Servers belonging to the open-source Debian Project, which makes a version of the Linux operating system, were hacked last week, according to statements posted by project organizers on the group’s Web ...

Debian has released a new live distribution. This new distribution is 100% free software. It's early in development, but Debian Libre Live already has a solid base. The Debian project has released a ...

In some ways, Andreas Tille is an unusual person to take over as leader of the Debian GNU/Linux project. Unusual because of his age, unusual because of the fact that he acknowledged the negatives ...

Debian has a set of free software guidelines and some developers felt that the project should continue to adhere to this; others felt that some exceptions are needed in order to ensure that a lot of ...

The Debian project has released its new stable version 12 (code name bookworm) after nearly two years development. Bookworm will be supported for the next five years by the Debian Security team and ...

The widely used Debian GNU/Linux distribution has a new project leader, after an election process spanning several weeks. Australian Anthony Towns won the poll from a field of several candidates after ...

For almost two years the OpenSSL library used by Linux distribution Debian has been generating useless cryptographic keys — although Debian has issued a patch, experts warn that systems may still be ...

Neil McGovern is the new leader of the Debian open source/free software project after defeating two rival contenders in a vote held among developers that closed on Wednesday. He takes over from Lucas ...

It takes all kinds to put together a Linux distribution or any open source project. Historically, though, Debian has only given full privileges to those contributors who have a developer bent. Is the ...

update A record low voter turnout -- highlighted by the fact two-thirds of the candidates have not yet cast their ballot -- was yesterday marring the Debian Project's leadership election. In an e-mail ...