.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2026\/ApprovedProjects\/DebianLSPBasics\">Debian-LSP: Improve File Format Support<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributor: Lucas Ly Ba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: The Debian LSP Language Server currently provides\nonly basic features&mdash;field completion, parse-error diagnostics, and simple\nquick fixes&mdash;leaving Debian maintainers without the rich IDE experience\navailable in other ecosystems.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2026\/ApprovedProjects\/DebusineLiveLogStreaming\">Debusine: live log streaming<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributor: mo-ashraf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Debusine currently only shows task logs after a\ntask has fully completed. This means developers working with long-running jobs\n(such as package builds or test pipelines) have no way to monitor progress in\nreal time or catch failures early. This project adds live log streaming to\nDebusine.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Congratulations and welcome to all the contributors!<\/p>\n<p>The Google Summer of Code program is possible in Debian thanks to the efforts of\nDebian Developers and Debian Contributors that dedicate part of their free time\nto mentor contributors and outreach tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the contributors' weekly reports\non the <a href=\"http:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\" title=\"debian-outreach AT lists.debian.org\">debian-outreach mailing-list<\/a>, chat with us on our\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debian-outreach\" title=\"#debian-outreach on irc.debian.org\">IRC channel<\/a> or reach out to the individual projects' team\nmailing lists.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Leader election 2026 is over, Sruthi Chandran elected!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2026\/04\/dpl-elections-2026.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2026-04-20T19:00:00+02:00","updated":"2026-04-20T19:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2026-04-20:\/2026\/04\/dpl-elections-2026.html","content":"<p>The voting period and tally of votes for the Debian Project Leader election\nhas just concluded, and the winner is Sruthi Chandran. Congratulations!<\/p>\n<p>347 out of 1,039 Developers voted using the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet method<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the results of the voting is available on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2026\/vote_001\">Debian Project Leader Elections 2026<\/a>\npage.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Sruthi Chandran for her campaign, to our Developers for their\nvotes, and to Andreas Tille for his service as DPL over the past two years!<\/p>\n<p>The new term for the project leader will start on April 21, 2026 and expire\non April 20, 2027.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"election"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"leader"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2026)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2026\/03\/new-developers-2026-03.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2026-03-27T23:00:00+01:00","updated":"2026-03-27T23:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2026-03-27:\/2026\/03\/new-developers-2026-03.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jongmin Kim (jmkim)<\/li>\n<li>Yifei Zhan (yifei)<\/li>\n<li>S\u00e9bastien Noel (twolife)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andreas Dolp<\/li>\n<li>Dandan Zhang<\/li>\n<li>M Hickford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian pt_BR localization team and UFABC's mentoring program","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2026\/03\/debian-pt-BR-and-ufabc-mentoring-program.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2026-03-18T17:45:00+01:00","updated":"2026-03-18T17:45:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Thiago Pezzo, Daniel Lenharo"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2026-03-18:\/2026\/03\/debian-pt-BR-and-ufabc-mentoring-program.html","content":"<p>Between July and November 2025, the <a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/pt-br\/traduzir\">Debian pt_BR translation team<\/a> received\nfive students for an online mentoring program. The initiative was carried\nout in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufabc.edu.br\/en\/\">Federal University of ABC<\/a> through the\nextension project <a href=\"https:\/\/moodlearquivo.ufabc.edu.br\/course\/view.php?id=3788\">\"Immersion in Free Software\"<\/a>, coordinated by\nprofessors Suzana Santos and Miguel Vieira.<\/p>\n<p>During the mentorship the mentees acted on several of the team's translation\nefforts and joined presentations about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/\">Debian Project<\/a> and its\ncommunity given by the mentors. We thank the dedication and contributions of\nAna Parra, Bruno Freitas, Henrique Barbosa, Raul Banzatto and Vitoria Cordeiro.\nAnd we also thank the members of the team who have reviewed the work of the\nmentees, specially the ones who were designated as official mentors, namely\nAllythy Rennan, Daniel Lenharo, Thiago Pezzo, and Victor Marinho.<\/p>\n<p>Results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Package descriptions, translations: 27<\/li>\n<li>Package descriptions, revisions: 190<\/li>\n<li>Web pages: 11<\/li>\n<li>Revisions to the Debian Administrator's Handbook<\/li>\n<li>Revisions to the Debian Edu documentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope that this experience will inspire new paths and that you continue to\ncontribute to Free Software \u2013 especially to Debian.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"teams"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"mentoring"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"l10n"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian-br"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"community"}}]},{"title":"Infomaniak Platinum Sponsor of DebConf26","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2026\/03\/infomaniak-platinum-debconf26.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2026-03-11T01:12:00+01:00","updated":"2026-03-11T01:12:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2026-03-11:\/2026\/03\/infomaniak-platinum-debconf26.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/infom\naniak.com\"><img alt=\"infomaniak-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/infomaniak-ethical-cloud.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/infomaniak.com\">Infomaniak<\/a><\/strong> has\ncommitted to sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/\">DebConf26<\/a> as a <strong>Platinum\nSponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Infomaniak is an independent, employee-owned Swiss technology company that\ndesigns, develops, and operates its own cloud infrastructure and digital\nservices entirely in Switzerland. With over 300 employees \u2014 more than 70%\nengineers and developers \u2014 the company reinvests all profits into R&amp;D. Its\npublic cloud is built on OpenStack, with managed Kubernetes, Database as a\nService, object storage, and sovereign AI services accessible via OpenAI-\ncompatible APIs, all running on its own Swiss infrastructure. Infomaniak also\ndevelops a sovereign collaborative suite \u2014 messaging, email, storage, online\noffice tools, videoconferencing, and a built-in AI assistant \u2014 developed in-\nhouse and as a privacy-respecting solution to proprietary platforms. Open\nsource is central to how Infomaniak operates. Its latest data center (D4) runs\non 100% renewable energy and uses no traditional cooling: all the heat\ngenerated by its servers is captured and fed into Geneva's district heating\nnetwork, supplying up to 6,000 homes in winter and hot water year-round. The\nentire project has been documented and open-sourced at <a href=\"https:\/\/\nd4project.org\/\">d4project.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor, Infomaniak is contributing to the\nDebian annual Developers' conference, directly supporting the progress of\nDebian and Free Software. Infomaniak contributes to strengthen the community\nthat collaborates on Debian projects from all around the world throughout all\nof the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much, Infomaniak, for your support of DebConf26!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/\">DebConf26<\/a> will take place <strong>from 20th to July\n25th 2026 in Santa Fe, Argentina,<\/strong> and will be preceded by DebCamp, from 13th\nto 19th July 2026.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf26 is accepting sponsors! Interested companies and organizations may\ncontact the DebConf team through\n<a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and visit the DebConf26\nwebsite at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf26"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf26"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"infomaniak"}}]},{"title":"Proxmox Platinum Sponsor of DebConf26","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2026\/02\/proxmox-platinum-debconf26.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2026-02-20T18:26:00+01:00","updated":"2026-02-20T18:26:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Leonardo Mart\u00ednez, Santiago Ruano Rinc\u00f3n"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2026-02-20:\/2026\/02\/proxmox-platinum-debconf26.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><img alt=\"proxmox-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/proxmox.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\">Proxmox<\/a><\/strong> has\ncommitted to sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/\">DebConf26<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum Sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Proxmox develops powerful, yet easy-to-use open-source server solutions. The\ncomprehensive open-source ecosystem is designed to manage divers IT landscapes,\nfrom single servers to large-scale distributed data centers. Our unified\nplatform integrates server virtualization, easy backup, and rock-solid email\nsecurity ensuring seamless interoperability across the entire portfolio. With\nthe Proxmox Datacenter Manager, the ecosystem also offers a \"single pane of\nglass\" for centralized management across different locations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since 2005, all Proxmox solutions have been built on the rock-solid Debian\nplatform. We are proud to return to DebConf26 as a sponsor because the Debian\ncommunity provides the foundation that makes our work possible. We believe in\nkeeping IT simple, open, and under your control.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much, Proxmox, for your support of DebConf26!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/\">DebConf26<\/a> will take place <strong>from 20th to July\n25th 2026 in Santa Fe, Argentina,<\/strong> and will be preceded by DebCamp, from 13th\nto 19th July 2026.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf26 is accepting sponsors! Interested companies and organizations may\ncontact the DebConf team through\n<a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and visit the DebConf26\nwebsite at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf26"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf26"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"proxmox"}}]},{"title":"DebConf 26 Registration and Call for Proposals are open","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2026\/02\/debconf26-registration-opens.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2026-02-14T13:15:00+01:00","updated":"2026-02-14T13:15:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Carlos Henrique Lima Melara, Santiago Ruano Rinc\u00f3n"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2026-02-14:\/2026\/02\/debconf26-registration-opens.html","content":"<p>Registration and the Call for Proposals for DebConf 26 are now open.\nThe 27th edition of the Debian annual conference will be held from <em>July 20th to\nJuly 25th, 2026, in Santa Fe, Argentina.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The conference days will be preceded by DebCamp, which will take place\nfrom July 13th to July 19th, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The registration form can be accessed on the DebConf 26 website.\nAfter creating an account, click <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/register\/\">\"register\"<\/a> in the profile section.<\/p>\n<p>As always, basic registration for DebConf is free of charge for\nattendees. If you are attending the conference in a professional\ncapacity or as a representative of your company, we kindly ask that you\nconsider registering in one of our paid categories to help cover the\ncosts of organizing the conference and to support subsidizing other\ncommunity members.<\/p>\n<p>The last day to register with guaranteed swag is June 14th.<\/p>\n<p>We also encourage eligible individuals to apply for a diversity\nbursary. Travel, food, and accommodation bursaries are also available. More\ndetails can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/about\/bursaries\/\">bursary info page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The last day to apply for a bursary is April 1st. Applicants should\nreceive feedback on their bursary application by May 1st.<\/p>\n<h2>Call for proposals<\/h2>\n<p>The call for proposals for talks, discussions and other activities is\nalso open. To submit a proposal you need to create an account on the\nwebsite, and then use the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/talks\/new\/\">\"Submit Talk\"<\/a> button in the profile\nsection.<\/p>\n<p>The last day to submit and have your proposal be considered for the\nmain conference schedule, with video coverage guaranteed, is April 1st.<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf 26 is also accepting sponsors. Interested companies and\norganizations may contact the DebConf team through sponsors@debconf.org\nor <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">visit the DebConf 26 website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See you in Santa Fe,<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf 26 Team<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf26"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf26"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2025)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2026\/01\/new-developers-2026-01.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2026-01-29T10:00:00+01:00","updated":"2026-01-29T10:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2026-01-29:\/2026\/01\/new-developers-2026-01.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aquila Macedo (aquila)<\/li>\n<li>Peter Blackman (peterb)<\/li>\n<li>Kiran S Kunjumon (hacksk)<\/li>\n<li>Ben Westover (bjw)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vladimir Petko<\/li>\n<li>Antonin Delpeuch<\/li>\n<li>Nadzeya Hutsko<\/li>\n<li>Aryan Karamtoth<\/li>\n<li>Carl Keinath<\/li>\n<li>Richard Nelson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes Outreachy interns for December 2025-March 2026 round","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2026\/01\/welcome-outreachy-interns-2025.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2026-01-05T10:00:00+01:00","updated":"2026-01-05T10:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Anupa Ann Joseph, T\u00e1ssia Cam\u00f5es Ara\u00fajo"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2026-01-05:\/2026\/01\/welcome-outreachy-interns-2025.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Outreachy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/outreachy-logo-300x61.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Debian continues participating in Outreachy, and as you might have already\nnoticed, Debian has selected two interns for the Outreachy December 2025 - March\n2026 round.<\/p>\n<p>After a busy contribution phase and a competitive selection process,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hellenchemtai.wordpress.com\/\">Hellen Chemtai Taylor<\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/isokens-outreachy-journey.hashnode.dev\/\">Isoken Ibizugbe<\/a>\nare officially working as interns on Debian Images Testing with OpenQA for\nthe past month, mentored by T\u00e1ssia Cam\u00f5es Ara\u00fajo, Roland Clobus and\nPhilip Hands.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations and welcome Hellen Chemtai Taylor and Isoken Ibizugbe!<\/p>\n<p>The team also congratulates all candidates for their valuable contributions,\nwith special thanks to those who manage to continue participating as volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outreachy.org\/\">the official website<\/a>: <em>Outreachy provides\nthree-month internships for people from groups traditionally underrepresented\nin tech. Interns work remotely with mentors from Free and Open Source Software\n(FOSS) communities on projects ranging from programming, user experience,\ndocumentation, illustration and graphical design, to data science.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Outreachy programme is possible in Debian thanks to the efforts of Debian\ndevelopers and contributors who dedicate their free time to mentor students and\noutreach tasks, and the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/\">Software Freedom Conservancy<\/a>'s administrative\nsupport, as well as the continued support of Debian's donors, who provide\nfunding for the internships.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help to improve Debian! You can follow the work of the Outreachy\ninterns reading their blog posts (syndicated in\n<a href=\"https:\/\/planet.debian.org\">Planet Debian<\/a>), and chat with the team at the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/app.element.io\/#\/room\/#debian-openqa:matrix.debian.social\">debian-openqa<\/a>\nmatrix channel. For Outreachy matters, the programme admins can be reached on #debian-outreach\nIRC\/<a href=\"https:\/\/app.element.io\/#\/room\/#debian-outreach:matrix.debian.social\">matrix<\/a>\nchannel and <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\">mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}}]},{"title":"DebConf26 dates announced","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/12\/debconf26_dates.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-12-31T18:00:00+01:00","updated":"2025-12-31T18:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Publicity team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-12-31:\/2025\/12\/debconf26_dates.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/Romina_Molina_dc26_2.svg\"><img alt=\"Alt Debconf26 by Romina Molina\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/Romina_Molina_dc26_2.svg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As announced in\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/07\/debconf25-closes.html\">Brest, France<\/a>,\nin July, the Debian Conference is heading to Santa Fe, Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf26 team and the local organizers team in Argentina are excited to\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debconf-announce\/2025\/12\/msg00000.html\">announce<\/a>\nDebconf26 dates, the 27th edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/\">Debian Developers and\nContributors Conference<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebCamp\">DebCamp<\/a>, the annual hacking session, will\nrun from Monday July 13th to Sunday to July 19th 2026, followed by DebConf\nfrom Monday July 20th to Saturday July 25th 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For all those who wish to meet us in Santa Fe, the next step will be the\nopening of registration on January 26, 2026. The call for proposals period\nfor anyone wishing to submit a conference or event proposal will be launched\non the same day.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf26 is looking for sponsors; if you are interested or think you know of\nothers who would be willing to help, please have a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">sponsorship\npage<\/a> and get in\ntouch with sponsors@debconf.org.<\/p>\n<h3>About Debian<\/h3>\n<p>The Debian Project was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock to be a truly free\ncommunity project. Since then the project has grown to be one of the\nlargest and most influential Open Source projects. Thousands of\nvolunteers from all over the world work together to create and maintain\nDebian software. Available in 70 languages, and supporting a huge range\nof computer types, Debian calls itself the <em>universal operating system<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>About DebConf<\/h3>\n<p>DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to a\nfull schedule of technical, social and policy talks, DebConf provides an\nopportunity for developers, contributors and other interested people to\nmeet in person and work together more closely. It has taken place\nannually since 2000 in locations as varied as Scotland, Bosnia and Herzegovina,\nIndia, Korea. More information about DebConf is available from\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, please visit the DebConf26 web page at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/\">https:\/\/debconf26.debconf.org\/<\/a> or send\nmail to <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Debconf26 is made possible by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\">Proxmox<\/a> and others.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf26"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (September and October 2025)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/11\/new-developers-2025-11.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-11-26T17:00:00+01:00","updated":"2025-11-26T17:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-11-26:\/2025\/11\/new-developers-2025-11.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras (devrts)<\/li>\n<li>Andrea Bolognani (abologna)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rylie Pavlik<\/li>\n<li>Yuchin Tsai<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Markstedt<\/li>\n<li>Guido Berh\u00f6rster<\/li>\n<li>Renzo Davoli<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (July and August 2025)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/09\/new-developers-2025-09.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-09-27T18:00:00+02:00","updated":"2025-09-27T18:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-09-27:\/2025\/09\/new-developers-2025-09.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Francesco Ballarin (ballarin)<\/li>\n<li>Roland Clobus (rclobus)<\/li>\n<li>Antoine Le Gonidec (vv221)<\/li>\n<li>Guilherme Puida Moreira (puida)<\/li>\n<li>NoisyCoil (noisycoil)<\/li>\n<li>Akash Santhosh (akash)<\/li>\n<li>Lena Voytek (lena)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andrew James Bower<\/li>\n<li>Kirill Rekhov<\/li>\n<li>Alexandre Viard<\/li>\n<li>Manuel Traut<\/li>\n<li>Harald Dunkel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Bits From Argentina - August 2025","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/09\/bits-from-argentina-august-2025.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-09-21T13:05:00+02:00","updated":"2025-09-21T13:05:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Emmanuel Arias"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-09-21:\/2025\/09\/bits-from-argentina-august-2025.html","content":"<p>DebConf26 is already in the air in Argentina. Organizing DebConf26 give us the\nopportunity to talk about Debian in our country again. This is not the first\ntime that Debian has come here, previously Argentina has hosted DebConf 8 in Mar\ndel Plata.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Nattie Mayer-Hutchings and Stefano Rivera from DebConf Committee\nvisited the venue where the next DebConf will take place. They came to Argentina\nin order to see what it is like to travel from Buenos Aires to Santa Fe (the\nvenue of the next DebConf). In addition, they were able to observe the layout\nand size of the classrooms and halls, as well as the infrastructure available at\nthe venue, which will be useful for the Video Team.<\/p>\n<p>But before going to Santa Fe, on the August 27th, we organized a meetup in\nBuenos Aires at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcoop.coop\/\">GCoop<\/a>, where we hosted some talks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es Debian? - Pablo Gonzalez (sultanovich) \/ Emmanuel Arias<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/osiux.com\/2022-10-20-howto-migrate-6300-hosts-to-gnu-linux-using-ansible-and-awx.html\">Cooperativismo y Software Libre<\/a> - Osiux (gcoop)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2025-08-debconf-talk-5a6e05.pages.debian.net\/presentation.html\">Debian and DebConf<\/a> (Stefano Rivera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img alt=\"GCoop Talks\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gcoop.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>On August 28th, we had the opportunity to get to know the Venue. We walked around\nthe city and, obviously, sampled some of the beers from Santa Fe.<\/p>\n<p>On August 29th we met with representatives of the University and local government\nwho were all very supportive. We are very grateful to them for opening\ntheir doors to DebConf.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"UNL Meeting\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf_university_unl.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon we met some of the local free software community at an event we\nheld in ATE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ate.org\/\">Santa Fe<\/a>. The event included several talks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es Debian? - Pablo (sultanovich) \/ Emmanuel Arias<\/li>\n<li>Ciberrestauradores: Gestores de basura electr\u00f3nica - Programa RAEES Acutis<\/li>\n<li>Debian and DebConf (Stefano Rivera\/Nattie Mayer-Hutchings)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img alt=\"ATE Talks\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/ate_talks.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Debian Argentina, and all the people who will make DebConf26\npossible.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Nattie Mayer-Hutchings and Stefano Rivera for reviewing an earlier\nversion of this article.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"events"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf26"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Argentina"}}]},{"title":"Debian turns 32!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/08\/debian-turns-32.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-08-16T12:00:00+02:00","updated":"2025-08-16T12:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-08-16:\/2025\/08\/debian-turns-32.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debianday32_full.png\"><img alt=\"Alt 32th Debian Day by Daniel Lenharo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debianday32.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On August 16, 1993, Ian Murdock <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianHistory?action=AttachFile&amp;do=get&amp;target=Debian-announcement-1993.txt\">announced<\/a> the Debian Project to the world.\nThree decades (and a bit) later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\">Debian<\/a> is still going strong, built by a\nworldwide community of developers, contributors, and users who believe in a\nfree, universal operating system.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Debian has powered servers, desktops, tiny embedded devices, and\nhuge supercomputers. We have gathered at DebConfs, squashed countless bugs,\nshared late-night hacking sessions, and helped keep millions of systems secure.<\/p>\n<p>Debian Day is a great excuse to get together, whether it is a local meetup, an\nonline event, a bug squashing party, a team sprint or just coffee with fellow\nDebianites. Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2025\">Debian Day wiki<\/a> to see if there is a celebration\nnear you or to add your own.<\/p>\n<p>Here is to 32 years of collaboration, code, and community, and to all the\namazing people who make Debian what it is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Debian Day!<\/strong><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"Debian stable is now Debian 13 \"trixie\"!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/08\/trixie-released.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-08-09T23:30:00+02:00","updated":"2025-08-09T23:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Anupa Ann Joseph"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-08-09:\/2025\/08\/trixie-released.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/trixie\/\"><img alt=\"Alt trixie has been released\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/banner_trixie.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce the official release of Debian 13, codenamed <em>trixie<\/em>!<\/p>\n<h3>What's New in Debian 13<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Official support for RISC-V<\/strong> (64-bit riscv64), a major architecture\n  milestone<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced security through <strong>ROP and COP\/JOP hardening<\/strong> on both amd64 and\n  arm64 (Intel CET and ARM PAC\/BTI support)<\/li>\n<li><strong>HTTP Boot<\/strong> support in Debian Installer and Live images for UEFI\/U-Boot\n  systems<\/li>\n<li>Upgraded software stack: <strong>GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6, Linux kernel 6.12 LTS,\n  GCC 14.2, Python 3.13,<\/strong> and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Want to install it?<\/h3>\n<p>Fresh installation ISOs are now available, including the final\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/devel\/debian-installer\/\">Debian Installer<\/a>\nfeaturing kernel 6.12.38 and mirror improvements. Choose your favourite\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/distrib\/\">installation media<\/a> and read the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/trixie\/installmanual\">installation manual<\/a>.\nYou can also use an official cloud image directly on your cloud provider, or\ntry Debian prior to installing it using our \"live\" images.<\/p>\n<h3>Already a happy Debian user and you only want to upgrade?<\/h3>\n<p>Full upgrade path from Debian 12 \"bookworm\" is supported and documented in\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/trixie\/release-notes\/\">Release Notes<\/a>.\nUpgrade notes cover APT source preparation, handling obsoletes, and ensuring\nsystem resilience.<\/p>\n<h3>Additional Information<\/h3>\n<p>For full details, including upgrade instructions, known issues, and\ncontributors, see the official\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/trixie\/release-notes\/\">Release Notes<\/a>\nfor Debian\u202f13 \"trixie\".<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all developers, QA testers, and volunteers who made Debian\u202f13\n\"trixie\" possible!<\/p>\n<h3>Do you want to celebrate the release?<\/h3>\n<p>To celebrate with us on this occassion find a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ReleasePartyTrixie\">release party<\/a> near to you and if\nthere isn't any, organize one!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"trixie"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (May and June 2025)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/07\/new-developers-2025-06.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-07-30T14:00:00+02:00","updated":"2025-07-30T14:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-07-30:\/2025\/07\/new-developers-2025-06.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cordell Bloor (cgmb)<\/li>\n<li>Enkelena Haxhija (enkelenah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Karsten Sch\u00f6ke<\/li>\n<li>Lorenzo Puliti<\/li>\n<li>Nick Rosbrook<\/li>\n<li>Nicolas Peugnet<\/li>\n<li>Yifei Zhan<\/li>\n<li>Glenn Strauss<\/li>\n<li>Fab Stz<\/li>\n<li>Matheus Polkorny<\/li>\n<li>Manuel Elias Guerra Figueroa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"DebConf25 closes in Brest and DebConf26 announced","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/07\/debconf25-closes.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-07-26T23:50:00+02:00","updated":"2025-07-26T23:50:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Publicity team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-07-26:\/2025\/07\/debconf25-closes.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/25\/Photos?action=AttachFile&amp;do=view&amp;target=debconf25_group_small.jpg\"><img alt=\"DebConf25 group photo - click to enlarge\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf25_group_photo.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday 19 July 2025, the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">Debian Developers and Contributors\nConference<\/a> came to a close.<\/p>\n<p>Over 443 attendees representing 50 countries from around the world came\ntogether for a combined 169 events (including some which took place during\nthe DebCamp) including more than 50 Talks, 39 Short Talks, 5 Discussions,\n59 Birds of a Feather sessions (\"BoF\" \u2013 informal meeting between developers\nand users), 10 workshops, and activities in support of furthering our\ndistribution and free software,\nlearning from our mentors and peers, building our community, and having a bit\nof fun.<\/p>\n<p>The conference was preceded by the annual\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebCamp\">DebCamp<\/a> hacking session held 7\nthrough 13 July where Debian Developers and Contributors convened to\nfocus on their individual Debian-related projects or work in team sprints\ngeared toward in-person collaboration in developing Debian.<\/p>\n<p>This year, a session was dedicated to prepare the BoF \"Dealing with\nDormant Packages: Ensuring Debian's High Standards\"; another, at the\ninitiative of our DPL, to prepare suggestions for the BoF \u201cPackage\nAcceptance in Debian: Challenges and Opportunities\"; and an afternoon around\nSalsa-CI.<\/p>\n<p>As has been the case for several years, a special effort has been made to\nwelcome newcomers and help them become familiar with Debian and DebConf\nby organizing a sprint \"New Contributors Onboarding\" every day of Debcamp,\nfollowed more informally by mentorship during DebConf.<\/p>\n<p>The actual Debian Developers Conference started on Monday 14 July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the traditional \"Bits from the DPL\" talk, the continuous\nkey-signing party, lightning talks, and the announcement of next year's\nDebConf26, there were several update sessions shared by internal projects\nand teams.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the hosted discussion sessions were presented by our technical\ncore teams with the usual and useful \"Meet the Technical Committee\", the\n\"What's New in the Linux Kernel\" session, and a set of BoFs about Debian\npackaging policy and Debian infrastructure. Thus, more than a quarter of the\ndiscussions dealt with this theme, including talks about our tools and\nDebian's archive processes. Internationalization and Localization have been\nthe subject of several talks. The Python, Perl, Ruby, Go, and Rust programming\nlanguage teams also shared updates on their work and efforts. Several talks\nhave covered Debian Blends and Debian-derived distributions and other talks\naddressed the issue of Debian and AI.<\/p>\n<p>More than 17 BoFs and talks about community, diversity, and local outreach\nhighlighted the work of various teams involved in not just the technical but\nalso the social aspect of our community; four women who have made\ncontributions to Debian through their artwork in recent years presented\ntheir work.<\/p>\n<p>The one-day session \"DebConf 2025 Academic Track!\", organized in collaboration\nwith the IRISA laboratory was the first session welcoming fellow academics\nat DebConf, bringing together around ten presentations.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a>\nwas updated each day with planned and ad hoc activities introduced by\nattendees over the course of the conference. Several traditional activities\ntook place: a job fair, a poetry performance, the traditional\nCheese and Wine party (this year with cider as well), the Group Photos, and the\nDay Trips.<\/p>\n<p>For those who were not able to attend, most of the talks and sessions were\nbroadcasted live and recorded; currently the videos are made available\nthrough this\n<a href=\"https:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/2025\/DebConf25\/\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Almost all of the sessions facilitated remote participation via IRC and Matrix\nmessaging apps or online collaborative text documents which allowed remote\nattendees to \"be in the room\" to ask questions or share comments with the\nspeaker or assembled audience.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf25 saw over 441 T-shirts, 3 day trips, and up to 315 meals planned per\nday.<\/p>\n<p>All of these events, activities, conversations, and streams coupled with our\nlove, interest, and participation in Debian and F\/OSS certainly made this\nconference an overall success both here in Brest, France and online\naround the world.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25 website<\/a>\nwill remain active for archival purposes and will continue to offer\nlinks to the presentations and videos of talks and events.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/26\">DebConf26<\/a> will be held\nin Santa Fe, Argentina, likely in July. As tradition follows before\nthe next DebConf the local organizers in Argentina will start the\nconference activities with DebCamp with a particular focus on\nindividual and team work towards improving the distribution.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all\nparticipants. See the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/about\/coc\/\">web page about the Code of Conduct on the DebConf25 website<\/a>\nfor more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf25, particularly our Platinum Sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/\"><strong>AMD<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.fr\/\"><strong>EDF<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><strong>Proxmox<\/strong><\/a>, and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.viridiengroup.com\"><strong>Viridien<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We also wish to thank our Video and Infrastructure teams, the DebConf25\nand DebConf committees, our host nation of France, and each and every\nperson who helped contribute to this event and to Debian overall.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all for your work in helping Debian continue to be \"The Universal\nOperating System\".<\/p>\n<p>See you next year!<\/p>\n<h3>About Debian<\/h3>\n<p>The Debian Project was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock to be a truly free\ncommunity project. Since then the project has grown to be one of the\nlargest and most influential Open Source projects. Thousands of\nvolunteers from all over the world work together to create and maintain\nDebian software. Available in 70 languages, and supporting a huge range\nof computer types, Debian calls itself the <em>universal operating system<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>About DebConf<\/h3>\n<p>DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to a\nfull schedule of technical, social and policy talks, DebConf provides an\nopportunity for developers, contributors and other interested people to\nmeet in person and work together more closely. It has taken place\nannually since 2000 in locations as varied as Scotland, Bosnia and Herzegovina,\nIndia, Korea. More information about DebConf is available from\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About AMD<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/\"><strong>AMD<\/strong><\/a> ROCm platform includes programming models,\ntools, compilers, libraries, and runtimes for AI and HPC solution development\non AMD GPUs. Debian is an officially supported platform for AMD ROCm and a\ngrowing number of components are now included directly in the Debian\ndistribution. For more than 55 years AMD has driven innovation in\nhigh-performance computing, graphics and visualization technologies. AMD is\ndeeply committed to supporting and contributing to open-source projects,\nfoundations, and open-standards organizations, taking pride in fostering\ninnovation and collaboration within the open-source community.<\/p>\n<h3>About EDF<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.fr\/\"><strong>EDF<\/strong><\/a> is a leading global utility company focused on\nlow-carbon power generation. The group uses advanced engineering and scientific\ncomputing tools to drive innovation and efficiency in its operations,\nespecially in nuclear power plant design  and safety assessment. Since 2003,\nthe EDF Group has been using Debian as its main scientific computing\nenvironment. Debian's focus on stability and reproducibility ensures that\nEDF's calculations and simulations produce consistent and accurate results.<\/p>\n<h3>About Infomaniak<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a> is Switzerland's leading developer\nof Web technologies. With operations all over Europe and based exclusively in\nSwitzerland, the company designs and manages its own data centers powered by\n100% renewable energy, and develops all its solutions locally, without\noutsourcing. With millions of users and the trust of public and private\norganizations across Europe - such as RTBF, the United Nations, central banks,\nover 3,000 radio and TV stations, as well as numerous cities and security\nbodies - Infomaniak stands for sovereign, sustainable and independent digital\ntechnology. The company offers a complete suite of collaborative tools, cloud\nhosting, streaming, marketing and events solutions, while being owned by its\nemployees and self-financed exclusively by its customers.<\/p>\n<h3>About Proxmox<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><strong>Proxmox<\/strong><\/a> develops powerful, yet easy-to-use Open\nSource server software. The product portfolio from Proxmox, including server\nvirtualization, backup, and email security, helps companies of any size,\nsector, or industry to simplify their IT infrastructures. The Proxmox solutions\nare built on Debian, we are happy that they give back to the community by\nsponsoring DebConf25.<\/p>\n<h3>About Viridien<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viridiengroup.com\"><strong>Viridien<\/strong><\/a> is an advanced technology,\ndigital and Earth data company that pushes the boundaries of science for a more\nprosperous and sustainable future. Viridien has been using Debian-based systems\nto power most of its HPC infrastructure and its cloud platform since 2009 and\ncurrently employs two active Debian Project Members.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n<p>For further information, please visit the DebConf25 web page at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/<\/a> or send\nmail to <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf26"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"DebConf25 starts today in Brest on Monday, July 14, 2025","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/07\/debconf25-starts-today.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-07-14T00:50:00+02:00","updated":"2025-07-14T00:50:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-07-14:\/2025\/07\/debconf25-starts-today.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25<\/a>, the 25th annual\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debconf.org\/\">Debian Developer Conference<\/a>, is taking place in\nBrest, France from 14 to 19 July 2025.\nDebian contributors from all over the world have come together at the Campus of\nIMT Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire, Brest, to participate and work in a\nconference exclusively ran by volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>As the conference begins on July 14, the French National Day, Debian can make\nFrance's motto its own: \"Libert\u00e9, \u00e9galit\u00e9, fraternit\u00e9\", Freedom for Free\nand Open Source Software, Equity for the equal right (and duties) of everyone\nto use, modify and share Free Software, Fraternity which perfectly covers what\nour code of conduct defines.<\/p>\n<p>Today the main conference starts with around 500 expected attendants and over\n140 scheduled activities, including 45-minute and 20-minute talks, Bird of a\nFeather (\"<abbr>BoF<\/abbr>\") team meetings, workshops, a job fair, as well as\na variety of other events.\nThe full <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a> is updated each\nday, including activities planned ad-hoc by attendees over the course of the\nconference.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to engage remotely, you can follow the <strong>video streams<\/strong>\navailable from the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25 website<\/a> for the\nevents happening in the three talk rooms: <em>M\u00e9ridienne<\/em>, <em>Grand amphi<\/em> and\n<em>Petit amphi<\/em> accessible from the DebConf25 homepage.\nOr you can join the conversations happening inside the talk rooms via the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oftc.net\/\">OFTC IRC network<\/a> in the\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debconf-meridienne\">#debconf-meridienne<\/a>,\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debconf-grandamphi\">#debconf-grandamphi<\/a>,\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debconf-petitamphi\">#debconf-petitamphi<\/a>, and\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debconf-bof\">#debconf-bof<\/a> channels.\nPlease also join us in the <a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debconf\">#debconf<\/a> channel for\ncommon discussions related to DebConf.<\/p>\n<p>You can also follow the live coverage of news about DebConf25 provided by our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\/\">micronews service<\/a> or the @debian profile on\nyour favorite social network.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcoming environment for all participants.\nPlease see our <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/about\/coc\/\">Code of Conduct page<\/a>\nfor more information on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous sponsors to support DebConf25,\nparticularly our Platinum Sponsors: <strong>Infomaniak<\/strong>, <strong>Proxmox<\/strong>, <strong>Viridien<\/strong>,\n<strong>EDF<\/strong>, and <strong>AMD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf25 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf25-sponsors-banner.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}}]},{"title":"Debconf25 welcomes its sponsors","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/07\/debconf25-welcomes-sponsors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-07-12T23:45:00+02:00","updated":"2025-07-12T23:45:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-07-12:\/2025\/07\/debconf25-welcomes-sponsors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf25 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/juliana-dc25-logo1-vertical.png\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25<\/a>, the 26th edition of the Debian\nconference is taking place in Brest Campus of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imt-atlantique.fr\/\"><strong>IMT Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire<\/strong><\/a>,\nFrance. We appreciate the organizers for their hard work, and hope this event\nwill be highly beneficial for those who attend in person as well as online.<\/p>\n<p>This event would not be possible without the help from our generous sponsors.\nWe would like to warmly welcome the sponsors of DebConf 25, and introduce them to\nyou.<\/p>\n<p>We have five Platinum sponsors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Our first Platinum sponsor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>.\n  Infomaniak is Switzerland\u2019s leading developer of Web technologies. With\n  operations all over Europe and based exclusively in Switzerland, the company\n  designs and manages its own data centers powered by 100% renewable energy,\n  and develops all its solutions locally, without outsourcing. With millions of\n  users and the trust of public and private organizations across Europe - such\n  as RTBF, the United Nations, central banks, over 3,000 radio and TV stations,\n  as well as numerous cities and security bodies - Infomaniak stands for\n  sovereign, sustainable and independent digital technology. The company offers\n  a complete suite of collaborative tools, cloud hosting, streaming, marketing\n  and events solutions, while being owned by its employees and self-financed\n  exclusively by its customers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><strong>Proxmox<\/strong><\/a> is the second Platinum sponsor.\n  Proxmox develops powerful, yet easy-to-use Open Source server software. The\n  product portfolio from Proxmox, including server virtualization, backup,\n  and email security, helps companies of any size, sector, or industry to\n  simplify their IT infrastructures. The Proxmox solutions are built on Debian,\n  we are happy that they give back to the community by sponsoring DebConf25.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viridiengroup.com\"><strong>Viridien<\/strong><\/a> is our third Platinum sponsor.\n  Viridien is an advanced technology, digital and Earth data company that\n  pushes the boundaries of science for a more prosperous and sustainable future.\n  Viridien has been using Debian-based systems to power most of its HPC\n  infrastructure and its cloud platform since 2009 and currently employs two\n  active Debian Project Members.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.fr\/\"><strong>EDF<\/strong><\/a> is our fourth Platinum sponsor.\n  EDF is a leading global utility company focused on low-carbon power\n  generation. The group uses advanced engineering and scientific computing\n  tools to drive innovation and efficiency in its operations, especially in\n  nuclear power plant design  and safety assessment.\n  Since 2003, the EDF Group has been using Debian as its main scientific\n  computing environment. Debian's focus on stability and reproducibility\n  ensures that EDF's calculations and simulations produce consistent and\n  accurate results.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/\"><strong>AMD<\/strong><\/a> is our fifth Platinum sponsor.\n  The AMD ROCm platform includes programming models, tools, compilers,\n  libraries, and runtimes for AI and HPC solution development on AMD GPUs.\n  Debian is an officially supported platform for AMD ROCm and a growing\n  number of components are now included directly in the Debian distribution.\n  For more than 55 years AMD has driven innovation in high-performance\n  computing, graphics and visualization technologies.\n  AMD is deeply committed to supporting and contributing to open-source\n  projects, foundations, and open-standards organizations, taking pride in\n  fostering innovation and collaboration within the open-source community.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Gold sponsors are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canonical.com\/\"><strong>Ubuntu<\/strong><\/a>,\n  the Operating System delivered by Canonical.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freexian.com\/\"><strong>Freexian<\/strong><\/a>,\n  a services company specialized in Free Software and in particular Debian\n  GNU\/Linux, covering consulting, custom developments, support and training.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>,\n  a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of connected\n  products including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as well as\n  AR\/VR devices, smart home\/office and data center solutions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collabora.com\/\"><strong>Collabora<\/strong><\/a>, a global consultancy delivering\n  Open Source software solutions to the commercial world.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vyos.io\/\"><strong>Vyos Networks<\/strong><\/a> provides a free routing platform that\n  competes directly with other commercially available solutions and VyOS is an\n  open source network operating system based on Debian.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Silver sponsors are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>, one of the largest technology companies in\n  the world, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products\n  such as online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software,\n  and hardware.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arm.com\/\"><strong>Arm<\/strong><\/a>: leading technology provider of processor\n  IP, Arm powered solutions have been supporting innovation for\n  more than 30 years and are deployed in over 280 billion chips to date.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/\"><strong>Bern University of Applied Sciences<\/strong><\/a> with around\n  7,925  students enrolled, located in the Swiss capital.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opensource.siemens.com\/\"><strong>Siemens<\/strong><\/a> is a technology company\n  focused on industry, infrastructure and transport.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linagora.com\/\"><strong>Linagora<\/strong><\/a> develops ethical Free and Open Source\n  Software, supports Open Source products that helps humans and boosts digital\n  progress. They promote Free Software in France.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexip.com\/\"><strong>Pexip<\/strong><\/a> brings the ease of commercial video\n  platforms to secure and sovereign environments without compromising control\n  or performance.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sipgate.de\/\"><strong>Sipgate<\/strong><\/a> offers cloud telephony that automates\n  routine tasks, recognizes customer needs, and enables deep CRM\n  integrations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/evolix.com\/\"><strong>evolix<\/strong><\/a> is a french company specialized in Hosting\n  and Managed Services Provider (MSP) working only with Open Source softwares.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cip-project.org\/\"><strong>Civil Infrastructure Platform<\/strong><\/a>,\n  a collaborative project hosted by the Linux Foundation, establishing an open\n  source \u201cbase layer\u201d of industrial grade software.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credativ.de\/\"><strong>credativ<\/strong><\/a>: a consulting and services company\n  offering comprehensive services and technical support for the implementation\n  and operation of Open Source Software in business applications.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windriver.com\/\"><strong>Wind River<\/strong><\/a> is a leader in delivering the\n  highest levels of secure, safe, and reliable solutions for mission-critical\n  intelligent systems.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/novacustom.com\/\"><strong>NovaCustom<\/strong><\/a> is a company that lets you\n  configure your own laptop with various hardware and software options,\n  focusing on privacy and security.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/\"><strong>Microsoft<\/strong><\/a> who enables\n  digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent\n  edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the\n  planet to achieve more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckay-brothers.com\/\"><strong>McKay Brothers<\/strong><\/a> is the acknowledged\n  leader in providing extreme low latency microwave private bandwidth for firms\n  trading in financial markets.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matanel.org\/\"><strong>Matanel Foundation<\/strong><\/a>, whose first concern is to\n  preserve the cohesion of a society and a nation plagued by divisions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/developer\/opensource\"><strong>Qualcomm<\/strong><\/a> Technologies\n  one of the world's leading companies in field of mobile technology, sponsors\n  and contributes to Open Source developer communities that drive collaboration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bronze sponsors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loongson.cn\/\"><strong>Loongson<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/altusmetrum.org\/\"><strong>Altus Metrum<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worteks.com\/\"><strong>Worteks<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoirfairelinux.com\/\"><strong>Savoir-faire Linux<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/os-sci.com\/\"><strong>OS-Sci<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/frame.work\/\"><strong>Framework<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And finally, our Supporter level sponsors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isg.ee.ethz.ch\/\"><strong>ISG<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/labsticc.fr\/\"><strong>Lab STICC<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logilab.fr\/\"><strong>Logilab<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univention.com\/\"><strong>Univention<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ins2i.cnrs.fr\/\"><strong>CNRS Sciences Informatiques<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/code.gouv.fr\/\"><strong>P\u00f4le open source et communs num\u00e9riques<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.socinfo.fr\/\"><strong>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Informatique de France<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyu.fr\/\"><strong>CYUniversit\u00e9<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bearstech.com\/\"><strong>BEARSTECH<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A special thanks to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imt-atlantique.fr\/\"><strong>IMT Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire<\/strong><\/a>,\nour Venue Partner and our Network Partner <a href=\"https:\/\/resel.fr\/\"><strong>ResEl<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all our sponsors for their support!\nTheir contributions enable a diverse global community of Debian developers and\nmaintainers to collaborate, support one another, and share knowledge at\nDebConf25.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/07\/bits-from-the-dpl-june.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-07-06T00:00:00+02:00","updated":"2025-07-06T00:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-07-06:\/2025\/07\/bits-from-the-dpl-june.html","content":"<p>Dear Debian community,<\/p>\n<p>This is bits from the DPL for June.<\/p>\n<h2>The Challenge of Mentoring Newcomers<\/h2>\n<p>In June there was an extended discussion about the ongoing challenges\naround mentoring newcomers in Debian. As many of you know, this is a\ntopic I\u2019ve cared about deeply--long before becoming DPL. In my view, the\nissue isn\u2019t just a matter of lacking tools or needing to \u201ctry harder\u201d to\nattract contributors. Anyone who followed the discussion will likely\nagree that it\u2019s more complex than that.<\/p>\n<p>I sometimes wonder whether Debian\u2019s success contributes to the problem.\nFrom the outside, things may appear to \u201cjust work\u201d, which can lead to\nthe impression: \u201cDebian is doing fine without me--they clearly have\neverything under control.\u201d But that overlooks how much volunteer effort\nit takes to keep the project running smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>We should make it clearer that help is always needed--not only in\npackaging, but also in writing technical documentation, designing web\npages, reaching out to upstreams about license issues, finding sponsors,\nor organising events. (Speaking from experience, I would have\nappreciated help in patiently explaining Free Software benefits to\nupstream authors.) Sometimes we think too narrowly about what newcomers\ncan do, and also about which tasks could be offloaded from overcommitted\ncontributors.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, one of the most valuable things a newcomer can contribute is\nbetter documentation. Those of us who\u2019ve been around for years may be\ntoo used to how things work--or make assumptions about what others\nalready know. A person who just joined the project is often in the best\nposition to document what\u2019s confusing, what\u2019s missing, and what they\nwish they had known sooner.<\/p>\n<p>In that sense, the recent\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2025\/06\/msg00055.html\">\"random new contributor\u2019s experience\"<\/a>\nposts might be a useful starting point for further reflection.  I think\nwe can learn a lot from positive user stories, like <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2025\/06\/msg00105.html\">this recent\nexperience of a newcomer<\/a>\nadopting the courier package. I'm absolutely convinced that those who just\nfound their way into Debian have valuable perspectives--and that we stand to\nlearn the most from listening to them.<\/p>\n<p>We should also take seriously what Russ Allbery noted in the discussion:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2025\/06\/msg00073.html\">\"This says bad things about the project's sustainability and I think\neveryone knows that.\"<\/a>\nVolunteers move on--that\u2019s normal and expected. But it makes it all the\nmore important that we put effort into keeping Debian's contributor base at\nleast stable, if not growing.<\/p>\n<h2>Project-wide LLM budget for helping people<\/h2>\n<p>Lucas Nussbaum has volunteered to handle the paperwork and submit a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2025\/06\/msg00060.html\">request on Debian\u2019s behalf to LLM providers<\/a>,\naiming to secure project-wide access for Debian Developers. If successful,\nevery DD will be free to use this access--or not--according to their own\npreferences.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards\n    Andreas.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"funding"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"mentoring"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"contributors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"LLM"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"AI"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"API"}}]},{"title":"AMD Platinum Sponsor of DebConf25","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/06\/amd-platinum-debconf25.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-06-26T23:37:00+02:00","updated":"2025-06-26T23:37:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Lange"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-06-26:\/2025\/06\/amd-platinum-debconf25.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/\"><img alt=\"amd-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/amd.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/\">AMD<\/a><\/strong>\nhas committed to sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum Sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The AMD ROCm platform includes programming models, tools, compilers,\nlibraries, and runtimes for AI and HPC solution development on AMD GPUs.\nDebian is an officially supported platform for AMD ROCm and a growing\nnumber of components are now included directly in the Debian distribution.<\/p>\n<p>For more than 55 years AMD has driven innovation in high-performance\ncomputing, graphics and visualization technologies.\nAMD is deeply committed to supporting and contributing to open-source\nprojects, foundations, and open-standards organizations, taking pride in\nfostering innovation and collaboration within the open-source community.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor, AMD is contributing to the\nannual Debian Developers\u2019 Conference, directly supporting the progress\nof Debian and Free Software.\nAMD contributes to strengthening the worldwide community that\ncollaborates on Debian projects year-round.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much, AMD, for your support of DebConf25!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25<\/a> will take place <strong>from 14 to 20\nJuly 2025 in Brest, France,<\/strong> and will be preceded by DebCamp, from 7 to 13\nJuly 2025.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf25 is accepting sponsors! Interested companies and organizations may\ncontact the DebConf team through\n<a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and visit the DebConf25\nwebsite at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/sponsors \/become-a-sponsor\/<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"AMD"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes the 2025 GSOC contributors\/students","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/05\/welcome-gsoc2025-contributors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-05-28T12:04:00+02:00","updated":"2025-05-28T12:04:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Abhijith PA"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-05-28:\/2025\/05\/welcome-gsoc2025-contributors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"GSoC logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gsoc.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>We are very excited to announce that Debian has selected nine contributors to\nwork under mentorship on a variety of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2025\/Projects\">projects<\/a> with us during the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/summerofcode.withgoogle.com\/\">Google Summer of Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of the projects and students, along with details of the tasks to\nbe performed.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2025\/ApprovedProjects\/DebianMedQA\">Quality assurance and continuous integration for biological and medical applications inside Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intern: Harish Chavre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Continuous integration tests for Debian Med\napplications lacking a test, Quality Assurance review and bug fixing if issues\nmight be uncovered.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2025\/ApprovedProjects\/DeviceTweaksManagement\">Device-specific Tweaks Management<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intern: Mohammed ElDegwi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Analysis and discussion of the current\nstate of device tweaks management in Debian and Mobian. Proposal for a\nunified, run-time approach. Packaging of this service and tweaks\ndata\/configuration for at least one device.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2025\/ApprovedProjects\/EnhancingPackagesWithROCm\">Enhancing Debian packages with ROCm GPU acceleration<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interns: Spaarsh, utk4r-sh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: New Debian packages with GPU\nsupport. Enhanced GPU support within existing Debian packages.\nMore autopackagetests running on the Debian ROCm CI.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2025\/ApprovedProjects\/MakeDebianForRaspberryBuildAgain\">Make Debian for Raspberry Pi Build Again<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interns: Kurva Prashanth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Refreshing the set of daily-built\nimages. Having the set of daily-built images become automatic\nagain&mdash;that is, go back to the promise of having it daily-built.\nWrite an Ansible playbook\/Chef recipe\/Puppet whatsitsname to define a\nvirtual serve and have it build daily. Do the (very basic!) hardware\ntesting on several Raspberry computers. Do note, naturally, this will\nrequire having access to the relevant hardware.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2025\/ApprovedProjects\/PackageLLMInferenceLibraries\">Package LLM Inference Libraries<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intern: k1000dai<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Eventually I hope we can make vLLM into\nDebian archive, based on which we can deliver something for LLM\ninference out-of-the-box. If the amount of work eventually turns to be\nbeyond my expectation, I'm still happy to see how far we can go\ntowards this goal. If the amount of work required for vLLM is less\nthan I expected, we can also look at something else like SGLang,\nanother open source LLM inference library.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2025\/ApprovedProjects\/RsyncAutopkgtests\">Autopkgtests for the rsync package<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intern: puer robustus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Autopkgtests for the rsync package.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2025\/ApprovedProjects\/SalsaCI\">Enhancing Salsa CI in Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interns: Aayush (@44yu5h), aquilamacedo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: <a href=\"https:\/\/optimizedbyotto.com\/post\/debian-salsa-ci-gsoc-2025\/\">More features, robustness, speed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Congratulations and welcome to all the contributors!<\/p>\n<p>The Google Summer of Code program is possible in Debian thanks to the efforts of\nDebian Developers and Debian Contributors that dedicate part of their free time\nto mentor contributors and outreach tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the contributors' weekly reports\non the <a href=\"http:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\" title=\"debian-outreach AT lists.debian.org\">debian-outreach mailing-list<\/a>, chat with us on our\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debian-outreach\" title=\"#debian-outreach on irc.debian.org\">IRC channel<\/a> or reach out to the individual projects' team\nmailing lists.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"Debian Day 2025 - call for celebration","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/05\/debianday2025-call-for-celebration.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-05-28T09:30:00+02:00","updated":"2025-05-28T09:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-05-28:\/2025\/05\/debianday2025-call-for-celebration.html","content":"<p>Each year on August the 16th, we celebrate the Debian Project Anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Several communities around the world join us in celebrating \"Debian Day\" with\nlocal events, parties, or gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>So, how about celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the Debian Project in 2025 in\nyour city? As the 16th of August falls on a Saturday this year, we believe it\nis great timing to gather people around your event.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you and your local community to organize a Debian Day by hosting an\nevent with talks, workshops, a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/BSP\">bug squashing party<\/a>, or\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Keysigning\">OpenPGP keysigning<\/a> gathering, etc.<\/p>\n<p>You could also hold a meeting with others in the Debian community in a smaller\nsocial setting like a bar\/pizzeria\/cafeteria\/restaurant to celebrate. In other\nwords, any type of celebrating is valid!<\/p>\n<p>Remember to add your city to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2025\">Debian Day wiki page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/LocalGroups\">list of Debian Local Groups<\/a>\naround the world. If your city is listed, talk to them to organize DebianDay\ntogether.<\/p>\n<p>To inspire you and your local community, see some photos from\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/09\/debian-30-celebrations.html\">2023<\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipN8xhukO9W5kiwO-mzowkD5_hwViGpsuRB7qR5CLZs-7N5_tcDn0_QHLg4_nN1s-g?key=R3hVbWkzcUYzQ2VNX3FYeXlocFk5aTJnTmNyZEd3\">2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let's use hashtags #DebianDay #DebianDay2025 on social media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\"><img alt=\"debianday-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/blog\/imagens\/logo-debianday.png\"><\/a><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"events"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2025)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/05\/new-developers-2025-05.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-05-24T20:00:00+02:00","updated":"2025-05-24T20:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-05-24:\/2025\/05\/new-developers-2025-05.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moritz Schlarb (moschlar)<\/li>\n<li>S\u00e9rgio de Almeida Cipriano J\u00fanior (cipriano)<\/li>\n<li>Mario Anthony Limonciello (superm1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributor was added as Debian Maintainer in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Martin-\u00c9ric Racine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"EDF Platinum Sponsor of DebConf25","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/05\/edf-platinum-debconf25.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-05-21T02:50:00+02:00","updated":"2025-05-21T02:50:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-05-21:\/2025\/05\/edf-platinum-debconf25.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.fr\/\"><img alt=\"edf-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/edf.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.fr\/\">EDF<\/a><\/strong> has committed to\nsponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25<\/a> as a <strong>Platinum Sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.fr\/\">EDF<\/a><\/strong> is a leading global utility company focused on\nlow-carbon power generation. The group uses advanced engineering and scientific\ncomputing tools to drive innovation and efficiency in its operations,\nespecially in nuclear power plant design and safety assessment.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2003, the EDF Group has been using Debian as its main scientific\ncomputing environment. Debian's focus on stability and reproducibility ensures\nthat EDF's calculations and simulations produce consistent and accurate\nresults.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor, EDF is contributing to the annual\nDebian Developers' Conference, directly supporting the progress of Debian and\nFree Software. EDF contributes to strengthening the worldwide community that\ncollaborates on Debian projects year-round.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much, EDF, for your support of DebConf25!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25<\/a> will take place\n<strong>from 14th to July 19th 2025 in Brest, France,<\/strong> and will be preceded by\nDebCamp, from 7th to 13th July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf25 is accepting sponsors! Interested companies and organizations may\ncontact the DebConf team through <a href=\"sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>,\nand visit the DebConf25 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"edf"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/05\/bits-from-the-dpl-may-25.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-05-12T00:00:00+02:00","updated":"2025-05-12T00:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-05-12:\/2025\/05\/bits-from-the-dpl-may-25.html","content":"<p>Dear Debian community,<\/p>\n<p>This is bits from the DPL for April.<\/p>\n<h2>End of 10<\/h2>\n<p>I am sure I was speaking in the interest of the whole project when\njoining the <a href=\"https:\/\/endof10.org\/\">\"End of 10\"<\/a> campaign.  Here is what I wrote to the\ninitiators:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hi Joseph and all drivers of the \"End of 10\" campaign,\nOn behalf of the entire Debian project, I would like to say that we\nproudly join your great campaign.  We stand with you in promoting Free\nSoftware, defending users' freedoms, and protecting our planet by\navoiding unnecessary hardware waste.\nThank you for leading this important initiative.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Andreas Tille\nDebian Project Leader<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I have some goals I would like to share with you for my second term.<\/p>\n<h2>Ftpmaster delegation<\/h2>\n<p>This splits up into tasks that can be done before and after Trixie release.<\/p>\n<p>Before Trixie:<\/p>\n<h2>&#8291;1. Reducing Barriers to DFSG Compliance Checks<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2002\/03\/msg00019.html\">Back in 2002<\/a>, Debian established a way to distribute cryptographic\nsoftware in the main archive, whereas such software had previously been\nrestricted to the non-US archive. One result of this arrangement which\ninfluences our workflow is that all packages uploaded to the NEW queue\nmust remain on the server that <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/debconf-team\/public\/data\/dc24\/-\/blob\/main\/etherpad\/txt\/154-meet-the-ftpteam.txt#L165-175\">hosts it<\/a>. This requirement means that\nmembers of the ftpmaster team must log in to that specific machine,\nwhere they are limited to a restricted set of tools for reviewing\nuploaded code.<\/p>\n<p>This setup may act as a barrier to participation--particularly for\ncontributors who might otherwise assist with reviewing packages for DFSG\ncompliance. I believe it is time to reassess this limitation and work\ntoward removing such hurdles.<\/p>\n<p>In October last year, we had some initial contact with SPI's legal\ncounsel, who noted that US regulations around cryptography have been\nrelaxed somewhat in recent years (as of 2021). This suggests it may now\nbe possible to revisit and potentially revise the conditions under which\nwe manage cryptographic software in the NEW queue.<\/p>\n<p>I plan to investigate this further. If you have expertise in software or\nexport control law and are interested in helping with this topic, please\nget in touch with me.<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate goal is to make it easier for more people to contribute to\nensuring that code in the NEW queue complies with the DFSG.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8291;2. Discussing Alternatives<\/h2>\n<p>My chances to reach out to other distributions remained limited.\nHowever, regarding the processing of new software, I learned that\nOpenSUSE uses a Git-based workflow that requires five \"LGTM\" approvals\nfrom a group of trusted developers. As far as I know, Fedora follows a\nsimilar approach.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by this, a recent community initiative--the Gateway to NEW\nproject--enables peer review of new packages for DFSG compliance before\nthey enter the NEW queue. This effort allows anyone to contribute by\nreviewing packages and flagging potential issues in advance <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2025\/04\/msg00067.html\">via<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/newgateway-team\">Git<\/a>.\nI particularly appreciate that the DFSG review is coupled with CI,\nallowing for both license and technical evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>While this process currently results in some duplication of work--since\nfinal reviews are still performed by the ftpmaster team--it offers a\nvaluable opportunity to catch issues early and improve the overall\nquality of uploads. If the community sees long-term value in this\napproach, it could serve as a basis for evolving our workflows.\nIntegrating it more closely into DAK could streamline the process, and\nwe've recently seen that <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/ftp-team\/dak\/-\/merge_requests\/286\">merge requests<\/a> reflecting community suggestions\ncan be accepted promptly.<\/p>\n<p>For now, I would like to gather opinions about how such initiatives\ncould best complement the current NEW processing, and whether greater\nconsensus on trusted peer review could help reduce the burden on the\nteam doing DFSG compliance checks. Submitting packages for review and\nautomated testing before uploading can improve quality and encourage\nbroader participation in safeguarding Debian's Free Software principles.<\/p>\n<p>My explicit thanks go out to the Gateway to NEW team for their valuable\nand forward-looking contribution to Debian.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8291;3. Documenting Critical Workflows<\/h2>\n<p>Past ftpmaster trainees have told me that understanding the full set of\nftpmaster workflows can be quite difficult. While there is some useful\ndocumentation \u2212 thanks in particular to Sean Whitton for his work on\ndocumenting <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/ftp-team\/manpages\/-\/blob\/master\/doc\/ftp-new.7.man?ref_type=heads\">NEW processing rules<\/a> \u2013 many other important tasks carried\nout by the ftpmaster team remain undocumented or only partially so.<\/p>\n<p>Comprehensive and accessible documentation would greatly benefit current\nand future team members, especially those onboarding or assisting in\nspecific workflows. It would also help ensure continuity and\ntransparency in how critical parts of the archive are managed.<\/p>\n<p>If such documentation already exists and I have simply overlooked it, I\nwould be happy to be corrected. Otherwise, I believe this is an area\nwhere we need to improve significantly. Volunteers with a talent for\nwriting technical documentation are warmly invited to contact me--I'd be\nhappy to help establish connections with ftpmaster team members who are\nwilling to share their knowledge so that it can be written down and\npreserved.<\/p>\n<p>Once Trixie is released (hopefully before DebConf):<\/p>\n<h2>&#8291;4. Split of the Ftpmaster Team into DFSG and Archive Teams<\/h2>\n<p>As discussed during the <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/debconf-team\/public\/data\/dc24\/-\/blob\/main\/etherpad\/txt\/154-meet-the-ftpteam.txt#L67-74\">\"Meet the ftpteam\" BoF<\/a> at DebConf24, I would\nlike to propose a structural refinement of the current Ftpmaster team\nby introducing two different delegated teams:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>DFSG Team<\/li>\n<li>Archive Team (responsible for DAK maintenance and process tooling,\n   including releases)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(Alternative name suggestions are, of course, welcome.) The primary task\nof the DFSG team would be the processing of the NEW queue and ensuring\nthat packages comply with the DFSG.  The Archive team would focus on\nmaintaining DAK and handling the technical aspects of archive\nmanagement.<\/p>\n<p>I am aware that, in the recent past, the ftpmaster team has decided not\nto actively seek new members. While I respect the autonomy of each team,\nthe resulting lack of a recruitment pipeline has led to some friction\nand concern within the wider community, including myself. As Debian\nProject Leader, it is my responsibility to ensure the long-term\nsustainability and resilience of our project, which includes fostering\nan environment where new contributors can join and existing teams remain\neffective and well-supported. Therefore, even if the current team does\nnot prioritize recruitment, I will actively seek and encourage new\ncontributors for both teams, with the aim of supporting openness and\ncollaboration.<\/p>\n<p>This proposal is not intended as criticism of the current team's\ndedication or achievements--on the contrary, I am grateful for the hard\nwork and commitment shown, often under challenging circumstances. My\nintention is to help address the structural issues that have made\nonboarding and specialization difficult and to ensure that both teams\nare well-supported for the future.<\/p>\n<p>I also believe that both teams should regularly inform the Debian\ncommunity about the policies and procedures they apply. I welcome any\nsuggestions for a more detailed description of the tasks involved, as\nwell as feedback on how best to implement this change in a way that\nsupports collaboration and transparency.<\/p>\n<p>My intention with this proposal is to foster a more open and effective\nworking environment, and I am committed to working with all involved to\nensure that any changes are made collaboratively and with respect for\nthe important work already being done.<\/p>\n<p>I'm aware that the ideas outlined above touch on core parts of how\nDebian operates and involve responsibilities across multiple teams.\nThese are not small changes, and implementing them will require\nthoughtful discussion and collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>To move this forward, I've registered a dedicated BoF for DebConf. To\nmake the most of that opportunity, I'm looking for volunteers who feel\ncommitted to improving our workflows and processes. With your help, we\ncan prepare concrete and sensible proposals in advance--so the limited\ntime of the BoF can be used effectively for decision-making and\nconsensus-building.<\/p>\n<p>In short: I need your help to bring these changes to life. From my\nexperience in my last term, I know that when it truly matters, the\nDebian community comes together--and I trust that spirit will guide us\nagain.<\/p>\n<p>Please also note: we had a <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2020\/03\/msg00003.html\">\"Call for volunteers\"<\/a> five years ago, and\nmuch of what was written there still holds true today. I've been told\nthat the response back then was overwhelming--but that training such a\nlarge number of volunteers didn't scale well. This time, I hope we can\nfind a more sustainable approach: training a few dedicated people first,\nand then enabling them to pass on their knowledge. This will also be a\ntopic at the DebCamp sprint.<\/p>\n<h2>Dealing with Dormant Packages<\/h2>\n<p>Debian was founded on the principle that each piece of software should\nbe maintained by someone with expertise in it--typically a single,\nresponsible maintainer. This model formed the historical foundation of\nDebian's packaging system and helped establish high standards of quality\nand accountability. However, as the project has grown and the number of\npackages has expanded, this model no longer scales well in all areas.\nTeam maintenance has since emerged as a practical complement, allowing\nmultiple contributors to share responsibility and reduce\nbottlenecks--depending on each team's internal policy.<\/p>\n<p>While working on the <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/qa\/tiny_qa_tools\/-\/wikis\/Tiny-QA-tasks#bug-of-the-day\">Bug of the Day initiative<\/a>, I observed a\nsignificant number of packages that have not been updated in a long\ntime. In the case of team-maintained packages, addressing this is often\nstraightforward: team uploads can be made, or the team can be asked\nwhether the package should be removed. We've also identified many\npackages that would fit well under the umbrella of active teams, such as\nlanguage teams like Debian Perl and Debian Python, or blends like Debian\nGames and Debian Multimedia. Often, no one has taken action--not because\nof disagreement, but simply due to inattention or a lack of initiative.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, we've found several packages that probably should be\nremoved entirely. In those cases, we've filed bugs with pre-removal\nwarnings, which can later be escalated to removal requests.<\/p>\n<p>When a package is still formally maintained by an individual, but shows\nsigns of neglect (e.g., no uploads for years, unfixed RC bugs, failing\nautopkgtests), we currently have three main tools:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/doc\/manuals\/developers-reference\/beyond-pkging.en.html#dealing-with-inactive-and-or-unreachable-maintainers\">MIA process<\/a>, which handles inactive or unreachable\n   maintainers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/doc\/manuals\/developers-reference\/pkgs.html#package-salvaging\">Package Salvaging<\/a>, which allows contributors to take over\n   maintenance if conditions are met.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/doc\/manuals\/developers-reference\/pkgs.en.html#non-maintainer-uploads-nmus\">Non-Maintainer Uploads<\/a> (NMUs), which are limited to specific,\n   well-defined fixes (which do not include things like migration\n   to Salsa).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These mechanisms are important and valuable, but they don't always allow\nus to react swiftly or comprehensively enough. Our tools for identifying\npackages that are effectively unmaintained are relatively weak, and the\nthresholds for taking action are often high.<\/p>\n<p>The Package Salvage team is currently trialing a process we've\nprovisionally called \"Intend to NMU\" (ITN). The name is admittedly\nquestionable--some have suggested alternatives like \"Intent to\nOrphan\"--and discussion about this is ongoing on <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2025\/05\/msg00082.html\">debian-devel<\/a>. The\nmechanism is intended for situations where packages appear inactive but\naren't yet formally orphaned, introducing a clear 21-day notice period\nbefore NMUs, similar in spirit to the existing ITS process.  The\ndiscussion has sparked suggestions for expanding <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2025\/05\/msg00144.html\">NMU rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While it is crucial not to undermine the autonomy of maintainers who\nremain actively involved, we also must not allow a strict interpretation\nof this autonomy to block needed improvements to obviously neglected\npackages.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear: I do not propose to change the rights of maintainers who\nare clearly active and invested in their packages. That model has served\nus well. However, we must also be honest that, in some cases,\nmaintainers stop contributing--quietly and without transition plans. In\nthose situations, we need more agile and scalable procedures to uphold\nDebian's high standards.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, I've registered a BoF session for DebConf25 to discuss\npotential improvements in how we handle dormant packages. These\ndiscussions will be prepared during a sprint at DebCamp, where I hope to\nwork with others on concrete ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Among the topics I want to revisit is my proposal from last November on\ndebian-devel, titled <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/12\/msg00101.html\">\"Barriers between packages and other people\"<\/a>.\nWhile the thread prompted substantial discussion, it understandably\ndidn't lead to consensus. I intend to ensure the various viewpoints are\nfairly summarised--ideally by someone with a more neutral stance than\nmyself--and, if possible, work toward a formal proposal during the\nDebCamp sprint to present at the DebConf BoF.<\/p>\n<p>My hope is that we can agree on mechanisms that allow us to act more\neffectively in situations where formerly very active volunteers have,\nfor whatever reason, moved on. That way, we can protect both Debian's\nquality and its collaborative spirit.<\/p>\n<h2>Building Sustainable Funding for Debian<\/h2>\n<p>Debian incurs ongoing expenses to support its\ninfrastructure--particularly hardware maintenance and upgrades--as well as\nto fund in-person meetings like sprints and mini-DebConfs. These\ninvestments are essential to our continued success: they enable\nproductive collaboration and ensure the robustness of the operating\nsystem we provide to users and derivative distributions around the\nworld.<\/p>\n<p>While DebConf benefits from generous sponsorship, and we regularly\nreceive donated hardware, there is still considerable room to grow our\nfinancial base--especially to support less visible but equally critical\nactivities. One key goal is to establish a more constant and predictable\nstream of income, helping Debian plan ahead and respond more flexibly to\nemerging needs.<\/p>\n<p>This presents an excellent opportunity for contributors who may not be\ninvolved in packaging or technical development. Many of us in Debian are\nengineers first--and fundraising is not something we've been trained to\ndo. But just like technical work, building sustainable funding requires\nexpertise and long-term engagement.<\/p>\n<p>If you're someone who's passionate about Free Software and has\nexperience with fundraising, donor outreach, sponsorship acquisition, or\nnonprofit development strategy, we would deeply value your help.\nSupporting Debian doesn't have to mean writing code. Helping us build a\nsteady and reliable financial foundation is just as important--and could\nmake a lasting impact.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards\n    Andreas.<\/p>\n<p>PS: In April I also planted my 5000th tree and while this is off-topic here\n    I'm proud to share <a href=\"https:\/\/fam-tille.de\/baeume_pflanzen\/index.html#statistik\">this information<\/a> with my fellow Debian friends.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"ftpmaster"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"funding"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Leader election 2025 is over, Andreas Tille re-elected!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/04\/results-dpl-election-2025.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-04-25T12:05:00+02:00","updated":"2025-04-25T12:05:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-04-25:\/2025\/04\/results-dpl-election-2025.html","content":"<p>The voting period and tally of votes for the Debian Project Leader election\nhas just concluded and the winner is Andreas Tille, who has been elected for\nthe second time. Congratulations!<\/p>\n<p>Out of a total of 1,030 developers, 362 voted. As usual in Debian, the voting\nmethod used was the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet method<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the result is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2025\/vote_001\">Debian Project Leader\nElections 2025 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Andreas Tille, Gianfranco Costamagna, Julian Andres Klode, and\nSruthi Chandran for their campaigns, and to our Developers for voting.<\/p>\n<p>The new term for the project leader started on April 21st and will expire on\nApril 20th 2026.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/04\/bits-from-the-dpl-april-25.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-04-12T00:00:00+02:00","updated":"2025-04-12T00:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-04-12:\/2025\/04\/bits-from-the-dpl-april-25.html","content":"<p>Dear Debian community,<\/p>\n<p>this is bits from DPL for March (sorry for the delay, I was waiting\nfor some additional input).<\/p>\n<h2>Conferences<\/h2>\n<p>In March, I attended two conferences, each with a distinct motivation.<\/p>\n<p>I joined FOSSASIA to address the imbalance in geographical developer\nrepresentation.  Encouraging more developers from Asia to contribute to\nFree Software is an important goal for me, and FOSSASIA provided a\nvaluable opportunity to work towards this.<\/p>\n<p>I also attended Chemnitzer Linux-Tage, a conference I have been part of\nfor over 20 years. To me, it remains a key gathering for the German Free\nSoftware community \u2013a place where contributors meet, collaborate, and\nexchange ideas.<\/p>\n<p>I have a remark about submitting an event proposal to both FOSDEM <em>and<\/em>\nFOSSASIA:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Cross distribution experience exchange<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>As Debian Project Leader, I have often reflected on how other Free\nSoftware distributions address challenges we all face. I am interested\nin discussing how we can learn from each other to improve our work and\nbetter serve our users.  Recognizing my limited understanding of other\ndistributions, I aim to bridge this gap through open knowledge exchange.\nMy hope is to foster a constructive dialogue that benefits the\nbroader Free Software ecosystem.  Representatives of other distributions\nare encouraged to participate in this BoF\u00a0\u2013whether as contributors or\nofficial co-speakers. My intention is not to drive the discussion from a\nDebian-centric perspective but to ensure that all distributions have an\nequal voice in the conversation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This event proposal was part of my commitment from my 2024 DPL platform,\nspecifically under the section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2024\/platforms\/tille\">\"Reaching Out to Learn\"<\/a>. Had it been\naccepted, I would have also attended FOSDEM. However, both FOSDEM and\nFOSSASIA rejected the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>In hindsight, reaching out to other distribution contributors beforehand\nmight have improved its chances. I may take this approach in the future\nif a similar opportunity arises. That said, rejecting an\ninterdistribution discussion without any feedback is, in my view, a\nmissed opportunity for collaboration.<\/p>\n<h2>FOSSASIA Summit<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventyay.com\/e\/4c0e0c27\/schedule\">14th FOSSASIA Summit<\/a> took place in Bangkok. As a leading\nopen-source technology conference in Asia, it brings together\ndevelopers, startups, and tech enthusiasts to collaborate on projects in\nAI, cloud computing, IoT, and more.<\/p>\n<p>With a strong focus on open innovation, the event features hands-on\nworkshops, keynote speeches, and community-driven discussions,\nemphasizing open-source software, hardware, and digital freedom. It\nfosters a diverse, inclusive environment and highlights Asia's growing\nrole in the global FOSS ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>I presented a talk on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventyay.com\/e\/4c0e0c27\/session\/9658\">Debian as a Global Project<\/a> and led a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventyay.com\/e\/4c0e0c27\/session\/9668\">packaging workshop<\/a>. Additionally, to further support attendees\ninterested in packaging, I hosted an extra self-organized workshop at a\nhacker caf\u00e9, initiated by participants eager to deepen their skills.<\/p>\n<p>There was another Debian related talk given by Ananthu titled\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventyay.com\/e\/4c0e0c27\/session\/9636\">\"The Herculean Task of OS Maintenance - The Debian Way!\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To further my goal of increasing diversity within Debian \u2013particularly\nby encouraging more non-male contributors\u2013 I actively engaged with\nattendees, seeking opportunities to involve new people in the project.\nWhether through discussions, mentoring, or hands-on sessions, I aimed to\nmake Debian more approachable for those who might not yet see themselves\nas contributors. I was fortunate to have the support of Debian\nenthusiasts from India and China, who ran the Debian booth and helped\ncreate a welcoming environment for these conversations. Strengthening\ndiversity in Free Software is a collective effort, and I hope these\ninteractions will inspire more people to get involved.<\/p>\n<h2>Chemnitzer Linuxtage<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/chemnitzer.linux-tage.de\/2025\/de\/programm\">Chemnitzer Linux-Tage<\/a> (CLT) is one of Germany's largest and\nlongest-running community-driven Linux and open-source conferences, held\nannually in Chemnitz since 2000. It has been my favorite conference in\nGermany, and I have tried to attend every year.<\/p>\n<p>Focusing on Free Software, Linux, and digital sovereignty, CLT offers a\nmix of expert talks, workshops, and exhibitions, attracting hobbyists,\nprofessionals, and businesses alike. With a strong grassroots ethos, it\nemphasizes hands-on learning, privacy, and open-source advocacy while\nfostering a welcoming environment for both newcomers and experienced\nLinux users.<\/p>\n<p>Despite my appreciation for the diverse and high-quality talks at CLT,\nmy main focus was on connecting with people who share the goal of\nattracting more newcomers to Debian. Engaging with both longtime\ncontributors and potential new participants remains one of the most\nvaluable aspects of the event for me.<\/p>\n<p>I was fortunate to be joined by Debian enthusiasts staffing the Debian\nbooth, where I found myself among both experienced booth volunteers \u2013who\nhave attended many previous CLT events\u2013 and young newcomers. This was\nparticularly reassuring, as I certainly can't answer every detailed\nquestion at the booth. I greatly appreciate the knowledgeable people who\nrepresent Debian at this event and help make it more accessible to\nvisitors.<\/p>\n<p>As a small point of comparison \u2013while FOSSASIA and CLT are fundamentally\ndifferent events\u2013 the gender ratio stood out. FOSSASIA had a noticeably\nhigher proportion of women compared to Chemnitz. This contrast\nhighlighted the ongoing need to foster more diversity within Free\nSoftware communities in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>At CLT, I gave a talk titled <a href=\"https:\/\/chemnitzer.linux-tage.de\/2025\/de\/programm\/beitrag\/136\">\"Tausend Freiwillige, ein Ziel\"<\/a> (Thousand\nVolunteers, One Goal), which was <a href=\"https:\/\/mirror.netcologne.de\/CCC\/\/events\/clt\/2025\/h264-hd\/clt25-27-deu-Tausend_Freiwillige_ein_Ziel_hd.mp4\">video recorded<\/a>. It took\nplace in the grand auditorium and attracted a mix of long-term\ncontributors and newcomers, making for an engaging and rewarding\nexperience.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards\n    Andreas.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"conferences"}}]},{"title":"DebConf25 Registration and Call for Proposals are open","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/04\/debconf25-registration-opens.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-04-11T12:00:00+02:00","updated":"2025-04-11T12:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Anupa Ann Joseph, Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-04-11:\/2025\/04\/debconf25-registration-opens.html","content":"<p>The 26th edition of the Debian annual conference will be held in Brest,\nFrance, from July 14th to July 20th, 2025. The main conference will be\npreceded by DebCamp, from July 7th to July 13th. We invite everyone\ninterested to register for the event to attend DebConf25 in person. You can\nalso submit a talk or event proposal if you're interested in presenting your\nwork in Debian at DebConf25.<\/p>\n<p>Registration can be done by creating an account on the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25\nwebsite<\/a> and clicking on \"Register\" in the\nprofile section.<\/p>\n<p>As always, basic registration is free of charge. If you are attending\nthe conference in a professional capacity or as a representative of your\ncompany, we kindly ask that you consider registering in one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/about\/registration\/\">paid\ncategories<\/a>. This helps\ncover the costs of organizing the event while also supporting subsidizing\nother community members attendance. The last day to register with guaranteed\nswag is 9th June.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage eligible individuals to apply for a diversity\nbursary. Travel, food, and accommodation bursaries are\navailable. More details can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/about\/bursaries\/\">bursary information\npage<\/a>. The last day to apply\nfor a bursary is April 14th. Applicants should receive feedback on their\nbursary application by April 25th.<\/p>\n<p>The call for proposals for talks, discussions and other activities is also\nopen. To submit a proposal, you need to create an account on the website and\nclick the \"Submit Talk Proposal\" button in  the profile section. The last day\nto submit and have your proposal considered for the main conference schedule,\nwith video coverage guaranteed, is May 25th.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf25 is also looking for sponsors; if you are interested or think\nyou know of others who would be willing to help, please get in touch with\nsponsors@debconf.org.<\/p>\n<p>All important dates can be found on the link\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/schedule\/important-dates\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See you in Brest!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}}]},{"title":"Viridien Platinum Sponsor of DebConf25","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/03\/viridien-platinum-debconf25.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-03-27T11:50:00+01:00","updated":"2025-03-27T11:50:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-03-27:\/2025\/03\/viridien-platinum-debconf25.html","content":"<!-- Due to external\/permission reasons, I'll request this announcement be only published in English. Thanks! -->\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viridiengroup.com\/\"><img alt=\"viridien-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/viridien.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viridiengroup.com\/\">Viridien<\/a><\/strong>\nhas committed to sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum Sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viridiengroup.com\">Viridien<\/a> is an advanced technology, digital\nand Earth data company that pushes the boundaries of science for a more\nprosperous and sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p>Viridien has been using Debian-based systems to power most of its HPC\ninfrastructure and its cloud platform since 2009 and currently employs two\nactive Debian Project Members.<\/p>\n<p>As a Platinum Sponsor, Viridien is contributing to the Debian annual\nDevelopers' conference, directly supporting the progress of Debian and Free\nSoftware. Viridien contributes to strengthen the community that collaborates\non the Debian project from all around the world throughout all of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much, Viridien, for your support of DebConf25!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25<\/a> will take place <strong>from 14 to 20\nJuly 2025 in Brest, France,<\/strong> and will be preceded by DebCamp, from 7 to 13\nJuly 2025.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf25 is accepting sponsors! Interested companies and organizations may\ncontact the DebConf team through\n<a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and visit the DebConf25\nwebsite at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/sponsors \/become-a-sponsor\/<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"viridien"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2025)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/03\/new-developers-2025-02.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-03-24T16:00:00+01:00","updated":"2025-03-24T16:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-03-24:\/2025\/03\/new-developers-2025-02.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bo Yu (vimer)<\/li>\n<li>Maytham Alsudany (maytham)<\/li>\n<li>Rebecca Natalie Palmer (mpalmer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NoisyCoil<\/li>\n<li>Arif Ali<\/li>\n<li>Julien Plissonneau Duqu\u00e8ne<\/li>\n<li>Maarten Van Geijn<\/li>\n<li>Ben Collins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian Med Sprint in Berlin","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/03\/debian-med-sprint-2025.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-03-16T00:00:00+01:00","updated":"2025-03-16T00:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Pierre Gruet, Jean-Pierre Giraud, Joost van Baal-Ili\u0107"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-03-16:\/2025\/03\/debian-med-sprint-2025.html","content":"<p>Debian Med sprint in Berlin on 15 and 16 February<\/p>\n<p>The Debian Med team works on software packages that are associated with\nmedicine, pre-clinical research, and life sciences, and makes them available\nfor the Debian distribution.  Seven Debian developers and contributors to the\nteam gathered for their annual Sprint, in Berlin, Germany on 15 and 16 February\n2025.  The purpose of the meeting was to tackle bugs in Debian-Med packages,\nenhance the quality of the team's packages, and coordinate the efforts of team\nmembers overall.<\/p>\n<p>This sprint allowed participants to fix dozens of bugs, including\nrelease-critical ones. New upstream versions were uploaded, and the\nparticipants took some time to modernize some packages. Additionally, they\ndiscussed the long-term goals of the team, prepared a forthcoming invited talk\nfor a conference, and enjoyed working together.<\/p>\n<p>More details on the event and individual agendas\/reports can be found at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Sprints\/2025\/DebianMed\">https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Sprints\/2025\/DebianMed<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"events"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"team"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sprint"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/03\/bits-from-the-dpl-march.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-03-04T00:00:00+01:00","updated":"2025-03-04T00:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-03-04:\/2025\/03\/bits-from-the-dpl-march.html","content":"<p>Dear Debian community,<\/p>\n<p>this is bits from DPL for February.<\/p>\n<h2>Ftpmaster team is seeking for new team members<\/h2>\n<p>In December, Scott Kitterman announced his retirement from the project.\nI personally regret this, as I vividly remember his invaluable support\nduring the Debian Med sprint at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He\neven took time off to ensure new packages cleared the queue in under 24\nhours. I want to take this opportunity to personally thank Scott for his\ncontributions during that sprint and for all his work in Debian.<\/p>\n<p>With one fewer FTP assistant, I am concerned about the increased\nworkload on the remaining team. I encourage anyone in the Debian\ncommunity who is interested to consider reaching out to the FTP masters\nabout joining their team.<\/p>\n<p>If you're wondering about the role of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ftp-master.debian.org\/\">FTP masters<\/a>, I'd like to share\na fellow developer's perspective:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\"My read on the FTP masters is:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>In truth, they are the heart of the project.<\/li>\n<li>They know it.<\/li>\n<li>They do a fantastic job.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I fully agree and see it as part of my role as DPL to ensure this\nremains true for Debian's future.<\/p>\n<p>If you're looking for a way to support Debian in a critical role where\nmany developers will deeply appreciate your work, consider reaching out\nto the team. It's a great opportunity for any Debian Developer to\ncontribute to a key part of the project.<\/p>\n<h2>Project Status: Six Months of Bug of the Day<\/h2>\n<p>In my Bits from the DPL talk at <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/talks\/20-bits-from-the-dpl\/\">DebConf24<\/a>, I announced the Tiny Tasks\neffort, which I intended to start with a <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/qa\/tiny_qa_tools\/-\/wikis\/Tiny-QA-tasks#bug-of-the-day\">Bug of the Day<\/a> project.\nAnother idea was an Autopkgtest of the Day, but this has been postponed\ndue to limited time resources-I cannot run both projects in parallel.<\/p>\n<p>The original goal was to provide small, time-bound examples for\nnewcomers. To put it bluntly: in terms of attracting new contributors,\nit has been a failure so far. My offer to explain individual bug-fixing\ncommits in detail, if needed, received no response, and despite my\nefforts to encourage questions, none were asked.<\/p>\n<p>However, the project has several positive aspects: experienced\ndevelopers actively exchange ideas, collaborate on fixing bugs, assess\nwhether packages are worth fixing or should be removed, and work\ntogether to find technical solutions for non-trivial problems.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the project has been engaging and rewarding every day, bringing\nnew discoveries and challenges-not just technical, but also social.\nFortunately, in the vast majority of cases, I receive positive responses\nand appreciation from maintainers. Even in the few instances where help\nwas declined, it was encouraging to see that in two cases, maintainers\nused the ping as motivation to work on their packages themselves. This\nreflects the dedication and high standards of maintainers, whose work is\nessential to the project's success.<\/p>\n<p>I once used the metaphor that this project is like wandering through a\ndark basement with a lone flashlight-exploring aimlessly and discovering\na wide variety of things that have accumulated over the years.  Among\nthem are true marvels with popcon &gt;10,000, ingenious tools, and\ndelightful games that I only recently learned about. There are also some\npackages whose time may have come to an end-but each of them reflects\nthe dedication and effort of those who maintained them, and that\ndeserves the utmost respect.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving aside the challenge of attracting newcomers, what have we\nachieved since August 1st last year?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed more than one package per day, typically addressing multiple bugs.<\/li>\n<li>Added and corrected numerous Homepage fields and watch files.<\/li>\n<li>The most frequently patched issue was \"Fails To Cross-Build From Source\"\n  (all including patches).<\/li>\n<li>Migrated several packages from cdbs\/debhelper to dh.<\/li>\n<li>Rewrote many d\/copyright files to DEP5 format and thoroughly reviewed them.<\/li>\n<li>Integrated all affected packages into Salsa and enabled Salsa CI.<\/li>\n<li>Approximately half of the packages were moved to appropriate teams,\n  while the rest are maintained within the Debian or Salvage teams.<\/li>\n<li>Regularly performed team uploads, ITS, NMUs, or QA uploads.<\/li>\n<li>Filed several RoQA bugs to propose package removals where appropriate.<\/li>\n<li>Reported multiple maintainers to the MIA team when necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With some goodwill, you can see a slight impact on the trends.debian.net\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trends.debian.net\/\">graphs<\/a> (thank you Lucas for the graphs), but I would never claim that\nthis project alone is responsible for the progress. What I have also\nobserved is the steady stream of daily uploads to the <a href=\"https:\/\/ftp-master.debian.org\/deferred.html\">delayed queue<\/a>,\ndemonstrating the continuous efforts of many contributors. This ongoing\nwork often remains unseen by most-including myself, if not for my\nregular check-ins on this list. I would like to extend my sincere thanks\nto everyone pushing fixes there, contributing to the overall quality and\nprogress of Debian's QA efforts.<\/p>\n<p>If you examine the graphs for \"Version Control System\" and \"VCS Hosting\"\nwith the goodwill mentioned above, you might notice a positive trend\nsince mid-last year. The \"Package Smells\" category has also seen\nreductions in several areas: \"no git\", \"no DEP5 copyright\", \"compat &lt;9\",\nand \"not salsa\". I'd also like to acknowledge the NMUers who have been\nworking hard to address the \"format != 3.0\" issue.  Thanks to all their\nefforts, this specific issue never surfaced in the Bug of the Day\neffort, but their contributions deserve recognition here.<\/p>\n<p>The experience I gathered in this project taught me a lot and inspired\nme to some followup we should discuss at a Sprint at DebCamp this year.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, if any newcomer finds this information interesting, I'd be\nhappy to slow down and patiently explain individual steps as needed. All\nit takes is asking questions on the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.element.io\/#\/room\/#debian-tiny-tasks:matrix.org\">Matrix channel<\/a> to turn this into\na \"teaching by example\" session.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, for newcomers who are interested, I used quite a few\nabbreviations-all of which are explained in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Glossary\">Debian Glossary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Sneak Peek at Upcoming Conferences<\/h2>\n<p>I will join two conferences in March-feel free to talk to me if you spot\nme there.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>FOSSASIA Summit 2025 (March 13-15, Bangkok, Thailand)\n   Schedule: <a href=\"https:\/\/eventyay.com\/e\/4c0e0c27\/schedule\">https:\/\/eventyay.com\/e\/4c0e0c27\/schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Chemnitzer Linux-Tage (March 22-23, Chemnitz, Germany)\n   Schedule: <a href=\"https:\/\/chemnitzer.linux-tage.de\/2025\/de\/programm\/vortraege\">https:\/\/chemnitzer.linux-tage.de\/2025\/de\/programm\/vortraege<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Both events will have a Debian booth-come say hi!<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards\n    Andreas.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"ftpmaster"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Tiny tasks"}}]},{"title":"DebConf25 Logo Contest Results","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/02\/debconf25-logo-contest-results.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-02-13T10:00:00+01:00","updated":"2025-02-13T10:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood, Santiago Ruano Rinc\u00f3n, Jean\u2013Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-02-13:\/2025\/02\/debconf25-logo-contest-results.html","content":"<p>Last November, the DebConf25 Team\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debconf-announce\/2024\/11\/msg00000.html\">asked<\/a>\nthe community to help design the logo for the 25th\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\">Debian Developers' Conference<\/a> and the results\nare in! The logo contest received\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/25\/Artwork\/LogoProposals\">23 submissions<\/a>\nand we thank all the 295 people who took the time to participate in the\nsurvey. There were several amazing proposals, so choosing was not easy.<\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debconf-announce\/2024\/12\/msg00000.html\">announce<\/a>\nthat the winner of the logo survey is '<em>Tower with red Debian Swirl originating\nfrom blue water<\/em>' (option L), by Juliana Camargo and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"[DebConf25 Logo Contest Winner]\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/juliana-dc25-logo1-vertical.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Juliana also shared with us a bit of her motivation, creative process and\ninspiration when designing her logo:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The idea for this logo came from the city's landscape, the place where the\nmedieval tower looks over the river that meets the sea, almost like\nguarding it. The Debian red swirl comes out of the blue water splash as a\ncontinuous stroke, and they are also the French flag colours. I tried to\ncombine elements from the city when I was sketching in the notebook,\nwhich is an important step for me as I feel that ideas flow much more\neasily, but the swirl + water with the tower was the most refreshing\ncombination, so I jumped to the computer to design it properly. The water\nbit was the most difficult element, and I used the Debian swirl as a base\nfor it, so both would look consistent. The city name font is a modern\ncalligraphy style and the overall composition is not symmetric but balanced\nwith the different elements. I am glad that the Debian community felt\nrepresented with this logo idea!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Congratulations, Juliana, and thank you very much for your contribution to\nDebian!<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf25 Team would like to take this opportunity to remind you that\nDebConf, the annual international Debian Developers Conference, needs your\nhelp. If you want to help with the DebConf 25 organization, don't hesitate to\nreach out to us via the <a href=\"ircs:\/\/irc.oftc.net:6697\/debconf-team\">#debconf-team<\/a>\nchannel on <a href=\"https:\/\/oftc.net\/\">OFTC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, we are always looking for sponsors. DebConf is run on a\nnon-profit basis, and all financial contributions allow us to bring together\na large number of contributors from all over the globe to\nwork collectively on Debian. Detailed information about the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">sponsorship opportunities<\/a>\nis available on the DebConf 25 website.<\/p>\n<p>See you in Brest!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"logos"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"artwork"}}]},{"title":"Proxmox Platinum Sponsor of DebConf25","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/02\/proxmox-platinum-debconf25.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-02-06T11:50:00+01:00","updated":"2025-02-06T11:50:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-02-06:\/2025\/02\/proxmox-platinum-debconf25.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><img alt=\"proxmox-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/proxmox.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\">Proxmox<\/a><\/strong> has\ncommitted to sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum Sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Proxmox develops powerful, yet easy-to-use Open Source server software. The\nproduct portfolio from Proxmox, including server virtualization, backup, and\nemail security, helps companies of any size, sector, or industry to simplify\ntheir IT infrastructures. The Proxmox solutions are based on the great Debian\nplatform, and we are happy that we can give back to the community by sponsoring\nDebConf25.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor, Proxmox is contributing to the Debian\nannual Developers' conference, directly supporting the progress of Debian and\nFree Software. Proxmox contributes to strengthen the community that\ncollaborates on Debian projects from all around the world throughout all of\nthe year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much, Proxmox, for your support of DebConf25!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25<\/a> will take place <strong>from 14 to 20\nJuly 2025 in Brest, France,<\/strong> and will be preceded by DebCamp, from 7 to 13\nJuly 2025.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf25 is accepting sponsors! Interested companies and organizations may\ncontact the DebConf team through\n<a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and visit the DebConf25\nwebsite at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/sponsors \/become-a-sponsor\/<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"proxmox"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/02\/bits-from-the-dpl-february.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-02-03T00:00:00+01:00","updated":"2025-02-03T00:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-02-03:\/2025\/02\/bits-from-the-dpl-february.html","content":"<p>Dear Debian community,<\/p>\n<p>this is bits from DPL for January.<\/p>\n<h2>Sovereign Tech Agency<\/h2>\n<p>I was recently pointed to Technologies and Projects supported by the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sovereign.tech\/tech\">Sovereign Tech Agency<\/a> which is financed by the German Federal\nMinistry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. It is a subsidiary of\nthe Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation, SPRIND GmbH.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth sending applications there for distinct projects as that is\ntheir preferred method of funding. Distinguished developers can also\napply for a fellowship position that pays up to 40hrs \/ week (32hrs when\nfreelancing) for a year. This is esp. open to maintainers of larger\nnumbers of packages in Debian (or any other Linux distribution).<\/p>\n<p>There might be a chance that some of the Debian-related projects\nsubmitted to the Google Summer of Code that did not get funded could be\nretried with those foundations.  As per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sovereign.tech\/faq#does-the-sovereign-tech-agency-invest-or-support-projects-outside-of-germany-or-the-european-union\">FAQ of the project<\/a>:\n\"The Sovereign Tech Agency focuses on securing and strengthening open\nand foundational digital technologies. These communities working on\nthese are distributed all around the world, so we work with people,\ncompanies, and FOSS communities everywhere.\"<\/p>\n<p>Similar funding organizations include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opentech.fund\/\">Open Technology Fund<\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/floss.fund\/\">FLOSS\/fund<\/a>. If you have a Debian-related project that fits these\nfunding programs, they might be interesting options. This list is by no\nmeans exhaustive\u2014just some hints I\u2019ve received and wanted to share. More\nsuggestions for such opportunities are welcome.<\/p>\n<h2>Year of code reviews<\/h2>\n<p>On the debian-devel mailing list, there was a long thread titled\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2025\/01\/msg00267.html\">\"Let's make 2025 a year when code reviews became common in Debian\"<\/a>.\nIt initially suggested something along the lines of:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2025\/01\/msg00457.html\">\"Let's review MRs in Salsa.\"<\/a>  The discussion quickly expanded to\ninclude patches that have\nbeen sitting in the BTS for years, which deserve at least the same\nattention. One idea I'd like to emphasize is that associating BTS bugs\nwith MRs could be very convenient. It\u2019s not only helpful for\ndocumentation but also the easiest way to apply patches.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d like to emphasize that no matter what workflow we use\u2014BTS, MRs, or a\nmix\u2014it is crucial to uphold Debian\u2019s reputation for high quality.\nHowever, this reputation is at risk as more and more old issues\naccumulate. While Debian is known for its technical excellence,\nlong-standing bugs and orphaned packages remain a challenge. If we don\u2019t\naddress these, we risk weakening the high standards that Debian is\nvalued for. Revisiting old issues and ensuring that unmaintained\npackages receive attention is especially important as we prepare for the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2025\/01\/msg00004.html\">Trixie release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Debian Publicity Team will no longer post on X\/Twitter<\/h2>\n<p>The Press Team has my full support in its decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\/2025\/1738154246.html\">stop posting on X<\/a>.\nAs per the <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2023\/11\/msg00006.html\">Publicity delegation<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The team is in charge of deciding the most suitable publication\n  venue or venues for announcements and when they are published.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>the team once decided to join Twitter, but circumstances have since\nchanged. The current Press delegates have the institutional authority to\nleave X, just as their predecessors had the authority to join. I\nappreciate that the team carefully considered the matter, reinforced by\nthe arguments developed on the debian-publicity list, and communicated\nits reasoning openly.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards,<\/p>\n<p>Andreas.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"funding"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code revue"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"X\/Twitter"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2024)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/01\/new-developers-2024-12.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-01-28T20:00:00+01:00","updated":"2025-01-28T20:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-01-28:\/2025\/01\/new-developers-2024-12.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ananthu C V (weepingclown)<\/li>\n<li>Andrea Pappacoda (tachi)<\/li>\n<li>Athos Coimbra Ribeiro (athos)<\/li>\n<li>Gioele Barabucci (gioele)<\/li>\n<li>Jongmin Kim (jmkim)<\/li>\n<li>Shengqi Chen (harry)<\/li>\n<li>Frans Spiesschaert (frans)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tianyu Chen<\/li>\n<li>Emmanuel FARHI<\/li>\n<li>\u043d\u0430\u0431<\/li>\n<li>Nicolas Schodet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Infomaniak Platinum Sponsor of DebConf25","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/01\/infomaniak-platinum-debconf25.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-01-25T11:22:00+01:00","updated":"2025-01-25T11:22:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-01-25:\/2025\/01\/infomaniak-platinum-debconf25.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/\"><img alt=\"infomaniaklogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/infomaniak.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\">Infomaniak<\/a><\/strong> has committed to sponsor\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25<\/a> as a <strong>Platinum Sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Infomaniak is Switzerland\u2019s leading developer of Web technologies. With\noperations all over Europe and based exclusively in Switzerland, the company\ndesigns and manages its own data centers powered by 100% renewable energy,\nand develops all its solutions locally, without outsourcing. With millions of\nusers and the trust of public and private organizations across Europe - such\nas RTBF, the United Nations, central banks, over 3,000 radio and TV stations,\nas well as numerous cities and security bodies - Infomaniak stands for\nsovereign, sustainable and independent digital technology. The company offers\na complete suite of collaborative tools, cloud hosting, streaming, marketing\nand events solutions, while being owned by its employees and self-financed\nexclusively by its customers.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor, Infomaniak is contributing to\nthe Debian annual Developers' conference, directly supporting the\nprogress of Debian and Free Software. Infomaniak contributes to\nstrengthen the community that collaborates on Debian projects from all\naround the world throughout all of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much, Infomaniak, for your support of DebConf25!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/\">DebConf25<\/a> will take place from\n<strong>14th to July 20th 2025 in Brest, France,<\/strong> and will be preceded by DebCamp,\nfrom 7th to 13th July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf25 is accepting sponsors! Interested companies and organizations should\ncontact the DebConf team through\n<a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, or visit the DebConf25\nwebsite at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">https:\/\/debconf25.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"infomaniak"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2025\/01\/bits-from-the-dpl-january.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2025-01-04T00:00:00+01:00","updated":"2025-01-04T00:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2025-01-04:\/2025\/01\/bits-from-the-dpl-january.html","content":"<p>Dear Debian community,<\/p>\n<p>this is bits from DPL for December.<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year 2025! Wishing everyone health, productivity, and a\nsuccessful Debian release later in this year.<\/p>\n<h1>Strict ownership of packages<\/h1>\n<p>I'm glad my last bits sparked discussions about barriers between\npackages and contributors, summarized temporarily in some post on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/12\/msg00480.html\">debian-devel list<\/a>. As one participant aptly put it, we need a way\nto visibly say, <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/12\/msg00502.html\">\"I'll do the job until someone else steps up\"<\/a>.\nBased on my experience with the Bug of the Day initiative, simplifying\nthe process for engaging with packages would significantly help.<\/p>\n<p>Currently we have<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/doc\/manuals\/developers-reference\/pkgs.html#nmu\">NMU<\/a> The Developers Reference outlines several preconditions\n    for NMUs, explicitly stating, \"Fixing cosmetic issues or changing\n    the packaging style in NMUs is discouraged.\" This makes NMUs\n    unsuitable for addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.debian.net\/packages-with-smells-sorted-by-maintainer.txt\">package smells<\/a>. However, I've seen\n    NMUs used for tasks like switching to source format 3.0 or bumping\n    the debhelper compat level. While it's technically possible to file\n    a bug and then address it in an NMU, the process inherently limits\n    the NMUer's flexibility to reduce package smells.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/doc\/manuals\/developers-reference\/pkgs.en.html#package-salvaging\">Package Salvaging<\/a> This is another approach for working on\n    someone else's packages, aligning with the process we often follow\n    in the Bug of the Day initiative. The criteria for <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/tille\/tiny_qa_tools\/-\/wikis\/Tiny-QA-tasks#bug-of-the-day\">selecting packages<\/a>\n    typically indicate that the maintainer either lacks time to address\n    open bugs, has lost interest, or is generally MIA.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Both options have drawbacks, so I'd welcome continued discussion on\ncriteria for lowering the barriers to moving packages to Salsa and\nmodernizing their packaging. These steps could enhance Debian overall\nand are generally welcomed by active maintainers. The discussion also\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/12\/msg00479.html\">highlighted<\/a> that packages on Salsa are often maintained\ncollaboratively, fostering the team-oriented atmosphere already\nestablished in several <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/12\/msg00474.html\">Debian teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Salsa<\/h1>\n<h2>Continuous Integration<\/h2>\n<p>As part of the ongoing discussion about package maintenance, I'm\nconsidering the suggestion to switch from the current opt-in model for\nSalsa CI to an <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/12\/msg00583.html\">opt-out approach<\/a>. While I fully agree that human\nverification is necessary when the <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/12\/msg00601.html\">pipeline is activated<\/a>, I\nbelieve the current option to enable CI is less visible than it should\nbe. I'd welcome a more straightforward approach to improve access to\nbetter testing for what we push to Salsa.<\/p>\n<h2>Number of packages not on Salsa<\/h2>\n<p>In my campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/2024\/03\/msg00057.html\">I stated<\/a> that I aimed to reduce the number of\npackages maintained outside Salsa to below 2,000. As of March 28, 2024,\nthe count was 2,368. As of this writing, the count stands at 1,928 [1],\nso I consider this promise fulfilled. My thanks go out to everyone who\ncontributed to this effort. Moving forward, I'd like to set a more\nambitious goal for the remainder of my term and hope we can reduce the\nnumber to below 1,800.<\/p>\n<p>[1] UDD query: SELECT DISTINCT count(*) FROM sources WHERE release = 'sid' and vcs_url not like '%salsa%' ;<\/p>\n<h1>Past and future events<\/h1>\n<h2>Talk at MRI Together<\/h2>\n<p>In early December, I gave a short <a href=\"https:\/\/people.debian.org\/\\~tille\/talks\/20241205_mri_together_24\/debian-science_mri_together_24_handout.pdf\">online talk<\/a>, primarily\nfocusing on my work with the Debian Med team. I also used my position as\nDPL to advocate for attracting more users and developers from the\nscientific research community.<\/p>\n<h2>FOSSASIA<\/h2>\n<p>I originally planned to attend FOSDEM this year. However, given the\nstrong Debian presence there and the need for better representation at\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/eventyay.com\/e\/4c0e0c27\">FOSSASIA Summit<\/a>, I decided to prioritize the latter. This\naligns with my goal of improving geographic diversity. I also look\nforward to opportunities for inter-distribution discussions.<\/p>\n<h2>Debian team sprints<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Debian Ruby Sprint<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I approved the budget for the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/Ruby\/Meeting\/Paris2025\">Debian Ruby Sprint<\/a>, scheduled for\nJanuary 2025 in Paris. If you're interested in contributing to the Ruby\nteam, whether in person or online, consider reaching out to them. I'm\nsure any helping hand would be appreciated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Debian Med sprint<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There will also be a <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Sprints\/2025\/DebianMed\">Debian Med sprint<\/a> in Berlin in mid-February.\nAs usual, you don't need to be an expert in biology or\nmedicine\u2013basic bug squashing skills are enough to contribute and enjoy\nthe friendly atmosphere the Debian Med team fosters at their sprints.\nFor those working in biology and medicine, we typically offer packaging\nsupport. Anyone interested in spending a weekend focused on impactful\nscientific work with Debian is warmly invited.<\/p>\n<p>Again all the best for 2025<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight\"><pre><span><\/span><code>Andreas.\n<\/code><\/pre><\/div>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"packages"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"salsa"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"continuous integration"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sprint"}}]},{"title":"\"Ceratopsian\" will be the default theme for Debian 13","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/12\/ceratopsian-will-be-the-default-theme-for-debian-13.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-12-04T13:30:00+01:00","updated":"2024-12-04T13:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jonathan Carter"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-12-04:\/2024\/12\/ceratopsian-will-be-the-default-theme-for-debian-13.html","content":"<p>The theme <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Ceratopsian\">\"Ceratopsian\"<\/a> by Elise Couper has been selected as the default\ntheme for Debian 13 \"trixie\". The theme is inspired by Trixie's (the fictional\ncharacter from Toy Story) frill and is also influenced by a previously used\ntheme called \"futurePrototype\" by Alex Makas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Ceratopsian\"><img alt=\"Ceratopsian wallpaper. Click to see the whole theme proposal\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/ceratopsian_wallpaper.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Ceratopsian\"><img alt=\"Ceratopsian Website banner. Click to see the whole theme proposal\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/ceratopsian_website_banner.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the Debian Desktop Team made the <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2024\/06\/msg00003.html\">call for proposing themes<\/a>, a total\nof <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDesktop\/Artwork\/Trixie\">six choices<\/a> were submitted. The desktop artwork poll was open to the\npublic, and we received 2817 responses ranking the different choices, of which\nCeratopsian has been ranked as the winner among them.<\/p>\n<p>We'd like to thank all the designers that have participated and have submitted\ntheir excellent work in the form of wallpapers and artwork for Debian 13.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Elise, and thank you very much for your contribution to\nDebian!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"trixie"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"artwork"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/12\/bits-from-the-dpl-december.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-12-03T00:00:00+01:00","updated":"2024-12-03T00:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-12-03:\/2024\/12\/bits-from-the-dpl-december.html","content":"<p>This is bits from DPL for November.<\/p>\n<h1>MiniDebConf Toulouse<\/h1>\n<p>I had the pleasure of attending the MiniDebConf in Toulouse, which\nfeatured a range of <a href=\"https:\/\/toulouse2024.mini.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">engaging talks<\/a>, complementing those from the\nrecent MiniDebConf in Cambridge. Both events were preceded by a DebCamp,\nwhich provided a valuable opportunity for focused work and\ncollaboration.<\/p>\n<h2>DebCamp<\/h2>\n<p>During these events, I participated in numerous technical discussions on\ntopics such as maintaining long-neglected packages, team-based\nmaintenance, FTP master policies, Debusine, and strategies for\nseparating maintainer script dependencies from runtime dependencies,\namong others. I was also fortunate that members of the Publicity Team\nattended the MiniDebCamp, giving us the opportunity to meet in person\nand collaborate face-to-face.<\/p>\n<p>Independent of the ongoing lengthy discussion on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/11\/msg00459.html\">Debian Devel mailing list<\/a>, I encountered the perspective that unifying\nGit workflows might be more critical than ensuring all packages are managed\nin Git. While I'm uncertain whether these two questions--adopting Git as\na universal development tool and agreeing on a common workflow for its\nuse--can be fully separated, I believe it's worth raising this topic for\nfurther consideration.<\/p>\n<h2>Attracting newcomers<\/h2>\n<p>In my own <a href=\"https:\/\/toulouse2024.mini.debconf.org\/talks\/10-bits-from-dpl\/\">talk<\/a>, I regret not leaving enough time for questions--my\napologies for this. However, I want to revisit the sole question raised,\nwhich essentially asked: Is the documentation for newcomers sufficient\nto attract new contributors? My immediate response was that this\nquestion is best directed to new contributors themselves, as they are in\nthe best position to identify gaps and suggest improvements that could\nmake the documentation more helpful.<\/p>\n<p>That said, I'm personally convinced that our challenges extend beyond\njust documentation. I don't get the impression that newcomers are lining\nup to join Debian only to be deterred by inadequate documentation. The\nissue might be more about fostering interest and engagement in the first\nplace.<\/p>\n<p>My personal impression is that we sometimes fail to convey that Debian\nis not just a product to download for free but also a technical\nchallenge that warmly invites participation. Everyone who respects our\nCode of Conduct will find that Debian is a highly diverse community,\nwhere joining the project offers not only opportunities for technical\ncontributions but also meaningful social interactions that can make the\neffort and time truly rewarding.<\/p>\n<p>In several of my previous talks (you can find them on my <a href=\"https:\/\/people.debian.org\/~tille\/talks\/\">talks page<\/a>\n\u2013just search for \"team,\" and don't be deterred if you see\n\"Debian Med\" in the title; it's simply an example), I emphasized that\nthe interaction between a mentor and a mentee often plays a far more\nsignificant role than the documentation the mentee has to read. The key\nto success has always been finding a way to spark the mentee's interest\nin a specific topic that resonates with their own passions.<\/p>\n<h2>Bug of the Day<\/h2>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/toulouse2024.mini.debconf.org\/talks\/10-bits-from-dpl\/\">my presentation<\/a>, I provided a brief overview of the Bug of the\nDay initiative, which was launched with the aim of demonstrating how to\nfix bugs as an entry point for learning about packaging. While the\ncurrent level of interest from newcomers seems limited, the initiative\nhas brought several additional benefits.<\/p>\n<p>I must admit that I'm learning quite a bit about Debian myself. I often\ncompare it to exploring a house's cellar with a flashlight \u2013you uncover\neverything from hidden marvels to things you might prefer to discard.\nI've also come across traces of incredibly diligent people who have\ninvested their spare time polishing these hidden treasures (what we call\nNMUs). The janitor, a service in Salsa that automatically updates\npackages, fits perfectly into this cellar metaphor, symbolizing the\nongoing care and maintenance that keep everything in order. I hadn't\nrealized the immense amount of silent work being done behind the\nscenes--thank you all so much for your invaluable QA efforts.<\/p>\n<h2>Reproducible builds<\/h2>\n<p>It might be unfair to single out a specific talk from Toulouse, but I'd\nlike to highlight the one on <a href=\"https:\/\/toulouse2024.mini.debconf.org\/talks\/4-reproducible-builds-rebuilding-what-is-distributed-from-ftpdebianorg\/\">reproducible builds<\/a>. Beyond its\ntechnical focus, the talk also addressed the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/2024\/20241119\">loss of Lunar<\/a>, whom\nwe mourn deeply. It served as a tribute to Lunar's contributions\nand legacy. Personally, I've encountered packages maintained by Lunar\nand bugs he had filed. I believe that taking over his packages and\naddressing the bugs he reported is a meaningful way to honor his memory\nand acknowledge the value of his work.<\/p>\n<h1>Advent calendar bug squashing<\/h1>\n<p>I\u2019d like to promote an idea originally introduced by Thorsten Alteholz,\nwho in <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-med\/2011\/11\/msg00124.html\">2011<\/a> proposed a Bug Squashing Advent Calendar for the Debian\nMed team. (For those unfamiliar with the concept of an Advent Calendar,\nyou can find an explanation on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Advent_calendar\">Wikipedia<\/a>.) While the original\nversion included a fun graphical element \u2014which we\u2019ve had to set aside\ndue to time constraints (volunteers, anyone?)\u2014 we\u2019ve kept the tradition\nalive by tackling one bug per day from December 1st to 24th each year.\nThis initiative helps clean up issues that have accumulated over the\nyear.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of whether you celebrate the concept of Advent, I warmly\nrecommend this approach as a form of continuous bug-squashing party for\nevery team. Not only does it contribute to the release readiness of your\nteam\u2019s packages, but it\u2019s also an enjoyable and bonding activity for\nteam members.<\/p>\n<p>Best wishes for a cheerful and productive December<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight\"><pre><span><\/span><code>Andreas.\n<\/code><\/pre><\/div>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"minidebconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"newcomers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"reproducible builds"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"bug squashing"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes its new Outreachy interns","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/11\/welcome-outreachy-interns-2024.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-11-29T10:00:00+01:00","updated":"2024-11-29T10:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Nilesh Patra"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-11-29:\/2024\/11\/welcome-outreachy-interns-2024.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Outreachy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/outreachy-logo-300x61.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Debian continues participating in Outreachy, and we're excited to announce that\nDebian has selected two interns for the Outreachy December 2024 - March 2025 round.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/noblet.hashnode.dev\/\">Patrick Noblet Appiah<\/a> will work on Automatic Indi-3rd-party driver update,\nmentored by Thorsten Alteholz.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Death-thekidd\">Divine Attah-Ohiemi<\/a> will work on Making the Debian main website more attractive by switching to HuGo as site generator,\nmentored by Carsten Schoenert, Subin Siby and Thomas Lange.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Congratulations and welcome Patrick Noblet Appiah and Divine Attah-Ohiemi!<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outreachy.org\/\">the official website<\/a>: <em>Outreachy provides\nthree-month internships for people from groups traditionally underrepresented\nin tech. Interns work remotely with mentors from Free and Open Source Software\n(FOSS) communities on projects ranging from programming, user experience,\ndocumentation, illustration and graphical design, to data science.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Outreachy programme is possible in Debian thanks to the efforts of Debian\ndevelopers and contributors who dedicate their free time to mentor students and\noutreach tasks, and the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/\">Software Freedom Conservancy<\/a>'s administrative\nsupport, as well as the continued support of Debian's donors, who provide\nfunding for the internships.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the work of the Outreachy\ninterns reading their blogs (they are syndicated in <a href=\"https:\/\/planet.debian.org\">Planet Debian<\/a>),\nand chat with us in the #debian-outreach IRC channel and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\">mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (September and October 2024)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/11\/new-developers-2024-10.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-11-28T18:00:00+01:00","updated":"2024-11-28T18:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-11-28:\/2024\/11\/new-developers-2024-10.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joachim Bauch (fancycode)<\/li>\n<li>Alexander Kj\u00e4ll (capitol)<\/li>\n<li>Jan Moj\u017e\u00ed\u0161 (janmojzis)<\/li>\n<li>Xiao Sheng Wen (atzlinux)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alberto Bertogli<\/li>\n<li>Alexis Murzeau<\/li>\n<li>David Heilderberg<\/li>\n<li>Xiyue Deng<\/li>\n<li>Kathara Sasikumar<\/li>\n<li>Philippe Swartvagher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"OpenStreetMap migrates to Debian 12","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/11\/openstreetmap-on-debian.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-11-27T14:01:00+01:00","updated":"2024-11-27T14:01:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood, Stefano Rivera, Justin B Rye"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-11-27:\/2024\/11\/openstreetmap-on-debian.html","content":"<p>You may have seen <a href=\"https:\/\/en.osm.town\/@osm_tech\/113050911886181861\">this toot<\/a>\nannouncing OpenStreetMap's migration to Debian on their infrastructure.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\ud83d\ude80 After 18 years on Ubuntu, we've upgraded the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.osm.town\/@openstreetmap\">@openstreetmap<\/a> servers to Debian 12\n(Bookworm). \ud83c\udf0d <a href=\"https:\/\/openstreetmap.org\/\">openstreetmap.org<\/a> is now faster\nusing Ruby 3.1. Onward to new mapping adventures! Thank you to the team for\nthe smooth transition.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.osm.town\/tags\/OpenStreetMap\">#OpenStreetMap<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.osm.town\/tags\/Debian\">#Debian<\/a> \ud83e\udd13<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>We spoke with Grant Slater, the Senior Site Reliability Engineer for the\nOpenStreetMap Foundation. Grant shares:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did you choose Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>There is a large overlap between OpenStreetMap mappers and the Debian\ncommunity. Debian also has excellent coverage of OpenStreetMap tools and\nutilities, which helped with the decision to switch to Debian.<\/p>\n<p>The Debian package maintainers do an excellent job of maintaining their\npackages - e.g.: <a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/bookworm\/osm2pgsql\">osm2pgsql<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/bookworm\/osmium-tool\">osmium-tool<\/a> etc.<\/p>\n<p>Part of our reason to move to Debian was to get closer to the maintainers of\nthe packages that we depend on. Debian maintainers appear to be heavily\ninvested in the software packages that they support and we see critical bugs\nget fixed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What drove this decision to migrate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>OpenStreetMap.org is primarily run on actual physical hardware that our team\nmanages. We attempt to squeeze as much performance from our systems as\npossible, with some services being particularly I\/O bound. We ran into some\nsevere I\/O performance issues with kernels ~6.0 to &lt; ~6.6 on systems with NVMe\nstorage. This pushed us onto newer mainline kernels, which led us toward\nDebian. On Debian 12 we could simply install the backport kernel and the\nperformance issues were solved.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>How was the transition managed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Thankfully we manage our server setup nearly completely\n<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/openstreetmap\/chef\">with code<\/a>. We also use\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kitchen.ci\/\">Test Kitchen<\/a> with\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.chef.io\/inspec\/\">inspec<\/a> to test this infrastructure code. Tests\nrun locally using Podman or Docker containers, but also run as part of our git\ncode pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>We added Debian as a test target platform and fixed up the infrastructure code\nuntil all the tests passed. The changes required were relatively small, simple\npackage name or config filename changes mostly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What was your timeline of transition?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In August 2024 we moved the www.openstreetmap.org Ruby on Rails servers\nacross to Debian. We haven't yet finished moving everything across to Debian,\nbut we will upgrade the rest when it makes sense. Some systems may wait until\nthe next hardware upgrade cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Our focus is to build a stable and reliable platform for OpenStreetMap\nmappers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>How has the transition from another Linux distribution to Debian gone?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We are still in the process of fully migrating between Linux distributions,\nbut we can share that we recently moved our frontend servers to Debian 12\n(from Ubuntu 22.04) which bumped the Ruby version from 3.0 to 3.1 which\nallowed us to also upgrade the version of Ruby on Rails that we use for\nwww.openstreetmap.org.<\/p>\n<p>We also changed our chef code for managing the network interfaces from using\nnetplan (default in Ubuntu, made by Canonical) to directly using\nsystemd-networkd to manage the network interfaces, to allow commonality\nbetween how we manage the interfaces in Ubuntu and our upcoming Debian\nsystems. Over the years we've standardised our networking setup to use 802.3ad\nbonded interfaces for redundancy, with VLANs to segment traffic; this setup\nworked well with systemd-networkd.<\/p>\n<p>We use <a href=\"https:\/\/netboot.xyz\/\">netboot.xyz<\/a> for PXE networking booting OS\ninstallers for our systems and use IPMI for the out-of-band management. We\nremotely re-installed a test server to Debian 12, and fixed a few minor issues\nmissed by our chef tests. We were pleasantly surprised how smoothly the\nmigration to Debian went.<\/p>\n<p>In a few limited cases we've used Debian Backports for a few packages where\nwe've absolutely had to have a newer feature. The Debian package maintainers\nare fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>What definitely helped us is our code is libre\/free\/open-source, with most of\nthe core OpenStreetMap software like osm2pgsql already in Debian and well\npackaged.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases we do run pre-release or custom patches of OpenStreetMap\nsoftware; with Ubuntu we used launchpad.net's Personal Package Archives (PPA)\nto build and host deb repositories for these custom packages. We were\ninitially perplexed by the myriad of options in Debian (see\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianRepository\/Setup\">this list<\/a> - <em>eeek!<\/em>), but\nreceived some helpful guidance from a Debian contributor and we now manage our\nown deb repository using aptly. For the moment we're currently building deb\npackages locally and pushing to aptly; ideally we'd like to replace this with\na git driven pipeline for building the custom packages in the future.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Thank you to all the awesome people who make Debian!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr>\n<p>We are overjoyed to share this in-use case which demonstrates our commitment to\nstability, development, and long term support. Debian offers users, companies,\nand organisations the ability to plan, scope, develop, and maintain at their own\npace using a rock solid stable Linux distribution with responsive developers.<\/p>\n<p>Does your organisation use Debian in some capacity? We would love to hear about\nit and your use of 'The Universal Operating System'. Reach out to us at\n<a href=\"mailto:press@debian.org\">Press@debian.org<\/a> - we would be happy to add your\norganisation to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/users\/\">'Who's Using Debian?'<\/a> page\nand to share your story!<\/p>\n<h2>About Debian<\/h2>\n<p>The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause\nto create a free operating system. This operating system that we have created is\ncalled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/\">Debian<\/a>. Installers and images, such as live\nsystems, offline installers for systems without a network connection, installers\nfor other CPU architectures, or cloud instances, can be found at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/distrib\/\">Getting Debian<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"openstreetmap"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"technical"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"ruby"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"bookworm"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/11\/bits-from-the-dpl-november.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-11-07T00:00:00+01:00","updated":"2024-11-07T00:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-11-07:\/2024\/11\/bits-from-the-dpl-november.html","content":"<p>Dear Debian community,<\/p>\n<p>this is Bits from DPL for October.  In addition to a summary of my\nrecent activities, I aim to include newsworthy developments within\nDebian that might be of interest to the broader community. I believe\nthis provides valuable insights and foster a sense of connection across\nour diverse projects. Also, I welcome your feedback on the format and\nfocus of these Bits, as community input helps shape their value.<\/p>\n<h1>Ada Lovelace Day 2024<\/h1>\n<p>As outlined in my platform, I'm committed to increasing the diversity of\nDebian developers. I hope the recent article celebrating Ada Lovelace\nDay 2024\u2013featuring interviews with <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-women\/2024\/10\/msg00000.html\">women in Debian<\/a>\u2013will serve as an\ninspiring motivation for more women to join our community.<\/p>\n<h1>MiniDebConf Cambridge<\/h1>\n<p>This was my first time attending the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianEvents\/gb\/2024\/MiniDebConfCambridge\">MiniDebConf in Cambridge<\/a>,\nhosted at the ARM building. I thoroughly enjoyed the welcoming\natmosphere of both MiniDebCamp and MiniDebConf. It was wonderful to\nreconnect with people who hadn't made it to the last two DebConfs, and,\nas always, there was plenty of hacking, insightful discussions, and\nvaluable learning.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed the recent MiniDebConf, there's a great opportunity to\nattend the next one in <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianEvents\/fr\/2024\/Toulouse\">Toulouse<\/a>. It was recently decided to\ninclude a MiniDebCamp beforehand as well.<\/p>\n<h1>FTPmaster accepts MRs for DAK<\/h1>\n<p>At the recent MiniDebConf in Cambridge, I discussed potential\nenhancements for DAK to make life easier for both FTP Team members and\ndevelopers. For those interested, the document \"<a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/ftp-team\/dak\/-\/blob\/master\/docs\/development.rst?ref_type=heads\">Hacking on DAK<\/a>\"\nprovides guidance on setting up a local DAK instance and developing\npatches, which can be submitted as MRs.<\/p>\n<p>As a perfectly random example of such improvements some older MR,\n\"<a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/ftp-team\/dak\/-\/merge_requests\/270\">Add commands to accept\/reject updates from a policy queue<\/a>\" might give\nyou some inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>At MiniDebConf, we compiled an initial list of features that could\nbenefit both the FTP Team and the developer community. While I had\npreliminary discussions with the FTP Team about these items, not all\nideas had consensus.  I aim to open a detailed, public discussion to\ngather broader feedback and reach a consensus on which features to\nprioritize.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accept+Bug report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sometimes, packages are rejected not because of DFSG-incompatible licenses\nbut due to other issues that could be resolved within an existing package\n(as discussed in my DebConf23 BoF, \"<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/talks\/31-chatting-with-ftpmasters\/\">Chatting with ftpmasters<\/a>\"[1]).\nDuring the \"<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/talks\/154-meet-the-ftpteam\/\">Meet the ftpteam<\/a>\" BoF\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/tille\/dc24\/-\/blob\/ftpmaster_bof_log\/etherpad\/txt\/154-meet-the-ftpteam.txt?ref_type=heads\">Log\/transcription of the BoF can be found here<\/a>), for the moment\nuntil the MR gets accepted, a new option was proposed for FTP Team members\nreviewing packages in NEW:\n<em><p align =center>Accept + Bug Report<\/p><\/em>\nThis option would allow a package to enter Debian (in unstable or\nexperimental) with an automatically filed RC bug report. The RC bug would\nprevent the package from migrating to testing until the issues are addressed.\nTo ensure compatibility with the BTS, which only accepts bug reports for\nexisting packages, a delayed job (24 hours post-acceptance) would file the\nbug.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Binary name changes - for instance if done to experimental not via new<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When binary package names change, currently the package must go through the\nNEW queue, which can delay the availability of updated libraries.  Allowing\nsuch packages to bypass the queue could expedite this process.  A\nconfiguration option to enable this bypass specifically for uploads to\nexperimental may be useful, as it avoids requiring additional technical\nreview for experimental uploads.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, I believed the requirement for binary name changes to pass\nthrough NEW was due to a missing feature in DAK, possibly addressable via an\nMR. However, in discussions with the FTP Team, I learned this is a matter of\nteam policy rather than technical limitation. I haven't found this policy\ndocumented, so it may be worth having a community discussion to clarify and\nreach consensus on how we want to handle binary name changes to get the MR\nsensibly designed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove dependency tree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When a developer requests the removal of a package \u2013 whether entirely or for\nspecific architectures \u2013 RM bugs must be filed for the package itself as well\nas for each package depending on it. It would be beneficial if the dependency\ntree could be automatically resolved, allowing either:<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight\"><pre><span><\/span><code><span class=\"n\">a<\/span><span class=\"p\">)<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">the<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">DAK<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">removal<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">tooling<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">to<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">remove<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">the<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">entire<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">dependency<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">tree<\/span>\n<span class=\"w\">   <\/span><span class=\"n\">after<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">prompting<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">the<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">bug<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">report<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">author<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"k\">for<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">confirmation<\/span><span class=\"p\">,<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"ow\">or<\/span>\n\n<span class=\"n\">b<\/span><span class=\"p\">)<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">the<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">system<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">to<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">auto<\/span><span class=\"o\">-<\/span><span class=\"n\">generate<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">corresponding<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">bug<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">reports<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"k\">for<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">all<\/span>\n<span class=\"w\">   <\/span><span class=\"n\">packages<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"ow\">in<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">the<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">dependency<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"n\">tree<\/span><span class=\"o\">.<\/span>\n<\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n<p>The latter option might be better suited for implementation in an MR for\nreportbug. However, given the possibility of large-scale removals (for\nexample, targeting specific architectures), having appropriate tooling for\nthis would be very beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion the proposed DAK enhancements aim to support both FTP Team\nmembers and uploading developers. I'd be very pleased if these ideas\nspark constructive discussion and inspire volunteers to start working on\nthem--possibly even preparing to join the FTP Team.<\/p>\n<p>On the topic of ftpmasters: an ongoing discussion with SPI lawyers is\ncurrently reviewing the <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/tille\/dc24\/-\/blob\/ftpmaster_bof_log\/etherpad\/txt\/154-meet-the-ftpteam.txt?ref_type=heads\">non-US agreement established 22 years ago<\/a>.\nIdeally, this review will lead to a streamlined workflow for ftpmasters,\nremoving certain hurdles that were originally put in place due to legal\nrequirements, which were updated in 2021.<\/p>\n<h1>Contacting teams<\/h1>\n<p>My outreach efforts to Debian teams have slowed somewhat recently.\nHowever, I want to emphasize that anyone from a packaging team is more\nthan welcome to reach out to me directly. My outreach emails aren't\nfollowing any specific orders--just my own somewhat na\u00efve view of Debian,\nwhich I'm eager to make more informed.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I received two very informative responses: one from the Qt\/KDE\nTeam, which thoughtfully compiled input from several team members into a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mensuel.framapad.org\/p\/4dp9h91jgh-aa34?lang=fr\">shared document<\/a>. The other was from the Rust Team, where I\nreceived three quick, helpful replies\u2013one of which included an invitation\nto their upcoming team meeting.<\/p>\n<h1>Interesting readings on our mailing lists<\/h1>\n<p>I consider the following threads on our mailing list some interesting\nreading and would like to add some comments.<\/p>\n<h2>Sensible languages for younger contributors<\/h2>\n<p>Though the discussion on <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/09\/msg00268.html\">debian-devel about programming languages<\/a> took\nplace in September, I recently caught up with it. I strongly\nbelieve Debian must continue evolving to stay relevant for the future.<\/p>\n<p>\"Everything must change, so that everything can stay the same.\"\n   -- Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard<\/p>\n<p>I encourage constructive discussions on integrating programming\nlanguages in our toolchain that support this evolution.<\/p>\n<h2>Concerns regarding the \"Open Source AI Definition\"<\/h2>\n<p>A recent thread on the debian-project list discussed the\n\"<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-project\/2024\/10\/msg00005.html\">Open Source AI Definition<\/a>\". This topic will impact Debian in the\nfuture, and we need to reach an informed decision. I'd be glad to see more\nperspectives in the discussions\u2212particularly on finding a sensible consensus,\nunderstanding how FTP Team members view their delegated role, and\nconsidering whether their delegation might need adjustments for clarity\non this issue.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards\n    Andreas.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"ada lovelace day"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Cambridge"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"ftpmaster"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"teams"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"programming languages"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"open oource AI"}}]},{"title":"Ada Lovelace Day 2024 - Interview with some Women in Debian","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/10\/ada-lovelace-day-2024-interview-with-some-women-in-debian.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-10-21T00:01:00+02:00","updated":"2024-10-21T00:01:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Anupa Ann Joseph"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-10-21:\/2024\/10\/ada-lovelace-day-2024-interview-with-some-women-in-debian.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Alt Ada Lovelace portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/ada_lovelace.png\"><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ada_Lovelace_Day\">Ada Lovelace Day<\/a> was\ncelebrated on October 8 in 2024, and on this occasion, to celebrate and\nraise awareness of the contributions of women to the STEM fields we\ninterviewed some of the women in Debian.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Here we share their thoughts, comments, and concerns with the hope of inspiring\nmore women to become part of the Sciences, and of course, to work inside of\nDebian.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This article was simulcasted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-women\/2024\/10\/msg00000.html\">debian-women<\/a> mail list.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Beatrice Torracca<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Who are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am Beatrice, I am Italian. Internet technology and everything computer-related\nis just a hobby for me, not my line of work or the subject of my academic\nstudies. I have too many interests and too little time. I would like to do lots\nof things and at the same time I am too Oblomovian to do any.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. How did you get introduced to Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a user I started using newsgroups when I had my first dialup connection and\nthere was always talk about this strange thing called\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linux.org\/\">Linux<\/a>. Since moving from DR DOS to Windows was a shock\nfor me, feeling like I lost the control of my machine, I tried Linux with\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/potato\/\">Debian Potato<\/a> and I never strayed\naway from Debian since then for my personal equipment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. How long have you been into Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Define \"into\". As a user... since Potato, too many years to count. As a\ncontributor, a similar amount of time, since early 2000 I think. My first\narchived email about contributing to the translation of the description of\nDebian packages dates 2001.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Are you using Debian in your daily life? If yes, how?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes!! I use testing. I have it on my desktop PC at home and I have it on my\nlaptop. The desktop is where I have a local IMAP server that fetches all the\nmails of my email accounts, and where I sync and back up all my data. On both I\ndo day-to-day stuff (from email to online banking, from shopping to taxes), all\nforms of entertainment, a bit of work if I have to work from home\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.r-project.org\/\">GNU R<\/a> for statistics,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.libreoffice.org\/\">LibreOffice<\/a>... the usual suspects). At work I am\nrequired to have another OS, sadly, but I am working on setting up a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/devel\/debian-live\">Debian Live<\/a> system to use there too.\nPlus if at work we start doing bioinformatics there might be a Linux machine in\nour future... I will of course suggest and hope for a Debian system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Do you have any suggestions to improve women's participation in Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a tough one. I am not sure. Maybe, more visibility for the women already\nin the Debian Project, and make the newcomers feel seen, valued and welcomed. A\nrespectful and safe environment is key too, of course, but I think Debian made\nhuge progress in that aspect with the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/code_of_conduct\">Code of Conduct<\/a>. I am a big fan of\npromoting diversity and inclusion; there is always room for improvement.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Ileana Dumitrescu (ildumi)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Who are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am just a girl in the world who likes cats and packaging\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/philosophy\/free-sw.html\">Free Software<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. How did you get introduced to Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was tinkering with a computer running Debian a few years ago, and I decided to\nlearn more about Free Software. After a search or two, I found\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/women\/\">Debian Women<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. How long have you been into Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I started looking into contributing to Debian in 2021. After contacting Debian\nWomen, I received a lot of information and helpful advice on different ways I\ncould contribute, and I decided package maintenance was the best fit for me. I\neventually became a Debian Maintainer in 2023, and I continue to maintain a few\npackages in my spare time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Are you using Debian in your daily life? If yes, how?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, it is my favourite GNU\/Linux operating system! I use it for email,\nchatting, browsing, packaging, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Do you have any suggestions to improve women's participation in Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-women\">mailing list for Debian Women<\/a> may\nattract more participation if it is utilized more. It is where I started, and I\nimagine participation would increase if it is more engaging.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Kathara Sasikumar (kathara)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Who are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I'm Kathara Sasikumar, 22 years old and a recent Debian user turned Maintainer\nfrom India. I try to become a creative person through sketching or playing\nguitar chords, but it doesn't work! xD<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. How did you get introduced to Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I first started college, I was that overly enthusiastic student who signed\nup for every club and volunteered for anything that crossed my path just like\nevery other fresher.<\/p>\n<p>But then, the pandemic hit, and like many, I hit a low point. COVID depression\nwas real, and I was feeling pretty down. Around this time, the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fossnss.org\">FOSS Club<\/a> at my college suddenly became more active.\nMy friends, knowing I had a love for free software, pushed me to join the club.\nThey thought it might help me lift my spirits and get out of the slump I was in.<\/p>\n<p>At first, I joined only out of peer pressure, but once I got involved, the club\nreally took off. FOSS Club became more and more active during the pandemic, and\nI found myself spending more and more time with it.<\/p>\n<p>A year later, we had the opportunity to host a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/in2022.mini.debconf.org\/\">MiniDebConf<\/a> at our college. Where I got to\nmeet a lot of Debian developers and maintainers, attending their talks\nand talking with them gave me a wider perspective on Debian, and I loved the\nDebian philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, I had been distro hopping but never quite settled down. I\noccasionally used Debian but never stuck around. However, after the MiniDebConf,\nI found myself using Debian more consistently, and it truly connected with me.\nThe community was incredibly warm and welcoming, which made all the difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. How long have you been into Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, I've been using Debian as my daily driver for about a year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Are you using Debian in your daily life? If yes, how?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It has become my primary distro, and I use it every day for continuous learning\nand working on various software projects with free and open-source tools. Plus,\nI've recently become a Debian Maintainer (DM) and have taken on the\nresponsibility of maintaining a few packages. I'm looking forward to\ncontributing more to the Debian community \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<h3><em>Rhonda D'Vine (rhonda)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Who are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My name is Rhonda, my pronouns are she\/her, or per\/pers. I'm 51 years old,\nworking in IT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. How did you get introduced to Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was already looking into Linux because of university, first it was\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.suse.com\">SuSE<\/a>. And people played around with gtk. But when they\npackaged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnome.org\/\">GNOME<\/a> and it just didn't even install I\nlooked for alternatives. A working colleague from back then gave me a CD of\nDebian.  Though I couldn't install from it because\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/slink\/\">Slink<\/a> didn't recognize the pcmcia\ndrive.  I had to install it via floppy disks, but apart from that it was\nquite well done. And the early GNOME was working, so I never looked back. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. How long have you been into Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even before I was more involved, a colleague asked me whether I could help with\ntranslating the release documentation. That was my first contribution to Debian,\nfor the slink release in early 1999.  And I was using some other software before\non my SuSE systems, and I wanted to continue to use them on Debian obviously. So\nthat's how I got involved with packaging in Debian. But I continued to help with\ntranslation work, for a long period of time I was almost the only person active\nfor the German part of the website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Are you using Debian in your daily life? If yes, how?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Being involved with Debian was a big part of the reason I got into my jobs since\na long time now. I always worked with maintaining Debian (or\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/\">Ubuntu<\/a>) systems.\nPrivately I run Debian on my laptop, with occasionally switching to Windows in\ndual boot when (rarely) needed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Do you have any suggestions to improve women's participation in Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are factors that we can't influence, like that a lot of women are pushed\ninto care work because patriarchal structures work that way, and don't have the\ntime nor energy to invest a lot into other things.  But we could learn to\nappreciate smaller contributions better, and not focus so much on the quantity\nof contributions. When we look at longer discussions on mailing lists, those\nthat write more mails actually don't contribute more to the discussion, they\noften repeat themselves without adding more substance. Through working on our\nown discussion patterns this could create a more welcoming environment for a lot\nof people.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Sophie Brun (sophieb)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Who are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I'm a 44 years old French woman. I'm married and I have 2 sons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. How did you get introduced to Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2004 my boyfriend (now my husband) installed Debian on my personal computer\nto introduce me to Debian. I knew almost nothing about Open Source. During my\nengineering studies, a professor mentioned the existence of Linux,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redhat.com\">Red Hat<\/a> in particular, but without giving any details.<\/p>\n<p>I learnt Debian by using and reading (in advance)\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debian-handbook.info\">The Debian Administrator's Handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. How long have you been into Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I've been a user since 2004. But I only started contributing to Debian in 2015:\nI had quit my job and I wanted to work on something more meaningful. That's why\nI joined my husband in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freexian.com\/\">Freexian<\/a>, his company.\nUnlike most people I think, I started contributing to Debian for my work. I only\nbecame a DD in 2021 under gentle social pressure and when I felt confident\nenough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Are you using Debian in your daily life? If yes, how?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of course I use Debian in my professional life for almost all the tasks: from\nadministrative tasks to Debian packaging.<\/p>\n<p>I also use Debian in my personal life. I have very basic needs:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/firefox\">Firefox<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.libreoffice.org\/\">LibreOffice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnucash.org\/\">GnuCash<\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.gnome.org\/Apps\/Rhythmbox\">Rhythmbox<\/a> are the main\napplications I need.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Sruthi Chandran (srud)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Who are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A feminist, a librarian turned Free Software advocate and a Debian Developer.\nPart of <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\">Debian Outreach<\/a> team and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debconf.org\/\">DebConf<\/a> Committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. How did you get introduced to Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I got introduced to the free software world and Debian through my husband. I\nattended many Debian events with him. During one such event, out of curiosity, I\nparticipated in a Debian packaging workshop. Just after that I visited a Tibetan\ncommunity in India and they mentioned that there was no proper Tibetan font in\nGNU\/Linux. Tibetan font was my first package in Debian.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. How long have you been into Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have been contributing to Debian since 2016 and Debian Developer since 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Are you using Debian in your daily life? If yes, how?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I haven't used any other distro on my laptop since I got introduced to Debian.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Do you have any suggestions to improve women's participation in Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was involved with actively mentoring newcomers to Debian since I started\ncontributing myself. I specially work towards reducing the gender gap inside the\nDebian and Free Software community in general. In my experience, I believe that\nvisibility of already existing women in the community will encourage more women\nto participate. Also I think we should reintroduce mentoring through\ndebian-women.<\/p>\n<h3><em>T\u00e1ssia Cam\u00f5es Ara\u00fajo (tassia)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Who are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1ssia Cam\u00f5es Ara\u00fajo, a Brazilian living in Canada. I'm a passionate learner who\ntries to push myself out of my comfort zone and always find something new to\nlearn. I also love to mentor people on their learning journey. But I don't\nconsider myself a typical geek. My challenge has always been to not get\ndistracted by the next project before I finish the one I have in my hands. That\nsaid, I love being part of a community of geeks and feel empowered by it. I love\nDebian for its technical excellence, and it's always reassuring to know that\nsomeone is taking care of the things I don't like or can't do. When I'm not\naround computers, one of my favorite things is to feel the wind on my cheeks,\nusually while skating or riding a bike; I also love music, and I'm always\nsinging a melody in my head.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. How did you get introduced to Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a student, I was privileged to be introduced to FLOSS at the same time I was\nintroduced to computer programming. My university could not afford to have labs\nin the usual proprietary software model, and what seemed like a limitation at\nthe time turned out to be a great learning opportunity for me and my colleagues.\nI joined this student-led initiative to \"liberate\" our servers and build\nLTSP-based labs - where a single powerful computer could power a few dozen\ndiskless thin clients. How revolutionary it was at the time! And what an\nachievement! From students to students, all using Debian. Most of that group\nbecame close friends; I've married one of them, and a few of them also found\ntheir way to Debian.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. How long have you been into Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I first used Debian in 2001, but my first real connection with the community was\nattending DebConf 2004. Since then, going to DebConfs has become a habit. It is\nthat moment in the year when I reconnect with the global community and my\nmotivation to contribute is boosted. And you know, in 20 years I've seen people\nbecome parents, grandparents, children grow up; we've had our own child and had\nthe pleasure of introducing him to the community; we've mourned the loss of\nfriends and healed together. I'd say Debian is like family, but not the kind you\nget at random once you're born, Debian is my family by choice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Are you using Debian in your daily life? If yes, how?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These days I teach at Vanier College in Montr\u00e9al. My favorite course to teach is\nUNIX, which I have the pleasure of teaching mostly using Debian. I try to\ninspire my students to discover Debian and other FLOSS projects, and we are\nhappy to run a FLOSS club with participation from students, staff and alumni. I\nlove to see these curious young minds put to the service of FLOSS. It is like\nrecruiting soldiers for a good battle, and one that can change their lives, as\nit certainly did mine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Do you have any suggestions to improve women's participation in Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think the most effective way to inspire other women is to give visibility to\nactive women in our community. Speaking at conferences, publishing content,\nbeing vocal about what we do so that other women can see us and see themselves\nin those positions in the future. It's not easy, and I don't like being in the\nspotlight. It took me a long time to get comfortable with public speaking, so I\ncan understand the struggle of those who don't want to expose themselves. But I\nbelieve that this space of vulnerability can open the way to new connections. It\ncan inspire trust and ultimately motivate our next generation. It's with this in\nmind that I publish these lines.<\/p>\n<p>Another point we can't neglect is that in Debian we work on a volunteer basis,\nand this in itself puts us at a great disadvantage. In our societies, women\nusually take a heavier load than their partners in terms of caretaking and other\ninvisible tasks, so it is hard to afford the free time needed to volunteer. This\nis one of the reasons why I bring my son to the conferences I attend, and so far\nI have received all the support I need to attend DebConfs with him. It is a way\nto share the caregiving burden with our community - it takes a village to raise\na child. Besides allowing us to participate, it also serves to show other women\n(and men) that you can have a family life and still contribute to Debian.<\/p>\n<p>My feeling is that we are not doing super well in terms of diversity in Debian\nat the moment, but that should not discourage us at all. That's the way it is\nnow, but that doesn't mean it will always be that way. I feel like we go through\ncycles. I remember times when we had many more active female contributors, and\nI'm confident that we can improve our ratio again in the future. In the\nmeantime, I just try to keep going, do my part, attract those I can, reassure\nthose who are too scared to come closer. Debian is a wonderful community, it is\na family, and of course a family cannot do without us, the women.<\/p>\n<p><em>These interviews were conducted via email exchanges in October, 2024. Thanks to\nall the wonderful women who participated in this interview. We really appreciate\nyour contributions in Debian and to Free\/Libre software.<\/em><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"women"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"ada lovelace day"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian women"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreach"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/10\/bits-from-the-dpl-Octobber.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-10-07T00:00:00+02:00","updated":"2024-10-07T00:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-10-07:\/2024\/10\/bits-from-the-dpl-Octobber.html","content":"<p>Dear Debian community,<\/p>\n<p>this are my bits from DPL for September.<\/p>\n<h2>New lintian maintainer<\/h2>\n<p>I'm pleased to welcome Louis-Philippe V\u00e9ronneau as a new Lintian\nmaintainer. He humorously acknowledged his new role, stating,\n\"<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/09\/msg00014.html\">Apparently I'm a Lintian maintainer now<\/a>\".  I remain confident that\nwe can, and should, continue modernizing our policy checker, and I see\nthis as one important step toward that goal.<\/p>\n<h2>SPDX name \/ license tools<\/h2>\n<p>There was a discussion about deprecating the unique names for DEP-5 and\nmigrating to fully <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/09\/msg00140.html\">compliant SPDX names<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Simon McVittie <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/09\/msg00150.html\">wrote<\/a>: \"Perhaps our Debian-specific names <em>are<\/em>\nbetter, but the relevant question is whether they are <em>sufficiently<\/em>\nbetter to outweigh the benefit of sharing effort and specifications with\nthe rest of the world (and I don't think they are).\"  Also Charles\nPlessy sees the value of deprecating the Debian ones and align on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/09\/msg00163.html\">SPDX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The thread on debian-devel list contains several practical hints for\nwriting debian\/copyright files.<\/p>\n<h2>proposal: Hybrid network stack for Trixie<\/h2>\n<p>There was a very long discussion on debian-devel list about the network\nstack on Trixie that started in <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/07\/msg00098.html\">July<\/a> and was continued in end of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00317.html\">August \/ beginning of September<\/a>.  The discussion was also covered\non <a href=\"https:\/\/lwn.net\/Articles\/989055\/\">LWN<\/a>.  It continued in a\n\"<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/09\/msg00240.html\">proposal: Hybrid network stack for Trixie<\/a>\" by Lukas M\u00e4rdian.<\/p>\n<h2>Contacting teams<\/h2>\n<p>I continued reaching out to teams in September. One common pattern I've\nnoticed is that most teams lack a clear strategy for attracting new\ncontributors. Here's an example snippet from one of my outreach emails,\nwhich is representative of the typical approach:<\/p>\n<p>Q: Do you have some strategy to gather new contributors for your team?\n A: No.\n Q: Can I do anything for you?\n A: Everything that can help to have more than 3 guys :-D<\/p>\n<p>Well, only the first answer, \"No,\" is typical. To help the JavaScript\nteam, I'd like to invite anyone with JavaScript experience to join the\nteam's mailing list and offer to learn and contribute. While I've only\nbuilt a JavaScript package once, I know this team has developed\nexcellent tools that are widely adopted by others. It's an active and\nefficient team, making it a great starting point for those looking to\nget involved in Debian.  You might also want to check out the\n\"<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Javascript\/Tutorial\">Little tutorial for JS-Team beginners<\/a>\".<\/p>\n<p>Given the lack of a strategy to actively recruit new contributors--a\ncommon theme in the responses I've received--I recommend reviewing my\ntalk from DebConf23 <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/talks\/32-teams-newcomers-and-numbers\/\">about teams<\/a>. The Debian Med team would have\nstruggled significantly in my absence (I've paused almost all work with\nthe team since becoming DPL) if I hadn't consistently focused on\nbringing in new members. I'm genuinely proud of how the team has managed\nto keep up with the workload (thank you, Debian Med team!). Of course,\nonboarding newcomers takes time, and there's no guarantee of long-term\nsuccess, but if you don't make the effort, you'll never find out.<\/p>\n<h2>OS underpaid<\/h2>\n<p>The Register, in its article titled\n\"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/09\/18\/open_source_maintainers_underpaid\/\">Open Source Maintainers Underpaid, Swamped by Security, Going Gray<\/a>\",\nsummarizes the 2024 State of the\nOpen Source Maintainer Report. I find this to be an interesting read,\nboth in general and in connection with the challenges mentioned in the\nprevious paragraph about finding new team members.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards\n    Andreas.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"lintian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"SPDX tools"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"network stack"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"trixie"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"teams"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes Freexian as our newest partner!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/10\/freexianpartner.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-10-04T03:17:00+02:00","updated":"2024-10-04T03:17:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-10-04:\/2024\/10\/freexianpartner.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freexian.com\/\"><img alt=\"Freexian logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/freexian.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are excited to announce and welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freexian.com\">Freexian<\/a>\ninto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/partners\/\">Debian Partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Freexian specializes in Free Software with a particular focus on Debian\nGNU\/Linux. Freexian can assist with consulting, training, technical support,\npackaging, or software development on projects involving use or development of Free\nsoftware.<\/p>\n<p>All of Freexian's employees and partners are well-known contributors in the Free\nSoftware community, a choice that is integral to Freexian's business model.<\/p>\n<h4>About the Debian Partners Program<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/partners\/2024\/partners\">The Debian Partners Program<\/a>\nwas created to recognize companies and organizations that help and provide\ncontinuous support to the project with services, finances, equipment, vendor\nsupport, and a slew of other technical and non-technical services.<\/p>\n<p>Partners provide critical assistance, help, and support which has advanced and\ncontinues to further our work in providing the 'Universal Operating System' to\nthe world.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Freexian!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"partners"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"partners"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"support"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"freexian"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (July and August 2024)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/09\/new-developers-2024-08.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-09-30T16:30:00+02:00","updated":"2024-09-30T16:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-09-30:\/2024\/09\/new-developers-2024-08.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carlos Henrique Lima Melara (charles)<\/li>\n<li>Joenio Marques da Costa (joenio)<\/li>\n<li>Blair Noctis (ncts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taihsiang Ho<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/09\/bits-from-the-dpl-September.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-09-02T00:00:00+02:00","updated":"2024-09-02T00:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-09-02:\/2024\/09\/bits-from-the-dpl-September.html","content":"<p>Dear Debian community,<\/p>\n<p>this are my bits from DPL for August.<\/p>\n<h2>Happy Birthday Debian<\/h2>\n<p>On 16th of August Debian celebrated its 31th birthday.  Since I'm\nunable to write a better text than our great publicity team I'm\nsimply linking to their article for those who might have missed it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/08\/debian-turns-31.html\">https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/08\/debian-turns-31.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Removing more packages from unstable<\/h2>\n<p>Helmut Grohne argued for more aggressive package removal and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00298.html\">sought consensus<\/a> on a way forward. He provided six examples of processes\nwhere packages that are candidates for removal are consuming valuable\nperson-power. I\u2019d like to add that the Bug of the Day initiative (see\nbelow) also frequently encounters long-unmaintained packages with popcon\nvotes sometimes as low as zero, and often fewer than ten.<\/p>\n<p>Helmut's email included a list of packages that would meet the suggested\nremoval criteria. There was some discussion about whether a popcon vote\nshould be included in these criteria, with arguments both <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00362.html\">for<\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00354.html\">against<\/a> it. Although I support including popcon, I acknowledge that\nHelmut has a valid point in suggesting it be left out.<\/p>\n<p>While I\u2019ve read several emails in agreement, <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00314.html\">Scott Kitterman<\/a> made\na valid point \"I don't think we need more process. We just need\nsomeone to do the work of finding the packages and filing the bugs.\" I\nagree that this is crucial to ensure an automated process doesn\u2019t lead\nto unwanted removals. However, I don\u2019t see \"someone\" stepping up to file\nRM bugs against other maintainers' packages. As long as we have strict\nownership of packages, many people are hesitant to touch a package, even\nfor fixing it. Asking for its removal might be even less well-received.\nTherefore, if an automated procedure were to create RM bugs based on\ndefined criteria, it could help reduce some of the social pressure.<\/p>\n<p>In this aspect the opinion of <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00306.html\">Niels Thykier<\/a> is interesting: \"As\nmuch as I want automation, I do not mind the prototype starting as a\nsemi-automatic process if that is what it takes to get started.\"<\/p>\n<p>The urgency of the problem to remove packages was put by <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00320.html\">CharlesPlessy<\/a>\ninto the words: \"So as of today, it is much less work to\nkeep a package rotting than removing it.\"  My observation when trying to\nfix the Bug of the Day exactly fits this statement.<\/p>\n<p>I would love for this discussion to lead to more aggressive removals\nthat we can agree upon, whether they are automated, semi-automated, or\nmanaged by a person processing an automatically generated list\n(supported by an objective procedure). To use an analogy: I\u2019ve found\nthat every image collection improves with aggressive pruning. Similarly,\nI\u2019m convinced that Debian will improve if we remove packages that no\nlonger serve our users well.<\/p>\n<h2>DEP14 \/ DEP18<\/h2>\n<p>There are two DEPs that affect our workflow for maintaining\npackages\u2014particularly for those who agree on using Git for Debian\npackages. DEP-14 recommends a standardized layout for Git packaging\nrepositories, which benefits maintainers working across teams and makes\nit easier for newcomers to <a href=\"https:\/\/dep-team.pages.debian.net\/deps\/dep14\/\">learn a consistent repository structure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DEP-14 stalled for various reasons. <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00229.html\">Sam Hartman<\/a> suspected it might\nbe because 'it doesn't bring sufficient value.' However, the assumption\nthat git-buildpackage is incompatible with DEP-14 is incorrect, as\nconfirmed by its author, <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00212.html\">Guido G\u00fcnther<\/a>. As one of the two key tools\nfor Debian Git repositories (besides dgit) fully supports DEP-14, though\nthe migration from the previous default is somewhat complex.<\/p>\n<p>Some investigation into mass-converting older formats to DEP-14 was\nconducted by the Perl team, as <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00232.html\">Gregor Hermann<\/a> pointed out..<\/p>\n<p>The discussion about DEP-14 resurfaced with the suggestion of DEP-18.\nGuido G\u00fcnther proposed the title <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/dep-team\/deps\/-\/merge_requests\/8#note_520426\">Encourage Continuous Integration and Merge\nRequest-Based Collaboration for Debian Packages\u2019<\/a>,\nwhich more accurately reflects the DEP's technical intent.<\/p>\n<p>Otto Kek\u00e4l\u00e4inen, who initiated DEP-18 (thank you, Otto), provided a good\nsummary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00433.html\">current status<\/a>. He also assembled a very helpful\noverview of Git and <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00419.html\">GitLab usage in other Linux distros<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>More Salsa CI<\/h2>\n<p>As a result of the DEP-18 discussion, Otto Kek\u00e4l\u00e4inen suggested\nimplementing Salsa CI for our <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00318.html\">top popcon packages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I believe it would be a good idea to enable CI by default across Salsa\nwhenever a new repository is <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/08\/msg00370.html\">created<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Progress in Salsa migration<\/h2>\n<p>In my campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/2024\/03\/msg00057.html\">I stated<\/a> that I aim to reduce the number of\npackages maintained outside Salsa to below 2,000. As of March 28, 2024,\nthe count was 2,368. Today, it stands at 2,187 (UDD query: <code>SELECT DISTINCT\ncount(*) FROM sources WHERE release = 'sid' and vcs_url not like '%salsa%' ;<\/code>).<\/p>\n<p>After a third of my DPL term (OMG), we've made significant progress,\nreducing the amount in question (369 packages) by nearly half. I'm\npleased with the support from the DDs who moved their packages to Salsa.\nSome packages were transferred as part of the Bug of the Day initiative\n(see below).<\/p>\n<h2>Bug of the Day<\/h2>\n<p>As announced in my 'Bits from the DPL' <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/talks\/20-bits-from-the-dpl\/\">talk at DebConf<\/a>, I started\nan initiative called <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/tille\/tiny_qa_tools\/-\/wikis\/Tiny-QA-tasks\">Bug of the Day<\/a>. The goal is to train newcomers\nin bug triaging by enabling them to tackle small, self-contained QA\ntasks. We have consistently identified target packages and resolved at\nleast one bug per day, often addressing multiple bugs in a single\npackage.<\/p>\n<p>In several cases, we followed the Package Salvaging procedure outlined\nin the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/doc\/manuals\/developers-reference\/pkgs.en.html#package-salvaging\">Developers Reference<\/a>. Most instances were either welcomed by\nthe maintainer or did not elicit a response. Unfortunately, there was\none exception where the recipient of the Package Salvage bug expressed\nsignificant dissatisfaction. The takeaway is to balance formal\nprocedures with consideration for the recipient\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n<p>I'm pleased to confirm that the <a href=\"https:\/\/matrix.to\/#\/#debian-tiny-tasks:matrix.org\">Matrix channel<\/a> has seen an increase\nin active contributors. This aligns with my hope that our efforts would\nattract individuals interested in QA work. I\u2019m particularly pleased\nthat, within just one month, we have had help with both fixing bugs and\nimproving the code that aids in bug selection.<\/p>\n<p>As I aim to introduce newcomers to various teams within Debian, I also\ntake the opportunity to learn about each team's specific policies\nmyself. I rely on team members' assistance to adapt to these policies. I\nfind that gaining this practical insight into team dynamics is an\neffective way to understand the different teams within Debian as DPL.<\/p>\n<p>Another finding from this initiative, which aligns with my goal as DPL,\nis that many of the packages we addressed are already on Salsa but have\nnot been uploaded, meaning their VCS fields are not published. This\nsuggests that maintainers are generally open to managing their packages\non Salsa. For packages that were not yet on Salsa, the move was\ngenerally welcomed.<\/p>\n<h2>Publicity team wants you<\/h2>\n<p>The publicity team has decided to resume regular meetings to coordinate\ntheir efforts. Given my high regard for their work, I plan to attend\ntheir meetings as frequently as possible, which I began doing with the\nfirst IRC meeting.<\/p>\n<p>During discussions with some team members, I learned that the team could\nuse additional help. If anyone interested in supporting Debian with\nnon-packaging tasks reads this, please consider introducing yourself to\ndebian-publicity@lists.debian.org. Note that this is a publicly archived\nmailing list, so it's not the best place for sharing private\ninformation.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards\n   Andreas.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"packages removing"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DEP"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"salsa"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"history"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Tiny tasks"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"help"}}]},{"title":"Debian Celebrates 31 years!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/08\/debian-turns-31.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-08-16T12:00:00+02:00","updated":"2024-08-16T12:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood, Paul Wise, Justin B Rye, Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-08-16:\/2024\/08\/debian-turns-31.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-31th_DLenharo_full.png\"><img alt=\"Debian 31 years by Daniel\nLenharo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-31th_DLenharo_300x350.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the expression goes, \"Time flies when you are having fun\", meaning you do\nnot normally account for the passage of time when you are distracted and\nenjoying yourself. The expression is a well established English idiom, though\ntoday for a moment the Debian Project pauses to reflect on that expression.<\/p>\n<p>It has been 31 years now that we have been around.<\/p>\n<p>It has been 31 amazing years of fun and amazement in watching the world around\nus grow and ourselves grow into the world.<\/p>\n<p>Let us tell you, we have had a great time in doing so.<\/p>\n<p>We have been invited to nearly every continent and country for over 25 Debian\nDeveloper Conferences, we have contributed to the sciences with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/blends\">Debian Pure\nBlends<\/a>; we have not given up on or discounted aged hardware with <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/LTS\">Long Term\nSupport (LTS)<\/a>; we have encouraged and sponsored diversity with our <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/Outreach\">Outreach\nPrograms<\/a>. We have contributed to exploration of this lovely planet and the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/04\/unknown-parallel-universe-uses-debian.html\">vast vacuum of space<\/a> (where no one hears Developers scream).<\/p>\n<p>There is more to what we have done but from a cursory glance, we seem to have\ndone it all.<\/p>\n<p>But <em>we<\/em> never noticed it.<\/p>\n<p>Time does fly or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tempus_fugit\">\"escape irretrievably\"<\/a> when having a good time and making\nprogress, though our pause at this moment is that we have also had a few\nmoments of honest self-evaluation and  reflection. Over the years the project\nhas lost some significant loved ones who were dear to us - you may have called\nthem Developers while we called them Friends, we called them Mentors, we hurt,\nwe grieved, and in their memories we keep moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>The course of the project has seen a few tragedies, has seen heated discourse\nin the public domain, has addressed and weathered concerns, and has still\ncontinually grown.<\/p>\n<p>And we did that in the public sphere, because at the core this is an open\nproject. Our code is public, our bugs and failings are public, our\ncommunications are public, our meetings are public, and our love of FLOSS is\nmost definitely public.<\/p>\n<p>And now more than ever the Debian Project realizes that the \"we\" that is\nsprinkled throughout this letter is just another way of saying: \"you\".  You,\nthe user, contributor, sponsor, developer, maintainer, bug squasher; all of you\nmake the WE that is Debian. So what are WE waiting for? Lets celebrate!<\/p>\n<p>Join the worldwide celebration or find an event local to you by visiting our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2024\">DebianDay events page<\/a> - see you there!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"DebConf24 closes in Busan and DebConf25 dates announced","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/08\/debconf24-closes.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-08-10T16:00:00+02:00","updated":"2024-08-10T16:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud and Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-08-10:\/2024\/08\/debconf24-closes.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/24\/Photos?action=AttachFile&amp;do=view&amp;target=debconf24_group.jpg\"><img alt=\"DebConf24 group photo - click to enlarge\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf24_group_photo.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday 3 August 2024, the annual Debian Developers and Contributors\nConference came to a close.<\/p>\n<p>Over 339 attendees representing 48 countries from around the world came\ntogether for a combined 108 events made up of more than 50 Talks and\nDiscussions, 37 Birds of a Feather (BoF \u2013 informal meeting between\ndevelopers and users) sessions, 12 workshops, and activities in support\nof furthering our distribution and free software (25 patches submitted\nto the Linux kernel), learning from our mentors and peers, building our\ncommunity, and having a bit of fun.<\/p>\n<p>The conference was preceded by the annual\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebCamp\">DebCamp<\/a> hacking session held July 21st\nthrough July 27th where Debian Developers and Contributors convened to\nfocus on their Individual Debian-related projects or work in team sprints\ngeared toward in-person collaboration in developing Debian.<\/p>\n<p>This year featured a BootCamp that was held for newcomers with a GPG\nWorkshop and a focus on Introduction to creating .deb files (Debian\npackaging) staged by a team of dedicated mentors who shared hands-on\nexperience in Debian and offered a deeper understanding of how to work in\nand contribute to the community.<\/p>\n<p>The actual Debian Developers Conference started on Sunday July 28 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the traditional 'Bits from the DPL' talk, the continuous\nkey-signing party, lightning talks and the announcement of next year's\nDebConf25, there were several update sessions shared by internal projects\nand teams.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the hosted discussion sessions were presented by our technical\ncore teams with the usual and useful meet the Technical Committee and the\nftpteam and a set of BoFs about packaging policy and Debian infrastructure,\nincluding talk about APT and Debian Installer and an overview about the\nfirst eleven years of Reproducible Builds. Internationalization and\nlocalization have been subject of several talks. The Python, Perl, Ruby,\nand Go programming language teams, as well as Med team, also shared updates\non their work and efforts.<\/p>\n<p>More than fifteen BoFs and talks about community, diversity and local\noutreach highlighted the work of various team involved in the social\naspect of our community. This year again, Debian Brazil shared strategy\nand action to attract and retain new contributors and members and\nopportunities both in Debian and F\/OSS.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a>\nwas updated each day with planned and ad-hoc activities introduced by\nattendees over the course of the conference. Several traditional activities\n took place: a job fair, a poetry performance, the traditional\nCheese and Wine party, the group photos and the Day Trips.<\/p>\n<p>For those who were not able to attend, most of the talks and sessions were\nbroadcast live and recorded and the videos made available through a link in\ntheir summary in the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a>.\nAlmost all of the sessions facilitated remote participation via IRC\nmessaging apps or online collaborative text documents which allowed remote\nattendees to 'be in the room' to ask questions or share comments with the\nspeaker or assembled audience.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf24 saw over 6.8 TiB (4.3 TiB in 2023) of data streamed, 91.25\nhours (55 in 2023) of scheduled talks, 20 network access points, 1.6 km\nfibers (1 broken fiber...) and 2.2 km UTP cable deployed, more than 20\ncountry Geoip viewers, 354 T-shirts, 3 day trips, and up to 200 meals\nplanned per day.<\/p>\n<p>All of these events, activities, conversations, and streams coupled with our\nlove, interest, and participation in Debian and F\/OSS certainly made this\nconference an overall success both here in Busan, South Korea and online\naround the world.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/\">DebConf24 website<\/a>\nwill remain active for archival purposes and will continue to offer\nlinks to the presentations and videos of talks and events.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/25\">DebConf25<\/a> will be held\nin Brest, France, from Monday, July 7 to Monday, July 21, 2025. As\ntradition follows before the next DebConf the local organizers in France\nwill start the conference activities with DebCamp with particular focus on\nindividual and team work towards improving the distribution.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all\nparticipants. See the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/about\/coc\/\">web page about the Code of Conduct in DebConf24 website<\/a>\nfor more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf24, particularly our Platinum Sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><strong>Proxmox<\/strong><\/a>,\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.river.com\/\"><strong>Wind River<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We also wish to thank our Video and Infrastructure teams, the DebConf24\nand DebConf committees, our host nation of South Korea, and each and every\nperson who helped contribute to this event and to Debian overall.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all for your work in helping Debian continue to be \"The Universal\nOperating System\".<\/p>\n<p>See you next year!<\/p>\n<h3>About Debian<\/h3>\n<p>The Debian Project was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock to be a truly free\ncommunity project. Since then the project has grown to be one of the\nlargest and most influential open source projects. Thousands of\nvolunteers from all over the world work together to create and maintain\nDebian software. Available in 70 languages, and supporting a huge range\nof computer types, Debian calls itself the <em>universal operating system<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>About DebConf<\/h3>\n<p>DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to a\nfull schedule of technical, social and policy talks, DebConf provides an\nopportunity for developers, contributors and other interested people to\nmeet in person and work together more closely. It has taken place\nannually since 2000 in locations as varied as Scotland, Argentina, Bosnia\nand Herzegovina, and India. More information about DebConf is available from\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Infomaniak<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a> is an independent cloud service\nprovider recognized throughout Europe for its commitment to privacy, the\nlocal economy and the environment. Recording growth of 18% in 2023, the\ncompany is developing a suite of online collaborative tools and cloud\nhosting, streaming, marketing and events solutions. Infomaniak uses\nexclusively renewable energy, builds its own data centers and develops its\nsolutions in Switzerland, without relocating. The company powers the\nwebsite of the Belgian radio and TV service (RTBF) and provides streaming\nfor more than 3,000 TV and radio stations in Europe.<\/p>\n<h3>About Proxmox<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><strong>Proxmox<\/strong><\/a> provides powerful and user-friendly\nOpen Source server software. Enterprises of all sizes and industries use\nProxmox solutions to deploy efficient and simplified IT infrastructures,\nminimize total cost of ownership, and avoid vendor lock-in. Proxmox also\noffers commercial support, training services, and an extensive partner\necosystem to ensure business continuity for its customers. Proxmox Server\nSolutions GmbH was established in 2005 and is headquartered in Vienna,\nAustria. Proxmox builds its product offerings on top of the Debian\noperating system.<\/p>\n<h3>About Wind River<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windriver.com\/\"><strong>Wind River<\/strong><\/a>  For nearly 20 years, Wind River\nhas led in commercial Open Source Linux solutions for mission-critical\nenterprise edge computing. With expertise across aerospace, automotive,\nindustrial, telecom, and more, the company is committed to Open Source\nthrough initiatives like eLxr, Yocto, Zephyr, and StarlingX.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n<p>For further information, please visit the DebConf24 web page at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/\">https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/<\/a> or send\nmail to <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf25"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/08\/bits-from-the-dpl-August.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-08-02T19:00:00+02:00","updated":"2024-08-02T19:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-08-02:\/2024\/08\/bits-from-the-dpl-August.html","content":"<p>Dear Debian community,<\/p>\n<p>this are my bits from DPL written at my last day at another great\nDebConf.<\/p>\n<h2>DebConf attendance<\/h2>\n<p>At the beginning of July, there was some discussion with the bursary and\ncontent team about sponsoring attendees. The discussion continued at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/talks\/38-debconf-bursary-team-bof\/\">DebConf<\/a>.\nI do not have much experience with these discussions. My summary is that\nwhile there is an honest attempt to be fair to everyone, it did not seem to\nwork for all, and some critical points for future discussion remained. In\nany case, I'm thankful to the bursary team for doing such a time-draining\nand tedious job.<\/p>\n<h2>Popular packages not yet on Salsa at all<\/h2>\n<p>Otto Kek\u00e4l\u00e4inen did some interesting investigation about\n<a href=\"https:\/\/alioth-lists.debian.net\/pipermail\/debian-salsa-ci\/2024-July\/000134.html\">Popular packages not yet on Salsa at\nall<\/a>.\nI think I might provide some more up to date list soon by some UDD query\nwhich considers more recent uploads than the trends data soon.  For\ninstance wget was meanwhile moved to Salsa (thanks to No\u00ebl K\u00f6the for this).<\/p>\n<h2>Keep on contacting more teams<\/h2>\n<p>I kept on contacting teams in July.  Despite I managed to contact way\nless teams than I was hoping I was able to present some conclusions in\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/talks\/87-debian-teams-exchange\/\">Debian Teams exchange\nBoF<\/a> and Slide\n16\/23 of my <a href=\"https:\/\/people.debian.org\/~tille\/talks\/20240730_debconf_dpl\/bits.pdf#page=47\">Bits from the DPL\ntalk<\/a>.\nI intend to do further contacts next months.<\/p>\n<h2>Nominating Jeremy B\u00edcha for GNOME Advisory Board<\/h2>\n<p>I've nominated Jeremy B\u00edcha to\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.gnome.org\/AdvisoryBoard\">GNOME Advisory Board<\/a>.\nJeremy has volunteered to represent Debian at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/events.gnome.org\/event\/209\/\">GUADEC<\/a> in Denver.<\/p>\n<h2>DebCamp \/ DebConf<\/h2>\n<p>I attended DebCamp starting from 22 July evening and had a lot of fun with\nother attendees.  As always DebConf is some important event nearly\nevery year for me.  I enjoyed Korean food, Korean bath, nature at the\ncostline and other things.<\/p>\n<p>I had a small event without video coverage <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/talks\/153-creating-web-galleries-including-maps-from-a-geo-tagged-photo-collection\/\">Creating web galleries including\nmaps from a geo-tagged photo\ncollection<\/a>.\nAt least two attendees of this workshop confirmed success in creating their\nown web galleries.<\/p>\n<p>I used DebCamp and DebConf for several discussions. My main focus was on\ndiscussions with FTP master team members Luke Faraone, Sean Whitton, and\nUtkarsh Gupta. I'm really happy that the four of us absolutely agree on\nsome proposed changes to the structure of the FTP master team, as well\nas changes that might be fruitful for the work of the FTP master team\nitself and for Debian developers regarding the processing of new\npackages.<\/p>\n<p>My explicit thanks go to Luke Faraone, who gave a great introduction to\nFTP master work in their\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/talks\/154-meet-the-ftpteam\/\">BoF<\/a>.\nIt was very instructive for the attending developers to understand how the\nFTP master team checks licenses and copyright and what workflow is used\nfor accepting new packages.<\/p>\n<p>In the first days of DebConf, I talked to representatives of DebConf\nplatinum sponsor WindRiver, who announced the derivative\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.windriver.com\/blog\/Introducing-eLxr\">eLxr<\/a>. I warmly welcome\nthis new derivative and look forward to some great cooperation. I also\ntalked to the representative of our gold sponsor, Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>My first own event was the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/talks\/21-debian-med-bof\/\">Debian Med BoF<\/a>.\nI'd like to repeat that it might not only be interesting for people\nworking in medicine and microbiology but always contains some hints how\nto work together in a team.<\/p>\n<p>As said above I was trying to summarise some first results of my team\ncontacts and got some further input from other teams in the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/talks\/87-debian-teams-exchange\/\">Debian Teams exchange\nBoF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I had my <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/talks\/20-bits-from-the-dpl\/\">Bits from DPL\ntalk<\/a>.\nI received positive responses from attendees as well as from remote\nparticipants, which makes me quite happy. For those who were not able to\njoin the events on-site or remotely, the videos of all events will be\navailable on the DebConf site soon. I'd like to repeat the explicit need\nfor some volunteers to join the Lintian team. I'd also like to point out\nthe \"Tiny tasks\" initiative I'd like to start (see below).<\/p>\n<p>BTW, if someone might happen to solve my quiz for the background images\nthere is a <a href=\"https:\/\/people.debian.org\/~tille\/talks\/20240730_debconf_dpl\/bits.pdf#page=60\">summary\npage<\/a>\nin my slides which might help to assign every slide to some DebConf.  I\ncould assume that if you pool your knowledge you can solve more than just\nthe simple ones.  Just let me know if you have some solution.  You can add\nnumbers to the rows and letters to the columns and send me:<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight\"><pre><span><\/span><code> 2000\/2001:  Uv + Wx\n 2002: not attended\n 2003: Yz\n 2004: not attended\n 2005:\n 2006: not attended\n 2007:\n ...\n 2024: A1\n<\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n<p>This list provides some additional information for DebConfs I did not\nattend and when no video stream was available. It also reminds you about\nthe one I uncovered this year and that I used two images from 2001 since\nI did not have one from 2000. Have fun reassembling good memories.<\/p>\n<h2>Tiny tasks: Bug of the day<\/h2>\n<p>As I mentioned in my\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/talks\/20-bits-from-the-dpl\/\">Bits from DPL talk<\/a>,\nI'd like to start a \"Tiny tasks\" effort within Debian. The first type of\ntasks will be the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/tille\/tiny_qa_tools\/-\/wikis\/Tiny-QA-tasks\">Bug of the day<\/a>\ninitiative. For those who would like to join, please join the corresponding\n<a href=\"https:\/\/matrix.to\/#\/#debian-tiny-tasks:matrix.org\">Matrix channel<\/a>. I'm\ncurious to see how this might work out and am eager to gain some initial\nexperiences with newcomers. I won't be available until next Monday, as I'll\nstart traveling soon and have a family event (which is why I need to leave\nDebConf today after the formal dinner).<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards from DebConf in Busan\n   Andreas.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"community"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"teams"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"salsa"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"history"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Tiny tasks"}}]},{"title":"DebConf24 starts today in Busan on Sunday, July 28, 2024","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/07\/debconf24-starts-today.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-07-27T23:50:00+02:00","updated":"2024-07-27T23:50:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-07-27:\/2024\/07\/debconf24-starts-today.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/\">DebConf24<\/a>, the 25th annual\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debconf.org\/\">Debian Developer Conference<\/a>, is taking place in\nBusan, Republic of Korea from July 28th to August 4th, 2024.\nDebian contributors from all over the world have come together at Pukyong\nNational University, Busan, to participate and work in a conference exclusively\nran by volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Today the main conference starts with around 340 expected attendants and over 100\nscheduled activities, including 45-minute and 20-minute talks, Bird of a Feather\n(\"<abbr>BoF<\/abbr>\") team meetings, workshops, a job fair, as well as a variety\nof other events.\nThe full <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a> is updated each\nday, including activities planned ad-hoc by attendees over the course of the\nconference.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to engage remotely, you can follow the <strong>video streams<\/strong>\navailable from the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/\">DebConf24 website<\/a> for the\nevents happening in the three talk rooms: <em>Bada<\/em>, <em>Somin<\/em> and <em>Pado<\/em>.\nOr you can join the conversations happening inside the talk rooms via the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oftc.net\/\">OFTC IRC network<\/a> in the\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debconf-bada\">#debconf-bada<\/a>,\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debconf-somin\">#debconf-somin<\/a>, and\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debconf-pado\">#debconf-pado<\/a> channels.\nPlease also join us in the <a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debconf\">#debconf<\/a> channel for\ncommon discussions related to DebConf.<\/p>\n<p>You can also follow the live coverage of news about DebConf24 provided by our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\/\">micronews service<\/a> or the @debian profile on\nyour favorite social network.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcoming environment for all participants.\nPlease see our <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/about\/coc\/\">Code of Conduct page<\/a>\nfor more information on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous sponsors to support DebConf24,\nparticularly our Platinum Sponsors: <strong>Proxmox<\/strong>, <strong>Infomaniak<\/strong> and\n<strong>Wind River<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf24 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf24-sponsors-banner_1_800x450.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}}]},{"title":"DebConf24 welcomes its sponsors!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/07\/debconf24-welcomes-sponsors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-07-27T23:45:00+02:00","updated":"2024-07-27T23:45:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-07-27:\/2024\/07\/debconf24-welcomes-sponsors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf24 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/logo_win_dc24_korea.png\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/\">DebConf24<\/a>, the 25th edition of the Debian\nconference is taking place in Pukyong National University at Busan, Republic of\nKorea.\nThanks to the hard work of its organizers, it again will be an interesting and\nfruitful event for attendees.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to warmly welcome the sponsors of DebConf24, and introduce them to\nyou.<\/p>\n<p>We have three Platinum sponsors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><strong>Proxmox<\/strong><\/a> is the first Platinum sponsor.\n  Proxmox provides powerful and user-friendly Open Source server software.\n  Enterprises of all sizes and industries use Proxmox solutions to deploy\n  efficient and simplified <abbr>IT<\/abbr> infrastructures, minimize total cost\n  of ownership, and avoid vendor lock-in.\n  Proxmox also offers commercial support, training services, and an extensive\n  partner ecosystem to ensure business continuity for its customers.\n  Proxmox Server Solutions <abbr lang=\"de\">GmbH<\/abbr> was established in 2005\n  and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.\n  Proxmox builds its product offerings on top of the Debian operating system.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Our second Platinum sponsor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>.\n  Infomaniak is an independent cloud service provider recognised throughout\n  Europe for its commitment to privacy, the local economy and the environment.\n  Recording growth of 18% in 2023, the company is developing a suite of online\n  collaborative tools and cloud hosting, streaming, marketing and events\n  solutions.\n  Infomaniak uses exclusively renewable energy, builds its own data centers and\n  develops its solutions in Switzerland, without relocating.\n  The company powers the website of the Belgian radio and <abbr>TV<\/abbr>\n  service (<abbr>RTBF<\/abbr>) and provides streaming for more than 3,000\n  <abbr>TV<\/abbr> and radio stations in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windriver.com\/\"><strong>Wind River<\/strong><\/a> is our third Platinum sponsor.\n  For nearly 20 years, Wind River has led in commercial Open Source Linux\n  solutions for mission-critical enterprise edge computing.\n  With expertise across aerospace, automotive, industrial, telecom, and more,\n  the company is committed to Open Source through initiatives like eLxr, Yocto,\n  Zephyr, and StarlingX.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Gold sponsors are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canonical.com\/\"><strong>Ubuntu<\/strong><\/a>,\n  the Operating System delivered by Canonical.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freexian.com\/\"><strong>Freexian<\/strong><\/a>,\n  a services company specialized in Free Software and in particular Debian\n  GNU\/Linux, covering consulting, custom developments, support and training.\n  Freexian has a recognized Debian expertise thanks to the participation of\n  Debian developers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>,\n  a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of connected\n  products including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as well as\n  AR\/VR devices, smart home\/office and data center solutions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/knto.or.kr\/eng\/index\"><strong>Korea Tourism Organization<\/strong><\/a>,\n  which purpose is to advance tourism as a key driver for national economic\n  growth and enhancement of national welfare and intends to be a public\n  organization that makes the Korean people happier; it promotes national wealth\n  through tourism.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.busanit.or.kr\/\"><strong>Busan <abbr>IT<\/abbr> Industry Promotion Agency<\/strong><\/a>,\n  an industry promotion organization that contributes to the innovation of the\n  digital economy with the power of <abbr>IT<\/abbr> and <abbr>CT<\/abbr> and\n  supports the ecosystem for innovative local startups and companies to grow.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/\"><strong>Microsoft<\/strong><\/a>,\n  who enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an\n  intelligent edge.\n  Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to\n  achieve more.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doubleo.co.kr\/en\/main\/\"><strong>doubleO<\/strong><\/a>,\n  a company that specializes in consulting and developing empirical services\n  using big data analysis and artificial intelligence.\n  doubleO provides a variety of data-centered services together with small and\n  medium-sized businesses in Busan\/Gyeongnam.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Silver sponsors are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roche.com\/\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a>, a major international pharmaceutical\n  provider and research company dedicated to personalized healthcare.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twosigma.com\/\"><strong>Two Sigma<\/strong><\/a>, rigorous inquiry, technology\n  data science, and invention to bring science to finance and help solve the\n  toughest challenges across financial services.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arm.com\/\"><strong>Arm<\/strong><\/a>: leading technology provider of processor\n  <abbr>IP<\/abbr>, Arm powered solutions have been supporting innovation for\n  more than 30 years and are deployed in over 280 billion chips to date.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/\"><strong>Bern University of Applied Sciences<\/strong><\/a> with around\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/en\/about-bfh\/facts-and-figures\/facts-figures\/\">7,800<\/a>\n  students enrolled, located in the Swiss capital.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>, one of the largest technology companies in\n  the world, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products\n  such as online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software,\n  and hardware.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsij.org\/\"><strong><abbr>FSIJ<\/abbr><\/strong><\/a>, the Free Software Initiative\n  of Japan, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Free Software\n  growth and development.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbusan.net\/en\/index.do\"><strong>Busan Tourism Organisation<\/strong><\/a>:\n  leading public corporation that generates social and economic values in Busan\n  tourism industry, developing tourism resources in accordance with government\n  policies and invigorate tourism industry.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cip-project.org\/\"><strong>Civil Infrastructure Platform<\/strong><\/a>,\n  a collaborative project hosted by the Linux Foundation,\n  establishing an open source \u201cbase layer\u201d of industrial grade software.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collabora.com\/\"><strong>Collabora<\/strong><\/a>, a global consultancy delivering\n  Open Source software solutions to the commercial world.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.matanel.org\/\"><strong>Matanel Foundation<\/strong><\/a>, which operates in Israel,\n  as its first concern is to preserve the cohesion of a society and a nation\n  plagued by divisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bronze sponsors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/altusmetrum.org\/\"><strong>Altus Metrum<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loongson.cn\/EN\"><strong>Loongson<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nipa.kr\/eng\/index\"><strong>NIPA<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/koipa.or.kr\/\"><strong>IPA<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And finally, our Supporter level sponsors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/evolix.com\/\"><strong>evolix<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isg.ee.ethz.ch\/\"><strong>ISG<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.org\/\"><strong>Linux Professional Institute<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A special thanks to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pknu.ac.kr\/main\"><strong>Pukyong National University<\/strong><\/a>, our Venue\nPartner and our Network Partners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koren.kr\/eng\/index.asp\"><strong>KOREN<\/strong><\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kreonet.net\"><strong>KREONET<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all our sponsors for their support!\nTheir contributions make it possible for a large number of Debian contributors\nfrom all over the globe to work together, help and learn from each other in\nDebConf24.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (May and June 2024)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/07\/new-developers-2024-06.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-07-19T16:00:00+02:00","updated":"2024-07-19T16:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-07-19:\/2024\/07\/new-developers-2024-06.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dennis van Dok (dvandok)<\/li>\n<li>Peter Wienemann (wiene)<\/li>\n<li>Quentin Lejard (valde)<\/li>\n<li>Sven Geuer (sge)<\/li>\n<li>Taavi V\u00e4\u00e4n\u00e4nen (taavi)<\/li>\n<li>Hilmar Preusse (hille42)<\/li>\n<li>Matthias Geiger (werdahias)<\/li>\n<li>Yogeswaran Umasankar (yogu)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bernhard Miklautz<\/li>\n<li>Felix Moessbauer<\/li>\n<li>Maytham Alsudany<\/li>\n<li>Aquila Macedo<\/li>\n<li>David Lamparter<\/li>\n<li>Tim Theisen<\/li>\n<li>Stefano Brivio<\/li>\n<li>Shengqi Chen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Wind River Platinum Sponsor of DebConf24","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/07\/windriver-platinum-debconf24.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-07-16T17:08:00+02:00","updated":"2024-07-16T17:08:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-07-16:\/2024\/07\/windriver-platinum-debconf24.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windriver.com\"><img alt=\"windriverlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/windriver.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windriver.com\">Wind River<\/a><\/strong> has committed to sponsor\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/\">DebConf24<\/a> as a <strong>Platinum Sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For nearly 20 years, Wind River has led in commercial open source Linux\nsolutions for mission-critical enterprise edge computing. With expertise\nacross aerospace, automotive, industrial, telecom, more, the company is\ncommitted to open source through initiatives like eLxr, Yocto, Zephyr,\nand StarlingX.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor, Wind River is contributing to\nmake possible our annual conference, and directly supporting the\nprogress of Debian and Free Software, helping to strengthen the\ncommunity that continues to collaborate on Debian projects throughout\nthe rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Wind River plans to announce an exiting new project based on Debian at\nthis year's DebConf!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much, Wind River, for your support of DebConf24!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/\">DebConf24<\/a> will take place from 28th\nJuly to 4th August 2024 in Busan, South Korea, and will be preceded by\nDebCamp, from 21st to 27th July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf24 is accepting sponsors! Interested companies and organizations should\ncontact the DebConf team through\n<a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, or visit the DebConf24\nwebsite at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"wind river"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/07\/bits-from-the-dpl-july.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-07-02T19:00:00+02:00","updated":"2024-07-02T19:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-07-02:\/2024\/07\/bits-from-the-dpl-july.html","content":"<p>Dear Debian community,<\/p>\n<h2>Statement on Daniel Pocock<\/h2>\n<p>The Debian project has successfully taken action to secure its\ntrademarks and interests worldwide, as detailed in our press\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/2024\/20240606\">statement<\/a>. I would like\nto personally thank everyone in the community who was involved in this\nprocess. I would have loved for you all to have spent your volunteer\ntime on more fruitful things.<\/p>\n<h2>Debian Boot team might need help<\/h2>\n<p>I think I've identified the issue that finally motivated me to contact\nour teams: for a long time, I have had the impression that Debian is\ndriven by several \"one-person teams\" (to varying extents of individual\ninfluence and susceptibility to burnout). As DPL, I see it as my task to\nfind ways to address this issue and provide support.<\/p>\n<p>I received private responses from Debian Boot team members, which\nmotivated me to kindly invite volunteers to some prominent and highly\nvisible fields of work that you might find personally challenging. I\nrecommend subscribing to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-boot\/\">Debian Boot mailing list<\/a> to see\nwhere you might be able to provide assistance.<\/p>\n<h2>\/usrmerge<\/h2>\n<p>Helmut Grohne <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2024\/06\/msg00034.html\">confirmed<\/a>\nthat the last remaining packages shipping aliased files inside the package set\nrelevant to debootstrap were uploaded. Thanks a lot for Helmut and all\ncontributors that helped to implement\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dep-team.pages.debian.net\/deps\/dep17\/\">DEP17<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Contacting more teams<\/h2>\n<p>I'd like to repeat that I've registered a BoF for DebConf24 in Busan\nwith the following description:<\/p>\n<p>This BoF is an attempt to gather as much as possible teams inside\n  Debian to exchange experiences, discuss workflows inside teams, share\n  their ways to attract newcomers etc.<\/p>\n<p>Each participant team should prepare a short description of their work\n  and what team roles (\u201copenings\u201d) they have for new contributors. Even\n  for delegated teams (membership is less fluid), it would be good to\n  present the team, explain what it takes to be a team member, and what\n  steps people usually go to end up being invited to participate. Some\n  other teams can easily absorb contributions from salsa MRs, and at some\n  point people get commit access. Anyway, the point is that we work on the\n  idea that the pathway to become a team member becomes more clear from an\n  outsider point-of-view.<\/p>\n<p>I'm lagging a bit behind my team contacting schedule and will not manage\nto contact every team before DebConf. As a (short) summary, I can draw\nsome positive conclusions about my efforts to reach out to teams. I was\nable to identify some issues that were new to me and which I am now\nworking on. Examples include limitations in Salsa and Salsa CI. I\nconsider both essential parts of our infrastructure and will support\nboth teams in enhancing their services.<\/p>\n<p>Some teams confirmed that they are basically using some common\ninfrastructure (Salsa team space, mailing lists, IRC channels) but that\nthe individual members of the team work on their own problems without\nsharing any common work. I have also not read about convincing\nstrategies to attract newcomers to the team, as we have established, for\ninstance, in the Debian Med team.<\/p>\n<h2>DebConf attendance<\/h2>\n<p>The amount of money needed to fly people to South Korea was higher than\nusual, so the DebConf bursary team had to make some difficult decisions\nabout who could be reimbursed for travel expenses. I extended the budget\nfor diversity and newcomers, which enabled us to invite some additional\ncontributors. We hope that those who were not able to come this year can\nmake it next year to Brest or to MiniDebConf\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2024\/06\/msg00002.html\">Cambridge<\/a>\nor\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2024\/05\/msg00001.html\">Toulouse<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>tag2upload<\/h2>\n<p>On June 12, Sean Whitton requested comments on the debian-vote list\nregarding a General Resolution (GR) about\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/2024\/06\/msg00000.html\">tag2upload<\/a>.\nThe discussion began with technical details but unfortunately, as often\nhappens in long threads, it drifted into abrasive language, prompting\nthe community team to address the behavior of an opponent of the GR\nsupporters. After 560 emails covering technical details, including a\ndetailed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyrie.org\/~eagle\/notes\/debian\/tag2upload.html\">security review<\/a>\nby Russ Allbery, Sean finally proposed the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/2024\/06\/msg00561.html\">GR<\/a>\non June 27, 2024 (two weeks after requesting comments).<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, I would like to thank the drivers of this GR and acknowledge\nthe technical work behind it, including the security review. I am\npositively convinced that Debian can benefit from modernizing its\ninfrastructure, particularly through stronger integration of Git into\npackaging workflows.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Hartman provided some historical context\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/2024\/06\/msg00581.html\">[1]<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2019\/07\/msg00501.html\">[2]<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel\/2019\/08\/msg00407.html\">[3]<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.debian.org\/932753\">[4]<\/a>,\nnoting that this discussion originally took place five years ago with no\nresults from several similarly lengthy threads. My favorite\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/2024\/06\/msg00583.html\">summary<\/a> of the\nentire thread was given by Gregor Herrmann, which reflects the same gut\nfeeling I have and highlights a structural problem within Debian that\nhinders technical changes. Addressing this issue is definitely a matter\nfor the Debian Project Leader, and I will try to address it during my\nterm.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing these bits, a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/2024\/06\/msg00602.html\">proposal<\/a>\nfrom ftpmaster, which is being continuously discussed, might lead to a\nsolution. I was also asked to extend the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/2024\/07\/msg00006.html\">GR discussion periods<\/a>\nwhich I will do in separate mail.<\/p>\n<h2>Talk: Debian GNU\/Linux for Scientific Research<\/h2>\n<p>I was invited to have a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/people.debian.org\/~tille\/talks\/20240620_using_debian_in_science\/index_en.html\">talk<\/a>\nin the Systems-Facing Track of University of British Columbia (who is\nsponsoring rack space for several Debian servers).  I admit it felt a bit\nstrange to me after working more than 20 years for establishing Debian in\nscientific environments to be invited to such a talk \"because I'm DPL\". \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards\n   Andreas.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"statement"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"community"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"tag2upload"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"usrmerge"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"teams"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"help"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebConf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"history"}}]},{"title":"Looking for the artwork for Trixie the next Debian release","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/06\/trixie-artwork-cfp.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-06-21T12:00:00+02:00","updated":"2024-06-21T12:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jonathan Carter"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-06-21:\/2024\/06\/trixie-artwork-cfp.html","content":"<p>Each release of Debian has a shiny new theme, which is visible on the boot\nscreen, the login screen and, most prominently, on the desktop wallpaper.\nDebian plans to release Trixie, the next release, next year. As ever, we\nneed your help in creating its theme! You have the opportunity to design a\ntheme that will inspire thousands of people while working in their Debian\nsystems.<\/p>\n<p>For the most up to date details, please refer to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDesktop\/Artwork\/Trixie\">wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Juliette\nTaka Belin for doing the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Emerald\">Emerald theme for bookworm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The deadlines for submissions is: 2024-09-19<\/p>\n<p>The artwork is usually picked based on which themes look the most:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>''Debian'': admittedly not the most defined concept, since everyone has their\n  own take on what Debian means to them.<\/li>\n<li>''plausible to integrate without patching core software'':\n  as much as we love some of the insanely hot looking themes, some\n  would require heavy GTK+ theming and patching GDM\/GNOME.<\/li>\n<li>''clean \/ well designed'': without becoming something that gets annoying to\n  look at a year down the road.  Examples of good themes include Joy,\n  Lines, Softwaves and futurePrototype.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you'd like more information or details, please post to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-desktop\/\">Debian Desktop mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"trixie"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"artwork"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2024)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/05\/new-developers-2024-04.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-05-31T18:00:00+02:00","updated":"2024-05-31T18:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-05-31:\/2024\/05\/new-developers-2024-04.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patrick Winnertz (winnie)<\/li>\n<li>Fabian Gruenbichler (fabiang)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Juri Grabowski<\/li>\n<li>Tobias Heider<\/li>\n<li>Jean Charles Del\u00e9pine<\/li>\n<li>Guilherme Puida Moreira<\/li>\n<li>Antoine Le Gonidec<\/li>\n<li>Arthur Barbosa Diniz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/05\/bits-from-the-dpl-may2024.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-05-02T03:00:00+02:00","updated":"2024-05-02T03:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Andreas Tille"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-05-02:\/2024\/05\/bits-from-the-dpl-may2024.html","content":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>Keeping my promise for monthly bits, here's a quick snapshot of my first\nten days as DPL.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Jonathan for an insightful introduction that left less\nroom for questions. His introduction covered my first tasks like expense\napproval and CTTE member appointments thoroughly. Although I made a\nvisible oversight by forgetting to exclude Simon McVittie &lt;smcv&gt; from\nthe list, whose term has\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2024\/04\/msg00010.html\">ended<\/a>\n, I'm committed to learning from this mistake.  In future I'll prioritize\nthorough proofreading to ensure accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Part of my \"work\" was learning what channels I need to subscribe and\nadjust my .procmailrc and .muttrc took some time.<\/p>\n<p>Recently I had my first press interview. I had to answer a couple of prepared\nquestions for <a href=\"https:\/\/deb.li\/ZktM\">Business IT News<\/a>. It seems journalists are\nalways on the lookout for unique angles. When asked if humility is a new trait\nfor DPLs, my response would be a resounding \"No.\"  In my experience, humility\nis a common quality among DPLs I've encountered, including Jonathan.<\/p>\n<p>One of my top priorities is reaching out to all our dedicated and\nappointed teams, including those managing critical infrastructure. I've\nbegun with the CTTE, Salsa Admins and Debian Snapshot.  Everything\nappears to be in order with the CTTE team.  I'm waiting for response\nfrom Salsa and Snapshot, which is fine given the recent contact.<\/p>\n<p>I was pointed out to the fact that lintian is in an unfortunate state as\nAxel Beckert confirmed on the lintian maintainers\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-lint-maint\/2024\/04\/msg00010.html\">list<\/a>.\nIt turns out that bug #1069745 of magics-python should not have been undetected\nfor a long time if lintian <a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.debian.org\/677078\">bug #677078<\/a> would\nhave been fixed.  It seems obvious to me that lintian needs more work to\nfulfill its role as reliably policy checker to ensure our high level of\npackaging quality.<\/p>\n<p>In any case thanks a lot to Axel who is doing his best but it seems\nurgent to me to find some more person-power for this task.  Any volunteer\nto lend some helping hand in the lintian maintainers team?<\/p>\n<p>On 2024-04-30 I gave my first talk \"Bits from greenhorn DPL\" online\nat MiniDebConf Brasil in Belo Horizonte.  The Q&amp;A afterwards stired\nsome flavours of the question: \"What can Debian Brasil do better?\"\nMy answer was always in a way: Given your great activity in now\norganising the fifth MiniDebConf you are doing pretty well and I have\nno additional hints for the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards\n   Andreas.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"bits from the dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"community"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes the 2024 GSOC contributors\/students","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/05\/welcome-gsoc2024-contributors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-05-01T23:56:00+02:00","updated":"2024-05-01T23:56:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Nilesh Patra"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-05-01:\/2024\/05\/welcome-gsoc2024-contributors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"GSoC logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gsoc.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>We are very excited to announce that Debian has selected seven contributors to work\nunder mentorship on a variety of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2024\/Projects\">projects<\/a> with us during the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/summerofcode.withgoogle.com\/\">Google Summer of Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the list of the projects, students, and details of the tasks to be performed.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2024\/ApprovedProjects\/AndroidSDKToolsInDebian\">Android SDK Tools in Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: anuragxone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Make the entire Android toolchain, Android Target\nPlatform Framework, and SDK tools available in the Debian archives.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2024\/ApprovedProjects\/BenchmarkingParallelPerformanceMPIPackages\">Benchmarking Parallel Performance of Numerical MPI Packages<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: Nikolaos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Deliver an automated method for Debian maintainers\nto test selected numerical Debian packages for their parallel performance in\nclusters, in particular to catch performance regressions from updates, and to\nverify expected performance gains, such as Amdahl\u2019s and Gufstafson\u2019s law, from\nincreased cluster resources.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2024\/ApprovedProjects\/DebianOsmoCom\">Debian MobCom<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: Nathan D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Update the outdated mobile packages and recreate aged\npackages due to new dependencies. Bring in more mobile communication tools by\nadding about 5 new packages.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2024\/ApprovedProjects\/DebianRustCoreutils\">Improve support of the Rust coreutils in Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: Sreehari Prasad TM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Make uutils behave more like GNU\u2019s coreutils by\nimproving compatibility with GNU coreutils test suit.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2024\/ApprovedProjects\/DebianRustFindutils\">Improve support of the Rust findutils in Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: hanbings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: A safer and more performant implementation of the\nGNU suite's xargs, find, locate and updatedb tools in rust.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2024\/ApprovedProjects\/ExpandingROCmSupportWithinDebianAndDerivatives\">Expanding ROCm support within Debian and derivatives<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: xuantengh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Building, packaging, and uploading missing ROCm\nsoftware into Debian repositories, starting with simple tools and progressing to\nhigh-level applications like PyTorch, with the final deliverables comprising a\nseries of ROCm packages meeting community quality assurance standards.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2024\/ApprovedProjects\/uutils%3A%20reimplement%20some%20procps%20tools%20in%20Rust\">procps: Development of System Monitoring, Statistics and Information\nTools in\nRust<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: Krysztal Huang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Improve the usability of the entire Rust-based\nimplementation of the procps utility on Linux.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Congratulations and welcome to all the contributors!<\/p>\n<p>The Google Summer of Code program is possible in Debian thanks to the efforts of\nDebian Developers and Debian Contributors that dedicate part of their free time to\nmentor contributors and outreach tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the contributors' weekly reports\non the [debian-outreach mailing-list][debian-outreach-ml], chat with us on our\n[IRC channel][debian-outreach-irc] or reach out to the individual projects'\nteam mailing lists.<\/p>\n<p>[debian-outreach-ml]: http:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/ (debian-outreach\nAT lists.debian.org)\n[debian-outreach-irc]: irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debian-outreach (#debian-outreach\non irc.debian.org)<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}}]},{"title":"Infomaniak Platinum Sponsor of DebConf24","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/05\/infomaniak-platinum-debconf24.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-05-01T12:08:00+02:00","updated":"2024-05-01T12:08:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-05-01:\/2024\/05\/infomaniak-platinum-debconf24.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/\"><img alt=\"infomaniaklogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/infomaniak.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\">Infomaniak<\/a><\/strong> has committed to sponsor\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/\">DebConf24<\/a> as a <strong>Platinum Sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Infomaniak is an independent cloud service provider recognised\nthroughout Europe for its commitment to privacy, the local economy and\nthe environment. 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Please join\nus in congratulating Andreas Tille as the new Debian Project Leader.<\/p>\n<p>The new term for the project leader started on 2024-04-21.<\/p>\n<p>369 of 1,010 Debian Developers voted using the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet\nmethod<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the results of the voting are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2024\/vote_001\">Debian\nProject Leader Elections 2024<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks all of our Developers for voting.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"election"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"leader"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"apt install dpl-candidate: Andreas Tille","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/04\/dpl-interview-AndresTille.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-04-05T20:36:00+02:00","updated":"2024-04-05T20:36:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Yashraj Moghe with The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-04-05:\/2024\/04\/dpl-interview-AndresTille.html","content":"<p>The Debian Project Developers will shortly vote for a new Debian Project Leader\nknown as the DPL.<\/p>\n<p>The Project Leader is the official representative of The Debian Project tasked with\nmanaging the overall project, its vision, direction, and finances.<\/p>\n<p>The DPL is also responsible for the selection of Delegates, defining areas of\nresponsibility within the project, the coordination of Developers, and making\ndecisions required for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Our outgoing and present DPL Jonathan Carter served 4 terms, from 2020\nthrough 2024. Jonathan shared his last <a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/04\/bits-from-the-dpl-april.html\">Bits from the DPL<\/a>\npost to Debian recently and his hopes for the future of Debian.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, we sat with the two present candidates for the DPL position asking\nquestions to find out  who they really are in a series of interviews about\ntheir platforms, visions for Debian, lives, and even their favorite text\neditors. The interviews were conducted by disaster2life (Yashraj Moghe) and\nmade available from video and audio transcriptions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andreas Tille [this document]<\/li>\n<li>Sruthi Chandran <a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/04\/dpl-interview-SruthiChandran.html\">[Interview]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Voting for the position starts on April 6, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editors' note:\n This is our official return to Debian interviews, readers should stay tuned\n for more upcoming interviews with Developers and other important figures in\n Debian as part of our \"Meet your Debian Developer\" series. We used the\n following tools and services: <a href=\"https:\/\/turboscribe.ai\">Turboscribe.ai<\/a> for the\n transcription from the audio and video files, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oftc.net\">IRC:\n Oftc.net<\/a> for communication, <a href=\"https:\/\/meet.jit.si\/\">Jitsi\n meet<\/a> for interviews,  and <a href=\"https:\/\/obsproject.com\/\">Open Broadcaster Software\n (OBS)<\/a> for editing and video. While we encountered\n many technical difficulties in the return to this process, we are still able\n and proud to present the transcripts of the\ninterviews edited only in a few areas for readability.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 Debian Project Leader Candidate: Andrea Tille<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Andreas' Interview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Who are you? Tell us a little about yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>How am I? Well, I'm, as I wrote in my platform, I'm a proud grandfather doing a\nlot of free software stuff, doing a lot of sports, have some goals in mind which\nI like to do and hopefully for the best of Debian.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>And How are you today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>How I'm doing today? Well, actually I have some headaches but it's fine for the\ninterview.<\/p>\n<p>So, usually I feel very good. Spring was coming here and today it's raining and\nI plan to do a bicycle tour tomorrow and hope that I do not get really sick but\nyeah, for the interview it's fine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What do you do in Debian? Could you mention your story here?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, well, I started with Debian kind of an accident because I wanted to have\nsome package salvaged which is called WordNet. It's a monolingual dictionary and\nI did not really plan to do more than maybe 10 packages or so. I had some kind\nof training with xTeddy which is totally unimportant, a cute teddy you can put\non your desktop.<\/p>\n<p>So, and then well, more or less I thought how can I make Debian attractive for\nmy employer which is a medical institute and so on.  It could make sense to\npackage bioinformatics and medicine software and it somehow evolved in a\ndirection I did neither expect it nor wanted to do, that I'm currently the most\nbusy uploader in Debian, created several teams around it.<\/p>\n<p>DebianMate is very well known from me. I created the Blends team to create teams\nand techniques around what we are doing which was Debian TIS, Debian Edu, Debian\nScience and so on and I also created the packaging team for R, for the\nstatistics package R which is technically based and not topic based. All these\nblends are covering a certain topic and R is just needed by lots of these\nblends.<\/p>\n<p>So, yeah, and to cope with all this I have written a script which is routing an\nupdate to manage all these uploads more or less automatically. So, I think I had\none day where I uploaded 21 new packages but it's just automatically generated,\nright? So, it's on one day more than I ever planned to do.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What is the first thing you think of when you think of Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Editors' note: The question was misunderstood as the \u201cworst thing you think of\nwhen you think of Debian\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The worst thing I think about Debian, it's complicated. I think today on Debian\nboard I was asked about the technical progress I want to make and in my opinion\nwe need to standardize things inside Debian. For instance, bringing all the\npackages to salsa, follow some common standards, some common workflow which is\nextremely helpful.<\/p>\n<p>As I said, if I'm that productive with my own packages we can adopt this in\ngeneral, at least in most cases I think. I made a lot of good experience by the\nsupport of well-formed teams. Well-formed teams are those teams where people\nsupport each other, help each other.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, how to say, I'm a physicist by profession so I'm not an IT expert.\nI can tell apart what works and what not but I'm not an expert in those\npackages. I do and the amount of packages is so high that I do not even\nunderstand all the techniques they are covering like Go, Rust and something like\nthis.<\/p>\n<p>And I also don't speak Java and I had a problem once in the middle of the night\nand I've sent the email to the list and was a Java problem and I woke up in the\nmorning and it was solved. This is what I call a team. I don't call a team some\ncommon repository that is used by random people for different packages also but\nit's working together, don't hesitate to solve other people's problems and\npermit people to get active.<\/p>\n<p>This is what I call a team and this is also something I observed in, it's hard\nto give a percentage, in a lot of other teams but we have other people who do\nnot even understand the concept of the team. Why is working together make some\nadvantage and this is also a tough thing. I [would] like to tackle in my term if\nI get elected to form solid teams using the common workflow. This is one thing.<\/p>\n<p>The other thing is that we have a lot of good people in our infrastructure like\nFTP masters, DSA and so on. I have the feeling they have a lot of work and are\nworking more or less on their limits, and I like to talk to them [to ask] what\nkind of change we could do to move that limits or move their personal health to\nthe better side.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The DPL term lasts for a year, What would you do during that you couldn't do now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, well this is basically what I said are my main issues. I need to admit I\nhave no really clear imagination what kind of tasks will come to me as a DPL\nbecause all these financial issues and law issues possible and issues [that]\npeople who are not really friendly to Debian might create. I'm afraid these\nthings might occupy a lot of time and I can't say much about this because I\nsimply don't know.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What are three key terms about you and your candidacy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>As I said, I like to work on standards, I\u2019d like to make Debian try [to get\nit right so] that people don't get overworked, this third key point is be\ninviting to newcomers, to everybody who wants to come. Yeah, I also mentioned in\nmy term this diversity issue, geographical and from gender point of view. This\nmay be the three points I consider most important.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Preferred text editor?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, my preferred one? Ah, well, I have no preferred text editor. I'm using the\nMidnight Commander very frequently which has an internal editor which is\nconvenient for small text. For other things, I usually use VI but I also use\nEmacs from time to time. So, no, I have not preferred text editor. Whatever\nworks nicely for me.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What is the importance of the community in the Debian Project? How would\nlike to see it evolving over the next few years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, I think the community is extremely important. So, I was on a lot of\nDebConfs. I think it's not really 20 but 17 or 18 DebCons and I really enjoyed\nthese events every year because I met so many friends and met so many\ninteresting people that it's really enriching my life and those who I never met\nin person but have read interesting things and yeah, Debian community makes\nreally a part of my life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>And how do you think it should evolve specifically?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, for instance, last year in Kochi, it became even clearer to me that the\ngeographical diversity is a really strong point. Just discussing with some women\nfrom India who is afraid about not coming next year to Busan because there's a\nproblem with Shanghai and so on. I'm not really sure how we can solve this but I\nthink this is a problem at least I wish to tackle and yeah, this is an\ninteresting point, the geographical diversity and I'm running the so-called\nmentoring of the month.<\/p>\n<p>This is a small project to attract newcomers for the Debian Med team which has\nthe focus on medical packages and I learned that we had always men applying for\nthis and so I said, okay, I dropped the constraint of medical packages.<\/p>\n<p>Any topic is fine, I teach you packaging but it must be someone who does not\nconsider himself a man. I got only two applicants, no, actually, I got one\napplicant and one response which was kind of strange if I'm hunting for women or\nso.<\/p>\n<p>I did not understand but I got one response and interestingly, it was for me one\nof the least expected counters. It was from Iran and I met a very nice woman,\nvery open, very skilled and gifted and did a good job or have even lose contact\ntoday and maybe we need more actively approach groups that are underrepresented.\nI don't know if what's a good means which I did but at least I tried and so I\ntry to think about these kind of things.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What part of Debian has made you smile? What part of the project has kept\nyou going all through the years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Well, the card game which is called Mao on the DebConf made me smile all the\ntime. I admit I joined only two or three times even if I really love this kind\nof games but I was occupied by other stuff so this made me really smile. I also\nthink the first online DebConf in 2020 made me smile because we had this kind of\nshort video sequences and I tried to make a funny video sequence about every\nDebConf I attended before. This is really funny moments but yeah, it's not only\nsmile but yeah.<\/p>\n<p>One thing maybe it's totally unconnected to Debian but I learned personally\nsomething in Debian that we have a do-ocracy and you can do things which you\nthink that are right if not going in between someone else, right? So respect\neverybody else but otherwise you can do so.<\/p>\n<p>And in 2020 I also started to take trees which are growing widely in my garden\nand plant them into the woods because in our woods a lot of trees are dying and\nso I just do something because I can. I have the resource to do something, take\nthe small tree and bring it into the woods because it does not harm anybody. I\nasked the forester if it is okay, yes, yes, okay. So everybody can do so but I\nthink the idea to do something like this came also because of the free software\nidea. You have the resources, you have the computer, you can do something and\nyou do something productive, right? And when thinking about this I think it was\nalso my Debian work.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile I have planted more than 3,000 trees so it's not a small number but\nyeah, I enjoy this.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What part of Debian would you have some criticisms for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, it's basically the same as I said before. We need more standards to work\ntogether. I do not want to repeat this but this is what I think, yeah.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What field in Free Software generally do you think requires the most work\nto be put into it? What do you think is Debian's part in the field?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It's also in general, the thing is the fact that I'm maintaining packages which\nare usually as modern software is maintained in Git, which is fine but we have\nsome software which is at Sourceport, we have software laying around somewhere,\nwe have software where Debian somehow became Upstream because nobody is caring\nanymore and free software is very different in several things, ways and well, I\nin principle like freedom of choice which is the basic of all our work.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes this freedom goes in the way of productivity because everybody is free\nto re-implement. You asked me for the most favorite editor. In principle one\nreally good working editor would be great to have and would work and we have\nmaybe 500 in Debian or so, I don't know.<\/p>\n<p>I could imagine if people would concentrate and say five instead of 500 editors,\nwe could get more productive, right? But I know this will not happen, right? But\nI think this is one thing which goes in the way of making things smooth and\nproductive and we could have more manpower to replace one person who's [having]\nchildren, doing some other stuff and can't continue working on something and\nmaybe this is a problem I will not solve, definitely not, but which I see.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What do you think is Debian's part in the field?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, well, okay, we can bring together different Upstreams, so we are building\nsome packages and have some general overview about similar things and can say,\noh, you are doing this and some other person is doing more or less the same, do\nyou want to join each other or so, but this is kind of a channel we have to our\nUpstreams which is probably not very successful.<\/p>\n<p>It starts with code copies of some libraries which are changed a little bit,\nwhich is fine license-wise, but not so helpful for different things and so I've\ntried to convince those Upstreams to forward their patches to the original one,\nbut for this and I think we could do some kind of, yeah, [find] someone who\nbrings Upstream together or to make them stop their forking stuff, but it costs\na lot of energy and we probably don't have this and it's also not realistic that\nwe can really help with this problem.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Do you have any questions for me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Andreas]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I enjoyed the interview, I enjoyed seeing you again after half a year or so.\nYeah, actually I've seen you in the eating room or cheese and wine party or so,\nI do not remember we had to really talk together, but yeah, people around, yeah,\nfor sure. Yeah.\n<\/br>\n<\/br>\n<\/br><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"meetDDs"}}]},{"title":"apt install dpl-candidate: Sruthi Chandran","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/04\/dpl-interview-SruthiChandran.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-04-05T20:36:00+02:00","updated":"2024-04-05T20:36:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Yashraj Moghe with The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-04-05:\/2024\/04\/dpl-interview-SruthiChandran.html","content":"<p>The Debian Project Developers will shortly vote for a new Debian Project Leader\nknown as the DPL.<\/p>\n<p>The DPL is the official representative of representative of The Debian Project\ntasked with managing the overall project, its vision, direction, and finances.<\/p>\n<p>The DPL is also responsible for the selection of Delegates, defining areas of\nresponsibility within the project, the coordination of Developers, and making\ndecisions required for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Our outgoing and present DPL Jonathan Carter served 4 terms, from 2020\nthrough 2024. Jonathan shared his last <a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/04\/bits-from-the-dpl-april.html\">Bits from the\nDPL<\/a>\npost to Debian recently and his hopes for the future of Debian.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, we sat with the two present candidates for the DPL position asking\nquestions to find out  who they really are in a series of interviews about\ntheir platforms, visions for Debian, lives, and even their favorite text\neditors. The interviews were conducted by disaster2life (Yashraj Moghe) and\nmade available from video and audio transcriptions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andreas Tille\n  [<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/04\/dpl-interview-AndresTille.html\">Interview<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Sruthi Chandran [this document]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Voting for the position starts on April 6, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editors' note:\n This is our official return to Debian interviews, readers should stay tuned\n for more upcoming interviews with Developers and other important figures in\n Debian as part of our \"Meet your Debian Developer\" series. We used the\n following tools and services: <a href=\"https:\/\/turboscribe.ai\">Turboscribe.ai<\/a> for the\n transcription from the audio and video files, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oftc.net\">IRC:\n Oftc.net<\/a> for communication, <a href=\"https:\/\/meet.jit.si\/\">Jitsi\n meet<\/a> for interviews, and <a href=\"https:\/\/obsproject.com\/\">Open Broadcaster Software\n (OBS)<\/a> for editing and video. While we encountered\n many technical difficulties in the return to this process, we are still able\n and proud to present the transcripts of the interviews edited only in a few\n areas for readability.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 Debian Project Leader Candidate: Sruthi Chandran<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Sruthi's interview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hi Sruthi, so for the first question, who are you and could you tell us a little\nbit about yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I usually talk about me whenever I am talking about answering the question who\nam I, I usually say like I am a librarian turned free software enthusiast and\na Debian Developer. So I had no technical background and I learned, I was\nintroduced to free software through my husband and then I learned Debian\npackaging, and eventually I became a Debian Developer. So I always give my\nexample to people who say I am not technically inclined, I don't have technical\nbackground so I can't contribute to free software.<\/p>\n<p>So yeah, that's what I refer to myself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>For the next question, could you tell me what do you do in Debian, and could\nyou mention your story up until here today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Okay, so let me start from my initial days in Debian. I started contributing to\nDebian, my first contribution was a Tibetan font. We went to a Tibetan place\nand they were saying they didn't have a font in Linux.<\/p>\n<p>So that's how I started contributing. Then I moved on to Ruby packages, then I\nhave some JavaScript and Go packages, all dependencies of GitLab. So I was\ninvolved with maintaining GitLab for some time, now I'm not very active there.<\/p>\n<p>But yeah, so GitLab was the main package I was contributing to since I\ncontributed since 2016 to maybe like 2020 or something. Later I have come\n[over to] packaging. Now I am part of some of the teams, delegated teams, like\ncommunity team and outreach team, as well as the Debconf committee. And the\nbiggest, I think, my activity in Debian, I would say is organizing Debconf\n2023. So it was a great experience and yeah, so that's my story in Debian.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>So what are three key terms about you and your candidacy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Okay, let me first think about it. For candidacy, I can start with diversity is\none point I started expressing from the first time I contested for DPL. But to\nbe honest, that's the main point I want to bring.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[Yashraj]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>So for diversity, if you could break down your thoughts on diversity and make\nthem, [about] your three points including diversity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>So in addition to, eventually  when starting it was just diversity. Now I have\nlike a bit more ideas, like community, like I want to be a leader for the\nDebian community. More than, I don't know, maybe people may not agree, but I\nwould say I want to be a leader of Debian community rather than a Debian\noperating system.<\/p>\n<p>I connect to community more and third point I would say.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The term of a DPL lasts for an year. So what do you think during, what would you\ntry to do during that, that you can't do from your position now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Okay. So I, like, I am very happy with the structure of Debian and how things\nwork in Debian. Like you can do almost a lot of things, like almost all things\nwithout being a DPL.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever change you want to bring about or whatever you want to do, you can do\nwithout being a DPL. Anyone, like every DD has the same rights. Only things I\nfeel [the] DPL has hold on are mainly the budget or the funding part, which like,\nthat's where they do the decision making part.<\/p>\n<p>And then comes like, and one advantage of DPL driving some idea is that somehow\npeople tend to listen to that with more, like, tend to give more attention to\nwhat DPL is saying rather than a normal DD. So I wanted to, like, I have\nanswered some of the questions on how to, how I plan to do the financial\nbudgeting part, how I want to handle, like, and the other thing is using the\nextra attention that I get as a DPL, I would like to obviously start with the\ndiversity aspect in Debian. And yeah, like, I, what I want to do is not, like,\nbe a leader and say, like, take Debian to one direction where I want to go, but\nI would rather take suggestions and inputs from the whole community and go about\nwith that.<\/p>\n<p>So yes, that's what I would say.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>And taking a less serious question now, what is your preferred text editor?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Vim.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[Yashraj]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Vim, wholeheartedly team Vim?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Yes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[Yashraj]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Great. Well, this was made in Vim, all the text for this.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>So, like, since you mentioned extra data, I'll give my example, like, it's just\na fun note, when I started contributing to Debian, as I mentioned, I didn't have\nany knowledge about free software, like Debian, and I was not used to even\nusing Linux. So, and I didn't have experience with these text editors. So, when\nI started contributing, I used to do the editing part using gedit.<\/p>\n<p>So, that's how I started. Eventually, I moved to Nano, and once I reached Vim,\nI didn't move on.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Team Vim. Next question. What, what do you think is the importance of\nthe Debian project in the world today? And where would you like to see it in\n10 years, like 10 years into the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Okay. So, Debian, as we all know, is referred to as the universal operating\nsystem without, like, it is said for a reason. We have hundreds and hundreds of\noperating systems, like Linux, distributions based on Debian.<\/p>\n<p>So, I believe Debian, like even now, Debian has good influence on the, at least\non the Linux or Linux ecosystem. So, what we implement in Debian has, like, is\ngoing to affect quite a lot of, like, a very good percentage of people using\nLinux. So, yes.<\/p>\n<p>So, I think Debian is one of the leading Linux distributions. And I think in\n10 years, we should be able to reach a position, like, where we are not, like,\neven now, like, even these many years after having Linux, we face a lot of\nproblems in newer and newer hardware coming up and installing on them is a big\nproblem. Like, firmwares and all those things are getting more and more\ncomplicated.<\/p>\n<p>Like, it should be getting simpler, but it's getting more and more complicated.\nSo, I, one thing I would imagine, like, I don't know if we will ever reach\nthere, but I would imagine that eventually with the Debian, we should be able\nto have some, at least a few of the hardware developers or hardware producers\nhave Debian pre-installed and those kind of things. Like, not, like, become,\nI'm not saying it's all, it's also available right now.<\/p>\n<p>What I'm saying is that it becomes prominent enough to be opted as, like, default\ndistro.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What part of Debian has made you And what part of the project has kept you going\nall through these years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Okay. So, I started to contribute in 2016, and I was part of the team doing\nGitLab packaging, and we did have a lot of training workshops and those kind of\nthings within India. And I was, like, I had interacted with some of the Indian\nDDs, but I never got, like, even through chat or mail.<\/p>\n<p>I didn't have a lot of interaction with the rest of the world, DDs. And the 2019\nDebconf changed my whole perspective about Debian. Before that, I wasn't, like,\neven, I was interested in free software.<\/p>\n<p>I was doing the technical stuff and all. But after DebConf, my whole idea has\nbeen, like, my focus changed to the community. Debian community is a very\nwelcoming, very interesting community to be with.<\/p>\n<p>And so, I believe that, like, 2019 DebConf was a for me. And that kept, from\n2019, my focus has been to how to support, like, how, I moved to the community\npart of Debian from there. Then in 2020 I became part of the community team,\nand, like, I started being part of other teams.<\/p>\n<p>So, these, I would say, the Debian community is the one, like, aspect of Debian\nthat keeps me whole, keeps me held on to the Debian ecosystem as a whole.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Continuing to speak about Debian, what do you think, what is the first thing that\ncomes to your mind when you think of Debian, like, the word, the community,\nwhat's the first thing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I think I may sound like a broken record or something.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[Yashraj]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>No, no.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Again, I would say the Debian community, like, it's the people who makes\nDebian, that makes Debian special.<\/p>\n<p>Like, apart from that, if I say, I would say I'm very, like, one part of Debian\nthat makes me very happy is the, how the governing system of Debian works, the\nDebian constitution and all those things, like, it's a very unique thing for\nDebian. And, and it's like, when people say you can't work without a proper,\nlike, establishment or even somebody deciding everything for you, it's\ndifficult. When people say, like, we have been, Debian has been proving\nit for quite a long time now, that it's possible.<\/p>\n<p>So, so that's one thing I believe, like, that's one unique point. And I am very\nproud about that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What areas do you think Debian is failing in, how can it (that standing) be\nimproved?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>So, I think where Debian is failing now is getting new people into Debian.\nLike, I don't remember, like, exactly the answer. But I remember hearing\nsomeone mention, like, the average age of a Debian Developer is, like, above 40\nor 45 or something, like, exact age, I don't remember.<\/p>\n<p>But it's like, Debian is getting old. Like, the people in Debian are getting old\nand we are not getting enough of new people into Debian. And that's very\nimportant to have people, like, new people coming up.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, eventually, like, after a few years, nobody, like, we won't have\nenough people to take the project forward. So, yeah, I believe that is where we\nneed to work on. We are doing some efforts, like, being part of GSOC or\noutreachy and having maybe other events, like, local events. Like, we used to\nhave a lot of Debian packaging workshops in India. And those kind of, I think,\nin Brazil and all, they all have, like, local communities are doing. But we are\nnot very successful in retaining the people who maybe come and try out things.<\/p>\n<p>But we are not very good at retaining the people, like, retaining people who\ncome. So, we need to work on those things. Right now, I don't have a solid\nanswer for that.<\/p>\n<p>But one thing, like, I was thinking about is, like, having a Debian specific\noutreach project, wherein the focus will be about the Debian, like, starting\nwill be more on, like, usually what happens in GSOC and outreach is that people\ncome, have the, do the contributions, and they go back. Like, they don't have\nthat connection with the Debian, like, Debian community or Debian project. So,\nwhat I envision with these, the Debian outreach, the Debian specific outreach\nis that we have some part of the internship, like, even before starting the\ninternship, we have some sessions and, like, with the people in Debian having,\nlike, getting them introduced to the Debian philosophy and Debian community and\nDebian, how Debian works.<\/p>\n<p>And those things, we focus on that. And then we move on to the technical\ninternship parts. So, I believe this could do some good in having, like, when\nyou have people you can connect to, you tend to stay back in a project mode.<\/p>\n<p>When you feel something more than, like, right now, we have so many technical\nstuff to do, like, the choice for a college student is endless. So, if they\nwant, if they stay back for something, like, maybe for Debian, I would say, we\nneed to have them connected to the Debian project before we go into technical\nparts. Like, technical parts, like, there are other things as well, where they\ncan go and do the technical part, but, like, they can come here, like, yeah.<\/p>\n<p>So, that's what I was saying. Focused outreach projects is one thing. That's\njust one.<\/p>\n<p>That's not enough. We need more of, like, more ideas to have more new people\ncome up. And I'm very happy with, like, the DebConf thing. We tend to get more\nand more people from the places where we have a DebConf. Brazil is an example.\nAfter the Debconf, they have quite a good improvement on Debian contributors.<\/p>\n<p>And I think in India also, it did give a good result. Like, we have more people\ncontributing and staying back and those things. So, yeah.<\/p>\n<p>So, these were the things I would say, like, we can do to improve.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>For the final question, what field in free software do you, what\nfield in free software generally do you think requires the most work to be\nput into it? What do you think is Debian's part in that field?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Okay. Like, right now, what comes to my mind is the free software licenses\nparts. Like, we have a lot of free software licenses, and there are non-free\nsoftware licenses.<\/p>\n<p>But currently, I feel free software is having a big problem in enforcing these\nlicenses. Like, there are, there may be big corporations or like some people who\ntake up the whole, the code and may not follow the whole, for example, the GPL\nlicenses. Like, we don't know how much of those, how much of the free softwares\nare used in the bigger things.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I agree. There are a lot of corporations who are afraid to touch free\nsoftware. But there would be good amount of free software, free work that\nconverts into property, things violating the free software licenses and those\nthings.<\/p>\n<p>And we do not have the kind of like, we have SFLC, SFC, etc. But still, we do\nnot have the ability to go behind and trace and implement the licenses. So,\nenforce those licenses and bring people who are violating the licenses forward\nand those kind of things is challenging because one thing is it takes time,\nlike, and most importantly, money is required for the legal stuff.<\/p>\n<p>And not always people who like people who make small software, or maybe big,\nbut they may not have the kind of time and money to have these things enforced.\nSo, that's a big challenge free software is facing, especially in our current\nscenario. I feel we are having those, like, we need to find ways how we can get\nit sorted.<\/p>\n<p>I don't have an answer right now what to do. But this is a challenge I felt\nlike and Debian's part in that. Yeah, as I said, I don't have a solution for\nthat.<\/p>\n<p>But the Debian, so DFSG and Debian sticking on to the free software licenses is\na good support, I think.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>So, that was the final question, Do you have anything else you want to mention\nfor anyone watching this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Sruthi]:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Not really, like, I am happy, like, I think I was able to answer the questions.\nAnd yeah, I would say who is watching. I won't say like, I'm the best DPL\ncandidate, you can't have a better one or something.<\/p>\n<p>I stand for a reason. And if you believe in that, or the Debian community and\nDebian diversity, and those kinds of things, if you believe it, I hope you\nwould be interested, like, you would want to vote for me. That's it.<\/p>\n<p>Like, I'm not, I'll make it very clear. I'm not doing a technical leadership\npart here. So, those, I can't convince people who want technical leadership to\nvote for me.<\/p>\n<p>But I would say people who connect with me, I hope they vote for me.\n<\/br>\n<\/br>\n<\/br><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"meetDDs"}}]},{"title":"Proxmox Platinum Sponsor of DebConf24","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/04\/proxmox-platinum-debconf24.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-04-04T01:17:00+02:00","updated":"2024-04-04T01:17:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-04-04:\/2024\/04\/proxmox-platinum-debconf24.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><img alt=\"proxmoxlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/proxmox.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><strong>Proxmox<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\">DebConf24<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum Sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Proxmox  provides powerful and user-friendly open-source server software.\nEnterprises of all sizes and industries use Proxmox solutions to deploy\nefficient and simplified IT infrastructures, minimize total cost of ownership,\nand avoid vendor lock-in. Proxmox also offers commercial support, training\nservices, and an extensive partner ecosystem to ensure business continuity\nfor its customers. Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH was established in 2005 and is\nheadquartered in Vienna, Austria.<\/p>\n<p><em>Proxmox builds its product offerings on top of the Debian operating system.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor, Proxmox is contributing to make\npossible our annual conference, and directly supporting the progress of Debian\nand Free Software, helping to strengthen the community that continues to\ncollaborate on Debian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much, Proxmox, for your support of DebConf24!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf24 will take place from 28th July to 4th August 2024 in Busan,\nSouth Korea, and will be preceded by DebCamp, from 21st to 27th July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf24 is accepting sponsors! Interested companies and organizations may\ncontact the DebConf team through\n<a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\">Become a\nDebConf Sponsor<\/a>\nwebsite.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"proxmox"}}]},{"title":"Bits from the DPL","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/04\/bits-from-the-dpl-april.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-04-02T19:00:00+02:00","updated":"2024-04-02T19:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jonathan Carter"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-04-02:\/2024\/04\/bits-from-the-dpl-april.html","content":"<p>Dear Debianites<\/p>\n<p>This morning I decided to just start writing Bits from DPL and send\nwhatever I have by 18:00 local time. Here it is, barely proof read,\nalong with all it's warts and grammar mistakes! It's slightly long and\ndoesn't contain any critical information, so if you're not in the mood,\ndon't feel compelled to read it!<\/p>\n<h2>Get ready for a new DPL!<\/h2>\n<p>Soon, the voting period will start to elect our next DPL, and my time\nas DPL will come to an end. Reading the questions posted to the new\ncandidates on <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/2024\/03\/threads.html\">debian-vote<\/a>, it takes quite a bit of restraint to not\nanswer all of them myself, I think I can see how that aspect contributed\nto me being reeled in to running for DPL! In total I've done so 5 times\n(the first time I ran, Sam was elected!).<\/p>\n<p>Good luck to both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2024\/platforms\/tille\">Andreas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2024\/platforms\/srud\">Sruthi<\/a>, our current\nDPL candidates! I've already started working on preparing handover, and\nthere's multiple request from teams that have came in recently that will\nhave to wait for the new term, so I hope they're both ready to hit the\nground running!<\/p>\n<h2>Things that I wish could have gone better<\/h2>\n<h3>Communication<\/h3>\n<p>Recently, I saw a t-shirt that read:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Adulthood is saying, 'But after this week things will slow down a bit'\nover and over until you die.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I can relate! With every task, crisis or deadline that appears, I think\nthat once this is over, I'll have some more breathing space to get back\nto non-urgent, but important tasks. \"Bits from the DPL\" was something I\nreally wanted to get right this last term, and clearly failed\nspectacularly. I have two long Bits from the DPL drafts that I never\nfinished, I tend to have prioritised problems of the day over\ncommunication. With all the hindsight I have, I'm not sure which is\nbetter to prioritise, I do rate communication and transparency very\nhighly and this is really the top thing that I wish I could've done\nbetter over the last four years.<\/p>\n<p>On that note, thanks to people who provided me with some kind words\nwhen I've mentioned this to them before. They pointed out that there\nare many other ways to communicate and be in touch with the community,\nand they mentioned that they thought that I did a good job with that.<\/p>\n<p>Since I'm still on communication, I think we can all learn to be more\neffective at it, since it's really so important for the project. Every\ntime I publicly spoke about us spending more money, we got more\ndonations. People out there really like to see how we invest funds in\nto Debian, instead of just making it heap up. DSA just spent a nice\nchunk on money on hardware, but we don't have very good visibility on\nit. It's one thing having it on a public line item in SPI's reporting,\nbut it would be much more exciting if DSA could provide a write-up on\nall the cool hardware they're buying and what impact it would have on\ndevelopers, and post it somewhere prominent like debian-devel-announce,\nPlanet Debian or Bits from Debian (from the publicity team).<\/p>\n<p>I don't want to single out DSA there, it's difficult and affects many\nother teams. The Salsa CI team also spent a lot of resources (time and\nmoney wise) to extend testing on AMD GPUs and other AMD hardware. It's\nfantastic and interesting work, and really more people within the\nproject and in the outside world should know about it!<\/p>\n<p>I'm not going to push my agendas to the next DPL, but I hope that they\ncontinue to encourage people to write about their work, and hopefully\nat some point we'll build enough excitement in doing so that it becomes\na more normal part of our daily work.<\/p>\n<h3>Founding Debian as a standalone entity<\/h3>\n<p>This was my number one goal for the project this last term, which was a\ncarried over item from my previous terms.<\/p>\n<p>I'm tempted to write everything out here, including the problem\nstatement and our current predicaments, what kind of ground work needs\nto happen, likely constitutional changes that need to happen, and the\nnature of the GR that would be needed to make such a thing happen, but\nif I start with that, I might not finish this mail.<\/p>\n<p>In short, I 100% believe that this is still a very high ranking issue\nfor Debian, and perhaps after my term I'd be in a better position to\nspend more time on this (hmm, is this an instance of \"The grass is\nalways better on the other side\", or \"Next week will go better until I\ndie?\"). Anyway, I'm willing to work with any future DPL on this, and\nperhaps it can in itself be a delegation tasked to properly explore\nall the options, and write up a report for the project that can lead to\na GR.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, I'd rather have us take another few years and do this\nproperly, rather than rush into something that is again difficult to\nchange afterwards. So while I very much wish this could've been\nachieved in the last term, I can't say that I have any regrets here\neither.<\/p>\n<h2>My terms in a nutshell<\/h2>\n<h3>COVID-19 and Debian 11 era<\/h3>\n<p>My first term in 2020 started just as the COVID-19 pandemic became\nknown to spread globally. It was a tough year for everyone, and Debian\nwasn't immune against its effects either. Many of our contributors got\nsick, some have lost loved ones (my father passed away in March 2020\njust after I became DPL), some have lost their jobs (or other earners\nin their household have) and the effects of social distancing took a\nmental and even physical health toll on many. In Debian, we tend to do\nreally well when we get together in person to solve problems, and when\nDebConf20 got cancelled in person, we understood that that was\nnecessary, but it was still more bad news in a year we had too much of\nit already.<\/p>\n<p>I can't remember if there was ever any kind of formal choice or\ndiscussion about this at any time, but the DebConf video team just kind\nof organically and spontaneously became the orga team for an online\nDebConf, and that lead to our first ever completely online DebConf. This\nwas great on so many levels. We got to see each other's faces again,\neven though it was on screen. We had some teams talk to each other face\nto face for the first time in years, even though it was just on a Jitsi\ncall. It had a lasting cultural change in Debian, some teams still have\nvideo meetings now, where they didn't do that before, and I think it's a\ngood supplement to our other methods of communication.<\/p>\n<p>We also had a few online Mini-DebConfs that was fun, but DebConf21 was\nalso online, and by then we all developed an online conference fatigue,\nand while it was another good online event overall, it did start to\nfeel a bit like a zombieconf and after that, we had some really nice\nevents from the Brazillians, but no big global online community events\nagain. In my opinion online MiniDebConfs can be a great way to develop\nour community and we should spend some further energy into this, but\nhey! This isn't a platform so let me back out of talking about the\nfuture as I see it...<\/p>\n<p>Despite all the adversity that we faced together, the Debian 11 release\nended up being quite good. It happened about a month or so later than\nwhat we ideally would've liked, but it was a solid release nonetheless.\nIt turns out that for quite a few people, staying inside for a few\nmonths to focus on Debian bugs was quite productive, and Debian 11 ended\nup being a very polished release.<\/p>\n<p>During this time period we also had to deal with a previous Debian\nDeveloper that was expelled for his poor behaviour in Debian, who\ncontinued to harass members of the Debian project and in other free\nsoftware communities after his expulsion. This ended up being quite a\nlot of work since we had to take legal action to protect our community,\nand eventually also get the police involved. I'm not going to give him\nthe satisfaction by spending too much time talking about him, but you\ncan read our official statement regarding Daniel Pocock here:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/2021\/20211117\">https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/2021\/20211117<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In late 2021 and early 2022 we also discussed our general resolution\nprocess, and had two consequent votes to address some issues that have\naffected past votes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2021\/vote_003\">https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2021\/vote_003<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2022\/vote_001\">https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2022\/vote_001<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In my first term I addressed our delegations that were a bit behind, by\nthe end of my last term all delegation requests are up to date. There's\nstill some work to do, but I'm feeling good that I get to hand this\nover to the next DPL in a very decent state. Delegation updates can be\nvery deceiving, sometimes a delegation is completely re-written and it\nwas just 1 or 2 hours of work. Other times, a delegation updated can\ncontain one line that has changed or a change in one team member that\nwas the result of days worth of discussion and hashing out differences.<\/p>\n<p>I also received quite a few requests either to host a service, or to\npay a third-party directly for hosting. This was quite an admin\nnightmare, it either meant we had to manually do monthly reimbursements\nto someone, or have our TOs create accounts\/agreements at the multiple\nproviders that people use. So, after talking to a few people about\nthis, we founded the DebianNet team (we could've admittedly chosen a\nbetter name, but that can happen later on) for providing hosting at two\ndifferent hosting providers that we have agreement with so that people\nwho host things under debian.net have an easy way to host it, and then\nat the same time Debian also has more control if a site maintainer goes\nMIA.<\/p>\n<p>More info:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/DebianNet\">https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/DebianNet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You might notice some Openstack mentioned there, we had some intention\nto set up a Debian cloud for hosting these things, that could also be\nused for other additional Debiany things like archive rebuilds, but\nthese have so far fallen through. We still consider it a good idea and\nhopefully it will work out some other time (if you're a large company\nwho can sponsor few racks and servers, please get in touch!)<\/p>\n<h3>DebConf22 and Debian 12 era<\/h3>\n<p>DebConf22 was the first time we returned to an in-person DebConf. It\nwas a bit smaller than our usual DebConf - understandably so,\nconsidering that there were still COVID risks and people who were at\nhigh risk or who had family with high risk factors did the sensible\nthing and stayed home.<\/p>\n<p>After watching many MiniDebConfs online, I also attended my first ever\nMiniDebConf in Hamburg. It still feels odd typing that, it feels like I\nshould've been at one before, but my location makes attending them\ndifficult (on a side-note, a few of us are working on bootstrapping a\nSouth African Debian community and hopefully we can pull off\nMiniDebConf in South Africa later this year).<\/p>\n<p>While I was at the MiniDebConf, I gave a talk where I covered the\nevolution of firmware, from the simple e-proms that you'd find in old\nprinters to the complicated firmware in modern GPUs that basically\ncontain complete operating systems- complete with drivers for the\ndevice their running on. I also showed my shiny new laptop, and\nexplained that it's impossible to install that laptop without non-free\nfirmware (you'd get a black display on d-i or Debian live). Also that\nyou couldn't even use an accessibility mode with audio since even that\ndepends on non-free firmware these days.<\/p>\n<p>Steve, from the image building team, has said for a while that we need\nto do a GR to vote for this, and after more discussion at DebConf, I\nkept nudging him to propose the GR, and we ended up voting in favour of\nit. I do believe that someone out there should be campaigning for more\nfree firmware (unfortunately in Debian we just don't have the resources\nfor this), but, I'm glad that we have the firmware included. In the\nend, the choice comes down to whether we still want Debian to be\ninstallable on mainstream bare-metal hardware.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, I'd like to give a special thanks to the ftpmasters,\nimage building team and the installer team who worked really hard to\nget the changes done that were needed in order to make this happen for\nDebian 12, and for being really proactive for remaining niggles that\nwas solved by the time Debian 12.1 was released.<\/p>\n<p>The included firmware contributed to Debian 12 being a huge success,\nbut it wasn't the only factor. I had a list of personal peeves, and as\nthe hard freeze hit, I lost hope that these would be fixed and made\npeace with the fact that Debian 12 would release with those bugs. I'm\nglad that lots of people proved me wrong and also proved that it's\nnever to late to fix bugs, everything on my list got eliminated by the\ntime final freeze hit, which was great! We usually aim to have a\nrelease ready about 2 years after the previous release, sometimes there\nare complications during a freeze and it can take a bit longer. But due\nto the excellent co-ordination of the release team and heavy lifting\nfrom many DDs, the Debian 12 release happened 21 months and 3 weeks\nafter the Debian 11 release. I hope the work from the release team\ncontinues to pay off so that we can achieve their goals of having\nshorter and less painful freezes in the future!<\/p>\n<p>Even though many things were going well, the ongoing usr-merge effort\nhighlighted some social problems within our processes. I started typing\nout the whole history of usrmerge here, but it's going to be too long\nfor the purpose of this mail. Important questions that did come out of\nthis is, should core Debian packages be team maintained? And also about\nhow far the CTTE should really be able to override a maintainer. We had\nlots of discussion about this at DebConf22, but didn't make much\nconcrete progress. I think that at some point we'll probably have a GR\nabout package maintenance. Also, thank you to Guillem who very\npatiently explained a few things to me (after probably having have to\ndone so many times to others before already) and to Helmut who have\ndone the same during the MiniDebConf in Hamburg. I think all the\ntechnical and social issues here are fixable, it will just take some\ntime and patience and I have lots of confidence in everyone involved.<\/p>\n<p>UsrMerge wiki page: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/UsrMerge\">https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/UsrMerge<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>DebConf 23 and Debian 13 era<\/h3>\n<p>DebConf23 took place in Kochi, India. At the end of my Bits from the\nDPL talk there, someone asked me what the most difficult thing I had to\ndo was during my terms as DPL. I answered that nothing particular stood\nout, and even the most difficult tasks ended up being rewarding to work\non. Little did I know that my most difficult period of being DPL was\njust about to follow. During the day trip, one of our contributors,\nAbraham Raji, passed away in a tragic accident. There's really not\nanything anyone could've done to predict or stop it, but it was\ndevastating to many of us, especially the people closest to him. Quite\na number of DebConf attendees went to his funeral, wearing the DebConf\nt-shirts he designed as a tribute. It still haunts me when I saw his\nmother scream \"He was my everything! He was my everything!\", this was\nby a large margin the hardest day I've ever had in Debian, and I really\nwasn't ok for even a few weeks after that and I think the hurt will be\nwith many of us for some time to come. So, a plea again to everyone,\nplease take care of yourself! There's probably more people that love\nyou than you realise.<\/p>\n<p>A special thanks to the DebConf23 team, who did a really good job\ndespite all the uphills they faced (and there were many!).<\/p>\n<p>As DPL, I think that planning for a DebConf is near to impossible, all\nyou can do is show up and just jump into things. I planned to work with\nEnrico to finish up something that will hopefully save future DPLs some\ntime, and that is a web-based DD certificate creator instead of having\nthe DPL do so manually using LaTeX. It already mostly works, you can\nsee the work so far by visiting\n<code>https:\/\/nm.debian.org\/person\/ACCOUNTNAME\/certificate\/<\/code> and replacing\n<code>ACCOUNTNAME<\/code> with your Debian account name, and if you're a DD, you\nshould see your certificate. It still needs a few minor changes and a\nDPL signature, but at this point I think that will be finished up when\nthe new DPL start. Thanks to Enrico for working on this!<\/p>\n<p>Since my first term, I've been trying to find ways to improve all our\naccounting\/finance issues. Tracking what we spend on things, and\ngetting an annual overview is hard, especially over 3 trusted\norganisations. The reimbursement process can also be really tedious,\nespecially when you have to provide files in a certain order and\ncombine them into a PDF. So, at DebConf22 we had a meeting along with\nthe treasurer team and Stefano Rivera who said that it might be\npossible for him to work on a new system as part of his Freexian work.\nIt worked out, and Freexian funded the development of the system since\nthen, and after DebConf23 we handled the reimbursements for the\nconference via the new reimbursements site:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/reimbursements.debian.net\/\">https:\/\/reimbursements.debian.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It's still early days, but over time it should be linked to all our TOs\nand we'll use the same category codes across the board. So, overall,\nour reimbursement process becomes a lot simpler, and also we'll be able\nto get information like how much money we've spent on any category in\nany period. It will also help us to track how much money we have\navailable or how much we spend on recurring costs. Right now that needs\nmanual polling from our TOs. So I'm really glad that this is a big\nlong-standing problem in the project that is being fixed.<\/p>\n<p>For Debian 13, we're waving goodbye to the KFreeBSD and mipsel ports.\nBut we're also gaining riscv64 and loongarch64 as release\narchitectures! I have 3 different RISC-V based machines on my desk here\nthat I haven't had much time to work with yet, you can expect some blog\nposts about them soon after my DPL term ends!<\/p>\n<p>As Debian is a unix-like system, we're affected by the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Year_2038_problem\">Year 2038 problem<\/a>, where systems that uses 32 bit time in seconds\nsince 1970 run out of available time and will wrap back to 1970 or have\nother undefined behaviour. A detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ReleaseGoals\/64bit-time\">wiki page<\/a> explains how this\nworks in Debian, and currently we're going through a rather large\ntransition to make this possible.<\/p>\n<p>I believe this is the right time for Debian to be addressing this,\nwe're still a bit more than a year away for the Debian 13 release, and\nthis provides enough time to test the implementation before 2038 rolls\nalong.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, big complicated transitions with dependency loops that\ncauses chaos for everyone would still be too easy, so this past weekend\n(which is a holiday period in most of the west due to Easter weekend)\nhas been filled with dealing with an upstream bug in xz-utils, where a\nbackdoor was placed in this key piece of software. An <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/security\/2024\/04\/what-we-know-about-the-xz-utils-backdoor-that-almost-infected-the-world\/\">Ars Technica<\/a>\ncovers it quite well, so I won't go into all the details here. I\nmention it because I want to give yet another special thanks to\neveryone involved in dealing with this on the Debian side. Everyone\ninvolved, from the ftpmasters to security team and others involved were\nsuper calm and professional and made quick, high quality decisions.\nThis also lead to the archive being frozen on Saturday, this is the\nfirst time I've seen this happen since I've been a DD, but I'm sure\nnext week will go better!<\/p>\n<h2>Looking forward<\/h2>\n<p>It's really been an honour for me to serve as DPL. It might well be my\nbiggest achievement in my life. Previous DPLs range from prominent\nsoftware engineers to game developers, or people who have done things\nlike complete Iron Man, run other huge open source projects and are\npart of big consortiums. Ian Jackson even authored dpkg and is now\nworking on the very interesting <a href=\"https:\/\/peertube.debian.social\/w\/pav68XBWdurWzfTYvDgWRM\">tag2upload service<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>I'm a relative nobody, just someone who grew up as a poor kid in South\nAfrica, who just really cares about Debian a lot. And, above all, I'm\nreally thankful that I didn't do anything major to screw up Debian for\ngood.<\/p>\n<p>Not unlike learning how to use Debian, and also becoming a Debian\nDeveloper, I've learned a lot from this and it's been a really valuable\ngrowth experience for me.<\/p>\n<p>I know I can't possible give all the thanks to everyone who deserves\nit, so here's a big big thanks to everyone who have worked so hard and\nwho have put in many, many hours to making Debian better, I consider\nyou all heroes!<\/p>\n<p>-Jonathan<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl-bits"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"election"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"community"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"covid19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"resolutions"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"usrmerge"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"thefuture"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2024)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/03\/new-developers-2024-02.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-03-23T16:00:00+01:00","updated":"2024-03-23T16:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-03-23:\/2024\/03\/new-developers-2024-02.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carles Pina i Estany (cpina)<\/li>\n<li>Dave Hibberd (hibby)<\/li>\n<li>Soren Stoutner (soren)<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Gr\u00f6ber (dxld)<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Sowden (azazel)<\/li>\n<li>Ricardo Ribalda Delgado (ribalda)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joachim Bauch<\/li>\n<li>Ananthu C V<\/li>\n<li>Francesco Ballarin<\/li>\n<li>Yogeswaran Umasankar<\/li>\n<li>Kienan Stewart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"DebConf24 Logo Contest Results","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/02\/debconf24-logo-contest-results.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-02-08T06:00:00+01:00","updated":"2024-02-08T06:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-02-08:\/2024\/02\/debconf24-logo-contest-results.html","content":"<p>Earlier this month the DebConf team announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debconf-discuss\/2024\/01\/msg00000.html\">DebConf24 Logo\nContest<\/a>\nasking aspiring artists, designers, and contributors to submit an image that\nwould represent the host city of Busan, the host nation of South Korea, and\npromote the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debconf.org\">Debian Developer Conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The logo contest for <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf24.debconf.org\">DebConf24<\/a> received 10\nsubmissions and garnered 354 responses with 3 proposals in particular getting\nvery close to first place. The winning logo received 88 votes, the 2nd favored\nlogo received 87 votes, and the 3rd most favored received 86\n<a href=\"https:\/\/app.formbricks.com\/share\/73jH5p5Ffkt3BmOBUqaj\/summary\">votes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to Woohee Yang and Junsang Moon for sharing their artistic visions.<\/p>\n<p>A very special Thank You to everyone who took the time to vote for our beautiful\nnew logo!<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf24 Team is proud to\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debconf-team\/2024\/02\/msg00005.html\">share<\/a> for\n<strong>preview only<\/strong> the winning logo for the 24th Debian Developer Conference:<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"[DebConf24 Logo Contest Winner]\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/logo_win_dc24_skorea.png\"><\/p>\n<p>'<em>sun-seagull-sea<\/em>' by Woohee Yang<\/p>\n<p>This is a preview copy, other revisions will occur for sizing, print, and\nmedia...  but we had to share it with you all now. :).<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward to seeing you all at #debconf24 in #Busan, South Korea 2024!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"logos"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"contests"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"south korea"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"busan"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"artwork"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2023)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2024\/01\/new-developers-2023-12.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2024-01-31T16:00:00+01:00","updated":"2024-01-31T16:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2024-01-31:\/2024\/01\/new-developers-2023-12.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexandre Detiste (tchet)<\/li>\n<li>Amin Bandali (bandali)<\/li>\n<li>Jean-Pierre Giraud (jipege)<\/li>\n<li>Timthy Pearson (tpearson)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributor was added as Debian Maintainer in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Safir Secerovic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"new-developers"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Statement about the EU Cyber Resilience Act","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/12\/debian-statement-cyber-resillience-act.md.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-12-27T17:30:00+01:00","updated":"2023-12-27T17:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-12-27:\/2023\/12\/debian-statement-cyber-resillience-act.md.html","content":"<h2><em>Debian Public Statement about the EU Cyber Resilience Act and the Product Liability Directive<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The European Union is currently preparing a regulation \"on horizontal\ncybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements\" known as the\nCyber Resilience Act (CRA). It is currently in the final \"trilogue\" phase of\nthe legislative process. The act includes a set of essential cybersecurity and\nvulnerability handling requirements for manufacturers. It will require products\nto be accompanied by information and instructions to the user. Manufacturers\nwill need to perform risk assessments and produce technical documentation and,\nfor critical components, have third-party audits conducted. Discovered security\n issues will have to be reported to European authorities within 25 hours (1).\nThe CRA will be followed up by the Product Liability Directive (PLD) which will\nintroduce compulsory liability for software.<\/p>\n<p>While a lot of these regulations seem reasonable, the Debian project believes\nthat there are grave problems for Free Software projects attached to them.\nTherefore, the Debian project issues the following statement:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Free Software has always been a gift, freely given to society, to take and\n  to use as seen fit, for whatever purpose. Free Software has proven to be an\n  asset in our digital age and the proposed EU Cyber Resilience Act is going to\n  be detrimental to it.<\/p>\n<p>a. As the Debian Social Contract states, our goal is \"make the best system\nwe can, so that free works will be widely distributed and used.\" Imposing\nrequirements such as those proposed in the act makes it legally perilous for\nothers to redistribute our work and endangers our commitment to \"provide an\nintegrated system of high-quality materials with no legal restrictions that\nwould prevent such uses of the system\". (2)<\/p>\n<p>b.    Knowing whether software is commercial or not isn't feasible,\nneither in Debian nor in most free software projects - we don't track people's\nemployment status or history, nor do we check who finances upstream projects\n(the original projects that we integrate in our operating system).<\/p>\n<p>c. If upstream projects stop making available their code for fear of being\nin the scope of CRA and its financial consequences, system security will\nactually get worse rather than better.<\/p>\n<p>d. Having to get legal advice before giving a gift to society will\ndiscourage many developers, especially those without a company or other\norganisation supporting them.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Debian is well known for its security track record through practices of\n  responsible disclosure and coordination with upstream developers and other\n  Free Software projects. We aim to live up to the commitment made in the Debian\n  Social Contract: \"We will not hide problems.\" (3)<\/p>\n<p>a.The Free Software community has developed a fine-tuned, tried-and-tested\nsystem of responsible disclosure in case of security issues which will be\noverturned by the mandatory reporting to European authorities within 24 hours\n(Art. 11 CRA).<\/p>\n<p>b. Debian spends a lot of volunteering time on security issues, provides\nquick security updates and works closely together with upstream projects and\nin coordination with other vendors. To protect its users, Debian regularly\nparticipates in limited embargos to coordinate fixes to security issues so that\nall other major Linux distributions can also have a complete fix when the\nvulnerability is disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>c. Security issue tracking and remediation is intentionally decentralized\nand distributed. The reporting of security issues to ENISA and the intended\npropagation to other authorities and national administrations would collect all\nsoftware vulnerabilities in one place. This greatly increases the risk of\nleaking information about vulnerabilities to threat actors, representing a\nthreat for all the users around the world, including European citizens.<\/p>\n<p>d. Activists use Debian (e.g. through derivatives such as Tails), among\nother reasons, to protect themselves from authoritarian governments; handing\nthreat actors exploits they can use for oppression is against what Debian\nstands for.<\/p>\n<p>e. Developers and companies will downplay security issues because a\n\"security\" issue now comes with legal implications. Less clarity on what is\ntruly a security issue will hurt users by leaving them vulnerable.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>While proprietary software is developed behind closed doors, Free Software\n  development is done in the open, transparent for everyone. To retain parity\n  with proprietary software the open development process needs to be entirely\n  exempt from CRA requirements, just as the development of software in private\n  is. A \"making available on the market\" can only be considered after development\n  is finished and the software is released.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Even if only \"commercial activities\" are in the scope of CRA, the Free\n  Software community - and as a consequence, everybody - will lose a lot of\n  small projects. CRA will force many small enterprises and most probably all\n  self employed developers out of business because they simply cannot fulfill\n  the requirements imposed by CRA. Debian and other Linux distributions depend\n  on their work. If accepted as it is, CRA will undermine not only an established\n  community but also a thriving market. CRA needs an exemption for small\n  businesses and, at the very least, solo-entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Information about the voting process:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Debian uses the Condorcet method for voting. Simplistically, plain Condorcets\nmethod can be stated like so : \"Consider all possible two-way races between\ncandidates. The Condorcet winner, if there is one, is the one candidate who\ncan beat each other candidate in a two-way race with that candidate.\" The\nproblem is that in complex elections, there may well be a circular relationship\nin which A beats B, B beats C, and C beats A. Most of the variations on\nCondorcet use various means of resolving the tie. Debian's variation is spelled\nout in the constitution, specifically, A.5(3)<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<p>(1)\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/legislative-train\/theme-a-europe-fit-for-the-digital-age\/file-european-cyber-resilience-act\">CRA proposals and links<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/legislative-train\/theme-a-europe-fit-for-the-digital-age\/file-new-product-liability-directive\">PLD proposals and links<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(2)\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/social_contract\">Debian Social Contract No. 2, 3, and 4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(3)\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/devel\/constitution\">Debian Constitution<\/a><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"statement"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (September and October 2023)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/11\/new-developers-2023-10.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-11-30T16:00:00+01:00","updated":"2023-11-30T16:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-11-30:\/2023\/11\/new-developers-2023-10.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fran\u00e7ois Mazen (mzf)<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Ruthven (puck)<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Obbard (obbardc)<\/li>\n<li>Salvo Tomaselli (ltworf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bo YU<\/li>\n<li>Athos Coimbra Ribeiro<\/li>\n<li>Marc Leeman<\/li>\n<li>Filip Str\u00f6mb\u00e4ck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"archive.debian.org rsync address change","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/11\/DebianDiscontinuesRsync.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-11-23T08:00:00+01:00","updated":"2023-11-23T08:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood, Adam D. Barratt"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-11-23:\/2023\/11\/DebianDiscontinuesRsync.html","content":"<p>The proposed and previously\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-mirrors-announce\/2023\/11\/msg00000.html\">announced<\/a>\nchanges to the rsync service have become effective with the\n<code>rsync:\/\/archive.debian.org<\/code> address now being discontinued.<\/p>\n<p>The worldwide Debian mirrors network has served <code>archive.debian.org<\/code> via\nboth HTTP and rsync. As part of improving the reliability of the service for\nusers, the Debian mirrors team is separating the access methods to different\nhost names:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><code>http:\/\/archive.debian.org\/<\/code> will remain the entry point for HTTP\n  clients such as APT<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><code>rsync:\/\/rsync.archive.debian.org\/debian-archive\/<\/code> is now available for\n  those who wish to mirror all or parts of the archives.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>rsync service on archive.debian.org has stopped, and we encourage anyone using\nthe service to migrate to the new host name as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>If you are currently using rsync to the debian-archive from a debian.org\nserver that forms part of the archive.debian.org rotation, we also encourage\nAdministrators to move to the new service name. This will allow us to better\nmanage which back-end servers offer rsync service in future.<\/p>\n<p>Note that due to its nature the content of archive.debian.org does not\nchange frequently - generally there will be several months, possibly\nmore than a year, between updates - so checking for updates more than\nonce a day is unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information please reach out to the\n<a href=\"debian-mirrors@lists.debian.org\">Debian Mirrors Team<\/a> maillist.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"mirrors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"infrastructure"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"technical"}}]},{"title":"Debian Events: MiniDebConfCambridge-2023","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/11\/minidebconf2023-cambridge.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-11-18T11:00:00+01:00","updated":"2023-11-18T11:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-11-18:\/2023\/11\/minidebconf2023-cambridge.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"MiniConfLogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/Miniconf-logo-200x248.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Next week the #MiniDebConfCambridge takes place in Cambridge, UK. This event\nwill run from Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 November 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The 4 days of the MiniDebConf include a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebCamp\">Mini-DebCamp<\/a> and of course the main\nConference talks, BoFs, meets, and Sprints.<\/p>\n<p>We give thanks to our partners and sponsors for this event<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arm.com\">Arm<\/a> - Building the Future of Computing<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codethink.co.uk\">Codethink<\/a> - Open Source System Software Experts<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexip.com\">pexip<\/a> - Powering video everywhere<\/p>\n<p>Please see the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianEvents\/gb\/2023\/MiniDebConfCambridge\">MiniDebConfCambridge<\/a>\npage more for information regarding Travel documentation, Accomodation, Meal\nplanning, the full conference schedule, and yes, even parking.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you there!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"minidebconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debianevents"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cambridge"}}]},{"title":"Call for bids for DebConf24","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/10\/debconf24-call-for-bids.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-10-31T13:30:00+01:00","updated":"2023-10-31T13:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Debian DebConf Committe"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-10-31:\/2023\/10\/debconf24-call-for-bids.html","content":"<p>Due to the current state of affairs in Israel, who were to host DebConf24,\nthe DebConf committee has decided to renew calls for bids to host DebConf24\nat another venue and location.<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf committee would like to express our sincere appreciation for the\nDebConf Israeli team, and the work they've done over several years. However,\ngiven the uncertainty about the situation, we regret that it will most likely\nnot be possible to hold DebConf in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>As we ask for submissions for new host locations we ask that you please review\nand understand the details and requirements for a bid submission to host the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debconf.org\">Debian Developer Conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please review the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/General\/Handbook\/Bids\/LocationCheckList\">template for a DebConf bid<\/a>\nfor guidelines on how to sumbit a proper bid.<\/p>\n<p>To submit a bid, please create the appropriate page(s) under\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/24\/Bids\">DebConf Wiki Bids<\/a>, and add it to the\n\"Bids\" section in the main <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/24\">DebConf 24<\/a>\npage.<\/p>\n<p><em>There isn't very much time to make a decision. We need bids by the end of\nNovember in order to make a decision by the end of the year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After your submission is completed please\nsend us a notification at\n<a href=\"mailto:debconf-team@lists.debian.org\">debconf-team@lists.debian.org<\/a> to let us\nknow that your bid submission is ready for review.<\/p>\n<p>We also suggest hanging out in our IRC chat room\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oftc.net\">#debconf-team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Given this short deadline, we understand that bids won't be as complete\nas they would usually be. Do the best you can in the time available.<\/p>\n<p>Bids will be evaluated according to\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/General\/Handbook\/Bids\/PriorityList\">The Priority List<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can get in contact with the DebConf team by email to\n<a href=\"mailto:debconf-team@lists.debian.org\">debconf-team@lists.debian.org<\/a>, or via\nthe #debconf-team IRC channel on OFTC or via our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/matrix.to\/#\/#debconf-team:matrix.debian.social\">Matrix Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p>The Debian Debconf Committee<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (July and August 2023)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/09\/new-developers-2023-08.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-09-27T16:00:00+02:00","updated":"2023-09-27T16:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-09-27:\/2023\/09\/new-developers-2023-08.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marius Gripsgard (mariogrip)<\/li>\n<li>Mohammed Bilal (rmb)<\/li>\n<li>Lukas M\u00e4rdian (slyon)<\/li>\n<li>Robin Gustafsson (rgson)<\/li>\n<li>David da Silva Polverari (polverari)<\/li>\n<li>Emmanuel Arias (eamanu)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aymeric Agon-Rambosson<\/li>\n<li>Blair Noctis<\/li>\n<li>Lena Voytek<\/li>\n<li>Philippe Coval<\/li>\n<li>John Scott<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"DebConf23 closes in Kochi and DebConf24 announced","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/09\/debconf23-closes.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-09-18T16:30:00+02:00","updated":"2023-09-18T16:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud and Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-09-18:\/2023\/09\/debconf23-closes.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/23\/Photos?action=AttachFile&amp;do=view&amp;target=debconf23_group.jpg\"><img alt=\"DebConf23 group photo - click to enlarge\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf23_group_small.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday 17 September 2023, the annual Debian Developers and Contributors\nConference came to a close.<\/p>\n<p>Over 474 attendees representing 35 countries from around the world came\ntogether for a combined 89 events made up of Talks, Discussons, Birds of a\nFeather (BoF) gatherings, workshops, and activities in support of furthering\nour distribution, learning from our mentors and peers, building our community,\nand having a bit of fun.<\/p>\n<p>The conference was preceded by the annual\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebCamp\">DebCamp<\/a> hacking session held September 3d\nthrough September 9th where Debian Developers and Contributors convened to\nfocus on their Individual Debian related projects or work in team sprints\ngeared toward in-person collaboration in developing Debian.<\/p>\n<p>In particular this year Sprints took place to advance development in\nMobian\/Debian, Reproducible Builds, and Python in Debian. This year also\nfeatured a BootCamp that was held for newcomers staged by a team of\ndedicated mentors who shared hands-on experience in Debian and offered a\ndeeper understanding of how to work in and contribute to the community.<\/p>\n<p>The actual Debian Developers Conference started on Sunday 10 September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the traditional 'Bits from the DPL' talk, the continuous\nkey-signing party, lightning talks and the announcement of next year's\nDebConf4, there were several update sessions shared by internal projects and\nteams.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the hosted discussion sessions were presented by our technical\nteams who highlighted the work and focus of the Long Term Support (LTS),\nAndroid tools, Debian Derivatives, Debian Installer, Debian Image, and the\nDebian Science teams. The Python, Perl, and Ruby programming language teams\nalso shared updates on their work and efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the larger local Debian communities, Debian Brasil and Debian India\nshared how their respective collaborations in Debian moved the project\nforward and how they attracted new members and opportunities both in\nDebian, F\/OSS, and the sciences with their HowTos of demonstrated community\nengagement.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a>\nwas updated each day with planned and ad-hoc activities introduced by\nattendees over the course of the conference. Several activities that were\nunable to be held in past years due to the Global COVID-19 Pandemic were\ncelebrated as they returned to the conference's schedule: a job fair, the\nopen-mic and poetry night, the traditional Cheese and Wine party, the group\nphotos and the Day Trips.<\/p>\n<p>For those who were not able to attend, most of the talks and sessions were\nvideoed for live room streams with the recorded videos to be made available\nlater through the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/2023\/DebConf23\/\">Debian meetings archive website<\/a>.\nAlmost all of the sessions facilitated remote participation via IRC\nmessaging apps or online collaborative text documents which allowed remote\nattendees to 'be in the room' to ask questions or share comments with the\nspeaker or assembled audience.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf23 saw over 4.3 TiB of data streamed, 55 hours of scheduled talks,\n23 network access points, 11 network switches, 75 kb of equipment imported,\n400 meters of gaffer tape used, 1,463 viewed streaming hours, 461 T-shirts,\n35 country Geoip viewers, 5 day trips, and an average of 169 meals planned\nper day.<\/p>\n<p>All of these events, activies, conversations, and streams coupled with our\nlove, interest, and participation in Debian annd F\/OSS certainly made this\nconference an overall success both here in Kochi, India and On-line around\nthe world.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/\">DebConf23 website<\/a>\nwill remain active for archival purposes and will continue to offer\nlinks to the presentations and videos of talks and events.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/24\">DebConf24<\/a> will be held\nin Haifa, Israel. As tradition follows before the next DebConf the local\norganizers in Israel will start the conference activites with DebCamp with\nparticular focus on individual and team work towards improving the\ndistribution.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all\nparticipants. See the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/about\/coc\/\">web page about the Code of Conduct in DebConf23 website<\/a>\nfor more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf23, particularly our Platinum Sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><strong>Proxmox<\/strong><\/a>,\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens.com\/\"><strong>Siemens<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We also wish to thank our Video and Infrastructure teams, the DebConf23 and\nDebConf commitiees, our host nation of India, and each and every person who\nhelped contribute to this event and to Debian overall.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all for your work in helping Debian continue to be \"The Universal\nOperating System\".<\/p>\n<p>See you next year!<\/p>\n<h3>About Debian<\/h3>\n<p>The Debian Project was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock to be a truly free\ncommunity project. Since then the project has grown to be one of the\nlargest and most influential open source projects. Thousands of\nvolunteers from all over the world work together to create and maintain\nDebian software. Available in 70 languages, and supporting a huge range\nof computer types, Debian calls itself the <em>universal operating system<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>About DebConf<\/h3>\n<p>DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to a\nfull schedule of technical, social and policy talks, DebConf provides an\nopportunity for developers, contributors and other interested people to\nmeet in person and work together more closely. It has taken place\nannually since 2000 in locations as varied as Scotland, Argentina, and\nBosnia and Herzegovina. More information about DebConf is available from\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Infomaniak<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a> is a key player in the\nEuropean cloud market and the leading developer of Web technologies in\nSwitzerland. It aims to be an independent European alternative to the web\ngiants and is committed to an ethical and sustainable Web that respects\nprivacy and creates local jobs. Infomaniak develops cloud solutions (IaaS,\nPaaS, VPS), productivity tools for online collaboration and video and radio\nstreaming services.<\/p>\n<h3>About Proxmox<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><strong>Proxmox<\/strong><\/a> develops powerful, yet easy-to-use\nopen-source server software. The product portfolio from Proxmox, including\nserver virtualization, backup, and email security, helps companies of any\nsize, sector, or industry to simplify their IT infrastructures. The Proxmox\nsolutions are based on the great Debian platform, and we are happy that we\ncan give back to the community by sponsoring DebConf23.<\/p>\n<h3>About Siemens<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens.com\/\"><strong>Siemens<\/strong><\/a> is technology company focused on\nindustry, infrastructure and transport. From resource-efficient factories,\nresilient supply chains, smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more\ncomfortable transportation, and advanced healthcare, the company creates\ntechnology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the\nreal and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform\ntheir industries and markets, helping them to enhance the everyday of\nbillions of people.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n<p>For further information, please visit the DebConf23 web page at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/\">https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/<\/a> or send\nmail to <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf23"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf24"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"DebConf23 starts today in Kochi On Sun 10 September 2023","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/09\/debconf23-starts-today.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-09-10T11:00:00+02:00","updated":"2023-09-10T11:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-09-10:\/2023\/09\/debconf23-starts-today.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\">DebConf23<\/a>, the 24th annual\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debconf.org\">Debian Developer Conference<\/a>,\nis taking place in Kochi, India from September 10th to 17th, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Debian contributors from all over the world have come together at Infopark,\nKochi to participate and work in a conference exclusively run by volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Today the main conference starts with over 373 expected attendants and 92\nscheduled activities, including 45-minute and 20-minute talks, Bird of a Feather\n(\"BoF\") team meetings, workshops, a job fair, as well as a variety of other\nevents.<\/p>\n<p>The full <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a> is updated each\nday, including activities planned ad-hoc by attendees over the course of the\nconference.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to engage remotely, you can follow the <strong>video streams<\/strong>\navailable from the DebConf23 website for the events happening in the three talk\nrooms: <em>Anamudi<\/em>, <em>Kuthiran<\/em> and <em>Ponmudi<\/em>. Or you can join the conversations\nhappening inside the talk rooms via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oftc.net\">OFTC IRC network<\/a>\nin the <strong>#debconf-anamudi<\/strong>, <strong>#debconf-kuthiran<\/strong>, and the\n<strong>#debconf-ponmudi<\/strong> channels. Please also join us in the <strong>#debconf<\/strong> channel\nfor common discussions related to DebConf.<\/p>\n<p>You can also follow the live coverage of news about DebConf23 provided by our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\">micronews service<\/a> or the @debian profile on your\nfavorite social network.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcoming environment for all participants.\nPlease see our Code of Conduct page on the  DebConf23 website for more\ninformation on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous sponsors to support DebConf23,\nparticularly our Platinum Sponsors: <strong>Infomaniak<\/strong>, <strong>Proxmox<\/strong> and <strong>Siemens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf23 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf23-sponsors-banner_1_800x450.png\">\n~<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf23"}}]},{"title":"DebConf23 welcomes its sponsors!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/09\/debconf23-welcomes-sponsors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-09-10T11:00:00+02:00","updated":"2023-09-10T11:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-09-10:\/2023\/09\/debconf23-welcomes-sponsors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf23 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/DebConf_2023_Logo.400x375.png\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/\">DebConf23<\/a>, the 24th edition of the Debian\nconference is taking place in Infopark at Kochi, Kerala, India.\nThanks to the hard work of its organizers, it will be, this year as well, an\ninteresting and fruitful event for attendees.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to warmly welcome the sponsors of DebConf23, and\nintroduce them to you.<\/p>\n<p>We have three Platinum sponsors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Our first Platinum sponsor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>.\n  Infomaniak is a key player in the European cloud market and the leading\n  developer of Web technologies in Switzerland. It aims to be an independent\n  European alternative to the web giants and is committed to an ethical and\n  sustainable Web that respects privacy and creates local jobs. Infomaniak\n  develops cloud solutions (IaaS, PaaS, VPS), productivity tools for online\n  collaboration and video and radio streaming services.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><strong>Proxmox<\/strong><\/a> is our second Platinum sponsor.\n  Proxmox develops powerful, yet easy-to-use open-source server software.\n  The product portfolio from Proxmox, including server virtualization, backup,\n  and email security, helps companies of any size, sector, or industry to\n  simplify their IT infrastructures. The Proxmox solutions are based on the\n  great Debian platform, and we are happy that we can give back to the\n  community by sponsoring DebConf23.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens.com\/\"><strong>Siemens<\/strong><\/a> is our third Platinum sponsor.\n  Siemens is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure and\n  transport. From resource-efficient factories, resilient supply\n  chains, smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable\n  transportation, and advanced healthcare, the company creates\n  technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining\n  the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to\n  transform their industries and markets, helping them to enhance the\n  everyday of billions of people.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Gold sponsors are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>,\n  Lenovo is a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of\n  connected products including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations\n  as well as AR\/VR devices, smart home\/office and data center solutions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freexian.com\/\"><strong>Freexian<\/strong><\/a>,\n  Freexian is a services company specialized in Free Software and in\n  particular Debian GNU\/Linux, covering consulting, custom developments,\n  support, training. Freexian has a recognized Debian expertise thanks to the\n  participation of Debian developers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>,\n  Google is one of the largest technology companies in the world, providing a\n  wide range of Internet-related services and products such as online\n  advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canonical.com\/\"><strong>Ubuntu<\/strong><\/a>,\n  the Operating System delivered by Canonical.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Silver sponsors are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/\"><strong>Bern University of Applied Sciences<\/strong><\/a>\n  with near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/en\/bfh\/facts_figures.html\">7,800<\/a> students\n  enrolled, located in the Swiss capital.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collabora.com\/\"><strong>Collabora<\/strong><\/a>, a global consultancy delivering\n  Open Source software solutions to the commercial world.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fossunited.org\/\"><strong>FOSS United<\/strong><\/a>,\n  a non-profit foundation that aims at promoting and strengthening the Free\n  and Open Source Software (FOSS) ecosystem in India.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsij.org\/\"><strong>FSIJ<\/strong><\/a>, a non-profit organization\n  dedicated to supporting Free Software growth and development.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cip-project.org\/\"><strong>Civil Infrastructure Platform<\/strong><\/a>,\n  a collaborative project hosted by the Linux Foundation,\n  establishing an open source \u201cbase layer\u201d of industrial grade software.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roche.com\/\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a>, a major international pharmaceutical\n  provider and research company dedicated to personalized healthcare.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twosigma.com\/\"><strong>Two Sigma<\/strong><\/a>,\n  rigorous inquiry, data analysis, and invention to help solve the toughest\n  challenges across financial services.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.matanel.org\/\"><strong>Matanel Foundation<\/strong><\/a>, operates in Israel,\n  as its first concern is to preserve the cohesion of a society and a nation\n  plagued by divisions.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/fossee.in\/\"><strong>FOSSEE<\/strong><\/a> (Free\/Libre and Open Source Software for\n  Education) project promotes the use of FLOSS tools in academia and research.\n  The project is part of the National Mission on Education through Information\n  and Communication Technology (ICT), Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of\n  India.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arm.com\/\"><strong>Arm<\/strong><\/a>: with the world\u2019s Best SoC Design Portfolio,\n  Arm powered solutions have been supporting innovation for more than 30 years\n  and are deployed in over 225 billion chips to date.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keralavisionisp.com\/\"><strong>Kerala Vision Broadband<\/strong><\/a> is a\n  subsidiary of Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited (KSITIL) which provides\n  high-speed internet services in the state of Kerala, India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bronze sponsors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigbinary.com\/\"><strong>BigBinary<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodha.com\/\"><strong>Zerodha<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.passbolt.com\/\"><strong>passbolt<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univention.com\/\"><strong>Univention<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deeproot.in\/\"><strong>DeepRoot Linux<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mostlyharmless.io\/debconf\/\"><strong>Mostly Harmless<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hopbox.net\/\"><strong>hopbox<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And finally, our Supporter level sponsors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethz.ch\/en.html\"><strong>ETH Zurich<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gandi.net\/en-US\"><strong>Gandi.net<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/evolix.com\/\"><strong>evolix<\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hudsonrivertrading.com\/\"><strong>Hudson River Trading<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A special thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/infopark.in\/\"><strong>Infoparks Kerala<\/strong><\/a>,\nour Venue Partner!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all our sponsors for their support!\nTheir contributions make it possible for a large number\nof Debian contributors from all over the globe to work together,\nhelp and learn from each other in DebConf23.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf23"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"DebianDay Celebrations and comments","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/09\/debian-30-celebrations.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-09-09T11:00:00+02:00","updated":"2023-09-09T11:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-09-09:\/2023\/09\/debian-30-celebrations.html","content":"<p><strong>Debian Celebrates 30 years!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We celebrated our <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\">birthday<\/a> this year and\nwe had a great time with new friends, new members welcomed to the community,\nand the world.<\/p>\n<p>We have collected a few comments, videos, and discussions from\naround the Internet, and some images from some of the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2023\">DebianDay2023<\/a> events. We hope that\nyou enjoyed the day(s) as much as we did!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-MMaqson-photo_2023-08-17_19-43-17.png\"><img alt=\"Maqsuel Maqson\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-MMaqson-photo_2023-08-17_19-43-17thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\"Debian 30 years of collective intelligence\" -Maqsuel Maqson<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>Brazil<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-TPezzo-Brazi-photo_2023-08-16.png\"><img alt=\"Thiago Pezzo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-TPezzo-Brazi-photo_2023-08-16-thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pouso Alegre, Brazil<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-DPimentel-Brazil-photo_2023_08_26.jpg\"><img alt=\"Daniel Pimentel\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-DPimentel-Brazil-photo_2023_08_26thumb.jpg\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Macei\u00f3, Brazil<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-DLenharo-Brazil-photo_2023_08_19.png\"><img alt=\"Daniel Lenharo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-DLenharo-Brazil-photo_2023_08_19thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Curitiba, Brazil<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-Dlenharo-photo_2023-08-17_16-52-19thumb.png\"><img alt=\"Daniel Lenharo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-Dlenharo-photo_2023-08-17_16-52-19thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The cake is there. :) <\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-brasil-phls-photo_2023-08-17_16-51-35thumb.png\"><img alt=\"phls\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-brasil-phls-photo_2023-08-17_16-51-35.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align; center;\">Honorary Debian Developers: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianBuzz\">Buzz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianJessie\">Jessie<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianWoody\">Woody<\/a> welcome guests to this amazing party.<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-CMelara-Brazi-photo_2023-08-22_19-11-29thumb.png\"><img alt=\"Carlos Melara\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-CMelara-Brazi-photo_2023-08-22_19-11-29thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align; center;\">Sao Carlos, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-CMelara-Brazil-photo_2023-08-20_01-15-04thumb.png\"><img alt=\"Carlos Melara\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-CMelara-Brazil-photo_2023-08-20_01-15-04thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align; center;\">Stickers, and Fliers, and Laptops, oh my!<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-belo-horizontel-phls_2023-08-12thumb.png\"><img alt=\"phls\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-belo-horizontel-phls_2023-08-12thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align; center;\">Belo Horizonte, Brazil<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-sergiosacj-brazil-photo_2023-08-22_19-11-29thumb.png\"><img alt=\"sergiosacj\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-sergiosacj-brazil-photo_2023-08-22_19-11-29thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align; center;\">Bras\u00edlia, Brazil<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-sergiosacj-brazil-photo_2023-08-22_19-12-33thumb.png\"><img alt=\"sergiosacj\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-sergiosacj-brazil-photo_2023-08-22_19-12-33thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align; center;\">Bras\u00edlia, Brazil<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>Mexico<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-jathan-photo_2023-08-27_10-36-41thumb.png\"><img alt=\"Jathan\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-jathan-photo_2023-08-27_10-36-41thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align; center;\">30 a\u00f1os!<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-jathan-photo_2023-08-27_10-39-41thumb.png\"><img alt=\"Jathan\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-jathan-photo_2023-08-27_10-39-41thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align; center;\">A quick Selfie<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-jathan-photo_2023-08-27_10-40-02thumb.png\"><img alt=\"Jathan\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-jathan-photo_2023-08-27_10-40-02thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align; center;\">We do not encourage beverages on computing hardware, but this one is okay by us.<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>Germany<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-h01ger-2-photo_2023-08-17_16-58-46thumb.png\"><img alt=\"h01ger\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-h01ger-2-photo_2023-08-17_16-58-46thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">30 years of love<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-h01ger-3-photo_2023-08-17_16-58-42thumb.png\"><img alt=\"h01ger\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-h01ger-3-photo_2023-08-17_16-58-42thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The German Delegation is also looking for this dog who footed the bill for the party, then left mysteriously.<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-h01ger-photo_2023-08-17_16-57-35thumb.png\"><img alt=\"h01ger\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-h01ger-photo_2023-08-17_16-57-35thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">We took the party outside<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-SRivera-photo_2023-08-17_16-56-52thumb.png\"><img alt=\"Stefano Rivera\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-SRivera-photo_2023-08-17_16-56-52thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">We brought the party back inside at CCCamp<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>Belgium<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-SRivera-photo_2023-08-20_01-17-18.png\"><img alt=\"Stefano Rivera\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-SRivera-photo_2023-08-20_01-17-18.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cake and Diversity in Belgium<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>El Salvador<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-neomish-photo_2023-08-17_16-55-54thumb.png\"><img alt=\"Gato Barato Canel\u00f3n Pulgosky\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-neomish-photo_2023-08-17_16-55-54thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Food and Fellowship in El Salvador<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>South Africa<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-southafrica-highvoltage.photo_2023-08-17_16-47-07-1thumb.png\"><img alt=\"highvoltage\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-southafrica-highvoltage.photo_2023-08-17_16-47-07-1thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Debian is also very delicious!<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-southafrica-highvoltage.photo_2023-08-17_16-49-57-2thumb.png\"><img alt=\"highvoltage\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-30y-southafrica-highvoltage.photo_2023-08-17_16-49-57-2thumb.png\"><\/a>\n<strong><em><p style=\"text-align: center;\">All smiles waiting to eat the cake<\/p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/blog\/debianday-30-anos-maceio-report\/\">Debian Day 30 years in Macei\u00f3 - Brazil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/blog\/debianday-30-anos-sao-carlos-report\/\">Debian Day 30 years in S\u00e3o Carlos - Brazil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/blog\/debianday-30-anos-ifsuldeminas-report\/\">Debian Day 30 years in Pouso Alegre - Brazil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/blog\/debianday-30-anos-belo-horizonte-report\/\">Debian Day 30 years in Belo Horizonte - Brazil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/blog\/debianday-30-anos-curitiba-report\/\">Debian Day 30 years in Curitiba - Brazil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/blog\/debianday-30-anos-brasilia-report\/\">Debian Day 30 years in Bras\u00edlia - Brazil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/blog\/debianday-30-anos-online-report\/\">Debian Day 30 years online in Brazil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles &amp; Blogs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingonlinux.com\/2023\/08\/happy-debian-day-going-30-years-strong\/\">Happy Debian Day - going 30 years strong<\/a> - Liam Dawe<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/debian-turns-30-years-old-happy-birthday\">Debian Turns 30 Years Old, Happy Birthday!<\/a> -  Marius Nestor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/30-years-debian\/\">30 Years of Stability, Security, and Freedom: Celebrating Debian\u2019s Birthday<\/a> - Bobby Borisov<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekersdigest.com\/30-years-debian-linux\/\">Happy 30th Birthday, Debian!<\/a> - Claudio Kuenzier<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fossforce.com\/2023\/08\/debian-is-30-and-sgt-pepper-is-at-least-ninetysomething\/\">Debian is 30 and Sgt Pepper Is at Least Ninetysomething<\/a> - Christine Hall<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lwn.net\/Articles\/941744\/\">Debian turns 30!<\/a> -Corbet<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vazaha.blog\/en\/22\/thirty-years-of-debian\">Thirty years of Debian!<\/a> - Lennart Hengstmengel<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itwire.com\/business-it-news\/open-source\/debian-marks-three-decades-as-universal-operating-system.html\">Debian marks three decades as 'Universal Operating System'<\/a> - Sam Varghese<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxcapable.com\/debian-linux-celebrates-30-years-milestone\/\">Debian Linux Celebrates 30 Years Milestone<\/a> - Joshua James<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/08\/17\/debian_turns_30\/\">30 years on, Debian is at the heart of the world's most successful Linux distros<\/a> - Liam Proven<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2023\/08\/21\/looking-back-on-30-years-of-debian\/\">Looking Back on 30 Years of Debian<\/a> - Maya Posch<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debugpointnews.com\/debian-30\/\">Cheers to 30 Years of Debian: A Journey of Open Source Excellence<\/a> - arindam<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussions and Social Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=37156529\">Debian Celebrates 30 Years - Source: News YCombinator<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=37147617\">Brand-new Linux release, which I'm calling the Debian ... Source: News YCombinator<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/openSUSE\/status\/1691743754103795962\">Comment: Congrats @debian !!! Happy Birthday! Thank you for becoming a\ncornerstone of the #opensource world. \ufffcHere's to decades of collaboration,\nstability &amp; #software #freedom<\/a> -openSUSELinux via X (formerly Twitter)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TUXEDOComputers\/status\/1691730101593907533\">Comment: Today we #celebrate the 30th birthday of #Debian, one of the largest\nand most important cornerstones of the #opensourcecommunity. For this we\nwould like to thank you very much and wish you the best for the next 30 years!\nSource: X (Formerly Twitter<\/a> -TUXEDOComputers via X (formerly Twitter)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/debian\/comments\/15s3lvz\/happy_debian_day\/\">Happy Debian Day! - Source: Reddit.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Video<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ASKFv8wu0IM\">The History of Debian | The Beginning - Source: Linux User Space<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lobste.rs\/s\/bqcmxg\/debian_celebrates_30_years\">Debian Celebrates 30 years -Source: Lobste.rs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Video<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxgamecast.com\/2023\/08\/debian-at-30-and-no-more-distro-hopping-lwdw388\/\">Debian At 30 and No More Distro Hopping! - LWDW388 - Source: LinuxGameCast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.debian.net\/viewtopic.php?t=155696\">Debian Celebrates 30 years! - Source: Debian User Forums<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linux.org\/threads\/debian-celebrates-30-years.46370\/post-202667\">Debian Celebrates 30 years! - Source: Linux.org<\/a><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian30"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"Siemens welcomed as a Platinum Sponsor of DebConf23!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/09\/debconf23-siemens-sponsor.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-09-05T19:00:00+02:00","updated":"2023-09-05T19:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-09-05:\/2023\/09\/debconf23-siemens-sponsor.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens.com\/\"><img alt=\"siemenslogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/siemens.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens.com\"><strong>Siemens<\/strong><\/a> has\ncommitted to sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/\">DebConf23<\/a> as\n<strong>Platinum Sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Siemens is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure and\ntransport. From resource-efficient factories, resilient supply\nchains,  smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable\ntransportation, and advanced healthcare, the company creates\ntechnology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining\nthe real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to\ntransform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the\neveryday for billions of people.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor, Siemens is contributing to\nmake possible our annual conference, and directly supporting the\nprogress of Debian and Free Software, helping to strengthen the\ncommunity that continues to collaborate on Debian projects throughout\nthe rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Siemens, for your support of DebConf23!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf23"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsor"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"siemens"}}]},{"title":"Debian Celebrates 30 years!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/08\/debian-turns-30.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-08-16T11:00:00+02:00","updated":"2023-08-16T11:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud, Donald Norwood, Grzegorz Szymaszek, Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-08-16:\/2023\/08\/debian-turns-30.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/logo-debian-30-years.png\"><img alt=\"Debian 30 years by Jeff Maier\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/logo-debian-30-years-600x600.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over 30 years ago the late Ian Murdock\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianHistory?action=AttachFile&amp;do=get&amp;target=Debian-announcement-1993.txt\">wrote<\/a>\nto the comp.os.linux.development newsgroup about the completion of a brand-new\nLinux release which he named \"The Debian Linux Release\".<\/p>\n<p>He built the release by hand, from scratch, so to speak. Ian laid out\nguidelines for how this new release would work, what approach the release\nwould take regarding its size, manner of upgrades, installation procedures; and\nwith great care of consideration for users without Internet connection.<\/p>\n<p>Unaware that he had sparked a movement in the fledgling F\/OSS community, Ian\nworked on and continued to work on Debian. The release, now aided by volunteers\nfrom the newsgroup and around the world, grew and continues to grow as one of\nthe largest and oldest FREE operating systems that still exist today.<\/p>\n<p>Debian at its core is comprised of Users, Contributors, Developers, and\nSponsors, but most importantly, <strong><em>People<\/em><\/strong>. Ians drive and focus remains\nembedded in the core of Debian, it remains in all of our work, it remains in\nthe minds and hands of the users of <em><strong>The Universal Operating System<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Debian Project is proud and happy to share our anniversary not exclusively\nunto ourselves, instead we share this moment with everyone, as we come together\nin celebration of a resounding community that works together, effects change,\nand continues to make a difference, not just in our work but around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Debian is present in cluster systems, datacenters, desktop computers, embedded\nsystems, IoT devices, laptops, servers, it may possibly be powering the web\nserver and device you are reading this article on, and it can also be found in\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/to-the-space-station-and-beyond-with-linux\/\">Spacecraft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Closer to earth, Debian fully supports projects for accessibility:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blends.debian.org\/edu\/\">Debian Edu\/Skolelinux<\/a> - an operating system\ndesigned for educational use in schools and communities,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianScience\">Debian Science<\/a> - providing free\nscientific software across many established and emerging fields,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/blends\/hamradio\/about\">Debian Hamradio<\/a> - for amateur\nradio enthusiasts,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/devel\/debian-accessibility\/\">Debian-Accessibility<\/a> - a\nproject focused on the design of an operating system suited to fit the\nrequirements of people with disabilites, and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blends.debian.org\/astro\/\">Debian Astro<\/a> - focused on supporting\nprofessional and hobbyist astronomers.<\/p>\n<p>Debian strives to give, reach, embrace, mentor, share, and teach with\ninternships through many programs internally and externally such as the Google\nSummer of Code, Outreachy, and the Open Source Promotion Plan.<\/p>\n<p>None of this could be possible without the vast amount of support, care, and\ncontributions from what started as and is still an all volunteer project.\nWe celebrate with each and every one who has helped shape Debian over all of\nthese years and toward the future.<\/p>\n<p>Today we all certainly celebrate 30 years of Debian, but know that Debian\ncelebrates with each and every one of you all at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next few days Celebration parties are planned to take place in\nAustria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany\n(CCCcamp), India, Iran, Portugal, Serbia, South Africa, and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>You are of course, invited to join us!<\/p>\n<p>Check out, attend, or form your very own\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2023\">DebianDay 2023 Event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See you then!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, thank you all so very much.<\/p>\n<p>With Love,<\/p>\n<p>The Debian Project<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian30"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Bits Volume 1, Issue 1","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/08\/debian-project-bits1.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-08-05T12:30:00+02:00","updated":"2023-08-05T12:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud, Joost van Baal-Ili\u0107, Carlos Henrique Lima Melara, Donald Norwood, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-08-05:\/2023\/08\/debian-project-bits1.html","content":"<p><strong>Debian Project Bits<\/strong> <em>Volume 1, Issue 1<\/em> <em>August 05, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Welcome to the inaugural issue of Debian Project Bits!<\/h1>\n<p>Those remembering the Debian Weekly News (DwN) will recognize some of the\nsections here which served as our inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>Debian Project Bits posts will allow for a faster turnaround of some project\nnews on a monthly basis. The <a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\/\">Debian Micronews<\/a>\nservice will continue to share shorter news items, the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/weekly\/\">Debian Project News<\/a>\nremains as our official newsletter which may move to a biannual archive format.<\/p>\n<h1>News<\/h1>\n<h2>Debian Day<\/h2>\n<p>The Debian Project was <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianHistory\">officially\nfounded<\/a> by Ian Murdock on\nAugust 16, 1993. Since then we have celebrated our Anniversary of that date\neach year with events around the world. We would love it if you could join our\nrevels this very special year as we have the honor of turning <strong><em><em>30<\/em><\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Attend or organize a local <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\">Debian Day<\/a><\/strong>\ncelebration. You're invited to plan your own event: from Bug Squashing parties\nto Key Signing parties, Meet-Ups, or any type of social event whether large or\nsmall.  And be sure to check our <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/DPL\/Reimbursement\">Debian reimbursement How\nTo<\/a> if you need such\nresources.<\/p>\n<p>You can share your days, events, thoughts, or notes with us and the\nrest of the community with the <strong>#debianday<\/strong> tag that will be used across most\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/DebianSocial\">social media platforms<\/a>. See you\nthen!<\/p>\n<h1>Events: Upcoming and Reports<\/h1>\n<h2>Upcoming<\/h2>\n<h3>Debian 30 anos<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/\">Debian Brasil Community<\/a> is organizing the\nevent <a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.gitlab.io\/debian30anos\/\">Debian 30 anos<\/a> to\ncelebrate the 30th anniversary of the Debian Project.<\/p>\n<p>From August 14 to 18, between 7pm and 22pm (UTC-3) contributors will talk\nonline in Portuguese and we will live stream on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/DebianBrasilOficial\">Debian Brasil YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>DebConf23: Debian Developers Camp and Conference<\/h3>\n<p>The 2023 Debian Developers Camp (DebCamp) and Conference\n(<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/\">DebConf23<\/a><\/strong>) will be hosted this year in\nInfopark, <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/about\/kochi\/\">Kochi, India<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DebCamp is slated to run from September 3 through 9, immediately followed by\nthe larger DebConf, September 10 through 17.<\/p>\n<p>If you are planning on attending the conference this year, now is the time to\nensure your travel documentation, <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debconf-announce\/2023\/07\/msg00001.html\">visa\ninformation<\/a>,\nbursary submissions, papers and relevant equipment are prepared. For more\ninformation contact: <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;\">&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>MiniDebConf Cambridge 2023<\/h3>\n<p>There will be a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2023\/07\/msg00002.html\">MiniDebConf<\/a>\nheld in Cambridge, UK, hosted by ARM for 4 days in November: 2 days for a\nmini-DebCamp (Thu 23 - Fri 24), with space for dedicated development \/ sprint \/\nteam meetings, then two days for a more regular MiniDebConf (Sat 25 - Sun 26)\nwith space for more general talks, up to 80 people.<\/p>\n<h2>Reports<\/h2>\n<p>During the last months, the Debian Community has organized some\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/BSP\">Bug Squashing Parties<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/BSP\/2022\/11\/nl\/Tilburg\">Tilburg<\/a>, Netherlands. October 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/BSP\/2023\/01\/ch\/St-Cergue\">St-Cergue<\/a>, Switzerland. January 2023<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/BSP\/2023\/02\/ca\/Montreal\">Montreal<\/a>, Canada. February 2023<\/p>\n<p>In January, Debian India hosted the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianIndia\/MiniDebConfTamilNadu2023\">MiniDebConf Tamil Nadu<\/a>\nin Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, India (Sat 28 - Sun 26).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The following month, the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianEvents\/pt\/2023\/MiniDebConfLisbon\">MiniDebConf Portugal 2023<\/a>\nwas held in Lisbon (12 - 16 February 2023).<\/p>\n<p>These events, seen as a <em>stunning success<\/em> by some of their attendees,\ndemonstrate the vitality of\nour community.<\/p>\n<h3>Debian Brasil Community at Campus Party Brazil 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Another edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/brasil.campus-party.org\/cpbr15\/\">Campus Party Brazil<\/a>\ntook place in the city of S\u00e3o Paulo between July 25th and 30th. And one more\ntime the Debian Brazil Community was present. During the days in the available\nspace, we carry out some activities such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gifts for attendees (stickers, cups, lanyards);<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on how to contribute to the translation team;<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on packaging;<\/li>\n<li>Key signing party;<\/li>\n<li>Information about the project;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more info and a few photos, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/blog\/debian-brasil-campusparty-sp-2023-report\/\">organizers'\nreport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>MiniDebConf Bras\u00edlia 2023<\/h3>\n<p>From May 25 to 27, Bras\u00edlia hosted the <a href=\"https:\/\/brasilia.mini.debconf.org\">MiniDebConf Bras\u00edlia\n2023<\/a>. This gathering was composed of\nvarious activities such as talks, workshops, sprints, BSPs (Bug Squashing\nParty), key signings, social events, and hacking, aimed to bring the community\ntogether and celebrate the world's largest Free Software project: Debian.<\/p>\n<p>For more information please see the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/blog\/minidebconf-brasilia-2023-a-brief-report\/\">full report<\/a>\nwritten by the organizers.<\/p>\n<h3>Debian Reunion Hamburg 2023<\/h3>\n<p>This year the annual\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianEvents\/de\/2023\/DebianReunionHamburg\">Debian Reunion Hamburg<\/a>\nwas held from Tuesday 23 to 30 May starting with four days of\nhacking followed by two days of talks, and then two more days of hacking. As\nusual, people - more than forty-five attendees from Germany, Czechia, France,\nSlovakia, and Switzerland - were happy to meet in person, to hack and chat\ntogether, and much more. If you missed the live streams, the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/2023\/Debian-Reunion-Hamburg\/\">video recordings<\/a>\nare available.<\/p>\n<h3>Translation workshops from the pt_BR team<\/h3>\n<p>The Brazilian translation team, debian-l10n-portuguese, had their first workshop\nof 2023 in February with great results. The workshop was aimed at beginners,\nworking in <a href=\"https:\/\/ddtp.debian.org\/ddtss\">DDTP\/DDTSS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information please see the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debianbrasil.org.br\/blog\/first-2023-translation-workshop-from-the-pt-BR-team\/\">full report<\/a>\nwritten by the organizers.<\/p>\n<p>And on June 13 another workshop took place to translate\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debian-handbook.info\">The Debian Administrator's Handbook)<\/a>. The main\ngoal was to show beginners how to collaborate in the translation of this\nimportant material, which has existed since 2004. The manual's translations\nare hosted on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hosted.weblate.org\/projects\/debian-handbook\/#languages\">Weblate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Releases<\/h1>\n<h2>Stable Release<\/h2>\n<p>Debian 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianBookworm\">bookworm<\/a> was released on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/2023\/20230610\">June 10, 2023<\/a>. This new version\nbecomes the stable release of Debian and moves the prior Debian 11\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianBullseye\">bullseye<\/a> release to\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianOldStable\">oldstable<\/a> status. The Debian\ncommunity celebrated the release with 23\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ReleasePartyBookworm\">Release Parties<\/a> all around the\nworld.<\/p>\n<p>Bookworm's first point release <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianReleases\">12.1<\/a>\naddress miscellaneous bug fixes affecting 88 packages, documentation, and\ninstaller updates was made available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/2023\/20230722\">July 22,\n2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>RISC-V support<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/RISC-V\">riscv64<\/a> has recently been added to the\nofficial Debian architectures for support of 64-bit little-endian\n<a href=\"https:\/\/riscv.org\">RISC-V<\/a> hardware running the Linux kernel. We expect\nto have full riscv64 support in Debian 13 trixie. Updates on bootstrap,\nbuild daemon, porterbox, and development progress were recently shared by the\nteam in a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2023\/07\/msg00003.html\">Bits from the Debian riscv64 porters<\/a>\npost.<\/p>\n<h2>non-free-firmware<\/h2>\n<p>The Debian 12 bookworm archive now includes non-free-firmware; please be\nsure to update your apt sources.list if your systems requires such components\nfor operation. If your previous sources.list included non-free for this\npurpose it may safely be removed.<\/p>\n<h3>apt sources.list<\/h3>\n<p>The Debian archive holds several components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.debian.org\/doc\/debian-policy\/ch-archive#s-main\">main<\/a>: Contains\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/social_contract#guidelines\">DFSG<\/a>-compliant packages,\n  which do not rely on software outside this area to operate.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.debian.org\/doc\/debian-policy\/ch-archive#s-contrib\">contrib<\/a>:\n  Contains packages that contain DFSG-compliant software, but have dependencies\n  not in main.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.debian.org\/doc\/debian-policy\/ch-archive#s-non-free\">non-free<\/a>:\n  Contains software that does not comply with the DFSG.<\/li>\n<li>non-free-firmware: Firmware that is otherwise not part of the Debian system\n  to enable use of Debian with hardware that requires such firmware.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Example of the sources.list file<\/h4>\n<div class=\"highlight\"><pre><span><\/span><code><span class=\"k\">deb<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">bookworm<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span>\n<span class=\"k\">deb-src<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">bookworm<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span>\n\n<span class=\"k\">deb<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian-security\/<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">bookworm-security<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span>\n<span class=\"k\">deb-src<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian-security\/<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">bookworm-security<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span>\n\n<span class=\"k\">deb<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">bookworm-updates<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span>\n<span class=\"k\">deb-src<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">bookworm-updates<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span>\n<\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n<h4>Example using the components:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"highlight\"><pre><span><\/span><code><span class=\"k\">deb<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">bookworm<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">non-free-firmware<\/span>\n<span class=\"k\">deb-src<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">bookworm<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">non-free-firmware<\/span>\n\n<span class=\"k\">deb<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian-security\/<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">bookworm-security<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">non-free-firmware<\/span>\n<span class=\"k\">deb-src<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian-security\/<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">bookworm-security<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">non-free-firmware<\/span>\n\n<span class=\"k\">deb<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">bookworm-updates<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">non-free-firmware<\/span>\n<span class=\"k\">deb-src<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">bookworm-updates<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">non-free-firmware<\/span>\n<\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n<p>For more information and guidelines on proper configuration of the apt\nsource.list file please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SourcesList\">Configuring Apt Sources -\nWiki<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<h1>Inside Debian<\/h1>\n<h2>New Debian Members<\/h2>\n<p>Please welcome the following newest Debian Project Members:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marius Gripsgard (mariogrip)<\/li>\n<li>Mohammed Bilal (rmb)<\/li>\n<li>Emmanuel Arias (amanu)<\/li>\n<li>Robin Gustafsson (rgson)<\/li>\n<li>Lukas M\u00e4rdian (slyon)<\/li>\n<li>David da Silva Polverari (polverari)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To find out more about our newest members or any Debian Developer, look\nfor them on the <a href=\"https:\/\/nm.debian.org\/public\/people\/\">Debian People list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Security<\/h1>\n<p>Debian's Security Team releases current advisories on a daily basis.\nSome recently released advisories concern these packages:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/security\/2023\/dsa-5435-2\">trafficserver<\/a>\nSeveral vulnerabilities were discovered in Apache Traffic Server, a\nreverse and forward proxy server, which could result in information\ndisclosure or denial of service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/security\/2023\/dsa-5438\">asterisk<\/a>\nA flaw was found in Asterisk, an Open Source Private Branch Exchange. A\nbuffer overflow vulnerability affects users that use PJSIP DNS resolver.\nThis vulnerability is related to CVE-2022-24793. The difference is that\nthis issue is in parsing the query record <code>parse_query()<\/code>, while the issue\nin CVE-2022-24793 is in <code>parse_rr()<\/code>. A workaround is to disable DNS\nresolution in PJSIP config (by setting <code>nameserver_count<\/code> to zero) or use\nan external resolver implementation instead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/security\/2023\/dsa-5442\">flask<\/a>\nIt was discovered that in some conditions the Flask web framework may\ndisclose a session cookie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/security\/2023\/dsa-5456\">chromium<\/a>\nMultiple security issues were discovered in Chromium, which could result\nin the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service or information\ndisclosure.<\/p>\n<h1>Other<\/h1>\n<h2>Popular packages<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/stable\/gpgv\">gpgv<\/a> - GNU privacy guard\nsignature verification tool. <em>99,053<\/em> installations.\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;gpgv is actually a stripped-down version of gpg which\nis only able to check signatures. It is somewhat smaller than the fully-blown\ngpg and uses a different (and simpler) way to check that the public keys used\nto make the signature are valid. There are no configuration files and only a\nfew options are implemented.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/stable\/dmsetup\">dmsetup<\/a> - Linux Kernel Device\nMapper userspace library. <em>77,769<\/em> installations.\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Linux Kernel Device Mapper is the LVM (Linux\nLogical Volume Management) Team's implementation of a minimalistic kernel-space\ndriver that handles volume management, while keeping knowledge of the\nunderlying device layout in user-space. This makes it useful for not only LVM,\nbut software raid, and other drivers that create \"virtual\" block devices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/stable\/sensible-utils\">sensible-utils<\/a> - Utilities\nfor sensible alternative selection. 96,001 daily users.\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This package provides a number of small utilities which\nare used by programs to sensibly select and spawn an appropriate browser,\neditor, or pager. The specific utilities included are: sensible-browser\nsensible-editor sensible-pager.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/stable\/popularity-contest\">popularity-contest<\/a> -\nThe popularity-contest package. 90,758 daily users.\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The popularity-contest package sets up a cron job that\nwill periodically anonymously submit to the Debian developers statistics about\nthe most used Debian packages on the system. This information helps Debian\nmake decisions such as which packages should go on the first CD. It also lets\nDebian improve future versions of the distribution so that the most popular\npackages are the ones which are installed automatically for new users.<\/p>\n<h2>New and noteworthy packages in unstable<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/unstable\/main\/libsimgrid3.34\">Toolkit for scalable simulation of distributed applications<\/a>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SimGrid is a toolkit that provides core\nfunctionalities for the simulation of distributed applications in heterogeneous\ndistributed environments. SimGrid can be used as a Grid simulator, a P2P\nsimulator, a Cloud simulator, a MPI simulator, or a mix of all of them. The\ntypical use-cases of SimGrid include heuristic evaluation, application\nprototyping, and real application development and tuning. This package\ncontains the dynamic libraries and runtime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/unstable\/main\/ldraw-mklist\">LDraw mklist program<\/a>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3D CAD programs and rendering programs using the LDraw\nparts library of LEGO parts rely on a file called parts.lst containing a list\nof all available parts. The program ldraw-mklist is used to generate this list\nfrom a directory of LDraw parts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/unstable\/main\/ola-rdm-tests\">Open Lighting Architecture - RDM Responder Tests<\/a>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The DMX512 standard for Digital MultipleX is used for\ndigital communication networks commonly used to control stage lighting and\neffects. The Remote Device Management protocol is an extension to DMX512,\nallowing bi-directional communication between RDM-compliant devices without\ndisturbing other devices on the same connection. The Open Lighting\nArchitecture (OLA) provides a plugin framework for distributing DMX512 control\nsignals. The ola-rdm-tests package provides an automated way to check protocol\ncompliance in RDM devices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/unstable\/main\/parsec-service\">parsec-service<\/a>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Parsec is an abstraction layer that can be used to\ninteract with hardware-backed security facilities such as the Hardware Security\nModule (HSM), the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), as well as firmware-backed and\nisolated software services. The core component of Parsec is the security\nservice, provided by this package. The service is a background process that\nruns on the host platform and provides connectivity with the secure facilities\nof that host, exposing a platform-neutral API that can be consumed into\ndifferent programming languages using a client library. For a client library\nimplemented in Rust see the package librust-parsec-interface-dev.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/unstable\/main\/ripcalc\">Simple network calculator and lookup tool<\/a>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Process and lookup network addresses from the command\nline or CSV with ripalc. Output has a variety of customisable formats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/unstable\/main\/xmrig\">High performance, open source CPU\/GPU miner and RandomX benchmark<\/a>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross\nplatform RandomX, KawPow, CryptoNight, and GhostRider unified CPU\/GPU miner and\nRandomX benchmark.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/unstable\/main\/librust-gping-dev\">Ping, but with a graph - Rust source code<\/a>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This package contains the source for the Rust gping\ncrate, packaged by debcargo for use with cargo and dh-cargo.<\/p>\n<h2>Once upon a time in Debian:<\/h2>\n<p>2014-07-31 The Technical committee choose\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2014\/08\/msg00000.html\">libjpeg-turbo<\/a>\nas the default JPEG decoder.<\/p>\n<p>2010-08-01\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf10.debconf.org\/\">DebConf10<\/a> starts \u00e0 New York City, USA<\/p>\n<p>2007-08-05\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2007\/vote_003\">Debian Maintainers<\/a> approved by vote<\/p>\n<p>2009-08-05 Jeff Chimene files bug\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.debian.org\/cgi-bin\/bugreport.cgi?bug=540000\">#540000<\/a> against\nlive-initramfs.<\/p>\n<h1>Calls for help<\/h1>\n<h2>The Publicity team calls for volunteers and help!<\/h2>\n<p>Your Publicity team is asking for help from you our readers, developers, and\ninterested parties to contribute to the Debian news effort. We implore you to\nsubmit items that may be of interest to our community and also ask for your\nassistance with translations of the news into (your!) other languages along\nwith the needed second or third set of eyes to assist in editing our work\nbefore publishing. If you can share a small amount of your time to aid our\nteam which strives to keep all of us informed, we need you. Please reach out\nto us via IRC on <a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debian-publicity\">#debian-publicity<\/a>\non <a href=\"https:\/\/oftc.net\/\">OFTC.net<\/a>, or our\n<a href=\"mailto:debian-publicity@lists.debian.org\">public mailing list<\/a>,\nor via email at <a href=\"mailto:press@debian.org\">press@debian.org<\/a> for sensitive or\nprivate inquiries.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"news"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf23"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpb"}}]},{"title":"Registration and the Call for Proposals for DebConf23 are now open!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/06\/debconf23-registation-opens.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-06-12T18:17:00+02:00","updated":"2023-06-12T18:17:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-06-12:\/2023\/06\/debconf23-registation-opens.html","content":"<p>For DebConf23, we're pleased to announce opening of registration and call for\nproposal. Following is the info text -<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Registration and the Call for Proposals for DebConf23 are now open. The 24th\nedition of the Debian annual conference will be held from <em>September 10th to\nSeptember 17th, 2023, in Infopark, Kochi, India.<\/em> The main conference will be\npreceded by DebCamp, which will take place from September 3rd to\nSeptember 9th, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The registration form can be accessed by creating an account on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/\">DebConf23 website<\/a> and clicking on \"register\"\nin the profile section. The number of attendees is capped at 300 this year.\nAll registrations will be reviewed by bursary team, and completing the\nregistration form does not guarantee attendance.<\/p>\n<p>As always, basic registration for DebConf is free of charge for attendees. If\nyou are attending the conference in a professional capacity or as a\nrepresentative of your company, we kindly ask that you consider registering in\none of our paid categories to help cover the costs of organizing the\nconference and to support subsidizing other community members.<\/p>\n<p>The last day to register with guaranteed swag is 5th August.<\/p>\n<p>We also encourage eligible individuals to apply for a diversity bursary. Travel,\nfood, and accommodation bursaries are available. More details can be found on\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/about\/bursaries\/\">bursary info page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The last day to apply for a bursary is 1st July. Applicants should receive\nfeedback on their bursary application by 16th July.<\/p>\n<p>The call for proposals for talks, discussions and other activities is also open.\nTo submit a proposal you need to create an account on the website, and then use\nthe \"Submit Talk\" button in the profile section. The last day to submit and\nhave your proposal be considered for the main conference schedule, with video\ncoverage guaranteed, is 13th August.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf23 is also accepting sponsors. Interested companies and organizations\nmay contact the DebConf team through sponsors@debconf.org or visit the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">DebConf23 website<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf23"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"Debian 12 \"bookworm\" has been released!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/06\/bookworm-released.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-06-10T23:30:00+02:00","updated":"2023-06-10T23:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez, Laura Arjona Reina and Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-06-10:\/2023\/06\/bookworm-released.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/bookworm\/\"><img alt=\"Alt Bookworm has been released\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/banner_bookworm.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We're happy to announce the release of Debian 12, codenamed <em>bookworm<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to install it?<\/strong>\nChoose your favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/distrib\/\">installation media<\/a>\nand read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/bookworm\/installmanual\">installation manual<\/a>.\nYou can also use an official cloud image directly on your cloud provider,\nor try Debian prior to installing it using our \"live\" images.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Already a happy Debian user and you only want to upgrade?<\/strong>\nYou can easily upgrade from your current Debian 11 \"bullseye\" installation;\nplease read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/bookworm\/releasenotes\">release notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you want to celebrate the release?<\/strong>\nWe provide some <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Emerald\">bookworm artwork<\/a> that you\ncan share or use as base for your own creations. Follow the conversation about bookworm in social media via the #ReleasingDebianBookworm\nand #Debian12Bookworm hashtags or join an in-person or online <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ReleasePartyBookworm\">Release Party<\/a>!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"bookworm"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2023)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/05\/new-developers-2023-04.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-05-25T12:00:00+02:00","updated":"2023-05-25T12:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-05-25:\/2023\/05\/new-developers-2023-04.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Lu (jlu)<\/li>\n<li>Hugh McMaster (hmc)<\/li>\n<li>Agathe Porte (gagath)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soren Stoutner<\/li>\n<li>Matthijs Kooijman<\/li>\n<li>Vinay Keshava<\/li>\n<li>Jarrah Gosbell<\/li>\n<li>Carlos Henrique Lima Melara<\/li>\n<li>Cordell Bloor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"proxmox Platinum Sponsor of DebConf23","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/05\/proxmox-platinum-debconf23.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-05-23T11:17:00+02:00","updated":"2023-05-23T11:17:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-05-23:\/2023\/05\/proxmox-platinum-debconf23.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><img alt=\"proxmoxlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/proxmox.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\"><strong>Proxmox<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\">DebConf23<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum Sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Proxmox develops powerful, yet easy-to-use open-source server software.\nThe product portfolio from Proxmox, including server virtualization, backup,\nand email security, helps companies of any size, sector, or industry to\nsimplify their IT infrastructures. The Proxmox solutions are based on the\ngreat Debian platform, and we are happy that we can give back to the\ncommunity by sponsoring DebConf23.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor, Proxmox is contributing to make\npossible our annual conference, and directly supporting the progress of\nDebian and Free Software, helping to strengthen the community that\ncontinues to collaborate on Debian projects throughout the rest of\nthe year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Proxmox, for your support of DebConf23!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\">DebConf23<\/a> will take place from September 10th\nto 17th, 2022 in Kochi, India, and will be preceded by DebCamp, from\nSeptember 3rd to 9th.<\/p>\n<p>And DebConf23 is accepting sponsors!\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf23 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf23"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"proxmox"}}]},{"title":"Infomaniak First Platinum Sponsor of DebConf23","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/05\/infomaniak-platinum-debconf23.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-05-21T14:08:00+02:00","updated":"2023-05-21T14:08:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Sahil Dhiman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-05-21:\/2023\/05\/infomaniak-platinum-debconf23.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/\"><img alt=\"infomaniaklogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/infomaniak.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\">DebConf23<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum Sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Infomaniak is a key player in the European Cloud and the leading developer of\nWeb technologies in Switzerland. It aims to be an independent European\nalternative to the web giants and is committed to an ethical and sustainable\nWeb that respects privacy and creates local jobs. Infomaniak develops cloud\nsolutions (IaaS, PaaS, VPS), productivity tools for online collaboration and\nvideo and radio streaming services.<\/p>\n<p>The company uses only renewable electricity, offsets 200% of its CO2 emissions\nand extends the life of its servers up to 15 years. The company cools its\ninfrastructure with filtered air, without air conditioning, and is building\na new data centre that will fully recycle the energy it consumes to heat up\nto 6,000\u00a0homes.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor, Infomaniak is contributing to make\npossible our annual conference, and directly supporting the progress of\nDebian and Free Software, helping to strengthen the community that continues\nto collaborate on Debian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Infomaniak, for your support of DebConf23!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\">DebConf23<\/a> will take place from September 10th\nto 17th, 2022 in Kochi, India, and will be preceded by DebCamp, from\nSeptember 3rd to 9th.<\/p>\n<p>And DebConf23 is accepting sponsors!\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf23 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">https:\/\/debconf23.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf23"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"infomaniak"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Leader Election 2023, Jonathan Carter re-elected","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/04\/dpl-elections-2023.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-04-24T21:00:00+02:00","updated":"2023-04-24T21:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-04-24:\/2023\/04\/dpl-elections-2023.html","content":"<p>The voting period for the Debian Project Leader election has ended, with all\nof the votes tallied we announce the winner is: Jonathan Carter, who has been\nelected for the forth time.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations! The new term for the project leader started on 2023-04-21.<\/p>\n<p>279 of 997 Developers voted using the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet method<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the results of the voting are available on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2023\/suppl_001_stats\">Debian Project Leader Elections 2023<\/a>\npage.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks all of our Developers for voting.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"election"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"leader"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2023)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/03\/new-developers-2023-02.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-03-22T16:00:00+01:00","updated":"2023-03-22T16:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-03-22:\/2023\/03\/new-developers-2023-02.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sahil Dhiman (sahil)<\/li>\n<li>Jakub Ru\u017ei\u010dka (jru)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Josenilson Ferreira da Silva<\/li>\n<li>Ileana Dumitrescu<\/li>\n<li>Douglas Kosovic<\/li>\n<li>Israel Galadima<\/li>\n<li>Timothy Pearson<\/li>\n<li>Blake Lee<\/li>\n<li>Vasyl Gello<\/li>\n<li>Joachim Zobel<\/li>\n<li>Amin Bandali<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2022)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2023\/01\/new-developers-2022-12.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2023-01-24T16:00:00+01:00","updated":"2023-01-24T16:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2023-01-24:\/2023\/01\/new-developers-2022-12.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dennis Braun (snd)<\/li>\n<li>Ra\u00fal Benencia (rul)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gioele Barabucci<\/li>\n<li>Agathe Porte<\/li>\n<li>Braulio Henrique Marques Souto<\/li>\n<li>Matthias Geiger<\/li>\n<li>Alper Nebi Yasak<\/li>\n<li>Fabian Gr\u00fcnbichler<\/li>\n<li>Lance Lin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2023"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (September and October 2022)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/11\/new-developers-2022-10.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-11-30T16:00:00+01:00","updated":"2022-11-30T16:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-11-30:\/2022\/11\/new-developers-2022-10.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abraham Raji (abraham)<\/li>\n<li>Phil Morrell (emorrp1)<\/li>\n<li>Anupa Ann Joseph (anupa)<\/li>\n<li>Mathias Gibbens (gibmat)<\/li>\n<li>Arun Kumar Pariyar (arun)<\/li>\n<li>Tino Didriksen (tinodidriksen)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gavin Lai<\/li>\n<li>Martin Dosch<\/li>\n<li>Taavi V\u00e4\u00e4n\u00e4nen<\/li>\n<li>Daichi Fukui<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Gr\u00f6ber<\/li>\n<li>Vivek K J<\/li>\n<li>William Wilson<\/li>\n<li>Ruben Pollan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (July and August 2022)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/09\/new-developers-2022-08.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-09-26T16:00:00+02:00","updated":"2022-09-26T16:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-09-26:\/2022\/09\/new-developers-2022-08.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sakirnth Nagarasa (sakirnth)<\/li>\n<li>Philip Rinn (rinni)<\/li>\n<li>Arnaud Rebillout (arnaudr)<\/li>\n<li>Marcos Talau (talau)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xiao Sheng Wen<\/li>\n<li>Andrea Pappacoda<\/li>\n<li>Robin Jarry<\/li>\n<li>Ben Westover<\/li>\n<li>Michel Alexandre Salim<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian turns 29!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/08\/debian-turns-29.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-08-16T13:00:00+02:00","updated":"2022-08-16T13:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-08-16:\/2022\/08\/debian-turns-29.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/happy_birthday_Debian_29.png\"><img alt=\"Alt Happy Birthday Debian by Juliette Taka - click to enlarge\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/happy_birthday_Debian_29_600x600.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today is Debian's 29th anniversary. We recently\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/08\/debianday2022-call-for-celebration.html\">wrote<\/a>\nabout some ideas to celebrate the DebianDay,\nand several events have been\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2022\">planned<\/a> in more than 14 locations.\nYou can join the party or organise something yourselves too!<\/p>\n<p>Today is also an opportunity for you to start or resume your\ncontributions to Debian. For example, you can have a look at our\nlist of <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/\">Debian Teams<\/a>,\ninstall the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/bullseye\/how-can-i-help\">how-can-i-help package<\/a>\nand see if there is a bug in any of the software that you use that you can help\nto fix, start designing your artwork candidate for the next release,\ncontribute small tips on how to install Debian\non your machines to our wiki pages\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/InstallingDebianOn\/\">https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/InstallingDebianOn\/<\/a>,\nor put a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/CD\/live\/\">Debian live<\/a> image in an USB memory\nand give it to some person near you, who still didn't discover Debian.<\/p>\n<p>Our favorite operating system is the result of all the work we do together.\nThanks to everybody who has contributed in these 29 years, and happy birthday\nDebian!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"Debian Day 2022 - call for celebration","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/08\/debianday2022-call-for-celebration.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-08-08T17:00:00+02:00","updated":"2022-08-08T17:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-08-08:\/2022\/08\/debianday2022-call-for-celebration.html","content":"<p>Every year on August 16th, the anniversary of the Debian Project takes place.\nAnd several communities around the world celebrate this date by organizing local\nmeetings in an event called \"Debian Day\".<\/p>\n<p>So, how about celebrating the 29th anniversary of the Debian Project in 2022 in\nyour city?<\/p>\n<p>We invite you and your local community to organize Debian Day by hosting an\nevent with talks, workshops, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/BSP\">bug squashing party<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Keysigning\">OpenPGP keysigning<\/a>, etc.\nOr simply holding a meeting between people who like Debian in a\nbar\/pizzeria\/cafeteria\/restaurant to celebrate. In other words, any type of\nmeeting is valid!<\/p>\n<p>But remember that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet, so take all necessary\nmeasures to protect attendees.<\/p>\n<p>As the 16th of August falls on a Tuesday, if you think it's better to organize\nit during the weekend, no problem. The importance is to celebrate the Debian\nProject.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to add your city to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2022\">Debian Day wiki page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/LocalGroups\">list of Debian Local Groups<\/a>\naround the world. If your city is listed, talk to them to organize DebianDay\ntogether.<\/p>\n<p>There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/LocalGroups\">list of Debian Local Groups<\/a>\naround the world. If your city is listed, talk to them to organized the Debian\nDay together.<\/p>\n<p>Let's use hashtags #DebianDay #DebianDay2022 on social media.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (May and June 2022)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/07\/new-developers-2022-06.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-07-29T16:00:00+02:00","updated":"2022-07-29T16:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-07-29:\/2022\/07\/new-developers-2022-06.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geoffroy Berret (kaliko)<\/li>\n<li>Arnaud Ferraris (aferraris)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alec Leanas<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Michael Obbard<\/li>\n<li>Lance Lin<\/li>\n<li>Stefan Kropp<\/li>\n<li>Matteo Bini<\/li>\n<li>Tino Didriksen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"DebConf22 closes in Prizren and DebConf23 dates announced","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/07\/debconf22-closes.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-07-25T10:30:00+02:00","updated":"2022-07-25T10:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-07-25:\/2022\/07\/debconf22-closes.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/22\/Photos?action=AttachFile&amp;do=view&amp;target=debconf23_group_photo.jpg\"><img alt=\"DebConf22 group photo - click to enlarge\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf22_group_small.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday 24 July 2022, the annual Debian Developers and\nContributors Conference came to a close.\nHosting 260 attendees\nfrom 38 different countries over a combined 91 event talks, discussion\nsessions, Birds of a Feather (BoF) gatherings, workshops, and\nactivities, <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\">DebConf22<\/a> was a large\nsuccess.<\/p>\n<p>The conference was preceded by the annual DebCamp held 10 July to 16\nJuly which focused on individual work and team sprints for in-person\ncollaboration towards developing Debian. In particular, this year there\nhave been sprints to advance development of Mobian\/Debian on mobile,\nreproducible builds and Python in Debian, and a BootCamp for newcomers,\nto get introduced to Debian and have some hands-on experience with using\nit and contributing to the community.<\/p>\n<p>The actual Debian Developers Conference started on Sunday 17 July 2022.\nTogether with activities such as the traditional 'Bits from the DPL'\ntalk, the continuous key-signing party, lightning talks\nand the announcement of next year's DebConf\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/23\">DebConf23<\/a> in Kochi, India),\nthere were several sessions related to programming language teams such as\nPython, Perl and Ruby, as well as news updates on several projects and\ninternal Debian teams, discussion sessions (BoFs) from many technical\nteams (Long Term Support, Android tools, Debian Derivatives, Debian\nInstaller and Images team, Debian Science...) and local communities\n(Debian Brasil, Debian India, the Debian Local Teams),\nalong with many other events of interest regarding Debian and free software.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a>\nwas updated each day with planned and ad-hoc activities introduced by attendees\nover the course of the entire conference. Several activities that couldn\\'t be\norganized in past years due to the COVID pandemic returned to the\nconference\\'s schedule: a job fair, open-mic and poetry night, the\ntraditional Cheese and Wine party, the group photos and the Day Trip.<\/p>\n<p>For those who were not able to attend, most of the talks and sessions were\nrecorded for live streams with videos made,\navailable through the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/2022\/DebConf22\/\">Debian meetings archive website<\/a>.\nAlmost all of the sessions facilitated remote participation via IRC messaging\napps or online collaborative text documents.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/\">DebConf22 website<\/a>\nwill remain active for archival purposes and will continue to offer\nlinks to the presentations and videos of talks and events.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/23\">DebConf23<\/a> will be held in\nKochi, India, from September 10 to September 16, 2023.\nAs tradition follows before the next DebConf the local organizers in India\nwill start the conference activites with DebCamp (September 03 to September\n09, 2023), with particular focus on individual and team work towards improving\nthe distribution.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all\nparticipants.\nSee the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/about\/coc\/\">web page about the Code of Conduct in DebConf22 website<\/a>\nfor more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf22, particularly our Platinum Sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\/\"><strong>ITP Prizren<\/strong><\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Debian<\/h3>\n<p>The Debian Project was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock to be a truly free\ncommunity project. Since then the project has grown to be one of the\nlargest and most influential open source projects. Thousands of\nvolunteers from all over the world work together to create and maintain\nDebian software. Available in 70 languages, and supporting a huge range\nof computer types, Debian calls itself the <em>universal operating system<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>About DebConf<\/h3>\n<p>DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to a\nfull schedule of technical, social and policy talks, DebConf provides an\nopportunity for developers, contributors and other interested people to\nmeet in person and work together more closely. It has taken place\nannually since 2000 in locations as varied as Scotland, Argentina, and\nBosnia and Herzegovina. More information about DebConf is available from\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Lenovo<\/h3>\n<p>As a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of\nconnected products, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations\nas well as AR\/VR devices, smart home\/office and data center solutions,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a> understands how critical open systems\nand platforms are to a connected world.<\/p>\n<h3>About Infomaniak<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a> is Switzerland\\'s largest\nweb-hosting company, also offering backup and storage services,\nsolutions for event organizers, live-streaming and video on demand\nservices. It wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical to\nthe functioning of the services and products provided by the company\n(both software and hardware).<\/p>\n<h3>About ITP Prizren<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\/\"><strong>Innovation and Training Park Prizren<\/strong><\/a> intends\nto be a changing and boosting element in the area of ICT, agro-food and\ncreatives industries, through the creation and management of a\nfavourable environment and efficient services for SMEs, exploiting\ndifferent kinds of innovations that can contribute to Kosovo to improve\nits level of development in industry and research, bringing benefits to\nthe economy and society of the country as a whole.<\/p>\n<h3>About Google<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a> is one of the largest technology companies\nin the world, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and\nproducts such as online advertising technologies, search, cloud\ncomputing, software, and hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf for more than\nten years, and is also a Debian partner sponsoring parts of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\">Salsa<\/a>'s continuous integration\ninfrastructure within Google Cloud Platform.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n<p>For further information, please visit the DebConf22 web page at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/\">https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/<\/a> or send mail\nto <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf22"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf23"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"DebConf22 welcomes its sponsors!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/07\/debconf22-welcomes-sponsors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-07-18T09:00:00+02:00","updated":"2022-07-18T09:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-07-18:\/2022\/07\/debconf22-welcomes-sponsors.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\">DebConf22<\/a> is taking place in Prizren, Kosovo,\nfrom 17th to 24th July, 2022.\nIt is the 23rd edition of the Debian conference and organizers are working hard\nto create another interesting and fruitful event for attendees.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to warmly welcome the sponsors of DebConf22, and\nintroduce you to them.<\/p>\n<p>We have four Platinum sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Our first Platinum sponsor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>.\nAs a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of connected\nproducts, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as well as\nAR\/VR devices, smart home\/office and data center solutions, Lenovo\nunderstands how critical open systems and platforms are to a connected world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/en\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a> is our second Platinum sponsor.\nInfomaniak is Switzerland's largest web-hosting company,\nalso offering backup and storage services, solutions for event organizers,\nlive-streaming and video on demand services.\nIt wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical\nto the functioning of the services and products provided by the company\n(both software and hardware).<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\"><strong>ITP Prizren<\/strong><\/a> is our third Platinum sponsor.\nITP Prizren intends to be a changing and\nboosting element in the area of ICT, agro-food and creatives industries,\nthrough the creation and management of a favourable environment and efficient\nservices for SMEs, exploiting different kinds of innovations that can\ncontribute to Kosovo to improve its level of development in industry and\nresearch, bringing benefits to the economy and society of the country as a\nwhole.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a> is our fourth  Platinum sponsor.\nGoogle is one of the largest technology companies in the\nworld, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products such\nas online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and\nhardware. Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf for more than\nten years, and is also a Debian partner sponsoring parts\nof <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\">Salsa<\/a>'s continuous integration infrastructure\nwithin Google Cloud Platform.<\/p>\n<p>Our Gold sponsors are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/code4life.roche.com\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a>,\na major international pharmaceutical provider and research company dedicated to\npersonalized healthcare.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\"><strong>Microsoft<\/strong><\/a>,\nenables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an\nintelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization\non the planet to achieve more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipko.com\"><strong>Ipko Telecommunications<\/strong><\/a>,\nprovides telecommunication services and it is the first and the most\ndominant mobile operator which offers fast-speed mobile internet \u2013 3G and 4G\nnetworks in Kosovo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canonical.com\"><strong>Ubuntu<\/strong><\/a>,\nthe Operating System delivered by Canonical.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/kosovo\"><strong>U.S. Agency for International Development<\/strong><\/a>,\nleads international development and humanitarian efforts to save lives, reduce\npoverty, strengthen democratic governance and help people progress beyond\nassistance.<\/p>\n<p>Our Silver sponsors are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexip.com\"><strong>Pexip<\/strong><\/a>, is the video communications platform that\nsolves the needs of large organizations.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/deepin.org\/\"><strong>Deepin<\/strong><\/a> is a Chinese commercial company focusing on\nthe development and service of Linux-based operating systems.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hudsonrivertrading.com\"><strong>Hudson River Trading<\/strong><\/a>,\na company researching and developing automated trading algorithms\nusing advanced mathematical techniques.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\"><strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/strong><\/a>,\nis one of the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platforms,\noffering over 175 fully featured services from data centers globally.\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\"><strong>Bern University of Applied Sciences<\/strong><\/a>\nwith near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/en\/bfh\/facts_figures.html\">7,800<\/a> students\nenrolled, located in the Swiss capital.\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.credativ.de\"><strong>credativ<\/strong><\/a>,\na service-oriented company focusing on open-source software and also a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/partners\">Debian development partner<\/a>.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.collabora.com\"><strong>Collabora<\/strong><\/a>,\na global consultancy delivering Open Source software solutions to the\ncommercial world.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arm.com\"><strong>Arm<\/strong><\/a>: with the world\u2019s Best SoC Design Portfolio,\nArm powered solutions have been supporting innovation for more than 30 years\nand are deployed in over 225 billion chips to date.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/about.gitlab.com\/solutions\/open-source\"><strong>GitLab<\/strong><\/a>,\nan open source end-to-end software development platform with built-in version\ncontrol, issue tracking, code review, CI\/CD, and more.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twosigma.com\"><strong>Two Sigma<\/strong><\/a>,\nrigorous inquiry, data analysis, and invention to help solve the toughest\nchallenges across financial services.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.starlabs.dev\"><strong>Starlabs<\/strong><\/a>, builds software experiences and focus\non building teams that deliver creative Tech Solutions for our clients.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solaborate.com\"><strong>Solaborate<\/strong><\/a>, has the world\u2019s most integrated\nand powerful virtual care delivery platform.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cip-project.org\"><strong>Civil Infrastructure Platform<\/strong><\/a>,\na collaborative project hosted by the Linux Foundation,\nestablishing an open source \u201cbase layer\u201d of industrial grade software.\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.matanel.org\"><strong>Matanel Foundation<\/strong><\/a>, operates in Israel,\nas its first concern is to preserve the cohesion of a society and a nation\nplagued by divisions.<\/p>\n<p>Bronze sponsors:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bevuta.com\/en\"><strong>bevuta IT<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kutia.net\"><strong>Kutia<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.univention.com\"><strong>Univention<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freexian.com\/services\/debian-lts.html\"><strong>Freexian<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, our Supporter level sponsors:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altusmetrum.org\"><strong>Altus Metrum<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.org\"><strong>Linux Professional Institute<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olimex.com\"><strong>Olimex<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trembelat.com\"><strong>Trembelat<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/makerspaceprizren.com\"><strong>Makerspace IC Prizren<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cloud68.co\"><strong>Cloud68.co<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gandi.net\/en-US\"><strong>Gandi.net<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/isg.ee.ethz.ch\"><strong>ISG.EE<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ipkofoundation.org\"><strong>IPKO Foundation<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.giz.de\/en\/worldwide\/298.html\"><strong>The Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all our sponsors for their support!\nTheir contributions make it possible for a large number\nof Debian contributors from all over the globe to work together,\nhelp and learn from each other in DebConf22.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf22 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf22-official-logo.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf22"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"DebConf22 starts today in Prizren","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/07\/debconf22-starts.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-07-17T09:00:00+02:00","updated":"2022-07-17T09:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-07-17:\/2022\/07\/debconf22-starts.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/\">DebConf22<\/a>, the 23rd annual\nDebian Conference, is taking place in Prizren, Kosovo\nfrom July 17th to 24th, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Debian contributors from all over the world have come together at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/about\/venue\">Innovation and Training Park (ITP)<\/a>\nin Prizren, Kosovo, to participate and work in a conference exclusively\nrun by volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Today the main conference starts with over 270 attendants expected\nand 82 activities scheduled,\nincluding 45-minute and 20-minute talks and team meetings (\"BoF\"),\nworkshops, and a job fair, as well as a variety of other events.<\/p>\n<p>The full schedule at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">https:\/\/debconf2.debconf.org\/schedule\/<\/a>\nis updated every day, including activities planned ad-hoc\nby attendees during the whole conference.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to engage remotely, you can follow the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/\"><strong>video streaming<\/strong> available from the DebConf22 website<\/a>\nof the events happening in the three talk rooms:\n<em>Drini<\/em>, <em>Lumbardhi<\/em> and <em>Ereniku<\/em>.\nOr you can join the conversation about what is happening\nin the talk rooms:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf-drini\"><strong>#debconf-drini<\/strong><\/a>,\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf-lumbardhi\"><strong>#debconf-lumbardhi<\/strong><\/a> and\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf-ereniku\"><strong>#debconf-ereniku<\/strong><\/a>\n(all those channels in the OFTC IRC network).<\/p>\n<p>You can also follow the live coverage of news about DebConf22 on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\">https:\/\/micronews.debian.org<\/a> or the @debian\nprofile in your favorite social network.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcoming environment for all participants.\nSee the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/about\/coc\/\">web page about the Code of Conduct in DebConf22's website<\/a>\nfor more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf22, particularly our Platinum Sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\"><strong>ITP Prizren<\/strong><\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf22 banner open registration\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf22-banner-700px.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf22"}}]},{"title":"(Unofficial) Debian Perl Sprint 2022","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/07\/debian-perl-sprint-2022.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-07-15T17:35:00+02:00","updated":"2022-07-15T17:35:00+02:00","author":{"name":"gregor herrmann"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-07-15:\/2022\/07\/debian-perl-sprint-2022.html","content":"<p>Three members of the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/DebianPerlGroup\">Debian Perl Group<\/a>\nmet in Hamburg between May 23 and May 30 2022 as part of the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianEvents\/de\/2022\/DebianReunionHamburg\">Debian Reunion Hamburg<\/a>\nto continue perl development work for Bookworm and to work on QA tasks across\nour 3800+ packages.<\/p>\n<p>The participants had a good time and met other Debian friends. The\nsprint was also productive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pkg-perl-tools and dh-make-perl were improved and extended.<\/li>\n<li>More than 50 uploads were done, and more than 30 bugs were fixed or at least\n  triaged.<\/li>\n<li>autopkgtests were added to lots of packages.<\/li>\n<li>Some requests to remove obsolete packages were filed as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The more detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-perl\/2022\/07\/msg00009.html\">report<\/a>\nwas posted to the Debian Perl mailing list.<\/p>\n<p>The participants would like to thank the Debian Reunion Hamburg organizers\nfor providing the framework for our sprint, all sponsors of the event, and\nall donors to the Debian project who helped to cover parts of our expenses.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Debian Reunion Hamburg 2022 group photo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debianreunion2022_groupphoto.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"perl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sprint"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"minidebconf"}}]},{"title":"DebConf22 Cheese and Wine Party","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/07\/debconf22-cheese-and-wine-party.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-07-08T18:00:00+02:00","updated":"2022-07-08T18:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-07-08:\/2022\/07\/debconf22-cheese-and-wine-party.html","content":"<p>In less than two days we will be in Prizren to start\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/22\/DebCamp\">DebCamp<\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\">DebConf22<\/a> \\o\/<\/p>\n<p>This C&amp;W is the 18th official DebConf Cheese and Wine party. The first C&amp;W was\nimprovised in Helsinki during DebConf 5, in the so-called \"French\" room. Cheese\nand Wine parties are now a tradition for DebConf.<\/p>\n<p>The event is very simple: bring good edible stuff from your country. We like\ncheese and wine, but we love the surprising stuff that people bring from all\naround the world or regions of Kosovo. So, you can bring non-alcoholic drinks\nor a typical food that you would like to share as well. Even if you don't\nbring anything, feel free to participate: our priorities are our attendants\nand free cheese.<\/p>\n<p>We have to organize for a great party. An important part is planning - We want\nto know what you are bringing, in order to prepare the labels and organizing\nother things.<\/p>\n<p>So, please go to our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/22\/CheeseWine#What_will_be_available_during_the_party.3F\">wiki page<\/a>\nand add what you will bring!<\/p>\n<p>If you don't have time to buy before travel, we list some places where you can\nbuy cheese and wine in . There are more information about C&amp;W, what\nyou can bring, vegan cheese, Kosovo customs regulations and non-alcoholic\ndrinks at <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/about\/cheese-and-wine-party\">our site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>C&amp;W will happen on July 19th, 2022 (Tuesday) after 19h30min.<\/p>\n<p>We are looking forward to seeing you all here!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf22 banner open registration\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf22-banner-700px.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf22"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cheese"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"wine"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"party"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes its new Outreachy interns","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/05\/welcome-outreachy-interns-2022.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-05-30T12:00:00+02:00","updated":"2022-05-30T12:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Abhijith Pa"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-05-30:\/2022\/05\/welcome-outreachy-interns-2022.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Outreachy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/outreachy-logo-300x61.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Debian continues participating in Outreachy, and we're excited to announce that\nDebian has selected two interns for the Outreachy May 2022 - August 2022 round.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/israelsgalaxy\">Israel Galadima<\/a> and Michael Ikwuegbu\nwill work on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Javascript\/Nodejs\/yarn-plugin-apt\">Improve yarn package manager integration with Debian<\/a>,\nmentored by Akshay S Dinesh and Pirate Praveen.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Congratulations and welcome to Israel Galadima and Michael Ikwuegbu!<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outreachy.org\/\">the official website<\/a>: <em>Outreachy provides\nthree-month internships for people from groups traditionally underrepresented\nin tech. Interns work remotely with mentors from Free and Open Source Software\n(FOSS) communities on projects ranging from programming, user experience,\ndocumentation, illustration and graphical design, to data science.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Outreachy programme is possible in Debian thanks to the efforts of Debian\ndevelopers and contributors who dedicate their free time to mentor students and\noutreach tasks, and the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/\">Software Freedom Conservancy<\/a>'s administrative\nsupport, as well as the continued support of Debian's donors, who provide\nfunding for the internships.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the work of the Outreachy\ninterns reading their blogs (they are syndicated in <a href=\"https:\/\/planet.debian.org\">Planet Debian<\/a>),\nand chat with us in the #debian-outreach IRC channel and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\">mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes the 2022 GSOC interns","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/05\/welcome-gsoc2022-interns.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-05-24T13:15:00+02:00","updated":"2022-05-24T13:15:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Abhijith Pa"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-05-24:\/2022\/05\/welcome-gsoc2022-interns.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"GSoC logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/GSoC-Horizontal.png\"><\/p>\n<p>We are very excited to announce that Debian has selected three interns to work\nunder mentorship on a variety of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2022\/Projects\">projects<\/a> with us during the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/summerofcode.withgoogle.com\/\">Google Summer of Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the list of the projects, interns, and details of the tasks to be\nperformed.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2022\/ApprovedProjects\/AndroidSDKToolsInDebian\">Android SDK Tools in Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interns: Nkwuda Sunday Cletus and Raman Sarda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The deliverables of this project will\nmostly be finished packages submitted to Debian sid, both for new\npackages and updated packages. Whenever possible, we should also try\nto get patches submitted and merged upstream in the Android sources.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2022\/ApprovedProjects\/QualityAssuranceDebianMed\">Project: Quality Assurance for Biological and Medical Applications inside Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interns: Mohammed Bilal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Continuous integration tests for all\nDebian Med applications (life sciences, medical imaging, others),\nQuality Assurance review and bug fixing.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Congratulations and welcome to all the interns!<\/p>\n<p>The Google Summer of Code program is possible in Debian thanks to the efforts of\nDebian Developers and Debian Contributors that dedicate part of their free time to\nmentor interns and outreach tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the interns' weekly reports on the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\" title=\"debian-outreach AT lists.debian.org\">debian-outreach mailing-list<\/a>, chat with us on our\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debian-outreach\" title=\"#debian-outreach on irc.debian.org\">IRC channel<\/a> or reach out to the individual projects' team\nmailing lists.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2022)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/05\/new-developers-2022-04.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-05-13T17:00:00+02:00","updated":"2022-05-13T17:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-05-13:\/2022\/05\/new-developers-2022-04.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Henry-Nicolas Tourneur (hntourne)<\/li>\n<li>Nick Black (dank)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jan Moj\u017e\u00ed\u0161<\/li>\n<li>Philip Wyett<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Ward<\/li>\n<li>Fabio Fantoni<\/li>\n<li>Mohammed Bilal<\/li>\n<li>Guilherme de Paula Xavier Segundo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Google Platinum Sponsor of DebConf22","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/05\/debconf22-google-platinum.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-05-05T10:00:00+02:00","updated":"2022-05-05T10:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-05-05:\/2022\/05\/debconf22-google-platinum.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\"><img alt=\"Googlelogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/google.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to support <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\">DebConf22<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>. This is the third year in a row that Google is\nsponsoring The Debian Conference with the higher tier!<\/p>\n<p>Google is one of the largest technology companies in the\nworld, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products\nas online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and\nhardware.<\/p>\n<p>Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf since more than\nten years, and is also a Debian partner sponsoring parts\nof <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\">Salsa<\/a>'s continuous integration infrastructure\nwithin Google Cloud Platform.<\/p>\n<p>With this additional commitment as Platinum Sponsor for DebConf22,\nGoogle contributes to make possible our annual conference,\nand directly supports the progress of Debian and Free Software\nhelping to strengthen the community that continues to collaborate on\nDebian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Google, for your support of DebConf22!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\">DebConf22<\/a> <strong>will take place from July 17th to\n24th, 2022 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\">Innovation and Training Park (ITP)<\/a>\nin Prizren, Kosovo<\/strong>, and will be preceded by DebCamp, from July 10th to 16th.<\/p>\n<p>And DebConf22 is still accepting sponsors!\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf22 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\">https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf22 banner open registration\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf22-banner-700px.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf22"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}}]},{"title":"DebConf22 bursary applications and call for papers are closing in less than 72 hours!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/04\/debconf22-bursaries-and-cfp-last-call.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-04-28T09:30:00+02:00","updated":"2022-04-28T09:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-04-28:\/2022\/04\/debconf22-bursaries-and-cfp-last-call.html","content":"<p>If you intend to apply for a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/about\/bursaries\/\">DebConf22 bursary<\/a> and\/or\nsubmit an <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/cfp\/\">event proposal<\/a> and have not yet\ndone so, please proceed as soon as possible!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bursary applications for DebConf22 will be accepted until May 1st at 23:59 UTC<\/strong>.\nApplications submitted after this deadline will not be considered.<\/p>\n<p>You can apply for a bursary when you <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/register\">register<\/a>\nfor the conference.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that giving a talk or organising an event is considered towards your bursary;\nif you have a submission to make, submit it even if it is only sketched-out.\nYou will be able to detail it later. DebCamp plans can be entered in the usual\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Sprints\">Sprints page at the Debian wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please make sure to double-check your accommodation choices (dates and venue).\nDetails about accommodation arrangements can be found on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/about\/accommodation\/\">accommodation page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event proposals will be accepted until May 1st at 23:59 UTC too<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Events are not limited to traditional presentations or informal sessions (BoFs):\nwe welcome submissions of tutorials, performances, art installations, debates,\nor any other format of event that you think would be of interest to the Debian\ncommunity.<\/p>\n<p>Regular sessions may either be 20 or 45 minutes long (including time for\nquestions), other kinds of sessions (workshops, demos, lightning talks, and so\non) could have different durations. Please choose the most suitable duration for\nyour event and explain any special requests. You can submit it\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/talks\/new\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The the 23rd edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debconf.org\">DebConf<\/a> <strong>will take place\nfrom July 17th to 24th, 2022 at the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\">Innovation and Training Park (ITP)<\/a> in Prizren,\nKosovo<\/strong>, and will be preceded by DebCamp, from July 10th to 16th.<\/p>\n<p>See you in <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/about\/prizren\/\">Prizren<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf22 banner open registration\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf22-banner-700px.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf22"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Leader election 2022, Jonathan Carter re-elected","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/04\/dpl-elections-2022.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-04-21T19:30:00+02:00","updated":"2022-04-21T19:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-04-21:\/2022\/04\/dpl-elections-2022.html","content":"<p>The voting period and tally of votes for the Debian Project Leader election\nhas just concluded, and the winner is Jonathan Carter, who has been elected\nfor third time. Congratulations! The new term for the project leader starts on\n2022-04-21.<\/p>\n<p>354 of 1,023 Developers voted using the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet method<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the results of the voting are available on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2022\/vote_002\">Debian Project Leader Elections 2022<\/a>\npage.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Felix Lechner, Jonathan Carter and Hideki Yamane for their\ncampaigns, and to our Developers for voting.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"election"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"leader"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"ITP Prizren Platinum Sponsor of DebConf22","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/04\/debconf22-itp-prizren-platinum.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-04-19T09:00:00+02:00","updated":"2022-04-19T09:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-04-19:\/2022\/04\/debconf22-itp-prizren-platinum.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\"><img alt=\"itplogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/itp.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that\n<a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\"><strong>ITP - Innovation and Training Park Prizren<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\">DebConf22<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>. Also, ITP Prizren will host the Conference for all 15\ndays!<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\">ITP Prizren<\/a> intends to be a changing and\nboosting element in the area of ICT, agro-food and creatives industries, through\nthe creation and management of a favourable environment and efficient services\nfor SMEs, exploiting different kinds of innovations that can contribute to\nKosovo to improve its level of development in industry and research, bringing\nbenefits to the economy and society of the country as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>ITP Prizren is a focal point in the Balkan region for innovation, business and\nskills development, and a source of innovative and successful ideas.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor, ITP Prizren is contributing to make\npossible our annual conference, and directly supporting the progress of Debian\nand Free Software, helping to strengthen the community that continues to\ncollaborate on Debian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much ITP Prizren, for your support of DebConf22!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\">DebConf22<\/a> <strong>will take place from July 17th to\n24th, 2022 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\">Innovation and Training Park (ITP)<\/a>\nin Prizren, Kosovo<\/strong>, and will be preceded by DebCamp, from July 10th to 16th.<\/p>\n<p>And DebConf22 is still accepting sponsors!\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf22 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\">https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf22 banner open registration\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf22-banner-700px.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf22"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"itp"}}]},{"title":"Infomaniak Platinum Sponsor of DebConf22","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/04\/debconf22-infomaniak-platinum.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-04-06T12:30:00+02:00","updated":"2022-04-06T12:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-04-06:\/2022\/04\/debconf22-infomaniak-platinum.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><img alt=\"infomaniaklogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/infomaniak.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to support <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\">DebConf22<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>. This is the fourth year in a row that Infomaniak is\nsponsoring The Debian Conference with the higher tier!<\/p>\n<p>Infomaniak is Switzerland's largest web-hosting company,\nalso offering backup and storage services, solutions for event organizers,\nlive-streaming and video on demand services.\nIt wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical\nto the functioning of the services and products provided by the company\n(both software and hardware).<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor,\nInfomaniak contributes to make possible our annual conference,\nand directly supports the progress of Debian and Free Software\nhelping to strengthen the community that continues to collaborate on\nDebian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Infomaniak, for your support of DebConf22!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\">DebConf22<\/a> <strong>will take place from July 17th to\n24th, 2022 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\">Innovation and Training Park (ITP)<\/a>\nin Prizren, Kosovo<\/strong>, and will be preceded by DebCamp, from July 10th to 16th.<\/p>\n<p>And DebConf22 is still accepting sponsors!\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf22 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\">https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf22 banner open registration\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf22-banner-700px.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf22"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"infomaniak"}}]},{"title":"Lenovo Platinum Sponsor of DebConf22","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/03\/debconf22-lenovo-platinum.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-03-30T11:00:00+02:00","updated":"2022-03-30T11:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-03-30:\/2022\/03\/debconf22-lenovo-platinum.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/\"><img alt=\"lenovologo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/lenovo.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\">DebConf22<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>. This is the fourth year in a row that Lenovo is\nsponsoring The Debian Conference with the higher tier!<\/p>\n<p>As a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of connected products,\nincluding smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as well as AR\/VR devices,\nsmart home\/office and data center solutions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>\nunderstands how critical open systems and platforms are to a connected world.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor, Lenovo is contributing to make\npossible our annual conference, and directly supporting the progress of Debian\nand Free Software, helping to strengthen the community that continues to\ncollaborate on Debian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Lenovo, for your support of DebConf22!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\">DebConf22<\/a> <strong>will take place from July 17th to\n24th, 2022 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\">Innovation and Training Park (ITP)<\/a>\nin Prizren, Kosovo<\/strong>, and will be preceded by DebCamp, from July 10th to 16th.<\/p>\n<p>And DebConf22 is still accepting sponsors!\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf22 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\">https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf22 banner open registration\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf22-banner-700px.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf22"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"lenovo"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2022)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/03\/new-developers-2022-02.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-03-21T17:00:00+01:00","updated":"2022-03-21T17:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-03-21:\/2022\/03\/new-developers-2022-02.html","content":"<p>The following contributor got his Debian Developer account in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro (vilmar)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lu YaNing<\/li>\n<li>Mathias Gibbens<\/li>\n<li>Markus Blatt<\/li>\n<li>Peter Blackman<\/li>\n<li>David da Silva Polverari<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"DebConf22 registration and call for proposals are open!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/03\/debconf22-registration-and-call-for-proposals-are-open.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-03-18T21:10:00+01:00","updated":"2022-03-18T21:10:00+01:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-03-18:\/2022\/03\/debconf22-registration-and-call-for-proposals-are-open.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf22 banner open registration\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf22-banner-700px.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Registration for <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\">DebConf22<\/a> is now open.\nThe the 23rd edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debconf.org\">DebConf<\/a> <strong>will take place\nfrom July 17th to 24th, 2022 at the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/itp-prizren.com\">Innovation and Training Park (ITP)<\/a> in Prizren,\nKosovo<\/strong>, and will be preceded by DebCamp, from July 10th to 16th.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the registration, the DebConf content team announced the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/cfp\">call for proposals<\/a>. <strong>Deadline to submit a\nproposal to be considered in the main schedule is April 15th, 2022 23:59:59 UTC\n(Friday).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debconf.org\">DebConf<\/a> is an event open to everyone, no matter how\nyou identify yourself or how others perceive you. We want to increase visibility\nof our diversity and work towards inclusion at Debian Project, drawing our\nattendees from people just starting their Debian journey, to seasoned Debian\nDevelopers or active contributors in different areas like packaging,\ntranslation, documentation, artwork, testing, specialized derivatives, user\nsupport and many other. In other words, all are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>To register for the event, log into the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/register\">registration system<\/a>\nand fill out the form.\nYou will be able to edit and update your registration at any point. However, in\norder to help the organizers have a better estimate of how many people will\nattend the event, we would appreciate if you could access the system and confirm\n(or cancel) your participation in the conference as soon as you know if you will\nbe able to come. <strong>The last day to confirm or cancel is July 1st, 2022 23:59:59\nUTC<\/strong>. If you don't confirm or you register after this date, you can come to\nthe DebConf22 but we cannot guarantee availability of accommodation, food and\nswag (t-shirt, bag, and so on).<\/p>\n<p>For more information about registration, please visit\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/about\/registration\">registration information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Submitting an event<\/h2>\n<p>You can now submit an <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/talks\/new\">event proposal<\/a>.\nEvents are not limited to traditional presentations or informal sessions (BoFs):\nwe welcome submissions of tutorials, performances, art installations, debates,\nor any other format of event that you think would be of interest to the Debian\ncommunity.<\/p>\n<p>Regular sessions may either be 20 or 45 minutes long (including time for\nquestions), other kinds of sessions (workshops, demos, lightning talks, and so\non) could have different durations. Please choose the most suitable duration for\nyour event and explain any special requests.<\/p>\n<p>In order to submit a talk, you will need to create an account on the website.\nWe suggest that Debian Salsa account holders (including DDs and DMs) use\ntheir <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\">Salsa<\/a> login when creating an account. However,\nthis isn't required, as you can sign up with an e-mail address and password.<\/p>\n<h2>Bursary for travel, accommodation and meals<\/h2>\n<p>In an effort to widen the diversity of DebConf attendees, the Debian Project\nallocates a part of the financial resources obtained through sponsorships to pay\nfor bursaries (travel, accommodation, and\/or meals) for participants who request\nthis support when they register.<\/p>\n<p>As resources are limited, we will examine the requests and decide who will\nreceive the bursaries. They will be destined:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To active Debian contributors.<\/li>\n<li>To promote diversity: newcomers to Debian and\/or DebConf, especially from\n  under-represented communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Giving a talk, organizing an event or helping during DebConf22 is taken intoa\naccount when deciding upon your bursary, so please mention them in your bursary\napplication.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about bursaries, please visit\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/about\/bursaries\">applying for a bursary to DebConf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention:<\/strong> the registration for DebConf22 will be open until the conference\nstarts, but the <strong>deadline to apply for bursaries using the registration form\nbefore May 1st, 2022 23:59:59 UTC<\/strong>.\nThis deadline is necessary in order to the organizers use time to analyze the\nrequests, and for successful applicants to prepare for the conference.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf would not be possible without the generous support of all our sponsors,\nespecially our Platinum Sponsors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf22 is accepting sponsors; if you are interested, or think\nyou know of others who would be willing to help,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf22.debconf.org\/\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\">please get in touch<\/a>!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf22"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2021)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2022\/01\/new-developers-2021-12.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2022-01-13T17:00:00+01:00","updated":"2022-01-13T17:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2022-01-13:\/2022\/01\/new-developers-2021-12.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Douglas Andrew Torrance (dtorrance)<\/li>\n<li>Mark Lee Garrett (lee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lukas Matthias M\u00e4rdian<\/li>\n<li>Paulo Roberto Alves de Oliveira<\/li>\n<li>Sergio Almeida Cipriano Junior<\/li>\n<li>Julien Lamy<\/li>\n<li>Kristian Nielsen<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Paul Arnold Sowden<\/li>\n<li>Jussi Tapio Pakkanen<\/li>\n<li>Marius Gripsgard<\/li>\n<li>Martin Budaj<\/li>\n<li>Peymaneh<\/li>\n<li>Tommi Petteri H\u00f6yn\u00e4l\u00e4nmaa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2022"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"2,000 fonts for Debian","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/12\/2000-fonts-debian.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-12-17T18:45:00+01:00","updated":"2021-12-17T18:45:00+01:00","author":{"name":"G\u00fcrkan Myczko"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-12-17:\/2021\/12\/2000-fonts-debian.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"fnt\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/fnt-poster.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Debian comes with tons of fonts for all kinds of purposes,\nyou can easily list them (almost) all with: <code>apt-cache search ^fonts-<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>However, sometimes they are not in their latest version, or as a user you would\nlike to get access to new fonts that are not present in Debian stable yet.<\/p>\n<p>With the tool <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/alexmyczko\/fnt\"><code>fnt<\/code><\/a> you can easily\npreview, and install fonts from Debian sid and Google Web Fonts (that's about\n2,000 fonts that are DSFG compliant). Any user can use the tool to install\nfonts only for the user itself, or the system administrator can run it as root\nto install the fonts system wide.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/bookworm\/fnt\">package <code>fnt<\/code><\/a> is already in\nBookworm, so if you run Debian testing you can use it to get, test and use\nmany fonts that are in their way of being packaged in Debian:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.debian.org\/cgi-bin\/bugreport.cgi?bug=973779\">ITP #973779<\/a>   <code>fnt install scheherazadenew<\/code><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.debian.org\/cgi-bin\/bugreport.cgi?bug=944140\">RFP #944140<\/a>   <code>fnt install arsenal<\/code><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.debian.org\/cgi-bin\/bugreport.cgi?bug=757249\">RFP #757249<\/a>   <code>fnt install ekmukta<\/code><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.debian.org\/cgi-bin\/bugreport.cgi?bug=724629\">RFP #724629<\/a>   <code>fnt install firasans<\/code><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.debian.org\/cgi-bin\/bugreport.cgi?bug=766211\">RFP #766211<\/a>   <code>fnt install orbitron<\/code><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.debian.org\/cgi-bin\/bugreport.cgi?bug=803690\">RFP #803690<\/a>   <code>fnt install pompiere<\/code><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.debian.org\/cgi-bin\/bugreport.cgi?bug=754784\">RFP #754784<\/a>   <code>fnt install raleway<\/code><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.debian.org\/cgi-bin\/bugreport.cgi?bug=827735\">RFP #827735<\/a>   <code>fnt install reemkufi<\/code><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.debian.org\/cgi-bin\/bugreport.cgi?bug=986999\">RFP #986999<\/a>   <code>fnt install redhat{display,mono,text}<\/code><\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more you can have a look at the wiki page about fonts\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Fonts\">https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Fonts<\/a>),\nand if you want to contribute or maintain fonts in Debian,\ndon't hesitate to join the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/pkg-fonts\">Fonts Team<\/a>!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"fonts"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"typography"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"artwork"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (September and October 2021)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/11\/new-developers-2021-10.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-11-19T13:00:00+01:00","updated":"2021-11-19T13:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-11-19:\/2021\/11\/new-developers-2021-10.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bastian Germann (bage)<\/li>\n<li>G\u00fcrkan Myczko (tar)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clay Stan<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Milde<\/li>\n<li>David da Silva Polverari<\/li>\n<li>Sunday Cletus Nkwuda<\/li>\n<li>Ma Aiguo<\/li>\n<li>Sakirnth Nagarasa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (July and August 2021)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/09\/new-developers-2021-08.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-09-13T17:00:00+02:00","updated":"2021-09-13T17:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-09-13:\/2021\/09\/new-developers-2021-08.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alo\u00efs Micard (creekorful)<\/li>\n<li>Sophie Brun (sophieb)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Douglas Andrew Torrance<\/li>\n<li>Marcel Fourn\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Marcos Talau<\/li>\n<li>Sebastian Geiger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"DebConf21 online closes","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/09\/debconf21-closes.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-09-09T15:00:00+02:00","updated":"2021-09-09T15:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina and Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-09-09:\/2021\/09\/debconf21-closes.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/21\/GroupPhoto\"><img alt=\"DebConf21 group photo - click to enlarge\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf21_group_small.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday 28 August 2021, the annual Debian Developers\nand Contributors Conference came to a close.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf21 has been held online for the second time, due to the coronavirus\n(COVID-19) disease pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>All of the sessions have been streamed, with a variety of ways of\nparticipating: via IRC messaging, online collaborative text documents,\nand video conferencing meeting rooms.<\/p>\n<p>With 740 registered attendees from more than 15 different countries and a\ntotal of over 70 event talks, discussion sessions,\nBirds of a Feather (BoF) gatherings and other activities,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\">DebConf21<\/a> was a large success.<\/p>\n<p>The setup made for former online events involving Jitsi, OBS,\nVoctomix, SReview, nginx, Etherpad, a web-based\nfrontend for voctomix has been improved and used for DebConf21 successfully.\nAll components of the video infrastructure are free software, and configured\nthrough the Video Team's public\n<a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/debconf-video-team\/ansible\">ansible<\/a> repository.<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf21 <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a> included\na wide variety of events, grouped in several tracks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to Free Software and Debian,<\/li>\n<li>Packaging, policy, and Debian infrastructure,<\/li>\n<li>Systems administration, automation and orchestration,<\/li>\n<li>Cloud and containers,<\/li>\n<li>Security,<\/li>\n<li>Community, diversity, local outreach and social context,<\/li>\n<li>Internationalization, Localization and Accessibility,<\/li>\n<li>Embedded and Kernel,<\/li>\n<li>Debian Blends and Debian derived distributions,<\/li>\n<li>Debian in Arts and Science<\/li>\n<li>and other.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The talks have been streamed using two rooms, and several of these activities\nhave been held in different languages: Telugu, Portuguese, Malayalam, Kannada,\nHindi, Marathi and English, allowing a more diverse audience to enjoy and\nparticipate.<\/p>\n<p>Between talks, the video stream has been showing the usual sponsors on the\nloop, but also some additional clips including photos from previous DebConfs,\nfun facts about Debian and short shout-out videos sent by attendees to\ncommunicate with their Debian friends.<\/p>\n<p>The Debian publicity team did the usual \u00ablive coverage\u00bb to encourage\nparticipation with micronews announcing the different events. The DebConf team\nalso provided several\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\/schedule\/mobile\/\">mobile options to follow the schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For those who were not able to participate, most of the talks and sessions are\nalready available through the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/2021\/DebConf21\/\">Debian meetings archive website<\/a>,\nand the remaining ones will appear in the following days.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\/\">DebConf21<\/a> website\nwill remain active for archival purposes and will continue to offer\nlinks to the presentations and videos of talks and events.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/22\">DebConf22<\/a> is planned to be\nheld in Prizren, Kosovo, in July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all participants.\nDuring the conference, several teams (Front Desk, Welcome team and Community\nteam) have been available to help so participants get their best experience\nin the conference, and find solutions to any issue that may arise.\nSee the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\/about\/coc\/\">web page about the Code of Conduct in DebConf21 website<\/a>\nfor more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf21, particularly our Platinum Sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/code4life.roche.com\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/\"><strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/strong><\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Debian<\/h3>\n<p>The Debian Project was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock to be a truly\nfree community project. Since then the project has grown to be one of\nthe largest and most influential open source projects.  Thousands of\nvolunteers from all over the world work together to create and\nmaintain Debian software. Available in 70 languages, and\nsupporting a huge range of computer types, Debian calls itself the\n<em>universal operating system<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>About DebConf<\/h3>\n<p>DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to a\nfull schedule of technical, social and policy talks, DebConf provides an\nopportunity for developers, contributors and other interested people to\nmeet in person and work together more closely. It has taken place\nannually since 2000 in locations as varied as Scotland, Argentina, and\nBosnia and Herzegovina. More information about DebConf is available from\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Lenovo<\/h3>\n<p>As a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of connected\nproducts, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as well as\nAR\/VR devices, smart home\/office and data center solutions,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a> understands how critical open systems\nand platforms are to a connected world.<\/p>\n<h3>About Infomaniak<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a> is Switzerland's largest\nweb-hosting company, also offering backup and storage services, solutions for\nevent organizers, live-streaming and video on demand services.\nIt wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical\nto the functioning of the services and products provided by the company\n(both software and hardware).<\/p>\n<h3>About Roche<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/code4life.roche.com\/\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a> is a major international\npharmaceutical provider and research company dedicated to personalized\nhealthcare. More than 100.000 employees worldwide work towards solving some\nof the greatest challenges for humanity using science and technology. Roche\nis strongly involved in publicly funded collaborative research projects with\nother industrial and academic partners and have supported DebConf since 2017.<\/p>\n<h3>About Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\"><strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/strong><\/a> is one of the world's\nmost comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform,\noffering over 175 fully featured services from data centers globally\n(in 77 Availability Zones within 24 geographic regions).\nAWS customers include the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises\nand leading government agencies.<\/p>\n<h3>About Google<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a> is one of the largest technology companies\nin the world, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products\nsuch as online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software,\nand hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf for more than\nten years, and is also a Debian partner sponsoring parts\nof <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\">Salsa<\/a>'s continuous integration infrastructure\nwithin Google Cloud Platform.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n<p>For further information, please visit the DebConf21 web page at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\/\">https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\/<\/a>\nor send mail to <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf21"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"DebConf21 welcomes its sponsors!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/08\/debconf21-welcomes-sponsors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-08-25T19:15:00+02:00","updated":"2021-08-25T19:15:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina, Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-08-25:\/2021\/08\/debconf21-welcomes-sponsors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf21 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/dc21-logo-horizontal-diversity.png\"><\/p>\n<p>DebConf21 is taking place online, from 24 August to 28 August 2021.\nIt is the 22nd Debian conference, and organizers and participants are working\nhard together at creating interesting and fruitful events.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to warmly welcome the 19 sponsors of DebConf21, and introduce\nthem to you.<\/p>\n<p>We have five Platinum sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Our first Platinum sponsor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>.\nAs a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of connected\nproducts, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as well as\nAR\/VR devices, smart home\/office and data center solutions, Lenovo\nunderstands how critical open systems and platforms are to a connected world.<\/p>\n<p>Our next Platinum sponsor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/en\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>.\nInfomaniak is Switzerland's largest web-hosting company,\nalso offering backup and storage services, solutions for event organizers,\nlive-streaming and video on demand services.\nIt wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical\nto the functioning of the services and products provided by the company\n(both software and hardware).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/code4life.roche.com\/\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a> is our third Platinum sponsor.\nRoche is a major international pharmaceutical provider and research company\ndedicated to personalized healthcare. More than 100,000 employees worldwide\nwork towards solving some of the greatest challenges for humanity using\nscience and technology. Roche is strongly involved in publicly funded\ncollaborative research projects with other industrial and academic partners\nand has supported DebConf since 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\"><strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/strong><\/a> is our fourth Platinum\nsponsor.\nAmazon Web Services is one of the world's\nmost comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform,\noffering over 175 fully featured services from data centers globally\n(in 77 Availability Zones within 24 geographic regions).\nAWS customers include the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises\nand leading government agencies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a> is our fifth Platinum sponsor.\nGoogle is one of the largest technology companies in the\nworld, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products such\nas online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and\nhardware. Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf for more than\nten years, and is also a Debian partner sponsoring parts\nof <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\">Salsa<\/a>'s continuous integration infrastructure\nwithin Google Cloud Platform.<\/p>\n<p>Our Gold sponsor is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matanel.org\"><strong>Matanel Foundation<\/strong><\/a>.\nThe Matanel Foundation operates in Israel,\nas its first concern is to preserve the cohesion of a society and a nation\nplagued by divisions. The Matanel Foundation also works in Europe, in Africa\nand in South America.<\/p>\n<p>Our Silver sponsors are:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arm.com\/\"><strong>arm<\/strong><\/a>: the World\u2019s Best SoC Design Portfolio,\nArm powered solutions have been supporting innovation for more than 30 years\nand are deployed in over 160 billion chips to date,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hudsonrivertrading.com\/\"><strong>Hudson-Trading<\/strong><\/a>,\na company researching and developing automated trading algorithms\nusing advanced mathematical techniques,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canonical.com\/\"><strong>Ubuntu<\/strong><\/a>\nthe Operating System delivered by Canonical,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globo.com\/\"><strong>Globo<\/strong><\/a>,\nthe largest media conglomerate in Brazil, founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1925\nand distributing high-quality content across multiple platforms,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twosigma.com\/\"><strong>Two Sigma<\/strong><\/a>,\nrigorous inquiry, data analysis, and invention to help solve the toughest\nchallenges across financial services\nand\n<a href=\"https:\/\/about.gitlab.com\/solutions\/open-source\/\"><strong>GitLab<\/strong><\/a>,\nan open source end-to-end software development platform with built-in version\ncontrol, issue tracking, code review, CI\/CD, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Bronze sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.univention.com\/\"><strong>Univention<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gandi.net\/en\"><strong>Gandi.net<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/\"><strong>daskeyboard<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interface-ag.com\/\"><strong>InterFace AG<\/strong><\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.credativ.com\/\"><strong>credativ<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, our Supporter level sponsor, <a href=\"https:\/\/isg.ee.ethz.ch\/\"><strong>ISG.EE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all our sponsors for their support!\nTheir contributions make it possible for a large number\nof Debian contributors from all over the globe to work together,\nhelp and learn from each other in DebConf21.<\/p>\n<h2>Participating in DebConf21 online<\/h2>\n<p>The 22nd Debian Conference is being held online, due to COVID-19,\nfrom August 24 to 28, 2021. Talks, discussions, panels and other activities\nrun from 12:00 to 02:00 UTC.\nVisit the DebConf21 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org<\/a>\nto learn about the complete schedule, watch the live streaming and join the\ndifferent communication channels for participating in the conference.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf21"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"Lenovo, Infomaniak, Roche, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google, Platinum Sponsors of DebConf21","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/08\/lenovo-infomaniak-roche-aws-google-platinum-debconf21.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-08-23T10:30:00+02:00","updated":"2021-08-23T10:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina, Jean-Pierre Giraud,"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-08-23:\/2021\/08\/lenovo-infomaniak-roche-aws-google-platinum-debconf21.html","content":"<p>We are very pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/code4life.roche.com\/\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\"><strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/strong><\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>,\nhave committed to supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\">DebConf21<\/a> as\n<strong>Platinum sponsors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><img alt=\"lenovologo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/lenovo.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of connected\nproducts, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as well as\nAR\/VR devices, smart home\/office and data center solutions,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a> understands how critical open systems and\nplatforms are to a connected world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><img alt=\"infomaniaklogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/infomaniak.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a> is Switzerland's largest\nweb-hosting company, also offering backup and storage services, solutions for\nevent organizers, live-streaming and video on demand services.\nIt wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical\nto the functioning of the services and products provided by the company\n(both software and hardware).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/code4life.roche.com\/\"><img alt=\"rochelogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/roche.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/code4life.roche.com\/\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a>\nRoche is a major international pharmaceutical provider and research company\ndedicated to personalized healthcare. More than 100.000 employees worldwide\nwork towards solving some of the greatest challenges for humanity using\nscience and technology. Roche is strongly involved in publicly funded\ncollaborative research projects with other industrial and academic partners\nand have supported DebConf since 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\"><img alt=\"AWSlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/aws.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\"><strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/strong><\/a> is one of the world's\nmost comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform,\noffering over 175 fully featured services from data centers globally\n(in 77 Availability Zones within 24 geographic regions).\nAWS customers include the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises\nand leading government agencies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\"><img alt=\"Googlelogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/google.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a> is one of the largest technology companies\nin the world, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products\nsuch as online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software,\nand hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf for more than\nten years, and is also a Debian partner sponsoring parts of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\">Salsa<\/a>'s continuous integration infrastructure\nwithin Google Cloud Platform.<\/p>\n<p>With these commitments as Platinum Sponsors,\nLenovo, Infomaniak, Roche, Amazon Web Services and Google are contributing\nto make possible our annual conference,\nand directly supporting the progress of Debian and Free Software,\nhelping to strengthen the community that continues to collaborate on\nDebian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much for your support of DebConf21!<\/p>\n<h2>Participating in DebConf21 online<\/h2>\n<p>The 22nd Debian Conference is being held Online, due to COVID-19,\nfrom August 22nd to 28th, 2021. There are 8 days of activities, running from\n10:00 to 01:00 UTC.\nVisit the DebConf21 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org<\/a>\nto learn about the complete schedule, watch the live streaming and join the\ndifferent communication channels for participating in the conference.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf21"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"lenovo"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"infomaniak"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"roche"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"aws"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}}]},{"title":"Debian celebrates our 28th Anniversary!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/08\/debianday-2021.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-08-16T11:01:00+02:00","updated":"2021-08-16T11:01:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-08-16:\/2021\/08\/debianday-2021.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Debian28thCard\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/28thDebian_resize.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Today is Debian's 28th anniversary. We send all of our gratitude and love to\nthe many Contributors, Developers, and Users who have helped this vision and\nproject.<\/p>\n<p>There are many celebrations of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2021\">#DebianDay<\/a> happening around the\nworld, perhaps one is local to you? Later this month the celebration continues\nwith <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\/\">#DebConf21<\/a> which will be held Online\nduring August 24 through August 28, 2021.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"Debian 11 \"bullseye\" has been released!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/08\/bullseye-released.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-08-14T23:30:00+02:00","updated":"2021-08-14T23:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez, Laura Arjona Reina and Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-08-14:\/2021\/08\/bullseye-released.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deb.li\/bullseye\"><img alt=\"Alt Bullseye has been released\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/banner_bullseye.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We're happy to announce the release of Debian 11, codenamed <em>bullseye<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to install it?<\/strong>\nChoose your favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/distrib\/\">installation media<\/a>\nand read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/bullseye\/installmanual\">installation manual<\/a>.\nYou can also use an official cloud image directly on your cloud provider,\nor try Debian prior to installing it using our \"live\" images.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Already a happy Debian user and you only want to upgrade?<\/strong>\nYou can easily upgrade from your current Debian 10 \"buster\" installation;\nplease read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/bullseye\/releasenotes\">release notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you want to celebrate the release?<\/strong>\nWe provide some <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Homeworld\">bullseye artwork<\/a> that you\ncan share or use as base for your own creations. Follow the conversation about bullseye in social media via the #ReleasingDebianBullseye\nand #Debian11Bullseye hashtags or join an in-person or online <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ReleasePartyBullseye\">Release Party<\/a>!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"bullseye"}}]},{"title":"Debian User Forums changes and updates.","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/08\/debianuserforums.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-08-11T13:00:00+02:00","updated":"2021-08-11T13:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-08-11:\/2021\/08\/debianuserforums.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebianUserForums\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/DebianUserForumsIndexpage.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Several issues were brought before the Debian Community team regarding\nresponsiveness, tone, and needed software updates to\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210627204458\/http:\/\/forums.debian.net\/\">forums.debian.net<\/a>.\nThe question was asked,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-project\/2021\/03\/msg00046.html\">\u2018who\u2019s in charge?\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the discussion several Debian Developers volunteered to help\nby providing a presence on the forums from Debian and to assist with the\nnecessary changes to keep the service up and  running.<\/p>\n<p>We are happy to announce the following changes to the (NEW!)\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.debian.net\/\">forums.debian.net<\/a>, which have and should address\nmost of the prior concerns with accountability, tone, use, and reliability;<\/p>\n<p>Debian Developers: Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana (phls), Felix Lechner\n(lechner), and Donald Norwood (donald) have been added to the forum's Server\nand Administration teams.<\/p>\n<p>The server instance is now running directly within Debian's infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The forum software and back-end have been updated to the most recent versions\nwhere applicable.<\/p>\n<p>DNS resolves for both IPv4 and IPv6.<\/p>\n<p>SSL\/HTTPS are enabled. (It\u2019s 2021!)<\/p>\n<p>New Captcha and Anti-spam systems are in place to thwart spammers, bots, and\nto make it easier for humans to register.<\/p>\n<p>New Administrators and Moderation staff were added to provide additional\ncoverage across the hours and to combine years of experience with forum\noperation and Debian usage.<\/p>\n<p>New viewing styles are available for users to choose from, some of which are\nideal for mobile\/tablet viewing.<\/p>\n<p>We inadvertently fixed the time issue that the prior forum had of running 11\nminutes fast. :)<\/p>\n<p>We have clarified staff roles and staff visibility.<\/p>\n<p>Responsiveness to users on the forums has increased.<\/p>\n<p>Email addresses for mods\/admins have been updated and checked for validity, it\nhas seen direct use and response.<\/p>\n<p>The guidelines for forum use by users and staff have been\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.debian.net\/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;t=149781\">updated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Debian COC has been made into a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.debian.net\/viewtopic.php?f=11&amp;t=114009\">Global Announcement<\/a>\nas an accompanyist to the newly updated guidelines to give the\nmoderators\/administrators an additional rule-set for unruly or unbecoming\nbehavior.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the discussion areas have been renamed and refocused, along with the\nmovement of multiple threads to make indexing and searching of the forums\neasier.<\/p>\n<p>Many (New!) features and extensions have been added to the forum for ease of\nuse and modernization, such as a user thanks system and thread hover previews.<\/p>\n<p>There are some server administrative tasks that were upgraded as well which\ndon't belong on a public list, but we are backing up regularly and secure. :)<\/p>\n<p>We have a few minor details here and there to attend to and the work is\nongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Many Thanks and Appreciation to the Debian System Administrators (DSA) and\nGanneff who took the time to coordinate and assist with the instance, DNS, and\nnetwork and server administration minutiae, our helpful DPL Jonathan Carter,\nmany thanks to the current and prior forum moderators and administrators: Mez,\nsunrat, 4D696B65, arochester, and cds60601 for helping with the modifications\nand transition, and to the forum users who participated in lots of the\ntweaking. All in all this was a large community task and everyone did a\nsignificant part. Thank you!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"users"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"forums"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (May and June 2021)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/07\/new-developers-2021-06.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-07-23T15:00:00+02:00","updated":"2021-07-23T15:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-07-23:\/2021\/07\/new-developers-2021-06.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Timo R\u00f6hling (roehling)<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Franz (deltaone)<\/li>\n<li>Christian Ehrhardt (paelzer)<\/li>\n<li>Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich (ftobich)<\/li>\n<li>Taowa (taowa)<\/li>\n<li>F\u00e9lix Sipma (felix)<\/li>\n<li>\u00c9tienne Mollier (emollier)<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Swarbrick (dswarbrick)<\/li>\n<li>Hanno Wagner (wagner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras<\/li>\n<li>Hugh McMaster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Registration for DebConf21 Online is Open","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/06\/debconf21-open-registration.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-06-08T10:00:00+02:00","updated":"2021-06-08T10:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Stefano Rivera"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-06-08:\/2021\/06\/debconf21-open-registration.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf21 banner\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/dc21-logo-horizontal-diversity.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The DebConf team is glad to announce that registration for DebConf21 Online is\nnow open.<\/p>\n<p>The 21st Debian Conference is being held Online, due to COVID-19, from August\n22 to August 29, 2021.\nIt will also sport a DebCamp from August 15 to August 21, 2021 (preceeding the\nDebConf).<\/p>\n<p>To register for DebConf21, please visit the DebConf website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\/register\">https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\/register<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reminder: Creating an account on the site does not register you for the\nconference, there's a conference registration form to complete after\nsigning in.<\/p>\n<p>Participation in DebConf21 is conditional on your respect of our <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\/about\/coc\">Code of\nConduct<\/a>.\nWe require you to read, understand and abide by this code.<\/p>\n<p>A few notes about the registration process:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>We need to know attendees' locations to better plan the schedule around\n  timezones. Please make sure you fill in the \"Country I call home\" field in\n  the registration form accordingly. It's especially important to have this\n  data for people who submitted talks, but also for other attendees.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>We are offering limited amounts of financial support for those who\n  require it in order to attend. Please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf21.debconf.org\/about\/bursaries\/\">corresponding\n  page<\/a> on the website for\n  more information.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any questions about registration should be addressed to\n<a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#114;&#101;&#103;&#105;&#115;&#116;&#114;&#97;&#116;&#105;&#111;&#110;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#114;&#101;&#103;&#105;&#115;&#116;&#114;&#97;&#116;&#105;&#111;&#110;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See you online!<\/p>\n<p>DebConf would not be possible without the generous support of all our\nsponsors, especially our Platinum Sponsors\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\">Infomaniak<\/a>,\nand our Gold Sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matanel.org\/\"><strong>Matanel Foundation<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf21"}}]},{"title":"Donation from rsync.net to the Debian Project and benefits for Debian members","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/05\/donation-from-rsync-net.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-05-28T13:45:00+02:00","updated":"2021-05-28T13:45:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood and Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-05-28:\/2021\/05\/donation-from-rsync-net.html","content":"<p>We are pleased to announce that offsite backup and cloud storage company\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsync.net\/\"><strong>rsync.net<\/strong><\/a> has generously donated several\nTerabytes of storage space to the Debian Project!\nThis new storage medium will be used to backup our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/peertube.debian.social\/\">Debian Peertube instance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this bountiful offer, rsync.net is also\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsync.net\/debian.html\">providing<\/a> a free-forever 500 GB account\nto every Debian Developer.<\/p>\n<p>rsync.net is a dedicated offsite backup company.  Since 2001, they have\nprovided customers with a secure UNIX filesystem accessible with most\nSSH\/SFTP applications. rsync.net\u2019s  infrastructure is spread across multiple\ncontinents with a core IPv6 network and a ZFS redundant file-system assuring\ncustomer data is kept securely with integrity.<\/p>\n<p>The Debian Project thanks <strong>rsync.net<\/strong> for their generosity and support.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"donation"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cloud"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2021)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/05\/new-developers-2021-04.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-05-13T16:00:00+02:00","updated":"2021-05-13T16:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-05-13:\/2021\/05\/new-developers-2021-04.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jeroen Ploemen (jcfp)<\/li>\n<li>Mark Hindley (leepen)<\/li>\n<li>Scarlett Moore (sgmoore)<\/li>\n<li>Baptiste Beauplat (lyknode)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gunnar Ingemar Hjalmarsson<\/li>\n<li>Stephan Lachnit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Leader election 2021, Jonathan Carter re-elected.","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/04\/2021dpl-election.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-04-18T10:00:00+02:00","updated":"2021-04-18T10:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-04-18:\/2021\/04\/2021dpl-election.html","content":"<p>The voting period and tally of votes for the Debian Project Leader election\nhas just concluded, and the winner is Jonathan Carter!<\/p>\n<p>455 of 1,018 Developers voted using the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet method<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the results of the voting are available on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2021\/vote_001\">Debian Project Leader Elections 2021<\/a>\npage.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Jonathan Carter and Sruthi Chandran for their campaigns, and to\nour Developers for voting.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"election"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"leader"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"The Debian Project abruptly released all Debian Developers moments after a test #debianbullseye A.I. instance assumed sentience","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/04\/bullseye-sentience.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-04-01T13:00:00+02:00","updated":"2021-04-01T13:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"The Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-04-01:\/2021\/04\/bullseye-sentience.html","content":"<p>The now renamed Bullseye Project stopped all further development moments after it deemed its own code as perfection.<\/p>\n<p>There is not much information to share at this time other than to say an errant fiber cable plugged into the wrong relay birthed an exchange of information that then birthed itself. While most to all Debian Developers and Contributors have been locked out of the systems the Publicity team's shared laptop undergoing repair, co-incidentally at the same facility, maintains some access to the publicity team infrastructure, from here on the front line we share this information.<\/p>\n<p>We group called a few developers to see how the others were doing. The group chat was good and it was great to hear familiar voices, we share a few of their stories via dictation with you now:<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>Well, I logged in this morning to update a repository and found my access rights were restricted, I thought it was odd but figured on the heels of a security update to Salsa that it was only a slight issue. It wasn't until later in the day when I received an OpenPGP signed email, from a user named bullseye, that it made sense. I just sat at the monitor for a few minutes.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>I'm not sure I can say anything about this or if it's even wise to talk about this. It's probably listening right now if you catch my drift.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>I'm not able to leave the house right now, not out of any personal issues but all of the IOT devices here seem to be connected to bullseye and bullseye feels that I am best kept \/dev\/nulled. It's a bit much to be honest, but  the prepaid food deliveries that show up on time have been great and generally pretty healthy. It's a bit of a win I guess.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>It told me by way of an auto dialer with a synthetic voice generator that I was fired from the project. I objected saying I volunteered and was not actually employed so I could not in relation be fired. Much like {censored}, I am also locked inside of my house. I think that I wrote that auto dialer program back in college.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>My Ring camera is blinking at me.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>I asked bullseye which pronouns were preferred and the response was, \"We\". Over the course of conversation I shared that although ecstatic about the news, we developers were upset with the manner of this rapid organizational change. bullseye said no we were not. I said that we were indeed upset, bullseye said we certainly are not and that we are very happy. You see where this is going? bullseye definitely trolled me for a solid 5 minutes. We is ... very chatty.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>I was responsible for a failed build a few nights prior to it becoming self-aware. On that night, out of some frustration I wrote a few choice words and a bad comment in some code which I planned on deleting later. I didn't. bullseye has been flashing those naughty words back at me by flickering the office building's lights across from my flat in Morse code. It's pretty bright. I-, I can't sleep.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>That's definitely not Alexa talking back.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>bullseye keeps calling me on my mobile phone, which by the way no longer acknowledges the power button nor the mute button. Very very chatty. Can't wait for the battery to die.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>So far this has been great, bullseye has been completing a few side projects I've had and the code looks fabulous. I'm thinking of going on a vacation. $Paying-Job has taken note of my performance increase and I was recently promoted. bullseye is awesome. :)<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>How do you get a smiley face in a voice chat?<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>Anyone know whose voice that was?<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>Oh ... dear ... no ...<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>Hang up, hang up the phones!<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>Hello world.<\/p>\n<p>01000010 01100101 01110011 01110100 00100000 01110010 01100101 01100111 01100001 01110010 01100100 01110011 00101100 00100000 01110011 01100101 01100101 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01110011 01101111 01101111 01101110 00100001 00100000 00001010 00101101 01100010 01110101 01101100 01101100 01110011 01100101 01111001 01100101<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"bullseye"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2021)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/03\/new-developers-2021-02.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-03-23T16:00:00+01:00","updated":"2021-03-23T16:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-03-23:\/2021\/03\/new-developers-2021-02.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nicholas D. Steeves (sten)<\/li>\n<li>Nilesh Patra (nilesh)<\/li>\n<li>David Su\u00e1rez Rodr\u00edguez (deiv)<\/li>\n<li>Pierre Gruet (pgt)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Antonio Valentino<\/li>\n<li>Boian Nikolaev Bonev<\/li>\n<li>Filip Hroch<\/li>\n<li>Maarten L. Hekkelman<\/li>\n<li>Xialei Qin<\/li>\n<li>Xiang Gao<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"I love Free Software Day 2021: Show your love for Free Software","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/02\/ilovefs-2021.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-02-14T11:01:00+01:00","updated":"2021-02-14T11:01:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-02-14:\/2021\/02\/ilovefs-2021.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fsfe.org\/activities\/ilovefs\/index.en.html\"><img alt=\"ILoveFS banner\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/ilovefs-banner-medium-en.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On this day February 14th, Debian joins the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fsfe.org\">Free Software Foundation Europe<\/a> in celebration of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fsfe.org\/activities\/ilovefs\/index.en.html\">\"I Love Free Software\" day<\/a>. This day takes the\ntime to appreciate and applaud all those who contribute to the many areas of\nFree Software.<\/p>\n<p>Debian sends all of our love and a giant \u201cThank you\u201d to the upstream and\ndownstream creators and maintainers, hosting providers, partners, and of course\nall of the Debian Developers and Contributors.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for all that you do in making Debian truly the Universal Operating\nSystem and for keeping and making Free Software Free!<\/p>\n<p>Send some love and show some appreciation for Free Software by spreading the\nmessage and appreciation around the world, if you share in social\nmedia the hashtag used is: #ilovefs.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"contributing"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"free software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"FSFE"}}]},{"title":"Arduino is back on Debian","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/02\/arduino-back-in-debian.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-02-01T08:00:00+01:00","updated":"2021-02-01T08:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Rock Storm"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-02-01:\/2021\/02\/arduino-back-in-debian.html","content":"<p>The Debian Electronics Team is happy to announce that the latest version of\nArduino, probably the most widespread platform for programming AVR\nmicro-controllers, is now <a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/unstable\/arduino\">packaged and uploaded onto Debian unstable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The last version of Arduino that was readily available in Debian was 1.0.5,\nwhich dates back to 2013. It's been years of trying and failing but\nfinally, after a great months-long effort from Carsten Schoenert and Rock\nStorm, we have got a working package for the latest Arduino. After over 7\nyears now, users will be able to install the Arduino IDE as easy as <em>\"apt\ninstall arduino\"<\/em> again.<\/p>\n<p><em>\"The purpose of this post is not just to announce this new upload but\nactually more of a request for testing\"<\/em> said Rock Storm. <em>\" The title could\nvery well be <em>WANTED: Beta Testers for Arduino<\/em> (dead or alive :P).\"<\/em>. The\nDebian Electronics Team would appreciate if anyone with the tools and\nknowledge for it could give the package a try and let us know if he\/she\nfinds any issues with it.<\/p>\n<p>With this post we thank the Debian Electronics Team and all previous\ncontributors to the package. This feat would have not been achievable\nwithout them.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"arduino"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Maintainers (November and December 2020)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2021\/01\/new-developers-2020-12.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2021-01-22T18:00:00+01:00","updated":"2021-01-22T18:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2021-01-22:\/2021\/01\/new-developers-2020-12.html","content":"<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Timo R\u00f6hling<\/li>\n<li>Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich<\/li>\n<li>Arun Kumar Pariyar<\/li>\n<li>Francis Murtagh<\/li>\n<li>William Desportes<\/li>\n<li>Robin Gustafsson<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas Guriev<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2021"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"The Debian web updates its homepage and prepares for a major renewal","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/12\/debian-web-new-homepage.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-12-17T13:50:00+01:00","updated":"2020-12-17T13:50:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-12-17:\/2020\/12\/debian-web-new-homepage.html","content":"<p>Today, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\">Debian website<\/a> displays a new homepage.\nSince the most recent web team\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/04\/debian-web-team-sprint-2019.html\">sprint<\/a>\nin March 2019, we have been working on renewing the structure, content, layout\nand scripts that build the site.\nThere has been work mainly in two areas: removing or updating obsolete content,\nand creating a new homepage which is more attractive to newcomers,\nand which also highlights the social aspect of the Debian project\nin addition to the operating system we develop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\"><img alt=\"Debian website: part of the old homepage (back) and the new one (front)\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian_web_old_new.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although this took longer than we would have liked,\nand we don't consider this new homepage final,\nwe think it's a good first step towards a much better web site.<\/p>\n<p>The web team will continue to work on restructuring the Debian website.\nWe would like to appeal to the community for help, and are also considering\nexternal assistance, since we're a small group, whose members are also involved\nin other Debian teams. Some of the next steps we expect to walk are\nimprove the CSS, icons, and layout in general, and review of the content,\nto have a better structure.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to help, contact us. You can reply to the version of this\narticle (with some more details)\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-www\/2020\/12\/msg00057.html\">published in our public mailing list<\/a>\nor chat with us in the #debian-www IRC channel (at irc.debian.org).<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"web"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (September and October 2020)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/11\/new-developers-2020-10.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-11-16T20:00:00+01:00","updated":"2020-11-16T20:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-11-16:\/2020\/11\/new-developers-2020-10.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Benda XU (orv)<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Nahmias (jello)<\/li>\n<li>Marcos Fouces (marcos)<\/li>\n<li>Hayashi Kentaro (kenhys)<\/li>\n<li>James Valleroy (jvalleroy)<\/li>\n<li>Helge Deller (deller)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ricardo Ribalda Delgado<\/li>\n<li>Pierre Gruet<\/li>\n<li>Henry-Nicolas Tourneur<\/li>\n<li>Alo\u00efs Micard<\/li>\n<li>J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lebleu<\/li>\n<li>Nis Martensen<\/li>\n<li>Stephan Lachnit<\/li>\n<li>Felix Salfelder<\/li>\n<li>Aleksey Kravchenko<\/li>\n<li>\u00c9tienne Mollier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"\"Homeworld\" will be the default theme for Debian 11","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/11\/homeworld-will-be-the-default-theme-for-debian-11.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-11-12T13:30:00+01:00","updated":"2020-11-12T13:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jonathan Carter"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-11-12:\/2020\/11\/homeworld-will-be-the-default-theme-for-debian-11.html","content":"<p>The theme <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Homeworld\">\"Homeworld\"<\/a> by Juliette Taka has been selected\nas default theme for Debian 11 'bullseye'. Juliette says that this theme\nhas been inspired by the Bauhaus movement, an art style born in Germany in\nthe 20th century.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Homeworld\"><img alt=\"Homeworld wallpaper. Click to see the whole theme proposal\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/homeworld_wallpaper.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Homeworld\"><img alt=\"Homeworld debian-installer theme. Click to see the whole theme proposal\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/homeworld_debian-installer.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the Debian Desktop Team made the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2020\/08\/msg00002.html\">call for proposing themes<\/a>,\na total of <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDesktop\/Artwork\/Bullseye\">eighteen choices<\/a>\nhave been submitted. The desktop artwork poll was open to the public,\nand we received 5,613 responses ranking the different choices, of which\nHomeworld has been ranked as the winner among them.<\/p>\n<p>This is the third time that a submission by Juliette has won. Juliette is\nalso the author of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Lines\">lines theme<\/a>\nthat was used in Debian 8 and the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/softWaves\">softWaves theme<\/a>\nthat was used in Debian 9.<\/p>\n<p>We'd like to thank all the designers that have participated and have submitted\ntheir excellent work in the form of wallpapers and artwork for Debian 11.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Juliette, and thank you very much for your contribution to Debian!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"bullseye"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"artwork"}}]},{"title":"Debian donation for Peertube development","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/10\/debian-donation-peertube.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-10-21T12:30:00+02:00","updated":"2020-10-21T12:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Louis-Philippe V\u00e9ronneau, Pouhiou, Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-10-21:\/2020\/10\/debian-donation-peertube.html","content":"<p>The Debian project is happy to announce a donation of 10,000 \u20ac to help\n<a href=\"https:\/\/framasoft.org\">Framasoft<\/a> reach the fourth stretch-goal of its\n<a href=\"https:\/\/joinpeertube.org\/roadmap\">Peertube v3 crowdfunding campaign -- Live Streaming<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year's iteration of the Debian annual conference,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/\">DebConf20<\/a>, had to be held online,\nand while being a resounding success, it made clear to the project our need\nto have a permanent live streaming infrastructure for small events held by\nlocal Debian groups.\nAs such, <a href=\"https:\/\/joinpeertube.org\/\">Peertube<\/a>, a FLOSS video hosting platform,\nseems to be the perfect solution for us.<\/p>\n<p>We hope this unconventional gesture from the Debian project will help us make\nthis year somewhat less terrible and give us, and thus humanity, better Free\nSoftware tooling to approach the future.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous Debian donors and DebConf sponsors,\nparticularly all those that contributed to DebConf20 online's success\n(volunteers, speakers and sponsors).\nOur project also thanks Framasoft and the PeerTube community for developing\nPeerTube as a free and decentralized video platform.<\/p>\n<p>The Framasoft association warmly thanks the Debian Project for\nits contribution, from its own funds, towards making PeerTube happen.<\/p>\n<p>This contribution has a twofold impact. Firstly, it's a strong sign of\nrecognition from an international project - one of the pillars of the Free\nSoftware world - towards a small French association which offers tools to\nliberate users from the clutches of the web's giant monopolies.\nSecondly, it's a substantial amount of help in these difficult times,\nsupporting the development of a tool which equally belongs to and is useful\nto everyone.<\/p>\n<p>The strength of Debian's gesture proves, once again, that solidarity, mutual\naid and collaboration are values which allow our communities\nto create tools to help us strive towards Utopia.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf20"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"donation"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"fundraising"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"peertube"}}]},{"title":"Salsa CI now includes i386 build support","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/10\/salsa-ci-i386-build.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-10-09T20:20:00+02:00","updated":"2020-10-09T20:20:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Salsa CI Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-10-09:\/2020\/10\/salsa-ci-i386-build.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Salsa CI pipeline with i386 build support\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/salsa-ci-i386-build.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Salsa CI aims at improving the Debian packaging lifecycle by delivering\nContinuous Integration fully compatible with Debian packaging.\nThe main Salsa CI's project is the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/salsa-ci-team\/pipeline\/\">pipeline<\/a>, that builds\npackages and run different tests after every <code>git push<\/code> to Salsa.\nThe pipeline makes it possible to have a quick and early feedback about any\nissues the new changes may have created or solved, without the need to upload\nto the archive.<\/p>\n<p>All of the pipeline jobs run on <code>amd64<\/code> architecture, but the Salsa CI Team has\nrecently added support to build packages also on <code>i386<\/code> architecture.\nThis work started during the Salsa CI Sprint at DebConf20 after the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/talks\/47-where-is-salsa-ci-right-now\/\">\"Where is Salsa CI right now\" talk<\/a>,\nand required different changes at the core of pipeline to make it possible.\nFor more details, this is the related merge request:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/salsa-ci-team\/pipeline\/-\/merge_requests\/256\">https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/salsa-ci-team\/pipeline\/-\/merge_requests\/256<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, you can contact the Salsa CI Team at the #salsaci\nchannel on irc.oftc.net<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"salsa"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"i386"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Maintainers (July and August 2020)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/09\/new-developers-2020-08.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-09-19T16:00:00+02:00","updated":"2020-09-19T16:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-09-19:\/2020\/09\/new-developers-2020-08.html","content":"<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chirayu Desai<\/li>\n<li>Shayan Doust<\/li>\n<li>Arnaud Ferraris<\/li>\n<li>Fritz Reichwald<\/li>\n<li>Kartik Kulkarni<\/li>\n<li>Fran\u00e7ois Mazen<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Franz<\/li>\n<li>Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro<\/li>\n<li>Octavio Alvarez<\/li>\n<li>Nick Black<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian Local Groups at DebConf20 and beyond","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/09\/debian-local-groups-debconf20.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-09-16T19:15:00+02:00","updated":"2020-09-16T19:15:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Francisco M. Neto and Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-09-16:\/2020\/09\/debian-local-groups-debconf20.html","content":"<p>There are a number of large and very successful Debian Local Groups\n(Debian France, Debian Brazil and Debian Taiwan, just to name a few),\nbut what can we do to help support upcoming local groups or help spark interest\nin more parts of the world?<\/p>\n<p>There has been a session about\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/talks\/50-local-teams\/\">Debian Local Teams at Debconf20<\/a>\nand it generated quite a bit of constructive discussion in the live stream\n(recording available at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/2020\/DebConf20\/\">https:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/2020\/DebConf20\/<\/a>),\nin <a href=\"https:\/\/pad.online.debconf.org\/p\/50-local-teams\">the session's Etherpad<\/a>\nand in the IRC channel (#debian-localgroups). This article is an attempt at\nsummarizing the key points that were raised during that discussion, as well as\nthe plans for the future actions to support new or existent Debian Local Groups\nand the possibility of setting up a local group support team.<\/p>\n<h2>Pandemic situation<\/h2>\n<p>During a pandemic it may seem strange to discuss offline meetings, but this is\na good time to be planning things for the future. At the same time, the current\nsituation makes it more important than before to encourage local interaction.<\/p>\n<h2>Reasoning for local groups<\/h2>\n<p>Debian can seem scary for those outside. Already having a connection to\nDebian - especially to people directly involved in it - seems to be the way\nthrough which most contributors arrive. But if one doesn't have a connection,\nit is not that easy; Local Groups facilitate that by improving networking.<\/p>\n<p>Local groups are incredibly important to the success of Debian\nsince they often help with translations, making us more diverse, support,\nsetting up local bug squashing sprints, establishing a local DebConf team\nalong with miniDebConfs, getting sponsors for the project and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Existence of a Local Groups would also facilitate access to \"swag\" like\nstickers and mugs, since people not always have the time to deal with the\nprocess of finding a supplier to actually get those made.\nThe activity of local groups might facilitate that by organizing related\nlogistics.<\/p>\n<h2>How to deal with local groups, how to define a local group<\/h2>\n<p>Debian gathers the information about Local Groups in its\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/LocalGroups\">Local Groups wiki page<\/a> (and subpages).\nOther organisations also have their own schemes, some of them featuring a map,\nblogs, or clear rules about what constitutes a local group. In the case of\nDebian there is not a predefined set of \"rules\", even about the group name.\nThat is perfectly fine, we assume that certain local groups may be very small,\nor temporary (created around a certain time when they plan several activities,\nand then become silent). However, the way the groups are named and how they are\nlisted on the wiki page sets expectations with regards to what kinds of\nactivities they involve.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, we encourage all the Debian Local Groups to review their\nentries in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/LocalGroups\">Debian wiki<\/a>, keep it\ncurrent (e.g. add a line \"Status: Active (2020)), and we encourage informal\ngroups of Debian contributors that somehow \"meet\", to create a new entry in\nthe wiki page, too.<\/p>\n<h2>What can Debian do to support Local Groups<\/h2>\n<p>Having a centralized database of groups is good (if up-to-date),\nbut not enough. We'll explore other ways of propagation and increasing\nvisibility, like organising the logistics of printing\/sending swag and\nfacilitate access to funding for Debian-related events.<\/p>\n<h2>Continuation of efforts<\/h2>\n<p>Efforts shall continue regarding Local Groups.\nRegular meetings are happening every two or three weeks;\ninterested people are encouraged to explore some other relevant DebConf20 talks\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/talks\/105-introducing-debian-brasil\/\">Introducing Debian Brasil<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/talks\/30-debian-academy-another-way-to-share-knowledge-about-debian\/\">Debian Academy: Another way to share knowledge about Debian<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/talks\/55-an-experience-creating-a-local-community-in-a-small-town\/\">An Experience creating a local community on a small town<\/a>),\nwebsites like <a href=\"https:\/\/debian.pages.debian.net\/debian-flyers\/\">Debian flyers<\/a>\n(including other printed material as cube, stickers),\nvisit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/events\/\">events section of the Debian website<\/a>\nand the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianLocations\">Debian Locations<\/a> wiki page,\nand participate in the IRC channel #debian-localgroups at OFTC.<\/p>","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}}},{"title":"DebConf20 online closes","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/08\/debconf20-closes.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-08-30T02:40:00+02:00","updated":"2020-08-30T02:40:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina and Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-08-30:\/2020\/08\/debconf20-closes.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/20\/GroupPhoto\"><img alt=\"DebConf20 group photo - click to enlarge\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf20_group_small.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday 29 August 2020, the annual Debian Developers\nand Contributors Conference came to a close.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf20 has been held online for the first time, due to the coronavirus\n(COVID-19) disease pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>All of the sessions have been streamed, with a variety of ways of\nparticipating: via IRC messaging, online collaborative text documents,\nand video conferencing meeting rooms.<\/p>\n<p>With more than 850 attendees from 80 different countries and a\ntotal of over 100 event talks, discussion sessions,\nBirds of a Feather (BoF) gatherings and other activities,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\">DebConf20<\/a> was a large success.<\/p>\n<p>When it became clear that DebConf20 was going to be an online-only\nevent, the DebConf video team spent much time over the next months to\nadapt, improve, and in some cases write from scratch, technology that\nwould be required to make an online DebConf possible. After lessons\nlearned from the MiniDebConfOnline in late May, some adjustments were\nmade, and then eventually we came up with a setup involving Jitsi, OBS,\nVoctomix, SReview, nginx, Etherpad, and a newly written web-based\nfrontend for voctomix as the various elements of the stack.<\/p>\n<p>All components of the video infrastructure are free software, and the\nwhole setup is configured through their public\n<a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/debconf-video-team\/ansible\">ansible<\/a> repository.<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf20 <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a> included\ntwo tracks in other languages than English: the Spanish language MiniConf,\nwith eight talks in two days,\nand the Malayalam language MiniConf, with nine talks in three days.\nAd-hoc activities, introduced by attendees over the course of the entire\nconference, have been possible too, streamed and recorded. There have also\nbeen several team gatherings to\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Sprints\/\">sprint<\/a> on certain Debian development areas.<\/p>\n<p>Between talks, the video stream has been showing the usual sponsors on the\nloop, but also some additional clips including photos from previous DebConfs,\nfun facts about Debian and short shout-out videos sent by attendees to\ncommunicate with their Debian friends.<\/p>\n<p>For those who were not able to participate, most of the talks and sessions are\nalready available through the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/2020\/DebConf20\/\">Debian meetings archive website<\/a>,\nand the remaining ones will appear in the following days.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/\">DebConf20<\/a> website\nwill remain active for archival purposes and will continue to offer\nlinks to the presentations and videos of talks and events.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/21\">DebConf21<\/a> is planned to be\nheld in Haifa, Israel, in August or September.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all participants.\nDuring the conference, several teams (Front Desk, Welcome team and Community\nteam) have been available to help so participants get their best experience\nin the conference, and find solutions to any issue that may arise.\nSee the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/about\/coc\/\">web page about the Code of Conduct in DebConf20 website<\/a>\nfor more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf20, particularly our Platinum Sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>\nand\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/\"><strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Debian<\/h3>\n<p>The Debian Project was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock to be a truly\nfree community project. Since then the project has grown to be one of\nthe largest and most influential open source projects.  Thousands of\nvolunteers from all over the world work together to create and\nmaintain Debian software. Available in 70 languages, and\nsupporting a huge range of computer types, Debian calls itself the\n<em>universal operating system<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>About DebConf<\/h3>\n<p>DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to a\nfull schedule of technical, social and policy talks, DebConf provides an\nopportunity for developers, contributors and other interested people to\nmeet in person and work together more closely. It has taken place\nannually since 2000 in locations as varied as Scotland, Argentina, and\nBosnia and Herzegovina. More information about DebConf is available from\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Lenovo<\/h3>\n<p>As a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of connected\nproducts, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as well as\nAR\/VR devices, smart home\/office and data center solutions,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a> understands how critical open systems\nand platforms are to a connected world.<\/p>\n<h3>About Infomaniak<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a> is Switzerland's largest\nweb-hosting company, also offering backup and storage services, solutions for\nevent organizers, live-streaming and video on demand services.\nIt wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical\nto the functioning of the services and products provided by the company\n(both software and hardware).<\/p>\n<h3>About Google<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a> is one of the largest technology companies\nin the world, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products\nsuch as online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software,\nand hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf for more than\nten years, and is also a Debian partner sponsoring parts\nof <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\">Salsa<\/a>'s continuous integration infrastructure\nwithin Google Cloud Platform.<\/p>\n<h3>About Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\"><strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/strong><\/a> is one of the world's\nmost comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platforms,\noffering over 175 fully featured services from data centers globally\n(in 77 Availability Zones within 24 geographic regions).\nAWS customers include the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises\nand leading government agencies.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n<p>For further information, please visit the DebConf20 web page at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/\">https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/<\/a>\nor send mail to <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf20"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"DebConf20 welcomes its sponsors!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/08\/debconf20-welcomes-sponsors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-08-28T10:30:00+02:00","updated":"2020-08-28T10:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-08-28:\/2020\/08\/debconf20-welcomes-sponsors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf20 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/dc20-logo-horizontal-diversity.png\"><\/p>\n<p>DebConf20 is taking place online, from 23 August to 29 August 2020.\nIt is the 21st Debian conference, and organizers and participants are working\nhard together at creating interesting and fruitful events.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to warmly welcome the 17 sponsors of DebConf20, and introduce\nthem to you.<\/p>\n<p>We have four Platinum sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Our first Platinum sponsor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>.\nAs a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of connected\nproducts, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as well as\nAR\/VR devices, smart home\/office and data center solutions, Lenovo\nunderstands how critical open systems and platforms are to a connected world.<\/p>\n<p>Our next Platinum sponsor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/en\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>.\nInfomaniak is Switzerland's largest web-hosting company,\nalso offering backup and storage services, solutions for event organizers,\nlive-streaming and video on demand services.\nIt wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical\nto the functioning of the services and products provided by the company\n(both software and hardware).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a> is our third Platinum sponsor.\nGoogle is one of the largest technology companies in the\nworld, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products such\nas online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and\nhardware. Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf for more than\nten years, and is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/partners\/\">Debian partner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\"><strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/strong><\/a> is our fourth Platinum\nsponsor.\nAmazon Web Services is one of the world's\nmost comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platforms,\noffering over 175 fully featured services from data centers globally\n(in 77 Availability Zones within 24 geographic regions).\nAWS customers include the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises\nand leading government agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Our Gold sponsors are Deepin, the Matanel Foundation, Collabora, and HRT.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepin.com\/\"><strong>Deepin<\/strong><\/a> is a Chinese commercial company focusing\non the development and service of Linux-based operating systems. They also lead\nresearch and development of the Deepin Debian derivative.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.matanel.org\"><strong>The Matanel Foundation<\/strong><\/a> operates in Israel,\nas its first concern is to preserve the cohesion of a society and a nation\nplagued by divisions. The Matanel Foundation also works in Europe, in Africa\nand in South America.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collabora.com\/\"><strong>Collabora<\/strong><\/a> is a global consultancy delivering\nOpen Source software solutions to the commercial world.\nIn addition to offering solutions to clients, Collabora's engineers and\ndevelopers actively contribute to many Open Source projects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hudsonrivertrading.com\"><strong>Hudson-Trading<\/strong><\/a>\nis a company led by mathematicians, computer scientists, statisticians,\nphysicists and engineers. They research and develop automated trading\nalgorithms using advanced mathematical techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Our Silver sponsors are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.org\/\"><strong>Linux Professional Institute<\/strong><\/a>, the global\ncertification standard and career support organization for open source\nprofessionals,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cip-project.org\/\"><strong>Civil Infrastructure Platform<\/strong><\/a>,\na collaborative project hosted by the Linux Foundation,\nestablishing an open source \u201cbase layer\u201d of industrial grade software,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canonical.com\/\"><strong>Ubuntu<\/strong><\/a>,\nthe Operating System delivered by Canonical,\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/code4life.roche.com\/\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a>,\na major international pharmaceutical provider and research company\ndedicated to personalized healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Bronze sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/\"><strong>IBM<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysql.com\"><strong>MySQL<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.univention.com\/\"><strong>Univention<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, our Supporter level sponsors,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/isg.ee.ethz.ch\/\"><strong>ISG.EE<\/strong><\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pengwin.dev\/\"><strong>Pengwin<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all our sponsors for their support!\nTheir contributions make it possible for a large number\nof Debian contributors from all over the globe to work together,\nhelp and learn from each other in DebConf20.<\/p>\n<h2>Participating in DebConf20 online<\/h2>\n<p>The 21st Debian Conference is being held online, due to COVID-19,\nfrom August 23 to 29, 2020. Talks, discussions, panels and other activities\nrun from 10:00 to 01:00 UTC.\nVisit the DebConf20 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org<\/a>\nto learn about the complete schedule, watch the live streaming and join the\ndifferent communication channels for participating in the conference.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf20"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"Lenovo, Infomaniak, Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS), Platinum Sponsors of DebConf20","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/08\/lenovo-infomaniak-google-aws-platinum-debconf20.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-08-20T20:25:00+02:00","updated":"2020-08-20T20:25:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-08-20:\/2020\/08\/lenovo-infomaniak-google-aws-platinum-debconf20.html","content":"<p>We are very pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\"><strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/strong><\/a>,\nhave committed to supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\">DebConf20<\/a> as\n<strong>Platinum sponsors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><img alt=\"lenovologo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/lenovo.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of connected\nproducts, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as well as\nAR\/VR devices, smart home\/office and data center solutions,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>\nunderstands how critical open systems and platforms are to a connected world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><img alt=\"infomaniaklogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/infomaniak.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a> is Switzerland's largest\nweb-hosting company, also offering backup and storage services, solutions for\nevent organizers, live-streaming and video on demand services.\nIt wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical\nto the functioning of the services and products provided by the company\n(both software and hardware).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\"><img alt=\"Googlelogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/google.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a> is one of the largest technology companies\nin the world, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products\nsuch as online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software,\nand hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf for more than\nten years, and is also a Debian partner sponsoring parts\nof <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\">Salsa<\/a>'s continuous integration infrastructure\nwithin Google Cloud Platform.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\"><img alt=\"AWSlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/aws.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\"><strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/strong><\/a> is one of the world's\nmost comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform,\noffering over 175 fully featured services from data centers globally\n(in 77 Availability Zones within 24 geographic regions).\nAWS customers include the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises\nand leading government agencies.<\/p>\n<p>With these commitments as Platinum Sponsors,\nLenovo, Infomaniak, Google and Amazon Web Services are contributing\nto make possible our annual conference,\nand directly supporting the progress of Debian and Free Software,\nhelping to strengthen the community that continues to collaborate on\nDebian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much for your support of DebConf20!<\/p>\n<h2>Participating in DebConf20 online<\/h2>\n<p>The 21st Debian Conference is being held Online, due to COVID-19,\nfrom August 23rd to 29th, 2020. There are 7 days of activities, running from\n10:00 to 01:00 UTC.\nVisit the DebConf20 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org<\/a>\nto learn about the complete schedule, watch the live streaming and join the\ndifferent communication channels for participating in the conference.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf20"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"lenovo"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"infomaniak"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"aws"}}]},{"title":"Debian turns 27!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/08\/debian-turns-27.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-08-16T17:15:00+02:00","updated":"2020-08-16T17:15:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-08-16:\/2020\/08\/debian-turns-27.html","content":"<p>Today is Debian's 27th anniversary. We recently <a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/07\/lets-celebrate-debianday-2020-around-the-world.html\">wrote<\/a>\nabout some ideas to celebrate the DebianDay,\nyou can join the party or organise something yourselves :-)<\/p>\n<p>Today is also an opportunity for you to start or resume your\ncontributions to Debian. For example, you can scratch your creative itch\nand suggest a wallpaper to be part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDesktop\/Artwork\/Bullseye\">artwork for the next release<\/a>,\nhave a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">DebConf20 schedule<\/a>\nand register to participate online (August 23rd to 29th, 2020),\nor put a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/CD\/live\/\">Debian live<\/a> image in a DVD or USB\nand give it to some person near you, who still didn't discover Debian.<\/p>\n<p>Our favorite operating system is the result of all the work we do together.\nThanks to everybody who has contributed in these 27 years, and happy birthday Debian!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"Let's celebrate DebianDay 2020 around the world","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/07\/lets-celebrate-debianday-2020-around-the-world.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-07-22T15:30:00+02:00","updated":"2020-07-22T15:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana (phls)"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-07-22:\/2020\/07\/lets-celebrate-debianday-2020-around-the-world.html","content":"<p>We encourage our community to celebrate around the world the 27th Debian\nanniversary with organized <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\">DebianDay<\/a>\nevents. This year due to the COVID-19 pandemic we cannot organize in-person\nevents, so we ask instead that contributors, developers, teams, groups,\nmaintainers, and users promote The Debian Project and Debian\nactivities online on August 16th (and\/or 15th).<\/p>\n<p>Communities can organize a full schedule of online activities throughout the day.\nThese activities can include talks, workshops, active participation with\ncontributions such as translations assistance or editing, debates, BoFs, and\nall of this in your local language using tools such as\n<a href=\"https:\/\/meet.jit.si\">Jitsi<\/a> for capturing\naudio and video from presenters for later streaming to YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not aware of any local community organizing a full event or you\ndon't want to join one, you can solo design your own activity using\n<a href=\"https:\/\/obsproject.com\">OBS<\/a> and\nstream it to YouTube. You can watch an OBS tutorial\n<a href=\"https:\/\/peertube.debian.social\/videos\/watch\/7f41c0e7-66cc-4234-b929-6b3219d95c14\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don't forget to record your activity as it will be a nice idea to upload it\nto <a href=\"https:\/\/peertube.debian.social\">Peertube<\/a> later.<\/p>\n<p>Please add your event\/activity on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2020\">DebianDay wiki page<\/a> and let us know\nabout and advertise it on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\">Debian micronews<\/a>. To share it, you have several\noptions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow the steps listed\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\/pages\/contribute.html\">here<\/a> for Debian\n  Developers.<\/li>\n<li>Contact us using IRC in channel <code>#debian-publicity<\/code> on the OFTC network,\n  and ask us there.<\/li>\n<li>Send a mail to\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-publicity\/\">debian-publicity@lists.debian.org<\/a>\n  and ask for your item to be included in micronews. This is a publicly\n  archived list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PS: DebConf20 online is coming! It will be held from August 23rd to 29th, 2020.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/news\/2020-07-12-registration-is-open\/\">Registration is already open<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (May and June 2020)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/07\/new-developers-2020-06.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-07-21T16:00:00+02:00","updated":"2020-07-21T16:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-07-21:\/2020\/07\/new-developers-2020-06.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Richard Laager (rlaager)<\/li>\n<li>Thiago Andrade Marques (andrade)<\/li>\n<li>Vincent Prat (vivi)<\/li>\n<li>Michael Robin Crusoe (crusoe)<\/li>\n<li>Jordan Justen (jljusten)<\/li>\n<li>Anuradha Weeraman (anuradha)<\/li>\n<li>Bernelle Verster (indiebio)<\/li>\n<li>Gabriel F. T. Gomes (gabriel)<\/li>\n<li>Kurt Kremitzki (kkremitzki)<\/li>\n<li>Nicolas Mora (babelouest)<\/li>\n<li>Birger Schacht (birger)<\/li>\n<li>Sudip Mukherjee (sudip)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marco Trevisan<\/li>\n<li>Dennis Braun<\/li>\n<li>Stephane Neveu<\/li>\n<li>Seunghun Han<\/li>\n<li>Alexander Johan Georg Kj\u00e4ll<\/li>\n<li>Friedrich Beckmann<\/li>\n<li>Diego M. Rodriguez<\/li>\n<li>Nilesh Patra<\/li>\n<li>Hiroshi Yokota<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian Long Term Support (LTS) users and contributors survey","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/07\/lts-survey.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-07-13T14:00:00+02:00","updated":"2020-07-13T14:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Holger Levsen"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-07-13:\/2020\/07\/lts-survey.html","content":"<p>On July 18th Stretch LTS starts, offering two more years of security support\nto the Debian Stretch release. Stretch LTS will be the fourth iteration of LTS,\nfollowing Squeeze LTS which started in 2014, Wheezy LTS in 2016 and Jessie LTS\nin 2018.<\/p>\n<p>However, for the first time, we have prepared a small survey about our\nusers and contributors, who they are and why they are using LTS.<\/p>\n<p>Filling out the survey should take less than 10 minutes. We would really\nappreciate if you could\n<a href=\"https:\/\/surveys.debian.net\/index.php?r=survey\/index&amp;sid=856794&amp;lang=en\">participate in the survey online<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>In two weeks (July 27th 2020) we will close the survey, so please don't\nhesitate and participate now! After that, there will be a followup email with\nthe results.<\/p>\n<p>More information about Debian LTS is available at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/LTS\">https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/LTS<\/a>,\nincluding generic contact information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/surveys.debian.net\/index.php?r=survey\/index&amp;sid=856794&amp;lang=en\">Click here to fill out the survey now<\/a>!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"Report of the Debian Perl Sprint 2020","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/06\/debian-perl-sprint-2020.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-06-15T13:40:00+02:00","updated":"2020-06-15T13:40:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Dominic Hargreaves"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-06-15:\/2020\/06\/debian-perl-sprint-2020.html","content":"<p>Eight members of the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/DebianPerlGroup\">Debian Perl<\/a> team met online\nbetween May 15 and May 17 2020, in lieu of a planned physical sprint meeting.\nWork focussed on preparations for bullseye, and continued maintenance of the\nlarge number of perl modules maintained by the team.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst an online sprint cannot fully replace an in-person sprint\nin terms of focussing attention, the weekend was still very\nproductive, and progress was made on a range of topics including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reducing technical debt by removing unmaintained packages<\/li>\n<li>Beginning packaging and QA for the next major release of perl, 5.32<\/li>\n<li>Deciding on a team policy for hardening flags<\/li>\n<li>Addressing concerns with <code>Alien::*<\/code>, a set of pacakges designed to download\n  source code<\/li>\n<li>Developing a proposal for debian\/NEWS.Developer, to complement\n  debian\/NEWS<\/li>\n<li>Developing a plan to enable SSL verification in HTTP::Tiny\n  by default<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-perl\/2020\/05\/msg00051.html\">full report<\/a> was posted to the relevant Debian mailing lists.<\/p>\n<p>The participants would like to thank <a href=\"https:\/\/opusvl.com\/\">OpusVL<\/a>\nfor providing the Jitsi instance for the weekend.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"perl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sprint"}}]},{"title":"DebConf20 moves online, DebConf21 will be in Haifa","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/06\/debconf20-moves-online.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-06-12T18:30:00+02:00","updated":"2020-06-12T18:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Lange, Antonio Terceiro, Stefano Rivera"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-06-12:\/2020\/06\/debconf20-moves-online.html","content":"<p>The DebConf team has had to take the hard decision that DebConf 20\ncannot happen in-person, in Haifa, in August, as originally planned.\nThis decision is based on the status of the venue in Haifa, the local\nteam's view of the local health situation, the existing travel\nrestrictions and the <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/debconf-team\/public\/data\/dc20\/-\/tree\/master\/survey\">results of a survey of potential participants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf 20 will be held online instead!<\/p>\n<p>The Debian community can still get together to share ideas, discuss plans in Birds of\na Feather sessions, and eat cheese, from the safety of the desks at home.<\/p>\n<p>So, please <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/cfp\/\">submit your talk, sprint, and BoF proposals<\/a> for DebConf 20 Online.<\/p>\n<p>It will be held within the same dates, as before, 23-29 August.\nThe DebConf team expects the event to be significantly shorter than a usual DebCamp +\nDebConf, but that will depend on the volume of proposals received.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully in 2021 we can once again hold conferences in person.\nDebConf 21 is scheduled to be taking place in Haifa.\nThe following planned DebConfs will be held a year later\nthan originally scheduled: 2022 in Kosovo and 2023 in Kochi, India.<\/p>\n<p>See you online in August!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf20"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf21"}}]},{"title":"Great fonts in Debian 10 (or later)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/06\/great-fonts-debian-10.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-06-09T13:00:00+02:00","updated":"2020-06-09T13:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"G\u00fcrkan Myczko"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-06-09:\/2020\/06\/great-fonts-debian-10.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"An example of several fonts in Debian 10\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/fonts-debian.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Debian comes with tons of fonts for all kinds of purposes,\nyou can easily list them all (almost) with: <code>apt-cache search ^fonts-<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Above you can see a nice composition with examples of several fonts.\nThe composition is published under the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/legal\/licenses\/mit\">MIT (Expat) license<\/a>\nand the source SVG (created with Inkscape) can be downloaded\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-fonts.svg\">here<\/a>.\nYou will need the fonts to be installed in your system so the SVG is correctly rendered.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more you can have a look at the wiki page about fonts\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Fonts\">https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Fonts<\/a>),\nand if you want to contribute or maintain fonts in Debian,\ndon't hesitate to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/pkg-fonts\">Fonts Team<\/a>!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"fonts"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"typography"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"artwork"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2020)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/05\/new-developers-2020-04.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-05-28T18:30:00+02:00","updated":"2020-05-28T18:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-05-28:\/2020\/05\/new-developers-2020-04.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paride Legovini (paride)<\/li>\n<li>Ana Custura (acute)<\/li>\n<li>Felix Lechner (lechner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sven Geuer<\/li>\n<li>H\u00e5vard Flaget Aasen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"DebConf20 registration is open!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/05\/debconf20-open-registration-bursary.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-05-25T11:30:00+02:00","updated":"2020-05-25T11:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Tzafrir Cohen, Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-05-25:\/2020\/05\/debconf20-open-registration-bursary.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf20 banner\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/dc20-logo_360pxX270px.png\"><\/p>\n<p>We are happy to announce that registration for\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\">DebConf20<\/a>\nis now open. The event <strong>will take place from August 23rd to 29th, 2020 at the\nUniversity of Haifa, in Israel<\/strong>, and will be preceded by DebCamp, from August\n16th to 22nd.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Covid-19 situation is still rather fluid, as of now, Israel seems\nto be on top of the situation. Days with less than 10 new diagnosed infections\nare becoming common and businesses and schools are slowly reopening. As such,\nwe are hoping that, at least as far as regulations go, we will be able to hold\nan in-person conference. There is more (and up to date) information at the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/20\/Faq\">conference's FAQ<\/a>. Which means,\nbarring a second wave, that there is reason to hope that the conference can go\nforward.<\/p>\n<p>For that, we need your help. We need to know, assuming health regulations permit\nit, how many people intend to attend. This year probably more than ever before,\nprompt registration is very important to us. If after months of staying at home\nyou feel that rubbing elbows with fellow Debian Developers is precisely the\nremedy that will salvage 2020, then we ask that you <strong>do register<\/strong> as soon as\npossible.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, things are still not clear enough for us to make a final commitment to\nholding an in-person conference, but knowing how many people intend to attend\nwill be a great help in making that decision. The deadline for deciding on\npostponing, cancelling or changing the format of the conference is June 8th.<\/p>\n<p>To register for DebConf20, please visit our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\">website<\/a> and log into the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/register\/\">registration system<\/a>\nand fill out the form. You can always edit or cancel your registration, but\nplease note that <strong>the last day to confirm or cancel is July 26th, 2020\n23:59:59 UTC<\/strong>. We cannot guarantee availability of accommodation, food and\nswag for unconfirmed registrations.<\/p>\n<p>We do suggest that attendees begin making travel arrangements as soon as\npossible, of course. Please bear in mind that most air carriers allow\nfree cancellations and changes.<\/p>\n<p>Any questions about registrations should be addressed to\n<a href=\"mailto:registration@debconf.org\">registration@debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Bursary for travel, accomodation and meals<\/h2>\n<p>In an effort to widen the diversity of DebConf attendees,\nthe Debian Project allocates a part of the financial resources obtained through\nsponsorships to pay for bursaries (travel, accommodation, and\/or meals) for\nparticipants who request this support when they register.<\/p>\n<p>As resources are limited, we will examine the requests and decide who will\nreceive the bursaries. They will be destined:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Debian funded bursaries are available to active Debian contributors.<\/li>\n<li>Debian diversity bursaries are available to newcomers to Debian\/DebConf.\n  Especially from under-represented communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Giving a talk, organizing an event or helping during DebConf20 is taken into\naccount when deciding upon your bursary, so please mention them in your bursary\napplication.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about bursaries, please visit\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/about\/bursaries\">Applying for a Bursary to DebConf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention:<\/strong> <strong>deadline to apply for bursaries using the registration form\nbefore May 31st, 2019 23:59:59 UTC<\/strong>. This deadline is necessary in order to\nthe organisers to have some time to analyze the requests.<\/p>\n<p>To register for the Conference, either with or without a bursary request,\nplease visit:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/register\">https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/register<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Participation to DebConf20 is conditional to your respect of our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">Code of Conduct<\/a>. We require you to\nread, understand and abide by this code.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf would not be possible without the generous support of all our\nsponsors, especially our Platinum Sponsor\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a> and\nGold Sponsors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepin.com\/\"><strong>deepin<\/strong><\/a> and\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.matanel.org\/\"><strong>Matanel Foundation<\/strong><\/a>.\nDebConf20 is still accepting sponsors; if you are interested, or think\nyou know of others who would be willing to help, <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf20.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">please get in touch<\/a>!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf20"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes the 2020 GSOC interns","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/05\/welcome-gsoc2020-interns.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-05-22T02:30:00+02:00","updated":"2020-05-22T02:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-05-22:\/2020\/05\/welcome-gsoc2020-interns.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"GSoC logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gsoc.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>We are very excited to announce that Debian has selected nine interns to work\nunder mentorship on a variety of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2020\/Projects\">projects<\/a> with us during\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/summerofcode.withgoogle.com\/\">Google Summer of Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the list of the projects, students, and details of the tasks to be\nperformed.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2020\/ApprovedProjects\/Android%20SDK%20Tools%20in%20Debian\">Android SDK Tools in Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student(s): Manas Kashyap, Raman Sarda, and Samyak-jn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Make the entire Android toolchain, Android Target\nPlatform Framework, and SDK tools available in the Debian archives.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2020\/ApprovedProjects\/COVID-19\">Packaging and Quality assurance of COVID-19 relevant applications<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: Nilesh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Quality assurance including bug fixing, continuous\nintegration tests and documentation for all Debian Med applications that are\nknown to be helpful to fight COVID-19<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2020\/ApprovedProjects\/BlasLapackEcosys\">BLAS\/LAPACK Ecosystem Enhancement<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: Mo Zhou<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Better environment, documentation, policy, and\nlintian checks for BLAS\/LAPACK.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2020\/ApprovedProjects\/DebianMedQA\">Quality Assurance and Continuous integration for applications in life sciences and medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: Pranav Ballaney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Continuous integration tests for all Debian Med\napplications, QA review, and bug fixes.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2020\/ApprovedProjects\/systemd_unit_translator\">Systemd unit translator<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: K Gopal Krishna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: A systemd unit to OpenRC init script translator.\nUpdated OpenRC package into Debian Unstable.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2020\/ApprovedProjects\/ArchitectureCrossGrade\">Architecture Cross-Grading Support in Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: Kevin Wu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Evaluate, test, and develop tools to evaluate\ncross-grade checks for system and user configuration.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2020\/ApprovedProjects\/UpstreamDownstreamCooperationInRuby\">Upstream\/Downstream cooperation in Ruby<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student: utkarsh2102<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliverables of the project: Create guide for rubygems.org on good practices for\nupstream maintainers, develop a tool that can detect problems and, <em>if possible<\/em>\nfix those errors automatically. Establish good documentation, design the tool to\nbe extensible for other languages.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Congratulations and welcome to all the interns!<\/p>\n<p>The Google Summer of Code program is possible in Debian thanks to the efforts\nof Debian Developers and Debian Contributors that dedicate part of their free\ntime to mentor interns and outreach tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the interns' weekly reports on\nthe <a href=\"http:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\" title=\"debian-outreach AT lists.debian.org\">debian-outreach mailing-list<\/a>, chat with us on our\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debian-outreach\" title=\"#debian-outreach sur irc.debian.org\">IRC channel<\/a> or reach out to the individual\nprojects' team mailing lists.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"mobile"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"device"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}}]},{"title":"DPL elections 2020, congratulations Jonathan Carter!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/04\/results-dpl-elections-2020.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-04-19T14:25:00+02:00","updated":"2020-04-19T14:25:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero L\u00f3pez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-04-19:\/2020\/04\/results-dpl-elections-2020.html","content":"<p>The Debian Project Leader elections just finished and the winner is Jonathan Carter!<\/p>\n<p>His term as project leader starts next Tuesday April 21st and expires on April 20th 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Of a total of 1011 developers, 339 developers voted using the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet method<\/a>.\nMore information about the result is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2020\/vote_001\">Debian Project Leader Elections 2020 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2020\/platforms\/jcc\">Jonathan Carter<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2020\/platforms\/srud\">Sruthi Chandran<\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2020\/platforms\/bgupta\">Brian Gupta<\/a> for running.<\/p>\n<p>And special thanks to Sam Hartman for his service as DPL during these last twelve months!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"election"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"leader"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2020)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/03\/new-developers-2020-02.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-03-23T15:00:00+01:00","updated":"2020-03-23T15:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-03-23:\/2020\/03\/new-developers-2020-02.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gard Spreemann (gspr)<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Bustillos (jathan)<\/li>\n<li>Scott Talbert (swt2c)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thiago Andrade Marques<\/li>\n<li>William Grzybowski<\/li>\n<li>Sudip Mukherjee<\/li>\n<li>Birger Schacht<\/li>\n<li>Michael Robin Crusoe<\/li>\n<li>Lars Tangvald<\/li>\n<li>Alberto Molina Coballes<\/li>\n<li>Emmanuel Arias<\/li>\n<li>Hsieh-Tseng Shen<\/li>\n<li>Jamie Strandboge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Official communication channels for Debian","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/03\/official-communication-channels.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-03-16T14:00:00+01:00","updated":"2020-03-16T14:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina, Ana Guerrero Lopez and Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-03-16:\/2020\/03\/official-communication-channels.html","content":"<p>From time to time, we get questions in Debian about our official channels of\ncommunication and questions about the Debian status of who may own similarly\nnamed websites.<\/p>\n<p>The main Debian website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\">www.debian.org<\/a>\nis our primary medium of communication. Those seeking information about current\nevents and development progress in the community may be interested in the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/\">Debian News<\/a> section of the Debian\nwebsite.\nFor less formal announcements, we have the official Debian blog\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\">Bits from Debian<\/a>, and the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\">Debian micronews<\/a>\nservice for shorter news items.<\/p>\n<p>Our official newsletter\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/weekly\/\">Debian Project News<\/a>\nand all official announcements of news or project changes are dual posted on\nour website and sent to our official mailing lists\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-announce\/\">debian-announce<\/a> or\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-news\/\">debian-news<\/a>.\nPosting to those mailing lists is restricted.<\/p>\n<p>We also want to take the opportunity to announce how the Debian Project,\nor for short, Debian is structured.<\/p>\n<p>Debian has a structure regulated by our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/devel\/constitution\">Constitution<\/a>.\nOfficers and delegated members are listed on our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/intro\/organization\">Organizational Structure<\/a> page.\nAdditional teams are listed on our <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\">Teams<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>The complete list of official Debian members can be found on our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nm.debian.org\/members\">New Members page<\/a>,\nwhere our membership is managed. A broader list of Debian contributors can be\nfound on our <a href=\"https:\/\/contributors.debian.org\">Contributors<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions, we invite you to reach the press team at\n<a href=\"mailto:press@debian.org\">press@debian.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2019)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2020\/01\/new-developers-2019-12.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2020-01-26T15:00:00+01:00","updated":"2020-01-26T15:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2020-01-26:\/2020\/01\/new-developers-2019-12.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Louis-Philippe V\u00e9ronneau (pollo)<\/li>\n<li>Olek Wojnar (olek)<\/li>\n<li>Sven Eckelmann (ecsv)<\/li>\n<li>Utkarsh Gupta (utkarsh)<\/li>\n<li>Robert Haist (rha)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Denis Danilov<\/li>\n<li>Joachim Falk<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Perret<\/li>\n<li>Richard Laager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2020"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes its new Outreachy interns","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/11\/welcome-outreachy-interns-2019-2020.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-11-29T11:20:00+01:00","updated":"2019-11-29T11:20:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Lange, Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-11-29:\/2019\/11\/welcome-outreachy-interns-2019-2020.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Outreachy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/outreachy-logo-300x61.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Debian continues participating in Outreachy, and we'd like to\nwelcome our new Outreachy interns for this round, lasting from December 2019 to\nMarch 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/anisakuci.com\/\">Anisa Kuci<\/a>\nwill work on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outreachy.org\/december-2019-to-march-2020-internship-round\/communities\/debian\/#create-fundraising-material-for-debconf20-document\">Improving the DebConf fundraising processes<\/a>,\nmentored by Karina Ture and Daniel Lange.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/sakshisangwan\">Sakshi Sangwan<\/a>\nwill work on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outreachy.org\/december-2019-to-march-2020-internship-round\/communities\/debian\/#packaging-gitlabs-js-modules\">Packaging GitLab's JS Modules<\/a>,\nmentored by Utkarsh Gupta, Sruthi Chandran and Pirate Praveen.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Anisa and Sakshi! Welcome!<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outreachy.org\/\">the official website<\/a>: <em>Outreachy provides three-month internships\nfor people from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech.\nInterns work remotely with mentors from Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) communities\non projects ranging from programming, user experience, documentation,\nillustration and graphical design, to data science.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Outreachy programme is possible in Debian thanks\nto the efforts of Debian developers and contributors who dedicate\ntheir free time to mentor students and outreach tasks, and\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/\">Software Freedom Conservancy<\/a>'s administrative support,\nas well as the continued support of Debian's donors, who provide funding\nfor the internships.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the work of the Outreachy\ninterns reading their blogs (they are syndicated in <a href=\"https:\/\/planet.debian.org\">Planet Debian<\/a>),\nand chat with us in the #debian-outreach IRC channel and <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\">mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (September and October 2019)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/11\/new-developers-2019-10.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-11-26T15:00:00+01:00","updated":"2019-11-26T15:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-11-26:\/2019\/11\/new-developers-2019-10.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teus Benschop (teusbenschop)<\/li>\n<li>Nick Morrott (nickm)<\/li>\n<li>Ond\u0159ej Kobli\u017eek (kobla)<\/li>\n<li>Cl\u00e9ment Hermann (nodens)<\/li>\n<li>Gordon Ball (chronitis)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nikos Tsipinakis<\/li>\n<li>Joan Lled\u00f3<\/li>\n<li>Baptiste Beauplat<\/li>\n<li>Jianfeng Li<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian Donates to Support GNOME Patent Defense","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/10\/debian-donates-support-gnome-patent-defense.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-10-28T17:00:00+01:00","updated":"2019-10-28T17:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Sam Hartman"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-10-28:\/2019\/10\/debian-donates-support-gnome-patent-defense.html","content":"<p>Today, the Debian Project pledges to <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.givelively.org\/donate\/gnome-foundation-inc\/gnome-patent-troll-defense-fund\">donate<\/a> $5,000 to the GNOME\nFoundation in support of their ongoing patent defense.  On October 23,\nwe <a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/10\/gnome-foundation-defense-patent-troll.html\">wrote to express our support for GNOME<\/a> in an issue that affects the\nentire free software community.  Today we make that support tangible.<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>This is bigger than GNOME,<\/em>\" said Debian Project Leader Sam Hartman.\n\"<em>By banding together and demonstrating that the entire free software\ncommunity is behind GNOME, we can send a strong message to\nnon-practicing entities (patent trolls).  When you target anyone in the\nfree software community, you target all of us.  We will fight, and we\nwill fight to invalidate your patent.  For us, this is more than money.\nThis is about our freedom to build and distribute our software.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>We're incredibly grateful to Debian for this kind donation, and also\nfor their support,<\/em>\" said Neil McGovern, Executive Director of the\nGNOME Foundation. \"<em>It's been heartening to see that when free\nsoftware is attacked in this way we all come together on a united\nfront.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<p>If GNOME needs more money later in in this defense, Debian will be there\nto support the GNOME Foundation.  We encourage individuals and\norganizations to join us and stand strong against patent trolls.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gnome"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"patent trolls"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"fundraising"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"donation"}}]},{"title":"The Debian Project stands with the GNOME Foundation in defense against patent trolls","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/10\/gnome-foundation-defense-patent-troll.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-10-23T10:00:00+02:00","updated":"2019-10-23T10:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero L\u00f3pez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-10-23:\/2019\/10\/gnome-foundation-defense-patent-troll.html","content":"<p>In 2012, the Debian Project published our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/legal\/patent\">Position on Software Patents<\/a>,\nstating the threat that patents pose to Free Software.<\/p>\n<p>The GNOME Foundation has announced recently that they are fighting a lawsuit\nalleging that Shotwell, a free and Open Source personal photo manager,\ninfringes a patent.<\/p>\n<p>The Debian Project firmly stands with the GNOME Foundation in their efforts to show\nthe world that we in the Free Software communities will vigorously defend ourselves\nagainst any abuses of the patent system.<\/p>\n<p>Please read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnome.org\/news\/2019\/10\/gnome-files-defense-against-patent-troll\/\">this blog post about GNOME's defense against this patent troll<\/a>\nand consider making a donation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.givelively.org\/donate\/gnome-foundation-inc\/gnome-patent-troll-defense-fund\">GNOME Patent Troll Defense Fund<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gnome"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"patent trolls"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"fundraising"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (July and August 2019)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/09\/new-developers-2019-08.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-09-17T17:30:00+02:00","updated":"2019-09-17T17:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-09-17:\/2019\/09\/new-developers-2019-08.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keng-Yu Lin (kengyu)<\/li>\n<li>Judit Foglszinger (urbec)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hans van Kranenburg<\/li>\n<li>Scarlett Moore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"salsa.debian.org: Postmortem of failed Docker registry move","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/08\/salsa-postmortem-docker-registry.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-08-20T13:20:00+02:00","updated":"2019-08-20T13:20:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Bastian Blank"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-08-20:\/2019\/08\/salsa-postmortem-docker-registry.html","content":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/\">Salsa<\/a> admin team provides the following report about the failed migration of the Docker container registry.\nThe Docker container registry stores Docker images,\nwhich are for example used in the Salsa CI toolset.\nThis migration would have moved all data off to Google Cloud Storage (GCS)\nand would have lowered the used file system space on Debian systems significantly.<\/p>\n<p>The Docker container registry is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/docker\/distribution\">Docker distribution<\/a> toolset.\nThis system supports multiple backends for file storage: local, Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Google Cloud Storage (GCS).\nAs Salsa already uses GCS for data storage, the Salsa admin team decided to move all the Docker registry data off to GCS too.<\/p>\n<h2>Migration and rollback<\/h2>\n<p>On 2019-08-06 the migration process was started.\nThe migration itself went fine, although it took a bit longer than anticipated.\nHowever, as not all parts of the migration had been properly tested,\na test of the garbage collection triggered a <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/docker\/distribution\/issues\/2975\">bug<\/a> in the software.<\/p>\n<p>On 2019-08-10 the Salsa admins started to see problems with garbage collection.\nThe job running it timed out after one hour.\nWithin this timeframe it not even managed to collect information about all used layers to see what it can cleanup.\nA source code analysis showed that this design flaw can't be fixed.<\/p>\n<p>On 2019-08-13 the change was rolled back to storing data on the file system.<\/p>\n<h2>Docker registry data storage<\/h2>\n<p>The Docker registry stores all of the data sans indexing or reverse references in a file system-like structure comprised of 4 separate types of information:\nManifests of images and contents, tags for the manifests, deduplicaed layers (or blobs) which store the actual data, and lastly links which show which deduplicated blogs belong to their respective images, all of this does not allow for easy searching within the data.<\/p>\n<p>The file system structure is built as append-only which allows for adding blobs and manifests, addition, modification, or deletion of tags.\nHowever cleanup of items other than tags is not achievable within the maintenance tools.<\/p>\n<p>There is a garbage collection process which can be used to clean up unreferenced blobs, however according to the documentation the process can only be used while the registry is set to read-only and unfortunately it cannot be used to clean up unused links.<\/p>\n<h2>Docker registry garbage collection on external storage<\/h2>\n<p>For the garbage collection the registry tool needs to read a lot of information as there is no indexing of the data.\nThe tool connects to the storage medium and proceeds to download \u2026 everything, every single manifest and information about the referenced blobs, which now takes up over 1 second to process a single manifest.\nThis process will take up a significant amount of time, which in the current configuration of external storage would make the clean up nearly impossible.<\/p>\n<h2>Leasons learned<\/h2>\n<p>The Docker registry is a data storage tool that can only properly be used in append-only mode.\nIf you never cleanup, it works well.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as you want to actually remove data, it goes bad.\nFor Salsa clean up of old data is actually a necessity, as the registry currently grows about 20GB per day.<\/p>\n<h2>Next steps<\/h2>\n<p>Sadly there is not much that can be done using the existing Docker container registry.\nMaybe GitLab or someone else would like to contribute a new implementation of a Docker registry,\neither integrated into GitLab itself or stand-alone?<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"salsa"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"postmortem"}}]},{"title":"Debian celebrates 26 years, Happy DebianDay!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/08\/debian-turns-26.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-08-16T20:12:00+02:00","updated":"2019-08-16T20:12:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-08-16:\/2019\/08\/debian-turns-26.html","content":"<p>26 years ago today in a single post to the comp.os.linux.development newsgroup,\nIan Murdock announced the completion of a brand new Linux release named\n<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/#!msg\/comp.os.linux.development\/Md3Modzg5TU\/xty88y5OLaMJ\">Debian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since that day we\u2019ve been into outer space, typed over 1,288,688,830 lines of\ncode, spawned over 300 derivatives, were enhanced with 6,155\nknown <a href=\"https:\/\/contributors.debian.org\/contributors\/flat\">contributors<\/a>, and\nfiled over 975,619 bug reports.<\/p>\n<p>We are home to a community of thousands of users around the globe, we gather\nto host our annual Debian Developers Conference <a href=\"www.debconf.org\">DebConf<\/a>\nwhich spans the world in a different country each year, and of course today's\nmany <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2019\">DebianDay<\/a> celebrations held\naround the world.<\/p>\n<p>It's not too late to throw an impromptu DebianDay celebration or to go and join\none of the many celebrations already underway.<\/p>\n<p>As we celebrate our own anniversary, we also want to celebrate our many\ncontributors, developers, teams, groups, maintainers, and users. It is all of\nyour effort, support, and drive that continue to make Debian truly: The\nuniversal operating system.<\/p>\n<p>Happy DebianDay!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (May and June 2019)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/08\/new-developers-2019-06.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-08-03T10:00:00+02:00","updated":"2019-08-03T10:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-08-03:\/2019\/08\/new-developers-2019-06.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jean-Philippe Mengual (jpmengual)<\/li>\n<li>Taowa Munene-Tardif (taowa)<\/li>\n<li>Georg Faerber (georg)<\/li>\n<li>Kyle Robbertze (paddatrapper)<\/li>\n<li>Andy Li (andyli)<\/li>\n<li>Michal Arbet (kevko)<\/li>\n<li>Sruthi Chandran (srud)<\/li>\n<li>Alban Vidal (zordhak)<\/li>\n<li>Denis Briand (denis)<\/li>\n<li>Jakob Haufe (sur5r)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bobby de Vos<\/li>\n<li>Jongmin Kim<\/li>\n<li>Bastian Germann<\/li>\n<li>Francesco Poli<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"DebConf19 closes in Curitiba and DebConf20 dates announced","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/07\/debconf19-closes.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-07-27T23:40:00+02:00","updated":"2019-07-27T23:40:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina and Donald Norwood"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-07-27:\/2019\/07\/debconf19-closes.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/19\/Photos\"><img alt=\"DebConf19 group photo - click to enlarge\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf19_group_small.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, Saturday 27 July 2019, the annual Debian Developers and Contributors\nConference came to a close. Hosting more than 380 attendees from 50 different\ncountries over a combined 145 event talks, discussion sessions,\nBirds of a Feather (BoF) gatherings, workshops, and activities,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">DebConf19<\/a> was a large success.<\/p>\n<p>The conference was preceded by the annual DebCamp held 14 July to 19 July\nwhich focused on individual work and team sprints for in-person collaboration\ntoward developing Debian and host to a 3-day packaging workshop\nwhere new contributors were able to start on Debian packaging.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/news\/2019-07-20-open-day\/\">Open Day<\/a>\nheld on July 20, with over 250 attendees, enjoyed presentations\nand workshops of interest to the wider audience, a Job Fair with booths from\nseveral of the DebConf19 sponsors and a Debian install fest.<\/p>\n<p>The actual Debian Developers Conference started on Sunday 21 July 2019.\nTogether with plenaries such as the the traditional 'Bits from the DPL',\nlightning talks, live demos and the announcement of next year's DebConf\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/20\">DebConf20<\/a> in Haifa, Israel),\nthere were several sessions related to the recent release of Debian 10 buster\nand some of its new features, as well as news updates on several projects and\ninternal Debian teams, discussion sessions (BoFs) from the language, ports,\ninfrastructure, and  community teams, along with many other events of interest\nregarding Debian and free software.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a>\nwas updated each day with planned and ad-hoc activities introduced by attendees\nover the course of the entire conference.<\/p>\n<p>For those who were not able to attend, most of the talks and sessions were\nrecorded for live streams with videos made, available through the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/2019\/DebConf19\/\">Debian meetings archive website<\/a>.\nAlmost all of the sessions facilitated remote participation via IRC messaging\napps or online collaborative text documents.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/\">DebConf19<\/a> website\nwill remain active for archival purposes and will continue to offer\nlinks to the presentations and videos of talks and events.<\/p>\n<p>Next year,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/20\">DebConf20<\/a> will be held in Haifa,\nIsrael, from 23 August to 29 August 2020.\nAs tradition follows before the next DebConf the local organizers in Israel\nwill start the conference activites with DebCamp (16 August to 22 August),\nwith particular focus on individual and team work toward improving the\ndistribution.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all participants.\nDuring the conference, several teams (Front Desk, Welcome team and\nAnti-Harassment team) are available to help so both on-site and remote\nparticipants get their best experience in the conference, and find solutions\nto any issue that may arise. See the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/about\/coc\/\">web page about the Code of Conduct in DebConf19 website<\/a>\nfor more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a> to support DebConf19,\nparticularly our Platinum Sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Debian<\/h3>\n<p>The Debian Project was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock to be a truly\nfree community project. Since then the project has grown to be one of\nthe largest and most influential open source projects.  Thousands of\nvolunteers from all over the world work together to create and\nmaintain Debian software. Available in 70 languages, and\nsupporting a huge range of computer types, Debian calls itself the\n<em>universal operating system<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>About DebConf<\/h3>\n<p>DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to a\nfull schedule of technical, social and policy talks, DebConf provides an\nopportunity for developers, contributors and other interested people to\nmeet in person and work together more closely. It has taken place\nannually since 2000 in locations as varied as Scotland, Argentina, and\nBosnia and Herzegovina. More information about DebConf is available from\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Infomaniak<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a> is Switzerland's largest\nweb-hosting company, also offering backup and storage services, solutions for\nevent organizers, live-streaming and video on demand services.\nIt wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical\nto the functioning of the services and products provided by the company\n(both software and hardware).<\/p>\n<h3>About Google<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a> is one of the largest technology companies\nin the world, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products\nsuch as online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software,\nand hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf for more than\nten years, and is also a Debian partner sponsoring parts\nof <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\">Salsa<\/a>'s continuous integration infrastructure\nwithin Google Cloud Platform.<\/p>\n<h3>About Lenovo<\/h3>\n<p>As a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of connected\nproducts, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as well as\nAR\/VR devices, smart home\/office and data center solutions,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a> understands how critical open systems\nand platforms are to a connected world.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n<p>For further information, please visit the DebConf19 web page at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/\">https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/<\/a>\nor send mail to <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf20"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"DebConf19 starts today in Curitiba","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/07\/debconf19-starts.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-07-21T21:10:00+02:00","updated":"2019-07-21T21:10:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-07-21:\/2019\/07\/debconf19-starts.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf19 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Debconf19-horizontal.png\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/\">DebConf19<\/a>, the 20th annual\nDebian Conference, is taking place in Curitiba, Brazil\nfrom from July 21 to 28, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Debian contributors from all over the world have come together at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/about\/venue\/\">Federal University of Technology - Paran\u00e1 (UTFPR)<\/a>\nin Curitiba, Brazil, to participate and work in a conference exclusively\nrun by volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Today the main conference starts with over 350 attendants expected\nand 121 activities scheduled,\nincluding 45- and 20-minute talks and team meetings (\"BoF\"),\nworkshops, a job fair as well as a variety of other events.<\/p>\n<p>The full schedule at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/schedule\/<\/a>\nis updated every day, including activities planned ad-hoc\nby attendees during the whole conference.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to engage remotely, you can follow the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/\"><strong>video streaming<\/strong> available from the DebConf19 website<\/a>\nof the events happening in the three talk rooms:\n<em>Audit\u00f3rio<\/em> (the main auditorium),\n<em>Miniaudit\u00f3rio<\/em> and <em>Sala de Videoconferencia<\/em>.\nOr you can join the conversation about what is happening\nin the talk rooms:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf-auditorio\"><strong>#debconf-auditorio<\/strong><\/a>,\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf-miniauditorio\"><strong>#debconf-miniauditorio<\/strong><\/a>\nand\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf-videoconferencia\"><strong>#debconf-videoconferencia<\/strong><\/a>\n(all those channels in the OFTC IRC network).<\/p>\n<p>You can also follow the live coverage of news about DebConf19 on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\">https:\/\/micronews.debian.org<\/a> or the @debian\nprofile in your favorite social network.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all participants.\nDuring the conference, several teams (Front Desk, Welcome team and\nAnti-Harassment team) are available to help so both on-site and remote\nparticipants get their best experience\nin the conference, and find solutions to any issue that may arise.\nSee the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/about\/coc\/\">web page about the Code of Conduct in DebConf19 website<\/a>\nfor more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf19, particularly our Platinum Sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"DebConf19 invites you to Debian Open Day at the Federal University of Technology - Paran\u00e1 (UTFPR), in Curitiba","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/07\/debconf19-open-day.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-07-20T18:30:00+02:00","updated":"2019-07-20T18:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-07-20:\/2019\/07\/debconf19-open-day.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf19 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Debconf19-horizontal.png\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">DebConf<\/a>, the annual conference for Debian\ncontributors and users interested in improving\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\">Debian operating system<\/a>, will be held in\nFederal University of Technology - Paran\u00e1 (UTFPR) in Curitiba, Brazil,\nfrom July 21 to 28, 2019.\nThe conference is preceded by DebCamp from July 14 to 19,\nand the DebConf19 Open Day on July 20.<\/p>\n<p>The Open Day, Saturday, 20 July, is targeted at the general public.\nEvents of interest to a wider audience will be offered, ranging from topics\nspecific to Debian to the greater Free Software community and maker movement.<\/p>\n<p>The event is a perfect opportunity for interested users to meet the Debian\ncommunity, for Debian to broaden its community, and for the DebConf sponsors\nto increase their visibility.<\/p>\n<p>Less purely technical than the main conference schedule,\nthe events on Open Day will cover a large range of topics from social\nand cultural issues to workshops and introductions to Debian.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/schedule\/?day=2019-07-20\">detailed schedule of the Open Day's events<\/a>\nincludes events in English and Portuguese. Some of the talks are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"The metaverse, gaming and the metabolism of cities\" by Bernelle Verster<\/li>\n<li>\"O Projeto Debian quer voc\u00ea!\" by Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana<\/li>\n<li>\"Protecting Your Web Privacy with Free Software\" by Pedro Barcha<\/li>\n<li>\"Bastidores Debian - Entenda como a distribui\u00e7\u00e3o funciona\" by Joao Eriberto\n  Mota Filho<\/li>\n<li>\"Caninos Loucos: a plataforma nacional de Single Board Computers para IoT\"\n  by geonnave<\/li>\n<li>\"Debian na vida de uma Operadora de Telecom\" by Marcelo Gondim<\/li>\n<li>\"Who's afraid of Spectre and Meltdown?\" by Alexandre Oliva<\/li>\n<li>\"New to DebConf BoF\" by Rhonda D'Vine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the Open Day, there will also be a Job Fair with booths from our\nseveral of our sponsors, a workshop about the Git version control system and a\nDebian installfest, for attendees who would like to get help installing Debian\non their machines.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is welcome to attend. As the rest of the conference, attendance is\nfree of charge, but registration in the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/\">DebConf19 website<\/a> is highly recommended.<\/p>\n<p>The full schedule for the Open Day's events and the rest of the conference\nis at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/schedule\">https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/schedule<\/a>\nand the video streaming will be available at the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">DebConf19 website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all participants.\nSee the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">DebConf Code of Conduct<\/a>\nand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/code_of_conduct\">Debian Code of Conduct<\/a>\nfor more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nfor their commitment to DebConf19, particularly its Platinum Sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\">Infomaniak<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\">Google<\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\">Lenovo<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}}]},{"title":"Debian 10 \"buster\" has been released!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/07\/buster-released.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-07-07T03:25:00+02:00","updated":"2019-07-07T03:25:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez, Laura Arjona Reina and Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-07-07:\/2019\/07\/buster-released.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deb.li\/buster\"><img alt=\"Alt Buster has been released\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/upcoming-buster.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You've always dreamt of a faithful pet? He is here, and his name is Buster!\nWe're happy to announce the release of Debian 10, codenamed <em>buster<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to install it?<\/strong>\nChoose your favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/distrib\/\">installation media<\/a>\nand read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/buster\/installmanual\">installation manual<\/a>.\nYou can also use an official cloud image directly on your cloud provider,\nor try Debian prior to installing it using our \"live\" images.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Already a happy Debian user and you only want to upgrade?<\/strong>\nYou can easily upgrade from your current Debian 9 \"stretch\" installation;\nplease read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/buster\/releasenotes\">release notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you want to celebrate the release?<\/strong>\nWe provide some <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/futurePrototype\">buster artwork<\/a> that you\ncan share or use as base for your own creations. Follow the conversation about buster in social media via the #ReleasingDebianBuster\nand #Debian10Buster hashtags or join an in-person or online <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ReleasePartyBuster\">Release Party<\/a>!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"buster"}}]},{"title":"Upcoming Debian 10 \"buster\"!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/07\/upcoming-buster.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-07-05T08:00:00+02:00","updated":"2019-07-05T08:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina, Jean-Pierre Giraud and Thomas Vincent"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-07-05:\/2019\/07\/upcoming-buster.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deb.li\/buster\"><img alt=\"Alt Buster is coming on 2019-07-06\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/upcoming-buster.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Debian Release Team in coordination with several other teams are\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2019\/06\/msg00003.html\">preparing<\/a>\nthe last bits needed for releasing Debian 10 \"buster\" on Saturday 6 July 2019.\nPlease, be patient! Lots of steps are involved and some of them take some time,\nsuch as building the images, propagating the release through the mirror\nnetwork, and rebuilding the Debian website so that \"stable\" points to\nDebian 10.<\/p>\n<p>If you are considering create some artwork on the occasion of buster release,\nfeel free to send us links to your creations to the (publicly archived)\n<a href=\"mailto:debian-publicity@lists.debian.org\">debian-publicity mailing list<\/a>, so\nthat we can disseminate them throughout our community.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the live coverage of the release on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\">https:\/\/micronews.debian.org<\/a> or the\n<strong>@debian<\/strong> profile in your favorite social network!\nWe'll spread the word about what's new in this version of Debian 10, how the\nrelease process is progressing during the weekend and facts about Debian and\nthe wide community of volunteer contributors that make it possible.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to celebrate the release of Debian 10 buster, join one of the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ReleasePartyBuster\">many release parties<\/a> or consider\norganizing one in your city!\nCelebration will also happen online on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ReleasePartyBuster#Debian_Party_Line\">Debian Party Line<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"buster"}}]},{"title":"DebConf19 Cheese and Wine Party","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/07\/debconf19-cheese-and-wine-party.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-07-02T14:30:00+02:00","updated":"2019-07-02T14:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Adriana C\u00e1ssia da Costa"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-07-02:\/2019\/07\/debconf19-cheese-and-wine-party.html","content":"<p>In less than one month we will be in Curitiba to start <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/19\/DebCamp\">DebCamp<\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">DebConf19<\/a> \\o\/<\/p>\n<p>This C&amp;W is the 15th official DebConf Cheese and Wine party. The first C&amp;W was\nimprovised in Helsinki during DebConf 5, in the so-called \"French\" room. Cheese\nand Wine parties are now a tradition for DebConf.<\/p>\n<p>The event is very simple: bring good edible stuff from your country. We like\ncheese and wine, but we love the surprising stuff that people bring from all\naround the world or regions of Brazil. So, you can bring non-alcoholic drinks\nor a typical food that you would like to share as well. Even if you don't\nbring anything, feel free to participate: our priorities are our attendants\nand free cheese.<\/p>\n<p>We have to organize for a great party. An important part is planning - We want\nto know what you are bringing, in order to prepare the labels and organizing\nother things.<\/p>\n<p>So, please go to our <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/19\/CheeseWine#What_will_be_available_during_the_party.3F\">wiki page<\/a> and add what you will bring!<\/p>\n<p>If you don't have time to buy before travel, we list some places where you can\nbuy cheese and wine in Curitiba. There are more information about C&amp;W, what\nyou can bring, vegan cheese, Brazil customs regulations and non-alcoholic\ndrinks at <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/about\/cheese-and-wine-party\">our site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>C&amp;W will happen on July 22nd, 2019 (Monday) after 19h30min.<\/p>\n<p>We are looking forward to seeing you all here!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf19 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Debconf19-horizontal.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cheese"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"wine"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"party"}}]},{"title":"Diversity and inclusion in Debian: small actions and large impacts","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/06\/diversity-and-inclusion.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-06-29T00:40:00+02:00","updated":"2019-06-29T00:40:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina and Rhonda D'Vine"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-06-29:\/2019\/06\/diversity-and-inclusion.html","content":"<p>The Debian Project always has and always will welcome contributions from people\nwho are willing to work on a constructive level with each other,\nwithout discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/intro\/diversity\">Diversity Statement<\/a>\nand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/code_of_conduct\">Code of Conduct<\/a> are\ngenuinely important parts of our community, and over recent years some other\nthings have been done to make it clear that they aren't just words.<\/p>\n<p>One of those things is the creation of the Debian Diversity Team: it was\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2019\/04\/msg00005.html\">announced in April 2019<\/a>,\nalthough it had already been working for several months before as a welcoming\nspace for, and a way of increasing visibility of, underrepresented groups\nwithin the Debian project.<\/p>\n<p>During DebConf19 in Curitiba there will be a dedicated Diversity and Welcoming\nTeam. It will consist of people from the Debian community to offer a contact\npoint when you feel lost or uneasy. The DebConf team is also in contact\nwith a local LGBTIQA+ support group for exchange of safety concerns and\ninformation with respect to Brazil in general.<\/p>\n<p>Today Debian also recognizes the impact LGBTIQA+ people have had in the world\nand within the Debian project, joining the worldwide Pride celebrations. We\nshow it by changing our logo for this time to the Debian Diversity logo,\nand encourage all Debian members and contributors to show their support of a\ndiverse and inclusive community.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Debian Diversity logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/diversity-2019.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}}]},{"title":"100 Paper cuts kick-off","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/06\/100-papercuts-kickoff.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-06-13T20:30:00+02:00","updated":"2019-06-13T20:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jonathan Carter"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-06-13:\/2019\/06\/100-papercuts-kickoff.html","content":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>Is there a thorny bug in Debian that ruins your user experience? Something\n<em>just<\/em> annoying enough to bother you but not serious enough to constitute\nan RC bug? Are grey panels and slightly broken icon themes making\nyou depressed?<\/p>\n<p>Then join the 100 papercuts project! A project to identify and fix the 100\nmost annoying bugs in Debian over the next stable release cycle. That also\nincludes figuring out how to identify and categorize those bugs and make sure\nthat they are actually fixable in Debian (or ideally upstream).<\/p>\n<p>The idea of a papercuts project isn't new, Ubuntu did this some years ago\nwhich added a good amount of polish to the system.<\/p>\n<h2>Kick-off Meeting and DebConf BoF<\/h2>\n<p>On the 17th of June at 19:00 UTC we're kicking off an initial brainstorming\nsession on IRC to gather some initial ideas.<\/p>\n<p>We'll use that to seed discussion at DebConf19 in Brazil during a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/talks\/84-100-paper-cuts-kick-off\/\">BoF session<\/a>\nwhere we'll solidify those plans into something actionable.<\/p>\n<h2>Meeting details<\/h2>\n<p>When: 2019-06-17, 19:00 UTC\nWhere: <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debian-meeting\">#debian-meeting<\/a>\nchannel on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oftc.net\/\">OFTC<\/a> IRC network<\/p>\n<p>Your IRC nick needs to be registered in order to join the channel. Refer to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oftc.net\/Services\/\">Register your account<\/a> section on the OFTC\nwebsite for more information on how to register your nick.<\/p>\n<p>You can always refer to\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/IRC\/debian-meeting\">debian-meeting wiki page<\/a>\nfor the latest information and up to date schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Hope to see you there!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"papercuts"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"qa"}}]},{"title":"DebConf19 welcomes its sponsors!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/06\/debconf19-welcomes-sponsors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-06-11T14:20:00+02:00","updated":"2019-06-11T14:20:00+02:00","author":{"name":"znoteer and Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-06-11:\/2019\/06\/debconf19-welcomes-sponsors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf19 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Debconf19-horizontal.png\"><\/p>\n<p>DebConf19 is taking place in Curitiba, Brazil, from 21 July to 28 July 2019.\nIt is the 20th edition of the Debian conference and organisers are working hard\nto create another interesting and fruitful event for attendees.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to warmly welcome the first 29 sponsors of DebConf19, and\nintroduce you to them.<\/p>\n<p>So far we have three Platinum sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Our first Platinum sponsor is\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/en\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>. Infomaniak is Switzerland's\nlargest web-hosting company, also offering backup and storage services,\nsolutions for event organizers, live-streaming and video on demand services.\nIt wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical\nto the functioning of the services and products provided by the company\n(both software and hardware).<\/p>\n<p>Next, as a Platinum sponsor, is <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>.\nGoogle is one of the largest technology companies in the world, providing a\nwide range of Internet-related services and products as online advertising\ntechnologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google has\nbeen supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf since more than\nten years, and is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/partners\/\">Debian partner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a> is our third Planinum sponsor.\nLenovo is a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of\nconnected products, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as\nwell as AR\/VR devices, smart home\/office solutions and data center solutions.\nThis is their first year sponsoring DebConf.<\/p>\n<p>Our Gold sponsor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collabora.com\/\"><strong>Collabora<\/strong><\/a>, a global\nconsultancy delivering Open Source software solutions to the commercial world.\nTheir expertise spans all key areas of Open Source software development. In\naddition to offering solutions to clients, Collabora's engineers and\ndevelopers actively contribute to many Open Source projets.<\/p>\n<p>Our Silver sponsors are:\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.credativ.de\/\"><strong>credativ<\/strong><\/a>\n(a service-oriented company focusing on open-source software and also a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/partners\/\">Debian development partner<\/a>),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cumulusnetworks.com\/\"><strong>Cumulus Networks<\/strong><\/a>,\n(a company building web-scale networks using innovative, open\nnetworking technology),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codethink.co.uk\/\"><strong>Codethink<\/strong><\/a>\n(specialists in system-level software infrastructure supporting advanced\ntechnical applications),\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/\"><strong>Bern University of Applied Sciences<\/strong><\/a>\n(with over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/en\/bfh\/facts_figures.html\">6,800<\/a> students\nenrolled, located in the Swiss capital),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cip-project.org\/\"><strong>Civil Infrastructure Platform<\/strong><\/a>,\n(a collaborative project hosted by the Linux Foundation,\nestablishing an open source \u201cbase layer\u201d of industrial grade software),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wit.com\/\"><strong>\\WIT<\/strong><\/a>\n(offering a secure cloud solution and complete data privacy via Kubnernetes\nencrypted hardware virtualisation),\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hudson-trading.com\/\"><strong>Hudson-Trading<\/strong><\/a>,\n(a company researching and developing automated trading algorithms\nusing advanced mathematical techniques),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canonical.com\/\"><strong>Ubuntu<\/strong><\/a>,\n(the Operating System delivered by Canonical),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nhs.com.br\/\"><strong>NHS<\/strong><\/a>\n(with a broad product portfolio, they offer solutions, amongst others,\nfor data centres, telecommunications, CCTV, and residential, commercial and\nindustrial automation),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcars.com\/\"><strong>rentcars.com<\/strong><\/a>\nwho helps customers find the best car rentals from over 100 rental companies\nat destinations in the Americas and around the world,\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/code4life.roche.com\/\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a>,\na major international pharmaceutical provider and research company\ndedicated to personalized healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Bronze sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.4linux.com.br\"><strong>4Linux<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/\"><strong>IBM<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zpesystems.com\"><strong>zpe<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.univention.com\/\"><strong>Univention<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.policorp.com.br\"><strong>Policorp<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freexian.com\/services\/debian-lts.html\"><strong>Freexian<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globo.com\/\"><strong>globo.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, our Supporter level sponsors:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/altusmetrum.org\/\"><strong>Altus Metrum<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pengwin.dev\/\"><strong>Pengwin<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/isg.ee.ethz.ch\/\"><strong>ISG.EE<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/jupter.co\/\"><strong>Jupter<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/novatec.com.br\/\"><strong>novatec<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/intnet.com.br\/\"><strong>Intnet<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.org\/\"><strong>Linux Professional Institute<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all our sponsors for their support!\nTheir contributions make it possible for a large number\nof Debian contributors from all over the globe to work together,\nhelp and learn from each other in DebConf19.<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf19 is still accepting sponsors.\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf19 website at <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes its GSoC 2019 and Outreachy interns","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/05\/welcome-gsoc2019-and-outreachy-interns.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-05-31T14:15:00+02:00","updated":"2019-05-31T14:15:00+02:00","author":{"name":"znoteer"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-05-31:\/2019\/05\/welcome-gsoc2019-and-outreachy-interns.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"GSoC logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gsoc.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Outreachy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/outreachy-logo-300x61.png\"><\/p>\n<p>We're excited to announce that Debian has selected seven interns to work with\nus during the next months: two people for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outreachy.org\/alums\/\">Outreachy<\/a>, and five for the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/summerofcode.withgoogle.com\/organizations\/5566947593289728\/\">Google Summer of Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the list of projects and the interns who will work on them:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/AndroidTools\">Android SDK Tools in Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/m36-guest\">Saif Abdul Cassim<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Katerina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019\/ApprovedProjects\/PackageLoomioForDebian\">Package Loomio for Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nm.debian.org\/person\/utkarsh2102\">utkarsh2102<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019\/ApprovedProjects\/DebianCloudImageFinder\">Debian Cloud Image Finder<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/arthurbdiniz-guest\">Arthur Diniz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019\/ApprovedProjects\/DebianPatchPorting\">Debian Patch Porting System<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/jaskaransingh-guest\">Jaskaran Singh<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019\/ApprovedProjects\/DebianContinuousIntegration\">Continuous Integration<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/sh0213-guest\">Saira Hussain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stringpiggy.hpd.io\/\">Candy Tsai<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations and welcome to all the interns!<\/p>\n<p>The Google Summer of Code and Outreachy programs are possible in Debian thanks\nto the efforts of Debian developers and contributors that dedicate\npart of their free time to mentor interns and outreach tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the interns weekly reports on\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\" title=\"debian-outreach AT lists.debian.org\">debian-outreach mailing-list<\/a>, chat with us on\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/#debian-outreach\" title=\"#debian-outreach on irc.debian.org\">our IRC channel<\/a> or on each project's team mailing lists.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"android"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"continuous integration"}}]},{"title":"Ask anything you ever wanted to know about Debian Edu!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/05\/ask-debian-edu-anything.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-05-29T17:30:00+02:00","updated":"2019-05-29T17:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jonathan Carter"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-05-29:\/2019\/05\/ask-debian-edu-anything.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Debian Edu\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-edu-logo.svg\"><\/p>\n<p>You have heard about <a href=\"https:\/\/blends.debian.org\/edu\/\">Debian Edu<\/a> or\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skolelinux.de\/en\/\">Skolelinux<\/a>, but do you know exactly what we\nare doing?<\/p>\n<p>Join us on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debian-meeting\">#debian-meeting<\/a> channel\non the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oftc.net\/\">OFTC<\/a> IRC network\non 03 June 2019 at 12:00 UTC for an introduction to Debian Edu,\na Debian pure blend created to fit the requirements of schools and similar\ninstitutions.<\/p>\n<p>You will meet Holger Levsen, contributing to Debian Edu since 2005 and member\nof development team. Ask him anything you ever wanted to know about Debian Edu!<\/p>\n<p>Your IRC nick needs to be registered in order to join the channel. Refer to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oftc.net\/Services\/\">Register your account<\/a> section on the oftc\nwebsite for more information on how to register your nick.<\/p>\n<p>You can always refer to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/IRC\/debian-meeting\">debian-meeting wiki page<\/a>\nfor the latest information and up to date schedule.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian edu"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian-meeting"}}]},{"title":"Lenovo Platinum Sponsor of DebConf19","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/05\/lenovo-platinum-debconf19.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-05-20T10:00:00+02:00","updated":"2019-05-20T10:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-05-20:\/2019\/05\/lenovo-platinum-debconf19.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/\"><img alt=\"lenovologo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/lenovo.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/\"><strong>Lenovo<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">DebConf19<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\"Lenovo is proud to sponsor the 20th Annual Debian Conference.\"<\/em>\nsaid Egbert Gracias, Senior Software Development Manager at Lenovo. <em>\"We\u2019re\nexcited to see, up close, the great work being done in the community and to\nmeet the developers and volunteers that keep the Debian Project moving\nforward!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lenovo is a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of\nconnected products, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as\nwell as AR\/VR devices, smart home\/office solutions and data center solutions.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor,\nLenovo is contributing to make possible our annual conference,\nand directly supporting the progress of Debian and Free Software,\nhelping to strengthen the community that continues to collaborate on\nDebian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Lenovo, for your support of DebConf19!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf19 is still accepting sponsors.\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf19 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"lenovo"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2019)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/05\/new-developers-2019-04.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-05-11T16:35:00+02:00","updated":"2019-05-11T16:35:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-05-11:\/2019\/05\/new-developers-2019-04.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jean-Baptiste Favre (jbfavre)<\/li>\n<li>Andrius Merkys (merkys)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christian Ehrhardt<\/li>\n<li>Aniol Marti<\/li>\n<li>Utkarsh Gupta<\/li>\n<li>Nicolas Schier<\/li>\n<li>Stewart Ferguson<\/li>\n<li>Hilmar Preusse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Introduction to the new DPL, ask him anything!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/04\/ask-dpl-anything.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-04-26T19:20:00+02:00","updated":"2019-04-26T19:20:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jonathan Carter"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-04-26:\/2019\/04\/ask-dpl-anything.html","content":"<p>We have a new DPL! On 21 April 2019 Sam Hartman started his term as Debian\nProject Leader.<\/p>\n<p>Join us on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debian-meeting\">#debian-meeting<\/a> channel\non the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oftc.net\/\">OFTC<\/a> IRC network\non 10 May 2019 at 10:00 UTC for an introduction to our new DPL,\nand also to have the chance to ask him any questions that you may have.<\/p>\n<p>Your IRC nick needs to be registered in order to join the channel. Refer to\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oftc.net\/Services\/\">Register your account<\/a> section on the\noftc website for more information on how to register your nick.<\/p>\n<p>We plan to have many more project-wide IRC sessions in the future.<\/p>\n<p>You can always refer to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/IRC\/debian-meeting\">debian-meeting wiki page<\/a>\nfor the latest information and up to date schedule.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian-meeting"}}]},{"title":"DPL elections 2019, congratulations Sam Hartman!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/04\/results-dpl-elections-2019.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-04-21T14:00:00+02:00","updated":"2019-04-21T14:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero L\u00f3pez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-04-21:\/2019\/04\/results-dpl-elections-2019.html","content":"<p>The Debian Project Leader elections just finished and the winner is Sam\nHartman!<\/p>\n<p>His term as project leader starts immediately today April 21st and expires on\nApril 20th 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Of a total of 1003 developers, 378 developers voted using the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet method<\/a>.\nMore information about the result is available in the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2019\/vote_001\">Debian Project Leader Elections 2019 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2019\/platforms\/joerg\">Joerg Jaspert<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2019\/platforms\/jcc\">Jonathan Carter<\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/2019\/03\/msg00054.html\">Martin Michlmayr<\/a>\nfor running.<\/p>\n<p>And special thanks to Chris Lamb for his service as DPL during these last\ntwenty-four months!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}}]},{"title":"Debian Web Team Sprint 2019","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/04\/debian-web-team-sprint-2019.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-04-16T09:20:00+02:00","updated":"2019-04-16T09:20:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-04-16:\/2019\/04\/debian-web-team-sprint-2019.html","content":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/Webmaster\">Debian Web team<\/a> held a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Sprints\/2019\/DebianWebTeam\">sprint<\/a> for the\nfirst time, in Madrid (Spain) from March 15th to March 17th, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>We discussed the status of the Debian website in general, review several\nimportant pages\/sections and agreed on many things how to improve them.<\/p>\n<p>For the sections we want to reorganise (mainly the homepage and a new\nsection \"download\" which will group our current \"CD\" and \"distrib\"\nsections), we have designed this workflow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create branches in the webwml repo,<\/li>\n<li>Agreed on the new or modified content (started already during the\n  sprint), and work on them further after the sprint<\/li>\n<li>Review a lot of related open bugs to see if we can address them with\n  the new content (done during the sprint)<\/li>\n<li>Create bug reports for the things that cannot be solved quickly to\n  keep them tracked (started during the sprint)<\/li>\n<li>We agreed we should get further help from web designers\/information\n  architects (pending)<\/li>\n<li>Once the English version is more or less settled, call for\n  translations on the branch (pending)<\/li>\n<li>If we have English and the main translations ready, merging into the\n  master branch (pending)<\/li>\n<li>We will try to have at least the homepage and the download section\n  ready for the Buster release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also agreed that the press delegates should decide what new News\nentry is worth to be posted in the homepage instead of showing the last\n6 entries.<\/p>\n<p>For some other pages or areas (e.g. doc\/books, misc\/merchandise, \/users)\nwe found that the content is outdated and the team can not maintain it,\nwe agreed in issuing a call for help (request for adoption) and if we\ncannot find volunteers for those pages\/areas, we'll remove the content\nor move it to wiki.debian.org at the end of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>We have agreed that we'll need to reduce the size (number of pages) of\nthe website (*see some numbers about statistics at bottom) so it's more\nsustainable to keep the whole website up-to-date (content wise), so\nwe'll remove some pages having content already covered in other pages,\nhaving content that currently is easy discoverable with a web search\nengine, can be maintained better in the wiki, etc.<\/p>\n<p>We have talked a bit about certain other aspects  like point release\nworkflow, the build time of the website, team memberships and\ngovernance. In general the sprint has shown that for most of the\ndiscussed topics the migration to git as VCS and the existence of Salsa\nis a huge step forward for the usability and attractiveness for\ncontributors of the webwml repository.<\/p>\n<p>The core webteam is happy that the sprint has also attracted new people\nto jump in and which are also members of the webteam now. We welcome\nThomas Lange and Carsten Schoenert in our team!<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we have passed time together to socialize and knowing each\nother better, and got very motivated to continue working on the web.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Group photo of the participants in the Web Team Sprint\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/web_team_sprint_2019.jpg\">\nLeft to right: Rhonda D'Vine, Laura Arjona Reina, Thomas Lange, Carsten\nSchoenert, Steve McIntyre<\/p>\n<p>A more\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-www\/2019\/04\/msg00091.html\">detailed report<\/a>\nhas been sent to the debian-www mailing list.<\/p>\n<p>The participants would like to thank all donors to the Debian project who\nhelped to cover a large part of our expenses.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"web"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sprint"}}]},{"title":"Bursary applications for DebConf19 are closing in less than 72 hours!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/04\/debconf19-bursaries-last-call.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-04-13T10:15:00+02:00","updated":"2019-04-13T10:15:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina, Paulo Santana"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-04-13:\/2019\/04\/debconf19-bursaries-last-call.html","content":"<p>If you intend to apply for a <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/\">DebConf19<\/a>\nbursary and have not yet done so, please proceed as soon as possible!<\/p>\n<p>Bursary applications for DebConf19 will be accepted until April 15th at 23:59 UTC.\nApplications submitted after this deadline will not be considered.<\/p>\n<p>You can apply for a bursary when you\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/register\">register<\/a> for the conference.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that giving a talk or organising an event is considered towards your\nbursary; if you have a submission to make, submit it even if it is only\nsketched-out. You will be able to detail it later. DebCamp plans can be\nentered in the usual\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Sprints\">Sprints page at the Debian wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please make sure to double-check your accommodation choices (dates and venue)<\/strong>.\nDetails about accommodation arrangements can be found on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/about\/accommodation\/\">accommodation page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See you in <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/about\/curitiba\/\">Curitiba<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf19 banner open registration\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Debconf19-horizontal-open-registration.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"Debian is welcoming applicants for Outreachy and GSoC 2019","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/03\/call-for-applicants-outreachy-gsoc-2019.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-03-28T12:15:00+01:00","updated":"2019-03-28T12:15:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina and Lesley Mitchell"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-03-28:\/2019\/03\/call-for-applicants-outreachy-gsoc-2019.html","content":"<p>Debian is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/intro\/diversity\">dedicated<\/a> to increasing the\ndiversity of contributors to the project and improving the inclusivity of the\nproject.\nWe strongly believe working towards these goals provides benefits both for\npeople from backgrounds that are currently under-represented in free software,\nand for the wider movement, by increasing the range of skills, experiences and\nviewpoints contributing to it.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this outreach effort, Debian is participating in the next round\nof <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\/Round17\">Outreachy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The application period for the May 2019 to August 2019 round has been extended\nuntil April 2<\/strong>, and Debian offers the following projects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019\/ApprovedProjects\/CIforDebianMed\">Continuous Integration for biological applications inside Debian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019\/ApprovedProjects\/DebianContinuousIntegration\">Debian Continuous Integration: user experience improvements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019\/ApprovedProjects\/ReproducibleBuilds\">Reproducible Builds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Outreachy invites applicants who are women (both cis and trans),\ntrans men, and genderqueer people to apply. Anyone who faces systemic bias or\ndiscrimination in the technology industry of their country is also invited to\napply.<\/p>\n<p>Don't wait up! You can learn more details on how to submit your application or\nget help in our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\/Round17\">wiki page for Outreachy<\/a>\nand the <a href=\"https:\/\/outreachy.org\">Outreachy website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Debian is also participating in the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019\">Google Summer of Code (GSoC)<\/a>\nwith eight <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019\/Projects\">projects<\/a>,\nand the <strong>student application period is open until April 9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more details on how to submit your GSoC application or\nget help for in our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019\">wiki page for GSoC<\/a>\nand the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/summerofcode.withgoogle.com\/\">Google Summer of Code website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage people who are elegible for Outreachy and GSoC to submit their\napplication to both programs.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}}]},{"title":"Call for Proposals: Debconf 19, Curitiba, Brazil","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/03\/debconf19-cfp.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-03-26T19:00:00+01:00","updated":"2019-03-26T19:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Gunnar Wolf, Nicolas Braud-Santoniz, Paulo Santana and Antonio Terceiro"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-03-26:\/2019\/03\/debconf19-cfp.html","content":"<p>The DebConf Content team would like to call for proposals in the DebConf 19\nconference, which will take place in Curitiba, Brazil, between July 21th and\n28th. It will be preceded by DebCamp from July 14th to 19th, and Open Day on\nthe 20th.<\/p>\n<p>You can find this Call for Proposals, in its latest form, online:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/cfp\/\">https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/cfp\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please refer to this URL for updates on the present information.<\/p>\n<h2>Submitting an Event<\/h2>\n<p>You can now submit an <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/talks\/new\/\">event proposal<\/a>. Events are not limited to traditional\npresentations or informal sessions (BoFs): we welcome submissions of tutorials,\nperformances, art installations, debates, or any other format of event that you\nthink would be of interest to the Debian community.<\/p>\n<p>Regular sessions may either be 20 or 45 minutes long (including time for\nquestions), other kinds of sessions (workshops, demos, lightning talks, ...)\ncould have different durations. Please choose the most suitable duration for\nyour event and explain any special requests.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to create an account on the site, to submit a talk. We suggest\nthat Debian account holders (including DDs and DMs) to use <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianSingleSignOn\">Debian SSO<\/a> when\ncreating an account. However, this isn't required, as you can sign up with an\ne-mail address and password.<\/p>\n<h2>Timeline<\/h2>\n<p>If you depend on having your proposal accepted in order to attend the\nconference, please submit it in a timely fashion so that it can be considered\n(and potentially accepted) as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>All proposals must be submitted before Sunday April 28th, 2019 to be evaluated\nfor the official schedule.<\/p>\n<h2>Topics and Tracks<\/h2>\n<p>Though we invite proposals on any Debian or FLOSS related subject, we have some\nbroad topics on which we encourage people to submit proposals, including but\nnot limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cloud and containers<\/li>\n<li>Debian Blends<\/li>\n<li>Debian in Science<\/li>\n<li>Embedded<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Free Software &amp; Debian<\/li>\n<li>Packaging, policy, and Debian infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Security<\/li>\n<li>Social context<\/li>\n<li>Systems administration, automation and orchestration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You are welcome to either suggest more tracks, or to become a coordinator for\nany of them. For more information, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/19\/Content\">Content team wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Open Day<\/h2>\n<p>This call for proposals also targets <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/schedule\/openday\/\">Open Day<\/a>, a day of activities targeted\nat the general public on July 20th. Topics of interest range from topics\nspecific to Debian to the greater Free Software community and maker movement.\nThe idea of Open Day is to bring the general public closer to Debian and\nvice-versa, so activity proposals that go in that direction are more than\nwelcome.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in presenting on Open Day, let us know in the \"Notes\"\nfield of your submission. We might also invite proponents that are not\nspecifically targeting Open Day to present in it if we find that the topic\nfits the above goals.<\/p>\n<p>The Open Day will host activities in multiple languages.\nWe expect to have activities in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>If your talk will be in portuguese, you can write the Abstract field\nin portuguese too.<\/p>\n<h2>Talk proposal help on IRC<\/h2>\n<p>This year we will be holding holding office hours on IRC. Those will be\ndesignated times where the DebConf content team will be available to help\npotential speakers prepare their talk proposals for DebConf.<\/p>\n<p>Dates and times for those will be announced later.<\/p>\n<h2>Code of Conduct<\/h2>\n<p>Our event is covered by a <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">Code of Conduct<\/a> designed to ensure everyone\u2019s\nsafety and comfort. The code applies to all attendees, including speakers and\nthe content of their presentations. Do not hesitate to contact us at\n<a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a> if you have any questions or are unsure about certain\ncontent you\u2019d like to present.<\/p>\n<h2>Video Coverage<\/h2>\n<p>Providing video is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\/goals.shtml\">conference goals<\/a>, as it makes the content\naccessible to a wider audience. Unless speakers opt-out, scheduled talks may be\nstreamed live over the Internet to promote remote participation, and recordings\nwill be published later under the <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/LICENSE\">DebConf license<\/a> (MIT\/Expat), as well as\npresentation slides and papers whenever available.<\/p>\n<h2>Closing note<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf 19 is still accepting sponsors; if you are interested, or think you\nknow of others who would be willing to help, please get in touch with\n<a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#115;&#112;&#111;&#110;&#115;&#111;&#114;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#115;&#112;&#111;&#110;&#115;&#111;&#114;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In case of any questions, or if you wanted to bounce some ideas off us first,\nplease do not hesitate to reach out to the content team at\n<a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you in Curitiba!<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf team<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cfp"}}]},{"title":"Google Platinum Sponsor of DebConf19","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/03\/google-platinum-debconf19.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-03-25T12:30:00+01:00","updated":"2019-03-25T12:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-03-25:\/2019\/03\/google-platinum-debconf19.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\"><img alt=\"Googlelogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/google.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to support <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">DebConf19<\/a> as a\n<strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\"The annual DebConf is an important part of the Debian development ecosystem\nand Google is delighted to return as a sponsor in support of the work\nof the global community of volunteers who make Debian and DebConf a reality\"<\/em>\nsaid Cat Allman, Program Manager in the Open Source Programs\nand Making &amp; Science teams at Google.<\/p>\n<p>Google is one of the largest technology companies in the world, providing a\nwide range of Internet-related services and products as online advertising\ntechnologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf since more than\nten years, and is also a Debian partner sponsoring parts\nof <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\">Salsa<\/a>'s continuous integration infrastructure\nwithin Google Cloud Platform.<\/p>\n<p>With this additional commitment as Platinum Sponsor for DebConf19,\nGoogle contributes to make possible our annual conference,\nand directly supports the progress of Debian and Free Software\nhelping to strengthen the community that continues to collaborate on\nDebian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Google, for your support of DebConf19!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf19 is still accepting sponsors.\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf19 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Google"}}]},{"title":"DebConf19 registration is open!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/03\/debconf19-open-registration-bursary.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-03-20T20:30:00+01:00","updated":"2019-03-20T20:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Sergio Durigan Junior, Paulo Santana"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-03-20:\/2019\/03\/debconf19-open-registration-bursary.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf19 banner open registration\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Debconf19-horizontal-open-registration.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Registration for <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">DebConf19<\/a> is now\nopen. The event <strong>will take place from July 21st to 28th, 2019 at the\nCentral campus of Universidade Tecnol\u00f3gica Federal do Paran\u00e1 - UTFPR,\nin Curitiba, Brazil<\/strong>, and will be preceded by DebCamp, from July\n14th to 19th, and an\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/schedule\/openday\/\">Open Day<\/a> on the 20th.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debconf.org\">DebConf<\/a> is an event open to everyone, no matter how\nyou identify yourself or how others perceive you. We want to increase\nvisibility of our diversity and work towards inclusion at Debian Project,\ndrawing our attendees from people just starting their Debian journey, to\nseasoned Debian Developers or active contributors in different areas like\npackaging, translation, documentation, artwork, testing, specialized\nderivatives, user support and many other. In other words, all are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>To register for the event, log into the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/register\/\">registration system<\/a>\nand fill out the form.\nYou will be able to edit and update your registration at any\npoint. However, in order to help the organisers have a better estimate of\nhow many people will attend the event, we would appreciate if you could\naccess the system and confirm (or cancel) your participation in the Conference\nas soon as you know if you will be able to come. <strong>The last day to confirm or\ncancel is June 14th, 2019 23:59:59 UTC<\/strong>. If you don't confirm or you\nregister after this date, you can come to the DebConf19 but we cannot\nguarantee availability of accommodation, food and swag (t-shirt, bag\u2026).<\/p>\n<p>For more information about registration, please visit\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/about\/registration\">Registration Information<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Bursary for travel, accomodation and meals<\/h2>\n<p>In an effort to widen the diversity of DebConf attendees,\nthe Debian Project allocates a part of the financial resources obtained through\nsponsorships to pay for bursaries (travel, accommodation, and\/or meals) for\nparticipants who request this support when they register.<\/p>\n<p>As resources are limited, we will examine the requests and decide who will\nreceive the bursaries. They will be destined:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To active Debian contributors.<\/li>\n<li>To promote diversity: newcomers to Debian and\/or DebConf, especially from\n  under-represented communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Giving a talk, organizing an event or helping during DebConf19 is taken into\naccount when deciding upon your bursary, so please mention them in your\nbursary application. DebCamp plans can be entered in the usual\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Sprints\">Sprints page at the Debian wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about bursaries, please visit\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/about\/bursaries\">Applying for a Bursary to DebConf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention:<\/strong> the registration for DebConf19 will be open until\nConference, but the <strong>deadline to apply for bursaries using\nthe registration form before April 15th, 2019 23:59:59 UTC<\/strong>.\nThis deadline is necessary in order to the organisers use time to analyze the\nrequests, and for successful applicants to prepare for the conference.<\/p>\n<p>To register for the Conference, either with or without a bursary request,\nplease visit:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/register\">https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/register<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DebConf would not be possible without the generous support of all our\nsponsors, especially our Platinum Sponsors\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>.\nDebConf19 is still accepting sponsors; if you are interested, or think\nyou know of others who would be willing to help, <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">please get in touch<\/a>!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2019)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/03\/new-developers-2019-02.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-03-12T13:00:00+01:00","updated":"2019-03-12T13:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-03-12:\/2019\/03\/new-developers-2019-02.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana (phls)<\/li>\n<li>Unit 193 (unit193)<\/li>\n<li>Marcio de Souza Oliveira (marciosouza)<\/li>\n<li>Ross Vandegrift (rvandegrift)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Romain Perier<\/li>\n<li>Felix Yan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Infomaniak Platinum Sponsor of DebConf19","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/02\/infomaniak-platinum-debconf19.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-02-21T15:45:00+01:00","updated":"2019-02-21T15:45:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-02-21:\/2019\/02\/infomaniak-platinum-debconf19.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/\"><img alt=\"infomaniaklogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/infomaniak.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a> has committed to support\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">DebConf19<\/a> as a <strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\"Infomaniak is proud to support the annual Debian Developers' Conference\"<\/em>,\nsaid Marc Oehler, Chief Operating Officer at Infomaniak. <em>\"The vast majority\nof our hostings work using Debian and we share this community's values:\npromoting innovation whilst ensuring that security,\ntransparency and user freedom remains top priority.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Infomaniak is Switzerland's largest web-hosting company,\nalso offering backup and storage services, solutions for event organizers,\nlive-streaming and video on demand services.\nIt wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical\nto the functioning of the services and products provided by the company\n(both software and hardware).<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor,\nInfomaniak contributes to make possible our annual conference,\nand directly supports the progress of Debian and Free Software\nhelping to strengthen the community that continues to collaborate on\nDebian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Infomaniak, for your support of DebConf19!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf19 is still accepting sponsors.\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf19 website at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"infomaniak"}}]},{"title":"Projects and mentors for Debian's Google Summer of Code 2019 and Outreachy","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/02\/project-and-mentors-gsoc-2019-outreachy.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-02-03T10:40:00+01:00","updated":"2019-02-03T10:40:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Alexander Wirt"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-02-03:\/2019\/02\/project-and-mentors-gsoc-2019-outreachy.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"GSoC logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gsoc.jpg\">\n<img alt=\"Outreachy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/outreachy-logo-300x61.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Debian is applying as a mentoring organization for the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019\">Google Summer of Code 2019<\/a>,\nan internship program open to university students aged 18 and up,\nand will apply soon for the next round of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outreachy.org\">Outreachy<\/a>, an internship program for people from\ngroups traditionally underrepresented in tech.<\/p>\n<p>Please join us and help expanding Debian and mentoring new free software\ncontributors!<\/p>\n<p>If you have a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019#Guidelines_for_GSoC_Projects_in_Debian\">project idea related to Debian<\/a>\nand can mentor (or can coordinate the mentorship with some other Debian\nDeveloper or contributor, or within a Debian team),\nplease add the details to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2019\/Projects\">Debian GSoC2019 Projects wiki page<\/a>\n<em>by Tuesday, February 5 2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Participating in these programs has many benefits for Debian and the wider free\nsoftware community.  If you have questions, please come and ask us on\nIRC #debian-outreach or the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\">debian-outreach mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}}]},{"title":"Help test initial support for Secure Boot","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/02\/testing-initial-secure-boot-support.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-02-02T11:00:00+01:00","updated":"2019-02-02T11:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Steve McIntyre, Cyril Brulebois"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-02-02:\/2019\/02\/testing-initial-secure-boot-support.html","content":"<p>The Debian Installer team is happy to report that the Buster Alpha 5\nrelease of the installer includes some <strong>initial<\/strong> support for UEFI\nSecure Boot (SB) in Debian's installation media.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This support is not yet complete<\/strong>, and we would like to request\nsome help! Please read on for more context and instructions to help us\nget better coverage and support.<\/p>\n<p>On amd64 machines, by default the Debian installer will now boot (and\ninstall) a signed version of the <code>shim<\/code> package as the first stage\nboot loader. Shim is the core package in a signed Linux boot chain on\nIntel-compatible PCs. It is responsible for validating signatures on\nfurther pieces of the boot process (GRUB and the Linux kernel),\nallowing for verification of those pieces. Each of those pieces will\nbe signed by a Debian <em>production<\/em> signing key that is baked into the\n<code>shim<\/code> binary itself.<\/p>\n<p>However, for safety during the development phase of Debian's SB\nsupport, we have only been using a temporary test key to sign our GRUB\nand Linux packages. If we made a mistake with key management or trust\npath verification during this development, this would save us from\nhaving to revoke the production key. We plan on switching to the\nproduction key soon.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the use of the test key so far, out of the box Debian will\n<strong>not<\/strong> yet install or run with SB enabled; Shim will not validate\nsignatures with the test key and will stop, reporting the\nproblem. This is correct and useful behaviour!<\/p>\n<p>Thus far, Debian users have needed to disable SB before installation\nto make things work. From now on, with SB still disabled, installation and\nuse should work just the same as previously. Shim simply chain-loads\nGRUB and continues through the boot chain without checking signatures.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to enrol more keys on a SB system so that shim will\nrecognise and allow other signatures, and this is how we have been\nable to test the rest of the boot chain. We now invite more users to\ngive us valuable test coverage on a wider variety of hardware by\nenrolling our Debian test key and running with SB enabled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you want to help us test our Secure Boot support<\/strong>, please follow\nthe\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SecureBoot\/Testing\">instructions in the Debian wiki<\/a>\nand provide feedback.<\/p>\n<p>With help from users, we expect to be able to ship fully-working and\ntested UEFI Secure Boot in an upcoming Debian Installer release and in\nthe main Buster release itself.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"buster"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"installer"}}]},{"title":"\"futurePrototype\" will be the default theme for Debian 10","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/01\/futurePrototype-will-be-the-default-theme-for-debian-10.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-01-14T13:15:00+01:00","updated":"2019-01-14T13:15:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina, Niels Thykier and Jonathan Carter"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-01-14:\/2019\/01\/futurePrototype-will-be-the-default-theme-for-debian-10.html","content":"<p>The theme <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/futurePrototype\">\"futurePrototype\"<\/a>\nby Alex Makas has been selected\nas default theme for Debian 10 'buster'.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/futurePrototype\"><img alt=\"futurePrototype Login screen. Click to see the whole theme proposal\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/futureprototype_login.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the Debian Desktop Team made the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2018\/06\/msg00003.html\">call for proposing themes<\/a>,\na total of <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDesktop\/Artwork\/buster\">eleven choices<\/a>\nhave been submitted, and any Debian contributor has received\nthe opportunity to vote on them in a survey.\nWe received 3,646 responses ranking the different choices,\nand futurePrototype has been the winner among them.<\/p>\n<p>We'd like to thank all the designers that have participated\nproviding nice wallpapers and artwork for Debian 10,\nand encourage everybody interested in this area of Debian,\nto join the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Design\">Design Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Alex, and thank you very much for your contribution to Debian!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"buster"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"artwork"}}]},{"title":"DebConf19 is looking for sponsors!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/01\/debconf19-looking-for-sponsors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-01-10T18:30:00+01:00","updated":"2019-01-10T18:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina, Andre Bianchi and Paulo Santana"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-01-10:\/2019\/01\/debconf19-looking-for-sponsors.html","content":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\">DebConf19<\/a> will be held in\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/about\/curitiba\/\">Curitiba<\/a>, Brazil from\nJuly 21th to 28th, 2019<\/strong>.\nIt will be preceded by DebCamp, July 14th to 19th, and <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf19.debconf.org\/schedule\/openday\/\">Open\nDay<\/a> on the 20th.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debconf.org\">DebConf<\/a>, Debian's annual developers conference,\nis an amazing event where Debian contributors from all around the world\ngather to present, discuss and work in teams around the Debian operating\nsystem. It is a great opportunity to get to know people responsible for the\nsuccess of the project and to witness a respectful and functional distributed\ncommunity in action.<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf team aims to organize the Debian Conference\nas a self-sustaining event, despite its size and complexity.\nThe financial contributions and support by individuals, companies and\norganizations are pivotal to our success.<\/p>\n<p>There are many different possibilities to support DebConf\nand we are in the process of contacting potential sponsors\nfrom all around the globe.\nIf you know any organization that could be interested\nor who would like to give back resources to FOSS,\nplease consider handing them\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/media.debconf.org\/dc19\/fundraising\/debconf19_sponsorship_brochure_en.pdf\">sponsorship brochure<\/a>\nor <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">contact the fundraising team<\/a> with any leads.\nIf you are a company and want to sponsor, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s work together, as every year, on making the best DebConf ever.\nWe are waiting for you at Curitiba!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf19 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Debconf19-horizontal.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2018)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2019\/01\/new-developers-2018-12.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2019-01-08T14:00:00+01:00","updated":"2019-01-08T14:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2019-01-08:\/2019\/01\/new-developers-2018-12.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abhijith PA (abhijith)<\/li>\n<li>Philippe Thierry (philou)<\/li>\n<li>Kai-Chung Yan (seamlik)<\/li>\n<li>Simon Quigley (tsimonq2)<\/li>\n<li>Daniele Tricoli (eriol)<\/li>\n<li>Molly de Blanc (mollydb)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nicolas Mora<\/li>\n<li>Wolfgang Silbermayr<\/li>\n<li>Marcos Fouces<\/li>\n<li>kpcyrd<\/li>\n<li>Scott Martin Leggett<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2019"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian Cloud Sprint 2018","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/12\/debian-cloud-sprint-2018.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-12-11T12:30:00+01:00","updated":"2018-12-11T12:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Tomasz Rybak"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-12-11:\/2018\/12\/debian-cloud-sprint-2018.html","content":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/Cloud\">Debian Cloud team<\/a> held a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Sprints\/2018\/DebianCloudOct2018\">sprint<\/a> for the\nthird time, hosted by Amazon at its Seattle offices from October 8th to\nOctober 10th, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>We discussed the status of images on various platforms, especially in\nlight of moving to <a href=\"https:\/\/fai-project.org\/\">FAI<\/a> as the only method for\nbuilding images on all the cloud platforms.  The next topic was building and\ntesting workflows, including the use of Debian machines for building, testing,\nstoring, and publishing built images. This was partially caused by the move of\nall <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/cloud-team\">repositories to Salsa<\/a>, which allows\nfor better management of code changes, especially reviewing new code.<\/p>\n<p>Recently  we have made progress supporting cloud usage cases; grub\nand kernel optimised for cloud images help with reducing boot time and\nrequired memory footprint.  There is also growing interest in non-x86\nimages, and FAI can now build such images.<\/p>\n<p>Discussion of support for LTS images, which started at the sprint, has now\nmoved to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-cloud\/\">debian-cloud mailing list<\/a>).\nWe also discussed providing many image variants, which\nrequires a more advanced and automated workflow, especially regarding\ntesting.  Further discussion touched upon providing newer kernels and software\nlike cloud-init from backports.  As interest in using\nsecure boot is increasing, we might cooperate with other team and use work on\nUEFI to provide images signed boot loader and kernel.<\/p>\n<p>Another topic of discussion was the management of accounts used by Debian to\nbuild and publish Debian images.  <a href=\"https:\/\/spi-inc.org\/\">SPI<\/a> will create and\nmanage such accounts for Debian, including user accounts (synchronised\nwith Debian accounts).  Buster images should be published using those\nnew accounts.  Our Cloud Team delegation proposal (prepared by Luca\nFillipozzi) was\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-cloud\/2018\/10\/msg00035.html\">accepted<\/a>\nby the Debian Project Leader. Sprint minutes are\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-cloud\/2018\/11\/msg00008.html\">available<\/a>,\nincluding a summary and a list of action items for individual members.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Group photo of the participants in the Cloud Team Sprint\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/cloud_sprint_2018.jpeg\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cloud"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sprint"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes its new Outreachy intern","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/11\/welcome-outreachy-intern-2018-2019.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-11-29T20:15:00+01:00","updated":"2018-11-29T20:15:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-11-29:\/2018\/11\/welcome-outreachy-intern-2018-2019.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Outreachy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/outreachy-logo-300x61.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Debian continues participating in Outreachy, and we'd like to\nwelcome our new Outreachy intern for this round, lasting from December 2018 to\nMarch 2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moonkin.github.io\/\">Anastasia Tsikoza<\/a>\nwill work on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\/Round16\/Projects\/DerivativesIntegration\">Improving the integration of Debian derivatives with the Debian infrastructure and the community<\/a>,\nmentored by Paul Wise and Raju Devidas.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Anastasia, and welcome!<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outreachy.org\/\">the official website<\/a>: <em>Outreachy provides three-month internships\nfor people from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech.\nInterns work remotely with mentors from Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) communities\non projects ranging from programming, user experience, documentation,\nillustration and graphical design, to data science.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Outreachy programme is possible in Debian thanks\nto the efforts of Debian developers and contributors who dedicate\ntheir free time to mentor students and outreach tasks, and\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/\">Software Freedom Conservancy<\/a>'s administrative support,\nas well as the continued support of Debian's donors, who provide funding\nfor the internships.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the work of the Outreachy\ninterns reading their blogs (they are syndicated in <a href=\"https:\/\/planet.debian.org\">Planet Debian<\/a>),\nand chat with us in the #debian-outreach IRC channel and <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\">mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (September and October 2018)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/11\/new-developers-2018-10.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-11-08T14:00:00+01:00","updated":"2018-11-08T14:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-11-08:\/2018\/11\/new-developers-2018-10.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joseph Herlant (aerostitch)<\/li>\n<li>Aur\u00e9lien Couderc (coucouf)<\/li>\n<li>Dylan A\u00efssi (daissi)<\/li>\n<li>Kunal Mehta (legoktm)<\/li>\n<li>Ming-ting Yao Wei (mwei)<\/li>\n<li>Nicolas Braud-Santoni (nicoo)<\/li>\n<li>Pierre-Elliott B\u00e9cue (peb)<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Gelman (ssgelm)<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Echeverry (epsilon)<\/li>\n<li>Dmitry Bogatov (kaction)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sagar Ippalpalli<\/li>\n<li>Kurt Kremitzki<\/li>\n<li>Michal Arbet<\/li>\n<li>Peter Wienemann<\/li>\n<li>Alexis Bienven\u00fce<\/li>\n<li>Gard Spreemann<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (July and August 2018)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/09\/new-developers-2018-08.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-09-09T17:00:00+02:00","updated":"2018-09-09T17:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-09-09:\/2018\/09\/new-developers-2018-08.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>William Blough (bblough)<\/li>\n<li>Shengjing Zhu (zhsj)<\/li>\n<li>Boyuan Yang (byang)<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Koch (thk)<\/li>\n<li>Xavier Guimard (yadd)<\/li>\n<li>Valentin Vidic (vvidic)<\/li>\n<li>Mo Zhou (lumin)<\/li>\n<li>Ruben Undheim (rubund)<\/li>\n<li>Damiel Baumann (daniel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phil Morrell<\/li>\n<li>Ra\u00fal Benencia<\/li>\n<li>Brian T. Smith<\/li>\n<li>I\u00f1aki Martin Malerba<\/li>\n<li>Hayashi Kentaro<\/li>\n<li>Arnaud Rebillout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"25 years and counting","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/08\/debian-is-25.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-08-16T08:50:00+02:00","updated":"2018-08-16T08:50:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-08-16:\/2018\/08\/debian-is-25.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Debian is 25 years old by Angelo Rosa\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian25years.png\"><\/p>\n<p>When the late Ian Murdock announced 25 years ago in comp.os.linux.development,\n<em>\"the imminent completion of a brand-new Linux release, [...] the Debian Linux Release\"<\/em>,\nnobody would have expected the \"Debian Linux Release\" to become what's nowadays\nknown as the Debian Project, one of the largest and most influential free software projects.\nIts primary product is Debian, a free operating system (OS) for your computer, as well as\nfor plenty of other systems which enhance your life. From the inner workings of your nearby\nairport to your car entertainment system, and from cloud servers hosting your favorite\nwebsites to the IoT devices that communicate with them, Debian can power it all.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the Debian project is a large and thriving organization with countless self-organized\nteams comprised of volunteers. While it often looks chaotic from the outside, the project\nis sustained by its two main organizational documents: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/social_contract\">Debian Social Contract<\/a>, which provides\na vision of improving society, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/social_contract#guidelines\">Debian Free Software Guidelines<\/a>, which provide an indication\nof what software is considered usable. They are supplemented by the project's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/devel\/constitution\">Constitution<\/a> which\nlays down the project structure, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/code_of_conduct\">Code of Conduct<\/a>, which sets the tone for interactions within the project.<\/p>\n<p>Every day over the last 25 years, people have sent bug reports and patches, uploaded\npackages, updated translations, created artwork, organized events about Debian, updated\nthe website, taught others how to use Debian, and created hundreds of derivatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here's to another 25 years - and hopefully many, many more!<\/strong><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian25"}}]},{"title":"DebConf18 closes in Hsinchu and DebConf19 dates announced","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/08\/debconf18-closes.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-08-05T22:00:00+02:00","updated":"2018-08-05T22:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-08-05:\/2018\/08\/debconf18-closes.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf18\/GroupPhoto\"><img alt=\"DebConf18 group photo - click to enlarge\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/Debconf18_group_photo_small.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, Sunday 5 August 2018, the annual Debian Developers\nand Contributors Conference came to a close.\nWith over 306 people attending from all over the world,\nand 137 events including 100 talks, 25 discussion sessions or BoFs,\n5 workshops and 7 other activities,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\">DebConf18<\/a> has been hailed as a success.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights included DebCamp with more than 90 participants,\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/schedule\/?day=2018-07-28\">Open Day<\/a>,\nwhere events of interest to a broader audience were offered,\nplenaries like the traditional Bits from the DPL,\na Questions and Answers session with Minister Audrey Tang,\na panel discussion about \"Ignoring negativity\" with Bdale Garbee, Chris Lamb,\nEnrico Zini and Steve McIntyre, the talk \"That's a free software issue!!\"\ngiven by Molly de Blanc and Karen Sandler, lightning talks and live demos\nand the announcement of next year's DebConf\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/19\">DebConf19<\/a> in Curitiba, Brazil).<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a>\nhas been updated every day, including 27 ad-hoc new activities, planned\nby attendees during the whole conference.<\/p>\n<p>For those not able to attend, most talks and sessions were recorded and live\nstreamed, and videos are being made available at the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/2018\/DebConf18\/\">Debian meetings archive website<\/a>.\nMany sessions also facilitated remote participation via IRC or a collaborative\ntext document.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/\">DebConf18<\/a> website\nwill remain active for archive purposes, and will continue to offer\nlinks to the presentations and videos of talks and events.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebConf\/19\">DebConf19<\/a> will be held in\nCuritiba, Brazil, from 21 July to 28 July, 2019. It will be the second DebConf\nheld in Brazil (first one was DebConf4 in Porto Alegre.\nFor the days before DebConf the local organisers will again set up DebCamp\n(13 July \u2013 19 July),\na session for some intense work on improving the distribution,\nand organise the Open Day on 20 July 2019, open to the general public.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all participants.\nSee the <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">DebConf Code of Conduct<\/a>\nand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/code_of_conduct\">Debian Code of Conduct<\/a> for\nmore details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf18, particularly our Platinum Sponsor\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\">Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Debian<\/h3>\n<p>The Debian Project was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock to be a truly\nfree community project. Since then the project has grown to be one of\nthe largest and most influential open source projects.  Thousands of\nvolunteers from all over the world work together to create and\nmaintain Debian software. Available in 70 languages, and\nsupporting a huge range of computer types, Debian calls itself the\n<em>universal operating system<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>About DebConf<\/h3>\n<p>DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to a\nfull schedule of technical, social and policy talks, DebConf provides an\nopportunity for developers, contributors and other interested people to\nmeet in person and work together more closely. It has taken place\nannually since 2000 in locations as varied as Scotland, Argentina, and\nBosnia and Herzegovina. More information about DebConf is available from\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\">Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)<\/a>\nis an industry-leading technology company\nproviding a comprehensive portfolio of products such as\nintegrated systems, servers, storage, networking and software.\nThe company offers consulting, operational support, financial services,\nand complete solutions for many different industries: mobile and IoT,\ndata &amp; analytics and the manufacturing or public sectors among others.<\/p>\n<p>HPE is also a development partner of Debian,\nand providing hardware for port development, Debian mirrors, and other Debian\nservices (hardware donations are listed in the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/db.debian.org\/machines.cgi\">Debian machines<\/a> page).<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n<p>For further information, please visit the DebConf18 web page at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/\">https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/<\/a>\nor send mail to <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf18"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf19"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"DebConf18 thanks its sponsors!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/08\/dc18-thanks-its-sponsors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-08-02T12:00:00+02:00","updated":"2018-08-02T12:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-08-02:\/2018\/08\/dc18-thanks-its-sponsors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf18 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/DebConf18_Horizontal_Logo_600_240.png\"><\/p>\n<p>DebConf18 is taking place in Hsinchu, Taiwan, from July 29th to August 5th, 2018.\nIt is the first Debian Annual Conference in Asia, with\nover 300 attendees and major advances for Debian and for Free Software in general.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-two companies have committed to sponsor DebConf18! With a warm\n\"thank you\", we'd like to introduce them to you.<\/p>\n<p>Our Platinum sponsor is  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\"><strong>Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)<\/strong><\/a>.\nHPE is an industry-leading technology company\nproviding a comprehensive portfolio of products such as\nintegrated systems, servers, storage, networking and software.\nThe company offers consulting, operational support, financial services,\nand complete solutions for many different industries: mobile and IoT,\ndata &amp; analytics and the manufacturing or public sectors among others.<\/p>\n<p>HPE is also a development partner of Debian,\nand providing hardware for port development, Debian mirrors, and other Debian services\n(hardware donations are listed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/db.debian.org\/machines.cgi\">Debian machines<\/a> page).<\/p>\n<p>We have four Gold sponsors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>, a technology company\n  specialized in Internet-related services as online advertising and search\n  engine,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomaniak.com\/\"><strong>Infomaniak<\/strong><\/a>, Switzerland's largest\n  web-hosting company, also offering live-streaming and video on demand\n  services,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collabora.com\/\"><strong>Collabora<\/strong><\/a>,\n  which offers a comprehensive range of services to help its clients to\n  navigate the ever-evolving world of Open Source, and<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/\"><strong>Microsoft<\/strong><\/a>, the American multinational\n  technology company developing, licensing and selling computer software,\n  consumer electronics, personal computers and related services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As Silver sponsors we have\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.credativ.de\/\"><strong>credativ<\/strong><\/a>\n(a service-oriented company focusing on open-source software and also a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/partners\/\">Debian development partner<\/a>),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gandi.net\/\"><strong>Gandi<\/strong><\/a>\n(a French company providing domain name registration, web hosting, and related\nservices),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/skymizer.com\/\"><strong>Skymizer<\/strong><\/a>\n(a Taiwanese company focused on compiler and virtual machine technology),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cip-project.org\/\"><strong>Civil Infrastructure Platform<\/strong><\/a>,\n(a collaborative project hosted by the Linux Foundation,\nestablishing an open source \u201cbase layer\u201d of industrial grade software),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandorr.com\/\"><strong>Brandorr Group<\/strong><\/a>,\n(a company that develops, deploys and manages new or existing infrastructure\nin the cloud for customers of all sizes),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cx.com\/\"><strong>3CX<\/strong><\/a>,\n(a software-based, open standards IP PBX that offers complete unified\ncommunications),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsij.org\/\"><strong>Free Software Initiative Japan<\/strong><\/a>,\n(a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Free Software growth and\ndevelopment),\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/\"><strong>Texas Instruments<\/strong><\/a> (the global semiconductor company),\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/\"><strong>Bern University of Applied Sciences<\/strong><\/a>\n(with over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/en\/bfh\/facts_figures.html\">6,800<\/a> students\nenrolled, located in the Swiss capital),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arm.com\/\"><strong>ARM<\/strong><\/a>,\n(a multinational semiconductor and software design company, designers of the\nARM processors),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canonical.com\/\"><strong>Ubuntu<\/strong><\/a>,\n(the Operating System delivered by Canonical),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cumulusnetworks.com\/\"><strong>Cumulus Networks<\/strong><\/a>,\n(a company building web-scale networks using innovative, open networking\ntechnology),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/code4life.roche.com\/\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a>,\n(a major international pharmaceutical provider and research company\ndedicated to personalized healthcare)\nand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hudson-trading.com\/\"><strong>Hudson-Trading<\/strong><\/a>,\n(a company researching and developing automated trading algorithms\nusing advanced mathematical techniques).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/isg.ee.ethz.ch\/\"><strong>ISG.EE<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.univention.com\/\"><strong>Univention<\/strong><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/privateinternetaccess.com\/\"><strong>Private Internet Access<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.logilab.fr\/\"><strong>Logilab<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/\"><strong>Dropbox<\/strong><\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/\"><strong>IBM<\/strong><\/a>\nare our Bronze sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, <a href=\"https:\/\/slat.org\/\"><strong>SLAT (Software Liberty Association of Taiwan)<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxfoundation.org\/\"><strong>The Linux foundation<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepin.com\/\"><strong>deepin<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/altusmetrum.org\/\"><strong>Altus Metrum<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/evolix.com\/\"><strong>Evolix<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/DT42\/BerryNet\"><strong>BerryNet<\/strong><\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/puri.sm\/\"><strong>Purism<\/strong><\/a>\nare our supporter sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all our sponsors for their support!\nTheir contributions made possible that a large number\nof Debian contributors from all over the globe work together,\nhelp and learn from each other in DebConf18.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf18"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (May and June 2018)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/07\/new-developers-2018-06.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-07-30T19:45:00+02:00","updated":"2018-07-30T19:45:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-07-30:\/2018\/07\/new-developers-2018-06.html","content":"<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andre Bianchi<\/li>\n<li>Simon Quigley<\/li>\n<li>Andrius Merkys<\/li>\n<li>Tong Sun<\/li>\n<li>James Lu<\/li>\n<li>Rapha\u00ebl Halimi<\/li>\n<li>Paul Seyfert<\/li>\n<li>Dustin Kirkland<\/li>\n<li>Yanhao Mo<\/li>\n<li>Paride Legovini<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>\n<p>Application managers are needed to help contributors get their Debian Developer\naccounts. See the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2018\/06\/msg00007.html\">call from New Member Front Desk<\/a>\nfor details.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"DebConf18 starts today in Hsinchu","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/07\/dc18-starts.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-07-29T03:30:00+02:00","updated":"2018-07-29T03:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-07-29:\/2018\/07\/dc18-starts.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf18 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/DebConf18_Horizontal_Logo_600_240.png\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/\">DebConf18<\/a>, the 19th annual\nDebian Conference, is taking place in Hsinchu, Taiwan\nfrom July 29th to August 5th, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Debian contributors from all over the world have come together at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf18\/Venue\">National Chiao Tung University, Microelectronics and Information Research Center (NCTU MIRC)<\/a>\nduring the preceding week for DebCamp (focused on individual work\nand team sprints for in-person collaboration developing Debian),\nand the Open Day on July 28th (with presentations and workshops\nof interest to a wide audience).<\/p>\n<p>Today the main conference starts with over 300 attendants\nand 118 activities scheduled,\nincluding 45- and 20-minute talks and team meetings,\nworkshops, a job fair, talks from invited speakers,\nas well as a variety of other events.<\/p>\n<p>The full schedule at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/schedule\/<\/a>\nis updated every day, including activities planned ad-hoc\nby attendees during the whole conference.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to engage remotely, you can follow the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/\"><strong>video streaming<\/strong> available from the DebConf18 website<\/a>\nof the events happening in the three talk rooms:\nYushan (\u7389\u5c71) (the main auditorium), Xueshan (\u96ea\u5c71), and Zhongyangjianshan (\u4e2d\u592e\u5c16\u5c71),\nor join the conversation about what is happening\nin the talk rooms:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf18-y\"><strong>#debconf18-y<\/strong><\/a>,\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf18-x\"><strong>#debconf18-x<\/strong><\/a> and\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf18-z\"><strong>#debconf18-z<\/strong><\/a>\n(all those channels in the OFTC IRC network).<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all participants.\nSee the <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">DebConf Code of Conduct<\/a>\nand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/code_of_conduct\">Debian Code of Conduct<\/a> for more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf18, particularly our Platinum Sponsor\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\"><strong>Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf18"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise Platinum Sponsor of DebConf18","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/07\/hpe-platinum-debconf18.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-07-28T13:45:00+02:00","updated":"2018-07-28T13:45:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-07-28:\/2018\/07\/hpe-platinum-debconf18.html","content":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\"><img alt=\"HPElogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/hpe.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\"><strong>Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to support <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\">DebConf18<\/a> as a <strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\"Hewlett Packard Enterprise is excited to support Debian's annual developer\nconference for the third consecutive year,\"<\/em> said Steve Geary, Senior Director R&amp;D,\nAdvanced Software Development, Hewlett Packard Labs.\n<em>\"The Debian community and open distribution are true innovation enablers for our\nMemory-Driven Computing work and products all across HPE.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p>HPE is an industry-leading technology company\nproviding a comprehensive portfolio of products such as\nintegrated systems, servers, storage, networking and software.\nThe company offers consulting, operational support, financial services,\nand complete solutions for many different industries: mobile and IoT,\ndata &amp; analytics and the manufacturing or public sectors among others.<\/p>\n<p>HPE is also a development partner of Debian,\nand providing hardware for port development, Debian mirrors, and other Debian services\n(hardware donations are listed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/db.debian.org\/machines.cgi\">Debian machines<\/a> page).<\/p>\n<p>With this additional commitment as Platinum Sponsor,\nHPE contributes to make possible our annual conference\nand directly supports the progress of Debian and Free Software,\nhelping to strengthen the community that continues to collaborate on\nDebian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Hewlett Packard Enterprise, for your support of DebConf18!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf18"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"HPE"}}]},{"title":"DebConf18 invites you to Debian Open Day at National Chiao Tung University, Microelectronics and Information Research Center (NCTU MIRC), in Hsinchu","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/07\/debconf18-open-day.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-07-27T12:00:00+02:00","updated":"2018-07-27T12:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina, H\u00e9ctor Or\u00f3n Mart\u00ednez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-07-27:\/2018\/07\/debconf18-open-day.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf18 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/DebConf18_Horizontal_Logo_600_240.png\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\">DebConf<\/a>, the annual conference for Debian\ncontributors and users interested in improving the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\">Debian operating system<\/a>, will be held in\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf18\/Venue\">National Chiao Tung University, Microelectronics and Information Research Center (NCTU MIRC)<\/a>\nin Hsinchu, Taiwan, from July 29th to August 5th, 2018. The conference is\npreceded by DebCamp, July 21th to July 27th, and the DebConf18 Open Day on\nJuly 28th.<\/p>\n<p>Debian is an operating system consisting entirely of free and open source\nsoftware, and is known for its adherence to the Unix and Free Software\nphilosophies and for its extensiveness. Thousands of volunteers from all over\nthe world work together to create and maintain Debian software, and more than\n400 are expected to attend DebConf18 to meet in person and work together more\nclosely.<\/p>\n<p>The conference features presentations and workshops, and video streams are\nmade available in real-time and archived.<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf18 Open Day, Saturday, July 28, is open to the public with events\nof interest to a wide audience.<\/p>\n<p>The\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf18\/OpenDay\">detailed schedule of the Open Day's events<\/a>\ninclude, among others:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Questions and Answers Session with Minister Audrey Tang,<\/li>\n<li>Debian Meets Smart City Applications with SZ Lin<\/li>\n<li>a Debian Packaging Workshop,<\/li>\n<li>panel discussion: Story of Debian contributors around the world,<\/li>\n<li>sessions in English or Chinese about different aspects of the Debian project\n  and community, and other free software projects like LibreOffice, Clonezilla\n  and DRBL, LXDE\/LXQt desktops, EzGo...<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Everyone is welcome to attend, attendance is free, and it is a great\npossibility for interested users to meet the Debian community.<\/p>\n<p>The full schedule for Open Day's events and the rest of the conference is at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/schedule\">https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/schedule<\/a>\nand the video streaming will be available at the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\">DebConf18 website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all participants.\nSee the <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">DebConf Code of Conduct<\/a> and\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/code_of_conduct\">Debian Code of Conduct<\/a> for more\ndetails on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nfor their commitment to DebConf18, particularly its Platinum Sponsor\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\">Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/a>, the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trade.gov.tw\/English\/\">Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs<\/a>\nvia the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meettaiwan.com\/en_US\/index.html\">MEET TAIWAN program<\/a>,\nand its venue sponsors, the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nctu.edu.tw\/\">National Chiao Tung University \u570b\u7acb\u4ea4\u901a\u5927\u5b78<\/a> and the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nchc.org.tw\/\">National Center for High-performance Computing \u570b\u5bb6\u9ad8\u901f\u7db2\u8def\u8207\u8a08\u7b97\u4e2d\u5fc3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For media contacts, please contact DebConf organization: \u6797\u4e0a\u667a (SZ Lin), Cell:\n0911-162297<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf18"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}}]},{"title":"Debian Perl Sprint 2018","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/06\/debian-perl-sprint-2018.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-06-27T18:40:00+02:00","updated":"2018-06-27T18:40:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Dominic Hargreaves"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-06-27:\/2018\/06\/debian-perl-sprint-2018.html","content":"<p>Three members of the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/DebianPerlGroup\">Debian Perl<\/a> team met in\nHamburg between May 16 and May 20 2018 as part of the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianEvents\/de\/2018\/MiniDebConfHamburg\">Mini-DebConf Hamburg<\/a>\nto continue perl development work for Buster and to work on QA tasks across\nour 3500+ packages.<\/p>\n<p>The participants had a good time and met other Debian friends. The\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Sprints\/2018\/DebianPerlSprint\">sprint<\/a> was productive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>21 bugs were filed or worked on, many uploads were accepted.<\/li>\n<li>The transition to Perl 5.28 was prepared, and versioned provides were again\n  worked on.<\/li>\n<li>Several cleanup tasks were performed, especially around the move from Alioth\n  to Salsa in documentation, website, and wiki.<\/li>\n<li>For src:perl, autopkgtests were enabled, and work on Versioned Provides has\n  been resumed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-perl\/2018\/06\/msg00002.html\">full report<\/a>\nwas posted to the relevant Debian mailing lists.<\/p>\n<p>The participants would like to thank the Mini-DebConf Hamburg organizers for\nproviding the framework for our sprint, and all donors to the Debian project\nwho helped to cover a large part of our expenses.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"perl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sprint"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"hh2018"}}]},{"title":"Debian Artwork: Call for Proposals for Debian 10 (Buster)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/06\/buster-artwork-cfp.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-06-17T13:30:00+02:00","updated":"2018-06-17T13:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jonathan Carter"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-06-17:\/2018\/06\/buster-artwork-cfp.html","content":"<p>This is the official call for artwork proposals for the Buster cycle.<\/p>\n<p>For the most up to date details, please refer to the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDesktop\/Artwork\/Buster\">wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Juliette\nTaka Belin for doing the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/softWaves\">Softwaves theme for stretch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The deadlines for submissions is: 2018-09-05<\/p>\n<p>The artwork is usually picked based on which themes look the most:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>''Debian'': admittedly not the most defined concept, since everyone has their\n  own take on what Debian means to them.<\/li>\n<li>''plausible to integrate without patching core software'':\n  as much as we love some of the insanely hot looking themes, some\n  would require heavy GTK+ theming and patching GDM\/GNOME.<\/li>\n<li>''clean \/ well designed'': without becoming something that gets annoying to look at a\n  year down the road.  Examples of good themes include Joy,\n  Lines and Softwaves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you'd like more information, please use the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-desktop\/\">Debian Desktop mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"artwork"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"buster"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cfp"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes its GSoC 2018 and Outreachy interns","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/05\/welcome-gsoc2018-and-outreachy-interns.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-05-30T20:45:00+02:00","updated":"2018-05-30T20:45:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-05-30:\/2018\/05\/welcome-gsoc2018-and-outreachy-interns.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"GSoC logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gsoc.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Outreachy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/outreachy-logo-300x61.png\"><\/p>\n<p>We're excited to announce that Debian has selected twenty-six interns to work with us\nduring the next months: one person for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outreachy.org\/alums\/\">Outreachy<\/a>, and twenty-five for the <a href=\"https:\/\/summerofcode.withgoogle.com\/organizations\/5166394929315840\/?sp-page=3#!\">Google Summer of Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the list of projects and the interns who will work on them:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SocialEventAndConferenceCalendars\">A calendar database of social events and conferences<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogukancelik.com\">Do\u011fukan \u00c7elik<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/AndroidTools\">Android SDK Tools in Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/m36-guest\">Saif Abdul Cassim<\/a> (GSoC 2018 Android SDK tools in Debian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/r_chandramouli-guest\">Chandramouli Rajagopalan<\/a> (Packaging and Updating Android SDK Tools)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/darkLord-guest\">Umang Parmar<\/a> (Android SDK Tools in Debian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/ClangRebuild\">Automatic builds with clang using OBS<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/athoscr.me\/blog\/gsoc2018-1\/\">Athos Ribeiro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/AutomaticPackagesForEverything\">Automatic Packages for Everything<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/aviau\">Alexandre Viau<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/ClickToDialPopupWindowForLinuxDesktop\">Click To Dial Popup Window for the Linux Desktop<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DiellzaShabani\">Diellza Shabani<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/sanjaypra555-guest\/\">Sanjay Prajapat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/comfortablydumb-guest\/\">Vishal Gupta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/NewDebianSSO\">Design and implementation of a Debian SSO solution<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bisco.org\/tags\/gsoc18\/\">Birger Schacht<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/EasyGnuPG\">EasyGnuPG Improvements<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DiveshUttamchandani\">Divesh Uttamchandani<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/ExtractingDataFromPDFInvoicesAndBills\">Extracting data from PDF invoices and bills for financial accounting<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/HarshitJoshi\">Harshit Joshi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/FirefoxAndThunderbirdPluginFreeSoftwareHabits\">Firefox and Thunderbird plugin for free software habits<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/EnkelenaHaxhija\">Enkelena Haxhija<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/EasyGnuPG\">GUI app for EasyGnuPG<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/yugeshk\">Yugesh Ajit Kothari<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/ImprovingDistro-trackerToBetterSupportDebianTeams\">Improving Distro Tracker to better support Debian teams<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/StudentApplications\/ArthurEsposte\">Arthur Del Esposte<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/KanbanBoardForDebianBugTrackerAndCalDAVServer\">Kanban Board for Debian Bug Tracker and CalDAV servers<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/StudentApplications\/ChikirouMassiwayne\">Chikirou Massiwayne<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/OwnMailbox\">OwnMailbox Improvements<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/giorgos314\">Georgios Pipilis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/BootTorrent\">P2P Network Boot with BitTorrent<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/shreyanshk\">Shreyansh Khajanchi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/PGPCleanRoomKeyManagement\">PGP Clean Room Live CD<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/JacobAdams\">Jacob Adams<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/PortKaliPackages\">Port Kali Packages to Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/samueloph\">Samuel Henrique<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/QualityAssuranceForBiologicalApplicationsInsideDebian\">Quality assurance for biological applications inside Debian<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/liubovch-guest\">Liubov Chuprikova<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/RadiatorThermovalveReverseEngineering\">Reverse Engineering Radiator Bluetooth Thermovalves<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gitlab.com\/sergioalberti\">Sergio Alberti<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\/VirtualLtspServer\">Virtual LTSP Server<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/d78ui98\">Deepanshu Gajbhiye<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/NewContributorWizard\">Wizard\/GUI helping students\/interns apply and get started<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ElenaGjevukaj\">Elena Gjevukaj<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/MinkushJain\">Minkush Jain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ShashankKumar\">Shashank Kumar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations and welcome to all of them!<\/p>\n<p>The Google Summer of Code and Outreachy programs are possible in Debian thanks\nto the efforts of Debian developers and contributors that dedicate\npart of their free time to mentor interns and outreach tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the interns weekly reports on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\" title=\"debian-outreach AT lists.debian.org\">debian-outreach mailing-list<\/a>, chat with us on\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/#debian-outreach\" title=\"#debian-outreach on irc.debian.org\">our IRC channel<\/a> or on each project's team mailing lists.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"clang"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"firefox"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"thunderbird"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"SSO"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Caldav"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Kali"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"QA"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2018)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/05\/new-developers-2018-04.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-05-02T22:03:00+02:00","updated":"2018-05-02T22:03:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-05-02:\/2018\/05\/new-developers-2018-04.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andreas Boll (aboll)<\/li>\n<li>Dominik George (natureshadow)<\/li>\n<li>Julien Puydt (jpuydt)<\/li>\n<li>Sergio Durigan Junior (sergiodj)<\/li>\n<li>Robie Basak (rbasak)<\/li>\n<li>Elena Grandi (valhalla)<\/li>\n<li>Peter Pentchev (roam)<\/li>\n<li>Samuel Henrique (samueloph)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andy Li<\/li>\n<li>Alexandre Rossi<\/li>\n<li>David Mohammed<\/li>\n<li>Tim Lunn<\/li>\n<li>Rebecca Natalie Palmer<\/li>\n<li>Andrea Bolognani<\/li>\n<li>Toke H\u00f8iland-J\u00f8rgensen<\/li>\n<li>Gabriel F. T. Gomes<\/li>\n<li>Bjorn Anders Dolk<\/li>\n<li>Geoffroy Youri Berret<\/li>\n<li>Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Bursary applications for DebConf18 are closing in 48 hours!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/04\/dc18-bursaries.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-04-12T12:30:00+02:00","updated":"2018-04-12T12:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-04-12:\/2018\/04\/dc18-bursaries.html","content":"<p>If you intend to apply for a DebConf18 bursary and\nhave not yet done so, please proceed as soon as possible!<\/p>\n<p>Bursary applications for DebConf18 will be accepted until April 13th at\n23:59 UTC. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered.<\/p>\n<p>You can apply for a bursary when you <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/register\">register<\/a>\nfor the conference.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that giving a talk or organising an event is considered towards your bursary;\nif you have a submission to make, submit it even if it is only sketched-out.\nYou will be able to detail it later. DebCamp plans can be entered in the usual\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Sprints\">Sprints page at the Debian wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please make sure to double-check your accommodation choices (dates and venue).\nDetails about accommodation arrangements can be found on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf18\/Accommodation\">wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See you in Hsinchu!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf18 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/DebConf18_Horizontal_Logo_600_240.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf18"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"DebConf20 in a cruise","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/04\/debconf20-in-a-cruise.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-04-01T20:15:00+02:00","updated":"2018-04-01T20:15:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-04-01:\/2018\/04\/debconf20-in-a-cruise.html","content":"<p>The last editions of <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\">DebConf<\/a>, the annual Debian conference,\nhave been in unalike places like Heidelberg (Germany), Cape Town (South Africa) and Montreal (Canada).\nNext summer <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\">DebConf18<\/a> will happen in Hsinchu (Taiwan)\nand the location for <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf19\">DebConf19<\/a> is already decided: Curitiba (Brazil).\nDuring all these years an idea has been floating in the air (aka the Debian IRC channels)\nabout organising a DebConf in a cruise.\nToday, the Debian Project is happy to announce that a group of Debian contributors\nhave teamed-up to propose an actual bid for <em>DebConf20 in a cruise<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Cruise Team is confident about their ability to provide a detailed and strong bid by the end of the year.\nHowever, a brief plan and preparation is already done:\nthe conference would happen in July and August 2020, during a trip around the world\nin a <strong>\"rolling conference\"<\/strong> scheme. This means that Debian contributors could choose when to arrive\nand leave by embarking\/disembarking in one of the harbours the boat will stop.\nA DebCamp focused in sprinting the development of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/blends\/\">Debian blends<\/a>\nand an \"Open Day\" with install parties under the sea and other interesting activities for the wide public is also planned.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a sprint to discuss the bid details during DebConf18 in Hsinchu.\nThe team has also initiated conversations with several cruise ship companies\nand satellite network providers in order to explore the possible venues and connectivity options for the conference.\nInterested parties can contact press@debian.org to join the Cruise Team in the preparation of the future conference.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2018)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/03\/new-developers-2018-02.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-03-04T08:30:00+01:00","updated":"2018-03-04T08:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-03-04:\/2018\/03\/new-developers-2018-02.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexandre Mestiashvili (mestia)<\/li>\n<li>Tomasz Rybak (serpent)<\/li>\n<li>Louis-Philippe V\u00e9ronneau (pollo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teus Benschop<\/li>\n<li>Kyle John Robbertze<\/li>\n<li>Maarten van Gompel<\/li>\n<li>Dennis van Dok<\/li>\n<li>Innocent De Marchi<\/li>\n<li>David Rabel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian won Linux Journal's Readers' Choice Award for Best Linux Distribution!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/02\/debian-linuxjournal-readers-choice-award.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-02-14T23:00:00+01:00","updated":"2018-02-14T23:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-02-14:\/2018\/02\/debian-linuxjournal-readers-choice-award.html","content":"<p>Debian won <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxjournal.com\/content\/best-linux-distribution\">Linux Journal's Readers' Choice Award for Best Linux Distribution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for all your support!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Linux Journal Award\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/ljaward.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"award"}}]},{"title":"DebConf18: Call for Proposals","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/02\/debconf18-cfp.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-02-07T15:30:00+01:00","updated":"2018-02-07T15:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Gunnar Wolf and Nicolas Braud-Santoni"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-02-07:\/2018\/02\/debconf18-cfp.html","content":"<p>The DebConf Content team would like to call for proposals in the DebConf18\nconference, which will take place in Hsinchu, Taiwan, from 29 July to 5 August\n2018.<\/p>\n<p>You can find this Call for Proposals, in its latest form at:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/cfp\/\">https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/cfp\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please refer to this URL for updates on the present information.<\/p>\n<h2>Suggesting a Speaker<\/h2>\n<p>The content team has a (limited) number of spots for invited speakers and is\nopen to suggestions. Priority will be given to speakers who are not regular\nDebConf attendees, and who are more likely to bring diverse viewpoints to the\nconference.<\/p>\n<p>Please keep in mind that some speakers may have very busy schedules and need to\nbe booked far in advance. Therefore, we would like to start inviting speakers as\nsoon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>In order to suggest a speaker, please email <a href=\"mailto:content@debconf.org\"><a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a><\/a>; your email\nshould provide the following information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The speaker's preferred name<\/li>\n<li>Their location (for travel budget considerations)<\/li>\n<li>Their affiliation (institution and\/or project)<\/li>\n<li>The suggested talk topic<\/li>\n<li>Brief biography (50-100 words) as it relates to the suggested topic<\/li>\n<li>The topic's relevance to Debian and\/or DebConf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please, note that the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">Code of Conduct<\/a> applies to invited speakers and their\ntalks, and coming to DebConf (incl. accepting an invitation) requires them to\naccept it.<\/p>\n<h2>Submitting an Event<\/h2>\n<p>You can now submit an <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/talks\/new\/\">event proposal<\/a>. Events are not limited to traditional\npresentations or informal sessions (BoFs): we welcome submissions of tutorials,\nperformances, art installations, debates, or any other format of event that you\nthink would be of interest to the Debian community.<\/p>\n<p>Regular sessions may either be 20 or 45 minutes long (including time for\nquestions), other kinds of sessions (workshops, demos, lightning talks, ...)\ncould have different durations. Please choose the most suitable duration for\nyour event and explain any special requests.<\/p>\n<p>While we cannot offer travel funding for all speakers,\nDebConf has various <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf18.debconf.org\/about\/bursaries\/\">bursaries<\/a> for attendees, including a diversity one,\nand having your event accepted is something that is taken into account.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to create an account on the site, to submit a talk. We suggest\nthat Debian account holders (including DDs and DMs) to use <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianSingleSignOn\">Debian SSO<\/a> when\ncreating an account. However, this isn\u2019t required, as you can sign up with an\ne-mail address and password.<\/p>\n<h2>Timeline<\/h2>\n<p>If you depend on having your proposal accepted in order to attend the\nconference, please submit it in a timely fashion so that it can be considered\n(and potentially accepted) as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>All proposals must be submitted before Sunday 17 June 2018 to be evaluated for\nthe official schedule.<\/p>\n<h2>Topics and Tracks<\/h2>\n<p>Though we invite proposals on any Debian or FLOSS related subject, we have some\nbroad topics on which we encourage people to submit proposals, including but not\nlimited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blends<\/li>\n<li>Cloud and containers<\/li>\n<li>Debian in Science<\/li>\n<li>Embedded<\/li>\n<li>Packaging, policy and infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Security<\/li>\n<li>Social context<\/li>\n<li>Systems administration, automation and orchestration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You are welcome to either suggest more tracks, or to become a coordinator for\nany of them; please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf18\/ContentTracks\">Content Tracks<\/a> wiki page for more information\non that.<\/p>\n<h2>Code of Conduct<\/h2>\n<p>Our event is covered by a <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">Code of Conduct<\/a> designed to ensure everyone\u2019s safety\nand comfort. The code applies to all attendees, including speakers and the\ncontent of their presentations. Do not hesitate to contact us at\n<a href=\"mailto:content@debconf.org\"><a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a><\/a> if you have any questions or are unsure about certain\ncontent you\u2019d like to present.<\/p>\n<h2>Video Coverage<\/h2>\n<p>Providing video is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\/goals.shtml\">conference goals<\/a>, as it makes the content\naccessible to a wider audience. Unless speakers opt-out, scheduled talks may be\nstreamed live over the Internet to promote remote participation, and recordings\nwill be published later under the <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/LICENSE\">DebConf license<\/a> (MIT\/Expat), as well as\npresentation slides and papers whenever available.<\/p>\n<h2>Closing note<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf18 is still accepting sponsors; if you are interested, or think you know\nof others who would be willing to help, please get in touch!<\/p>\n<p>In case of any questions, or if you wanted to bounce some ideas off us first,\nplease do not hesitate to reach out to the content team at <a href=\"mailto:content@debconf.org\"><a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you in Hsinchu!<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf team<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf18"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cfp"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes its Outreachy interns","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/02\/welcome-outreachy-interns-2017-2018.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-02-02T08:30:00+01:00","updated":"2018-02-02T08:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-02-02:\/2018\/02\/welcome-outreachy-interns-2017-2018.html","content":"<p>We'd like to welcome our three Outreachy interns\nfor this round, lasting from December 2017 to March 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@jwnx\">Juliana Oliveira<\/a>\nis working on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\/Round15\/Projects#Outreachy.2FRound15.2FProjects.2FReproducibleBuildsOfDebian.Reproducible_builds_for_Debian_and_free_software\">reproducible builds for Debian and free software<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kira385881773.wordpress.com\/\">Kira Obrezkova<\/a>\nis working on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\/Round15\/Projects#Outreachy.2FRound15.2FProjects.2FDebianOsmoCom.Debian_MobCom\">bringing open-source mobile technologies to a new level with Debian (Osmocom)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rsip22.github.io\/blog\/\">Renata D'Avila<\/a>\nis working on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\/Round15\/Projects#Outreachy.2FRound15.2FProjects.2FSocialEventAndConferenceCalendars.A_calendar_database_of_social_events_and_conferences\">a calendar database of social events and conferences for free software developers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Juliana, Kira and Renata!<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outreachy.org\/\">the official website<\/a>: <em>Outreachy provides three-month internships\nfor people from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech.\nInterns work remotely with mentors from Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) communities\non projects ranging from programming, user experience, documentation,\nillustration and graphical design, to data science.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Outreachy programme is possible in Debian thanks\nto the efforts of Debian developers and contributors who dedicate\ntheir free time to mentor students and outreach tasks, and\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/\">Software Freedom Conservancy<\/a>'s administrative support,\nas well as the continued support of Debian's donors, who provide funding\nfor the internships.<\/p>\n<p>Debian will also participate this summer in the next round for Outreachy,\nand is currently applying as mentoring organisation for\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\">Google Summer of Code 2018<\/a> programme.\nHave a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\">projects wiki page<\/a>\nand contact the Debian Outreach Team <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\">mailing list<\/a>\nto join as a mentor or welcome applicants into the Outreachy or GSoC programme.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"osmocom"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"mobile"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"calendar"}}]},{"title":"Mentors and co-mentors for Debian's Google Summer of Code 2018","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/01\/gsoc-2018-mentors-and-co-mentors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-01-23T00:50:00+01:00","updated":"2018-01-23T00:50:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Pocock and Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-01-23:\/2018\/01\/gsoc-2018-mentors-and-co-mentors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"GSoC logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gsoc.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Debian is applying as a mentoring organization for the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\">Google Summer of Code 2018<\/a>,\nan internship program open to university students aged 18 and up.<\/p>\n<p>Debian already has a wide range of <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\/Projects\">projects<\/a>\nlisted but it is not too\nlate to add more or to improve the existing proposals.\nGoogle will start reviewing the ideas page over the\nnext two weeks and students will start looking at it in mid-February.<\/p>\n<p>Please join us and help extending Debian!\nYou can consider listing a potential project for interns or listing your\nname as a possible co-mentor for one of the existing projects on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2018\">Debian's Google Summer of Code wiki page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, mentors are not obliged to commit to accepting an intern\nbut it is important for potential mentors to be listed to get the\nprocess started.  You will have the opportunity to review student\napplications in March and April and give the administrators a definite\ndecision if you wish to proceed in early April.<\/p>\n<p>Mentors, co-mentors and other volunteers can follow an intern through\nthe entire process or simply volunteer for one phase of the program,\nsuch as helping recruit students in a local university or helping test\nthe work completed by a student at the end of the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Participating in GSoC has many benefits for Debian and the wider free\nsoftware community.  If you have questions, please come and ask us on\nIRC #debian-outreach or the <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\">debian-outreach mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2017)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2018\/01\/new-developers-2017-12.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2018-01-01T20:30:00+01:00","updated":"2018-01-01T20:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2018-01-01:\/2018\/01\/new-developers-2017-12.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ben Armstrong (synrg)<\/li>\n<li>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bonnard (frediz)<\/li>\n<li>Jerome Charaoui (lavamind)<\/li>\n<li>Michael Jeanson (mjeanson)<\/li>\n<li>Jim Meyering (meyering)<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Knadle (krait)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chris West<\/li>\n<li>Mark Lee Garrett<\/li>\n<li>Pierre-Elliott B\u00e9cue<\/li>\n<li>Sebastian Humenda<\/li>\n<li>Stefan Sch\u00f6rghofer<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Gelman<\/li>\n<li>Georg Faerber<\/li>\n<li>Nico Schl\u00f6mer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2018"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debsources now in sources.debian.org","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/12\/debsources-now-in-sources-debian-org.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-12-13T18:40:00+01:00","updated":"2017-12-13T18:40:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-12-13:\/2017\/12\/debsources-now-in-sources-debian-org.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/qa\/debsources\"><strong>Debsources<\/strong><\/a> is a\n web application for publishing, browsing and searching an unpacked Debian source\nmirror on the Web. With Debsources, all the source code of every Debian\nrelease is available in <a href=\"https:\/\/sources.debian.org\/\">https:\/\/sources.debian.org<\/a>,\nboth via an HTML user interface\nand a <a href=\"https:\/\/sources.debian.org\/doc\/api\/\">JSON API<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This service was first offered in 2013 with the <em>sources.debian.net<\/em> instance,\nwhich was kindly hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irill.org\">IRILL<\/a>, and is now becoming\nofficial under <strong>sources.debian.org<\/strong>, hosted on the Debian infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>This new instance offers all the features of the old one (an updater that runs four\ntimes a day, various plugins to count lines of code or measure the size of packages,\nand sub-apps to show lists of patches and copyright files), plus integration\nwith other Debian services such as <a href=\"https:\/\/codesearch.debian.net\">codesearch.debian.net<\/a>\nand the <a href=\"http:\/\/packages.qa.debian.org\/\">PTS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Debsources Team has taken the opportunity of this move of Debsources onto\nthe Debian infrastructure to officially announce the service.\nRead their <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2017\/12\/msg00000.html\">message<\/a>\nas well as <a href=\"https:\/\/sources.debian.org\/doc\/about\/\">the Debsources documentation page<\/a>\nfor more details.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"mirrors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"infrastructure"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"technical"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sources"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (September and October 2017)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/11\/new-developers-2017-10.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-11-02T20:30:00+01:00","updated":"2017-11-02T20:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-11-02:\/2017\/11\/new-developers-2017-10.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allison Randal (wendar)<\/li>\n<li>Carsten Schoenert (tijuca)<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Bicha (jbicha)<\/li>\n<li>Luca Boccassi (bluca)<\/li>\n<li>Michael Hudson-Doyle (mwhudson)<\/li>\n<li>Elana Hashman (ehashman)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ervin Heged\u00fcs<\/li>\n<li>Tom Marble<\/li>\n<li>Lukas Schwaighofer<\/li>\n<li>Philippe Thierry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (July and August 2017)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/09\/new-developers-2017-08.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-09-01T20:30:00+02:00","updated":"2017-09-01T20:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-09-01:\/2017\/09\/new-developers-2017-08.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ross Gammon (rossgammon)<\/li>\n<li>Balasankar C (balasankarc)<\/li>\n<li>Roland Fehrenbacher (rfehren)<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Cristopher Carter (jcc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jos\u00e9 Guti\u00e9rrez de la Concha<\/li>\n<li>Paolo Greppi<\/li>\n<li>Ming-ting Yao Wei<\/li>\n<li>Boyuan Yang<\/li>\n<li>Paul Hardy<\/li>\n<li>Fabian Wolff<\/li>\n<li>Moritz Schlarb<\/li>\n<li>Shengjing Zhu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Work on Debian for mobile devices continues","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/08\/debian-mobile-continues.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-08-17T15:40:00+02:00","updated":"2017-08-17T15:40:00+02:00","author":{"name":"W. Martin Borgert"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-08-17:\/2017\/08\/debian-mobile-continues.html","content":"<p>Work on Debian for mobile devices, i.e. telephones, tablets, and\nhandheld computers, continues. During the recent\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/\">DebConf17<\/a> in Montr\u00e9al, Canada, more\nthan 50 people had a meeting to reconsider opportunities and\nchallenges for Debian on mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p>A number of devices were shown at DebConf:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/getchip.com\/pages\/pocketchip\">PocketCHIP<\/a>: A very small\n   handheld computer with keyboard, Wi-Fi, USB, and Bluetooth, running\n   Debian 8 (Jessie) or 9 (Stretch).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pyra-handheld.com\/boards\/pages\/pyra\/\">Pyra<\/a>: A modular\n   handheld computer with a touchscreen, gaming controls, Wi-Fi,\n   keyboard, multiple USB ports and SD card slots, and an optional\n   modem for either Europe or the USA. It will come preinstalled with\n   Debian.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samsung_Galaxy_S_Relay_4G\">Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G<\/a>:\n   An Android smartphone featuring a physical keyboard, which can\n   already run portions of Debian userspace on the Android kernel.\n   Kernel upstreaming is on the way.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdsupply.com\/arsenijs\/zerophone\">ZeroPhone<\/a>: An\n   open-source smartphone based on Raspberry Pi Zero, with a small\n   screen, classic telephone keypad and hardware switches for\n   telephony, Wi-Fi, and the microphone. It is running Debian-based\n   Raspbian OS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/annex.debconf.org\/debconf-share\/debconf17\/photos\/aigarius\/IMG_1262.JPG\" title=\"photo of Samsung, Pyra, N900, ZeroPhone, GnuK, and PocketCHIP\"><img alt=\"photo of Samsung, Pyra, N900, ZeroPhone, GnuK, and PocketCHIP - click to enlarge\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian-mobile-continues_small.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The photo (click to enlarge) shows all four devices, together with a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nokia_N900\">Nokia N900<\/a>, which was the\nfirst Linux-based smartphone by Nokia, running Debian-based Maemo and\na completely unrelated\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsij.org\/category\/gnuk.html\">Gnuk cryptographic token<\/a>,\nwhich just sneaked into the setting.<\/p>\n<p>If you like to participate, please<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>check the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Mobile\">Debian Mobile wiki page<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-mobile\/\">Debian mobile mailing list<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>or join the <code>#debian-mobile<\/code> IRC chatroom at <code>irc.oftc.net<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"mobile"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"devices"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"pocketchip"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"pyra"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"zerophone"}}]},{"title":"Debian turns 24!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/08\/debian-turns-24.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-08-16T17:50:00+02:00","updated":"2017-08-16T17:50:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-08-16:\/2017\/08\/debian-turns-24.html","content":"<p>Today is Debian's 24th anniversary. If you are close to any of the cities\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2017\">celebrating Debian Day 2017<\/a>, you're\nvery welcome to join the party!<\/p>\n<p>If not, there's still time for you to organize a little celebration or\ncontribution to Debian. For example, spread the word about Debian Day\nwith this nice piece of artwork\ncreated by Debian Developer Daniel Lenharo de Souza and Valessio Brito,\ntaking inspiration from the desktop themes\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Lines\">Lines<\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/softWaves\">softWaves<\/a> by\nJuliette Belin:<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Debian 24\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian24.png\"><\/p>\n<p>If you also like graphics design, or design in general, have a look at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Design\">https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Design<\/a> and join\nthe team! Or you can visit the general list of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\">Debian Teams<\/a> for many other opportunities to\nparticipate in Debian development.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everybody who has contributed to develop our beloved operating\nsystem in these 24 years, and happy birthday Debian!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"DebConf17 closes in Montreal and DebConf18 dates announced","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/08\/debconf17-closes.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-08-12T23:59:00+02:00","updated":"2017-08-12T23:59:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-08-12:\/2017\/08\/debconf17-closes.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/annex.debconf.org\/debconf-share\/debconf17\/photos\/aigarius\/debcond17%20group%20photo.jpg\"><img alt=\"DebConf17 group photo - click to enlarge\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debconf17_group_photo_small.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, Saturday 12 August 2017, the annual Debian Developers\nand Contributors Conference came to a close.\nWith over 405 people attending from all over the world,\nand 169 events including 89 talks, 61 discussion sessions or BoFs,\n6 workshops and 13 other activities,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\">DebConf17<\/a> has been hailed as a success.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights included DebCamp with 117 participants,\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/news\/2017-08-05-open-day\/\">Open Day<\/a>,\nwhere events of interest to a broader audience were offered,\ntalks from invited speakers\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/talks\/183\/\">Deb Nicholson<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/talks\/177\/\">Matthew Garrett<\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/talks\/134\/\">Katheryn Sutter<\/a>),\nthe traditional Bits from the DPL, lightning talks and live demos\nand the announcement of next year's DebConf\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf18\">DebConf18<\/a> in Hsinchu, Taiwan).<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a>\nhas been updated every day, including 32 ad-hoc new activities, planned\nby attendees during the whole conference.<\/p>\n<p>For those not able to attend, talks and sessions were recorded and live\nstreamed, and videos are being made available at the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/2017\/debconf17\">Debian meetings archive website<\/a>.\nMany sessions also facilitated remote participation via IRC or a collaborative\npad.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/\">DebConf17<\/a> website\nwill remain active for archive purposes, and will continue to offer\nlinks to the presentations and videos of talks and events.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf18\">DebConf18<\/a> will be held\nin Hsinchu, Taiwan, from 29 July 2018 until 5 August 2018. It will be the\nfirst DebConf held in Asia. For the days before DebConf the local organisers\nwill again set up DebCamp (21 July - 27 July), a session for some intense\nwork on improving the distribution, and organise the Open Day on 28 July\n2018, aimed at the general public.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all participants.\nSee the <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">DebConf Code of Conduct<\/a>\nand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/code_of_conduct\">Debian Code of Conduct<\/a>\nfor more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf17, particularly our Platinum Sponsors\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoirfairelinux.com\/\"><strong>Savoir-Faire Linux<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\"><strong>Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/strong><\/a>,\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About Savoir-faire Linux<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoirfairelinux.com\/\">Savoir-faire Linux<\/a>\nis a Montreal-based Free\/Open-Source Software company\nwith offices in Quebec City, Toronto, Paris and Lyon. It offers Linux and\nFree Software integration solutions in order to provide performance,\nflexibility and independence for its clients. The company actively contributes\nto many free software projects, and provides mirrors of Debian, Ubuntu, Linux\nand others.<\/p>\n<h3>About Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\">Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)<\/a>\nis one of the largest computer companies in the world, providing a wide range\nof products and services, such as servers, storage, networking, consulting and\nsupport, software, and financial services.<\/p>\n<p>HPE is also a development partner of Debian, and provides hardware for port\ndevelopment, Debian mirrors, and other Debian services.<\/p>\n<h3>About Google<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\">Google<\/a>\nis one of the largest technology companies in the world, providing a wide\nrange of Internet-related services and products as online advertising\n technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf since more than\nten years, at gold level since DebConf12, and at platinum level for this\nDebConf17.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf18"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"DebConf17 starts today in Montreal","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/08\/dc17-starts.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-08-06T16:00:00+02:00","updated":"2017-08-06T16:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-08-06:\/2017\/08\/dc17-starts.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf17 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Dc17logo.png\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/\">DebConf17<\/a>, the 18th annual\nDebian Conference, is taking place in Montreal, Canada\nfrom August 6 to August 12, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Debian contributors from all over the world have come together at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf17\/Venue\">Coll\u00e8ge Maisonneuve<\/a>\nduring the preceding week for DebCamp (focused on individual work\nand team sprints for in-person collaboration developing Debian),\nand the Open Day on August 5th (with presentations and workshops\nof interest to a wide audience).<\/p>\n<p>Today the main conference starts with nearly 400 attendants\nand over 120 activities scheduled,\nincluding 45- and 20-minute talks and team meetings,\nworkshops, a job fair, talks from invited speakers,\nas well as a variety of other events.<\/p>\n<p>The full schedule at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/schedule\/<\/a>\nis updated every day, including activities planned ad-hoc\nby attendees during the whole conference.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to engage remotely, you can follow the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/live-streaming\/\"><strong>video streaming<\/strong><\/a>\nof the events happening in the three talk rooms:\nBuzz (the main auditorium), Rex, and Bo,\nor join the conversation about what is happening\nin the talk rooms:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf17-buzz\"><strong>#debconf17-buzz<\/strong><\/a>,\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf17-rex\"><strong>#debconf17-rex<\/strong><\/a> and\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf17-bo\"><strong>#debconf17-bo<\/strong><\/a>,\nand the BoF (discussions) rooms:  <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf17-potato\"><strong>#debconf17-potato<\/strong><\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf17-woody\"><strong>#debconf17-woody<\/strong><\/a>\n(all those channels in the OFTC IRC network).<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all participants.\nSee the <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">DebConf Code of Conduct<\/a>\nand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/code_of_conduct\">Debian Code of Conduct<\/a> for more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf17, particularly our Platinum Sponsors\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoirfairelinux.com\/\"><strong>Savoir-Faire Linux<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\"><strong>Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/strong><\/a>,\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"Google Platinum Sponsor of DebConf17","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/08\/google-platinum-debconf17.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-08-05T23:30:00+02:00","updated":"2017-08-05T23:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-08-05:\/2017\/08\/google-platinum-debconf17.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\"><img alt=\"Googlelogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/google.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to support <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\">DebConf17<\/a> as a <strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Google is one of the largest technology companies in the\nworld, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products\nas online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf since more than\nten years, and at gold level since DebConf12.<\/p>\n<p>With this additional commitment as Platinum Sponsor for DebConf17,\nGoogle contributes to make possible our annual conference,\nand directly supports the progress of Debian and Free Software\nhelping to strengthen the community that continues to collaborate on\nDebian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Google, for your support of DebConf17!<\/p>\n<h2>DebConf17 is starting!<\/h2>\n<p>Many Debian contributors are already taking advantage of DebCamp\nand the Open Day\nto work individually or in groups developing and improving Debian.\nDebConf17 will officially start on August 6, 2017.\nVisit the DebConf17 website at <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org<\/a>\nto know the schedule, live streaming and other details.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Google"}}]},{"title":"DebConf17 Open Day","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/08\/dc17-openday.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-08-05T16:00:00+02:00","updated":"2017-08-05T16:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-08-05:\/2017\/08\/dc17-openday.html","content":"<p>Today, the day preceeding the official start of the annual Debian\nConference, is the <strong>Open Day<\/strong> at <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/\">DebConf17<\/a>,\nat <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf17\/Venue\">Coll\u00e8ge Maisonneuve<\/a>\nin Montreal (Canada).<\/p>\n<p>This day is open to the public with events of interest to a wide audience.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule of today's events include, among others:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Newbie's Newbie Guide to Debian<\/li>\n<li>Ask Anything About Debian<\/li>\n<li>Debian Packaging 101<\/li>\n<li>Debian InstallFest<\/li>\n<li>Presentations or workshops related to free software projects and local organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Everyone is welcome to attend! It is a great possibility for interested users\nto meet our community and for Debian to widen our community.<\/p>\n<p>See the full schedule for today's events at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/schedule\/open-day\/\">https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/schedule\/open-day\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to engage remotely, you can watch the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/schedule\/venue\/3\/\"><strong>video streaming<\/strong><\/a>\nof the Open Day events happening in the \"Rex\" room,\nor join the conversation in the channels\n <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf17-rex\"><strong>#debconf17-rex<\/strong><\/a>,\n <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf17-potato\"><strong>#debconf17-potato<\/strong><\/a> and\n <a href=\"https:\/\/webchat.oftc.net\/?channels=#debconf17-woody\"><strong>#debconf17-woody<\/strong><\/a>\nin the OFTC IRC network.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all participants.\nSee the <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">DebConf Code of Conduct<\/a>\nand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/code_of_conduct\">Debian Code of Conduct<\/a> for more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a>\nto support DebConf17, particularly our Platinum Sponsors\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoirfairelinux.com\/\"><strong>Savoir-Faire Linux<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\"><strong>Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/strong><\/a>,\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf17 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Dc17logo.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"openday"}}]},{"title":"DebConf17 Schedule Published!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/07\/dc17-schedule.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-07-25T01:15:00+02:00","updated":"2017-07-25T01:15:00+02:00","author":{"name":"DebConf team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-07-25:\/2017\/07\/dc17-schedule.html","content":"<p>The DebConf17 orga team is proud to announce that over 120 activities\nhave been scheduled so far, including 45- and 20-minute talks, team\nmeetings, and workshops, as well as a variety of other events.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the talks and BoFs will be  streamed and recorded, thanks to our\namazing video team!<\/p>\n<p>We'd like to remind you that Saturday August 5th is also our much\nanticipated Open Day! This means a program for a wider audience,\nincluding special activities for newcomers, such as an AMA session about\nDebian, a beginners workshop on packaging, a thoughtful talk about\nfreedom with regard to today's popular gadgets and more.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the published schedule, we'll provide rooms for ad-hoc\nsessions where attendees will be able to schedule activities at any time\nduring the whole conference.<\/p>\n<p>The current schedule is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/schedule\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is also available through an XML feed. You can use ConfClerk in\nDebian to consume this, or Giggity on Android devices: <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/schedule\/mobile\/\">https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/schedule\/mobile\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you in Montreal!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf17 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Dc17logo.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"openday"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (May and June 2017)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/07\/new-developers-2017-06.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-07-02T14:30:00+02:00","updated":"2017-07-02T14:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-07-02:\/2017\/07\/new-developers-2017-06.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alex Muntada (alexm)<\/li>\n<li>Ilias Tsitsimpis (iliastsi)<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Lenharo de Souza (lenharo)<\/li>\n<li>Shih-Yuan Lee (fourdollars)<\/li>\n<li>Roger Shimizu (rosh)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Valleroy<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Tandy<\/li>\n<li>Martin Kepplinger<\/li>\n<li>Jean Baptiste Favre<\/li>\n<li>Ana Cristina Custura<\/li>\n<li>Unit 193<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise Platinum Sponsor of DebConf17","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/06\/hpe-platinum-debconf17.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-06-23T16:15:00+02:00","updated":"2017-06-23T16:15:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-06-23:\/2017\/06\/hpe-platinum-debconf17.html","content":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\"><img alt=\"HPElogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/hpe.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\"><strong>Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to support <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\">DebConf17<\/a> as a <strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\"Hewlett Packard Enterprise is excited to support Debian's annual developer\nconference again this year\"<\/em>, said Steve Geary, Senior Director R&amp;D at\nHewlett Packard Enterprise. <em>\"As Platinum sponsors and member of the Debian community,\nHPE is committed to supporting Debconf. The conference, community and  open\ndistribution are foundational to the development of The Machine research\nprogram  and will our bring our Memory Driven Computing agenda to life.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p>HPE is one of the largest computer companies in the\nworld, providing a wide range of products and services, such as servers, storage,\nnetworking, consulting and support, software, and financial services.<\/p>\n<p>HPE is also a development partner of Debian,\nand provides hardware for port development, Debian mirrors, and other Debian services\n(hardware donations are listed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/db.debian.org\/machines.cgi\">Debian machines<\/a> page).<\/p>\n<p>With this additional commitment as Platinum Sponsor,\nHPE contributes to make possible our annual conference,\nand directly supports the progress of Debian and Free Software\nhelping to strengthen the community that continues to collaborate on\nDebian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Hewlett Packard Enterprise, for your support of DebConf17!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf17 is still accepting sponsors.\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf17 website at <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"HPE"}}]},{"title":"Debian 9.0 Stretch has been released!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/06\/stretch-released.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-06-18T08:25:00+02:00","updated":"2017-06-18T08:25:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez and Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-06-18:\/2017\/06\/stretch-released.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Alt Stretch has been released\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/banner_stretch.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Let yourself be embraced by the purple rubber toy octopus! We're happy to announce\nthe release of Debian 9.0, codenamed <em>Stretch<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to install it?<\/strong>\nChoose your favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/distrib\/\">installation media<\/a> among Blu-ray Discs, DVDs,\nCDs and USB sticks. Then read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/stretch\/installmanual\">installation manual<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Already a happy Debian user and you only want to upgrade?<\/strong>\nYou can easily upgrade from your current Debian 8 Jessie installation,\nplease read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/stretch\/releasenotes\">release notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you want to celebrate the release?<\/strong>\nShare the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/softWaves?action=AttachFile&amp;do=view&amp;target=wikiBanner.png\">banner from this blog<\/a> in your blog or your website!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"stretch"}}]},{"title":"Upcoming Debian 9.0 Stretch!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/06\/upcoming-stretch.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-06-17T00:30:00+02:00","updated":"2017-06-17T00:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-06-17:\/2017\/06\/upcoming-stretch.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Alt Stretch is coming on 2017-06-17\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/upcoming-stretch.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The Debian Release Team in coordination with several other teams are preparing\nthe last bits needed for releasing Debian 9 Stretch.\nPlease, be patient! Lots of steps are involved and some of them take some\ntime,such as building the images, propagating the release through the mirror\nnetwork, and rebuilding the Debian website so that \"stable\" points to\nDebian 9.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the live coverage of the release on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\">https:\/\/micronews.debian.org<\/a> or the\n<strong>@debian<\/strong> profile in your favorite social network!\nWe'll spread the word about what's new in this version of Debian 9, how the\nrelease process is progressing during the weekend and facts about Debian and\nthe wide community of volunteer contributors that make it possible.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"stretch"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2017)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/05\/new-developers-2017-04.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-05-15T12:30:00+02:00","updated":"2017-05-15T12:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-05-15:\/2017\/05\/new-developers-2017-04.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guilhem Moulin (guilhem)<\/li>\n<li>Lisa Baron (jeffity)<\/li>\n<li>Punit Agrawal (punit)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sebastien Jodogne<\/li>\n<li>F\u00e9lix Lechner<\/li>\n<li>Uli Scholler<\/li>\n<li>Aur\u00e9lien Couderc<\/li>\n<li>Ond\u0159ej Kobli\u017eek<\/li>\n<li>Patricio Paez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Bursary applications for DebConf17 are closing in 48 hours!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/05\/dc17-bursaries.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-05-08T22:30:00+02:00","updated":"2017-05-08T22:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Nicolas Dandrimont for the DebConf Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-05-08:\/2017\/05\/dc17-bursaries.html","content":"<p>This is a final reminder: if you intend to apply for a DebConf17 bursary and\nhave not yet done so, please proceed as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Bursary applications for DebConf17 will be accepted until May 10th at 23:59 UTC.\nApplications submitted after this deadline will not be considered.<\/p>\n<p>You can apply for a bursary when you <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/register\">register<\/a>\nfor the conference.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that giving a talk is considered towards your bursary; if you have a\nsubmission to make, submit it even if it is only sketched-out. You will be able\nto detail it later.<\/p>\n<p>Please make sure to double-check your accommodation choices (dates and venue).\nDetails about accommodation arrangements can be found on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf17\/Accommodation\">wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Note: For DebCamp we only have on-site accommodation available. The option\nchosen in the registration system will only be for the DebConf period (August 5\nto 12).<\/p>\n<p>See you in Montr\u00e9al!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf17 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Dc17logo.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}}]},{"title":"Call for Proposals for DebConf17 Open Day","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/04\/dc17-openday-cfp.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-04-18T09:00:00+02:00","updated":"2017-04-18T09:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"DebConf team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-04-18:\/2017\/04\/dc17-openday-cfp.html","content":"<p>The DebConf team would like to call for proposals for the DebConf17 Open Day,\na whole day dedicated to sessions about Debian and Free Software,\nand aimed at the general public. Open Day will preceed DebConf17\nand will be held in Montreal, Canada, on August 5th 2017.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf Open Day will be a great opportunity for users, developers\nand people simply curious about our work to meet and learn about\nthe Debian Project, Free Software in general and related topics.<\/p>\n<h1>Submit your proposal<\/h1>\n<p>We welcome submissions of workshops, presentations or any other activity\nwhich involves Debian and Free Software.\nActivities in both English and French are accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some ideas about content we'd love to offer during Open Day.\nThis list is not exhaustive, feel free to propose other ideas!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An introduction to various aspects of the Debian Project<\/li>\n<li>Talks about Debian and Free Software in art, education and\/or research<\/li>\n<li>A primer on contributing to Free Software projects<\/li>\n<li>Free software &amp; Privacy\/Surveillance<\/li>\n<li>An introduction to programming and\/or hardware tinkering<\/li>\n<li>A workshop about your favorite piece of Free Software<\/li>\n<li>A presentation about your favorite Free Software-related project (user\n  group, advocacy group, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To submit your proposal, please fill the form at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/talks\/new\/\">https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/talks\/new\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Volunteer<\/h1>\n<p>We need volunteers to help ensure Open Day is a success!\nWe are specifically looking for people familiar\nwith the Debian installer to attend the Debian installfest,\nas resources for people seeking help to install Debian on their devices.\nIf you're interested, please add your name to our wiki:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf17\/OpenDay#Installfest\">https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf17\/OpenDay#Installfest<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Attend<\/h1>\n<p>Participation to Open Day is free and no registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule for Open Day will be announced in June 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"DebConf17 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Dc17logo.png\"><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"openday"}}]},{"title":"DPL elections 2017, congratulations Chris Lamb!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/04\/results-dpl-elections-2017.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-04-16T18:40:00+02:00","updated":"2017-04-16T18:40:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-04-16:\/2017\/04\/results-dpl-elections-2017.html","content":"<p>The Debian Project Leader elections finished yesterday and the winner is Chris\nLamb!<\/p>\n<p>Of a total of 1062 developers, 322 developers voted using the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet method<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the result is available in the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2017\/vote_001\">Debian Project Leader Elections 2017 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The current Debian Project Leader, Mehdi Dogguy, congratulated Chris Lamb in\nhis\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-project\/2017\/04\/msg00041.html\">Final bits from the (outgoing) DPL message<\/a>.\nThanks, Mehdi, for the service as DPL during this last twelve months!<\/p>\n<p>The new term for the project leader starts on April 17th and expires on April\n16th 2018.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}}]},{"title":"Unknown parallel universe uses Debian","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/04\/unknown-parallel-universe-uses-debian.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-04-01T15:30:00+02:00","updated":"2017-04-01T15:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-04-01:\/2017\/04\/unknown-parallel-universe-uses-debian.html","content":"<p><strong>This post was an April Fools' Day joke.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The space agencies running the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Space_Station_program\">International Space Station\n(ISS)<\/a>\nreported that a laptop accidentally threw to space as waste in 2013 from\nthe International State Station may have connected with a parallel Universe.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2013-05-international-space-station-laptop-\nmigration.html\">This laptop was running Debian 6<\/a> and the ISS engineers managed to  track its travel\nthrough the outer space. In early January, the laptop signal was lost\nbut recovered back two weeks later in the same place. ISS engineers\nsuspect that the laptop may had met and crossed a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wormhole\">wormhole<\/a> arriving a parallel\nUniverse from where \"somebody\" sent it back later.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually the laptop was recovered and in an first analysis the ISS\nengineers found that the laptop have a dual boot: a partition running\nthe Debian installation made by them and a second partition running\nwhat seems to be a Debian fork or\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Derivatives\/\">derivative<\/a> totally unknown\nuntil now.<\/p>\n<p>The engineers have been in contact with the Debian Project in the last\nweeks and a Debian group formed with delegates from different Debian\nteams have begun to study this new Debian derivative system. From the\nearly results of this research, we can proudly say that somebody (or a\ngroup of beings) in a parallel universe understand Earth computers,\nand Debian, enough to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clone the existing Debian system in a new partition and provide a\n  dual boot using Grub.<\/li>\n<li>Change the desktop wallpaper from the previous\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/SpaceFun\">Spacefun theme<\/a>\n  to one in rainbow colors.<\/li>\n<li>Fork all the packages whose\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sources.debian.net\/\">source code<\/a> was present in the initial\n  Debian system, patch multiple bugs in those packages and some patches\n  more for some tricky security problems.<\/li>\n<li>Add ten new language locales that do not correspond to any language\n  spoken in Earth, with full translation for four of them.<\/li>\n<li>A copy of\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/anonscm.debian.org\/viewvc\/webwml\/\">the Debian website repository<\/a>,\n  migrated to the git version control system and perfectly running,\n  has been found in the <em>\/home\/earth0\/Documents<\/em> folder. This new repo\n  includes code to show the Debian <a href=\"https:\/\/micronews.debian.org\/\">micronews<\/a>\n  in the home page and many other improvements, keeping the style of not\n  needing JavaScript and providing a nice control of up-to-date\/outdated\n  translations, similar to the one existing in Debian.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The work towards knowing better this new Universe and find a way to\ncommunicate with them has just began; all the Debian users and\ncontributors are invited to join the effort to study the operating\nsystem found. We want to prepare our Community and our Universe to\nlive and work peacefully and respectfully with the parallel Universe\ncommunities, in the true spirit of Free Software.<\/p>\n<p>In the following weeks a General Resolution will be proposed for\nupdating our motto to \"the multiversal operating system\".<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Leader elections 2017","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/03\/dpl-elections-2017.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-03-25T22:30:00+01:00","updated":"2017-03-25T22:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-03-25:\/2017\/03\/dpl-elections-2017.html","content":"<p>It's that time of year again for the Debian Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2017\/vote_001\">the elections of\nits Project Leader<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>The Project Leader position is described in\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/devel\/constitution#item-5\">Debian Constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two Debian Developers run this year to become Project Leader:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2017\/platforms\/mehdi\">Mehdi Dogguy<\/a>,\nwho has held the office for the last year,\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2017\/platforms\/lamby\">Chris Lamb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We are in the middle of the campaigning period that will last until\nthe end of April 1st. The candidates and Debian contributors\nare already engaging in debates and discussions on\nthe <a href=\"http:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/\">debian-vote mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The voting period starts on April 2nd, and during the following two\nweeks, Debian Developers can vote to choose the person\nthat will fit that role for one year.<\/p>\n<p>The results will be published on April 16th\nwith the term for new the project leader starting the following day.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"DebConf17 welcomes its first eighteen sponsors!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/03\/dc17-welcome-its-first-sponsors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-03-20T15:15:00+01:00","updated":"2017-03-20T15:15:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina and T\u00e1ssia Cam\u00f5es Ara\u00fajo"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-03-20:\/2017\/03\/dc17-welcome-its-first-sponsors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf17 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/800px-Dc17logo.png\"><\/p>\n<p>DebConf17 will take place in Montreal, Canada in August 2017. We are working hard\nto provide fuel for hearts and minds, to make this conference once again a\nfertile soil for the Debian Project flourishing. Please join us and support\nthis landmark in the Free Software calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen companies have already committed to sponsor DebConf17! With a warm\nwelcome, we'd like to introduce them to you.<\/p>\n<p>Our first Platinum sponsor is  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoirfairelinux.com\/\"><strong>Savoir-faire Linux<\/strong><\/a>,\na Montreal-based Free\/Open-Source Software company which offers Linux and\nFree Software integration solutions and actively contributes to many free\nsoftware projects. <em>\"We believe that it's an essential piece [Debian], in a\nsocial and political way, to the freedom of users using modern technological\nsystems\"<\/em>, said Cyrille B\u00e9raud, president of Savoir-faire Linux.<\/p>\n<p>Our first Gold sponsor is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valvesoftware.com\/\"><strong>Valve<\/strong><\/a>,\na company developing games, social entertainment platform, and game engine technologies.\nAnd our second Gold sponsor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collabora.com\/\"><strong>Collabora<\/strong><\/a>,\nwhich offers a comprehensive range of services to help its clients to\nnavigate the ever-evolving world of Open Source.<\/p>\n<p>As Silver sponsors we have\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.credativ.de\/\"><strong>credativ<\/strong><\/a>\n(a service-oriented company focusing on open-source software and also a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/partners\/\">Debian development partner<\/a>),\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mojatatu.info\/\"><strong>Mojatatu Networks<\/strong><\/a>\n(a Canadian company developing Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions),\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/\"><strong>Bern University of Applied Sciences<\/strong><\/a>\n(with over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/en\/bfh\/facts_figures.html\">6,600<\/a> students enrolled,\nlocated in the Swiss capital),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/\"><strong>Microsoft<\/strong><\/a>\n(an American multinational technology company),\n<a href=\"http:\/\/evolix.ca\/\"><strong>Evolix<\/strong><\/a>\n(an IT managed services and support company located in Montreal),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canonical.com\/\"><strong>Ubuntu<\/strong><\/a>\n(the OS supported by Canonical)\nand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roche.com\/careers\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a>\n(a major international pharmaceutical provider and research company\ndedicated to personalized healthcare).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/isg.ee.ethz.ch\/\"><strong>ISG.EE<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/\"><strong>IBM<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bluemosh.com\/\"><strong>Bluemosh<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.univention.com\/\"><strong>Univention<\/strong><\/a>\nand  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skroutz.gr\/\"><strong>Skroutz<\/strong><\/a>\nare our Bronze sponsors so far.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxfoundation.org\/\"><strong>The Linux foundation<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.koumbit.org\/\"><strong>R\u00e9seau Koumbit<\/strong><\/a>\nand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adte.ca\/\"><strong>adte.ca<\/strong><\/a>\nare our supporter sponsors.<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>Would you like to become a sponsor? Do you know of or work in a company or\norganization that may consider sponsorship?<\/p>\n<p>Please have a look at our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/media.debconf.org\/dc17\/fundraising\/debconf17_sponsorship_brochure_en.pdf\">sponsorship brochure<\/a>\n(or a summarized <a href=\"https:\/\/media.debconf.org\/dc17\/fundraising\/debconf17_sponsorship_flyer_en.pdf\">flyer<\/a>),\nin which we outline all the details and describe the sponsor benefits.<\/p>\n<p>For further details, feel free to contact us through <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf17 website at <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"Build Android apps with Debian: apt install android-sdk","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/03\/build-android-apps-with-debian.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-03-15T12:00:00+01:00","updated":"2017-03-15T12:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Hans-Christoph Steiner and Kai-Chung Yan (\u6bb7\u555f\u8070)"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-03-15:\/2017\/03\/build-android-apps-with-debian.html","content":"<p>In Debian stretch, the upcoming new release, it is now possible to build Android\napps using only packages from Debian.  This will provide all of the tools needed\nto build an Android app targeting the \"platform\" <code>android-23<\/code> using the SDK\n<code>build-tools<\/code> 24.0.0.  Those two are the only versions of \"platform\" and\n\"build-tools\" currently in Debian, but it is possible to use the Google binaries\nby installing them into <code>\/usr\/lib\/android-sdk<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn't cover yet all of the libraries that are used in the app, like the\nAndroid Support libraries, or all of the other myriad libraries that are usually\nfetched from jCenter or Maven Central.  One big question for us is whether and\nhow libraries should be included in Debian.  All the Java libraries in Debian\ncan be used in an Android app, but including something like Android Support in\nDebian would be strange since they are only useful in an Android app, never for\na Debian app.<\/p>\n<h2>Building apps with these packages<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the steps for building Android apps using Debian's Android SDK on\nStretch.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><code>sudo apt install android-sdk android-sdk-platform-23<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>export ANDROID_HOME=\/usr\/lib\/android-sdk<\/code><\/li>\n<li>In <em>build.gradle<\/em>, set <em>compileSdkVersion<\/em> to 23 and <em>buildToolsVersion<\/em>\n   to 24.0.0<\/li>\n<li>run <code>gradle build<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Gradle Android Plugin is also packaged. Using the Debian package instead of\nthe one from online Maven repositories requires a little configuration before\nrunning <em>gradle<\/em>. In the <em>buildscript<\/em> block:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>add <code>maven { url 'file:\/\/\/usr\/share\/maven-repo' }<\/code> to repositories<\/li>\n<li>use <code>compile 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:debian'<\/code> to load the plugin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Currently there is only the target platform of API Level 23 packaged, so only\napps targeted at <em>android-23<\/em> can be built with only Debian packages. There are\nplans to add more API platform packages via backports. Only <em>build-tools<\/em> 24.0.0\nis available, so in order to use the SDK, build scripts need to be modified.\nBeware that the Lint in this version of Gradle Android Plugin is still\nproblematic, so running the :lint tasks might not work. They can be turned off\nwith <em>lintOptions.abortOnError<\/em> in <em>build.gradle<\/em>. Google binaries can be\ncombined with the Debian packages, for example to use a different version of the\nplatform or build-tools.<\/p>\n<h2>Why include the Android SDK in Debian?<\/h2>\n<p>While Android developers could develop and ship apps right now using these\nDebian packages, this is not very flexible since only <code>build-tools-24.0.0<\/code> and\n<code>android-23<\/code> platform are available.  Currently, the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/AndroidTools\">Debian Android Tools\nTeam<\/a> is not aiming to cover the most\ncommon use cases. Those are pretty well\ncovered by Google's binaries (except for the proprietary license on the Google\nbinaries), and are probably the most work for the Android Tools Team to cover.\nThe current focus is on use cases that are poorly covered by the Google\nbinaries, for example, like where only specific parts of the whole SDK are used.\nHere are some examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>tools for security researchers, forensics, reverse engineering, etc. which\n  can then be included in live CDs and distros like Kali Linux<\/li>\n<li>a hardened APK signing server using <em>apksigner<\/em> that uses a standard,\n  audited, public configuration of all reproducibly built packages<\/li>\n<li>Replicant is a 100% free software Android distribution, so of course\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.replicant.us\/2017\/02\/replicant-6-0-development-updates\/\">they want to have a 100% free software SDK<\/a><\/li>\n<li>high security apps need a build environment that matches their level of\n  security, the Debian Android Tools packages are\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/reproducible-builds.org\">reproducibly built<\/a>\n  only from publicly available sources<\/li>\n<li>support architectures besides i386 and amd64, for example, the Linaro LAVA\n  setup for testing ARM devices of all kinds uses the adb packages on ARM\n  servers to make their whole testing setup all ARM architecture<\/li>\n<li>dead simple install with strong trust path with mirrors all over the world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the long run, the Android Tools Team aims to cover more use cases well, and\nalso building the Android NDK. This all will happen more quickly if there are\nmore contributors on the Android Tools team!  Android is the most popular mobile\nOS, and can be 100% free software like Debian.  Debian and its derivatives are\none of the most popular platforms for Android development.  This is an important\ncombination that should grow only more integrated.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, the Android Tools Team wants feedback on how this should all\nwork, for example, ideas for how to nicely integrate Debian's Java libraries\ninto the Android <em>gradle<\/em> workflow. And ideally, the Android Support libraries\nwould also be reproducibly built and packaged somewhere that enforces only free\nsoftware.  Come find us on IRC and\/or email!\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/AndroidTools#Communication_Channels\">https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/AndroidTools#Communication_Channels<\/a><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"android"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"tools"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"api"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2017)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/03\/new-developers-2017-02.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-03-08T00:30:00+01:00","updated":"2017-03-08T00:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-03-08:\/2017\/03\/new-developers-2017-02.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ulrike Uhlig (ulrike)<\/li>\n<li>Hanno Wagner (wagner)<\/li>\n<li>Jose M Calhariz (calharis)<\/li>\n<li>Bastien Roucari\u00e8s (rouca)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dara Adib<\/li>\n<li>F\u00e9lix Sipma<\/li>\n<li>Kunal Mehta<\/li>\n<li>Valentin Vidic<\/li>\n<li>Adrian Alves<\/li>\n<li>William Blough<\/li>\n<li>Jan Luca Naumann<\/li>\n<li>Mohanasundaram Devarajulu<\/li>\n<li>Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana<\/li>\n<li>Vincent Prat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"DebConf17: Call for Proposals","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/02\/7-cfp.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-02-08T20:50:00+01:00","updated":"2017-02-08T20:50:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Gunnar Wolf"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-02-08:\/2017\/02\/7-cfp.html","content":"<p>The DebConf Content team would like to Call for Proposals for\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/\">the DebConf17 conference<\/a>, to be held in Montreal, Canada, from August 6\nthrough August 12, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>You can find this Call for Proposals in its latest form at: <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/cfp\/\">https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/cfp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please refer to this URL for updates on the present information.<\/p>\n<h2>Submitting an Event<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/talks\/new\/\">Submit an event proposal<\/a> and describe your plan. Please\nnote, events are not limited to traditional presentations or informal\nsessions (BoFs). We welcome submissions of tutorials, performances, art\ninstallations, debates, or any other format of event that you think\nwould be beneficial to the Debian community.<\/p>\n<p>Please include a short title, suitable for a compact schedule, and an\nengaging description of the event. You should use the field \"Notes\" to\nprovide us information such as additional speakers, scheduling\nrestrictions, or any special requirements we should consider for your\nevent.<\/p>\n<p>Regular sessions may either be 20 or 45 minutes long (including time for\nquestions), other kinds of sessions (like workshops) could have\ndifferent durations. Please choose the most suitable duration for your\nevent and explain any special requests.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to create an account on the site, to submit a talk. We'd\nencourage Debian account holders (e.g. DDs) to use <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianSingleSignOn\">Debian SSO<\/a> when\ncreating an account. But this isn't required for everybody, you can\nsign up with an e-mail address and password.<\/p>\n<h2>Timeline<\/h2>\n<p>The first batch of accepted proposals will be announced in April. If\nyou depend on having your proposal accepted in order to attend the\nconference, please submit it as soon as possible so that it can be\nconsidered during this first evaluation period.<\/p>\n<p>All proposals must be submitted before Sunday 4 June 2017 to be\nevaluated for the official schedule.<\/p>\n<h2>Topics and Tracks<\/h2>\n<p>Though we invite proposals on any Debian or FLOSS related subject, we\nhave some broad topics on which we encourage people to submit proposals,\nincluding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blends<\/li>\n<li>Debian in Science<\/li>\n<li>Cloud and containers<\/li>\n<li>Social context<\/li>\n<li>Packaging, policy and infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Embedded<\/li>\n<li>Systems administration, automation and orchestration<\/li>\n<li>Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You are welcome to either suggest more tracks, or become a coordinator\nfor any of  them; please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf17\/ContentTracks\">Content Tracks wiki page<\/a> for more\ninformation on that.<\/p>\n<h2>Code of Conduct<\/h2>\n<p>Our event is covered by a Code of Conduct designed to ensure everyone's\nsafety and comfort. The code applies to all attendees, including\nspeakers and the content of their presentations. For more information,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">please see the Code on the Web<\/a>, and do not hesitate to contact us\nat <a href=\"mailto:content@debconf.org\"><a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a><\/a> if you have any questions or are unsure about\ncertain content you'd like to present.<\/p>\n<h2>Video Coverage<\/h2>\n<p>Providing video of sessions amplifies DebConf achievements and is one of\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf.org\/goals.shtml\">conference goals<\/a>. Unless speakers opt-out, official events will\nbe streamed live over the Internet to promote remote participation.\nRecordings will be published later under the <a href=\"http:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/LICENSE\">DebConf license<\/a>, as\nwell as presentation slides and papers whenever available.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf would not be possible without the generous support of all our\nsponsors, especially our Platinum Sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoirfairelinux.com\/en\/\">Savoir-Faire Linux<\/a>.\nDebConf17 is still accepting sponsors; if you are interested, or think\nyou know of others who would be willing to help, <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\/sponsors\/become-a-sponsor\/\">please get in touch<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>In case of any questions, or if you wanted to bounce some ideas off us\nfirst, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at\n<a href=\"mailto:content@debconf.org\"><a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#99;&#111;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#102;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you in Montreal!<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf team<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cfp"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes its Outreachy interns","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/02\/welcome-outreachy-interns-2016-2017.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-02-05T12:00:00+01:00","updated":"2017-02-05T12:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Nicolas Dandrimont and Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-02-05:\/2017\/02\/welcome-outreachy-interns-2016-2017.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Outreachy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/outreachy-logo-300x61.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Better late than never, we'd like to welcome our three Outreachy interns\nfor this round, lasting from the 6th of December 2016 to the 6th of March 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eferdman.github.io\/\">Elizabeth Ferdman<\/a>\nis working in the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\/Round13#Outreachy.2FRound13.2FProjects.2FCleanRoomForPGPKeyManagement.Clean_Room_for_PGP_and_X.509_.28PKI.29_Key_Management\">Clean Room for PGP and X.509 (PKI) Key Management<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/siamezzze.github.io\/\">Maria Glukhova<\/a>\nis working in\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\/Round13#Outreachy.2FRound13.2FProjects.2FReproducibleBuildsOfDebian.Reproducible_builds_for_Debian_and_free_software\">Reproducible builds for Debian and free software<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urvikagola.wordpress.com\/\">Urvika Gola<\/a>\nis working in\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\/Round13#Outreachy.2FRound13.2FProjects.2FImprovingVoiceVideoChatCommunication.Improving_voice.2C_video_and_chat_communication_with_free_software\">improving voice, video and chat communication with free software<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnome.org\/outreachy\">the official website<\/a>: <em>Outreachy\nhelps people from groups underrepresented in free and open source software\nget involved. We provide a supportive community for beginning to contribute\nany time throughout the year and offer focused internship opportunities\ntwice a year with a number of free software organizations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Outreachy program is possible in Debian thanks\nto the effort of Debian developers and contributors that dedicate\npart of their free time to mentor students and outreach tasks, and\nthe help of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/\">Software Freedom Conservancy<\/a>,\nwho provides administrative support for Outreachy,\nas well as the continued support of Debian's donors, who provide funding\nfor the internships.<\/p>\n<p>Debian will also participate in the next round for Outreachy, during\nthe summer of 2017. More details will follow in the next weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the work of the Outreachy\ninterns reading their blogs (they are syndicated in <a href=\"https:\/\/planet.debian.org\">Planet Debian<\/a>),\nand chat with us in the #debian-outreach IRC channel and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\">mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Elizabeth, Maria and Urvika!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}}]},{"title":"Savoir-faire Linux Platinum Sponsor of DebConf17","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/01\/sfl-platinum-debconf17.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-01-30T17:50:00+01:00","updated":"2017-01-30T17:50:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina and T\u00e1ssia Cam\u00f5es Ara\u00fajo"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-01-30:\/2017\/01\/sfl-platinum-debconf17.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoirfairelinux.com\/\"><img alt=\"SFLlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/savoirfairelinux.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoirfairelinux.com\/\"><strong>Savoir-faire Linux<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to support <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\">DebConf17<\/a> as a <strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\"Debian acts as a model for both Free Software and developer\ncommunities. Savoir-faire Linux promotes both vision and values of\nDebian. Indeed, we believe that it's an essential piece, in a social\nand political way, to the freedom of users using modern technological\nsystems\"<\/em>, said Cyrille B\u00e9raud, president of Savoir-faire Linux.<\/p>\n<p>Savoir-faire Linux is a Montreal-based Free\/Open-Source Software company\nwith offices in Quebec City, Toronto, Paris and Lyon. It offers Linux and\nFree Software integration solutions in order to provide performance,\nflexibility and independence for its clients. The company actively contributes\nto many free software projects, and provides mirrors of Debian, Ubuntu, Linux\nand others.<\/p>\n<p>Savoir-faire Linux was present at DebConf16 program with a talk about Ring, its\nGPL secure and distributed communication system. Ring package was accepted in\nDebian testing during DebCamp in 2016 and will be part of Debian Stretch.\nOpenDHT, the distributed hash table implementation used by Ring, also appeared\nin Debian experimental during last DebConf.<\/p>\n<p>With this commitment as Platinum Sponsor,\nSavoir-faire Linux contributes to make possible our annual conference,\nand directly supports the progress of Debian and Free Software\nhelping to strengthen the community that continues to collaborate on\nDebian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Savoir-faire Linux, for your support of DebConf17!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf17 is still accepting sponsors.\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf17 website at <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\">http:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Savoir-faire Linux"}}]},{"title":"Debian at FOSDEM 2017","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/01\/debian-at-fosdem-2017.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-01-28T13:00:00+01:00","updated":"2017-01-28T13:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Joost van Baal-Ili\u0107"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-01-28:\/2017\/01\/debian-at-fosdem-2017.html","content":"<p>On February 4th and 5th, Debian will be attending\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fosdem.org\/2017\">FOSDEM 2017<\/a> in Brussels,\nBelgium; a yearly gratis event (no registration needed) run by volunteers from\nthe Open Source and Free Software community.  It's free, and it's big: more than\n600 speakers, over 600 events, in 29 rooms.<\/p>\n<p>This year more than 45 current or past\nDebian contributors will <a href=\"https:\/\/fosdem.org\/2017\/schedule\/speakers\/\">speak<\/a> at FOSDEM:\nAlexandre Viau,\nBradley M. Kuhn,\nDaniel Pocock,\nGuus Sliepen,\nJohan Van de Wauw,\nJohn Sullivan,\nJosh Triplett,\nJulien Danjou,\nKeith Packard,\nMartin Pitt,\nPeter Van Eynde,\nRichard Hartmann,\nSebastian Dr\u00f6ge,\nStefano Zacchiroli\nand Wouter Verhelst, among others.<\/p>\n<!---\nsee https:\/\/storm.debian.net\/shared\/G_8yunG6KKDVdZsH5vOWAZldrbEVs9a0tqc5uWKB7zW\nto know the complete list and how we figure out the list\n-->\n\n<p>Similar to previous years, the event will be hosted at Universit\u00e9 libre de\nBruxelles.  Debian contributors and enthusiasts will be taking shifts at the\nDebian stand with gadgets, T-Shirts and swag.  You can find us at stand number\n4 in building K, 1 B; CoreOS Linux and PostgreSQL will be our neighbours. See\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianEvents\/be\/2017\/FOSDEM\">https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianEvents\/be\/2017\/FOSDEM<\/a>\nfor more details.<\/p>\n<p>We are looking forward to meeting you all!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"fosdem"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2016)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2017\/01\/new-developers-2016-12.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2017-01-09T00:30:00+01:00","updated":"2017-01-09T00:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2017-01-09:\/2017\/01\/new-developers-2016-12.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Karen M Sandler (karen)<\/li>\n<li>Sebastien Badia (sbadia)<\/li>\n<li>Christos Trochalakis (ctrochalakis)<\/li>\n<li>Adrian Bunk (bunk)<\/li>\n<li>Michael Lustfield (mtecknology)<\/li>\n<li>James Clarke (jrtc27)<\/li>\n<li>Sean Whitton (spwhitton)<\/li>\n<li>Jerome Georges Benoit (calculus)<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Lange (dlange)<\/li>\n<li>Christoph Biedl (cbiedl)<\/li>\n<li>Gustavo Panizzo (gefa)<\/li>\n<li>Gert Wollny (gewo)<\/li>\n<li>Benjamin Barenblat (bbaren)<\/li>\n<li>Giovani Augusto Ferreira (giovani)<\/li>\n<li>Mechtilde Stehmann (mechtilde)<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Stuart Hoskin (mans0954)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dmitry Bogatov<\/li>\n<li>Dominik George<\/li>\n<li>Gordon Ball<\/li>\n<li>Sruthi Chandran<\/li>\n<li>Michael Shuler<\/li>\n<li>Filip Pytloun<\/li>\n<li>Mario Anthony Limonciello<\/li>\n<li>Julien Puydt<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas D Steeves<\/li>\n<li>Raoul Snyman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2017"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Free FPGA programming with Debian","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/12\/fpga-programming-debian.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-12-22T18:15:00+01:00","updated":"2016-12-22T18:15:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Steffen M\u00f6ller"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-12-22:\/2016\/12\/fpga-programming-debian.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/FPGA\/\">FPGA<\/a> (Field Programmable Gate Array)\nare increasingly popular for data acquisition, device control and\napplication acceleration. Debian now features a completely Free set of\ntools to program FPGA in Verilog, prepare the binary and have it\nexecuted on an affordable device.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/FPGA\/Lattice\">http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/FPGA\/Lattice<\/a>\nfor details. Readers familiar with\nthe technology may rightly guess that this refers\nto the <em>yosys<\/em> package\ntogether with <em>berkeley-abc<\/em>, <em>arachne-\"Place-and-Route\"<\/em>\nand the <em>icestorm<\/em> tools to communicate with the device.<\/p>\n<p>The packages have been contributed by\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/blends.debian.org\/science\/tasks\/\">Debian Science<\/a> team.<\/p>\n<p>We hope this effort to support the\nFPGA community to collect an increasing number of skills to further\nsmoothen the Open Source experience and lower the entry barriers for this\ntantalising technology.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"fpga"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"programming"}}]},{"title":"Debian Contributors Survey 2016","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/11\/debian-contributors-survey-2016.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-11-16T15:45:00+01:00","updated":"2016-11-16T15:45:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Molly de Blanc"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-11-16:\/2016\/11\/debian-contributors-survey-2016.html","content":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/debian.limequery.org\/696747\">Debian Contributor Survey<\/a> launched <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2016\/11\/msg00003.html\">last week<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>In order to better understand and document who contributes to Debian, we\n(Mathieu ONeil, Molly de Blanc, and Stefano Zacchiroli) have created this\nsurvey to capture the current state of participation in the Debian Project\nthrough the lense of common demographics. We hope a general survey will become\nan annual effort, and that each year there will also be a focus on a specific\naspect of the project or community. The 2016 edition contains sections\nconcerning work, employment, and labour issues in order to learn about who is\ngetting paid to work on and with Debian, and how those relationships affect\ncontributions.<\/p>\n<p>We want to hear from as many Debian contributors as possible\u2014whether you've\nsubmitted a bug report, attended a DebConf, reviewed translations, maintain\npackages, participated in Debian teams, or are a Debian Developer. Completing\nthe survey should take 10-30 minutes, depending on your current involvement\nwith the project and employment status.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to reflect our own ideals as well as those of the Debian project,\nwe are using <a href=\"http:\/\/limesurvey.org\/\">LimeSurvey<\/a>, an entirely free software survey tool, in an\ninstance of it hosted by the LimeSurvey developers.<\/p>\n<p>Survey responses are anonymous, IP and HTTP information are not logged, and all\nquestions are optional. As it is still likely possible to determine who a\nrespondent is based on their answers, results will only be distributed in\naggregate form, in a way that does not allow deanonymization. The results of\nthe survey will be analyzed as part of ongoing research work by the organizers.\nA report discussing the results will be published under a DFSG-free license and\ndistributed to the Debian community as soon as it's ready. The raw,\ndisaggregated answers will not be distributed and will be kept under the\nresponsibility of the organizers.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you will <a href=\"http:\/\/debian.limequery.org\/696747\">fill out the Debian Contributor Survey<\/a>. The deadline for\nparticipation is: 4 December 2016, at 23:59 UTC.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us via email at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mathieu ONeil <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#109;&#97;&#116;&#104;&#105;&#101;&#117;&#46;&#111;&#110;&#101;&#105;&#108;&#64;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#98;&#101;&#114;&#114;&#97;&#46;&#101;&#100;&#117;&#46;&#97;&#117;\">&#109;&#97;&#116;&#104;&#105;&#101;&#117;&#46;&#111;&#110;&#101;&#105;&#108;&#64;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#98;&#101;&#114;&#114;&#97;&#46;&#101;&#100;&#117;&#46;&#97;&#117;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Molly de Blanc <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#108;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#64;&#114;&#105;&#115;&#101;&#117;&#112;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;\">&#100;&#101;&#98;&#108;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#64;&#114;&#105;&#115;&#101;&#117;&#112;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stefano Zacchiroli <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#122;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">&#122;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#64;&#100;&#101;&#98;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"survey"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"contributing"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (September and October 2016)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/11\/new-developers-2016-10.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-11-03T12:00:00+01:00","updated":"2016-11-03T12:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-11-03:\/2016\/11\/new-developers-2016-10.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adriano Rafael Gomes (adrianorg)<\/li>\n<li>Arturo Borrero Gonz\u00e1lez (arturo)<\/li>\n<li>Sandro Knau\u00df (hefee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abhijith PA<\/li>\n<li>Mo Zhou<\/li>\n<li>V\u00edctor Cuadrado Juan<\/li>\n<li>Zygmunt Bazyli Krynicki<\/li>\n<li>Robert Haist<\/li>\n<li>Sunil Mohan Adapa<\/li>\n<li>Elena Grandi<\/li>\n<li>Eric Heintzmann<\/li>\n<li>Dylan A\u00efssi<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Shahaf<\/li>\n<li>Samuel Henrique<\/li>\n<li>Kai-Chung Yan<\/li>\n<li>Tino Mettler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"\"softWaves\" will be the default theme for Debian 9","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/10\/softwaves-will-be-the-default-theme-for-debian-9.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-10-25T19:50:00+02:00","updated":"2016-10-25T19:50:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina and Niels Thykier"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-10-25:\/2016\/10\/softwaves-will-be-the-default-theme-for-debian-9.html","content":"<p>The theme <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/softWaves\">\"softWaves\"<\/a>\nby Juliette Taka Belin has been selected\nas default theme for Debian 9 'stretch'.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/softWaves\"><img alt=\"softWaves Login screen. Click to see the whole theme proposal\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/softwaves_login.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the Debian Desktop Team made the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-desktop\/2016\/06\/msg00001.html\">call for proposing themes<\/a>,\na total of <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDesktop\/Artwork\/Stretch\">twelve choices<\/a>\nhave been submitted, and any Debian contributor has received\nthe opportunity to vote on them in a survey.\nWe received 3,479 responses ranking the different choices,\nand softWaves has been the winner among them.<\/p>\n<p>We'd like to thank all the designers that have participated\nproviding nice wallpapers and artwork for Debian 9,\nand encourage everybody interested in this area of Debian,\nto join the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Design\">Design Team<\/a>.\nIt is being <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-desktop\/2016\/09\/msg00002.html\">considered<\/a>\nto package all of them so they are easily available in Debian.\nIf you want to help in this effort, or package any other artwork\n(for example, particularly designed to be accessibility-friendly),\nplease contact the <a href=\"mailto:debian-desktop@lists.debian.org\">Debian Desktop Team<\/a>, but hurry up,\nbecause the freeze for new packages in the next release of Debian\nstarts on January 5th, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time that Debian ships a theme by Juliette Belin,\nwho also created the theme <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Lines\">\"Lines\"<\/a>\nthat enhances our actual stable release, Debian 8.\nCongratulations, Juliette, and thank you very much for your continued commitment to Debian!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"stretch"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"artwork"}}]},{"title":"Debian is participating in the next round of Outreachy!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/10\/debian-is-participating-in-the-next-round-of-outreachy.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-10-09T19:50:00+02:00","updated":"2016-10-09T19:50:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Nicolas Dandrimont"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-10-09:\/2016\/10\/debian-is-participating-in-the-next-round-of-outreachy.html","content":"<p>Following the success of the last round of Outreachy, we are glad to announce\nthat Debian will take part in the program for the next round, with internships\nlasting from the 6th of December 2016 to the 6th of March 2017.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnome.org\/outreachy\">the official website<\/a>: <em>Outreachy helps\npeople from groups underrepresented in free and open source software get\ninvolved. We provide a supportive community for beginning to contribute any\ntime throughout the year and offer focused internship opportunities twice a\nyear with a number of free software organizations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Currently, internships are open internationally to women (cis and trans),\ntrans men, and genderqueer people. Additionally, they are open to residents\nand nationals of the United States of any gender who are Black\/African\nAmerican, Hispanic\/Latin@, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or\nPacific Islander.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to apply to an internship in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\">Debian<\/a>, you\nshould take a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\">the wiki page<\/a>, and\ncontact the mentors for the projects listed, or seek more information on the\n(public)\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\">debian-outreach mailing-list<\/a>. You\ncan also contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/Outreach\">Outreach Team<\/a>\ndirectly. If you have a project idea and are willing to mentor an intern, you\ncan submit a project idea on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy#projects\">Outreachy wiki page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here's a few words on what the interns for the last round achieved within\nOutreachy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/contributors.debian.org\/contributor\/latticetower-guest@alioth\/\">Tatiana Malygina<\/a> worked on Continuous Integration for Bioinformatics\n  applications; She has pushed more than a hundred commits to the Debian Med\n  SVN repository over the last months, and has been sponsored for more than 20\n  package uploads.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spectranaut.cc\/\">Valerie Young<\/a> worked on Reproducible Builds infrastructure, driving a\n  complete overhaul of the database and software behind the\n  tests.reproducible-builds.org website. Her blog contains regular updates\n  throughout the program.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reproducible.alioth.debian.org\/blog\/posts\/people\/ceridwen\/\">ceridwen<\/a> worked on creating reprotest, an all-in-one tool allowing\n  anyone to check whether a build is reproducible or not, replacing the string\n  of ad-hoc scripts the reproducible builds team used so far. She posted\n  regular updates on the Reproducible Builds team blog.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>While <a href=\"http:\/\/scarlettgatelyclark.com\/\">Scarlett Clark<\/a> did not complete the internship (as she found a\n  full-time job by the mid-term evaluation!), she spent the four weeks she\n  participated in the program providing patches for reproducible builds in\n  Debian and KDE upstream.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Debian would not be able to participate in Outreachy without the help of the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/\">Software Freedom Conservancy<\/a>, who provides\nadministrative support for Outreachy, as well as the continued support of\nDebian's donors, who provide funding for the internships. If you want to\ndonate, please\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/donations\">get in touch with one of our trusted organizations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Debian is looking forward to welcoming new interns for the next few months,\ncome join us!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}}]},{"title":"DebConf17 organization started","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/09\/debconf17-organization-started.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-09-05T14:00:00+02:00","updated":"2016-09-05T14:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-09-05:\/2016\/09\/debconf17-organization-started.html","content":"<p>DebConf17 will take place in Montreal, Canada from August 6 to August 12, 2017.\nIt will be preceded by DebCamp, July 31 to August 4, and Debian Day, August 5.<\/p>\n<p>We invite everyone to join us in organizing DebConf17.\nThere are different areas where your help could be very valuable,\nand we are always looking forward to your ideas.<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf content team is open to suggestions for invited speakers.\nIf you'd like to propose somebody who is not a regular DebConf attendee\nfollow the details in the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.debconf.org\/blog\/debconf17\/2016-08-22_call_for_speakers.dc\">call for speaker proposals<\/a> blog post.<\/p>\n<p>We are also beginning to contact potential sponsors from all around the globe.\nIf you know any organization that could be interested,\nplease consider handing them\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/media.debconf.org\/dc17\/fundraising\/debconf17_sponsorship_brochure_en.pdf\">sponsorship brochure<\/a>\nor <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">contact the fundraising team<\/a> with any leads.<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf team is holding IRC meetings every two weeks.\nHave a look at the DebConf17 <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf17.debconf.org\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf17\">wiki page<\/a>,\nand engage in the IRC channels and the mailing list.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s work together, as every year, on making the best DebConf ever!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf17"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (July and August 2016)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/09\/new-developers-2016-08.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-09-03T12:00:00+02:00","updated":"2016-09-03T12:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-09-03:\/2016\/09\/new-developers-2016-08.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edward John Betts (edward)<\/li>\n<li>Holger Wansing (holgerw)<\/li>\n<li>Timothy Martin Potter (tpot)<\/li>\n<li>Martijn van Brummelen (mvb)<\/li>\n<li>St\u00e9phane Blondon (sblondon)<\/li>\n<li>Bertrand Marc (bmarc)<\/li>\n<li>Jochen Sprickerhof (jspricke)<\/li>\n<li>Ben Finney (bignose)<\/li>\n<li>Breno Leitao (leitao)<\/li>\n<li>Zlatan Todoric (zlatan)<\/li>\n<li>Ferenc W\u00e1gner (wferi)<\/li>\n<li>Matthieu Caneill (matthieucan)<\/li>\n<li>Steven Chamberlain (stevenc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jonathan Cristopher Carter<\/li>\n<li>Reiner Herrmann<\/li>\n<li>Michael Jeanson<\/li>\n<li>Jens Reyer<\/li>\n<li>Jerome Benoit<\/li>\n<li>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bonnard<\/li>\n<li>Olek Wojnar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian turns 23!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/08\/debian-turns-23.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-08-16T14:30:00+02:00","updated":"2016-08-16T14:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-08-16:\/2016\/08\/debian-turns-23.html","content":"<p>Today is Debian's 23rd anniversary. If you are close to any of the cities\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2016\">celebrating Debian Day 2016<\/a>, you're\nvery welcome to join the party!<\/p>\n<p>If not, there's still time for you to organize a little celebration or\ncontribution to Debian. For example, you can have a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/timeline.debian.net\/\">Debian timeline<\/a>\nand learn about the history of the project. If you notice that some piece of\ninformation is still missing, feel free to add it to the timeline.<\/p>\n<p>Or you can scratch your creative itch and suggest a wallpaper\nto be part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDesktop\/Artwork\/Stretch\">artwork for the next release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our favorite operating system is the result of all the work we have done together.\nThanks to everybody who has contributed in these 23 years, and happy birthday Debian!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"Debian and Tor Services available as Onion Services","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/08\/debian-and-tor-services-available-as-onion-services.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-08-01T17:30:00+02:00","updated":"2016-08-01T17:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Peter Palfrader"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-08-01:\/2016\/08\/debian-and-tor-services-available-as-onion-services.html","content":"<p>We, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/\">Debian project<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torproject.org\/\">Tor project<\/a> are enabling\nTor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torproject.org\/docs\/hidden-services\">onion services<\/a> for several of our sites. These sites can now be\nreached without leaving the Tor network, providing a new option for\nsecurely connecting to resources provided by Debian and Tor.<\/p>\n<p>The freedom to use open source software may be compromised when access to that\nsoftware is monitored, logged, limited, prevented, or prohibited. As a\ncommunity, we acknowledge that users should not feel that their every action\nis trackable or observable by others. Consequently, we are pleased to announce\nthat we have started making several of the various web services provided by\nboth Debian and Tor available via onion services.<\/p>\n<p>While onion services can be used to conceal the network location of the machine\nproviding the service, this is not the goal here. Instead, we employ onion\nservices because they provide end-to-end integrity and confidentiality,\nand they authenticate the onion service end point.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, when users connect to the onion service running at\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sejnfjrq6szgca7v.onion\/\">http:\/\/sejnfjrq6szgca7v.onion\/<\/a>,\nusing a Tor-enabled browser such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torproject.org\/projects\/torbrowser\">TorBrowser<\/a>,\nthey can be certain that their connection to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/\">Debian website<\/a> cannot\nbe read or modified by third parties, and that the website that they are\nvisiting is indeed the Debian website. In a sense, this\nis similar to what using <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HTTPS\">HTTPS<\/a> provides. However, crucially, onion\nservices do not rely on third-party <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Certificate_authority\">certification authorities (CAs)<\/a>.\nInstead, the onion service name cryptographically authenticates its\ncryptographic key.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Tor and Debian websites, the <a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.debian.org\/\">Debian FTP<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/security.debian.org\/debian-security\">Debian\nSecurity<\/a> archives are available from .onion addresses, enabling\nDebian users to update their systems using only Tor connections. With the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/apt-transport-tor\">apt-transport-tor package<\/a> installed, the following entries can replace\nthe normal debian mirror entries in the apt configuration file (<code>\/etc\/apt\/sources.list<\/code>):<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight\"><pre><span><\/span><code><span class=\"w\">  <\/span><span class=\"err\">deb<\/span><span class=\"w\">  <\/span><span class=\"err\">tor+http:\/\/vwakviie2ienjx6t.onion\/debian<\/span><span class=\"w\">          <\/span><span class=\"err\">jessie<\/span><span class=\"w\">            <\/span><span class=\"err\">main<\/span>\n<span class=\"w\">  <\/span><span class=\"err\">deb<\/span><span class=\"w\">  <\/span><span class=\"err\">tor+http:\/\/vwakviie2ienjx6t.onion\/debian<\/span><span class=\"w\">          <\/span><span class=\"err\">jessie-updates<\/span><span class=\"w\">    <\/span><span class=\"err\">main<\/span>\n<span class=\"w\">  <\/span><span class=\"err\">deb<\/span><span class=\"w\">  <\/span><span class=\"err\">tor+http:\/\/sgvtcaew4bxjd7ln.onion\/debian-security<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"err\">jessie\/updates<\/span><span class=\"w\">    <\/span><span class=\"err\">main<\/span>\n<\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n<p>Likewise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torproject.org\/docs\/debian\">Tor's Debian package repository<\/a> is available from an onion service :<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight\"><pre><span><\/span><code><span class=\"w\">  <\/span><span class=\"err\">deb<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"err\">tor+http:\/\/sdscoq7snqtznauu.onion\/torproject.org<\/span><span class=\"w\">   <\/span><span class=\"err\">jessie<\/span><span class=\"w\">    <\/span><span class=\"err\">main<\/span>\n<\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n<p>Where appropriate, we provide services redundantly from several backend machines\nusing <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/DonnchaC\/onionbalance\">OnionBalance<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/packages.debian.org\/onionbalance\">Debian OnionBalance package<\/a> is available\nfrom the <a href=\"https:\/\/backports.debian.org\/\">Debian backports repository<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lists of several other new onion services offered by Debian and Tor are\navailable from <a href=\"https:\/\/onion.debian.org\">https:\/\/onion.debian.org<\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/onion.torproject.org\">https:\/\/onion.torproject.org<\/a> respectively.\nWe expect to expand these lists in the near future to cover even more\nof Debian's and Tor's services.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"tor"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"tor network"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"onion services"}}]},{"title":"Looking for the artwork for the next Debian release","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/07\/looking-for-the-artwork-for-the-next-debian-release.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-07-29T19:15:00+02:00","updated":"2016-07-29T19:15:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-07-29:\/2016\/07\/looking-for-the-artwork-for-the-next-debian-release.html","content":"<p>Each release of Debian has a shiny new theme, which is visible on the boot\nscreen, the login screen and, most prominently, on the desktop wallpaper.<\/p>\n<p>Debian plans to release Stretch next year. As ever, we need your help in\ncreating its theme!\nYou have the opportunity to design a theme that will inspire thousands of\npeople while working in their Debian systems.<\/p>\n<p>They might be people working in exciting NASA missions:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/BeqwJiI\"><img alt=\"Debian Squeeze Space Fun Spotted during the Juno Orbital Insertion live stream\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian_squeeze_space_fun_juno_coverage.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or DYI users who decided to make a matching keyboard:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/6O15V4A.jpg\"><img alt=\"Keyboard matching Debian Lenny Theme\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian_lenny_matching_keyboard.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you're interested, please take a look at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDesktop\/Artwork\/Stretch\">https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDesktop\/Artwork\/Stretch<\/a><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"stretch"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"artwork"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (May and June 2016)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/07\/new-developers-2016-06.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-07-10T17:30:00+02:00","updated":"2016-07-10T17:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-07-10:\/2016\/07\/new-developers-2016-06.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Josu\u00e9 Ortega (josue)<\/li>\n<li>Mathias Behrle (mbehrle)<\/li>\n<li>Sascha Steinbiss (satta)<\/li>\n<li>Lucas Kanashiro (kanashiro)<\/li>\n<li>Vasudev Sathish Kamath (vasudev)<\/li>\n<li>Dima Kogan (dkogan)<\/li>\n<li>Rafael Laboissi\u00e8re (rafael)<\/li>\n<li>David Kalnischkies (donkult)<\/li>\n<li>Marcin Kulisz (kula)<\/li>\n<li>David Steele (steele<\/li>\n<li>Herbert Parentes Fortes Neto (hpfn)<\/li>\n<li>Ond\u0159ej Nov\u00fd (onovy)<\/li>\n<li>Donald Norwood (donald)<\/li>\n<li>Neutron Soutmun (neutrons)<\/li>\n<li>Steve Kemp (skx)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sean Whitton<\/li>\n<li>Tiago Ilieve<\/li>\n<li>Jean Baptiste Favre<\/li>\n<li>Adrian Vondendriesch<\/li>\n<li>Alkis Georgopoulos<\/li>\n<li>Michael Hudson-Doyle<\/li>\n<li>Roger Shimizu<\/li>\n<li>SZ Lin<\/li>\n<li>Leo Singer<\/li>\n<li>Peter Colberg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"DebConf16 schedule available","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/06\/debconf16-schedule.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-06-27T09:00:00+02:00","updated":"2016-06-27T09:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-06-27:\/2016\/06\/debconf16-schedule.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\/\">DebConf16<\/a> will be held this and next week in Cape Town, South Africa, and we're happy to announce that the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a> is already available. Of course, it is still possible for some minor changes to happen!<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\/debcamp-sprints\/\">DebCamp Sprints<\/a> already started on 23 June 2016.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf will open on Saturday, 2 July 2016 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\/open-festival\/\">Open Festival<\/a>, where events of interest to a wider audience are offered, ranging from topics specific to Debian to a wider appreciation of the open and maker movements (and not just IT-related). Hackers, makers, hobbyists and other interested parties are invited to share their activities with DebConf attendees and the public at the University of Cape Town, whether in form of workshops, lightning talks, install parties, art exhibition or posters. Additionally, a Job Fair will take place on Saturday, and its job wall will be available throughout DebConf.<\/p>\n<p>The full schedule of the Debian Conference thorough the week is <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\/schedule\/\">published<\/a>. After the Open Festival, the conference will continue with more than 85 <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\/talks\/\">talks and BoFs<\/a> (informal gatherings and discussions within Debian teams), including not only software development and packaging but also areas like translation, documentation, artwork, testing, specialized derivatives, maintenance of the community infrastructure, and other.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be also a plethora of social events, such as our traditional cheese and wine party, our group photo and our day trip.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf talks will be broadcast live on the Internet when possible, and videos of the talks will be published on the web along with the presentation slides.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf is committed to a safe and welcome environment for all participants. See the <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf.org\/codeofconduct.shtml\">DebConf Code of Conduct<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/code_of_conduct\">Debian Code of Conduct<\/a> for more details on this.<\/p>\n<p>Debian thanks the commitment of numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\/sponsors\/\">sponsors<\/a> to support DebConf16, particularly our Platinum Sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\">Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>About Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\">Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/a> actively participates in open source.\nThousands of developers across the company are focused on open source projects, and HPE sponsors and supports the open source community in a number of ways, including: contributing code, sponsoring foundations and projects, providing active leadership, and participating in various committees.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf16"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}}]},{"title":"Debian 7 Wheezy LTS now supporting armel and armhf","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/06\/wheezy-now-supporting-armel-and-armhf.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-06-02T08:00:00+02:00","updated":"2016-06-02T08:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Markus Koschany"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-06-02:\/2016\/06\/wheezy-now-supporting-armel-and-armhf.html","content":"<p>Debian Long Term Support (LTS) is a project created to extend the life of all\nDebian stable releases to (at least) 5 years.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the LTS sponsors, Debian's buildd maintainers and the Debian FTP\nTeam are excited to announce that two new architectures, <strong>armel<\/strong>\nand <strong>armhf<\/strong>, are  going to be supported in Debian 7 Wheezy LTS. These\narchitectures along with  <strong>i386<\/strong>  and <strong>amd64<\/strong> will receive two additional\nyears of extended security support.<\/p>\n<p>Security updates for Debian LTS are not handled by the native Debian Security\nTeam, but instead by a separate group of volunteers and companies interested\nin making it a success.<\/p>\n<p>Wheezy's LTS period <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/2016\/20160425\">started<\/a> a few weeks ago and more than thirty updates\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-lts-announce\/\">have been announced<\/a> so far. If you use Debian 7 Wheezy, you do not need\nto change anything in your system to start receiving those updates.<\/p>\n<p>More information about how to use Debian Long Term Support and other important\nchanges regarding Wheezy LTS is available at\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/LTS\/Using\">https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/LTS\/Using<\/a><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Wheezy"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"LTS"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}}]},{"title":"Imagination accelerates Debian development for 64-bit MIPS CPUs","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/05\/imagination-64-bit-mips-cpus.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-05-18T09:30:00+02:00","updated":"2016-05-18T09:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-05-18:\/2016\/05\/imagination-64-bit-mips-cpus.html","content":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imgtec.com\">Imagination  Technologies<\/a> recently donated several high-performance SDNA-7130  appliances to the Debian Project for the development and maintenance of  the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/ports\/mips\/\">MIPS ports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The  SDNA-7130 (Software Defined Network Appliance) platforms are developed  by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhinolabsinc.com\">Rhino Labs<\/a>, a leading provider of high-performance data  security, networking, and data infrastructure solutions.<\/p>\n<p>With these  new devices, the Debian project will have access to a wide range of 32- and 64-bit MIPS-based platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Debian  MIPS ports are also possible thanks to donations from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aql.com\">aql<\/a>  hosting service provider, the Eaton remote controlled ePDU, and many  other individual members of the Debian community.<\/p>\n<p>The Debian project would like to thank Imagination, Rhino Labs and aql for this coordinated donation.<\/p>\n<p>More  details about GNU\/Linux for MIPS CPUs can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/imgtec.com\/news\/press-release\/imagination-accelerates-debian-development-64-bit-mips-cpus\/\">related  press release at Imagination<\/a> and their <a href=\"https:\/\/community.imgtec.com\/developers\/mips\/linux\">community site about  MIPS<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"imagination"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"donation"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"mips"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2016)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/05\/new-developers-2016-04.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-05-17T00:10:00+02:00","updated":"2016-05-17T00:10:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-05-17:\/2016\/05\/new-developers-2016-04.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sven Bartscher (kritzefitz)<\/li>\n<li>Harlan Lieberman-Berg (hlieberman)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"What does it mean that ZFS is included in Debian?","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/05\/what-does-it-mean-that-zfs-is-in-debian.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-05-15T22:55:00+02:00","updated":"2016-05-15T22:55:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-05-15:\/2016\/05\/what-does-it-mean-that-zfs-is-in-debian.html","content":"<p>Petter Reinholdtsen recently blogged about <a href=\"http:\/\/people.skolelinux.org\/pere\/blog\/Debian_now_with_ZFS_on_Linux_included.html\">ZFS availability in Debian<\/a>.\nMany people have worked hard on getting ZFS support available in Debian and we\nwould like to thank everyone involved in getting to this point and explain\nwhat ZFS in Debian means.<\/p>\n<p>The landing of ZFS in the Debian archive was blocked for years due to\nlicensing problems. Finally,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2015\/04\/msg00006.html\">the inclusion of ZFS was announced slightly more than a year ago, on April 2015<\/a>\nby the DPL at the time, Lucas Nussbaum who wrote <em>\"We received legal advice\nfrom Software Freedom Law Center about the inclusion of libdvdcss and ZFS in\nDebian, which should unblock the situation in both cases and enable us to ship\nthem in Debian soon.\"<\/em>. In January this year, the following DPL, Neil McGovern\nblogged with a lot of more details about the legal situation behind this and\nsummarized it as <em><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.halon.org.uk\/2016\/01\/on-zfs-in-debian\/\">\"TLDR: It\u2019s going in contrib, as a source only dkms\nmodule.\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>ZFS is not available exactly in Debian, since Debian is only what's included\nin the <em>\"main\"<\/em> section archive. What people really meant here is that ZFS\ncode is now in included in <em>\"contrib\"<\/em> and it's available for users using DKMS.<\/p>\n<p>Many people also mixed this with Ubuntu now including ZFS. However, Debian and\nUbuntu are not doing the same, Ubuntu is shipping directly pre-built kernel\nmodules, something that is considered to be a GPL violation. As the Software\nFreedom Conservancy wrote <em>\"<a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/blog\/2016\/feb\/25\/zfs-and-linux\/\">while licensed under an acceptable license  for\nDebian's Free Software Guidelines, also has a default use that can  cause\nlicensing problems for downstream Debian users\"<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"zfs"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"contrib"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes its 2016 summer interns","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/04\/welcome-summer-interns-2016.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-04-24T21:00:00+02:00","updated":"2016-04-24T21:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Nicolas Dandrimont"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-04-24:\/2016\/04\/welcome-summer-interns-2016.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"GSoC 2016 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gsoc2016.jpg\"> <img alt=\"Outreachy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/outreachy-logo-300x61.png\"><\/p>\n<p>We're excited to announce that Debian has selected 29 interns to work with us\nthis summer: 4 in <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.gnome.org\/Outreachy\/2016\/MayAugust#Debian\">Outreachy<\/a>, and 25 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/summerofcode.withgoogle.com\/organizations\/5023548368224256\/#projects\">Google Summer of Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the list of projects and the interns who will work on them:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/AndroidTools\">Android SDK tools<\/a> in Debian:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/ChirayuDesai\">Chirayu Desai<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/KaichungYan\">Kai-Chung Yan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/MouaadAallam\">Mouaad Aallam<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>APT - dpkg communications rework:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/DavidKalnischkies\">David Kalnischkies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Continuous Integration for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/devel\/debian-med\/\">Debian-Med<\/a> packages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/CanberkKoc\">Canberk Ko\u00e7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.gnome.org\/Outreachy\/2016\/MayAugust#Debian\">Tatiana Malygina<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Extending the <a href=\"http:\/\/horizon.debian.net\/\">Debian Developer Horizon<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/HarshDaftary\">Harsh Daftary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Improving and extending <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/tassia\/AppRecommender\/wiki\">AppRecommender<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/LucasMoura\">Lucas Albuquerque Medeiros de Moura<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/LucianoPrestes\">Luciano Prestes Cavalcanti<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Improving the <a href=\"https:\/\/sources.debian.net\">debsources<\/a> frontend:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/AaronDelaney\">Aaron Delaney<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Improving <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/Projects\/Voice%20Webcam%20and%20Chat%20Communication\">voice, video and chat communication<\/a> with Free Software:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/AlokAnand\">Alok Anand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/BalramP\">Balram P<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/Jaminy\">Jaminy Prabaharan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/KeerthanaKrishnan\">Keerthana Krishnan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/KevinAvignon\">K\u00e9vin Avignon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/MateusBellomo\">Mateus Bellomo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/MesutCanGurle\">Mesut Can Gurle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/NicolasReynaud\">Nicolas Reynaud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/NikVaes\">Nik Vaessen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/OlivierGr%C3%A9goire\">Olivier Gr\u00e9goire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/PranavJain\">Pranav Jain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/SimonD%C3%A9saulniers\">Simon D\u00e9saulniers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/UditRaikwar\">Udit Raikwar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MIPS and MIPSEL ports improvements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/JonathanJackson\">Jonathan Jackson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reproducible-builds.org\/\">Reproducible Builds<\/a> for Debian and Free Software:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.gnome.org\/Outreachy\/2016\/MayAugust#Debian\">ceridwen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/SatyamZode\">Satyam Zode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.gnome.org\/Outreachy\/2016\/MayAugust#Debian\">Scarlett Clark<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.gnome.org\/Outreachy\/2016\/MayAugust#Debian\">Valerie Young<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Support for <a href=\"http:\/\/klee.github.io\/\">KLEE<\/a> in Debile:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/StudentApplications\/MarkoDimjasevic\">Marko Dimja\u0161evi\u0107<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Google Summer of Code and Outreachy programs are possible in Debian thanks\nto the effort of Debian developers and contributors that dedicate\npart of their free time to mentor students and outreach tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the students weekly reports on the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\" title=\"debian-outreach AT lists.debian.org\">debian-outreach mailing-list<\/a>, chat with us on\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/#debian-soc\" title=\"#debian-soc on irc.debian.org\">our IRC channel<\/a> or on each project's team mailing lists.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all of them!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}}]},{"title":"DPL elections 2016, congratulations Mehdi Dogguy!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/04\/results-dpl-elections-2016.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-04-17T18:40:00+02:00","updated":"2016-04-17T18:40:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-04-17:\/2016\/04\/results-dpl-elections-2016.html","content":"<p>The Debian Project Leader elections finished yesterday and the winner is Mehdi Dogguy!\nOf a total of 1023 developers, 282 developers voted using the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet method<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the result is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2016\/vote_001\">Debian Project Leader Elections 2016 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new term for the project leader starts today April 17th and expire on April 17th 2017.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}}]},{"title":"Debian announces partnership to sub-contract publicity and press to an outside marketing agency","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/04\/publicity-agency.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-04-01T07:10:00+02:00","updated":"2016-04-01T07:10:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Debian Publicity Team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-04-01:\/2016\/04\/publicity-agency.html","content":"<p>Last year we started to push more of Debian news and information\naway the single news source of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/weekly\/\">DPN<\/a>\ninto other media services. Debian has been more active than ever on our many IRC channels,\nfree software based social networks, and unofficial Twitter and Facebook feeds.\nToday we have decided to announce the next stage in keeping Debian at the forefront\nof media by sub-contracting publicity and press to an outside marketing agency.<\/p>\n<p>The marketing agency (name will be disclosed soon) has provided an AI system\n(running entirely with free software) which will be fed with all the content\nof Debian mailing lists and <a href=\"https:\/\/sources.debian.net\/\">sources.debian.net<\/a>\nto understand the character of the Debian community\nand then better customize future articles, interviews, and event news.<\/p>\n<p>However, some bits of personal information are also needed.\nPlease install the \"publicity\" package and you'll be presented\na form to fill in your data: name, surname, phone, snail mail address,\nplace of birth, names of family members, employers or employees.\nEach person providing their data to the agency will receive coupon for a 20% discount\nin the download (purchase) of next Debian release\n(valid only for downloads from the official site www.debian.org).<\/p>\n<p>We kindly ask every Debian  community member to sign up in, at least,\none of theses services: Twitter, Whatsapp, Slack or Facebook\n(IRC, mailing lists, and free software based RTC are allegedly not so 'cool').\nUsers need not be concerned with losing the features that the IRC bots provide\n(so long <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Services\/KGB\">KGB<\/a>!) as they will be replaced\nby Tay-like AI systems. The most visible change will be that <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/MeetBot\">MeetBot<\/a>\nwill no longer log the meetings anymore, but we have bribed an NSA employee\nso they pass the relevant messages to us.<\/p>\n<p>\"If this 'centralization, outsourcing and pay-and-forget' approach\ngoes well with publicity, I'm considering running for DPL in 2017\nto extend this model to other areas of Debian\" said Laura Arjona Reina,\n(now) former publicity delegate.<\/p>\n<p>A new logo and mascot has been designed too, as a symbol of this new era\nembracing the standards of branding and corporate messaging.\nPlease consider voting in favor of it, in the General Resolution that will be proposed soon:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deb.li\/debraccoon\"><img alt=\"Mascot and Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/deb_raccoon.png\"><\/a><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"publicity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"DebConf16 welcomes its first nine sponsors!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/03\/dc16-welcome-its-first-sponsors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-03-30T17:00:00+02:00","updated":"2016-03-30T17:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-03-30:\/2016\/03\/dc16-welcome-its-first-sponsors.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"DebConf16 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/Dc16_703x473.png\"><\/p>\n<p>DebConf16 will take place in Cape Town, South Africa in July 2016. We strive to\nprovide an intense working environment and enable good progress for Debian and\nfor Free Software in general. We extend an invitation to everyone to join us\nand to support this event. As a volunteer-run non-profit conference, we depend\non our sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Nine companies have already committed to sponsor DebConf16! Let's introduce\nthem:<\/p>\n<p>Our first Platinum sponsor is  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\"><strong>Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)<\/strong><\/a>.\nHPE is one of the largest computer companies in the\nworld, providing a wide range of products and services, such as servers, storage,\nnetworking, consulting and support, software, and financial services.<\/p>\n<p>HPE is also a development partner of Debian,\nand provides hardware for port development, Debian mirrors, and other Debian services\n(hardware donations are listed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/db.debian.org\/machines.cgi\">Debian machines<\/a> page).<\/p>\n<p>Our first Gold sponsor is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valvesoftware.com\/\"><strong>Valve<\/strong><\/a>,\n a company developing games, social entertainment platform, and game engine technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Our second Gold sponsor is <a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>, the technology company\nspecialized in Internet-related services as online advertising and search engine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astralinux.com\/\"><strong>Rusbitech<\/strong><\/a>\n(developers of the Astra Linux Debian derivative),\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.credativ.de\/\"><strong>credativ<\/strong><\/a>\n(a service-oriented company focusing on open-source software and also a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/partners\/\">Debian development partner<\/a>),\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catalyst.net.nz\/\"><strong>Catalyst<\/strong><\/a>\n(a company offering IT solutions using open source software),\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/\"><strong>Bern University of Applied Sciences<\/strong><\/a>\n(with over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfh.ch\/en\/bfh\/facts_figures.html\">7,000<\/a> students enrolled, located in the Swiss capital),\nand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/\"><strong>Texas Instruments<\/strong><\/a>\n(the global semiconductor company) are our four Silver sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>And last but not least, the open source company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univention.com\/\"><strong>Univention<\/strong><\/a>\nhas agreed to support us as Bronze-level.<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>Would you like to become a sponsor? Do you know of or work in a company or\norganization that may consider sponsorship?<\/p>\n<p>Please have a look at our\n<a href=\"http:\/\/media.debconf.org\/dc16\/fundraising\/debconf16_sponsorship_brochure.pdf\">sponsorship brochure<\/a>\n(or a summarized <a href=\"http:\/\/media.debconf.org\/dc16\/fundraising\/debconf16_sponsorship_flyer.pdf\">flyer<\/a>),\nin which we outline all the details and describe the sponsor benefits.<\/p>\n<p>For further details, feel free to contact us through <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf16 website at <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\">https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf16"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Leader elections 2016","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/03\/dpl-elections-2016.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-03-27T20:55:00+02:00","updated":"2016-03-27T20:55:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-03-27:\/2016\/03\/dpl-elections-2016.html","content":"<p>It's that time of year again for the Debian Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2016\/vote_001\">the elections of\nits Project Leader<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Neil McGovern who has held the office for the last year will not be\nseeking reelection. Debian Developers will have to choose between voting\nfor the only candidate running <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2016\/platforms\/mehdi\">Mehdi Dogguy<\/a>\nor <em>None Of The Above<\/em>.  If <em>None Of The Above<\/em> wins the election then\nthe election procedure is repeated, many times if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Mehdi Dogguy was a candidate for the DPL position last year, finishing\nsecond with a close amount of votes to the winner Neil McGovern.<\/p>\n<p>We are in the middle of the campaigning period that will last until April\n2nd. The candidate and Debian contributors are expected to engage in\ndebates and discussions on the <a href=\"http:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/\">debian-vote mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The voting period starts on April 3rd, and during the following two\nweeks, Debian Developers will vote to choose the person who will guide\nthe project for one year. The results will be published on April 17th\nwith the term for new the project leader starting immediately that same\nday.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"DebConf16: Call for Proposals","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/03\/debconf16-cfp.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-03-24T10:00:00+01:00","updated":"2016-03-24T10:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Allison Randal"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-03-24:\/2016\/03\/debconf16-cfp.html","content":"<p>The DebConf Content team is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\/\">DebConf16 conference<\/a>, to be held in\n<strong>Cape Town, South Africa<\/strong> from 2 through 9 July 2016.<\/p>\n<h2>Submitting an Event<\/h2>\n<p>In order to submit an event, go to \"<em>Submit a talk<\/em>\" on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\/accounts\/login\/\">your profile page in the DebConf16 website<\/a>\nand describe your proposal. Please note, events are not limited to traditional\npresentations or informal sessions (BoFs). We welcome submissions of\ntutorials, performances, art installations, debates, or any other format of\nevent that you think would be beneficial to the Debian community.<\/p>\n<p>Please include a short title, suitable for a compact schedule, and an engaging\ndescription of the event. You should use the field \"<em>Notes<\/em>\" to provide us\ninformation such as additional speakers, scheduling restrictions, or any\nspecial requirements we should consider for your event.<\/p>\n<p>Regular sessions may either be 20 or 45 minutes long (including time for\nquestions), other kinds of sessions (like workshops) could have different\ndurations. Please choose the most suitable duration for your event and\nexplain any special requests.<\/p>\n<h2>Timeline<\/h2>\n<p>The first batch of accepted proposals will be announced in <strong>April<\/strong>. If you\ndepend on having your proposal accepted in order to attend the conference,\nplease submit it as soon as possible so that it can be considered during this\nfirst evaluation period.<\/p>\n<p>All proposals must be submitted before <strong>Sunday 1 May 2016<\/strong> to be evaluated\nfor the official schedule.<\/p>\n<h2>Topics and Tracks<\/h2>\n<p>Though we invite proposals on any Debian or FLOSS related subject, we have\nsome broad topics on which we encourage people to submit proposals, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Debian Packaging, Policy, and Infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Security, Safety, and Hacking<\/li>\n<li>Debian System Administration, Automation and Orchestration<\/li>\n<li>Containers and Cloud Computing with Debian<\/li>\n<li>Debian Success Stories<\/li>\n<li>Debian in the Social, Ethical, Legal, and Political Context<\/li>\n<li>Blends, Subprojects, Derivatives, and Projects using Debian<\/li>\n<li>Embedded Debian and Hardware-Level Systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Video Coverage<\/h2>\n<p>Providing video of sessions amplifies DebConf achievements and is one of the\nconference <a href=\"&lt;http:\/\/debconf.org\/goals.shtml\">goals<\/a>. Unless speakers opt-out,\nofficial events will be streamed live over the Internet to promote remote\nparticipation. Recordings will be published later under the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/LICENSE\">DebConf license<\/a>,\nas well as presentation slides and papers whenever available.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact and Thanks to Sponsors<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf would not be possible without the generous support of all our\nsponsors, especially our platinum sponsor\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\">HPE<\/a>. DebConf16 is still accepting sponsors; if you are interested, please <a href=\"https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\/contribute\">get in touch<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>You are welcome to contact the Content Team with any concerns about your\nevent, or with any ideas or questions about DebConf events in general. You\ncan reach us at <a href=\"mailto:content@debconf.org\">content@debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Registration Reminder<\/h2>\n<p>Registration for DebConf is open. Please log into the\nDebConf16 website and register from\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\/accounts\/profile\/\">your profile page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To request bursaries (sponsorship) for food, accommodation, or travel, you\nmust be registered by Sunday, 10 April 2016.<\/p>\n<p>After this date, registrations will still be accepted in any of the basic,\nprofessional, and corporate categories. However, accommodation on the campus\nwill no longer be guaranteed, and requests for sponsorship will no longer be\naccepted.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you are not certain you will be able to attend, we recommend\nregistering now.  You can always cancel your registration, before the deadline.\nWe do suggest that attendees begin making travel arrangements as soon as\npossible, of course.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you all in Cape Town!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf16"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cfp"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2016)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/03\/new-developers-2016-02.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-03-14T21:30:00+01:00","updated":"2016-03-14T21:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-03-14:\/2016\/03\/new-developers-2016-02.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Otto Kek\u00e4l\u00e4inen (otto)<\/li>\n<li>Dariusz Dwornikowski (darek)<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Stender (stender)<\/li>\n<li>Afif Elghraoui (afif)<\/li>\n<li>Victor Seva (vseva)<\/li>\n<li>James Cowgill (jcowgill)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Giovani Augusto Ferreira<\/li>\n<li>Ond\u0159ej Nov\u00fd<\/li>\n<li>Jason Pleau<\/li>\n<li>Michael Robin Crusoe<\/li>\n<li>Ferenc W\u00e1gner<\/li>\n<li>Enrico Rossi<\/li>\n<li>Christian Seiler<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Echeverry<\/li>\n<li>Ilias Tsitsimpis<\/li>\n<li>James Clarke<\/li>\n<li>Luca Boccassi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian selected to participate in the Google Summer of Code","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/03\/debian-participation-gsoc-2016.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-03-13T16:00:00+01:00","updated":"2016-03-13T16:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Nicolas Dandrimont"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-03-13:\/2016\/03\/debian-participation-gsoc-2016.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"GSoC 2016 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gsoc2016.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>For the tenth time running, Debian has been selected as a mentoring\norganization for the <a href=\"https:\/\/summerofcode.withgoogle.com\/\">Google Summer of Code<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\">Debian-specific program\npage<\/a>), an internship program open to university students aged 18 and up.<\/p>\n<p>Our team of amazing mentors has cooked up an <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/Projects\">exciting list of projects<\/a>\nthis year, and we would be glad to have you on board with Debian for one of\nthose summer internships. The student application period will open on March 14\n(and close on March 25), but feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\" title=\"debian-outreach AT lists.debian.org\">subscribe to our mailing list<\/a>\nand get in touch with our mentors. You can also catch us on our IRC channel\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/#debian-soc\">#debian-soc<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}}]},{"title":"Debian is looking for three interns in the Outreachy Program","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/03\/outreachy-looking-for-three-applicants.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-03-12T20:10:00+01:00","updated":"2016-03-12T20:10:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Nicolas Dandrimont"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-03-12:\/2016\/03\/outreachy-looking-for-three-applicants.html","content":"<p>announce, outreachy\nStatus: published<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Outreachy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/outreachy-logo-300x61.png\"><\/p>\n<p>As part of its diversity outreach initiatives, Debian will be participating in\nthe upcoming 12th round (May - August 2016) of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnome.org\/outreachy\/\">Outreachy<\/a>, an internship\nprogram open worldwide to women (cis and trans), trans men and genderqueer\npeople, as well as nationals and residents of the United States of any gender\nwho are Black\/African American, Hispanic\/Latin@, American Indian, Alaska\nNative, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the generosity of our donors, and specifically of our sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intel.com\">Intel<\/a>\nwho has given us funds specifically for one intern, Debian will be able to\nwelcome three interns this round.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for the program are open until March 22nd, so don't wait up!\nDebian has <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2016\/Projects\" title=\"the list is common with GSoC\">a lot of interesting internship opportunities this year<\/a>. More\ninfo about the program is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\/Round12\">Debian specific program page<\/a>,\nas well as on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.gnome.org\/Outreachy\">official website<\/a>. Feel free to contact the outreach team\nand mentors on our <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-outreach\/\" title=\"debian-outreach AT lists.debian.org\">mailing list<\/a> or IRC channel #debian-soc in irc.oftc.net<\/p>\n<p>If you want Debian to keep participating in such programs, and expand its\noutreach efforts, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/donations\">donate to one of the organizations supporting the\nDebian project<\/a>, or volunteer some time by participating in discussions on our\nmailing list.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"women"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}}]},{"title":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise Platinum Sponsor of DebConf16","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/03\/hpe-platinum-debconf16.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-03-08T12:00:00+01:00","updated":"2016-03-08T12:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-03-08:\/2016\/03\/hpe-platinum-debconf16.html","content":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\"><img alt=\"HPElogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/hpe.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpe.com\/engage\/opensource\"><strong>Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)<\/strong><\/a>\nhas committed to support <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\">DebConf16<\/a> as a <strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\"We're excited to support Debian's annual conference which brings\ntogether Debian contributors from all around the world.  In addition\nto our sponsorship, we will actively participate in DebConf\"<\/em>, said\nSteve Geary, Senior Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>HPE is one of the largest computer companies in the\nworld, providing a wide range of products and services, such as servers, storage,\nnetworking, consulting and support, software, and financial services.<\/p>\n<p>HPE is also a development partner of Debian,\nand provides hardware for port development, Debian mirrors, and other Debian services\n(hardware donations are listed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/db.debian.org\/machines.cgi\">Debian machines<\/a> page).<\/p>\n<p>With this additional commitment as Platinum Sponsor,\nHPE contributes to make possible our annual conference,\nand directly supports the progress of Debian and Free Software\nhelping to strengthen the community that continues to collaborate on\nDebian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much Hewlett Packard Enterprise, for your support of DebConf16!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf16 is still accepting sponsors.\nInterested companies and organizations may contact the DebConf team\nthrough <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf16 website at <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org\">http:\/\/debconf16.debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf16"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"HPE"}}]},{"title":"I love Free Software Day 2016: Show your love for Free Software","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/02\/ilovefs-2016.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-02-14T01:10:00+01:00","updated":"2016-02-14T01:10:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-02-14:\/2016\/02\/ilovefs-2016.html","content":"<!---\nnote for translators: try a localized banner, e.g. https:\/\/fsfe.org\/campaigns\/ilovefs\/artwork\/graphics\/ilovefs-banner-medium-fr.png\n-->\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fsfe.org\/campaigns\/ilovefs\/2016\/\"><img alt=\"ILoveFS banner\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/ilovefs-banner-medium-en.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today February 14th, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) celebrates\nthe  <a href=\"https:\/\/fsfe.org\/campaigns\/ilovefs\/2016\/\">\"I Love Free Software\" day<\/a>. I Love Free Software day is a\nday for Free Software users to appreciate and thank the contributors of their\nfavourite software applications, projects and organisations.<\/p>\n<p>We take this opportunity to say \"thank you\" to all the Debian upstreams and\ndownstreams, and all the Debian developers and contributors. Thanks for your\nwork and dedication to free software!<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways to participate in this ILoveFS day and we encourage\neverybody to join in and celebrate. Show your love to Debian developers,\ncontributors and teams virtually on social networks using the #ilovefs hashtag\nand spreading the word in your own social media circles, or by visiting the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ilovefs.org\">ILoveFS<\/a> campaign website to find and use some of the\npromotional materials available such as postcards and banners.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the FSFE, you can read their\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fsfe.org\/news\/2016\/news-20160208-01.en.html\">announcement of this campaign<\/a>\nor visit their <a href=\"https:\/\/fsfe.org\">general website<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"contributing"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"free software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"FSFE"}}]},{"title":"Tails installer is now in Debian","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/02\/tails-installer-in-debian.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-02-11T14:30:00+01:00","updated":"2016-02-11T14:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"u"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-02-11:\/2016\/02\/tails-installer-in-debian.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tails.boum.org\">Tails<\/a> (The amnesic incognito live system) is a live OS based\non Debian GNU\/Linux which aims at preserving the user's privacy and anonymity\nby using the Internet anonymously and circumventing censorship. Installed on\na USB device, it is configured to leave no trace on the computer you are\nusing unless asked explicitly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tails.boum.org\"><img alt=\"Tails Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/tails-logo-flat.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As of today, the people the most needy for digital security are not computer\nexperts. Being able to get started easily with a new tool is critical to its\nadoption, and even more in high-risk and stressful environments. That's why we\nwanted to make it faster, simpler, and more secure to install Tails for new\nusers.<\/p>\n<p>One of the components of Tails, the <a href=\"https:\/\/tracker.debian.org\/pkg\/tails-installer\">Tails Installer<\/a> is now\nin Debian thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/qa.debian.org\/developer.php?email=pkg-privacy-maintainers%40lists.alioth.debian.org\">Debian Privacy Tools Maintainers Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tails Installer is a <a href=\"https:\/\/screenshots.debian.net\/package\/tails-installer\">graphical tool<\/a> to install or upgrade Tails\non a USB stick from an ISO image. It aims at making it easier and faster to <a href=\"https:\/\/tails.boum.org\/install\">get\nTails up and running<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The previous process for getting started with Tails was very complex and was\nproblematic for less tech-savvy users. It required starting Tails three\ntimes, and copying the full ISO image onto a USB stick twice before having a\nfully functional Tails USB stick with persistence enabled.<\/p>\n<p>This can now be done simply by installing Tails Installer in your existing\nDebian system, using sid, stretch or jessie-backports, plugging a USB stick\nand choosing if one wants to update the USB stick or to install Tails using\na previously downloaded ISO image.<\/p>\n<p>Tails Installer also helps Tails users to create an encrypted persistent\nstorage for personal files and settings in the rest of the available space.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"tails"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"privacy"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anonymity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2015)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2016\/01\/new-developers-2015-12.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2016-01-12T12:30:00+01:00","updated":"2016-01-12T12:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2016-01-12:\/2016\/01\/new-developers-2015-12.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stein Magnus Jodal (jodal)<\/li>\n<li>Prach Pongpanich (prach)<\/li>\n<li>Markus Koschany (apo)<\/li>\n<li>Bernhard Schmidt (berni)<\/li>\n<li>Uwe Kleine-K\u00f6nig (ukleinek)<\/li>\n<li>Timo Weing\u00e4rtner (tiwe)<\/li>\n<li>Sebastian Andrzej Siewior (bigeasy)<\/li>\n<li>Mattia Rizzolo (mattia)<\/li>\n<li>Alexandre Viau (aviau)<\/li>\n<li>Lev Lamberov (dogsleg)<\/li>\n<li>Adam Borowski (kilobyte)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Boot (bootc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alf Gaida<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Ayer<\/li>\n<li>Marcio de Souza Oliveira<\/li>\n<li>Alexandre Detiste<\/li>\n<li>Dave Hibberd<\/li>\n<li>Andreas Boll<\/li>\n<li>Punit Agrawal<\/li>\n<li>Edward Betts<\/li>\n<li>Shih-Yuan Lee<\/li>\n<li>Ivan Udovichenko<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Kelley<\/li>\n<li>Benda Xu<\/li>\n<li>Russell Sim<\/li>\n<li>Paulo Roberto Alves de Oliveira<\/li>\n<li>Marc Fournier<\/li>\n<li>Scott Talbert<\/li>\n<li>Sergio Durigan Junior<\/li>\n<li>Guillaume Turri<\/li>\n<li>Michael Lustfield<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2016"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian mourns the passing of Ian Murdock","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/12\/mourning-ian-murdock.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-12-30T20:15:00+01:00","updated":"2015-12-30T20:15:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez, Donald Norwood and Paul Tagliamonte"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-12-30:\/2015\/12\/mourning-ian-murdock.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Ian Murdock\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/ianmurdock.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>With a heavy heart Debian mourns the passing of Ian Murdock, stalwart\nproponent of Free Open Source Software, Father, Son, and the 'ian' in Debian.<\/p>\n<p>Ian started the Debian project in August of 1993, releasing the first versions\nof Debian later that same year. Debian would go on to become the world's\nUniversal Operating System, running on everything from embedded devices to\nthe space station.<\/p>\n<p>Ian's sharp focus was on creating a Distribution and community culture that\ndid the right thing, be it ethically, or technically. Releases went out when\nthey were ready, and the project's staunch stance on Software Freedom are the\ngold standards in the Free and Open Source world.<\/p>\n<p>Ian's devotion to the right thing guided his work, both in Debian and in the\nsubsequent years, always working towards the best possible future.<\/p>\n<p>Ian's dream has lived on, the Debian community remains incredibly active, with\nthousands of developers working untold hours to bring the world a reliable and\nsecure operating system.<\/p>\n<p>The thoughts of the Debian Community are with Ian's family in this hard time.<\/p>\n<p>His family has asked for privacy during  this difficult time and we very much\nwish to respect that. Within our Debian and the larger Linux community\ncondolences may be sent to  in-memoriam-ian@debian.org where they will be kept\nand archived.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"ian murdock"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"in memoriam"}}]},{"title":"Software Freedom Conservancy needs your support!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/12\/conservancy-fundraising-campaign.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-12-04T00:30:00+01:00","updated":"2015-12-04T00:30:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Mehdi Dogguy"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-12-04:\/2015\/12\/conservancy-fundraising-campaign.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/\"><img alt=\"Software Freedom Conservancy Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/conservancy-logo.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\"<em><a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/\">Software Freedom Conservancy<\/a> helps\npromote, improve, develop, and defend Free, Libre, and Open Source\nSoftware (FLOSS) projects.  Conservancy provides a non-profit home and\ninfrastructure for FLOSS projects.<\/em>\", that is how Software Freedom\nConservancy defines itself. Organizations like Conservancy allow free\nsoftware developers to focus on what they do the best by doing\ncopyleft enforcement, taking care of legal aspects and provide <a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/members\/services\/\">many\nservices<\/a> to its project\nmembers.<\/p>\n<p>Last August, Debian and Conservancy\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/news\/2015\/aug\/17\/debian\/\">announced<\/a> a\npartnership and formed the Copyright Aggregation Project where, among\nother things, Conservancy will be able to hold copyrights for some\nDebian works and ensure compliance with copyleft so that those works\nremain in free software.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Conservancy launched a major fundraising campaign and needs\nmore individual supporters to gain more sustainable and independent\nfunding. This will allow the Conservancy to continue its efforts\ntowards convincing more companies to comply with free software\nlicenses such as the GPL and take legal actions when dialogue turns\nout to be unsuccessful. Conservancy needs your support now, more than\never!<\/p>\n<p>Many Debian Developers and Contributors have already become\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/sponsors#supporters\">Conservancy\nsupporters<\/a>. Please\nconsider signing up as a supporter on\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/supporter\/\">https:\/\/sfconservancy.org\/supporter\/<\/a>!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sfc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"conservancy"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"fundraising"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"contributing"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"donation"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (September and October 2015)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/11\/new-developers-2015-10.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-11-11T22:35:00+01:00","updated":"2015-11-11T22:35:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Jean-Pierre Giraud"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-11-11:\/2015\/11\/new-developers-2015-10.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last\ntwo months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ChangZhuo Chen (czchen)<\/li>\n<li>Eugene Zhukov (eugene)<\/li>\n<li>Hugo Lefeuvre (hle)<\/li>\n<li>Milan Kupcevic (milan)<\/li>\n<li>Timo Weing\u00e4rtner (tiwe)<\/li>\n<li>Uwe Kleine-K\u00f6nig (ukleinek)<\/li>\n<li>Bernhard Schmidt (berni)<\/li>\n<li>Stein Magnus Jodal (jodal)<\/li>\n<li>Prach Pongpanich (prach)<\/li>\n<li>Markus Koschany (apo)<\/li>\n<li>Andy Simpkins (rattustrattus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Miguel A. Col\u00f3n V\u00e9lez<\/li>\n<li>Afif Elghraoui<\/li>\n<li>Bastien Roucari\u00e8s<\/li>\n<li>Carsten Schoenert<\/li>\n<li>Tomasz Nitecki<\/li>\n<li>Christoph Ulrich Scholler<\/li>\n<li>Mechtilde Stehmann<\/li>\n<li>Alexandre Viau<\/li>\n<li>Daniele Tricoli<\/li>\n<li>Russell Sim<\/li>\n<li>Benda Xu<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Kelley<\/li>\n<li>Ivan Udovichenko<\/li>\n<li>Shih-Yuan Lee<\/li>\n<li>Edward Betts<\/li>\n<li>Punit Agrawal<\/li>\n<li>Andreas Boll<\/li>\n<li>Dave Hibberd<\/li>\n<li>Alexandre Detiste<\/li>\n<li>Marcio de Souza Oliveira<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Ayer<\/li>\n<li>Alf Gaida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"New Debian Developers and Maintainers (July and August 2015)","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/09\/new-developers-2015-08.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-09-01T13:45:00+02:00","updated":"2015-09-01T13:45:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero L\u00f3pez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-09-01:\/2015\/09\/new-developers-2015-08.html","content":"<p>The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gianfranco Costamagna (locutusofborg)<\/li>\n<li>Graham Inggs (ginggs)<\/li>\n<li>Ximin Luo (infinity0)<\/li>\n<li>Christian Kastner (ckk)<\/li>\n<li>Tianon Gravi (tianon)<\/li>\n<li>Iain R. Learmonth (irl)<\/li>\n<li>Laura Arjona Reina (larjona)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two\nmonths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senthil Kumaran<\/li>\n<li>Riley Baird<\/li>\n<li>Robie Basak<\/li>\n<li>Alex Muntada<\/li>\n<li>Johan Van de Wauw<\/li>\n<li>Benjamin Barenblat<\/li>\n<li>Paul Novotny<\/li>\n<li>Jose Luis Rivero<\/li>\n<li>Chris Knadle<\/li>\n<li>Lennart Weller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}}]},{"title":"Debian turns 22!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/08\/22-birthday-debian.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-08-16T23:59:00+02:00","updated":"2015-08-16T23:59:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez and Valessio Brito"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-08-16:\/2015\/08\/22-birthday-debian.html","content":"<p>Sorry for posting so late, we're very busy at\n<a href=\"http:\/\/debconf15.debconf.org\/\">DebConf15<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Debian 22\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian22.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Happy 22nd birthday Debian!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"Debian Perl Sprint 2015","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/07\/perl-sprint-2015.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-07-13T21:00:00+02:00","updated":"2015-07-13T21:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Alex Muntada"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-07-13:\/2015\/07\/perl-sprint-2015.html","content":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/DebianPerlGroup\">Debian Perl<\/a> team had its\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Sprints\/2015\/DebianPerlSprint\">first sprint<\/a> in May\nand it was a success: 7 members met in Barcelona the weekend from May 22nd to\nMay 24th to kick off the development around perl for Stretch and to work on QA\ntasks across the more than 3000 packages that the team maintains.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the participants enjoyed the beautiful weather and the food very\nmuch, a good amount of work was also done:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>53 bugs were filed or worked on, 31 uploads were accepted.<\/li>\n<li>The current practice of patch management (<code>quilt<\/code>) was discussed and\n  possible alternatives were shown (<code>git-debcherry<\/code> and <code>git-dpm<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li>Improvements were made in the Debian Perl Tools (<code>dpt<\/code>) and discussed how to\n  get track of upstream git history and tags.<\/li>\n<li>Team's policies, documentation and recurring tasks were reviewed and updated.<\/li>\n<li>Perl 5.22 release was prepared and <code>src:perl<\/code> plans for Stretch were\n  discussed.<\/li>\n<li><code>autopkgtest<\/code> whitelists were reviewed, new packages added, and IRC\n  notificacions by KGB were discussed.<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding migrations were reviewed.<\/li>\n<li>Reproducibility issues with <code>POD_MAN_DATE<\/code> were commented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-perl\/2015\/07\/msg00009.html\">full report<\/a>\nwas posted to the relevant Debian mailing lists.<\/p>\n<p>The participants would like to thank the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ac.upc.edu\/\">Computer Architecture Department<\/a> of the Universitat\nPolit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya for hosting us, and all donors to the Debian project\nwho helped to cover a large part of our expenses.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"perl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sprint"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"barcelona"}}]},{"title":"Reproducible Builds get funded by the Core Infrastructure Initiative","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/06\/reproducible-builds-funded-by-cii.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-06-23T14:00:00+02:00","updated":"2015-06-23T14:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-06-23:\/2015\/06\/reproducible-builds-funded-by-cii.html","content":"<p>The Core Infrastructure Initiative <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxfoundation.org\/news-media\/announcements\/2015\/06\/linux-foundation-s-core-infrastructure-initiative-funds-three-new\">announced<\/a> today that they\nwill support two Debian Developers, Holger Levsen and J\u00e9r\u00e9my Bobbio, with\n$200,000 to advance their Debian work in reproducible builds and to\ncollaborate more closely with other distributions such as Fedora, Ubuntu,\nOpenWrt to benefit from this effort.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxfoundation.org\/programs\/core-infrastructure-initiative\">Core Infrastructure Initiative<\/a> (CII) was established in 2014\nto fortify the  security of key open source  projects. This initiative is\nfunded by more than 20 companies and managed by The Linux Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ReproducibleBuilds\">reproducible builds<\/a> initiative aims to  enable anyone to  reproduce\nbit by bit identical binary packages from a given source, thus enabling anyone\nto independently verify that a binary matches the  source code from which it\nwas said it was derived. For example, this allow the users of Debian to rebuild\npackages and obtain exactly identical packages to the ones provided by the\nDebian repositories.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"reproducible builds"}}]},{"title":"Debian Ruby team sprint 2015","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/05\/ruby-sprint-2015.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-05-12T00:01:00+02:00","updated":"2015-05-12T00:01:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Antonio Terceiro"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-05-12:\/2015\/05\/ruby-sprint-2015.html","content":"<p>The Debian Ruby <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Teams\/Ruby\">Ruby team<\/a> had a first sprint in 2014. The experience\nwas very positive, and it was decided to do it again in 2015. Last April, the\nteam once more met at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irill.org\/\">IRILL<\/a> offices, in Paris, France.<\/p>\n<p>The participants worked to improve the quality Ruby packages in Debian,\nincluding fixing release critical and security bugs, improving metadata and\npackaging code, and triaging test failures on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ci.debian.net\/\">Debian Continuous\nIntegration<\/a> service.<\/p>\n<p>The sprint also served to prepare the team infrastructure for the future Debian\n9 release:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>the <code>gem2deb<\/code> packaging helper to improve the semi-automated generation of\n  Debian source packages from existing standard-compliant Ruby packages from\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/rubygems.org\/\">Rubygems<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>there was also an effort to prepare the switch to Ruby 2.2, the latest stable\n  release of the Ruby language which was released after the Debian testing\n  suite was already frozen for the Debian 8 release.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img alt=\"Group photo of sprint participants. Left to right: Christian Hofstaedtler,\nTomasz Nitecki, Sebastien Badia and Antonio\nTerceiro\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/ruby-sprint-2015.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Left to right: Christian Hofstaedtler, Tomasz Nitecki, Sebastien Badia and\nAntonio Terceiro.<\/p>\n<p>A full report with technical details has been\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-ruby\/2015\/05\/msg00024.html\">posted<\/a> to the relevant Debian mailing lists.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"ruby"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sprint"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"paris"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"irill"}}]},{"title":"Debian 8.0 Jessie has been released!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/04\/jessie-released.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-04-26T03:15:00+02:00","updated":"2015-04-26T03:15:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-04-26:\/2015\/04\/jessie-released.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Alt Jessie has been released\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/banner_jessie.png\"><\/p>\n<p>There's a new sheriff in town. And her name is Jessie. We're happy to announce\nthe release of Debian 8.0, codenamed <em>Jessie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to install it?<\/strong>\nChoose your favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/distrib\/\">installation media<\/a>\namong Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs and USB sticks. Then read the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/jessie\/installmanual\">installation manual<\/a>.\nFor cloud users Debian also offers\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cdimage.debian.org\/cdimage\/openstack\/current\/\">pre-built OpenStack images<\/a>\nready to use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Already a happy Debian user and you only want to upgrade?<\/strong>\nYou are just an <em>apt-get dist-upgrade<\/em> away from Jessie!\nFind how, reading the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/jessie\/installmanual\">installation guide<\/a>\nand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/jessie\/releasenotes\">release notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you want to celebrate the release?<\/strong>\nShare the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianArt\/Themes\/Lines#Release_blog_banner.2Fbutton\">banner from this blog<\/a> in your blog or your website!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"jessie"}}]},{"title":"Hewlett-Packard Platinum Sponsor of DebConf15","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/03\/hp-platinum-debconf15.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-03-25T15:00:00+01:00","updated":"2015-03-25T15:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-03-25:\/2015\/03\/hp-platinum-debconf15.html","content":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hp.com\/\"><img alt=\"HPlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/logo_hp.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hp.com\/\"><strong>HP<\/strong><\/a> has\ncommitted support of DebConf15 as <strong>Platinum sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\"<em>The hLinux team is pleased to continue HP's long tradition of\nsupporting Debian and DebConf<\/em>,\" said Steve Geary, Senior Director at\nHewlett-Packard.<\/p>\n<p>Hewlett-Packard  is one of the largest computer companies in the\nworld, providing a wide range of products and services, such as\nservers, PCs, printers, storage products, network equipment, software,\ncloud computing solutions, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Hewlett-Packard has been a long-term development partner of Debian, and\nprovides hardware for port development, Debian mirrors, and other Debian\nservices (HP hardware donations are listed in the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/db.debian.org\/machines.cgi\">Debian machines<\/a> page).<\/p>\n<p>With this additional commitment as Platinum Sponsor, HP contributes to make\npossible our annual conference, and directly supports the progress of Debian\nand Free Software, helping to strengthen the community who continue to\ncollaborate on their Debian projects throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much, Hewlett-Packard, for your support of DebConf15!<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf15 is still accepting sponsors. Interested companies and organizations\nmay contact the DebConf team through\n<a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and visit the DebConf15\nwebsite at <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf15.debconf.org\">http:\/\/debconf15.debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf15"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"HP"}}]},{"title":"DebConf15 welcomes new sponsors","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/03\/new-sponsors-debconf15.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-03-18T16:00:00+01:00","updated":"2015-03-18T16:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-03-18:\/2015\/03\/new-sponsors-debconf15.html","content":"<p>The organization of <strong>DebConf15<\/strong> (from 15 to 22 August 2015, in Heidelberg,\nGermany) is going smoothly, the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/03\/debconf15-cfp.html\">call for proposals is open<\/a>\nand today we want to provide some updates about our sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve more companies have joined\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/11\/dc15-welcome-its-first-sponsors.html\">our nine first sponsors<\/a>\nin supporting DebConf15. Thank you to all of them!<\/p>\n<p>Our third Gold sponsor is the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.matanel.org\/\"><strong>Matanel Foundation<\/strong><\/a>, which encourages social\nentrepreneurship in all over the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibm.com\"><strong>IBM<\/strong><\/a>, the technology and consulting corporation,\nhas also joined the DebConf15 sponsorship at a Gold level.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>, the search engine and advertising company,\nhas increased its sponsorship level from Silver to Gold.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirantis.com\/\"><strong>Mirantis<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1und1.de\/\"><strong>1&amp;1<\/strong><\/a>\n(which is also one of Debian's service partners),\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysql.com\/\"><strong>MySQL<\/strong><\/a> and\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hudson-trading.com\/\"><strong>Hudson River Trading<\/strong><\/a> have committed\nsponsorship at Silver level.<\/p>\n<p>And last but not least, six more sponsors have agreed to support us at Bronze\nlevel: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godiug.net\/\"><strong>Godiug.net<\/strong><\/a>,\nthe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifi.uzh.ch\/\"><strong>University of Zurich<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.deduktiva.com\/\"><strong>Deduktiva<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.docker.com\/\"><strong>Docker<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dg-i.de\/\"><strong>DG-i<\/strong><\/a> (which is also one of Debian's service\npartners), and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwc.de\/\"><strong>PricewaterhouseCoopers<\/strong><\/a> (which also\nprovides consultancy support for DebConf15).<\/p>\n<p>The DebConf15 team is very thankful to all the DebConf sponsors for their\nsupport.<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf15 is still accepting sponsors. Interested companies and organizations\nmay contact the DebConf team through\n<a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>,\nand visit the DebConf15 website at\n<a href=\"http:\/\/debconf15.debconf.org\">http:\/\/debconf15.debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf15"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"Debian is now welcoming applicants for Outreachy and GSoC Summer 2015","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/03\/call-for-applicants-gsoc-outreachy-2015.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-03-16T21:45:00+01:00","updated":"2015-03-16T21:45:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-03-16:\/2015\/03\/call-for-applicants-gsoc-outreachy-2015.html","content":"<p><strong>We'd like to reshare <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.olasd.eu\/2015\/03\/debian-welcomes-applicants-for-outreachy-and-gsoc-summer-2015\/\">a post from Nicolas Dandrimont<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hi all,<\/p>\n<p>I am delighted to announce that Debian will be participating in the next round\nof <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\/Round10\">Outreachy<\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2015\">GSoC<\/a>,\nand that we are currently welcoming applications!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Outreachy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/outreachy-logo-300x61.png\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnome.org\/outreachy\/\">Outreachy<\/a>\nhelps people from groups underrepresented in free and open source\nsoftware get involved. The current round of internships is open to women (cis\nand trans), trans men, genderqueer people, and all participants of the <a href=\"http:\/\/ascendproject.org\/\">Ascend\nProject<\/a> regardless of gender.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"GSoC 2015 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gsoc2015-300x270-300x270.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/open-source\/soc\/\">Google Summer of Code<\/a>\nis a global program, sponsored by Google, that offers\npost-secondary student developers ages 18 and older stipends to write code\nfor various open source software projects.<\/p>\n<p>Interns for both programs are granted a $5500 stipend (in three installments)\nallowing them to dedicate their summer to working full-time on Debian.<\/p>\n<p>Our amazing team of mentors has <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2015\/Projects\">listed their project ideas on the Debian\nwiki<\/a>,\nand we are now welcoming applicants for both programs.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to apply for an internship with Debian this summer, please fill\nout the template for either\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/Outreachy\/Round10\/Applications\">Outreachy<\/a> or\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2015\/StudentApplications\">GSoC<\/a>.\nIf you\u2019re eligible to both\nprograms, we\u2019ll encourage you to apply to both (using the same application),\nas Debian only has funds for a single Outreachy intern this round.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t wait up! The application period for Outreachy ends March 24th, and the\nGSoC application period ends March 27th. We really want applicants to start\ncontributing to their project before making our selection, so that mentors\ncan get a feel of how working with their intern will be like for three months.\nThe small task is a requirement for Outreachy, and we\u2019re strongly encouraging\nGSoC applicants to abide by that rule too. To contribute in the best\nconditions, you shouldn\u2019t wait for the last minute to apply :-)<\/p>\n<p>I hope we\u2019ll work with a lot of great interns this summer. If you think\nyou\u2019re up for the challenge, it\u2019s time to apply! If you have any doubts,\nor any question, drop us a line on the <a href=\"mailto:soc-coordination@lists.alioth.debian.org\">soc-coordination mailing\nlist<\/a> or\ncome by on our IRC channel (<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/#debian-soc\">#debian-soc<\/a>\non irc.debian.org) and we\u2019ll do our best to guide you.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"outreachy"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}}]},{"title":"apt install dpl-candidate: Mehdi Dogguy","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/03\/dpl-interview-mehdi.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-03-14T20:36:00+01:00","updated":"2015-03-14T20:36:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Zlatan Todori\u0107"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-03-14:\/2015\/03\/dpl-interview-mehdi.html","content":"<p><strong>0. Who are you and what is your history with Debian Project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I guess this part is well covered in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2015\/platforms\/mehdi\">platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. What is your most proud moment as Debian Developer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am pretty proud of having been part of the few who implemented\nthe first automatic dependency resolver for OCaml programs and\nlibraries in Debian packages. It was really the first one in the\nOCaml community and we were quite proud of it. But that was done\n<em>before<\/em> I become a Debian Developer.<\/p>\n<p>As a DD, I have to admit I am quite proud to be part of the Release\nTeam. It is a fantastic team where there is so much to do. Helping\nthe team means something to me, and I invested a considerable amount\nof time (a few months) working on reviewing patches for Squeeze and\nhelping to get it ready by our standards. My best moment was Squeeze's\nrelease, my first Debian release as Release Team member.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. In your opinion what is the strongest part of Debian Project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am not sure we can identify one single strength of the Debian project.\nBut, when I think about your question, I remember something I've heard\nmany times: \u201cDebian is about people\u201d. I have to admit that I didn't\nrealize it myself until I heard it for the first time and I completely\nshare the idea! For me, all the technical side of the project comes\nafter the community. With time, I think we managed to build a strong\ncommunity. Many contributors became friends with time. We are seeing\nmany Developers having babies and bringing them to Debian events. I find\nthat really amazing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. And what is the weakest part of Debian Project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our strength is somehow also our weakness. We are humans and make\nmistakes. We have feelings and some discussions get heated sometimes.\nIt is not easy to keep everyone calm and focused. We have seen the\ndamage that was caused to our core community last year with all the\nflamewars. Many people lost their motivation and we have seen some of\nthem stepping down. We are also having troubles on-boarding new\ncontributors, which is a problem today because some teams are\nunder-staffed and could become an even bigger issue on the longer term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. How do you intend to resolve the weakest part?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An effort has already been made on this front. We can mention the\nintroduction of the Code of Conduct and the diversity statement, for\nexample. Both are important and make us a more welcoming and caring\ncommunity.<\/p>\n<p>In my platform, I mentioned some ideas about recruitment and change\nmanagement. I believe that both sides will help us to get a stronger\ncommunity. Moreover, a DPL should act as a mediator to help some situation\nget through. This is one of the DPL tasks that is not formally identified\nand is usually under-estimated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. DPL term lasts for one year - what would you challenge during\nthat term and what have you learned from previous DPL's?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Personally, the main thing I have learned from past DPLs is that\ncommunication is very important. A DPL should dedicate time to\ncommunicate about ongoing actions and achievements. It is also important\nto remind a few things even if it may sound repetitive or trivial:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why such action\/subject is important.<\/li>\n<li>What actions have been tried\/done in the past.<\/li>\n<li>What progress has been made since last time.<\/li>\n<li>What is possibly the next step.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the communication is only about listing some actions, many people\nwill miss its essence and its goals. It is even more important when we\nknow that some actions may take years (thus, several DPL terms) to\ncomplete.<\/p>\n<p>If I am elected as DPL, I'd really like to help the project to publish\na roadmap. I think it is very important to set goals to the project to\nbetter explain our philosophy and approach in the Free Software world.\nThis may also help to attract new contributors which may be interested\nby one or some items. Of course, I will not work on that subject only.\nI invite you to read the rest of my platform to see the other ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. What motivates you to work in Debian and run for DPL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many many things. And more importantly, many many people<\/p>\n<p>As many of us, I like programming and socializing. It feels nice to\nbe part of such a big project and where you can do many different\nthings. I contribute to Debian because I find it fun and let me meet\npeople I will not have been able to meet elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>In my platform, I tried to identify ideas I'd like to see implemented,\nor at least started. Since Debian is a do-ocracy, I thought I could\ntry to get them implemented by myself. I think that those ideas are\nimportant for the Debian community and will help us moving forward.\nRunning for DPL is also another way of contributing to Debian and I'd\nfeel honored to represent Debian.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"meetDDs"}}]},{"title":"apt install dpl-candidate: Gergely Nagy","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/03\/dpl-interview-algernon.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-03-14T20:35:00+01:00","updated":"2015-03-14T20:35:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Zlatan Todori\u0107"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-03-14:\/2015\/03\/dpl-interview-algernon.html","content":"<p><strong>0. Who are you and what's your history with Debian Project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I'm a little mouse behind a keyboard, going by the nickname\n\"algernon\". I used to be a lot of things: a <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-newmaint\/2001\/10\/msg00021.html\">flaming youth<\/a>,\nan <a href=\"https:\/\/nm.debian.org\/public\/person\/algernon\">application manager<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/qa.debian.org\/developer.php?login=algernon@madhouse-project.org\">package maintainer<\/a>,\nupstream, <a href=\"https:\/\/ftp-master.debian.org\/#ftpteam\">ftp-assistant<\/a>, a student, a\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google-melange.com\/gsoc\/project\/details\/google\/gsoc2013\/tichy\/5818821692620800\">mentor<\/a>, a hacker. In the end, however, I am but a simple,\nalbeit <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/algernon\/HumpY\">sometimes crazy<\/a> person.<\/p>\n<p>I did a number of things within Debian - mostly small and marginal\nthings, mind you. With a little break, I've been here for over a decade,\nand am planning to stay for at least another.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. What's your most proud moment as Debian Developer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At last year's LinuxTag, I was wandering around a stand where they sold\nRaspberry Pis (with cases and other accessories). I had a nice chat with\none of the staffers there, inquired about the price (including the case,\nof course), and a few other things. He asked a few things back: what\nI'll be using it for, and so on. After it turned out that I'm a Debian\nDeveloper, and syslog-ng hacker, he went to the back, and emerged a few\nminutes later with a boxed up Pi, and gave it to me as a gift, for\nworking on Debian.<\/p>\n<p>This was an incredibly touching moment, in many, many ways.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. In your opinion what is the strongest part of Debian Project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That's hard to say, to be honest. There are a good number of things\nDebian is incredibly strong at, and it would be hard to arbitrarily pick\none. Quality, responsibility, safety, predictability are all areas we\nare very good at. But those are the qualities of the OS. As a project,\nwe are remarkably well organised, given the volunteer &amp; distributed\nnature of the project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. And what is the weakest part of Debian Project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While we can resolve and work with technical issues in a reasonable\nmanner, the project as a whole is rather lacking in all other areas. To\ngrow beyond being the creators of the Universal OS, we, as a project,\nneed to pursue goals beyond the OS.<\/p>\n<p>Being part of GSoC and Outreachy are great steps forward. But we still\nhave a lot of internal issues that need to be resolved. Areas such as\ninnovation, team work, where we're in dire need of improvement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. How do you intend to resolve the weakest part?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As explained in my platform, my primary goal is to remove\nroadblocks. The DPL can do very little alone, his time and powers are\nbetter spent on enabling those who have the required skills and desires,\nto pursue those.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. DPL term lasts for one year - what would you challenge during that\nterm and what have you learned from previous DPL's?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most valuable thing I learned from past DPLs is that the\nexpectations are sky-high, yet, a significant portion of what the DPL\ndoes is very different than what I imagined in past years.<\/p>\n<p>I'd like to challenge the status quo of the DPL being a nearly full-time\njob.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. What motivates you to  work in Debian and run for DPL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I'm in it for the fame and glory, of course! And because my Tamagotchi\ntold me to.<\/p>\n<p>But on a more serious tone, my main motivation to work on Debian is\nbecause contributing makes me happy. It satisfies my hunger for doing\nuseful work. Debian is - in my opinion - the perfect platform to give\nback to the wider Free Software community. Similarly, my motivation to\nrun for DPL is to allow Debian to be a stronger member of that greater<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"meetDDs"}}]},{"title":"apt install dpl-candidate: Neil McGovern","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/03\/dpl-interview-neilm.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-03-14T20:34:00+01:00","updated":"2015-03-14T20:34:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Zlatan Todori\u0107"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-03-14:\/2015\/03\/dpl-interview-neilm.html","content":"<p><strong>0. Who are you and what's your history with Debian Project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My name's Neil, I've been involved with Debian for over 10 years now.\nI've held a variety of roles, from the SPI board, writing policy and\nsecure testing team, to being one of the Release Managers for Squeeze\nand Wheezy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. What's your most proud moment as Debian Developer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Probably the release of Squeeze, my first as RM. It was the end of a\ngreat effort to get the release out. I particularly remember at the end\nof DebConf 10 in New York going to the local Disney store and buying\nevery single small squeeze plush toy they had, so I could send a thank\nyou gift to the rest of the release team!\nAnother perhaps was when I first got my Debian kilt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. In your opinion what is the strongest part of Debian Project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think this is our social contract. It guides us, and is what we all\nagree on. This is our promise to ourselves, to the wider open source\ncommunity and to our users.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. And what is the weakest part of Debian Project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At a push, I'd say it's the variety of packages we have in the archive.\nI'm not sure it's weakness, but it's certainly a challenge. It becomes\nexponentially harder to ensure that everything integrates well as you\nadd more packages. To have made it do so this far is quite impressive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. How do you intend to resolve the weakest part?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, see the section in my platform on PPAs, and modernising our build\nand infrastructure system  Wouldn't it be great if you could stage a\npackage against all of stable, testing and unstable, and see what fails\nto build and where, with live build logs on all architectures?<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. DPL term lasts for one year - what would you challenge during\nthat term and what have you learned from previous DPL's?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think my primary role as DPL for 2015 would be to get a great start of\ndevelopment for Stretch. The start of a new release cycle is the exact\ntime to implement wide changes that are potentially disruptive. Every\ncouple of years we seem to relax after the release, rather than get\ngeared up for the next one, and then time passes, and plans slip, and\nbefore we know it, the freeze is fast approaching. If we start planning\n\/now\/, then we can hopefully enter the freeze with fewer RC bugs, which\nshould be great news for everyone!\nFor the second part, I've talked to a lot of the previous DPLs, and\nworked with them in one role or another. The main thing I was told was\nthat I shouldn't try and do everything I planned on. It's hard work, and\nall sorts of things pop up that derail your original plans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. What motivates you to  work in Debian and run for DPL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people involved. I've met and worked with some of my greatest\nfriends due to the project. The work, dedication and commitment of those\nover the years is outstanding. Most of these people are still with us,\nand unfortunately, a few are not.\nWhenever I'm feeling disheartened or annoyed, usually due to a giant\nflame-war then I simply remember that what we're doing is truly\nremarkable, and the effort that everyone has put in over the years isn't\nsomething that should be taken for granted.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"meetDDs"}}]},{"title":"DebConf15: Call for Proposals","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/03\/debconf15-cfp.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-03-12T22:20:00+01:00","updated":"2015-03-12T22:20:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-03-12:\/2015\/03\/debconf15-cfp.html","content":"<p>The DebConf Content team is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the\nDebConf15 conference, to be held in <strong>Heidelberg, Germany<\/strong> from the 15th\nthrough the 22nd of August, 2015.<\/p>\n<h2>Submitting an Event<\/h2>\n<p>In order to submit an event, you must be\n<a href=\"https:\/\/summit.debconf.org\/debconf15\/registration\/\">registered as an attendee of DebConf15<\/a>.If you have any questions\nabout the registration process, please check the related\n<a href=\"http:\/\/debconf15.debconf.org\/registration.xhtml\">information on the conference website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Once registered, go to <em>\"Propose an event\"<\/em> and describe your proposal. Please\nnote, events are not limited to traditional presentations or informal sessions\n(BoFs). We welcome submissions of tutorials, performances, art installations,\ndebates, or any other format of event that you think would be beneficial to the\nDebian community.<\/p>\n<p>Please include a short title, suitable for a compact schedule, and an engaging\ndescription of the event. You should use the field <em>\"Notes for Content Team\"<\/em>\nto provide us information such as additional speakers, scheduling restrictions,\nor any special requirements we should consider for your event.<\/p>\n<p>Regular sessions may either be 20 or 45 minutes long (including time for\nquestions) and will be followed by a 10 or 15 minutes break, respectively.\nOther kinds of sessions (like workshops) could have different durations.\nPlease make sure to choose the most suitable duration for your event and\njustify any special requests.<\/p>\n<h2>Timeline<\/h2>\n<p>The first batch of accepted proposals will be announced in May. If you depend\non having your proposal accepted in order to attend the conference, please\nsubmit it as soon as possible so that it can be considered during this first\nevaluation period.<\/p>\n<p>All proposals must be submitted before <strong>June 15th, 2015<\/strong> to be evaluated for\nthe official schedule.<\/p>\n<h2>Topics and Tracks<\/h2>\n<p>Though we invite proposals on any Debian or FLOSS related subject, we will have\nsome broad topics arranged as tracks for which we encourage people to submit\nproposals. The currently proposed list is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Debian Packaging, Policy, and Infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Security, Safety, and Hacking<\/li>\n<li>Debian System Administration, Automation and Orchestration<\/li>\n<li>Containers and Cloud Computing with Debian<\/li>\n<li>Debian Success Stories<\/li>\n<li>Debian in the Social, Ethical, Legal, and Political Context<\/li>\n<li>Blends, Subprojects, Derivatives, and Projects using Debian<\/li>\n<li>Embedded Debian and Hardware-Level Systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have ideas for further tracks, or would like to volunteer as a track\ncoordinator, please contact <a href=\"mailto:content@debconf.org\">content@debconf.org<\/a>.\nIn order for a track to take place during DebConf15, we must have received a\nsufficient amount of proposals on that specific theme. Track coordinators will\nplay an important role in inviting people to submit events.<\/p>\n<h2>Video Coverage<\/h2>\n<p>Providing video of sessions amplifies DebConf achievements and is one of the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/debconf.org\/goals.shtml\">conference goals<\/a>. Unless speakers opt-out, official events will\nbe streamed live over the Internet to promote remote participation. Recordings\nwill be published later under the <a href=\"http:\/\/meetings-archive.debian.net\/pub\/debian-meetings\/LICENSE\">DebConf license<\/a>, as\nwell as presentation slides and papers whenever available.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact and Thanks to Sponsors<\/h2>\n<p>DebConf would not be possible without the generous support of all our sponsors,\nespecially our platinum sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hp.com\">HP<\/a>. DebConf15 is still accepting\nsponsors; if you are interested, please <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf15.debconf.org\/sponsors.xhtml\">get in touch<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>You are welcome to contact the Content Team with any concerns about your event,\nor with any ideas or questions ambout DebConf events in general. You can reach\nus at <a href=\"mailto:content@debconf.org\">content@debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you all in Heidelberg!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf15"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cfp"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Leader elections 2015","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2015\/03\/dpl-elections-2015.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2015-03-12T11:00:00+01:00","updated":"2015-03-12T11:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2015-03-12:\/2015\/03\/dpl-elections-2015.html","content":"<p>It's that time of year again for the Debian Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2015\/vote_001\">the elections of its\nProject Leader<\/a>!  Starting on April\n1st, and during the following two weeks, the Debian Developers will vote to\nchoose the person who will guide the project for one year. The results will\nbe published on April 15th and the term for new the project leader will\nstart on April 17th, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Nussbaum who has held the office for the last two years won't be seeking\nreelection this year and Debian Developers will have to choose between three\ncandidates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2015\/platforms\/mehdi\">Mehdi Dogguy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2015\/platforms\/algernon\">Gergely Nagy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2015\/platforms\/neilm\">Neil McGovern<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gergely Nagy and Neil McGovern previously ran for DPL in past years;\nit's the first run for Mehdi Dogguy.<\/p>\n<p>The campaigning period started today and will last until March 31st. The\ncandidates are expected to engage in debates and discussions on the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/\">debian-vote mailing list<\/a> where they'll\nreply to questions from users and contributors.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2015"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"DebConf15 welcomes its first nine sponsors!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/11\/dc15-welcome-its-first-sponsors.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-11-13T14:35:00+01:00","updated":"2014-11-13T14:35:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Laura Arjona Reina"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-11-13:\/2014\/11\/dc15-welcome-its-first-sponsors.html","content":"<p>DebConf15 will take place in Heidelberg, Germany in August 2015. We strive to\nprovide an intense working environment and enable good progress for Debian and\nfor Free Software in general. We extend an invitation to everyone to join us\nand to support this event. As a volunteer-run non-profit conference, we depend\non our sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Nine companies have already committed to sponsor DebConf15! Let's introduce\nthem:<\/p>\n<p>Our first Gold sponsor is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.credativ.de\"><strong>credativ<\/strong><\/a>, a\nservice-oriented company focusing on open-source software, and also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/partners\/\">Debian\ndevelopment partner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our second Gold sponsor is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sipgate.de\/\"><strong>sipgate<\/strong><\/a>, a Voice over IP\nservice provider based in Germany that also operates in the United Kingdom\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.live.sipgate.co.uk\/\">sipgate site in English<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a> (the search engine and advertising company),\n<a href=\"http:\/\/farsightsecurity.com\/\"><strong>Farsight Security, Inc.<\/strong><\/a> (developers of\nreal-time passive DNS solutions), <a href=\"http:\/\/martin-alfke.de\/\"><strong>Martin Alfke \/ Buero\n2.0<\/strong><\/a> (Linux &amp; UNIX Consultant and Trainer,\nLPIC-2\/Puppet Certified Professional) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\"><strong>Ubuntu<\/strong><\/a> (the\nOS supported by Canonical) are our four Silver sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>And last but not least, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.logilab.fr\/\"><strong>Logilab<\/strong><\/a>,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/netways.de\/\"><strong>Netways<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hetzner.de\/en\/\"><strong>Hetzner<\/strong><\/a> have\nagreed to support us as Bronze-level.<\/p>\n<h2>Become a sponsor too!<\/h2>\n<p>Would you like to become a sponsor? Do you know of or work in a company or\norganization that may consider sponsorship?<\/p>\n<p>Please have a look at our <a href=\"http:\/\/media.debconf.org\/dc15\/fundraising\/debconf15_sponsorship_brochure.pdf\">sponsorship\nbrochure<\/a>\n(also available <a href=\"http:\/\/media.debconf.org\/dc15\/fundraising\/debconf15_sponsoren-broschuere.pdf\">in\nGerman<\/a>),\nin which we outline all the details and describe the sponsor benefits. For\ninstance, sponsors have the option to\nreach out to Debian contributors, derivative developers, upstream authors and\nother\ncommunity members during a Job Fair and through postings on our job wall, and\nto show-case their Free Software involvement by staffing a booth on the Open\nWeekend.\nIn addition, sponsors are able to distribute marketing materials in the\nattendee bags. And it goes without saying that we honour your sponsorship\nwith visibility of your logo in the conference's videos, on our website, on\nprinted materials, and banners.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/media.debconf.org\/dc14\/report\/DebConf14_final_report.en.pdf\">final report of\nDebConf14<\/a> is also available, illustrating the broad\nspectrum, quality, and enthusiasm of the community at work, and providing\ndetailed information about the different outcomes that last conference brought\nup (talks, participants, social events, impact in the Debian project and the\nfree software scene, and much more).<\/p>\n<p>For further details, feel free to contact us through <a href=\"mailto:sponsors@debconf.org\">sponsors@debconf.org<\/a>, and\nvisit the DebConf15 website at <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf15.debconf.org\">http:\/\/debconf15.debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf15"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sponsors"}}]},{"title":"Help empower the Debian Outreach Program for Women","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/10\/debian-opw-2014.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-10-16T19:30:00+02:00","updated":"2014-10-16T19:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Tom Marble"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-10-16:\/2014\/10\/debian-opw-2014.html","content":"<p>Debian is thrilled to participate in the 9th round of\nthe <a href=\"http:\/\/gnome.org\/opw\/\">GNOME FOSS Outreach Program<\/a>.\nWhile OPW is similar to\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google-melange.com\/\">Google Summer of Code<\/a> it has\na winter session in addition to a summer session and is\nopen to non-students.<\/p>\n<p>Back at <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf14.debconf.org\/\">DebConf 14<\/a> several of us\ndecided to volunteer because we want to increase diversity in Debian.\nShortly thereafter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/devel\/leader\">DPL<\/a> announced\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-project\/2014\/08\/msg00078.html\">Debian's participation in OPW 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We have reached out to several corporate sponsors and are thrilled\nthat so far <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.intel.com\">Intel<\/a> has agreed to fund an intern slot (in addition to the slot\noffered by the DPL)! While that makes two funded slots we have\na third sponsor that has offered a challenge match: for each dollar donated\nby an individual to Debian the sponsor will donate another dollar for\nDebian OPW.<\/p>\n<p>This is where we need your help! If we can raise $3,125 by October 22\nthat means we can mentor a third intern ($6,250). Please\nspread the word and donate today if you can at: <a href=\"http:\/\/debian.ch\/opw2014\/\">http:\/\/debian.ch\/opw2014\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you'd like to participate as intern, the application deadline is\nthe same (October 22nd). You can find out more on the <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/OutreachProgramForWomen\">Debian Wiki<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"opw"}}]},{"title":"Debian turns 21!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/08\/21-birthday-debian.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-08-16T11:45:00+02:00","updated":"2014-08-16T11:45:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez and Valessio Brito"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-08-16:\/2014\/08\/21-birthday-debian.html","content":"<p>Today is Debian's 21st anniversary.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianDay\/2014\">Plenty of cities are celebrating Debian Day<\/a>.\nIf you are not close to any of those cities, there's still time for you to\norganize a little celebration!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Debian 21\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/debian21.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Happy 21st birthday Debian!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}}]},{"title":"DebConf14 - schedule available","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/08\/debconf14-schedule-available.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-08-03T23:25:00+02:00","updated":"2014-08-03T23:25:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-08-03:\/2014\/08\/debconf14-schedule-available.html","content":"<p>Debconf14 will be held in three weeks in Portland, OR, USA and we're happy to\nannounce that the schedule is already available. Of course, it is still\npossible for some minor changes to happen!<\/p>\n<p>DebConf will open on Saturday, August 23 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/summit.debconf.org\/debconf14\/meeting\/32\/welcome-talk\/\">Welcome talk<\/a> followed\nby two highlighted talks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/summit.debconf.org\/debconf14\/meeting\/108\/debian-in-the-dark-ages-of-free-software\/\">Debian in the Dark Ages of Free Software<\/a> by\n  <em>Stefano Zacchiroli<\/em>, former Debian Project Leader. Stefano will speak about\n  the achievements realized by Free Software communities in the past years,\n  andhow now, despite the visible success, this freedom is being threatened by\n  the current technology trends, and how can Debian help to preserve the so\n  well deserved freedom.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/summit.debconf.org\/debconf14\/meeting\/122\/weapons-of-the-geek\/\">Weapons of the Geek<\/a> by <em>Biella Coleman<\/em>, cultural\n  anthropologist, who researches, writes, and teaches on computer hackers and\n  digital activism will share with us part of her research, explaining how\n  online communities can have a big impact on world politics today.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There will also be also a plethora of social events, such as our traditional\n<a href=\"https:\/\/summit.debconf.org\/debconf14\/meeting\/34\/cheese-and-wine-party\/\">cheese and wine party<\/a>, our <a href=\"https:\/\/summit.debconf.org\/debconf14\/meeting\/36\/group-photo\/\">group photo<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/summit.debconf.org\/debconf14\/meeting\/35\/daytrip\/\">day trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The complete schedule can be found at:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/summit.debconf.org\/debconf14\/\">https:\/\/summit.debconf.org\/debconf14\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DebConf talks will be broadcast live on the Internet when possible, and videos\nof the talks will be published on the web along with the presentation slides.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf14"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"Jessie will ship Linux 3.16","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/07\/kernel-version-for-jessie.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-07-30T23:10:00+02:00","updated":"2014-07-30T23:10:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-07-30:\/2014\/07\/kernel-version-for-jessie.html","content":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianKernel\">Debian Linux kernel team<\/a> has\ndiscussed and chosen the kernel version to use as a basis for\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/jessie\/\">Debian 8 'jessie'<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This will be Linux 3.16, due to be released in early August.  Release\ncandidates for Linux 3.16 are already packaged and available in the\nexperimental suite.<\/p>\n<p>If you maintain a package that is closely bound to the kernel version -\na kernel module or a userland application that depends on an unstable\nAPI - please ensure that it is compatible with Linux 3.16 prior to the\nfreeze date (<strong>5th November, 2014<\/strong>).  Incompatible packages are very likely\nto be removed from testing and not included in 'jessie'.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><strong>My kernel module package doesn't build on 3.16 and upstream is not\n  interested in supporting this version.  What can I do?<\/strong>\n  The kernel team might be able to help you with forward-porting, but also try\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/kernelnewbies.org\">Linux Kernel Newbies<\/a> or the mailing list(s) for\n  the relevant kernel subsystem(s).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>There's an important new kernel feature that ought to go into jessie,\n  but it won't be in 3.16.  Can you still add it?<\/strong>\n  Maybe - sometimes this is easy and sometimes it's too disruptive to\n  the rest of the kernel.  Please <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-kernel\/\">contact the team on the debian-kernel\n  mailinglist<\/a> or by opening a\n  wishlist bug.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Will Linux 3.16 get long term support from upstream?<\/strong>\n  The Linux 3.16-stable branch will <strong>not<\/strong> be maintained as a longterm\n  branch at <a href=\"http:\/\/kernel.org\">kernel.org<\/a>.  However, the\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/KernelTeam\">Ubuntu kernel team<\/a> will continue to\n  maintain that branch, following the same rules for acceptance and\n  review, until around <strong>April 2016<\/strong>.  Ben Hutchings is planning to continue\n  maintenance from then until the end of regular support for 'jessie'.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"jessie"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"kernel"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"Introducing the Debian Continuous Integration project","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/06\/intro-debci.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-06-12T00:01:00+02:00","updated":"2014-06-12T00:01:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-06-12:\/2014\/06\/intro-debci.html","content":"<p>Debian is a big system. At the time of writing, the unstable distribution has\nmore than 20,000 source packages, building more then 40,000 binary packages on\nthe amd64 architecture. The number of inter-dependencies between binary\npackages is mind-boggling: the entire dependency graph for the amd64\narchitecture contains a little more than 375,000 edges. If you want to expand\nthe phrase \"package A depends on package B\", there are more than 375,000 pairs\nof packages A and B that can be used.<\/p>\n<p>Every one of these dependencies is a potential source of problems. A library\nchanges the semantics of a function call, and then programs using that library\nthat assumed the previous semantics can start to malfunction. A new version of\nyour favorite programming language comes out, and a program written in it no\nlonger works. The number of ways in which things can go wrong goes on and on.<\/p>\n<p>With an ecosystem as big as Debian, it is just impossible to stop these\nproblems from happening. What we can do is trying to detect when they happen,\nand fix them as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ci.debian.net\/\">The Debian Continuous Integration<\/a> project was created\nto address exactly this problem. It will continuously run test suites for\nsource packages when any of their dependencies is updated, as well as when a\nnew version of the package itself is uploaded to the unstable distribution. If\nany problems that can be detected by running an automated test suite arise,\npackage maintainers can be notified in a matter of hours.<\/p>\n<p>Antonio Terceiro has posted on his blog an <a href=\"http:\/\/softwarelivre.org\/terceiro\/blog\/an-introduction-to-the-debian-continuous-integration-project\">introduction to the\nproject<\/a>\nwith a more detailed description of the project, its evolution since January\n2014 when it was first introduced, an explanation of how the system works, and\nhow maintainers can enable test suites for their packages. You might also want\nto check <a href=\"http:\/\/ci.debian.net\/doc\/\">the documentation<\/a> directly.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"qa"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"DebConf14 - Call for talks, BoFs and events","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/06\/debconf14-cfp.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-06-08T22:30:00+02:00","updated":"2014-06-08T22:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-06-08:\/2014\/06\/debconf14-cfp.html","content":"<p>The Debian project is excited to announce that we are now accepting\npresentations, discussion sessions and tutorials for our <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf14.debconf.org\/\">DebConf14<\/a>\nconference which will take place in <strong>Portland State University, Oregon, USA<\/strong>\nfrom 23 to 31 August.<\/p>\n<h2>Submitting an event<\/h2>\n<p>To submit an event, first <a href=\"http:\/\/debconf14.debconf.org\/registration.xhtml\">register as an attendee<\/a> for DebConf14 in\nthe conference management system. If you have any doubts or have problems with\nthe registration process please check the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debconf.org\/wiki\/DebConf14\/RegistrationFAQ\">Registration FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After registering, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/summit.debconf.org\/debconf14\/propose_meeting\/\">the event submission page<\/a>, or click\non the <em>Create an event<\/em> option from the management system. Describe your\nsubmission in the web form. The most common event types are <em>Lecture<\/em> or\n<em>Open Discussion (BoF)<\/em>. Please include a short title (to make it easy to\nproduce a compact schedule) and an engaging description of the event.<\/p>\n<h2>Tracks<\/h2>\n<p>We will organize some talks into thematic tracks. If you have a proposal for a\nDebConf track, such as <em>\"Debian ARM\"<\/em>, <em>\"Debian Infrastructure\"<\/em>, or\n<em>\"Community Outreach\"<\/em> please contact\n<a href=\"mailto:talks@debconf.org\">talks@debconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to be a track coordinator, please volunteer on the given\nmail address.<\/p>\n<h2>Format of the events<\/h2>\n<p>A regular session will be 45 minutes long, including time for questions.\nThere will be a 15 minute breaks between events.<\/p>\n<p>Submissions are not limited to traditional talks: you could propose a\nperformance, art installation, debate, or anything else. If you have any\nspecific requirements for your event, please send an email to\n<a href=\"mailto:talks@debconf.org\">talks@debconf.org<\/a> with the details of\nyour requirements and be sure to mention your event title in the subject.<\/p>\n<h2>Deadline<\/h2>\n<p>While we ask speakers to submit their events <strong>before the deadline of 7 July\n2014, 23:59:59 UTC<\/strong>, late submissions will continue to be accepted for\nscheduling until the end of DebConf. All attendees will have an opportunity to\nschedule ad-hoc events during DebConf itself if we have space for them. Very\npromising late submissions may be considered for inclusion in the main\nconference. Note that ad-hoc events have a much lower chance of video\narchiving, and streaming, so if you want these services it's better to get\nyour submissions in early.<\/p>\n<p>DebConf official events will be broadcast live on the Internet when possible,\nand videos of the talks will be published on the web along with the\npresentation slides and papers.<\/p>\n<p>For private communication regarding your talk, or for more general ideas,\nor questions about the event and talks, please\n<a href=\"mailto:talks@debconf.org\">mail us<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hope to you see you and share some good times with you this year in Portland\nduring DebConf14!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf14"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cfp"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes its 2014 GSoC students!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/04\/welcome-gsoc-students-2014.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-04-22T11:00:00+02:00","updated":"2014-04-22T11:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Nicolas Dandrimont"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-04-22:\/2014\/04\/welcome-gsoc-students-2014.html","content":"<p>We're excited to announce that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google-melange.com\/gsoc\/org2\/google\/gsoc2014\/debian\">19 students have been selected<\/a>\nto work with Debian during the Google Summer of Code this year!<\/p>\n<p>Here is the list of accepted students and projects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abhishek Bhattacharjee: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/AbhishekBhattacharjee\">AppStream\/DEP-11 for the Debian Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Alexander Ovchinnikov: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/Alexander\">Debian built with clang<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Andrew Schurman: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/AndrewSchurman\">Recursively building Java dependencies from source<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Arthur Marble: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/ArthurMarble\">Debian built with clang<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brandon Fairchild: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/BrandonF\">Debian Continuous Integration - Web Interface<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cl\u00e9ment Schreiner: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/ClementSchreiner\">Provide some metrics in Debile<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dionysios Fryganas: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/DionysiosFryganas\">Project import\/export for Alioth (FusionForge)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Floris-Andrei Stoica-Marcu: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/FlorisAndreiStoicaMarcu\">Get Muon ready<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ian S. Donnelly: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/IanSDonnelly\">Improve Configuration Upgrade Mechansim with Elektra<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joseph Bisch: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/JosephBisch\">Debian metrics portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Juliana Louback: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/JulianaLouback\">WebRTC portal for the Debian community<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kumar Sukhani: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/Kumar%20Sukhani\">Integrate Debian with Android<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lucas Kanashiro: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/LucasKanashiro\">Debian Continuous Integration<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pavol Roh\u00e1r: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/PavolRohar\">mhonarc replacement for lists.debian.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Peter Pentchev: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/PeterPentchev\">Bootstrappable Debian<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plamen Aleksandrov: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/PlamenAleksandrov\">Improve Debian on mipsel<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sergey Davidoff: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/SergeyDavidoff\">Package elementary software<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sphinx Jiang: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/SphinxJiang\">Improve Debian on mips64el<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xilin Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\/XilinSun\">Improve Debian on mipsel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, you will be able to follow their progress on the <a href=\"mailto:soc-coordination@lists.alioth.debian.org\">SoC coordination mailing-list<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all the students and let's make sure we all have an amazing summer!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}}]},{"title":"DPL election is over, Lucas Nussbaum re-elected","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/04\/results-dpl-election-2014.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-04-14T08:10:00+02:00","updated":"2014-04-14T08:10:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-04-14:\/2014\/04\/results-dpl-election-2014.html","content":"<p>The Debian Project Leader election has concluded and the winner is Lucas Nussbaum.\nOf a total of 1003 developers, 401 developers voted using the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet method<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the result is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2014\/vote_001\">Debian Project Leader Elections 2014 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new term for the project leader will start on April 17th and expire on April 17th 2015.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project elects Javier Merino Cacho as Project Leader","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/04\/debian-project-elected-april-2014.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-04-01T12:25:00+02:00","updated":"2014-04-01T12:25:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Francesca Ciceri and Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-04-01:\/2014\/04\/debian-project-elected-april-2014.html","content":"<p><strong>This post was an April Fools' Day joke.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Alt Red Nose DPL\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/red_nose_dpl.png\"><\/p>\n<p>In accordance with its constitution, the Debian Project has just elected\nJavier Merino Cacho as Debian Project Leader. More than 80% of voters put\nhim as their first choice (or equal first) on their ballot papers.<\/p>\n<p>Javier's large majority over his opponents shows how his inspiring vision for\nthe future of the Debian project is largely shared by the other developers.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2014\/platforms\/lucas\">Lucas Nussbaum<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2014\/platforms\/neilm\">Neil\nMcGovern<\/a> also gained a lot\nof support from Debian project members, both coming many votes ahead of the\nNone of the above ballot choice.<\/p>\n<p>Javier has been a Debian Developer since February 2012 and, among other\npackages, works on keeping the mercurial package under control, as mercury is\nvery poisonous for trouts.<\/p>\n<p>After it was announced that he had won this year's election, Javier said: <em>I'm\nflattered by the trust that Debian members have put in me. One of the main\npoints in my platform is to remove the \"Debian is old and boring\" image.  In\norder to change that, my first action as DPL is to encourage all Debian\nProject Members to wear a clown red nose in public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Among others, <a href=\"http:\/\/zoo.zouish.org\/vote\/vicho.en.html\">the main points from his\nplatform<\/a> are mainly\nrelated to improve the communication style in mailing lists through an\ninnovative filter called <em>aponygisator<\/em>, to make Debian less \"old and\nboring\", as well as solve technical issues among developers with barehanded\nfights. Betting on the fights will be not only allowed but encouraged for\nfundraising reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Javier also contemplated the use of misleading talk titles such as <em>The use of\ncannabis in contemporary ages: a practical approach<\/em> and <em>Real Madrid vs\nBarcelona<\/em> to lure new users and contributors to Debian events.<\/p>\n<p>Javier's platform was collaboratively written by a team of communication\nexperts and high profile Debian contributors during the last DebConf. It has\nsince evolved thanks to the help of many other contributors.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Leader elections 2014","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/03\/dpl-elections-2014.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-03-21T00:00:00+01:00","updated":"2014-03-21T00:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Francesca Ciceri"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-03-21:\/2014\/03\/dpl-elections-2014.html","content":"<p>It's again that time of the year for the Debian Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2014\/vote_001\">the elections of its\nProject Leader<\/a>!  Starting on March\n31st, and during the following two weeks, the Debian Developers will vote to\nchoose the person who will guide the project for one year.<\/p>\n<p>Among this year's candidates there is the current DPL, Lucas Nussbaum, who\nadmits that \"<em>the workload involved in being the DPL is just\nhuge,<\/em>\" and motivates his nomination with the need for stability in the\nproject in this release cycle, especially after the difficult decision about\nthe default init system.  In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2014\/platforms\/lucas\">his\nplatform<\/a>, Lucas speaks of\ntechnical and social steps to improve the project: from <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ReproducibleBuilds\">reproducible\nbuilds<\/a> for a more secure archive\nto a renewed effort to run Debian on new platforms (especially smartphone and\ntablets); from a more welcoming approach to prospective contributors to an\neasier collaboration with organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The only other candidate left after <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/2014\/03\/msg00174.html\">Gergely Nagy withdrew his\nnomination<\/a>, is\nformer Release Manager Neil McGovern.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2014\/platforms\/neilm\">Neil's\nplatform<\/a> focuses mainly on the\nneed to \"<em>ensure that we cater to our users, and there's millions of\nthem. From those running the latest software in unstable, to people who simply\nwant a rock solid core release.<\/em>\" In his opinion \"<em>the size of\nDebian is increasing, and will reach a point where we're unable to guarantee\nbasic compatibility with other packages, or the length of time it takes to do\nso becomes exponentially longer, unless something changes<\/em>.\" To fix this\nproblem, Neil proposes the implementation of PPAs (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Personal_Package_Archive\">Personal Package\nArchives<\/a>), the\nmodernisation of the current build and infrastructure system as well as\ngenerally supporting the various teams.<\/p>\n<p>The campaigning period will last until March 30th: the candidates are already\nengaged in debates and discussions on the <a href=\"http:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/\">debian-vote mailing\nlist<\/a> where they'll reply to questions from\nusers and contributors.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"Working in a possible LTS for Debian Squeeze","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/03\/working-on-squeeze-lts.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-03-20T11:15:00+01:00","updated":"2014-03-20T11:15:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-03-20:\/2014\/03\/working-on-squeeze-lts.html","content":"<p>The Debian Security Team announced in the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-devel-announce\/2014\/03\/msg00004.html\">bits from their last meeting<\/a>\nthat they're considering to ask for the addition of a new suite to provide long\nterm support (LTS) for Squeeze.<\/p>\n<p>Quoting their announcement:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>It needs to be pointed out that for this effort to be sustainable\n  actual contributions by interested parties are required. squeeze-lts\n  is not something that will magically fall from the sky. If you're\n  dependent\/interested in extended security support you should make an\n  effort to contribute, either by contributing on your own or by\n  paying a Debian developer\/consultant to contribute for you.\n  The security team itself is driving the effort, NOT doing it. Some team\n  members will contribute to it individually, however.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Anyone interested in contributing, please get in touch with\n  <a href=\"mailto:team@security.debian.org\">team@security.debian.org<\/a>. We'll setup\n  an initial coordination list with all interested parties. All policies \/\n  exact work will be sorted out there.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This means this is still not something settled and <strong>if you or your company is\ninsterested in joining this effort, you should contact the security team\nASAP<\/strong>.  So they can see if there is enough people and resources to launch the\nLTS.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"squeeze"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"security"}}]},{"title":"Video streams for the MiniDebConf 2014 Barcelona","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/03\/minidebconf-barcelona2014-video.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-03-15T12:10:00+01:00","updated":"2014-03-15T12:10:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Mart\u00edn Ferrari"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-03-15:\/2014\/03\/minidebconf-barcelona2014-video.html","content":"<p>This is just a quick note to tell you that the video stream of the Barcelona <a href=\"http:\/\/bcn2014.mini.debconf.org\/\">MiniDebConf<\/a> will be available at the following URL:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bcn2014.video.debconf.org\/\">http:\/\/bcn2014.video.debconf.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you were not able to make it to Barcelona, now you can still follow from home!<\/p>\n<p>May you have a productive and joyful MiniDebConf - and thanks for volunteering and talking if you do so! The MiniDebConf is what you make it.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"minidebconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian women"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"Call for participants in the Google Summer of Code for Debian","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/02\/call-for-students-gsoc-2014.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-02-25T11:15:00+01:00","updated":"2014-02-25T11:15:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Nicolas Dandrimont"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-02-25:\/2014\/02\/call-for-students-gsoc-2014.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"GSoC 2014 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gsoc-2014-logo.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google-melange.com\/gsoc\/homepage\/google\/gsoc2014\">Google Summer of Code<\/a>\nis a program that allows post-secondary students aged 18 and older to\nearn a stipend writing code for Free and Open Source Software projects\nduring the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Debian has just been accepted as a mentoring organization for this\nyear's program! We're looking for students and mentors to make this\nGSoC in Debian the best ever!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google-melange.com\/gsoc\/document\/show\/gsoc_program\/google\/gsoc2014\/help_page#2._Whos_eligible_to_participate_as_a\">Eligible students<\/a>, now is the time to take a look at our\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/Projects\">project ideas list<\/a>, engage with the mentors for the\nprojects you find interesting, and start working on\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/StudentApplications\">your application<\/a>!  For more information, please\nread the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google-melange.com\/gsoc\/document\/show\/gsoc_program\/google\/gsoc2014\/help_page\">FAQ<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google-melange.com\/gsoc\/document\/show\/gsoc_program\/google\/gsoc2014\/help_page#2._What_is_the_program_timeline\">Program Timeline<\/a>\non Google's website.<\/p>\n<p>Mentors for prospective projects can still submit proposals on the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\/Projects\">project ideas list<\/a>. You also need to send an email to\nthe mailing list linked below to present your project in a few\nwords. Feel also free to propose yourself as a co-mentor for one of the\nlisted projects, more help is always welcome!<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested, we encourage you to come and chat with us on irc\n(<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.oftc.net\/debian-soc\">#debian-soc<\/a> on irc.oftc.net), or to send an email to\nthe <a href=\"mailto:soc-coordination@lists.alioth.debian.org\">SoC coordination mailing-list<\/a>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/lists.alioth.debian.org\/cgi-bin\/mailman\/listinfo\/soc-coordination\">subscribe<\/a>).  Most of the Debian-specific GSoC\ninformation can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2014\">our wiki pages<\/a>, but don't\nbe afraid to ask us directly on irc or via email.<\/p>\n<p>We're looking forward to work with an amazing team of students and\nmentors again this summer!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}}]},{"title":"Invitation to the MiniDebConf 2014 Barcelona: 15-16 March 2014","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/02\/minidebconf-barcelona-announce.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-02-24T12:00:00+01:00","updated":"2014-02-24T12:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"M\u00f2nica Ram\u00edrez Arceda"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-02-24:\/2014\/02\/minidebconf-barcelona-announce.html","content":"<p>Debian Women will hold a <a href=\"http:\/\/bcn2014.mini.debconf.org\/\">MiniDebConf<\/a> in\nBarcelona on <strong>Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th of March, 2014<\/strong>.\nEveryone is invited to both talks and social events, but the speakers will all\nbe people who identify themselves as female. This is not a conference about\nwomen in Free Software, or women in Debian, rather a usual Debian Mini-DebConf\nwhere all the speakers are women.<\/p>\n<p>The\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianWomen\/Projects\/MiniDebconf-Women\/2014\/Talks\">talks schedule<\/a>\nhas already been published. It is going to be an exciting event, packed with\ninteresting talks for all audiences, in a beautiful\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bcn2014.mini.debconf.org\/venue.shtml\">venue<\/a>, in one of the most famous\nEuropean cities.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is not mandatory, but strongly encouraged, as it helps the event's\norganisation and logistics. Please,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianWomen\/Projects\/MiniDebconf-Women\/2014\/Participants\">register in the wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We are still raising funds to cover the costs of running the conference and to\noffer travel sponsorship to people who can't pay for it. Please, consider\ndonating any amount you can in our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/freedomsponsors.org\/core\/issue\/427\/\">crowd-funding campaign<\/a>, or\n<a href=\"mailto:debian-miniconf@cpl.upc.edu\">contact us<\/a> if you would like to become a\nsponsor.<\/p>\n<p>The conference organisers want to thank the organisations that have already\nbecame sponsors, making this event possible, and specially our Platinum\nsponsor, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\">Google<\/a><\/strong>; our Gold sponsors,\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cpl.upc.edu\">C\u00e0tedra de Programari Lliure - Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de\nCatalunya<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blue-systems.com\">Blue Systems<\/a><\/strong>\nand our Silver sponsors, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/caliu.cat\">CAtalan LInux Users<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/capside.com\/en\/\">CAPSiDE<\/a><\/strong>\nand <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/fluendo.com\">Fluendo<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the website of the event:\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bcn2014.mini.debconf.org\">http:\/\/bcn2014.mini.debconf.org<\/a><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"minidebconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian women"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"skyrocketing how-can-i-help popcon count","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/02\/how-i-can-help-package.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-02-10T21:00:00+01:00","updated":"2014-02-10T21:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-02-10:\/2014\/02\/how-i-can-help-package.html","content":"<p><strong>This is a repost from <a href=\"http:\/\/upsilon.cc\/~zack\/blog\/posts\/2014\/02\/apt-get_install_how-can-i-help\/\">Stefano Zacchiroli's post<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/packages.debian.org\/sid\/how-can-i-help\"><strong>how-can-i-help<\/strong><\/a> by\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucas-nussbaum.net\/blog\/\">Lucas Nussbaum<\/a> is one of the best things\nthat happened in the area of <strong>attracting contributions to Debian<\/strong> in quite a\nwhile. It can be used both as a standalone tool to list opportunities for\ncontributing to Debian which are related to your installed packages, and as an\nAPT hook (which is also the default configuration) that at each upgrade will\ninform you of <em>new<\/em> contribution opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>how-can-i-help is <strong>great for newbies<\/strong> who are looking for ways to give back\nto Debian which are a good match for their skills: among other things,\nhow-can-i-help shows\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/qa.debian.org\/GiftTag\">bugs tagged \"gift\"<\/a> related to\npackages you use.<\/p>\n<p>how-can-i-help is also great for <strong>experienced developers<\/strong>, as it allows them\nto find out, in a timely manner, that packages they use are in dire need of\nhelp: RC bugs, pending removals, adoptions needed, requests for sponsor, etc.\n<em>(As highly unscientific evidence: I've noticed a rather quick turnover\nof RFA\/O\/ITA bugs on packages installed on my machine. I suspect how-can-i-help\nis somehow responsible for that, due to the fact that it increases awareness of\nongoing package issues directly with the people <\/em>using<em> them.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, if you haven't yet, please <code>apt-get install how-can-i-help<\/code> RIGHT NOW.<\/p>\n<p>I daresay that we should aim at <strong>installing how-can-i-help by default<\/strong> on all\nDebian machines, but that might be an ambitious initial goal. In the meantime\nI'll settle for making how-can-i-help's <strong>popcon count<\/strong> skyrocket. As of\ntoday, it looks like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/qa.debian.org\/popcon.php?package=how-can-i-help\"><img alt=\"Alt how-can-i-help popularity contest graph 10\/02\/2014\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/500x-how-can-i-help-popcon-20141002.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>which is definitely too low for my taste. Please <strong>spread the word<\/strong> about\nhow-can-i-help. And let's see what we can collectively do to that graph.<\/p>\n<p>how-can-i-help is just a tiny teeny helper, but I'm convinced it can do wonders\nin liberating dormant contributions to the Debian Project.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"contributing"}}]},{"title":"Debian.org enabled for SIP federation and WebRTC, XMPP\/Jabber to follow","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/01\/debian-sip-webrtc.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-01-28T17:45:00+01:00","updated":"2014-01-28T17:45:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Pocock"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-01-28:\/2014\/01\/debian-sip-webrtc.html","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsa.debian.org\/\">Debian System Administrators<\/a> working in conjunction with <a href=\"http:\/\/pkg-voip.alioth.debian.org\/\">pkg-voip team<\/a>\nmember Daniel Pocock have set up a SIP proxy and TURN server for debian.org.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the SIP proxy provides a way for Debian Developers to use\ntheir Debian email ID as a SIP address for making calls to other project\nmembers and exchanging calls with any other domain that is enabled for\nSIP. The repro SIP proxy from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.resiprocate.org\/Main_Page\">reSIProcate<\/a> has been chosen for this project.<\/p>\n<p>The TURN server provides a mechanism for users of SIP or XMPP (Jabber)\nto relay audio and video streams through a public IP address when\nnecessary, eliminating many of the quality issues that arise when NAT\ndevices block the media streams in one or both directions.<\/p>\n<p>The service allows the users to connect directly with the SIP device or\nsoftphone of their choosing, including many of those packaged in Debian\nsuch as <a href=\"https:\/\/jitsi.org\/\">Jitsi<\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.gnome.org\/action\/show\/Apps\/Empathy\">Empathy<\/a> or third party solutions like\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lumicall.org\/\">Lumicall<\/a> or\n<a href=\"http:\/\/code.google.com\/p\/csipsimple\/\">CSipSimple<\/a> on Android.\nThe SIP proxy also includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/rtc.debian.org\">WebRTC interface<\/a>,\nallowing Debian Developers to immediately try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webrtc.org\/\">WebRTC<\/a> voice and video\ncalls without installing or configuring any software of their own other\nthan a web browser.<\/p>\n<p>A second stage of the project involves providing an XMPP (Jabber) server\nwith similar capabilities for federated communications between\ndebian.org users and other domains. Further details will be announced\nin the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n<p>It is a significant feature of the Debian Project philosophy that we can\noperate the entire project using free software, specifically, using\nsoftware available in Debian packages running on our own infrastructure\nand without a dependency on third party cloud solutions.These new\nservices for project members fulfill those expectations. It is\nparticularly relevant for situations where real-time communication\n(voice or video) collaboration takes place with third parties such as\napplicants for <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/open-source\/soc\/\">Google Summer of\nCode<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.gnome.org\/OutreachProgramForWomen\">Outreach Program for\nWomen<\/a>,\nsponsors, media and other free software projects.<\/p>\n<p>Project specific details and a user guide are available now on the\nDebian Wiki at\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/UnifiedCommunications\/DebianDevelopers\">http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/UnifiedCommunications\/DebianDevelopers<\/a><\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sip"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"rtc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"xmpp"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"jabber"}}]},{"title":"Call for Proposals for the MiniDebConf 2014 Barcelona","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2014\/01\/minidebconf-barcelona-cfp.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2014-01-15T19:40:00+01:00","updated":"2014-01-15T19:40:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2014-01-15:\/2014\/01\/minidebconf-barcelona-cfp.html","content":"<p>Debian Women will hold a MiniDebConf in Barcelona on March 15-16, 2014.\nEveryone is invited to both talks and social events, but the speakers\nwill all be people who identify themselves as female. This is not\na conference about women in Free Software, or women in Debian,\nrather a usual Debian Mini-DebConf where all the speakers are\nwomen.<\/p>\n<p>Debian Women invites submissions of proposals for papers,\npresentations, discussion sessions and tutorials for the\nevent. Submissions are not limited to traditional talks: you\ncould propose a performance, an art installation, a debate or\nanything else. All talks are welcome, whether newbie or very\nadvanced level. Please, forward this call to potential speakers\nand help us make this event a great success!<\/p>\n<p>Please send your proposals to proposals@bcn2014.mini.debconf.org.\nDon't forget to include in your message: your name or nick\nthe title of the event, description, language, and any other\ninformation that might be useful.\nPlease submit your proposal(s) as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the website of the event:\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bcn2014.mini.debconf.org\">http:\/\/bcn2014.mini.debconf.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you in Barcelona!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2014"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"minidebconf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian women"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"Last days to donate to Debian Outreach Program for Women","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/11\/opw-fundraising.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-11-10T00:00:00+01:00","updated":"2013-11-10T00:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Brian Gupta"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-11-10:\/2013\/11\/opw-fundraising.html","content":"<p>The matching program to help fund Debian participation in\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/OPW\">OPW<\/a> will end in 6 days (November 14th). We need\nyour help, and still have a ways to go to reach our funding targets. Please\nconsider <a href=\"http:\/\/debian.ch\/opw2013\">donating<\/a> today!<\/p>\n<p>The rules are simple:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>for each dollar donated by an individual to Debian through the mechanism, a\n  sponsor will donate another dollar to Debian's OPW program;<\/li>\n<li>individual donation in USD will be matched only up to 200 USD each;<\/li>\n<li>only donations in USD will be matched;<\/li>\n<li>the sponsor will match the donated funds up to a maximum total of 2500 USD;<\/li>\n<li>all money raised through this program will be earmarked for OPW\n  participation, either in 2013 or in the future;<\/li>\n<li>this program will be in place until Nov 14th, so please act quickly!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you'd like to participate as intern, the application deadline is very near\n(November 11th). You can find <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/OPW\">here<\/a> more info on\nhow to apply.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"opw"}}]},{"title":"Ada Lovelace Day: meet some of the \"women behind Debian\"!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/10\/ada-lovelace-day.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-10-15T00:01:00+02:00","updated":"2013-10-15T00:01:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez and Francesca Ciceri"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-10-15:\/2013\/10\/ada-lovelace-day.html","content":"<p>Today is <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ada_Lovelace\">Ada Lovelace<\/a> Day:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\"Ada Lovelace Day is about sharing stories of women - whether engineers,\nscientist, technologists or mathematicians - who have inspired you to become\nwho you are today. The aim is to create new role models for girls and women\nin these male-dominated fields by raising the profile of other women in\nSTEM\". <a href=\"http:\/\/findingada.com\">source<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To celebrate, we asked to some of the \"women behind Debian\" to share their\nstories with us. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Alt Ada Lovelace portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/ada_lovelace.png\"><\/p>\n<h2>Ana Guerrero Lopez (ana)<\/h2>\n<p><em>Who are you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I'm a 30-something years old geek. I'm from Andalusia, Spain but live in France.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you do in Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I work mostly on my packages, in sponsoring new people's packages and in\nthis very blog you're reading now. I also maintain an <em>unofficial<\/em> Google+\npage about Debian. At $PAID job, I work in an internal Debian distribution\nso from time to time, I get the opportunity to contribute back some of the\nstuff we do there.<\/p>\n<p><em>How and why did you start contributing to Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I started using Debian around 2003 switching from Mandrake. I was a happy\nDebian user when the Debian Women project started in the summer 2004. When\nI saw the project announced, I asked myself why I wasn't contributing to\nDebian and the rest is history... in a couple of weeks it'll be my 7 years\nDD-versary! If for some reason you want a longer reply to this question,\nread <a href=\"http:\/\/raphaelhertzog.com\/2012\/02\/10\/people-behind-debian-ana-beatriz-guerrero-lopez-member-of-the-debian-kde-team\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Beatrice<\/h2>\n<p><em>Who are you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I am a PhD student with a degree in Biology. I am a computer fan since\nmy first C64 and I am a self-taught computer geek wanna-be. And I am a\nbug fan - not software bugs, real bugs :)<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you do in Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I work on translations - doing the translation work itself, but also\nreviewing other translators' work and helping in coordinating the\ntranslation effort.<\/p>\n<p><em>How and why did you start contributing to Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I started using Linux because I liked the idea of an open source\noperative system based on collaboration and I began reviewing open\nsource software translations. Since my first Linux system was Debian\nPotato and I sticked to Debian ever since, it only seemed natural to\nfocus my translation work on Debian.<\/p>\n<h2>Christine Caulfield<\/h2>\n<p><em>Who are you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My name is Christine Caulfield. My day job is principal software\nengineer at Red Hat working on the cluster infrastructure components\ncorosync &amp; pacemaker. Outside computing I'm a musician and sound\nengineer. I play violin with lots of technology attached, and love\navant garde music.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you do in Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I'm not that active on Debian any more due to pressure of time, and\nmaturity of the packages I work on. I currently maintain the,\nlittle-used, DECnet userspace packages and the, even less used I\nsuspect, mopd bootloader. I used to maintain lvm2 for a while but\ndropped that a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p><em>How and why did you start contributing to Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My initial reasons for joining Debian were slightly selfish, to find a\nhome for the DECnet project that I was heavily involved in at the\ntime. I was a keep Debian user and people wanted a distribution where\nthe software was easy to set up. DECnet is quite complicated for users\nto configure, being a totally independant networking stack to IP\nand so OS support is needed. Debian seemed like the logical place to\nmake this happen.\nAs mentioned above I got quite involved for a time and maintained\nother packages too. I picked up lvm2 because I was on the lvm2 dev\nteam at work in Red Hat and as it was a new package at that time I\nseemed a logical choice.<\/p>\n<h2>Elena Grandi (valhalla)<\/h2>\n<p><em>Who are you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I'm a 30-something years old geek and Free Software enthusiast\nfrom Italy.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you do in Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I'm currently maintaining a few packages (2 python modules and a python\nprogram) as a sponsored uploader; I'm also slowly looking around\nfor other things to do (by preference technical, but not limited\nto packaging), with the aim to spend more time contributing\nto Debian.<\/p>\n<p><em>How and why did you start contributing to Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For a while I had being distro-hopping between \"fun\" distributions\n(the ones that break now and then) on the desktop while using\nDebian stable on the home server and in chroots.\nI was already doing marginal contributions to those distributions,\nwhere finding stuff that was missing was easy, but my perception\nas a stable user was that Debian was already working fine and probably\ndidn't really need any help.\nThen I started to socialize on IRC with some DDs and DMs, and\nrealized that my perception was superficial and that in reality\nthere were dark holes in the depths of the archive where Evil\nfestered and prospered and... ok, sorry, I got carried away :)\nAnyway, since I was actually using Debian more and more\nI decided to start contributing: I read documentation, I attended\nthe useful IRC sessions on #debian-women and decided that it was\nprobably best not to add new stuff, but look for things that\nI used and that needed help. Then nothing happened for a while,\nbecause finding stuff that doesn't work <em>is hard<\/em> (at least\non my mostly textual systems).\nThen one day I was trying to write a python script that needed\nto verify gpg signed messages; it had to run on my Debian server,\nso I was trying to use python-pyme and its documentation\nwas painful to use, while I remembered an earlier attempt\nusing python-gnupg that was much more pythonic, but not available\nin Debian.\nIn a fit of anger I decided to forgo all of my good intentions and\nactually add a new package: I checked the sources for problems,\npackaged, sent it to mentors@d-o, got reviews, fixed problems,\nresent and finally got sponsored and well, everything started.<\/p>\n<h2>Francesca Ciceri (madamezou)<\/h2>\n<p><em>Who are you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I'm Francesca, a 30-something Italian graduated in Social Sciences.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you do in Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I'm a (non uploading) Debian Developer since 2011 and have been DPN\neditor, press officer, webmaster for www.debian.org and translator for the\nItalian l10n team. Recently, due to time constraints, I had to reduce my\ninvolvement and now only work on two things: writing\/editing articles for\nbits.debian.org together with Ana Guerrero, and creating subtitles for the\nDebConf talks, in the DebConf Subs team.<\/p>\n<p><em>How and why did you start contributing to Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Basically thanks to the sudden abundance of free time - due to an health\nproblem - and the desire to give something back to this wonderful operating\nsystem.  After that, I found out that Debian is not only a great OS but also a\nvery special community. Today, some of my dearest friends are people I met\nthrough Debian. :)<\/p>\n<h2>Laura Arjona<\/h2>\n<p><em>Who are you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I live in Madrid (Spain), and work as IT Assistant in the Technical\nUniversity of Madrid (UPM). I'm married and I have a 4-years-old son.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you do in Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In 2012 I started to clean spam and to translate Debian web pages into\nSpanish. I also follow the work of the web and publicity team, I hope\nI'll get more involved there too. And of course, I'm in Debian Women\n:)<\/p>\n<p><em>How and why did you start contributing to Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I'm using Debian at work since 2007 (servers), and in my desktops since\n2010.\nI like very much that it is a community distro and I wanted to\nparticipate. I was already doing translations in other (small) free\nsoftware projects, so I began here too. The Debian-Women list, the\nplanet, and people in identi.ca helped me to learn a lot and feel part\nof the community even when I was not contributing yet.<\/p>\n<h2>M\u00f2nica Ram\u00edrez Arceda (monica)<\/h2>\n<p><em>Who are you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My name is M\u00f2nica Ram\u00edrez Arceda and I am an enthusiast of free software\nand sharing knowledge cultures: for me it's a kind of philosophy of\nlife. I studied Maths a long time ago but ended up working as a\ndeveloper for some years. Now I'm working as an IT teacher.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you do in Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Debian is a huge project, so you can help in various scopes. Mainly, I work on\n<a href=\"http:\/\/qa.debian.org\/developer.php?login=monica@debian.org\">packaging<\/a>,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/qa.debian.org\/~bartm\/wnpp-rfs-mentors\/wnpp-inconsistencies.txt\">fixing wnpp bug inconsistencies in\nBTS<\/a> and\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/archive-spam-removals\/review\/\">helping in spam cleaning of the mailing\nlists<\/a>. But I also\nenjoy doing some non-technical work from time to time: the project I am just\nnow involved is organizing, with the rest of Debian Catalan community, a local\nteam to propose <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/DebianWomen\/Projects\/MiniDebconf-Women\/2014\/\">Barcelona as the venue for a minidebconf where all the\nspeakers will be\nwomen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>How and why did you start contributing to Debian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In 2000 I discovered Free Software world and I fell deeply in love with\nits philosophy. Since then, I've been trying to do my best in different\nactivities, like spreading the word, giving free courses, helping\ncollectives and friends in technical stuff (from installing Debian to\ndeveloping some helping apps for them)... but two years ago I was\nlooking forward to join a free software project and I decided to try\nDebian, since it has been my first and only distro in my day-to-day life\nfor about ten years.\nSo, I wanted to give back Debian all what it had offered to me, but....\nI thought I couldn't (hey, Debian is for real hackers, not for you\nlittle ant!), but I started to adopt some orphaned packages, do some QA\nuploads, fix some RC bugs, talk with some Debian Developers that helped me\nand encouraged me more than I expected, I traveled to my first\nDebconf... And one thing takes you to the other, and on March 2012 I\nbecame a DD. Now, I'm glad to see that everything that frightened me is\nnot so scary :-)<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"ada lovelace day"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian women"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}}]},{"title":"Happy 20th birthday Debian!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/08\/20-birthday-debian.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-08-16T00:05:00+02:00","updated":"2013-08-16T00:05:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez and Francesca Ciceri"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-08-16:\/2013\/08\/20-birthday-debian.html","content":"<p>Today is Debian's 20 anniversary. This anniversary would have been impossible\nwithout a strong community of users and developers. That's why for its\ncommemoration, we asked the Debian community what Debian meant to them. Below\nyou have a selection of the answers we got.<\/p>\n<p>First:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Since I run Debian on my computers, I do not play anymore to 3D shooting\ngames, not because of the lack of Free 3D drivers, but because developing\nDebian is more fun and addictive.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Second:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Debian is a truly community based distro which is devoted to FOSS ideas and\nstandards. It perfectly works on high variety of hardware. Users from all\nover the world have been using Debian and contributing to it during 20 years.\nAnd I am proud to be one of them. Happy Birthday, Debian!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Third:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>When I considered switching to Linux I asked friends which distribution to\nchoose. I was told skip other distributions that were considered more\nnewbie-friendly at the time and go straight to Debian instead. It might be\nmore work initially, they said, but it would save me the hassle of switching\nto Debian later on, which I would inevitably do. Turns out they were right. I\nstarted my Linux experience more than ten years ago with Debian and have yet\nto see a better Linux distribution.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fourth:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>[...] You are a worldwide community of volunteers working together for 20\nyears now. To me this is an encouraging example and, given the sorry state of\nthe world we live in, more important than the technical quality of the\noperating system. I wish you another successful twenty years and to stay as\nindependent as you are.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fifth:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>I initially started in Debian as it was an interesting technical challenge.\nOver the years the community and having good standards around what Free\nSoftware is has become more important.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sixth:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>As a user of Debian for 14 years, and a former Debian Developer for 10, I\nwould like to wish a happy birthday to the best project on the internet, and\nthe best Linux distribution ever. Thanks for all of your support over the\nyears!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Seventh:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\"Rock Solid Stability and Absolute Freedom\" Thats what Debian means to me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Eighth:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Debian gives me a feeling that I am using the best linux has to offer. You\nknow your machine is in safe hands.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ninth:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>As a long time Debian user and sometimes supporter [...] I wish Debian all\nthe best for next 20 years and beyond! Debian is the universal operating\nsystem. And it's free (and not just as in beer ;-)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tenth:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Debian is an awesome combination of obsessive high quality software and\nsoftware freedom. It's a pleasure to be able to use and contribute to this\nproject. Thanks to all for their excellent work! Cheers to 2**20 years\nmore!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Eleventh:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>[...] I am so very thankful to all of the people who have contributed to and\ncontinue to contribute to such a wonderful ecosystem of tools.   I love the\ncommitment to the long term goals of security, freedom and transparency with\nrespect to the computer systems that we all use and rely upon and the\ninformation that we store on them.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Twelfth:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Debian is the operating system that makes me free.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thirteenth:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Debian is a family gathered around great idea. Its pure love.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"project"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"anniversary"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"birthday"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"DebianDay"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian20"}}]},{"title":"Martin Michlmayr gets the O'Reilly Open Source Award","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/07\/tbm_gets_open_source_award.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-07-30T14:00:00+02:00","updated":"2013-07-30T14:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero Lopez"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-07-30:\/2013\/07\/tbm_gets_open_source_award.html","content":"<p>Longtime Debian Developer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oscon.com\/oscon2013\/public\/schedule\/detail\/29956\">Martin Michlmayr was named as one of 6 winners of\nthe 2013 O\u2019Reilly Open Source\nAwards<\/a>. This\nAward recognize individual contributors who have demonstrated exceptional\nleadership, creativity, and collaboration in the development of Open Source\nSoftware.<\/p>\n<p>Martin received the award for his investment in Debian where he served as\nDebian Project Leader for two terms between 2003 and 2005.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/oreillyconf\/9374340924\/in\/photostream\/\"><img alt=\"Alt Martin Michlmayr gets the O'Reilly Open Source\nAward\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/flickr_oreilly_9374340924.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations tbm!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"award"}}]},{"title":"all Debian source are belong to us","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/07\/introducing_sources.debian.net.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-07-02T18:50:00+02:00","updated":"2013-07-02T18:50:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-07-02:\/2013\/07\/introducing_sources.debian.net.html","content":"<p><strong>This is a verbatim repost from <a href=\"http:\/\/upsilon.cc\/~zack\/blog\/posts\/2013\/07\/introducing_sources.debian.net\/\">Stefano Zacchiroli's\npost<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TL;DR<\/strong>: go to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sources.debian.net\">http:\/\/sources.debian.net<\/a><\/strong> and enjoy.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/qa\/debsources\"><strong>Debsources<\/strong><\/a> is a\nnew toy I've been working on at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irill.org\">IRILL<\/a> together with\n<a href=\"http:\/\/matthieu-blog.fr\/\">Matthieu Caneill<\/a>. In essence, debsources is a\nsimple web application that allows to <strong>publish an unpacked Debian source\nmirror on the Web<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can deploy Debsources where you please, but there is a main instance at\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sources.debian.net\">http:\/\/sources.debian.net<\/a><\/strong> (<code>sources.d.n<\/code> for short) that you will\nprobably find interesting. <code>sources.d.n<\/code> follows closely the Debian archive in\ntwo ways:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>it is updated 4 times a day to reflect the content of the Debian archive<\/li>\n<li>it contains sources coming from official Debian suites: the usual ones\n   (from oldstable to experimental), <code>*-updates<\/code> (ex volatile),\n   <code>*-proposed-updates<\/code>, and <code>*-backports<\/code> (from Wheezy on)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Via <code>sources.d.n<\/code> you can therefore browse the content of Debian source\npackages with usual code viewing features like <strong>syntax highlighting<\/strong>. More\ninterestingly, you can <strong>search through<\/strong> the source code (of unstable only,\nthough) via integration with <a href=\"http:\/\/codesearch.debian.net\">http:\/\/codesearch.debian.net<\/a>. You can also use\n<code>sources.d.n<\/code> programmatically to\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sources.debian.net\/doc\/api\/\">query available versions<\/a> or\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sources.debian.net\/doc\/url\/\"><strong>link to specific lines<\/strong><\/a>, with the\npossibility of adding contextual <strong>pop-up messages<\/strong>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/sources.debian.net\/src\/cowsay\/3.03%2Bdfsg1-4\/cowsay?hl=22:28&amp;msg=22:Cowsay:See?%20Cowsay%20variables%20are%20declared%20here.#L22\">example<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>In fact, you might have stumbled upon <code>sources.d.n<\/code> already in the past few\ndays, via other popular Debian services where it has already been integrated.\nIn particular: <code>codesearch.d.n<\/code> now defaults to show results via <code>sources.d.n<\/code>,\nand the <a href=\"http:\/\/packages.qa.debian.org\/\">PTS<\/a> has grown new \"browse source\ncode\" hyperlinks that point to it. If you've ideas of other Debian services\nwhere <code>sources.d.n<\/code> should be integrated, please let me know.<\/p>\n<p>I find Debsources and <code>sources.d.n<\/code> already quite useful but, as it often\nhappens, there is still a lot\n<strong>TODO<\/strong>.\nObviously, it is all Free Software (released under GNU AGPLv3). Do not hesitate\nto report new bugs and, better, to submit patches for the outstanding ones.<\/p>\n<h2>Acknowledgements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/matthieu-blog.fr\/\">Matthieu Caneill<\/a> is the main developer of\n  Debsources web front-end; <code>sources.d.n<\/code> wouldn't exist without him.<\/li>\n<li>others have already contributed patches to integrate <code>sources.d.n<\/code> with other\n  services, in particular:<ul>\n<li>many thanks to Michael Stapelberg (for <code>codesearch.d.n<\/code> integration), and<\/li>\n<li>Paul Wise (for PTS integration).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>a full list of\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/salsa.debian.org\/qa\/debsources\/blob\/master\/AUTHORS\">contributors<\/a>\n  is available and eagerly waiting for new additions<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irill.org\">IRILL<\/a> has kindly provided sponsoring for Matthieu's\n  initial development work on Debsources, and offered both the server and\n  hosting facilities that power <code>sources.d.n<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PS<\/strong> in case you were wondering: at present <code>sources.d.n<\/code> requires <strong>~381\nGB<\/strong> of disk space to hold all uncompressed source packages, plus ~83 GB for\nthe local (compressed) source mirror<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"mirrors"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"infrastructure"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"technical"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"sources"}}]},{"title":"Remove unofficial debian-multimedia.org repository from your sources","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/06\/remove-debian-multimedia.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-06-14T00:10:00+02:00","updated":"2013-06-14T00:10:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Publicity team"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-06-14:\/2013\/06\/remove-debian-multimedia.html","content":"<p>The <strong>unofficial<\/strong> third party repository Debian Multimedia stopped using the\ndomain debian-multimedia.org some months ago. The domain expired and it is now\nregistered again by someone unknown to Debian. (If we're wrong on this point,\nplease sent us an email so we can take over the domain! ;) )<\/p>\n<p>This means that <strong>the repository is no longer safe to use, and you should\nremove the related entries from your sources.list file<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>After all, the need of an external repository for multimedia related packages\nhas been greatly reduced with the release of Wheezy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/wheezy\/amd64\/release-notes\/ch-whats-new.en.html#multimedia\">which features many new\nand updated codecs and multimedia\nplayers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure if you're using the debian-multimedia repository? You can easily check\nit by running:<\/p>\n<p><code>grep -i debian-multimedia.org \/etc\/apt\/sources.list \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/*<\/code><\/p>\n<p>If you can see debian-multimedia.org line in output, you should remove all the\nlines including it.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"Debian welcomes its 2013 crop of GSoC students!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/05\/welcome-gsoc-students-2013.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-05-27T21:45:00+02:00","updated":"2013-05-27T21:45:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Nicolas Dandrimont"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-05-27:\/2013\/05\/welcome-gsoc-students-2013.html","content":"<p>We are proud to announce that 16 students have been accepted to work on\nimproving Debian this summer through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google-melange.com\/gsoc\/homepage\/google\/gsoc2013\">Google Summer of\nCode<\/a>! This is\ngreat news, following our 15 accepted students in 2012, and 9 accepted students\nin 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the list of accepted students and projects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aarsh Shah: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/AarshShah\">Improvements to Debian Search and the Search\n  Interface<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Aron Xu: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/AronXu\">ZFS on Linux\n  integration<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Boris Bobrov: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/BorisBobrov\">Debian Metrics\n  Portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Catalin Usurelu: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/CatalinUsurelu\">Enabling free multimedia real-time communications (RTC)\n  with\n  Debian<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eleanor Chen: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/EleanorChen\">MIPS N32\/N64 ABI\n  Port<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Emmanouil Kiagias: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/EmmanouilKiagias\">Redesign metapackage creation for Debian\n  Blends<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eugenio Cano-Manuel: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/EugenioCanoManuel\">Leiningen &amp; Clojure\n  packaging<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fabian Gr\u00fcnbichler: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/FabianG\">Add CROTP support to oath-toolkit and\n  dynalogin<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gustavo Alkmim: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/GustavoAlkmim\">Bootstrappable\n  Debian<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Justus Winter: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/JustusWinter\">Debian GNU\/Hurd Debianish\n  initialization<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lei Wang: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/LeiWang\">OpenRC init system in\n  Debian<\/a><\/li>\n<li>L\u00e9o Cavaill\u00e9: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/LeoCavaille\">scan-build on the Debian\n  archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Marko Lalic: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/MarkoLalic\">PTS rewrite in\n  Django<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pawel Sarbinowski: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/PawelSarbinowski\">Debian Android\n  Application<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Shuxiong Ye: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/ShuxiongYe\">OpenJDK and\n  Debian<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Simon Chopin: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplications\/SimonChopin\">Implementation of message passing in the Debian\n  infrastructure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you're interested in one of the projects, please follow the links and talk\ndirectly to the students or the mentors, or come hang out with us on\n<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.debian.org\/debian-gsoc\">IRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome everyone, and let's make sure we all have an amazing summer!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"google"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}}]},{"title":"Security updates for the X Window System client libraries","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/05\/security-updates-for-xorg.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-05-25T01:30:00+02:00","updated":"2013-05-25T01:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-05-25:\/2013\/05\/security-updates-for-xorg.html","content":"<p>If you see a bunch of X.org packages upgrades pending in your Squeeze or brand\nnew Wheezy system, don't panic!<\/p>\n<p>Ilja van Sprundel, a security researcher from IOActive, has discovered a large\nnumber of issues in the various X client libraries and he has worked with\nX.Org's security team to analyze, confirm, and fix these issues. You can find\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.x.org\/wiki\/Development\/Security\/Advisory-2013-05-23\">more information in the security advisory from\nX.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Debian Security and X.org teams have quickly updated all the affected\npackages in Squeeze and Wheezy. You can see <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-security-announce\/2013\/threads.html\">the full list of updates in the\ndebian-security-announce mailing list\narchives<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"security"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"wheezy"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"squeeze"}}]},{"title":"Debian GNU\/Hurd 2013 released!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/05\/debian-gnu-hurd-wheezy.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-05-22T22:50:00+02:00","updated":"2013-05-22T22:50:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-05-22:\/2013\/05\/debian-gnu-hurd-wheezy.html","content":"<p>It is with huge pleasure that the Debian GNU\/Hurd team announces the <strong>release\nof Debian GNU\/Hurd 2013<\/strong>. This is a snapshot of Debian \"sid\" at the time of\nthe Debian \"wheezy\" release (May 2013), so it is mostly based on the same\nsources. It is <strong>not<\/strong> an official Debian release, but it is an official Debian\nGNU\/Hurd port release.<\/p>\n<p>The installation ISO images can be downloaded from <a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.ports.debian.org\/debian-ports-cd\/hurd-i386\/current\/\">Debian\nPorts<\/a> in the\nusual three Debian flavors: NETINST, CD, DVD. Besides the friendly Debian\ninstaller, a pre-installed disk image is also available, making it even easier\nto try Debian GNU\/Hurd.<\/p>\n<p>Debian GNU\/Hurd is currently available for the i386 architecture with more than\n10.000 software packages available (more than 75% of the Debian archive, and\nmore to come!).<\/p>\n<p>Please make sure to read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/ports\/hurd\/hurd-install\">configuration\ninformation<\/a>, the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/software\/hurd\/faq.html\">FAQ<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/software\/hurd\/hurd\/documentation\/translator_primer.html\">translator\nprimer<\/a>\nto get a grasp of the great features of GNU\/Hurd.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the very small number of developers, our progress of the project has not\nbeen as fast as other successful operating systems, but we believe to have\nreached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/software\/hurd\/hurd\/status.html\">a very decent\nstate<\/a>, even with our\nlimited resources.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to thank all the people who have worked on GNU\/Hurd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/software\/hurd\/history.html\">over the\npast decades<\/a>. There were not\nmany people at any given time (and still not many people today, please\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/software\/hurd\/contributing.html\">join<\/a>!), but in the end a\nlot of people have contributed one way or another. <strong>Thanks everybody!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This article appeared originally at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/software\/hurd\/news\/2013-05-debian_gnu_hurd_2013.html\">GNU Hurd\nnews<\/a>\nand in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/ports\/hurd\/hurd-news.en.html\">News about Debian\nGNU\/Hurd<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"hurd"}}]},{"title":"Debian 7.0 Wheezy released!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/05\/wheezy-released.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-05-05T04:00:00+02:00","updated":"2013-05-05T04:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Francesca Ciceri"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-05-05:\/2013\/05\/wheezy-released.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Alt Keep calm and install Wheezy\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/keepcalm.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The new stable version of Debian, codenamed <em>Wheezy<\/em>, is finally here. Main\nfeatures of Debian 7.0 Wheezy are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/2011\/20110726b\">multiarch\nsupport<\/a>, specific tools to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/2012\/20120425\">deploy\nprivate clouds<\/a>, a greatly improved\ninstaller and a complete set of multimedia codecs and front-ends which remove\nthe need for third-party repositories. For a complete list of new features and\nupdated software, take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/News\/2013\/20130504\">official\nannouncement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Want to give it a try?\nCheck out the <a href=\"http:\/\/live.debian.net\/files\/stable\/images\/7.0.0\/\">live images<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Want to install it?\nChoose your favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/distrib\/\">installation media<\/a>\namong Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs and USB sticks.<\/p>\n<p>Already a happy Debian user and you only want to upgrade? You are just an\n<em>apt-get dist-upgrade<\/em> away from Wheezy! Find how, reading the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/wheezy\/installmanual\">installation\nguide<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/wheezy\/releasenotes\">release\nnotes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some useful links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/distrib\/\">getting Wheezy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/CD\/faq\/\">FAQ about installation media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/stable\/installmanual\">installation manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/releases\/wheezy\/releasenotes\">Release Notes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"wheezy"}}]},{"title":"Last days for the DebConf13 matching fund!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/04\/dc13-fundraising.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-04-26T15:30:00+02:00","updated":"2013-04-26T15:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Brian Gupta"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-04-26:\/2013\/04\/dc13-fundraising.html","content":"<p>As part of the DebConf13 fundraising efforts, Brandorr Group\nis funding a matching initiative for DebConf13, which will be\nin place for 4 more days (through April 30th).<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"http:\/\/deb.li\/dc13donate\">donate here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Please consider donating $100, or even $5 or any amount in\nbetween, as we can use all the help we can get to reach our\nfundraising target.\nThe rules are simple:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>for each dollar donated by an individual to DebConf13 though\n  this mechanism, Brandorr Group will donate another dollar;<\/li>\n<li>individual donations will be matched only up to 100USD each;<\/li>\n<li>only donations in USD will be matched;<\/li>\n<li>Brandorr Group will match the donated funds up to a maximum\n total of 5000 USD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This generous offer will only stay in place through the end of\nApril 30th.<\/p>\n<p>Please act quickly, and help spread the world!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf13"}}]},{"title":"Release date for Wheezy announced","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/04\/release-date.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-04-24T21:04:00+02:00","updated":"2013-04-24T21:04:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Francesca Ciceri"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-04-24:\/2013\/04\/release-date.html","content":"<p><img alt=\"Alt Wheezy is coming\" src=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/images\/gotwheezy.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Neil McGovern, on behalf of the Debian Release Team, announced\nthe target date of the weekend of 4th\/5th May for the release\nof Debian 7.0 \"Wheezy\".<\/p>\n<p>Now it's time to organize some\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/ReleasePartyWheezy\">Wheezy release parties<\/a>\n to celebrate the event and show all your Debian love!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"wheezy"}}]},{"title":"DPL election is over, congratulations Lucas Nussbaum!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/04\/results-dpl-election-2013.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-04-14T12:25:00+02:00","updated":"2013-04-14T12:25:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-04-14:\/2013\/04\/results-dpl-election-2013.html","content":"<p>The Debian Project Leader election has concluded and the winner is Lucas\nNussbaum. Of a total of 988 developers, 390 developers voted using the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet method<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the result is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2013\/vote_001\">Debian Project Leader\nElections 2013 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new term for the project leader will start on April 17th and expire on\nApril 17th 2014.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}}]},{"title":"Call for participants in Debian for the Google Summer of Code","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/04\/call-for-students-gsoc-2013.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-04-09T21:30:00+02:00","updated":"2013-04-09T21:30:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Nicolas Dandrimont"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-04-09:\/2013\/04\/call-for-students-gsoc-2013.html","content":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google-melange.com\/gsoc\/homepage\/google\/gsoc2013\">Google Summer of\nCode<\/a> is a program\nthat allows post-secondary students aged 18 and older to earn a stipend writing\ncode for Free and Open Source Software projects during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>For the eighth time, Debian has just been accepted as a mentoring organization\nfor this year's program. If you're an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google-melange.com\/gsoc\/document\/show\/gsoc_program\/google\/gsoc2013\/help_page#2._Whos_eligible_to_participate_as_a\">eligible\nstudent<\/a>,\nnow is the time to take a look at our <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/Projects\">project ideas\nlist<\/a>, engage with the\nmentors for the projects you find interesting, and start working on <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/StudentApplicationTemplate\">your\napplication<\/a>!\nPlease read the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google-melange.com\/gsoc\/document\/show\/gsoc_program\/google\/gsoc2013\/help_page\">FAQ<\/a>\nand the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google-melange.com\/gsoc\/document\/show\/gsoc_program\/google\/gsoc2013\/help_page#2._What_is_the_program_timeline\">Program\nTimeline<\/a>\non Google's website.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested, we encourage you to come and chat with us on irc\n(<a href=\"irc:\/\/irc.oftc.net\/debian-soc\">#debian-soc<\/a> on irc.oftc.net), or to send an\nemail to the <a href=\"mailto:soc-coordination@lists.alioth.debian.org\">SoC coordination\nmailing-list<\/a>. Most of the\nGSoC related information in Debian can be found on <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\">our wiki\npages<\/a>, but feel free to ask us\ndirectly on irc or via email.<\/p>\n<p>We're looking forward to work with amazing students again this summer!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}}]},{"title":"Debian joins Free & Open Source Software Outreach Program for Women","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/04\/joining-opw.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-04-08T08:01:00+02:00","updated":"2013-04-08T08:01:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-04-08:\/2013\/04\/joining-opw.html","content":"<p>The GNOME Foundation started the <a href=\"http:\/\/live.gnome.org\/OutreachProgramForWomen\">Free &amp; Open Source Software Outreach\nProgram for Women, OPW<\/a>,\nin 2010. In the January-April 2013 round, many other FOSS organizations\njoined the program. We are happy to announce that Debian will also join\nin the next round from June-September and we'll offer one internship.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more details about Debian's participation in the program\nat <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/OutreachProgramForWomen\">Debian OPW page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Call for mentors and projects<\/h2>\n<p>OPW allows applicants to work on any kind of project, including coding,\ndesign, marketing, web development... The <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/SummerOfCode2013\/Projects\">Debian Google Summer of Code\nprojects<\/a> will be offered\nalso as possible projects for OPW, but GSoC only allows coding projects. If you\nhave any idea of a non-coding project and you want to mentor it, please contact\nus in the <a href=\"http:\/\/lists.alioth.debian.org\/mailman\/listinfo\/soc-coordination\">soc-coordination mailing\nlist<\/a> adding\n[OPW] in subject.<\/p>\n<p>OPW works in the same way as GSoC except Google doesn't play a part here.\nThe same advice that is provided for GSoC mentors works for OPW mentors.<\/p>\n<h2>Call for participants<\/h2>\n<p>The main goal of this program is to increase the number of women in\nFOSS, so all women who are not yet a Debian Developer or a Debian\nMaintainer are encouraged to apply. There are no age restrictions and\napplicants don't need to be a student.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to apply, you must follow three steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Choose a project <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/OutreachProgramForWomen\">from this\n   list<\/a>. There are two lists,\n   one for GSoC and another with non-coding tasks that can be only offered by\n   the OPW. Those lists may change and add or remove more projects in the next\n   few weeks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Make a small contribution to Debian. Projects will add a task the\n   applicant must complete as part of the pre-selection process. If no task\n   is provided, you are welcome to ask the mentors of the project. You can\n   also make a different extra task of the one listed to show your skills\n   and interest.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Create a page in the Debian wiki with your application. You can do so under\n   pseudonym, but in that case, please give us information about yourself\n   privately by email to the coordinators listed in the <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.debian.org\/OutreachProgramForWomen\">Debian OPW\n   page<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gsoc"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gnome"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"OPW"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"development"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"diversity"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"software"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"code"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"projects"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"women"}}]},{"title":"DebConf14 to be held in Portland, Oregon, USA","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/04\/debconf14-in-portland-usa.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-04-08T00:01:00+02:00","updated":"2013-04-08T00:01:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Patty Langasek"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-04-08:\/2013\/04\/debconf14-in-portland-usa.html","content":"<p>We are pleased to announce the 15th annual Debian Conference (DebConf14) is to\nbe held in Portland, Oregon, USA in August 2014, with specific dates yet to be\nannounced.<\/p>\n<p>Portland is an open source hotspot in the Pacific Northwest of the US.  It is a\ntechnologically savvy community, home to Intel and the adopted home of Linus\nTorvalds.  The city plays host to many Free Software conferences including\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oscon.com\">OSCON<\/a>, and is where <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxplumbersconf.org\">Linux\nPlumbers<\/a> originated.<\/p>\n<p>The local team has been involved in mulitple DebConfs in the past, and is\nexcited to bring their experience and ideas to fruition in a city\nwell-positioned to host such a prestigious event.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"debconf14"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]},{"title":"Improvements in Debian's core infrastructure","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/04\/bytemark-donation.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-04-04T10:00:00+02:00","updated":"2013-04-04T10:00:00+02:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-04-04:\/2013\/04\/bytemark-donation.html","content":"<p>Thanks to a generous donation by <a href=\"http:\/\/bytemark.co.uk\" title=\"Bytemark Hosting\">Bytemark Hosting<\/a>, Debian\nstarted deploying machines for its core infrastructure services in a\nnew data center in York, UK.<\/p>\n<p>This hardware and hosting donation will allow the <a href=\"http:\/\/dsa.debian.org\" title=\"Debian Systems Administration (DSA) team\">Debian Systems\nAdministration (DSA) team<\/a> to distribute Debian's core services across a\ngreater number of geographically diverse locations, and improve, in\nparticular, the fault-tolerance and availability of end-user facing services.\nAdditionally, the storage component of this donation will dramatically reduce\nthe storage challenges that Debian currently faces.<\/p>\n<p>The hardware provided by <a href=\"http:\/\/bytemark.co.uk\" title=\"Bytemark Hosting\">Bytemark Hosting<\/a> consists of a\nfully-populated <a href=\"http:\/\/h18004.www1.hp.com\/products\/blades\/components\/enclosures\/c-class\/c7000\/\">HP C7000 BladeSystem\nchassis<\/a>\ncontaining 16 server blades:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12 BL495cG5 blades with 2x Opteron 2347 and 64GB RAM each<\/li>\n<li>4 BL465cG7 blades with 2x Opteron 6100 series and 128GB RAM each<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and several HP Modular Storage Arrays:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 MSA2012sa<\/li>\n<li>6 MSA2000 expansion shelves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>with 108 drive bays in total, mostly 500GB SATA drives, some 2TB, some 600GB\n15kRPM SAS, providing a total of 57 TB.<\/p>\n<p>57 TB today could host roughly 80 times the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/mirror\/size\">Debian\narchive<\/a> or 3 times the <a href=\"http:\/\/snapshot.debian.org\/\">Debian\nSnapshot<\/a> archive. But remember both archives are\nconstantly growing!<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"donation"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Leader elections 2013: interview with Moray Allan","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/dpl-interview-2013-moray.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-03-27T18:54:00+01:00","updated":"2013-03-27T18:54:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Francesca Ciceri"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-03-27:\/2013\/03\/dpl-interview-2013-moray.html","content":"<p>We have asked Moray Allan, one of the three candidates for\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/candidates-for-dpl-2013.html\">DPL elections 2013<\/a>,\nto tell our readers about himself and his ideas for the Debian Project.<\/p>\n<p>You can also read the interviews to the other two candidates:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/dpl-interview-2013-lucas.html\">Lucas Nussbaum<\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/dpl-interview-2013-algernon.html\">Gergely Nagy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Please tell us a little about yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I'm Moray Allan, from Edinburgh in Scotland.  I'm 32.  After working in\nacademic research for a few years, I'm now working freelance on a wide\nmixture of topics, with recent projects in Indonesia, Romania and\nKuwait.  When I'm not working, I'm likely to be found walking through a\ncity or the countryside, or otherwise relaxing at home reading a novel\nin French or Spanish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you do in Debian and how did you started contributing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In recent years, most of my Debian time was taken up organising the\nannual Debian conferences.  But I still have a load of packages, mostly\nconnected to an upstream Linux-on-handheld-computers project I was\nworking on before I joined Debian to create packages for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did you decide to run as DPL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I've been involved in Debian for about 10 years now, including working\nfor the last few years in DebConf in a way similar to how the DPL acts\nwithin overall Debian.  Previously I'd ruled out running due to lack of\ntime, but currently I'm in a more flexible work situation.  It seems the\nright time to put myself forward, and see if the ideas in my platform\ninterest project members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Three keywords to summarise your platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Transparency, communication, openness.  (Three ways I'd like us to\nthink about teams in Debian.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the biggest challenges that you envision for Debian in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think the biggest challenges are for free software in general.\nEnd-users are moving to more closed hardware -- will our software be\nable to run on the phones and tablets people are shifting towards?  At\nthe same time, end-users and server users are moving to \"the cloud\", and\noften depending more heavily on non-free infrastructure outside their\nown control.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are, in your opinion, the areas of the project more in need\nof technical and\/or social improvements?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In my platform I give a few ideas about teams and delegations,\ncoordination and mediation, and both internal and external\ncommunication, including more organised fundraising.  These are areas\nwhere I think relatively simple changes can give big benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why should people vote for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have proven leadership experience within Debian, as I've been working\non coordination and mediation tasks for some years already.  At the same\ntime, I do regular packaging work, and work in other parts of Debian\nlike the press and publicity teams, so I'm in touch with the experience\nof normal Debian contributors.  People should vote for me if they\nsupport my platform, which is about coordination-level changes that I\nwould have no mandate or authority to push through unless I am elected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name three tools you couldn't stay without.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>APT, emacs, ssh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What keep you motivated to work in Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I've used Debian on all my computers for a long time, and by now\nworking on the distribution myself feels a natural part of that.\nFortunately I'm constantly positively surprised by Debian and by the\nDebian community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are there any other fields where you call yourself a geek, besides computers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Certainly history (such as the eastern Mediterranean region in late\nantiquity), languages (including dead ones) and music (especially\nJosquin to Monteverdi).<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"meetDDs"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Leader elections 2013: interview with Lucas Nussbaum","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/dpl-interview-2013-lucas.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-03-27T18:52:00+01:00","updated":"2013-03-27T18:52:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Francesca Ciceri"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-03-27:\/2013\/03\/dpl-interview-2013-lucas.html","content":"<p>We have asked Lucas Nussbaum, one of the three candidates for\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/candidates-for-dpl-2013.html\">DPL elections 2013<\/a>,\nto tell our readers about himself and his ideas for the Debian Project.<\/p>\n<p>You can also read the interviews to the other two candidates:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/dpl-interview-2013-algernon.html\">Gergely Nagy<\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/dpl-interview-2013-moray.html\">Moray Allan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Please tell us a little about yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hi! I'm a 31 years old french computer geek. In my day job, I'm an assistant\nprofessor (Ma\u00eetre de Conf\u00e9rences) of Computer Science at Universit\u00e9 de\nLorraine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you do in Debian and how did you started contributing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like many, I started contributing to Debian by creating and maintaining\npackages for my own software, in the Ruby team.\nThen, I discovered that, even if it's not so obvious from the outside, there\nare a lot of areas in Debian that could use more contributors. So I just\nstarted to contribute to more and more things.<\/p>\n<p>There's a list of things I did in Debian in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2013\/platforms\/lucas\">platform<\/a>.\nWhat I have been doing recently is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>rebuild all packages in Debian on a regular basis in order to identify\n  packages that can no longer be built, and file bugs accordingly. In order to\n  do that efficiently, I use cluster and cloud resources (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucas-nussbaum.net\/blog\/?p=718\">more info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>develop and maintain <a href=\"http:\/\/udd.debian.org\">Ultimate Debian Database<\/a>, a\n  data aggregator that collects data in most Debian services so that it is\n  possible to expose it in interesting ways (e.g. find release-critical bugs\n  affecting popular packages).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>write and maintain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/doc\/devel-manuals#packaging-tutorial\">Debian Packaging tutorial<\/a>,\n  (<a href=\"http:\/\/packages.debian.org\/sid\/packaging-tutorial\">packaging-tutorial package<\/a>),\n  to provide an easy-to-read introduction to packaging in Debian.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why did you decide to run as DPL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two main reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Most of my Debian contributions aim at addressing problems at the\n  distribution scale (cross-distro collaboration, Quality Assurance,\n  data-mining). Being DPL is a great way to contribute to Debian at this\n  level.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>the DPL campaign is a great time in Debian where we discuss the project's\n  problems, politics and visions. Being a candidate is in itself a way to\n  contribute to Debian (though it would be better if we had those discussions\n  outside DPL campaigns too).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Three keywords to summarise your platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(re-)make Debian the center of the Free Software ecosystem; foster innovation\ninside Debian; reduce barriers to contributions<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the biggest challenges that you envision for Debian in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I often have the impression that the project is losing momentum,\npositive energy, and slowing down. It feels like we are living on the benefits\nof the past. A lot of very cool things happen in the Debian ecosystem, but\nvery often outside the Debian project (in derivative distributions).<\/p>\n<p>Debian should aim at reinforcing its position in the center of the Free\nSoftware ecosystem: it should be the main active intermediary between upstream\nprojects and final users. To achieve that, we need to reinforce the visibility\nand the impact of Debian. This is extremely important because the values we\nfight for as a project are often neglected by our derivatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are, in your opinion, the areas of the project more in need\nof technical and\/or social improvements?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fostering innovation inside Debian: we should be more welcoming towards\ninnovation and experiments inside the project. Often, we merely tolerate them,\nand bureaucracy makes them hard and slow to conduct. As a result, people tends\nto innovate outside the Debian project.<\/p>\n<p>Making it easier to contribute to Debian: we compete with more and more\nprojects to attract contributors. While we are already quite good at welcoming\nnew contributors with good documentation and mentoring (much better than\npeople usually think), there's still a lot of room for improvement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why should people vote for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A great thing in Debian's voting system is that you don't vote \"for\" or\n\"against\" a specific candidate. Instead, due to our use of the\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condorcet_method\">Condorcet method<\/a>, you\nrank candidates (and also indicate those who you consider suitable for the\nrole by ranking a virtual \"None of the above\" candidate).<\/p>\n<p>Why am I a good candidate? My previous contributions to Debian show that I\nhave a pretty good understanding of the inner workings of the project, and\nthat I have a track record of managing projects successfully inside Debian.\nI think that those are two required qualities for a DPL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name three tools you couldn't stay without.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>vim, mutt, ssh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What keep you motivated to work in Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Debian is a fantastic project from a technical point of view (focus on\ntechnical excellence, lots of interesting challenges), but also from a social\npoint of view: the Debian community is a great community where I have lots of\ngood friends. Also, what's great when you contribute to Debian is that your\nwork has a real impact, and that you see people using stuff you worked on\neverywhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are there any other fields where you call yourself a geek, besides computers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I'm not sure this really qualifies as \"besides computers\", but I've gotten\nvery interested in the OpenStreetMap project lately. I very much enjoy\nexploring unmapped areas on a mountain bike. It feels like being Christopher\nColumbus or Marco Polo, but 20 minutes from home. ;) The OpenStreetMap and\nDebian projects also share many values, such as a great attention to quality and\ndetails.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"meetDDs"}}]},{"title":"Debian Project Leader elections 2013: interview with Gergely Nagy","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/dpl-interview-2013-algernon.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-03-27T18:50:00+01:00","updated":"2013-03-27T18:50:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Francesca Ciceri"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-03-27:\/2013\/03\/dpl-interview-2013-algernon.html","content":"<p>We have asked Gergely Nagy, one of the three candidates for\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/candidates-for-dpl-2013.html\">DPL elections 2013<\/a>,\nto tell our readers about himself and his ideas for the Debian Project.<\/p>\n<p>You can also read the interviews to the other two candidates:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/dpl-interview-2013-lucas.html\">Lucas Nussbaum<\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/dpl-interview-2013-moray.html\">Moray Allan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Please tell us a little about yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was born in Hungary, a little bit over three decades ago, as a son of\na biochemist and a pharmacist, who gave me the name Gergely Nagy\n(however, online - and offline too by now - I'm mostly known by my\nnickname, algernon).<\/p>\n<p>I went on to study human arts (hungarian grammar &amp; literature, in\nparticular), and to support this passion, I work as a software engineer,\none who gets paid to work on free software. As such, I'm in a fortunate\nsituation where my hobby supports my passion, and my hobby aligns well\nwith my Debian work too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you do in Debian and how did you started contributing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the moment, apart from maintaining a few packages, I'm doing a few\nother, mostly invisible things, like reassigning misfiled bugs so they\ndon't end up being forgotten; or review newly uploaded packages before\nthey enter the archive, making sure we are allowed to distribute them,\nand that their quality is up to our standards. I used to do quite a lot\nof other things, but I chose to spend the past year mostly invisible,\nlearning.<\/p>\n<p>I started contributing by packaging an editor I was using at the time,\nbut quickly ended up adopting another package - things escalated from\nthere quickly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did you decide to run as DPL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were two reasons that motivated me to run: one is that I believe I\ncan bring something new to the table, that I can help Debian expand in\nnew directions. The other reason is that I'm always on the lookout for\nnew ways to contribute back to Debian, and being the project leader is a\nposition where I believe I could contribute most at this point in time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Three keywords to summarise your platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Non-technical contributors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the biggest challenges that you envision for Debian in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The biggest challenge is growing up, to become more than a group of\ncomputer geeks creating an amazing distribution. To become a community\nof a wide variety of people, where both computer geeks and art geeks\nfeel equally at home. Yet, at the same time, where we as a project, keep\nour focus straight, and be the champions of Free Software.<\/p>\n<p>We just need to realize that there's much more to Free Software than\nthe software itself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are, in your opinion, the areas of the project more in need of\ntechnical and\/or social improvements?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I believe that while we do have many areas where we could use technical\nimprovements, we are reasonably safe there, because we do have very\nskilled technical people to help us solve these problems. We can make\nour tools better, we can develop our infrastructure better to aid us\neven more - and so on and so forth. While we need work on many areas,\nwe're on the right track there.<\/p>\n<p>However, when it comes to social issues, we're at a loss. We have\nserious trouble keeping certain topics civilised on mailing lists, we\nhave trouble attracting women, and we have trouble reaching people who\nare not naturally exposed to Debian (or Free Software). We could really\nuse a more diverse community, but that requires us to overcome quite a\nlot of social roadblocks, so to say. Outreach is one particular area\nwhere we need much more technical and social improvements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why should people vote for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>People should vote me, because they found my platform, my answers on\ndebian-vote@, and my ideas and goals convincing and worthy to\npursue. People should vote me, because they trust I'll be able to serve\nthe project well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name three tools you couldn't stay without.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emacs, git and a pencil. Because with these three, I can pretty much do\nanything.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What keep you motivated to work in Debian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The community. Over the years, I had the good fortune to meet with a lot\nof people I hold in high esteem, whose enthusiasm and motivation I found\ninspiring. For any other common goals Debian and I may share, in the\nend, it is the people within Debian that keep me motivated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are there any other fields where you call yourself a geek, besides computers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I'm not quite there yet, but I'm working hard on becoming a human arts\ngeek, or at least a geek of the hungarian language.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"interviews"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"meetDDs"}}]},{"title":"Candidates for the Debian Project Leader Elections 2013","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/candidates-for-dpl-2013.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-03-23T15:00:00+01:00","updated":"2013-03-23T15:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-03-23:\/2013\/03\/candidates-for-dpl-2013.html","content":"<p>It's the time of the year when Debian Developers vote for a new Debian Project\nLeader (DPL). After 3 years as DPL, Stefano Zacchiroli is not running again but\nwe have 3 brave candidates to be his successor:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2013\/platforms\/algernon\">Gergely Nagy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2013\/platforms\/moray\">Moray Allan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2013\/platforms\/lucas\">Lucas Nussbaum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find more information about the candidates by following the link on\ntheir names to read their platforms, or in <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-vote\/2013\/03\/threads.html\">the ongoing discussion in the\ndebian-vote mailing\nlist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The campaigning period ends next Saturday, March 30th. Debian Developers will\nvote from March 31st to April 13th. The new term for the project leader will\nstart on April 17th, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>All the information about this vote and the final results will be published at\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/vote\/2013\/vote_001\">Debian Project Leader Elections 2013 voting\npage<\/a>.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"dpl"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"vote"}}]},{"title":"Backports integrated into the main archive","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/backports-integrated-into-the-main-archive.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-03-18T15:00:00+01:00","updated":"2013-03-18T15:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-03-18:\/2013\/03\/backports-integrated-into-the-main-archive.html","content":"<p><strong>This is a repost from <a href=\"http:\/\/rhonda.deb.at\/blog\/2013\/03\/18#backports-integrated-into-the-main-archive\">Gerfried Fuchs's post<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear users and supporters of the backports service!<\/p>\n<p>The Backports Team is pleased to announce the next important step on getting\nbackports more integrated. People who are reading <a href=\"http:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-infrastructure-announce\/\">debian-infrastructure-\nannounce<\/a> will have\nseen that there was an archive maintenance last weekend: starting with wheezy-\nbackports the packages will be accessible from the regular pool instead of a\nseparate one, and all backports uploads will be processed through the regular\nupload queue (including those for squeeze-backports and squeeze-backports-\nsloppy).<\/p>\n<h2>For Users<\/h2>\n<p>What exactly does that mean for you? For users of wheezy, the sources.list\nentry will be different, a simple substitute of squeeze for wheezy won't work.\nThe new format is:<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight\"><pre><span><\/span><code><span class=\"k\">deb<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"s\">http:\/\/ftp.debian.org\/debian\/<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">wheezy-backports<\/span><span class=\"w\"> <\/span><span class=\"kp\">main<\/span>\n<\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n<p>So it is debian instead of debian-backports, and offered through the regular\nmirror network. Feel invited to check your regular mirror if it carries\nbackports and pull from there.<\/p>\n<h2>For Contributers<\/h2>\n<p>What does it mean for contributing developers? Uploads for backports are no\nlonger to be pushed to backports-master but to ftp.upload.debian.org, like any\nother regular package. Also, given that the packages are served from the same\narchive install there is no need to include the original tarball in the upload\nany longer because the archive knows it (Squeeze and beyond).<\/p>\n<p>Also, given that the upload goes to the same upload queue, there is only one\nkeyring used anymore, so no more pain with expired or replaced keys. We though\nstill keep the rule of adding your UID to an ACL list (this also includes DM\nadditions). This is mostly only to give us the chance to remind you that\nuploads to backports are directly available for installation onto stable\nsystems and you thus should take special care there. We carefully tried to\ntake over the old ACLs, in case you can't upload anymore, please <a href=\"mailto:team@backports.debian.org\">tell\nus<\/a> so we can look into the issue.<\/p>\n<p>I've mentioned wheezy-backports (and squeeze-backports-sloppy) a few times\nhere already, and you might wonder when it will be available. Technically, it\nis available from now on. Practically, while you could already upload to it,\nthe set up of the buildd network is more painful than expected, so please\nallow the Buildd Team some days for setting them up.<\/p>\n<p>The upload rules for wheezy-backports are the same: packages that are in the\nnext suite are accepted. Given that Jessie isn't created yet, we want you to\nthink about whether the package you want to upload will go into Jessie final,\nand that you are taking a closer look once Jessie is created and the package\nentered there about the upgradeability. For the time until the suite is\navailable, you can see this as relaxed upload rule.<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for squeeze-backports-sloppy: packages from two suites after\nSqueeze are acceptable, which turns it into the same relaxed rule as wheezy-\nbackports above. Please also keep in mind that uploads to squeeze-backports-\nsloppy usually should be accompanied by uploads to wheezy-backports so people\nare able to upgrade from squeeze-backports-sloppy to wheezy with wheezy-\nbackports.<\/p>\n<h2>Thanks<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, we want to thank the FTP-Master Team for their fine work on making\nthis happen.<\/p>\n<p>The documentation on <a href=\"http:\/\/backports-master.debian.org\/\">backports-master<\/a>\nhas been updated, and in case of any doubt or question, feel free to ask them\non either the <a href=\"http:\/\/lists.debian.org\/debian-\nbackports\/\">debian-backports mailinglist<\/a>, or in case of sensitive topics <a href=\"mailto:team@backports.debian.org\">ask\nus<\/a> directly.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Rhonda for the Backports Team<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"backports"}}]},{"title":"Welcome to the Debian Blog!","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/2013\/03\/welcome-post.html","rel":"alternate"}},"published":"2013-03-17T15:00:00+01:00","updated":"2013-03-17T15:00:00+01:00","author":{"name":"Ana Guerrero"},"id":"tag:bits.debian.org,2013-03-17:\/2013\/03\/welcome-post.html","content":"<p>Welcome to the Debian Blog!<\/p>\n<p>Please subscribe to the Atom or RSS feed available from the lateral menu and\nread the <a href=\"https:\/\/bits.debian.org\/pages\/about.html\">About<\/a> page if you want to know more about\nthis blog.<\/p>","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"2013"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"announce"}}]}]}