This year, the 13th Debian Conference (DebConf) is going to take place for the first time in Central America. From the 8th to the 14th of July 2012, developers and contributors of the universal operating system from all over the world are heading to Managua, Nicaragua. Last year’s DebConf, hosted in Bosnia-Herzegovina, had over 350 attendees from 46 countries.
DebConf is the annual convention of Debian developers and contributors, all working to make Debian better. DebConf is held each year in a different country, normally not on the same continent two years in a row.
The event enables the exchange of experiences and the transfer of knowledge between individuals involved in the project. Ideas, proposals, new strategies and discussions on various topics can be explored in order to make good decisions and encourage more people to get involved in different areas of Debian’s development.
The week before DebConf, at the DebCamp, many developers gather to collaborate hands-on on special sub-projects of Debian.
All of this contributes to improving the Debian operating system, which
benefits all users of Debian (and derivative distributions, such as
Ubuntu, LinuxMint, etc.) and, on a larger scale, GNU/Linux in general.
Part of the event is the DebianDay (7th of July), when DebConf is open to the public for one day and everybody can learn about Free Software, Linux and Debian. Talks on this day are going to be on a more introductory level and some in Spanish. We will provide a big and nice event, publicly announced, with a lot of participation from Central Americans who want to get a feel for Debian and Free Software developers.