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News for Debian developers

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Debian Maintainer Dashboard: RSS feed available

Christophe Siraut recently improved the Debian Maintained Dashboard by adding a RSS feed. You can use it to monitor 'TO-DO items' for your packages. That's also a good way to be notified when one of your packages is on the 'removal from testing' list.

-- Lucas Nussbaum

how-can-i-help: monitor opportunities for contributions, and more!

The how-can-i-help package provides a simple tool that lists packages that you have installed locally (or on another system, see the man page for details), and that could use your help or your attention: orphaned packages, bugs tagged 'gift', packages removed from testing, packages that are going to be removed from testing due to RC bugs, requests for sponsorship.

-- Lucas Nussbaum

Common mistakes with OpenPGP keys in Debian

Jo Shields reported on common mistakes that Debian members and contributors are making with their OpenPGP keys. His advice is to add UIDs for all used mail addresses, get all your UIDs signed, make sure you have an encryption subkey, use exact naming in your UIDs, make sure your webmail plugin works and avoid Enigmail. In addition you should follow the OpenPGP best practices. Many of the OpenPGP best practices can be checked using the command Clint Adams shared in his report on Debian keyring weaknesses.

-- Paul Wise

DEP-12 supported by the PTS

Source packages that contain a debian/upstream file now have an "upstream info" link on their PTS pages. The link currently points at the yaml-all page of the upstream metadata gatherer. The debian/upstream file is a useful way to inform people about upstream version control systems, donation pages, scientific publications and other interesting metadata. Please add it to your packages before your next upload.

-- Paul Wise

/!\ It didn't appear to be consensus that the current file format is a good idea, and as such promoting it seems hasty.

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