Debian Artwork: Call for Proposals for Debian 10 (Buster)
On Sun 17 June 2018 with tags artwork buster cfp debianWritten by Jonathan Carter
Translations: fr
This is the official call for artwork proposals for the Buster cycle.
For the most up to date details, please refer to the wiki.
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Juliette Taka Belin for doing the Softwaves theme for stretch.
The deadlines for submissions is: 2018-09-05
The artwork is usually picked based on which themes look the most:
- ''Debian'': admittedly not the most defined concept, since everyone has their own take on what Debian means to them.
- ''plausible to integrate without patching core software'': as much as we love some of the insanely hot looking themes, some would require heavy GTK+ theming and patching GDM/GNOME.
- ''clean / well designed'': without becoming something that gets annoying to look at a year down the road. Examples of good themes include Joy, Lines and Softwaves.
If you'd like more information, please use the Debian Desktop mailing list.
Debian welcomes its GSoC 2018 and Outreachy interns
On Wed 30 May 2018 with tags gsoc google announce development diversity software code projects clang firefox thunderbird SSO Caldav Kali QAWritten by Laura Arjona Reina
Translations: fr vi
We're excited to announce that Debian has selected twenty-six interns to work with us during the next months: one person for Outreachy, and twenty-five for the Google Summer of Code.
Here is the list of projects and the interns who will work on them:
A calendar database of social events and conferences
- Saif Abdul Cassim (GSoC 2018 Android SDK tools in Debian)
- Chandramouli Rajagopalan (Packaging and Updating Android SDK Tools)
- Umang Parmar (Android SDK Tools in Debian)
Automatic builds with clang using OBS
Automatic Packages for Everything
Click To Dial Popup Window for the Linux Desktop
Design and implementation of a Debian SSO solution
Extracting data from PDF invoices and bills for financial accounting
Firefox and Thunderbird plugin for free software habits
Improving Distro Tracker to better support Debian teams
Kanban Board for Debian Bug Tracker and CalDAV servers
P2P Network Boot with BitTorrent
Quality assurance for biological applications inside Debian
Reverse Engineering Radiator Bluetooth Thermovalves
Wizard/GUI helping students/interns apply and get started
Congratulations and welcome to all of them!
The Google Summer of Code and Outreachy programs are possible in Debian thanks to the efforts of Debian developers and contributors that dedicate part of their free time to mentor interns and outreach tasks.
Join us and help extend Debian! You can follow the interns weekly reports on the debian-outreach mailing-list, chat with us on our IRC channel or on each project's team mailing lists.
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.