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# * Upcoming FTPMaster meeting
#   http://lists.debian.org/87ipx0g76w.fsf@gkar.ganneff.de
# * More graphs for the Debian Bug Tracking System
#   http://glandium.org/blog/?p=1817
# * DPL election coming up
#   http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2011/03/msg00002.html
# * Debian XSF News #7
#   http://blog.ikibiki.org/2011/03/04/DXN-7/
# * "Debian is the most important Linux"
#   http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/03/05/013205/Debian-Is-the-Most-Important-Linux
#   http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3926941/Linux-Leaders-Debian-and-Ubuntu-Derivative-Distros.htm
# * GeoMirror (aka cdn.debian.net) as default mirror in standard
#   installation?
#   http://lists.debian.org/201103050951.00942.elmig@debianpt.org
# * Ruby changes for Wheezy
#   http://lists.debian.org/20110304085947.GA4250@xanadu.blop.info
#   Not sure about that; they seeked for "Debian internal comments" but
#   haven't talked with upstreams, yet, so I guess it's (not yet?) for
#   publication?
# * enable/disable flags in /etc/default
#   http://lists.debian.org/87zkpi5xwo.fsf@qurzaw.varnish-software.com
# * Update on Xfce 4.8
#   http://www.corsac.net/?rub=blog&post=1528
# * More graphs for the Debian Bug Tracking System
#   http://glandium.org/blog/?p=1817
# * http://jackyf.livejournal.com/115115.html
#   New Version of cupt comming up
# * Bits from the DPL
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<a name="0"></a>
<p>Welcome to this year's fourth 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>

<a name="1"></a>
<h2>The Debian project wins awards at CeBIT</h2>
<p>The Debian project won two awards at the recent CeBIT conference in 
Hanover, Germany. Not only was Debian awarded the "Best Open Source Server
Distribution" for its "pioneering work," it also won the prestigious 
"Outstanding contribution to Open Source/Linux/Free Software," an award
presented by Carsten Gerloff, the President the Free Software Foundation
Europe, who donned a snazzy Debian tie just for the occasion. Official
press release here: <a href=http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110304></p>

<a name="2"></a>
<h2>Bits from the Debian Project Leader</h2>
<p>The Debian Project Leader (DPL) sent an email describing the aftermath
of the Squeeze release. One of the important points in his email is
the discussions between Debian and the Free Software Foundation. </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, 
 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>

	<p>There has also been 
 further <q>People behind Debian</q> interviews: with
<a href="http://raphaelhertzog.com/2011/">
</a>, ; and with
<a href="http://raphaelhertzog.com/2011/02/17/people-behind-debian-maximilian-attems-member-of-the-kernel-team/">
</a>, .
</p>


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<h2>Other news</h2>

<p>The xxth issue of the
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/">miscellaneous news for developers</a> 
has been released and covers the following topics:</p>
<ul>
  <li></li>
  <li></li>
  <li></li>
  <li></li>
  <li></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,
XXX applicants has been
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/...">accepted</a>
	as Debian Maintainer, and
XXX people have <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-"></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
many others</a>):</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/XXX">\
	XXXX &mdash; XXXX</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 visit 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
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