New source package formats: call for tests
During the last weeks I’ve been busy working on adding support of new source package formats to dpkg-source (the wig&pen format, a wig&pen variant based on quilt, Joey’s git based format...
View ArticleSocial Micropayment Can Foster Free Software, Discover Flattr
Social Micropayment A social micropayment system allows you to donate a small amount of money (a few pennies/cents) to thank someone else for a good blog post, piece of music, … or for a free software...
View ArticleDo You Want a Free Debian Book? Read on.
While I have made good progress on many of my Debian goals for this year, it’s not the case for the goal number #1: translating my Debian book into English. The picture on the left is the cover of the...
View ArticleWhat Debian & Ubuntu topics would you like to read about?
After having looked back at the first months of this blog, I also want to look forward and see how I can improve its content. If you’re a Debian/Ubuntu user and/or contributor, I want this blog to be a...
View ArticleWiki page to share Debian presentations and associated templates
After having created my Debian presentation template, I wanted to share it so that future speakers can reuse my work. Surely there should be a place for this. I quickly found Ubuntu’s dedicated wiki...
View ArticleWhat’s annoying with Flattr buttons on Planet Debian?
Dear Planet Debian readers, a significant number of people have expressed concerns over the presence of Flattr buttons on Planet Debian. The concerns were expressed in a thread on the debian-project...
View ArticleDiscover my Debian DVD shop
After a private launch (with discounted prices) for my newsletter subscribers, it’s now time to open my Debian DVD shop to the public. I did not want to become yet another DVD reseller, so my DVDs are...
View ArticleDo You Want a Free Debian Book? Read This.
A bit more than a year elapsed since we announced our plans to translate our Debian book into English and to try to get it published under a license compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines....
View ArticleContribute to Debian while promoting the Debian Administrator’s Handbook
We just announced the launch of the fundraising campaign for the Debian Administrator’s Handbook. We wanted to use this opportunity to let people contribute money both to our project but also to Debian...
View ArticleWhat about creating The Ubuntu Administrator’s Handbook?
I am currently running a crowdfunding campaign whose ultimate goal is to liberate the English translation of a French book that I have written. This book will be named The Debian Administrator’s...
View ArticleFinding a new name for the Package Tracking System
The Google Summer of Code rewriting the Package Tracking System is approaching its end and I’m starting to think about deploying it on debian.org. Its scope has expanded over the years and the...
View ArticleKickstart the Arabic Translation of the Debian Handbook
I just wanted to highlight that Muhammad Saied, a volunteer translator of the Debian Administrator’s Handbook, is currently running a crowdfunding campaign with Mohamed Amine so that they can complete...
View ArticleConvince your company to contribute to Debian Long Term Support
The press picked up the recent press release about Debian LTS but mainly to mention the fact that it’s up and running. The call for help is almost never mentioned. It’s a pity because while it’s up,...
View ArticleSpotify migrate 5000 servers from Debian to Ubuntu
Or yet another reason why it’s really important that we succeed with Debian LTS. Last year we heard of Dreamhost switching to Ubuntu because they can maintain a stable Ubuntu release for longer than a...
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