[Gnewsense-dev] Introduction, and a question regarding the Wiki

[Duncan Guthrie]

Dear gNewSense Developers,
I am interested in helping the development of gNewSense. I used Trisquel
GNU/Linux for a while but went back to Debian unstable as I wanted newer
software. I was only using the `main' repository but I would like to
help a project that helps make Debian more free.

I have experience with Python scripts and a little bit of C language (I
learnt from the Kernigan and Ritchie book).
I got to know the structure of Debian packages somewhat, as I packaged
the Fira Fonts from Firefox OS for my personal system. I also made a
Debian live CD for Ratpoison, a window manager which I use every day. I
think I understand most of what Debian does under the hood.
I would also be willing to edit and create articles on the Wiki, as I
use Debian (and gNewSense on and off). An area I am interested in is
security, and I have some experience with grsecurity and kernel hardening.

I'm also interested in how the packages are built: do you have a build
server that pulls the packages automatically and then builds them, or
are they held on the developers' personal computers and then built
manually? I was reading about Trisquel's system, and that is basically
automated after pulling 'clean' packages from Ubuntu. I would be willing
to build some of the more obscure packages if you need any help with that.

I also built GNU IceCat for my Debian system so I could help make the
guide more up-to-date. Regarding the Wiki, when I select login > new
acount on the home page, I get the following error: "Unknown action
newaccount." Does anyone know anything about this?

Regards,
Duncan Guthrie
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