Paulo Santana

Publicity Team BoF

This talk from the Publicity team will share our workflow and how we work inside and outside of Debian.

Debian Financials BoF

From Andreas email:

Debian incurs ongoing expenses to support its infrastructure–particularly hardware maintenance and upgrades–as well as to fund in-person meetings like sprints and mini-DebConfs. These investments are essential to our continued success: they enable productive collaboration and ensure the robustness of the operating system we provide to users and derivative distributions around the world.

While DebConf benefits from generous sponsorship, and we regularly receive donated hardware, there is still considerable room to grow our financial base–especially to support less visible but equally critical activities. One key goal is to establish a more constant and predictable stream of income, helping Debian plan ahead and respond more flexibly to emerging needs.

This presents an excellent opportunity for contributors who may not be involved in packaging or technical development. Many of us in Debian are engineers first–and fundraising is not something we’ve been trained to do. But just like technical work, building sustainable funding requires expertise and long-term engagement.

If you’re someone who’s passionate about Free Software and has experience with fundraising, donor outreach, sponsorship acquisition, or nonprofit development strategy, we would deeply value your help. Supporting Debian doesn’t have to mean writing code. Helping us build a steady and reliable financial foundation is just as important–and could make a lasting impact.