[smc-discuss] Setting up ask.smc.org.in (was Fwd: bits from the DPL: let's Squeeze, GR, delegations, events, ...)

Thu Oct 7 04:39:54 PDT 2010

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Praveen A <pravi.a at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was going through this report from Debian Peoject leader and he
> mentions setting up of ask.debian.net. How about setting up a similar
> site for smc?

Fine. But we need a host with support to Mongodb for shapdo . current
server does not support it

>
> Praveen
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Stefano Zacchiroli <leader at debian.org>
> Date: 2010/10/7
> Subject: bits from the DPL: let's Squeeze, GR, delegations, events, ...
> To: debian-devel-announce at lists.debian.org
>
>
> Dear Developers,
>  another month has passed: it's time for some new "DPL SPAM" on d-d-a!
>
>
> Squeeze Release - Request For Help
> ==================================
>
> This report RFH section is for the Squeeze release. We're now in deep
> freeze [1] and the focus is fixing a few blockers as well as reducing
> (to zero!) the number of RC bugs. As I've observed elsewhere, releasing
> is a shared responsibility and should not fall only on the shoulders of
> Release Team members. There are several ways in which all of us can help
> the Squeeze release; *now* it's the moment to pursue them: do NMU to fix
> RC bugs if you're a DD, send or solicit patches that fix RC bugs from
> your upstream and expert users, triage bugs, organize a Bug Squashing
> Party near you, etc.
>
>  [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2010/10/msg00002.html
>
>
> GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as project members
> =========================================================
>
> The one "big thing" I've worked on in September is the General
> Resolution [2] about Project membership, which is now being voted on
> [3]. The topic is the general principle of whether Debian welcomes
> project members with skills other than package maintenance or not. The
> matter has been blocked in a kind of limbo since 2008; I hope that this
> time we can finally decide on how to go forward. As the proposer of the
> GR, and as someone who had this topic in his platform, it's no mystery
> that I'm a supporter of the idea. No matter what's *your* opinion on the
> matter, I encourage you to vote accordingly, in order to make the
> decision as representative of project-wide opinion as possible. More
> details are available at the usual places [3,4].
>
>  [2] http://www.debian.org/vote/2010/vote_002
>  [3] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2010/10/msg00000.html
>  [4] http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2010/09/threads.html
>
>
> Delegations
> ===========
>
> I've renewed the delegation for ftp-masters, acknowledging Torsten
> Werner as a new ftp-master [5]. Thanks to ftp-masters, that has also
> been a good chance to update the task description [6]. If you want to
> help and/or join the team, check the wiki first [6] and then get in
> touch! [7].
>
>  [5] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2010/09/msg00009.html
>  [6] http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/FTPMaster
>  [7] mailto:ftpmaster at debian.org
>
>
> Talks and Interview
> ===================
>
> I've traveled to and participated in quite some events on behalf of
> Debian as of lately (partly also explaining the delay of this
> report). You can find below pointers to available material.
>
> - I've attended DUCC-IT (joint Italian Debian/Ubuntu community
>  conference) [8] in Perugia, Italy and OSSBarCamp [9] in Dublin,
>  Ireland. Given the mixed Debian/Ubuntu audience, I've talked about
>  derivatives and the current ecosystem of FOSS distributions. The talk
>  has been essentially the same, the latest slides of which are at [10].
>  Videos of DUCC-IT are at [11] (in Italian), videos of OSSBarCamp
>  exist, but I don't know if they are available yet or not.
>
> - I've attended Open World Forum [12] in Paris, France, where I've been
>  interviewed about Debian for Intelli'N TV; video (in English) should
>  hit their website soon [13].
>
> - I've been interviewer in an episode of the This Week In Debian podcast
>  [14] (which BTW is now published on a regular basis, and looking for
>  people to interview, check the wiki page for more info).
>
> - A couple of interviews have been published over the last month:
>
>  - Linux.fr weblog (en/fr) [15]
>  - Italian Linux Magazine (it) [16]
>
>  [8] http://www.fsugitalia.org/eventi/doku.php?id=duccit10
>  [9] http://ossbarcamp.com/
>  [10] http://git.upsilon.cc/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=talks/20100925-ossbarcamp.git;a=blob_plain;f=ossbarcamp-2010.pdf;hb=pdf
>  [11] http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2010/ducc-it/
>  [12] http://www.openworldforum.org/
>  [13] http://www.intelli-n.tv/
>  [14] http://wiki.debian.org/ThisWeekInDebian
>  [15] http://linuxfr.org/2010/08/21/27273.html
>  [16] http://www.linux-magazine.it/Stefano-Zacchiroli.htm
>
>
> Communication
> =============
>
> I've been contributing a bit, together with some members of the
> Publicity Team [17], to a couple of activities:
>
> - Setting up an official Debian presence on identi.ca [18]. Check out
>  the instructions [19] if you want to contribute. Many thanks to
>  Raphael Hertzog and Alexander Reichle-Schmehl who have done most of
>  the authoring/moderation work thus far.
>
>  [17] http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Publicity
>  [18] http://identi.ca/debian
>  [19] http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Publicity/Identica
>
> - Setting up a Shapado [20] instance to complement current media for
>  Debian user support with a social Q&A web app (which is obviously Free
>  Software!). Initial proposal and rationale can be found in the thread
>  starting at [21]. The service is now running and fairly active at
>  <http://ask.debian.net>.
>
>  [20] http://gitorious.org/shapado
>  [21] http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2010/09/msg00123.html
>
>
> Money
> =====
>
> Debian money has been used to sponsor a couple of sprints in September:
>
> - DSA team meeting (announce [22] and report [23] are available)
> - FTPmaster meeting (announce [24] and report [25])
>
> If a Debian Team you're involved with feels the need of a similar
> meeting and Debian money can make possible, mail a tentative agenda to
> leader at d.o, and we'll see what we can do!  If, on the other hand, you
> would like to help Debian having such meetings more often by donating
> money, mail leader at d.o as well ... we should talk :-)
>
> On the subject of money, I've recently updated the guidelines on how to
> use [26] and request [27] Debian money; comments are welcome.
>
>  [22] http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2010/08/msg00000.html
>  [23] http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2010/09/msg00027.html
>  [24] http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2010/08/msg00314.html
>  [25] http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2010/09/msg00139.html
>  [26] http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DPL/SponsoringGuidelines
>  [27] http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DPL/AskingForMoney
>
>
> Misc
> ====
>
> - Thanks to Moray Allan, the aforementioned discussions on DebConf
>  organization have started [28]; keep an eye on the debconf-team
>  mailing list to follow them.
>
>  [28] http://lists.debconf.org/lurker/message/20100914.214711.e7e25aaf.en.html
>
> - In agreement with the Release Team, and upon request, I've clarified
>  that it is up to the Release Team to decide both naming and
>  dedications for Debian releases. You should contact them for
>  dedication proposals, but please understand that the final decision is
>  theirs.
>
> - Training sessions have been mentioned in various occasions as of
>  lately, to me in private and in various mailing lists (e.g. [29]), as
>  an important mechanism to maintain a very high standard of developer
>  skills. The first needed ingredient to make it happen is finding
>  "teachers". If you are interested have a look at the wiki coordination
>  page [30] and volunteer.
>
>  [29] http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2010/09/msg00093.html
>  [30] http://wiki.debian.org/DebianWomen/TrainingSessions
>
>
> Happy Squeeze,
> Cheers.
>
>
> PS the usual boring day-to-day activity log is available at
>   <master:/srv/leader/news/bits-from-the-DPL.*>
>
> --
> Stefano Zacchiroli -o- PhD in Computer Science \ PostDoc @ Univ. Paris 7
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