% Debian and a healthy Free Software eco system 
% Jonas Smedegaard
% Bangalore University, Bangalore, November 4th, 2011

# Overview

 * Me
 * FLOSS - **Free**doms and **Open** for use
 * FLOSS eco system
 * Debian - distro & community
 * Customizing Debian
 * Power & World Peace

# Me

 * Jonas Smedegaard
 * One-man company: IT-guide dr. Jonas
 * Sysadmin at Kaospilot University <http://kaospilot.dk/>
 * Sysadmin at Børneuniversitetet <http://borneuni.dk/>
 * Sysadmin at DGI-huset <http://dgi-huset.dk/>
 * Sysadmin + webmaster at Københavns Delebiler <http://kobenhavnsdelebiler.dk/>

# My trip to Asia

![Asia trip](../map.png)

# FLOSS

**FLOSS** == **F**ree/**L**ibre **O**pen **S**ource **S**oftware

# FLOSS - Free Software

Free/Libre: Freedom Fighters wanting to **share**

 * Liberate commons from bounds of competition
 * Bind inventions from being used for competition

# FLOSS - Open Source

Open Source: Business folks wanting to **trade**

 * Liberate competition...

# FLOSS

**FLOSS** == **F**ree/**L**ibre **O**pen **S**ource **S**oftware

Floss: Friendly cooperation between liberators and liberals

# FLOSS - twists of words

 * FLOSS: Free from **some** limits
 * Hacker vs. Cracker

Free is **costly** and **challenging**

# FLOSS parts

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

# FLOSS people

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

# FLOSS ecosystem

![Software Code Stream](../developmentstream.png)

# 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

# Improve Debian - work alone or join teams

 * Peer review - many eyes see more bugs
 * Education - Debian quality standards
 * Ideals transfer - get help on packaging
 * Working alone: <http://mentors.debian.net/>
 * Joining teams: <http://wiki.debian.org/Teams>

# Do better than Debian: derivatives

 * Knoppix
 * Ubuntu
 * BOSS
 * SWECHA
 * ...

Suggestion: Use **live-builder**...

# Debian - blends

 * Optimizing Debian itself for special purpose use

or

 * Merging back derived work into Debian

# Debian - deriving vs. blending

Deriving: hacking with your face away from Debian

Blending: Hacking with you face towards Debian

Debian Pure Blend: Perfection → your hacks integrated into Debian!

# Debian - existing blends

  * Debian Jr
  * Debian Med
  * Debian Edu
  * Debian Science
  * Debian EzGo
  * BrDesktop
  * Debian Accessibility
  * Debian Lex
  * DebiChem
  * Debian GIS
  * Debian Multimedia

# Debian - future blends

  * FreedomBox
  * Debian LAN
  * BOSS?
  * SWECHA?
  * ...?

Suggestion: Join existing teams, and try use **boxer**...

# Essentials

  * Evil is an abstract
  * Power corrupts
  * Doing nothing → amplifyes corruption
  * Life is fun (not serious)!

Avoid corruption of power: Be **awake**, **Engage** and **Share**!

# The End

 * Me: <dr@jones.dk>
 * Debian: <http://www.debian.org>
 * Debian Derivatives Census: <http://wiki.debian.org/Derivatives/Census>
 * This talk: <http://dr.jones.dk/blends/talk/bub>
 * Illustrations: <http://sirireiter.dk/blog/entry/110310/>
 * Asia trip: <http://wiki.jones.dk/DebianAsia2011>