DebConf
The debconf is an annual conference, which brings together developers of the operating system Debian and discuss the future developments of the operating system. In addition to workshops and lectures developers take advantage of the opportunity to work together on the software. This has been reinforced since the DebConf 2003 in Oslo by the DebCamp by be made available before the debconf premises and infrastructure.
History
The first DebConf was convened in 2000 to unite Debian developers and advanced users in one place at a common time with the common goal of supporting free software. The event should people who are not Debian enthusiasts, but involved in free software and its environment, serving as a meeting place.
Content
As among other things, the report of the debconf is shown 10, the workshops and lectures do not turn exclusively to Debian and its associated goals and problems, but also access topics such as the GPL and other licenses, free software, Linux distributions and current interests of the user. Thus, the conference is not just for Debian developers and users of interest.
Since other Debian derivatives such as Ubuntu benefit from this conference will also be developers and sponsors of these distributions it part. So also Mark Shuttleworth has been repeatedly present at the debconf as a speaker. Due to the international participants progress was made in the field of localization and Debian will be made available in other countries. Support is DebConf by the Free Software Foundation.