I wanted to test Playwright on my Arch Linux, but that software is a pain to install (which is rare on Arch), even with the AUR package. It's built for Debian-based distributions, and installing dependencies is a mess.

I was thinking about using Debian in a chroot, then I remembered the Distrobox project, which uses Podman with deep integration. This was a perfect use case for it, and it works super well. Kudos to the people involved!

#Distrobox #Playwright #Arch #Debian #Podman

#Debian CDE in your browser.

https://debian.com.mx/

@onepict @demoographics

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At the moment, it seems, that #AI generated code cannot be #copyrighted, It's always #publicDomain, as pointed out by @pluralistic. From that angle, there is no problem for Debian.

If copyrighted or #copyleft code has been copied by an #LLM before, we cannot tell conclusively.

And, finally, how about using a #freeSoftware AI, such as #Lucie?

https://debconf25.debconf.org/talks/117-apt-install-lucie-from-source-lucie-the-fully-libre-llm-you-can-build-hack-and-trust/

I would love to "just say no" to #genAI, but I don't think #Debian can do that 😞

@onepict @demoographics

#Debian has a very strong stance of #freeSoftware, indeed, but #LLM is orthogonal.

There is no common understanding in the project about other aspects of #ethics. We have non-#vegan food at our conferences, we work with Google and Microsoft in many ways, we pay for #flying etc. which some people consider unethical.

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@onepict

@demoographics is entirely right with all they wrote to the mailing list. But we (not only #Debian, rather all larger free software distributions) are in an unpromising position: The #Linux #kernel itself does contain #AI generated code already or will contain such code RSN. We also cannot rule out, that other relevant upstream projects will take a #genAI friendly policy regarding code contributions. No matter, if we like it or not: We cannot exclude #LLM generated code categorically.

I'm thankful to @demoographics for pointing out the costs to the community that's happening at the moment with LLMs.

As a Debian user, I do hope the community doesn't accept code contributions from LLMs.

#Debian

https://wikis.world/@demoographics/116126703870967374

Debconf 27 will be held in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. #debconf #debconf27 #debian #linux

DebConf27 to be held in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan: https://lists.debian.org/debconf-team/2026/02/msg00026.html

@florke64 @adbenitez

Try #Debian with #EXWM 🙂

Kidding. I know, it's not a KDE replacement.

(Btw., the term "#stable" in "Debian stable" does not refer to software quality, but to the fact, that the packages won't get incompatible upgrades during a release cycle. The addressee is the more the system administrator than the mere user.)

use #Debian they said, it is stable they said

am I the only person whose Debian stable + KDE is constantly having all kind of weird problems??? this feels so much like unstable beta software 😭

PSA: North america changes time forward soon, Europe next https://anarc.at/blog/2026-02-23-dst-warning #news #time #debian-planet #python-planet

@RePierre @bbatsov

Looks like #grahpviz on steroids 🙂
Will try #D2 as soon as it lands in #Debian.

https://bugs.debian.org/1111780

I guess, it can be easily integrated into #Emacs by someone who knows #elisp. I.e. not me 😞

I figured we needed a #Debian version of #XKCD2501 :-)

Alt...

The XKCD-2501 meme, two stick-figure characters in dialogue: "Source packaging is second nature to us Debianites, so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows v3.0 (Quilt) patches-unapplied" "And DEP-14, of course" "Of course" Footnote caption: Even when they're trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildy overestimate the average person's familiarity with their field.

Debian thanks all the contributors building and nurturing the FOSS ecosystem and wishes everyone a very happy "I Love Free Software Day" https://fsfe.org/activities/ilovefs/ #debian #ilovefs #02

@Oleksii @danish_akhtar7 @jehan_monnier

I use SIP, too — for calls to/from POTS! Both Ekiga and Linphone were pretty good, but got dropped from #Debian 😞 Now I use Twinkle and will try Gnome Calls, again.

TTBOMK, #Monal by @Monal used to have one or the other known issue with A/V calls. Sth. with timing, IIRC? Maybe it's fixed now.

The call for proposals for MiniDebConf Kanpur is open and the deadline is just 10 days away! We are also inviting sponsors to help make the event happen. If you are interested to be a sponsor, please check out https://kanpur2026.mini.debconf.org/about/become-a-sponsor/ #debian #DebianIndia #MiniDebConf #MiniDebConfKanpur

@ben @ianthetechie

I'm mainly using #Gajim by @gajim on #Debian desktop and #Dino by @dino on my #Mobian smartphone.

I don't run Android or iOS, but friends use #Conversations_im by @daniel on the former and #Monal by @Monal on the latter. Or their respective #Quicksy flavours, which are slightly easier to onboard for less tech-savvy people.

#Jabber

Meet @debian at @fosdem2026 next weekend! Our booth will be at building H level 1. And Andreas Tille, the current Debian Project Leader, will give a talk titled 32 years of Debian: how a do-ocracy keeps evolving https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/H3KFYZ-32_years_of_debian_how_a_do-ocracy_keeps_evolving/ #debian #fosdem #fosdem2026 #01

Updated Debian 13: 13.3 released https://www.debian.org/News/2026/20260110 #debian #trixie #01

Updated Debian 12: 12.13 released https://www.debian.org/News/2026/2026011002 #debian #bookworm #01