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Below are listed items of interest to those already active in the Debian community and to those who are eager to join in. <span class="anchor" id="line-11"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-12"></span></li><li class="gap"><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianResources">DebianResources</a> - Debian-related forums, websites, howtos. <span class="anchor" id="line-13"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/FAQ">FAQ</a> - Frequently Asked Questions <span class="anchor" id="line-14"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/IRC">IRC</a> - Useful IRC channels <span class="anchor" id="line-15"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/Jabber">Jabber</a> - Jabber/XMPP discussion rooms <span class="anchor" id="line-16"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianMailingLists">DebianMailingLists</a> - Mailing lists <span class="anchor" id="line-17"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/LocalGroups">LocalGroups</a> - Debian communities in your city <span class="anchor" id="line-18"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/FriendsOfDebian">FriendsOfDebian</a> - Friends of Debian <span class="anchor" id="line-19"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianHosting">DebianHosting</a> - Debian hosting <span class="anchor" id="line-20"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/Teams">Teams</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-21"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a class="https" href="https://db.debian.org/machines.cgi">List of Debian development machines</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-22"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-23"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="line-24"></span><p class="line867"><div class="table-of-contents"><p class="table-of-contents-heading">Contents<ol><li> <a href="#Events">Events</a><ol><li> <a href="#Debian_events">Debian events</a></li><li> <a href="#Linux_in_general">Linux in general</a></li></ol></li><li> <a href="#Derivative_Distributions">Derivative Distributions</a><ol><li> <a href="#Pre-configured_distributions">Pre-configured distributions</a></li><li> <a href="#Other_Distributions">Other Distributions</a></li></ol></li><li> <a href="#Contribute_and_help_to_improve_the_project">Contribute and help to improve the project</a></li></ol></li></ol></div> <span class="anchor" id="line-25"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-26"></span><p class="line867"><hr /><p class="line874"> <span class="anchor" id="line-27"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-28"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-29"></span><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Events">Events</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-30"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-31"></span><p class="line867"> <h3 id="Debian_events">Debian events</h3> <span class="anchor" id="line-32"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-33"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><a href="/BSP">Bug Squashing Parties</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-34"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianDay">Debian's birthday</a> is August 16. <span class="anchor" id="line-35"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianEvents">DebianEvents</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-36"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebConf">DebConf</a> - The annual Debian Conference. <span class="anchor" id="line-37"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/Sprints">Sprints</a> - Work meetings <span class="anchor" id="line-38"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/MeetDebian">Expos, conferences</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-39"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-40"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-41"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"> <h3 id="Linux_in_general">Linux in general</h3> <span class="anchor" id="line-42"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-43"></span><ul><li><p class="line891">LinuxWorld Conference and Expo: <a href="/LWCESF2007">San Francisco 2007</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-44"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/LinuxTag">LinuxTag</a>: <a href="/LinuxTag2007">LinuxTag2007</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-45"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-46"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-47"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Derivative_Distributions">Derivative Distributions</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-48"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-49"></span><p class="line867"> <h3 id="Pre-configured_distributions">Pre-configured distributions</h3> <span class="anchor" id="line-50"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-51"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianEdu">Debian Edu</a> uses Debian to make the best distribution for educational purposes <span class="anchor" id="line-52"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianJr">Debian Junior</a> uses Debian to create an OS that children will enjoy using <span class="anchor" id="line-53"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianLex">Debian Lex</a> is a complete system for all tasks in legal practice <span class="anchor" id="line-54"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianLive">Debian Live</a> is a Debian distribution that you can try in a CD-ROM or install on your hard disk or USB stick <span class="anchor" id="line-55"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianMed">Debian Med</a> presents packages that are associated with medicine, pre-clinical research, and life sciences <span class="anchor" id="line-56"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/FreedomBox">FreedomBox</a> is a <a href="/DebianPureBlends">pure Debian blend</a> that makes it easy to deploy social applications on small machines <span class="anchor" id="line-57"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/SmallOrganisationServer">Small Organisation Server</a> is selection of Debian packages targeted at small, non technical, organisations <span class="anchor" id="line-58"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-59"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-60"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"> <h3 id="Other_Distributions">Other Distributions</h3> <span class="anchor" id="line-61"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-62"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianAndOtherDistros">Debian and other distributions</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-63"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/CommercialDebianDistros">Commercial distributions based on Debian</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-64"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/Derivatives/Census">Debian Derivatives Census</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-65"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DerivativesFrontDesk">Debian Derivatives Front Desk</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-66"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/Derivatives">Debian Derivatives</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-67"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a class="http" href="http://dex.alioth.debian.org/">Debian Derivatives Exchange</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-68"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a class="interwiki" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions" title="WikiPedia">List of Linux distributions - Wikipedia</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-69"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-70"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-71"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Contribute_and_help_to_improve_the_project">Contribute and help to improve the project</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-72"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-73"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianForNonCoderContributors">Information for contributors who are not developers</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-74"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianWebSiteProject">Web site redesign and restructuring discussion, proposals for www.debian.org</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-75"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/HelpDebian">How to help the Debian project</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-76"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-77"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"><hr /><p class="line874"> <span class="anchor" id="line-78"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-79"></span><p class="line867"><a href="/CategoryPortal">CategoryPortal</a> <a href="/CategoryCommunity">CategoryCommunity</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-80"></span><span class="anchor" id="bottom"></span></div><div id="pagebottom"></div> </div> <div id="footer"> <p id="pageinfo" class="info" lang="en" dir="ltr">Community (<a class="nbinfo" href="/Community?action=info" rel="nofollow">last modified 2025-02-26 01:06:54</a>)</p> <ul id="credits"> <li>Debian <a href="https://www.debian.org/legal/privacy">privacy policy</a>, Wiki <a href="/Teams/DebianWiki">team</a>, <a href="https://bugs.debian.org/wiki.debian.org">bugs</a> and <a href="https://salsa.debian.org/debian/wiki.debian.org">config</a>.</li><li>Powered by <a href="https://moinmo.in/" title="This site uses the MoinMoin Wiki software.">MoinMoin</a> and <a href="https://moinmo.in/Python" title="MoinMoin is written in Python.">Python</a>, with hosting provided by <a href="https://www.man-da.de/">Metropolitan Area Network Darmstadt</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>