% Debian and a healthy Free Software eco system % Jonas Smedegaard % College of Science, Syiah Kuala University, December 2st, 2011 # Overview * Me * FLOSS * Debian - distro & community * Debian - the larger FLOSS eco system * Customizing Debian - derive vs. blend # Me - Asia  # Me - Making a living * 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/> # FLOSS FLOSS: **F**ree/**L**ibre **O**pen **S**ource **S**oftware. Hacking: Being creative with small pieces -- like playing with Lego. Cracking: Breaking digital "locks", typically to steal digital data. # Debian - distro & community * Community * Distribution * Freedoms! # Debian - Community * Democracy # Debian - Community * ~~Democracy~~ * Bound by **Debian Social Contract** * Each passionate maintainer is responsible # Debian - Community facts * ~1000 official "Developers" * ??? unofficial packagers, translators, documentors, bug-fixers... # Debian - Distribution * Bound by **Debian Policy** * Generic - choices are exposed to the user * Mother of other distros The Universal Operating System # Debian - Distribution * 9+ hardware architectures * 2+ kernels * 35000+ software packages # FLOSS Eco System  # Help maintain Debian - alone or in 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: derive * Knoppix * Ubuntu * BOSS * SWECHA * BlankOn * ... Suggestion: Use **live-builder**... # Do better than deriving Debian: blend * 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 Pure Blend - the complex simple * Debian is flexible: provides choices * Derivatives often simpler: removes choices * Blends are ethically simple: preserves choices # Essentials * Evil is only an abstract (no entity), but power corrupts * Doing nothing amplifies bad actions of others! * Life is fun (not serious)! Avoid corruption of power: Be **awake**, **Engage** and **Share**! # The End * Me: <dr@jones.dk> * This talk: <http://dr.jones.dk/blends/talk/unsyiah> * Illustrations: <http://sirireiter.dk/blog/entry/110310/> * Asia trip: <http://wiki.jones.dk/DebianAsia2011> * Debian: <http://www.debian.org> * Debian Derivatives Census: <http://wiki.debian.org/Derivatives/Census>