Debian for use in Parliaments
DebianParl is a subset of Debian for use in parliaments all around the world.
Use
Get Debian, and install one or more DebianParl profiles. FIXME: actually document how...
You can get help at the user mailinglist.
Engage
Tell others about this project, or simply refer to the Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianParl.
You can help other users at the user mailinglist.
Get involved in improving DebianParl: Join the development mailinglist.
Project
Goals
- Debian workstations connecting to a locked down and/or not standards-based parliamentary network
- Debian workstations used as main office workstations inside a parliament
- Debian services for parliamentary teamwork
Constraints
General constraints/expectations for tools and services provided, and questions exposed at runtime:
- simple - target users have little time to deal with technical issues, and few have high technical skills
- secure - privacy has high priority for data and communication, both personal and team-shared
- comfortable - target users are likely used to GUI and web-based tools (not ViM nor Emacs)
- compatible - Parliaments are likely (at best) heterogenous environments, not (yet) fully switched to Free software and Open standards
Installation and server hosting is expected done by technicians, so (unlike e.g. FreedomBox and DebianEdu) no special constraints related to that.
Profiles
The goal is a Debian Pure Blend with these types of profiles:
parl-desktop - tools for using a desktop/laptop for parliamentary work
- parl-services - network-accesible services for parliamentary-specific teamwork
parl-docs - guides and promotional material for sensible use of DebianParl
Profiles are provided as install recipes for standard Debian install media, and maybe in other forms as well (custom install media, metapackages, recipes for FAI etc.).
Packages
Tools and services especially relevant for paliamentary workers, which should be included in some of above listed metapackages.
davmail - bridge between IMAP and a certain legacy mail system
- diffmaker - tool to compare revisions of legislative documents
at4am - web-based service for drafting changes to legislation
FreedomBox - compact server offering privacy-respecting and -protecting services
For tools/services not yet in Debian please file an ITP or RFP bugreport, and reference resulting bug number here to ease tracking its progress.
Non-free packages
Non-free tools and services relevant for parliamentary workers that are not yet in Debian can be listed here.
- citrix-installer - fetch and install Citrix Receiver
Ideally that list should be empty, obviously.
Tweaks
System tweaks (adjustments, tunings, corrections...) needed for parliamentary work:
- edge - Debian desktop setup usable within a parliamentary context
- percenthack - adaptations to MTA and mailinglist to support and handle % redirection in email addresses
Ideally these should all be handled automatically by Debian packages.
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