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Debian Project Leader Elections 2010: Candidates

Hi, We’re now a few days into the campaigning period. The candidates are….

Bits from the Release Team: What should go into squeeze?

Dear fellow developers, we all want to get out squeeze as soon as possible. Currently we are still at 400 bugs concerning the next stable release, with 300 of them not yet fixed in unstable.

Debian Project Leader Elections 2010

The nomination period for the Debian Project Leader Elections 2010 is over and we have 4 candidates this year:

DPL Elections 2010: Last call for nominations

Hi, The nomination period for the DPL election is almost over. At the time of this writing, there is still about 29 hours left. The nomination period ends on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 23:59:59 UTC.

Debian Project Leader Elections 2010: Call for nominations

Hi, According to the constitution (5.2. Appointment), project leader elections should begin “six weeks before the leadership post becomes vacant, or (if it is too late already) immediately.”

Debian Squeeze freeze and Ubuntu Dev Syncing

The Debian GNU/Linux project is looking at a development freeze in March next year for its next release, Squeeze, the project leader Steve McIntyre says.

Bits from the release team: Planning, request for help

Release planning: Proposing a new freeze date is not easy. Taking into account all of the feedback we have received, both online (by e-mail, IRC) as well as in person, and some challenging release goals we have set for ourselves, we propose freezing in March 2010.

Debian decides to adopt time-based release freezes

Debian decides to adopt time-based release freezes. The Debian project has decided to adopt a new policy of time-based development freezes for future releases, on a two-year cycle.

Mono: Why is Debian resorting to spin?

Gone are the days when the Debian GNU/Linux Project had a spokesman whose utterances could be taken at face value.

(Overlapping) bits from the DPL

Hi folks, It’s been too long since I’ve given you an update. I didn’t want to push things out while the election was going on, as that seems to annoy some people. And since the election I’ve been too busy to get round to this. Yes, I suck. Yes, I want to do better at [...]

Bits from the (re-elected) DPL: delegation

Hi folks, Just a quick note to start my second term as Project Leader. It’s a great honour to be elected for a second time, although it of course means that I’ll have to kiss goodbye to any silly ideas of having any spare time in the foreseeable future. At least this year I managed [...]

Steve McIntyre re-elected Debian leader

British developer Steve McIntyre has been re-elected leader of the Debian GNU/Linux project (DPL) for 2009-10. The contest for leader was a two-way affair this year, with McIntyre, who held the office in 2008-09, recontesting against Stefano Zacchiroli.

Debian Project Leader Election 2009 Results

Hi, The winner of the election is Steve McIntyre. His new term will start on April 17th, 2009.

Final call for votes for the Debian Project Leader Elections 2009

Hi, This is the third and final call for votes for the Debian Project Leader Elections 2009.

Second call for votes for the Debian Project Leader Elections 2009

Hi, This is the second call for votes for the Debian Project Leader Elections 2009.

First call for votes for the Debian Project Leader Elections 2009

Hi, This is the first call for votes for the Debian Project Leader Elections 2009.

Two in race for Debian project leader

Debian elections have, before this year, seen a minimum of three contestants (2002) and a maximum of eight (2007). So does this indicate that interest in running for leader has fallen off?

McIntyre vs. Zacchiroli in Debian Leadership Battle

Two developers have entered the race for the Debian Project Leadership. New candidate Stephano “Zack” Zacchiroli is challenging current leader Steve McIntyre, who is running for a second term in office.

Election campaign kicks off for Debian Project leadership

The second phase of the annual election for the Debian Project leadership has begun, with Steve McIntyre, the incumbent Debian Project Leader, running for a second term. His opponent, Stefano Zacchiroli, is responsible for, among other things, the Package Tracking System, the Vim editor and the Python package

Interview: Steve McIntyre of Debian

Steve McIntyre, Debian Project Leader talks about his work with the free open source Linux distribution

Debian Project Leader Election 2009

Hi, The nomination period has ended and we’re now in the campaigning period. We have 2 candidates: – Stefano Zacchiroli and Steve McIntyre <93sam@debian.org>

Debian Project Leader Election 2009: Final call for nominations.

Hi, The nomination period for the DPL election is almost over. If you want to nominate yourself as canidate you need to send a signed mail to the debian-vote@lists.debian.org list.

Democracy in Action: Electing a Debian Leader

The election of the Project Leader for the Debian Project has become an annual spring rite, conducted in April since 2001 though in other months prior to that. And, like much of the painstaking drive for quality in the development of Debian, the election is one of the most meticulously run democratic exercises you will [...]

Debian Project Leader Elections 2009: Call for nominations

Hi, According to the constitution (5.2. Appointment), project leader elections should begin “six weeks before the leadership post becomes vacant, or (if it is too late already) immediately.”

Appointment of new Project Secretary

Hi folks, After some deliberation and some delay, I’d like to announce the appointment of a new Secretary. As required in the constitution, Bdale (as acting Secretary) and I have worked together and decided on which of the volunteers we feel would be best for the position.

Debian Lenny, coming Real Soon Now!

With the release of ‘Lenny’ – the latest stable branch of Debian GNU/Linux – on Saturday (yes, that’s Valentine’s day – don’t forget!), Tom Callway speaks to the head of the Debian project, Steve MacIntyre.

A touch of sadness as Lenny emerges

The emergence of Lenny, or version 5.0, on Saturday, February 14, will be tinged with some sadness as well, following the death of a developer in a tragic accident last year.

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