The Journey of Debian: From Ubuntu to a Democratic and User-Centric Project

This week we’re talking with Jonathan Carter who’s on his fourth term as Debian Project Lead (DPL) and we’re talking about 30 years of Debian!

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Featuring:

• Jonathan Carter – Website, LinkedIn, Mastodon
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• A Brief History of Debian
• Debian Free Software Guidelines
• The Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG)
• DPL Platform (2022)
• Debian project leaders
• About Debian
• debconf.org
• PinePhone
• Software in the Public Interest (SPI)
• Changelog Interviews #237: Reproducible builds and secure software
• hackclub.com

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