Debian invites you to Debian Day

July 12th, 2011

The Debian Project, the team behind the free Debian operating system, would like to invite you to participate in the upcoming Debian Day which will take place on July 24 2011 at Banski Dvor, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina as the first day of the annual Debian Conference.

During Debian Day, the conference opens its doors to anyone interested in finding out more about Debian and Free Software, inviting enthusiasts, users, and developers to a full day of talks on several subjects — such as Free Software in government and enterprise, and involvement — as well as a string of talks about the Debian Project and operating system.

After the Debian Day opening plenary session , during which Adnan Hodzic will welcome attendees, the talks that follow will include:

Understanding Debian , by Bdale Garbee

, by Bdale Garbee My life with Free Software , by Enrico Zini

, by Enrico Zini How to contribute and get involved , by Alexander Reichle-Schmehl and Meike Reichle

, by Alexander Reichle-Schmehl and Meike Reichle Debian in enterprise: a Google case study , by Guido Trotter and Jesus Climent

, by Guido Trotter and Jesus Climent Austrian e-health system by Gerfried Fuchs

Debian Day is free of charge and open for everybody interested in Free Software. More information about it, and a complete schedule, can be found at the Debian Day page.

About Debian

The Debian Project was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock to be a truly free community project. Since then the project has grown to be one of the largest and most influential open source projects. Thousands of volunteers from all over the world work together to create and maintain Debian software. Available in 70 languages, and supporting a huge range of computer types, Debian calls itself the universal operating system .

About DebConf

DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to a full schedule of technical, social, and policy talks, DebConf provides an opportunity for developers, contributors, and other interested people to meet in person and work together more closely. It has taken place annually since 2000 in locations as varied as Canada, Finland, and Mexico. More information is available from the DebConf website.

About DebConf11

More information about DebConf11 can be found on the conference website or by contacting the DebConf Global Press Team at <press@debconf.org>.

Contact Information

For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at https://www.debian.org/ or send mail to <press@debian.org>.