users page

[Colin Walters]

Hey guys,

I took the first batch of data I've received from my "high-profile
Debian user" survey, and wml-ized it.  Just mkdir webwml/english/users,
then dump all these files in there, then add "users" to SUBS in the
webwml/english/Makefile.

I plan to collect a lot more than this, too.  But having it up on a web
page will make it easier for people to see examples of how to write the
summary paragraph.
# This Makefile should need no changes from webwml/english/users/Makefile
# Please send a message to debian-www if you need to modify anything
# so the problem can be fixed.

WMLBASE=..
CUR_DIR=users

include $(WMLBASE)/Make.lang

index.$(LANGUAGE).html: index.wml $(TEMPLDIR)/template.wml \
$(ENGLISHSRCDIR)/users/index.include
$(WML1_IGNORE:*#)  $(WML1_IGNORE=#use)
$(WML1_IGNORE:-#) wml::sys::compat1


  
  %1 %1 >
  %body


#use wml::debian::template title="Who's using Debian?" BARETITLE=true
#include "$(ENGLISHDIR)/users/index.include"

Included here are descriptions of major organizations which have
deployed Debian.  The information was given by the listed
organization.  If you would like to be included in this list, please
send mail to the mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Debian Press
Team.


  Educational Institutions
  
Massachusets Institute of Technology, Artificial 
Intelligence Lab
Merlo Station Natural Resources Science and 
Technology High School, Beaverton, Oregon
  


  Nonprofit Organizations
  
Bayour.com
  


  Commercial
  
Hardware.no
  


  Government Organizations
  
IMA / PMC: City Hall of Campinas city, Sao Paulo, 
Brazil
  


http://www.ai.mit.edu";>
  
In the MIT AI lab the "Officially Supported" flavor of GNU/Linux
is Debian.  There are approximately 100 user workstations running
Debian, as well as a small but growing OpenMosix Cluster serving
compute cycles (http://www.ai.mit.edu/sysadmin/cluster.html";>http://www.ai.mit.edu/sysadmin/cluster.html).
  
  
The switch to Debian was made official in September 2001.  The largest
reason being the ease of package management, which users love (users
here get that kind of freedom) and also allows the sysadmins to
semi-automate security updates (we like to check the updates on a test
system before forcing them on the users, but do date there's been no
problems).
  


http://bayour.com";>
  
I'm using Debian GNU/Linux on one i386 user server (doing
IMAP, POP, Shell services etc). To this comes two Debian
GNU/Linux SPARC servers hosting the LDAP, Kerberos and
DNSSEC services for my network.
  
  
On the Intel, the users authenticate/authorize against the
LDAP/Kerberos setup (no users in traditional /etc/{passwd,shadow}
etc). Using AFS (OpenAFS) for distributed storage of webdirectories,
homedirectories etc guaranties availability and security
of file services.
  
  
Users can now (if need be) have access to their homedirectory
at home securely through this encrypted network filesystem.
  



  
At this public school, Debian is used on a small number of
workstations and a couple servers serving the Debian boxes for
home directories, DNS, etc.  Debian is used by the students
primarily for programming and computer graphics classes, extensive
use of The GIMP, blender, emacs and GCC.  I switched the Linux
boxes from Red Hat for security and simplicity, RPM is a major
problem to deal with and allowing anybody with access to the
keyboard to reboot and get root on a standard install was not
desirable.  Debian gave the school what it needed most in the
simplest form possible for the student-run network.  MSNRSTHS is a
public magnet school in the Beaverton School District.
  



  
We use Debian in all Linux servers (there are also Solaris and AIX
servers).  Debian takes care of email, Web, DNS and light database
services.  Mission critical applications for the city management
run on Debian servers.
  


http://www.hardware.no";>
  
We run about eight servers, all running Debian, serving one of the
largest online tech news sites in Norway.  Debian provides good and
timely security updates and its developers are usually quite
responsive to bug reports and such.  We'll be continuing running
Debian.
  

Re: Design proposal for debian.org

[Gerfried Fuchs]

* Jim Andre Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-22 20:03]:
> I was just browsing through your website this afternoon,
> and I was thinking, that with a more appealing design,
> you could attract more users.

 That's nice, I guess you have read
, especially the parts at the
end of the page?

> My name is Jim Andre Andersen, from ePixel Media.
> I am working as an Art Director and Web designer,
> and would love to give you the opportunity to get
> a new, sleek and fresh design for a cheap price.

 Uhm, now I guess you haven't read our website at all, we are a
volunteer organisation.  If you on the other hand like to volunteer your
enhancements to the project I guess they might be appreciated.

> Please let me know what you're thinking.

 If you like to volunteer your work like everyone else in the project it
might be appreciated (if you don't work against the general rules that
are written down in the website description page).

 Have fun,
Alfie
-- 
"Ist es normal, nur weil alle es tun?"
  -- Die Fantastischen 4, "Ganz Normal"


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Debian tribute pages?

[Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña]

Well. We should start doing the retirement/honor pages for those who have
left the project. We discussed this previously (can't tell you where :)

We should start creating a 

devel/tribute/memorials - for those who left us 
devel/tribute/emeritus  - for those who retired from the project

I think that the best thing is to put up, not just names, but maybe some
bio's notes, comments on fellow debian developers and even pictures.

There's one issue, however, I do not think we can add some names there
without having the family's permission. There have been mails that have
been sent to -private and have not surfaced the public yet. 

Could we ask the account managers to provide us a list with all the debian
accounts that have been removed in, say, the last five years?

Regards

Javi

PS: Some references. Should I include Message-Ids of -private mails?  (I'm
not sure if this violates private policy, only people with access to it
should be able to read the content):

http://www.debian.org/News/2001/20010402b
http://www.debian.org/News/2000/2815

And a search for "orphaning packages" in google leads to:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2000/debian-devel-29/msg01296.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2000/debian-devel-25/msg02070.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2001/debian-devel-200109/msg00941.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/1999/debian-devel-199901/msg02375.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2001/debian-devel-200106/msg00390.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2002/debian-devel-200201/msg00836.html

And a search for "leaving debian" leads to:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/1999/debian-devel-199907/msg02077.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-doc/1998/debian-doc-199811/msg4.html

"retiring from debian" yields:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2002/debian-devel-200201/msg02160.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2001/debian-project-200101/msg00061.html

(Note that the Developer's Reference asks maintainers to tell about their
retirement at debian-private so there is a lot of info there which might
not be public :(



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Re: Debian WWW CVS commit by danish: webwml/ roatian/events/index.wml anish/devel/j ...

[Kaare Olsen]

On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 07:42:01 -0600
Debian WWW CVS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> CVSROOT:  /cvs/webwml
> Module name:  webwml
> Changes by:   danish  02/09/23 07:42:01
> 
> Modified files:
>   croatian/events: index.wml 
> 
> Log message:
>   sync
>
> Added files:
>   danish/devel/join: nm-step4.wml 
> 
> Log message:
>   Initial translation

It seems that a commit by Joy got mixed up with mine...
 
-- 
Regards, Kaare - 

Re: Debian WWW CVS commit by danish: webwml/ roatian/events/index.wml anish/devel/j ...

[Josip Rodin]

On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 04:11:18PM +0200, Kaare Olsen wrote:
> > CVSROOT:/cvs/webwml
> > Module name:webwml
> > Changes by: danish  02/09/23 07:42:01
> > 
> > Modified files:
> > croatian/events: index.wml 
> > 
> > Log message:
> > sync
> >
> > Added files:
> > danish/devel/join: nm-step4.wml 
> > 
> > Log message:
> > Initial translation
> 
> It seems that a commit by Joy got mixed up with mine...

A seven week old one, in fact :) Could be that the files from that commit of
mine got left behind in the tmp dir, and your commit happened to use the
same randomly chosen numbers...

-- 
 2. That which causes joy or happiness.

Bad wording in /devel/join/nm-step3.wml

[Kaare Olsen]

While translating the NM-pages I ran into a paragraph that didn't make
much sense.  Quoting nm-step3.wml, line 83 forward:

"The DFSG clearly "calls out" several licenses, other than the GPL
as free licenses. A discussion between the AM and the applicant
detailing why the applicant feels these licenses fit the guidelines
even thought they have "objectionable" clauses. [...]"

Besides the obvious typo ("even thought"), there seems to be missing a
sentence.

-- 
Regards, Kaare - 

Re: Are you breaking the law?

[Ionel Mugurel Ciobica]

În data de 23-09-2002, la 21h 47'05", Dawn Brown (fpaseminars) scria către 
debian-www, despre "Are you breaking the law?":

> Are you breaking the law?
> [...]
> Call 01483 719420 to reserve your place.
> 

No, we don't. Are you?

Ionel