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Florian Weimer [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/11/msg00310.html noted] that the names
of source packages should not be reused, even if the name hasn't been used for a while. Some parts
of Debian infrastructure (including the [http://packages.qa.debian.org package tracking system] and
the [http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/ security tracker] don't handle that very well.

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Welcome to this year's 15th issue of DPN, the newsletter for the Debian community. Topics covered in this issue include:

  • ... and much more.

TODO:

Survey about the Debian Wiki

Dear Debianists,

[http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/labcmo/portraitdulibre/index.php?sid=65733&lang=en here] is a link toward a survey that was set up by Anne Goldenberg, a phd student in communication studying the Debian Wiki.

The survey is aimed at a better understanding of the uses and conceptions of the Debian Wiki within the Debian community. The results will be put online under a free licence and announced on this same communication channel.

A description of the survey is also available [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianWikiSurvey here].

Debian screenshots site

Christoph Haas [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/11/msg00003.html announced] the new [http://screenshots.debian.net screenshots.debian.net] web site that serves as a public repository of screenshots taken from applications contained in the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. It was created to help getting an impression of what a certain software will look like on your desktop before you install it. Everybody can take screenshots and upload them. The site admin team will just review your changes before they become publicly visible. Support for screenshots has already been built into the synaptic package manager.

Call for Help: Debian 5.0 release notes

Martin Borgert [http://lists.debian.org/debian-doc/2008/11/msg00034.html asked for help] for the release notes of the upcoming release Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 "Lenny". Some noteworthy problems have not yet been documented, so he asks for volunteers who understood some of these issues to write a text about them.

His mails contains a list of open issues as well as instructions how texts should be submitted.

New Developers

3 applicants have been [http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2008/11/msg00027.html accepted] as Debian Maintainers since the prior issue of the Debian Project News. Please welcome Giuseppe Iuculano, Thorsten Glaser and Franck Joncourt in our project!

Other news

Florian Weimer [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/11/msg00310.html noted] that the names of source packages should not be reused, even if the name hasn't been used for a while. Some parts of Debian infrastructure (including the [http://packages.qa.debian.org package tracking system] and the [http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/ security tracker] don't handle that very well.

Vincent Bernat [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/11/msg00343.html wondered] how to name system accounts used for installed services. Refering to a [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/11/msg00343.html wiki page] he asked to standardise the naming scheme. Some packages use a prefix "debian-", while others like the way OpenBSD is handling that by prefixing system accounts with an underscore.

The Xth issue of the [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/... miscellaneous news for developers] has been released and covers the following topics:

Important Debian Security Advisories

Debian's Security Team recently released advisories for these packages (among others): [http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1662 mysql] and [http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1663 net-snmp]. Please read them carefully and take the proper measures.

Please note that these are a selection of the more important security advisories of the last two weeks. If you need to be kept up to date about security advisories released by the Debian Security Team, please subscribe to the [http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/ security mailing list] for announcements.

New and noteworthy packages

The following packages were added to the unstable Debian archive recently ([http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/newpkg among others]):

Debian Package of the Day featured the packages [http://debaday.debian.net/2008/11/16/remind-a-text-based-agenda-and-todolist-manager/ remind] (a text based agenda and todolist manager) and [http://debaday.debian.net/2008/11/09/apt-p2p-peer-to-peer-downloading-of-debian-packages/ apt-P2P] (peer-to-peer downloading for Debian packages).

Work-needing packages

Currently 489 packages are orphaned and 118 packages are up for adoption. Please take a look at the [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/11/msg00104.html recent] [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/11/msg00330.html reports] to see if there are packages you are interested in or view the complete list of [http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/help_requested packages which need your help].

Want to continue reading DPN?

Please help us create this newsletter. We still need more volunteer writers to watch the Debian community and report about what is going on. Please see the [http://wiki.debian.org/ProjectNews/HowToContribute contributing page] to find out how to help. We're looking forward to receiving your mail at debian-publicity@lists.debian.org.

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