Accepted Talks:
Debian includes a number of packages intended for designers of electronics systems. These include tools for capture, simulation, analysis, and physical realization of electronic designs. This session will start with a brief report on the current state of electronics package maintenance and some upstream changes and challenges, then move to an open discussion on whether we have the right tools packaged, how to get more people involved in maintaining them, and generally how to improve the state of the electronics packages in Debian.
Ever wondered how the Debian project got started, and/or what it was like to be member of the Debian project before there was a New Maintainer process, before there was a keyring, before the Social Contract, before there was even a stable release?
Bdale was there, and is willing to answer these and other questions. Come ask and listen! And if you, too, were part of Debian way back then, come help fill in the gaps…