Dear Debian community, this is bits from DPL for December. Happy New Year Wishing everyone health, productivity, and a successful Debian release later in this year. Strict ownership of packages I’m glad my last bits sparked discussions about barriers between packages and contributors,...

   The theme Ceratopsian by Elise Couper has been selected as the default theme for Debian trixie . The theme is inspired by Trixie’s the fictional character from Toy Story frill and is also influenced by a previously used theme called futurePrototype by Alex Makas. After the Debian...

   This is bits from DPL for November. MiniDebConf Toulouse I had the pleasure of attending the MiniDebConf in Toulouse, which featured a range of engaging talks, complementing those from the recent MiniDebConf in Cambridge. Both events were preceded by a DebCamp, which provided a valuable opportunity...

   Debian continues participating in Outreachy, and we’re excited to announce that Debian has selected two interns for the Outreachy December March round. Patrick Noblet Appiah will work on Automatic Indi rd party driver update, mentored by Thorsten Alteholz. Divine Attah Ohiemi will work...

   The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months: Joachim Bauch fancycode Alexander Kjäll capitol Jan Moj à janmojzis Xiao Sheng Wen atzlinux The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months: Alberto Bertogli...

   You may have seen this toot announcing OpenStreetMap’s migration to Debian on their infrastructure. s After years on Ubuntu, we’ve upgraded the openstreetmap servers to Debian Bookworm . openstreetmap.org is now faster using Ruby . . Onward to new mapping adventures Thank you to...

   Dear Debian community, this is Bits from DPL for October. In addition to a summary of my recent activities, I aim to include newsworthy developments within Debian that might be of interest to the broader community. I believe this provides valuable insights and foster a sense of connection across...

   Ada Lovelace Day was celebrated on October in , and on this occasion, to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions of women to the STEM fields we interviewed some of the women in Debian. Here we share their thoughts, comments, and concerns with the hope of inspiring more women to...

   Dear Debian community, this are my bits from DPL for September. New lintian maintainer I’m pleased to welcome Louis Philippe Véronneau as a new Lintian maintainer. He humorously acknowledged his new role, stating, Apparently I’m a Lintian maintainer now . I remain confident that we can, and...

   We are excited to announce and welcome Freexian into Debian Partners. Freexian specializes in Free Software with a particular focus on Debian GNU Linux. Freexian can assist with consulting, training, technical support, packaging, or software development on projects involving use or development of...

   The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months: Carlos Henrique Lima Melara charles Joenio Marques da Costa joenio Blair Noctis ncts The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months: Taihsiang Ho Congratulations

   Dear Debian community, this are my bits from DPL for August. Happy Birthday Debian On th of August Debian celebrated its th birthday. Since I’m unable to write a better text than our great publicity team I’m simply linking to their article for those who might have missed it: https: bits...

   As the expression goes, Time flies when you are having fun , meaning you do not normally account for the passage of time when you are distracted and enjoying yourself. The expression is a well established English idiom, though today for a moment the Debian Project pauses to reflect on that...

   On Saturday August , the annual Debian Developers and Contributors Conference came to a close. Over attendees representing countries from around the world came together for a combined events made up of more than Talks and Discussions, Birds of a Feather BoF informal...

   Dear Debian community, this are my bits from DPL written at my last day at another great DebConf. DebConf attendance At the beginning of July, there was some discussion with the bursary and content team about sponsoring attendees. The discussion continued at DebConf. I do not have much experience...

   DebConf, the th annual Debian Developer Conference, is taking place in Busan, Republic of Korea from July th to August th, . Debian contributors from all over the world have come together at Pukyong National University, Busan, to participate and work in a conference exclusively ran by...

   DebConf, the th edition of the Debian conference is taking place in Pukyong National University at Busan, Republic of Korea. Thanks to the hard work of its organizers, it again will be an interesting and fruitful event for attendees. We would like to warmly welcome the sponsors of DebConf,...

   The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months: Dennis van Dok dvandok Peter Wienemann wiene Quentin Lejard valde Sven Geuer sge Taavi Väänänen taavi Hilmar Preusse hille Matthias Geiger werdahias Yogeswaran Umasankar yogu The following...

   We are pleased to announce that Wind River has committed to sponsor DebConf as a Platinum Sponsor. For nearly years, Wind River has led in commercial open source Linux solutions for mission critical enterprise edge computing. With expertise across aerospace, automotive, industrial, telecom,...

   Dear Debian community, Statement on Daniel Pocock The Debian project has successfully taken action to secure its trademarks and interests worldwide, as detailed in our press statement. I would like to personally thank everyone in the community who was involved in this process. I would have loved...

   Each release of Debian has a shiny new theme, which is visible on the boot screen, the login screen and, most prominently, on the desktop wallpaper. Debian plans to release Trixie, the next release, next year. As ever, we need your help in creating its theme You have the opportunity to design a...

   The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months: Patrick Winnertz winnie Fabian Gruenbichler fabiang The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months: Juri Grabowski Tobias Heider Jean Charles Delépine Guilherme Puida...

   Hi, Keeping my promise for monthly bits, here’s a quick snapshot of my first ten days as DPL. Special thanks to Jonathan for an insightful introduction that left less room for questions. His introduction covered my first tasks like expense approval and CTTE member appointments thoroughly. Although...

   We are very excited to announce that Debian has selected seven contributors to work under mentorship on a variety of projects with us during the Google Summer of Code. Here are the list of the projects, students, and details of the tasks to be performed. Project: Android SDK Tools in Debian ...

   We are pleased to announce that Infomaniak has committed to sponsor DebConf as a Platinum Sponsor. Infomaniak is an independent cloud service provider recognised throughout Europe for its commitment to privacy, the local economy and the environment. Recording growth of in , the company is...

   The voting period for the Debian Project Leader election has ended. Please join us in congratulating Andreas Tille as the new Debian Project Leader. The new term for the project leader started on . of, Debian Developers voted using the Condorcet method. More information about the...

   The Debian Project Developers will shortly vote for a new Debian Project Leader known as the DPL. The Project Leader is the official representative of The Debian Project tasked with managing the overall project, its vision, direction, and finances. The DPL is also responsible for the selection of...

   The Debian Project Developers will shortly vote for a new Debian Project Leader known as the DPL. The DPL is the official representative of representative of The Debian Project tasked with managing the overall project, its vision, direction, and finances. The DPL is also responsible for the...

   We are pleased to announce that Proxmox has committed to sponsor DebConf as a Platinum Sponsor. Proxmox provides powerful and user friendly open source server software. Enterprises of all sizes and industries use Proxmox solutions to deploy efficient and simplified IT infrastructures, minimize...

   Dear Debianites This morning I decided to just start writing Bits from DPL and send whatever I have by : local time. Here it is, barely proof read, along with all it’s warts and grammar mistakes It’s slightly long and doesn’t contain any critical information, so if you’re not in the mood, don...

   The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months: Carles Pina i Estany cpina Dave Hibberd hibby Soren Stoutner soren Daniel Gröber dxld Jeremy Sowden azazel Ricardo Ribalda Delgado ribalda The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers...

   Earlier this month the DebConf team announced the DebConf Logo Contest asking aspiring artists, designers, and contributors to submit an image that would represent the host city of Busan, the host nation of South Korea, and promote the next Debian Developer Conference. The logo contest for...

   The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months: Alexandre Detiste tchet Amin Bandali bandali Jean Pierre Giraud jipege Timthy Pearson tpearson The following contributor was added as Debian Maintainer in the last two months: Safir Secerovic ...

   Debian Public Statement about the EU Cyber Resilience Act and the Product Liability Directive The European Union is currently preparing a regulation on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements known as the Cyber Resilience Act CRA . It is currently in the final ...

   The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months: François Mazen mzf Andrew Ruthven puck Christopher Obbard obbardc Salvo Tomaselli ltworf The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months: Bo YU Athos Coimbra Ribeiro...

   The proposed and previously announced changes to the rsync service have become effective with the rsync: archive.debian.org address now being discontinued. The worldwide Debian mirrors network has served archive.debian.org via both HTTP and rsync. As part of improving the reliability of the...

   Next week the MiniDebConfCambridge takes place in Cambridge, UK. This event will run from Thursday to Sunday November . The days of the MiniDebConf include a Mini DebCamp and of course the main Conference talks, BoFs, meets, and Sprints. We give thanks to our partners and sponsors for...

   Due to the current state of affairs in Israel, who were to host DebConf, the DebConf committee has decided to renew calls for bids to host DebConf at another venue and location. The DebConf committee would like to express our sincere appreciation for the DebConf Israeli team, and the work they...

   The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months: Marius Gripsgard mariogrip Mohammed Bilal rmb Lukas Märdian slyon Robin Gustafsson rgson David da Silva Polverari polverari Emmanuel Arias eamanu The following contributors were added as Debian...

   On Sunday September , the annual Debian Developers and Contributors Conference came to a close. Over attendees representing countries from around the world came together for a combined events made up of Talks, Discussons, Birds of a Feather BoF gatherings, workshops, and...

   DebConf, the th annual Debian Developer Conference, is taking place in Kochi, India from September th to th, . Debian contributors from all over the world have come together at Infopark, Kochi to participate and work in a conference exclusively run by volunteers. Today the main...

   DebConf, the th edition of the Debian conference is taking place in Infopark at Kochi, Kerala, India. Thanks to the hard work of its organizers, it will be, this year as well, an interesting and fruitful event for attendees. We would like to warmly welcome the sponsors of DebConf, and...

   Debian Celebrates years We celebrated our birthday this year and we had a great time with new friends, new members welcomed to the community, and the world. We have collected a few comments, videos, and discussions from around the Internet, and some images from some of the DebianDay events....

   We are pleased to announce that Siemens has committed to sponsor DebConf as Platinum Sponsor. Siemens is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure and transport. From resource efficient factories, resilient supply chains, smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more...

   Over years ago the late Ian Murdock wrote to the comp.os.linux.development newsgroup about the completion of a brand new Linux release which he named The Debian Linux Release . He built the release by hand, from scratch, so to speak. Ian laid out guidelines for how this new release would work,...

   Debian Project Bits Volume, Issue August , Welcome to the inaugural issue of Debian Project Bits Those remembering the Debian Weekly News DwN will recognize some of the sections here which served as our inspiration. Debian Project Bits posts will allow for a faster turnaround of some...

   For DebConf, we’re pleased to announce opening of registration and call for proposal. Following is the info text Registration and the Call for Proposals for DebConf are now open. The th edition of the Debian annual conference will be held from September th to September th, , in...

   We’re happy to announce the release of Debian , codenamed bookworm Want to install it Choose your favourite installation media and read the installation manual. You can also use an official cloud image directly on your cloud provider, or try Debian prior to installing it using our live images...

   The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months: James Lu jlu Hugh McMaster hmc Agathe Porte gagath The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months: Soren Stoutner Matthijs Kooijman Vinay Keshava Jarrah Gosbell Carlos...

   We are pleased to announce that Proxmox has committed to sponsor DebConf as a Platinum Sponsor. Proxmox develops powerful, yet easy to use open source server software. The product portfolio from Proxmox, including server virtualization, backup, and email security, helps companies of any size,...