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Debian Project Leader election 2026 is over, Sruthi Chandran elected!
The voting period and tally of votes for the Debian Project Leader election has just concluded, and the winner is Sruthi Chandran. Congratulations!
347 out of 1,039 Developers voted using the Condorcet method.
More information about the results of the voting is available on the Debian Project Leader Elections 2026 page.
Many thanks to Sruthi Chandran for
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New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2026)
The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months:
- Jongmin Kim (jmkim)
- Yifei Zhan (yifei)
- Sébastien Noel (twolife)
The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months:
- Andreas Dolp
- Dandan Zhang
- M Hickford
Congratulations!
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Debian pt_BR localization team and UFABC's mentoring program
Between July and November 2025, the Debian pt_BR translation team received five students for an online mentoring program. The initiative was carried out in partnership with the Federal University of ABC through the extension project "Immersion in Free Software", coordinated by professors Suzana Santos and Miguel
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Infomaniak Platinum Sponsor of DebConf26
We are pleased to announce that Infomaniak has committed to sponsor DebConf26 as a Platinum Sponsor.
Infomaniak is an independent, employee-owned Swiss technology company that designs, develops, and operates its own cloud
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Proxmox Platinum Sponsor of DebConf26
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DebConf 26 Registration and Call for Proposals are open
Registration and the Call for Proposals for DebConf 26 are now open. The 27th edition of the Debian annual conference will be held from July 20th to July 25th, 2026, in Santa Fe, Argentina.
The conference days will be preceded by DebCamp, which will take place from July 13th to July 19th, 2026.
The registration form can be accessed on the DebConf 26 website. After creating an account, click "register" in the
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New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2025)
The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months:
- Aquila Macedo (aquila)
- Peter Blackman (peterb)
- Kiran S Kunjumon (hacksk)
- Ben Westover (bjw)
The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months:
- Vladimir Petko
- Antonin Delpeuch
- Nadzeya Hutsko
- Aryan Karamtoth
- Carl Keinath
- Richard
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Debian welcomes Outreachy interns for December 2025-March 2026 round

Debian continues participating in Outreachy, and as you might have already noticed, Debian has selected two interns for the Outreachy December 2025 - March 2026 round.
After a busy contribution phase and a competitive selection process, Hellen Chemtai Taylor and Isoken
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DebConf26 dates announced
As announced in Brest, France, in July, the Debian Conference is heading to Santa Fe, Argentina.
The DebConf26 team and the local organizers team in Argentina are excited to ...
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New Debian Developers and Maintainers (September and October 2025)
The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months:
- Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras (devrts)
- Andrea Bolognani (abologna)
The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the last two months:
- Rylie Pavlik
- Yuchin Tsai
- Daniel Markstedt
- Guido Berhörster
- Renzo Davoli
Congratulations!



