New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2018)
On Wed 02 May 2018 with tags projectWritten by Jean-Pierre Giraud
Translations: ca es fr pt vi zh-CN
The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months:
- Andreas Boll (aboll)
- Dominik George (natureshadow)
- Julien Puydt (jpuydt)
- Sergio Durigan Junior (sergiodj)
- Robie Basak (rbasak)
- Elena Grandi (valhalla)
- Peter Pentchev (roam)
- Samuel Henrique (samueloph)
The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months:
- Andy Li
- Alexandre Rossi
- David Mohammed
- Tim Lunn
- Rebecca Natalie Palmer
- Andrea Bolognani
- Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
- Gabriel F. T. Gomes
- Bjorn Anders Dolk
- Geoffroy Youri Berret
- Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov
Congratulations!
Bursary applications for DebConf18 are closing in 48 hours!
On Thu 12 April 2018 with tags debconf18 debconfWritten by Laura Arjona Reina
If you intend to apply for a DebConf18 bursary and have not yet done so, please proceed as soon as possible!
Bursary applications for DebConf18 will be accepted until April 13th at 23:59 UTC. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered.
You can apply for a bursary when you register for the conference.
Remember that giving a talk or organising an event is considered towards your bursary; if you have a submission to make, submit it even if it is only sketched-out. You will be able to detail it later. DebCamp plans can be entered in the usual Sprints page at the Debian wiki.
Please make sure to double-check your accommodation choices (dates and venue). Details about accommodation arrangements can be found on the wiki.
See you in Hsinchu!
DebConf20 in a cruise
On Sun 01 April 2018 with tags debian announce debconfWritten by Debian Publicity Team
Translations: fr
The last editions of DebConf, the annual Debian conference, have been in unalike places like Heidelberg (Germany), Cape Town (South Africa) and Montreal (Canada). Next summer DebConf18 will happen in Hsinchu (Taiwan) and the location for DebConf19 is already decided: Curitiba (Brazil). During all these years an idea has been floating in the air (aka the Debian IRC channels) about organising a DebConf in a cruise. Today, the Debian Project is happy to announce that a group of Debian contributors have teamed-up to propose an actual bid for DebConf20 in a cruise.
The Cruise Team is confident about their ability to provide a detailed and strong bid by the end of the year. However, a brief plan and preparation is already done: the conference would happen in July and August 2020, during a trip around the world in a "rolling conference" scheme. This means that Debian contributors could choose when to arrive and leave by embarking/disembarking in one of the harbours the boat will stop. A DebCamp focused in sprinting the development of Debian blends and an "Open Day" with install parties under the sea and other interesting activities for the wide public is also planned.
There will be a sprint to discuss the bid details during DebConf18 in Hsinchu. The team has also initiated conversations with several cruise ship companies and satellite network providers in order to explore the possible venues and connectivity options for the conference. Interested parties can contact press@debian.org to join the Cruise Team in the preparation of the future conference.
New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2018)
On Sun 04 March 2018 with tags projectWritten by Jean-Pierre Giraud
Translations: ca es fr pt vi zh-CN
The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months:
- Alexandre Mestiashvili (mestia)
- Tomasz Rybak (serpent)
- Louis-Philippe Véronneau (pollo)
The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months:
- Teus Benschop
- Kyle John Robbertze
- Maarten van Gompel
- Dennis van Dok
- Innocent De Marchi
- David Rabel
Congratulations!
Debian won Linux Journal's Readers' Choice Award for Best Linux Distribution!
On Wed 14 February 2018 with tags debian awardWritten by Laura Arjona Reina
Translations: vi
Debian won Linux Journal's Readers' Choice Award for Best Linux Distribution.
Thank you for all your support!
