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<toc-add-entry name="bits-dpl">Bits from the DPL</toc-add-entry>
<p>
Lucas Nussbaum sent his
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2013/11/msg00000.html";>monthly
report of DPL activities for October 2013</a>. Among other things, Lucas
mentionned important ongoing discussions about the choice of default init
system for Debian (which has been
<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/727708";>brought to the technical committee</a>)
and on the
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2013/10/msg00029.html";>possible
use of CDNs</a> to deliver content to the Debian users, as well as the
participation of Debian in the Outreach Program For Women.
In another message, he indicated
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2013/11/msg00035.html";>the
schedule of the DPL helpers meeting</a> for the next few weeks.
</p>
<toc-add-entry name="bootstrap">A new service to help making Debian bootstrapable</toc-add-entry>
<p>
Johannes Schauer
<href="http://blog.mister-muffin.de/2013/11/05/announcing-bootstrap.debian.net/";>annonced</a>
the availability of a new service,
<a href="http://bootstrap.debian.net/";>bootstrap.debian.net</a>, which presents
in a human readable way some useful information about source packages that need
changes to make Debian bootstrapable.
This information is gathered from the output of
<a href="https://gitorious.org/debian-bootstrap/botch";>botch</a>,
a tool that can solve cyclic build dependencies using staged build information
and then output a build order in which packages have to be built to end up with
the desired set of packages, and thus make Debian bootstrapable in an automatic
way.
</p>
<toc-add-entry name="mipsel64e">MIPS64EL porter box ready for use</toc-add-entry>
<p>
YunQiang Su
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2013/10/msg00704.html";>announced</a>
that after one year and a half of work, the mips64el port is in quite a good shape
with more than 7600 packages built. YunQiang Su has received a new board which
is running the mips64el port, and is willing to give access to anyone needing to
port packages to this architecture.
</p>
<toc-add-entry name="opw">Last days to donate to Debian Outreach Program for Women</toc-add-entry>
<p>
The matching program to help fund Debian participation in OPW will end on November 14th.
The are just a few days left to make donations and help reaching the funding target.
Brian Gupta <a href="http://bits.debian.org/2013/11/opw-fundraising.html";>wrote an article</a>
on Debian's blog describing the rules of the matching program.
Please consider <a href="http://debian.ch/opw2013";>donating</a> today!
</p>
<toc-add-entry name="other">Other news</toc-add-entry>
<p>
Charles Plessy
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2013/10/msg00006.html";>announced</a>
that version 3.9.5.0 of the Debian policy has been released.
</p>
<p>
Hector Oron <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2013/11/msg00036.html";>sent
some minutes</a>of the recent DSA Team meeting.
</p>
<toc-add-entry name="events">Upcoming events</toc-add-entry>
<p>There is one upcoming Debian-related event:</p>
<ul>
<li>November 14-17, Cambridge, United Kingdom — <a href="https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/Miniconf-UK/2013";>Mini-DebConf in ARM offices</a></li>
</ul>
<p>
You can find more information about Debian-related events and talks
on the <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEvents";>events section</a> of the Debian wiki,
or subscribe to one of our events mailing lists for different regions:
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-events-eu";>Europe</a>,
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-events-nl";>Netherlands</a>,
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-events-ha";>Hispanic America</a>,
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-events-na";>North America</a>.
</p>
<p>Do you want to organise a Debian booth or a Debian install party?
Are you aware of other upcoming Debian-related events?
Have you delivered a Debian talk that you want to link on our
<a href="$(HOME)/events/talks">talks page</a>?
Send an email to the <a href="mailto:events@debian.org";>Debian Events Team</a>.
</p>
<toc-add-entry name="newcontributors">New Debian Contributors</toc-add-entry>
<p>
Four people have <a href="http://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/new-maintainers.cgi";>started
to maintain packages</a> since the previous issue of the Debian
Project News. Please welcome
#DCs
Gioele Barabucci,
Vitor Augusto,
Patrick Ruckstuhl,
and
Lars Dieckow
into our project!</p>
<toc-add-entry name="dsa">Important Debian Security Advisories</toc-add-entry>
<p>Debian's Security Team recently released
advisories for these packages (among others):
<a href="$(HOME)/security/2013/dsa-2785">chromium-browser</a>,
<a href="$(HOME)/security/2013/dsa-2786">icu</a>,
<a href="$(HOME)/security/2013/dsa-2787">roundcube</a>,
<a href="$(HOME)/security/2013/dsa-2788">iceweasel</a>,
<a href="$(HOME)/security/2013/dsa-2789">strongswan</a>,
<a href="$(HOME)/security/2013/dsa-2790">nss</a>,
<a href="$(HOME)/security/2013/dsa-2791">tryton-client</a>, and
<a href="$(HOME)/security/2013/dsa-2792">wireshark</a>,
Please read them carefully and take the proper measures.</p>
<p>Debian's Stable Release Team released an update announcement for the
package: usemod-wiki (for
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-stable-announce/2013/11/msg00000.html";>Wheezy</a>
and
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-stable-announce/2013/11/msg00001.html";>Squeeze</a>).
Please read it carefully and take the proper measures.</p>
<p>Please note that these are a selection of the more important security
advisories of the last weeks. If you need to be kept up to date about
security advisories released by the Debian Security Team, please
subscribe to the <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/";>security mailing
list</a> (and the separate <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-backports-announce/";>backports
list</a>, and <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-stable-announce/";>stable updates
list</a>) for announcements.
</p>
<toc-add-entry name="nnwp">New and noteworthy packages</toc-add-entry>
<p>
247 packages were added to the unstable Debian archive
recently. <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/newpkg";>Among
many others</a> are:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/ballerburg";>ballerburg — classical castle combat game</a></li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/cyrus-caldav";>cyrus-caldav — Cyrus mail system - CalDAV and CardDAV support</a></li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/dolibarr";>dolibarr — web based software to manage a small company or foundation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/droopy";>droopy — mini web server to let others upload files to your computer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/flexpart";>flexpart — Particle Dispersion model for tracing air transport phenomena</a></li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/fs-uae";>fs-uae — cross-platform Amiga emulator based on UAE/WinUAE</a></li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/hackrf";>hackrf — software defined radio peripheral</a></li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/hsbrainfuck";>hsbrainfuck — interpreter for the brainfuck programming language</a></li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/krb5-strength";>krb5-strength — password strength checking for Kerberos KDCs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/salt-ssh";>salt-ssh — remote manager to administer servers via salt</a></li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/tilem";>tilem — GTK+ TI Z80 calculator emulator</a></li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/unlambda";>unlambda — interpreter for the Unlambda language</a></li>
</ul>
<toc-add-entry name="wnpp">Work-needing packages</toc-add-entry>
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