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Welcome to this year's eleventh issue of DPN, the newsletter for the
Debian community. Topics covered in this issue include:
* Debian GNU/Hurd release
* DebConf 13: Call for Papers
* Debian Edu Wheezy second alpha release
* Bits from the piuparts maintainers
* Debian/Ubuntu Community Conference Italia 2013
* Other news
* Upcoming events
* Important Debian Security Advisories
* New and noteworthy packages
* Work-needing packages
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Debian GNU/Hurd release
-----------------------
The Debian GNU/Hurd team announced the release of Debian GNU/Hurd
2013. [1] This is not an official Debian release, but it is an official
Debian GNU/Hurd port release. On the Debian Ports [2] archive you can
find the installation ISO images to download (netinst, CD or DVD), as
well as a pre-installed disk image which makes it even easier to try
Debian GNU/Hurd. Debian GNU/Hurd is currently available for the i386
architecture with more than 10,000 software packages available.
Please make sure to read the configuration information [3], the FAQ [4],
and the translator primer [5] to get a grasp of the great features of
GNU/Hurd.
1: http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-news
2: http://ftp.debian-ports.org/debian-cd/hurd-i386/current/
3: http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install
4: http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/faq.html
5:
http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd/documentation/translator_primer.html
DebConf 13: Call for Papers
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Debian invites submissions [6] of proposals for papers, presentations,
discussion sessions and tutorials for its DebConf13 [7] conference which
will take place in Le Camp, Vaumarcus, Switzerland, in August.
Submissions are not limited to traditional talks: you could propose a
performance, art installation, debate, or anything else. Official
submissions will be accepted until 1 June 2013, 23:59 UTC.
6: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2013/05/msg00011.html
7: http://debconf13.debconf.org/
DebConf talks will be broadcast live on the Internet where possible, and
videos of the talks will be published on the web along with the
presentation slides and papers. Regular sessions will be 45 minutes
long, including time for questions, with a 15 minute break between
events.
Debian Edu Wheezy second alpha release
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Debian Edu [8], also known as Skolelinux, made its second Wheezy based
alpha release on 14 May. Aiming to provide an out-of-the box environment
of a completely configured school network, this release features a
number of software updates and fixes, which are all documented in the
release announcement [9].
8: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu
9:
http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Second_alpha_release_of_Debian_Edu___Skolelinux_based_on_Debian_Wheezy.html
If you'd like to contribute to the project's development, please access
the wiki page for new Debian Edu contributors [10].
10: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Contribute
Bits from the piuparts maintainers
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Holger Levsen sent some bits from the piuparts maintainers [11].
piuparts is an automated tool aimed at testing for errors in the
installation, upgrading and removal of.deb packages. In his mail, Holger
reported that piuparts recently received a few infrastructure upgrades,
providing considerably improved speeds for the service.
The main improvement made was moving piuparts.debian.org [12] away from
the machine piatti.debian.org to the new cluster running at
Bytemark [13].
11: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2013/05/msg00013.html
12: http://piuparts.debian.org
13: http://bits.debian.org/2013/04/bytemark-donation.html
Debian/Ubuntu Community Conference Italia 2013
----------------------------------------------
On 1-2 June 2013, the second edition of the Debian/Ubuntu Community
Conference Italia (DUCC-IT 2013) will take place in Fermo, Italy. The
experience of DUCC-IT 2013, which follows on from the first such event
held in Perugia in 2010, is aimed both at members of the two communities
and at all Free Software enthusiasts, offering an excellent opportunity
to get in touch and learn more about one another.
You can read the announcement (in Italian) and the full event schedule
on the Italian community website [14].
14:
http://www.ubuntu-it.org/news/2013/05/21/comunicato-stampa-debianubuntu-community-conference-italia-2013
Other news
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Ana Guerrero reported that, after the recent discovery of a large number
of security issues in the various X client libraries, several security
fixes for Squeeze and Wheezy systems are now available [15] thanks to
the work of the Debian Security and X.org teams.
You can check the full list of updates in the debian-security-announce
mailing list archive [16].
15: http://bits.debian.org/2013/05/security-updates-for-xorg.html
16: http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2013/threads.html
Hideki Yamane announced that the Debian Developer's Reference [17], the
document containing guidelines and information for Debian Developers, is
now also available in epub format [18].
17: http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/developers-reference
18:
http://henrich-on-debian.blogspot.com/2013/05/add-epub-support-to-developers-reference.html
The DebConf team published the DebConf12 final report [19].
19: http://media.debconf.org/dc12/documents/DebConf12_FinalReport.pdf
Upcoming events
---------------
There are several upcoming Debian-related events:
* May 28-29, Paris, France — Debian booth at Solutions Linux [20]
* June 1-2, Palazzo dei Priori, Fermo, Marche, Italy — Debian/Ubuntu
Community Conference Italia 2013 [21]
20: http://www.debian.org/events/2013/0528-solutionslinux
21: http://www.debian.org/events/2013/0601-ducc-it
You can find more information about Debian-related events and talks on
the events section [22] of the Debian web site, or subscribe to one of
our events mailing lists for different regions: Europe [23],
Netherlands [24], Hispanic America [25], North America [26].
22: http://www.debian.org/events
23: http://lists.debian.org/debian-events-eu
24: http://lists.debian.org/debian-events-nl
25: http://lists.debian.org/debian-events-ha
26: http://lists.debian.org/debian-events-na
Do you want to organise a Debian booth or a Debian install party? Are
you aware of other upcoming Debian-related events? Have you delivered a
Debian talk that you want to link on our talks page [27]? Send an email
to the Debian Events Team [28].
27: http://www.debian.org/events/talks
28: eve...@debian.org
Important Debian Security Advisories
------------------------------------
Debian's Security Team recently released advisories for these packages
(among others): xen [29], mysql-5.5 [30], linux-2.6 [31], linux [32],
request-tracker3.8 [33], request-tracker4 [34], kfreebsd-9 [35],
libdmx [36], libxv [37], libxvmc [38], libxfixes [39], libxrender [40],
mesa [41], xserver-xorg-video-openchrome [42], libxt [43],
libxcursor [44], libxext [45], libxi [46], libxrandr [47], libxp [48],
libxcb [49], libfs [50], libxres [51], libxtst [52], libxxf86dga [53],
libxinerama [54], libxxf86vm [55], libx11 [56] and spip [56]. Please
read them carefully and take the proper measures.
29: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2666
30: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2667
31: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2668
32: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2669
33: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2670
34: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2671
35: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2672
36: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2673
37: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2674
38: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2675
39: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2676
40: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2677
41: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2678
42: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2679
43: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2680
44: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2681
45: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2682
46: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2683
47: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2684
48: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2685
49: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2686
50: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2687
51: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2688
52: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2689
53: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2690
54: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2691
55: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2692
56: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2693
Please note that these are a selection of the more important security
advisories of the last weeks. If you need to be kept up to date about
security advisories released by the Debian Security Team, please
subscribe to the security mailing list [57] (and the separate backports
list [58], and stable updates list [59]) for announcements.
57: http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/
58: http://lists.debian.org/debian-backports-announce/
59: http://lists.debian.org/debian-stable-announce/
New and noteworthy packages
---------------------------
417 packages were added to the unstable Debian archive recently. Among
many others [60] are:
* assword — simple and secure password management and retrieval system [61]
* ergo — quantum chemistry program for large-scale calculations [62]
* init-system-helpers — helper tools for all init systems [63]
* libc++1 — LLVM C++ Standard library [64]
* lldb — next generation, high-performance debugger [65]
* ostinato — network packet/traffic generator and analyzer [66]
* perlrdf — RDF command line utilities [67]
* stoken — software token for cryptographic authentication [68]
* taopm — sound synthesis software with physical models [69]
* wxhexeditor — hexadecimal editor for massive files [70]
* zotero-standalone — tool to organize and share your research sources [71]
60: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/newpkg
61: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/assword
62: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/ergo
63: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/init-system-helpers
64: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/libc++1
65: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/lldb
66: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/ostinato
67: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/perlrdf
68: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/stoken
69: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/taopm
70: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/wxhexeditor
71: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/zotero-standalone
Work-needing packages
---------------------
Currently [72] 505 packages are orphaned [73] and 140 packages are up
for adoption [74]: please visit the complete list of packages which need
your help [75].
72: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2013/05/msg01377.html
73: http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/orphaned
74: http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/rfa
75: http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/help_requested
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