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Debian and a healthy Free Software eco system

+Jonas Smedegaard +

CDAC, Hyderabad, October 24th, 2011

Overview

Free Software
FLOSS
Debian - distro & community

Free Software

Free from some limits (maybe not money!)
Choice → Control → Independence

FLOSS

Free/Libre Open Source Software
Free/Libre: Freedom Fighters wanting to share
Open Source: Business folks wanting to trade
Like "peace": we all want it, but at different cost

FLOSS things

Hardware
Firmware
Kernel (like "Linux")
System tools
Desktop elements
Applications
Translations
Documentation
Beautification
Explanation

FLOSS people

Hardcore technicians
Simple technicians
Data organizers
Designers
Politicians
Business folks
Patient users
Impatient users
Testers (very patient users)
Cheerleeders

Debian - distro & community

Distribution
Community
Free!

Debian - Universal Operating System

Generic - choices are exposed to the user
Mother of other distros
Social and political project, not only technical - e.g. DFSG
Strong structure, preferrably flat

Debian packages

Packages = components
Mozilla Iceweasel (Firefox): ~3 packages (+ ~70 lang packages)
OpenOffice.org: ~30 packages (+ ~90 lang packages)
Debian: ~30.000 packages

Debian - Mentors + sponsoring

Peer review - many eyes see more bugs
Education - Debian quality standards
Ideals transfer - get help on packaging
debian-mentors mailinglist
#debian-mentors IRC channel
http://mentors.debian.net/ site

Debian in a larger perspective

Software Development Stream

Debian in a larger perspective

Software Code Stream

The End

Me:
Debian: http://www.debian.org
This talk: http://dr.jones.dk/blends/talk/hcu

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