Python 3.14 and Ruby 3.4 transitions, dh-python development, a hybrid dependency solver for crossqa.debian.net, rebootstrap updates and making Debian CI resistant to the growing scraper traffic.

#Freexian collaborators worked on these and many more contributions to #Debian in December 2025.

Read all the details at:
https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-contributions-12-2025/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

We thank the organizations subscribing to our Long Term Support contracts (https://www.freexian.com/lts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social) and consulting services (https://www.freexian.com/services/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social) for making this possible.

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Debian Contributions: dh-python development, Python 3.14 and Ruby 3.4 transitions, Surviving scraper traffic in Debian CI and more!

Debian Contributions: 2025-12 Contributing to Debian is part of Freexian’s mission. This article covers the latest achievements of Freexian and their collaborators. All of this is made possible by organizations subscribing to our Long Term Support contracts and consulting services. dh-python development, by Stefano Rivera In Debian we build our Python packages with the help of a debhelper-compatible tool, dh-python. Before starting the 3.14 transition (that would rebuild many packages) we landed some updates to dh-python to fix bugs and add features.

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Learn about the recent DebConf Video Team Sprint, updates regarding rebootstrap, SBOM tooling in Debian and many other contributions from #Freexian collaborators in our November Debian contributions report.

Read the full report here: https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-contributions-11-2025/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

We thank the organizations subscribing to our Long Term Support contracts (https://www.freexian.com/lts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social) and consulting services (https://www.freexian.com/services/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social) for making this possible.

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Debian Contributions: Updates about DebConf Video Team Sprint, rebootstrap, SBOM tooling in Debian and more!

Debian Contributions: 2025-11 Contributing to Debian is part of Freexian’s mission. This article covers the latest achievements of Freexian and their collaborators. All of this is made possible by organizations subscribing to our Long Term Support contracts and consulting services. DebConf Video Team Sprint The DebConf Video Team records, streams, and publishes talks from DebConf and many miniDebConfs. A lot of the infrastructure development happens during setup for these events, but we also try to organize a sprint once a year to work on infrastructure, when there isn’t a DebConf about to happen.

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