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#   Richard Darst: DebConf communication channels and decisions
# * http://lists.debain.org/20110130183459.GA1380@free.fr
#   Debian QA meeting in Paris
# * http://lists.debian.org/20110128233926.GA5281@thrall.0x539.de
#   Debian Volatile archive is discontinued / integraded as squeeze-updates
# * http://blog.ikibiki.org/2011/02/01/DXN-3/
#   Debian XSF News #3
# * http://ekaia.org/blog/2011/02/01/debian-at-the-google-code-in-2010-11/
#   Google Code-in summary
# * http://lists.debian.org/20110202134918.GA3275@anguilla.debian.or.at
#   Report from Debian WWW Sprint 2010
# * http://raphaelhertzog.com/2011/02/03/people-behind-debian-mike-hommey-firefox-iceweasel-maintainer/
#   People behind Debian: Mike Hommey, Firefox/Iceweasel maintainer
# * http://lists.debian.org/1296956851.16209.5044.camel@hathi.jungle.funky-badger.org/
#   http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110205a
# *  Squeeze release
#   http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110205b
#   http://lists.debian.org/20110206015402.GA22858@ftbfs.de
#   http://www.fsf.org/news/debian-squeeze-makes-key-progress-toward-being-a-fully-free-distribution
# * New website layout
#   http://lists.debian.org/20110204151502.GA10245@upsilon.cc
#   Bits from DPL
# * Backports for squeeze started, become a bit easier for users
#   http://lists.debian.org/20110208223822.GB21292@smithers.snow-crash.org
# * Zack talk in Evry (maybe only for the French issue?)
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<a name="0"></a>
<p>Welcome to this year's third issue of DPN, the newsletter for the
Debian community. Topics covered in this issue include:</p>
<ul>
  <li><a href="#1">foo</a></li>
  <li><a href="#2">bar</a></li>
  <li><a href="#3">baz</a></li>
  <li><a href="#X">Further <q>This week in Debian</q> interviews</a></li>
  <li><a href="#X">... and much more</a>.</li>
</ul>


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<h2>foo</h2>

<p>More details about foo.</p>


<a name="X"></a>
<h2>Further <q>This week in Debian</q> interviews</h2>

<p>Since the last issue of the Debian Project News, two new issues of the
<a href="http://wiki.debian.org/ThisWeekInDebian"><q>This week in
Debian</q> podcast</a> have been published:  with
<a href="http://frostbitemedia.libsyn.com/this-week-in-debian-episode-XXX">XXX</a>, xxx; and with
<a href="http://frostbitemedia.libsyn.com/this-week-in-debian-episode-XXX">XXX</a>, xxx.
</p>


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<h2>Other news</h2>

<p>The 24th issue of the
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/1296533206.2811.26.camel@chianamo">miscellaneous news for developers</a> 
has been released and covers the following topics:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Debian QA meeting</li>
  <li><q>Squeeze</q> release live microblogging</li>
  <li>Debian derivatives census</li>
  <li>planet.debian.org policy</li>
  <li>List of override disparities</li>
</ul>



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<h2>New Debian Contributors</h2>

	<p>
XXX applicants have been
<a href="https://nm.debian.org/nmlist.php#newmaint">accepted</a>
	as Debian Developers and
XXX applicants has been
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/...">accepted</a>
	as Debian Maintainer and
XXX people <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
X, Y, and Z
	into our project!</p>


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<h2>Release-critical bugs statistics for the upcoming release</h2>

	<p>According to the <a href="http://udd.debian.org/bugs.cgi">Bugs Search
        interface of the Ultimate Debian Database</a>, the upcoming release,
	Debian 6.0 <q>Squeeze</q>, is currently affected by
XXX release-critical bugs. Ignoring bugs which are easily solved
	or on the way to being solved, roughly speaking, about
XXX release-critical bugs remain to be solved for the
	release to happen.</p>

	<p>There are also <a
href="http://blog.schmehl.info/Debian/rc-stats/#2010-XX">more detailed
	statistics</a> as well as some <a
	href="http://wiki.debian.org/ProjectNews/RC-Stats">hints on how to
	interpret</a> these numbers.</p>


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<h2>Important Debian Security Advisories</h2>

	<p>Debian's Security Team recently released
	advisories for these packages (among others):
<a href="$(HOME)/security/2011/dsa-2156">pcscd</a>,
<a href="$(HOME)/security/2011/dsa-2157">postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4, and postgresql-9.0</a>,
<a href="$(HOME)/security/2011/dsa-2158">cgiirc</a>,
<a href="$(HOME)/security/2011/dsa-2159">vlc</a>,

	Please read them carefully and take the proper measures.</p>

        <p>Debian's Backports Team releases advisories for these packages:
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/"></a>,
        Please read them carefully and take the proper measures.</p>

        <p>Debian's Volatile Team released an update announcement for the package:
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/"></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-volatile-announce">volatile list</a>) for announcements.</p>


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<h2>New and noteworthy packages</h2>

<p>The following packages were added to the unstable Debian archive
recently (<a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/newpkg">among
others</a>):</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/python-pypm">python-pypm &mdash; Python interface to libportmidi</a></li>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/typo3-src-4.5">typo3-src-4.5 &mdash; TYPO3 - The enterprise level open source WebCMS (Core)</a></li>
</ul>


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<h2>Work-needing packages</h2>

	<p>Currently
XXX packages are orphaned and
XXX packages are up for adoption. Please take a look at the
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2010/...">recent</a>
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2010/...">reports</a>
	to see if there are packages you are interested in or view the complete
	list of <a href="$(DEVEL)/wnpp/help_requested">packages
	which need your help</a>.</p>


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<h2>Want to continue reading DPN?</h2>

<p>Please help us create this newsletter.  We still need more volunteer writers
to watch the Debian community and report about what is going on. Please see the
<a href="http://wiki.debian.org/ProjectNews/HowToContribute">contributing
page</a> to find out how to help. We're looking forward to receiving your mail
at <a href="mailto:debian-publicity@lists.debian.org">debian-publicity@lists.debian.org</a>.</p>


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