My Debconf23 Experience by Ravi Dwivedi
October 8, 2023 | Reading Time: 15 min
Note:This post first appeared on the author's blog post.
Introduction
DebConf23, the 24th annual Debian Conference, was held in India in the city of Kochi, Kerala from the 3rd to the 17th of September, 2023. Ever since I got to know about it (which was more than an year ago), I was excited to attend DebConf in my home country. This was my second DebConf, as I attended one last year in Kosovo. I was very happy that I didn’t need to apply for a visa to attend. I got full bursary to attend the event (thanks a lot to Debian for that!) which is always helpful in covering the expenses, especially if the venue is a five star hotel :)
Learning from organizing an international DebConf23 in India by Pirate Praveen
September 22, 2023 | Reading Time: 2 min
Some things we learned while organizing DebConf 23 at Kochi, sharing this in case some one organizing an international conference in future may find this useful.
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Visa type: Conference visa is strongly recommended, if someone is already in India for tourism they have to intimate FRRO (Foreigners Regional Registration Office) before the conference.
- e-visa can happen in 1-2 days but people applying at missions may need upto a week or longer to get the visa.
- People coming on conference visa can combine tourism (but not the reverse).
- For conference visa application, people will need these documents.
- Invitation from organizer (mandatory),
- Political Clearance from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) (mandatory) and
- Security clearance from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) (If required, see “Security clearance from MHA” section below).
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Political clearance from MEA: Close registrations for foreigners at least a month before the conference (the earlier the better) as you will need to share the full participants list including passport details with MEA for political clearance (this can take upto 2-3 weeks).
Debian bookworm release party by Debian India by Debian India
June 10, 2023 | Reading Time: 1 min
We are very happy to announce the celebration of Debian Bookworm release, which is the 12th stable release of Debian. This will be an online party and you can join us from anywhere.
When: 10th June Saturday, 7:30 PM IST at https://12.debian.org.in
Where: Online at https://12.debian.org.in from an internet browserBigBlueButton
Events: * Technical Overview and changes in Debian Bookworm by Abraham Raji * Debian Trivia Quiz by Anupa Ann Joseph * What Debian lacks/need to improve by Akshay S Dinesh * Cheese & Wine - Bring your own food * Group photo * SuperTuxKart multi-player gaming session by Sahil Dhiman
Debian Day’22, Bishop Heber College, Trichy by Arun Mani J
August 24, 2022 | Reading Time: 4 min
Debian Day’22, Bishop Heber College, Trichy
Debian GNU/Linux, the universal operating system was officially released in 16 August 1993 by Ian Murdock. To celebrate the birth day of Debian, open source community and enthusiasts gather together, which is known by the name Debian Day. Anyone is free to organize the event both virtually and physically. The main objective of the Day is celebration, so any strict rules and protocols are relaxed.
My Experience With Debian Community by Pavit Kaur
September 1, 2021 | Reading Time: 2 min
The highlight of my summer is that I got the opportunity to spend it with Debian Community, and I would like to share my wonderful experience with all. Before moving ahead, a little introduction about me. I am Pavit Kaur, an undergraduate student pursuing Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering in India and was a Google Summer of Code 2021 student developer with Debian.
Starting from the very beginning, my journey with Debian commenced when the application period of Google Summer of Code begins. I chose one of the Debian Projects to apply. As this was my first time working in Open Source, I was both scared and excited when I started a conversation with mentors of the project regarding the project. To my surprise, I got complete guidance from the mentors Antonio Terceiro and Paul Gevers (both DDs), even for the smallest of the queries that eventually help me to contribute to the project and finally getting accepted to the program.