Free Software Activities (2019-02)

2019-01-31: Upload new upstream release of gnome-shell-extension-remove-dropdown-arrows (11-1) to debian unstable

2019-01-31: Test lastest d-i build with updated buster artwork upload. First time I added official new Debian artwork to d-i, doesn’t look too horrible eh?

2019-02-02: Day 1 of FOSDEM. Caught the debbug during the week but still got to see many Debianites and finally got an ‘apt install anarchy’ t-shirt that I’ve wanted for the longest time.

2019-02-03: Day 2 of FOSDEM. Had some good discussions with Sledge regarding Debian live roadmap for buster and bullseye, attended useful session on GRUB upstream and collaboration with distributions. Won second place in LPI sysadmin quiz competition finals.

2019-02-03: DebConf committee meeting (with 4 out of the 5 DebConf committee members being present in person during FOSDEM!) discussing the Haifa and Lisbon bids, each of their repercussions and deciding on a time for the public vote.

2019-02-04: Did some hacking on timezone module for distro-installer on BRU-DOH flight.

2019-02-05: Advocate a prospective debian developer for their new-maintainer process.

2019-02-06: Sponsor package: libcxx-serial (1.2.1-1) (mentors.debian.net request).

2019-02-06: Review package: owlrl (5.2.0-1) (mentors.debian.net request) (needs some more work).

2019-02-06: Review package: rumur (2019.02.01-1) (mentors.debian.net request) (needs some more work).

2019-02-06: Sponsor package: elinks (0.13~20190125-2) (mentors.debian.net request) and granted DM permissions.

2019-02-06: File ITP for mozilla-deepspeech (ITP: #921519).

2019-02-07: Review package owlrl (5.2.0-1) (mentors.debian.net request) (needs some more work).

2019-02-07: Sponsor package rumur (2019.02.04-1) (mentors.debian.net request).

2019-02-07: Sponsor package owlr (5.2.0-1) (mentors.debian.net request).

2019-02-07: Sponsor package dhcpcd5 (7.1.0-1) (email request) and granted DM permissions.

2019-02-07: Review package eggdrop (1.8.4-3) (mentors.debian.net request) (needs some more work).

2019-02-07: Review package platformio (3.6.4-1) (#debian-python request) (needs some more work).

2019-02-11: Sponsor package blastem (0.6.2.1-1) (mentors.debian.net request) (Closes: #922003).

2019-02-08: Take AIMS Desktop 2018.1 through full-cycle testing for updated release.

2019-02-12: Upload preload (0.6.4-5~exp3) to debian experimental.

2019-02-13: Upload new upstream version of calamares (3.2.4-1) to debian unstable.

2019-02-13: Upload new native package version of live-wrapper (0.8) to debian unstable.

2019-02-13: NMU Upload package ibus (1.5.19-2) to debian unstable (Closes: #905790).

2019-02-13: Upload preload (0.6.4-5) to debian unstable (Closes: #920197).

2019-02-15: Upload calamares (3.2.4-2) to debian unstable (Closes: #922105).

2019-02-15: Upload calamares-settings-debian (10.0.18-1) to debian unstable.

2019-02-16: Sponsor package ocaml-mm (0.4.0-1) (irc request).

2019-02-16: Install test Debian 9.8 Release Live images for release.

2019-02-18: Upload new upstream version of toot (0.21.0-1) to debian unstable.

2019-02-19: Sponsor package liquidsoap (1.3.4-1) (irc request) and granted DM permissions.

2019-02-21: Upload package calamares (3.2.4-3) to debian unstable, file unblock request for transition to testing (#922826).

2019-02-22: Adopt and upload package calcoo (1.3.18-7) to debian unstable (Closes: #922897).

2019-02-22: Adopt and upload package tetzle (2.1.3+dfsg1-2) to debian unstable (Closes: #922886).

2019-02-22: Adopt and upload package fracplanet (0.5.1-3) to debian unstable (Closes: #922896).

2019-02-22: Adopt and upload package connectagram (1.2.9-2) to debian unstable (Closes: #922910).

2019-02-22: Adopt and upload package fractalnow (0.8.2-2) to debian unstable (Closes: #922898).

2019-02-25: Adopt and upload package tanglet (1.5.3-2) to debian unstable (Closes: #922909).

2019-02-25: Adopt and upload package gnubik (2.4.3-3) to debian unstable (Closes: #922892).

2019-02-25: Upload new upstream version of gnome-shell-extension-dashtodock (65-1) to debian unstable.

2019-02-25: Upload new native package version of ldm-themes (18.02.1) to debian unstable.

2019-02-25: Sponsor package xsoldier (1.8-6) to debian unstable (Closes: #923102) (mentors.debian.net request).

2019-02-25: Do a bunch of drive-by reviews on mentors.debian.net ahead of the hard freeze that is quickly approaching.

2019-02-26: Upload new upstream version of gnome-shell-extension-tilix-dropdown (5.3-1) to debian unstable

2019-02-26: Test-drive latest debian-edu builds. For the record I didn’t contribute to debian-edu during this release, but I’m impressed with all the work that they’ve done. (unfortunately current builds have some issues with installing, will test again soon).

2019-02-26: Upload new upstream version of python3-flask-api (1.1+dfsg-1) (team upload) (Closes: #911004, #911003).

2019-02-26: Upload new upstream version of python3-flask-testing (0.7.1-1) (team upload) (Closes: #920478).

2019-02-26: Upload new upstream version of python3-adal (1.2.1-1) (team upload).

2019-02-28: Release new upstream bug fix version of zram-tools (0.3.2.1).

2019-02-28: Upload new upstream version of zram-tools (0.3.2.1-1) to debian unstable (Closes: #911748, #911746, #911749, #911747, #913611).

2019-02-28: Upload libaa (1.4p5-46) to debian unstable (Closes: #709435, #396824)