http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/81 <pre>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.5 released press&lt; at &gt;lists.debian.org May 12th, 2012 http://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian project is pleased to announce the fifth update of its stable distribution Debian 6.0 (codename `squeeze'). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories were already published separately and are referenced where available. Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian 6.0 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 6.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out</pre> David Prévot 2012-05-12T15:31:26 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/80 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ press&lt; at &gt;debian.org April 15th, 2012 http://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120415 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Project reelects Stefano Zacchiroli as Project Leader In accordance with its constitution [1], the Debian Project has just reelected Stefano Zacchiroli for a third year as Debian Project Leader. More than 80% of voters put him as their first choice (or equal first) on their ballot papers. This is the first time in the history of the project that a candidate wins in three consecutive years. 1: http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution Stefano's large majority over his opponents shows how satisfied the Debian project is with his work so far, and its wish for him to represent the project during one last term — Stefano has already announced he won't be seeking reelection again next year. </pre> Francesca Ciceri 2012-04-15T17:41:57 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/79 <pre>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Updated Debian 5.0: 5.0.10 released press&lt; at &gt;debian.org March 10th, 2012 http://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120310 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian project is pleased to announce the tenth and final update of its oldstable distribution Debian 5.0 (codename `lenny'). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the oldstable release, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories were already published separately and are referenced where available. The alpha and ia64 packages from DSA 1769 are not included in this point release for technical reasons. All other security updates released during the lifetime of `lenny' that have not previously been part of a point release are included in thi</pre> David Prévot 2012-03-10T19:10:25 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/78 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Make DebConf12 a success: donate or become a sponsor press&lt; at &gt;debian.org http://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120304 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ March 3rd, 2012 The Debian Project's annual conference is slowly coming closer. Visiting places around the world since 2000, DebConf will take place this year in Managua, Nicaragua, in July and will again provide an opportunity for people who contribute to Debian to meet in person for face-to-face collaboration and discussions. At DebConf we try to bring together as many Debian contributors as possible, including those who could not afford to attend from their own resources. You can help make DebConf12 a success by your organisation becoming a sponsor, or by donating money as an individual. [1] Individual donations can be made online in either US</pre> Francesca Ciceri 2012-03-04T20:16:25 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/77 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Debian Position on Software Patents press&lt; at &gt;lists.debian.org February 19th, 2012 http://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120219 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Position on Software Patents The Debian Project announces the availability of its [1] patent policy for the Debian archive. 1: http://www.debian.org/legal/patent The Debian Project maintains a critical stance towards software patents: we consider software patents to be a threat to Free Software and an obstacle to the Debian mission of providing an entirely Free operating system for everyone's use. We believe software patents provide no advantage in promoting software innovation and we encourage our upstream authors to object to software patents. At the same time, given the de facto possibility of patenting software-related ideas in sev</pre> Stefano Zacchiroli 2012-02-19T18:18:39 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/76 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ New machine for Debian archive main mirror press&lt; at &gt;lists.debian.org February 18th, 2012 http://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120218 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New machine for Debian archive main mirror The Debian Project is pleased to announce that the hardware behind "ftp.debian.org" has recently been replaced, with the help of Studenten Net Twente (SNT) and HP. The new machine is an 8-core Intel Xeon machine with 48 GB of memory and a total of 6 TB (on RAID 10) of local storage. The new server is generously hosted by Studenten Net Twente at the University of Twente, which was already hosting the old "ftp.debian.org" machine. "The amount of new architectures added to Debian recently and the fact that we now also provide support for non-Linux operating system kernels caused us to run short on disk sp</pre> Francesca Ciceri 2012-02-18T21:39:57 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/75 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Upcoming Debian Bug Squashing Parties press&lt; at &gt;lists.debian.org February 15th, 2012 http://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120215 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upcoming Debian Bug Squashing Parties The Debian Project is pleased to announce that in the next few months Bug Squashing Parties ([1] "BSP"s) will take place in several countries. The main focus of a Bug Squashing Party is to triage and fix bugs, but it is also an opportunity for users less familiar with the BTS to make other contributions to the Debian project, such as translating package descriptions or improving the wiki. Debian developers will be present to help contributors understand how the project works and to help get fixes into Debian. 1: http://wiki.debian.org/BSP During the coming weekend, 17-19 February, a BSP will be held at the </pre> Francesca Ciceri 2012-02-15T23:43:54 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/74 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ "Wheezy" artwork contest: call for proposals press&lt; at &gt;lists.debian.org February 13th, 2012 http://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120213 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Wheezy" artwork contest: call for proposals An important part of any operating system is its look and feel. Debian is no exception. If you've ever wanted to influence the look and feel of an operating system, now is your chance. The Debian Project is calling for contributors to design graphics for the next release of the Universal Operating System, called "Wheezy". If you would like to get involved, visit the [1] wiki page to get started. You'll see what the requirements are for submitting artwork, as well as a form to submit your own work to Debian. You can send questions to the [2] debian-desktop mailing list if you have any. 1: http://wi</pre> Francesca Ciceri 2012-02-13T23:24:00 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/73 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Security Support for Debian 5.0 terminated press&lt; at &gt;lists.debian.org http://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120209 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ February 9th, 2012 Security Support for Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 terminated on February 6th -------------------------------------------------------------------- One year after the release of Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 alias "Squeeze" and nearly three years after the release of Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 alias "Lenny" the security support for the old distribution (5.0 alias "Lenny") came to an end a few days ago. The Debian project is proud to have been able to support its old distribution for such a long time and even for one year after a new version has been released. The Debian project released Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 alias "Squeeze" on the 6th of February 2011. Us</pre> Francesca Ciceri 2012-02-09T19:38:24 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/72 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.4 released press&lt; at &gt;lists.debian.org January 28th, 2012 http://www.debian.org/News/2012/20120128 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian project is pleased to announce the fourth update of its stable distribution Debian 6.0 (codename "squeeze" ). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustments to serious problems. Security advisories were already published separately and are referenced where available. Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian 6.0 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 6.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date packages to be updated. Those who frequent</pre> Francesca Ciceri 2012-01-28T15:36:17 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/71 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.3 released press&lt; at &gt;debian.org October 8th, 2011 http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20111008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.3 released The Debian project is pleased to announce the third update of its stable distribution Debian 6.0 (codename "Squeeze"). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustments to serious problems. Security advisories were already published separately and are referenced where available. Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian 6.0 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 6.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date </pre> Alexander Reichle-Schmehl 2011-10-09T08:28:17 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/70 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Updated Debian 5.0: 5.0.9 released press&lt; at &gt;debian.org October 1st, 2011 http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20111001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Updated Debian 5.0: 5.0.9 released The Debian project is pleased to announce the ninth update of its oldstable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (codename "lenny"). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the oldstable release, along with a few adjustment to serious problems. Security advisories were already published separately and are referenced where available. Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 5.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause an</pre> Joey Schulze 2011-10-01T18:18:47 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/69 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Community Distribution Patent Policy FAQ available press&lt; at &gt;debian.org July 9th, 2011 http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110709 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Community Distribution Patent Policy FAQ now available The Debian Project is pleased to announce the availability of the Community Distribution Patent Policy FAQ [1], a document meant to educate Free Software developers, and especially distribution editors, about software patent risks. 1: http://www.debian.org/reports/patent-faq The FAQ has been prepared by lawyers at Software Freedom Law Center [2] (SFLC) at the request of and with input from the Debian Project. While the document does not constitute legal advice, it provides insights on dealing with software patents, which might be applicable to other community-driven Free Software distributi</pre> Stefano Zacchiroli 2011-07-09T07:15:42 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/68 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.2 released press&lt; at &gt;debian.org June 25th, 2011 http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110625 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.1 released The Debian project is pleased to announce the first update of its stable distribution Debian 6.0 (codename "Squeeze"). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustments to serious problems. Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian 6.0 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 6.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date packages to be updated. Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have</pre> Joey Schulze 2011-06-25T16:02:44 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/67 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.1 released press&lt; at &gt;debian.org March 18th, 2011 http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110319 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.1 released The Debian project is pleased to announce the first update of its stable distribution Debian 6.0 (codename "Squeeze"). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustment to serious problems. Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian 6.0 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 6.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date packages to be updated. Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have </pre> Alexander Reichle-Schmehl 2011-03-19T17:11:31 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/66 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Debian Archive Signing Key to be changed press&lt; at &gt;debian.org February 9th, 2011 http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110209 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Archive Signing Key to be changed The Debian Project wishes to announce the change of the GNU Privacy Guard key used to digitally sign the archive reference files. Signatures are used to ensure that packages installed by users are the very same originally distributed by Debian and have not been exchanged or tempered with. Affected distributions are the Debian unstable branch (codenamed "Sid") as well as the testing branch (codenamed "Wheezy"). The Debian Security (security.debian.org) and Backports (backports.debian.org) archive also start using the new key now. The current stable version Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 (codenamed "Squeeze") and the </pre> Alexander Reichle-Schmehl 2011-02-09T21:02:10 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/65 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" released press&lt; at &gt;debian.org February 5th, 2011 http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110205a ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" released After 24 months of constant development, the Debian Project is proud to present its new stable version 6.0 (code name "Squeeze"). Debian 6.0 is a free operating system, coming for the first time in two flavours. Alongside Debian GNU/Linux, Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is introduced with this version as a "technology preview". Debian 6.0 includes the KDE Plasma Desktop and Applications, the GNOME, Xfce, and LXDE desktop environments as well as all kinds of server applications. It also features compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version 3.2 of the LSB. Debian runs on computers ranging from palmtops</pre> Meike Reichle 2011-02-06T01:20:39 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/64 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ pdated Debian GNU/Linux: 5.0.8 released press&lt; at &gt;debian.org January 22nd, 2011 http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110122 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated Debian GNU/Linux: 5.0.8 released The Debian project is pleased to announce the eighth update of its stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (codename "lenny"). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustment to serious problems. Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 5.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date packages to be updated. Those who frequently install updates from </pre> Alexander Reichle-Schmehl 2011-01-22T15:39:13 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/63 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Updated Debian GNU/Linux: 5.0.7 released press&lt; at &gt;debian.org November 27th, 2010 http://www.debian.org/News/2010/20101127 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated Debian GNU/Linux: 5.0.7 released The Debian project is pleased to announce the seventh update of its stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (codename "lenny"). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustment to serious problems. Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 5.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date packages to be updated. Those who frequently install updates from </pre> Alexander Reichle-Schmehl 2010-11-27T23:15:04 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/62 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Debian to officially welcome non-packaging contributors press&lt; at &gt;debian.org Octiber 19th, 2010 http://www.debian.org/News/2010/20101019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian to officially welcome non-packaging contributors Today, the Debian Project has overwhelmingly decided in a General Resolution[1] to formally acknowlege the contribution made by many people who help Debian in ways other than maintaining packages - by opening up the process of becoming an officially recognised Debian Developer. While the Debian Project has always welcomed non-packaging contributors, for example documentation writers and translators, there was low takeup of official Debian Developer status (including full voting rights and other privileges). As there was no clear documented procedure for these non-packaging contributors, it wa</pre> Alexander Reichle-Schmehl 2010-10-19T11:33:24 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.announce/62 <pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Debian to officially welcome non-packaging contributors press&lt; at &gt;debian.org Octiber 19th, 2010 http://www.debian.org/News/2010/20101019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian to officially welcome non-packaging contributors Today, the Debian Project has overwhelmingly decided in a General Resolution[1] to formally acknowlege the contribution made by many people who help Debian in ways other than maintaining packages - by opening up the process of becoming an officially recognised Debian Developer. While the Debian Project has always welcomed non-packaging contributors, for example documentation writers and translators, there was low takeup of official Debian Developer status (including full voting rights and other privileges). As there was no clear documented procedure for these non-packaging contributors, it wa</pre> Alexander Reichle-Schmehl 2010-10-19T11:33:24 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.linux.debian.user.announce