#DebConf2020 was showing short videos from attendees, a couple of which involved tea, for which a few of us were happy
I mentioned #TeaGL for #SeaGL in November
We have had a tea time at the conference the last couple years
We can't do that with a virtual conference this year, but we have some good plans that we're not quite ready to announce
During the Debian Local Group #DebConf2020 talk today we discussed different ways for local groups to succeed
this included getting the word out
I mentioned #gettogether, which is a Free Software events board
https://gettogether.community/series/14/floss-stammtisch/
We got at least one new group out of it, so please join if you're in the #Munich area and interested in Debian
https://gettogether.community/debian-munich/
We also mentioned #Mobilizon still under development by #Framasoft
The [Free Software Stammtisch](https://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch) is a social environment for GNU, Linux, *BSD and Free Software enthusiasts. We start arriving at 19:00 and hang out until at least 22:00, with several of us often there until closing time. There are quarterly ( Januaries, Aprils, Julys and Octobers ) [jobs night](https://gettogether.community/series/30/floss-jobs-networking-event/) events before Stammtisch starting at 18:00. Getting to know others ( networking ) has always been part of Stammtisch ( the conference hallway track without the conference ). The [jobs night](https://gettogether.community/series/30/floss-jobs-networking-event/) events came about due for requests for a more directed approach to job networking from both hiring employers and those seeking new jobs. It was therefore natural to create standalone events that merge into Stammtisch. Januaries and Julys host resume events while Aprils and Octobers have jobs networking events. The Free Software Stammtisch will be a virtual event at least through the end of Summer 2020. Currently we're using a hosted Big Blue Button instance. See meeting comments for connection details. We are using PLUG's draft code of conduct https://pad.sfconservancy.org/p/PLUG_CoC_draft
Closing session: So long, and thanks for all the .debs!
#DebConf2020 closing remarks from Gunnar Wolf, 23:00 UTC ( about an hour )
Hope you've been able to enjoy the conference
https://debconf20.debconf.org/talks/94-closing-session-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-debs/
The Power of Free from John Maddog Hall, last talk at #DebConf2020 now, now, now
https://debconf20.debconf.org/talks/38-the-power-of-free/
The world is being wracked by stresses we could not even imagine a year ago. Global pandemic, massive economic downturns, social unrest, political unrest, yet Debian goes on
This could be the time for Free Software and its communities to come into the limelight, with employee-owned, socially-conscious companies practicing sustainable business models
The last day of #DebConf2020 is starting shortly, check the schedule for what might be of interest to you
Stay Home and Contribute to Debian Med by Andreas Tille at 14:00 UTC #DebConf2020
Starting with the official Covid-19 hackathon the Debian Med project received a lot of new contributions, increased effort of bug fixing, increased support by other teams in Debian, new communication channels (weekly video ) & broader attention in world of bioinformatics. All in all the Covid-19 crisis gave the Debian Med project a huge push forward
https://debconf20.debconf.org/talks/21-stay-home-and-contribute-to-debian-med/
Why Is Free Software Like a Player Piano? by John "maddog" Hall in 2 hours ( 22:00 UTC ) at #DebConf2020
There is a not-so-definite link between Free Software and the pianola, also known as a “player piano”
maddog has been collecting automated musical instruments for years, and has noticed, and documented, this relationship
This talk will be illustrated with some of his instruments and will also supply sound clips from his collection
https://debconf20.debconf.org/talks/43-why-is-free-software-like-a-player-piano/
Cloud images BoF is next at #DebConf2020
"This is the usual cloud image BoF, where the Debian cloud team discuss the maintenance of the Debian cloud images. The Debian cloud team, indeed, maintains official Debian cloud images for Azure, AWS, GCE and OpenStack/Generic, through a unified build system."
Reproducing Bullseye in practice is next up @ #DebConf2020
give an update on the state of Reproducible Builds for the upcoming Debian “bullseye” release, focusing on the promise of enabling anyone to independently verifying the binaries
current status of the project together with a list of bugs preventing the above promise from being reality and sparking some work together to fix at least some of the bugs during DebConf 20 online
https://debconf20.debconf.org/talks/49-reproducing-bullseye-in-practice/
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