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• 4 February 2026

  FOSS activity in January 2026

  • Debian packages:
    • dracut:
      • Bugs:
        • replied to and reassigned #1124400: update-initramfs no longer includes /lib/modules/<kver>/updates directory
    • flash-kernel:
      • Bugs:
        • closed #1102690: A higher version (…) is still installed, no reflashing required
        • closed #1125327: since linux 6.18, flash-kernel fails to find dtbs in /usr/lib/linux-image-*
      • Uploads:
        • uploaded version 3.110 to unstable
        • uploaded version 3.110~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports
    • kernel-sec:
      • Merge requests:
        • opened !30: scripts/import-korg-vulns: Ignore issues in unsupported architectures

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• 2 January 2026

  FOSS activity in December 2025

  • Debian packages:
    • firmware-nonfree:
      • Merge requests:
        • reviewed !135: Upgrade to 20251125
    • ktls-utils:
      • Bugs:
        • replied to and closed #1121921: ktls-utils: Deprecated tlshd config path breaks autopkgtests
      • Uploads:
        • uploaded version 1.3.0-2 to unstable
    • linux:
      • Merge requests:
        • reviewed !1723: Draft: Avoid usage of dh_movetousr and also update udebs to use /usr/lib/modules
      • Uploads:
        • (LTS) uploaded version 5.10.247-1 to bullseye-security
        • uploaded version 6.17.13-1~bpo13+1 to trixie-backports

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• 4 December 2025

  FOSS activity in November 2025

  • Debian packages:
    • debian-cd:
      • Bugs:
        • replied to #1120055: Please include ifenslave, vlan and possibly bridge-utils to netinst CD
    • firmware-nonfree:
      • Bugs:
        • closed #1106074: include potentially non-redistributable C\&M firmware
        • replied to and closed #1112208: firmware-nvidia-graphics: Missing gsp symlink for nvidia ad107
        • closed #1116997: firmware-amd-graphics: Please update to current VCN firmware on gitlab
        • closed #1118195: firmware-misc-nonfree: no longer actually ships Arm Mali firmware, only link to non-existing file
        • closed #1118199: firmware-mediatek: mt7921e stops working with latest version (20250917-1)

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• 2 November 2025

  FOSS activity in October 2025

  • Debian packages:
    • firmware-nonfree:
      • Bugs:
        • closed #1118156: Missing Build-Depends on python3-dacite, python3-jinja2
      • Merge requests:
        • closed !129: Retire vorlon from uploaders
        • merged !130: Update firmware-nonfree to 20250917
        • reviewed and merged !131: Update to 20251011
        • merged !132: misc-nonfree: Include all Arm Mali firmware
        • opened and merged !133: Fix another broken symlink and avoid creating more of them
      • Uploads:
        • uploaded version 20250917-1 to unstable
    • gdm3:
      • Bugs:
        • opened #1119809: Black screen after upgrading from 48

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• 1 October 2025

  FOSS activity in September 2025

  Last month I attended and spoke at Kangrejos, for which I will post a separate report later. Besides that, here’s the usual categorised list of work:

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• 3 September 2025

  FOSS activity in August 2025

  • Debian packages:
    • chrony:
      • Bugs:
        • opened #1111222: 099-scfilter system test is flaky
    • debian-policy:
      • Bugs:
        • opened and replied to #1111126: Copyright format does not explain how to describe a license text itself
    • devscripts:
      • Bugs:
        • opened #1112065: uscan: Regression of handling @PACKAGE@ in upstream URL
    • firmware-free:
      • Merge requests:
        • merged !10: Build CIS files and keyspan_pda firmware from source

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• 3 August 2025

  FOSS activity in July 2025

  In July I attended DebCamp and DebConf in Brest, France. I very much enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with other Debian contributors in person. I had a number of interesting and fruitful conversations there, besides the formally organised BoFs and talks.

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• 1 July 2025

  FOSS activity in June 2025

  • Debian packages:
    • debianutils:
      • Bugs:
        • opened and replied to #1107113: installkernel does not run hooks under /usr/share/kernel/postinst.d
    • firmware-nonfree:
      • Uploads:
        • uploaded version 20250509-1 to experimental
        • uploaded version 20250613-1 to experimental
    • gnome-shell:
      • Bugs:
        • opened #1108438: Very slow to start with NFS-mounted home directory

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• 2 June 2025

  FOSS activity in May 2025

  • Debian packages:
    • apt:
      • Bugs:
        • replied to #1078608: apt update silently leaves old index data
    • cis-tools:
      • Merge requests:
        • opened and merged !1: Initial Debian packaging
    • firmware-free:
      • Bugs:
        • replied to #890601: firmware-linux-free uses prebuilt blobs instead of building from source
      • Merge requests:
        • opened !10: Draft: Build CIS files and keyspan_pda firmware from source
    • firmware-nonfree:
      • Bugs:
        • closed #1106282: firmware-nonfree: Update stable-bpo to testing version
      • Uploads:
        • uploaded version 20250410-2~bpo12+1 to bookworm-backports

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